The 1984–85 WHL season was the 19th season for the
Western Hockey League
The Western Hockey League (WHL) is a major junior ice hockey league based in Western Canada and the Northwestern United States. The WHL is one of three leagues that constitutes the Canadian Hockey League (CHL) as the highest level of junior h ...
. Fourteen teams completed a 72-game season. The
Prince Albert Raiders
The Prince Albert Raiders are a major junior ice hockey team in the Western Hockey League. The Raiders play in the East Division of the Eastern Conference. They are based in the city of Prince Albert, Saskatchewan, Canada. The team plays its hom ...
won the
President's Cup
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before going on to win the
Memorial Cup
The Memorial Cup () is the national championship of the Canadian Hockey League, a consortium of three major junior ice hockey leagues operating in Canada and parts of the United States. It is a four-team round-robin tournament played between t ...
.
League notes
*The
Winnipeg Warriors relocated to
Moose Jaw, Saskatchewan
Moose Jaw is the fourth largest city in Saskatchewan, Canada. Lying on the Moose Jaw River in the south-central part of the province, it is situated on the Trans-Canada Highway, west of Regina, Saskatchewan, Regina. Residents of Moose Jaw are k ...
to become the
Moose Jaw Warriors
The Moose Jaw Warriors are a major junior ice hockey team in the Western Hockey League based in Moose Jaw, Saskatchewan. The Warriors play in the East Division of the Eastern Conference. The team plays its home games at Moose Jaw Events Centre ...
.
*The
Kamloops Junior Oilers
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became the
Kamloops Blazers
The Kamloops Blazers are a junior ice hockey team in the Western Hockey League (WHL). The team plays in the B.C. Division of the Western Conference, is based out of Kamloops, British Columbia, and play home games at Sandman Centre.
The Blazers o ...
.
Regular season
Final standings
Scoring leaders
''Note: GP = Games played; G = Goals; A = Assists; Pts = Points; PIM = Penalties in minutes''
1985 WHL Playoffs
First round
*Prince Albert earned a bye
*Medicine Hat earned a bye
*Regina defeated Saskatoon 3 games to 0
*Calgary defeated Lethbridge 3 games to 1
Division semi-finals
*Prince Albert defeated Calgary 4 games to 0
*Medicine Hat defeated Regina 4 games to 1
*Kamloops defeated Portland 5 games to 1
*New Westminster defeated Kelowna 5 games to 1
Division finals
*Prince Albert defeated Medicine Hat 4 games to 1
*Kamloops defeated New Westminster 5 games to 0
WHL Championship
*Prince Albert defeated Kamloops 4 games to 0
All-Star game
There was no All-Star Game in 1984–85.
WHL awards
All-Star Teams
See also
*
1985 Memorial Cup
*
1985 NHL Entry Draft
*
1984 in sports
*
1985 in sports
References
whl.ca* 2005–06 WHL Guide
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