1968–69 WHL season

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.

1968–69 WHL season
League	Western Hockey League
Sport	Ice hockey
Number of games	74
Number of teams	6
Regular season
Season champions	Portland Buckaroos
Top scorer	Art Jones
Lester Patrick Cup
Champions	Vancouver Canucks
Runners-up	Portland Buckaroos

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

Spurs

Road
runners

Buckaroos

Gulls

Totems

Canucks

WHL Teams

Final standings

WHL Standings^[1]

R	Team	GP	W	L	T	GF	GA	Pts
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

	Semifinals					Finals
	1	Portland Buckaroos	4
	3	San Diego Gulls	3
						1	Portland Buckaroos	0
						2	Vancouver Canucks	4
	2	Vancouver Canucks	4
	4	Seattle Totems	0

The Vancouver Canucks defeated the Portland Buckaroos 4 games to 0 to win the Lester Patrick Cup.^[2]