2016–17 WHL season
2016–17 WHL season | |
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League | Western Hockey League |
Sport | Hockey |
Duration | Regular season September 23, 2016 – March 19, 2017 Playoffs March 24, 2017 – May 14, 2017 |
Number of teams | 22 |
TV partner(s) | Shaw TV Rogers Sportsnet This TV |
Finals champions | Seattle Thunderbirds (1) |
2016–17 CHL seasons | |
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League | Canadian Hockey League |
Sport | Hockey |
Duration | OHL September 2016 – March 2017 QMJHL September 2016 – March 2017 WHL September 2016 – March 2017 |
Number of teams | 60 |
TV partner(s) | TVA Sports Rogers Sportsnet Rogers TV Shaw TV |
The 2016–17 WHL season is the 51st season of the Western Hockey League (WHL). The regular season began on September 23, 2016, and ended on March 19, 2017.
The playoffs began shortly after the end of the regular season on March 24, 2017, and ended on May 14, 2017; the winning team, the Seattle Thunderbirds, were awarded the Ed Chynoweth Cup and a berth in the 2017 Memorial Cup that was held at the WFCU Centre in Windsor, Ontario from May 19–28, 2017.
The Prince George Cougars won their first BC Division banner.
Standings[edit]
Updated to game(s) played on March 19, 2017. 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
Pos | GP | W | L | OTL | SOL | GF | GA | Pts | |
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1 | Regina Pats xyz | 72 | 52 | 12 | 7 | 1 | 353 | 211 | 112 |
2 | Moose Jaw Warriors x | 72 | 42 | 21 | 8 | 1 | 255 | 219 | 93 |
3 | Swift Current Broncos x | 72 | 39 | 23 | 4 | 6 | 247 | 239 | 88 |
Pos | GP | W | L | OTL | SOL | GF | GA | Pts | |
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1 | Medicine Hat Tigers xy | 72 | 51 | 20 | 1 | 0 | 350 | 248 | 103 |
2 | Lethbridge Hurricanes x | 72 | 44 | 21 | 4 | 3 | 280 | 253 | 95 |
3 | Red Deer Rebels x | 72 | 30 | 29 | 9 | 4 | 239 | 258 | 73 |
Pos | Div | (Top 2 qualify for playoffs) | GP | W | L | OTL | SOL | GF | GA | Pts |
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1 | East | Brandon Wheat Kings x | 72 | 31 | 31 | 7 | 3 | 225 | 247 | 72 |
2 | Central | Calgary Hitmen x | 72 | 30 | 32 | 8 | 2 | 215 | 282 | 70 |
3 | East | Saskatoon Blades | 72 | 28 | 35 | 7 | 2 | 190 | 248 | 65 |
4 | Central | Edmonton Oil Kings | 72 | 23 | 43 | 5 | 1 | 193 | 292 | 52 |
5 | East | Prince Albert Raiders | 72 | 21 | 44 | 5 | 2 | 198 | 283 | 49 |
6 | Central | Kootenay Ice | 72 | 14 | 46 | 10 | 2 | 177 | 335 | 40 |
Pos | GP | W | L | OTL | SOL | GF | GA | Pts | |
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1 | Prince George Cougars xy | 72 | 45 | 21 | 3 | 3 | 253 | 201 | 96 |
2 | Kelowna Rockets x | 72 | 45 | 22 | 5 | 0 | 283 | 206 | 95 |
3 | Kamloops Blazers x | 72 | 42 | 24 | 2 | 4 | 243 | 198 | 90 |
Pos | GP | W | L | OTL | SOL | GF | GA | Pts | |
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1 | Everett Silvertips xy | 72 | 44 | 16 | 9 | 3 | 229 | 169 | 100 |
2 | Seattle Thunderbirds x | 72 | 46 | 20 | 4 | 2 | 253 | 206 | 98 |
3 | Tri-City Americans x | 72 | 41 | 28 | 3 | 0 | 272 | 252 | 85 |
Pos | Div | (Top 2 qualify for playoffs) | GP | W | L | OTL | SOL | GF | GA | Pts |
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1 | U.S. | Portland Winterhawks x | 72 | 40 | 28 | 1 | 3 | 278 | 256 | 84 |
2 | B.C. | Victoria Royals x | 72 | 37 | 29 | 5 | 1 | 239 | 219 | 80 |
3 | U.S. | Spokane Chiefs | 72 | 27 | 33 | 8 | 4 | 235 | 272 | 66 |
4 | B.C. | Vancouver Giants | 72 | 20 | 46 | 3 | 3 | 183 | 296 | 46 |
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 |
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Sam Steel | Regina Pats | 66 | 50 | 81 | 131 | 40 |
Adam Brooks | Regina Pats | 66 | 43 | 87 | 130 | 61 |
Tyler Wong | Lethbridge Hurricanes | 69 | 51 | 58 | 109 | 53 |
Chad Butcher | Medicine Hat Tigers | 68 | 27 | 76 | 103 | 75 |
Jayden Halbgewachs | Moose Jaw Warriors | 71 | 50 | 51 | 101 | 27 |
Kailer Yamamoto | Spokane Chiefs | 65 | 42 | 57 | 99 | 46 |
Cody Glass | Portland Winterhawks | 69 | 32 | 62 | 94 | 36 |
Mason Shaw | Medicine Hat Tigers | 71 | 27 | 67 | 94 | 57 |
Tyler Steenbergen | Swift Current Broncos | 72 | 51 | 39 | 90 | 22 |
Matthew Phillips | Victoria Royals | 70 | 50 | 40 | 90 | 50 |
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% |
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Carter Hart | Everett Silvertips | 54 | 3078 | 32 | 11 | 6 | 2 | 9 | 1.99 | .927 |
Connor Ingram | Kamloops Blazers | 45 | 2577 | 26 | 14 | 2 | 2 | 5 | 2.44 | .927 |
Ty Edmonds | Prince George Cougars | 53 | 3092 | 31 | 16 | 2 | 3 | 1 | 2.48 | .916 |
Tyler Brown | Regina Pats | 50 | 2885 | 33 | 8 | 5 | 1 | 5 | 2.64 | .911 |
Rylan Toth | Seattle Thunderbirds | 58 | 3274 | 36 | 18 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 2.75 | .902 |
2017 WHL playoffs[edit]
Conference Quarter-finals | Conference Semi-finals | Conference Finals | WHL Championship | ||||||||||||||||
E1 | Regina | 4 | |||||||||||||||||
W2 | Calgary | 0 | |||||||||||||||||
E1 | Regina | 4 | |||||||||||||||||
E3 | Swift Current | 3 | |||||||||||||||||
E2 | Moose Jaw | 3 | |||||||||||||||||
E3 | Swift Current | 4 | |||||||||||||||||
E1 | Regina | 4 | |||||||||||||||||
Eastern | |||||||||||||||||||
C2 | Lethbridge | 2 | |||||||||||||||||
C1 | Medicine Hat | 4 | |||||||||||||||||
W1 | Brandon | 0 | |||||||||||||||||
C1 | Medicine Hat | 3 | |||||||||||||||||
C2 | Lethbridge | 4 | |||||||||||||||||
C2 | Lethbridge | 4 | |||||||||||||||||
C3 | Red Deer | 3 | |||||||||||||||||
E1 | Regina | 2 | |||||||||||||||||
U2 | Seattle | 4 | |||||||||||||||||
U1 | Everett | 4 | |||||||||||||||||
W2 | Victoria | 2 | |||||||||||||||||
U1 | Everett | 0 | |||||||||||||||||
U2 | Seattle | 4 | |||||||||||||||||
U2 | Seattle | 4 | |||||||||||||||||
U3 | Tri-City | 0 | |||||||||||||||||
U2 | Seattle | 4 | |||||||||||||||||
Western | |||||||||||||||||||
B2 | Kelowna | 2 | |||||||||||||||||
B2 | Kelowna | 4 | |||||||||||||||||
B3 | Kamloops | 2 | |||||||||||||||||
B2 | Kelowna | 4 | |||||||||||||||||
W1 | Portland | 1 | |||||||||||||||||
B1 | Prince George | 2 | |||||||||||||||||
W1 | Portland | 4 |
Conference Quarter-finals[edit]
Eastern Conference[edit]
(E1) Regina Pats vs. (W2) Calgary Hitmen[edit]
March 24 | Regina Pats | 5 – 2 | Calgary Hitmen | Brandt Centre | Recap | |||
No scoring | First period | No scoring | ||||||
Josh Mahura (1) – pp – 16:28 | Second period | 10:50 – pp – Jake Kryski (1) | ||||||
Adam Brooks (1) – 4:25 Adam Brooks (2) – 6:03 Bryan Lockner (1) – 14:14 Austin Wagner (1) – sh – 16:59 |
Third period | 9:04 – Jake Kryski (2) | ||||||
Tyler Brown (20 saves / 22 shots) | Goalie stats | Cody Porter (27 saves / 32 shots) |
March 25 | Regina Pats | 5 – 1 | Calgary Hitmen | Brandt Centre | Recap |
March 28 | Calgary Hitmen | 2 – 5 | Regina Pats | Scotiabank Saddledome | Recap |
March 30 | Calgary Hitmen | 1 – 5 | Regina Pats | Scotiabank Saddledome | Recap |
Regina wins series 4 – 0 | |
(E2) Moose Jaw Warriors vs. (E3) Swift Current Broncos[edit]
March 24 | Swift Current Broncos | 0 – 2 | Moose Jaw Warriors | Credit Union iPlex | Recap | |||
No scoring | First period | No scoring | ||||||
Tyler Steenbergen (1) – 11:18 | Second period | No scoring | ||||||
Glenn Gawdin (1) – en – 19:48 | Third period | No scoring | ||||||
Jordan Papirny (40 saves / 40 shots) | Goalie stats | Zach Sawchenko (31 saves / 32 shots) |
March 25 | Moose Jaw Warriors | 3 – 2 | Swift Current Broncos | Mosaic Place | Recap | |||
No scoring | First period | MacKenzie Wight (1) – 8:36 | ||||||
13:52 – Branden Klatt (1) | Second period | Tyler Steenbergen (2) – 16:53 | ||||||
5:07 – Thomas Foster (1) 15:49 – Brayden Burke (1) |
Third period | No scoring | ||||||
Zach Sawchenko (34 saves / 36 shots) | Goalie stats | Jordan Papirny (31 saves / 34 shots) |
March 28 | Swift Current Broncos | 3 – 4 | Moose Jaw Warriors | Credit Union iPlex | Recap |
March 29 | Swift Current Broncos | 5 – 2 | Moose Jaw Warriors | Credit Union iPlex | Recap |
March 31 | Moose Jaw Warriors | 1 – 2 | Swift Current Broncos | Mosaic Place | Recap |
April 1 | Swift Current Broncos | 2 – 3 | Moose Jaw Warriors | Credit Union iPlex | Recap |
April 3 | Moose Jaw Warriors | 2 – 3 | Swift Current Broncos | Mosaic Place | Recap |
Swift Current wins series 4 – 3 | |
(C1) Medicine Hat Tigers vs. (W1) Brandon Wheat Kings[edit]
March 24 | Medicine Hat Tigers | 7 – 2 | Brandon Wheat Kings | Canalta Centre | Recap | |||
6:46 – Clayton Kirichenko (1) 18:57 – pp – Matt Bradley (1) |
First period | No scoring | ||||||
2:18 – pp – Mark Rassell (1) 8:55 – pp – Zach Fischer (1) 14:48 – Clayton Kirichenko (2) |
Second period | Stelio Mattheos (1) – 3:04 Tyler Coulter (1) – pp - 13:43 | ||||||
12:32 – pp – Mark Rassell (2) 19:39 – Mark Rassell (3) |
Third period | No scoring | ||||||
Michael Bullion (26 saves / 28 shots) | Goalie stats | Logan Thompson (45 saves / 52 shots) |
March 25 | Medicine Hat Tigers | 5 – 3 | Brandon Wheat Kings | Canalta Centre | Recap | |||
19:49 – Zach Fischer (2) | First period | No scoring | ||||||
12:22 – pp – Max Gerlach (1) | Second period | No scoring | ||||||
4:27 – Zach Fischer (3) 7:54 – John Dahlström (1) 19:44 – en – John Dahlström (2) |
Third period | Connor Gutenberg (1) – 7:45 Reid Duke (1) – 11:08 Tyler Coulter (2) – 18:09 | ||||||
Michael Bullion (20 saves / 23 shots) | Goalie stats | Logan Thompson (38 saves / 42 shots) Travis Child (1 save / 1 shot) |
March 28* | Brandon Wheat Kings | 2 – 6 | Medicine Hat Tigers | Credit Union Place | Recap | |||
No scoring | First period | Steven Owre (1) – 7:13 | ||||||
3:41 – Ben McCartney (1) 6:50 – pp – Reid Duke (2) |
Second period | John Dahlström (3) – 5:42 | ||||||
No scoring | Third period | Mark Rassell (4) – 4:12 Chad Butcher (1) – 5:49 Ryan Jevne (1) – 7:03 David Quenneville (1) – en – 18:50 | ||||||
Logan Thompson (41 saves / 46 shots) | Goalie stats | Michael Bullion (27 saves / 29 shots) |
March 29* | Brandon Wheat Kings | 2 – 3 | Medicine Hat Tigers | Credit Union Place | Recap | |||
No scoring | First period | No scoring | ||||||
No scoring | Second period | No scoring | ||||||
3:11 – pp – Reid Duke (3) 15:48 – pp – Kale Clague (1) |
Third period | Clayton Kirichenko (3) – 0:24 David Quenneville (2) – 1:31 David Quenneville (3) – pp – 12:09 | ||||||
Logan Thompson (51 saves / 54 shots) | Goalie stats | Michael Bullion (23 saves / 25 shots) |
Medicine Hat wins series 4 – 0 | |
* Note: Games 3 and 4 were played at Credit Union Place in Dauphin due to the Royal Manitoba Winter Fair taking place at the Keystone Centre from March 27 to April 1.
(C2) Lethbridge Hurricanes vs. (C3) Red Deer Rebels[edit]
March 25 | Lethbridge Hurricanes | 2 – 4 | Red Deer Rebels | ENMAX Centre | Recap | |||
Tyler Wong (1) – 13:52 | First period | No scoring | ||||||
Ryan Vandervlis (1) – 3:14 | Second period | 18:42 – Michael Špaček (1) | ||||||
No scoring | Third period | 1:55 – Cameron Hausinger (1) 18:03 – pp – Brandon Hagel (1) 19:56 – pp – en – Lane Zablocki | ||||||
Stuart Skinner (29 saves / 32 shots) | Goalie stats | Riley Lamb (25 saves / 27 shots) |
March 26 | Lethbridge Hurricanes | 5 – 2 | Red Deer Rebels | ENMAX Centre | Recap |
March 29 | Red Deer Rebels | 4 – 3 | 2OT | Lethbridge Hurricanes | ENMAX Centrium | Recap |
March 30 | Red Deer Rebels | 5 – 3 | Lethbridge Hurricanes | ENMAX Centrium | Recap |
April 1 | Lethbridge Hurricanes | 5 – 3 | Red Deer Rebels | ENMAX Centre | Recap |
April 2 | Red Deer Rebels | 1 – 4 | Lethbridge Hurricanes | ENMAX Centrium | Recap |
April 4 | Lethbridge Hurricanes | 6 – 2 | Red Deer Rebels | ENMAX Centre | Recap |
Lethbridge wins series 4 – 3 | |
Western Conference[edit]
(U1) Everett Silvertips vs. (W2) Victoria Royals[edit]
March 24 | Everett Silvertips | 4 – 2 | Victoria Royals | Xfinity Arena | Recap | |||
8:11 – pp – Kevin Davis | First period | No scoring | ||||||
12:04 – Patrick Bajkov (1) 14:27 – Dominic Zwerger (1) 16:24 – pp – Dominic Zwerger (2) |
Second period | Jack Walker – pp – 19:03 | ||||||
No scoring | Third period | Jack Walker (2) – pp – 14:58 | ||||||
Carter Hart (30 saves / 32 shots) | Goalie stats | Griffen Outhouse (21 saves / 25 shots) |
March 25 | Everett Silvertips | 3 – 4 | Victoria Royals | Xfinity Arena | Recap | |||
Matt Fonteyne (1) – pp – 7:53 | First period | 12:45 – pp – Matthew Phillips (1) | ||||||
Patrick Bajkov (2) – pp – 0:49 | Second period | 1:40 – Tyler Soy (1) 7:30 – pp – Tyler Soy (2) | ||||||
Brandson Hein (1) – 7:49 | Third period | 15:01 – Vladimir Bobylev (1) | ||||||
Carter Hart (26 saves / 30 shots) | Goalie stats | Griffen Outhouse (18 saves / 21 shots) |
March 28 | Victoria Royals | 0 – 2 | Everett Silvertips | Save-On-Foods Memorial Centre | Recap | |||
No scoring | First period | No scoring | ||||||
No scoring | Second period | Patrick Bajkov (3) – pp – 0:22 Eetu Tuulola – pp – 17:37 | ||||||
No scoring | Third period | No scoring | ||||||
Griffen Outhouse (19 saves / 21 shots) | Goalie stats | Carter Hart (25 saves / 25 shots) |
March 29 | Victoria Royals | 2 – 1 | Everett Silvertips | Save-On-Foods Memorial Centre | Recap | |||
Regan Nagy (1) – 5:03 | First period | No scoring | ||||||
Dante Hannoun (1) – 19:16 | Second period | No scoring | ||||||
No scoring | Third period | 16:05 – pp – Patrick Bajkov (4) | ||||||
Griffen Outhouse (30 saves / 31 shots) | Goalie stats | Carter Hart (18 saves / 20 shots) |
March 31 | Everett Silvertips | 3 – 2 | OT | Victoria Royals | Xfinity Arena | Recap | ||
No scoring | First period | No scoring | ||||||
5:14 – Matt Fonteyne (2) 19:59 – pp – Patrick Bajkov (5) |
Second period | Carter Folk (1) – 6:02 | ||||||
No scoring | Third period | Jared Dmytriw (1) – 14:20 | ||||||
7:02 – Eetu Tuulola (2) | First overtime period | No scoring | ||||||
Carter Hart (17 saves / 19 shots) | Goalie stats | Griffen Outhouse (33 saves / 36 shots) |
April 2 | Victoria Royals | 2 – 3 | 5OT | Everett Silvertips | Save-On-Foods Memorial Centre | Recap | ||
No scoring | First period | No scoring | ||||||
7:42 – Regan Nagy (2) 16:44 – pp – Jared Dmytriw (2) |
Second period | Cal Babych (1) – 6:31 | ||||||
No scoring | Third period | Brian King (1) – 1:36 | ||||||
No scoring | Fifth overtime period | Cal Babych (2) – 11:36 | ||||||
Griffen Outhouse (72 saves / 75 shots) | Goalie stats | Carter Hart (64 saves / 66 shots) |
Everett wins series 4 – 2 | |
(U2) Seattle Thunderbirds vs. (U3) Tri-City Americans[edit]
March 24 | Seattle Thunderbirds | 4 – 2 | Tri-City Americans | ShoWare Center | Recap | |||
Keegan Kolesar (1) – 5:37 Ryan Gropp (1) – pp – 8:50 |
First period | 10:10 – Jordan Topping (1) | ||||||
No scoring | Second period | No scoring | ||||||
Austin Strand (1) – 4:50 Keegan Kolesar (2) – 17:46 |
Third period | 7:26 – sh – Austyn Playfair (1) | ||||||
Carl Stankowski (33 saves / 35 shots) | Goalie stats | Rylan Parenteau (27 saves / 31 shots) |
March 25 | Seattle Thunderbirds | 5 – 2 | Tri-City Americans | ShoWare Center | Recap |
March 29 | Tri-City Americans | 2 – 9 | Seattle Thunderbirds | Toyota Center | Recap |
March 31 | Tri-City Americans | 2 – 5 | Seattle Thunderbirds | Toyota Center | Recap |
Seattle wins series 4 – 0 | |
(B1) Prince George Cougars vs. (W1) Portland Winterhawks[edit]
March 24 | Prince George Cougars | 2 – 4 | Portland Winterhawks | CN Centre | Recap | |||
Jared Bethune (1) – pp – 17:49 | First period | 4:34 – pp – Brendan De Jong (1) 18:39 – Skyler McKenzie (1) | ||||||
No scoring | Second period | 3:06 – pp – Keegan Iverson (1) | ||||||
Jansen Harkins (1) – 2:43 | Third period | 19:22 – en – Colton Veloso (1) | ||||||
Ty Edmonds (31 saves / 34 shots) | Goalie stats | Cole Kehler (23 saves / 25 shots) |
March 26 | Prince George Cougars | 5 – 1 | Portland Winterhawks | CN Centre | Recap |
March 29 | Portland Winterhawks | 1 – 6 | Prince George Cougars | Veterans Memorial Coliseum | Recap |
March 30 | Portland Winterhawks | 5 – 4 | Prince George Cougars | Veterans Memorial Coliseum | Recap |
April 1 | Prince George Cougars | 3 – 5 | Portland Winterhawks | CN Centre | Recap |
April 3 | Portland Winterhawks | 4 – 2 | Prince George Cougars | Veterans Memorial Coliseum | Recap |
Portland wins series 4 – 2 | |
(B2) Kelowna Rockets vs. (B3) Kamloops Blazers[edit]
March 24 | Kelowna Rockets | 4 – 0 | Kamloops Blazers | Prospera Place | Recap | |||
17:20 – Carsen Twarynski (1) 17:48 – Tomáš Šoustal |
First period | No scoring | ||||||
12:40 – pp – Reid Gardiner (1) | Second period | No scoring | ||||||
8:47 – pp – Carsen Twarynski (2) | Third period | No scoring | ||||||
Michael Herringer (15 saves / 15 shots) | Goalie stats | Connor Ingram (44 saves / 48 shots) |
March 25 | Kelowna Rockets | 3 – 2 | Kamloops Blazers | Prospera Place | Recap | |||
Cal Foote (1) – 2:53 | First period | No scoring | ||||||
No scoring | Second period | No scoring | ||||||
Dillon Dubé (1) – sh – 11:55 Dillon Dubé (2) – pp – 13:24 |
Third period | 13:59 – Quinn Benjafield (1) 16:30 – pp – Ondřej Vála (1) | ||||||
Michael Herringer (33 saves / 35 shots) | Goalie stats | Connor Ingram (34 saves / 37 shots) |
March 28 | Kamloops Blazers | 4 – 1 | Kelowna Rockets | Sandman Centre | Recap | |||
8:06 – Lane Bauer (1) | First period | Kole Lind (1) – 16:28 | ||||||
12:10 – Jermaine Loewen (1) 12:38 – ps – Rūdolfs Balcers (1) 18:07 – Lane Bauer (2) |
Second period | No scoring | ||||||
No scoring | Third period | No scoring | ||||||
Connor Ingram (37 saves / 38 shots) | Goalie stats | Michael Herringer (34 saves / 38 shots) |
March 29 | Kamloops Blazers | 0 – 1 | Kelowna Rockets | Sandman Centre | Recap | |||
No scoring | First period | No scoring | ||||||
No scoring | Second period | 2:37 – Dillon Dubé (3) | ||||||
No scoring | Third period | No scoring | ||||||
Connor Ingram (48 saves / 49 shots) | Goalie stats | Michael Herringer (24 saves / 24 shots) |
March 31 | Kelowna Rockets | 1 – 4 | Kamloops Blazers | Prospera Place | Recap | |||
11:05 – Reid Gardiner (2) | First period | Garrett Pilon (1) – 17:46 | ||||||
No scoring | Second period | Quinn Benjafield (2) – 1:22 | ||||||
No scoring | Third period | Rūdolfs Balcers (2) – 5:32 Collin Shirley (1) – sh – 12:22 | ||||||
Michael Herringer (28 saves / 32 shots) | Goalie stats | Connor Ingram (32 saves / 33 shots) |
April 2 | Kamloops Blazers | 2 – 4 | Kelowna Rockets | Sandman Centre | Recap | |||
No scoring | First period | Dillon Dubé (4) – 11:57 | ||||||
No scoring | Second period | Reid Gardiner (3) – pp – 5:36 | ||||||
16:49 – Collin Shirley (2) 17:46 – Brodi Stuart (1) |
Third period | Reid Gardiner (4) – 18:03 Reid Gardiner (5) – en – 19:37 | ||||||
Connor Ingram (31 saves / 34 shots) | Goalie stats | Michael Herringer (21 saves / 23 shots) |
Kelowna wins series 4 – 2 | |
Conference Semi-finals[edit]
Eastern Conference[edit]
(E1) Regina Pats vs. (E3) Swift Current Broncos[edit]
April 6 | Regina Pats | 1 – 2 | OT | Swift Current Broncos | Brandt Centre | Recap |
April 7 | Regina Pats | 6 – 2 | Swift Current Broncos | Brandt Centre | Recap |
April 10 | Swift Current Broncos | 2 – 1 | OT | Regina Pats | Credit Union iPlex | Recap |
April 11 | Swift Current Broncos | 5 – 4 | 3OT | Regina Pats | Credit Union iPlex | Recap |
April 14 | Regina Pats | 3 – 2 | Swift Current Broncos | Brandt Centre | Recap |
April 15 | Swift Current Broncos | 3 – 5 | Regina Pats | Credit Union iPlex | Recap |
April 17 | Regina Pats | 5 – 1 | Swift Current Broncos | Brandt Centre | Recap |
Regina wins series 4 – 3 | |
(C1) Medicine Hat Tigers vs. (C2) Lethbridge Hurricanes[edit]
April 7 | Medicine Hat Tigers | 4 – 0 | Lethbridge Hurricanes | Canalta Centre | Recap |
April 8 | Medicine Hat Tigers | 4 – 7 | Lethbridge Hurricanes | Canalta Centre | Recap |
April 11 | Lethbridge Hurricanes | 5 – 2 | Medicine Hat Tigers | ENMAX Centre | Recap |
April 12 | Lethbridge Hurricanes | 2 – 3 | OT | Medicine Hat Tigers | ENMAX Centre | Recap |
April 14 | Medicine Hat Tigers | 4 – 5 | Lethbridge Hurricanes | Canalta Centre | Recap |
April 16 | Lethbridge Hurricanes | 2 – 5 | Medicine Hat Tigers | ENMAX Centre | Recap |
April 18 | Medicine Hat Tigers | 4 – 5 | OT | Lethbridge Hurricanes | Canalta Centre | Recap |
Lethbridge wins series 4 – 3 | |
Western Conference[edit]
(U1) Everett Silvertips vs. (U2) Seattle Thunderbirds[edit]
April 7 | Everett Silvertips | 2 – 3 | Seattle Thunderbirds | Xfinity Arena | Recap |
April 8 | Everett Silvertips | 3 – 4 | Seattle Thunderbirds | Xfinity Arena | Recap |
April 11 | Seattle Thunderbirds | 5 – 4 | OT | Everett Silvertips | ShoWare Center | Recap |
April 14 | Seattle Thunderbirds | 4 – 1 | Everett Silvertips | ShoWare Center | Recap |
Seattle wins series 4 – 0 | |
(B2) Kelowna Rockets vs. (W1) Portland Winterhawks[edit]
April 7 | Kelowna Rockets | 4 – 2 | Portland Winterhawks | Prospera Place | Recap |
April 8 | Kelowna Rockets | 5 – 2 | Portland Winterhawks | Prospera Place | Recap |
April 11 | Portland Winterhawks | 4 – 2 | Kelowna Rockets | Veterans Memorial Coliseum | Recap |
April 12 | Portland Winterhawks | 2 – 7 | Kelowna Rockets | Veterans Memorial Coliseum | Recap |
April 14 | Kelowna Rockets | 6 – 2 | Portland Winterhawks | Prospera Place | Recap |
Kelowna wins series 4 – 1 | |
Conference Finals[edit]
Eastern Conference[edit]
(E1) Regina Pats vs. (C2) Lethbridge Hurricanes[edit]
April 21 | Regina Pats | 1 – 3 | Lethbridge Hurricanes | Brandt Centre | Recap |
April 22 | Regina Pats | 3 – 2 | OT | Lethbridge Hurricanes | Brandt Centre | Recap |
April 25 | Lethbridge Hurricanes | 3 – 1 | Regina Pats | ENMAX Centre | Recap |
April 26 | Lethbridge Hurricanes | 2 – 6 | Regina Pats | ENMAX Centre | Recap |
April 28 | Regina Pats | 5 – 3 | Lethbridge Hurricanes | Brandt Centre | Recap |
April 30 | Lethbridge Hurricanes | 4 – 7 | Regina Pats | ENMAX Centre | Recap |
Regina wins series 4 – 2 | |
Western Conference[edit]
(U2) Seattle Thunderbirds vs. (B2) Kelowna Rockets[edit]
April 21 | Seattle Thunderbirds | 5 – 4 | Kelowna Rockets | ShoWare Center | Recap |
April 22 | Seattle Thunderbirds | 3 – 4 | OT | Kelowna Rockets | ShoWare Center | Recap |
April 25 | Kelowna Rockets | 1 – 2 | Seattle Thunderbirds | Prospera Place | Recap |
April 26 | Kelowna Rockets | 4 – 2 | Seattle Thunderbirds | Prospera Place | Recap |
April 28 | Seattle Thunderbirds | 5 – 3 | Kelowna Rockets | ShoWare Center | Recap |
April 30 | Kelowna Rockets | 1 – 3 | Seattle Thunderbirds | Prospera Place | Recap |
Seattle wins series 4 – 2 | |
WHL Championship[edit]
(E1) Regina Pats vs. (U2) Seattle Thunderbirds[edit]
May 5 | Regina Pats | 1 – 2 | OT | Seattle Thunderbirds | Brandt Centre | Recap |
May 6 | Regina Pats | 4 – 3 | OT | Seattle Thunderbirds | Brandt Centre | Recap |
May 9 | Seattle Thunderbirds | 2 – 3 | Regina Pats | ShoWare Center | Recap |
May 10 | Seattle Thunderbirds | 6 – 1 | Regina Pats | ShoWare Center | Recap |
May 12 | Seattle Thunderbirds | 7 – 4 | Regina Pats | ShoWare Center | Recap |
May 14 | Regina Pats | 3 – 4 | OT | Seattle Thunderbirds | Brandt Centre | Recap |
Seattle 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 |
---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
Keegan Kolesar | Seattle Thunderbirds | 19 | 12 | 19 | 31 | 37 |
Sam Steel | Regina Pats | 23 | 11 | 19 | 30 | 8 |
Reid Gardiner | Kelowna Rockets | 17 | 15 | 13 | 28 | 6 |
Ethan Bear | Seattle Thunderbirds | 17 | 6 | 20 | 26 | 12 |
Dawson Leedahl | Regina Pats | 23 | 12 | 13 | 25 | 34 |
Mathew Barzal | Seattle Thunderbirds | 16 | 7 | 18 | 25 | 16 |
Giorgio Estephan | Lethbridge Hurricanes | 18 | 11 | 13 | 24 | 8 |
Tyler Wong | Lethbridge Hurricanes | 20 | 11 | 13 | 24 | 14 |
Connor Hobbs | Regina Pats | 23 | 6 | 18 | 24 | 22 |
Egor Babenko | Lethbridge Hurricanes | 20 | 10 | 13 | 23 | 14 |
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 |
---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
Griffen Outhouse | Victoria Royals | 6 | 458 | 2 | 4 | 16 | 0 | .923 | 2.10 |
Connor Ingram | Kamloops Blazers | 6 | 357 | 2 | 4 | 13 | 0 | .946 | 2.18 |
Carter Hart | Everett Silvertips | 10 | 691 | 4 | 6 | 28 | 1 | .908 | 2.43 |
Zach Sawchenko | Moose Jaw Warriors | 7 | 414 | 3 | 4 | 17 | 0 | .923 | 2.46 |
Jordan Papirny | Swift Current Broncos | 14 | 896 | 7 | 7 | 37 | 1 | .935 | 2.48 |
WHL awards[edit]
All-Star Teams[edit]
Eastern Conference[edit]
* - unanimous selection
Western Conference[edit]
* - unanimous selection
See also[edit]
- 2017 Memorial Cup
- List of WHL seasons
- 2016–17 OHL season
- 2016–17 QMJHL season
- 2016 in ice hockey
- 2017 in ice hockey
References[edit]
- ^ a b c d e f "2016–2017 Wild Card Standings". Western Hockey League. Retrieved September 24, 2016.
- ^ "WHL Regular Season: Scoring leaders". Retrieved October 5, 2016.
- ^ WHL Regular Season: Goaltending leaders. Retrieved on October 18, 2014.
- ^ WHL Announces 2016-17 Conference All-Star teams