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2021–22 WHL season | |
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League | Western Hockey League |
Sport | Hockey |
Duration | Regular season October 1, 2021 – April 17, 2022 Playoffs April 21, 2022 – June 13, 2022 |
Number of teams | 22 |
TV partner(s) |
KRCW-TV KZJO CBC TSN RDS |
Finals champions | Edmonton Oil Kings (3) |
2021–22 CHL seasons | |
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League | Canadian Hockey League |
Sport | Hockey |
Duration |
OHL October 2021–May 2022 QMJHL October 2021–May 2022 WHL October 2021–June 2022 |
Number of teams | 60 |
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.
Team | GP | W | L | OTL | SL | GF | GA | Pts |
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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 |
Team | GP | W | L | OTL | SL | GF | GA | Pts |
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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
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 |
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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 |
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% |
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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 |
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 |
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 | |
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 | |
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 | |
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 | |
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 | |
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 | |
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 | |
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 | |
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 | |
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 | |
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 | |
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 | |
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 | |
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 | |
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 | |
Note: GP = Games played; G = Goals; A = Assists; Pts = Points; PIM = Penalty minutes
Player | Team | GP | G | A | Pts | PIM |
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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 |
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 |
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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 |