1953–54 WHL season
{{Use mdy dates|date=August 2023}}
{{Infobox sports season
| title = 1953–54 WHL season
| league = Western Hockey League
| sport = Ice hockey
| duration =
| season = Regular season
| season_champ_name=
| season_champs = Vancouver Canucks
| finals = President's Cup
| finals_champ = Calgary Stampeders
| finals_runner-up = Vancouver Canucks
| prevseason_year = 1952–53
| nextseason_year = 1954–55
|no_of_games = 70
|no_of_teams = 7
}}
The 1953–54 WHL season was the second season of the Western Hockey League. The Calgary Stampeders were the President's Cup champions as they beat the Vancouver Canucks four games to two in the final series.
Teams
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bgcolor="#000000" align="center" colspan="6"|1953–54 Western Hockey League |
Team || City || Arena || Capacity |
---|
Calgary Stampeders
| 6,475 |
Edmonton Flyers
| 6,000 |
New Westminster Royals
| New Westminster, British Columbia | 3,500 |
Saskatoon Quakers
| 3,304 |
Seattle Bombers
| 5,000 |
Vancouver Canucks
| 5,050 |
Victoria Cougars
| 5,000 |
=Map of teams=
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| label = Royals}}
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| lon_deg = -106.67
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| label = Quakers}}
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| lon_deg = -122.35
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| label = Bombers}}
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| label = Canucks}}
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| lon_deg = -123.36
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{{Clear}}
Final Standings
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|+Final Season Standings[http://www.hockeydb.com/ihdb/stats/leagues/seasons/whl19531954.html 1953-54 Western Hockey League Standings] ! style="width:3em" | {{abbr|R|Rank}} ! style="width:12em" | Team ! style="width:3em" class="unsortable" | {{abbr|GP|Games played}} ! style="width:3em"| {{abbr|W|Wins}} ! style="width:3em" | {{abbr|L|Losses}} ! style="width:3em" | {{abbr|T|Tie}} ! style="width:4em" | {{abbr|GF|Goals for}} ! style="width:4em" | {{abbr|GA|Goals against}} ! style="width:4em"| {{abbr|Pts|Points}} | ||||||||
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| 1 | style="text-align:left;" | Vancouver Canucks | 70 | 39 | 24 | 7 | 218 | 174 | 85 |
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| 2 | style="text-align:left;" | Calgary Stampeders | 70 | 38 | 25 | 7 | 266 | 206 | 83 |
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| 3 | style="text-align:left;" | Saskatoon Quakers | 70 | 32 | 29 | 9 | 226 | 214 | 73 |
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| 4 | style="text-align:left;" | Edmonton Flyers | 70 | 29 | 30 | 11 | 246 | 260 | 69 |
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| 5 | style="text-align:left;" | Victoria Cougars | 70 | 27 | 32 | 11 | 203 | 223 | 65 |
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| 6 | style="text-align:left;" | New Westminster Royals | 70 | 28 | 34 | 8 | 218 | 261 | 64 |
style="text-align:center;"
| 7 | style="text-align:left;" | Seattle Bombers | 70 | 22 | 41 | 7 | 209 | 248 | 51 |
bold - qualified for playoffs
Playoffs
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| RD2=Round 2
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| RD1-seed4=
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| RD1-seed5=2
| RD1-team5=Calgary Stampeders
| RD1-score5=4
| RD1-seed6=5
| RD1-team6=Victoria Cougars
| RD1-score6=1
| RD1-seed7=3
| RD1-team7=Saskatoon Quakers
| RD1-score7=2
| RD1-seed8=4
| RD1-team8=Edmonton Flyers
| RD1-score8=4
| RD2-seed1=1
| RD2-team1=Vancouver Canucks
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| RD2-seed2=
| RD2-team2=bye
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| RD2-team3=Calgary Stampeders
| RD2-score3=4
| RD2-seed4=4
| RD2-team4=Edmonton Flyers
| RD2-score4=2
| RD3-seed1=1
| RD3-team1=Vancouver Canucks
| RD3-score1=2
| RD3-seed2=2
| RD3-team2=Calgary Stampeders
| RD3-score2=4
}}
The Calgary Stampeders win the President's Cup 4 games to 2.[http://www.hockeydb.com/ihdb/stats/playoffdisplay.php?league=whl1953&season=1954&leaguenm=WHL WHL Playoff Results]
Awards
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|+ 1953-54 WHL awards | |
Award | Recipient(s) |
---|---|
President's Cup | Calgary Stampeders |
Outstanding Goalkeeper Award | Gump Worsley[http://www.hockeydb.com/ihdb/awards/awarddetail.php?award_id=40 Outstanding Goalkeeper Award winners] |
Leading Scorer Award | Guyle Fielder[http://www.hockeydb.com/ihdb/awards/awarddetail.php?award_id=39 Leading Scorer Award winners] |
George Leader Cup | Lorne Worsley[http://www.hockeydb.com/ihdb/awards/awarddetail.php?award_id=35 George Leader Cup winners] |
Rookie Award | Don Poile[http://www.hockeydb.com/ihdb/awards/awarddetail.php?award_id=42 Rookie Award winners] |
References
{{WHL (1952-1974) seasons}}
{{DEFAULTSORT:1953-54 WHL Season}}
Category:Western Hockey League (1952–1974) seasons