1973–74 WCHL season

The 1973–74 WCHL season was the eighth season of the Western Canada Hockey League (WCHL). It featured twelve teams and a 68-game regular season. The Regina Pats topped the season's standings with 43 wins, and in the playoffs went on to win the team's first President's Cup, defeating the Calgary Centennials in the championship series. The win earned the Pats a berth in the 1974 Memorial Cup tournament, and Regina would go on to win its first Memorial Cup since 1930.^[1] This was the first Memorial Cup title for a team representing the WCHL.^[2]

The season was the first for the Kamloops Chiefs after the Vancouver Nats relocated to Kamloops prior to the season. The Winnipeg Jets also opted to change their name to the Winnipeg Clubs, mitigating confusion caused by the 1972 arrival of the professional World Hockey Association Jets.

• The Winnipeg Jets are renamed the Winnipeg Clubs.
• The Vancouver Nats relocate to Kamloops, British Columbia, becoming the Kamloops Chiefs.

Note: GP = Games played; G = Goals; A = Assists; Pts = Points; PIM = Penalties in minutes

• Swift Current defeated Flin Flon 4 games to 3
• Regina defeated Saskatoon 4 games to 2
• New Westminster defeated Medicine Hat 4 games to 2
• Calgary defeated Edmonton 4 games to 1

• Regina defeated Swift Current 4 games to 2
• Calgary defeated New Westminster 4 games to 1

• Regina defeated Calgary 4 games to 0

On January 29, the West All-Stars defeated the East All-Stars 6–5 at Edmonton, Alberta in front of a crowd of 2,471.

• Goaltender: Larry Hendrick, Edmonton Oil Kings
• Defenseman: Pat Price, Saskatoon Blades
• Defenseman: Ron Greschner, New Westminster Bruins & Greg Joly, Regina Pats (tied)
• Centerman: Ron Chipperfield, Brandon Wheat Kings & Dennis Sobchuk, Regina Pats (tied)
• Left Winger: Clark Gillies, Regina Pats
• Right Winger: Danny Gare, Calgary Centennials

• 1974 NHL Entry Draft
• 1973 in sports
• 1974 in sports

• 2005–06 WHL Guide