1980-81 was the 34th season of the Western International Hockey League.
The Western International Hockey League (WIHL) was a senior level ice hockey league that featured teams from the Western United States and Western Canada. It operated from 1946–62 and 1963–88. It grew out of the West Kootenay League, which operated in southeast British Columbia from the 1920s.
The Cranbrook Royals were a senior men's AAA level ice hockey team that played in the Western International Hockey League from 1965 to 1987.
The Kimberley Dynamiters are a defunct Senior Amateur ice hockey club that played from 1946-1981 in the Western International Hockey League (WIHL).
The Trail Smoke Eaters were a senior level men's ice hockey team from Trail, British Columbia that played from 1926 to 1987. They are recognized as being one of the best senior hockey teams in Canadian history. The Smoke Eaters won their first Allan Cup in 1938; they won the 1939 World Ice Hockey Championships and the 1961 World Ice Hockey Championships; and they won another Allan Cup in 1962.
Best of 7
In the "best of 7" final, Kimberley Dynamiters defeated Cranbrook Royals 4 games to 2 (7-3, 7-4, 7-3, 4-11, 5-11, 3-1) to advance to the 1980-81 British Columbia Senior Playoffs.
1965-66 was the 19th season of the Western International Hockey League.
1966-67 was the 20th season of the Western International Hockey League.
1967-68 was the 21st season of the Western International Hockey League.
1968-69 was the 22nd season of the Western International Hockey League. The WIHL played an interleague schedule with the Alberta Senior Hockey League.
1970-71 was the 24th season of the Western International Hockey League.
1971-72 was the 25th season of the Western International Hockey League.
1972-73 was the 26th season of the Western International Hockey League.
1973-74 was the 27th season of the Western International Hockey League.
1974-75 was the 28th season of the Western International Hockey League.
1975-76 was the 29th season of the Western International Hockey League.
1976-77 was the 30th season of the Western International Hockey League.
1977-78 was the 31st season of the North American senior amateur Western International Hockey League, the final round of which was won by the Kimberley Dynamiters.
1978-79 was the 32nd season of the Western International Hockey League.
1979-80 was the 33rd season of the Western International Hockey League.
1981-82 was the 35th season of the Western International Hockey League.
1982-83 was the 36th season of the Western International Hockey League.
1985-86 was the 39th season of the Western International Hockey League.
1986-87 was the 40th season of the Western International Hockey League.
The Savage Cup is the trophy that is awarded to British Columbia’s senior ice hockey champions. This trophy was first presented in 1912-13 to the ice hockey team fielded by the Vancouver Rowing Club. and the Savage Cup will be awarded to the BC provincial champions for the 2009-10 season.
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