1956–57 WIHL season

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1956-57 was the 11th season of the Western International Hockey League.

The Western International Hockey League (WIHL) was a senior level ice hockey league that featured teams from the Western United States and Western Canada. It operated from 1946–62 and 1963–88. It grew out of the West Kootenay League, which operated in southeast British Columbia from the 1920s.

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The Trail Smoke Eaters were a senior level men's ice hockey team from Trail, British Columbia that played from 1926 to 1987. They are recognized as being one of the best senior hockey teams in Canadian history. The Smoke Eaters won their first Allan Cup in 1938; they won the 1939 World Ice Hockey Championships and the 1961 World Ice Hockey Championships; and they won another Allan Cup in 1962.

The Nelson Maple Leafs were a senior men's ice hockey team. They won the British Columbia Senior Championship, the Savage Cup, seven times. They played in, but lost, the 1965 Allan Cup Final.

The Rossland Warriors were a senior men's ice hockey team that operated out of Rossland, British Columbia. They played in the Western International Hockey League for ten seasons, from 1956-1967. The Warriors won the WIHL league title in 1957-58.

Semi finals

Best of 7

Spokane Flyers beat Rossland Warriors 4 wins to 1.

Trail Smoke Eaters beat Nelson Maple Leafs 4 wins to 1.

Final

Best of 7

Spokane Flyers beat Trail Smoke Eaters 4 wins to none.

Spokane Flyers advanced to the 1956-57 British Columbia Senior Playoffs.

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