The 1973–74 WHL season was the 22nd and final season of the Western Hockey League. The Phoenix Roadrunners were the President's Cup champions as they beat the Portland Buckaroos in five games in the final series.
Teams 1973–74 Western Hockey League Team City Arena Capacity Denver Spurs Denver, Colorado Denver Coliseum 8,140 Phoenix Roadrunners Phoenix, Arizona Arizona Veterans Memorial Coliseum 12,371 Portland Buckaroos Portland, Oregon Memorial Coliseum 12,000 Salt Lake Golden Eagles Salt Lake City, Utah Salt Palace 10,594 San Diego Gulls San Diego, California San Diego Sports Arena 12,920 Seattle Totems Seattle, Washington Seattle Center Coliseum 12,250
Map of teams
Final standings +Final Season Standings1973-74 Western Hockey League Standings Team 1 Phoenix Roadrunners 78 43 32 3 300 273 89 2 Salt Lake Golden Eagles 78 41 33 4 356 297 86 3 San Diego Gulls 78 40 33 5 278 281 85 4 Portland Buckaroos 78 39 33 6 292 258 84 5 Seattle Totems 78 32 42 4 288 319 68 6 Denver Spurs 78 28 50 0 249 335 56 bold - qualified for playoffs
Playoffs
The Phoenix Roadrunners win the President's Cup 4 games to 1.WHL Playoff Results
Player statistics
Scoring leaders Note: GP = Games played, G = Goals, A = Assists, Pts = Points + Regular season leadersWHL 1973-74 League Leaders Player Team GP G A Pts Lyle Bradley Salt Lake 76 34 81 115 Murray Keogan Phoenix 78 31 56 87 Danny Gloor Seattle 76 36 48 84 Larry Patey Salt Lake 76 40 43 83 Del Hall Salt Lake 71 38 41 79 Art Jones Portland 78 19 60 79 Howie Hughes Portland 70 41 36 77 Ken Campbell Portland 57 30 47 77 Dennis Giannini Portland 77 44 31 75 Bob Collyard Denver 65 27 47 74
Awards + 1973-74 WHL awardsWestern Hockey League (1952–1974) Leaders Award Recipient(s) President's Cup Phoenix Roadrunners Outstanding Goalkeeper Award Rick Charron Leading Scorer Award Lyle Bradley George Leader Cup Lyle Bradley Rookie Award Larry Patey Fred J. Hume Cup Andy Hebenton
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