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2013–14 WHL season

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2013–14 WHL season
LeagueWestern Hockey League
SportIce hockey
DurationRegular season
September 19, 2013 – March 16, 2014
Playoffs
March 20, 2014 – May 12, 2014
Number of teams22
TV partner(s)Shaw TV, Rogers Sportsnet, Root Sports Northwest
Regular season
Scotty Munro Memorial TrophyKelowna Rockets (3)
Season MVPSam Reinhart (Kootenay Ice)
Top scorerMitch Holmberg (Spokane Chiefs)
Playoffs
Playoffs MVPGriffin Reinhart (Oil Kings)
Finals championsEdmonton Oil Kings (2)
  Runners-upPortland Winterhawks
WHL seasons
2013–14 CHL seasons
LeagueCanadian Hockey League
SportIce hockey
DurationOHL
September 2013 – March 2014
QMJHL
September 2013 – March 2014
WHL
September 19, 2013 – March 16, 2014
Number of teams60
TV partner(s)RDS, Rogers Sportsnet, Rogers TV, Shaw TV
Memorial Cup
Finals championsEdmonton Oil Kings (WHL) (1st title)
  Runners-upGuelph Storm (OHL)

The 2013–14 WHL season was the 48th season of the Western Hockey League (WHL). The regular season began on September 19, 2013, and ended on March 16, 2014. The Kelowna Rockets won their third Scotty Munro Memorial Trophy for best regular season regular, their first since 2003–04. The playoffs began on March 27, 2014, and ended on May 12, 2014. For the third straight season, the Edmonton Oil Kings and Portland Winterhawks faced off in the championships series. The Oil Kings won the Ed Chynoweth Cup for the second time in three seasons and earned a berth in the 2014 Memorial Cup tournament, which was held in London, Ontario.[1] The Oil Kings went on to win their first Memorial Cup title.[2]

Standings[edit]

Western Conference
Team W L OTL SL GF GA Pts
Kelowna Rocketsx y 72 57 11 0 4 310 182 118
Portland Winterhawksx y 72 54 13 2 3 338 207 113
Victoria Royalsx 72 48 20 1 3 238 181 100
Seattle Thunderbirdsx 72 41 25 2 4 238 249 88
Everett Silvertipsx 72 39 23 7 3 218 206 88
Spokane Chiefsx 72 40 26 3 3 244 213 86
Vancouver Giantsx 72 32 29 7 4 234 248 75
Tri-City Americansx 72 29 33 4 6 178 224 68
Prince George Cougars 72 27 37 3 5 238 305 62
Kamloops Blazers 72 14 53 2 3 175 305 33
Eastern Conference
Team GP W L OTL SL GF GA Pts
Edmonton Oil Kingsx y 72 50 19 2 1 290 179 103
Regina Patsx y 72 39 26 4 3 257 247 85
Calgary Hitmenx 72 48 17 3 4 287 207 103
Medicine Hat Tigersx 72 44 24 3 1 260 196 92
Swift Current Broncosx 72 38 25 3 6 248 229 85
Kootenay Icex 72 39 28 2 3 235 209 83
Brandon Wheat Kingsx 72 34 29 6 3 271 269 77
Prince Albert Raidersx 72 35 32 3 2 243 258 75
Red Deer Rebels 72 35 32 1 4 214 224 75
Moose Jaw Warriors 72 21 42 3 6 202 283 51
Saskatoon Blades 72 16 51 2 3 207 317 37
Lethbridge Hurricanes 72 12 55 2 3 171 358 29

Eastern Conference Tiebreaker[edit]

Red Deer Rebels vs. Prince Albert Raiders[edit]

March 18 Red Deer Rebels 3 – 5 Prince Albert Raiders ENMAX Centrium Recap
Prince Albert claims final playoff spot


Statistical leaders[edit]

Scoring leaders[edit]

Players are listed by points, then goals.[3]

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

Player Team GP G A Pts. PIM
Mitch Holmberg Spokane Chiefs 72 62 56 118 25
Nic Petan Portland Winterhawks 63 35 78 113 69
Oliver Bjorkstrand Portland Winterhawks 69 50 59 109 36
Leon Draisaitl Prince Albert Raiders 64 38 67 105 24
Sam Reinhart Kootenay Ice 60 36 69 105 11
Todd Fiddler Prince George Cougars 66 50 48 98 22
Jaedon Descheneau Kootenay Ice 70 44 54 98 54
Graham Black Swift Current Broncos 69 34 63 97 43
Henrik Samuelsson Edmonton Oil Kings 65 35 60 95 97
Joshua Winquist Everett Silvertips 67 47 46 93 44

Goaltenders[edit]

These are the goaltenders that lead the league in GAA that played at least 1440 minutes.[4]

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%
Tristan Jarry Edmonton Oil Kings 63 3703 44 14 2 1 8 2.24 .914
Jordon Cooke Kelowna Rockets 51 3049 39 7 0 4 4 2.28 .922
Coleman Vollrath Victoria Royals 34 1913 20 8 1 1 1 2.29 .928
Austin Lotz Everett Silvertips 57 3229 31 18 3 2 5 2.53 .905
Patrik Polivka Victoria Royals 43 2440 28 12 0 2 5 2.56 .915

2014 WHL Playoffs[edit]

Conference Quarterfinals Conference Semifinals Conference Finals WHL Championship
            
1 Edmonton 4
8 Prince Albert 0
1 Edmonton 4
7 Brandon 1
2 Regina 0
7 Brandon 4
1 Edmonton 4
Eastern
4 Medicine Hat 1
3 Calgary 2
6 Kootenay 4
4 Medicine Hat 4
6 Kootenay 3
4 Medicine Hat 4
5 Swift Current 2
E1 Edmonton 4
Note: Pairings are re-seeded after the first round.
W2 Portland 3
1 Kelowna 4
8 Tri-City 1
1 Kelowna 4
4 Seattle 0
2 Portland 4
7 Vancouver 0
1 Kelowna 2
Western
2 Portland 4
3 Victoria 4
6 Spokane 2
2 Portland 4
3 Victoria 1
4 Seattle 4
5 Everett 1

Conference Quarter-finals[edit]

Eastern Conference[edit]

(1) Edmonton Oil Kings vs. (8) Prince Albert Raiders[edit]

March 22 Edmonton Oil Kings 5 – 3 Prince Albert Raiders Rexall Place Recap
March 23 Edmonton Oil Kings 3 – 1 Prince Albert Raiders Rexall Place Recap
March 25 Prince Albert Raiders 3 – 4 Edmonton Oil Kings Art Hauser Centre Recap
March 26 Prince Albert Raiders 2 – 6 Edmonton Oil Kings Art Hauser Centre Recap
Edmonton wins series 4 – 0


(2) Regina Pats vs. (7) Brandon Wheat Kings[edit]

March 22 Regina Pats 3 – 6 Brandon Wheat Kings Brandt Centre Recap
March 23 Regina Pats 4 – 8 Brandon Wheat Kings Brandt Centre Recap
March 26 Brandon Wheat Kings 5 – 4 Regina Pats Keystone Centre Recap
March 28 Brandon Wheat Kings 5 – 1 Regina Pats Keystone Centre Recap
Brandon wins series 4 – 0


(3) Calgary Hitmen vs. (6) Kootenay Ice[edit]

March 20 Calgary Hitmen 2 – 5 Kootenay Ice Scotiabank Saddledome Recap
March 22 Calgary Hitmen 5 – 0 Kootenay Ice Scotiabank Saddledome Recap
March 24 Kootenay Ice 6 – 7 (OT) Calgary Hitmen Western Financial Place Recap
March 25 Kootenay Ice 5 – 4 Calgary Hitmen Western Financial Place Recap
March 27 Calgary Hitmen 5 – 6 Kootenay Ice Scotiabank Saddledome Recap
March 29 Kootenay Ice 5 – 3 Calgary Hitmen Western Financial Place Recap
Kootenay wins series 4 – 2


(4) Medicine Hat Tigers vs (5) Swift Current Broncos[edit]

March 21 Medicine Hat Tigers 2 – 1 Swift Current Broncos Medicine Hat Arena Recap
March 22 Medicine Hat Tigers 4 – 2 Swift Current Broncos Medicine Hat Arena Recap
March 25 Swift Current Broncos 3 – 1 Medicine Hat Tigers Credit Union iPlex Recap
March 26 Swift Current Broncos 3 – 2 OT Medicine Hat Tigers Credit Union iPlex Recap
March 29 Medicine Hat Tigers 4 – 1 Swift Current Broncos Medicine Hat Arena Recap
March 30 Swift Current Broncos 1 – 2 Medicine Hat Tigers Credit Union iPlex Recap
Medicine Hat wins series 4 – 2


Western Conference[edit]

(1) Kelowna Rockets vs. (8) Tri-City Americans[edit]

March 22 Kelowna Rockets 3 – 1 Tri-City Americans Prospera Place Recap
March 23 Kelowna Rockets 3 – 1 Tri-City Americans Prospera Place Recap
March 25 Tri-City Americans 4 – 3 Kelowna Rockets Toyota Center Recap
March 26 Tri-City Americans 3 – 5 Kelowna Rockets Toyota Center Recap
March 28 Kelowna Rockets 4 – 1 Tri-City Americans Prospera Place Recap
Kelowna wins series 4 – 1


(2) Portland Winterhawks vs. (7) Vancouver Giants[edit]

March 21 Portland Winterhawks 4 – 3 Vancouver Giants Moda Center Recap
March 22 Portland Winterhawks 3 – 0 Vancouver Giants Moda Center Recap
March 25 Vancouver Giants 3 – 6 Portland Winterhawks Pacific Coliseum Recap
March 26 Vancouver Giants 1 – 6 Portland Winterhawks Pacific Coliseum Recap
Portland wins series 4 – 0


(3) Victoria Royals vs. (6) Spokane Chiefs[edit]

March 22 Victoria Royals 2 – 1 OT Spokane Chiefs Save-On-Foods Memorial Centre Recap
March 23 Victoria Royals 4 – 3 OT Spokane Chiefs Save-On-Foods Memorial Centre Recap
March 26 Spokane Chiefs 1 – 6 Victoria Royals Spokane Veterans Memorial Arena Recap
March 27 Spokane Chiefs 2 – 4 Victoria Royals Spokane Veterans Memorial Arena Recap
Victoria wins series 4 – 0


(4) Seattle Thunderbirds vs. (5) Everett Silvertips[edit]

March 22 Seattle Thunderbirds 2 – 1 Everett Silvertips ShoWare Center Recap
March 23 Everett Silvertips 1 – 3 Seattle Thunderbirds Comcast Arena Recap
March 25 Seattle Thunderbirds 4 – 3 OT Everett Silvertips ShoWare Center Recap
March 28 Everett Silvertips 6 – 1 Seattle Thunderbirds Comcast Arena Recap
March 29 Seattle Thunderbirds 5 – 0 Everett Silvertips ShoWare Center Recap
Seattle wins series 4 – 1


Conference Semi-finals[edit]

Eastern Conference[edit]

(1) Edmonton Oil Kings vs. (7) Brandon Wheat Kings[edit]

April 3 Edmonton Oil Kings 5 – 0 Brandon Wheat Kings Rexall Place Recap
April 5 Edmonton Oil Kings 3 – 0 Brandon Wheat Kings Rexall Place Recap
April 8 Brandon Wheat Kings 2 – 5 Edmonton Oil Kings Keystone Centre Recap
April 9 Brandon Wheat Kings 5 – 2 Edmonton Oil Kings Keystone Centre Recap
April 11 Edmonton Oil Kings 5 – 1 Brandon Wheat Kings Rexall Place Recap
Edmonton wins series 4 – 1


(4) Medicine Hat Tigers vs. (6) Kootenay Ice[edit]

April 5 Medicine Hat Tigers 2 – 4 Kootenay Ice Medicine Hat Arena Recap
April 6 Medicine Hat Tigers 5 – 2 Kootenay Ice Medicine Hat Arena Recap
April 9 Kootenay Ice 3 – 1 Medicine Hat Tigers Western Financial Place Recap
April 10 Kootenay Ice 7 – 4 Medicine Hat Tigers Western Financial Place Recap
April 12 Medicine Hat Tigers 9 – 2 Kootenay Ice Medicine Hat Arena Recap
April 14 Kootenay Ice 1 – 2 Medicine Hat Tigers Western Financial Place Recap
April 16 Medicine Hat Tigers 4 – 1 Kootenay Ice Medicine Hat Arena Recap
Medicine Hat wins series 4 – 3


Western Conference[edit]

(1) Kelowna Rockets vs. (4) Seattle Thunderbirds[edit]

April 3 Kelowna Rockets 6 – 2 Seattle Thunderbirds Prospera Place Recap
April 5 Kelowna Rockets 6 – 3 Seattle Thunderbirds Prospera Place Recap
April 8 Seattle Thunderbirds 4 – 5 Kelowna Rockets ShoWare Center Recap
April 9 Seattle Thunderbirds 2 – 5 Kelowna Rockets ShoWare Center Recap
Kelowna wins series 4 – 0


(2) Portland Winterhawks vs. (3) Victoria Royals[edit]

April 4 Portland Winterhawks 8 – 2 Victoria Royals Moda Center Recap
April 5 Portland Winterhawks 6 – 3 Victoria Royals Moda Center Recap
April 7 Victoria Royals 2 – 1 Portland Winterhawks Save-On-Foods Memorial Centre Recap
April 8 Victoria Royals 3 – 4 Portland Winterhawks Save-On-Foods Memorial Centre Recap
April 10 Portland Winterhawks 5 – 1 Victoria Royals Moda Center Recap
Portland wins series 4 – 1


Conference Finals[edit]

Eastern Conference[edit]

(1) Edmonton Oil Kings vs. (4) Medicine Hat Tigers[edit]

April 18 Edmonton Oil Kings 8 – 3 Medicine Hat Tigers Rexall Place Recap
April 20 Edmonton Oil Kings 3 – 1 Medicine Hat Tigers Rexall Place Recap
April 22 Medicine Hat Tigers 2 – 1 Edmonton Oil Kings Medicine Hat Arena Recap
April 23 Medicine Hat Tigers 1 – 4 Edmonton Oil Kings Medicine Hat Arena Recap
April 26 Edmonton Oil Kings 4 – 3 Medicine Hat Tigers Rexall Place Recap
Edmonton wins series 4 – 1


Western Conference[edit]

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

April 18 Kelowna Rockets 5 – 4 Portland Winterhawks Prospera Place Recap
April 19 Kelowna Rockets 3 – 5 Portland Winterhawks Prospera Place Recap
April 22 Portland Winterhawks 4 – 3 Kelowna Rockets Moda Center Recap
April 23 Portland Winterhawks 5 – 1 Kelowna Rockets Moda Center Recap
April 25 Kelowna Rockets 3 – 7 Portland Winterhawks Prospera Place Recap
Portland wins series 4 – 1


WHL Championship[edit]

(W2) Portland Winterhawks vs. (E1) Edmonton Oil Kings[edit]

May 3 Portland Winterhawks 5 – 2 Edmonton Oil Kings Moda Center Recap
May 4 Portland Winterhawks 3 – 1 Edmonton Oil Kings Moda Center Recap
May 6 Edmonton Oil Kings 3 – 2 Portland Winterhawks Rexall Place Recap
May 7 Edmonton Oil Kings 2 – 0 Portland Winterhawks Rexall Place Recap
May 9 Portland Winterhawks 2 – 3 Edmonton Oil Kings Moda Center Recap
May 11 Edmonton Oil Kings 5 – 6 OT Portland Winterhawks Rexall Place Recap
May 12 Portland Winterhawks 2 – 4 Edmonton Oil Kings Moda Center Recap
Edmonton wins series 4 – 3


Playoff scoring leaders[edit]

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

Player Team GP G A Pts PIM
Oliver Bjorkstrand Portland Winterhawks 21 16 17 33 8
Brendan Leipsic Portland Winterhawks 20 14 19 33 49
Derrick Pouliot Portland Winterhawks 21 5 27 32 13
Nic Petan Portland Winterhawks 21 7 21 28 38
Taylor Leier Portland Winterhawks 21 6 20 26 10
Cole Sanford Medicine Hat Tigers 18 11 13 24 16
Trevor Cox Medicine Hat Tigers 17 8 15 23 12
Henrik Samuelsson Edmonton Oil Kings 21 8 15 23 51
Sam Reinhart Kootenay Ice 13 6 17 23 2
Edgars Kulda Edmonton Oil Kings 21 10 12 22 12
Curtis Lazar Edmonton Oil Kings 21 10 12 22 12

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
Eetu Laurikainen Swift Current Broncos 6 359 2 4 13 0 .941 2.17
Tristan Jarry Edmonton Oil Kings 21 1261 16 5 46 3 .925 2.19
Corbin Boes Portland Winterhawks 10 543 6 3 21 0 .929 2.32
Marek Langhamer Medicine Hat Tigers 18 1071 9 9 42 0 .934 2.35
Brendan Burke Portland Winterhawks 13 723 9 3 32 1 .907 2.66

WHL awards[edit]

Scotty Munro Memorial Trophy Regular season champions Kelowna Rockets
Four Broncos Memorial Trophy Player of the Year Sam Reinhart Kootenay Ice
Bob Clarke Trophy Top Scorer Mitch Holmberg Spokane Chiefs
Bill Hunter Memorial Trophy Top Defenseman Derrick Pouliot Portland Winterhawks
Jim Piggott Memorial Trophy Rookie of the Year Nick Merkley Kelowna Rockets
Del Wilson Trophy Top Goaltender Jordon Cooke Kelowna Rockets
WHL Plus-Minus Award Top Plus-Minus Rating Ashton Sautner Edmonton Oil Kings
Brad Hornung Trophy Most Sportsmanlike Player Sam Reinhart Kootenay Ice
Daryl K. (Doc) Seaman Trophy Scholastic Player of the Year Nelson Nogier Saskatoon Blades
Jim Donlevy Memorial Trophy Scholastic team of the Year Calgary Hitmen
Dunc McCallum Memorial Trophy Coach of the Year Dave Lowry Victoria Royals
Lloyd Saunders Memorial Trophy Executive of the Year Cam Hope Victoria Royals
Allen Paradice Memorial Trophy Top Official Nathan Wieler
St. Clair Group Trophy Marketing/Public Relations Award Seattle Thunderbirds
Doug Wickenheiser Memorial Trophy Humanitarian of the Year Sam Fioretti Moose Jaw Warriors
WHL Playoff MVP WHL Finals Most Valuable Player Griffin Reinhart Edmonton Oil Kings
Professional Hockey Achievement
Academic Recipient 		Alumni Achievement Awards

All-Star Teams[edit]

Eastern Conference[edit]

First Team Pos. Second Team
Player Team Player Team
Tristan Jarry Edmonton Oil Kings G Patrik Bartosak Red Deer Rebels
Josh Morrissey Prince Albert Raiders D Griffin Reinhart Edmonton Oil Kings
Ryan Pulock Brandon Wheat Kings D Julius Honka Swift Current Broncos
Sam Reinhart Kootenay Ice F Curtis Valk Medicine Hat Tigers
Leon Draisaitl Prince Albert Raiders F Jaedon Descheneau Kootenay Ice
Curtis Lazar Edmonton Oil Kings F Chandler Stephenson Regina Pats

Western Conference[edit]

First Team[5] Pos. Second Team
Player Team Player Team
Jordon Cooke Kelowna Rockets G Eric Comrie Tri-City Americans
Derrick Pouliot Portland Winterhawks D Damon Severson Kelowna Rockets
Shea Theodore Seattle Thunderbirds D Madison Bowey Kelowna Rockets
Nic Petan Portland Winterhawks F Joshua Winquist Everett Silvertips
Mitch Holmberg Spokane Chiefs F Todd Fiddler Prince George Cougars
Oliver Bjorkstrand Portland Winterhawks F Mike Aviani Spokane Chiefs

See also[edit]

References[edit]

  1. ^ Sepich, Scott (May 12, 2014). "Oil Kings down Winterhawks 4-2 for second WHL championship in three seasons". Global News. The Canadian Press. Archived from the original on May 20, 2014. Retrieved May 14, 2024.
  2. ^ "Edmonton Oil Kings beat Guelph Storm in Memorial Cup final". CBC Sports. The Canadian Press. May 25, 2014. Archived from the original on May 26, 2014. Retrieved May 14, 2024.
  3. ^ "WHL Regular Season: Scoring leaders". Archived from the original on October 21, 2013. Retrieved October 19, 2013.
  4. ^ 2013–14 WHL Regular Season: Goaltending leaders Archived October 6, 2013, at the Wayback Machine. Retrieved on November 6, 2013.
  5. ^ WHL ANNOUNCES ALL-STARS & AWARDS Archived March 24, 2014, at the Wayback Machine

External links[edit]

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