What is 1988–89 NHL season?
{{Infobox sports season | title = 1988–89 NHL season | league = [[National Hockey League]] | sport = [[Ice hockey]] | duration = October 6, 1988 – May 25, 1989 | draft = Draft | draft_link = 1988 NHL Draft | top_pick_link = List of first overall NHL draft picks | top_pick = [[Mike Modano]] | picked_by = [[Minnesota North Stars]] | season = Regular season | season_champ_name = [[Presidents' Trophy]] | season_champs = [[Calgary Flames]] | MVP = [[Wayne Gretzky]] <small>([[Los Angeles Kings|Kings]])</small> | MVP_link =Hart Memorial Trophy | top_scorer = [[Mario Lemieux]] <small>([[Pittsburgh Penguins|Penguins]])</small> | top_scorer_link =Art Ross Trophy | playoffs = Playoffs | playoffs_link = 1989 Stanley Cup playoffs | conf1 = Eastern | conf1_link = Eastern Conference (NHL) | conf1_champ = [[Montreal Canadiens]] | conf1_runner-up = [[Philadelphia Flyers]] | conf2 = Western | conf2_link = Western Conference (NHL) | conf2_champ = [[Calgary Flames]] | conf2_runner-up = [[Chicago Blackhawks]] | finals = Stanley Cup | finals_link = 1989 Stanley Cup Final | finals_champ = [[Calgary Flames]] | finals_runner-up = [[Montreal Canadiens]] | playoffs_MVP = [[Al MacInnis]] <small>([[Calgary Flames|Flames]])</small> | playoffs_MVP_link = Conn Smythe Trophy | nextseason_year = [[1989–90 NHL season|1989–90]] | prevseason_year = [[1987–88 NHL season|1987–88]] | seasonslistnames = [[List of NHL seasons|NHL]] |no_of_games=80 |no_of_teams=21 }} The '''1988–89 NHL season''' was the 72nd [[Season (sports)|season]] of the [[National Hockey League]]. Twenty-one teams each played 80 games. The [[Calgary Flames]] won an all Canadian [[Stanley Cup]] final against the [[Montreal Canadiens]] four games to two. To date, this is the last time two Canadian teams squared off for the Stanley Cup. ==Regular season== ==