1980–81 WHL season
The 1980–81 WHL season was the 15th season for the Western Hockey League. Thirteen teams completed a 72-game season. The Victoria Cougars won the President's Cup.League notes
Final standings
Note: GP = Games played; G = Goals; A = Assists; Pts = Points; PIM = Penalties in minutes
| Player | Team | GP | G | A | Pts | PIM |
| Brian Varga | Regina Pats | 68 | 64 | 96 | 160 | 187 |
| Jock Callander | Regina Pats | 72 | 67 | 86 | 153 | 37 |
| Barry Pederson | Victoria Cougars | 55 | 65 | 82 | 147 | 65 |
| Steve Tsujiura | Medicine Hat Tigers | 72 | 55 | 84 | 139 | 60 |
| Jim Benning | Portland Winter Hawks | 72 | 28 | 111 | 139 | 61 |
| Gary Yaremchuk | Portland Winter Hawks | 72 | 56 | 79 | 135 | 121 |
| Dave Michayluk | Regina Pats | 72 | 62 | 71 | 133 | 39 |
| Dave Chartier | Brandon Wheat Kings | 69 | 64 | 60 | 124 | 295 |
| Mark Sochatsky | Spokane Flyers | 70 | 40 | 79 | 119 | 279 |
| Brian Shaw | Portland Winter Hawks | 72 | 53 | 65 | 118 | 176 |
1981 WHL Playoffs
- 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 with a crowd of 3,520.WHL awards
