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2017–18 WHL season

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2017–18 WHL season
LeagueWestern Hockey League
SportIce hockey
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
Regular season
Scotty Munro Memorial TrophyMoose Jaw Warriors (1)
Season MVPCarter Hart (Everett Silvertips)
Top scorerJayden Halbgewachs (Moose Jaw Warriors)
Playoffs
Playoffs MVPGlenn Gawdin (Broncos)
Finals championsSwift Current Broncos (3)
  Runners-upEverett Silvertips
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
Memorial Cup
Finals championsAcadie-Bathurst Titan (QMJHL) (1st title)
  Runners-upRegina Pats (WHL)

The 2017–18 WHL season was the 52nd season of the Western Hockey League (WHL). The regular season began on September 22, 2017, and ended on March 18, 2018. The Moose Jaw Warriors finished the season with the league's best record.[1] The playoffs began 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 tournament, held at the Brandt Centre in Regina, Saskatchewan from May 18 to 27, 2018.[2][3] 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)[4]
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)[4]
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[4]
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)[4]
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)[4]
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[4]
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.[5]

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 played at least 1800 minutes.[6]

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  
No scoring First period 12:41 - Jordy Stallard (1)
17:24 - pp - Jordy Stallard (2)
5:53 - Vince Loschiavo (1) Second period 7:19 - Cole Fonstad (1)
16:36 - Cole Fonstad (2)
16:14 - Tristyn DeRoose (1)
18:46 - pp - Kale Clague (1)
Third period 6:35 - Regan Nagy (1)
Brody Willms (17 saves/22 shots)
Adam Evanoff (2 saves/2 shots)
Goalie stats Ian Scott (35 saves/38 shots)
March 24 Moose Jaw Warriors 3 – 2 OT Prince Albert Raiders Mosaic Place Recap  
18:55 - Brett Howden (1) First period No scoring
0:11 - Brett Howden (2) Second period 12:00 - Sean Montgomery (1)
No scoring Third period 4:49 - pp - Vojtech Budik (1)
7:30 - Justin Almeida (1) First overtime period No scoring
Brody Willms (28 saves/30 shots) Goalie stats Ian Scott (38 saves/41 shots)
March 27 Prince Albert Raiders 4 – 5 OT Moose Jaw Warriors Art Hauser Centre Recap  
0:59 - Curtis Miske (1) First period 4:24 - Ryan Peckford (1)
12:19 - pp - Vojtech Budik (2)
17:42 - Jordy Stallard (3)
Second period 9:46 - pp - Brayden Burke (1)
17:20 - Justin Nachbaur (1) Third period 18:23 - Josh Brook (1)
19:10 - Brett Howden (3)
No scoring First overtime period 0:19 - Brayden Burke (2)
Ian Scott (40 saves/45 shots) Goalie stats Brody Willms (17 saves/21 shots)
March 28 Prince Albert Raiders 0 – 2 Moose Jaw Warriors Art Hauser Centre Recap  
No scoring First period No scoring
No scoring Second period 16:03 - Justin Almeida (2)
No scoring Third period 19:44 - Brayden Burke (3)
Ian Scott (20 saves/21 shots) Goalie stats Brody Willms (30 saves/32 shots)
March 31 Moose Jaw Warriors 1 – 5 Prince Albert Raiders Mosaic Place Recap  
No scoring First period 10:56 - Sean Montgomery (2)
18:07 - Parker Kelly (1)
14:25 - Justin Almeida (3) Second period 13:27 - pp - Max Martin (1)
No scoring Third period 4:15 - Sean Montgomery (3)
11:01 - pp - Curtis Miske (2)
Brody Willms (17 saves/22 shots)
Adam Evanoff (4 saves/4 shots)
Goalie stats Ian Scott (31 saves/32 shots)
April 1 Prince Albert Raiders 5 – 4 Moose Jaw Warriors Art Hauser Centre Recap  
7:34 - Cole Fonstad (3) First period 17:35 - Brayden Burke (4)
12:09 - pp - Curtis Miske (3)
19:01 - Sean Montgomery (4)
Second period 16:18 - pp - Brayden Burke (5)
18:17 - Jayden Halbgewachs (1)
1:14 - pp - Regan Nagy (2)
11:34 - Cole Fonstad (4)
Third period 5:17 - pp - Brett Howden (4)
Ian Scott (16 saves/20 shots) Goalie stats Brody Willms (27 saves/32 shots)
April 3 Moose Jaw Warriors 5 – 4 Prince Albert Raiders Mosaic Place Recap  
7:23 - Jayden Halbgewachs (2)
7:48 - Ryan Peckford (2)
First period 1:28 - Justin Nachbaur (2)
5:59 - Parker Kelly (2)
11:38 - Parker Kelly (3)
18:09 - pp - Justin Almeida (4) Second period No scoring
11:01 - pp - Justin Almeida (5)
16:10 - pp - Brayden Burke (6)
Third period 15:40 - sh - Brayden Pachal (1)
Brody Willms (24 saves/28 shots) Goalie stats Ian Scott (21 saves/26 shots)
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  
3:43 - Beck Malenstyn (1)
13:59 - pp - Tyler Steenbergen (1)
18:48 - pp - Matteo Gennaro (1)
First period No scoring
No scoring Second period No scoring
No scoring Third period No scoring
Stuart Skinner (34 saves/34 shots) Goalie stats Ryan Kubic (23 saves/26 shots)
March 24 Swift Current Broncos 1 – 2 Regina Pats Credit Union iPlex Recap  
No scoring First period 9:46 - Cameron Hebig (1)
No scoring Second period No scoring
5:45 - pp - Cameron Hebig (2) Third period 12:48 - Kaden Elder (1)
Stuart Skinner (30 saves/32 shots) Goalie stats Ryan Kubic (32 saves/33 shots)
March 26 Regina Pats 1 – 4 Swift Current Broncos Brandt Centre Recap  
No scoring First period 8:11 - Colby Sissons (1)
13:58 - pp - Glenn Gawdin (1)
No scoring Second period No scoring
11:34 - Emil Oksanen (1) Third period 5:09 - Tanner Nagel (1)
12:16 - Glenn Gawdin (2)
Ryan Kubic (20 saves/24 shots) Goalie stats Stuart Skinner (39 saves/40 shots)
March 28 Regina Pats 6 – 3 Swift Current Broncos Brandt Centre Recap  
2:28 - Cameron Hebig (3)
9:56 - pp - Emil Oksanen (2)
First period No scoring
7:26 - Jared Legien (1)
9:44 - pp - Libor Hajek (1)
11:35 - Jake Leschyshyn (1)
Second period 5:28 - pp - Glenn Gawdin (3)
15:43 - pp - Tyler Steenbergen (2)
19:21 - en - Jake Leschyshyn (2) Third period 12:47 - pp - Matteo Gennaro (2)
Ryan Kubic (26 saves/29 shots) Goalie stats Stuart Skinner (15 saves/20 shots)
Joel Hofer (7 saves/7 shots)
March 30 Swift Current Broncos 5 – 2 Regina Pats Credit Union iPlex Recap  
16:44 - pp - Tyler Steenbergen (3)
19:06 - pp - Glenn Gawdin (4)
First period 9:40 - pp - Nick Henry (1)
2:40 - pp - Tyler Steenbergen (4)
4:43 - Sahvan Kharia (1)
18:11 - Tyler Steenbergen (5)
Second period No scoring
No scoring Third period 2:01 - pp - Nick Henry (2)
Stuart Skinner (40 saves/42 shots) Goalie stats Ryan Kubic (28 saves/33 shots)
Kyle Dumba (0 saves/0 shots)
March 31 Regina Pats 7 – 2 Swift Current Broncos Brandt Centre Recap  
14:25 - Robbie Holmes (1)
15:31 - Cameron Hebig (4)
First period No scoring
0:55 - Cameron Hebig (5)
9:22 - Jake Leschyshyn (3)
16:40 - Nick Henry (3)
Second period 14:10 - pp - Giorgio Estephan (1)
6:54 - Sam Steel (1)
9:40 - Matt Bradley (1)
Third period 18:32 - pp - Max Patterson (1)
Ryan Kubic (25 saves/27 shots) Goalie stats Stuart Skinner (19 saves/24 shots)
Joel Hofer (7 saves/9 shots)
April 2 Swift Current Broncos 3 – 2 Regina Pats Credit Union iPlex Recap  
11:14 - Tyler Steenbergen (6) First period 6:07 - Cameron Hebig (6)
7:45 - Max Patterson (2)
13:37 - Glenn Gawdin (5)
Second period 15:52 - Robbie Holmes (2)
No scoring Third period No scoring
Stuart Skinner (36 saves/38 shots) Goalie stats Ryan Kubic (18 saves/21 shots)
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  
10:32 - pp - Ryan Jevne (1)
10:43 - Cole Clayton (1)
13:56 - pp - Mark Rassell (1)
First period 17:36 - Luka Burzan (1)
3:08 - Ryan Chyzowski (1)
8:50 - sh - Gary Haden (1)
11:35 - Bryan Lockner (1)
Second period No scoring
3:59 - Kristiāns Rubīns (1) Third period 18:34 - pp - James Shearer (1)
Jordan Hollett (32 saves / 34 shots) Goalie stats Logan Thompson (12 saves / 18 shots)
Dylan Myskiw (6 saves / 7 shots)
March 25 Medicine Hat Tigers 7 – 3 Brandon Wheat Kings Canalta Centre Recap  
4:48 - Ryan Chyzowski (2)
11:19 - David Quenneville (1)
12:06 - pp - Mark Rassell (2)
First period No scoring
3:12 - Mark Rassell (3)
16:53 - pp - Elijah Brown (1)
Second period 2:53 - Marcus Sekundiak (1)
5:47 - pp - Jaeger White (1)
18:29 - Josh Williams (1)
Third period 4:29 - sh - Ty Lewis (1)
Marcus Sekundiak (2) - 8:47
Jordan Hollett (23 saves / 26 shots) Goalie stats Logan Thompson (27 saves / 33 shots)
Dylan Myskiw (2 saves / 3 shots)
March 27* Brandon Wheat Kings 5 – 3 Medicine Hat Tigers Credit Union Place Recap  
19:51 - Ty Lewis (2) First period 5:16 - Mark Rassell (4)
3:00 - Connor Gutenberg (1) Second period 13:11 - Gary Haden (2)
6:23 - Ben McCartney (1)
6:41 - pp - Evan Weinger (1)
18:18 - Ty Lewis (3)
Third period 5:41 - pp - Jaeger White (2)
Dylan Myskiw (32 saves/35 shots) Goalie stats Jordan Hollett (28 saves/33 shots)
March 28* Brandon Wheat Kings 5 – 2 Medicine Hat Tigers Credit Union Place Recap  
17:39 - Daniel Bukac (1)
18:50 - Stelio Mattheos (1)
First period No scoring
10:34 - pp - Cole Reinhardt (1) Second period 16:59 - Josh Williams (2)
2:48 - Linden McCorrister (1)
10:12 - Gunnar Wegleitner (1)
Third period 5:41 - Mark Rassell (5)
Dylan Myskiw (38 saves/40 shots) Goalie stats Michael Bullion (31 saves/36 shots)
March 30 Medicine Hat Tigers 2 – 5 Brandon Wheat Kings Canalta Centre Recap  
9:14 - Ryan Chyzowski (3) First period No scoring
0:33 - Ryan Chyzowski (4) Second period 5:52 - pp - Ty Lewis (4)
17:01 - Luka Burzan (2)
No scoring Third period 0:19 - pp - Connor Gutenberg (2)
2:06 - pp - Linden McCorrister (2)
19:20 - en - Stelio Mattheos (2)
Jordan Hollett (26 saves/30 shots) Goalie stats Dylan Myskiw (24 saves/26 shots)
April 1* Brandon Wheat Kings 4 – 3 OT Medicine Hat Tigers Credit Union Place Recap  
No scoring First period 3:37 - Mark Rassell (6)
11:53 - Stelio Mattheos (3)
15:57 - Evan Weinger (2)
Second period 10:10 - Mark Rassell (7)
11:51 - Linden McCorrister (3) Third period 0:34 - Mark Rassell (8)
10:37 - Linden McCorrister (4) First overtime period No scoring
Dylan Myskiw (52 saves/55 shots) Goalie stats Jordan Hollett (42 saves/46 shots)
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  
No scoring First period No scoring
3:01 - pp - Taylor Ross (1)
8:23 - Tate Olson (1)
Second period No scoring
6:50 - Brad Morrison (1)
10:08 - pp - Jordy Bellerive (1)
15:18 - pp - Logan Barlage (1)
16:52 - Jake Elmer (1)
Third period No scoring
Logan Flodell (30 saves/30 shots) Goalie stats Riley Lamb (20 saves/26 shots)
March 24 Lethbridge Hurricanes 8 – 3 Red Deer Rebels ENMAX Centre Recap  
7:44 - sh - Dylan Cozens (1)
11:49 - pp - Dylan Cozens (2)
13:03 - Zachary Cox (1)
17:41 - Brad Morrison (2)
First period 0:59 - pp - Brandon Hagel (1)
18:38 - Josh Tarzwell (1)
6:59 - Taylor Ross (2)
8:39 - pp - Dylan Cozens (3)
9:15 - pp - Jordy Bellerive (2)
Second period No scoring
4:43 - Brad Morrison (3) Third period 10:55 - pp - Brandon Hagel (2)
Logan Flodell (28 saves/30 shots)
Reece Klassen (3 saves/4 shots)
Goalie stats Ethan Anders (6 saves/9 shots)
Riley Lamb (24 saves/29 shots)
March 27 Red Deer Rebels 4 – 5 OT Lethbridge Hurricanes ENMAX Centrium Recap  
18:14 - sh - Brandon Hagel (3) First period 1:35 - pp - Taylor Ross (3)
13:52 - Kristian Reichel (1) Second period 6:48 - Zachary Cox (2)
19:42 - pp - Brad Morrison (4)
13:38 - Grayson Pawlenchuk (1)
19:13 - pp - Kristian Reichel (2)
Third period 12:29 - Jordy Bellerive (3)
No scoring First overtime period 0:38 - pp - Calen Addison (1)
Riley Lamb (25 saves/30 shots) Goalie stats Logan Flodell (25 saves/29 shots)
March 28 Red Deer Rebels 5 – 2 Lethbridge Hurricanes ENMAX Centrium Recap  
7:33 - Reese Johnson (1) First period 19:20 - Matthew Stanley (1)
16:15 - Mason McCarty (1) Second period 15:17 - Tate Olson (2)
0:38 - pp - Brandon Hagel (4)
11:39 - Alexander Alexeyev (1)
19:32 - sh - Kristian Reichel (3)
Third period No scoring
Ethan Anders (28 saves/30 shots) Goalie stats Logan Flodell (31 saves/35 shots)
March 31 Lethbridge Hurricanes 6 – 4 Red Deer Rebels ENMAX Centre Recap  
7:08 - Brad Morrison (5)
16:08 - pp - Jordy Bellerive (4)
First period 9:34 - Grayson Pawlenchuk (2)
14:00 - pp - Brandon Hagel (5)
No scoring Second period 3:52 - pp - Alexander Alexeyev (2)
3:17 - Calen Addison (2)
4:40 - Taylor Ross (4)
7:24 - Taylor Ross (5)
18:42 - en - Brad Morrison (6)
Third period 6:24 - Reese Johnson (2)
Logan Flodell (20 saves/24 shots) Goalie stats Ethan Anders (44 saves/49 shots)
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  
10:19 - Garrett Pilon (1) First period No scoring
1:47 - sh - Patrick Bajkov (1)
5:59 - Patrick Bajkov (2)
10:12 - Bryce Kindopp (1)
Second period 7:03 - Zack Andrusiak (1)
No scoring Third period No scoring
Carter Hart (25 saves/26 shots) Goalie stats Liam Hughes (42 saves/46 shots)
March 24 Everett Silvertips 4 – 5 OT Seattle Thunderbirds Angel of the Winds Arena Recap  
2:17 - Martin Fasko-Rudas (1) First period 4:15 - pp - Austin Strand (1)
6:33 - Sami Moilanen (1)
0:33 - pp - Garrett Pilon (2)
17:11 - Garrett Pilon (3)
Second period 13:23 - pp - Turner Ottenbreit (1)
19:06 - Garrett Pilon (4) Third period 7:35 - Mike McLean (1)
No scoring First overtime period 5:04 - Zack Andrusiak (2)
Carter Hart (28 saves/33 shots) Goalie stats Liam Hughes (45 saves/49 shots)
March 27 Seattle Thunderbirds 1 – 3 Everett Silvertips accesso ShoWare Center Recap  
1:38 - pp - Nolan Volcan (1) First period 8:56 - Reece Vitelli (1)
No scoring Second period 4:58 - pp - Matt Fonteyne (1)
No scoring Third period 19:29 - en - Matt Fonteyne (2)
Liam Hughes (34 saves/36 shots) Goalie stats Carter Hart (33 saves/34 shots)
March 30 Seattle Thunderbirds 3 – 7 Everett Silvertips accesso ShoWare Center Recap  
13:12 - Nolan Volcan (2) First period 12:10 - pp - Patrick Bajkov (3)
12:48 - Kevin Davis (1)
19:26 - ps - sh - Connor Dewar (1)
No scoring Second period 3:45 - Sean Richards (1)
13:08 - Ethan O'Rourke (1)
1:36 - Dillon Hamaliuk (1)
6:41 - Matthew Wedman (1)
Third period 15:37 - Riley Sutter (1)
17:15 - en - Matt Fonteyne (3)
Liam Hughes (29 saves/35 shots) Goalie stats Carter Hart (28 saves/31 shots)
March 31 Everett Silvertips 4 – 0 Seattle Thunderbirds Angel of the Winds Arena Recap  
5:46 - Riley Sutter (2) First period No scoring
11:42 - Ondrej Vala (1)
16:10 - pp - Patrick Bajkov (4)
Second period No scoring
17:29 - en - Connor Dewar (2) Third period No scoring
Carter Hart (36 saves/36 shots) Goalie stats Liam Hughes (42 saves/45 shots)
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  
No scoring First period 18:32 - Nolan Reid (1)
0:48 - pp - Dennis Cholowski (1)
5:51 - Henri Jokiharju (1)
17:02 - Dennis Cholowski (2)
Second period 1:07 - Riley Woods (1)
11:55 - pp - Hudson Elynuik (1)
No scoring Third period No scoring
No scoring First overtime period 2:15 - Luke Toporowski (1)
Cole Kehler (35 saves/39 shots) Goalie stats Bailey Brkin (36 saves/39 shots)
March 25 Portland Winterhawks 4 – 3 Spokane Chiefs Veterans Memorial Coliseum Recap  
2:25 - Kieffer Bellows (1)
8:43 - Jake Gricius (1)
15:28 - Alex Overhardt (1)
First period No scoring
6:36 - Mason Mannek (1) Second period 14:33 - Tyson Helgesen (1)
18:49 - pp - Ethan McIndoe (1)
No scoring Third period 5:57 - Zach Fischer (1)
Cole Kehler (26 saves/29 shots) Goalie stats Bailey Brkin (12 saves/15 shots)
Dawson Weatherill (15 saves/16 shots)
March 28 Spokane Chiefs 1 – 3 Portland Winterhawks Spokane Veterans Memorial Arena Recap  
No scoring First period 6:50 - Cody Glass (1)
5:31 - Jaret Anderson-Dolan (1) Second period 7:53 - pp - Dennis Cholowski (3)
11:30 - Joachim Blichfeld (1)
No scoring Third period No scoring
Bailey Brkin (27 saves/30 shots) Goalie stats Cole Kehler (28 saves/29 shots)
March 29 Spokane Chiefs 3 – 4 Portland Winterhawks Spokane Veterans Memorial Arena Recap  
9:01 - pp - Hudson Elynuik (2)
10:28 - Eli Zummack (1)
First period 17:39 - Alex Overhardt (2)
No scoring Second period No scoring
9:50 - pp - Jaret Anderson-Dolan (2) Third period 2:30 - Skyler McKenzie (1)
13:38 - Joachim Blichfeld (2)
13:45 - Joachim Blichfeld (3)
Dawson Weatherill (20 saves/24 shots) Goalie stats Cole Kehler (25 saves/28 shots)
March 31 Portland Winterhawks 4 – 5 OT Spokane Chiefs Veterans Memorial Coliseum Recap  
9:20 - Mason Mannek (2)
16:10 - Cody Glass (2)
First period 12:38 - pp - Riley Woods (2)
12:57 - Ryan Hughes (1) Second period 12:38 - Hudson Elynuik (3)
13:33 - Dennis Cholowski (4) Third period 5:05 - Jake McGrew (1)
19:30 - Nolan Reid (2)
No scoring First overtime period 9:19 - Kailer Yamamoto (1)
Cole Kehler (49 saves/54 shots) Goalie stats Dawson Weatherill (40 saves/44 shots)
April 2 Spokane Chiefs 5 – 2 Portland Winterhawks Spokane Veterans Memorial Arena Recap  
16:29 - Jake McGrew (2)
16:43 - Eli Zummack (2)
First period No scoring
7:52 - Ty Smith (1)
13:50 - pp - Ethan McIndoe (2)
Second period 3:42 - pp - Mason Mannek (3)
16:39 - Luke Toporowski (2) Third period 4:09 - Henri Jokiharju (2)
Dawson Weatherill (31 saves/33 shots) Goalie stats Cole Kehler (22 saves/27 shots)
April 3 Portland Winterhawks 3 – 1 Spokane Chiefs Veterans Memorial Coliseum Recap  
9:38 - pp - Cody Glass (3) First period No scoring
No scoring Second period 11:31 - Ty Smith (2)
15:22 - Kieffer Bellows (2)
17:37 - pp - Skyler McKenzie (2)
Third period No scoring
Cole Kehler (30 saves/31 shots) Goalie stats Dawson Weatherill (39 saves/42 shots)
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  
No scoring First period 15:22 - Morgan Geekie (1)
No scoring Second period 5:11 - Isaac Johnson (1)
No scoring Third period 3:38 - pp - Morgan Geekie (2)
4:01 - pp - Michael Rasmussen (1)
6:00 - pp - Michael Rasmussen (2)
James Porter Jr. (27 saves/32 shots) Goalie stats Patrick Dea (39 saves/39 shots)
March 24 Kelowna Rockets 7 – 9 Tri-City Americans Prospera Place Recap  
0:36 - pp - Kole Lind (1)
0:51 - Kyle Topping (1)
3:00 - Cal Foote (1)
First period 8:51 - pp - Michael Rasmussen (3)
13:36 - pp - Nolan Yaremko (1)
15:19 - Michael Rasmussen (4)
16:09 - Nolan Yaremko (2)
2:45 - Nolan Foote (1)
8:58 - pp - Kole Lind (2)
15:01 - Kaedan Korczak (1)
Second period 11:18 - Isaac Johnson (2)
11:37 - pp - Carsen Twarynski (1) Third period 3:00 - Morgan Geekie (3)
12:10 - Morgan Geekie (4)
13:12 - Isaac Johnson (3)
19:11 - en - Nolan Yaremko (3)
James Porter Jr. (12 saves/16 shots)
Brodan Salmond (18 saves/22 shots0
Goalie stats Patrick Dea (10 saves/16 shots)
Beck Warm (9 saves/10 shots)
March 28 Tri-City Americans 5 – 3 Kelowna Rockets Toyota Center Recap  
3:08 - pp - Juuso Valimaki (1)
10:10 - Brett Clayton (1)
First period 10:22 - Carsen Twarynski (2)
1:08 - Michael Rasmussen (2)
13:04 - Morgan Geekie (5)
Second period 1:26 - Kole Lind (3)
13:05 - pp - Morgan Geekie (6) Third period 18:29 - Conner Bruggen-Cate (1)
Patrick Dea (22 saves/25 shots) Goalie stats James Porter Jr. (21 saves/26 shots)
March 29 Tri-City Americans 5 – 3 Kelowna Rockets Toyota Center Recap  
7:04 - Jordan Topping (1) First period No scoring
17:41 - Morgan Geekie (7) Second period 4:38 - Dillon Dube (1)
10:03 - Nolan Yaremko (4)
19:05 - Morgan Geekie (8)
19:22 - Morgan Geekie (9)
Third period 4:45 - pp - Kyle Topping (2)
10:44 - Dillon Dube (2)
Patrick Dea (25 saves/28 shots) Goalie stats James Porter Jr. (36 saves/41 shots)
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  
No scoring First period No scoring
11:36 - Tanner Kaspick (1) Second period 5:48 - Milos Roman (1)
18:25 - Matt Barberis (1)
No scoring Third period No scoring
Griffen Outhouse (31 saves/33 shots) Goalie stats Trent Miner (40 saves/41 shots)
March 24 Victoria Royals 5 – 4 Vancouver Giants Save-On-Foods Memorial Centre Recap  
8:44 - Braydon Buziak (1)
15:04 - Noah Gregor (1)
17:22 - Tarun Fizer (1)
First period 16:34 - Dawson Holt (1)
12:01 - pp - Jared Freadrich (1)
18:02 - Jeff de Wit (1)
Second period 3:11 - Brennan Riddle (1)
4:26 - Milos Roman (2)
12:18 - Dawson Holt (2)
No scoring Third period No scoring
Griffen Outhouse (33 saves/37 shots) Goalie stats Trent Miner (21 saves/26 shots)
March 27 Vancouver Giants 5 – 1 Victoria Royals Langley Events Centre Recap  
6:32 - Owen Hardy (1) First period No scoring
19:19 - pp - Tyler Benson (1) Second period No scoring
7:41 - Milos Roman (3)
10:54 - Bowen Byram (1)
15:16 - James Malm (1)
Third period 12:08 - pp - Noah Gregor (2)
David Tendeck (35 saves/36 shots) Goalie stats Griffen Outhouse (28 saves/33 shots)
March 29 Vancouver Giants 3 – 7 Victoria Royals Langley Events Centre Recap  
No scoring First period 7:18 - Matthew Phillips (1)
13:52 - Ralph Jarratt (1)
17:44 - pp - Tyler Soy (1)
1:33 - pp - Dylan Plouffe (1)
7:20 - Davis Koch (1)
Second period 12:22 - Dante Hannoun (1)
13:54 - pp - Tyler Soy (2)
18:00 - Jared Dmytriw (1) Third period 3:10 - Tyler Soy (3)
11:52 - pp - Jeff de Wit (2)
David Tendeck (24 saves/31 shots) Goalie stats Griffen Outhouse (24 saves/26 shots)
Dean McNabb (3 saves/4 shots)
March 31 Victoria Royals 3 – 5 Vancouver Giants Save-On-Foods Memorial Centre Recap  
No scoring First period 9:41 - Davis Koch (2)
10:22 - Matthew Phillips (2) Second period 7:28 - Bowen Byram (2)
8:13 - Bowen Byram (3)
9:56 - Jared Dmytriw (2)
7:21 - Noah Gregor (3)
11:41 - pp - Dante Hannoun (2)
Third period 8:43 - James Malm (2)
Griffen Outhouse (26 saves/31 shots) Goalie stats David Tendeck (26 saves/29 shots)
April 2 Vancouver Giants 3 – 4 OT Victoria Royals Langley Events Centre Recap  
7:07 - Tyler Benson (2) First period No scoring
No scoring Second period 14:57 - Dante Hannoun (3)
6:10 - Ty Ronning (1)
14:37 - Tyler Benson (3)
Third period 0:18 - Matthew Phillips (3)
2:15 - pp - Matthew Phillips (4)
No scoring First overtime period 7:06 - Noah Gregor (4)
David Tendeck (16 saves/20 shots) Goalie stats Griffen Outhouse (40 saves/43 shots)
April 3 Victoria Royals 4 – 3 Vancouver Giants Save-On-Foods Memorial Centre Recap  
18:36 - pp - Chaz Reddekopp (1) First period No scoring
1:17 - Lane Zablocki (1)
6:01 - Matthew Phillips (5)
9:36 - Matthew Phillips (6)
Second period 7:49 - Tyler Popowich (1)
14:27 - Matt Barberis (2)
18:40 - Brendan Riddle (2)
No scoring Third period No scoring
Griffen Outhouse (30 saves/33 shots) Goalie stats David Tendeck (17 saves/20 shots)
Trent Miner (3 saves/4 shots)
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)
18:23 - Tyler Steenbergen (12)
Third period No scoring
9:27 - Giorgio Estephan (12) 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]

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

All-Star Teams[edit]

Eastern Conference[edit]

First Team[7] 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. ^ Smith, Marc (March 13, 2018). "Warriors Clinch Scotty Munro Trophy; Willms Breaks Record". Discover Moose Jaw. Archived from the original on May 8, 2024. Retrieved May 8, 2024.
  2. ^ Nugent-Bowman, Daniel (May 19, 2018). "What winning means to teams in the CHL's tiniest markets". Sportsnet. Archived from the original on May 12, 2024. Retrieved May 12, 2024.
  3. ^ "Regina Pats announce 'magnificent' birthday bash for centennial". CBC News. October 6, 2017. Archived from the original on October 7, 2017. Retrieved May 8, 2024.
  4. ^ a b c d e f "2017–2018 Wild Card Standings". Western Hockey League. Retrieved July 1, 2017.
  5. ^ "WHL Regular season: Scoring leaders". Retrieved September 24, 2017.
  6. ^ WHL Regular season: Goaltending leaders. Retrieved on October 10, 2017.
  7. ^ WHL Announces 2017-18 Conference All-Star teams

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