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The 1954–55 WHL season was the third season of the Western Hockey League. The Edmonton Flyers were the President's Cup champions as they beat the Calgary Stampeders in four games in the final series.

1954–55 WHL season
LeagueWestern Hockey League
SportIce hockey
Number of games70
Number of teams6
Regular season
Season championsEdmonton Flyers
President's Cup
ChampionsEdmonton Flyers
  Runners-upCalgary Stampeders
Seasons

Teams

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1954–55 Western Hockey League
Team City Arena Capacity
Calgary Stampeders Calgary, Alberta Stampede Corral 6,475
Edmonton Flyers Edmonton, Alberta Edmonton Stock Pavilion 6,000
New Westminster Royals New Westminster, British Columbia Queen's Park Arena 3,500
Saskatoon Quakers Saskatoon, Saskatchewan Saskatoon Arena 3,304
Vancouver Canucks Vancouver, British Columbia PNE Forum 5,050
Victoria Cougars Victoria, British Columbia Victoria Memorial Arena 5,000

Map of teams

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  WHL Teams

Final standings

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Final Season Standings[1]
R Team GP W L T GF GA Pts
1 Edmonton Flyers 70 39 20 11 273 204 89
2 Victoria Cougars 70 33 29 8 237 199 74
3 Vancouver Canucks 70 31 30 9 207 202 71
4 Calgary Stampeders 70 29 29 12 262 258 70
5 New Westminster Royals 70 29 32 9 249 299 67
6 Saskatoon Quakers 70 19 40 11 207 273 49

bold - qualified for playoffs

Playoffs

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Round 1 Finals
      
1 Edmonton Flyers 4
3 Vancouver Canucks 1
1 Edmonton Flyers 4
4 Calgary Stampeders 0
2 Victoria Cougars 1
4 Calgary Stampeders 4

The Edmonton Flyers win the President's Cup 4 games to 0.[2]

All Star Team

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Position Player[3]
G Glenn Hall, Edmonton Flyers
D Lloyd Durham, Victoria Cougars
D Larry Zeidel, Edmonton Flyers
C Bronco Horvath, Edmonton Flyers
RW Gerry Couture, Calgary Stampeders
LW Andy Hebenton, Victoria Cougars

References

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  1. ^ 1954-55 Western Hockey League Standings
  2. ^ WHL Playoff Results
  3. ^ Stott, Jon C (2011). Ice Warriors The Pacific Coast/Western Hockey League 1948-1974. Heritage House. ISBN 9781927051047.