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History
The Lester Patrick Cup was emblematic of the professional Western Hockey League. Originally named the President's Cup, the playoff championship trophy 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 1951-52. 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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