The 1959–60 WHL season was the eighth 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

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 ...

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

Victoria Cougars The Victoria Cougars were a major league professional ice hockey team that played in the Pacific Coast Hockey Association (PCHA) from 1911 to 1924 under various names, and (after the PCHA's merger with the Western Canada Hockey League) in the W ...

in five games to two in the final series. Both the

Saskatoon Quakers The Saskatoon Quakers were an ice hockey team that was based in Saskatoon, Saskatchewan, Canada. The team played in various senior ice hockey leagues, and later played in minor league professional hockey. The Quakers represented Canada in 1934 Worl ...

and New Westminster Royals announced they would not play the season, leaving the league with seven teams.

Final standings

bold – qualified for playoffs

Playoffs

The Vancouver Canucks defeated the Victoria Cougars 5 games to 2 to win the President's Cup.

All Star Team

References

Bibliography

* * Western Hockey League (1952–1974) seasons 1959–60 in American ice hockey by league 1959–60 in Canadian ice hockey by league {{Icehockey-competition-stub