The 1968–69 WHL season was the 17th season of the Western Hockey League. Six teams played a 74-game schedule, and the Vancouver Canucks were the Lester Patrick Cup champions, defeating the Portland Buckaroos four games to none in the final series. The Denver Spurs joined the WHL as sixth team.
Teams 1968–69 Western Hockey League Team City Arena Capacity Denver Spurs Denver, Colorado Denver Coliseum 8,140 Phoenix Roadrunners Phoenix, Arizona Arizona Veterans Memorial Coliseum 12,371 Portland Buckaroos Portland, Oregon Memorial Coliseum 12,000 San Diego Gulls San Diego, California San Diego International Sports Center 12,920 Seattle Totems Seattle, Washington Seattle Center Coliseum 12,250 Vancouver Canucks Vancouver, British Columbia Pacific Coliseum 15,038
Map of teams
Final standings +WHL Standings Team 1 Portland Buckaroos 74 40 18 16 291 201 96 2 Vancouver Canucks 74 36 24 14 259 223 86 3 San Diego Gulls 74 33 29 12 273 260 78 4 Seattle Totems 74 33 30 11 236 238 77 5 Phoenix Roadrunners 74 21 41 12 199 282 54 6 Denver Spurs 74 23 44 7 254 308 53 bold - qualified for playoffs
Playoffs
The Vancouver Canucks defeated the Portland Buckaroos 4 games to 0 to win the Lester Patrick Cup.
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