The 1956–57 WHL season was the fifth season of the Western Hockey League. The Brandon Regals were the President's Cup champions as they beat the New Westminster Royals in four games in the final series.
Teams 1956–57 Western Hockey League Division Team City Arena Capacity Coast New Westminster Royals New Westminster, British Columbia Queen's Park Arena 3,500 Seattle Americans Seattle, Washington Civic Ice Arena 5,000 Vancouver Canucks Vancouver, British Columbia PNE Forum 5,050 Victoria Cougars Victoria, British Columbia Victoria Memorial Arena 5,000 Prairie Brandon Regals Brandon, Manitoba Wheat City Arena 5,100 Calgary Stampeders Calgary, Alberta Stampede Corral 6,475 Edmonton Flyers Edmonton, Alberta Edmonton Stock Pavilion 6,000 Winnipeg Warriors Winnipeg, Manitoba Winnipeg Arena 9,500
Map of teams
Final standings +Coast Division Standings1956-57 Western Hockey League Standings Team 1 Seattle Americans 70 36 28 6 263 225 78 2 New Westminster Royals 70 34 31 5 215 235 73 3 Victoria Cougars 70 29 34 7 208 204 65 4 Vancouver Canucks 70 27 37 6 203 231 60
+Prairie Division Standings Team 1 Brandon Regals 70 44 22 4 250 186 92 2 Edmonton Flyers 70 39 27 4 239 212 82 3 Calgary Stampeders 70 29 37 4 220 230 62 4 Winnipeg Warriors 70 23 45 2 198 273 48 bold - qualified for playoffs
Playoffs
The Brandon Regals win the President's Cup 4 games to 0.WHL Playoff Results
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