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Junior ice hockey season
Sports season
Sports season
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.
Regular season
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Final standings
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Scoring leaders
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Note: GP = Games played; G = Goals; A = Assists; Pts = Points; PIM = Penalties in minutes
1986 WHL Playoffs
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First round
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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
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- 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
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- Medicine Hat defeated Prince Albert 4 games to 3
- Kamloops defeated Portland 5 games to 1
WHL Championship
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- Kamloops defeated Medicine Hat 4 games to 1
All-Star games
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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
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- 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 Blazers
|
Scholastic Player of the Year -
Daryl K. (Doc) Seaman Trophy
:
Mark Janssens
,
Regina Pats
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Top Scorer -
Bob Clarke Trophy
:
Rob Brown
,
Kamloops Blazers
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Most Sportsmanlike Player
: East:
Randy Smith
,
Saskatoon Blades
; Ken Morrison,
Kamloops Blazers
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Top Defenseman -
Bill Hunter Trophy
: East:
Emanuel Viveiros
,
Prince Albert Raiders
; West:
Glen Wesley
,
Portland Winter Hawks
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Rookie of the Year -
Jim Piggott Memorial Trophy
: East:
Neil Brady
,
Medicine Hat Tigers
; West: (tie)
Ron Shudra
,
Kamloops Blazers
and Dave Waldie,
Portland Winter Hawks
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Top Goaltender -
Del Wilson Trophy
:
Mark Fitzpatrick
,
Medicine Hat Tigers
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Coach of the Year -
Dunc McCallum Memorial Trophy
:
Terry Simpson
,
Prince Albert Raiders
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Regular season champions -
Scotty Munro Memorial Trophy
:
Medicine Hat Tigers
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All-Star Teams
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See also
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References
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