| History
The Lester Patrick Cup was emblematic of the professional Western Hockey League.
Originally, the Phil Henderson Cup was awarded from 1944-45 to 1950-51 to the
playoff champions of the league. The Presidents Cup was then awarded to the
playoff champions from 1951-52 to1959-60, and was renamed in 1960-61 to honour
the late Lester Patrick following his death.
The league originated as an amateur loop called the Pacific Coast Hockey League in 1944-45. The league turned professional in 1948-49 and changed its name to the Western Hockey League in 1952-53. It operated with teams in the Western United States and Western Canada until 1973-74 when it suspended operations.
ALL-TIME WINNERS
| 1973-74 |
Phoenix Roadrunners |
| 1972-73 |
Phoenix Roadrunners |
| 1971-72 |
Denver Spurs |
| 1970-71 |
Portland Buckaroos |
| 1969-70 |
Vancouver Canucks |
| 1968-69 |
Vancouver Canucks |
| 1967-68 |
Seattle Totems |
| 1966-67 |
Seattle Totems |
| 1965-66 |
Victoria Maple Leafs |
| 1964-65 |
Portland Buckaroos |
| 1963-64 |
San Francisco Seals |
| 1962-63 |
San Francisco Seals |
| 1961-62 |
Edmonton Flyers |
| 1960-61 |
Portland Buckaroos |
| 1959-60 |
Vancouver Canucks |
| 1958-59 |
Seattle Totems |
| 1957-58 |
Vancouver Canucks |
| 1956-57 |
Brandon Regals |
| 1955-56 |
Winnipeg Warriors |
| 1954-55 |
Edmonton Flyers |
| 1953-54 |
Calgary Stampeders |
| 1952-53 |
Edmonton Flyers |
| 1951-52 |
Saskatoon Quakers |
| 1950-51 |
Victoria Cougars |
| 1949-50 |
New Westminster Royals |
| 1948-49 |
San Diego Skyhawks |
| 1947-48 |
Vancouver Canucks |
| 1946-47 |
Los Angeles Monarchs |
| 1945-46 |
Vancouver Canucks |
| 1944-45 |
Seattle Iromen |
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