This is the 1955-56 season of the Western Canada Junior Hockey League.
The Moose Jaw Canucks were forced to fold after a fire destroyed their arena in August, 1955.
The league folded after this season. The Pats rejoined the Saskatchewan Junior Hockey League while the Oil Kings went to the Central Alberta Hockey League.
Standings[]
| Regular Season | GP | W | L | T | GF | GA | Pts |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Regina Pats | 36 | 24 | 11 | 1 | 181 | 132 | 49 |
| Edmonton Oil Kings | 36 | 17 | 19 | 0 | 150 | 143 | 34 |
| Lethbridge Native Sons | 48 | 24 | 24 | 0 | 223 | 233 | 32 |
| Medicine Hat Tigers | 48 | 18 | 29 | 1 | 173 | 219 | 29 |
Note: Lethbridge - Medicine Hat games were worth one point each.
All-Star Game[]
The first league all-star game was played @ Lethbridge on Saturday, January 14, 1956. The attendance was about 1800.
The all-star team, chosen from the other league teams, beat the Lethbridge Native Sons 10-5.
Semi Finals[]
Best of 7
Regina Pats beat Medicine Hat Tigers 4 wins to 1.
REG 5-4-1-0-28-13
MHT 5-1-4-0-13-28
(10-1,3-5,5-3,5-3,5-1)
Lethbridge Native Sons beat Edmonton Oil Kings 4 wins to 2.
LET 6-4-2-0-25-20
EDM 6-2-4-0-20-25
(3-4,2-6,6-3,6-3,5-2,3-2)
Final[]
Best of 7
Regina Pats beat Lethbridge Native Sons 4 wins to 1.
REG 5-4-1-0-30-22
LET 5-1-4-0-22-30
(8-7,6-3,8-4,2-3,6-5)
Regina Pats advanced to the 1955-56 Western Canada Memorial Cup Playoffs.
Team Photos[]
![Lethbridge Native Sons Courtesy Glenbow Archives. Original photo [1] here.](/wiki/File:55-56LethNS.jpg "55-56LethNS.jpg (49 KB)")
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