1976–77 WCHL season

The 1976–77 WCHL season was the 11th season for the Western Canada Hockey League, known in the present day as the Western Hockey League. Twelve teams completed a 72 game season. The New Westminster Bruins won their third consecutive President's Cup as well as the Memorial Cup.

League notes

*The Edmonton Oil Kings relocated to Portland, Oregon to become the Portland Winter Hawks, the first United States based team in the WCHL.
*The Winnipeg Clubs became the Winnipeg Monarchs.
*The WCHL split into three divisions of four teams each.

Regular season

Final standings

coring leaders

"Note: GP = Games Played; G = Goals; A = Assists; Pts = Points; PIM = Penalties in Minutes"

WHL Playoffs

Preliminary round

*Calgary defeated Medicine Hat 4 games to 0
*Lethbridge defeated Saskatoon 4 games to 2

League quarter-finals

*Brandon defeated Winnipeg 5 games to 2
*Lethbridge defeated Calgart 3 games to 2
*New Westminster defeated Victoria 4 games to 0
*Portland defeated Kamloops 4 games to 1

League semi-finals

*Brandon defeated Lethbridge 4 games to 0
*New Westminster defeated Portland 4 games to 1

WHL Championship

*New Westminster defeated Brandon 4 games to 1

All-Star Game

On January 19, the West all-stars defeated the East all-stars 3–2 at Brandon, Manitoba before a crowd of 4,120.

WHL awards

ee also

*1977 Memorial Cup
*1977 NHL Entry Draft
*1976 in sports
*1977 in sports

References

* [http://www.whl.ca whl.ca]
* 2005–06 WHL Guide