2021–22 WHL season

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2021–22 WHL season
LeagueWestern Hockey League
SportHockey
DurationRegular season
October 1, 2021 – April 17, 2022
Playoffs
April 21, 2022 – June 13, 2022
Number of teams22
TV partner(s)KRCW-TV
KZJO
CBC
TSN
RDS
Finals championsEdmonton Oil Kings (3)
WHL seasons
2021–22 CHL seasons
LeagueCanadian Hockey League
SportHockey
DurationOHL
October 2021–May 2022
QMJHL
October 2021–May 2022
WHL
October 2021–June 2022
Number of teams60
TV partner(s)CBC Television
CBC Gem
TSN
RDS
Rogers TV
Shaw TV

The 2021–22 WHL season was the 56th season of the Western Hockey League (WHL). The league played a full 68-game regular season having begun on October 1 and ended on April 17.[1]

The WHL announced that no interconference games would be played during the regular season.[2] On August 16, the WHL announced a mandatory COVID-19 vaccination policy for all players, hockey operations staff, officials, and all other employees who regularly interact with players.[3] On September 8, the WHL announced that due to COVID-19 border restrictions, the schedule had been re-aligned so that the B.C. Division and U.S. Division would not play interdivision games until at least November.[4]

The playoffs began on April 22 and ended on June 13.[5] The Edmonton Oil Kings were awarded the Ed Chynoweth Cup and participated in the 2022 Memorial Cup which was hosted by the Saint John Sea Dogs of the Quebec Major Junior Hockey League at TD Station in Saint John, New Brunswick.

Standings[edit]

Conference standings[edit]

Western Conference
Team GP W L OTL SL GF GA Pts
Everett Silvertips xy 68 45 13 5 5 280 190 100
Kamloops Blazers xy 68 48 17 3 0 287 176 99
Portland Winterhawks x 68 47 16 3 2 298 192 99
Seattle Thunderbirds x 68 44 18 4 2 271 179 94
Kelowna Rockets x 68 42 20 1 5 250 207 90
Prince George Cougars x 68 24 39 4 1 177 240 53
Spokane Chiefs x 68 24 39 4 1 188 289 53
Vancouver Giants x 68 24 39 5 0 185 254 53
Victoria Royals e 68 23 39 5 1 193 275 52
Tri-City Americans e 68 19 43 6 0 179 306 44
Eastern Conference
Team GP W L OTL SL GF GA Pts
Winnipeg Ice xyz 68 53 10 3 2 317 152 111
Edmonton Oil Kings xy 68 50 14 3 1 295 182 104
Red Deer Rebels x 68 45 19 2 2 264 188 94
Moose Jaw Warriors x 68 37 24 4 3 251 221 81
Saskatoon Blades x 68 38 26 3 1 219 217 80
Brandon Wheat Kings x 68 35 28 3 2 218 242 75
Lethbridge Hurricanes x 68 33 30 4 1 216 238 71
Prince Albert Raiders x 68 28 35 4 1 194 225 61
Regina Pats e 68 27 36 3 2 240 277 59
Swift Current Broncos e 68 26 35 5 2 181 246 59
Calgary Hitmen e 68 25 34 7 2 183 229 59
Medicine Hat Tigers e 68 11 53 3 1 154 315 26

x – team has clinched playoff spot

y – team has clinched division

z – team has clinched conference title

e – team is eliminated from playoff contention

Statistical leaders[edit]

Scoring leaders[edit]

Players are listed by points, then goals.[6]

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

Player Team GP G A Pts PIM
Arshdeep Bains Red Deer Rebels 68 43 69 112 56
Ben King Red Deer Rebels 68 52 53 105 57
Logan Stankoven Kamloops Blazers 59 45 59 104 16
Connor Bedard Regina Pats 62 51 49 100 42
Kyle Crnkovic Saskatoon Blades 68 39 55 94 20
Dylan Guenther Edmonton Oil Kings 59 45 46 91 45
Matthew Savoie Winnipeg Ice 65 35 55 90 32
Jared Davidson Seattle Thunderbirds 64 42 47 89 68
Cross Hanas Portland Winterhawks 63 26 60 86 73
Alex Swetlikoff Everett Silvertips 68 33 51 84 69

Goaltenders[edit]

These are the goaltenders that lead the league in GAA that have played at least 1,500 minutes.[7]

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%
Daniel Hauser Winnipeg Ice 40 2,344 34 3 1 0 8 2.00 0.914
Dylan Garand Kamloops Blazers 45 2,689 34 9 1 0 4 2.16 0.925
Sebastian Cossa Edmonton Oil Kings 46 2,631 33 9 2 1 6 2.28 0.913
Gage Alexander Winnipeg Ice 29 1,703 18 7 2 2 2 2.40 0.911
Connor Ungar Red Deer Rebels 34 1,900 21 9 1 0 1 2.43 0.911

2022 WHL Playoffs[edit]

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

Conference Quarter-finals[edit]

Eastern Conference[edit]

(E1) Winnipeg Ice vs. (E8) Prince Albert Raiders[edit]

April 22 Prince Albert Raiders 1–3 Winnipeg Ice Wayne Fleming Arena Recap
April 23 Prince Albert Raiders 2–5 Winnipeg Ice Wayne Fleming Arena Recap
April 26 Winnipeg Ice 10–1 Prince Albert Raiders Art Hauser Centre Recap
April 27 Winnipeg Ice 1–3 Prince Albert Raiders Art Hauser Centre Recap
April 29 Prince Albert Raiders 2–8 Winnipeg Ice Wayne Fleming Arena Recap
Winnipeg won series 4–1


(E2) Edmonton Oil Kings vs. (E7) Lethbridge Hurricanes[edit]

April 21 Lethbridge Hurricanes 1–4 Edmonton Oil Kings Rogers Place Recap
April 23 Lethbridge Hurricanes 0–4 Edmonton Oil Kings Rogers Place Recap
April 26 Edmonton Oil Kings 4–1 Lethbridge Hurricanes Enmax Centre Recap
April 28 Edmonton Oil Kings 6–4 Lethbridge Hurricanes Enmax Centre Recap
Edmonton won series 4–0


(E3) Red Deer Rebels vs. (E6) Brandon Wheat Kings[edit]

April 22 Brandon Wheat Kings 0–5 Red Deer Rebels Peavey Mart Centrium Recap
April 23 Brandon Wheat Kings 2–1 OT Red Deer Rebels Peavey Mart Centrium Recap
April 26 Red Deer Rebels 3–1 Brandon Wheat Kings Westoba Place Recap
April 27 Red Deer Rebels 1–3 Brandon Wheat Kings Westoba Place Recap
April 29 Brandon Wheat Kings 1–3 Red Deer Rebels Peavey Mart Centrium Recap
May 1 Red Deer Rebels 5–4 3OT Brandon Wheat Kings Westoba Place Recap
Red Deer won series 4–2


(E4) Moose Jaw Warriors vs. (E5) Saskatoon Blades[edit]

April 22 Saskatoon Blades 1–5 Moose Jaw Warriors Mosaic Place Recap
April 23 Saskatoon Blades 3–5 Moose Jaw Warriors Mosaic Place Recap
April 26 Moose Jaw Warriors 3–2 OT Saskatoon Blades SaskTel Centre Recap
April 27 Moose Jaw Warriors 3–5 Saskatoon Blades SaskTel Centre Recap
April 29 Saskatoon Blades 3–6 Moose Jaw Warriors Mosaic Place Recap
Moose Jaw won series 4–1


Western Conference[edit]

(W1) Everett Silvertips vs. (W8) Vancouver Giants[edit]

April 22 Vancouver Giants 5–4 OT Everett Silvertips Angel of the Winds Arena Recap
April 23 Vancouver Giants 3–7 Everett Silvertips Angel of the Winds Arena Recap
April 27 Everett Silvertips 6–2 Vancouver Giants Langley Events Centre Recap
April 29 Everett Silvertips 6–11 Vancouver Giants Langley Events Centre Recap
April 30 Vancouver Giants 3–0 Everett Silvertips Angel of the Winds Arena Recap
May 2 Everett Silvertips 3–6 Vancouver Giants Langley Events Centre Recap
Vancouver won series 4–2


(W2) Kamloops Blazers vs. (W7) Spokane Chiefs[edit]

April 22 Spokane Chiefs 0–9 Kamloops Blazers Sandman Centre Recap
April 23 Spokane Chiefs 2–6 Kamloops Blazers Sandman Centre Recap
April 25 Spokane Chiefs 1–5 Kamloops Blazers Sandman Centre Recap
April 29 Kamloops Blazers 3–0 Spokane Chiefs Spokane Arena Recap
Kamloops won series 4–0


(W3) Portland Winterhawks vs. (W6) Prince George Cougars[edit]

April 22 Prince George Cougars 2–5 Portland Winterhawks Veterans Memorial Coliseum Recap
April 23 Prince George Cougars 1–2 Portland Winterhawks Veterans Memorial Coliseum Recap
April 26 Portland Winterhawks 2–0 Prince George Cougars CN Centre Recap
April 27 Portland Winterhawks 2–1 Prince George Cougars CN Centre Recap
Portland won series 4–0


(W4) Seattle Thunderbirds vs. (W5) Kelowna Rockets[edit]

April 22 Kelowna Rockets 0–6 Seattle Thunderbirds accesso ShoWare Center Recap
April 23 Kelowna Rockets 3–7 Seattle Thunderbirds accesso ShoWare Center Recap
April 26 Seattle Thunderbirds 5–1 Kelowna Rockets Prospera Place Recap
April 27 Seattle Thunderbirds 2–3 OT Kelowna Rockets Prospera Place Recap
April 29 Kelowna Rockets 3–4 OT Seattle Thunderbirds accesso ShoWare Center Recap
Seattle won series 4–1


Conference Semi-finals[edit]

Eastern Conference[edit]

(E1) Winnipeg Ice vs. (E4) Moose Jaw Warriors[edit]

May 6 Moose Jaw Warriors 1–6 Winnipeg Ice Wayne Fleming Arena Recap
May 7 Moose Jaw Warriors 0–7 Winnipeg Ice Wayne Fleming Arena Recap
May 10 Winnipeg Ice 2–3 Moose Jaw Warriors Mosaic Place Recap
May 11 Winnipeg Ice 5–3 Moose Jaw Warriors Mosaic Place Recap
May 13 Moose Jaw Warriors 3–6 Winnipeg Ice Wayne Fleming Arena Recap
Winnipeg won series 4–1


(E2) Edmonton Oil Kings vs. (E3) Red Deer Rebels[edit]

May 5 Red Deer Rebels 0–4 Edmonton Oil Kings Rogers Place Recap
May 7 Red Deer Rebels 0–5 Edmonton Oil Kings Rogers Place Recap
May 9 Edmonton Oil Kings 5–4 OT Red Deer Rebels Peavey Mart Centrium Recap
May 11 Edmonton Oil Kings 4–2 Red Deer Rebels Peavey Mart Centrium Recap
Edmonton won series 4–0


Western Conference[edit]

(W2) Kamloops Blazers vs. (W8) Vancouver Giants[edit]

May 6 Vancouver Giants 1–3 Kamloops Blazers Sandman Centre Recap
May 7 Vancouver Giants 3–4 Kamloops Blazers Sandman Centre Recap
May 10 Kamloops Blazers 2–3 Vancouver Giants Langley Events Centre Recap
May 12 Kamloops Blazers 4–2 Vancouver Giants Langley Events Centre Recap
May 13 Vancouver Giants 5–2 Kamloops Blazers Sandman Centre Recap
May 15 Kamloops Blazers 6–0 Vancouver Giants Langley Events Centre Recap
Kamloops won series 4–2


(W3) Portland Winterhawks vs. (W4) Seattle Thunderbirds[edit]

May 7 Portland Winterhawks 4–2 Seattle Thunderbirds accesso ShoWare Center Recap
May 8 Seattle Thunderbirds 1–2 Portland Winterhawks Veterans Memorial Coliseum Recap
May 11 Seattle Thunderbirds 5–0 Portland Winterhawks Veterans Memorial Coliseum Recap
May 13 Portland Winterhawks 5–1 Seattle Thunderbirds accesso ShoWare Center Recap
May 14 Seattle Thunderbirds 3–1 Portland Winterhawks Veterans Memorial Coliseum Recap
May 16 Portland Winterhawks 1–2 Seattle Thunderbirds accesso ShoWare Center Recap
May 17 Seattle Thunderbirds 6–3 Portland Winterhawks Veterans Memorial Coliseum Recap
Seattle won series 4–3


Conference Finals[edit]

Eastern Conference[edit]

(E1) Winnipeg Ice vs. (E2) Edmonton Oil Kings[edit]

May 20 Edmonton Oil Kings 5–4 OT Winnipeg Ice Wayne Fleming Arena Recap
May 21 Edmonton Oil Kings 1–5 Winnipeg Ice Wayne Fleming Arena Recap
May 23 Winnipeg Ice 3–4 OT Edmonton Oil Kings Rogers Place Recap
May 25 Winnipeg Ice 2–4 Edmonton Oil Kings Rogers Place Recap
May 27 Winnipeg Ice 1–7 Edmonton Oil Kings Rogers Place Recap
Edmonton won series 4–1


Western Conference[edit]

(W2) Kamloops Blazers vs. (W4) Seattle Thunderbirds[edit]

May 20 Seattle Thunderbirds 2–5 Kamloops Blazers Sandman Centre Recap
May 21 Seattle Thunderbirds 4–1 Kamloops Blazers Sandman Centre Recap
May 24 Kamloops Blazers 6–3 Seattle Thunderbirds accesso ShoWare Center Recap
May 25 Kamloops Blazers 1–2 OT Seattle Thunderbirds accesso ShoWare Center Recap
May 27 Seattle Thunderbirds 3–4 OT Kamloops Blazers Sandman Centre Recap
May 29 Kamloops Blazers 1–2 Seattle Thunderbirds accesso ShoWare Center Recap
May 31 Seattle Thunderbirds 3–2 Kamloops Blazers Sandman Centre Recap
Seattle won series 4–3


WHL Championship[edit]

(E2) Edmonton Oil Kings vs. (W4) Seattle Thunderbirds[edit]

June 3 Seattle Thunderbirds 2–1 Edmonton Oil Kings Rogers Place Recap
June 5 Seattle Thunderbirds 4–5 Edmonton Oil Kings Rogers Place Recap
June 7 Edmonton Oil Kings 4–0 Seattle Thunderbirds accesso ShoWare Center Recap
June 8 Edmonton Oil Kings 3–2 Seattle Thunderbirds accesso ShoWare Center Recap
June 11 Seattle Thunderbirds 3–2 Edmonton Oil Kings Rogers Place Recap
June 13 Seattle Thunderbirds 0–2 Edmonton Oil Kings Rogers Place Recap
Edmonton won 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
Logan Stankoven Kamloops Blazers 17 17 14 31 8
Jared Davidson Seattle Thunderbirds 25 13 16 29 10
Lukas Svejkovsky Seattle Thunderbirds 24 11 17 28 10
Zachary Benson Winnipeg Ice 15 9 14 23 10
Luke Toporowski Kamloops Blazers 16 9 14 23 24
Zack Ostapchuk Vancouver Giants 12 7 16 23 4
Dylan Guenther Edmonton Oil Kings 16 13 8 21 10
Carter Souch Edmonton Oil Kings 19 12 9 21 12
Connor McClennon Winnipeg Ice 15 8 13 21 16
Reid Schaefer Seattle Thunderbirds 25 6 15 21 32

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
Tyler Brennan Prince George Cougars 4 226 0 3 7 0 0.954 1.86
Taylor Gauthier Portland Winterhawks 11 656 7 4 21 1 0.937 1.92
Dylan Garand Kamloops Blazers 17 1,029 11 6 33 3 0.933 1.92
Sebastian Cossa Edmonton Oil Kings 19 1,150 16 3 37 5 0.919 1.93
Daniel Hauser Winnipeg Ice 12 674 8 2 25 1 0.910 2.23

WHL awards[edit]

Regular season champions Scotty Munro Memorial Trophy Winnipeg Ice
Player of the Year Four Broncos Memorial Trophy Logan Stankoven, Kamloops Blazers
Top Scorer Bob Clarke Trophy Arshdeep Bains, Red Deer Rebels
Top Defenceman Bill Hunter Memorial Trophy Olen Zellweger, Everett Silvertips
Rookie of the Year Jim Piggott Memorial Trophy Brayden Yager, Moose Jaw Warriors
Top Goaltender Del Wilson Trophy Dylan Garand, Kamloops Blazers
Top Plus-Minus Rating WHL Plus-Minus Award Nolan Orzeck, Winnipeg Ice
Most Sportsmanlike Player Brad Hornung Trophy Logan Stankoven, Kamloops Blazers
Scholastic Player of the Year Daryl K. (Doc) Seaman Trophy Connor Levis Kamloops Blazers
Coach of the Year Dunc McCallum Memorial Trophy James Patrick, Winnipeg Ice
Executive of the Year Lloyd Saunders Memorial Trophy Matt Cockell, Winnipeg Ice
Top Official Allen Paradice Memorial Trophy Chris Crich
Marketing/Public Relations Award St. Clair Group Trophy Everett Silvertips
Humanitarian of the Year Doug Wickenheiser Memorial Trophy Luke Prokop, Edmonton Oil Kings
WHL Finals Most Valuable Player airBC Trophy Kaiden Guhle, Edmonton Oil Kings
Alumni Achievement Awards Professional Hockey Achievement
Academic Recipient

All-Star Teams[edit]

Eastern Conference[edit]

Central Division[edit]

First Team[8] Pos. Second Team
Player Team Player Team
Sebastian Cossa Edmonton Oil Kings G Isaac Poulter Swift Current Broncos
Kaiden Guhle Edmonton Oil Kings D Simon Kubicek Edmonton Oil Kings
Christoffer Sedoff Red Deer Rebels D Owen Pickering Swift Current Broncos
Arshdeep Bains Red Deer Rebels F Riley Fiddler-Schultz Calgary Hitmen
Dylan Guenther Edmonton Oil Kings F Justin Hall Lethbridge Hurricanes
Ben King Red Deer Rebels F Jake Neighbours Edmonton Oil Kings

East Division[edit]

First Team[9] Pos. Second Team
Player Team Player Team
Daniel Hauser Winnipeg Ice G Carl Tetachuk Moose Jaw Warriors
Carson Lambos Winnipeg Ice D Ryker Evans Regina Pats
Denton Mateychuk Moose Jaw Warriors D Chad Nychuk Brandon Wheat Kings
Connor Bedard Regina Pats F Ridly Greig Brandon Wheat Kings
Matthew Savoie Winnipeg Ice F Jagger Firkus Moose Jaw Warriors
Kyle Crnkovic Saskatoon Blades F Tristen Robins Saskatoon Blades

Western Conference[edit]

B.C. Division[edit]

First Team[10] Pos. Second Team
Player Team Player Team
Dylan Garand Kamloops Blazers G Talyn Boyko Kelowna Rockets
Gannon Laroque Victoria Royals D Ethan Samson Prince George Cougars
Jake Lee Kelowna Rockets D Quinn Schmiemann Kamloops Blazers
Colton Dach Kelowna Rockets F Tarun Fizer Victoria Royals
Bailey Peach Victoria Royals F Pavel Novak Kelowna Rockets
Logan Stankoven Kamloops Blazers F Luke Toporowski Kamloops Blazers

U.S. Division[edit]

First Team[11] Pos. Second Team
Player Team Player Team
Taylor Gauthier Portland Winterhawks G Thomas Milic Seattle Thunderbirds
Clay Hanus Portland Winterhawks D Kevin Korchinski Seattle Thunderbirds
Olen Zellweger Everett Silvertips D Ronan Seeley Everett Silvertips
Jackson Berezowski Everett Silvertips F Bear Hughes Spokane Chiefs
Jared Davidson Seattle Thunderbirds F Tyson Kozak Portland Winterhawks
Cross Hanas Portland Winterhawks F Lukas Svejkovsky Seattle Thunderbirds

See also[edit]

References[edit]

  1. ^ "WHL concludes 2021 Annual General Meeting".
  2. ^ "WHL announces complete Eastern Conference schedule for 2021-22 Regular season". WHL.ca. Archived from the original on July 27, 2021. Retrieved September 9, 2021.
  3. ^ "Western Hockey League adopts mandatory COVID-19 vaccination policy". WHL.com. Archived from the original on August 16, 2021. Retrieved September 9, 2021.
  4. ^ "WHL announces series of changes to 2021-22 Western Conference Regular season schedule". WHL.ca. Archived from the original on September 8, 2021. Retrieved September 9, 2021.
  5. ^ "WHL announces update to 2021-22 Regular season schedule & Playoffs". WHL.ca. Retrieved February 17, 2022.
  6. ^ "WHL Regular season: Scoring leaders". Retrieved October 3, 2021.
  7. ^ WHL Regular season: Goaltending leaders. Retrieved on October 4, 2021.
  8. ^ WHL Names Central Division All-Star Teams
  9. ^ WHL Names East Division All-Star Teams
  10. ^ WHL Names B.C. Division All-Star Teams
  11. ^ WHL Names U.S. Division All-Star Teams

External links[edit]

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