1970–71 WHL Season
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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

* Western Hockey League (1952–1974) seasons 1970–71 in American ice hockey by league 1970–71 in Canadian ice hockey by league {{Icehockey-competition-stub