The 1955–56 WHL season was the fourth 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

Winnipeg Warriors The Winnipeg Warriors were a junior ice hockey team that played in the Western Hockey League. They were founded as an expansion team in 1980, but suffered from attendance problems competing with the Winnipeg Jets of the National Hockey League and ...

were the President's Cup champions as they beat 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 ...

in six games in the final series. Three new teams joined the league: the

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 (1952–1974), Western Hockey ...

, and Regina Regals. However due to low attendance the Regals moved to

Brandon, Manitoba Brandon () is the second-largest city in the province of Manitoba, Canada. It is located in the southwestern corner of the province on the banks of the Assiniboine River, approximately west of the provincial capital, Winnipeg, and east of the ...

after 11 games and finished the season there.

Teams

Map of teams

Final standings

bold - qualified for playoffs

Playoffs

The Winnipeg Warriors win the President's Cup 4 games to 2.WHL Playoff Results
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References

Bibliography

* Western Hockey League (1952–1974) seasons 1955–56 in American ice hockey by league 1955–56 in Canadian ice hockey by league {{Icehockey-competition-stub