1989–90 WHL season

Junior ice hockey season August 2023 1989–90 WHL season Western Hockey League Ice hockey Playoffs Kamloops Blazers (3) Lethbridge Hurricanes 14 Regular season Scotty Munro Memorial Trophy Kamloops Blazers (3) Four Broncos Memorial Trophy Glen Goodall (Seattle Thunderbirds) Bob Clarke Trophy Len Barrie (Kamloops Blazers) WHL 1988–89 1990–91 1989–90 CHL season #4B489D #FFFFFF Canadian Hockey League Ice hockey 40 OHL QMJHL WHL Memorial Cup Oshawa Generals (OHL) 4 Kitchener Rangers (OHL) The 1989–90 WHL season was the 24th season of the Western Hockey League (WHL). Fourteen teams completed a 72-game season. For the second time in franchise history, the Kamloops Blazers captured both the Scotty Munro Memorial Trophy and the President's Cup in the same season—they last accomplished the feat in the 1983–84 season. Regular season Final standings main WDL y n y 2 before qualified for playoffs East Division LET Lethbridge Hurricanes PRI Prince Albert Raiders REG Regina Pats SAS Saskatoon Blades MED Medicine Hat Tigers SWI Swift Current Broncos BRA Brandon Wheat Kings MOO Moose Jaw Warriors 51 17 4 465 270 x 38 33 1 301 293 x 34 31 7 332 329 x 33 34 5 325 354 x 32 38 2 298 331 x 29 39 4 323 351 x 28 38 6 276 325 28 41 3 287 330 complete main WDL y n y 2 before qualified for playoffs West Division KAM Kamloops Blazers SEA Seattle Thunderbirds TRI Tri-City Americans SPO Spokane Chiefs POR Portland Winter Hawks VIC Victoria Cougars 56 16 0 484 278 x 52 17 3 444 295 x 39 28 5 433 354 x 30 37 5 334 344 x 24 45 3 322 426 5 65 2 221 565 complete Scoring leaders Note: GP = Games played; G = Goals; A = Assists; Pts = Points; PIM = Penalties in minutes Player Team GP G A Pts PIM Len Barrie Kamloops Blazers 70 85 100 185 108 Glen Goodall Seattle Thunderbirds 67 76 87 163 83 Victor Gervais Seattle Thunderbirds 69 64 96 160 180 Phil Huber Kamloops Blazers 72 63 89 152 176 Brian Sakic Tri-City Americans 66 53 99 152 12 Petr Nedved Seattle Thunderbirds 71 65 80 145 80 Stu Barnes Tri-City Americans 63 52 92 144 165 Corey Lyons Lethbridge Hurricanes 72 63 79 142 26 Wes Walz Lethbridge Hurricanes 56 54 86 140 69 Bryan Bosch Lethbridge Hurricanes 72 48 90 138 34 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 before a crowd of 5,059. WHL awards Most Valuable Player - Four Broncos Memorial Trophy: Glen Goodall, Seattle ThunderbirdsScholastic Player of the Year - Daryl K. (Doc) Seaman Trophy: Jeff Nelson, Prince Albert RaidersTop Scorer - Bob Clarke Trophy: Len Barrie, Kamloops BlazersMost Sportsmanlike Player - Brad Hornung Trophy: Bryan Bosch, Lethbridge HurricanesTop Defenseman - Bill Hunter Trophy: Kevin Haller, Regina PatsRookie of the Year - Jim Piggott Memorial Trophy: Petr Nedved, Seattle ThunderbirdsTop Goaltender - Del Wilson Trophy: Trevor Kidd, Brandon Wheat KingsCoach of the Year - Dunc McCallum Memorial Trophy: Ken Hitchcock, Kamloops BlazersExecutive of the Year - Lloyd Saunders Memorial Trophy: Russ Farwell, Seattle ThunderbirdsRegular Season Champions - Scotty Munro Memorial Trophy: Kamloops BlazersMarketing/Public Relations Award - St. Clair Group Trophy: Jeff Chynoweth, Lethbridge HurricanesWHL Plus-Minus Award: Len Barrie, Kamloops Blazers All-Star teams East Division First Team Second Team Goal Trevor Kidd Brandon Wheat Kings Dusty Imoo Lethbridge HurricanesDefense Kevin Haller Regina Pats Scott Humeniuk Moose Jaw Warriors Dan Lambert Swift Current Broncos Todd Nelson Prince Albert Raiders Center Wes Walz Lethbridge Hurricanes Mike Sillinger Regina Pats Left Wing Troy Mick Regina Pats Kelly Ens Lethbridge Hurricanes Right Wing Mark Greig Lethbridge Hurricanes Jackson Penney Prince Albert RaidersWest Division First Team Second Team Goal Danny Lorenz Seattle Thunderbirds Corey Hirsch Kamloops BlazersDefense Darryl Sydor Kamloops Blazers Cam Brauer Seattle Thunderbirds Stewart Malgunas Seattle Thunderbirds Steve Jaques Tri-City Americans Center Len Barrie Kamloops Blazers Glen Goodall Seattle Thunderbirds Left Wing Phil Huber Kamloops Blazers Brian Sakic Tri-City Americans Right Wing Mike Needham Kamloops Blazers Scott Levins Tri-City Americans Trivia During the 1989–90 WHL season, the Victoria Cougars 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).WHL Records http://www.whl.ca/whl-record-book WHL Official Site 17 February 2024 Canada https://web.archive.org/web/20140925083514/http://www.whl.ca/whl-record-book 2014-09-25 See also 1990 Memorial Cup 1990 NHL entry draft 1989 in sports 1990 in sports References 2005–06 WHL Guide 1988–89 WHL season 1990–91 WHL season WHL seasons Category:Western Hockey League seasons WHL WHL