The 1974–75 WCHL season was the ninth season of the Western Canada Hockey League (WCHL). It featured twelve teams playing a 70-game regular season, an increase from 68. The Victoria Cougars topped the regular season standings with 47 wins. In the playoffs, the New Westminster Bruins defeated the Saskatoon Blades in a seven-game championship series to win the President's Cup. With the win, the Bruins earned a berth at the 1975 Memorial Cup tournament, in which they lost the final to the Toronto Marlboros, who captured their record seventh national title. The season was the first for the Lethbridge Broncos, after the Swift Current Broncos relocated prior to the season.

League notes

* During the 1975 Memorial Cup tournament, officials from the WCHL and the other two Canadian major junior leagues—the Ontario Major Junior Hockey League and the Quebec Major Junior Hockey League—announced the formation of the Canadian Major Junior Hockey League as an umbrella organization for major junior hockey.

Team changes

*The Swift Current Broncos relocate to Lethbridge, Alberta, becoming the Lethbridge Broncos.

Regular season

Final standings

Scoring leaders

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

1975 WCHL Playoffs

League quarter-finals

*Saskatoon defeated Brandon 4 games to 1 *Regina defeated Lethbridge 4 games to 2 *New Westminster defeated Medicine Hat 4 games to 1 *Victoria defeated Kamloops 4 games to 2

League semi-finals

*Saskatoon defeated Regina 4 games to 1 *New Westminster defeated Victoria 4 games to 2

WHL Championship

*New Westminster defeated Saskatoon 4 games to 3

All-Star game

On January 15, the West All-Stars defeated the East All-Stars 4–1 at

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in front of a crowd of 3,452.

WHL awards

All-Star Team

*Goaltender: Ed Staniowski, Regina Pats *Defenseman: Rick Lapointe, Victoria Cougars *Defenseman: Robin Sadler, Edmonton Oil Kings *Centerman: Mel Bridgman, Victoria Cougars & Bryan Trottier, Lethbridge Broncos (tied) *Left Winger: Barry Dean, Medicine Hat Tigers *Right Winger: Don Murdoch, Medicine Hat Tigers

References

* 2005–06 WHL Guide {{DEFAULTSORT:1974-75 Wchl Season Western Hockey League seasons WCHL