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2018–19 WHL season
LeagueWestern Hockey League
DurationRegular season
September 21, 2018 – March 19, 2019
Playoffs
March 22, 2019 – May 2019
TV partner(s)CW 32
JOEtv
Rogers Sportsnet
2018–19 CHL seasons
LeagueCanadian Hockey League
DurationOHL
September 2018 – March 2019
QMJHL
September 2018 – March 2019
WHL
September 2018 – March 2019
TV partner(s)TVA Sports
Rogers Sportsnet
Rogers TV
Shaw TV

The 2018–19 WHL season is the 53rd season of the Western Hockey League (WHL). The regular season began on September 21, 2018, and ended on March 17, 2019. The regular season was shortened from 72 games to 68 games; the league had a 72-game schedule since the 1975–76 season. The playoffs begin on March 22, 2019, and the winning team gets a berth in the 2019 Memorial Cup to be held at the Scotiabank Centre in Halifax, Nova Scotia, from May 17 to 26.

Standings

Updated to game(s) played on March 17.[1]

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)[2]
Pos GP W L OTL SOL GF GA Pts
1 Prince Albert Raiders xyz 68 54 10 2 2 307 156 112
2 Saskatoon Blades x 68 45 15 8 0 259 190 98
3 Moose Jaw Warriors x 68 40 20 6 2 234 192 88
Top 3 (Central division)[2]
Pos GP W L OTL SOL GF GA Pts
1 Edmonton Oil Kings xy 68 42 18 4 4 259 196 92
2 Lethbridge Hurricanes x 68 40 18 5 5 268 234 90
3 Calgary Hitmen x 68 36 26 5 1 255 240 78
Eastern Conference wild card[2]
Pos Div (Top 2 qualify for playoffs) GP W L OTL SOL GF GA Pts
1 Cen. Medicine Hat Tigers x 68 35 27 4 2 217 222 76
2 Cen. Red Deer Rebels x 68 33 29 4 2 223 225 72
3 East Brandon Wheat Kings 68 31 29 4 4 230 243 70
4 East Regina Pats 68 19 45 1 3 173 271 42
5 Cen. Kootenay Ice 68 13 45 7 3 181 324 36
6 East Swift Current Broncos 68 11 51 4 2 135 301 28
Top 3 (U.S. division)[2]
Pos GP W L OTL SOL GF GA Pts
1 Everett Silvertips xy 68 47 16 2 3 223 130 99
2 Spokane Chiefs x 68 40 21 2 5 267 222 87
3 Portland Winterhawks x 68 40 22 3 3 258 210 86
Top 3 (B.C. division)[2]
Pos GP W L OTL SOL GF GA Pts
1 Vancouver Giants xy 68 48 15 3 2 228 162 101
2 Victoria Royals x 68 34 30 2 2 199 227 72
3 Kamloops Blazers x 68 28 32 6 2 196 212 64
Western Conference wild card[2]
Pos Div (Top 2 qualify for playoffs) GP W L OTL SOL GF GA Pts
1 U.S. Tri-City Americans x 68 34 28 5 1 214 230 74
2 U.S. Seattle Thunderbirds x 68 31 29 6 2 231 245 70
3 B.C. Kelowna Rockets 68 28 32 6 2 169 209 64
4 B.C. Prince George Cougars 68 19 41 5 3 152 237 46

Western Conference tiebreaker

Kamloops Blazers vs. Kelowna Rockets

March 19 Kelowna Rockets 1 – 5 Kamloops Blazers Sandman Centre Recap
Kamloops claims final playoff spot; faces Victoria in Conference Quarter-finals


Statistics

Scoring leaders

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
Joachim Blichfeld Portland Winterhawks 68 53 61 114 70
Tristin Langan Moose Jaw Warriors 67 53 60 113 89
Justin Almeida Moose Jaw Warriors 64 33 78 111 14
Brandon Hagel Red Deer Rebels 66 41 61 102 80
Trey Fix-Wolansky Edmonton Oil Kings 65 37 65 102 52
Stelio Mattheos Brandon Wheat Kings 65 44 52 96 77
Nick Henry Regina/Lethbridge 69 29 65 94 66
Brett Leason Prince Albert Raiders 55 36 53 89 28
Noah Gregor Prince Albert Raiders 63 43 45 88 38
Parker AuCoin Tri-City Americans 68 42 42 84 21

Goaltenders

These are the goaltenders that lead the league in GAA that have played at least 1500 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%
Dustin Wolf Everett Silvertips 61 3615 41 15 2 2 7 1.69 .936
Ian Scott Prince Albert Raiders 49 2923 38 8 1 2 8 1.83 .932
Trent Miner Vancouver Giants 32 1876 24 5 1 1 3 1.98 .924
David Tendeck Vancouver Giants 38 2225 24 10 2 1 4 2.48 .911
Dylan Myskiw Edmonton Oil Kings 45 2629 28 11 2 3 1 2.53 .914

2019 WHL playoffs

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

Conference Quarter-finals

Eastern Conference

(E1) Prince Albert Raiders vs. (W2) Red Deer Rebels

March 22 Red Deer Rebels 0 – 3 Prince Albert Raiders Art Hauser Centre Recap
March 23 Red Deer Rebels 4 – 6 Prince Albert Raiders Art Hauser Centre Recap
March 26 Prince Albert Raiders 7:00 pm Red Deer Rebels ENMAX Centrium
March 27 Prince Albert Raiders 7:00 pm Red Deer Rebels ENMAX Centrium
March 29 Red Deer Rebels 7:00 pm Prince Albert Raiders Art Hauser Centre
March 31 Prince Albert Raiders 2:00 pm Red Deer Rebels ENMAX Centrium
April 2 Red Deer Rebels 7:00 pm Prince Albert Raiders Art Hauser Centre
Prince Albert leads series 2 – 0


(E2) Saskatoon Blades vs. (E3) Moose Jaw Warriors

March 22 Moose Jaw Warriors 2 – 3 OT Saskatoon Blades SaskTel Centre Recap
March 23 Moose Jaw Warriors 1 – 3 Saskatoon Blades SaskTel Centre Recap
March 26 Saskatoon Blades 7:00 pm Moose Jaw Warriors Mosaic Place
March 27 Saskatoon Blades 7:00 pm Moose Jaw Warriors Mosaic Place
March 29 Moose Jaw Warriors 7:00 pm Saskatoon Blades SaskTel Centre
March 30 Saskatoon Blades 7:00 pm Moose Jaw Warriors Mosaic Place
April 1 Moose Jaw Warriors 7:00 pm Saskatoon Blades SaskTel Centre
Saskatoon leads series 2 – 0


(C1) Edmonton Oil Kings vs. (W1) Medicine Hat Tigers

March 23 Medicine Hat Tigers 2 – 1 Edmonton Oil Kings Rogers Place Recap
March 24 Medicine Hat Tigers 3 – 4 Edmonton Oil Kings Rogers Place Recap
March 26 Edmonton Oil Kings 7:00 pm Medicine Hat Tigers Canalta Centre
March 27 Edmonton Oil Kings 7:00 pm Medicine Hat Tigers Canalta Centre
March 29 Medicine Hat Tigers 7:00 pm Edmonton Oil Kings Rogers Place
March 31 Edmonton Oil Kings 6:00 pm Medicine Hat Tigers Canalta Centre
April 2 Medicine Hat Tigers 7:00 pm Edmonton Oil Kings Rogers Place
Series tied 1 – 1


(C2) Lethbridge Hurricanes vs. (C3) Calgary Hitmen

March 22 Calgary Hitmen 2 – 3 OT Lethbridge Hurricanes ENMAX Centre Recap
March 23 Calgary Hitmen 1 – 4 Lethbridge Hurricanes ENMAX Centre Recap
March 26 Lethbridge Hurricanes 7:00 pm Calgary Hitmen Scotiabank Saddledome
March 28 Lethbridge Hurricanes 7:00 pm Calgary Hitmen Scotiabank Saddledome
March 30 Calgary Hitmen 7:00 pm Lethbridge Hurricanes ENMAX Centre
March 31 Lethbridge Hurricanes 4:00 pm Calgary Hitmen Scotiabank Saddledome
April 2 Calgary Hitmen 7:00 pm Lethbridge Hurricanes ENMAX Centre
Lethbridge leads series 2 – 0


Western Conference

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

March 22 Tri-City Americans 1 – 6 Everett Silvertips Angel of the Winds Arena Recap
March 23 Tri-City Americans 3 – 4 Everett Silvertips Angel of the Winds Arena Recap
March 27 Everett Silvertips 7:05 pm Tri-City Americans Toyota Center
March 28 Everett Silvertips 7:05 pm Tri-City Americans Toyota Center
March 30 Tri-City Americans 7:05 pm Everett Silvertips Angel of the Winds Arena
March 31 Everett Silvertips 5:05 pm Tri-City Americans Toyota Center
April 2 Tri-City Americans 7:05 pm Everett Silvertips Angel of the Winds Arena
Everett leads series 2 – 0


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

March 22 Portland Winterhawks 2 – 5 Spokane Chiefs Spokane Veterans Memorial Arena Recap
March 23 Portland Winterhawks 5 – 3 Spokane Chiefs Spokane Veterans Memorial Arena Recap
March 26 Spokane Chiefs 7:00 pm Portland Winterhawks Veterans Memorial Coliseum
March 27 Spokane Chiefs 7:00 pm Portland Winterhawks Veterans Memorial Coliseum
March 30 Portland Winterhawks 7:05 pm Spokane Chiefs Spokane Veterans Memorial Arena
April 1 Spokane Chiefs 7:00 pm Portland Winterhawks Veterans Memorial Coliseum
April 3 Portland Winterhawks 7:05 pm Spokane Chiefs Spokane Veterans Memorial Arena
Series tied 1 – 1


(B1) Vancouver Giants vs. (W2) Seattle Thunderbirds

March 22 Seattle Thunderbirds 1 – 7 Vancouver Giants Langley Events Centre Recap
March 23 Seattle Thunderbirds 4 – 1 Vancouver Giants Langley Events Centre Recap
March 26 Vancouver Giants 7:05 pm Seattle Thunderbirds ShoWare Center
March 27 Vancouver Giants 7:05 pm Seattle Thunderbirds ShoWare Center
March 29 Seattle Thunderbirds 7:05 pm Vancouver Giants Langley Events Centre
March 30 Vancouver Giants 6:05 pm Seattle Thunderbirds ShoWare Center
April 2 Seattle Thunderbirds 7:00 pm Vancouver Giants Langley Events Centre
Series tied 1 – 1


(B2) Victoria Royals vs. (B3) Kamloops Blazers

March 22 Kamloops Blazers 0 – 4 Victoria Royals Save-On-Foods Memorial Centre Recap
March 23 Kamloops Blazers 4 – 3 OT Victoria Royals Save-On-Foods Memorial Centre Recap
March 26 Victoria Royals 7:00 pm Kamloops Blazers Sandman Centre
March 27 Victoria Royals 7:00 pm Kamloops Blazers Sandman Centre
March 30 Kamloops Blazers 7:05 pm Victoria Royals Save-On-Foods Memorial Centre
April 1 Victoria Royals 7:00 pm Kamloops Blazers Sandman Centre
April 3 Kamloops Blazers 7:05 pm Victoria Royals Save-On-Foods Memorial Centre
Series tied 1 – 1


Playoff scoring leaders

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

Player Team GP G A Pts PIM
Martin Fasko-Rudas Everett Silvertips 2 2 3 5 2
Jake Christiansen Everett Silvertips 2 1 4 5 0
Josh Paterson Portland Winterhawks 2 2 2 4 0
Aliaksei Protas Prince Albert Raiders 2 2 2 4 2
Dante Hannoun Prince Albert Raiders 2 1 3 4 2
Max Patterson Everett Silvertips 2 1 3 4 6
Max Gerlach Saskatoon Blades 2 3 0 3 0
Brandon Hagel Red Deer Rebels 2 3 0 3 4
Jake Leschyshyn Lethbridge Hurricanes 2 3 0 3 2

Playoff leading goaltenders

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
Carl Tetachuk Lethbridge Hurricanes 2 126 2 0 3 0 .955 1.43
Nolan Maier Saskatoon Blades 2 123 2 0 3 0 .933 1.46
Griffen Outhouse Victoria Royals 2 125 1 1 4 1 .937 1.92
Dustin Wolf Everett Silvertips 2 120 2 0 4 0 .925 2.00
Ian Scott Prince Albert Raiders 2 120 2 0 4 1 .909 2.00

WHL awards

Award Name Winner
WHL Champions Ed Chynoweth Cup
Regular season champions Scotty Munro Memorial Trophy Prince Albert Raiders
Player of the Year Four Broncos Memorial Trophy
Top Scorer Bob Clarke Trophy Joachim Blichfeld, Portland Winterhawks
Top Defenceman Bill Hunter Memorial Trophy
Rookie of the Year Jim Piggott Memorial Trophy
Top Goaltender Del Wilson Trophy Dustin Wolf, Everett Silvertips
Top Plus-Minus Rating WHL Plus-Minus Award Brayden Pachal, Prince Albert Raiders
Most Sportsmanlike Player Brad Hornung Trophy
Scholastic Player of the Year Daryl K. (Doc) Seaman Trophy
Coach of the Year Dunc McCallum Memorial Trophy
Executive of the Year Lloyd Saunders Memorial Trophy
Top Official Allen Paradice Memorial Trophy
Marketing/Public Relations Award St. Clair Group Trophy
Humanitarian of the Year Doug Wickenheiser Memorial Trophy
WHL Finals Most Valuable Player airBC Trophy
Alumni Achievement Awards Professional Hockey Achievement
Academic Recipient

See also

References

  1. ^ "Western Hockey League Standings". WHL. Retrieved January 29, 2019.
  2. ^ a b c d e f "2018–2019 Wild Card Standings". Western Hockey League. Retrieved July 1, 2017.
  3. ^ "WHL Regular Season: Scoring leaders". Retrieved September 24, 2017.
  4. ^ WHL Regular Season: Goaltending leaders. Retrieved on 2018-10-9.
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