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2010–11 WHL season

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The 2010–11 WHL season is the 45th season of the Western Hockey League (WHL). The regular season began on September 24, 2010, and ended on March 20, 2011. The 2010 Subway Super Series, featuring Team WHL versus Team Russia, took place from November 17–18, 2010.

2010–11 WHL season
LeagueWestern Hockey League
SportHockey
DurationPreseason
September 1, 2010 – September 18, 2010
Regular season
September 24, 2010 – March 20, 2011
Playoffs
March 25, 2011 – May 13, 2011
Number of teams22
TV partner(s)Shaw TV
Rogers Sportsnet
FSN Northwest[citation needed]
Finals championsKootenay Ice (3)
WHL seasons
2010–11 CHL season
LeagueCanadian Hockey League
SportHockey
DurationOHL
2010-09-23 – 2011-03-20
QMJHL
2010-09-09 – 2011-03-20
WHL
2010-09-24 – 2011-03-20
Number of teams60
TV partner(s)FSN Northwest
RDS
Rogers Sportsnet
Rogers TV
Shaw TV
Finals championsSaint John Sea Dogs

Regular season edit

The 45th season of the WHL kicked off on September 24, 2010, with 8 games on the table. On February 21, the defending champions Calgary Hitmen hosted Regina Pats, who are Canada's oldest major-junior hockey team at McMahon Stadium for an outdoor game in conjunction with the NHL game, the WHL teams will wear retro inspired jerseys. The Spokane Chiefs also hosted the Kootenay Ice outdoors on January 15, 2011, being the first game of such. Broadcast partners including Rogers Sportsnet, Shaw TV and FSN return for coverage throughout the season, the teams will play 792 regular season games between September and March. The 2010–11 season was the first to be featured in EA Sports' NHL 11 video game including all the teams and rosters.

Standings edit

Conference standings edit

Eastern Conference
Team W L OTL SL GF GA Pts
Saskatoon Blades xz 72 56 13 1 2 310 213 115
Red Deer Rebels xz 72 48 16 4 4 268 159 104
Medicine Hat Tigers x 72 46 18 4 4 265 196 100
Kootenay Icex 72 46 21 1 4 272 218 97
Moose Jaw Warriorsx 72 40 26 2 4 245 240 86
Brandon Wheat Kingsx 72 32 31 1 8 249 252 73
Edmonton Oil Kingsx 72 31 34 2 5 249 252 69
Prince Albert Raidersx 72 31 36 2 3 247 283 67
Lethbridge Hurricanes 72 23 36 5 8 205 295 59
Regina Pats 72 23 39 7 3 216 312 56
Swift Current Broncos 72 26 44 0 2 181 260 54
Calgary Hitmen 72 20 47 3 2 171 271 45
Western Conference
Team GP W L OTL SL GF GA Pts
Portland Winterhawks xz 72 50 19 0 3 303 227 103
Kelowna Rockets xz 72 43 28 0 1 240 201 87
Spokane Chiefs x 72 48 18 4 2 310 193 102
Tri-City Americans x 72 44 24 2 2 286 223 92
Vancouver Giants x 72 35 32 1 4 236 251 75
Chilliwack Bruins x 72 33 31 4 4 227 255 74
Prince George Cougars x 72 33 35 2 2 258 265 70
Everett Silvertips x 72 28 33 7 4 172 218 67
Kamloops Blazers 72 29 37 3 3 219 285 64
Seattle Thunderbirds 72 27 35 5 5 195 264 64

Division standings edit

Eastern Conference
East Division
Team GP W L OTL SL GF GA Pts
Saskatoon Bladesyx 72 56 13 1 2 310 213 115
Moose Jaw Warriorsx 72 40 26 2 4 245 240 86
Brandon Wheat Kingsx 72 32 31 1 8 249 252 73
Prince Albert Raidersx 72 31 36 2 3 247 283 67
Regina Pats 72 23 39 7 3 216 312 56
Swift Current Broncos 72 26 44 0 2 181 260 54
Central Division
Team GP W L OTL SL GF GA Pts
Red Deer Rebels yx 72 48 16 4 4 268 159 104
Medicine Hat Tigers x 72 46 18 4 4 265 196 100
Kootenay Icex 72 46 21 1 4 272 218 97
Edmonton Oil Kingsx 72 31 34 2 5 249 252 69
Lethbridge Hurricanes 72 23 36 5 8 205 295 55
Calgary Hitmen 72 20 47 3 2 171 271 45
Western Conference
B.C. Division
Team GP W L OTL SL GF GA Pts
Kelowna Rockets xz 72 43 28 0 1 240 201 87
Vancouver Giants x 72 35 32 1 4 236 251 75
Chilliwack Bruins x 72 33 31 4 4 227 255 74
Prince George Cougars x 72 33 35 2 2 258 265 70
Kamloops Blazers 72 29 37 3 3 219 285 64
U.S. Division
Team GP W L OTL SL GF GA Pts
Portland Winterhawks xz 72 50 19 0 3 303 227 103
Spokane Chiefs x 72 48 18 4 2 310 193 102
Tri-City Americans x 72 44 24 2 2 286 223 92
Everett Silvertips x 72 28 33 7 4 172 218 67
Seattle Thunderbirds 72 27 35 5 5 195 264 64

x - team clinched Western Hockey League Playoff spot

y - team is division leader

z - team has clinched division

Statistical leaders edit

Scoring leaders edit

Players are listed by points, then goals.[1]

Note: GP = Games played; G = Goals; A = Assists; Pts. = Points; PIM = Penalty minutes

Player Team GP G A Pts. PIM
Linden Vey Medicine Hat Tigers 69 46 70 116 36
Tyler Johnson Spokane Chiefs 71 53 62 115 48
Mark Stone Brandon Wheat Kings 71 37 69 106 28
Ryan Nugent-Hopkins Red Deer Rebels 69 31 75 106 51
Jordan Weal Regina Pats 72 43 53 96 70
Brendan Shinnimin Tri-City Americans 60 34 62 96 84
Ryan Johansen Portland Winterhawks 63 40 52 92 64
Brendan Gallagher Vancouver Giants 66 44 47 91 108
Scott Glennie Brandon Wheat Kings 70 35 56 91 58
Marek Viedensky Saskatoon Blades 63 36 52 88 52

Goaltenders edit

These are goaltenders that lead the league in GAA that have played at least 900 minutes.[2]

Note: 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 Team GP Mins W L OTL SOL SO GAA Sv%
Darcy Kuemper Red Deer Rebels 62 3685 45 12 3 2 13 1.86 .933
Mac Engel Spokane Chiefs 32 1484 13 8 2 1 4 2.30 .909
Tyler Bunz Medicine Hat Tigers 56 3350 35 13 4 4 3 2.47 .919
James Reid Spokane Chiefs 50 2808 35 9 2 1 4 2.52 .904
Adam Brown Kelowna Rockets 60 3428 36 22 0 1 3 2.59 .916

Players edit

2010 NHL Entry Draft edit

In total, 40 WHL players were selected at the 2010 NHL Entry Draft.

2010 NHL Entry Draft (WHL draftees)
1st Round
# Nat. Player WHL team NHL team
4   Ryan Johansen Portland Winterhawks Columbus Blue Jackets
5   Nino Niederreiter Portland Winterhawks New York Islanders
6   Brett Connolly Prince George Cougars Tampa Bay Lightning
10   Dylan McIlrath Moose Jaw Warriors New York Rangers
23   Mark Pysyk Edmonton Oil Kings Buffalo Sabres
25   Quinton Howden Moose Jaw Warriors Florida Panthers
29   Emerson Etem Medicine Hat Tigers Anaheim Ducks
2nd Round
# Nat. Player WHL team NHL team
39   Brett Bulmer Kelowna Rockets Minnesota Wild
43   Bradley Ross Portland Winterhawks Toronto Maple Leafs
48   Curtis Hamilton Saskatoon Blades Edmonton Oilers
49   Calvin Pickard Seattle Thunderbirds Colorado Avalanche
58   Kent Simpson Everett Silvertips Chicago Blackhawks
3rd Round
# Nat. Player WHL team NHL team
64   Maxwell Reinhart Kootenay Ice Calgary Flames
66   Radko Gudas Everett Silvertips Tampa Bay Lightning
70   Jordan Weal Regina Pats Los Angeles Kings
73   Joey Leach Kootenay Ice Calgary Flames
75   Kevin Sundher Chilliwack Bruins Buffalo Sabres
78   Taylor Aronson Portland Winterhawks Nashville Predators
83   Matt MacKenzie Calgary Hitmen Buffalo Sabres
4th Round
# Nat. Player WHL team NHL team
97   Craig Cunningham Vancouver Giants Boston Bruins
109   Alex Theriau Everett Silvertips Dallas Stars
5th Round
# Nat. Player WHL team NHL team
121   Tyler Bunz Medicine Hat Tigers Edmonton Oilers
124   Austin Madaisky Kamloops Blazers Columbus Blue Jackets
133   Mike Ferland Brandon Wheat Kings Calgary Flames
134   Cody Beach Calgary Hitmen St. Louis Blues
137   Troy Rutkowski Portland Winterhawks Colorado Avalanche
139   Luke Walker Portland Winterhawks Colorado Avalanche
147   Brendan Gallagher Vancouver Giants Montreal Canadiens
6th Round
# Nat. Player WHL team NHL team
155   Kendall McFaull Moose Jaw Warriors Atlanta Thrashers
162   Brandon Davidson Regina Pats Edmonton Oilers
166   Drew Czerwonka Kootenay Ice Edmonton Oilers
167   Tyler Stahl Chilliwack Bruins Carolina Hurricanes
178   Mark Stone Brandon Wheat Kings Ottawa Senators
7th Round
# Nat. Player WHL team NHL team
182   Josh Nicholls Saskatoon Blades Toronto Maple Leafs
186   Teigan Zahn Saskatoon Blades Tampa Bay Lightning
189   Dylan McKinlay Chilliwack Bruins Minnesota Wild
190   Randy McNaught Saskatoon Blades New York Rangers
191   Macmillan Carruth Portland Winterhawks Chicago Blackhawks
193   Patrick Holland Tri-City Americans Calgary Flames
208   Riley Boychuk Portland Winterhawks Buffalo Sabres
209   Brendan Ranford Kamloops Blazers Philadelphia Flyers

Transactions edit

Subway Super Series edit

The Subway Super Series is a six-game series featuring four teams: three from the Canadian Hockey League (CHL) versus Russia's National Junior hockey team. Within the Canadian Hockey League umbrella, one team from each of its three leagues — the Ontario Hockey League, Quebec Major Junior Hockey League, and Western Hockey League — compete in two games against the Russian junior team.

The 2010 Subway Super Series was held in six cities across Canada, with two cities for each league within the Canadian Hockey League. The series begun on November 8, 2010, and concluded on November 18, 2010. Both Western Hockey League games were held in the province of British Columbia.

All six games were televised nationwide on Rogers Sportsnet, which broadcast both games from the Western Hockey League.

Results edit

Date Location Winner Loser
November 8, 2010 Saint John, New Brunswick Russian Selects 5 4 QMJHL all-stars
November 10, 2010 Drummondville, Quebec Russian Selects 4 3 QMJHL all-stars
November 11, 2010 London, Ontario OHL all-stars 4 0 Russian Selects
November 15, 2010 Sudbury, Ontario OHL all-stars 2 1 Russian Selects
November 17, 2010 Kamloops, British Columbia Russian Selects 7 6 WHL all-stars
November 18, 2010 Prince George, British Columbia Russian Selects 5 2 WHL all-stars
Russia wins series 4-2 22-21

2011 WHL Playoffs edit

Conference Quarter-finals Conference Semi-finals Conference Finals WHL Championship
            
1 Saskatoon 4
8 Prince Albert 2
1 Saskatoon 0
4 Kootenay 4
4 Kootenay 4
5 Moose Jaw 2
4 Kootenay 4
Eastern
3 Medicine Hat 0
2 Red Deer 4
7 Edmonton 0
2 Red Deer 1
3 Medicine Hat 4
3 Medicine Hat 4
6 Brandon 2
E4 Kootenay 4
W1 Portland 1
1 Portland 4
8 Everett 0
1 Portland 4
2 Kelowna 2
2 Kelowna 4
7 Prince George 0
1 Portland 4
Western
3 Spokane 2
3 Spokane 4
6 Chilliwack 1
3 Spokane 4
4 Tri-City 2
4 Tri-City 4
5 Vancouver 0

Conference Quarter-finals edit

Eastern Conference edit

(1) Saskatoon Blades vs. (8) Prince Albert Raiders edit

March 26 Saskatoon Blades 8 – 1 Prince Albert Raiders Credit Union Centre Recap  
Matěj Stránský (1) - 2:07
Brayden Schenn (1) - 13:56
Dalton Thrower (1) - 17:05 		First period No scoring
Stefan Elliott (1) - 4:46
Darren Dietz (1) - 8:58
Josh Nicholls (1) - 13:21
Brent Benson (1) - 16:55 		Second period 3:33 - Todd Fiddler (1)
Dalton Thrower (2) - 13:09 Third period No scoring
Steven Stanford (33 saves / 34 shots) Goalie stats Jamie Tucker (24 saves / 31 shots)
Eric Williams (13 saves / 14 shots)
March 27 Saskatoon Blades 5 – 2 Prince Albert Raiders Credit Union Centre Recap  
13:21 - Brayden Schenn (2) First period No scoring
Darian Dziurzynski (1) - 0:47
13:01 - Josh Nicholls (2)
Brayden Schenn (3) - pp - 16:00 		Second period 5:03 - Shane Danyluk (1)
4:31 - Curtis Hamilton (1) Third period 7:58 - pp - Antoine Corbin (1)
Steven Stanford (31 saves / 33 shots) Goalie stats Eric Williams (31 saves / 36 shots)
March 30 Prince Albert Raiders 6 – 3 Saskatoon Blades Art Hauser Centre Recap  
5:16 - Igor Revenko (1)
17:57 - Brandon Herrod (1) 		First period No scoring
4:46 - Jordan Rowley (1) Second period Josh Nicholls (3) - 0:41
Chris Collins (1) - 3:47
Matěj Stránský (2) - 10:33
18:40 - Mark McNeill (1)
Igor Revenko (2) - en - 19:47 		Third period Justin Maylan (1) - 6:44
Jamie Tucker (37 saves / 40 shots) Goalie stats Steven Stanford (44 saves / 49 shots)
March 31 Prince Albert Raiders 5 – 2 Saskatoon Blades Art Hauser Centre Recap  
4:36 - Todd Fiddler (2)
11:41 - Todd Fiddler (3) 		First period Curtis Hamilton (2) - pp - 2:32
Igor Revenko (3) - pp - 6:53 Second period No scoring
12:53 - TJ Constant (1)
19:50 - en - Mark McNeill (2) 		Third period 1:19 - Brayden Schenn (4)
Jamie Tucker (28 saves / 30 shots) Goalie stats Steven Stanford (36 saves / 40 shots)
April 2 Saskatoon Blades 8 – 0 Prince Albert Raiders Credit Union Centre Recap  
No scoring First period No scoring
Curtis Hamilton (3) - 0:23
9:46 - pp - Brayden Schenn (5)
12:07 - pp - Marek Viedenský (1)
Darian Dziurzynski (2) - 14:30
Jake Trask (1) - pp - 16:21
Duncan Siemens (1) - pp - 18:10 		Second period No scoring
Curtis Hamilton (4) - 4:35
18:05 - pp - Stefan Elliott (2) 		Third period No scoring
Steven Stanford (30 saves / 30 shots) Goalie stats Jamie Tucker (35 saves / 41 shots)
Eric Williams (11 saves / 13 shots)
April 3 Prince Albert Raiders 1 – 2 OT Saskatoon Blades Art Hauser Centre Recap  
2:43 - Antoine Corbin (2) First period No scoring
No scoring Second period Brent Benson (2) - 12:21
No scoring Third period No scoring
No scoring First overtime period Matěj Stránský (3) - 4:24
Jamie Tucker (41 saves / 43 shots) Goalie stats Steven Stanford (33 saves / 34 shots)
Saskatoon wins Series 4 – 2


(2) Red Deer Rebels vs. (7) Edmonton Oil Kings edit

March 25 Red Deer Rebels 5 – 3 Edmonton Oil Kings Enmax Centrium Recap  
Byron Froese (1) - pp - 6:32
12:20 - Brett Ferguson (1) 		First period 17:43 - Keegan Lowe (1)
No scoring Second period Cameron Abney (1) - 15:43
8:20 - Andrej Kudrna (1)
Ryan Nugent-Hopkins (1) - 14:25
15:31 - pp - Ryan Nugent-Hopkins (2) 		Third period Michael St. Croix (1) - 11:08
Darcy Kuemper (34 saves / 37 shots) Goalie stats Jon Groenheyde (19 saves / 24 shots)
March 26 Red Deer Rebels 5 – 1 Edmonton Oil Kings Enmax Centrium Recap  
10:39 - Ryan Nugent-Hopkins (3)
Daulton Siwak (1) - 17:44 		First period Jordan Hickmott (1) - 19:02
14:05 - sh - Adam Kambeitz (1) Second period No scoring
Justin Weller (1) - 12:38
19:16 - pp - Adam Kambeitz (2) 		Third period No scoring
Darcy Kuemper (27 saves / 28 shots) Goalie stats Jon Groenheyde (23 saves / 28 shots)
March 28 Edmonton Oil Kings 1 – 3 Red Deer Rebels Rexall Place Recap  
No scoring First period No scoring
No scoring Second period No scoring
1:45 - T.J. Foster (1) Third period Byron Froese (2) - pp - 10:19
18:08 - Daulton Siwak (2)
18:28 - Byron Froese (3)
Laurent Brossoit (25 saves / 28 shots) Goalie stats Darcy Kuemper (27 saves / 28 shots)
March 31 Edmonton Oil Kings 1 – 5 Red Deer Rebels Rexall Place Recap  
No scoring First period No scoring
No scoring Second period Matt Dumba (1) - 5:52
10:01 - Ryan Nugent-Hopkins (4)
Andrej Kudrna (2) - pp - 11:40
19:40 - Brett Ferguson (2)
14:04 - Curtis Lazar (1) Third period Brett Ferguson (3) - en - 19:06
Laurent Brossoit (24 saves / 28 shots) Goalie stats Darcy Kuemper (21 saves / 22 shots)
Red Deer wins series 4 – 0


(3) Medicine Hat Tigers vs. (6) Brandon Wheat Kings edit

March 25 Medicine Hat Tigers 2 – 7 Brandon Wheat Kings Medicine Hat Arena Recap  
Linden Vey (1) - pp - 18:59 First period 5:44 - David Toews (1)
10:55 - pp - Ryan Pulock (1)
No scoring Second period Hampus Gustafsson (1) - 4:25
11:44 - Brenden Walker (1)
8:23 - pp - Hunter Shinkaruk (1) Third period 5:58 - pp - Shayne Wiebe (1)
Paul Ciarelli (1) - 14:47
Ryan Pulock (2) - pp - 17:31
Tyler Bunz (22 saves / 27 shots)
Deven Dubyk (8 saves / 10 shots) 		Goalie stats Corbin Boes (33 saves / 35 shots)
March 26 Medicine Hat Tigers 5 – 2 Brandon Wheat Kings Medicine Hat Arena Recap  
4:59 - Sebastian Owuya (1) First period Scott Glennie (1) - pp - 8:15
3:06 - Dylan Bredo (1)
Boston Leier (1) - 12:24 		Second period No scoring
Cole Grbavac (1) - 11:25
19:05 - en - Linden Vey (2) 		Third period Scott Glennie (2) - 5:54
Deven Dubyk (38 saves / 40 shots) Goalie stats Corbin Boes (18 saves / 22 shots)
March 28 Brandon Wheat Kings 6 – 3 Medicine Hat Tigers MTS Centre Recap  
1:33 - pp - David Toews (2) First period No scoring
5:41 - Mark Stone (1)
Shayne Wiebe (2) - 11:36 		Second period Jace Coyle (1) - pp - 3:21
Cole Grbavac (2) - 6:30
Brenden Walker (2) - pp - 2:54
Matt MacKay (1) - 13:34
19:31 - en - Hampus Gustafsson (2) 		Third period Alex Theriau (1) - 5:54
Liam Liston (32 saves / 35 shots) Goalie stats Deven Dubyk (23 saves / 28 shots)
March 31 Brandon Wheat Kings 4 – 5 Medicine Hat Tigers MTS Centre Recap  
4:01 - pp - Brodie Melnychuk (1)
Tyrel Seaman (1) - 5:59
12:47 - pp - Matt MacKay (2)
17:45 - pp - Shayne Wiebe (3) 		First period 15:42 - pp - Linden Vey (3)
Kale Kessy (1) - 18:13
No scoring Second period No scoring
No scoring Third period Emerson Etem (1) - 0:18
15:14 - pp - Jace Coyle (2)
Linden Vey (4) - 19:35
Corbin Boes (33 saves / 38 shots) Goalie stats Deven Dubyk (25 saves / 29 shots)
April 2 Medicine Hat Tigers 9 – 5 Brandon Wheat Kings Medicine Hat Arena Recap  
9:51 - Curtis Valk (1) First period No scoring
Linden Vey (5) - pp - 8:20
10:01 - Emerson Etem (2)
11:57 - Cole Grbavac (3)
Kale Kessy (2) - pp - 12:52
19:33 - Hunter Shinkaruk (2) 		Second period Michael Ferland (1) - 3:39
6:08 - Matt MacKay (3)
14:09 - Shayne Wiebe (4)
Emerson Etem (3) - 8:31
8:49 - Wacey Hamilton (1)
16:15 - Scott McKay (1) 		Third period 7:47 - pp - Scott Glennie (3)
Brodie Melnychuk (2) - 11:02
Deven Dubyk (29 saves / 34 shots) Goalie stats Corbin Boes (30 saves / 39 shots)
April 4 Brandon Wheat Kings 5 – 7 Medicine Hat Tigers MTS Centre Recap  
No scoring First period 6:19 - Emerson Etem (4)
Kellan Tochkin (1) - pp - 17:19
Michael Ferland (2) - pp - 2:01
12:22 - Michael Ferland (3) 		Second period Wacey Hamilton (2) - 0:55
6:20 - pp - Kellan Tochkin (2)
Reid Petryk (1) - 7:28
10:12 - Michael Ferland (4)
Tyrel Seaman (2) - 12:52
14:19 - Paul Ciarelli (2) 		Third period Emerson Etem (5) - 6:54
12:27 - Cole Grbavac (4)
Corbin Boes (19 saves / 26 shots) Goalie stats Deven Dubyk (33 saves / 38 shots)
Medicine Hat wins series 4 – 2


(4) Kootenay Ice vs. (5) Moose Jaw Warriors edit

March 25 Kootenay Ice 0 – 4 Moose Jaw Warriors Cranbrook Recreational Complex Recap  
No scoring First period Andrew Johnson (1) - 3:17
7:10 - Quinton Howden (1)
8:01 - sh - Quinton Howden (2)
No scoring Second period Jesse Paradis (1) - 4:00
No scoring Third period No scoring
Nathan Lieuwen (18 saves / 22 shots)
Brett Teskey (2 saves / 2 shots) 		Goalie stats Thomas Heemskerk (30 saves / 30 shots)
March 26 Kootenay Ice 5 – 2 Moose Jaw Warriors Cranbrook Recreational Complex Recap  
Matt Fraser (1) - pp - 6:07
15:02 - pp - Brayden McNabb (1) 		First period No scoring
Max Reinhart (1) - sh - 0:56 Second period No scoring
Joe Antilla (1) - en - 19:03
Brock Montgomery (1) - sh - en - 19:59 		Third period Quinton Howden (3) - 2:16
10:24 - Spencer Edwards (1)
Nathan Lieuwen (18 saves / 20 shots) Goalie stats Thomas Heemskerk (37 saves / 40 shots)
March 29 Moose Jaw Warriors 4 – 0 Kootenay Ice Moose Jaw Civic Centre Recap  
Spencer Edwards (2) - pp - 12:15
19:29 - Joe Kornelsen (1) 		First period No scoring
Antonín Honejsek (1) - pp - 10:37 Second period No scoring
19:00 - Dylan Hood (1) Third period No scoring
Thomas Heemskerk (28 saves / 28 shots) Goalie stats Nathan Lieuwen (18 saves / 22 shots)
March 30 Moose Jaw Warriors 0 – 5 Kootenay Ice Moose Jaw Civic Centre Recap  
No scoring First period 11:16 - Matt Fraser (2)
18:11 - Steele Boomer (1)
No scoring Second period Joe Antilla (2) - sh - 1:42
No scoring Third period 11:48 - Joe Antilla (3)
Cody Eakin (1) - 12:09
Thomas Heemskerk (32 saves / 37 shots) Goalie stats Nathan Lieuwen (25 saves / 25 shots)
April 1 Kootenay Ice 3 – 1 Moose Jaw Warriors Cranbrook Recreational Complex Recap  
No scoring First period No scoring
Max Reinhart (2) - pp - 18:31 Second period No scoring
14:04 - Cody Eakin (2)
19:24 - sh - en - Joe Antilla (4) 		Third period Quinton Howden (4) - 15:48
Nathan Lieuwen (27 saves / 28 shots) Goalie stats Thomas Heemskerk (46 saves / 48 shots)
April 3 Moose Jaw Warriors 4 – 5 Kootenay Ice Moose Jaw Civic Centre Recap  
Brett Lyon (1) - 15:35 First period Brayden McNabb (2) - 1:36
13:52 - Max Reinhart (3)
Matt Fraser (3) - 14:56
5:13 - pp - Quinton Howden (5)
14:00 - pp - Dylan Hood (2) 		Second period 9:12 - Matt Fraser (4)
11:57 - Sam Fioretti (1) Third period Matt Fraser (5) - 9:22
Thomas Heemskerk (26 saves / 31 shots) Goalie stats Nathan Lieuwen (20 saves / 24 shots)
Kootenay wins series 4 – 2


Western Conference edit

(1) Portland Winterhawks vs. (8) Everett Silvertips edit

March 26 Portland Winterhawks 4 – 0 Everett Silvertips Rose Garden Recap  
Riley Boychuk (1) - pp - 4:46
Brendan Leipsic (1) - 7:26
Ryan Johansen (1) - sh - 8:07 		First period No scoring
No scoring Second period No scoring
Brad Ross (1) - 12:28 Third period No scoring
Mac Carruth (32 saves / 32 shots) Goalie stats Luke Siemens (41 saves / 45 shots)
March 27 Portland Winterhawks 7 – 2 Everett Silvertips Rose Garden Recap
March 30 Everett Silvertips 4 – 5 Portland Winterhawks Comcast Arena Recap
March 31 Everett Silvertips 2 – 6 Portland Winterhawks Comcast Arena Recap
Portland wins series 4 – 0


(2) Kelowna Rockets vs. (7) Prince George Cougars edit

March 25 Kelowna Rockets 4 – 1 Prince George Cougars Prospera Place Recap
March 26 Kelowna Rockets 7 – 4 Prince George Cougars Prospera Place Recap
March 29 Prince George Cougars 6 – 7 Kelowna Rockets CN Centre Recap
March 30 Prince George Cougars 2 – 4 Kelowna Rockets CN Centre Recap
Kelowna wins series 4 – 0


(3) Spokane Chiefs vs. (6) Chilliwack Bruins edit

March 25 Chilliwack Bruins 2 – 3 OT Spokane Chiefs Prospera Centre Recap
March 26 Chilliwack Bruins 0 – 5 Spokane Chiefs Prospera Centre Recap
March 30 Spokane Chiefs 3 – 4 OT Chilliwack Bruins Spokane Veterans Memorial Arena Recap
March 31 Spokane Chiefs 4 – 2 Chilliwack Bruins Spokane Veterans Memorial Arena Recap
April 2 Spokane Chiefs 6 – 4 Chilliwack Bruins Spokane Veterans Memorial Arena Recap
Spokane wins series 4 – 1


(4) Tri-City Americans vs. (5) Vancouver Giants edit

March 25 Tri-City Americans 2 – 1 OT Vancouver Giants Toyota Center Recap
March 26 Tri-City Americans 5 – 4 Vancouver Giants Toyota Center Recap
March 29 Vancouver Giants 0 – 4 Tri-City Americans Pacific Coliseum Recap
March 30 Vancouver Giants 1 – 5 Tri-City Americans Pacific Coliseum Recap
Tri-City wins series 4 – 0


Conference Semi-finals edit

Eastern Conference edit

(1) Saskatoon Blades vs. (4) Kootenay Ice edit

April 8 Saskatoon Blades 1 – 4 Kootenay Ice Credit Union Centre Recap
April 9 Saskatoon Blades 2 – 3 OT Kootenay Ice Credit Union Centre Recap
April 12 Kootenay Ice 3 – 0 Saskatoon Blades Cranbrook Recreational Complex Recap
April 13 Kootenay Ice 5 – 2 Saskatoon Blades Cranbrook Recreational Complex Recap
Kootenay wins series 4 – 0


(2) Red Deer Rebels vs. (3) Medicine Hat Tigers edit

April 8 Red Deer Rebels 1 – 9 Medicine Hat Tigers Enmax Centrium Recap
April 9 Red Deer Rebels 0 – 5 Medicine Hat Tigers Enmax Centrium Recap
April 12 Medicine Hat Tigers 3 – 1 Red Deer Rebels Medicine Hat Arena Recap
April 13 Medicine Hat Tigers 0 – 1 Red Deer Rebels Medicine Hat Arena Recap
April 16 Red Deer Rebels 4 – 5 OT Medicine Hat Tigers Enmax Centrium Recap
Medicine Hat wins series 4 – 1


Western Conference edit

(1) Portland Winterhawks vs. (2) Kelowna Rockets edit

April 7 Portland Winterhawks 1 – 5 Kelowna Rockets Rose Garden Recap
April 10 Portland Winterhawks 6 – 3 Kelowna Rockets Rose Garden Recap
April 12 Kelowna Rockets 4 – 5 Portland Winterhawks Prospera Place Recap
April 13 Kelowna Rockets 2 – 4 Portland Winterhawks Prospera Place Recap
April 15 Portland Winterhawks 1 – 2 OT Kelowna Rockets Rose Garden Recap
April 17 Kelowna Rockets 2 – 4 Portland Winterhawks Prospera Place Recap
Portland wins series 4 – 2


(3) Spokane Chiefs vs. (4) Tri-City Americans edit

April 9 Spokane Chiefs 1 – 3 Tri-City Americans Spokane Veterans Memorial Arena Recap
April 10 Spokane Chiefs 6 – 3 Tri-City Americans Spokane Veterans Memorial Arena Recap
April 12 Tri-City Americans 1 – 4 Spokane Chiefs Toyota Center Recap
April 14 Tri-City Americans 4 – 3 2OT Spokane Chiefs Toyota Center Recap
April 17 Tri-City Americans 2 – 3 OT Spokane Chiefs Toyota Center Recap
April 19 Spokane Chiefs 5 – 4 OT Tri-City Americans Spokane Veterans Memorial Arena Recap
Spokane wins series 4 – 2


Conference Finals edit

Eastern Conference edit

(3) Medicine Hat Tigers vs. (4) Kootenay Ice edit

April 22 Medicine Hat Tigers 5 – 6 OT Kootenay Ice Medicine Hat Arena Recap
April 23 Medicine Hat Tigers 0 – 3 Kootenay Ice Medicine Hat Arena Recap
April 26 Kootenay Ice 3 – 1 Medicine Hat Tigers Cranbrook Recreational Complex Recap
April 27 Kootenay Ice 7 – 2 Medicine Hat Tigers Cranbrook Recreational Complex Recap
Kootenay wins series 4 – 0


Western Conference edit

(1) Portland Winterhawks vs. (3) Spokane Chiefs edit

April 22 Portland Winterhawks 1 – 2 Spokane Chiefs Rose Garden Recap
April 24 Portland Winterhawks 2 – 1 Spokane Chiefs Rose Garden Recap
April 27 Spokane Chiefs 2 – 3 OT Portland Winterhawks Spokane Veterans Memorial Arena Recap
April 29 Spokane Chiefs 8 – 3 Portland Winterhawks Spokane Veterans Memorial Arena Recap
April 30 Portland Winterhawks 3 – 2 Spokane Chiefs Rose Garden Recap
May 2 Spokane Chiefs 3 – 6 Portland Winterhawks Spokane Veterans Memorial Arena Recap
Portland wins series 4 – 2


WHL Championship edit

(E4) Kootenay Ice vs. Portland Winterhawks (W1) edit

May 6 Portland Winterhawks 4 – 3 OT Kootenay Ice Rose Garden Recap  
Sven Bärtschi (6) - 2:06
12:51 - Sven Bärtschi (7)
Nino Niederreiter (9) - 19:57 		First period 6:31 - Hayden Rintoul (1)
Joe Antilla (8) - 17:50
No scoring Second period No scoring
No scoring Third period Kevin King (2) - 11:11
0:55 - pp - Ty Rattie (7) First overtime period No scoring
Mac Carruth (39 saves / 42 shots) Goalie stats Nathan Lieuwen (30 saves / 34 shots)
May 7 Portland Winterhawks 5 – 7 Kootenay Ice Rose Garden Recap
May 10 Kootenay Ice 3 – 2 OT Portland Winterhawks Cranbrook Recreational Complex Recap
May 11 Kootenay Ice 5 – 4 OT Portland Winterhawks Cranbrook Recreational Complex Recap
May 13 Portland Winterhawks 1 – 4 Kootenay Ice Rose Garden Recap
Kootenay wins series 4 – 1


Playoff scoring leaders edit

Note: GP = Games played; G = Goals; A = Assists; Pts = Points; PIM = Penalty minutes

Player Team GP G A Pts PIM
Ryan Johansen Portland Winterhawks 21 13 15 28 6
Matt Fraser Kootenay Ice 19 17 10 27 18
Max Reinhart Kootenay Ice 19 15 12 27 12
Cody Eakin Kootenay Ice 19 11 16 27 14
Sven Baertschi Portland Winterhawks 21 10 17 27 16
Nino Niederreiter Portland Winterhawks 21 9 18 27 30
Brayden McNabb Kootenay Ice 19 3 24 27 37
Linden Vey Medicine Hat Tigers 15 12 13 25 8
Ty Rattie Portland Winterhawks 21 9 13 22 22
Emerson Etem Medicine Hat Tigers 15 10 11 21 7

Playoff leading goaltenders edit

Note: GP = Games played; Mins = Minutes played; W = Wins; L = Losses; GA = Goals Allowed; SO = Shutouts; SV& = Save percentage; GAA = Goals against average

Player Team GP Mins W L GA SO Sv% GAA
Nathan Lieuwen Kootenay Ice 19 1178 16 3 44 3 0.923 2.24
Thomas Heemskerk Moose Jaw Warriors 6 357 2 4 15 2 0.930 2.52
Steven Stanford Saskatoon Blades 10 619 4 6 26 1 0.930 2.52
Drew Owsley Tri-City Americans 10 641 6 4 27 1 0.918 2.53
James Reid Spokane Chiefs 17 1071 10 7 46 1 0.906 2.58

Memorial Cup edit

Main article: 2011 Memorial Cup

WHL awards edit

Regular season Champions Scotty Munro Memorial Trophy Saskatoon Blades
Player of the Year Four Broncos Memorial Trophy Darcy Kuemper[3] Red Deer Rebels
Top Scorer Bob Clarke Trophy Linden Vey Medicine Hat Tigers
Top Defenseman Bill Hunter Trophy Stefan Elliott[3] Saskatoon Blades
Rookie of the Year Jim Piggott Memorial Trophy Mathew Dumba[3] Red Deer Rebels
Top Goaltender Del Wilson Trophy Darcy Kuemper[3] Red Deer Rebels
Top Plus-Minus Rating WHL Plus-Minus Award Stefan Elliott Saskatoon Blades
Most Sportsmanlike Player Brad Hornung Trophy Tyler Johnson[3] Spokane Chiefs
Scholastic Player of the Year Daryl K. (Doc) Seaman Trophy Colin Smith[3] Kamloops Blazers
Coach of the Year Dunc McCallum Memorial Trophy Don Nachbaur[3] Spokane Chiefs
Executive of the Year Lloyd Saunders Memorial Trophy Lorne Molleken[3] Saskatoon Blades
Top Official Allen Paradice Memorial Trophy
Marketing/Public Relations Award St. Clair Group Trophy Mike Moore[3] Calgary Hitmen
Humanitarian of the Year Doug Wickenheiser Memorial Trophy Spencer Edwards Moose Jaw Warriors
WHL Finals Most Valuable Player AirBC Trophy Nathan Lieuwen Kootenay Ice
Alumni Achievement Awards Professional Hockey Achievement
Academic Recipient 		Bobby Clarke
Jeff Zorn

All-Star Teams edit

Eastern Conference edit

First Team Pos. Second Team
Player Team Player Team
Darcy Kuemper Red Deer Rebels G Tyler Bunz Medicine Hat Tigers
Stefan Elliott Saskatoon Blades D Alex Petrovic Red Deer Rebels
Brayden McNabb Kootenay Ice D Duncan Siemens Saskatoon Blades
Linden Vey Medicine Hat Tigers F Cody Eakin Kootenay Ice
Ryan Nugent-Hopkins Red Deer Rebels F Brayden Schenn Saskatoon Blades
Mark Stone Brandon Wheat Kings F Quinton Howden Moose Jaw Warriors

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Western Conference edit

First Team Pos. Second Team
Player Team Player Team
James Reid Spokane Chiefs G Calvin Pickard Seattle Thunderbirds
Tyson Barrie Kelowna Rockets D Brenden Kichton Spokane Chiefs
Jared Cowen Spokane Chiefs D Ryan Murray Everett Silvertips
Brendan Gallagher Vancouver Giants F Brendan Shinnimin Tri-City Americans
Tyler Johnson Spokane Chiefs F Brendan Ranford Kamloops Blazers
Ryan Johansen Portland Winterhawks F Ryan Howse Chilliwack Bruins

See also edit

References edit

  1. ^ 2010–11 WHL Regular Season: Scoring leaders Archived March 9, 2008, at the Wayback Machine. Retrieved on December 29, 2010.
  2. ^ 2010–11 WHL Regular Season: Goaltending leaders Archived September 29, 2010, at the Wayback Machine. Retrieved on December 29, 2010.
  3. ^ a b c d e f g h i https://www.google.com/hostednews/canadianpress/article/ALeqM5ibYkCZRkpJBe0BhAStMX9m_NpTZQ?docId=6756330 [dead link]
  4. ^ WHL East All Stars And Awards Finalists Archived April 26, 2011, at the Wayback Machine

External links edit

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