By the 1925–26 season, WHL teams were openly selling players to their richer NHL rivals to stay afloat. The NHL board of governors intervened by purchasing the contracts of every player in the WHL for $258,000 and the league formally disbanded. The remnants of five former WHL teams immediately formed the professional Prairie Hockey League (PHL)
League Semi.
League Champ.
Stanley Cup
z: best record, c: conference winner, y: division winner, w: wildcard, x: clinched playoff spot
| 3/12 | at Saskatoon | 3-3 | 3-3 | ||||||||||||||||
| 3/16 | vs Saskatoon | 1-0 OT | OT | 4-3 | |||||||||||||||
League ChampionshipMost goals scored in 2-game series | |||||||||||||||||||
| Date | Opponent | Result | Score | OT | Series | ||||||||||||||
| 3/20 | vs Edmonton | 3-1 | 3-1 | ||||||||||||||||
| 3/22 | at Edmonton | 2-2 | 5-3 | ||||||||||||||||
Stanley Cup FinalsBest of 5-game seriesThis is the last season that saw challengers from outside of the NHL compete for the Stanley Cup. Champions of the NHL and WCHL competed for the Stanley Cup | |||||||||||||||||||
| Date | Opponent | Result | Score | OT | Series | ||||||||||||||
| 3/30 | at Mtl. Maroons | L | 0-3 | 0-1 | |||||||||||||||
| 4/1 | at Mtl. Maroons | L | 0-3 | 0-2 | |||||||||||||||
| 4/3 | at Mtl. Maroons | W | 3-2 | 1-2 | |||||||||||||||
| 4/6 | at Mtl. Maroons | L | 0-2 | 1-3 | |||||||||||||||