1979–80 WHL season
The 1979–80 WHL season was the 14th season for the Western Hockey League. Eleven teams completed a 72-game season. The Regina Pats won the President's Cup.League notes
Final standings
1Folded mid-seasonScoring leaders
Note: GP = Games played; G = Goals; A = Assists; Pts = Points; PIM = Penalties in minutes
Player | Team | GP | G | A | Pts | PIM |
Doug Wickenheiser | Regina Pats | 71 | 89 | 81 | 170 | 99 |
Tim Tookey | Portland Winter Hawks | 70 | 58 | 83 | 141 | 55 |
Barry Pederson | Victoria Cougars | 72 | 52 | 88 | 140 | 50 |
Kelly Kisio | Calgary Wranglers | 71 | 65 | 73 | 138 | 64 |
Jim Dobson | Portland Winter Hawks | 72 | 66 | 68 | 134 | 179 |
Ron Flockhart | Regina Pats | 65 | 54 | 76 | 130 | 63 |
Gord Williams | Lethbridge Broncos | 72 | 57 | 65 | 122 | 92 |
Darren Veitch | Regina Pats | 71 | 29 | 93 | 122 | 118 |
Brian Varga | Regina Pats | 70 | 39 | 79 | 118 | 97 |
Doug Morrison | Lethbridge Broncos | 68 | 58 | 59 | 117 | 188 |
1980 WHL Playoffs
- Regina defeated Lethbridge 4 games to 0
- Brandon defeated Calgary 4 games to 3
- Medicine Hat defeated Billings 4 games to 3
Division semi-finals
Round Robin format
- Medicine Hat advanced
- Regina advanced
- Brandon eliminated
- Victoria advanced
- Seattle advanced
- Portland eliminated
Division finals
- Regina defeated Medicine Hat 4 games to 1
- Victoria defeated Seattle 4 games to 0
WHL Championship
- Regina defeated Victoria 4 games to 1
There was no All-Star game in 1979–80.WHL awards