1956–57 WHL season

The 1956–57 WHL season was the fifth season of the Western Hockey League. The Brandon Regals were the President's Cup champions as they beat the New Westminster Royals in four games in the final series.

1956–57 WHL season
League	Western Hockey League
Sport	Ice hockey
Number of games	70
Number of teams	8
Regular season
President's Cup
Champions	Brandon Regals
Runners-up	New Westminster Royals

Teams

1956–57 Western Hockey League
Division	Team	City	Arena	Capacity
Coast	New Westminster Royals	New Westminster, British Columbia	Queen's Park Arena	3,500
	Seattle Americans	Seattle, Washington	Civic Ice Arena	5,000
	Vancouver Canucks	Vancouver, British Columbia	PNE Forum	5,050
	Victoria Cougars	Victoria, British Columbia	Victoria Memorial Arena	5,000
Prairie	Brandon Regals	Brandon, Manitoba	Wheat City Arena	5,100
	Calgary Stampeders	Calgary, Alberta	Stampede Corral	6,475
	Edmonton Flyers	Edmonton, Alberta	Edmonton Stock Pavilion	6,000
	Winnipeg Warriors	Winnipeg, Manitoba	Winnipeg Arena	9,500

Map of teams

Royals

Americans

Canucks

Cougars

Regals

Stampeders

Flyers

Warriors

Coast Division Teams Prairie Division Teams

Final Standings

Coast Division Standings^[1]

R	Team	GP	W	L	T	GF	GA	Pts
1	Seattle Americans	70	36	28	6	263	225	78
2	New Westminster Royals	70	34	31	5	215	235	73
3	Victoria Cougars	70	29	34	7	208	204	65
4	Vancouver Canucks	70	27	37	6	203	231	60

Prairie Division Standings^[1]

R	Team	GP	W	L	T	GF	GA	Pts
1	Brandon Regals	70	44	22	4	250	186	92
2	Edmonton Flyers	70	39	27	4	239	212	82
3	Calgary Stampeders	70	29	37	4	220	230	62
4	Winnipeg Warriors	70	23	45	2	198	273	48

bold - qualified for playoffs

Playoffs

Quarterfinals

Semifinals

Finals

C1

Seattle Americans

2

C2

New Westminster Royals

2

C2

New Westminster Royals

4

C3

Victoria Cougars

1

C2

New Westminster Royals

0

P1

Brandon Regals

4

P1

Brandon Regals

4

P2

Edmonton Flyers

2

P2

Edmonton Flyers

1

P3

Calgary Stampeders

1

The Brandon Regals win the President's Cup 4 games to 0.^[2]