1973–74 WCHL Season
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The 1973–74 WCHL season was the eighth season of the Western Canada Hockey League (WCHL). It featured twelve teams and a 68-game regular season. The Regina Pats topped the season's standings with 43 wins, and in the playoffs went on to win the team's first President's Cup, defeating the Calgary Centennials in the championship series. The win earned the Pats a berth in the 1974 Memorial Cup tournament, and Regina would go on to win its first
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since 1930. This was the first Memorial Cup title for a team representing the WCHL. The season was the first for the Kamloops Chiefs after the Vancouver Nats relocated to
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prior to the season. The Winnipeg Jets also opted to change their name to the Winnipeg Clubs, mitigating confusion caused by the 1972 arrival of the professional
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Jets.


Team changes

*The
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are renamed the Winnipeg Clubs. *The Vancouver Nats relocate to Kamloops, British Columbia, becoming the Kamloops Chiefs.


Regular season


Final standings


Scoring leaders

''Note: GP = Games played; G = Goals; A = Assists; Pts = Points; PIM = Penalties in minutes''


1974 WCHL Playoffs


League quarter-finals

*Swift Current defeated Flin Flon 4 games to 3 *Regina defeated Saskatoon 4 games to 2 *New Westminster defeated Medicine Hat 4 games to 2 *Calgary defeated Edmonton 4 games to 1


League semi-finals

*Regina defeated Swift Current 4 games to 2 *Calgary defeated New Westminster 4 games to 1


WHL Championship

*Regina defeated Calgary 4 games to 0


All-Star game

On January 29, the West All-Stars defeated the East All-Stars 6–5 at
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in front of a crowd of 2,471.


WHL awards


All-Star Team

*Goaltender: Larry Hendrick, Edmonton Oil Kings *Defenseman: Pat Price,
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*Defenseman: Ron Greschner,
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& Greg Joly, Regina Pats (tied) *Centerman: Ron Chipperfield,
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& Dennis Sobchuk, Regina Pats (tied) *Left Winger: Clark Gillies, Regina Pats *Right Winger:
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, Calgary Centennials


See also

* 1974 NHL Entry Draft * 1973 in sports *
1974 in sports 1974 in sports describes the year's events in world sport. Alpine skiing * 1973–74 FIS Alpine Ski World Cup, Alpine Skiing World Cup ** Men's overall season champion: Piero Gros, Italy ** Women's overall season champion: Annemarie Pröll, Aust ...


References

* 2005–06 WHL Guide {{DEFAULTSORT:1973-74 Wchl Season Western Hockey League seasons WCHL