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2017–18 WHL season

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The 2017–18 WHL season is the 52nd season of the Western Hockey League (WHL). The regular season began on September 22, 2017, and ended on March 18, 2018.

2017–18 WHL season
LeagueWestern Hockey League
SportHockey
DurationRegular season
September 22, 2017 – March 18, 2018
Playoffs
March 22, 2018 – May 13, 2018
Number of teams22
TV partner(s)CW 32
JOEtv
Rogers Sportsnet
Finals championsSwift Current Broncos (3)
WHL seasons
2017–18 CHL seasons
LeagueCanadian Hockey League
SportHockey
DurationOHL
September 2017 – March 2018
QMJHL
September 2017 – March 2018
WHL
September 2017 – March 2018
Number of teams60
TV partner(s)TVA Sports
Rogers Sportsnet
Rogers TV
Shaw TV

The playoffs began shortly after the end of the regular season on March 22, 2018, and ended on May 13; the winning team, the Swift Current Broncos, were awarded the Ed Chynoweth Cup and a berth in the 2018 Memorial Cup held at the Brandt Centre in Regina, Saskatchewan from May 18–27, 2018. The Regina Pats automatically qualified for the tournament as hosts.

Standings edit

Updated to game(s) played on March 18, 2018. Source: Western Hockey League

Note: GP = Games played; W = Wins; L = Losses; OTL = Overtime losses; SL = Shootout losses; GF = Goals for; GA = Goals against; PTS = Points; x = clinched playoff berth; y = clinched division title; z = clinched conference title

Top 3 (East division)[1]
Pos GP W L OTL SOL GF GA Pts
1 Moose Jaw Warriors xyz 72 52 15 2 3 326 216 109
2 Swift Current Broncos x 72 48 17 5 2 284 213 103
3 Regina Pats x 72 40 25 6 1 245 235 87
Top 3 (Central division)[1]
Pos GP W L OTL SOL GF GA Pts
1 Medicine Hat Tigers xy 72 36 28 8 0 260 252 80
2 Lethbridge Hurricanes x 72 33 33 6 0 244 260 72
3 Red Deer Rebels x 72 27 32 10 3 209 250 67
Eastern conference wild card[1]
Pos Div (Top 2 qualify for playoffs) GP W L OTL SOL GF GA Pts
1 East Brandon Wheat Kings x 72 40 27 3 2 272 255 85
2 East Prince Albert Raiders x 72 32 27 9 4 245 250 77
3 East Saskatoon Blades 72 35 33 3 1 237 276 74
4 Cen. Kootenay Ice 72 27 38 5 2 215 275 61
5 Cen. Calgary Hitmen 72 24 37 9 2 226 276 59
6 Cen. Edmonton Oil Kings 72 22 42 6 2 204 315 52
Top 3 (U.S. division)[1]
Pos GP W L OTL SOL GF GA Pts
1 Everett Silvertips xy 72 47 20 2 3 246 167 99
2 Portland Winterhawks x 72 44 22 1 5 274 214 94
3 Spokane Chiefs x 72 41 25 3 3 282 240 88
Top 3 (B.C. division)[1]
Pos GP W L OTL SOL GF GA Pts
1 Kelowna Rockets xy 72 43 22 5 2 280 249 93
2 Victoria Royals x 72 39 27 4 2 287 264 84
3 Vancouver Giants x 72 36 27 6 3 233 257 81
Western conference wild card[1]
Pos Div (Top 2 qualify for playoffs) GP W L OTL SOL GF GA Pts
1 U.S. Tri-City Americans x 72 38 25 8 1 255 249 85
2 U.S. Seattle Thunderbirds x 72 34 28 8 2 250 258 78
3 B.C. Kamloops Blazers 72 30 37 1 4 212 237 65
4 B.C. Prince George Cougars 72 24 38 5 5 217 295 58

Statistical leaders edit

Scoring leaders edit

Players are listed by points, then goals.[2]

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

Player Team GP G A Pts PIM
Jayden Halbgewachs Moose Jaw Warriors 72 70 59 129 12
Glenn Gawdin Swift Current Broncos 67 56 69 125 101
Aleksi Heponiemi Swift Current Broncos 57 28 90 118 28
Brayden Burke Moose Jaw Warriors 61 31 82 113 45
Matthew Phillips Victoria Royals 71 48 64 112 32
Tyler Steenbergen Swift Current Broncos 56 47 55 102 44
Cody Glass Portland Winterhawks 64 37 65 102 26
Ty Lewis Brandon Wheat Kings 70 44 56 100 60
Patrick Bajkov Everett Silvertips 72 33 67 100 56
Justin Almeida Moose Jaw Warriors 72 43 55 98 10

Goaltenders edit

These are the goaltenders that lead the league in GAA that have played at least 1800 minutes.[3]

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%
Carter Hart Everett Silvertips 41 2437 31 6 1 3 7 1.60 .947
Cole Kehler Portland Winterhawks 53 3079 30 16 1 4 4 2.77 .909
Dylan Ferguson Kamloops Blazers 59 3382 24 28 1 3 1 2.96 .907
Brody Willms Moose Jaw Warriors 54 3158 37 11 2 2 4 3.00 .898
David Tendeck Vancouver Giants 48 2745 25 16 3 2 3 3.02 .912

2018 WHL playoffs edit

Conference Quarter-finals Conference Semi-finals Conference Finals WHL Championship
            
E1 Moose Jaw 4
W2 Prince Albert 3
E1 Moose Jaw 3
E2 Swift Current 4
E2 Swift Current 4
E3 Regina 3
E2 Swift Current 4
Eastern
C2 Lethbridge 2
C2 Lethbridge 4
C3 Red Deer 1
C2 Lethbridge 4
W1 Brandon 1
C1 Medicine Hat 2
W1 Brandon 4
E2 Swift Current 4
U1 Everett 2
U1 Everett 4
W2 Seattle 1
U1 Everett 4
U2 Portland 1
U2 Portland 4
U3 Spokane 3
U1 Everett 4
Western
W1 Tri-City 2
B2 Victoria 4
B3 Vancouver 3
B2 Victoria 0
W1 Tri-City 4
B1 Kelowna 0
W1 Tri-City 4

Conference Quarter-finals edit

Eastern Conference edit

(E1) Moose Jaw Warriors vs. (W2) Prince Albert Raiders edit

March 23 Moose Jaw Warriors 3 – 5 Prince Albert Raiders Mosaic Place Recap
March 24 Moose Jaw Warriors 3 – 2 OT Prince Albert Raiders Mosaic Place Recap
March 27 Prince Albert Raiders 4 – 5 OT Moose Jaw Warriors Art Hauser Centre Recap
March 28 Prince Albert Raiders 0 – 2 Moose Jaw Warriors Art Hauser Centre Recap
March 31 Moose Jaw Warriors 1 – 5 Prince Albert Raiders Mosaic Place Recap
April 1 Prince Albert Raiders 5 – 4 Moose Jaw Warriors Art Hauser Centre Recap
April 3 Moose Jaw Warriors 5 – 4 Prince Albert Raiders Mosaic Place Recap
Moose Jaw wins series 4 – 3


(E2) Swift Current Broncos vs. (E3) Regina Pats edit

March 23 Swift Current Broncos 3 – 0 Regina Pats Credit Union iPlex Recap
March 24 Swift Current Broncos 1 – 2 Regina Pats Credit Union iPlex Recap
March 26 Regina Pats 1 – 4 Swift Current Broncos Brandt Centre Recap
March 28 Regina Pats 6 – 3 Swift Current Broncos Brandt Centre Recap
March 30 Swift Current Broncos 5 – 2 Regina Pats Credit Union iPlex Recap
March 31 Regina Pats 7 – 2 Swift Current Broncos Brandt Centre Recap
April 2 Swift Current Broncos 3 – 2 Regina Pats Credit Union iPlex Recap
Swift Current wins series 4 – 3


(C1) Medicine Hat Tigers vs. (W1) Brandon Wheat Kings edit

March 23 Medicine Hat Tigers 7 – 2 Brandon Wheat Kings Canalta Centre Recap
March 25 Medicine Hat Tigers 7 – 3 Brandon Wheat Kings Canalta Centre Recap
March 27* Brandon Wheat Kings 5 – 3 Medicine Hat Tigers Credit Union Place Recap
March 28* Brandon Wheat Kings 5 – 2 Medicine Hat Tigers Credit Union Place Recap
March 30 Medicine Hat Tigers 2 – 5 Brandon Wheat Kings Canalta Centre Recap
April 1* Brandon Wheat Kings 4 – 3 OT Medicine Hat Tigers Credit Union Place Recap
Brandon wins series 4 – 2

* Note: Games 3, 4, and 6 were played at Credit Union Place in Dauphin due to the Royal Manitoba Winter Fair taking place at the Keystone Centre from March 26 to 31.

(C2) Lethbridge Hurricanes vs. (C3) Red Deer Rebels edit

March 23 Lethbridge Hurricanes 6 – 0 Red Deer Rebels ENMAX Centre Recap
March 24 Lethbridge Hurricanes 8 – 3 Red Deer Rebels ENMAX Centre Recap
March 27 Red Deer Rebels 4 – 5 OT Lethbridge Hurricanes ENMAX Centrium Recap
March 28 Red Deer Rebels 5 – 2 Lethbridge Hurricanes ENMAX Centrium Recap
March 31 Lethbridge Hurricanes 6 – 4 Red Deer Rebels ENMAX Centre Recap
Lethbridge wins series 4 – 1


Western Conference edit

(U1) Everett Silvertips vs. (W2) Seattle Thunderbirds edit

March 23 Everett Silvertips 4 – 1 Seattle Thunderbirds Angel of the Winds Arena Recap
March 24 Everett Silvertips 4 – 5 OT Seattle Thunderbirds Angel of the Winds Arena Recap
March 27 Seattle Thunderbirds 1 – 3 Everett Silvertips accesso ShoWare Center Recap
March 30 Seattle Thunderbirds 3 – 7 Everett Silvertips accesso ShoWare Center Recap
March 31 Everett Silvertips 4 – 0 Seattle Thunderbirds Angel of the Winds Arena Recap
Everett wins series 4 – 1


(U2) Portland Winterhawks vs. (U3) Spokane Chiefs edit

March 24 Portland Winterhawks 3 – 4 OT Spokane Chiefs Veterans Memorial Coliseum Recap
March 25 Portland Winterhawks 4 – 3 Spokane Chiefs Veterans Memorial Coliseum Recap
March 28 Spokane Chiefs 1 – 3 Portland Winterhawks Spokane Veterans Memorial Arena Recap
March 29 Spokane Chiefs 3 – 4 Portland Winterhawks Spokane Veterans Memorial Arena Recap
March 31 Portland Winterhawks 4 – 5 OT Spokane Chiefs Veterans Memorial Coliseum Recap
April 2 Spokane Chiefs 5 – 2 Portland Winterhawks Spokane Veterans Memorial Arena Recap
April 3 Portland Winterhawks 3 – 1 Spokane Chiefs Veterans Memorial Coliseum Recap
Portland wins series 4 – 3


(B1) Kelowna Rockets vs. (W1) Tri-City Americans edit

March 22 Kelowna Rockets 0 – 5 Tri-City Americans Prospera Place Recap
March 24 Kelowna Rockets 7 – 9 Tri-City Americans Prospera Place Recap
March 28 Tri-City Americans 5 – 3 Kelowna Rockets Toyota Center Recap
March 29 Tri-City Americans 5 – 3 Kelowna Rockets Toyota Center Recap
Tri-City wins series 4 – 0


(B2) Victoria Royals vs. (B3) Vancouver Giants edit

March 23 Victoria Royals 1 – 2 Vancouver Giants Save-On-Foods Memorial Centre Recap
March 24 Victoria Royals 5 – 4 Vancouver Giants Save-On-Foods Memorial Centre Recap
March 27 Vancouver Giants 5 – 1 Victoria Royals Langley Events Centre Recap
March 29 Vancouver Giants 3 – 7 Victoria Royals Langley Events Centre Recap
March 31 Victoria Royals 3 – 5 Vancouver Giants Save-On-Foods Memorial Centre Recap
April 2 Vancouver Giants 3 – 4 OT Victoria Royals Langley Events Centre Recap
April 3 Victoria Royals 4 – 3 Vancouver Giants Save-On-Foods Memorial Centre Recap
Victoria wins series 4 – 3


Conference Semi-finals edit

Eastern Conference edit

(E1) Moose Jaw Warriors vs. (E2) Swift Current Broncos edit

April 6 Moose Jaw Warriors 5 – 3 Swift Current Broncos Mosaic Place Recap
April 7 Moose Jaw Warriors 0 – 4 Swift Current Broncos Mosaic Place Recap
April 10 Swift Current Broncos 3 – 4 OT Moose Jaw Warriors Credit Union iPlex Recap
April 11 Swift Current Broncos 3 – 2 2OT Moose Jaw Warriors Credit Union iPlex Recap
April 13 Moose Jaw Warriors 0 – 2 Swift Current Broncos Mosaic Place Recap
April 14 Swift Current Broncos 2 – 3 3OT Moose Jaw Warriors Credit Union iPlex Recap
April 16 Moose Jaw Warriors 0 – 6 Swift Current Broncos Mosaic Place Recap
Swift Current wins series 4 – 3


(C2) Lethbridge Hurricanes vs. (W1) Brandon Wheat Kings edit

April 6 Lethbridge Hurricanes 5 – 1 Brandon Wheat Kings ENMAX Centre Recap
April 7 Lethbridge Hurricanes 5 – 4 OT Brandon Wheat Kings ENMAX Centre Recap
April 10 Brandon Wheat Kings 5 – 4 Lethbridge Hurricanes Westoba Place Recap
April 11 Brandon Wheat Kings 4 – 7 Lethbridge Hurricanes Westoba Place Recap
April 13 Lethbridge Hurricanes 3 – 0 Brandon Wheat Kings ENMAX Centre Recap
Lethbridge wins series 4 – 1


Western Conference edit

(U1) Everett Silvertips vs. (U2) Portland Winterhawks edit

April 6 Everett Silvertips 2 – 5 Portland Winterhawks Angel of the Winds Arena Recap
April 7 Everett Silvertips 6 – 0 Portland Winterhawks Angel of the Winds Arena Recap
April 10 Portland Winterhawks 2 – 6 Everett Silvertips Veterans Memorial Coliseum Recap
April 12* Portland Winterhawks 2 – 3 Everett Silvertips Veterans Memorial Coliseum Recap
April 13 Everett Silvertips 4 – 0 Portland Winterhawks Angel of the Winds Arena Recap
Everett wins series 4 – 1

* Note: Game 4 was played at Moda Center.

(B2) Victoria Royals vs. (W1) Tri-City Americans edit

April 6 Victoria Royals 0 – 7 Tri-City Americans Save-On-Foods Memorial Centre Recap
April 7 Victoria Royals 1 – 4 Tri-City Americans Save-On-Foods Memorial Centre Recap
April 10 Tri-City Americans 6 – 5 Victoria Royals Toyota Center Recap
April 11 Tri-City Americans 5 – 3 Victoria Royals Toyota Center Recap
Tri-City wins series 4 – 0


Conference Finals edit

Eastern Conference edit

(E2) Swift Current Broncos vs. (C2) Lethbridge Hurricanes edit

April 20 Swift Current Broncos 3 – 2 Lethbridge Hurricanes Credit Union iPlex Recap
April 21 Swift Current Broncos 4 – 3 OT Lethbridge Hurricanes Credit Union iPlex Recap
April 24 Lethbridge Hurricanes 5 – 1 Swift Current Broncos ENMAX Centre Recap
April 25 Lethbridge Hurricanes 5 – 1 Swift Current Broncos ENMAX Centre Recap
April 28 Swift Current Broncos 4 – 3 Lethbridge Hurricanes Credit Union iPlex Recap
April 30 Lethbridge Hurricanes 1 – 5 Swift Current Broncos ENMAX Centre Recap
Swift Current wins series 4 – 2


Western Conference edit

(U1) Everett Silvertips vs. (W1) Tri-City Americans edit

April 20 Everett Silvertips 3 – 2 Tri-City Americans Angel of the Winds Arena Recap
April 21 Everett Silvertips 3 – 5 Tri-City Americans Angel of the Winds Arena Recap
April 23 Tri-City Americans 4 – 8 Everett Silvertips Toyota Center Recap
April 26 Tri-City Americans 1 – 3 Everett Silvertips Toyota Center Recap
April 28 Everett Silvertips 2 – 5 Tri-City Americans Angel of the Winds Arena Recap
April 30 Tri-City Americans 5 – 6 OT Everett Silvertips Toyota Center Recap
Everett wins series 4 – 2


WHL Championship edit

(E2) Swift Current Broncos vs. (U1) Everett Silvertips edit

May 4 Swift Current Broncos 1 – 2 Everett Silvertips Credit Union iPlex Recap
May 5 Swift Current Broncos 4 – 3 OT Everett Silvertips Credit Union iPlex Recap  
No scoring First period Matt Fonteyne (7) - 3:14
Martin Faško-Rudáš (5) - 10:11
Riley Sutter (7) - 14:26
8:17 - Matteo Gennaro (9) Second period No scoring
6:22 - Colby Sissons (4)
Tyler Steenbergen (12) - 18:23 		Third period No scoring
Giorgio Estephan (12) - 9:27 First overtime period No scoring
Stuart Skinner (40 saves / 43 shots) Goalie stats Carter Hart (34 saves / 38 shots)
May 8 Everett Silvertips 2 – 3 OT Swift Current Broncos Angel of the Winds Arena Recap
May 9 Everett Silvertips 0 – 1 Swift Current Broncos Angel of the Winds Arena Recap
May 11 Everett Silvertips 6 – 3 Swift Current Broncos Angel of the Winds Arena Recap
May 13 Swift Current Broncos 3 – 0 Everett Silvertips Credit Union iPlex Recap
Swift Current wins series 4 – 2


Playoff scoring leaders edit

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

Player Team GP G A Pts PIM
Brad Morrison Lethbridge Hurricanes 16 16 21 37 6
Michael Rasmussen Tri-City Americans 14 16 17 33 4
Glenn Gawdin Swift Current Broncos 24 14 18 32 32
Aleksi Heponiemi Swift Current Broncos 26 5 25 30 2
Garrett Pilon Everett Silvertips 22 11 17 28 8
Morgan Geekie Tri-City Americans 14 17 10 27 4
Tyler Steenbergen Swift Current Broncos 26 12 15 27 12
Connor Dewar Everett Silvertips 22 12 14 26 24
Jordy Bellerive Lethbridge Hurricanes 16 9 16 25 20
Patrick Bajkov Everett Silvertips 22 14 9 23 18

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
Stuart Skinner Swift Current Broncos 26 1609 16 10 59 6 .932 2.20
Carter Hart Everett Silvertips 22 1325 14 8 53 2 .921 2.40
Logan Flodell Lethbridge Hurricanes 16 968 10 6 45 2 .906 2.79
Dawson Weatherill Spokane Chiefs 5 284 2 3 14 0 .912 2.96
Ryan Kubic Regina Pats 7 409 3 4 21 0 .891 3.08

WHL awards edit

WHL Champions Ed Chynoweth Cup Swift Current Broncos
Regular season champions Scotty Munro Memorial Trophy Moose Jaw Warriors
Player of the Year Four Broncos Memorial Trophy Carter Hart Everett Silvertips
Top Scorer Bob Clarke Trophy Jayden Halbgewachs Moose Jaw Warriors
Top Defenceman Bill Hunter Memorial Trophy Kale Clague Moose Jaw Warriors
Rookie of the Year Jim Piggott Memorial Trophy Dylan Cozens Lethbridge Hurricanes
Top Goaltender Del Wilson Trophy Carter Hart Everett Silvertips
Top Plus-Minus Rating WHL Plus-Minus Award Glenn Gawdin Swift Current Broncos
Most Sportsmanlike Player Brad Hornung Trophy Aleksi Heponiemi Swift Current Broncos
Scholastic Player of the Year Daryl K. (Doc) Seaman Trophy Ty Smith Spokane Chiefs
Coach of the Year Dunc McCallum Memorial Trophy Emanuel Viveiros Swift Current Broncos
Executive of the Year Lloyd Saunders Memorial Trophy Garry Davidson Everett Silvertips
Top Official Allen Paradice Memorial Trophy Brett Iverson
Marketing/Public Relations Award St. Clair Group Trophy Edmonton Oil Kings
Humanitarian of the Year Doug Wickenheiser Memorial Trophy Ty Ronning Vancouver Giants
WHL Finals Most Valuable Player airBC Trophy Glenn Gawdin Swift Current Broncos
Alumni Achievement Awards Professional Hockey Achievement
Academic Recipient 		TBD

All-Star Teams edit

Eastern Conference edit

First Team[4] Pos. Second Team
Player Team Player Team
Logan Flodell Lethbridge Hurricanes G Logan Thompson Brandon Wheat Kings
Kale Clague Moose Jaw Warriors D Josh Mahura Regina Pats
David Quenneville Medicine Hat Tigers D Colby Sissons Swift Current Broncos
Jayden Halbgewachs Moose Jaw Warriors F Tyler Steenbergen Swift Current Broncos
Glenn Gawdin Swift Current Broncos F Jordy Bellerive Lethbridge Hurricanes
Aleksi Heponiemi Swift Current Broncos F Brayden Burke Moose Jaw Warriors

Western Conference edit

First Team Pos. Second Team
Player Team Player Team
Carter Hart Everett Silvertips G David Tendeck Vancouver Giants
Cal Foote Kelowna Rockets D Henri Jokiharju Portland Winterhawks
Ty Smith Spokane Chiefs D Juuso Valimaki Tri-City Americans
Matthew Phillips Victoria Royals F Ty Ronning Vancouver Giants
Cody Glass Portland Winterhawks F Dillon Dubé Kelowna Rockets
Jaret Anderson-Dolan Spokane Chiefs F Patrick Bajkov Everett Silvertips

See also edit

References edit

  1. ^ a b c d e f "2017–2018 Wild Card Standings". Western Hockey League. Retrieved July 1, 2017.
  2. ^ "WHL Regular season: Scoring leaders". Retrieved September 24, 2017.
  3. ^ WHL Regular season: Goaltending leaders. Retrieved on October 10, 2017.
  4. ^ WHL Announces 2017-18 Conference All-Star teams

External links edit

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