The 1969–70 WHL season was the 18th season of the Western Hockey League. Seven teams played a 74-game schedule, and the Vancouver Canucks were the Lester Patrick Cup champions, defeating the Portland Buckaroos four games to one in the final series. The Salt Lake Golden Eagles joined the WHL as seventh team.
Prior to the start of the season the Vancouver Canucks were purchased by a group that was awarded a National Hockey League expansion team for the 1970–71 season, with plans to move the team to the NHL.
Teams 1969–70 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 Salt Lake Golden Eagles Salt Lake City, Utah Salt Palace 10,594 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 Vancouver Canucks 72 47 17 8 334 219 102 2 Portland Buckaroos 72 42 23 7 322 241 91 3 San Diego Gulls 72 33 29 10 263 242 76 4 Seattle Totems 73 30 35 8 240 260 68 5 Phoenix Roadrunners 73 27 34 12 252 257 66 6 Denver Spurs 72 24 37 11 250 316 59 7 Salt Lake Golden Eagles 72 15 43 14 240 366 44 bold - qualified for playoffs
Playoffs
The Vancouver Canucks defeated the Portland Buckaroos 4 games to 1 to win the Lester Patrick Cup.
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