1959-60 WHL (minor pro) Season

This is the 1959-60 season of the Western Hockey League. It was the eighth season of the league.
The Saskatoon Quakers and the New Westminster Royals folded. The league, reduced to seven teams, dropped the two divisions setup.
==Standings==
Regular Season 	GP	W 	L 	T	GF 	GA 	Pts
Vancouver Canucks 	70	44	20	6	230	177	94
Seattle Totems 	70	38	28	4	270	219	80
Victoria Cougars 	70	37	29	4	227	194	78
Edmonton Flyers 	70	37	29	4	246	240	78
Calgary Stampeders	70	32	36	2	245	227	66
Winnipeg Warriors 	70	25	42	3	224	262	53
Spokane Spokes 	70	19	48	3	201	324	41
==Playoffs==
===Semi Finals===
Best of 7
*Vancouver Canucks beat Edmonton Flyers 4 wins to none. (4-3, 4-1, 3-1, 2-1)
*Victoria Cougars beat Seattle Totems 4 wins to none. (3-2, 5-0, 4-2, 2-0)
===Final===
Best of 9
Vancouver Canucks beat Victoria Cougars 5 wins to 2. (2-3, 2-4, 3-2, 6-2, 2-1, 2-1, 6-3)
Vancouver Canucks won the President's Cup.
==All-Star Game==
THe third annual league all-star game was played on Tuesday, January 12, 1960, @ Edmonton. The attendance was 3,127.
The Coast Division beat the Prairie Division 5-3.
==All-Star Teams==
===First Team===
*Goaltender: Hank Bassen, Vancouver Canucks
*Defenceman: Gordon Sinclair, Seattle Totems
*Defenceman: Brent McNab, Vancouver
*Center: Guyle Fielder, Seattle
*Left Winger: Lou Jankowski, Calgary Stampeders
*Right Winger: Al Johnson, Spokane Comets
===Second Team===
*Goaltender: Dennis Riggin, Edmonton Flyers
*Defenceman: Larry Cahan, Vancouver
*Defenceman: Ralph Keller, Vancouver
*Center: Art Jones, Portland Buckaroos
*Left Winger: Bill McFarland, Seattle
*Right Winger: Marc Boileau, Seattle
==Awards==
*Most Valuable Player: Guyle Fielder, Seattle & Hank Bassen, Vancouver (tied)
==Team Photos==
59-60CalSta.jpg|Calgary Stampeders
59-60VanCan.jpg|Vancouver Canucks
==Pre-season Game Ads==
59-60NHLDetroitCalgaryGameAd.jpg|Pre-season @ Calgary
59-60NHLNYRExhWinnipegGameAd.jpg|Winnipeg
59-60NHLExhDetRWWinnipegGameAd.jpg|Winnipeg
==Regular Season Game Ads==
59-60WHLCalgaryGameAd.jpg|Calgary
59-60WHLVancouverGameAd.jpg|Vancouver
59-60WHLSpokaneGameAd.jpg|Spokane
==Playoff Game Ads==
59-60WHLSFVancouverGameAd.jpg|Semi Final @ Vancouver
==Season Tickets==
59-60WHLWinnipegSeasonTickets.jpg|Winnipeg
==See Also==
List of WHL (minor pro) Seasons
Category:1960 in hockey
Category:Western Hockey League (minor pro) seasons