1985–86 WHL season

Junior ice hockey season August 2023 1985–86 WHL season Western Hockey League Ice hockey Playoffs Kamloops Blazers (2) Medicine Hat Tigers 14 Regular season Scotty Munro Memorial Trophy Medicine Hat Tigers (1) Four Broncos Memorial Trophy Rob Brown (Kamloops Blazers) / Manny Viveiros (Prince Albert Raiders) Bob Clarke Trophy Rob Brown (Kamloops Blazers) WHL 1984–85 1986–87 1985–86 CHL season #4B489D #FFFFFF Canadian Hockey League Ice hockey 39 OHL QMJHL WHL Memorial Cup Guelph Platers (OHL) 1 Hull Olympiques (QMJHL) The 1985–86 WHL season was the 20th season of the Western Hockey League (WHL). It featured fourteen teams and a 72-game regular season. The Medicine Hat Tigers captured their first Scotty Munro Memorial Trophy for the best regular season record, while the Kamloops Blazers won their second President's Cup as playoff champions. The season was the first for the Spokane Chiefs, with the Kelowna Wings relocating to Spokane, Washington prior to the season. The Chiefs became the third American-based WHL team. In addition, the Seattle Breakers were renamed the Thunderbirds. Team changes The Kelowna Wings relocated to Spokane, Washington, becoming the Spokane Chiefs. The Seattle Breakers are renamed the Seattle Thunderbirds. Regular season Final standings main WDL y n y 2 before qualified for playoffs East Division MED Medicine Hat Tigers PRI Prince Albert Raiders REG Regina Pats SAS Saskatoon Blades LET Lethbridge Broncos MOO Moose Jaw Warriors BRA Brandon Wheat Kings CAL Calgary Wranglers 54 17 1 384 245 x 52 17 3 424 257 x 45 26 1 384 295 x 38 28 6 381 360 x 27 42 3 314 379 x 25 44 3 294 375 x 24 46 2 324 438 23 47 2 288 378 complete main WDL y n y 2 before qualified for playoffs West Division KAM Kamloops Blazers POR Portland Winter Hawks SPO Spokane Chiefs SEA Seattle Thunderbirds NEW New Westminster Bruins VIC Victoria Cougars 49 19 4 449 299 x 47 24 1 438 348 x 30 41 1 373 413 x 27 43 2 330 406 x 25 45 2 276 373 22 49 1 346 439 complete Scoring leaders Note: GP = Games played; G = Goals; A = Assists; Pts = Points; PIM = Penalties in minutes Player Team GP G A Pts PIM Rob Brown Kamloops Blazers 69 58 115 173 171 Simon Wheeldon Victoria Cougars 70 61 96 157 85 Ken Morrison Kamloops Blazers/Prince Albert Raiders 72 83 67 150 65 Randy Smith Saskatoon Blades 70 60 86 146 44 Ken Priestlay Victoria Cougars 72 73 72 145 45 Rod Matechuk Saskatoon Blades 72 57 78 135 93 Ray Podloski Portland Winter Hawks 66 59 75 134 69 Mike Nottingham Kamloops Blazers 70 61 70 131 101 Craig Endean Seattle Thunderbirds 70 58 70 128 34 Dave Waldie Portland Winter Hawks 72 68 58 126 63 1986 WHL Playoffs First round The East division played a round robin format amongst the top six teams: Prince Albert (9–1) advanced Medicine Hat (8–2) advanced Saskatoon (7–3) advanced Moose Jaw (4–6) advanced Lethbridge (1–9) eliminated Regina (1–9) eliminated Division semi-finals Medicine Hat defeated Moose Jaw 3 games to 0 Prince Albert defeated Saskatoon 3 games to 0 Kamloops defeated Seattle 5 games to 0 Portland defeated Spokane 5 games to 4 Division finals Medicine Hat defeated Prince Albert 4 games to 3 Kamloops defeated Portland 5 games to 1 WHL Championship Kamloops defeated Medicine Hat 4 games to 1 All-Star games On January 20, the Portland Winter Hawks defeated the West All-Stars 4–3 in Portland, Oregon before a crowd of 3,106. On January 21, the East All-Stars defeated the Prince Albert Raiders 6–3 in Prince Albert, Saskatchewan before a crowd of 1,475. WHL awards Note: In some cases, the WHL handed out separate awards for the East and West divisions. Most Valuable Player: East: Emanuel Viveiros, Prince Albert Raiders; West: Rob Brown, Kamloops BlazersScholastic Player of the Year - Daryl K. (Doc) Seaman Trophy: Mark Janssens, Regina PatsTop Scorer - Bob Clarke Trophy: Rob Brown, Kamloops BlazersMost Sportsmanlike Player: East: Randy Smith, Saskatoon Blades; Ken Morrison, Kamloops BlazersTop Defenseman - Bill Hunter Trophy: East: Emanuel Viveiros, Prince Albert Raiders; West: Glen Wesley, Portland Winter HawksRookie of the Year - Jim Piggott Memorial Trophy: East: Neil Brady, Medicine Hat Tigers; West: (tie) Ron Shudra, Kamloops Blazers and Dave Waldie, Portland Winter HawksTop Goaltender - Del Wilson Trophy: Mark Fitzpatrick, Medicine Hat TigersCoach of the Year - Dunc McCallum Memorial Trophy: Terry Simpson, Prince Albert RaidersRegular season champions - Scotty Munro Memorial Trophy: Medicine Hat Tigers All-Star teams East Division First Team Second Team Goal Darryl Gilmour Moose Jaw Warriors Mark Fitzpatrick Medicine Hat TigersDefense Emanuel Viveiros Prince Albert Raiders Robert Dirk Regina Pats Ken Spangler Calgary Wranglers Dave Manson Prince Albert Raiders Center Al Conroy Medicine Hat Tigers Randy Smith Saskatoon Blades Left Wing Tim Iannone Regina Pats Larry DePalma Saskatoon Blades Right Wing Pat Elynuik Prince Albert Raiders Kim Issel Prince Albert RaidersWest Division First Team Second Team Goal Larry Dyck Seattle Thunderbirds Bill Ranford New Westminster BruinsDefense Glen Wesley Portland Winter Hawks Mike Berger Spokane Chiefs Jim Agnew (tied) Portland Winter Hawks Ron Shudra Kamloops Blazers Greg Hawgood (tied) Kamloops Blazers - - Center Rob Brown Kamloops Blazers Simon Wheeldon Victoria Cougars Left Wing Dave Waldie Portland Winter Hawks Ken Priestlay Victoria Cougars Right Wing Ken Morrison Kamloops Blazers Terry Perkins Spokane Chiefs See also 1986 Memorial Cup 1986 NHL entry draft 1985 in sports 1986 in sports References 2005–06 WHL Guide 1984–85 WHL season 1986–87 WHL season WHL seasons Category:Western Hockey League seasons WHL WHL