The 2000–01 WHL season was the 35th season of the Western Hockey League (WHL). The season featured eighteen teams completing a 72-game season. The Red Deer Rebels won both the Scotty Munro Memorial Trophy, for best regular season record, and the President's Cup as playoff champions, both for the first time in team history. The latter earned the Rebels a berth in the 2001 Memorial Cup tournament, hosted by the Regina Pats, where the Rebels finished their season by winning the national title.
Regular season
Final standings
Scoring leaders Note: GP = Games played; G = Goals; A = Assists; Pts = Points; PIM = Penalties in minutes
Player Team GP G A Pts PIM Justin Mapletoft Red Deer Rebels 70 43 77 120 111 Layne Ulmer Swift Current Broncos 68 63 56 119 75 Jared Aulin Kamloops Blazers 70 31 77 108 62 Jarret Stoll Kootenay Ice 62 40 66 106 105 Blake Evans Tri-City/Regina 67 52 50 102 120 Kyle Wanvig Red Deer Rebels 69 55 46 101 202 Konstantin Panov Kamloops Blazers 69 44 56 100 52 Jordan Krestanovich Calgary Hitmen 70 40 60 100 32 Nathan Barrett Lethbridge Hurricanes 70 46 53 99 66 Rory McDade Kelowna Rockets 72 28 70 98 50
Leading goaltenders Note: GP = Games played; Min = Minutes played; W = Wins; L = Losses; T = Ties; GA = Goals against; SO = Total shutouts; SV% = Save percentage; GAA = Goals against average Player Team GP Min W L T GA SO SV% GAAShane BenderaRed Deer Rebels45 2604 32 8 2 107 5 .903 2.47B. J. BoxmaKootenay/Swift Current48 2791 28 15 2 123 0 .903 2.64Dan BlackburnKootenay Ice50 2924 33 14 2 135 1 .907 2.77Michael GarnettRed Deer/Saskatoon49 2640 21 22 3 122 4 .902 2.77Joel MartinLethbridge Hurricanes44 2352 17 18 1 107 2 .884 2.88
2001 WHL Playoffs
Playoffs
Conference quarterfinals
Eastern Conference
(C1) Red Deer Rebels vs. (C4) Lethbridge Hurricanes
(E1) Swift Current Broncos vs. (E4) Brandon Wheat Kings
(E2) Regina Pats vs. (C3) Calgary Hitmen
(C2) Kootenay Ice vs. (E3) Moose Jaw Warriors
Western Conference
(W1) Kelowna Rockets vs. (W6) Seattle Thunderbirds
(W2) Portland Winter Hawks vs. (W5) Prince George Cougars
(W3) Kamloops Blazers vs. (W4) Spokane Chiefs
Conference semifinals
Eastern Conference
(C1) Red Deer Rebels vs. (C3) Calgary Hitmen
(E1) Swift Current Broncos vs. (C2) Kootenay Ice
Western Conference
(W4) Spokane Chiefs vs. (W6) Seattle Thunderbirds
Conference finals
Eastern Conference
(C1) Red Deer Rebels vs. (E1) Swift Current Broncos
(W2) Portland Winter Hawks vs. (W4) Spokane Chiefs
WHL Championship
(C1) Red Deer Rebels vs. (W2) Portland Winter Hawks
All-Star games
On January 24, the WHL Eastern All-stars were defeated by the OHL Western All-stars 5–2 at Guelph, Ontario before a crowd of 5,074.
On January 31, the WHL Western All-stars were defeated by the QMJHL Dilio All-stars 7–5 at Kamloops, British Columbia before a crowd of 4,103.
WHL awards Four Broncos Memorial Trophy (Player of the Year): Justin Mapletoft, Red Deer RebelsDaryl K. (Doc) Seaman Trophy (Scholastic Player of the Year): Dan Hulak, Portland Winter HawksScholastic Team of the Year: Prince Albert Raiders, Portland Winter HawksBob Clarke Trophy (Top scorer): Justin Mapletoft, Red Deer RebelsBrad Hornung Trophy (Most Sportsmanlike Player): Matt Kinch, Calgary HitmenBill Hunter Trophy (Top Defenseman): Christian Chartier, Prince George CougarsJim Piggott Memorial Trophy (Rookie of the Year): Scottie Upshall, Kamloops BlazersDel Wilson Trophy (Top Goaltender): Dan Blackburn, Kootenay IceDunc McCallum Memorial Trophy (Coach of the Year): Brent Sutter, Red Deer RebelsLloyd Saunders Memorial Trophy (Executive of the Year): Brent Sutter, Red Deer RebelsScotty Munro Memorial Trophy (Best regular season record): Red Deer RebelsAllen Paradice Memorial Trophy (Top Official): Kevin AchesonSt. Clair Group Trophy (Marketing/Public Relations Award): Mark Miles, Spokane ChiefsDoug Wickenheiser Memorial Trophy (Humanitarian of the Year): Jim Vandermeer, Red Deer RebelsWHL Plus-Minus Award: Jim Vandermeer, Red Deer RebelsWHL Playoff Most Valuable Player: Shane Bendera, Red Deer Rebels
All-Star teams Eastern Conference First Team Second Team Goal Dan Blackburn Kootenay Ice Shane Bendera Red Deer RebelsDefense Matt Kinch Calgary Hitmen Ross Lupaschuk Red Deer Rebels Jim Vandermeer Red Deer Rebels Filip Novak Regina PatsForward Justin Mapletoft Red Deer Rebels Nathan Barrett Lethbridge Hurricanes Layne Ulmer Swift Current Broncos Blake Evans Regina Pats Jarret Stoll Kootenay Ice Kyle Wanvig Red Deer RebelsWestern Conference First Team Second Team Goal Tyler MacKay Spokane Chiefs Kevin Swanson Kelowna RocketsDefense Christian Chartier Prince George Cougars Dan Hulak Portland Winterhawks Dan Hamhuis Prince George Cougars Gerard Dicaire Seattle ThunderbirdsForward Jared Aulin Kamloops Blazers Brandin Cote Spokane Chiefs Jamie Lundmark Seattle Thunderbirds Marcel Hossa Portland Winterhawks Konstantin Panov Kamloops Blazers Rory McDade Kelowna Rockets source: Western Hockey League press release
See also 2001 NHL entry draft 2000 in sports 2001 in sports
References
2005–06 WHL Guide