The 1958–59 WHL season was the seventh 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

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 ...

were the President's Cup champions as they beat the

Calgary Stampeders The Calgary Stampeders are a professional Canadian football team based in Calgary, Alberta. The Stampeders compete in the West Division (CFL), West Division of the Canadian Football League (CFL). The club plays its home games at McMahon Stadium a ...

in four games in the final series. The Spokane Spokes joined as an expansion club. Initially named the "Flyers" they were forced to modify their name after complaints from the

Edmonton Flyers The Edmonton Flyers are a defunct ice hockey team that was based in Edmonton, Alberta, Canada. The team existed from 1940 until 1963, first as an amateur senior ice hockey team (1940–1951), and then as a professional minor league team. The Fly ...

, who cited seniority. The Seattle franchise also changed names, going from the "Americans" to the "Totems". The teams played an unbalanced schedule: the Coast Division teams played 70 games each, while the Prairie Division teams had 64 each.

Guyle Fielder Guyle Abner Fielder (born November 21, 1930) is an American-born Canadian former professional ice hockey center. He is most known for his time in the minor Western Hockey League (1952–1974), Western Hockey League, where he played from 1952 to ...

set a league record with 95 assists, winning the scoring title with 119 points. He was named the Coast Division's most valuable player, while Ed Dorohoy of the

, who scored 109 points, was named so for the Prairie Division.

Teams

Map of teams

Final standings

bold - qualified for playoffs

Playoffs

The Seattle Totems defeated the Calgary Stampeders 4 games to 0 to win the President's Cup.

References

Bibliography

* Western Hockey League (1952–1974) seasons 1958–59 in American ice hockey by league 1958–59 in Canadian ice hockey by league {{Icehockey-competition-stub