1953-54 Vancouver Canucks Roster

Western Hockey League (WHL)
Team Record: 39-24-7 - 85 points
in the WHL
Lost League Championship
Coach: Art Chapman (39-24-7)
Location: Vancouver, British Columbia, Canada
1953-54 Vancouver Canucks Statistics

The Vancouver Canucks of the Western Hockey League ended the 1953-54 season with a record of 39 wins and 24 losses and 7 ties for 85 points in the WHL.

The Canucks surrendered 174 goals, fewest in the league. Vancouver netted 218 goals. Larry Popein scored 34 goals for the team and contributed 32 assists. Gump Worsley earned 39 wins for the squad and a team-best 2.4 goals against average, topping qualifying goaltenders.

Art Chapman coached the team. The 1953-54 Vancouver Canucks lost in the League Championship.

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Player Pos. Birth Date Height Weight S/C Hometown
Douglas AdamLSeptember 7, 19235'11"165LToronto, ON Canada
Andy BathgateRAugust 28, 19326'0"180RWinnipeg, MB Canada
Frank BathgateCFebruary 14, 19305'10"162RWinnipeg, MB Canada
Fred BrownSeptember 4, 1928Regina, SASK Canada
Billy DeaCApril 3, 19335'8"175LEdmonton, AB Canada
Lucien DecheneRAugust 17, 19256'2"205RQuebec City, QUE Canada
Harry DickDNovember 22, 19225'11"210LPort Colborne, ON Canada
Lou FontinatoDJanuary 20, 19326'1"195LGuelph, ON Canada
Les HickeyDFebruary 2, 1921Winnipeg, MAN Canada
Ike HildebrandRMay 27, 19275'7"147RWinnipeg, MB Canada
George HomenukeDMay 26, 19266'1"215Sheho, SASK Canada
Millard HoughtonDSeptember 7, 19326'1"185RCalgary, AB CAN
Ivan IrwinDMarch 13, 19276'2"185LChicago, IL USA
Carl KaiserDApril 8, 19276'0"198LWinnipeg, MB CAN
Ed Kassian
Gordon KerrCMay 8, 19246'0"175RWinnipeg, MAN Canada
Frank KuzmaWOctober 14, 19325'11"175Saskatoon, SASK
Jack LancienDJune 14, 19236'0"188LSwift Current, SK Canada
Charles McCulloughFMarch 31, 19245'7"168RMoose Jaw, SK CAN
Lorne NadeauF6'0"200Winnipeg, MAN
Larry PopeinCAugust 11, 19305'10"165LYorkton, SK Canada
Cy RouseDAugust 7, 19265'10"168Kindersley, SASK Canada
Don SmithCMay 4, 19295'10"165LRegina, SK Canada
Allan StanleyDMarch 1, 19266'1"170LTimmins, ON Canada
Art StoneLJuly 8, 19306'1"195LVilna, ALTA Canada
Dale SweanyRDecember 2, 19326'4"210RMiami, MAN Canada
Gump WorsleyGMay 14, 19295'7"180LMontreal, QC Canada
Bill WylieCJuly 15, 19285'7"145LGalt, ON Canada



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