The 2008–09 WHL season was the 43rd season of the Western Hockey League (WHL). The regular season began on September 18, 2008, and ended on March 15, 2009. The 2008 ADT Canada Russia Challenge series, featuring Team WHL versus the Russian Selects, took place mid-season from November 26 to 27, 2008. The Calgary Hitmen won the Scotty Munro Memorial Trophy with the best regular season record. The playoffs commenced on March 20, and concluded on May 9. The Kelowna Rockets won the Ed Chynoweth Cup as WHL champions, defeating the Hitmen in the championship series and earning a berth at the 2009 Memorial Cup tournament.
| 2008–09 WHL season | |
|---|---|
| League | Western Hockey League |
| Sport | Ice hockey |
| Duration | Regular season September 18, 2008 – March 17, 2009 Playoffs March 20 – May 9, 2009 |
| Number of teams | 22 |
| TV partner(s) | Shaw TV |
| Regular season | |
| Scotty Munro Memorial Trophy | Calgary Hitmen (3) |
| Season MVP | Brett Sonne (Calgary Hitmen) |
| Top scorer | Casey Pierro-Zabotel (Vancouver Giants) |
| Playoffs | |
| Playoffs MVP | Tyler Myers (Rockets) |
| Finals champions | Kelowna Rockets (3) |
| Runners-up | Calgary Hitmen |
| 2008–09 CHL season | |
|---|---|
| League | Canadian Hockey League |
| Sport | Ice hockey |
| Duration | OHL 2008-09-17 – 2009-03-15 QMJHL 2008-09-11 – 2009-03-15 WHL 2008-09-18 – 2009-03-15 |
| Number of teams | 60 |
| TV partner(s) | RDS, Rogers Sportsnet, Rogers TV, Shaw TV |
| Memorial Cup | |
| Finals champions | Windsor Spitfires (OHL) (1st title) |
| Runners-up | Kelowna Rockets (WHL) |
WHL Commissioner, Ron Robison, dedicated the 2008–09 season to Ed Chynoweth.[1]
2008–09: Ed Chynoweth's season
editThe 2008–09 WHL Season will allow us to showcase some of the finest young hockey talent in the world today.
We fully expect each WHL Division will feature highly competitive races as our clubs battle for a playoff position.— Ron Robison, WHL Commissioner[1]
WHL Commissioner Ron Robison dedicated the 2008–09 season to long-time league president Ed Chynoweth, who died on April 22, 2008.[2] His death occurred just over a year after the WHL Championship trophy was renamed in his honour.[3] Throughout the 2008–09 season, the helmets of all the players and officials displayed a commemorative decal.[1]
League notes
edit- Off-season
- June 17, 2008 — Ed Chynoweth was elected to the Hockey Hall of Fame.[2]
- June 20–21, 2008 — 37 WHL players were selected in the 2008 NHL Entry Draft.[4]
- June 24, 2008 — 16 WHL players were invited to the National Men's Under-18 Selection Camp.[5]
- June 25, 2008 — 17 WHL players were invited to the Hockey Canada's National Junior Team Development Camp.[6]
- June 26, 2008 — The WHL entered into a partnership with Hockey Manitoba, providing additional financial support for their hockey system.[7]
- July 7, 2008 — Saskatoon and Regina were chosen as hosts to the 2010 IIHF World Junior Championship.[8]
- July 23, 2008 — 18 WHL players attended Canada's National Junior Team Development Camp in Ottawa, Ontario.[9]
- July 30, 2008 — Brandon Wheat Kings athletic trainer Rob "Stofe" Stouffer died of liver cancer.[10]
- August 5, 2008 — 10 WHL players were named to Canada's Under-18 Summer Team at the 2008 Ivan Hlinka Memorial Tournament.[11][12]
- August 7, 2008 — 6 WHL players were invited to the 2008 U.S. National Junior Evaluation Camp in Lake Placid, New York.[13]
- August 16, 2008 — Canada's National Men's Summer Under-18 Team claimed first place at the 2008 Ivan Hlinka tournament, with a 6–3 win over Russia.[14]
- Regular season
- September 18, 2008 — A tribute involving members of the Chynoweth family took place prior to the season opener between the Spokane Chiefs and Kootenay Ice.[1]
- October 15, 2008 — The 2010 Memorial Cup was awarded to Brandon.[15]
- January 3, 2009 — The Seattle Thunderbirds moved into their new arena, Showare Center, in Kent, Washington.[16]
- January 14, 2009 — The 2009 CHL Top Prospects Game was held in Oshawa, Ontario.[17]
Regular season
edit
Standings
editNote: GP = Games played, W = Wins, L = Losses, T = Ties, OTL = Overtime losses, Pts = Points, GF = Goals for, GA = Goals against, PIM = Penalties in minutes
- Divisions
| East Division[18] | GP | W | L | OTL | SL | GF | GA | Pts. |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Saskatoon Blades | 72 | 49 | 18 | 3 | 2 | 283 | 195 | 103 |
| Brandon Wheat Kings | 72 | 48 | 19 | 3 | 2 | 295 | 220 | 101 |
| Swift Current Broncos | 72 | 42 | 28 | 1 | 1 | 258 | 220 | 86 |
| Prince Albert Raiders | 72 | 31 | 36 | 4 | 1 | 233 | 270 | 67 |
| Regina Pats | 72 | 27 | 39 | 1 | 5 | 228 | 265 | 60 |
| Moose Jaw Warriors | 72 | 19 | 50 | 1 | 2 | 198 | 352 | 41 |
| Central Division[19] | GP | W | L | OTL | SL | GF | GA | Pts. |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Calgary Hitmen | 72 | 59 | 9 | 3 | 1 | 330 | 159 | 122 |
| Medicine Hat Tigers | 72 | 36 | 29 | 4 | 3 | 249 | 242 | 79 |
| Kootenay Ice | 72 | 35 | 29 | 2 | 6 | 220 | 224 | 78 |
| Lethbridge Hurricanes | 72 | 35 | 32 | 3 | 2 | 227 | 228 | 75 |
| Edmonton Oil Kings | 72 | 29 | 34 | 4 | 5 | 191 | 252 | 67 |
| Red Deer Rebels | 72 | 25 | 37 | 1 | 9 | 172 | 250 | 60 |
| B.C. Division[20] | GP | W | L | OTL | SL | GF | GA | Pts. |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Vancouver Giants | 72 | 57 | 10 | 2 | 3 | 319 | 151 | 119 |
| Kelowna Rockets | 72 | 47 | 21 | 1 | 3 | 267 | 178 | 98 |
| Kamloops Blazers | 72 | 33 | 33 | 2 | 4 | 242 | 277 | 72 |
| Prince George Cougars | 72 | 25 | 44 | 0 | 3 | 188 | 298 | 53 |
| Chilliwack Bruins | 72 | 19 | 46 | 2 | 5 | 154 | 267 | 45 |
| U.S. Division[21] | GP | W | L | OTL | SL | GF | GA | Pts. |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Tri-City Americans | 72 | 49 | 20 | 0 | 3 | 263 | 184 | 101 |
| Spokane Chiefs | 72 | 46 | 23 | 0 | 3 | 244 | 145 | 95 |
| Seattle Thunderbirds | 72 | 35 | 32 | 1 | 4 | 222 | 234 | 75 |
| Everett Silvertips | 72 | 27 | 36 | 7 | 2 | 199 | 259 | 63 |
| Portland Winter Hawks | 72 | 19 | 48 | 3 | 2 | 176 | 288 | 43 |
- Conference standings
| Eastern Conference[22] | GP | W | L | OTL | SL | GF | GA | Pts. |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| z Calgary Hitmen | 72 | 59 | 9 | 3 | 1 | 330 | 159 | 122 |
| x Saskatoon Blades | 72 | 49 | 18 | 3 | 2 | 283 | 195 | 103 |
| x Brandon Wheat Kings | 72 | 48 | 19 | 3 | 2 | 295 | 220 | 101 |
| x Swift Current Broncos | 72 | 42 | 28 | 1 | 1 | 258 | 220 | 86 |
| x Medicine Hat Tigers | 72 | 36 | 29 | 4 | 3 | 249 | 242 | 79 |
| x Kootenay Ice | 72 | 35 | 29 | 2 | 6 | 220 | 224 | 78 |
| x Lethbridge Hurricanes | 72 | 35 | 32 | 3 | 2 | 227 | 228 | 75 |
| x Edmonton Oil Kings | 72 | 29 | 34 | 4 | 5 | 191 | 252 | 67 |
| Prince Albert Raiders | 72 | 31 | 36 | 4 | 1 | 233 | 270 | 67 |
| Regina Pats | 72 | 27 | 39 | 1 | 5 | 228 | 265 | 60 |
| Red Deer Rebels | 72 | 25 | 37 | 1 | 9 | 172 | 250 | 60 |
| Moose Jaw Warriors | 72 | 19 | 50 | 1 | 2 | 198 | 352 | 41 |
x - clinched playoff spot, z - clinched best conference record
| Western Conference[23] | GP | W | L | OTL | SL | GF | GA | Pts. |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| x Vancouver Giants | 72 | 57 | 10 | 2 | 3 | 319 | 151 | 119 |
| x Tri-City Americans | 72 | 49 | 20 | 0 | 3 | 263 | 184 | 101 |
| x Kelowna Rockets | 72 | 47 | 21 | 1 | 3 | 267 | 178 | 98 |
| x Spokane Chiefs | 72 | 46 | 23 | 0 | 3 | 244 | 145 | 95 |
| x Seattle Thunderbirds | 72 | 35 | 32 | 1 | 4 | 222 | 234 | 75 |
| x Kamloops Blazers | 72 | 33 | 33 | 2 | 4 | 242 | 277 | 72 |
| x Everett Silvertips | 72 | 27 | 36 | 7 | 2 | 199 | 259 | 63 |
| x Prince George Cougars | 72 | 25 | 44 | 0 | 3 | 188 | 298 | 53 |
| Chilliwack Bruins | 72 | 19 | 46 | 2 | 5 | 154 | 267 | 45 |
| Portland Winter Hawks | 72 | 19 | 48 | 3 | 2 | 176 | 288 | 43 |
x - clinched playoff spot, z - clinched best conference record
Eastern Conference Tiebreaker
editPrince Albert Raiders vs. Edmonton Oil Kings
edit| March 22 | Prince Albert Raiders | 1 – 2 | OT | Edmonton Oil Kings | ||||
| No scoring | First period | 9:24 - pp - Brent Raedeke (1) | ||||||
| Bryce Lamb (1) - 10:46 | Second period | No scoring | ||||||
| No scoring | Third period | No scoring | ||||||
| No scoring | First overtime period | 10:46 - Rhett Rachinski (1) | ||||||
| Garrett Zemlak (40 saves / 42 shots) | Goalie stats | Torrie Jung (35 saves / 36 shots) | ||||||
| Edmonton claims final playoff spot | |
Scoring leaders
editNote: GP = Games played; G = Goals; A = Assists; Pts. = Points; PIM = Penalty minutes
| Player[24] | Team | GP | G | A | Pts. | PIM |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Casey Pierro-Zabotel | Vancouver Giants | 72 | 36 | 79 | 115 | 52 |
| Brandon Kozun | Calgary Hitmen | 72 | 40 | 68 | 108 | 58 |
| Brett Sonne | Calgary Hitmen | 62 | 48 | 52 | 100 | 58 |
| Evander Kane | Vancouver Giants | 61 | 48 | 48 | 96 | 89 |
| Justin Bernhardt | Prince Albert Raiders | 72 | 35 | 57 | 92 | 104 |
| Colin Long | Kelowna Rockets | 68 | 33 | 58 | 91 | 28 |
| Brayden Schenn | Brandon Wheat Kings | 70 | 32 | 56 | 88 | 82 |
| Joel Broda | Calgary Hitmen | 67 | 53 | 34 | 87 | 64 |
| C. J. Stretch | Kamloops Blazers | 72 | 29 | 57 | 86 | 72 |
| Tyler Ennis | Medicine Hat Tigers | 61 | 43 | 42 | 85 | 21 |
Leading goaltenders
editNote: GP = Games played; Mins = Minutes played; W = Wins; L = Losses; OTL = Overtime losses; SOL = Shootout Losses; SO = Shutouts; GAA = Goals against average; Sv% = Save percentage
| Player [25] | Team | GP | Mins | W | L | OTL | SOL | SO | GAA | SV% |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Dustin Tokarski | Spokane Chiefs | 54 | 3264 | 34 | 18 | 0 | 2 | 7 | 1.97 | .937 |
| Adam Brown | Kelowna Rockets | 29 | 1514 | 18 | 5 | 0 | 1 | 2 | 2.02 | .912 |
| Martin Jones | Calgary Hitmen | 55 | 3295 | 45 | 5 | 3 | 1 | 7 | 2.08 | .915 |
| Tyson Sexsmith | Vancouver Giants | 52 | 3109 | 39 | 9 | 2 | 2 | 6 | 2.26 | .898 |
| Chet Pickard | Tri-City Americans | 50 | 2947 | 35 | 12 | 0 | 3 | 6 | 2.28 | .921 |
Players
edit2008 NHL Entry Draft
edit37 WHL players were selected at the 2008 NHL Entry Draft.[4] This was more than any other hockey league in the world.[26]
Contracts and scholarships
edit- June 6, 2008 — Brett Martyniuk signs a WHL Players Contract with the Tri-City Americans.[27]
- June 9, 2008 — Bretton Stamler agrees to play for the UNB Varsity Reds hockey club.[28]
Trades
edit| Date | Deal made | |
|---|---|---|
| June 3, 2008 | Red Deer Rebels | Seattle Thunderbirds |
| Mike Krgovich → 5th round pick → |
← Steve Oursov | |
| RD trades Krgovich and conditional 5th round pick in the 2010 WHL Bantam Draft – SEA trades Oursov.[29] | ||
| June 12, 2008 | Tri-City Americans | Swift Current Broncos |
| 5th round pick → | ← Scott Macauley | |
| TC trades conditional 5th round pick in the 2009 WHL Bantam Draft – SC trades Macauley.[30] | ||
| September 20, 2008 | Kootenay Ice | Kelowna Rockets |
| Kris Lazaruk → | ← 4th round pick | |
| KTN trades Lazaruk – KEL trades conditional 4th round pick in the 2010 WHL Bantam Draft.[31] | ||
| September 22, 2008 | Tri-City Americans | Moose Jaw Warriors |
| Kyle Birch → | ← 5th round pick | |
| TC trades Birch – MJ trades conditional 5th round pick in the 2011 WHL Bantam Draft.[32] | ||
| September 27, 2008 | Lethbridge Hurricanes | Edmonton Oil Kings |
| 7th round pick → | ← Brent Henke | |
| LET trades 7th round pick in the 2009 WHL Bantam Draft – EDM trades Henke.[33] | ||
| September 29, 2008 | Brandon Wheat Kings | Kamloops Blazers |
| 3rd round pick → | ← James Priestner | |
| BDN trades 3rd round pick in the 2009 WHL Bantam Draft – KAM trades Priestner.[34] | ||
Canada-Russia Challenge
editThe ADT Canada Russia Challenge was a six-game series featuring four teams: three from the Canadian Hockey League (CHL)—one team from each of the QMJHL, the OHL, and the WHL—versus Russia's national junior hockey team.
The ADT Canada Russia Challenge has become a highlight on the CHL schedule and we are very proud to be associated with it.
These two nations have such a storied hockey history that fans from across the country tune in expecting to see a hard fought series.
We expect nothing short of world class hockey this November that hockey fans from across the country won't want to miss.— Joe O'Connell, Regional Vice-President of Canada[35]
The 2008 series was held in six cities across Canada. The series begun on November 17, 2008, and concluded on November 27, 2008.[35] Both Western Hockey League games were held in Saskatchewan. Former Prince Albert Raider forward Dan Hodgson was Honorary Captain for the final game in the series, held in Prince Albert on November 27, 2008.[36]
Results
edit| # | Date | Visitor | Score | Home | Attendance | Location | Recap |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | November 17, 2008 | Russian Selects | 3–5 | Team QMJHL | 4,378 | Sydney, Nova Scotia | [1] |
| 2 | November 19, 2008 | Russian Selects | 4–3 | Team QMJHL | 6,451 | Saint John, New Brunswick | [2] |
| 3 | November 20, 2008 | Russian Selects | 6–3 | Team OHL | 4,751 | Guelph, Ontario | [3] |
| 4 | November 24, 2008 | Russian Selects | 2–3 | Team OHL | 3,145 | St. Catharines, Ontario | [4] |
| 5 | November 26, 2008 | Russian Selects | 0–5 | Team WHL | 2,800 | Swift Current, Saskatchewan | [5] |
| 6 | November 27, 2008 | Russian Selects | 1–2 | Team WHL | 2,749 | Prince Albert, Saskatchewan | [6] |
2009 WHL Playoffs
editOverview
edit| Conference Quarter-finals | Conference Semi-finals | Conference Finals | WHL Championship | ||||||||||||||||
| 1 | Calgary | 4 | |||||||||||||||||
| 8 | Edmonton | 0 | |||||||||||||||||
| 1 | Calgary | 4 | |||||||||||||||||
| 7 | Lethbridge | 0 | |||||||||||||||||
| 2 | Saskatoon | 3 | |||||||||||||||||
| 7 | Lethbridge | 4 | |||||||||||||||||
| 1 | Calgary | 4 | |||||||||||||||||
| Eastern | |||||||||||||||||||
| 3 | Brandon | 0 | |||||||||||||||||
| 3 | Brandon | 4 | |||||||||||||||||
| 6 | Kootenay | 0 | |||||||||||||||||
| 3 | Brandon | 4 | |||||||||||||||||
| 5 | Medicine Hat | 0 | |||||||||||||||||
| 4 | Swift Current | 3 | |||||||||||||||||
| 5 | Medicine Hat | 4 | |||||||||||||||||
| E1 | Calgary | 2 | |||||||||||||||||
| W3 | Kelowna | 4 | |||||||||||||||||
| 1 | Vancouver | 4 | |||||||||||||||||
| 8 | Prince George | 0 | |||||||||||||||||
| 1 | Vancouver | 4 | |||||||||||||||||
| 4 | Spokane | 3 | |||||||||||||||||
| 4 | Spokane | 4 | |||||||||||||||||
| 5 | Seattle | 1 | |||||||||||||||||
| 1 | Vancouver | 2 | |||||||||||||||||
| Western | |||||||||||||||||||
| 3 | Kelowna | 4 | |||||||||||||||||
| 2 | Tri-City | 4 | |||||||||||||||||
| 7 | Everett | 1 | |||||||||||||||||
| 2 | Tri-City | 2 | |||||||||||||||||
| 3 | Kelowna | 4 | |||||||||||||||||
| 3 | Kelowna | 4 | |||||||||||||||||
| 6 | Kamloops | 0 | |||||||||||||||||
Conference Quarter-finals
editEastern Conference
edit(1) Calgary Hitmen vs. (8) Edmonton Oil Kings
edit| March 19 | Calgary Hitmen | 5 – 0 | Edmonton Oil Kings | Scotiabank Saddledome | ||||
| 16:35 - pp - Ian Schultz (1) | First period | No scoring | ||||||
| 8:19 - Kris Foucault (1) 11:41 - Joel Broda (1) 13:43 - Brandon Kozun (1) |
Second period | No scoring | ||||||
| 15:43 - pp - Joel Broda (2) | Third period | No scoring | ||||||
| Martin Jones (21 saves / 21 shots) | Goalie stats | Torrie Jung (32 saves / 37 shots) | ||||||
| March 22 | Calgary Hitmen | 2 – 1 | OT | Edmonton Oil Kings | Scotiabank Saddledome | |||
| No scoring | First period | No scoring | ||||||
| No scoring | Second period | Shayne Neigum (1) - pp - 7:07 | ||||||
| 15:42 - Kris Foucault (2) | Third period | No scoring | ||||||
| 8:04 - Carson McMillan (1) | First overtime period | No scoring | ||||||
| Martin Jones (24 saves / 25 shots) | Goalie stats | Torrie Jung (54 saves / 56 shots) | ||||||
| March 23 | Edmonton Oil Kings | 1 – 4 | Calgary Hitmen | Rexall Place | ||||
| No scoring | First period | Alex Plante (1) - 19:59 | ||||||
| No scoring | Second period | Joel Broda (3) - 12:44 Brandon Kozun (2) - 16:03 | ||||||
| 5:33 - pp - Robin Soudek (1) | Third period | Ian Schultz (2) - 15:11 | ||||||
| Torrie Jung (41 saves / 45 shots) | Goalie stats | Martin Jones (20 saves / 21 shots) | ||||||
| March 25 | Edmonton Oil Kings | 1 – 4 | Calgary Hitmen | Rexall Place | ||||
| 11:14 - pp - Brent Raedeke (1) | First period | No scoring | ||||||
| No scoring | Second period | Kris Foucault (3) - 1:47 Kris Foucault (4) - 18:22 | ||||||
| No scoring | Third period | Kyle Bortis (1) - 7:06 Brandon Kozun (3) - 7:39 | ||||||
| Torrie Jung (39 saves / 43 shots) | Goalie stats | Martin Jones (19 saves / 20 shots) | ||||||
| Calgary wins series 4 – 0 | |
(2) Saskatoon Blades vs. (7) Lethbridge Hurricanes
edit| March 20 | Saskatoon Blades | 5 – 1 | Lethbridge Hurricanes | Credit Union Centre | ||||
| 8:02 - Walker Wintoneak (1) 12:15 - Jyri Niemi (1) 18:56 - pp - Curtis Hamilton (1) |
First period | Cam Braes (1) - 2:10 | ||||||
| No scoring | Second period | No scoring | ||||||
| 7:17 - pp - Stefan Elliott (1) 14:27 - Chris Langkow (1) |
Third period | No scoring | ||||||
| Braden Holtby (22 saves / 23 shots) | Goalie stats | Brandon Anderson (21 saves / 26 shots) | ||||||
| March 21 | Saskatoon Blades | 2 – 5 | Lethbridge Hurricanes | Credit Union Centre | ||||
| No scoring | First period | Zach Boychuk (1) - 2:58 Zach Boychuk (2) - 17:34 | ||||||
| No scoring | Second period | No scoring | ||||||
| 9:14 - Milan Kytnár (1) 16:25 - Walker Wintoneak (2) |
Third period | Carter Ashton (1) - pp - 1:30 Zach Boychuk (3) - pp - 11:00 Dwight King (1) - sh - en - 19:07 | ||||||
| Braden Holtby (18 saves / 22 shots) | Goalie stats | Juha Metsola (21 saves / 23 shots) | ||||||
| March 24 | Lethbridge Hurricanes | 1 – 3 | Saskatoon Blades | Enmax Centre | ||||
| 5:24 - pp - Austin Fyten (1) | First period | No scoring | ||||||
| No scoring | Second period | Milan Kytnár (2) - pp - 3:22 Derek Hulak (1) - 10:06 | ||||||
| No scoring | Third period | Adam Chorneyko (1) - 6:42 | ||||||
| Juha Metsola (16 saves / 19 shots) | Goalie stats | Braden Holtby (27 saves / 28 shots) | ||||||
| March 25 | Lethbridge Hurricanes | 2 – 1 | Saskatoon Blades | Enmax Centre | ||||
| No scoring | First period | Gaelan Patterson (1) - 16:38 | ||||||
| No scoring | Second period | No scoring | ||||||
| 3:08 - Zach Boychuk (4) 10:57 - Zach Boychuk (5) |
Third period | No scoring | ||||||
| Juha Metsola (22 saves / 23 shots) | Goalie stats | Braden Holtby (22 saves / 24 shots) | ||||||
| March 28 | Saskatoon Blades | 1 – 3 | Lethbridge Hurricanes | Credit Union Centre | ||||
| 11:46 - Derek Hulak (2) | First period | Colton Sceviour (1) - 5:45 | ||||||
| No scoring | Second period | Zach Boychuk (6) - sh - 19:55 | ||||||
| No scoring | Third period | Kyle Beach (1) - 6:29 | ||||||
| Braden Holtby (28 saves / 31 shots) | Goalie stats | Juha Metsola (31 saves / 32 shots) | ||||||
| March 30 | Lethbridge Hurricanes | 1 – 5 | Saskatoon Blades | Enmax Centre | ||||
| No scoring | First period | Milan Kytnár (3) - 7:08 Teigan Zahn (1) - 12:50 | ||||||
| 0:44 - sh - Drew Hoff (1) | Second period | Josh Nicholls (1) - 8:54 | ||||||
| No scoring | Third period | Adam Chorneyko (2) - pp - 15:21 Josh Nicholls (2) - pp - 18:04 | ||||||
| Juha Metsola (29 saves / 34 shots) | Goalie stats | Braden Holtby (26 saves / 27 shots) | ||||||
| March 31 | Saskatoon Blades | 3 – 4 | Lethbridge Hurricanes | Credit Union Centre | ||||
| No scoring | First period | Colton Sceviour (2) - 14:30 | ||||||
| 12:42 - pp - Chris Langkow (2) | Second period | Colton Sceviour (3) - 1:25 | ||||||
| 11:39 - Burke Gallimore (1) 16:33 - Derek Hulak (3) |
Third period | Zach Boychuk (7) - pp - 5:40 Luca Sbisa (1) - pp - 13:21 | ||||||
| Braden Holtby (22 saves / 26 shots) | Goalie stats | Juha Metsola (24 saves / 27 shots) | ||||||
| Lethbridge wins series 4 – 3 | |
(3) Brandon Wheat Kings vs. (6) Kootenay Ice
edit| March 20 | Brandon Wheat Kings | 7 – 2 | Kootenay Ice | Westman Place | ||||
| 6:53 - Andrew Clark (1) | First period | No scoring | ||||||
| 6:37 - Brayden Schenn (1) 15:13 - Brayden Schenn (2) |
Second period | No scoring | ||||||
| 1:47 - pp - Colby Robak (1) 5:10 - pp - Nathan Green (1) 5:38 - pp - Nathan Green (2) 14:34 - pp - Matt Calvert (1) |
Third period | Max Reinhart (1) - 3:40 Ian Barteaux (1) - pp - 12:35 | ||||||
| Andrew Hayes (25 saves / 27 shots) | Goalie stats | Todd Mathews (27 saves / 33 shots) Scott Orth (3 saves / 4 shots) | ||||||
| March 21 | Brandon Wheat Kings | 4 – 1 | Kootenay Ice | Westman Place | ||||
| 0:25 - Andrew Clark (2) | First period | Dominik Pacovský (1) - sh - 10:52 | ||||||
| 3:33 - Aaron Lewadniuk (1) | Second period | No scoring | ||||||
| 8:29 - Matt Lowry (1) 19:39 - en - Scott Glennie (1) |
Third period | No scoring | ||||||
| Andrew Hayes (25 saves / 26 shots) | Goalie stats | Todd Mathews (27 saves / 30 shots) | ||||||
| March 24 | Kootenay Ice | 3 – 4 | OT | Brandon Wheat Kings | Cranbrook Recreational Complex | |||
| No scoring | First period | Brayden Schenn (3) - 5:23 | ||||||
| 2:40 - Steele Boomer (1) 7:49 - pp - Kevin King (1) |
Second period | Matt Calvert (2) - 14:26 Matt Lowry (2) - 19:19 | ||||||
| 9:52 - pp - Tylan Stephens (1) | Third period | No scoring | ||||||
| No scoring | First overtime period | Matt Calvert (3) - 2:55 | ||||||
| Todd Mathews (32 saves / 36 shots) | Goalie stats | Andrew Hayes (30 saves / 33 shots) | ||||||
| March 25 | Kootenay Ice | 3 – 4 | Brandon Wheat Kings | Cranbrook Recreational Complex | ||||
| No scoring | First period | Matt Calvert (4) - 6:42 Andrew Clark (3) - 8:48 | ||||||
| 0:43 - Kevin King (2) | Second period | No scoring | ||||||
| 7:47 - pp - Andrew Bailey (1) 12:04 - pp - Andrew Bailey (2) |
Third period | Brodie Melnychuk (1) - 4:39 Brayden Schenn (4) - 17:20 | ||||||
| Todd Mathews (22 saves / 26 shots) | Goalie stats | Andrew Hayes (28 saves / 31 shots) | ||||||
| Brandon wins series 4 – 0 | |
(4) Swift Current Broncos vs. (5) Medicine Hat Tigers
edit| March 20 | Swift Current Broncos | 4 – 2 | Medicine Hat Tigers | InnovationPlex | ||||
| No scoring | First period | Tyler Ennis (1) - pp - 11:41 | ||||||
| 11:59 - Keegan Dansereau (1) | Second period | No scoring | ||||||
| 7:46 - Taylor Vause (1) 13:05 - Keegan Dansereau (2) 19:24 - en - Keegan Dansereau (3) |
Third period | Tyler Ennis (2) - 1:04 | ||||||
| Travis Yonkman (36 saves / 38 shots) | Goalie stats | Ryan Holfeld (29 saves / 32 shots) | ||||||
| March 21 | Swift Current Broncos | 2 – 6 | Medicine Hat Tigers | InnovationPlex | ||||
| No scoring | First period | Sean Ringrose (1) - 4:34 Brennan Bosch (1) - pp - 7:36 Brennan Bosch (2) - 9:50 | ||||||
| 7:54 - pp - John Negrin (1) 17:16 - pp - Taylor Vause (2) |
Second period | No scoring | ||||||
| No scoring | Third period | Tyler Ennis (3) - 5:27 Wacey Hamilton (1) - pp - 9:41 Matt McCue (1) - pp - 19:16 | ||||||
| Travis Yonkman (28 saves / 34 shots) | Goalie stats | Ryan Holfeld (22 saves / 24 shots) | ||||||
| March 24 | Medicine Hat Tigers | 2 – 5 | Swift Current Broncos | Medicine Hat Arena | ||||
| No scoring | First period | Justin Dowling (1) - 4:46 | ||||||
| 14:40 - Tyler Ennis (4) | Second period | Taylor Vause (3) - 2:13 Justin Dowling (2) - pp - 11:15 John Negrin (2) - 17:35 | ||||||
| 16:20 - Zdeněk Okál (1) | Third period | Michael Stickland (1) - pp - 17:12 | ||||||
| Ryan Holfeld (32 saves / 37 shots) | Goalie stats | Travis Yonkman (26 saves / 28 shots) | ||||||
| March 25 | Medicine Hat Tigers | 5 – 3 | Swift Current Broncos | Medicine Hat Arena | ||||
| 3:18 - Tyler Ennis (5) 8:02 - Bretton Cameron (1) 19:44 - Tyler Ennis (6) |
First period | Michael Brown (1) - pp - 2:33 | ||||||
| 7:26 - sh - Tyler Ennis (7) | Second period | Dillon Wagner (1) - pp - 5:06 | ||||||
| 5:59 - Bretton Cameron (2) | Third period | Taylor Vause (4) - pp - 11:04 | ||||||
| Ryan Holfeld (28 saves / 31 shots) | Goalie stats | Travis Yonkman (24 saves / 29 shots) | ||||||
| March 27 | Swift Current Broncos | 5 – 3 | Medicine Hat Tigers | InnovationPlex | ||||
| 10:08 - Cody Eakin (1) 13:26 - pp - Cody Eakin (2) |
First period | Bretton Cameron (3) - 1:04 Tyler Ennis (8) - pp - 5:20 | ||||||
| 18:44 - Joel Rogers (1) | Second period | Sean Ringrose (2) - 4:48 | ||||||
| 6:14 - Dillon Wagner (2) 19:39 - en - Cody Eakin (3) |
Third period | No scoring | ||||||
| Travis Yonkman (34 saves / 37 shots) | Goalie stats | Ryan Holfeld (41 saves / 45 shots) | ||||||
| March 29 | Medicine Hat Tigers | 3 – 0 | Swift Current Broncos | Medicine Hat Arena | ||||
| No scoring | First period | No scoring | ||||||
| 2:55 - pp - Brennan Bosch (3) 15:29 - pp - Zdeněk Okál (2) |
Second period | No scoring | ||||||
| 7:02 - Brennan Bosch (4) | Third period | No scoring | ||||||
| Ryan Holfeld (22 saves / 22 shots) | Goalie stats | Travis Yonkman (18 saves / 21 shots) | ||||||
| March 31 | Swift Current Broncos | 1 – 4 | Medicine Hat Tigers | InnovationPlex | ||||
| 9:21 - Michael Stickland (2) | First period | Zdeněk Okál (3) - 1:29 Sean Ringrose (3) - 19:12 | ||||||
| No scoring | Second period | Zdeněk Okál (4) - 3:23 | ||||||
| No scoring | Third period | Brennan Bosch (5) - en - 18:12 | ||||||
| Travis Yonkman (17 saves / 20 shots) | Goalie stats | Ryan Holfeld (39 saves / 40 shots) | ||||||
| Medicine Hat wins series 4 – 3 | |
Western Conference
edit(1) Vancouver Giants vs. (8) Prince George Cougars
edit| March 20 | Vancouver Giants | 8 – 2 | Prince George Cougars | Pacific Coliseum | ||||
| 16:55 - pp - Brent Regner (1) | First period | No scoring | ||||||
| 5:30 - Lance Bouma (1) 5:39 - Evander Kane (1) 6:41 - Craig Schira (1) 8:20 - Andrej Kudrna (1) 9:39 - pp - Jonathon Blum (1) |
Second period | Marek Viedenský (1) - sh - 4:28 | ||||||
| 13:27 - pp - Craig Schira (2) 17:21 - Mikhail Fisenko (1) |
Third period | No scoring | ||||||
| Tyson Sexsmith (16 saves / 18 shots) | Goalie stats | Kevin Armstrong (25 saves / 31 shots) Joe Caligiuri (20 saves / 22 shots) | ||||||
| March 21 | Vancouver Giants | 9 – 1 | Prince George Cougars | Pacific Coliseum | ||||
| 3:53 - sh - Michael Piluso (1) 15:46 - Lance Bouma (2) |
First period | No scoring | ||||||
| 1:26 - James Wright (1) 3:26 - Craig Cunningham (1) 9:43 - pp - Brendan Gallagher (1) 15:33 - pp - Casey Pierro-Zabotel (1) 17:01 - Nolan Toigo (1) 17:19 - Garry Nunn (1) |
Second period | No scoring | ||||||
| 2:09 - Casey Pierro-Zabotel (2) | Third period | Tyler Halliday (1) - pp - 18:28 | ||||||
| Tyson Sexsmith (28 saves / 29 shots) | Goalie stats | Kevin Armstrong (29 saves / 37 shots) Mike Salmon (9 saves / 10 shots) | ||||||
| March 24 | Prince George Cougars | 2 – 3 | OT | Vancouver Giants | Medicine Hat Arena | |||
| 13:27 - Tyler Halliday (2) | First period | No scoring | ||||||
| 13:26 - Brian Matte (1) | Second period | Evander Kane (2) - 5:31 Nolan Toigo (2) - 11:55 | ||||||
| No scoring | Third period | No scoring | ||||||
| No scoring | First overtime period | Craig Cunningham (2) - 1644 | ||||||
| Kevin Armstrong (49 saves / 52 shots) | Goalie stats | Tyson Sexsmith (31 saves / 33 shots) | ||||||
| March 25 | Prince George Cougars | 2 – 3 | Vancouver Giants | Medicine Hat Arena | ||||
| 8:38 - Greg Fraser (1) 12:31 - Marek Viedenský (2) |
First period | Lance Bouma (3) - 10:36 Jonathon Blum (2) - pp - 15:23 | ||||||
| No scoring | Second period | Lance Bouma (4) - - pp - 6:16 | ||||||
| No scoring | Third period | No scoring | ||||||
| Kevin Armstrong (45 saves / 48 shots) | Goalie stats | Tyson Sexsmith (26 saves / 28 shots) | ||||||
| Vancouver wins series 4 – 0 | |
(4) Spokane Chiefs vs. (5) Seattle Thunderbirds
edit| March 20 | Spokane Chiefs | 2 – 1 | Seattle Thunderbirds | Spokane Veterans Memorial Arena | ||||
| No scoring | First period | Charles Wells (1) - 9:32 | ||||||
| 4:21 - Drayson Bowman (1) | Second period | No scoring | ||||||
| 11:44 - Drayson Bowman (2) | Third period | No scoring | ||||||
| Dustin Tokarski (31 saves / 32 shots) | Goalie stats | Calvin Pickard (36 saves / 38 shots) | ||||||
| March 21 | Spokane Chiefs | 1 – 2 | Seattle Thunderbirds | Spokane Veterans Memorial Arena | ||||
| No scoring | First period | No scoring | ||||||
| No scoring | Second period | Thomas Hickey (1) - pp - 15:37 | ||||||
| 16:26 - Drayson Bowman (3) | Third period | Sena Acolatse (1) - 5:11 | ||||||
| Dustin Tokarski (26 saves / 28 shots) | Goalie stats | Calvin Pickard (33 saves / 34 shots) | ||||||
| March 24 | Seattle Thunderbirds | 1 – 5 | Spokane Chiefs | accesso ShoWare Center | ||||
| 7:13 - Colin Jacobs (1) | First period | Tyler Johnson (1) - 14:10 Stefan Ulmer (1) - pp - 16:28 Levko Koper (1) - sh - 18:22 | ||||||
| No scoring | Second period | Levko Koper (2) - pp - 5:53 Jared Spurgeon (1) - sh - 16:51 | ||||||
| No scoring | Third period | No scoring | ||||||
| Calvin Pickard (29 saves / 34 shots) | Goalie stats | Dustin Tokarski (32 saves / 33 shots) | ||||||
| March 25 | Seattle Thunderbirds | 2 – 3 | Spokane Chiefs | accesso ShoWare Center | ||||
| 4:18 - Jim O'Brien (1) 7:00 - Jeremy Schappert (1) |
First period | Justin McCrae (1) - 3:21 | ||||||
| No scoring | Second period | Tyler Johnson (2) - 8:22 Ondřej Roman (1) - pp - 10:00 | ||||||
| No scoring | Third period | No scoring | ||||||
| Calvin Pickard (34 saves / 37 shots) | Goalie stats | Dustin Tokarski (28 saves / 30 shots) | ||||||
| March 28 | Spokane Chiefs | 5 – 3 | Seattle Thunderbirds | Spokane Veterans Memorial Arena | ||||
| No scoring | First period | No scoring | ||||||
| 6:29 - Drayson Bowman (4) 13:30 - Justin McCrae (2) |
Second period | Colin Jacobs (2) - 15:50 | ||||||
| 5:21 - Brady Calla (1) 14:31 - pp - Mitch Wahl (1) 19:18 - en - Drayson Bowman (5) |
Third period | Prab Rai (1) - pp - 12:59 Thomas Hickey (2) - 18:39 | ||||||
| Dustin Tokarski (31 saves / 34 shots) | Goalie stats | Calvin Pickard (30 saves / 34 shots) | ||||||
| Spokane wins series 4 – 1 | |
(2) Tri-City Americans vs. (7) Seattle Thunderbirds
edit| March 20 | Tri-City Americans | 6 – 5 | OT | Everett Silvertips | Toyota Center | |||
| 6:43 - Johnny Lazo (1) | First period | Daniel Iwanski (1) - pp - 1:55 Ryan White (1) - pp - 4:56 | ||||||
| 5:40 - pp - Tyler Schmidt (1) 8:12 - Kruise Reddick (1) 13:56 - Adam Hughesman (1) |
Second period | No scoring | ||||||
| 16:47 - Lane Werbowski (1) | Third period | Ryan White (2) - 5:47 Tyler Maxwell (1) - 16:56 Daniel Bartek (1) - 19:38 | ||||||
| 11:13 - Justin Feser (1) | First overtime period | No scoring | ||||||
| Chet Pickard (26 saves / 31 shots) | Goalie stats | Thomas Heemskerk (39 saves / 45 shots) | ||||||
| March 21 | Tri-City Americans | 2 – 3 | Everett Silvertips | Toyota Center | ||||
| 13:33 - pp - Kruise Reddick (2) | First period | Tyler Maxwell (2) - pp - 1:55 | ||||||
| No scoring | Second period | Tyler Maxwell (3) - pp - 13:52 | ||||||
| 4:29 - pp - Jason Reese (1) | Third period | Tyler Maxwell (4) - pp - 3:49 | ||||||
| Chet Pickard (18 saves / 21 shots) | Goalie stats | Thomas Heemskerk (45 saves / 47 shots) | ||||||
| March 24 | Everett Silvertips | 2 – 4 | Tri-City Americans | Xfinity Arena | ||||
| No scoring | First period | Mitch Fadden (1) - pp - 5:57 Justin Feser (2) - 19:27 | ||||||
| 7:23 - Zack Dailey (1) | Second period | Johnny Lazo (2) - 6:47 Jason Reese (2) - pp - 16:09 | ||||||
| 11:07 - Tyler Maxwell (5) | Third period | No scoring | ||||||
| Thomas Heemskerk (27 saves / 31 shots) | Goalie stats | Chet Pickard (26 saves / 28 shots) | ||||||
| March 25 | Everett Silvertips | 1 – 4 | Tri-City Americans | Xfinity Arena | ||||
| 10:39 - pp - Daniel Bartek (2) | First period | No scoring | ||||||
| No scoring | Second period | Johnny Lazo (3) - 3:52 | ||||||
| No scoring | Third period | Tyler Schmidt (2) - 12:50 Mitch Fadden (2) - 13:26 Jason Reese (3) - pp - 16:30 | ||||||
| Thomas Heemskerk (51 saves / 55 shots) | Goalie stats | Chet Pickard (23 saves / 24 shots) | ||||||
| March 28 | Tri-City Americans | 6 – 1 | Everett Silvertips | Toyota Center | ||||
| 10:07 - Mitch McColm (1) 11:26 - pp - Jason Reese (4) |
First period | No scoring | ||||||
| 4:05 - Jordan Messier (1) 19:43 - pp - Taylor Procyshen (1) |
Second period | No scoring | ||||||
| 2:34 - Brooks Macek (1) 3:57 - Jordan Messier (2) |
Third period | Kellan Tochkin (1) - pp - 6:09 | ||||||
| Chet Pickard (26 saves / 27 shots) | Goalie stats | Thomas Heemskerk (33 saves / 39 shots) | ||||||
| Tri-City wins series 4 – 1 | |
(3) Kelowna Rockets vs. (6) Kamloops Blazers
edit| March 20 | Kelowna Rockets | 4 – 2 | Kamloops Blazers | Prospera Place | ||||
| No scoring | First period | Scott Wasden (1) - 10:48 | ||||||
| 2:28 - Štěpán Novotný (1) 10:18 - pp - Tyler Myers (1) 14:23 - pp - Tyson Barrie (1) |
Second period | No scoring | ||||||
| 4:55 - Colin Long (1) | Third period | Kenton Dulle (1) - pp - 8:30 | ||||||
| Mark Guggenberger (20 saves / 22 shots) | Goalie stats | Justin Leclerc (30 saves / 34 shots) | ||||||
| March 21 | Kelowna Rockets | 5 – 1 | Kamloops Blazers | Prospera Place | ||||
| 11:52 - Ian Duval (1) 18:40 - Jamie Benn (1) |
First period | No scoring | ||||||
| 3:44 - Ryley Grantham (1) | Second period | No scoring | ||||||
| 6:41 - Ryley Grantham (2) 17:39 - Štěpán Novotný (2) |
Third period | Kenton Dulle (2) - sh - 10:52 | ||||||
| Mark Guggenberger (29 saves / 30 shots) | Goalie stats | Justin Leclerc (37 saves / 42 shots) | ||||||
| March 24 | Kamloops Blazers | 2 – 3 | OT | Kelowna Rockets | Interior Savings Centre | |||
| 9:30 - sh - Seth Compton (1) | First period | No scoring | ||||||
| No scoring | Second period | No scoring | ||||||
| 11:16 - pp - Giffen Nyren (1) | Third period | Jamie Benn (2) - 14:05 Cody Almond (1) - 19:57 | ||||||
| No scoring | First overtime period | Cody Almond (2) - 12:21 | ||||||
| Justin Leclerc (36 saves / 39 shots) | Goalie stats | Mark Guggenberger (16 saves / 18 shots) | ||||||
| March 25 | Kamloops Blazers | 3 – 5 | Kelowna Rockets | Interior Savings Centre | ||||
| 3:57 - pp - Colin Smith | First period | Jamie Benn (3) - 19:17 | ||||||
| 0:56 - pp - C.J. Stretch (1) 6:51 - sh - Kenton Dulle (3) |
Second period | Tyler Myers (2) - pp - 4:45 Ian Duval (2) - pp - 8:21 Tyson Barrie (2) - 12:24 Štěpán Novotný (3) - 14:32 | ||||||
| No scoring | Third period | No scoring | ||||||
| Justin Leclerc (38 saves / 43 shots) | Goalie stats | Mark Guggenberger (21 saves / 24 shots) | ||||||
| Kelowna wins series 4 – 0 | |
Conference Semi-finals
editConference semifinals
editEastern conference
edit(1) Calgary Hitmen vs. (7) Lethbridge Hurricanes
edit| April 3 | Calgary Hitmen | 7 – 1 | Lethbridge Hurricanes | Scotiabank Saddledome | ||||
| 9:42 - Carson McMillan (2) 13:54 - Brandon Kozun (4) |
First period | No scoring | ||||||
| 3:28 - pp - Paul Postma (1) | Second period | No scoring | ||||||
| 4:59 - Paul Postma (2) 8:08 - Joel Broda (4) 10:42 - pp - Brandon Kozun (5) 18:09 - Joel Broda (5) |
Third period | Mitch Versteeg (1) - pp - 4:26 | ||||||
| Martin Jones (15 saves / 16 shots) | Goalie stats | Juha Metsola (23 saves / 28 shots) Michael Tadjdeh (6 saves / 8 shots) | ||||||
| April 5 | Calgary Hitmen | 2 – 1 | Lethbridge Hurricanes | Scotiabank Saddledome | ||||
| 8:57 - pp - Kris Foucault (5) | First period | No scoring | ||||||
| 15:09 - pp - Tomáš Karpov (1) | Second period | Luca Sbisa (2) - 0:17 | ||||||
| No scoring | Third period | No scoring | ||||||
| Martin Jones (23 saves / 24 shots) | Goalie stats | Juha Metsola (29 saves / 31 shots) | ||||||
| April 7 | Lethbridge Hurricanes | 2 – 4 | Calgary Hitmen | Enmax Centre | ||||
| No scoring | First period | Kris Foucault (6) - pp - 12:03 | ||||||
| No scoring | Second period | Keith Seabrook (1) - 3:38 Tomáš Karpov (2) - 5:19 Michael Stone (1) - pp - 17:03 | ||||||
| 3:14 - pp - Mitch Versteeg (2) 19:37 - Colton Sceviour (4) |
Third period | No scoring | ||||||
| Juha Metsola (29 saves / 33 shots) | Goalie stats | Martin Jones (17 saves / 19 shots) | ||||||
| April 8 | Lethbridge Hurricanes | 0 – 6 | Calgary Hitmen | Enmax Centre | ||||
| No scoring | First period | Brett Sonne (1) - 1:30 Joel Broda (6) - 1:52 | ||||||
| No scoring | Second period | Alex Plante (2) - pp - 2:02 | ||||||
| No scoring | Third period | Kris Foucault (7) - 11:37 Brandon Kozun (6) - ps - 13:38 Ian Schultz (3) - pp - 14:32 | ||||||
| Juha Metsola (18 saves / 24 shots) | Goalie stats | Martin Jones (18 saves / 18 shots) | ||||||
| Calgary wins series 4 – 0 | |
(1) Calgary Hitmen vs. (7) Lethbridge Hurricanes
edit| April 4 | Medicine Hat Tigers | 3 – 6 | Brandon Wheat Kings | Medicine Hat Arena | ||||
| No scoring | First period | No scoring | ||||||
| Linden Vey (1) - pp - 2:51 Thomas Carr (1) - 8:55 Sean Ringrose (4) - pp - 14:43 |
Second period | 4:41 - Del Cowan (1) 7:33 - Nathan Green (3) 7:59 - Jordan Hale (1) 13:40 - Matt Calvert (5) | ||||||
| No scoring | Third period | 11:45 - Nathan Green (4) 18:39 - Mark Stone (1) | ||||||
| Ryan Holfeld (25 saves / 31 shots) | Goalie stats | Andrew Hayes (28 saves / 31 shots) | ||||||
| April 5 | Medicine Hat Tigers | 6 – 8 | Brandon Wheat Kings | Medicine Hat Arena | ||||
| Bretton Cameron (4) - 1:19 Zdeněk Okál (5) - 7:39 Zdeněk Okál (6) - pp - 12:33 Brennan Bosch (6) - 14:04 Zdeněk Okál (7) - 16:36 |
First period | 3:40 - Andrew Clark (4) 6:51 - Keith Aulie (1) 19:21 - pp - Brayden Schenn (5) | ||||||
| No scoring | Second period | 2:06 - pp - Matt Lowry (3) 17:26 - pp - Matt Calvert (6) | ||||||
| Linden Vey (2) - pp - 15:47 | Third period | 5:50 - Andrew Clark (5) 15:15 - Brodie Melnychuk (2) 19:25 - en - Andrew Clark (6) | ||||||
| Ryan Holfeld (24 saves / 31 shots) | Goalie stats | Andrew Hayes (4 saves / 8 shots) James Priestner (11 saves / 13 shots) | ||||||
| April 8 | Brandon Wheat Kings | 6 – 1 | Medicine Hat Tigers | Westman Place | ||||
| Brayden Schenn (6) - 0:42 Scott Glennie (2) - 6:00 Aaron Lewadniuk (2) - 7:00 |
First period | 2:45 - Colton Grant (1) | ||||||
| Matt Calvert (7) - pp - 4:08 Colby Robak (2) - 10:12 |
Second period | No scoring | ||||||
| Andrew Clark (7) - 2:53 | Third period | No scoring | ||||||
| Andrew Hayes (19 saves / 20 shots) | Goalie stats | Ryan Holfeld (4 saves / 7 shots) Tyler Bunz (37 saves / 40 shots) | ||||||
| April 10 | Brandon Wheat Kings | 6 – 2 | Medicine Hat Tigers | Westman Place | ||||
| Aaron Lewadniuk (3) - 4:43 Scott Glennie (3) - 18:48 Colby Robak (3) - 19:33 |
First period | 2:16 - Jace Coyle (1) 9:52 - Travis Dunstall (1) | ||||||
| Nathan Green (5) - pp - 3:07 Colby Robak (4) - 4:46 |
Second period | No scoring | ||||||
| Colby Robak (5) - pp - 5:42 | Third period | No scoring | ||||||
| Andrew Hayes (19 saves / 21 shots) | Goalie stats | Tyler Bunz (10 saves / 13 shots) Ryan Holfeld (18 saves / 21 shots) | ||||||
| Brandon wins series 4 – 0 | |
Western conference
edit(1) Vancouver Giants vs. (4) Spokane Chiefs
edit| April 3 | Vancouver Giants | 3 – 1 | Spokane Chiefs | Pacific Coliseum | ||||
| 16:56 - Michael Piluso (2) | First period | No scoring | ||||||
| No scoring | Second period | No scoring | ||||||
| 19:16 - en - Craig Cunningham (3) | Third period | Mitch Wahl (2) - pp - 4:44 | ||||||
| Tyson Sexsmith (18 saves / 19 shots) | Goalie stats | Dustin Tokarski (36 saves / 38 shots) | ||||||
| April 4 | Vancouver Giants | 4 – 1 | Spokane Chiefs | Pacific Coliseum | ||||
| 5:09 - Jonathon Blum (3) 16:23 - pp - Craig Cunningham (4) |
First period | No scoring | ||||||
| 6:11 - pp - Jonathon Blum (4) 9:05 - Casey Pierro-Zabotel (3) |
Second period | No scoring | ||||||
| No scoring | Third period | Drayson Bowman (6) - pp - 6:56 | ||||||
| Tyson Sexsmith (18 saves / 19 shots) | Goalie stats | Dustin Tokarski (30 saves / 34 shots) | ||||||
| April 7 | Spokane Chiefs | 5 – 2 | Vancouver Giants | Spokane Veterans Memorial Arena | ||||
| 8:20 - pp - Levko Koper (3) | First period | Jonathon Blum (5) - pp - 10:04 Lance Bouma (5) - 13:08 | ||||||
| 15:17 - Jared Spurgeon (2) | Second period | No scoring | ||||||
| 6:29 - Drayson Bowman (7) 16:00 - Justin McCrae (3) 19:40 - en - Mike Reddington (1) |
Third period | No scoring | ||||||
| Dustin Tokarski (16 saves / 18 shots) | Goalie stats | Tyson Sexsmith (23 saves / 27 shots) | ||||||
| April 8 | Spokane Chiefs | 1 – 0 | Vancouver Giants | Spokane Veterans Memorial Arena | ||||
| 12:31 - pp - Tyler Johnson (3) | First period | No scoring | ||||||
| No scoring | Second period | No scoring | ||||||
| No scoring | Third period | No scoring | ||||||
| Dustin Tokarski (41 saves / 41 shots) | Goalie stats | Tyson Sexsmith (17 saves / 18 shots) | ||||||
| April 10 | Vancouver Giants | 2 – 3 | 4OT | Spokane Chiefs | Pacific Coliseum | |||
| 2:45 - pp - Evander Kane (3) 13:21 - pp - Brent Regner (2) |
First period | Tyler Johnson (4) - pp - 9:20 | ||||||
| No scoring | Second period | No scoring | ||||||
| No scoring | Third period | Drayson Bowman (8) - 4:25 | ||||||
| No scoring | Fourth overtime period | Blake Gal (1) - 6:05 | ||||||
| Tyson Sexsmith (54 saves / 57 shots) | Goalie stats | Dustin Tokarski (60 saves / 62 shots) | ||||||
| April 12 | Spokane Chiefs | 2 – 3 | 2OT | Vancouver Giants | Spokane Veterans Memorial Arena | |||
| 5:38 - Tyler Johnson (5) | First period | No scoring | ||||||
| No scoring | Second period | No scoring | ||||||
| 18:36 - Stefan Ulmer (2) | Third period | James Wright (2) - 3:07 James Wright (3) - 11:03 | ||||||
| No scoring | Second overtime period | Evander Kane (4) - 5:31 | ||||||
| Dustin Tokarski (37 saves / 40 shots) | Goalie stats | Tyson Sexsmith (31 saves / 33 shots) | ||||||
| April 14 | Vancouver Giants | 1 – 0 | OT | Spokane Chiefs | Pacific Coliseum | |||
| No scoring | First period | No scoring | ||||||
| No scoring | Second period | No scoring | ||||||
| No scoring | Third period | No scoring | ||||||
| 1:56 - Nick Ross (1) | First overtime period | No scoring | ||||||
| Tyson Sexsmith (29 saves / 29 shots) | Goalie stats | Dustin Tokarski (41 saves / 42 shots) | ||||||
| Vancouver wins series 4 – 3 | |
(2) Tri-City Americans vs. (3) Kelowna Rockets
edit| April 3 | Tri-City Americans | 4 – 3 | Kelowna Rockets | Toyota Center | ||||
| No scoring | First period | No scoring | ||||||
| 15:00 - pp - Jason Reese (5) | Second period | Evan Bloodoff (1) - 5:38 | ||||||
| 1:36 - Kruise Reddick (3) 4:31 - Jarrett Toll (1) 18:07 - pp - Taylor Procyshen (2) |
Third period | Lucas Bloodoff (1) - 5:19 Tyson Barrie (3) - pp - 6:58 | ||||||
| Chet Pickard (23 saves / 26 shots) | Goalie stats | Mark Guggenberger (35 saves / 39 shots) | ||||||
| April 4 | Tri-City Americans | 3 – 2 | Kelowna Rockets | Toyota Center | ||||
| No scoring | First period | Jamie Benn (4) - pp - 5:39 | ||||||
| No scoring | Second period | Cody Almond (3) - 16:32 | ||||||
| 5:43 - Brooks Macek (2) 9:44 - Petr Stoklasa (1) 17:17 - pp - Taylor Procyshen (3) |
Third period | No scoring | ||||||
| Chet Pickard (24 saves / 26 shots) | Goalie stats | Mark Guggenberger (31 saves / 34 shots) | ||||||
| April 7 | Kelowna Rockets | 7 – 2 | Tri-City Americans | Prospera Place | ||||
| 11:07 - Mikael Backlund (1) 18:23 - pp - Štěpán Novotný (4) |
First period | No scoring | ||||||
| 2:17 - pp - Cody Almond (4) 3:24 - pp - Ian Duval (3) 9:55 - pp - Tyler Myers (3) 19:07 - Lucas Bloodoff (2) |
Second period | Justin Feser (3) - pp - 12:42 | ||||||
| 10:00 - Jamie Benn (5) | Third period | Zachary Yuen (1) - 0:20 | ||||||
| Mark Guggenberger (15 saves / 17 shots) | Goalie stats | Chet Pickard (18 saves / 24 shots) Brett Martyniuk (10 saves / 11 shots) | ||||||
| April 8 | Kelowna Rockets | 4 – 3 | OT | Tri-City Americans | Prospera Place | |||
| 12:31 - pp - Mikael Backlund (2) | First period | No scoring | ||||||
| No scoring | Second period | Mitch Fadden (3) - 5:36 Jordan Messier (3) - 13:22 | ||||||
| 2:41 - Cody Almond (5) 10:37 - pp - Tyler Myers (4) |
Third period | Justin Feser (4) - pp - 9:30 | ||||||
| 12:52 - pp - Jamie Benn (6) | First overtime period | No scoring | ||||||
| Mark Guggenberger (26 saves / 29 shots) | Goalie stats | Chet Pickard (34 saves / 38 shots) | ||||||
| April 10 | Tri-City Americans | 2 – 5 | Kelowna Rockets | Toyota Center | ||||
| 11:11 - Petr Stoklasa (2) | First period | Lucas Bloodoff (3) - 6:44 Ian Duval (4) - 7:24 | ||||||
| No scoring | Second period | Štěpán Novotný (5) - pp - 1:36 | ||||||
| 17:01 - Jordan Messier (4) | Third period | Mikael Backlund (3) - 2:01 Colin Long (2) - en - 19:26 | ||||||
| Chet Pickard (20 saves / 24 shots) | Goalie stats | Mark Guggenberger (24 saves / 26 shots) | ||||||
| April 12 | Kelowna Rockets | 6 – 2 | Tri-City Americans | Prospera Place | ||||
| 15:43 - Mikael Backlund (4) | First period | Taylor Procyshen (4) - pp - 10:28 | ||||||
| 4:45 - Jamie Benn (7) 8:13 - Curt Gogol (1) 12:20 - sh - Mikael Backlund (5) 14:59 - Ian Duval (5) 18:50 - Evan Bloodoff (2) |
Second period | Brooks Macek (3) - 9:19 | ||||||
| No scoring | Third period | No scoring | ||||||
| Mark Guggenberger (12 saves / 14 shots) | Goalie stats | Chet Pickard (26 saves / 32 shots) Brett Martyniuk (2 saves / 2 shots) | ||||||
| Kelowna wins series 4 – 2 | |
Conference Finals
edit(1) Calgary Hitmen vs. (3) Brandon Wheat Kings
edit| April 17 | Calgary Hitmen | 9 – 3 | Brandon Wheat Kings | Scotiabank Saddledome | ||||
| 13:11 - Alex Plante (3) | First period | No scoring | ||||||
| 2:09 - pp - Kyle Bortis (2) 4:20 - Boštjan Goličič (1) 6:02 - pp - Kris Foucault (8) 7:45 - Kyle Bortis (3) 10:47 - Tyler Fiddler (1) 12:56 - Paul Postma (3) |
Second period | Andrew Clark (8) - pp - 15:38 | ||||||
| 4:45 - Joel Broda (7) 18:18 - pp - Keith Seabrook (2) |
Third period | Nathan Green (6) - 0:31 Brayden Schenn (7) - pp - 1:34 | ||||||
| Martin Jones (18 saves / 21 shots) | Goalie stats | Andrew Hayes (10 saves / 16 shots) James Priestner (16 saves / 19 shots) | ||||||
| April 19 | Calgary Hitmen | 5 – 4 | Brandon Wheat Kings | Scotiabank Saddledome | ||||
| No scoring | First period | Matt Calvert (8) - 3:56 Brayden Schenn (8) - 17:55 | ||||||
| 14:23 - pp - Kyle Bortis (4) 16:38 - Joel Broda (8) 19:48 - Michael Stone (2) |
Second period | Jay Fehr (1) - 15:52 | ||||||
| 10:54 - Ian Schultz (4) 13:10 - Brett Sonne (2) |
Third period | Keith Aulie (2) - pp - 8:56 | ||||||
| Martin Jones (21 saves / 25 shots) | Goalie stats | Andrew Hayes (22 saves / 27 shots) | ||||||
| April 21 | Brandon Wheat Kings | 3 – 4 | OT | Calgary Hitmen | Westman Place | |||
| 3:29 - pp - Aaron Lewadniuk (4) 8:37 - Colby Robak (6) |
First period | Brett Sonne (3) - 17:39 | ||||||
| No scoring | Second period | Kris Foucault (9) - 16:00 | ||||||
| 6:26 - pp - Matt Calvert (9) | Third period | Kris Foucault (10) - 0:12 | ||||||
| No scoring | First overtime period | Ian Schultz (5) - 1:04 | ||||||
| Andrew Hayes (28 saves / 32 shots) | Goalie stats | Martin Jones (24 saves / 27 shots) | ||||||
| April 22 | Brandon Wheat Kings | 4 – 6 | Calgary Hitmen | Westman Place | ||||
| No scoring | First period | Keith Seabrook (3) - pp - 7:23 Paul Postma (4) - 7:37 | ||||||
| 14:35 - Andrew Clark (9) 15:09 - Jordan Hale (2) |
Second period | Alex Plante (4) - 3:47 Boštjan Goličič (2) - 6:41 Brett Sonne (4) - 7:51 Tomáš Karpov (3) - 19:26 | ||||||
| 12:50 - Jay Fehr (2) 15:26 - pp - Nathan Green (7) |
Third period | No scoring | ||||||
| Andrew Hayes (15 saves / 19 shots) James Priestner (14 saves / 16 shots) |
Goalie stats | Martin Jones (12 saves / 16 shots) | ||||||
| Calgary wins series 4 – 0 | |
(1) Vancouver Giants vs. (3) Kelowna Rockets
edit| April 18 | Vancouver Giants | 2 – 4 | Kelowna Rockets | Pacific Coliseum | ||||
| No scoring | First period | No scoring | ||||||
| No scoring | Second period | Mikael Backlund (6) - pp - 4:59 Mitch Callahan (1) - 13:16 Ian Duval (6) - 16:54 | ||||||
| 3:35 - pp - Lance Bouma (6) 14:01 - James Henry (1) |
Third period | Ian Duval (7) - en - 19:31 | ||||||
| Tyson Sexsmith (24 saves / 27 shots) | Goalie stats | Mark Guggenberger (20 saves / 22 shots) | ||||||
| April 19 | Vancouver Giants | 4 – 3 | OT | Kelowna Rockets | Pacific Coliseum | |||
| 5:02 - Evander Kane (5) | First period | No scoring | ||||||
| 7:18 - pp - Mike Piluso (3) 17:14 - pp - Jonathon Blum (6) |
Second period | Ian Duval (8) - 1:05 | ||||||
| No scoring | Third period | Jamie Benn (8) - pp - 12:29 Cody Almond (6) - 16:36 | ||||||
| 19:25 - Casey Pierro-Zabotel (4) | First overtime period | No scoring | ||||||
| Tyson Sexsmith (28 saves / 31 shots) | Goalie stats | Mark Guggenberger (33 saves / 37 shots) | ||||||
| April 21 | Kelowna Rockets | 2 – 3 | Vancouver Giants | Prospera Place | ||||
| April 23 | Kelowna Rockets | 3 – 0 | Vancouver Giants | Prospera Place | ||||
| April 25 | Vancouver Giants | 0 – 1 | Kelowna Rockets | Pacific Coliseum | ||||
| April 27 | Kelowna Rockets | 5 – 4 | OT | Vancouver Giants | Prospera Place | |||
| Kelowna wins series 4 – 2 | |
WHL Championship
edit(E1) Calgary Hitmen vs. (W3) Kelowna Rockets
edit| May 1 | Calgary Hitmen | 1 – 3 | Kelowna Rockets | Scotiabank Saddledome | ||||
| No scoring | First period | Jamie Benn (12) - pp - 9:09 | ||||||
| 6:33 - Paul Postma (5) | Second period | No scoring | ||||||
| No scoring | Third period | Tyler Myers (5) - pp - 10:14 Jamie Benn (13) - sh - en - 19:32 | ||||||
| Martin Jones (18 saves / 20 shots) | Goalie stats | Mark Guggenberger (28 saves / 29 shots) | ||||||
| May 2 | Calgary Hitmen | 2 – 5 | Kelowna Rockets | Scotiabank Saddledome | ||||
| May 4 | Kelowna Rockets | 2 – 0 | Calgary Hitmen | Prospera Place | ||||
| May 6 | Kelowna Rockets | 2 – 6 | Calgary Hitmen | Prospera Place | ||||
| May 7 | Calgary Hitmen | 6 – 1 | Kelowna Rockets | Scotiabank Saddledome | ||||
| May 9 | Kelowna Rockets | 3 – 2 | OT | Calgary Hitmen | Prospera Place | |||
| Kelowna wins series 4 – 2 | |
Memorial Cup
editThe 91st Memorial Cup was held in Rimouski, Quebec.[37]
WHL awards
edit| Scotty Munro Memorial Trophy | Regular season champions | Calgary Hitmen | |
| Four Broncos Memorial Trophy | Player of the Year | Brett Sonne | Calgary Hitmen |
| Bob Clarke Trophy | Top Scorer | Casey Pierro-Zabotel | Vancouver Giants |
| Bill Hunter Trophy | Top Defenseman | Jonathon Blum | Vancouver Giants |
| Jim Piggott Memorial Trophy | Rookie of the Year | Brett Connolly | Prince George Cougars |
| Del Wilson Trophy | Top Goaltender | Chet Pickard | Tri-City Americans |
| WHL Plus-Minus Award | Top Plus-Minus Rating | Paul Postma | Calgary Hitmen |
| Brad Hornung Trophy | Most Sportsmanlike Player | Tyler Ennis | Medicine Hat Tigers |
| Daryl K. (Doc) Seaman Trophy | Scholastic Player of the Year | Stefan Elliott | Saskatoon Blades |
| Jim Donlevy Memorial Trophy | Scholastic team of the Year | Prince Albert Raiders | |
| Dunc McCallum Memorial Trophy | Coach of the Year | Don Hay | Vancouver Giants |
| Lloyd Saunders Memorial Trophy | Executive of the Year | Kelly Kisio | Calgary Hitmen |
| Allen Paradice Memorial Trophy | Top Official | Chris Savage | |
| St. Clair Group Trophy | Marketing/Public Relations Award | Mike Bortolussi | Medicine Hat Tigers |
| Doug Wickenheiser Memorial Trophy | Humanitarian of the Year | Taylor Procyshen | Tri-City Americans |
| WHL Playoff MVP | WHL Finals Most Valuable Player | Tyler Myers | Kelowna Rockets |
| Professional Hockey Achievement Academic Recipient |
Alumni Achievement Awards | Trevor Linden Dan Hulak | |
All-Star Teams
edit| Eastern Conference | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| First Team | Second Team | |||
| Goal | Braden Holtby | Saskatoon Blades | Martin Jones | Calgary Hitmen |
| Defense | Paul Postma | Calgary Hitmen | Michael Stone | Calgary Hitmen |
| Keith Aulie | Brandon Wheat Kings | John Negrin | Swift Current Broncos | |
| Forward | Brett Sonne | Calgary Hitmen | Joel Broda | Calgary Hitmen |
| Tyler Ennis | Medicine Hat Tigers | Justin Bernhardt | Prince Albert Raiders | |
| Brandon Kozun | Calgary Hitmen | Brayden Schenn | Brandon Wheat Kings | |
| Western Conference | ||||
| First Team | Second Team | |||
| Goal | Chet Pickard | Tri-City Americans | Dustin Tokarski | Spokane Chiefs |
| Defense | Jonathon Blum | Vancouver Giants | Tyler Myers | Kelowna Rockets |
| Thomas Hickey | Seattle Thunderbirds | Brent Regner | Vancouver Giants | |
| Forward | Casey Pierro-Zabotel | Vancouver Giants | Drayson Bowman | Spokane Chiefs |
| Jamie Benn | Kelowna Rockets | Colin Long | Kelowna Rockets | |
| Evander Kane | Vancouver Giants | Taylor Procyshen | Tri-City Americans | |
See also
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