1955-56 WHL (minor pro) Season

This is the 1955-56 season of the Western Hockey League. It was the fourth season of the league.
Seattle rejoined the league with the Seattle Americans. The league expanded into Manitoba for the first time, with new teams Brandon Regals (moved from Regina in December) and the Winnipeg Warriors.
The league was divided into two divisions - Coast and Prairie.
==Standings==
Coast Division
 Vancouver Canucks 70-38-28-4-80 252-181
 Victoria Cougars 70-35-30-5-75 206-196
 Seattle Americans 70-31-37-2-64 201-243
 New Westminster Royals 70-31-37-2-64 238-258
Prairie Division
 Winnipeg Warriors 70-40-28-2-82 248-212
 Calgary Stampeders 70-40-30-0-80 292-242
 Saskatoon Quakers 70-27-35-8-62 208-249
 Edmonton Flyers 70-33-34-3-69 236-256
 Brandon Regals 70-23-39-8-54 199-243
==Playoffs==
===Coast Division===
====Semi Final====
Round Robin
 Victoria Cougars 4-0-0-8 11- 6
 Vancouver Canucks 1-3-0-2 12-11
 New Westminster Royals 1-3-0-2 7-13
====Final====
Best of 7
*Vancouver Canucks beat the Victoria Cougars 4 wins to 1. (7-1, 3-2, 7-2, 0-2, 5-0)
===Prairie Division===
====Semi Finals====
Best of 5
*Winnipeg Warriors beat the Saskatoon Quakers 3 wins to none. (6-1, 5-3, 6-5)
*Calgary Stampeders beat the Edmonton Flyers 3 wins to none. (5-4, 3-2, 5-2)
====Final====
Best of 7
*Winnipeg Warriors beat the Calgary Stampeders 4 wins to 1. (7-2, 6-4, 3-7, 7-2, 4-3)
===League Final===
Best of 7
*Winnipeg Warriors beat the Vancouver Canucks 4 wins to 2. (1-3, 5-2, 3-2, 2-4, 4-2, 6-3)
The Winnipeg Warriors won the Lester Patrick Cup.
The Winnipeg Warriors advanced to the 1955-56 Edinburgh Trophy Final.
==All-Star Team==
*Goaltender: Marcel Pelletier, Victoria Cougars
*Defenceman: Fred Hucul, Calgary Stampeders
*Defenceman: Art Michaluk, Calgary Stampeders
*Center: Phil Maloney, Vancouver Canucks
*Left Winger: Colin Kilburn, Victoria Cougars
*Right Winger: Jackie McLeod, Saskatoon Quakers
==Attendance==
#Winnipeg: 166,270
#Calgary: 157,805
#Edmonton: 108,993
#Vancouver: 107,911
#Victoria: 99,107
#New Westminster: 79,915
#Seattle: 77,570
#Saskatoon: 64,710
#Brandon: 58,777 (included 14 games @ Regina with 11,430)
==NHL Working Agreements==
*Winnipeg: Montreal Canadiens & Toronto Maple Leafs
*Calgary: Chicago Blackhawks
*Edmonton: Detroit Red Wings
*Vancouver: New York Rangers
*Victoria: Montreal Canadiens
*New Westminster: none
*Seattle: Boston Bruins
*Saskatoon: New York Rangers
*Brandon: none
==Team Photos==
55-56_victcoug.jpg|Victoria Cougars
55-56WinWar.jpg|Winnipeg Warriors
55-56CalSta.jpg|Calgary Stampeders
==Pre-season Game Ads==
55-56WHLExhCalgaryGameAd.jpg|Calgary
55-56NHLExhNYRReginaGameAd.jpg|Regina
55-56NHLExhNYRSaskatoonGameAd.jpg|Saskatoon
55-56WHLExhNewWestGameAd.jpg|New Westminster
==Regular Season Game Ads==
55-56WHLCalgaryGameAd.jpg|Calgary
55-56WHLNewWesrGameAd.jpg|New Westminster
55-56WHLReginaGameAd.jpg|Regina
55-56SasQuaGameAd.jpg|Saskatoon
55-56WHLVancouverGameAd.jpg|Vancouver
55-56WHLWpgHomeOpenerAd.jpg|Winnipeg home opener
==Playoff Game Ads==
55-56WHLCoastSFNewWestGameAd.jpg|Coast Semi Final @ New Westminster
55-56WHLPraiSFSaskatoonGameAd.jpg|Prairie Semi Final @ Saskatoon
55-56WHLQFWpgGameAd.jpg|Prairie Semi Final @ Winnipeg
55-56WHLPraiFCalgaryGameAd.jpg|Prairie Final @ Calgary
55-56WHLSFWpgGameAd.jpg|Prairie Final @ Winnipeg
55-56WHLFWpgGameAd.jpg|League Final @ Winnipeg
==Season Tickets==
55-56WHLReginaSeasonTickets.jpg|Regina
55-56WHLSaskatoonSeasonTickets.jpg|Saskatoon
==See Also==
List of WHL (minor pro) Seasons
Category:1956 in hockey
Category:Western Hockey League (minor pro) seasons