The 1989–90 WHL season was the 24th season of the

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(WHL). Fourteen teams completed a 72-game season. For the second time in franchise history, the

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captured both the

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and the President's Cup in the same season—they last accomplished the feat in the 1983–84 season.

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

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before a crowd of 5,059.

WHL awards

All-Star Teams

Trivia

During the 1989–90 WHL season, the

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set several records for futility within a 72-game WHL season. They recorded only 6 wins and 12 points. They also broke the record for most losses in a row at 37 (November 22, 1989 – February 11, 1990).

References

* 2005–06 WHL Guide {{DEFAULTSORT:1989-90 Whl Season Western Hockey League seasons WHL WHL