The 1989–90 WHL season was the 24th 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
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 ...
won the
President's Cup
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.
Regular season
Final standings
Scoring leaders
''Note: GP = Games played; G = Goals; A = Assists; Pts = Points; PIM = Penalties in minutes''
1990 WHL Playoffs
First round
*Swift Current defeated Brandon 5–4 OT in sixth place tie-breaker game.
*Lethbridge and Prince Albert earn byes to Division Semifinals.
*Regina defeated Swift Current 3 games to 1.
*Saskatoon defeated Medicine Hat 3 games to 0.
Division Semifinals
*Lethbridge defeated Saskatoon 4 games to 3.
*Prince Albert defeated Regina 4 games to 3.
*Kamloops defeated Spokane 5 games to 1.
*Seattle defeated Tri-City 5 games to 2.
Division Finals
*Lethbridge defeated Prince Albert 4 games to 3.
*Kamloops defeated Seattle 5 games to 1.
WHL Championship
*Kamloops defeated Lethbridge 4 games to 1.
All-Star game
On January 26, the East division defeated the West division 9–6 at
Kennewick, Washington
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before a crowd of 5,059.
WHL awards
All-Star Teams
See also
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1990 Memorial Cup
The 1990 Memorial Cup occurred May 5–13 at the Copps Coliseum in Hamilton, Ontario. It was the 72nd annual Memorial Cup competition and determined the major junior ice hockey champion of the Canadian Hockey League (CHL). Participating teams ...
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1990 NHL Entry Draft
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1989 in sports
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1990 in sports
References
whl.ca* 2005–06 WHL Guide
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