The 1970–71 WHL season was the 19th season of the Western Hockey League. Six teams played a 72-game schedule, and the Portland Buckaroos were the Lester Patrick Cup champions, defeating the Phoenix Roadrunners four games to one in the final series.
Art Jones of Portland led the league in scoring and was named the most valuable player.
Teams 1970–71 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 +WHL Standings Team 1 Portland Buckaroos 72 48 17 7 306 210 103 2 Phoenix Roadrunners 72 36 27 9 271 234 81 3 San Diego Gulls 72 33 27 12 248 223 78 4 Denver Spurs 72 25 31 16 242 253 66 5 Seattle Totems 72 27 36 9 223 260 63 6 Salt Lake Golden Eagles 72 18 49 5 217 327 41 bold - qualified for playoffs
Playoffs
The Portland Buckaroos defeated the Phoenix Roadrunnrers 4 games to 1 to win the Lester Patrick Cup.
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