Sports season
Finals champions | Seattle Thunderbirds (2) |
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Sports season
2022–23 CHL seasons |
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League | Canadian Hockey League |
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Sport | Hockey |
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Duration | OHL September 2022–May 2023 QMJHL September 2022–May 2023 WHL September 2022–May 2023 |
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Number of teams | 60 |
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TV partner(s) | - CBC Television
- CBC Gem
- TSN
- RDS
- Rogers TV
- Shaw TV
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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. The 2023 WHL Playoffs began on March 31 and ended on May 19. Teams went back to inter-conference games for first time since the 2019–20 season.[1]
The Seattle Thunderbirds defeated the Winnipeg Ice 4 games to 1 in the finals to win the Ed Chynoweth Cup and earn a spot in the Memorial Cup, hosted by the Kamloops Blazers.
Standings
Conference standings
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
Scoring leaders
Players are listed by points, then goals.[2]
Note: GP = Games played; G = Goals; A = Assists; Pts. = Points; PIM = Penalty minutes
Goaltenders
These are the goaltenders that lead the league in GAA that have played at least 1,200 minutes.[3]
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
2023 WHL Playoffs
Conference Quarter-finals
Eastern Conference
(E1) Winnipeg Ice vs. (E8) Medicine Hat Tigers
March 31 | Medicine Hat Tigers | | 3–5 | | Winnipeg Ice | Wayne Fleming Arena | Recap | |
April 1 | Medicine Hat Tigers | | 2–5 | | Winnipeg Ice | Wayne Fleming Arena | Recap | |
April 4 | Winnipeg Ice | | 7–2 | | Medicine Hat Tigers | Co-op Place | Recap | |
April 5 | Winnipeg Ice | | 3–2 | | Medicine Hat Tigers | Co-op Place | Recap | |
(E2) Red Deer Rebels vs. (E7) Calgary Hitmen
(E3) Saskatoon Blades vs. (E6) Regina Pats
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 | Lukas Hansen (1) - 0:31 |
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 | Justin Lies (1) - 18:01 |
Zack Stringer (1) - pp - 5:32 Connor Bedard (4) - 12:31 | Second period | Lukas Hansen (2) - 2:48 Josh Pillar (1) - 6:42 |
Connor Bedard (5) - 11:10 | Third period | Jayden Wiens (1) - 8:32 Vaughn Watterodt (1) - 8:50 |
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 | |
12:21 - pp - Jayden Wiens (2) | First period | Stanislav Svozil (3) - 2:32 Alexander Suzdalev (1) - 13:25 |
No scoring | Second period | No scoring |
10:32 - pp - Egor Sidorov (1) 19:33 - pp - Brandon Lisowsky (1) | Third period | Connor Bedard (6) - 9:39 |
5:19 - Egor Sidorov (2) | 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 - Conor Bedard (8) 0:53 - Tanner Howe (1) |
Jake Chiasson (1) - 7:20 | First overtime period | No scoring |
Drew Sim (33 saves / 37 shots) | Goalie stats | Ethan Chadwick (23 saves / 26 shots) |
April 7 | Regina Pats | | 2–4 | | Saskatoon Blades | SaskTel Centre | Recap | |
11:24 - pp - Zack Stringer (9) | First period | Vaughn Watterodt (2) - 3:46 Egor Sidorov (4) - pp - 5:26 |
No scoring | Second period | Conner Roulette (1) - 15:52 |
3:09 - Connor Bedard (9) | Third period | Egor Sidorov (5) - 10:46 |
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 | |
9:42 - Jayden Wiens (4) | First period | Alexander Suzdalev (2) - 14:53 |
17:34 - Trevor Wong (1) | Second period | Alexander Suzdalev (3) - pp - 5:04 Tanner Howe (2) - 12:45 |
1:04 - Trevor Wong (2) | Third period | Connor Bedard (10) - 1:59 Zackary Shantz (2) - 11:24 |
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 | Spencer Shugrue (1) - 19:46 |
13:10 - Stanislav Svozil (4) | Third period | Jake Chiasson (2) - 7:56 Vaughn Watterodt (3) - 17:50 Trevor Wong (3) - en - 18:11 |
Drew Sim (36 saves / 39 shots) | Goalie stats | Austin Elliot (25 saves / 26 shots) |
Saskatoon wins series 4–3 | |
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(E4) Moose Jaw Warriors vs. (E5) Lethbridge Hurricanes
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 | Atley Calvert (1) - pp - 13:06 |
No scoring | Second period | Ryder Korczak (1) - 8:28 |
13:42 - pp - Anton Astashevich (1) | Third period | Martin Rysavy (1) - 11:18 Denton Mateychuk (1) - 14:29 Lucas Brenton (1) - 16:08 |
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 | |
5:03 - Atley Calvert (2) 18:52 - Jagger Firkus (2) | First period | Jett Jones (1) - pp - 11:13 |
8:16 - Jagger Firkus (3) 11:28 - Jagger Firkus (4) 14:58 - Martin Rysavy (2) | Second period | No scoring |
19:59 - en - Atley Calvert (3) | Third period | Brayden Edwards (1) - 7:20 |
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 | |
13:56 - Brayden Yager (1) | First period | Tyson Zimmer (1) - 8:50 |
5:15 - Maximus Wanner (1) | Second period | Hayden Smith (1) - 19:00 |
4:48 - Lynden Lakovic (1) 14:32 - Denton Mateychuk (2) 19:29 - en - Brayden Yager (2) | Third period | No scoring |
Connor Ungar (28 saves / 30 shots) | Goalie stats | Harrison Meneghin (25 saves / 29 shots) |
Moose Jaw wins series 4–0 | |
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Western Conference
(W1) Seattle Thunderbirds vs. (W8) Kelowna Rockets
(W2) Kamloops Blazers vs. (W7) Vancouver Giants
(W3) Portland Winterhawks vs. (W6) Everett Silvertips
March 31 | Everett Silvertips | | 3–4 | | Portland Winterhawks | Veterans Memorial Coliseum | Recap | |
April 1 | Everett Silvertips | | 0–4 | | Portland Winterhawks | Veterans Memorial Coliseum | Recap | |
April 8 | Everett Silvertips | | 2–3 | OT | Portland Winterhawks | Veterans Memorial Coliseum | Recap | |
(W4) Prince George Cougars vs. (W5) Tri-City Americans
March 31 | Tri-City Americans | | 6–4 | | Prince George Cougars | CN Centre | Recap | |
April 1 | Tri-City Americans | | 1–2 | OT | Prince George Cougars | CN Centre | Recap | |
April 4 | Prince George Cougars | | 2–4 | | Tri-City Americans | Toyota Center | Recap | |
April 5 | Prince George Cougars | | 6–2 | | Tri-City Americans | Toyota Center | Recap | |
April 7 | Prince George Cougars | | 6–2 | | Tri-City Americans | Toyota Center | Recap | |
April 9 | Tri-City Americans | | 4–5 | OT | Prince George Cougars | CN Centre | Recap | |
Prince George wins series 4–2 | |
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Conference Semi-finals
Eastern Conference
(E1) Winnipeg Ice vs. (E4) Moose Jaw Warriors
April 14 | Moose Jaw Warriors | | 3–5 | | Winnipeg Ice | Wayne Fleming Arena | Recap | |
April 15 | Moose Jaw Warriors | | 5–3 | | Winnipeg Ice | Wayne Fleming Arena | Recap | |
April 18 | Winnipeg Ice | | 4–8 | | Moose Jaw Warriors | Mosaic Place | Recap | |
April 19 | Winnipeg Ice | | 3–2 | OT | Moose Jaw Warriors | Mosaic Place | Recap | |
April 22 | Moose Jaw Warriors | | 2–5 | | Winnipeg Ice | Wayne Fleming Arena | Recap | |
April 24 | Winnipeg Ice | | 8–2 | | Moose Jaw Warriors | Mosaic Place | Recap | |
(E2) Red Deer Rebels vs. (E3) Saskatoon Blades
Saskatoon wins series 4–3 | |
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Western Conference
(W1) Seattle Thunderbirds vs. (W4) Prince George Cougars
April 18 | Seattle Thunderbirds | | 8–1 | | Prince George Cougars | CN Centre | Recap | |
April 19 | Seattle Thunderbirds | | 8–2 | | Prince George Cougars | CN Centre | Recap | |
(W2) Kamloops Blazers vs. (W3) Portland Winterhawks
April 14 | Portland Winterhawks | | 4–6 | | Kamloops Blazers | Sandman Centre | Recap | |
April 15 | Portland Winterhawks | | 0–5 | | Kamloops Blazers | Sandman Centre | Recap | |
April 19 | Kamloops Blazers | | 3–2 | | Portland Winterhawks | Veterans Memorial Coliseum | Recap | |
April 20 | Kamloops Blazers | | 10–4 | | Portland Winterhawks | Veterans Memorial Coliseum | Recap | |
Conference Finals
Eastern Conference
(E1) Winnipeg Ice vs. (E3) Saskatoon Blades
April 28 | Saskatoon Blades | | 0–3 | | Winnipeg Ice | Wayne Fleming Arena | Recap | |
April 29 | Saskatoon Blades | | 2–6 | | Winnipeg Ice | Wayne Fleming Arena | Recap | |
Western Conference
(W1) Seattle Thunderbirds vs. (W2) Kamloops Blazers
WHL Championship
(E1) Winnipeg Ice vs. (W1) Seattle Thunderbirds
Playoff scoring leaders
Note: GP = Games played; G = Goals; A = Assists; Pts = Points; PIM = Penalty minutes
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
WHL awards
Regular season Champions | Scotty Munro Memorial Trophy | Winnipeg Ice |
Player of the Year | Four Broncos Memorial Trophy | Connor Bedard, Regina Pats |
Top Scorer | Bob Clarke Trophy | Connor Bedard, Regina Pats |
Top Defenceman | Bill Hunter Memorial Trophy | Olen Zellweger, Kamloops Blazers |
Rookie of the Year | Jim Piggott Memorial Trophy | Ryder Ritchie, Prince Albert Raiders |
Top Goaltender | Del Wilson Trophy | Thomas Milic, Seattle Thunderbirds |
Top Plus-Minus Rating | WHL Plus-Minus Award | Jeremy Hanzel, Seattle Thunderbirds |
Most Sportsmanlike Player | Brad Hornung Trophy | Brayden Yager, Moose Jaw Warriors |
Scholastic player of the Year | Daryl K. (Doc) Seaman Trophy | Quinn Mantei, Brandon Wheat Kings |
Scholastic team of the Year | Jim Donlevy Memorial Trophy | Portland Winterhawks |
Coach of the Year | Dunc McCallum Memorial Trophy | Brennan Sonne, Saskatoon Blades |
Executive of the Year | Lloyd Saunders Memorial Trophy | Bil La Forge, Seattle Thunderbirds |
Top Official | Allen Paradice Memorial Trophy | Chris Crich |
Marketing/Public Relations Award | St. Clair Group Trophy | Spokane Chiefs |
Humanitarian of the Year | Doug Wickenheiser Memorial Trophy | Logan Stankoven, Kamloops Blazers |
WHL Finals Most Valuable Player | airBC Trophy | Thomas Millic, Seattle Thunderbirds |
Alumni Achievement Awards | Professional Hockey Achievement Academic Recipient | |
All-Star Teams
Eastern Conference
Central Division
East Division
Western Conference
B.C. Division
U.S. Division
Attendance
Team | Home average[12] |
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 |
See also
References
- ^ "Western Hockey League announces 2022-23 Regular Season schedule".
- ^ "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".
External links
- Official website of the Western Hockey League
- Official website of the Canadian Hockey League
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