The 1958–59 WHL season was the seventh 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

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 ...

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

Calgary Stampeders The Calgary Stampeders are a professional Canadian football team based in Calgary, Alberta. The Stampeders compete in the West Division of the Canadian Football League (CFL). The club plays its home games at McMahon Stadium and are the third-old ...

in four games in the final series. The

Spokane Spokes The Spokane Spokes were a minor league professional ice hockey team that operated from 1958-1959 in the Western Hockey League. After the 1958-1959 season the team was renamed Spokane Comets. Roster * C Gene "Max" Mekilok * LW/C Earl "Ching" ...

joined as an expansion club. Initially named the "Flyers" they were forced to modify their name after complaints from the Edmonton Flyers, who cited seniority. The Seattle franchise also changed names, going from the "Americans" to the "Totems". The teams played an unbalanced schedule: the Cost Division teams played 70 games each, while the Prairie Division teams had 64 each.

Guyle Fielder Guyle Abner Fielder (born November 21, 1930) is a retired American-born Canadian professional ice hockey center. He is most known for his time in the minor Western Hockey League, where he played from 1952 to 1973. Fielder also played 9 regular se ...

set a league record with 95 assists, winning the scoring title with 119 points. He was named the Coast Division's most valuable player, while Ed Dorohoy of the

, who scored 109 points, was named so for the Prairie Division.

Final standings

bold - qualified for playoffs

Playoffs

The Seattle Totems defeated the Calgary Stampeders 4 games to 0 to win the President's Cup.

References

Bibliography

* Western Hockey League (1952–1974) seasons 1958–59 in American ice hockey by league 1958–59 in Canadian ice hockey by league {{Icehockey-competition-stub