The 2015–16 WHL season was the 50th season of the Western Hockey League (WHL). The regular season began on September 24, 2015, and ended with the Eastern Conference tiebreaker game on March 22, 2016. The Victoria Royals won their first Scotty Munro Memorial Trophy for best regular season record, becoming the first team based in Victoria to win the title since the 1980–81 Victoria Cougars. The playoffs began on March 24, 2016, and ended on May 13, 2016. The Brandon Wheat Kings won their third Ed Chynoweth Cup—their first since 1995–96—and a berth in the 2016 Memorial Cup tournament, which was held at the ENMAX Centrium in Red Deer, Alberta from May 19 to 29, 2016. The Red Deer Rebels qualified for the tournament as hosts.
Standings
Eastern Conference Tiebreaker
Medicine Hat Tigers vs. Edmonton Oil Kings
Statistical leaders
Scoring leaders
Players are listed by points, then goals.
Note: GP = Games played; G = Goals; A = Assists; Pts. = Points; PIM = Penalty minutes
Player Team GP G A Pts PIM Regina Pats 72 38 82 120 30 Moose Jaw Warriors 72 58 58 116 48 Lethbridge Hurricanes 72 27 82 109 44 Brandon Wheat Kings 58 47 59 106 101 Brandon Wheat Kings 72 41 61 102 41 Tri-City Americans 72 39 57 96 63 Kelowna Rockets 70 43 52 95 66 Prince Albert Raiders 71 43 49 92 46 Victoria Royals 71 31 60 91 64 Lethbridge Hurricanes 72 43 46 89 42
Leading goaltenders
These are the goaltenders that lead the league in GAA that have played at least 1380 minutes.WHL Regular season: Goaltending leaders . Retrieved on October 18, 2014.
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% Victoria Royals 27 1487 18 3 3 1 4 1.82 .937 Everett Silvertips 63 3693 35 23 1 3 6 2.14 .918 Victoria Royals 51 2854 32 13 0 2 1 2.40 .912 Swift Current/Seattle 53 2886 25 20 4 0 7 2.49 .923 Kelowna Rockets 27 1559 19 6 2 0 2 2.54 .920
2016 WHL playoffs
Conference Quarter-finals
Eastern Conference
(E1) Brandon Wheat Kings vs. (W2) Edmonton Oil Kings
(E2) Prince Albert Raiders vs. (E3) Moose Jaw Warriors
(C1) Lethbridge Hurricanes vs. (W1) Regina Pats
(C2) Red Deer Rebels vs (C3) Calgary Hitmen
Western Conference
(B1) Victoria Royals vs. (W2) Spokane Chiefs
(B2) Kelowna Rockets vs. (B3) Kamloops Blazers
(U1) Seattle Thunderbirds vs. (W1) Prince George Cougars
(U2) Everett Silvertips vs. (U3) Portland Winterhawks
Conference Semi-finals
Eastern Conference
(E1) Brandon Wheat Kings vs (E3) Moose Jaw Warriors
(C2) Red Deer Rebels vs (W1) Regina Pats
Western Conference
(B1) Victoria Royals vs (B2) Kelowna Rockets
(U1) Seattle Thunderbirds vs (U2) Everett Silvertips
Conference Finals
Eastern Conference
(E1) Brandon Wheat Kings vs. (C2) Red Deer Rebels
Western Conference
(B2) Kelowna Rockets vs. (U1) Seattle Thunderbirds
WHL Championship
(E1) Brandon Wheat Kings vs. (U1) Seattle Thunderbirds
Playoff scoring leaders Note: GP = Games played; G = Goals; A = Assists; Pts = Points; PIM = Penalty minutes
Player Team GP G A Pts PIMNolan Patrick Brandon Wheat Kings 2113173016Jayce Hawryluk Brandon Wheat Kings 217222939John Quenneville Brandon Wheat Kings 211611278Tim McGauley Brandon Wheat Kings 21818268Mathew Barzal Seattle Thunderbirds 185212616Reid Duke Brandon Wheat Kings 218162424Adam Brooks Regina Pats 12716236Ethan Bear Seattle Thunderbirds 18814228Adam Helewka Red Deer Rebels 17991818Jake DeBrusk Red Deer Rebels 17891720
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
Player Team GP Mins W L GA SO SV% GAA Mario Petit Everett Silvertips 4 185 3 0 4 1 .953 1.30 Jayden Sittler Lethbridge Hurricanes 2 102 0 1 3 0 .940 1.76 Landon Bow Seattle Thunderbirds 18 1131 13 5 37 2 .927 1.96 Connor Ingram Kamloops Blazers 7 424 3 4 15 1 .938 2.12 Carter Hart Everett Silvertips 6 352 2 4 14 1 .929 2.39
WHL awards Ed Chynoweth Cup WHL Champions Brandon Wheat Kings Scotty Munro Memorial Trophy Regular season champions Victoria Royals Four Broncos Memorial Trophy Player of the Year Dryden Hunt Moose Jaw Warriors Bob Clarke Trophy Top Scorer Adam Brooks Regina Pats Bill Hunter Memorial Trophy Top Defenceman Ivan Provorov Brandon Wheat Kings Jim Piggott Memorial Trophy Rookie of the year Matthew Phillips Victoria Royals Del Wilson Trophy Top Goaltender Carter Hart Everett Silvertips WHL Plus-Minus Award Top Plus-Minus Rating Ivan Provorov Brandon Wheat Kings Brad Hornung Trophy Most Sportsmanlike Player Tyler Soy Victoria Royals Daryl K. (Doc) Seaman Trophy Scholastic Player of the Year Tanner Kaspick Brandon Wheat Kings Jim Donlevy Memorial Trophy Scholastic team of the Year Spokane Chiefs Dunc McCallum Memorial Trophy Coach of the Year Dave Lowry Victoria Royals Lloyd Saunders Memorial Trophy Executive of the Year Peter Anholt Lethbridge Hurricanes Allen Paradice Memorial Trophy Top Official Chris Schlenker St. Clair Group Trophy Marketing/Public Relations Award Victoria Royals Doug Wickenheiser Memorial Trophy Humanitarian of the Year Tyler Wong Lethbridge Hurricanes WHL Playoff MVP WHL Finals Most Valuable Player Nolan Patrick Brandon Wheat Kings Professional Hockey AchievementAcademic Recipient Alumni Achievement Awards Sheldon Kennedy
All-Star teams
Eastern Conference First TeamWHL Announces 2015-16 All-Star Teams Pos. Second Team Player Team Player Team Zach Sawchenko Moose Jaw Warriors G Rylan Parenteau Prince Albert Raiders Ivan Provorov* Brandon Wheat Kings D Jake Bean Calgary Hitmen Andrew Nielsen Lethbridge Hurricanes D Travis Sanheim Calgary Hitmen Dryden Hunt Moose Jaw Warriors F Brayden Burke Lethbridge Hurricanes Brayden Point Moose Jaw Warriors F Nolan Patrick Brandon Wheat Kings Adam Brooks Regina Pats F Jayce Hawryluk Brandon Wheat Kings * - unanimous selection
Western Conference First Team Pos. Second Team Player Team Player Team Carter Hart Everett Silvertips G Connor Ingram Kamloops Blazers Joe Hicketts* Victoria Royals D Noah Juulsen Everett Silvertips Ethan Bear Seattle Thunderbirds D Jason Fram Spokane Chiefs Tyson Baillie Kelowna Rockets F Tyler Soy Victoria Royals Mathew Barzal Seattle Thunderbirds F Chase Witala Prince George Cougars Parker Bowles Tri-City Americans F Collin Shirley Kamloops Blazers * - unanimous selection
See also 2016 Memorial Cup List of WHL seasons 2015–16 OHL season 2015–16 QMJHL season 2015 in ice hockey 2016 in ice hockey
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