1981–82 WHL season

Junior ice hockey season August 2023 1981–82 WHL season Western Hockey League Ice hockey Playoffs Portland Winter Hawks (1) Regina Pats 12 Regular season Scotty Munro Memorial Trophy Lethbridge Broncos (1) Four Broncos Memorial Trophy Mike Vernon (Calgary Wranglers) Bob Clarke Trophy Jock Callander (Regina Pats) WHL 1980–81 1982–83 1981–82 CHL season #4B489D #FFFFFF Canadian Hockey League Ice hockey 35 OHL QMJHL WHL Memorial Cup Kitchener Rangers (OHL) 1 Sherbrooke Castors (QMJHL) The 1981–82 WHL season was the 16th season of the Western Hockey League (WHL), featuring twelve teams completing a 72-game regular season. The Lethbridge Broncos won the Scotty Munro Memorial Trophy for posting the best record during the regular season. In the playoffs, the Portland Winter Hawks became the first American-based club to win the President's Cup championship when they defeated the Regina Pats in the championship series. This also made the Winter Hawks the first American team to compete for the Memorial Cup at the 1982 tournament.Lapp Richard https://archive.org/details/memorialcupcanad0000lapp/page/152/mode/2up The Memorial Cup: Canada's National Junior Hockey Championship Macaulay Alec Harbour Publishing 1997 1-55017-170-4 Madeira Park, British Columbia 204 en-CA registration The season was the first for the Kamloops Junior Oilers, after the New Westminster Bruins relocated to Kamloops prior to the season. The season also marked the end of the Spokane Flyers organization, as it ceased operations on December 2, 1981, after playing only 26 games. As such, although the season began with thirteen teams, only twelve completed the season. Team changes The New Westminster Bruins are relocated to Kamloops, British Columbia, becoming the Kamloops Junior Oilers. Regular season Final standings main WDL y n y 2 before qualified for playoffs East Division LET Lethbridge Broncos REG Regina Pats SAS Saskatoon Blades CAL Calgary Wranglers BRA Brandon Wheat Kings BIL Billings Bighorns MED Medicine Hat Tigers WIN Winnipeg Warriors 50 22 0 421 280 x 48 24 0 465 368 x 44 26 2 450 343 x 41 29 2 334 266 x 34 38 0 372 413 x 27 44 1 369 432 x 25 46 1 308 446 23 48 1 285 388 complete main WDL y n y 2 before qualified for playoffs West Division POR Portland Winter Hawks VIC Victoria Cougars SEA Seattle Breakers KAM Kamloops Junior Oilers SPO Spokane Flyers 46 24 2 380 323 x 43 28 1 398 314 x 36 34 2 339 310 x 18 53 1 320 464 x 3 22 1 102 196 complete Folded mid-season Scoring leaders Note: GP = Games played; G = Goals; A = Assists; Pts = Points; PIM = Penalties in minutes Player Team GP G A Pts PIM Jock Callander Regina Pats 71 79 111 190 59 Dave Michayluk Regina Pats 72 62 111 173 128 Bruce Eakin Saskatoon Blades 66 42 125 167 120 Jim McGeough Billings Bighorns 71 93 66 159 142 Ken Yaremchuk Portland Winter Hawks 72 58 99 157 181 Marc Habscheid Saskatoon Blades 55 64 87 151 74 Dale Derkatch Regina Pats 71 62 80 142 92 Kelly Glowa Brandon Wheat Kings 72 59 78 137 87 Brian Shaw Portland Winter Hawks 69 56 76 132 193 Wally Schreiber Regina Pats 68 56 68 124 68 Mike Moller Lethbridge Broncos 49 41 81 122 38 1982 WHL Playoffs First round Lethbridge defeated Billings 4 games to 1 Regina defeated Brandon 4 games to 0 Calgary defeated Saskatoon 4 games to 1 Division semi-finals Lethbridge earned a bye Regina defeated Calgary 3 games to 1 Portland defeated Kamloops 4 games to 0 Seattle defeated Victoria 4 games to 0 Division finals Regina defeated Lethbridge 4 games to 3 Portland defeated Seattle 4 games to 2 WHL Championship Portland defeated Regina 4 games to 1 All-Star game On January 19, the West All-Stars defeated the East All-Stars 4–2 at Winnipeg, Manitoba, before a crowd of 3,500. WHL awards Most Valuable Player: Mike Vernon, Calgary WranglersTop Scorer - Bob Clarke Trophy: Jock Callander, Regina PatsMost Sportsmanlike Player: Mike Moller, Lethbridge BroncosTop Defenseman - Bill Hunter Trophy: Gary Nylund, Portland Winter HawksRookie of the Year - Jim Piggott Memorial Trophy: Dale Derkatch, Regina PatsTop Goaltender - Del Wilson Trophy: Mike Vernon, Calgary WranglersCoach of the Year - Dunc McCallum Memorial Trophy: Jack Sangster, Seattle BreakersRegular season champions - Scotty Munro Memorial Trophy: Lethbridge Broncos All-Star teams First Team Second Team Goal Mike Vernon Calgary Wranglers Dave Ross Seattle BreakersDefense Gary Nylund Portland Winter Hawks Gord Kluzak Billings Bighorns Garth Butcher Regina Pats Randy Moller Lethbridge BroncosCenter Bruce Eakin (tied) Saskatoon Blades Marc Habscheid Saskatoon Blades Ken Yaremchuk (tied) Portland Winter Hawks - - Left Wing Todd Strueby Saskatoon Blades Paul Cyr Victoria Cougars Right Wing Mike Moller Lethbridge Broncos Dave Michayluk Regina Pats See also 1982 NHL entry draft 1981 in sports 1982 in sports References 2005–06 WHL Guide 1980–81 WHL season 1982–83 WHL season WHL seasons Category:Western Hockey League seasons WHL WHL