The 1928–29 PCHL season was the first season of the professional men's ice hockey Pacific Coast Hockey League, a minor professional league with teams in the western United States and western Canada. It consisted of four teams: Vancouver Lions, Seattle Eskimos, Portland Buckaroos and Victoria Cubs.
It was followed by the 1929–30 PCHL season.
The season ran 36 games and the two best teams in the league standings met in a best-of-five playoff format series for league championship honors.
Teams 1928–29 Pacific Coast Hockey League Team City Arena Capacity Portland Buckaroos Portland, Oregon Portland Ice Arena 2,000 Seattle Eskimos Seattle, Washington Civic Ice Arena 4,000 Vancouver Lions Vancouver, British Columbia Denman Arena 10,500 Victoria Cubs Victoria, British Columbia Patrick Arena 4,000
Map of teams
Final standings Note: W = Wins, L = Losses, T = Ties, GF= Goals For, GA = Goals Against Teams that qualified for the playoffs are highlighted in bold
Pacific Coast Hockey League GP W L T GF GAVancouver Lions 36 25 8 3 87 54 Seattle Eskimos 36 17 17 2 75 76Portland Buckaroos 36 14 17 5 66 71Victoria Cubs 36 8 22 6 60 87 Source:1928-29 Pacific Coast Hockey League Standings The Internet Hockey Database (hockeydb.com). Retrieved 2020-08-06.
Playoffs Vancouver Lions defeated Seattle Eskimos 3 games to 0 (2-0, 3–1, 4-2)."Dominion Title at Stake, Says Patrick, Lions vs. Canadiens" Vancouver Sun. April 3, 1929 (p. 18). Retrieved 2020-08-06.
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