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1980–81 WHL season
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The 1980–81 WHL season was the 15th season of the Western Hockey League (WHL), featuring thirteen teams and a 72-game regular season. The Victoria Cougars won both the Scotty Munro Memorial Trophy for topping the regular season standings—setting a league record with 60 wins—and the President's Cup as league champions, defeating the Calgary Wranglers in the playoff finals.[1]
The season was the first for both the Spokane Flyers, who reactivated the dormant Great Falls Americans franchise, and the expansion Winnipeg Warriors.
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Team changes
- The Great Falls Americans are reactivated and relocated to Spokane, Washington, becoming the Spokane Flyers.
- The Winnipeg Warriors join the WHL as an expansion team.
Regular season
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Final standings
Scoring leaders
Note: GP = Games played; G = Goals; A = Assists; Pts = Points; PIM = Penalties in minutes
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1981 WHL Playoffs
First round
- Regina defeated Brandon 4 games to 1
- Calgary defeated Billings 4 games to 1
- Lethbridge defeated Medicine Hat 4 games to 1
- Spokane defeated New Westminster in 4th place tiebreaker game
Division semi-finals
- Regina earned a bye
- Calgary defeated Lethbridge 3 games to 1
- Victoria defeated Spokane 4 games to 0
- Portland defeated Seattle 4 games to 1
Division finals
- Calgary defeated Regina 4 games to 2
- Victoria defeated Portland 4 games to 0
WHL Championship
- Victoria defeated Calgary 4 games to 3
All-Star game
On January 20, the WHL All-Stars defeated the Victoria Cougars 8–3 at Victoria, British Columbia before a crowd of 3,520.
WHL awards
| Most Valuable Player: Steve Tsujiura, Medicine Hat Tigers |
| Top Scorer - Bob Clarke Trophy: Brian Varga, Regina Pats |
| Most Sportsmanlike Player: Steve Tsujiura, Medicine Hat Tigers |
| Top Defenseman - Bill Hunter Trophy: Jim Benning, Portland Winter Hawks |
| Rookie of the Year - Jim Piggott Memorial Trophy: Dave Michayluk, Regina Pats |
| Top Goaltender - Del Wilson Trophy: Grant Fuhr, Victoria Cougars |
| Coach of the Year - Dunc McCallum Memorial Trophy: Ken Hodge, Portland Winter Hawks |
| Regular season Champions - Scotty Munro Memorial Trophy: Victoria Cougars |
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All-Star Teams
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