The 2017–18 WHL season was the 52nd season of the Western Hockey League (WHL). The regular season began on September 22, 2017, and ended on March 18, 2018. The Moose Jaw Warriors finished the season with the league's best record. The playoffs began on March 22, 2018, and ended on May 13; the winning team, the Swift Current Broncos, were awarded the Ed Chynoweth Cup and a berth in the 2018 Memorial Cup tournament, held at the Brandt Centre in Regina, Saskatchewan from May 18 to 27, 2018. The Regina Pats automatically qualified for the tournament as hosts.
Standings
Updated to game(s) played on March 18, 2018. Source: Western Hockey League
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 Moose Jaw Warriors 72 70 59 129 12 Swift Current Broncos 67 56 69 125 101 Swift Current Broncos 57 28 90 118 28 Moose Jaw Warriors 61 31 82 113 45 Victoria Royals 71 48 64 112 32 Swift Current Broncos 56 47 55 102 44 Portland Winterhawks 64 37 65 102 26 Brandon Wheat Kings 70 44 56 100 60 Everett Silvertips 72 33 67 100 56 Moose Jaw Warriors 72 43 55 98 10
Leading goaltenders These are the goaltenders that lead the league in GAA that played at least 1800 minutes.WHL Regular season: Goaltending leaders. Retrieved on October 10, 2017.
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 41 2437 31 6 1 3 7 1.60 .947 Portland Winterhawks 53 3079 30 16 1 4 4 2.77 .909 Kamloops Blazers 59 3382 24 28 1 3 1 2.96 .907 Moose Jaw Warriors 54 3158 37 11 2 2 4 3.00 .898 Vancouver Giants 48 2745 25 16 3 2 3 3.02 .912
2018 WHL playoffs
Conference Quarter-finals
Eastern Conference
(E1) Moose Jaw Warriors vs. (W2) Prince Albert Raiders
(E2) Swift Current Broncos vs. (E3) Regina Pats
(C1) Medicine Hat Tigers vs. (W1) Brandon Wheat Kings
(C2) Lethbridge Hurricanes vs. (C3) Red Deer Rebels
Western Conference
(U1) Everett Silvertips vs. (W2) Seattle Thunderbirds
(U2) Portland Winterhawks vs. (U3) Spokane Chiefs
(B1) Kelowna Rockets vs. (W1) Tri-City Americans
(B2) Victoria Royals vs. (B3) Vancouver Giants
Conference Semi-finals
Eastern Conference
(E1) Moose Jaw Warriors vs. (E2) Swift Current Broncos
(C2) Lethbridge Hurricanes vs. (W1) Brandon Wheat Kings
Western Conference
(U1) Everett Silvertips vs. (U2) Portland Winterhawks
* Note: Game 4 was played at Moda Center.
(B2) Victoria Royals vs. (W1) Tri-City Americans
Conference Finals
Eastern Conference
(E2) Swift Current Broncos vs. (C2) Lethbridge Hurricanes
Western Conference
(U1) Everett Silvertips vs. (W1) Tri-City Americans
WHL Championship
(E2) Swift Current Broncos vs. (U1) Everett Silvertips
Playoff scoring leaders Note: GP = Games played; G = Goals; A = Assists; Pts = Points; PIM = Penalty minutes
Player Team GP G A Pts PIMBrad Morrison Lethbridge Hurricanes 161621376Michael Rasmussen Tri-City Americans 141617334Glenn Gawdin Swift Current Broncos 2414183232Aleksi Heponiemi Swift Current Broncos 26525302Garrett Pilon Everett Silvertips 221117288Morgan Geekie Tri-City Americans 141710274Tyler Steenbergen Swift Current Broncos 2612152712Connor Dewar Everett Silvertips 2212142624Jordy Bellerive Lethbridge Hurricanes 169162520Patrick Bajkov Everett Silvertips 221492318
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 Stuart Skinner Swift Current Broncos 26 1609 16 10 59 6 .932 2.20 Carter Hart Everett Silvertips 22 1325 14 8 53 2 .921 2.40 Logan Flodell Lethbridge Hurricanes 16 968 10 6 45 2 .906 2.79 Dawson Weatherill Spokane Chiefs 5 284 2 3 14 0 .912 2.96 Ryan Kubic Regina Pats 7 409 3 4 21 0 .891 3.08
WHL awards Ed Chynoweth Cup WHL ChampionsSwift Current Broncos Scotty Munro Memorial Trophy Regular season championsMoose Jaw Warriors Four Broncos Memorial Trophy Player of the Year Carter Hart Everett Silvertips Bob Clarke Trophy Top Scorer Jayden Halbgewachs Moose Jaw Warriors Bill Hunter Memorial Trophy Top Defenceman Kale Clague Moose Jaw Warriors Jim Piggott Memorial Trophy Rookie of the Year Dylan Cozens Lethbridge Hurricanes Del Wilson Trophy Top Goaltender Carter Hart Everett Silvertips WHL Plus-Minus Award Top Plus-Minus Rating Glenn Gawdin Swift Current Broncos Brad Hornung Trophy Most Sportsmanlike Player Aleksi Heponiemi Swift Current Broncos Daryl K. (Doc) Seaman Trophy Scholastic Player of the Year Ty Smith Spokane Chiefs Jim Donlevy Memorial Trophy Scholastic team of the Year Saskatoon Blades Dunc McCallum Memorial Trophy Coach of the Year Emanuel Viveiros Swift Current Broncos Lloyd Saunders Memorial Trophy Executive of the Year Garry Davidson Everett Silvertips Allen Paradice Memorial Trophy Top Official Brett Iverson St. Clair Group Trophy Marketing/Public Relations Award Edmonton Oil Kings Doug Wickenheiser Memorial Trophy Humanitarian of the Year Ty Ronning Vancouver Giants WHL Playoff MVP WHL Finals Most Valuable Player Glenn Gawdin Swift Current Broncos Professional Hockey AchievementAcademic Recipient Alumni Achievement Awards Jerome Iginla
All-Star teams
Eastern Conference First TeamWHL Announces 2017-18 Conference All-Star teams Pos. Second Team Player Team Player Team Logan Flodell Lethbridge Hurricanes G Logan Thompson Brandon Wheat Kings Kale Clague Moose Jaw Warriors D Josh Mahura Regina Pats David Quenneville Medicine Hat Tigers D Colby Sissons Swift Current Broncos Jayden Halbgewachs Moose Jaw Warriors F Tyler Steenbergen Swift Current Broncos Glenn Gawdin Swift Current Broncos F Jordy Bellerive Lethbridge Hurricanes Aleksi Heponiemi Swift Current Broncos F Brayden Burke Moose Jaw Warriors
Western Conference First Team Pos. Second Team Player Team Player Team Carter Hart Everett Silvertips G David Tendeck Vancouver Giants Cal Foote Kelowna Rockets D Henri Jokiharju Portland Winterhawks Ty Smith Spokane Chiefs D Juuso Valimaki Tri-City Americans Matthew Phillips Victoria Royals F Ty Ronning Vancouver Giants Cody Glass Portland Winterhawks F Dillon Dubé Kelowna Rockets Jaret Anderson-Dolan Spokane Chiefs F Patrick Bajkov Everett Silvertips
See also List of WHL seasons 2017–18 OHL season 2017–18 QMJHL season 2017 in ice hockey 2018 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