The 1955–56 WHL season was the fourth season of the

Western Hockey League The Western Hockey League (WHL) is a major junior ice hockey league based in Western Canada and the Northwestern United States. The WHL is one of three leagues that constitutes the Canadian Hockey League (CHL) as the highest level of junior h ...

. The Winnipeg Warriors were the

President's Cup The Presidents Cup is a series of men's golf matches between a team representing the United States and an International Team representing the rest of the world minus Europe. Europe competes against the United States in a similar but considerably ...

champions as they beat the

Vancouver Canucks The Vancouver Canucks are a professional ice hockey team based in Vancouver. They compete in the National Hockey League (NHL) as a member of the Pacific Division of the Western Conference, and play their home games at Rogers Arena. Bruce B ...

in six games in the final series. Three new teams joined the league: the

Seattle Totems The Seattle Totems were a professional ice hockey franchise in Seattle, Washington. Under several names prior to 1958, the franchise was a member of the Pacific Coast Hockey League (renamed the Western Hockey League in 1952) between 1944 and 19 ...

, Winnipeg Warriors, and Regina Regals. However due to low attendance the Regals moved to

Brandon, Manitoba Brandon () is the second-largest city in the province of Manitoba, Canada. It is located in the southwestern corner of the province on the banks of the Assiniboine River, approximately west of the provincial capital, Winnipeg, and east of the ...

after 11 games and finished the season there.

Final standings

bold - qualified for playoffs

Playoffs

The Winnipeg Warriors win the President's Cup 4 games to 2.WHL Playoff Results
/ref>

References

Bibliography

* Western Hockey League (1952–1974) seasons 1955–56 in American ice hockey by league 1955–56 in Canadian ice hockey by league {{Icehockey-competition-stub