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1976–77 WCHL season

Junior ice hockey season

Field	Value
title	1976–77 WCHL season
league	Western Hockey League
sport	Ice hockey
playoffs	Playoffs
finals_champ	New Westminster Bruins (3)
finals_runner-up	Brandon Wheat Kings
no_of_teams	12
season	Regular season
season_champ_name	Season champions
season_champs	Brandon Wheat Kings (1)
MVP_link	Four Broncos Memorial Trophy
MVP	Barry Beck (New Westminster Bruins)
top_scorer_link	Bob Clarke Trophy
top_scorer	Bill Derlago (Brandon Wheat Kings)
seasonslistnames	WHL
prevseason_year	1975–76
nextseason_year	1977–78

| finals_runner-up = Brandon Wheat Kings | finals_runner-up = Ottawa 67's (OMJHL)

The 1976–77 WCHL season was the 11th season of the Western Canada Hockey League. It featured twelve teams and a 72-game regular season. The Brandon Wheat Kings won their first regular season title, posting 54 wins on the season. However, in the playoffs the New Westminster Bruins continued their run of dominance and won their third consecutive President's Cup, defeating the Wheat Kings in the championship series. The Bruins advanced to the 1977 Memorial Cup tournament, and there they secured their first Memorial Cup title.

The season was the first for the Portland Winter Hawks, who became the league's first American-based club when the charter Edmonton Oil Kings relocated to Portland, Oregon prior to the season. The Winnipeg Clubs also changed their name to the Monarchs.

League notes

The league adopted a new divisional format, dividing into three divisions of four teams each.

Team changes

The Edmonton Oil Kings relocated to Portland, Oregon, becoming the Portland Winterhawks.
The Winnipeg Clubs are renamed the Winnipeg Monarchs.

Regular season

Final standings

East Division	GP	W	L	T	Pts	GF	GA
x Saskatoon Blades	72	43	19	10	96	390	269
x Brandon Wheat Kings	72	34	30	8	76	341	303
x Lethbridge Broncos	72	28	35	9	65	293	352
x Winnipeg Clubs	72	27	39	6	60	302	378
x Regina Pats	72	22	42	8	52	278	347
Flin Flon Bombers	72	18	44	10	46	279	441

West Division	GP	W	L	T	Pts	GF	GA
x New Westminster Bruins	72	54	14	4	112	463	247
x Kamloops Chiefs	72	40	26	6	86	365	285
x Medicine Hat Tigers	72	38	24	10	86	379	306
x Victoria Cougars	72	37	28	7	81	343	320
x Edmonton Oil Kings	72	25	42	5	55	312	400
Calgary Centennials	72	22	45	5	49	284	381

Scoring leaders

Note: GP = Games played; G = Goals; A = Assists; Pts = Points; PIM = Penalties in minutes

Player	Team	GP	G	A	Pts	PIM
Bernie Federko	Saskatoon Blades	72	72	115	187	108
Greg Carroll	Medicine Hat Tigers	71	60	109	169	118
Don Murdoch	Medicine Hat Tigers	70	88	77	165	202
Blair Chapman	Saskatoon Blades	69	71	86	157	67
Fred Berry	New Westminster Bruins	72	59	87	146	164
Rick Shinske	New Westminster Bruins	70	52	91	143	86
Jim Gustafson	Victoria Cougars	69	46	95	141	72
Morris Lukowich	Medicine Hat Tigers	72	65	75	140	195
Rich Gosselin	Flin Flon Bombers	69	67	66	133	192
Dale McMullin	Brandon Wheat Kings	72	56	74	130	28

Regular season

Final standings

East Division	GP	W	L	T	Pts	GF	GA
x Brandon Wheat Kings	72	54	10	8	116	447	242
x Saskatoon Blades	72	30	30	12	72	317	290
Flin Flon Bombers	72	16	42	14	46	294	411
Regina Pats	72	8	53	11	27	218	464

Central Division	GP	W	L	T	Pts	GF	GA
x Medicine Hat Tigers	72	32	28	12	76	330	304
x Winnipeg Monarchs	72	31	34	7	69	341	384
x Lethbridge Broncos	72	28	32	12	68	324	335
x Calgary Centennials	72	22	34	15	59	329	397

West Division	GP	W	L	T	Pts	GF	GA
x New Westminster Bruins	72	47	14	11	105	363	216
x Kamloops Chiefs	72	34	26	12	80	308	291
x Portland Winter Hawks	72	36	29	7	79	359	294
x Victoria Cougars	72	27	32	13	67	299	301

Scoring leaders

Note: GP = Games played; G = Goals; A = Assists; Pts = Points; PIM = Penalties in minutes

Player	Team	GP	G	A	Pts	PIM
Bill Derlago	Brandon Wheat Kings	72	96	82	178	63
Ray Allison	Brandon Wheat Kings	71	45	92	137	198
Brian Propp	Brandon Wheat Kings	72	55	80	135	47
Kevin McCarthy	Winnipeg Monarchs	72	22	105	127	110
Dan Bonar	Brandon Wheat Kings	72	75	50	125	70
Tony Currie	Portland Winter Hawks	72	73	52	125	50
Mark Lofthouse	New Westminster Bruins	70	54	58	112	59
Wayne Babych	Portland Winter Hawks	72	50	62	112	76
Brent Peterson	Portland Winter Hawks	69	34	78	112	98
Kim Davis	Flin Flon Bombers	69	56	55	111	250

1977 WCHL Playoffs

Preliminary round

Calgary defeated Medicine Hat 4 games to 0
Lethbridge defeated Saskatoon 4 games to 2

League quarter-finals

Brandon defeated Winnipeg 5 games to 2
Lethbridge defeated Calgary 3 games to 2
New Westminster defeated Victoria 4 games to 0
Portland defeated Kamloops 4 games to 1

League semi-finals

Brandon defeated Lethbridge 4 games to 0
New Westminster defeated Portland 4 games to 1

WHL Championship

New Westminster defeated Brandon 4 games to 1

All-Star game

On January 19, the West All-Stars defeated the East All-Stars 3–2 at Brandon, Manitoba before a crowd of 4,120.

WHL awards

Regular season champions: Brandon Wheat Kings

All-Star teams

First Team	Second Team
Goal	Glen Hanlon
Defense	Barry Beck
Kevin McCarthy	Winnipeg Monarchs
Center	Bill Derlago
Left Wing	Reg Kerr
Right Wing	Wayne Babych

References

2005–06 WHL Guide

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