The 1984–85 WHL season was the 19th season of the

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(WHL), featuring fourteen teams and a 72-game regular season. In their third season since joining the WHL, the

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put together a dominant run, winning 58 games and the

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for best regular season record. In the playoffs, the Raiders won the

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, defeating the

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in the championship series. The Raiders thus earned a berth at the

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tournament, where they won the

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title. This was the first season for the

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, with the

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relocating to

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prior to the season. This brought WHL hockey back to Moose Jaw for the first time since 1968, when the

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left the league. In addition, the Kamloops Junior Oilers became a community-owned club and were renamed the Blazers.

Team changes

*The

are relocated to

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, becoming the

. *The

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are renamed the

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

WHL awards

All-Star Teams

References

* 2005–06 WHL Guide {{DEFAULTSORT:1984-85 Whl Season Western Hockey League seasons WHL WHL