The Lester Patrick Cup was the championship trophy of the

Pacific Coast Hockey League The Pacific Coast Hockey League was an ice hockey minor league with teams in the western United States and western Canada that existed in several incarnations: from 1928 to 1931, from 1936 to 1941, and from 1944 to 1952. PCHL 1928–1931 The firs ...

and 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 ...

(WHL) from 1949 to 1974. Originally known as the Phil Henderson Cup and then in 1952 it was renamed to the President's Cup. The trophy was again renamed in 1960 to honour Pacific coast hockey pioneer

Lester Patrick Curtis Lester Patrick (December 31, 1883 – June 1, 1960) was a Canadian professional ice hockey player and coach associated with the Victoria Aristocrats/Cougars of the Pacific Coast Hockey Association (Western Hockey League after 1924), and t ...

following his death on June 1 of that year. The Lester Patrick Cup was retired following the demise of the WHL, and is on display at the

Hockey Hall of Fame , logo = Hockey Hall of Fame Logo.svg , logo_upright = 0.5 , image = Hockey Hall of Fame, Toronto.jpg , caption = The Hall's present location on Yonge Street since 1992 , map_type = , former_name = , established = 1943 , location = 30 Y ...

Toronto Toronto ( ; or ) is the capital city of the Canadian province of Ontario. With a recorded population of 2,794,356 in 2021, it is the most populous city in Canada and the fourth most populous city in North America. The city is the ancho ...

, Ontario, Canada.

Winners

Pacific Coast Hockey League Following the merger of the PCHL with the

Western Canada Senior Hockey League The Western Canada Senior Hockey League was a senior ice hockey league that played six seasons in Alberta and Saskatchewan, from 1945 to 1951. The league produced the 1946 Allan Cup and the 1948 Allan Cup champions, and merged into the Pacific Coas ...

in 1951, the league renamed itself the Western Hockey League for the 1952–53 season. Western Hockey League {, class="wikitable" , - align="center" bgcolor="#dddddd" , Season , , Winner , - align="center" , 1952–53 , , Edmonton Flyers , - align="center" , 1953–54 , ,

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 ...

, - align="center" , 1954–55 , , Edmonton Flyers , - align="center" , 1955–56 , , Winnipeg Warriors , - align="center" , 1956–57 , ,

Brandon Regals The Saskatoon/St. Paul Regals were an ice hockey team in the Western Hockey League that existed for one season in 1957–58. The franchise split its home games between Saskatoon, Saskatchewan, Canada and St. Paul, Minnesota, United States. The Re ...

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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 ...

, - align="center" , 1959–60 , , Vancouver Canucks , - align="center" , 1960–61 , , Portland Buckaroos , - align="center" , 1961–62 , , Edmonton Flyers , - align="center" , 1962–63 , , San Francisco Seals , - align="center" , 1963–64 , , San Francisco Seals , - align="center" , 1964–65 , , Portland Buckaroos , - align="center" , 1965–66 , ,

Victoria Maple Leafs The Victoria Maple Leafs were a minor pro ice hockey team in the Western Hockey League (WHL) that played three seasons in Victoria, British Columbia, beginning in 1964. They were the farm team of the Toronto Maple Leafs. The previous season the te ...

, - align="center" , 1966–67 , , Seattle Totems , - align="center" , 1967–68 , , Seattle Totems , - align="center" , 1968–69 , , Vancouver Canucks , - align="center" , 1969–70 , , Vancouver Canucks , - align="center" , 1970–71 , , Portland Buckaroos , - align="center" , 1971–72 , ,

Denver Spurs The Denver Spurs were a professional ice hockey team based in Denver. The Spurs began play in the Western Hockey League in 1968, and played at the Denver Coliseum. The Spurs became the first professional sports team in Colorado to win a champions ...

, - align="center" , 1972–73 , , Phoenix Roadrunners , - align="center" , 1973–74 , , Phoenix Roadrunners

References

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Lester Patrick Cup at the HHOF Canadian ice hockey trophies and awards Western Hockey League (1952–1974)