1984–85 WHL season

Junior ice hockey season August 2023 1984–85 WHL season Western Hockey League Ice hockey Playoffs Prince Albert Raiders (1) Kamloops Blazers 14 Regular season Scotty Munro Memorial Trophy Prince Albert Raiders (1) Four Broncos Memorial Trophy Cliff Ronning (New Westminster Bruins) Bob Clarke Trophy Cliff Ronning (New Westminster Bruins) WHL 1983–84 1985–86 1984–85 CHL season #4B489D #FFFFFF Canadian Hockey League Ice hockey 41 OHL QMJHL WHL Memorial Cup Prince Albert Raiders (WHL) 1 Shawinigan Cataractes (QMJHL) The 1984–85 WHL season was the 19th season of the Western Hockey League (WHL), featuring fourteen teams and a 72-game regular season. In their third season since joining the WHL, the Prince Albert Raiders put together a dominant run, winning 58 games and the Scotty Munro Memorial Trophy for best regular season record. In the playoffs, the Raiders won the President's Cup, defeating the Kamloops Blazers in the championship series. The Raiders thus earned a berth at the 1985 Memorial Cup tournament, where they won the Memorial Cup title. This was the first season for the Moose Jaw Warriors, with the Winnipeg Warriors relocating to Moose Jaw prior to the season. This brought WHL hockey back to Moose Jaw for the first time since 1968, when the Moose Jaw Canucks left the league. In addition, the Kamloops Junior Oilers became a community-owned club and were renamed the Blazers. Team changes The Winnipeg Warriors are relocated to Moose Jaw, Saskatchewan, becoming the Moose Jaw Warriors. The Kamloops Junior Oilers are renamed the Kamloops Blazers. Regular season Final standings main WDL y n y 2 before qualified for playoffs East Division PRI Prince Albert Raiders MED Medicine Hat Tigers REG Regina Pats CAL Calgary Wranglers LET Lethbridge Broncos SAS Saskatoon Blades MOO Moose Jaw Warriors BRA Brandon Wheat Kings 58 11 3 481 255 x 53 17 2 355 224 x 43 28 1 387 298 x 39 31 2 382 351 x 30 40 2 295 322 x 29 41 2 309 378 x 21 50 1 320 438 17 54 1 264 481 complete main WDL y n y 2 before qualified for playoffs West Division KAM Kamloops Blazers NEW New Westminster Bruins KEL Kelowna Wings POR Portland Winter Hawks SEA Seattle Breakers VIC Victoria Cougars 52 17 2 423 293 x 41 29 2 379 302 x 29 39 4 359 367 x 27 44 1 365 442 x 25 44 3 320 416 24 43 4 314 385 complete Scoring leaders Note: GP = Games played; G = Goals; A = Assists; Pts = Points; PIM = Penalties in minutes Player Team GP G A Pts PIM Cliff Ronning New Westminster Bruins 70 89 108 197 20 Dan Hodgson Prince Albert Raiders 64 70 112 182 86 Mark Mackay Moose Jaw Warriors 71 66 74 140 25 Greg Evtushevski Kamloops Blazers 71 47 93 140 157 Ray Podloski Portland Winter Hawks 67 63 75 138 41 Al Conroy Medicine Hat Tigers 68 41 97 138 150 Gord Walker Kamloops Blazers 66 67 67 134 76 Doug Moffat Calgary Wranglers 71 62 65 127 72 Simon Wheeldon Victoria Cougars 67 50 76 126 78 Tony Grenier Prince Albert Raiders 71 62 58 120 38 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 Most Valuable Player: Cliff Ronning, New Westminster BruinsScholastic Player of the Year – Daryl K. (Doc) Seaman Trophy: Mark Janssens, Regina PatsTop Scorer – Bob Clarke Trophy: Cliff Ronning, New Westminster BruinsMost Sportsmanlike Player: Cliff Ronning, New Westminster BruinsTop Defenseman – Bill Hunter Trophy: Wendel Clark, Saskatoon BladesRookie of the Year – Jim Piggott Memorial Trophy: Mark Mackay, Moose Jaw WarriorsTop Goaltender – Del Wilson Trophy: Troy Gamble, Medicine Hat TigersCoach of the Year – Dunc McCallum Memorial Trophy: Doug Sauter, Medicine Hat TigersRegular season champions – Scotty Munro Memorial Trophy: Prince Albert Raiders All-Star teams East Division First Team Second Team Goal Troy Gamble Medicine Hat Tigers Gary Johnson Medicine Hat TigersDefense Wendel Clark Saskatoon Blades Doug Houda Calgary Wranglers John Miner (tied) Regina Pats Emanuel Viveiros Prince Albert Raiders Dana Murzyn (tied) Calgary Wranglers - - Center Dan Hodgson Prince Albert Raiders Mark MacKay Moose Jaw Warriors Left Wing Bob Bassen Medicine Hat Tigers Tony Grenier Prince Albert Raiders Right Wing Ken Quinney Calgary Wranglers Dave Pasin Prince Albert RaidersWest Division First Team Second TeamGoal Randy Hansch (tied) Victoria Cougars - - Daryl Reaugh (tied) Kamloops Blazers - -Defense Todd Carnelley Kamloops Blazers John Kordic Seattle Breakers Mark Ferner Kamloops Blazers Jeff Sharples Kelowna Wings Center Cliff Ronning New Westminster Bruins Simon Wheeldon Victoria Cougars Left Wing Gordie Walker Kamloops Blazers Jeff Rohlicek Kelowna Wings Right Wing Greg Evtushevski Kamloops Blazers Scott Robinson Seattle Breakers See also 1985 NHL entry draft 1984 in sports 1985 in sports References 2005–06 WHL Guide 1983–84 WHL season 1985–86 WHL season WHL seasons Category:Western Hockey League seasons WHL WHL