- 1968–69 WCHL season
The 1968–69 WCHL season was the 3rd season of the Western Canada Hockey League, known in the present day as the
Western Hockey League . Eight teams completed a 60 game season, with theFlin Flon Bombers winning the President's Cup.League notes
*League name shortened to Western Canada Hockey League from Western Canada Junior Hockey League.
*Three teams, theMoose Jaw Canucks ,Regina Pats andWeyburn Red Wings left the league over concerns about the WCHL's poor relationship with theCanadian Amateur Hockey Association .
*The remaining eight teams were broken into East and West Divisions.
*League agreed to compete for a National Championship against a similar league inOntario known as the Western Ontario Junior A Hockey League. The Flin Flon Bombers beat the WOJAHL Champions St. Thomas Barons in 4 straight games.Regular season
Final standings
WCHL Playoffs
Quarterfinals
*Calgary defeated Swift Current 4 games to 0
*Edmonton defeated Saskatoon 4 games to 0
*Estevan defeated Brandon 4 games to 1
*Flin Flon defeated Winnipeg 4 games to 2 with 1 tieemifinals
*Flin Flon defeated Estevan 4 games to 0 with 1 tie
*Edmonton defeated Calgary 4 games to 2 with 1 tieFinals
*Flin Flon defeated Edmonton 4 games to 2
National Championship
*Flin Flon defeated St. Thomas 4 games to 0
All-Star Game
The 1968–69 WCHL all-star game was held in
Flin Flon, Manitoba , with the WCHL All-stars andFlin Flon Bombers ending in a 4–4 draw before a crowd of 2,100.Awards
ee also
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1968 in sports
*1969 in sports References
* [http://www.whl.ca whl.ca]
* 2005–06 WHL Guide
* "The Rink - Stories From Hockey's Home Towns " (1997), written byChris Cuthbert and Scott Russell, Pp. 209–210,Penguin Books
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