The 1962–63 WHL season was the 11th season of the Western Hockey League. The San Francisco Seals were the Lester Patrick Cup champions as they beat the Seattle Totems four games to three in the final series.
Phil Maloney of Vancouver was named the most valuable player, while Guyle Fielder led the league in scoring.
Teams 1962–63 Western Hockey League Division Team City Arena Capacity Northern Calgary Stampeders Calgary, Alberta Stampede Corral 6,475 Edmonton Flyers Edmonton, Alberta Edmonton Stock Pavilion 6,000 Seattle Totems Seattle, Washington Civic Ice Arena 5,000 Vancouver Canucks Vancouver, British Columbia PNE Forum 5,050 Southern Los Angeles Blades Los Angeles, California Los Angeles Sports Arena 14,546 Portland Buckaroos Portland, Oregon Memorial Coliseum 12,000 San Francisco Seals San Francisco, California Cow Palace 11,089 Spokane Comets Spokane, Washington Spokane Coliseum 5,400
Map of teams
Final standings +Northern Division Standings Team 1 Vancouver Canucks 70 35 31 4 243 234 74 2 Seattle Totems 70 35 33 2 239 237 72 3 Edmonton Flyers 70 24 44 2 215 309 50 4 Calgary Stampeders 70 23 45 2 227 284 48
+Southern Division Standings Team 1 Portland Buckaroos 70 43 21 6 279 184 92 2 San Francisco Seals 70 44 25 1 288 219 89 3 Los Angeles Blades 70 35 32 3 235 226 73 4 Spokane Comets 70 30 38 2 219 252 62 bold - qualified for playoffs
Playoffs
The San Francisco Seals defeated the Seattle Totems 4 games to 3 to win the Lester Patrick Cup.
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