The 2024–25 WHL season was the 59th season of the Western Hockey League (WHL). The regular season started on September 20, 2024, and ended on March 23, 2025. The 2025 WHL playoffs began on March 28 and ended on May 16, 2025.
The Medicine Hat Tigers won the Ed Chynoweth Cup as league champions and represented the WHL at the 2025 Memorial Cup, which was hosted by the Rimouski Océanic of the Quebec Maritimes Junior Hockey League, hosted at Colisée Financière Sun Life in Rimouski, Quebec.
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 Kelowna/Spokane 57 48 84 132 34 Medicine Hat Tigers 56 41 88 129 19 Spokane Chiefs 57 38 71 109 30 Portland Winterhawks 66 41 64 105 67 Medicine Hat Tigers 66 36 67 103 148 Calgary Hitmen 65 38 62 100 20 Calgary Hitmen 65 35 64 99 39 Swift Current Broncos 67 42 51 93 34 Spokane Chiefs 66 49 43 92 68 Victoria Royals 62 26 66 92 44
Leading goaltenders These are the goaltenders that lead the league in GAA that played at least 60 minutes.. Retrieved on September 26, 2024.
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 23 1,384 16 2 1 3 1 2.17 .921 Wenatchee/Calgary 47 2,569 28 13 2 1 5 2.55 .913 Lethbridge/Medicine Hat 36 2,069 23 10 1 1 3 2.58 .900 Everett Silvertips 35 1,991 23 9 2 0 2 2.65 .903 Medicine Hat Tigers 32 1,813 23 6 2 0 4 2.65 .901
2025 WHL playoffs
Conference quarterfinals Eastern conference (1) Medicine Hat Tigers vs. (8) Swift Current Broncos
(2) Prince Albert Raiders vs. (7) Edmonton Oil Kings
(3) Calgary Hitmen vs. (6) Saskatoon Blades
(4) Lethbridge Hurricanes vs. (5) Brandon Wheat Kings
Western conference (1) Everett Silvertips vs. (8) Seattle Thunderbirds
(2) Victoria Royals vs. (7) Tri-City Americans
(3) Spokane Chiefs vs. (6) Vancouver Giants
(4) Prince George Cougars vs. (5) Portland Winterhawks
Conference semifinals Eastern conference (1) Medicine Hat Tigers vs. (2) Prince Albert Raiders
(3) Calgary Hitmen vs. (4) Lethbridge Hurricanes
Western conference (1) Everett Silvertips vs. (5) Portland Winterhawks
(2) Victoria Royals vs. (3) Spokane Chiefs
Conference finals Eastern conference finals (1) Medicine Hat Tigers vs. (4) Lethbridge Hurricanes
Western conference finals (3) Spokane Chiefs vs. (5) Portland Winterhawks
WHL Championship (E1) Medicine Hat Tigers vs. (W3) Spokane Chiefs
Playoff scoring leaders Note: GP = Games played; G = Goals; A = Assists; Pts = Points; PIM = Penalty minutes
Player Team GP G A Pts PIMBerkly Catton Spokane Chiefs 20 11 31 42 10Andrew Cristall Spokane Chiefs 19 21 20 41 11Gavin McKenna Medicine Hat Tigers 16 9 29 38 6Kyle Chyzowski Portland Winterhawks 18 12 21 33 12Tyson Jugnauth Portland Winterhawks 18 4 29 33 10Shea Van Olm Spokane Chiefs 20 13 18 31 20Oasiz Wiesblatt Medicine Hat Tigers 18 14 15 29 30Diego Buttazzoni Portland Winterhawks 18 14 13 27 21Cole Reschny Victoria Royals 11 9 16 25 10Bryce Pickford Medicine Hat Tigers 18 13 11 24 12
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 Johnny Hicks Victoria Royals 8 430 5 1 15 2 .939 2.10 Harrison Meneghin Medicine Hat Tigers 16 918 14 1 36 3 .906 2.35 Anders Miller Calgary Hitmen 10 588 7 3 25 0 .902 2.55 Brady Smith Vancouver Giants 3 94 0 1 4 0 .929 2.56 Raiden LeGall Everett Silvertips 10 652 5 5 29 1 .920 2.67
WHL awards
Scotty Munro Memorial Trophy Regular season champions Everett Silvertips Four Broncos Memorial Trophy Player of the Year Gavin McKenna, Medicine Hat Tigers Bob Clarke Trophy Top Scorer Andrew Cristall, Kelowna/Spokane Bill Hunter Memorial Trophy Top Defenceman Tyson Jugnauth, Portland Winterhawks Jim Piggott Memorial Trophy Rookie of the Year Landon DuPont, Everett Silvertips Del Wilson Trophy Top Goaltender Max Hildebrand, Prince Albert Raiders WHL Plus-Minus Award Top Plus-Minus Rating Gavin McKenna, Medicine Hat Tigers Brad Hornung Trophy Most Sportsmanlike Player Berkly Catton, Spokane Chiefs Daryl K. (Doc) Seaman Trophy Scholastic player of the Year Max Curran, Tri-City Americans Jim Donlevy Memorial Trophy Scholastic team of the Year Calgary Hitmen Dunc McCallum Memorial Trophy Coach of the Year James Patrick, Victoria Royals Lloyd Saunders Memorial Trophy Executive of the Year Matt Bardsley, Spokane Chiefs Allen Paradice Memorial Trophy Top Official Mike Langin St. Clair Group Trophy Marketing/Public Relations Award Spokane Chiefs Doug Wickenheiser Memorial Trophy Humanitarian of the Year Kyle McDonough, Portland Winterhawks WHL Playoff MVP WHL Finals Most Valuable Player Harrison Meneghin, Medicine Hat Tigers Professional Hockey AchievementAcademic Recipient Alumni Achievement Awards
Attendance Regular season + Home team Home games Average attendance Total attendanceEdmonton Oil Kings 34 7,527 255,923Spokane Chiefs 34 6,587 223,978Everett Silvertips 34 6,358 216,186Portland Winterhawks 34 5,072 172,477Saskatoon Blades 34 4,770 162,207Calgary Hitmen 34 4,576 155,605Seattle Thunderbirds 34 4,559 155,013Prince George Cougars 34 4,177 142,047Kelowna Rockets 34 4,152 141,190Red Deer Rebels 34 4,151 141,164Tri-City Americans 34 4,008 136,301Kamloops Blazers 34 3,873 131,704Medicine Hat Tigers 34 3,864 131,398Lethbridge Hurricanes 34 3,784 128,680Vancouver Giants 34 3,737 127,081Victoria Royals 34 3,679 125,093Moose Jaw Warriors 34 3,115 105,914Wenatchee Wild 34 3,044 103,526Brandon Wheat Kings 34 2,985 101,512Regina Pats 34 2,973 101,109Prince Albert Raiders 34 2,527 85,930Swift Current Broncos 34 2,306 78,429League7484,1743,122,466
Playoffs + Home team Home games Average attendance Total attendance Prince George Cougars 4 5,914 23,658Medicine Hat Tigers 9 5,836 52,529Spokane Chiefs 11 5,665 62,323Everett Silvertips 7 5,384 37,690Saskatoon Blades 2 5,217 10,434Edmonton Oil Kings 3 5,035 15,105Victoria Royals 5 4,644 23,220Lethbridge Hurricanes 8 4,540 36,323Portland Winterhawks 8 4,464 35,712Calgary Hitmen 6 3,741 22,450Seattle Thunderbirds 3 3,445 10,336Prince Albert Raiders 6 3,096 18,576Vancouver Giants 2 3,018 6,036Swift Current Broncos 2 2,890 5,780Tri-City Americans 3 2,431 7,308Brandon Wheat Kings 2 1,455 2,910League814,573370,429
See also List of WHL seasons 2024–25 OHL season 2024–25 QMJHL season 2025 Memorial Cup
References
External links Official website of the Western Hockey League Official website of the Canadian Hockey League