1985–86 NHL season

The Montreal Canadiens defeated the Calgary Flames four games to one in the final series to win the Stanley Cup.

On June 13, 1985, the NHL board of governors voted 17–4 in favour of amending a penalty rule.

I think the NHL should be more concerned with butt-ending, spearing, and three-hour hockey games than getting rid of 4-on-4 situations."

It wasn't until 1992, with the Oiler dynasty (five cups in seven years) having ended, that the NHL reverted to the original 4-on-4 rules.

The Flyers continued their dominance of the Wales Conference despite the death of their Vezina-winning goaltender, Pelle Lindbergh, in a car accident on November 11.

[5] After the season, CTV decided to pull the plug on the venture,[6][7] citing its limited access to Canadian-based teams, which translated into poor ratings.

[8] Carling O'Keefe retained the rights for the next two seasons, and syndicated its playoff telecasts to a chain of local stations that would one day become the Global Television Network.