2018–19 WHL season

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2018–19 WHL season
LeagueWestern Hockey League
SportHockey
DurationRegular season
September 21, 2018 – March 19, 2019
Playoffs
March 22, 2019 – May 13, 2019
Number of teams22
TV partner(s)CW 32
JOEtv
Rogers Sportsnet
Finals championsPrince Albert Raiders (2)
WHL seasons
2018–19 CHL seasons
LeagueCanadian Hockey League
SportHockey
DurationOHL
September 2018 – March 2019
QMJHL
September 2018 – March 2019
WHL
September 2018 – March 2019
Number of teams60
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 began on March 22, 2019, and ended on May 13; the winning team, the Prince Albert Raiders, were awarded the Ed Chynoweth Cup and a berth in the 2019 Memorial Cup, held at the Scotiabank Centre in Halifax, Nova Scotia, from May 17 to 26.

Standings[edit]

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[edit]

Kamloops Blazers vs. Kelowna Rockets[edit]

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


Statistics[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
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[edit]

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[edit]

Conference Quarter-finals Conference Semi-finals Conference Finals WHL Championship
            
E1 Prince Albert 4
W2 Red Deer 0
E1 Prince Albert 4
E2 Saskatoon 2
E2 Saskatoon 4
E3 Moose Jaw 0
E1 Prince Albert 4
Eastern Conference
C1 Edmonton 2
C1 Edmonton 4
W1 Medicine Hat 2
C1 Edmonton 4
C3 Calgary 0
C2 Lethbridge 3
C3 Calgary 4
E1 Prince Albert 4
B1 Vancouver 3
U1 Everett 4
W1 Tri-City 1
U1 Everett 1
U2 Spokane 4
U2 Spokane 4
U3 Portland 1
B1 Vancouver 4
Western Conference
U2 Spokane 1
B1 Vancouver 4
W2 Seattle 2
B1 Vancouver 4
B2 Victoria 0
B2 Victoria 4
B3 Kamloops 2

Conference Quarter-finals[edit]

Eastern Conference[edit]

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

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 4 – 2 Red Deer Rebels ENMAX Centrium Recap
March 27 Prince Albert Raiders 4 – 1 Red Deer Rebels ENMAX Centrium Recap
Prince Albert wins series 4 – 0


(E2) Saskatoon Blades vs. (E3) Moose Jaw Warriors[edit]

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 3 – 2 Moose Jaw Warriors Mosaic Place Recap
March 27 Saskatoon Blades 4 – 3 OT Moose Jaw Warriors Mosaic Place Recap
Saskatoon wins series 4 – 0


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

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 0 – 5 Medicine Hat Tigers Canalta Centre Recap
March 27 Edmonton Oil Kings 5 – 1 Medicine Hat Tigers Canalta Centre Recap
March 29 Medicine Hat Tigers 4 – 5 Edmonton Oil Kings Rogers Place Recap
March 31 Edmonton Oil Kings 4 – 3 OT Medicine Hat Tigers Canalta Centre Recap
Edmonton wins series 4 – 2


(C2) Lethbridge Hurricanes vs. (C3) Calgary Hitmen[edit]

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 3 – 5 Calgary Hitmen Scotiabank Saddledome Recap
March 28 Lethbridge Hurricanes 2 – 5 Calgary Hitmen Scotiabank Saddledome Recap
March 30* Calgary Hitmen 6 – 5 Lethbridge Hurricanes ENMAX Centre Recap
March 31 Lethbridge Hurricanes 7 – 6 OT Calgary Hitmen Scotiabank Saddledome Recap
April 2* Calgary Hitmen 4 – 2 Lethbridge Hurricanes ENMAX Centre Recap
Calgary wins series 4 – 3

* Note: Games 5 and 7 were played at the Nicholas Sheran Arena in Lethbridge due to the 2019 World Men's Curling Championship taking place at the ENMAX Centre from March 30 to April 7.

Western Conference[edit]

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

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 2 – 3 OT Tri-City Americans Toyota Center Recap
March 28 Everett Silvertips 3 – 0 Tri-City Americans Toyota Center Recap
March 30 Tri-City Americans 1 – 9 Everett Silvertips Angel of the Winds Arena Recap
Everett wins series 4 – 1


(U2) Spokane Chiefs vs. (U3) Portland Winterhawks[edit]

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 5 – 4 OT Portland Winterhawks Veterans Memorial Coliseum Recap
March 27 Spokane Chiefs 4 – 3 OT Portland Winterhawks Veterans Memorial Coliseum Recap
March 30 Portland Winterhawks 1 – 4 Spokane Chiefs Spokane Veterans Memorial Arena Recap
Spokane wins series 4 – 1


(B1) Vancouver Giants vs. (W2) Seattle Thunderbirds[edit]

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 6 – 4 Seattle Thunderbirds ShoWare Center Recap
March 27 Vancouver Giants 3 – 4 Seattle Thunderbirds ShoWare Center Recap
March 29 Seattle Thunderbirds 2 – 3 Vancouver Giants Langley Events Centre Recap
March 30 Vancouver Giants 5 – 1 Seattle Thunderbirds ShoWare Center Recap
Vancouver wins series 4 – 2


(B2) Victoria Royals vs. (B3) Kamloops Blazers[edit]

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 3 – 2 Kamloops Blazers Sandman Centre Recap
March 27 Victoria Royals 3 – 6 Kamloops Blazers Sandman Centre Recap
March 30 Kamloops Blazers 3 – 6 Victoria Royals Save-On-Foods Memorial Centre Recap
April 1 Victoria Royals 4 – 1 Kamloops Blazers Sandman Centre Recap
Victoria wins series 4 – 2


Conference Semi-finals[edit]

Eastern Conference[edit]

(E1) Prince Albert Raiders vs. (E2) Saskatoon Blades[edit]

April 5 Saskatoon Blades 1 – 6 Prince Albert Raiders Art Hauser Centre Recap
April 7 Saskatoon Blades 2 – 3 Prince Albert Raiders Art Hauser Centre Recap
April 9 Prince Albert Raiders 0 – 1 Saskatoon Blades SaskTel Centre Recap
April 10 Prince Albert Raiders 1 – 4 Saskatoon Blades SaskTel Centre Recap
April 12 Saskatoon Blades 1 – 6 Prince Albert Raiders Art Hauser Centre Recap
April 14 Prince Albert Raiders 6 – 3 Saskatoon Blades SaskTel Centre Recap
Prince Albert wins series 4 – 2


(C1) Edmonton Oil Kings vs. (C3) Calgary Hitmen[edit]

April 6 Calgary Hitmen 2 – 3 OT Edmonton Oil Kings Rogers Place Recap
April 7 Calgary Hitmen 1 – 4 Edmonton Oil Kings Rogers Place Recap
April 9 Edmonton Oil Kings 2 – 1 OT Calgary Hitmen Scotiabank Saddledome Recap
April 10 Edmonton Oil Kings 6 – 0 Calgary Hitmen Scotiabank Saddledome Recap
Edmonton wins series 4 – 0


Western Conference[edit]

(U1) Everett Silvertips vs. (U2) Spokane Chiefs[edit]

April 6 Spokane Chiefs 6 – 3 Everett Silvertips Angel of the Winds Arena Recap
April 7 Spokane Chiefs 3 – 1 Everett Silvertips Angel of the Winds Arena Recap
April 10 Everett Silvertips 1 – 3 Spokane Chiefs Spokane Veterans Memorial Arena Recap
April 12 Everett Silvertips 4 – 1 Spokane Chiefs Spokane Veterans Memorial Arena Recap
April 13 Everett Silvertips 1 – 2 Spokane Chiefs Spokane Veterans Memorial Arena Recap
Spokane wins series 4 – 1


(B1) Vancouver Giants vs. (B2) Victoria Royals[edit]

April 5 Victoria Royals 0 – 3 Vancouver Giants Langley Events Centre Recap
April 6 Victoria Royals 1 – 2 OT Vancouver Giants Langley Events Centre Recap
April 9 Vancouver Giants 5 – 4 OT Victoria Royals Save-On-Foods Memorial Centre Recap
April 11 Vancouver Giants 6 – 1 Victoria Royals Save-On-Foods Memorial Centre Recap
Vancouver wins series 4 – 0


Conference Finals[edit]

Eastern Conference[edit]

(E1) Prince Albert Raiders vs. (C1) Edmonton Oil Kings[edit]

April 19 Edmonton Oil Kings 0 – 1 Prince Albert Raiders Art Hauser Centre Recap
April 20 Edmonton Oil Kings 4 – 3 OT Prince Albert Raiders Art Hauser Centre Recap
April 23 Prince Albert Raiders 1 – 5 Edmonton Oil Kings Rogers Place Recap
April 24 Prince Albert Raiders 2 – 1 Edmonton Oil Kings Rogers Place Recap
April 26 Edmonton Oil Kings 0 – 4 Prince Albert Raiders Art Hauser Centre Recap
April 28 Prince Albert Raiders 4 – 2 Edmonton Oil Kings Rogers Place Recap
Prince Albert wins series 4 – 2


Western Conference[edit]

(B1) Vancouver Giants vs. (U2) Spokane Chiefs[edit]

April 19 Spokane Chiefs 1 – 4 Vancouver Giants Langley Events Centre Recap
April 20 Spokane Chiefs 2 – 4 Vancouver Giants Langley Events Centre Recap
April 23 Vancouver Giants 2 – 3 OT Spokane Chiefs Spokane Veterans Memorial Arena Recap
April 24 Vancouver Giants 4 – 3 OT Spokane Chiefs Spokane Veterans Memorial Arena Recap
April 26 Spokane Chiefs 2 – 3 Vancouver Giants Langley Events Centre Recap
Vancouver wins series 4 – 1


WHL Championship[edit]

(E1) Prince Albert Raiders vs. (B1) Vancouver Giants[edit]

May 3 Vancouver Giants 5 – 4 Prince Albert Raiders Art Hauser Centre Recap
May 4 Vancouver Giants 0 – 4 Prince Albert Raiders Art Hauser Centre Recap
May 7 Prince Albert Raiders 8 – 2 Vancouver Giants Langley Events Centre Recap
May 8 Prince Albert Raiders 1 – 0 Vancouver Giants Langley Events Centre Recap
May 10 Prince Albert Raiders 3 – 4 Vancouver Giants Langley Events Centre Recap
May 12 Vancouver Giants 4 – 2 Prince Albert Raiders Art Hauser Centre Recap
May 13 Vancouver Giants 2 – 3 OT Prince Albert Raiders Art Hauser Centre Recap
Prince Albert 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
Bowen Byram Vancouver Giants 22 8 18 26 18
Brett Leason Prince Albert Raiders 22 10 15 25 15
Dante Hannoun Prince Albert Raiders 23 14 10 24 14
Noah Gregor Prince Albert Raiders 23 13 11 24 10
Aliaksei Protas Prince Albert Raiders 23 12 10 22 6
Jared Dmytriw Vancouver Giants 22 9 12 21 16
Davis Koch Vancouver Giants 22 5 16 21 0
Parker Kelly Prince Albert Raiders 23 8 9 17 14
Dawson Holt Vancouver Giants 22 7 9 16 6
Dylan Plouffe Vancouver Giants 22 6 10 16 23

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
Ian Scott Prince Albert Raiders 23 1406 16 7 46 5 .925 1.96
Dustin Wolf Everett Silvertips 10 595 5 5 20 1 .914 2.02
Dylan Myskiw Edmonton Oil Kings 13 774 7 6 28 1 .913 2.17
David Tendeck Vancouver Giants 17 1034 11 5 41 0 .918 2.38
Bailey Brkin Spokane Chiefs 15 917 9 6 39 0 .922 2.55

WHL awards[edit]

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

All-Star Teams[edit]

Eastern Conference[edit]

First Team[5] Pos. Second Team
Player Team Player Team
Ian Scott Prince Albert Raiders G Mads Sogaard Medicine Hat Tigers
Josh Brook Moose Jaw Warriors D Jett Woo Moose Jaw Warriors
Dawson Davidson Saskatoon Blades D Brayden Pachal Prince Albert Raiders
Trey Fix-Wolansky Edmonton Oil Kings F Brandon Hagel Red Deer Rebels
Tristin Langan Moose Jaw Warriors F Stelio Mattheos Brandon Wheat Kings
Brett Leason Prince Albert Raiders F Mark Kastelic Calgary Hitmen

Western Conference[edit]

First Team Pos. Second Team
Player Team Player Team
Dustin Wolf Everett Silvertips G Beck Warm Tri-City Americans
Ty Smith Spokane Chiefs D Lassi Thomson Kelowna Rockets
Bowen Byram Vancouver Giants D Scott Walford Victoria Royals
Joachim Blichfeld Portland Winterhawks F Parker AuCoin Tri-City Americans
Cody Glass Portland Winterhawks F Matthew Wedman Seattle Thunderbirds
Connor Dewar Everett Silvertips F Riley Woods Spokane Chiefs

See also[edit]

References[edit]

  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 October 9, 2018.
  5. ^ WHL Announces 2018-19 Conference All-Star teams

External links[edit]

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