1. Birmingham Bulls 2. Quebec Nordiques 3. New England Whalers 4. Virginia Patriots 5. Nashville Nighthawks
Central Division
1. Cleveland Crusaders 2. Chicago Cougars 3. Cincinnati Stingers 4. Indianapolis Racers 5. Memphis Riverboats
Western Conference
Midwest Division
1. Minnesota Fighting Saints 2. Winnipeg Jets 3. Houston Aeros 4. San Antonio Iguanas 5. Milwaukee Admirals
Pacific Division
1. Edmonton Oilers 2. Calgary Cowboys 3. Phoenix Roadrunners 4. San Diego Mariners 5. Portland Timbers 6. Sacramento Gold Miners
1989 Playoffs
First Round
Cleveland, Birmingham, Minnesota, and Edmonton bye. Cincinnati over Chicago 4-2 Quebec over New England 4-2 Winnipeg over Houston 4-1 Calgary over Phoenix 4-2
Second Round
Cleveland over Cincinnati 4-0 Quebec over Birmingham 4-2 Minnesota over Winnipeg 4-2 Edmonton over Calgary 4-0
Conference Finals
Cleveland over Quebec 4-0 Edmonton over Minnesota 4-3
AVCO Cup Finals
Game 1: EDMONTON 4 Cleveland 3 Game 2: Cleveland 5 EDMONTON 2 Game 3: CLEVELAND 1 Edmonton 0 Game 4: CLEVELAND 5 Edmonton 4 OT Game 5: EDMONTON 3 Cleveland 2 OT Game 6: CLEVELAND 5 Edmonton 3 Cleveland Wins!