1968–69 WIHL season

Last updated March 02, 2019

1968-69 was the 22nd season of the Western International Hockey League. The WIHL played an interleague schedule with the Alberta Senior 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.

The Alberta Senior Hockey League was a senior amateur ice hockey league operating in the Canadian province of Alberta between 1965 and 1978.

Standings

Spokane Jets 48 31 14 3 195 161 65
Kimberley Dynamiters 48 27 18 3 191 167 57
Nelson Maple Leafs 48 28 20 0 215 161 56
Trail Smoke Eaters 48 22 26 0 185 196 44
Cranbrook Royals 48 13 34 1 157 230 27

The Spokane Jets were a senior men's ice hockey team that played out of Spokane, Washington. They played in the Western International Hockey League (WIHL) from 1963-64 through 1973-74.

The Kimberley Dynamiters are a defunct Senior Amateur ice hockey club that played from 1946-1981 in the Western International Hockey League (WIHL).

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.

Playoffs

Semi finals (best of 7)

Kimberley defeated Nelson 4 games to 1 (6-2, 1-4, 5-1, 6-3, 6-4)
Spokane defeated Trail 4 games to 0 (8-2, 5-1, 3-1, 4-3)

Final (best of 7)

Spokane defeated Kimberley 4 games to 1 (4-2, 5-3, 1-2, 3-2 OT, 4-3)

The Spokane Jets advanced to the 1969 Western Canada Allan Cup Playoffs.

The 1969 Allan Cup was the Canadian national senior ice hockey championship for the 1968-69 Senior "A" season. The event was hosted by the Galt Hornets and Galt, Ontario. The 1969 playoff marked the 61st time that the Allan Cup has been awarded.

The Allan Cup is the trophy awarded annually to the national senior amateur men's ice hockey champions of Canada. It was donated by Sir Montagu Allan of Ravenscrag, Montreal, and has been competed for since 1909. The current champions are the Stoney Creek Generals, who captured the 2018 Allan Cup in Rosetown, Saskatchewan.

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