1981–82 WHL season

The 1981–82 WHL season was the 16th season for the Western Hockey League. Twelve teams completed a 72 game season. The Portland Winter Hawks won the President's Cup.

League notes

 * The New Westminster Bruins relocated to Kamloops, British Columbia to become the Kamloops Junior Oilers.
 * The Spokane Flyers ceased operations on December 2, 1981 after playing only 26 games.

Final standings
1Folded mid-season

Scoring leaders
Note: GP = Games played; G = Goals; A = Assists; Pts = Points; PIM = Penalties in minutes

First round

 * Lethbrdige defeated Billings 4 games to 1
 * Regina defeated Brandon 4 games to 0
 * Calgary defeated Saskatoon 4 games to 1

Division semi-finals

 * Lethbridge earned a bye
 * Regina defeated Calgary 3 games to 1


 * Portland defeated Kamloops 4 games to 0
 * Seattle defeated Victoria 4 games to 0

Division finals

 * Regina defeated Lethbridge 4 games to 3
 * Portland defeated Seattle 4 games to 2

WHL Championship

 * Portland defeated Regina 4 games to 1

All-Star Game
On January 19, the West All-Stars defeated the East All-Stars 4–2 at Winnipeg, Manitoba with a crowd of 3,500.