The 1929–30 PCHL season was the second season of the professional men's ice hockey Pacific Coast Hockey League, a minor professional league with teams in the western United States and western Canada. It consisted of four teams: Vancouver Lions, Seattle Eskimos, Portland Buckaroos and Victoria Cubs.
It was followed by the 1930–31 PCHL season.
The season ran 36 games and the two best teams in the league standings met in a best-of-five playoff format series for league championship honors.
| 1929–30 Pacific Coast Hockey League | |||||
| Team | City | Arena | Capacity | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Portland Buckaroos | Portland, Oregon | Portland Ice Arena | 2,000 | ||
| Seattle Eskimos | Seattle, Washington | Civic Ice Arena | 4,000 | ||
| Vancouver Lions | Vancouver, British Columbia | Denman Arena | 10,500 | ||
| Victoria Cubs | Victoria, British Columbia | Patrick Arena | 4,000 | ||
Note: W = Wins, L = Losses, T = Ties, GF= Goals For, GA = Goals Against
Teams that qualified for the playoffs are highlighted in bold
| Pacific Coast Hockey League | GP | W | L | T | GF | GA |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Vancouver Lions | 36 | 20 | 8 | 8 | 86 | 46 |
| Portland Buckaroos | 36 | 20 | 10 | 6 | 64 | 34 |
| Seattle Eskimos | 36 | 15 | 13 | 8 | 77 | 58 |
| Victoria Cubs | 36 | 5 | 29 | 2 | 43 | 132 |
Source: [1]
Vancouver Lions defeated Portland Buckaroos 3 games to 1. [2]
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