The 1964–65 WHL season was the 13th season of the Western Hockey League. The Portland Buckaroos were the President's Cup champions as they beat the Victoria Maple Leafs in five games in the final series.

1964–65 WHL season
LeagueWestern Hockey League
SportIce hockey
Number of games70
Number of teams6
Regular season
Season championsPortland Buckaroos
President's Cup
ChampionsPortland Buckaroos
  Runners-upVictoria Maple Leafs
Seasons

Teams

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1964–65 Western Hockey League
Team City Arena Capacity
Los Angeles Blades Los Angeles, California Los Angeles Sports Arena 14,546
Portland Buckaroos Portland, Oregon Memorial Coliseum 12,000
San Francisco Seals San Francisco, California Cow Palace 11,089
Seattle Totems Seattle, Washington Seattle Center Coliseum 12,250
Vancouver Canucks Vancouver, British Columbia PNE Forum 5,050
Victoria Maple Leafs Victoria, British Columbia Victoria Memorial Arena 5,000

Map of teams

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  WHL Teams

Final Standings

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WHL Standings[1]
R Team GP W L T GF GA Pts
1 Portland Buckaroos 70 42 23 5 267 216 89
2 Seattle Totems 70 36 30 4 204 198 76
3 Vancouver Canucks 70 32 32 6 263 244 70
4 Victoria Maple Leafs 70 32 36 2 246 242 66
5 San Francisco Seals 70 31 37 2 255 283 64
6 Los Angeles Blades 70 26 41 3 217 269 55

bold - qualified for playoffs

Playoffs

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Round 1 Finals
      
1 Portland Buckaroos 4
3 Vancouver Canucks 1
1 Portland Buckaroos 4
4 Victoria Maple Leafs 1
2 Seattle Totems 3
4 Victoria Maple Leafs 4

The Portland Buckaroos win the President's Cup 4 games to 1.[2]

References

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