1925-26 WHL season

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The 1925-26 WHL season was the fifth and last season for the now defunct Western Canada Hockey League (WCHL), which was renamed Western Hockey League (WHL) at the start of the season due to one of its Canadian teams, the Regina Capitals, moving to Portland, Oregon in the United States and being renamed the Portland Rosebuds. Six teams played 30 games, each except for the Rosebuds who played 36. At season's end, some of the teams reorganised to create a semi-pro league called the Prairie Hockey League that lasted for two seasons. The WHL was the last league other than the National Hockey League to contest for the Stanley Cup.

1 Regular season
- 1.1 Final standings
- 1.2 Scoring leaders
2 Stanley Cup playoffs
3 See also
4 References

[edit] Regular season

[edit] Final standings

Note: W = Wins, L = Losses, T = Ties, GF= Goals For, GA = Goals Against, Pts = Points

Western Hockey League	GP	W	L	T	Pts	GF	GA
Edmonton Eskimos	30	19	11	0	38	90	77
Saskatoon Sheiks	30	18	11	1	37	93	64
Victoria Cougars	30	15	11	4	34	68	53
Portland Rosebuds	36	12	16	8	26	84	106
Calgary Tigers	30	10	17	3	23	71	80
Vancouver Maroons	30	10	18	2	22	64	90

[edit] Scoring leaders

[edit] Stanley Cup playoffs

Main article: 1926 Stanley Cup Finals

As in the previous season, the third place Victoria Cougars won the playoff championship and represented the league in the Stanley Cup finals. They faced the National Hockey League champion Montreal Maroons in a best-of-five series, losing 3 games to 1. After the WHL folded at the end of this season, the Stanley Cup would no longer be contested as a challenge tournament between league champions, but would only be awarded to the NHL champion.

Date	Away	Score	Home	Score
March 30	Victoria Cougars	0	Montreal Maroons	3
April 1	Victoria Cougars	0	Montreal Maroons	3
April 3	Victoria Cougars	3	Montreal Maroons	2
April 6	Victoria Cougars	0	Montreal Maroons	2