2022–23 WHL season
2022–23 WHL season | |
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League | Western Hockey League |
Sport | Ice hockey |
Duration | Regular season September 23, 2022 – March 26, 2023 Playoffs March 31, 2023 – May 19, 2023 |
Number of teams | 22 |
TV partner(s) | |
Regular season | |
Scotty Munro Memorial Trophy | Winnipeg Ice (2) |
Season MVP | Connor Bedard (Regina Pats) |
Top scorer | Connor Bedard (Regina Pats) |
Playoffs | |
Playoffs MVP | Thomas Millic (Thunderbirds) |
Finals champions | Seattle Thunderbirds (2) |
Runners-up | Winnipeg Ice |
2022–23 CHL seasons | |
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League | Canadian Hockey League |
Sport | Ice hockey |
Duration | OHL September 2022–May 2023 QMJHL September 2022–May 2023 WHL September 2022–May 2023 |
Number of teams | 60 |
TV partner(s) | |
Memorial Cup | |
Finals champions | Quebec Remparts (QMJHL) (3rd title) |
Runners-up | Seattle Thunderbirds (WHL) |
The 2022–23 WHL season was the 57th season of the Western Hockey League (WHL). The regular season started on September 23, 2022, and ended on March 26, 2023, with the 2023 WHL Playoffs beginning on March 31 and ending on May 19. Teams went back to inter-conference games for first time since the 2019–20 season.[1]
The Seattle Thunderbirds defeated the regular season-champion Winnipeg Ice 4 games to 1 in the finals to win their second Ed Chynoweth Cup and earn a spot in the 2023 Memorial Cup tournament, which was hosted by the Kamloops Blazers.[2]
Standings
[edit]Conference standings
[edit]Team | GP | W | L | OTL | SL | GF | GA | Pts |
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Seattle Thunderbirds xy | 68 | 54 | 11 | 1 | 2 | 300 | 155 | 111 |
Kamloops Blazers xy | 68 | 48 | 13 | 4 | 3 | 313 | 198 | 103 |
Portland Winterhawks x | 68 | 40 | 20 | 5 | 3 | 244 | 218 | 88 |
Prince George Cougars x | 68 | 37 | 24 | 6 | 1 | 290 | 241 | 81 |
Tri-City Americans x | 68 | 34 | 26 | 5 | 3 | 256 | 245 | 76 |
Everett Silvertips x | 68 | 33 | 32 | 2 | 1 | 221 | 245 | 69 |
Vancouver Giants x | 68 | 28 | 32 | 5 | 3 | 188 | 238 | 64 |
Kelowna Rockets x | 68 | 27 | 37 | 4 | 0 | 210 | 256 | 58 |
Victoria Royals e | 68 | 17 | 43 | 6 | 2 | 199 | 323 | 42 |
Spokane Chiefs e | 68 | 15 | 43 | 4 | 6 | 195 | 314 | 40 |
Team | GP | W | L | OTL | SL | GF | GA | Pts |
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Winnipeg Ice xyz | 68 | 57 | 10 | 1 | 0 | 325 | 177 | 115 |
Red Deer Rebels xy | 68 | 43 | 19 | 3 | 3 | 248 | 189 | 92 |
Saskatoon Blades x | 68 | 48 | 15 | 4 | 1 | 257 | 171 | 101 |
Moose Jaw Warriors x | 68 | 41 | 24 | 0 | 3 | 252 | 237 | 85 |
Lethbridge Hurricanes x | 68 | 36 | 26 | 3 | 3 | 204 | 207 | 78 |
Regina Pats x | 68 | 34 | 30 | 3 | 1 | 262 | 277 | 72 |
Calgary Hitmen x | 68 | 31 | 29 | 5 | 3 | 220 | 224 | 70 |
Medicine Hat Tigers x | 68 | 30 | 29 | 8 | 1 | 248 | 224 | 69 |
Swift Current Broncos e | 68 | 31 | 33 | 1 | 3 | 227 | 242 | 66 |
Brandon Wheat Kings e | 68 | 26 | 33 | 8 | 1 | 212 | 242 | 61 |
Prince Albert Raiders e | 68 | 28 | 37 | 3 | 0 | 198 | 239 | 59 |
Edmonton Oil Kings e | 68 | 10 | 54 | 4 | 0 | 131 | 338 | 24 |
x – team has clinched playoff spot y – team has clinched division z – team has clinched best regular season record
e – team is eliminated from playoff contention
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 |
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Connor Bedard | Regina Pats | 57 | 71 | 72 | 143 | 62 |
Chase Wheatcroft | Prince George Cougars | 68 | 47 | 60 | 107 | 46 |
Zach Benson | Winnipeg Ice | 60 | 36 | 62 | 98 | 49 |
Logan Stankoven | Kamloops Blazers | 48 | 34 | 63 | 97 | 17 |
Riley Heidt | Prince George Cougars | 68 | 25 | 72 | 97 | 36 |
Andrew Cristall | Kelowna Rockets | 54 | 39 | 56 | 95 | 50 |
Matthew Savoie | Winnipeg Ice | 62 | 38 | 57 | 95 | 26 |
Connor McClennon | Winnipeg Ice | 64 | 46 | 46 | 92 | 49 |
Koehn Ziemmer | Prince George Cougars | 68 | 41 | 48 | 89 | 43 |
Jagger Firkus | Moose Jaw Warriors | 66 | 40 | 48 | 88 | 24 |
Leading goaltenders
[edit]These are the goaltenders that lead the league in GAA that played at least 1,200 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% |
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Thomas Milic | Seattle Thunderbirds | 33 | 1,964 | 27 | 3 | 1 | 1 | 4 | 2.08 | 0.928 |
Scott Ratzlaff | Seattle Thunderbirds | 34 | 2,011 | 25 | 8 | 0 | 1 | 5 | 2.15 | 0.918 |
Austin Elliott | Saskatoon Blades | 37 | 2,123 | 25 | 6 | 3 | 0 | 2 | 2.20 | 0.911 |
Daniel Hauser | Winnipeg Ice | 42 | 2,504 | 37 | 4 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 2.28 | 0.917 |
Rhett Stoesser | Red Deer Rebels | 25 | 1,480 | 19 | 6 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 2.35 | 0.910 |
2023 WHL Playoffs
[edit]Conference Quarterfinals | Conference Semifinals | Conference Finals | WHL Championship | ||||||||||||||||
E1 | Winnipeg | 4 | |||||||||||||||||
E8 | Medicine Hat | 0 | |||||||||||||||||
E1 | Winnipeg | 4 | |||||||||||||||||
E4 | Moose Jaw | 2 | |||||||||||||||||
E2 | Red Deer | 4 | |||||||||||||||||
E7 | Calgary | 1 | |||||||||||||||||
E1 | Winnipeg | 4 | |||||||||||||||||
Eastern | |||||||||||||||||||
E3 | Saskatoon | 0 | |||||||||||||||||
E3 | Saskatoon | 4 | |||||||||||||||||
E6 | Regina | 3 | |||||||||||||||||
E2 | Red Deer | 3 | |||||||||||||||||
E3 | Saskatoon | 4 | |||||||||||||||||
E4 | Moose Jaw | 4 | |||||||||||||||||
E5 | Lethbridge | 0 | |||||||||||||||||
E1 | Winnipeg | 1 | |||||||||||||||||
Note: Pairings are re-seeded after the first round. | |||||||||||||||||||
W1 | Seattle | 4 | |||||||||||||||||
W1 | Seattle | 4 | |||||||||||||||||
W8 | Kelowna | 0 | |||||||||||||||||
W1 | Seattle | 4 | |||||||||||||||||
W4 | Prince George | 0 | |||||||||||||||||
W2 | Kamloops | 4 | |||||||||||||||||
W7 | Vancouver | 0 | |||||||||||||||||
W1 | Seattle | 4 | |||||||||||||||||
Western | |||||||||||||||||||
W2 | Kamloops | 2 | |||||||||||||||||
W3 | Portland | 4 | |||||||||||||||||
W6 | Everett | 1 | |||||||||||||||||
W2 | Kamloops | 4 | |||||||||||||||||
W3 | Portland | 0 | |||||||||||||||||
W4 | Prince George | 4 | |||||||||||||||||
W5 | Tri-City | 2 |
Conference Quarter-finals
[edit]Eastern Conference
[edit](E1) Winnipeg Ice vs. (E8) Medicine Hat Tigers
[edit]March 31 | Medicine Hat Tigers | 3–5 | Winnipeg Ice | Wayne Fleming Arena | Recap | |||
Andrew Basha (1) - 11:01 | First period | 1:50 - pp - Zack Ostapchuk (1) 8:22 - Matthew Savoie (1) | ||||||
No scoring | Second period | 10:28 - pp - Evan Friesen (1) | ||||||
Andrew Basha (2) - pp - 10:00 Rhett Parsons (1) - 19:49 | Third period | 4:55 - pp - Matthew Savoie (2) 18:53 - en - Matthew Savoie (3) | ||||||
Beckett Langkow (30 saves / 34 shots) | Goalie stats | Daniel Hauser (33 saves / 36 shots) |
April 1 | Medicine Hat Tigers | 2–5 | Winnipeg Ice | Wayne Fleming Arena | Recap | |||
No scoring | First period | 12:44 - Briley Wood (1) | ||||||
Andrew Basha (3) - 6:20 | Second period | 1:33 - Zack Ostapchuk (2) 15:50 - pp - Connor McClennon (1) | ||||||
11:58 - pp - Dallon Melin (1) | Third period | 13:49 - pp - Connor McClennon (2) 19:33 - en - Matthew Savoie (4) | ||||||
Beckett Langkow (17 saves / 21 shots) | Goalie stats | Daniel Hauser (25 saves / 27 shots) |
April 4 | Winnipeg Ice | 7–2 | Medicine Hat Tigers | Co-op Place | Recap | |||
Zack Ostapchuk (3) - 1:00 Evan Friesen (2) - 5:45 Matthew Savoie (5) - 5:58 | First period | 8:21 - Brendan Lee (1) | ||||||
Ty Nash (1) - 11:48 Conor Geekie (1) - 14:28 | Second period | No scoring | ||||||
Connor McClennon (3) - pp - 0:49 Easton Armstrong (1) - pp - 8:17 | Third period | 12:29 - pp - Gavin McKenna (1) | ||||||
Daniel Hauser (23 saves / 25 shots) | Goalie stats | Beckett Langkow (16 shots / 23 saves) Zach Zahara (1 save / 1 shot) |
April 5 | Winnipeg Ice | 3–2 | Medicine Hat Tigers | Co-op Place | Recap | |||
Matthew Savoie (6) - sh - 1:14 | First period | 1:30 - pp - Dru Krebs (1) | ||||||
Owen Pederson (1) - 10:50 | Second period | 15:59 - Hunter St. Martin (1) | ||||||
Ty Nash (2) - 1:10 | Third period | No scoring | ||||||
Daniel Hauser (30 saves / 32 shots) | Goalie stats | Beckett Langkow (18 saves / 21 shots) |
Winnipeg wins series 4–0 | |
(E2) Red Deer Rebels vs. (E7) Calgary Hitmen
[edit]March 31 | Calgary Hitmen | 0–3 | Red Deer Rebels | Peavey Mart Centrium | Recap | |||
No scoring | First period | 17:56 - Kai Uchacz (1) | ||||||
No scoring | Second period | No scoring | ||||||
No scoring | Third period | 13:22 - Jayden Grubbe (1) 17:56 - Frantisek Formanek (1) | ||||||
Brayden Peters (33 saves / 36 shots) | Goalie stats | Kyle Kelsey (25 saves / 25 shots) |
April 1 | Calgary Hitmen | 2–1 | OT | Red Deer Rebels | Peavey Mart Centrium | Recap | ||
No scoring | First period | No scoring | ||||||
No scoring | Second period | No scoring | ||||||
Sean Tschigerl (1) - 18:23 | Third period | 11:20 - Christoffer Sedoff (1) | ||||||
David Adaszynski (1) - 16:42 | First overtime period | No scoring | ||||||
Brayden Peters (38 saves / 39 shots) | Goalie stats | Kyle Kelsey (36 saves / 38 shots) |
April 3 | Red Deer Rebels | 4–2 | Calgary Hitmen | Scotiabank Saddledome | Recap | |||
Matteo Fabrizi (1) - 16:07 Kai Uchacz (2) - 16:56 | First period | 13:42 - Carson Wetsch (1) | ||||||
Frantisek Formanek (2) - 0:46 | Second period | 3:56 - pp - Carter MacAdams (1) | ||||||
Kai Uchacz (3) - en - 19:23 | Third period | No scoring | ||||||
Kyle Kelsey (36 saves / 38 shots) | Goalie stats | Brayden Peters (42 saves / 45 shots) |
April 5 | Red Deer Rebels | 6–1 | Calgary Hitmen | Scotiabank Saddledome | Recap | |||
No scoring | First period | No scoring | ||||||
Ben King (1) - pp - 8:04 Ollie Josephson (1) - sh - 9:07 Jhett Larson (1) - sh - 18:31 Hunter Mayo (1) - 19:28 | Second period | 5:30 - pp - Ethan Moore (1) | ||||||
Ben King (2) - pp - 5:56 Kai Uchacz (4) - pp - 12:09 | Third period | No scoring | ||||||
Kyle Kelsey (36 saves / 37 shots) | Goalie stats | Brayden Peters (33 saves / 39 shots) Ethan Buenaventura (2 saves / 2 shots) |
April 7 | Calgary Hitmen | 5–6 | OT | Red Deer Rebels | Peavey Mart Centrium | Recap | ||
David Adaszynski (2) - pp - 13:19 Brandon Whynott (1) - 14:09 | First period | 4:22 - pp - Kalan Lind (1) 19:23 - pp - Mats Lindgren (1) | ||||||
Maxim Muranov (1) - 12:19 | Second period | 7:32 - pp - Mats Lindgren (2) | ||||||
Oliver Tulk (1) - pp - 2:46 Maxim Muranov (2) - sh - 9:32 | Third period | 15:32 - Matteo Fabrizi (2) 17:18 - Christoffer Sedoff (2) | ||||||
No scoring | First overtime period | 4:56 - Ben King (3) | ||||||
Brayden Peters (38 saves / 44 shots) | Goalie stats | Kyle Kelsey (19 saves / 24 shots) |
Red Deer wins series 4–1 | |
(E3) Saskatoon Blades vs. (E6) Regina Pats
[edit]March 31 | Regina Pats | 6–1 | Saskatoon Blades | SaskTel Centre | Recap | |||
No scoring | First period | No scoring | ||||||
Zackary Shantz (1) - 4:11 Connor Bedard (1) - 13:12 | Second period | No scoring | ||||||
Riley Ginnell (1) - 0:09 Stanislav Svozil (1) - 9:54 Connor Bedard (2) - 13:27 Tye Spencer (1) - en - 17:29 | Third period | 0:31 - Lukas Hansen (1) | ||||||
Drew Sim (27 saves / 28 shots) | Goalie stats | Austin Elliot (19 saves / 24 shots) |
April 2 | Regina Pats | 6–5 | OT | Saskatoon Blades | SaskTel Centre | Recap | ||
Stanislav Svozil (2) - 5:08 Connor Bedard (3) - 13:33 | First period | 18:01 - Justin Lies (1) | ||||||
Zack Stringer (1) - pp - 5:32 Connor Bedard (4) - 12:31 | Second period | 2:48 - Lukas Hansen (2) 6:42 - Josh Pillar (1) | ||||||
Connor Bedard (5) - 11:10 | Third period | 8:32 - Jayden Wiens (1) 8:50 - Vaughn Watterodt (1) | ||||||
Zack Stringer (2) - pp - 2:58 | First overtime period | No scoring | ||||||
Drew Sim (42 saves / 47 shots) | Goalie stats | Austin Elliot (9 saves / 13 shots) Ethan Chadwick (4 saves / 6 shots) |
April 4 | Saskatoon Blades | 4–3 | OT | Regina Pats | Brandt Centre | Recap | ||
Jayden Wiens (2) - pp - 12:21 | First period | 2:32 - Stanislav Svozil (3) 13:25 - Alexander Suzdalev (1) | ||||||
No scoring | Second period | No scoring | ||||||
Egor Sidorov (1) - pp - 10:32 Brandon Lisowsky (1) - pp - 19:33 | Third period | 9:39 - Connor Bedard (6) | ||||||
Egor Sidorov (2) - 5:19 | First overtime period | No scoring | ||||||
Ethan Chadwick (21 saves / 24 shots) | Goalie stats | Drew Sim (33 saves / 37 shots) |
April 5 | Saskatoon Blades | 4–3 | OT | Regina Pats | Brandt Centre | Recap | ||
No scoring | First period | No scoring | ||||||
Egor Sidorov (3) - pp - 7:18 | Second period | 19:35 - pp - Connor Bedard (7) | ||||||
Jayden Wiens (3) - 2:42 Charlie Wright (1) - 10:01 | Third period | 0:13 - Connor Bedard (8) 0:53 - Tanner Howe (1) | ||||||
Jake Chiasson (1) - 7:20 | First overtime period | No scoring | ||||||
Ethan Chadwick (23 saves / 26 shots) | Goalie stats | Drew Sim (33 saves / 37 shots) |
April 7 | Regina Pats | 2–4 | Saskatoon Blades | SaskTel Centre | Recap | |||
Zack Stringer (3) - pp - 11:24 | First period | 3:46 - Vaughn Watterodt (2) 5:26 - pp - Egor Sidorov (4) | ||||||
No scoring | Second period | 15:52 - Conner Roulette (1) | ||||||
Connor Bedard (9) - 3:09 | Third period | 10:46 - Egor Sidorov (5) | ||||||
Drew Sim (29 saves / 33 shots) | Goalie stats | Ethan Chadwick (20 saves / 22 shots) |
April 8 | Saskatoon Blades | 3–5 | Regina Pats | Brandt Centre | Recap | |||
Jayden Wiens (4) - 9:42 | First period | 14:53 - Alexander Suzdalev (2) | ||||||
Trevor Wong (1) - 17:34 | Second period | 5:04 - pp - Alexander Suzdalev (3) 12:45 - Tanner Howe (2) | ||||||
Trevor Wong (2) - 1:04 | Third period | 1:59 - Connor Bedard (10) 11:24 - Zackary Shantz (2) | ||||||
Ethan Chadwick (15 saves / 20 shots) | Goalie stats | Drew Sim (27 saves / 30 shots) |
April 10 | Regina Pats | 1–4 | Saskatoon Blades | SaskTel Centre | Recap | |||
No scoring | First period | No scoring | ||||||
No scoring | Second period | 19:46 - Spencer Shugrue (1) | ||||||
Stanislav Svozil (4) - 13:10 | Third period | 7:56 - Jake Chiasson (2) 17:50 - Vaughn Watterodt (3) 18:11 - en - Trevor Wong (3) | ||||||
Drew Sim (36 saves / 39 shots) | Goalie stats | Austin Elliot (25 saves / 26 shots) |
Saskatoon wins series 4–3 | |
(E4) Moose Jaw Warriors vs. (E5) Lethbridge Hurricanes
[edit]March 31 | Lethbridge Hurricanes | 1–2 | 2OT | Moose Jaw Warriors | Moose Jaw Events Centre | Recap | ||
No scoring | First period | No scoring | ||||||
Cole Shepard (1) - sh - 12:04 | Second period | 4:53 - Logan Dowhaniuk (1) | ||||||
No scoring | Third period | No scoring | ||||||
No scoring | Second overtime period | 19:43 - pp - Jagger Firkus (1) | ||||||
Bryan Thomson (52 saves / 54 shots) | Goalie stats | Connor Ungar (50 saves / 51 shots) |
April 1 | Lethbridge Hurricanes | 1–5 | Moose Jaw Warriors | Moose Jaw Events Centre | Recap | |||
No scoring | First period | 13:06 - pp - Atley Calvert (1) | ||||||
No scoring | Second period | 8:28 - Ryder Korczak (1) | ||||||
Anton Astashevich (1) - pp - 13:42 | Third period | 11:18 - Martin Ryšavý (1) 14:29 - Denton Mateychuk (1) 16:08 - Lucas Brenton (1) | ||||||
Bryan Thomson (29 saves / 34 shots) | Goalie stats | Connor Ungar (21 saves / 22 shots) |
April 4 | Moose Jaw Warriors | 6–2 | Lethbridge Hurricanes | Enmax Centre | Recap | |||
Atley Calvert (2) - 5:03 Jagger Firkus (2) - 18:52 | First period | 11:13 - pp - Jett Jones (1) | ||||||
Jagger Firkus (3) - 8:16 Jagger Firkus (4) - 11:28 Martin Ryšavý (2) - 14:58 | Second period | No scoring | ||||||
Atley Calvert (3) - en - 19:59 | Third period | 7:20 - Brayden Edwards (1) | ||||||
Connor Ungar (24 saves / 26 shots) | Goalie stats | Bryan Thomson (13 saves / 18 shots) Harrison Meneghin (5 saves / 5 shots) |
April 5 | Moose Jaw Warriors | 5–2 | Lethbridge Hurricanes | Enmax Centre | Recap | |||
Brayden Yager (1) - 13:56 | First period | 8:50 - Tyson Zimmer (1) | ||||||
Maximus Wanner (1) - 5:15 | Second period | 19:00 - Hayden Smith (1) | ||||||
Lynden Lakovic (1) - 4:48 Denton Mateychuk (2) - 14:32 Brayden Yager (2) - en - 19:29 | Third period | No scoring | ||||||
Connor Ungar (28 saves / 30 shots) | Goalie stats | Harrison Meneghin (25 saves / 29 shots) |
Moose Jaw wins series 4–0 | |
Western Conference
[edit](W1) Seattle Thunderbirds vs. (W8) Kelowna Rockets
[edit]March 31 | Kelowna Rockets | 2–3 | Seattle Thunderbirds | accesso ShoWare Center | Recap | |||
Jackson DeSouza (1) - 11:02 | First period | No scoring | ||||||
Caden Price (1) - pp - 7:21 | Second period | 19:32 - Dylan Guenther (1) | ||||||
No scoring | Third period | 3:22 - Dylan Guenther (2) 5:53 - pp - Reid Schaefer (1) | ||||||
Jari Kykkanen (36 saves / 39 shots) | Goalie stats | Thomas Milic (23 saves / 25 shots) |
April 1 | Kelowna Rockets | 1–4 | Seattle Thunderbirds | accesso ShoWare Center | Recap | |||
No scoring | First period | 12:02 - pp - Dylan Guenther (3) | ||||||
Dylan Wightman (1) - 7:38 | Second period | No scoring | ||||||
No scoring | Third period | 9:35 - Lucas Ciona (1) 15:35 - Nolan Allan (1) 17:01 - en - Jared Davidson (1) | ||||||
Jari Kykkanen (44 saves / 47 shots) | Goalie stats | Thomas Milic (25 saves / 26 shots) |
April 4 | Seattle Thunderbirds | 4–1 | Kelowna Rockets | Prospera Place | Recap | |||
No scoring | First period | No scoring | ||||||
No scoring | Second period | 15:40 - Andrew Cristall (1) | ||||||
Dylan Guenther (4) - 3:31 Jordan Gustafson (1) - 11:07 Lucas Ciona (2) - 13:05 Kyle Crnkovic (1) - sh - en - 19:07 | Third period | No scoring | ||||||
Thomas Milic (24 saves / 25 shots) | Goalie stats | Jari Kykkanen (29 saves / 32 shots) |
April 5 | Seattle Thunderbirds | 3–0 | Kelowna Rockets | Prospera Place | Recap | |||
No scoring | First period | No scoring | ||||||
Lucas Ciona (2) - pp - 8:42 | Second period | No scoring | ||||||
Dylan Guenther (5) - 9:25 Jordan Gustafson (2) - 13:13 | Third period | No scoring | ||||||
Thomas Milic (19 saves / 19 shots) | Goalie stats | Talyn Boyko (35 saves / 38 shots) |
Seattle wins series 4–0 | |
(W2) Kamloops Blazers vs. (W7) Vancouver Giants
[edit]March 31 | Vancouver Giants | 0–8 | Kamloops Blazers | Sandman Centre | Recap | |||
No scoring | First period | 2:08 - pp - Logan Stankoven (1) 6:18 - Emmitt Finnie (1) 7:10 - Dylan Sydor (1) 14:44 - Logan Stankoven (2) | ||||||
No scoring | Second period | 1:42 - Ryan Hofer (1) 3:59 - pp - Caedan Bankier (1) 6:12 - pp - Logan Stankoven (3) | ||||||
No scoring | Third period | 17:19 - Ashton Ferster (1) | ||||||
Jesper Vikman (15 saves / 22 shots) Brett Mirwald (30 saves / 31 shots) | Goalie stats | Dylan Ernst (15 saves / 15 shots) |
April 1 | Vancouver Giants | 1–6 | Kamloops Blazers | Sandman Centre | Recap | |||
No scoring | First period | 5:41 - Ryan Hofer (2) 6:00 - Olen Zellweger (1) | ||||||
No scoring | Second period | 0:49 - pp - Caedan Bankier (2) | ||||||
Samuel Honzek (1) - pp - 12:55 | Third period | 6:43 - Daylan Kuefler (1) 7:55 - Dylan Sydor (2) 13:06 - Emmitt Finnie (2) | ||||||
Brett Mirwald (49 shots / 55 saves) | Goalie stats | Dylan Ernst (25 shots / 26 saves) |
April 4 | Kamloops Blazers | 5–0 | Vancouver Giants | Langley Events Centre | Recap | |||
Logan Stankoven (4) - 7:37 | First period | No scoring | ||||||
Emmitt Finnie (3) - 2:20 | Second period | No scoring | ||||||
Ryan Hofer (3) - 3:05 Caedan Bankier (3) - 5:03 Caedan Bankier (4) - 17:46 | Third period | No scoring | ||||||
Dylan Ernst (17 saves / 17 shots) | Goalie stats | Jesper Vikman (41 shots / 45 saves) |
April 6 | Kamloops Blazers | 5–4 | OT | Vancouver Giants | Langley Events Centre | Recap | ||
Ryan Hofer (4) - pp - 6:51 Ryan Hofer (5) - 16:23 Connor Levis (1) - pp - 19:58 | First period | 5:06 - Ty Thorpe (1) 19:29 - sh - Ty Thorpe (2) | ||||||
No scoring | Second period | No scoring | ||||||
Olen Zellweger (2) - 3:45 | Third period | 0:52 - pp - Ty Thorpe (3) 15:00 - pp - Skyler Bruce (1) | ||||||
Olen Zellweger (3) - 19:58 | First overtime period | No scoring | ||||||
Dylan Ernst (31 saves / 35 shots) | Goalie stats | Jesper Vikman (62 saves / 67 shots) |
Kamloops wins series 4–0 | |
(W3) Portland Winterhawks vs. (W6) Everett Silvertips
[edit]March 31 | Everett Silvertips | 3–4 | Portland Winterhawks | Veterans Memorial Coliseum | Recap | |||
Austin Roest (1) - 7:10 | First period | 8:52 - pp - Robbie Fromm-Delorme (1) | ||||||
No scoring | Second period | 5:26 - pp - Marcus Nguyen (1) | ||||||
Jackson Berezowski (1) - pp - 4:17 Austin Roest (2) - 16:49 | Third period | 10:59 - Marcus Nguyen (2) 12:20 - James Stefan (1) | ||||||
Tyler Palmer (33 saves / 37 shots) | Goalie stats | Jan Špunar (31 saves / 34 shots) |
April 1 | Everett Silvertips | 0–4 | Portland Winterhawks | Veterans Memorial Coliseum | Recap | |||
No scoring | First period | 10:23 - Marcus Nguyen (3) 13:38 - Marcus Nguyen (4) | ||||||
No scoring | Second period | 15:46 - pp - Jack O'Brien (1) | ||||||
No scoring | Third period | 18:44 - en - Jack O'Brien (2) | ||||||
Tyler Palmer (28 saves / 31 shots) | Goalie stats | Jan Špunar (23 saves / 23 shots) |
April 3 | Portland Winterhawks | 6–1 | Everett Silvertips | Angel of the Winds Arena | Recap | |||
Kyle Chyzowski (1) - 7:09 | First period | No scoring | ||||||
Gabe Klassen (1) - 3:28 James Stefan (2) - pp - 17:11 Kyle Chyzowski (2) - 17:34 | Second period | No scoring | ||||||
James Stefan (3) - pp - 0:29 Nicholas Johnson (1) - 15:53 | Third period | 17:07 - Jackson Berezowski (2) | ||||||
Jan Špunar (38 saves / 39 shots) | Goalie stats | Tyler Palmer (18 saves / 24 shots) |
April 7 | Portland Winterhawks | 0–5 | Everett Silvertips | Angel of the Winds Arena | Recap | |||
No scoring | First period | 2:49 - Caden Zaplitny (1) 4:14 - Beau Courtney (1) | ||||||
No scoring | Second period | 19:08 - pp - Jackson Berezowski (3) | ||||||
No scoring | Third period | 2:24 - Roan Woodward (1) 14:49 - Austin Roest (3) | ||||||
Jan Špunar (31 shots / 36 saves) | Goalie stats | Tyler Palmer (27 shots / 27 saves) |
April 8 | Everett Silvertips | 2–3 | OT | Portland Winterhawks | Veterans Memorial Coliseum | Recap | ||
No scoring | First period | 17:39 - Gabe Klassen (2) | ||||||
Austin Roest (4) - pp - 16:51 Jackson Berezowski (4) - pp - 18:36 | Second period | No scoring | ||||||
No scoring | Third period | 8:29 - pp - James Stefan (4) | ||||||
No scoring | First overtime period | 9:45 - pp - Robbie Fromm-Delorme (2) | ||||||
Tyler Palmer (40 saves / 43 shots) | Goalie stats | Jan Špunar (19 saves / 21 shots) |
Portland wins series 4–1 | |
(W4) Prince George Cougars vs. (W5) Tri-City Americans
[edit]March 31 | Tri-City Americans | 6–4 | Prince George Cougars | CN Centre | Recap | |||
Tyson Greenway (1) - 16:45 Tyson Greenway (2) - 19:00 | First period | No scoring | ||||||
Parker Bell (1) - 4:15 | Second period | 7:20 - Caden Brown (1) 10:38 - Hudson Thornton (1) | ||||||
Jake Sloan (1) - 4:46 Deagan McMillan (1) - 6:55 Jalen Luypen (1) - en - 19:17 | Third period | 2:03 - Caden Brown (2) 9:42 - Zac Funk (1) | ||||||
Tomáš Suchánek (43 saves / 47 shots) | Goalie stats | Tyler Brennan (27 saves / 32 shots) |
April 1 | Tri-City Americans | 1–2 | OT | Prince George Cougars | CN Centre | Recap | ||
No scoring | First period | No scoring | ||||||
Cole Dubinsky (1) - 12:02 | Second period | 7:22 - Adam Mechura (1) | ||||||
No scoring | Third period | No scoring | ||||||
No scoring | First overtime period | 4:52 - Jaxsen Wiebe (1) | ||||||
Tomáš Suchánek (36 saves / 38 shots) | Goalie stats | Tyler Brennan (17 saves / 18 shots) |
April 4 | Prince George Cougars | 2–4 | Tri-City Americans | Toyota Center | Recap | |||
No scoring | First period | 8:00 - Marc Lajoie (1) 12:01 - Tyson Greenway (3) | ||||||
Chase Wheatcroft (1) - 3:59 | Second period | No scoring | ||||||
Hudson Thornton (2) - 1:22 | Third period | 5:31 - pp - Parker Bell (2) 19:09 - en - Jalen Luypen (2) | ||||||
Tyler Brennan (16 saves / 18 shots) Ty Young (8 saves / 9 shots) | Goalie stats | Tomáš Suchánek (28 saves / 30 shots) |
April 5 | Prince George Cougars | 6–2 | Tri-City Americans | Toyota Center | Recap | |||
Koehn Ziemmer (1) - 17:55 Jaxsen Wiebe (2) - 18:54 | First period | No scoring | ||||||
Koehn Ziemmer (2) - 1:50 | Second period | 3:43 - Tyson Greenway (4) | ||||||
Riley Heidt (1) - 6:02 Jaxsen Wiebe (3) - en - 17:24 Chase Wheatcroft (2) - pp - 19:59 | Third period | 15:45 - Jalen Luypen (3) | ||||||
Ty Young (26 saves / 28 shots) | Goalie stats | Tomáš Suchánek (25 saves / 30 shots) |
April 7 | Prince George Cougars | 6–2 | Tri-City Americans | Toyota Center | Recap | |||
No scoring | First period | Jake Sloan (2) - 14:38 | ||||||
5:51 - Zac Funk (2) 14:10 - Bauer Dumanski (1) | Second period | Reese Belton (1) - 16:22 | ||||||
8:01 - Caden Brown (3) 14:39 - Cole Dubinsky (2) 17:42 - en - Zac Funk (3) 18:48 - Bauer Dumanski (2) | Third period | No scoring | ||||||
Ty Young (26 saves / 28 shots) | Goalie stats | Tomáš Suchánek (28 saves / 33 shots) |
April 9 | Tri-City Americans | 4–5 | OT | Prince George Cougars | CN Centre | Recap | ||
12:32 - Reese Belton (2) | First period | Riley Heidt (2) - 4:51 Cole Dubinsky (3) - 7:57 Fischer O'Brien (1) - 17:05 | ||||||
0:17 - Ethan Ernst (1) 17:18 - Tyson Greenway (5) | Second period | No scoring | ||||||
13:34 - Jake Sloan (3) | Third period | Zac Funk (4) - 2:02 | ||||||
No scoring | First overtime period | Chase Wheatcroft (3) - 2:31 | ||||||
Tomáš Suchánek (32 saves / 37 shots) | Goalie stats | Ty Young (34 saves / 38 shots) |
Prince George wins series 4–2 | |
Conference Semi-finals
[edit]Eastern Conference
[edit](E1) Winnipeg Ice vs. (E4) Moose Jaw Warriors
[edit]April 14 | Moose Jaw Warriors | 3–5 | Winnipeg Ice | Wayne Fleming Arena | Recap | |||
Brayden Yager (3) - 19:38 | First period | 1:04 - pp - Owen Pederson (2) 7:57 - Zach Benson (1) 16:42 - Matthew Savoie (7) | ||||||
Maximus Wanner (2) - 4:09 Jagger Firkus (5) - pp - 13:21 | Second period | No scoring | ||||||
No scoring | Third period | 2:59 - Connor McClennon (4) 6:04 - Graham Sward (1) | ||||||
Connor Ungar (32 saves / 37 shots) | Goalie stats | Daniel Hauser (26 saves / 29 shots) |
April 15 | Moose Jaw Warriors | 5–3 | Winnipeg Ice | Wayne Fleming Arena | Recap | |||
Ryder Korczak (2) - 1:02 Brayden Yager (4) - 8:07 Brayden Yager (5) - pp - 9:11 Martin Ryšavý (3) - pp - 9:31 | First period | No scoring | ||||||
No scoring | Second period | No scoring | ||||||
Josh Hoekstra (1) - en - 19:57 | Third period | 1:07 - pp - Zack Ostapchuk (4) 13:09 - Connor McClennon (5) 16:10 - Carson Latimer (1) | ||||||
Connor Ungar (33 saves / 36 shots) | Goalie stats | Daniel Hauser (7 saves / 11 shots) Mason Beaupit (8 saves / 8 shots) |
April 18 | Winnipeg Ice | 4–8 | Moose Jaw Warriors | Mosaic Place | Recap | |||
Zack Ostapchuk (5) - 7:07 Briley Wood (2) - 7:18 Vladislav Shilo (1) - 17:06 | First period | 8:45 - pp - Ryder Korczak (3) 11:33 - pp - Jagger Firkus (6) 14:52 - Lynden Lakovic (2) | ||||||
No scoring | Second period | 10:52 - Eric Alarie (1) 11:46 - Lynden Lakovic (3) | ||||||
Josh Medernach (1) - 9:55 | Third period | 4:14 - Cosmo Wilson (1) 9:46 - Martin Ryšavý (4) 16:01 - Jagger Firkus (7) | ||||||
Daniel Hauser (5 saves / 8 shots) Mason Beaupit (12 saves / 17 shots) | Goalie stats | Connor Ungar (25 saves / 29 shots) |
April 19 | Winnipeg Ice | 3–2 | OT | Moose Jaw Warriors | Mosaic Place | Recap | ||
Vladislav Shilo (2) - 8:22 | First period | 12:57 - Martin Ryšavý (5) | ||||||
Matthew Savoie (8) - 0:50 | Second period | No scoring | ||||||
No scoring | Third period | 1:22 - Jagger Firkus (8) | ||||||
Zack Ostapchuk (6) - pp - 11:56 | First overtime period | No scoring | ||||||
Daniel Hauser (29 saves / 31 shots) | Goalie stats | Connor Ungar (38 saves / 41 shots) |
April 22 | Moose Jaw Warriors | 2–5 | Winnipeg Ice | Wayne Fleming Arena | Recap | |||
Jagger Firkus (9) - 13:35 Brayden Yager (6) - 15:03 | First period | No scoring | ||||||
No scoring | Second period | 2:27 - Conor Geekie (2) 11:32 - Conor Geekie (3) | ||||||
No scoring | Third period | 15:06 - Matthew Savoie (9) 17:50 - en - Conor Geekie (4) 19:01 - en - Zach Benson (2) | ||||||
Connor Ungar (34 saves / 37 shots) | Goalie stats | Daniel Hauser (26 saves / 28 shots) |
April 24 | Winnipeg Ice | 8–2 | Moose Jaw Warriors | Mosaic Place | Recap | |||
Zack Ostapchuk (7) - 10:49 Vladislav Shilo (3) - 11:40 | First period | No scoring | ||||||
Connor McClennon (6) - 0:28 Connor McClennon (7) - 2:20 Graham Sward (2) - 6:12 Conor Geekie (5) - 7:33 Conor Geekie (6) - 17:54 Evan Friesen (3) - 18:33 | Second period | 9:25 - pp - Denton Mateychuk (3) | ||||||
No scoring | Third period | 18:13 - pp - Jagger Firkus (10) | ||||||
Daniel Hauser (25 saves / 27 shots) | Goalie stats | Connor Ungar (28 saves / 33 shots) Jackson Unger (4 saves / 7 shots) |
Winnipeg wins series 4–2 | |
(E2) Red Deer Rebels vs. (E3) Saskatoon Blades
[edit]April 14 | Red Deer Rebels | 3–1 | Saskatoon Blades | SaskTel Centre | Recap | |||
No scoring | First period | No scoring | ||||||
Jhett Larson (2) - 4:28 | Second period | No scoring | ||||||
Jace Isley (1) - 14:19 Christoffer Sedoff (3) - en - 19:56 | Third period | 18:08 - Jake Chiasson (3) | ||||||
Kyle Kelsey (23 saves / 24 shots) | Goalie stats | Austin Elliott (17 saves / 19 shots) |
April 16 | Red Deer Rebels | 2–5 | Saskatoon Blades | SaskTel Centre | Recap | |||
No scoring | First period | No scoring | ||||||
No scoring | Second period | 7:53 - pp - Ben King (4) 9:42 - Christoffer Sedoff (3) 12:10 - Jhett Larson (3) | ||||||
Brandon Lisowsky (2) - pp - 9:48 Charlie Wright (2) - pp - 19:54 | Third period | 3:38 - Carson Birnie (1) 12:47 - Jayden Grubbe (2) | ||||||
Kyle Kelsey (14 saves / 16 shots) | Goalie stats | Austin Elliott (11 shots / 14 saves) Ethan Chadwick (4 saves / 6 shots) |
April 18 | Saskatoon Blades | 1–3 | Red Deer Rebels | Peavey Mart Centrium | Recap | |||
No scoring | First period | No scoring | ||||||
Trevor Wong (4) - 5:04 | Second period | 9:46 - František Formánek (3) 16:25 - Dwayne Jean Jr. (1) | ||||||
No scoring | Third period | 19:14 - en - Kalan Lind (2) | ||||||
Austin Elliott (23 saves / 25 shots) | Goalie stats | Kyle Kelsey (22 saves / 23 shots) |
April 19 | Saskatoon Blades | 4–2 | Red Deer Rebels | Peavey Mart Centrium | Recap | |||
No scoring | First period | 6:27 - pp - Kai Uchacz (5) 13:05 - Kai Uchacz (6) | ||||||
Aidan De La Gorgendiere (1) - pp - 12:09 | Second period | No scoring | ||||||
Jayden Wiens (5) - 4:12 4:55 - Brandon Lisowsky (3) - 4:55 Tanner Molendyk (1) - 8:15 | Third period | No scoring | ||||||
Ethan Chadwick (34 saves / 36 shots) | Goalie stats | Kyle Kelsey (20 saves / 24 shots) |
April 21 | Red Deer Rebels | 3–6 | Saskatoon Blades | SaskTel Centre | Recap | |||
11:08 - Kai Uchacz (7) 16:58 - Kai Uchacz (8) | First period | 5:39 - Tanner Molendyk (2) 11:59 - pp - Egor Sidorov (6) 18:03 - pp - Egor Sidorov (7) | ||||||
1:28 - Ollie Josephson (2) | Second period | 19:35 - pp - Aiden De La Gorgendiere (2) | ||||||
No scoring | Third period | 5:41 - Jayden Wiens (6) 12:34 - Tanner Molendyk (3) | ||||||
Kyle Kelsey (4 saves/7 shots) Chase Coward (21 saves/24 shots) | Goalie stats | Ethan Chadwick (14 saves/17 shots) |
April 23 | Saskatoon Blades | 5–3 | Red Deer Rebels | Peavey Mart Centrium | Recap | |||
0:34 - Egor Sidorov (8) 16:24 - Trevor Wong (5) | First period | No scoring | ||||||
9:53 - pp - Egor Sidorov (9) 17:37 - Jake Chiasson (4) | Second period | 5:09 - Jace Isley (2) 19:31 - Kai Uchacz (9) | ||||||
18:08 - Jayden Wiens (7) | Third period | 12:13 - Jace Isley (3) | ||||||
Austin Elliott (35 saves/38 shots) | Goalie stats | Chase Coward (18 saves/22 shots) |
April 25 | Red Deer Rebels | 2–5 | Saskatoon Blades | SaskTel Centre | Recap | |||
12:10 - Hunter Mayo (2) | First period | 14:45 - Conner Roulette (2) | ||||||
7:35 - Ryker Singer (1) | Second period | 5:41 - Spencer Shugrue (2) | ||||||
No scoring | Third period | 4:29 - Spencer Shugrue (3) 5:09 - Conner Roulette (3) 19:32 - en - Vaughn Watterodt (4) | ||||||
Kyle Kelsey (23 saves/27 shots) | Goalie stats | Austin Elliott (23 saves/25 shots) |
Saskatoon wins series 4–3 | |
Western Conference
[edit](W1) Seattle Thunderbirds vs. (W4) Prince George Cougars
[edit]April 14 | Prince George Cougars | 1–4 | Seattle Thunderbirds | accesso ShoWare Center | Recap | |||
Koehn Ziemmer (3) - pp - 18:14 | First period | 1:50 - Dylan Guenther (6) 15:23 - pp - Dylan Guenther (7) | ||||||
No scoring | Second period | No scoring | ||||||
No scoring | Third period | 2:48 - Lucas Ciona (4) 19:36 - en - Nico Myatovic (1) | ||||||
Ty Young (40 saves / 43 shots) | Goalie stats | Thomas Milic (23 saves / 24 shots) |
April 15 | Prince George Cougars | 1–5 | Seattle Thunderbirds | accesso ShoWare Center | Recap | |||
No scoring | First period | 13:12 - pp - Jared Davidson (2) | ||||||
No scoring | Second period | 9:23 - Brad Lambert (1) 13:43 - Dylan Guenther (8) | ||||||
Ondřej Becher (1) - 0:14 | Third period | 5:53 - pp - Kyle Crnkovic (2) 19:16 - pp - Jared Davidson (3) | ||||||
Ty Young (29 saves / 34 shots) | Goalie stats | Thomas Milic (26 saves / 27 shots) |
April 18 | Seattle Thunderbirds | 8–1 | Prince George Cougars | CN Centre | Recap | |||
Reid Schaefer (2) - 1:42 Colton Dach (1) - 5:40 Jared Davidson (4) - pp - 10:42 Gracyn Sawchyn (1) - pp - 12:15 | First period | No scoring | ||||||
Brad Lambert (2) - 0:37 Mekai Sanders (1) - 16:03 Dylan Guenther (9) - pp - 19:05 | Second period | 12:10 - Chase Wheatcroft (4) | ||||||
Dylan Guenther (10) - 9:51 | Third period | No scoring | ||||||
Thomas Milic (19 saves / 20 shots) | Goalie stats | Ty Young (32 saves / 40 shots) |
April 19 | Seattle Thunderbirds | 8–2 | Prince George Cougars | CN Centre | Recap | |||
11:50 - Sam Popowich (1) 16:00 - Jeremy Hanzel (1) | First period | No scoring | ||||||
1:57 - Colton Dach (2) 7:41 - Bryce Pickford (1) 16:24 - Luke Prokop (1) | Second period | No scoring | ||||||
5:09 - Mekai Sanders (2) 7:59 - pp - Reid Schaefer (3) 9:01 - Jared Davidson (5) | Third period | 0:24 - pp - Zac Funk (5) 19:28 - Chase Wheatcroft (5) | ||||||
Thomas Milic (22 saves/24 shots) | Goalie stats | Ty Young (32 saves/40 shots) |
Seattle wins series 4–0 | |
(W2) Kamloops Blazers vs. (W3) Portland Winterhawks
[edit]April 14 | Portland Winterhawks | 4–6 | Kamloops Blazers | Sandman Centre | Recap | |||
9:50 - James Stefan (5) | First period | 8:30 - Emmitt Finnie (4) | ||||||
17:04 - James Stefan (6) | Second period | 13:43 - Jakub Demek (1) 15:22 - Fraser Minten (1) 19:36 - Jakub Demek (2) | ||||||
16:48 - pp - Marcus Nguyen (5) 19:58 - pp- James Stefan (7) | Third period | 1:03 - Matthew Seminoff (1) 4:26 - pp - Logan Stankoven (5) | ||||||
Jan Spunar (32 saves/38 shots) | Goalie stats | Dylan Ernst (28 saves/32 shots) |
April 15 | Portland Winterhawks | 0–5 | Kamloops Blazers | Sandman Centre | Recap | |||
No scoring | First period | 11:44 - pp - Caedan Bankier (5) | ||||||
No scoring | Second period | 17:34 - Olen Zellweger (4) 19:05 - pp - Logan Stankoven (6) | ||||||
No scoring | Third period | 7:53 - Logan Stankoven (7) 17:35 - pp - Daylan Kuefler (2) | ||||||
Jan Spunar (37 saves/42 shots) | Goalie stats | Dylan Ernst (29 saves/29 shots) |
April 19 | Kamloops Blazers | 3–2 | Portland Winterhawks | Veterans Memorial Coliseum | Recap | |||
9:48 - Jakub Demek (3) | First period | 11:23 - pp - Jack O'Brien (3) | ||||||
4:35 - pp - Logan Stankoven (8) | Second period | No scoring | ||||||
1:56 - pp - Fraser Minten (2) | Third period | 14:02 - Luca Cagnoni (1) | ||||||
Dylan Ernst (23 saves/25 shots) | Goalie stats | Jan Spunar (33 saves/36 shots) |
April 20 | Kamloops Blazers | 10–4 | Portland Winterhawks | Veterans Memorial Coliseum | Recap | |||
0:31 - pp - Matthew Seminoff (2) 9:45 - Kyle Masters (1) 10:24 - pp - Logan Stankoven (9) | First period | 14:20 - pp - Ryan McCleary (1) 15:52 - Diego Buttazzoni (1) | ||||||
2:29 - Matthew Seminoff (3) 5:24 - pp - Matthew Seminoff (4) 8:22 - pp - Olen Zellweger (5) 10:23 - Logan Stankoven (10) 19:38 - Olen Zellweger (6) | Second period | 6:47 - Jack O'Brien (4) 17:57 - Diego Buttazzoni (2) | ||||||
1:59 - Olen Zellweger (7) 14:27 - Caedan Bankier (6) | Third period | No scoring | ||||||
Dylan Ernst (23 saves/27 shots) | Goalie stats | Dante Giannuzzi (8 saves/11 shots) Jan Spunar (30 saves/37 shots) |
Kamloops wins series 4–0 | |
Conference Finals
[edit]Eastern Conference
[edit](E1) Winnipeg Ice vs. (E3) Saskatoon Blades
[edit]April 28 | Saskatoon Blades | 0–3 | Winnipeg Ice | Wayne Fleming Arena | Recap | |||
No scoring | First period | 14:39 - Ben Zloty (1) 16:05 - ps - sh - Zack Ostapchuk (8) | ||||||
No scoring | Second period | 7:45 - Carson Lambos (1) | ||||||
No scoring | Third period | No scoring | ||||||
Ethan Chadwick (25 saves/28 shots) | Goalie stats | Daniel Hauser (16 saves/16 shots) |
April 29 | Saskatoon Blades | 2–6 | Winnipeg Ice | Wayne Fleming Arena | Recap | |||
No scoring | First period | 6:09 - Connor McClennon (8) 17:31 - pp - Connor McClennon (9) | ||||||
No scoring | Second period | 3:25 - Zach Benson (3) 12:29 - Owen Pederson (3) | ||||||
10:48 - Justin Lies (2) 14:39 - pp - Jayden Wiens (8) | Third period | 1:08 - Connor McClennon (10) 16:27 - en - Matthew Savoie (10) | ||||||
Austin Elliott (27 saves/32 shots) | Goalie stats | Daniel Hauser (27 saves/29 shots) |
May 2 | Winnipeg Ice | 5–1 | Saskatoon Blades | SaskTel Centre | Recap | |||
2:46 - pp - Matthew Savoie (11) 9:48 - Zach Benson (4) 10:33 - Evan Friesen (4) | First period | No scoring | ||||||
1:13 - pp - Connor McClennon (11) | Second period | 5:40 - Justin Lies (3) | ||||||
19:26 - pp - Owen Pederson (4) | Third period | No scoring | ||||||
Daniel Hauser (17 saves/18 shots) | Goalie stats | Ethan Chadwick (20 saves/24 shots) Austin Elliott (9 saves/10 shots) |
May 3 | Winnipeg Ice | 3–2 | Saskatoon Blades | SaskTel Centre | Recap | |||
18:08 - pp - Connor McClennon (12) | First period | 15:08 - Aidan De La Gorgendiere (3) | ||||||
13:30 - Connor McClennon (13) | Second period | No scoring | ||||||
6:19 - Briley Wood (3) | Third period | 2:45 - Trevor Wong (6) | ||||||
Daniel Hauser (16 saves/18 shots) | Goalie stats | Austin Elliott (33 saves/36 shots) |
Winnipeg wins series 4–0 | |
Western Conference
[edit](W1) Seattle Thunderbirds vs. (W2) Kamloops Blazers
[edit]April 29 | Kamloops Blazers | 1–5 | Seattle Thunderbirds | accesso ShoWare Center | Recap |
April 30 | Kamloops Blazers | 3–4 | OT | Seattle Thunderbirds | accesso ShoWare Center | Recap |
May 2 | Seattle Thunderbirds | 1–4 | Kamloops Blazers | Sandman Centre | Recap |
May 4 | Seattle Thunderbirds | 8–4 | Kamloops Blazers | Sandman Centre | Recap |
May 6 | Kamloops Blazers | 4–2 | Seattle Thunderbirds | accesso ShoWare Center | Recap |
May 8 | Seattle Thunderbirds | 4–2 | Kamloops Blazers | Sandman Centre | Recap |
Seattle wins series 4–2 | |
WHL Championship
[edit](E1) Winnipeg Ice vs. (W1) Seattle Thunderbirds
[edit]May 12 | Seattle Thunderbirds | 2–3 | Winnipeg Ice | Canada Life Centre | Recap | |||
No scoring | First period | 9:13 - pp - Connor McClennon (14) 15:22 - Evan Friesen (5) | ||||||
No scoring | Second period | 7:02 - Carson Latimer (2) | ||||||
0:28 - Reid Schaefer (7) 18:18 - Kevin Korchinski (2) | Third period | No scoring | ||||||
Thomas Milic (25 saves/28 shots) | Goalie stats | Daniel Hauser (27 saves/29 shots) |
May 13 | Seattle Thunderbirds | 4–2 | Winnipeg Ice | Canada Life Centre | Recap | |||
No scoring | First period | 4:11 - Zach Benson (5) | ||||||
1:24 - Jeremy Hanzel (3) | Second period | No scoring | ||||||
5:02 - Brad Lambert (4) 5:10 - Reid Schaefer (8) 17:14 - Brad Lambert (5) | Third period | 8:27 - Zach Benson (6) | ||||||
Thomas Milic (29 saves/31 shots) | Goalie stats | Daniel Hauser (35 saves/39 shots) |
May 16 | Winnipeg Ice | 3–6 | Seattle Thunderbirds | accesso ShoWare Center | Recap | |||
1:27 - Carson Latimer (3) | First period | 0:25 - Kyle Crnkovic (5) 13:24 - pp - Jeremy Hanzel (4) 13:47 - Brad Lambert (6) 14:09 - Jared Davidson (11) | ||||||
13:42 - Zach Benson (7) | Second period | 8:09 - pp - Dylan Guenther (15) 18:25 - Jeremy Hanzel (5) | ||||||
12:12 - pp - Zack Ostapchuk (9) | Third period | No scoring | ||||||
Daniel Hauser (16 saves/22 shots) Mason Beaupit (11 saves/11 shots) | Goalie stats | Thomas Milic (35 saves/38 shots) |
May 17 | Winnipeg Ice | 2–4 | Seattle Thunderbirds | accesso ShoWare Center | Recap | |||
16:25 - Carson Latimer (4) | First period | 19:43 - Kevin Korchinski (3) | ||||||
8:33 - Evan Friesen (6) | Second period | 4:31 - pp - Gracyn Sawchyn (3) | ||||||
No scoring | Third period | 7:47 - Dylan Guenther (16) 19:52 - en - Nico Myatovic (3) | ||||||
Daniel Hauser (33 saves/36 shots) | Goalie stats | Thomas Milic (31 saves/33 shots) |
May 19 | Winnipeg Ice | 1–3 | Seattle Thunderbirds | accesso ShoWare Center | Recap | |||
No scoring | First period | No scoring | ||||||
No scoring | Second period | 13:45 - Sam Popowich (2) | ||||||
5:02 - Evan Friesen (7) | Third period | 2:27 - ps - Nico Myatovic (4) 18:54 - en - Kyle Crnkovic (6) | ||||||
Daniel Hauser (35 saves/37 shots) | Goalie stats | Thomas Milic (30 saves/31 shots) |
Seattle wins series 4–1 | |
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 | 14 | 10 | 20 | 30 | 4 |
Olen Zellweger | Kamloops Blazers | 14 | 11 | 18 | 29 | 10 |
Matthew Savoie | Winnipeg Ice | 19 | 11 | 18 | 29 | 8 |
Dylan Guenther | Seattle Thunderbirds | 19 | 16 | 12 | 28 | 12 |
Brad Lambert | Seattle Thunderbirds | 17 | 6 | 20 | 26 | 8 |
Ben Zloty | Winnipeg Ice | 19 | 1 | 23 | 24 | 2 |
Connor McClennon | Winnipeg Ice | 19 | 14 | 9 | 23 | 15 |
Jared Davidson | Seattle Thunderbirds | 19 | 11 | 12 | 23 | 17 |
Jeremy Hanzel | Seattle Thunderbirds | 19 | 5 | 17 | 22 | 18 |
Jagger Firkus | Moose Jaw Warriors | 10 | 10 | 11 | 21 | 10 |
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 |
---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
Thomas Milic | Seattle Thunderbirds | 19 | 1,141 | 16 | 3 | 37 | 1 | 0.933 | 1.95 |
Kyle Kelsey | Red Deer Rebels | 11 | 636 | 7 | 3 | 25 | 1 | 0.912 | 2.36 |
Dylan Ernst | Kamloops Blazers | 14 | 863 | 10 | 4 | 37 | 3 | 0.913 | 2.57 |
Daniel Hauser | Winnipeg Ice | 19 | 1,042 | 13 | 5 | 47 | 1 | 0.906 | 2.71 |
Connor Ungar | Moose Jaw Warriors | 10 | 635 | 6 | 4 | 29 | 0 | 0.915 | 2.74 |
WHL awards
[edit]All-Star Teams
[edit]Eastern Conference
[edit]Central Division
[edit]East Division
[edit]Western Conference
[edit]B.C. Division
[edit]U.S. Division
[edit]Attendance
[edit]Team | Home average[13] |
---|---|
Edmonton | 6,500 |
Spokane | 5,842 |
Everett | 5,839 |
Kamloops | 4,902 |
Calgary | 4,874 |
Portland | 4,508 |
Saskatoon | 4,506 |
Regina | 4,500 |
Seattle | 4,342 |
Kelowna | 4,304 |
Red Deer | 4,163 |
Victoria | 3,559 |
Lethbridge | 3,525 |
Tri-City | 3,510 |
Vancouver | 3,462 |
Brandon | 3,178 |
Moose Jaw | 2,883 |
Prince George | 2,755 |
Medicine Hat | 2,651 |
Prince Albert | 2,392 |
Swift Current | 1,837 |
Winnipeg | 1,649 |
Total Average | 3,895 |
Total | 2,913,612 |
total games | 748 |
Playoffs
[edit]Home Team | Home Games | Average Attendance | Total Attendance [14] |
---|---|---|---|
Saskatoon Blades | 10 | 8,780 | 87,801 |
Regina Pats | 3 | 6,499 | 19,497 |
Kamloops Blazers | 7 | 5,173 | 36,216 |
Red Deer Rebels | 6 | 5,062 | 30,375 |
Seattle Thunderbirds | 10 | 4,867 | 48,677 |
Prince George Cougars | 5 | 4,609 | 23,046 |
Everett Silvertips | 2 | 3,946 | 7,892 |
Portland Winterhawks | 5 | 3,891 | 19,455 |
Kelowna Rockets | 2 | 3,456 | 6,912 |
Medicine Hat Tigers | 2 | 3,239 | 6,479 |
Calgary Hitmen | 2 | 3,217 | 6,434 |
Moose Jaw Warriors | 5 | 3,210 | 16,051 |
Lethbridge Hurricanes | 2 | 2,953 | 5,906 |
Vancouver Giants | 2 | 2,909 | 5,818 |
Tri-City Americans | 3 | 2,750 | 8,251 |
Winnipeg Ice | 9 | 2,536 | 22,827 |
League | 75 | 4,701 | 352,637 |
See also
[edit]References
[edit]- ^ "Western Hockey League announces 2022-23 Regular Season schedule".
- ^ Crabtree, Curtis (May 19, 2023). "Thunderbirds win second WHL title, beat Winnipeg 3-1 in Game 5 to win Ed Chynoweth Cup". Fox 13 Seattle. Fox Sports. Archived from the original on May 20, 2023. Retrieved May 16, 2024.
- ^ "WHL Regular season: Scoring leaders". Retrieved October 22, 2022.
- ^ WHL Regular season: Goaltending leaders. Retrieved on October 22, 2022.
- ^ WHL names 2022-23 Central Division First All-Star Team
- ^ WHL names 2022-23 Central Division Second All-Star Team
- ^ WHL Names 2022-23 East Division First All-Star Team
- ^ WHL Names 2022-23 East Division Second All-Star Team
- ^ WHL names 2022-23 B.C. Division First All-Star Team
- ^ WHL names 2022-23 B.C. Division Second All-Star Team
- ^ WHL names 2022-23 U.S. Division First All-Star Team
- ^ WHL names 2022-23 U.S. Division Second All-Star Team
- ^ "WHL Network".
- ^ "WHL Schedule". CHL.ca/WHL. Retrieved June 16, 2023.