1967–68 WHL season

1967–68 WHL season
League	Western Hockey League
Sport	Ice hockey
Number of games	72
Number of teams	5
Regular season
Season champions	Portland Buckaroos
Season MVP	Art Jones
Top scorer	Len Ronson
Lester Patrick Cup
Champions	Seattle Totems
Runners-up	Portland Buckaroos

The 1967–68 WHL season was the 16th season of the Western Hockey League. Five teams played a 72-game schedule, and the Seattle Totems were the Lester Patrick Cup champions, defeating the Portland Buckaroos four games to one in the final series. The Los Angeles Blades ceased operations, when the Los Angeles Kings joined the National Hockey League as an expansion team.

Teams

1967–68 Western Hockey League
Team	City	Arena	Capacity
Phoenix Roadrunners	Phoenix, Arizona	Arizona Veterans Memorial Coliseum	12,371
Portland Buckaroos	Portland, Oregon	Memorial Coliseum	12,000
San Diego Gulls	San Diego, California	San Diego International Sports Center	12,920
Seattle Totems	Seattle, Washington	Seattle Center Coliseum	12,250
Vancouver Canucks	Vancouver, British Columbia	PNE Forum	5,050

Map of teams

Road
runners

Buckaroos

Gulls

Totems

Canucks

WHL Teams

Final Standings

WHL Standings

R	Team	GP	W	L	T	GF	GA	Pts
1	Portland Buckaroos	72	40	26	6	246	168	86
2	Seattle Totems	72	35	30	7	207	199	77
3	San Diego Gulls	72	31	36	5	241	236	67
4	Phoenix Roadrunners	72	28	40	4	215	276	60
5	Vancouver Canucks	72	26	41	5	213	258	57

bold - qualified for playoffs

Playoffs

	Semifinals					Finals
	1	Portland Buckaroos	4
	3	San Diego Gulls	3
						1	Portland Buckaroos	1
						2	Seattle Totems	4
	2	Seattle Totems	4
	4	Phoenix Roadrunners	0

The Seattle Totems defeated the Portland Buckaroos 4 games to 1 to win the Lester Patrick Cup.