The 1958–59 WHL season was the seventh season of the Western Hockey League. The Seattle Totems were the President's Cup champions as they beat the Calgary Stampeders in four games in the final series.
The Spokane Spokes joined as an expansion club. Initially named the "Flyers" they were forced to modify their name after complaints from the Edmonton Flyers, who cited seniority. The Seattle franchise also changed names, going from the "Americans" to the "Totems". The teams played an unbalanced schedule: the Coast Division teams played 70 games each, while the Prairie Division teams had 64 each.
Guyle Fielder set a league record with 95 assists, winning the scoring title with 119 points. He was named the Coast Division's most valuable player, while Ed Dorohoy of the Calgary Stampeders, who scored 109 points, was named so for the Prairie Division.
Teams 1958–59 Western Hockey League Division Team City Arena Capacity Coast New Westminster Royals New Westminster, British Columbia Queen's Park Arena 3,500 Seattle Totems Seattle, Washington Civic Ice Arena 5,000 Spokane Spokes Spokane, Washington Spokane Coliseum 5,400 Vancouver Canucks Vancouver, British Columbia PNE Forum 5,050 Victoria Cougars Victoria, British Columbia Victoria Memorial Arena 5,000 Prairie Calgary Stampeders Calgary, Alberta Stampede Corral 6,475 Edmonton Flyers Edmonton, Alberta Edmonton Stock Pavilion 6,000 Saskatoon Quakers Saskatoon, Saskatchewan Saskatoon Arena 3,304 Winnipeg Warriors Winnipeg, Manitoba Winnipeg Arena 9,500
Map of teams
Final standings +Coast Division Standings Team 1 Seattle Totems 70 40 27 3 277 225 83 2 Vancouver Canucks 70 31 28 11 219 214 73 3 Victoria Cougars 70 30 36 4 219 254 64 4 Spokane Spokes 70 26 38 6 217 275 58 5 New Westminster Royals 70 23 45 2 237 301 48
+Prairie Division Standings Team 1 Calgary Stampeders 64 42 21 1 263 196 85 2 Edmonton Flyers 64 33 28 3 205 206 69 3 Winnipeg Warriors 64 31 31 2 256 229 64 4 Saskatoon Quakers 64 29 31 4 208 201 62 bold - qualified for playoffs
Playoffs
The Seattle Totems defeated the Calgary Stampeders 4 games to 0 to win the President's Cup.
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