The 1973–74 WHL season was the 22nd and final season of the Western Hockey League. The Phoenix Roadrunners were the President's Cup champions as they beat the Portland Buckaroos in five games in the final series.

1973–74 WHL season
LeagueWestern Hockey League
SportIce hockey
Number of games78
Number of teams6
Regular season
Season championsPhoenix Roadrunners
President's Cup
ChampionsPhoenix Roadrunners
  Runners-upPortland Buckaroos
Seasons

Teams

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1973–74 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 Sports Arena 12,920
Seattle Totems Seattle, Washington Seattle Center Coliseum 12,250

Map of teams

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  WHL Teams

Final Standings

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Final Season Standings[1]
R Team GP W L T GF GA Pts
1 Phoenix Roadrunners 78 43 32 3 300 273 89
2 Salt Lake Golden Eagles 78 41 33 4 356 297 86
3 San Diego Gulls 78 40 33 5 278 281 85
4 Portland Buckaroos 78 39 33 6 292 258 84
5 Seattle Totems 78 32 42 4 288 319 68
6 Denver Spurs 78 28 50 0 249 335 56

bold - qualified for playoffs

Playoffs

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Round 1 Finals
      
1 Phoenix Roadrunners 4
3 San Diego Gulls 0
1 Phoenix Roadrunners 4
4 Portland Buckaroos 1
2 Salt Lake Golden Eagles 1
4 Portland Buckaroos 4

The Phoenix Roadrunners win the President's Cup 4 games to 1.[2]

Player statistics

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Scoring leaders

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Note: GP = Games played, G = Goals, A = Assists, Pts = Points

Regular season leaders[3]
Player Team GP G A Pts
Lyle Bradley Salt Lake 76 34 81 115
Murray Keogan Phoenix 78 31 56 87
Danny Gloor Seattle 76 36 48 84
Larry Patey Salt Lake 76 40 43 83
Del Hall Salt Lake 71 38 41 79
Art Jones Portland 78 19 60 79
Howie Hughes Portland 70 41 36 77
Ken Campbell Portland 57 30 47 77
Dennis Giannini Portland 77 44 31 75
Bob Collyard Denver 65 27 47 74

Awards

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1973-74 WHL awards[4]
Award Recipient(s)
President's Cup Phoenix Roadrunners
Outstanding Goalkeeper Award Rick Charron
Leading Scorer Award Lyle Bradley
George Leader Cup Lyle Bradley
Rookie Award Larry Patey
Fred J. Hume Cup Andy Hebenton

References

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