The 2025–26 WHL season was the 60th season of the Western Hockey League (WHL). The regular season began on September 19, 2025. The Penticton Vees joined as the league's newest franchise, its 23rd, and were placed in the B.C. division of the Western Conference.

The Everett Silvertips won the Ed Chynoweth Cup, their first WHL championship, and will represent the WHL at the 2026 Memorial Cup, hosted by the Kelowna Rockets of the WHL. The tournament was held at Prospera Place in Kelowna, British Columbia. The tournament concluded on May 31, with the host Rockets eliminated after being win-less in the round-robin, and the WHL champion Silvertips falling to the Ontario Hockey League champion Kitchener Rangers in the tournament final.

Conference standings

Statistical leaders Scoring leaders

These are the top ten skaters based on points. If there is a tie in points, goals take precedence over assists; if there is a tie in goals, players with fewer games played take precedence over those with more. Updated following games played on March 22, 2026.

Note: GP = Games played; G = Goals; A = Assists; Pts. = Points; PIM = Penalty minutes

Player Team GP G A Pts PIM Medicine Hat Tigers 68 21 87 108 28 Medicine Hat Tigers 68 45 59 104 36 Vancouver/Seattle 72 51 49 100 58 Kamloops Blazers 68 42 55 97 45 Portland Winterhawks 66 37 56 93 28 Kelowna Rockets 48 41 49 90 29 Brandon Wheat Kings 67 42 46 88 33 Edmonton Oil Kings 68 27 61 88 42 Everett Silvertips 62 21 66 87 6 Kamloops Blazers 67 38 48 86 41

Leading goaltenders These are the top five goaltenders is a combined table of the top five goaltenders based on goals against average who have played more than 40% of their team's total minutes. Updated following games played on March 21, 2026.

Note: GP = Games played; Mins = Minutes played; GA = Goals against; 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 GA SO GAA Sv% Prince Albert Raiders 36 2,139 28 4 3 1 79 4 2.22 .907 Calgary/Everett 36 2,086 31 5 0 0 80 4 2.30 .914 Penticton Vees 43 2,520 29 6 6 2 103 3 2.45 .906 Prince George Cougars 46 2,680 32 13 0 0 112 4 2.51 .919 Saskatoon/Penticton 34 1,781 18 10 0 1 78 4 2.63 .907

2026 WHL playoffs

Conference quarterfinals Eastern Conference (1) Prince Albert Raiders vs. (8) Red Deer Rebels

(2) Medicine Hat Tigers vs. (7) Regina Pats

(3) Edmonton Oil Kings vs. (6) Saskatoon Blades

(4) Calgary Hitmen vs. (5) Brandon Wheat Kings

Western Conference (1) Everett Silvertips vs. (8) Portland Winterhawks

(2) Penticton Vees vs. (7) Seattle Thunderbirds

(3) Prince George Cougars vs. (6) Spokane Chiefs

(4) Kelowna Rockets vs. (5) Kamloops Blazers

Conference semifinals Eastern Conference (1) Prince Albert Raiders vs. (6) Saskatoon Blades

(2) Medicine Hat Tigers vs. (4) Calgary Hitmen

Western Conference (1) Everett Silvertips vs. (4) Kelowna Rockets

(2) Penticton Vees vs. (3) Prince George Cougars

Conference finals Eastern Conference (1) Prince Albert Raiders vs. (2) Medicine Hat Tigers

Western Conference (1) Everett Silvertips vs. (2) Penticton Vees

WHL Championship (W1) Everett Silvertips vs. (E1) Prince Albert Raiders

Playoff scoring leaders

Note: GP = Games played; G = Goals; A = Assists; Pts = Points; PIM = Penalty minutes. Player Team GP G A Pts PIMJulius Miettinen Everett Silvertips 18 14 13 27 25Daxon Rudolph Prince Albert Raiders 19 9 18 27 25Matias Vanhanen Everett Silvertips 18 12 12 24 6Braeden Cootes Prince Albert Raiders 20 7 16 23 2Landon DuPont Everett Silvertips 18 5 18 23 24Carter Bear Everett Silvertips 18 7 15 22 24Brock Cripps Prince Albert Raiders 20 4 17 21 9Andrew Basha Medicine Hat Tigers 15 3 18 21 8Aiden Oiring Prince Albert Raiders 20 8 12 20 8Brayden Dube Prince Albert Raiders 20 7 12 19 26

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 averagehttps://chl.ca/whl/stats/goalies/293/all/gaa/ Player Team GP Mins W L GA SO Sv% GAA Josh Banini Kelowna Rockets 2 107 1 1 2 0 .976 1.12 Anders Miller Everett Silvertips 18 1,068 16 2 34 1 .932 1.91 Parker Snell Edmonton Oil Kings 4 297 2 2 11 0 .924 2.22 Eric Tu Calgary Hitmen 8 550 4 4 22 1 .918 2.40 Filip Růžička Brandon Wheat Kings 4 292 0 4 12 0 .936 2.47

WHL awards

Scotty Munro Memorial Trophy Regular season champions Everett Silvertips Four Broncos Memorial Trophy Player of the Year Bryce Pickford, Medicine Hat Tigers Bob Clarke Trophy Top Scorer Markus Ruck, Medicine Hat Tigers Bill Hunter Memorial Trophy Top Defenceman Bryce Pickford, Medicine Hat Tigers Jim Piggott Memorial Trophy Rookie of the Year JP Hurlbert, Kamloops Blazers Del Wilson Trophy Top Goaltender Joshua Ravensbergen, Prince George Cougars WHL Plus-Minus Award Top Plus-Minus Rating Tarin Smith, Everett Silvertips Brad Hornung Trophy Most Sportsmanlike Player Braeden Cootes, Prince Albert Raiders Daryl K. (Doc) Seaman Trophy Scholastic player of the Year Alex Weiermaier, Portland Winterhawks Jim Donlevy Memorial Trophy Scholastic team of the Year Regina Pats Dunc McCallum Memorial Trophy Coach of the Year Steve Hamilton, Everett Silvertips Lloyd Saunders Memorial Trophy Executive of the Year Fred Harbinson, Penticton Vees Allen Paradice Memorial Trophy Top Official Mike Campbell St. Clair Group Trophy Marketing/Public Relations Award Portland Winterhawks Doug Wickenheiser Memorial Trophy Humanitarian of the Year Shane Smith, Kelowna Rockets WHL Playoff MVP WHL Finals Most Valuable Player Julius Miettinen, Everett Silvertips Professional Hockey AchievementAcademic Recipient Alumni Achievement Awards

All-Star teams Eastern Conference First TeamWHL names First All-Star Teams for 2025-26 Pos. Second TeamWHL names Second All-Star Teams for 2025-26 Player Team Player Team Michal Oršulák Prince Albert Raiders G Filip RůžičkaChase Wutzke Brandon Wheat KingsMoose Jaw Warriors Bryce Pickford Medicine Hat Tigers D Jonas Woo Medicine Hat Tigers Daxon Rudolph Prince Albert Raiders D Ethan MacKenzie Edmonton Oil Kings Liam Ruck Prince Albert Raiders F Miroslav Holinka Edmonton Oil Kings Markus Ruck Prince Albert Raiders F Jaxon Jacobson Brandon Wheat Kings Luke Mistelbacher Brandon Wheat Kings F Kale Dach Calgary Hitmen

Western Conference First Team Pos. Second Team> Player Team Player Team Joshua Ravensbergen Prince George Cougars G Tobias Tvrznik Wenatchee Wild Landon DuPont Everett Silvertips D Tarin Smith Everett Silvertips Carson Carels Prince George Cougars D Ryan Lin Vancouver Giants Tij Iginla Kelowna Rockets F Jacob Kvasnicka Penticton Vees JP Hurlbert Kamloops Blazers F Julius Miettinen Everett Silvertips Cameron Schmidt Vancouver/Seattle F Carter Bear Everett Silvertips

Attendance Regular season + Home team Home games Average attendance Total attendanceEdmonton Oil Kings 34 7,645 259,946Spokane Chiefs 34 6,780 230,545Everett Silvertips 34 6,567 223,278Portland Winterhawks 34 5,160 175,466Kelowna Rockets 34 4,664 158,582Calgary Hitmen 34 4,492 152,746Saskatoon Blades 34 4,464 151,797Seattle Thunderbirds 34 4,458 151,592Medicine Hat Tigers 34 4,125 140,277Prince George Cougars 34 4,099 139,379Tri-City Americans 34 3,923 133,398Red Deer Rebels 34 3,851 130,945Victoria Royals 34 3,805 129,374Kamloops Blazers 34 3,764 127,993Vancouver Giants 34 3,699 125,797Lethbridge Hurricanes 34 3,552 120,800Regina Pats 34 3,531 120,069Penticton Vees 34 3,445 117,151Brandon Wheat Kings 34 2,884 98,085Wenatchee Wild 34 2,854 97,040Prince Albert Raiders 34 2,668 90,734Moose Jaw Warriors 34 2,667 90,690Swift Current Broncos 34 2,207 75,040League7824,1443,240,724

Playoffs + Home team Home games Average attendance Total attendance Everett Silvertips 9 6,206 55,861Prince George Cougars 6 5,527 33,165Saskatoon Blades 5 5,411 27,058Edmonton Oil Kings 4 5,225 20,901Medicine Hat Tigers 8 5,129 41,032Penticton Vees 8 4,186 33,493Kelowna Rockets 4 3,965 15,861Kamloops Blazers 2 3,582 7,165Spokane Chiefs 3 3,467 10,402Regina Pats 2 3,326 6,652Portland Winterhawks 2 3,321 6,643Prince Albert Raiders 11 3,236 35,601Red Deer Rebels 2 3,036 6,073Calgary Hitmen 4 2,894 11,577Seattle Thunderbirds 2 2,548 5,096Brandon Wheat Kings 2 1,254 2,508League744,312319,088

See also List of WHL seasons 2025–26 OHL season 2025–26 QMJHL season 2026 Memorial Cup

References

Further reading

External links Official website of the Western Hockey League Official website of the Canadian Hockey League