The 1926–27 season was the first year for the Prairie Hockey League (PHL). The PHL was a reorganisation of the Western Hockey League after it folded the previous year. Five teams each played 32 games.
Teams 1926–27 Prairie Hockey League Team City Arena Capacity Calgary Tigers Calgary, Alberta Victoria Arena N/A Edmonton Eskimos Edmonton, Alberta Edmonton Stock Pavilion 2,000 Moose Jaw Warriors Moose Jaw, Saskatchewan Moose Jaw Arena 3,700 Regina Capitals Regina, Saskatchewan Regina Stadium N/A Saskatoon Sheiks Saskatoon, Saskatchewan Crescent Arena N/A
Map of teams
Regular season
Final standings Note: W = Wins, L = Losses, T = Ties, GF= Goals For, GA = Goals Against, Pts = Points Teams that qualified for the playoffs are highlighted in bold Prairie Hockey League GP W L T Pts GF GACalgary Tigers 32 22 9 1 45 119 68Saskatoon Sheiks 32 14 15 3 31 103 94Regina Capitals 32 14 16 2 30 110 117Moose Jaw Warriors 32 13 17 2 28 108 117Edmonton Eskimos 32 12 18 2 26 83 127
Scoring leaders Note: GP = Games played; G = Goals; A = Assists; Pts = Points; PIM = Penalty minutes Player Team GP G A Pts PIMJack Connolly Moose Jaw Warriors 32 29 24 53 61Emory "Spunk" Sparrow Calgary Tigers 32 26 25 51 58Harry Cameron Saskatoon Sheiks 31 26 19 45 20Syl Acaster Regina Capitals 32 21 20 41 13Harry Connor Saskatoon Sheiks 32 22 14 36 73Johnny Gottselig Regina Capitals 32 23 7 30 21Pete Mitchell Moose Jaw Warriors 3216 14 30 6Ernie Anderson Calgary Tigers 32 24 5 29 23Norman "Dutch" Gainor Calgary Tigers 23 16 11 27 38John "Crutchy" Morrison Regina Capitals 30 20 6 26 18Fern Headley Calgary Tigers 30 16 10 26 30
League championship The Calgary Tigers won the Prairie Hockey League championship by forfeit over the Saskatoon Sheiks. Saskatoon refused to continue the playoff series after complaining about the referee in game one, won by the Tigers 2–1.
See also List of NHL seasons 1926 in sports 1927 in sports
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