The 2011–12 WHL season was the 46th season of the Western Hockey League (WHL). The regular season began in September 2011 and ended in March 2012. The playoffs began on March 22 and ended in early May when the regular season-champion Edmonton Oil Kings won their first Ed Chynoweth Cup, defeating the Portland Winterhawks in the championship series and earning a berth in the 2012 Memorial Cup tournament. This was the inaugural season of the Victoria Royals—the team relocated to Victoria, British Columbia from Chilliwack, where they had played as the Chilliwack Bruins from 2006 until 2011.
Regular season Standings
Conference standings
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 Tri-City Americans 69 58 76 134 82 Brandon Wheat Kings 66 41 82 123 22 Portland Winterhawks 69 57 64 121 54 Tri-City Americans 72 50 66 116 42 Regina Pats 70 41 75 116 36 Tri-City Americans 72 25 84 109 48 Medicine Hat Tigers 65 61 46 107 34 Edmonton Oil Kings 72 45 60 105 49 Brandon Wheat Kings 68 47 49 96 84 Portland Winterhawks 47 33 61 94 36
Leading goaltenders These are the goaltenders that lead the league in GAA that played at least 1440 minutes.2011–12 WHL Regular season: Goaltending leaders . Retrieved on October 1, 2011.
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% Tri-City Americans 46 2665 31 12 1 1 5 2.43 .922 Edmonton Oil Kings 61 3574 42 13 2 3 3 2.47 .914 Kootenay Ice 57 3340 27 20 6 2 3 2.50 .914 Everett/Moose Jaw 56 3202 35 14 4 2 4 2.55 .908 Medicine Hat Tigers 61 3616 39 17 2 3 3 2.57 .921
Players
2011 NHL entry draft In total, 33 WHL players were selected at the 2011 NHL entry draft. Ryan Nugent-Hopkins was selected first overall in the draft. 1st Round # Nat. Player WHL team NHL team 1 Ryan Nugent-Hopkins Red Deer Rebels Edmonton Oilers 11 Duncan Siemens Saskatoon Blades Colorado Avalanche 13 Sven Bartschi Portland Winterhawks Calgary Flames 18 Mark McNeill Prince Albert Raiders Chicago Blackhawks 23 Joe Morrow Portland Winterhawks Pittsburgh Penguins
2nd Round # Nat. Player WHL team NHL team 31 David Musil Vancouver Giants Edmonton Oilers 32 Ty Rattie Portland Winterhawks St. Louis Blues 46 Joel Edmundson Moose Jaw Warriors St. Louis Blues 57 Tyler Wotherspoon Portland Winterhawks Calgary Flames
3rd Round # Nat. Player WHL team NHL team 67 Adam Lowry Swift Current Broncos Winnipeg Jets 73 Keegan Lowe Edmonton Oil Kings Carolina Hurricanes 74 Travis Ewanyk Edmonton Oil Kings Edmonton Oilers 84 Harrison Ruopp Prince Albert Raiders Phoenix Coyotes
4th Round # Nat. Player WHL team NHL team 106 Michael St. Croix Edmonton Oil Kings New York Rangers 107 Colin Jacobs Seattle Thunderbirds Buffalo Sabres 111 Kale Kessy Medicine Hat Tigers Phoenix Coyotes 115 Marek Tvrdon Vancouver Giants Detroit Red Wings 118 Marcel Noebels Seattle Thunderbirds Philadelphia Flyers 119 Zachary Yuen Tri-City Americans Winnipeg Jets 5th Round # Nat. Player WHL team NHL team 125 John Persson Red Deer Rebels New York Islanders 127 Brenden Kichton Spokane Chiefs New York Islanders 134 Shane McColgan Kelowna Rockets New York Rangers 138 Darren Dietz Saskatoon Blades Montreal Canadiens 141 Darian Dziurzynski Saskatoon Blades Phoenix Coyotes 144 Dominik Uher Spokane Chiefs Pittsburgh Penguins 6th Round # Nat. Player WHL team NHL team 156 Darren Kramer Spokane Chiefs Ottawa Senators 159 Reece Scarlett Swift Current Broncos New Jersey Devils 164 Laurent Brossoit Edmonton Oil Kings Calgary Flames 165 Matej Stransky Saskatoon Blades Dallas Stars 167 Nathan Lieuwen Kootenay Ice Buffalo Sabres 175 Richard Nedomlel Swift Current Broncos Detroit Red Wings 7th Round # Nat. Player WHL team NHL team 186 Jordan Fransoo Brandon Wheat Kings Ottawa Senators 193 Brody Sutter Lethbridge Hurricanes Carolina Hurricanes
Subway Super Series The Subway Super Series was a six-game series featuring four teams: three from the Canadian Hockey League (CHL)—one team from each of the QMJHL, the OHL, and the WHL—versus Russia's national junior hockey team.
Results Date Location Winner Loser November 7, 2011 Victoriaville, QC Russian Selects 2 0 QMJHL all-stars November 9, 2011 Quebec City, QC Russian Selects 5 4 QMJHL all-stars November 10, 2011 Ottawa, ON OHL all-stars 10 7 Russian Selects November 14, 2011 Sault Ste. Marie, ON OHL all-stars 6 3 Russian Selects November 16, 2011 Regina, SK WHL all-stars 5 2 Russian Selects November 17, 2011 Moose Jaw, SK Russian Selects 7 5 WHL all-stars CHL wins series 3–2–1
2012 WHL Playoffs
Conference Quarter-finals
Eastern Conference
(1) Edmonton Oil Kings vs. (8) Kootenay Ice
(2) Moose Jaw Warriors vs. (7) Regina Pats
(3) Calgary Hitmen vs. (6) Brandon Wheat Kings
(4) Medicine Hat Tigers vs. (5) Saskatoon Blades
Western Conference
(1) Tri-City Americans vs. (8) Everett Silvertips
(2) Kamloops Blazers vs. (7) Victoria Royals
(3) Portland Winterhawks vs. (6) Kelowna Rockets
(4) Vancouver Giants vs. (5) Spokane Chiefs
Conference Semi-finals
Eastern Conference
(1) Edmonton Oil Kings vs. (6) Brandon Wheat Kings
(2) Moose Jaw Warriors vs. (4) Medicine Hat Tigers
Western Conference
(1) Tri-City Americans vs. (5) Spokane Chiefs
(2) Kamloops Blazers vs. (3) Portland Winterhawks
^ Game 5 was played at Rose Garden.
Conference Finals
Eastern Conference
(1) Edmonton Oil Kings vs. (2) Moose Jaw Warriors
Western Conference
(1) Tri-City Americans vs. (3) Portland Winterhawks
WHL Championship
(E1) Edmonton Oil Kings vs. (W3) Portland Winterhawks
Playoff scoring leaders Note: GP = Games played; G = Goals; A = Assists; Pts = Points; PIM = Penalty minutes
Player Team GP G A Pts PIMSven Baertschi Portland Winterhawks 2214203410Ty Rattie Portland Winterhawks 2119143312Marcel Noebels Portland Winterhawks 22815236Brendan Shinnimin Tri-City Americans 157162328Brad Ross Portland Winterhawks 2212102257Adam Hughesman Tri-City Americans 159101912Curtis Lazar Edmonton Oil Kings 20811194Michael St. Croix Edmonton Oil Kings 20712196Patrick Holland Tri-City Americans 146131922James Henry Moose Jaw Warriors 146121816
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 Brandon Glover Calgary Hitmen 4 224 1 2 7 1 0.941 1.87 Laurent Brossoit Edmonton Oil Kings 20 1204 16 4 41 2 0.933 2.04 Eric Williams Spokane Chiefs 12 702 7 4 26 0 0.926 2.22 Ty Rimmer Tri-City Americans 15 951 8 7 39 1 0.919 2.46 Justin Paulic Moose Jaw Warriors 2 117 1 1 5 0 0.906 2.57
Memorial Cup
WHL awards Scotty Munro Memorial Trophy Regular season champions Edmonton Oil Kings Four Broncos Memorial Trophy Player of the Year Brendan Shinnimin Tri-City Americans Bob Clarke Trophy Top Scorer Brendan Shinnimin Tri-City Americans Bill Hunter Trophy Top Defenseman Alex Petrovic Red Deer Rebels Jim Piggott Memorial Trophy Rookie of the Year Sam Reinhart Kootenay Ice Del Wilson Trophy Top Goaltender Tyler Bunz Medicine Hat Tigers WHL Plus-Minus Award Top Plus-Minus Rating Mark Stone Brandon Wheat Kings Brad Hornung Trophy Most Sportsmanlike Player Mark Stone Brandon Wheat Kings Daryl K. (Doc) Seaman Trophy Scholastic Player of the Year Reid Gow Spokane Chiefs Jim Donlevy Memorial Trophy Scholastic team of the Year Edmonton Oil Kings Dunc McCallum Memorial Trophy Coach of the Year Jim Hiller Tri-City Americans Lloyd Saunders Memorial Trophy Executive of the Year Bob Green Edmonton Oil Kings Allen Paradice Memorial Trophy Top Official Pat Smith St. Clair Group Trophy Marketing/Public Relations Award Corey Nyhagen Moose Jaw Warriors Doug Wickenheiser Memorial Trophy Humanitarian of the Year Taylor Vause Swift Current Broncos WHL Playoff MVP WHL Finals Most Valuable Player Laurent Brossoit Edmonton Oil Kings Professional Hockey AchievementAcademic Recipient Alumni Achievement Awards Scott Niedermayer
All-Star teams
Eastern Conference First Team Pos. Second Team Player Team Player TeamTyler BunzMedicine Hat Tigers GNathan LieuwenKootenay IceAlex PetrovicRed Deer Rebels DMark PysykEdmonton Oil KingsRyan PulockBrandon Wheat Kings DBrandon DavidsonRegina PatsEmerson EtemMedicine Hat Tigers FMichael St. CroixEdmonton Oil KingsMark StoneBrandon Wheat Kings FMax ReinhartKootenay IceJordan WealRegina Pats FMicheal FerlandBrandon Wheat Kings
Western Conference First TeamWHL West All Stars And Awards Finalists Pos. Second Team Player Team Player TeamTy RimmerTri-City Americans GCole CheveldaveKamloops BlazersBrenden KichtonSpokane Chiefs DRyan MurrayEverett SilvertipsJoe MorrowPortland Winterhawks DAustin MadaiskyKamloops BlazersTy RattiePortland Winterhawks FSven BartschiPortland WinterhawksBrendan ShinniminTri-City Americans FAdam HughesmanTri-City AmericansBrendan GallagherVancouver Giants FPatrick HollandTri-City Americans
See also List of WHL seasons 2011–12 OHL season 2011–12 QMJHL season 2011 in ice hockey 2012 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