The 1970–71 WHL season was the 19th 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 ...
. Six teams played a 72-game schedule, and the
Portland Buckaroos
The Portland Buckaroos was the name of several professional ice hockey teams based in Portland, Oregon.
PCHL/NWHL era (1928–1941)
The first incarnation of Portland Buckaroos played their home games at the Portland Ice Arena (Oregon), Portland ...
were the
Lester Patrick Cup
The Lester Patrick Cup was the championship trophy of the Pacific Coast Hockey League and the Western Hockey League (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 t ...
champions, defeating the
Phoenix Roadrunners four games to one in the final series.
Art Jones of Portland led the league in scoring and was named the most valuable player.
Teams
Map of teams
Final Standings
bold - qualified for playoffs
Playoffs
The Portland Buckaroos defeated the Phoenix Roadrunnrers 4 games to 1 to win the Lester Patrick Cup.
References
Bibliography
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Western Hockey League (1952–1974) seasons
1970–71 in American ice hockey by league
1970–71 in Canadian ice hockey by league
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