2023–24 WHL season

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2023–24 WHL season
LeagueWestern Hockey League
SportHockey
DurationRegular season
September 22, 2023 – March 24, 2024
Playoffs
March 28, 2024 – May 15, 2024
Number of teams22
TV partner(s)
Finals championsMoose Jaw Warriors (1)
WHL seasons
2023–24 CHL seasons
LeagueCanadian Hockey League
SportHockey
DurationOHL
September 2023–May 2024
QMJHL
September 2023–May 2024
WHL
September 2023–May 2024
Number of teams60
TV partner(s)

The 2023–24 WHL season was the 58th season of the Western Hockey League (WHL). The regular season started on September 22, 2023, and ended on March 24, 2024. The playoffs began on March 28 and ended on May 15, 2024 with the Moose Jaw Warriors winning their first Ed Chynoweth Cup in franchise history and earning a spot in the 2024 Memorial Cup set to be hosted by the Saginaw Spirit of the Ontario Hockey League at Dow Event Center in Saginaw, Michigan.[1]

The Winnipeg Ice relocated to Wenatchee, Washington, and became the Wenatchee Wild. This season is their inaugural season.

Standings[edit]

Conference standings[edit]

Team GP W L OTL SL GF GA Pts
Prince George Cougars xy 68 49 15 1 3 316 187 102
Portland Winterhawks xy 68 48 15 4 1 330 204 101
Everett Silvertips x 68 45 18 2 3 296 208 95
Wenatchee Wild x 68 34 30 4 0 249 268 72
Kelowna Rockets x 68 33 30 4 1 250 255 71
Vancouver Giants x 68 32 32 4 0 222 249 68
Victoria Royals x 68 29 30 5 4 221 272 67
Spokane Chiefs x 68 30 32 5 1 268 283 66
Seattle Thunderbirds e 68 27 38 2 1 191 260 57
Tri-City Americans e 68 23 42 2 1 206 306 49
Kamloops Blazers e 68 20 42 3 3 180 295 46
Team GP W L OTL SL GF GA Pts
Saskatoon Blades xyz 68 50 13 2 3 255 163 105
Swift Current Broncos xy 68 40 22 4 2 286 239 86
Moose Jaw Warriors x 68 44 21 0 3 297 228 91
Medicine Hat Tigers x 68 37 23 6 2 280 231 82
Red Deer Rebels x 68 33 26 3 6 213 217 75
Brandon Wheat Kings x 68 33 28 6 1 225 244 73
Lethbridge Hurricanes x 68 33 28 7 0 214 210 73
Prince Albert Raiders x 68 31 32 2 3 214 211 67
Calgary Hitmen e 68 28 31 8 1 255 250 65
Edmonton Oil Kings e 68 27 37 3 1 227 301 58
Regina Pats e 68 22 40 4 2 208 300 50

x – team has clinched playoff spot

y – team has clinched division

z – team has clinched best regular season record

e – team is eliminated from playoff contention

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
Jagger Firkus Moose Jaw Warriors 63 61 65 126 30
Zac Funk Prince George Cougars 68 67 56 123 63
Riley Heidt Prince George Cougars 66 37 80 117 42
Berkly Catton Spokane Chiefs 68 54 62 116 41
Andrew Cristall Kelowna Rockets 62 40 71 111 46
Conner Roulette Spokane Chiefs 68 45 63 108 40
Gabe Klassen Portland Winterhawks 67 35 71 106 28
Terik Parascak Prince George Cougars 68 43 62 105 41
James Stefan Portland Winterhawks 67 50 51 101 51
Trevor Wong Saskatoon Blades 68 15 86 101 39

Goaltenders[edit]

These are the goaltenders that lead the league in GAA that have played at least 420 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%
Evan Gardner Saskatoon Blades 30 1,665 21 5 0 2 4 1.91 .927
Jan Spunar Portland Winterhawks 35 2,009 25 6 2 1 2 2.12 .913
Austin Elliott Saskatoon Blades 43 2,437 29 8 2 1 4 2.39 .904
Joshua Ravensbergen Prince George Cougars 38 2,072 26 4 1 1 6 2.46 .907
Tyler Palmer Everett Silvertips 46 2,615 30 9 2 3 1 2.57 .907

2024 WHL Playoffs[edit]

Conference Quarterfinals Conference Semifinals Conference Finals WHL Championship
            
E1 Saskatoon 4
E8 Prince Albert 1
E1 Saskatoon 4
E5 Red Deer 0
E2 Swift Current 4
E7 Lethbridge 0
E1 Saskatoon 3
Eastern
E3 Moose Jaw 4
E3 Moose Jaw 4
E6 Brandon 0
E2 Swift Current 1
E3 Moose Jaw 4
E4 Medicine Hat 1
E5 Red Deer 4
E3 Moose Jaw 4
Note: Pairings are re-seeded after the first round.
W2 Portland 0
W1 Prince George 4
W8 Spokane 0
W1 Prince George 4
W5 Kelowna 1
W2 Portland 4
W7 Victoria 0
W1 Prince George 2
Western
W2 Portland 4
W3 Everett 4
W6 Vancouver 1
W2 Portland 4
W3 Everett 0
W4 Wenatchee 2
W5 Kelowna 4

Conference quarterfinals[edit]

Eastern Conference[edit]

(E1) Saskatoon Blades vs. (E8) Prince Albert Raiders[edit]

March 28 Prince Albert Raiders 4–3 Saskatoon Blades SaskTel Centre Recap  
No scoring First period 19:40 - pp - Egor Sidorov (1)
8:41 - Aiden Oiring (1)
10:53 - Easton Kovacs (1)
14:19 - pp - Ryder Ritchie (1)
Second period 0:59 - Alexander Suzdalev (1)
8:13 - pp - Niall Crocker (1) Third period 16:45 - Egor Sidorov (2)
Max Hildebrand (41 saves / 44 shots) Goalie stats Austin Elliott (16 saves / 20 shots)
March 29 Prince Albert Raiders 1–4 Saskatoon Blades SaskTel Centre Recap  
No scoring First period 2:02 - John Babcock (1)
No scoring Second period 3:15 - pp - Egor Sidorov (3)
19:14 - pp - Niall Crocker (2) Third period 4:16 - pp - Easton Armstrong (1)
14:24 - pp - Tyler Parr (1)
Max Hildebrand (26 saves/30 shots) Goalie stats Evan Gardner (31 saves/32 shots)
April 2 Saskatoon Blades 4–3 OT Prince Albert Raiders Art Hauser Centre Recap  
5:56 - Easton Armstrong (2)
9:03 - Easton Armstrong (3)
First period No scoring
17:13 - Trevor Wong (1) Second period 2:51 - Krzysztof Macias (1)
11:32 - pp - Ryder Ritchie (2)
No scoring Third period 14:22 - Aiden Oiring (2)
0:23 - pp - Easton Armstrong (4) First overtime period No scoring
Evan Gardner (18 saves/21 shots) Goalie stats Max Hildebrand (31 saves/35 shots)
April 3 Saskatoon Blades 4–1 Prince Albert Raiders Art Hauser Centre Recap  
19:58 - pp - Easton Armstrong (5) First period No scoring
3:00 - Misha Volotovskii (1)
6:03 - Tanner Molendyk (1)
Second period No scoring
17:59 - en - Egor Sidorov (4) Third period 4:02 - pp - Ryder Ritchie (3)
Evan Gardner (15 saves/16 shots) Goalie stats Max Hildebrand (32 saves/35 shots)
April 5 Prince Albert Raiders 2–6 Saskatoon Blades SaskTel Centre Recap  
14:13 - Niall Crocker (3) First period 3:24 - Brandon Lisowsky (1)
5:57 - Ben Saunderson (1)
7:10 - Alexander Suzdalev (2)
12:36 - Fraser Minten (1)
No scoring Second period No scoring
15:06 - Harrison Lodewyk (1) Third period 16:00 - en - Trevor Wong (2)
17:49 - sh - en - Charlie Wright (1)
Max Hildebrand (35 saves/39 shots) Goalie stats Evan Gardner (8 saves/9 shots)
Austin Elliott (15 shots/16 saves)
Saskatoon wins series 4–1


(E2) Swift Current Broncos vs. (E7) Lethbridge Hurricanes[edit]

March 29 Lethbridge Hurricanes 0–3 Swift Current Broncos InnovationPlex Recap  
No scoring First period 8:25 - Caleb Wyrostok (1)
18:26 - pp - Conor Geekie (1)
No scoring Second period No scoring
No scoring Third period 6:01 - Clarke Caswell (1)
Harrison Meneghin (30 saves/33 shots) Goalie stats Reid Dyck (33 saves/33 shots)
March 30 Lethbridge Hurricanes 3–4 Swift Current Broncos InnovationPlex Recap  
3:22 - Leo Braillard (1) First period No scoring
17:21 - Sean Tschigerl (1) Second period 14:24 - pp - Josh Filmon (1)
17:50 - Hayden Pakkala (1) Third period 2:38 - Ryan McCleary (1)
5:30 - pp - Connor Hvidston (1)
17:46 - en - Conor Geekie (2)
Harrison Meneghin (37 saves/40 shots) Goalie stats Reid Dyck (29 saves/32 saves)
April 2 Swift Current Broncos 5–3 Lethbridge Hurricanes Enmax Centre Recap  
0:37 - Luke Mistelbacher (1)
6:40 - pp - Luke Mistelbacher (2)
First period 17:45 - Dylan Sydor (1)
1:38 - pp - Josh Filmon (2)
8:05 - pp - Luke Mistelbacher (3)
15:18 - pp - Conor Geekie (3)
Second period 1:03 - sh - Sean Tschigerl (2)
No scoring Third period 7:43 - pp - Brayden Edwards (1)
Reid Dyck (28 saves/31 shots) Goalie stats Harrison Meneghin (11 saves/15 shots)
Brady Smith (13 saves/14 shots)
April 3 Swift Current Broncos 5–4 2OT Lethbridge Hurricanes Enmax Centre Recap  
19:20 - Josh Filmon (3) First period 1:27 - Trae Wilke (1)
8:58 - Carter Dereniwsky (1)
15:15 - Brayden Edwards (2)
13:12 - pp - Clarke Caswell (2)
14:57 - Luke Mistelbacher (4)
Second period 3:27 - Hayden Pakkala (2)
11:23 - Grayson Burzynski (1) Third period No scoring
0:37 - Conor Geekie (4) Second overtime period No scoring
Reid Dyck (37 saves/41 shots) Goalie stats Harrison Meneghin (40 saves/45 shots)
Swift Current wins series 4–0


(E3) Moose Jaw Warriors vs. (E6) Brandon Wheat Kings[edit]

March 29 Brandon Wheat Kings 4–7 Moose Jaw Warriors Moose Jaw Events Centre Recap  
No scoring First period 3:05 - Martin Rysavy (1)
4:42 - Brayden Schuurman (1)
6:15 - Jagger Firkus (1)
2:49 - Roger McQueen (1)
19:00 - Jayden Wiens (1)
Second period 3:57 - Owen Berge (1)
6:10 - Martin Rysavy (2)
3:25 - Caleb Hadland (1)
13:36 - Jayden Wiens (2)
Third period 7:27 - Matthew Savoie (1)
17:35 - en - Brayden Schuurman (2)
Carson Bjarnason (17 saves/22 shots)
Ethan Eskit (20 saves/21 shots)
Goalie stats Jackson Unger (33 saves/37 shots)
March 30 Brandon Wheat Kings 4–5 OT Moose Jaw Warriors Moose Jaw Events Centre Recap  
12:17 - Dominik Petr (1)
12:23 - Roger McQueen (2)
First period 8:43 - Brayden Yager (1)
16:18 - sh - Atley Calvert (1)
7:00 - sh - Rylen Roersma (1)
14:31 - Roger McQueen (3)
Second period 18:03 - Matthew Savoie (2)
18:26 - Pavel McKenzie (1)
No scoring' Third period No scoring
No scoring First overtime period 2:15 - Lynden Lakovic (1)
Carson Bjarnason (34 saves/39 shots) Goalie stats Jackson Unger (30 saves/34 shots)
April 3 Moose Jaw Warriors 6–4 Brandon Wheat Kings Westoba Place Recap  
9:29 - Owen Berge (2)
10:37 - Brayden Yager (2)
11:50 - pp - Matthew Savoie (3)
First period 8:33 - Matteo Michels (1)
10:33 - Matthew Savoie (4) Second period No scoring
7:17 - Connor Schmidt (1)
8:59 - pp - Denton Mateychuk (1)
Third period 1:44 - Roger McQueen (4)
17:20 - pp - Brett Hyland (1)
18:05 - Jayden Wiens (3)
Jackson Unger (35 saves/39 shots) Goalie stats Carson Bjarnason (35 saves/41 shots)
April 4 Moose Jaw Warriors 6–2 Brandon Wheat Kings Westoba Place Recap  
3:00 - Rilen Kovacevic (1)
4:27 - Atley Calvert (2)
9:33 - Lynden Lakovic (2)
18:40 - Denton Mateychuk (2)
First period 4:06 - Carter Klippenstein (1)
7:50 - Matthew Savoie (5) Second period 18:08 - Rylen Roersma (2)
19:42 - en - Jagger Firkus (2) Third period No scoring
Jackson Unger (35 saves/37 shots) Goalie stats Carson Bjarnason (17 shots/22 saves)
Ethan Eskit (20 saves/20 shots)
Moose Jaw wins series 4–0


(E4) Medicine Hat Tigers vs. (E5) Red Deer Rebels[edit]

March 29 Red Deer Rebels 5–4 2OT Medicine Hat Tigers Co-op Place Recap  
No scoring First period 6:17 - Oasiz Wiesblatt (1)
7:17 - Andrew Basha (1)
19:30 - Gavin McKenna (1)
7:58 - Kai Uchacz (1)
14:08 - pp - Carson Latimer (1)
Second period 2:04 - Josh Van Mulligen (1)
7:29 - Mats Lindgren (1)
14:10 - Ollie Josephson (1)
Third period No scoring
1:15 - Kalan Lind (1) Second overtime period No scoring
Chase Wutzke (38 shots/42 saves) Goalie stats Ethan McCallum (29 saves/34 shots)
March 30 Red Deer Rebels 1–3 Medicine Hat Tigers Co-op Place Recap  
No scoring First period 0:21 - Gavin McKenna (1)
No scoring Second period 9:22 - Reid Andresen (1)
15:28 - pp - Cayden Lindstrom (1)
6:32 - Ollie Josephson (2) Third period No scoring
Chase Wutzke (23 saves/26 shots) Goalie stats Zach Zahara (30 saves/31 shots)
April 2 Medicine Hat Tigers 3–4 OT Red Deer Rebels Peavey Mart Centrium Recap  
9:48 - Hayden Harsanyi (1) First period 19:59 - sh - Carson Latimer (2)
6:12 - Oasiz Wiesblatt (2) Second period 6:59 - pp - Carson Latimer (3)
15:10 - Hunter Mayo (1)
19:25 - Andrew Basha Third period No scoring
No scoring First overtime period 6:31 - pp - Samuel Drancak (1)
Zach Zahara (32 saves/36 shots) Goalie stats Chase Wutzke (35 saves/38 shots)
April 3 Medicine Hat Tigers 2–3 Red Deer Rebels Peavey Mart Centrium Recap  
11:42 - Tyler MacKenzie (1) First period 8:30 - sh - Jhett Larson (1)
7:37 - Hunter St. Martin (1) Second period 6:54 - Carson Birnie (1)
No scoring Third period 19:58 - pp - Kalan Lind (2)
Ethan McCallum (31 shots/34 saves) Goalie stats Chase Wutzke (33 saves/35 saves)
April 5 Red Deer Rebels 5–2 Medicine Hat Tigers Co-op Place Recap  
2:56 - Carson Latimer (4)
10:52 - Dwayne Jean Jr.
First period No scoring
15:48 - Frantisek Formanek (1) Second period No scoring
4:37 - pp - Kai Uchacz (2)
5:06 - Talon Brigley (1)
Third period 10:57 - Andrew Basha (3)
15:47 - Nate Corbet (1)
Chase Wutzke (36 shots/38 saves) Goalie stats Zach Zahara (7 shots/9 saves)
Ethan McCallum (13 shots/16 saves)
Red Deer wins series 4–1


Western Conference[edit]

(W1) Prince George Cougars vs. (W8) Spokane Chiefs[edit]

March 29 Spokane Chiefs 1–6 Prince George Cougars CN Centre Recap  
3:09 - Conner Roulette (1) First period 3:48 - Ondrej Becher (1)
15:31 - pp - Terik Parascak (1)
16:38 - Keaton Dowhaniuk (1)
No scoring Second period 14:30 - Terik Parascak (2)
19:00 - pp - Terik Parascak (3)
No scoring Third period 3:47 - pp - Borya Valis (1)
Dawson Cowan (45 saves/51 saves) Goalie stats Joshua Ravensbergen (24 saves/25 shots)
March 30 Spokane Chiefs 4–7 Prince George Cougars CN Centre Recap  
No scoring First period 9:31 - Keaton Dowhaniuk (2)
No scoring Second period 2:22 - Oren Shtrom (1)
8:35 - pp - Ondrej Becher (2)
14:24 - Aiden Foster (1)
15:25 - Carlin Dezainde (1)
15:37 - Viliam Kmec (1)
0:58 - Owen Martin (1)
8:34 - pp - Hayden Paupanekis (1)
14:18 - Layton Feist (1)
18:50 - Layton Feist (2)
Third period 19:26 - en - Terik Parascak (4)
Dawson Cowan (10 saves/16 shots)
Cooper Michaluk (11 saves/11 shots)
Goalie stats Joshua Ravensbergen (26 saves/30 shots)
April 2 Prince George Cougars 4–2 Spokane Chiefs Spokane Arena Recap  
17:30 - pp - Zac Funk (1) First period 12:30 - Hayden Paupanekis (1)
5:40 - Borya Valis (2)
13:06 - pp - Hudson Thornton (1)
Second period No scoring
5:59 - Zac Funk (2) Third period 6:29 - Ty Cheveldayoff (1)
Joshua Ravensbergen (28 saves/30 shots) Goalie stats Cooper Michaluk (29 saves/33 shots)
April 3 Prince George Cougars 3–2 Spokane Chiefs Spokane Arena Recap  
10:14 - Viliam Kmec (3) First period No scoring
9:35 - Koehn Ziemmer (1)
11:27 - pp - Zac Funk (3)
Second period 1:36 - Conner Roulette (2)
13:10 - Conner Roulette (3)
No scoring Third period No scoring
Ty Young (30 saves/32 shots) Goalie stats Dawson Cowan (28 shots/31 saves)
Prince George wins series 4–0


(W2) Portland Winterhawks vs. (W7) Victoria Royals[edit]

March 29 Victoria Royals 3–4 Portland Winterhawks Veterans Memorial Coliseum Recap  
9:45 - Tyson Laventure (1) First period 8:31 - Luca Cagnoni (1)
18:03 - Tanner Scott (1) Second period No scoring
19:36 - pp - Nate Misskey (1) Third period 5:00 - Carter Sotheran (1)
10:18 - Gabe Klassen (1)
13:55 - pp - Luca Cagnoni (2)
Braden Holt (30 saves/34 shots) Goalie stats Jan Spunar (22 saves/25 shots)
March 30 Victoria Royals 1–5 Portland Winterhawks Veterans Memorial Coliseum Recap  
No scoring First period 4:37 - pp - James Stefan (1)
11:25 - Luca Cagnoni (3)
19:09 - James Stefan (2)
1:34 - pp - Dawson Pasternak (1) Second period 13:59 - pp - Josh Davies (1)
No scoring Third period 1:03 - Nate Danielson (1)
Braden Holt (28 saves/33 shots) Goalie stats Jan Spunar (19 saves/20 shots)
April 2 Portland Winterhawks 6–5 Victoria Royals Save-On-Foods Memorial Centre Recap  
15:36 - James Stefan (3)
16:49 - James Stefan (4)
First period 6:03 - Teydon Trembecky (1)
16:49 - Josh Mori (1)
18:05 - James Stefan (5)
Second period 1:36 - Justin Kipkie (1)
3:22 - Tanner Scott (2)
9:54 - pp - Josh Davies (2)
12:57 - Gabe Klassen (2)
Third period 0:28 - Casper Evensen Haugen (1)
19:14 - Tyson Laventure (2)
Jan Spunar (30 saves/35 shots) Goalie stats Braden Holt (26 saves/32 shots)
April 3 Portland Winterhawks 4–1 Victoria Royals Save-On-Foods Memorial Centre Recap  
3:24 - Josh Zakreski (1)
7:31 - Josh Zakreski (2)
First period 17:02 - pp - Cole Reschny
16:35 - Josh Davies (3) Second period No scoring
2:32 - Kyle Chyzowski (1) Third period No scoring
Jan Spunar (20 saves/21 shots) Goalie stats Braden Holt (41 shots/45 saves)
Portland wins series 4–0


(W3) Everett Silvertips vs. (W6) Vancouver Giants[edit]

March 29 Vancouver Giants 6–4 Everett Silvertips Angel of the Winds Arena Recap  
0:43 - Cameron Schmidt (1)
13:32 - pp - Kyren Gronick
18:03 - pp - Cameron Schmidt (2)
18:17 - pp - Ty Halaburda (1)
First period 13:47 - Ben Hemmerling (1)
17:28 - sh - Ben Hemmerling (2)
No scoring Second period 4:41 - pp - Kaden Hammell (1)
19:11 - en - Logen Hammett (1)
19:25 - en - Samuel Honzek (1)
Third period 19:40 - Niko Tsakumis (1)
Brett Mirwald (38 saves/42 shots) Goalie stats Tyler Palmer (5 saves/9 shots)
Ethan Chadwick (12 saves/12 shots)
March 30 Vancouver Giants 1–2 Everett Silvertips Angel of the Winds Arena Recap  
No scoring First period 9:31 - Austin Roest (1)
7:20 - London Hoilett (1) Second period 3:43 - Austin Roest (2)
No scoring Third period No scoring
Brett Mirwald (53 saves/55 shots) Goalie stats Tyler Palmer (20 saves/21 shots)
April 3 Everett Silvertips 3–1 Vancouver Giants Langley Events Centre Recap  
8:50 - pp - Parker Berge (1) First period No scoring
8:49 - pp - Julius Miettinen (1) Second period 5:12 - Logen Hammett (2)
12:14 - Dominik Rymon (1) Third period No scoring
Tyler Palmer (30 saves/31 shots) Goalie stats Brett Mirwald (32 saves/35 saves)
April 5 Everett Silvertips 4–1 Vancouver Giants Langley Events Centre Recap  
19:06 - pp - Kaden Hammell (1) First period No scoring
18:59 - Jesse Heslop (1) Second period 16:38 - sh - Samuel Honzek (2)
0:36 - Austin Roest (3)
9:16 - pp - Parker Berge (2)
Third period No scoring
Tyler Palmer (24 saves/25 shots) Goalie stats Brett Mirwald (53 saves/57 shots)
April 7 Vancouver Giants 0–5 Everett Silvertips Angel of the Winds Arena Recap  
No scoring First period 15:46 - pp - Parker Berge (3)
No scoring Second period 1:10 - pp - Ben Hemmerling (4)
16:14 - Cade Zaplitny (1)
No scoring Third period 0:39 - Dominik Rymon (2)
4:36 - Julius Miettinen (2)
Brett Mirwald (43 saves/48 shots) Goalie stats Tyler Palmer (25 saves/25 shots)
Everett wins series 4–1


(W4) Wenatchee Wild vs. (W5) Kelowna Rockets[edit]

March 29 Kelowna Rockets 6–8 Wenatchee Wild Town Toyota Center Recap  
1:07 - Tij Iginla (1)
11:42 - pp - Max Graham (1)
17:03 - Gabriel Szturc (1)
17:15 - Tij Iginla (2)
First period 12:57 - pp - Briley Wood (1)
6:18 - pp - Tij Iginla (3)
19:03 - Marek Rocak (1)
Second period 0:20 - Evan Friesen (1)
13:48 - pp - Briley Wood (2)
16:39 - pp - Karter Prosofsky (1)
17:04 - pp - Graham Sward (1)
19:49 - Briley Wood (3)
No scoring Third period 7:06 - Briley Wood (4)
19:58 - en - Kenta Isogai (1)
Jari Kykkanen (29 saves/36 shots) Goalie stats Daniel Hauser (29 saves/35 shots)
March 30 Kelowna Rockets 3–1 Wenatchee Wild Town Toyota Center Recap  
1:10 - Andrew Cristall (1)
12:34 - Trae Johnson (1)
First period No scoring
No scoring Second period 11:14 - Sam Ward (1)
17:29 - en - Luke Schelter (1) Third period No scoring
Jari Kykkanen (21 saves/22 shots) Goalie stats Daniel Hauser (24 saves/26 shots)
April 2 Wenatchee Wild 1–5 Kelowna Rockets Prospera Place Recap  
5:55 - pp - Briley Wood (5) First period 17:21 - Tij Iginla (4)
18:36 - Marek Rocak (2)
No scoring Second period 18:43 - Caden Price (1)
No scoring Third period 8:07 - Tij Iginla (5)
16:10 - Luke Schelter (2)
Daniel Hauser (19 saves/23 shots) Goalie stats Jari Kykkanen (31 shots/32 saves)
April 3 Wenatchee Wild 1–3 Kelowna Rockets Prospera Place Recap  
No scoring First period 9:08 - pp - Max Graham (2)
14:30 - Tij Iginla (6)
3:29 - Kenta Isogai (2) Second period No scoring
No scoring Third period 8:58 - Gabriel Szturc (2)
Daniel Hauser (30 saves/33 shots) Goalie stats Jari Kykkanen (34 saves/35 shots)
April 5 Kelowna Rockets 4–5 OT Wenatchee Wild Town Toyota Center Recap  
11:59 - pp - Michael Cicek (1) First period 0:44 - Kenta Isogai (3)
13:41 - sh - Kenta Isogai (4)
No scoring Second period 17:38 - pp - Briley Wood (6)
9:47 - pp - Gabriel Szturc (3)
17:30 - pp - Gabriel Szturc (4)
19:13 - pp - Tij Iginla (7)
Third period 11:01 - pp - Evan Friesen (2)
No scoring First overtime period 0:54 - Steven Arp (1)
Jari Kykkanen (26 saves/31 shots) Goalie stats Daniel Hauser (27 saves/31 shots)
April 7 Wenatchee Wild 2–4 Kelowna Rockets Prospera Place Recap  
No scoring First period 8:54 - Andrew Cristall (2)
13:42 - Maddix McCagherty (1) Second period 9:30 - Tij Iginla (8)
17:52 - Evan Friesen (3) Third period 5:34 - Andrew Cristall (3)
16:04 - en - Max Graham (3)
Daniel Hauser (29 saves/32 shots) Goalie stats Jari Kykkanen (34 saves/36 shots)
Kelowna wins series 4–2


Conference semifinals[edit]

Eastern Conference[edit]

(E1) Saskatoon Blades vs. (E5) Red Deer Rebels[edit]

April 12 Red Deer Rebels 1–4 Saskatoon Blades SaskTel Centre Recap  
No scoring First period 8:32 - Fraser Minten (2)
5:29 - Carson Birnie (2) Second period 8:59 - Vaughn Watterodt (1)
13:02 - pp - Fraser Minten (3)
No scoring Third period 19:11 - en - Brandon Lisowsky (2)
Chase Wutzke (20 saves/23 shots) Goalie stats Evan Gardner (16 saves/17 shots)
April 14 Red Deer Rebels 1–2 OT Saskatoon Blades SaskTel Centre Recap  
No scoring First period No scoring
No scoring Second period 11:10 - Fraser Minten (4)
4:10 - pp - Kalan Lind (3) Third period No scoring
No scoring First overtime period 17:01 - Ben Saunderson (2)
Chase Wutzke (47 saves/49 shots) Goalie stats Evan Gardner (24 saves/25 shots)
April 16 Saskatoon Blades 8–5 Red Deer Rebels Peavey Mart Centrium Recap  
2:36 - Charlie Wright (2)
7:31 - Rowan Calvert (1)
7:51 - Egor Sidorov (5)
First period 2:50 - Carson Latimer (5)
11:36 - sh - Carson Birnie (3)
2:57 - Trevor Wong (3)
8:15 - Egor Sidorov (6)
18:35 - Egor Sidorov (7)
Second period 2:16 - Quentin Bourne (1)
15:02 - Kalan Lind (4)
6:27 - pp - Brandon Lisowsky (3)
18:40 - en - Lukas Hansen (1)
Third period 11:58 - sh - Talon Brigley (2)
Evan Gardner (16 saves/20 shots)
Austin Elliott (16 saves/17 shots)
Goalie stats Taylor Tabashniuk (31 saves/38 shots)
April 17 Saskatoon Blades 7–0 Red Deer Rebels Peavey Mart Centrium Recap  
3:12 - Egor Sidorov (8)
6:11 - sh - Rowan Calvert (2)
16:48 - Egor Sidorov (9)
18:48 - Brandon Lisowsky (4)
First period No scoring
2:15 - Egor Sidorov (10)
13:03 - Fraser Minten (5)
Second period No scoring
4:52 - Alexander Suzdalev (3) Third period No scoring
Evan Gardner (26 saves/26 shots) Goalie stats Taylor Tabashniuk (24 saves/31 shots)
Saskatoon wins series 4–0


(E2) Swift Current Broncos vs. (E3) Moose Jaw Warriors[edit]

April 12 Swift Current Broncos 7–2 Moose Jaw Warriors Moose Jaw Events Centre Recap  
14:49 - Brady Birnie (1)
15:27 - Josh Filmon (4)
First period No scoring
8:25 - pp - Josh Filmon (5)
12:57 - Brady Birnie (2)
Second period 18:32 - pp - Brayden Yager (3)
19:48 - Jagger Firkus (3)
4:50 - Connor Hvidston (2)
7:18 - Mathew Ward (1)
10:56 - Ty Coupland (1)
Third period No scoring
Reid Dyck (33 saves/35 shots) Goalie stats Jackson Unger (18 saves/24 shots)
Dimitri Fortin (7 saves/8 shots)
April 13 Swift Current Broncos 2–7 Moose Jaw Warriors Moose Jaw Events Centre Recap  
17:41 - sh - Brayden Yager (4) First period 11:25 - Josh Filmon (6)
No scoring Second period 1:56 - pp - Brayden Yager (5)
2:35 - Denton Mateychuk (3)
4:36 - Jagger Firkus (4)
6:01 - Brayden Yager (6)
10:47 - Martin Rysavy (3)
12:40 - Kalem Parker (1)
14:28 - sh - Caleb Wyrostok (2) Third period No scoring
Reid Dyck (18 shots/25 saves)
Joey Rocha (14 saves/14 shots)
Goalie stats Jackson Unger (25 saves/27 shots)
April 16 Moose Jaw Warriors 5–3 Swift Current Broncos InnovationPlex Recap  
12:16 - pp - Atley Calvert (3)
12:35 - Lynden Lakovic (3)
13:37 - Denton Mateychuk (4)
First period 5:33 - Ty Coupland (2)
19:12 - Denton Mateychuk (5) Second period 1:26 - Owen Pickering (1)
3:01 - Brady Birnie (3)
19:20 - en - Matthew Savoie (6) Third period No scoring
Jackson Unger (25 saves/28 shots) Goalie stats Reid Dyck (29 saves/33 shots)
April 17 Moose Jaw Warriors 5–2 Swift Current Broncos InnovationPlex Recap  
17:36 - Ethan Hughes (1) First period 8:17 - Conor Geekie (5)
12:22 - Jagger Firkus (5) Second period 2:04 - Caleb Wyrostok (3)
5:05 - Brayden Yager (5)
9:56 - Rilen Kovacevic (2)
16:02 - en - Jagger Firkus (6)
Third period No scoring
Jackson Unger (36 saves/38 shots) Goalie stats Reid Dyck (30 saves/34 shots)
April 19 Swift Current Broncos 2–4 Moose Jaw Warriors Moose Jaw Events Centre Recap  
5:32 - Josh Filmon (7) First period 6:10 - Jagger Firkus (7)
12:08 - pp - Jagger Firkus (8)
No scoring Second period 5:54 - pp - Jagger Firkus (9)
13:27 - pp - Conor Geekie (6) Third period 19:09 - en - Matthew Savoie (7)
Reid Dyck (35 saves/38 shots) Goalie stats Jackson Unger (34 saves/36 shots)
Moose Jaw wins series 4–1


Western Conference[edit]

(W1) Prince George Cougars vs. (W5) Kelowna Rockets[edit]

April 12 Kelowna Rockets 0–4 Prince George Cougars CN Centre Recap  
No scoring First period 18:34 - Ephram McNutt (1)
No scoring Second period 3:24 - sh - Terik Parascak (5)
No scoring Third period 1:34 - Keaton Dowhaniuk (3)
4:02 - Borya Valis (3)
Jari Kykkanen (29 saves/33 shots) Goalie stats Joshua Ravensbergen (21 saves/21 shots)
April 13 Kelowna Rockets 0–5 Prince George Cougars CN Centre Recap  
No scoring First period 1:49 - Riley Heidt (1)
3:58 - sh - Viliam Kmec (3)
No scoring Second period 11:15 - Zac Funk (4)
No scoring Third period 0:46 - Borya Valis (4)
14:39 - Oren Shtrom (2)
Jari Kykkanen (39 saves/44 shots) Goalie stats Joshua Ravensbergen (16 saves/16 shots)
April 16 Prince George Cougars 4–3 OT Kelowna Rockets Prospera Place Recap  
4:19 - pp - Hudson Thornton (2) First period No scoring
13:04 - pp - Ondrej Becher (3) Second period 5:13 - Ethan Neutens (1)
6:04 - Michael Cicek (2)
10:25 - Borya Valis (5) Third period 14:08 - Gabriel Szturc (5)
1:22 - Matteo Danis (1) First overtime period No scoring
Joshua Ravensbergen (32 saves/35 shots) Goalie stats Jari Kykkanen (29 saves/33 shots)
April 17 Prince George Cougars 1–2 Kelowna Rockets Prospera Place Recap  
No scoring First period No scoring
No scoring Second period 15:14 - Max Graham (4)
19:12 - Gabriel Szturc (6)
16:37 - Hudson Thornton (3) Third period No scoring
Ty Young (27 saves/29 shots) Goalie stats Jari Kykkanen (26 saves/27 shots)
April 19 Kelowna Rockets 3–6 Prince George Cougars CN Centre Recap  
No scoring First period 7:55 - pp - Zac Funk (5)
4:03 - Andrew Cristall (4)
4:18 - Tij Iginla (9)
Second period 9:10 - Jett Lajoie (1)
10:28 - Zac Funk (6)
13:43 - Riley Heidt (2)
17:44 - Riley Heidt (3)
19:28 - pp - Zac Funk (7)
2:51 - Gabriel Szturc (7) Third period No scoring
Jari Kykkanen (33 saves/39 shots) Goalie stats Joshua Ravensbergen (28 saves/31 shots)
Prince George wins series 4–1


(W2) Portland Winterhawks vs. (W3) Everett Silvertips[edit]

April 12 Everett Silvertips 2–8 Portland Winterhawks Veterans Memorial Coliseum Recap  
12:46 - Tarin Smith (1) First period 2:38 - pp - Tyson Jugnauth (1)
11:50 - Tyson Yaremko (1)
12:23 - Josh Davies (4)
7:20 - pp - Parker Berge (4) Second period 3:12 - sh - Tyson Jugnauth (2)
5:53 - pp - Kyle Chyzowski (2)
9:18 - pp - Kyle Chyzowski (3)
No scoring Third period 8:48 - Nate Danielson (2)
9:11 - Jack O'Brien (1)
Tyler Palmer (23 shots/29 saves)
Ethan Chadwick (16 saves/18 shots)
Goalie stats Jan Spunar (21 saves/23 shots)
April 13 Everett Silvertips 1–6 Portland Winterhawks Veterans Memorial Coliseum Recap  
13:18 - pp - Beau Courtney (1) First period 7:25 - Marek Alscher (1)
12:32 - Kyle Chyzowski (4)
14:58 - pp - Kyle Chyzowski (5)
19:39 - Tyson Jugnauth (3)
No scoring Second period 13:42 - pp - Nate Danielson (3)
No scoring Third period 5:35 - Carter Sotheran (2)
Tyler Palmer (37 saves/43 shots) Goalie stats Jan Spunar (32 saves/33 shots)
April 15 Portland Winterhawks 4–3 OT Everett Silvertips Angel of the Winds Arena Recap  
No scoring First period 14:30 - Kaden Hammell (3)
15:31 - pp - Beau Courtney (2)
3:14 - pp - Carter Sotheran (3)
13:40 - Gabe Klassen (3)
Second period 0:18 - Ben Hemmerling (4)
0:42 - pp - Kyle Chyzowski (6) Third period No scoring
15:55 - Carter Sotheran (4) First overtime period No scoring
Jan Spunar (44 saves/47 shots) Goalie stats Tyler Palmer (46 shots/50 shots)
April 19 Portland Winterhawks 5–0 Everett Silvertips Angel of the Winds Arena Recap  
No scoring First period No scoring
5:00 - James Stefan (6)
11:28 - Tyson Jugnauth (4)
15:07 - Ryder Thompson (1)
Second period No scoring
7:58 - Jack O'Brien (2)
15:08 - pp - Kyle Chyzowski (7)
Third period No scoring
Jan Spunar (27 saves/27 shots) Goalie stats Tyler Palmer (35 saves/40 shots)
Portland wins series 4–0


Conference finals[edit]

Eastern Conference[edit]

(E1) Saskatoon Blades vs. (E3) Moose Jaw Warriors[edit]

April 26 Moose Jaw Warriors 4–3 OT Saskatoon Blades SaskTel Centre Recap  
No scoring First period 3:05 - Charlie Wright (3)
2:13 - Brayden Schuurman (3)
8:04 - Atley Calvert (4)
Second period 1:59 - Egor Sidorov (11)
15:08 - Matthew Savoie (8) Third period 18:33 - Egor Sidorov (12)
12:34 - Brayden Yager (8) First overtime period No scoring
Jackson Unger (28 saves/31 shots) Goalie stats Evan Gardner (22 saves/26 shots)
April 27 Moose Jaw Warriors 2–3 OT Saskatoon Blades SaskTel Centre Recap  
12:33 - Atley Calvert (5)
17:20 - Kalem Parker (2)
First period No scoring
No scoring Second period 11:00 - pp - Tanner Molendyk (2)
17:29 - Brandon Lisowsky (5)
No scoring Third period No scoring
No scoring First overtime period 13:06 - Fraser Minten (6)
Jackson Unger (34 saves/37 shots) Goalie stats Evan Gardner (25 saves/27 shots)
April 30 Saskatoon Blades 1–3 Moose Jaw Warriors Moose Jaw Events Centre Recap  
10:50 - Grayden Siepmann (1) First period No scoring
No scoring Second period 3:43 - pp - Atley Calvert (6)
No scoring Third period 7:14 - Martin Rysavy (4)
18:47 - en - Denton Mateychuk (6)
Evan Gardner (29 saves/31 shots) Goalie stats Jackson Unger (31 saves/32 shots)
May 1 Saskatoon Blades 5–4 OT Moose Jaw Warriors Moose Jaw Events Centre Recap  
0:14 - Brandon Lisowsky (6)
1:07 - Trevor Wong (4)
8:32 - Alexander Suzdalev (4)
17:52 - Tanner Molendyk (3)
First period 12:06 - Brayden Yager (9)
16:54 - Jagger Firkus (10)
No scoring Second period 1:04 - Brayden Yager (10)
9:57 - Rilen Kovacevic (3)
No scoring Third period No scoring
3:29 - Egor Sidorov (13) First overtime period No scoring
Evan Gardner (33 saves/37 shots) Goalie stats Jackson Unger (19 saves/24 shots)
May 3 Moose Jaw Warriors 4–5 OT Saskatoon Blades SaskTel Centre Recap  
No scoring First period 2:56 - Fraser Minten (7)
10:56 - Egor Sidorov (14)
No scoring Second period 5:06 - pp - Charlie Wright (4)
14:23 - Brandon Lisowsky (7)
0:49 - Lucas Brenton (1)
4:41 - pp - Jagger Firkus (11)
7:38 - Denton Mateychuk (7)
13:18 - Denton Mateychuk (8)
Third period No scoring
No scoring First overtime period 18:15 - Fraser Minten (8)
Jackson Unger (13 saves/17 shots)
Dimitri Fortin (24 saves/25 shots)
Goalie stats Evan Gardner (39 saves/43 shots)
May 5 Saskatoon Blades 2–3 OT Moose Jaw Warriors Moose Jaw Events Centre Recap  
3:45 - Egor Sidorov (15) First period 0:38 - Brayden Schuurman (4)
17:58 - Brayden Schuurman (5)
15:46 - pp - Rowan Calvert (3) Second period No scoring
3:00 - Charlie Wright (5) Third period 10:56 - Rilen Kovacevic (4)
No scoring First overtime period 2:57 - Lynden Lakovic (4)
Evan Gardner (31 saves/35 shots) Goalie stats Jackson Unger (30 saves/33 shots)
May 7 Moose Jaw Warriors 3–2 OT Saskatoon Blades SaskTel Centre Recap  
13:35 - Ethan Semeniuk (1) First period No scoring
No scoring Second period 12:22 - Easton Armstrong (6)
10:13 - Jagger Firkus (12) Third period 16:53 - Vaughn Watterodt (2)
0:36 - Lynden Lakovic (5) First overtime period No scoring
Jackson Unger (37 saves/39 shots) Goalie stats Evan Gardner (22 saves/25 shots)
Moose Jaw wins series 4–3


Western Conference[edit]

(W1) Prince George Cougars vs. (W2) Portland Winterhawks[edit]

April 26 Portland Winterhawks 0–5 Prince George Cougars CN Centre Recap  
No scoring First period 1:43 - Terik Parascak (6)
No scoring Second period 8:19 - Bauer Dumanski (1)
14:02 - Hudson Thornton (4)
18:14 - Ondrej Becher (4)
No scoring Third period 15:45 - pp - Koehn Ziemmer (2)
Jan Spunar (30 saves/35 shots) Goalie stats Joshua Ravensbergen (33 saves/33 shots)
April 27 Portland Winterhawks 5–3 Prince George Cougars CN Centre Recap  
No scoring First period No scoring
11:07 - Kyle Chyzowski (8)
11:24 - Jack O'Brien (3)
Second period 10:40 - pp - Zac Funk (8)
12:27 - Borya Valis (6)
7:33 - pp - James Stefan (7)
14:56 - Diego Buttazzoni (1)
17:56 - en - Marcus Nguyen (1)
Third period 19:53 - Oren Shtrom (3)
Jan Spunar (29 saves/32 shots) Goalie stats Joshua Ravensbergen (33 saves/37 shots)
April 29 Prince George Cougars 1–4 Portland Winterhawks Veterans Memorial Coliseum Recap  
No scoring First period 1:13 - Marcus Nguyen (2)
7:10 - Marcus Nguyen (3)
9:40 - Marek Alscher (2)
No scoring Second period No scoring
15:56 - pp - Borya Valis (7) Third period 1:47 - pp - Marcus Nguyen (4)
Joshua Ravensbergen (7 saves/10 shots)
Ty Young (19 saves/20 shots)
Goalie stats Jan Spunar (30 saves/31 shots)
May 1 Prince George Cougars 2–5 Portland Winterhawks Veterans Memorial Coliseum Recap  
No scoring First period 9:20 - pp - Gabe Klassen (4)
15:44 - Diego Buttazzoni (2)
12:47 - pp - Hudson Thornton (5) Second period 16:48 - Marcus Nguyen (5)
12:32 - pp - Hudson Thornton (6) Third period 5:38 - Marcus Nguyen (6)
14:53 - Nate Danielson (4)
Ty Young (34 saves/39 shots) Goalie stats Jan Spunar (26 saves/28 shots)
May 2 Prince George Cougars 6–1 Portland Winterhawks Veterans Memorial Coliseum Recap  
9:43 - Koehn Ziemmer (3)
18:38 - Koehn Ziemmer (4)
First period 7:03 - Gabe Klassen (5)
11:47 - pp - Hunter Laing (1) Second period No scoring
3:22 - Ondrej Becher (5)
11:19 - ps - Borya Valis (8)
13:30 - Keaton Dowhaniuk (4)
Third period No scoring
Joshua Ravensbergen (25 saves/26 shots) Goalie stats Jan Spunar (31 saves/37 shots)
May 6 Portland Winterhawks 2–1 2OT Prince George Cougars CN Centre Recap  
No scoring First period No scoring
No scoring Second period 19:00 - Nate Danielson (5)
No scoring Third period 5:45 - Borya Valis (9)
5:40 - Josh Davies (5) Second overtime period No scoring
Jan Spunar (48 saves/49 shots) Goalie stats Joshua Ravensbergen (36 saves/38 shots)
Portland wins series 4–2


WHL Championship[edit]

(W2) Portland Winterhawks vs. (E3) Moose Jaw Warriors[edit]

May 10 Moose Jaw Warriors 3–2 Portland Winterhawks Veterans Memorial Coliseum Recap  
No scoring First period No scoring
1:17 - ps - Atley Calvert (7)
5:42 - Denton Mateychuk (9)
Second period 9:00 - Diego Buttazzoni (3)
16:58 - Matthew Savoie (9) Third period 4:14 - Gabe Klassen (6)
Jackson Unger (31 saves/33 shots) Goalie stats Jan Spunar (34 saves/37 shots)
May 11 Moose Jaw Warriors 5–1 Portland Winterhawks Veterans Memorial Coliseum Recap  
5:48 - Atley Calvert (8) First period No scoring
19:03 - Nate Danielson (6) Second period 9:12 - Pavel McKenzie (2)
18:00 - Brayden Yager (11)
0:15 - Jagger Firkus (13)
5:35 - Jagger Firkus (14)
Third period No scoring
Jackson Unger (37 saves/38 shots) Goalie stats Jan Spunar (22 saves/27 shots)
May 14 Portland Winterhawks 3–4 OT Moose Jaw Warriors Moose Jaw Events Centre Recap  
6:41 - Tyson Yaremko (2)
8:34 - sh - Nate Danielson (7)
First period 4:22 - Lucas Brenton (2)
No scoring Second period 3:37 - pp - Denton Mateychuk
17:30 - pp - Denton Mateychuk (11)
3:56 - Marcus Nguyen (7) Third period No scoring
No scoring First overtime period 2:20 - Brayden Schuurman (6)
Jan Spunar (32 saves/36 shots) Goalie stats Jackson Unger (30 saves/33 shots)
May 15 Portland Winterhawks 2–4 Moose Jaw Warriors Moose Jaw Events Centre Recap  
No scoring First period 8:11 - pp - Martin Rysavy (5)
14:31 - pp - Kyle Chyzowski (9)
18:34 - Marcus Nguyen (8)
Second period 15:37 - Matthew Savoie (10)
No scoring Third period 14:07 - Brayden Schuurman (7)
17:33 - en - Martin Rysavy (6)
Jan Spunar (22 saves/25 shots) Goalie stats Jackson Unger (24 saves/26 shots)
Moose Jaw wins series 4–0


Playoff scoring leaders[edit]

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

Player Team GP G A Pts PIM
Jagger Firkus Moose Jaw Warriors 20 14 18 32 15
Denton Mateychuk Moose Jaw Warriors 20 11 19 30 2
Brayden Yager Moose Jaw Warriors 20 11 16 27 12
Matthew Savoie Moose Jaw Warriors 19 10 14 24 10
Nate Danielson Portland Winterhawks 18 7 17 24 16
Egor Sidorov Saskatoon Blades 16 15 8 23 12
Atley Calvert Moose Jaw Warriors 20 8 12 20 8
Trevor Wong Saskatoon Blades 16 4 16 20 2
Ondrej Becher Prince George Cougars 15 5 14 19 14
Riley Heidt Prince George Cougars 15 3 16 19 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
Joshua Ravensbergen Prince George Cougars 12 694 9 3 23 3 .931 1.99
Evan Gardner Saskatoon Blades 15 901 10 4 35 1 .910 2.33
Chase Wutzke Red Deer Rebels 7 461 4 3 19 0 .924 2.48
Ty Young Prince George Cougars 4 229 1 2 10 0 .917 2.62
Jan Spunar Portland Winterhawks 18 1120 12 6 49 1 .914 2.63

WHL awards[edit]

Regular season Champions Scotty Munro Memorial Trophy Saskatoon Blades
Player of the Year Four Broncos Memorial Trophy Jagger Firkus, Moose Jaw Warriors
Top Scorer Bob Clarke Trophy Jagger Firkus, Moose Jaw Warriors
Top Defenceman Bill Hunter Memorial Trophy Denton Mateychuk, Moose Jaw Warriors
Rookie of the Year Jim Piggott Memorial Trophy Gavin McKenna, Medicine Hat Tigers
Top Goaltender Del Wilson Trophy Brett Mirwald, Vancouver Giants
Top Plus-Minus Rating WHL Plus-Minus Award Zac Funk, Prince George Cougars
Most Sportsmanlike Player Brad Hornung Trophy Brayden Yager, Moose Jaw Warriors
Scholastic player of the Year Daryl K. (Doc) Seaman Trophy Noah Chadwick, Lethbridge Hurricanes
Scholastic team of the Year Jim Donlevy Memorial Trophy Red Deer Rebels
Coach of the Year Dunc McCallum Memorial Trophy Mark Lamb, Prince George Cougars
Executive of the Year Lloyd Saunders Memorial Trophy Mark Lamb, Prince George Cougars
Top Official Allen Paradice Memorial Trophy Jeff Ingram
Marketing/Public Relations Award St. Clair Group Trophy Edmonton Oil Kings
Humanitarian of the Year Doug Wickenheiser Memorial Trophy Ty Hurley, Kelowna Rockets
WHL Finals Most Valuable Player airBC Trophy Denton Mateychuk, Moose Jaw Warriors
Alumni Achievement Awards Professional Hockey Achievement
Academic Recipient

Attendance[edit]

Regular Season[edit]

Home Team Home Games Average Attendance Total Attendance[4]
Edmonton Oil Kings 34 7,403 251,728
Everett Silvertips 34 6,069 206,358
Spokane Chiefs 34 6,044 205,500
Saskatoon Blades 34 5,165 175,642
Portland Winterhawks 34 4,855 165,098
Seattle Thunderbirds 34 4,653 158,228
Calgary Hitmen 34 4,529 153,994
Kamloops Blazers 34 4,400 149,617
Kelowna Rockets 34 4,355 148,081
Red Deer Rebels 34 4,277 145,439
Tri-City Americans 34 3,998 135,935
Victoria Royals 34 3,824 130,018
Lethbridge Hurricanes 34 3,729 126,786
Vancouver Giants 34 3,672 124,877
Prince George Cougars 34 3,519 119,655
Medicine Hat Tigers 34 3,304 112,346
Regina Pats 34 3,219 109,447
Moose Jaw Warriors 34 3,149 107,092
Wenatchee Wild 34 3,032 103,120
Brandon Wheat Kings 34 2,818 95,814
Prince Albert Raiders 34 2,385 81,116
Swift Current Broncos 34 2,169 73,775
League 748 4,107 3,072,600

Playoffs[edit]

Home Team Home Games Average Attendance Total Attendance [4]
Saskatoon Blades 9 9,332 83,988
Portland Winterhawks 9 5,974 53,772
Prince George Cougars 8 5,894 47,152
Medicine Hat Tigers 3 4,653 13,960
Everett Silvertips 5 4,649 23,246
Moose Jaw Warriors 10 4,408 44,083
Red Deer Rebels 4 4,308 17,233
Kelowna Rockets 5 3,829 19,149
Spokane Chiefs 2 3,520 7,040
Lethbridge Hurricanes 2 3,516 7,033
Victoria Royals 2 3,112 6,224
Prince Albert Raiders 2 2,928 5,856
Swift Current Broncos 4 2,890 11,560
Vancouver Giants 2 2,877 5,754
Wenatchee Wild 3 2,344 7,033
Brandon Wheat Kings 2 2,056 4,113
League 72 4,961 357,196

See also[edit]

References[edit]

  1. ^ "WHL unveils 2023-24 Regular Season schedule".
  2. ^ "WHL Regular season: Scoring leaders". Retrieved September 29, 2023.
  3. ^ WHL Regular season: Goaltending leaders. Retrieved on September 29, 2023.
  4. ^ a b "WHL Schedule". CHL.ca/WHL. Retrieved June 16, 2023.

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