The 1959–60 WHL season was the eighth season of the

Western Hockey League The Western Hockey League (WHL) is a 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 hocke ...

. The

Vancouver Canucks The Vancouver Canucks are a professional ice hockey team based in Vancouver. The Canucks compete in the National Hockey League (NHL) as a member of the Pacific Division (NHL), Pacific Division in the Western Conference (NHL), Western Conferenc ...

were the President's Cup 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 a Canadian ice hockey team based in Saskatoon, Saskatchewan. The team played in various senior and minor professional hockey leagues from the 1930s to the 1970s. The Quakers represented Canada and won gold at the 1934 ...

and

New Westminster Royals The New Westminster Royals was the name of several professional ice hockey teams based in New Westminster, British Columbia, first established in 1911 for the Pacific Coast Hockey Association (PCHA). Though nominally based in New Westminster, ...

announced they would not play the season, leaving the league with seven teams.

Teams

Map of 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