1988–89 WHL season
The 1988–89 WHL season was the 23rd season for the Western Hockey League. Fourteen teams completed a 72-game season. The Swift Current Broncos won the President's Cup before going on to win the Memorial Cup.League notes
Final standings
Scoring leaders
Note: GP = Games played; G = Goals; A = Assists; Pts = Points; PIM = Penalties in minutes
| Player | Team | GP | G | A | Pts | PIM |
| Dennis Holland | Portland Winter Hawks | 69 | 82 | 85 | 167 | 120 |
| Stu Barnes | Tri-City Americans | 70 | 59 | 82 | 141 | 117 |
| Tim Tisdale | Swift Current Broncos | 68 | 51 | 82 | 139 | 89 |
| Blair Atecheynum | Moose Jaw Warriors | 71 | 70 | 68 | 138 | 70 |
| Troy Mick | Portland Winter Hawks | 66 | 49 | 87 | 136 | 70 |
| Wayne Hynes | Medicine Hat Tigers | 72 | 54 | 81 | 135 | 66 |
| Peter Kasowski | Swift Current Broncos | 72 | 58 | 73 | 131 | 46 |
| Mike Sillinger | Regina Pats | 72 | 53 | 78 | 131 | 52 |
| Sean Lebrun | Tri-City Americans | 71 | 52 | 73 | 125 | 92 |
| Kirby Lindal | Medicine Hat Tigers | 71 | 67 | 55 | 122 | 83 |
1989 WHL Playoffs
- Swift Current earned a bye
- Saskatoon earned a bye
- Lethbridge defeated Prince Albert 3 games to 1
- Moose Jaw defeated Medicine Hat 3 games to 0
Division semi-finals
- Swift Current defeated Moose Jaw 4 games to 0
- Saskatoon defeated Lethbridge 4 games to 0
- Portland defeated Tri-City 5 games to 2
- Kamloops defeated Victoria 5 games to 3
Division finals
- Swift Current defeated Saskatoon 4 games to 0
- Portland defeated Kamloops 5 games to 3
WHL Championship
- Swift Current defeated Portland 4 games to 0
All-Star game
On January 24, the West Division defeated the East Division 5–1 at Brandon, Manitoba before a crowd of 2,933.WHL awards
