The 1989–90 WHL season was the 24th season of the
Western Hockey League
The Western Hockey League (WHL) is a 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 hocke ...
(WHL). Fourteen teams completed a 72-game season. For the second time in franchise history, the
Kamloops Blazers
The Kamloops Blazers are a Canadian major junior ice hockey team based in Kamloops, British Columbia. The team plays in the B.C. Division of the Western Hockey League's Western Conference and plays its home games at the Sandman Centre. The Blaze ...
captured both the
Scotty Munro Memorial Trophy
The Scotty Munro Memorial Trophy is awarded annually to the regular season champion of the Western Hockey League. It is named after one of the league's founders, Scotty Munro. Munro served as the general manager of the Estevan Bruins, one of the ...
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
Kennewick, Washington
Kennewick () is a city in Benton County, Washington, Benton County in the U.S. state of Washington (state), Washington. It is located along the southwest bank of the Columbia River, just southeast of the confluence of the Columbia and Yakima ...
before a crowd of 5,059.
WHL awards
All-Star Teams
Trivia
During the 1989–90 WHL season, the
Victoria Cougars
The Victoria Cougars were a major league professional ice hockey team that played in the Pacific Coast Hockey Association (PCHA) from 1911 to 1924 under various names, and (after the PCHA's merger with the Western Canada Hockey League) in the W ...
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).
See also
*
1990 Memorial Cup
*
1990 NHL Entry Draft
*
1989 in sports
1989 in sports describes the year's events in world sport.
Alpine skiing
* Alpine Skiing World Cup
** Men's overall season champion: Marc Girardelli, Luxembourg
** Women's overall season champion: Vreni Schneider, Switzerland
American footbal ...
*
1990 in sports
1990 in sports describes the year's events in world sport.
Alpine skiing
* Alpine Skiing World Cup
** Men's overall season champion: Pirmin Zurbriggen, Switzerland
American football
* Super Bowl XXIV – the San Francisco 49ers (NFC) won 55–1 ...
References
* 2005–06 WHL Guide
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