The 2013–14 WHL season was the 48th season of the Western Hockey League (WHL). The regular season began on September 19, 2013, and ended on March 16, 2014. The Kelowna Rockets won their third Scotty Munro Memorial Trophy for best regular season, their first since 2003–04. The playoffs began on March 27, 2014, and ended on May 12, 2014. For the third straight season, the Edmonton Oil Kings and Portland Winterhawks faced off in the championships series. The Oil Kings won the Ed Chynoweth Cup for the second time in three seasons and earned a berth in the 2014 Memorial Cup tournament, which was held in London, Ontario. The Oil Kings went on to win their first Memorial Cup title.
Standings
Eastern Conference Tiebreaker
Red Deer Rebels vs. Prince Albert Raiders
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 Spokane Chiefs 72 62 56 118 25 Portland Winterhawks 63 35 78 113 69 Portland Winterhawks 69 50 59 109 36 Prince Albert Raiders 64 38 67 105 24 Kootenay Ice 60 36 69 105 11 Prince George Cougars 66 50 48 98 22 Kootenay Ice 70 44 54 98 54 Swift Current Broncos 69 34 63 97 43 Edmonton Oil Kings 65 35 60 95 97 Everett Silvertips 67 47 46 93 44
Goaltenders
These are the goaltenders that lead the league in GAA that played at least 1440 minutes.2013–14 WHL Regular Season: Goaltending leaders . Retrieved on November 6, 2013.
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% Edmonton Oil Kings 63 3703 44 14 2 1 8 2.24 .914 Kelowna Rockets 51 3049 39 7 0 4 4 2.28 .922 Victoria Royals 34 1913 20 8 1 1 1 2.29 .928 Everett Silvertips 57 3229 31 18 3 2 5 2.53 .905 Victoria Royals 43 2440 28 12 0 2 5 2.56 .915
2014 WHL Playoffs
Conference Quarter-finals
Eastern Conference
(1) Edmonton Oil Kings vs. (8) Prince Albert Raiders
(2) Regina Pats vs. (7) Brandon Wheat Kings
(3) Calgary Hitmen vs. (6) Kootenay Ice
(4) Medicine Hat Tigers vs (5) Swift Current Broncos
Western Conference
(1) Kelowna Rockets vs. (8) Tri-City Americans
(2) Portland Winterhawks vs. (7) Vancouver Giants
(3) Victoria Royals vs. (6) Spokane Chiefs
(4) Seattle Thunderbirds vs. (5) Everett Silvertips
Conference Semi-finals
Eastern Conference
(1) Edmonton Oil Kings vs. (7) Brandon Wheat Kings
(4) Medicine Hat Tigers vs. (6) Kootenay Ice
Western Conference
(1) Kelowna Rockets vs. (4) Seattle Thunderbirds
(2) Portland Winterhawks vs. (3) Victoria Royals
Conference Finals
Eastern Conference
(1) Edmonton Oil Kings vs. (4) Medicine Hat Tigers
Western Conference
(1) Kelowna Rockets vs. (2) Portland Winterhawks
WHL Championship
(W2) Portland Winterhawks vs. (E1) Edmonton Oil Kings
Playoff scoring leaders Note: GP = Games played; G = Goals; A = Assists; Pts = Points; PIM = Penalty minutes
Player Team GP G A Pts PIMOliver Bjorkstrand Portland Winterhawks 211617338Brendan Leipsic Portland Winterhawks 2014193349Derrick Pouliot Portland Winterhawks 215273213Nic Petan Portland Winterhawks 217212838Taylor Leier Portland Winterhawks 216202610Cole Sanford Medicine Hat Tigers 1811132416Trevor Cox Medicine Hat Tigers 178152312Henrik Samuelsson Edmonton Oil Kings 218152351Sam Reinhart Kootenay Ice 13617232Edgars Kulda Edmonton Oil Kings 2110122212Curtis Lazar Edmonton Oil Kings 2110122212
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 Eetu Laurikainen Swift Current Broncos 6 359 2 4 13 0 .941 2.17 Tristan Jarry Edmonton Oil Kings 21 1261 16 5 46 3 .925 2.19 Corbin Boes Portland Winterhawks 10 543 6 3 21 0 .929 2.32 Marek Langhamer Medicine Hat Tigers 18 1071 9 9 42 0 .934 2.35 Brendan Burke Portland Winterhawks 13 723 9 3 32 1 .907 2.66
WHL awards Scotty Munro Memorial Trophy Regular season champions Kelowna Rockets Four Broncos Memorial Trophy Player of the Year Sam Reinhart Kootenay Ice Bob Clarke Trophy Top Scorer Mitch Holmberg Spokane Chiefs Bill Hunter Memorial Trophy Top Defenseman Derrick Pouliot Portland Winterhawks Jim Piggott Memorial Trophy Rookie of the Year Nick Merkley Kelowna Rockets Del Wilson Trophy Top Goaltender Jordon Cooke Kelowna Rockets WHL Plus-Minus Award Top Plus-Minus Rating Ashton Sautner Edmonton Oil Kings Brad Hornung Trophy Most Sportsmanlike Player Sam Reinhart Kootenay Ice Daryl K. (Doc) Seaman Trophy Scholastic Player of the Year Nelson Nogier Saskatoon Blades Jim Donlevy Memorial Trophy Scholastic team of the Year Calgary Hitmen Dunc McCallum Memorial Trophy Coach of the Year Dave Lowry Victoria Royals Lloyd Saunders Memorial Trophy Executive of the Year Cam Hope Victoria Royals Allen Paradice Memorial Trophy Top Official Nathan Wieler St. Clair Group Trophy Marketing/Public Relations Award Seattle Thunderbirds Doug Wickenheiser Memorial Trophy Humanitarian of the Year Sam Fioretti Moose Jaw Warriors WHL Playoff MVP WHL Finals Most Valuable Player Griffin Reinhart Edmonton Oil Kings Professional Hockey AchievementAcademic Recipient Alumni Achievement Awards Mike Modano
All-Star teams
Eastern Conference First Team Pos. Second Team Player Team Player TeamTristan JarryEdmonton Oil Kings GPatrik BartosakRed Deer RebelsJosh MorrisseyPrince Albert Raiders DGriffin ReinhartEdmonton Oil KingsRyan Pulock noBrandon Wheat Kings DJulius HonkaSwift Current BroncosSam ReinhartKootenay Ice FCurtis ValkMedicine Hat TigersLeon DraisaitlPrince Albert Raiders FJaedon DescheneauKootenay IceCurtis LazarEdmonton Oil Kings FChandler StephensonRegina Pats
Western Conference First TeamWHL ANNOUNCES ALL-STARS & AWARDS Pos. Second Team Player Team Player TeamJordon CookeKelowna Rockets GEric ComrieTri-City AmericansDerrick PouliotPortland Winterhawks DDamon SeversonKelowna RocketsShea TheodoreSeattle Thunderbirds DMadison BoweyKelowna RocketsNic PetanPortland Winterhawks FJoshua WinquistEverett SilvertipsMitch HolmbergSpokane Chiefs FTodd FiddlerPrince George CougarsOliver BjorkstrandPortland Winterhawks FMike AvianiSpokane Chiefs
See also List of WHL seasons 2013–14 OHL season 2013–14 QMJHL season 2014 in ice hockey 2013 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