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WHL 1989 (postseason p.3, teams finished p.2)


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After a fantastic season of very competitive hockey, we have the Peace Cup Playoffs. The first round will feature the second and third place teams of each division playing each other. In the American Division, we have the New York Americans taking on the Houston Apollos. In the Canadian Division, we have the Vancouver Sharks taking on the Calgary Cowboys. In the European Division, we have the Berlin Bears taking on the Helsinki Lions. Finally, in the Soviet Division, we have the Prague Emperors taking on the Leningrad Admirals.

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I'm interested to see who you think will win each match-up. Please comment who you think will win, in how many games (best of 7), and why, and I'll take that into consideration.


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It's award time! Here are the 3 finalists for the Broda Award for Best Backup Goaltender.

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Here are the 3 finalists for the Shore Award for Best Defenseman.

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Feel free to comment on who you think should win as well as who you think will win the playoff matchups, in how many games (best of 7), and why.


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Are there no awards for best goaltender? Just "backup" ?

There is definitely an award for best goalie... Named after famous goaltender Terry Sawchuk, the Sawchuk Award is given to the league's best goaltender.

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Also, the Bobrov Cup named for Vsevolod Bobrov, famous Russian hockey player (and also soccer player), is given to the league's MVP.

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aaaaand, we have scoring trophies. The Howe Trophy (named for Gordie Howe) is given to the player with the most goals in the regular season.

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The Petrov Award (named for Russian player Vladimir Petrov) is given to the player with the most points in the regular season.

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The first round of the playoffs are complete!


The New York-Houston series was a decent one with the Americans winning in 6. The scores were:


HOU 5 NY 4

NY 4 HOU 0

NY 2 HOU 1 OT

NY 4 HOU 1

HOU 6 NY 5

NY 6 HOU 0


In the Vancouver-Calgary series, the Sharks were dominant only dropping one game and winning in 5. The scores were:


VAN 3 CGY 0

VAN 5 CGY 1

VAN 3 CGY 2 OT

CGY 2 VAN 0

VAN 4 CGY 0


The Helsinki-Berlin series was a nail-biter with three games being decided by Helsinki overtime goals. The Lions won in 6. The scores were:


HEL 2 BER 1 OT

BER 6 HEL 3

HEL 3 BER 2 OT

HEL 5 BER 3

BER 5 HEL 0

HEL 2 BER 1 OT


The Prague-Leningrad series was legendary, coming down to overtime in game 7. Hasek and the Emperors were victorious. The scores were:


LEN 1 PRA 0 OT

LEN 4 PRA 3

PRA 5 LEN 0

PRA 4 LEN 3 OT

LEN 2 PRA 1

PRA 5 LEN 3

PRA 3 LEN 2 OT



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The next round of the playoffs are complete!

The heavily favored Chicago Cougars fell to the New York Americans in 6 games. The scores were:

NY 4 CHI 3
CHI 4 NY 0
NY 1 CHI 0 OT
NY 1 CHI 0
CHI 4 NY 2
NY 3 CHI 1
The Montreal Maroons had no problem with the Vancouver Sharks sweeping the series thanks to the excellent goaltending of Patrick Roy.
MON 2 VAN 1
MON 4 VAN 2
MON 4 VAN 0
MON 3 VAN 0
The Prague Emperors almost blew a 3 game lead to the heavily favored Moscow Stars, but finished off the Stars in overtime of game 6.
PRA 3 MOS 2
PRA 3 MOS 0
PRA 3 MOS 2
MOS 2 PRA 0
MOS 3 PRA 1
PRA 3 MOS 2 OT
The European finals featured two very evenly matched clubs, with London and Helsinki trading wins back and forth. The Kings finally put the Lions away in game 7.
LON 4 HEL 2
HEL 4 LON 0
LON 1 HEL 0 OT
HEL 7 LON 3
LON 3 HEL 1
HEL 2 LON 1
LON 1 HEL 0
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Next up are the Continental Finals and more awards.


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