The 2018–19 WHL season was 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 schedule was shortened from 72 to 68 games; the league had used 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
Updated to game(s) played on March 17.
Western Conference tiebreaker
Kamloops Blazers vs. Kelowna Rockets
Statistics
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 Portland Winterhawks 68 53 61 114 70 Moose Jaw Warriors 67 53 60 113 89 Moose Jaw Warriors 64 33 78 111 14 Red Deer Rebels 66 41 61 102 80 Edmonton Oil Kings 65 37 65 102 52 Brandon Wheat Kings 65 44 52 96 77 Regina/Lethbridge 69 29 65 94 66 Prince Albert Raiders 55 36 53 89 28 Prince Albert Raiders 63 43 45 88 38 Tri-City Americans 68 42 42 84 21
Leading goaltenders These are the goaltenders that lead the league in GAA that have played at least 1500 minutes.WHL Regular Season: Goaltending leaders. Retrieved on October 9, 2018.
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% Everett Silvertips 61 3615 41 15 2 2 7 1.69 .936 Prince Albert Raiders 49 2923 38 8 1 2 8 1.83 .932 Vancouver Giants 32 1876 24 5 1 1 3 1.98 .924 Vancouver Giants 38 2225 24 10 2 1 4 2.48 .911 Edmonton Oil Kings 45 2629 28 11 2 3 1 2.53 .914
2019 WHL playoffs
Conference Quarter-finals
Eastern Conference
(E1) Prince Albert Raiders vs. (W2) Red Deer Rebels
(E2) Saskatoon Blades vs. (E3) Moose Jaw Warriors
(C1) Edmonton Oil Kings vs. (W1) Medicine Hat Tigers
(C2) Lethbridge Hurricanes vs. (C3) Calgary Hitmen
Western Conference
(U1) Everett Silvertips vs. (W1) Tri-City Americans
(U2) Spokane Chiefs vs. (U3) Portland Winterhawks
(B1) Vancouver Giants vs. (W2) Seattle Thunderbirds
(B2) Victoria Royals vs. (B3) Kamloops Blazers
Conference Semi-finals
Eastern Conference
(E1) Prince Albert Raiders vs. (E2) Saskatoon Blades
(C1) Edmonton Oil Kings vs. (C3) Calgary Hitmen
Western Conference
(U1) Everett Silvertips vs. (U2) Spokane Chiefs
(B1) Vancouver Giants vs. (B2) Victoria Royals
Conference Finals
Eastern Conference
(E1) Prince Albert Raiders vs. (C1) Edmonton Oil Kings
Western Conference
(B1) Vancouver Giants vs. (U2) Spokane Chiefs
WHL Championship
(E1) Prince Albert Raiders vs. (B1) Vancouver Giants
Playoff scoring leaders Note: GP = Games played; G = Goals; A = Assists; Pts = Points; PIM = Penalty minutes
Player Team GP G A Pts PIMBowen Byram Vancouver Giants 228182618Brett Leason Prince Albert Raiders 2210152515Dante Hannoun Prince Albert Raiders 2314102414Noah Gregor Prince Albert Raiders 2313112410Aliaksei Protas Prince Albert Raiders 231210226Jared Dmytriw Vancouver Giants 229122116Davis Koch Vancouver Giants 22516210Parker Kelly Prince Albert Raiders 23891714Dawson Holt Vancouver Giants 2279166Dylan Plouffe Vancouver Giants 226101623
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 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 Name Award Winner Ed Chynoweth Cup WHL Champions Prince Albert Raiders Scotty Munro Memorial Trophy Regular season champions Prince Albert Raiders Four Broncos Memorial Trophy Player of the Year Joachim Blichfeld, Portland Winterhawks Bob Clarke Trophy Top Scorer Joachim Blichfeld, Portland Winterhawks Bill Hunter Memorial Trophy Top Defenceman Ty Smith, Spokane Chiefs Jim Piggott Memorial Trophy Rookie of the Year Brayden Tracey, Moose Jaw Warriors Del Wilson Trophy Top Goaltender Ian Scott, Prince Albert Raiders WHL Plus-Minus Award Top Plus-Minus Rating Brayden Pachal, Prince Albert Raiders Brad Hornung Trophy Most Sportsmanlike Player Justin Almeida, Moose Jaw Warriors Daryl K. (Doc) Seaman Trophy Scholastic Player of the Year Dustin Wolf, Everett Silvertips Jim Donlevy Memorial Trophy Scholastic team of the Year Portland Winterhawks Dunc McCallum Memorial Trophy Coach of the Year Marc Habscheid, Prince Albert Raiders Lloyd Saunders Memorial Trophy Executive of the Year Curtis Hunt, Prince Albert Raiders Allen Paradice Memorial Trophy Top Official Brett Iverson St. Clair Group Trophy Marketing/Public Relations Award Everett Silvertips Doug Wickenheiser Memorial Trophy Humanitarian of the Year Will Warm, Edmonton Oil Kings WHL Playoff MVP WHL Finals Most Valuable Player Ian Scott, Prince Albert Raiders Professional Hockey AchievementAcademic Recipient Alumni Achievement Awards Patrick Marleau
All-Star teams
Eastern Conference First Team 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 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 List of WHL seasons 2018–19 OHL season 2018–19 QMJHL season 2018 in ice hockey 2019 in ice hockey
References
External links Official website of the Western Hockey League Official website of the Canadian Hockey League Official website of the MasterCard Memorial Cup Official website of the Subway Super Series