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The '''1923–24 WCHL season''' was the third season for the now defunct [[Western Canada Hockey League]] (WCHL). Four teams played 30 games each. The [[Calgary Tigers]] defeated the [[Regina Capitals]] to win the WCHL title. Calgary moved on to the [[1924 Stanley Cup playoffs|Stanley Cup playoffs]], losing in the Final to the [[Montreal Canadiens]].

==League business==
The league approved a rule limiting goaltender pads to 12 inches in width.{{sfn|Coleman|1966|p=450}}

==Regular season==
The four teams played an interlocking schedule with the [[Pacific Coast Hockey Association]] (PCHA) teams.

===Final standings===
'''''Note:''' W = Wins, L = Losses, T = Ties, GF= Goals For, GA = Goals Against, Pts = Points''
{| border="1" cellpadding="3" cellspacing="0" class="wikitable"
|-
! bgcolor="#DDDDFF" width="40%" | Western Canada Hockey League
! bgcolor="#DDDDFF" width="5%" | GP
! bgcolor="#DDDDFF" width="5%" | W
! bgcolor="#DDDDFF" width="5%" | L
! bgcolor="#DDDDFF" width="5%" | T
! bgcolor="#DDDDFF" width="5%" | Pts
! bgcolor="#DDDDFF" width="7.5%" | GF
! bgcolor="#DDDDFF" width="7.5%" | GA
|-
|'''[[Calgary Tigers]]''' ||30 ||18 ||11 ||1 || 37|| 83|| 72 
|-
|'''[[Regina Capitals]]''' || 30 ||17 ||11 ||2 || 36|| 83 ||67 
|-
|'''[[Saskatoon Crescents]]''' ||30 ||15 ||12|| 3 || 33 ||91|| 73 
|-
| '''[[Edmonton Eskimos]]''' || 30 ||11|| 15|| 4 || 26|| 69|| 81 
|}

===Scoring leaders===

{| class="wikitable sortable"
|-
! style="width: 12em;" | Player
! style="width: 13em;" | Team
! style="width: 4em;"  | {{abbr|GP|Games Played}}
! style="width: 4em;"  | {{abbr|G|Goals}}
! style="width: 4em;"  | {{abbr|A|Assists}}
! style="width: 4em;"  | {{abbr|Pts|Points}}
! style="width: 4em;"  | {{abbr|PIM|Penalties In Minutes}}
|- style="text-align:center;"
| style="text-align:left;"|Bill Cook || style="text-align:left;"| [[Saskatoon Crescents]] || 30 || 26 || 14 || 40 || 20
|- style="text-align:center;"
| style="text-align:left;"|Harry Oliver || style="text-align:left;"| [[Calgary Tigers]] || 27 || 22 || 12 || 34 || 14
|- style="text-align:center;"
| style="text-align:left;"|George Hay || style="text-align:left;"| [[Regina Capitals]] || 25 || 20 || 11 || 31 || 8
|- style="text-align:center;"
| style="text-align:left;"|Duke Keats || style="text-align:left;"| [[Edmonton Eskimos]] || 29 || 19 || 12 || 31 || 41
|- style="text-align:center;"
| style="text-align:left;"|Barney Stanley|| style="text-align:left;"| Regina Capitals || 30 || 15 || 11 || 26 || 27
|- style="text-align:center;"
| style="text-align:left;"|Laurie Scott || style="text-align:left;"| Saskatoon Crescents || 30 || 20 || 5 || 25 || 8
|- style="text-align:center;"
| style="text-align:left;"|Bernie Morris || style="text-align:left;"| Calgary Tigers || 30 || 16 || 7 || 23 || 13
|- style="text-align:center;"
| style="text-align:left;"|Cully Wilson || style="text-align:left;"| Calgary Tigers || 30|| 16 || 7 || 23 || 37
|- style="text-align:center;"
| style="text-align:left;"|Dick Irvin || style="text-align:left;"| Regina Capitals || 29 || 15 || 8 || 23 || 33
|- style="text-align:center;"
| style="text-align:left;"|Newsy Lalonde || style="text-align:left;"| Saskatoon Crescents || 21 || 10 || 10 || 20 || 24
|}

==Playoffs==
The Calgary Tigers played off against Regina for the WCHL title.
{| border="1" cellpadding="3" cellspacing="0" class="wikitable"
|- bgcolor="#DDDDFF"
! width="6em" | Date
! width="10em" | Away
! width="5em" | Score
! width="10em" | Home
! width="5em" | Score
! width="15em" | Notes
|-
|March 5||Calgary||2||Regina||2||
|-
|March 7||Regina||0||'''Calgary''' ||'''2'''||
|}
''Calgary wins two-game total-goals series 4–2.''

The Tigers then played off against [[Pacific Coast Hockey Association]] (PCHA) champion Vancouver to advance to the Stanley Cup Final.

{| border="1" cellpadding="3" cellspacing="0" class="wikitable"
|- bgcolor="#DDDDFF"
! width="6em" | Date
! width="10em" | Away
! width="5em" | Score
! width="10em" | Home
! width="5em" | Score
! width="15em" | Notes
|-
|March 10||Calgary||1||'''Vancouver''' ||'''3'''||
|-
|March 12||Vancouver ||3||'''Calgary''' ||'''6'''||
|-
|March 15||'''Calgary'''|| '''3'''||Vancouver ||1|| in Winnipeg
|}
''Calgary wins best-of-three series 2–1.''

===Stanley Cup Final===
{{main|1924 Stanley Cup playoffs}}
In the final, the Calgary Tigers would face the [[National Hockey League]] (NHL) champion [[Montreal Canadiens]]. Montreal had also defeated Vancouver to advance to the Final.  Montreal then defeated Calgary two games to none in the best-of-three series to win the Stanley Cup.

{| border="1" cellpadding="3" cellspacing="0" class="wikitable"
|- bgcolor="#DDDDFF"
! width="6em" | Date
! width="10em" | Away
! width="5em" | Score
! width="10em" | Home
! width="5em" | Score
! width="15em" | Notes
|-
|March 22||Calgary Tigers||1||'''Montreal Canadiens'''||'''6'''|| (NHL rules)
|-
|March 25||Calgary Tigers||0||'''Montreal Canadiens'''||'''3'''||in Ottawa (WCHL rules)
|}

==Team Photos==
<gallery>
23-24CalTig.jpg|[[Calgary Tigers]]
23-24SasShe.jpg|[[Saskatoon Sheiks]]
</gallery>

Calgary Tigers photo courtesy Glenbow Archives. Original photo [http://ww2.glenbow.org/search/archivesPhotosResults.aspx?AC=GET_RECORD&XC=/search/archivesPhotosResults.aspx&BU=&TN=IMAGEBAN&SN=AUTO9494&SE=375&RN=155&MR=10&TR=0&TX=1000&ES=0&CS=0&XP=&RF=WebResults&EF=&DF=WebResultsDetails&RL=0&EL=0&DL=0&NP=255&ID=&MF=WPEngMsg.ini&MQ=&TI=0&DT=&ST=0&IR=91646&NR=0&NB=15&SV=0&BG=&FG=&QS=ArchivesPhotosSearch&OEX=ISO-8859-1&OEH=ISO-8859-1] here.

==Game Ads==

<gallery captionalign="center">
23-24WCHLReginaGameAd.jpg|Regina
23-24WCHLSaskatoonGameAd.jpg|Saskatoon
23-24WCHLCalgaryGameAd.jpg|Calgary
23-24WCHLEdmontonGameAd.jpg|Edmonton
23-24WCHLReginaOpeningGameAd.jpg|Regina opening game
23-24WCHLPOReginaGameAd.jpg|Final @ Regina
23-24WCHLPOCalgaryGameAd.jpg|Final @ Calgary
</gallery>

==Season Tickets==

<gallery captionalign="center">
23-24EdmEskSeasonTick.jpg|Edmonton
23-24WCHLReginaSeasonTickets.jpg|Regina
</gallery>

==See also==
*[[1923–24 NHL season]]
*[[1923–24 PCHA season]]
*[[List of pre-NHL seasons]]

==References==
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*[http://www.hockeydb.com/ihdb/stats/leagues/wchl1922.html HockeyDB]

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  before = [[1922–23 WCHL season]] |
  after = [[1924–25 WCHL season]] |
  title = [[Western Canada Hockey League#Seasons|WCHL seasons]] |
  years = 1923–24|
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