Sports season
Sports season
The 2021–22 WHL season was the 56th season of the Western Hockey League (WHL). The league played a full regular season schedule for the first time since the 2018–19 season . The season began on October 1, 2021, and ended on April 17, 2022.[ 1]
The WHL announced in the summer of 2021 that no inter-conference games would be played during the regular season.[ 2] On August 16, the WHL announced a mandatory COVID-19 vaccination policy for players, hockey operations staff, officials, and all other employees who would regularly interact with players.[ 3] On September 8, the WHL announced that due to COVID-19 border restrictions, the schedule had been re-aligned so that the B.C. Division and U.S. Division would not play inter-division games until at least November.[ 4] The Winnipeg Ice , playing their first full WHL season since relocating from Cranbrook, British Columbia in 2019—with their first two seasons shortened by the COVID-19 pandemic—won their first Scotty Munro Memorial Trophy for topping the regular season standings.[ 5]
The playoffs—the first since 2019—began on April 22 and ended on June 13.[ 6] The Edmonton Oil Kings won their third Ed Chynoweth Cup , defeating the Seattle Thunderbirds and earning the right to participate in the 2022 Memorial Cup tournament, which was hosted by the Saint John Sea Dogs of the Quebec Major Junior Hockey League at TD Station in Saint John, New Brunswick .[ 7]
Standings
Conference standings
x – team has clinched playoff spot y – team has clinched division z – team has clinched conference title
e – team is eliminated from playoff contention
Map of WHL, 2019–20 to 2022–23
200km 125miles
Ice
Wheat Kings
Pats
Warriors
Raiders
Blades
Broncos
Tigers
Hurricanes
Oil Kings
Rebels
Hitmen
Chiefs
Americans
Rockets
Blazers
Silvertips
Thunderbirds
Winterhawks
Cougars
Giants
Royals
East Division
Central Division
BC Division
US Division
Statistical leaders
Scoring leaders
Players are listed by points, then goals.[ 8]
Note: GP = Games played; G = Goals; A = Assists; Pts. = Points; PIM = Penalty minutes
Goaltenders
These are the goaltenders that lead the league in GAA that played at least 1,500 minutes.[ 9]
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
2022 WHL Playoffs
Conference Quarter-finals
Eastern Conference
(E1) Winnipeg Ice vs. (E8) Prince Albert Raiders
April 23
Prince Albert Raiders
2–5
Winnipeg Ice
Wayne Fleming Arena
Recap
18:31 - Landon Kosior (1)
First period
2:51 - pp - Nolan Orzeck (1) 11:57 - Jakin Smallwood (2) 19:56 - pp - Owen Pederson (2)
No scoring
Second period
2:10 - Zach Benson (1) 3:20 - Conor Geekie (1)
15:38 - Reece Vitelli (2)
Third period
No scoring
Tikhon Chaika (11 saves/15 shots) Max Hildebrand (13 saves/14 shots)
Goalie stats
Daniel Hauser (18 saves/20 shots)
April 26
Winnipeg Ice
10–1
Prince Albert Raiders
Art Hauser Centre
Recap
3:48 - pp - Mikey Milne (1) 7:03 - Zach Benson (2) 12:07 - Owen Pederson (3) 12:37 - Mikey Milne (2)
First period
No scoring
10:30 - pp - Zach Benson (3) 16:08 - Connor McClennon (2) 16:28 - Jakin Smallwood (3) 17:05 - Conor Geekie (2) 19:35 - sh - Mikey Milne (3)
Second period
No scoring
8:04 - Skyler Bruce (1)
Third period
1:40 - Harrison Lodewyk (1)
Daniel Hauser (18 shots/19 saves)
Goalie stats
Tikhon Chaika (17 saves/22 shots) Max Hildebrand (9 saves/14 shots)
April 27
Winnipeg Ice
1–3
Prince Albert Raiders
Art Hauser Centre
Recap
No scoring
First period
No scoring
No scoring
Second period
1:53 - pp - Remy Aquilon (1)
18:51 - pp - Mikey Milne (4)
Third period
1:06 - Eric Johnston (1) 19:10 - en - Sloan Stanick (1)
Daniel Hauser (20 saves/22 shots)
Goalie stats
Tikhon Chaika (26 saves/27 shots)
April 29
Prince Albert Raiders
2–8
Winnipeg Ice
Wayne Fleming Arena
Recap
No scoring
First period
9:58 - Jack Finley (1) 14:18 - Zach Benson (4) 15:18 - Mikey Milne (5) 17:06 - Jonas Woo (1)
9:46 - sh - Reece Vitelli (3)
Second period
1:57 - Connor McClennon (3)
11:19 - Sloan Stanick (2)
Third period
5:48 - Zach Benson (5) 7:26 - Matthew Savoie (1) 8:17 - Connor McClennon (4)
Tikhon Chaika (10 saves/15 shots) Max Hildebrand (17 saves/20 shots)
Goalie stats
Daniel Hauser (11 saves/13 shots)
(E2) Edmonton Oil Kings vs. (E7) Lethbridge Hurricanes
April 23
Lethbridge Hurricanes
0–4
Edmonton Oil Kings
Rogers Place
Recap
No scoring
First period
No scoring
No scoring
Second period
6:39 - Carson Golder (1) 18:47 - Carson Golder (2)
No scoring
Third period
14:33 - pp - Dylan Guenther (2) 17:53 - en - sh - Kaiden Guhle (1)
Bryan Thomson (39 saves/42 shots)
Goalie stats
Sebastian Cossa (25 saves/25 shots)
April 26
Edmonton Oil Kings
4–1
Lethbridge Hurricanes
Enmax Centre
Recap
2:21 - Jalen Luypen (2)
First period
No scoring
1:56 - Kaiden Guhle (2) 11:03 - pp - Carter Souch (2)
Second period
No scoring
6:13 - Dylan Guenther (3)
Third period
3:18 - pp - Yegor Klavdiev (1)
Sebastian Cossa (25 saves/26 shots)
Goalie stats
Bryan Thomson (34 saves/38 shots)
(E3) Red Deer Rebels vs. (E6) Brandon Wheat Kings
April 23
Brandon Wheat Kings
2–1
OT
Red Deer Rebels
Peavey Mart Centrium
Recap
No scoring
First period
No scoring
17:12 - Nate Danielson (1)
Second period
No scoring
No scoring
Third period
4:30 - Frantisek Formanek (1)
7:16 - Riley Ginnell (1)
First overtime period
No scoring
Ethan Kruger (38 saves/39 shots)
Goalie stats
Chase Coward (28 saves/30 shots)
April 26
Red Deer Rebels
3–1
Brandon Wheat Kings
Westoba Place
Recap
No scoring
First period
16:01 - Logen Hammett (1)
18:43 - pp - Liam Keeler (1)
Second period
No scoring
6:35 - pp - Arshdeep Bains (2) 15:26 - Ben King (1)
Third period
No scoring
Ethan Kruger (29 saves/32 shots)
Goalie stats
Chase Coward (32 saves/33 shots)
April 27
Red Deer Rebels
1–3
Brandon Wheat Kings
Westoba Place
Recap
7:44 - Jace Isley (2)
First period
13:01 - Trae Johnson (1)
No scoring
Second period
18:24 - pp - Marcus Kallionkieli (1)
No scoring
Third period
19:22 - en - pp - Marcus Kallionkieli (2)
Chase Coward (25 saves/27 shots)
Goalie stats
Ethan Kruger (26 saves/27 shots)
April 29
Brandon Wheat Kings
1–3
Red Deer Rebels
Peavey Mart Centrium
Recap
No scoring
First period
0:47 - pp - Kai Uchacz (1) 12:32 - Jhett Larson (1)
No scoring
Second period
No scoring
6:28 - Vincent Iorio (1)
Third period
13:03 - Kai Uchacz (2)
Ethan Kruger (31 saves/34 shots)
Goalie stats
Chase Coward (27 saves/28 shots)
May 1
Red Deer Rebels
5–4
3OT
Brandon Wheat Kings
Westoba Place
Recap
0:50 - Ben King (2) 2:52 - Ben King (3)
First period
8:41 - Ridly Greig (1)
10:07 - Ben King (4) 15:58 - Arshdeep Bains (3)
Second period
2:16 - Rylen Roersma (1) 15:11 - pp - Ridly Greig (2)
No scoring
Third period
2:38 - Marcus Kallionkieli (3)
7:41 - Jayden Grubbe (2)
Third overtime period
No scoring
Chase Coward (46 saves/50 shots)
Goalie stats
Ethan Kruger (50 saves/55 shots)
(E4) Moose Jaw Warriors vs. (E5) Saskatoon Blades
April 26
Moose Jaw Warriors
3–2
OT
Saskatoon Blades
SaskTel Centre
Recap
18:15 - Eric Alarie (1)
First period
3:20 - pp - Jayden Wiens (1)
4:43 - Martin Rysavy (1)
Second period
No scoring
No scoring
Third period
19:15 - pp - Brandon Lisowsky (3)
9:40 - Cordel Larson (1)
First overtime period
No scoring
Carl Tetachuk (27 saves/29 shots)
Goalie stats
Nolan Maier (34 saves/37 shots)
April 27
Moose Jaw Warriors
3–5
Saskatoon Blades
SaskTel Centre
Recap
No scoring
First period
17:39 - Egor Sidorov (1) 19:50 - Kyle Crnkovic (1)
10:25 - Maximus Wanner (2) 18:18 - pp - Maximus Wanner (3)
Second period
13:45 - Noah Boyko (1)
2:54 - Ryder Korczak (2)
Third period
8:37 - Rhett Rhinehart (1) 19:31 - en - Kyle Crnkovic (2)
Carl Tetachuk (25 saves/29 shots)
Goalie stats
Nolan Maier (32 saves/35 shots)
April 29
Saskatoon Blades
3–6
Moose Jaw Warriors
Mosaic Place
Recap
14:02 - pp - Josh Pillar (2)
First period
5:55 - Jagger Firkus (2) 9:08 - pp - Denton Mateychuk (1)
13:00 - Josh Pillar (3)
Second period
8:52 - Jagger Firkus (3)
12:47 - Trevor Wong (1)
Third period
5:26 - Thomas Tien (1) 16:22 - Atley Calvert (2) 18:09 - en - Robert Baco (1)
Nolan Maier (35 saves/40 shots)
Goalie stats
Carl Tetachuk (26 saves/29 shots)
Western Conference
(W1) Everett Silvertips vs. (W8) Vancouver Giants
April 27
Everett Silvertips
6–2
Vancouver Giants
Langley Events Centre
Recap
9:26 - Ryan Hofer (3) 12:57 - Niko Huuhtanen (4) 19:52 - Ryan Hofer (4)
First period
No scoring
2:14 - Matthew Ng (1) 4:00 - Matthew Ng (2)
Second period
3:45 - pp - Fabian Lysell (1) 10:48 - pp - Adam Hall (4)
15:31 - pp - Niko Huuhtanen (5)
Third period
No scoring
Braden Holt (32 saves/34 shots)
Goalie stats
Jesper Vikman (18 saves/24 shots)
April 29
Everett Silvertips
6–11
Vancouver Giants
Langley Events Centre
Recap
5:11 - Jacob Wright (3) 8:30 - pp - Jacob Wright (4) 11:16 - pp - Ryan Hofer (5)
First period
3:18 - Adam Hall (5) 16:15 - pp - Zack Ostapchuk (1)
9:48 - Hunter Campbell (1)
Second period
1:03 - Ty Thorpe (1) 5:00 - Alex Cotton (2) 13:32 - pp - Alex Cotton (3) 15:47 - Fabian Lysell (2)
0:12 - Jacob Wright (5) 2:49 - Olen Zellweger (2)
Third period
5:52 - pp - Zack Ostapchuk (2) 6:40 - Colton Langkow (2) 9:27 - Fabian Lysell (3) 14:14 - Evan Toth (1) 19:46 - pp - Kyle Bochek (1)
Braden Holt (9 saves/13 shots) Koen MacInnes (10 saves/17 shots)
Goalie stats
Jesper Vikman (24 saves/30 shots)
April 30
Vancouver Giants
3–0
Everett Silvertips
Angel of the Winds Arena
Recap
10:42 - Adam Hall (6)
First period
No scoring
No scoring
Second period
No scoring
7:48 - Fabian Lysell (4) 18:33 - pp - Connor Horning (1)
Third period
No scoring
Jesper Vikman (50 saves/50 shots)
Goalie stats
Braden Holt (28 saves/31 shots)
May 2
Everett Silvertips
3–6
Vancouver Giants
Langley Events Centre
Recap
No scoring
First period
1:15 - pp - Connor Horning (2) 3:15 - Alex Cotton (4) 11:43 - Mazden Leslie (2)
12:40 - Ben Hemmerling (1)
Second period
17:51 - Zack Ostapchuk (3)
10:00 - pp - Ryan Hofer (6) 18:35 - Jonny Lambos (1)
Third period
15:32 - Damian Palmieri (1) 16:52 - Adam Hall (7)
Braden Holt (32 saves/38 shots)
Goalie stats
Jesper Vikman (22 saves/25 shots)
(W2) Kamloops Blazers vs. (W7) Spokane Chiefs
April 23
Spokane Chiefs
2–6
Kamloops Blazers
Sandman Centre
Recap
No scoring
First period
17:11 - pp - Luke Toporowski (3)
No scoring
Second period
17:22 - Daylan Kuefler (1)
9:37 - pp' - Graham Sward (1) 10:54 - Nick McCarry (1)
Third period
1:30 - sh - Fraser Minten (2) 8:25 - Connor Levis (1) 13:59 - pp - Luke Toporowski (4) 14:47 - Matthew Seminoff (2)
Mason Beaupit (21 saves/22 shots) Cooper Michaluk (10 saves/15 shots)
Goalie stats
Dylan Garand (21 saves/23 shots)
April 25
Spokane Chiefs
1–5
Kamloops Blazers
Sandman Centre
Recap
No scoring
First period
2:55 - Luke Toporowski (5) 18:44 - pp - Fraser Minten (3)
14:33 - Erik Atchison (1)
Second period
3:44 - Logan Stankoven (4) 16:46 - Daylan Kuefler (2)
No scoring
Third period
6:44 - pp - Quinn Schmiemann (1)
Cooper Michaluk (34 saves/39 shots)
Goalie stats
Dylan Garand (25 saves/26 shots)
April 29
Kamloops Blazers
3–0
Spokane Chiefs
Spokane Arena
Recap
3:12 - pp - Logan Stankoven (5)
First period
No scoring
18:17 - Logan Stankoven (6)
Second period
No scoring
5:59 - Logan Stankoven (7)
Third period
No scoring
Dylan Garand (20 saves/20 shots)
Goalie stats
Cooper Michaluk (42 saves/45 shots)
(W3) Portland Winterhawks vs. (W6) Prince George Cougars
April 26
Portland Winterhawks
2–0
Prince George Cougars
CN Centre
Recap
No scoring
First period
No scoring
2:46 - Gabe Klassen (2) 13:36 - Gabe Klassen (3)
Second period
No scoring
No scoring
Third period
No scoring
Taylor Gauthier (28 saves/28 shots)
Goalie stats
Tyler Brennan (34 saves/36 shots)
April 27
Portland Winterhawks
2–1
Prince George Cougars
CN Centre
Recap
8:22 - James Stefan (2) 11:51 - Luke Schelter (1)
First period
No scoring
No scoring
Second period
6:55 - Jonny Hooker (1)
No scoring
Third period
No scoring
Taylor Gauthier (29 saves/30 shots)
Goalie stats
Tyler Brennan (40 saves/42 shots)
(W4) Seattle Thunderbirds vs. (W5) Kelowna Rockets
April 26
Seattle Thunderbirds
5–1
Kelowna Rockets
Prospera Place
Recap
No scoring
First period
18:22 - ps - Jake Poole (1)
5:07 - pp - Reid Schaefer (2)
Second period
No scoring
5:57 - Kevin Korchinski (2) 7:12 - pp - Lukas Svejkovsky (4) 7:29 - pp - Kevin Korchinski (3) 13:41 - Samuel Knazko (1)
Third period
No scoring
Thomas Milic (27 saves/28 shots)
Goalie stats
Jari Kykkanen (41 saves/46 shots)
April 27
Seattle Thunderbirds
2–3
OT
Kelowna Rockets
Prospera Place
Recap
19:41 - Lucas Ciona (2)
First period
No scoring
3:16 - Lucas Ciona (3)
Second period
6:28 - pp - Gabriel Szturc (1) 12:45 - Noah Dorey (1)
No scoring
Third period
No scoring
No scoring
First overtime period
15:55 - pp - Adam Kydd (2)
Thomas Milic (26 saves/29 shots)
Goalie stats
Talyn Boyko (36 saves/38 shots)
April 29
Kelowna Rockets
3–4
OT
Seattle Thunderbirds
accesso ShoWare Center
Recap
No scoring
First period
No scoring
5:09 - pp - Max Graham (1)
Second period
9:47 - Jared Davidson (3)
12:24 - Jake Lee (1) 12:34 - Gabriel Szturc (2)
Third period
7:24 - Matt Rempe (2) 10:19 - Jordan Gustafson (2)
No scoring
First overtime period
1:20 - Matt Rempe (3)
Talyn Boyko (40 saves/44 shots)
Goalie stats
Thomas Milic (18 saves/21 shots)
Conference Semi-finals
Eastern Conference
(E1) Winnipeg Ice vs. (E4) Moose Jaw Warriors
May 6
Moose Jaw Warriors
1–6
Winnipeg Ice
Wayne Fleming Arena
Recap
No scoring
First period
0:18 - Connor McClennon (5) 16:50 - pp - Jack Finley (2)
No scoring
Second period
0:57 - Jakin Smallwood (4) 10:11 - pp - Matthew Savoie (2) 14:25 - Owen Pederson (4)
17:48 - Brayden Yager (3)
Third period
0:11 - Mikey Milne (6)
Carl Tetachuk (24 saves/29 shots) Jackson Unger (5 saves/6 shots)
Goalie stats
Daniel Hauser (18 saves/19 shots)
May 7
Moose Jaw Warriors
0–7
Winnipeg Ice
Wayne Fleming Arena
Recap
No scoring
First period
2:49 - Jack Finley (3) 3:35 - Jack Finley (4) 9:01 - pp - Connor McClennon (6)
No scoring
Second period
1:12 - sh - Matthew Savoie (3) 6:07 - pp - Mikey Milne (7) 10:58 - sh - Zach Benson (6)
No scoring
Third period
6:29 - Chase Wheatcroft (1)
Carl Tetachuk (16 saves/21 shots) Jackson Unger (11 saves/13 shots)
Goalie stats
Daniel Hauser (27 saves/27 shots)
May 10
Winnipeg Ice
2–3
Moose Jaw Warriors
Mosaic Place
Recap
3:37 - pp - Zach Benson (7)
First period
No scoring
No scoring
Second period
7:48 - Jagger Firkus (4)
19:00 - Jack Finley (5)
Third period
3:12 - Eric Alarie (2) 9:42 - sh - Calder Anderson (2)
Daniel Hauser (28 saves/31 shots)
Goalie stats
Jackson Unger (38 saves/40 shots)
May 11
Winnipeg Ice
5–3
Moose Jaw Warriors
Mosaic Place
Recap
16:28 - Mikey Milne (8)
First period
19:57 - Jagger Firkus (5)
6:45 - Jack Finley (6) 7:20 - pp - Owen Pederson (5) 13:38 - Matthew Savoie (4)
Second period
13:09 - pp - Jagger Firkus (6)
3:55 - Cole Muir (1)
Third period
11:22 - Majid Kaddoura (2)
Daniel Hauser (30 saves/33 shots)
Goalie stats
Jackson Unger (26 saves/31 shots)
May 13
Moose Jaw Warriors
3–6
Winnipeg Ice
Wayne Fleming Arena
Recap
0:46 - Ryder Korczak (3) 15:52 - Thomas Tien (2)
First period
17:04 - Zach Benson (8)
17:04 - pp - Atley Calvert (3)
Second period
1:39 - Matthew Savoie (5) 11:12 - Cole Muir (2) 15:04 - Conor Geekie (3)
No scoring
Third period
4:03 - Matthew Savoie (6) 18:28 - en - sh - Mikey Milne (9)
Carl Tetachuk (22 saves/27 shots)
Goalie stats
Daniel Hauser (23 saves/26 shots)
(E2) Edmonton Oil Kings vs. (E3) Red Deer Rebels
May 5
Red Deer Rebels
0–4
Edmonton Oil Kings
Rogers Place
Recap
No scoring
First period
10:18 - pp - Dylan Guenther (5)
No scoring
Second period
6:23 - Simon Kubicek (1) 14:49 - Kaiden Guhle (3) 16:43 - Dawson Seitz (2)
No scoring
Third period
No scoring
Chase Coward (23 saves/27 shots) Connor Ungar (8 saves/8 shots)
Goalie stats
Sebastian Cossa (18 saves/18 shots)
May 7
Red Deer Rebels
0–5
Edmonton Oil Kings
Rogers Place
Recap
No scoring
First period
No scoring
No scoring
Second period
11:45 - Jaxsen Wiebe (1) 17:02 - Dylan Guenther (6)
No scoring
Third period
2:56 - ps - sh - Justin Sourdif (1) 7:10 - pp - Jakub Demek (2) 9:22 - sh - Jaxsen Wiebe (2)
Chase Coward (34 saves/39 shots) Connor Ungar (3 saves/3 shots)
Goalie stats
Sebastian Cossa (26 saves/26 shots)
May 9
Edmonton Oil Kings
5–4
OT
Red Deer Rebels
Peavey Mart Centrium
Recap
1:55 - Luke Prokop (2)
First period
9:44 - pp - Liam Keeler (2)
6:32 - Dylan Guenther (7) 15:56 - pp - Carter Souch (4)
Second period
18:22 - Kalan Lind (1)
7:38 - sh - Justin Sourdif (2)
Third period
12:50 - Arshdeep Bains (4) 13:26 - Jhett Larson (2)
7:17 - Jake Neighbours (1)
First overtime period
No scoring
Sebastian Cossa (18 saves/22 shots)
Goalie stats
Connor Ungar (47 saves/52 shots)
May 11
Edmonton Oil Kings
4–2
Red Deer Rebels
Peavey Mart Centrium
Recap
15:51 - Jalen Luypen (3)
First period
No scoring
0:08 - Dylan Guenther (8) 0:39 - Carter Souch (5) 18:34 - pp - Dylan Guenther (9)
Second period
8:20 - Jhett Larson (3)
No scoring
Third period
13:47 - sh - Blake Gustafson (2)
Sebastian Cossa (14 saves/16 shots)
Goalie stats
Connor Ungar (47 saves/51 shots)
Western Conference
(W2) Kamloops Blazers vs. (W8) Vancouver Giants
May 6
Vancouver Giants
1–3
Kamloops Blazers
Sandman Centre
Recap
No scoring
First period
18:28 - pp - Caedan Bankier (2)
No scoring
Second period
2:43 - Reese Belton (1) 16:29 - Ethan Rowland (1)
7:04 - Adam Hall (8)
Third period
No scoring
Jesper Vikman (35 saves/38 shots)
Goalie stats
Dylan Garand (30 saves/31 shots)
May 7
Vancouver Giants
3–4
Kamloops Blazers
Sandman Centre
Recap
12:49 - Alex Cotton (5) 19:53 - sh - Evan Toth (2)
First period
11:04 - Drew Englot (2)
15:53 - Ethan Semeniuk (2)
Second period
1:21 - Connor Levis (2) 6:41 - Caedan Bankier (3) 14:21 - pp - Daylan Kuefler (3)
No scoring
Third period
No scoring
Jesper Vikman (35 saves/39 shots)
Goalie stats
Dylan Garand (23 saves/26 shots)
May 10
Kamloops Blazers
2–3
Vancouver Giants
Langley Events Centre
Recap
No scoring
First period
11:55 - Justin Lies (1)
9:45 - Fraser Minten (4)
Second period
15:55 - pp - Ty Thorpe (2)
8:38 - pp - Drew Englot (3)
Third period
16:36 - pp - Alex Cotton (6)
Dylan Garand (29 saves/32 shots)
Goalie stats
Jesper Vikman (34 saves/36 shots)
May 12
Kamloops Blazers
4–2
Vancouver Giants
Langley Events Centre
Recap
13:54 - Luke Toporowski (6)
First period
17:42 - Zack Ostapchuk (4)
12:59 - Caedan Bankier (4)
Second period
No scoring
17:23 - pp - Logan Stankoven (8) 19:52 - en - pp - Logan Stankoven (9)
Third period
6:21 - Zack Ostapchuk (5)
Dylan Garand (18 saves/20 shots)
Goalie stats
Jesper Vikman (39 saves/42 shots)
May 13
Vancouver Giants
5–2
Kamloops Blazers
Sandman Centre
Recap
9:09 - Adam Hall (9)
First period
4:27 - Luke Toprowoski (7)
No scoring
Second period
10:43 - Matthew Seminoff (3)
1:33 - Ty Thorpe (3) 2:32 - Zack Ostapchuk (6) 18:22 - en - pp - Adam Hall (10) 18:38 - en - Zack Ostapchuk (7)
Third period
No scoring
Jesper Vikman (35 saves/37 shots)
Goalie stats
Dylan Garand (21 saves/24 shots)
May 15
Kamloops Blazers
6–0
Vancouver Giants
Langley Events Centre
Recap
6:06 - sh - Fraser Minten (5) 10:27 - Luke Toporowski (8)
First period
No scoring
12:03 - Daylan Kuefler (4) 13:07 - pp - Logan Stankoven (10)
Second period
No scoring
1:05 - pp - Luke Toporowski (9) 12:30 - Caedan Bankier (5)
Third period
No scoring
Dylan Garand (24 saves/24 shots)
Goalie stats
Jesper Vikman (30 saves/36 shots)
(W3) Portland Winterhawks vs. (W4) Seattle Thunderbirds
May 7
Portland Winterhawks
4–2
Seattle Thunderbirds
accesso ShoWare Center
Recap
No scoring
First period
9:28 - Jared Davidson (4)
8:44 - Marcus Nguyen (1) 14:44 - James Stefan (3)
Second period
19:00 - Matt Rempe (4)
16:21 - pp - Clay Hanus (1) 19:48 - en - Robbie Fromm-Delorme (1)
Third period
No scoring
Taylor Gauthier (23 saves/25 shots)
Goalie stats
Thomas Milic (20 saves/23 shots)
May 8
Seattle Thunderbirds
1–2
Portland Winterhawks
Veterans Memorial Coliseum
Recap
9:05 - Lucas Ciona (4)
First period
No scoring
No scoring
Second period
11:02 - Tyson Kozak (1)
No scoring
Third period
16:22 - sh - Gabe Klassen (4)
Thomas Milic (29 saves/31 shots)
Goalie stats
Taylor Gauthier (28 saves/29 shots)
May 11
Seattle Thunderbirds
5–0
Portland Winterhawks
Veterans Memorial Coliseum
Recap
6:14 - Jared Davidson (5)
First period
No scoring
5:29 - Lukas Svejkovsky (5)
Second period
No scoring
7:29 - pp - Conner Roulette (1) 17:05 - en - Jared Davidson (6) 17:37 - Lucas Ciona (5)
Third period
No scoring
Thomas Milic (28 saves/28 shots)
Goalie stats
Taylor Gauthier (25 saves/29 shots)
May 13
Portland Winterhawks
5–1
Seattle Thunderbirds
accesso ShoWare Center
Recap
7:09 - Cross Hanas (2) 14:35 - pp - Tyson Kozak (2)
First period
No scoring
11:42 - pp - Cross Hanas (3) 17:44 - pp - Jack O'Brien (2)
Second period
4:56 - pp - Lukas Svejkovsky (6)
19:49 - en - sh - Cross Hanas (4)
Third period
No scoring
Taylor Gauthier (31 saves/32 shots)
Goalie stats
Thomas Milic (17 saves/21 shots)
May 14
Seattle Thunderbirds
3–1
Portland Winterhawks
Veterans Memorial Coliseum
Recap
12:46 - Henrik Rybinski (3)
First period
No scoring
No scoring
Second period
19:15 - Robbie Fromm-Delorme (2)
2:02 - Nico Myatovic (1) 19:52 - en - Reid Schaefer (3)
Third period
No scoring
Thomas Milic (32 saves/33 shots)
Goalie stats
Taylor Gauthier (34 saves/36 shots)
May 16
Portland Winterhawks
1–2
Seattle Thunderbirds
accesso ShoWare Center
Recap
8:29 - pp - Cross Hanas (5)
First period
3:12 - Reid Schaefer (4) 12:51 - pp - Jordan Gustafson (3)
No scoring
Second period
No scoring
No scoring
Third period
No scoring
Taylor Gauthier (34 saves/36 shots)
Goalie stats
Thomas Milic (29 saves/30 shots)
May 17
Seattle Thunderbirds
6–3
Portland Winterhawks
Veterans Memorial Coliseum
Recap
19:05 - sh - Nico Myatovic (2)
First period
No scoring
5:48 - Jeremy Hanzel (1) 7:20 - Jeremy Hanzel (2) 7:59 - Lucas Ciona (6)
Second period
10:03 - pp - Jaydon Dureau (1) 19:09 - pp - Robbie Fromm-Delorme (3)
11:51 - Lukas Svejkovsky (7) 17:22 - en - Reid Schaefer (5)
Third period
14:50 - pp - Robbie Fromm-Delorme (4)
Thomas Milic (33 saves/36 shots)
Goalie stats
Taylor Gauthier (24 saves/29 shots)
Conference Finals
Eastern Conference
(E1) Winnipeg Ice vs. (E2) Edmonton Oil Kings
May 20
Edmonton Oil Kings
5–4
OT
Winnipeg Ice
Wayne Fleming Arena
Recap
13:08 - Dylan Guenther (10)
First period
8:34 - Mikey Milne (10)
0:47 - sh - Simon Kubicek (2) 7:02 - pp - Dylan Guenther (11) 7:30 - Logan Dowhaniuk (1)
Second period
No scoring
No scoring
Third period
6:48 - pp - Ben Zloty (1) 9:20 - Ben Zloty (2) 11:24 - pp - Owen Pederson (6)
1:07 - Tyler Horstmann (2)
First overtime period
No scoring
Sebastian Cossa (22 saves/26 shots)
Goalie stats
Daniel Hauser (17 saves/21 shots) Gage Alexander (18 saves/19 shots)
May 21
Edmonton Oil Kings
1–5
Winnipeg Ice
Wayne Fleming Arena
Recap
18:45 - pp - Logan Dowhaniuk (2)
First period
10:08 - Mikey Milne (11)
No scoring
Second period
No scoring
No scoring
Third period
3:15 - pp - Owen Pederson (7) 6:20 - pp - Mikey Milne (12) 18:24 - en - Mikey Milne (13) 19:17 - Maximilian Streule (1)
Sebastian Cossa (18 shots/22 saves)
Goalie stats
Gage Alexander (35 shots/36 saves)
May 23
Winnipeg Ice
3–4
OT
Edmonton Oil Kings
Rogers Place
Recap
18:02 - pp - Jack Finley (7)
First period
14:28 - Dylan Guenther (12)
No scoring
Second period
2:12 - Kaiden Guhle (4)
9:00 - Connor McClennon (7) 16:14 - Zach Benson (9)
Third period
18:42 - Jalen Luypen (4)
No scoring
First overtime period
8:03 - Justin Sourdif (3)
Sebastian Cossa (18 saves/21 shots)
Goalie stats
Gage Alexander (51 saves/55 shots)
May 25
Winnipeg Ice
2–4
Edmonton Oil Kings
Rogers Place
Recap
6:12 - pp - Owen Pederson (8)
First period
5:01 - Carter Souch (6) 9:23 - Carter Souch (7)
18:22 - Owen Pederson (9)
Second period
11:47 - Justin Sourdif (4)
No scoring
Third period
11:24 - pp - Dylan Guenther (13)
Gage Alexander (32 saves/36 shots)
Goalie stats
Sebastian Cossa (20 saves/22 shots)
May 27
Winnipeg Ice
1–7
Edmonton Oil Kings
Rogers Place
Recap
No scoring
First period
4:05 - Carter Souch (8) 4:52 - Jake Neighbours (2) 5:00 - Jake Neighbours (3) 10:18 - Kaiden Guhle (5)
No scoring
Second period
6:57 - Carter Souch (9) 17:09 - Kaiden Guhle (6) 19:11 - pp - Jakub Demek (3)
17:20 - Connor McClennon (8)
Third period
No scoring
Gage Alexander (5 saves/9 shots) Daniel Hauser (25 saves/28 shots)
Goalie stats
Sebastian Cossa (19 saves/20 shots)
Western Conference
(W2) Kamloops Blazers vs. (W4) Seattle Thunderbirds
May 20
Seattle Thunderbirds
2–5
Kamloops Blazers
Sandman Centre
Recap
8:06 - pp - Matthew Seminoff (4) 17:55 - Matthew Seminoff (5) 18:48 - Logan Stankoven (11)
First period
10:53 - Kevin Korchinski (4)
No scoring
Second period
No scoring
0:57 - pp - Logan Stankoven (12) 18:39 - en - Logan Stankoven (13)
Third period
17:47 - pp - Jared Davidson (7)
Thomas Milic (22 saves/26 shots)
Goalie stats
Dylan Garand (36 saves/38 shots)
May 21
Seattle Thunderbirds
4–1
Kamloops Blazers
Sandman Centre
Recap
6:39 - Lucas Ciona (7)
First period
1:39 - pp - Logan Stankoven (14)
5:32 - Conner Roulette (2)
Second period
No scoring
5:25 - Sam Oremba (2) 17:55 - en - Reid Schaefer (6)
Third period
No scoring
Thomas Milic (40 saves/41 shots)
Goalie stats
Dylan Garand (23 saves/26 shots)
May 24
Kamloops Blazers
6–3
Seattle Thunderbirds
accesso ShoWare Center
Recap
0:27 - Logan Stankoven (15) 11:21 - pp - Daylan Kuefler (5) 11:39 - Logan Stankoven (16)
First period
18:38 - Kevin Korchinski (5)
17:58 - Quinn Schmiemann (2)
Second period
13:25 - Jared Davidson (8)
13:16 - Daylan Kuefler (6) 18:45 - en - Logan Stankoven (17)
Third period
16:13 - pp - Matt Rempe (5)
Dylan Garand (27 saves/30 shots)
Goalie stats
Thomas Milic (23 saves/28 shots)
May 25
Kamloops Blazers
1–2
OT
Seattle Thunderbirds
accesso ShoWare Center
Recap
19:06 - pp - Daylan Kuefler (7)
First period
No scoring
No scoring
Second period
1:55 - pp - Jordan Gustafson (4)
No scoring
Third period
No scoring
No scoring
First overtime period
11:16 - Nico Myatovic (3)
Dylan Garand (37 saves/39 shots)
Goalie stats
Thomas Milic (35 saves/36 shots)
May 27
Seattle Thunderbirds
3–4
OT
Kamloops Blazers
Sandman Centre
Recap
1:51 - Conner Roulette (3)
First period
6:44 - Matthew Seminoff (6)
2:32 - Lukas Svejkovsky (8)
Second period
8:24 - Daylan Kuefler (8)
10:27 - Kevin Korchinski (6)
Third period
4:58 - Connor Levis (3)
No scoring
First overtime period
5:39 - Daylan Kuefler (9)
Thomas Milic (28 saves/32 shots)
Goalie stats
Dylan Garand (34 saves/37 shots)
May 29
Kamloops Blazers
1–2
Seattle Thunderbirds
accesso ShoWare Center
Recap
12:53 - Kobe Verbicky (1)
First period
No scoring
No scoring
Second period
4:42 - Jared Davidson (9)
No scoring
Third period
3:28 - Lukas Svejkovsky (9)
Dylan Garand (32 saves/34 shots)
Goalie stats
Thomas Milic (34 saves/35 shots)
May 31
Seattle Thunderbirds
3–2
Kamloops Blazers
Sandman Centre
Recap
15:47 - pp - Jared Davidson (10)
First period
8:34 - Fraser Minten (6)
2:27 - Jared Davidson (11) 14:56 - Henrik Rybinski (4)
Second period
No scoring
No scoring
Third period
19:53 - Daylan Kuefler (10)
Thomas Milic (33 saves/35 shots)
Goalie stats
Dylan Garand (34 saves/37 shots)
WHL Championship
(E2) Edmonton Oil Kings vs. (W4) Seattle Thunderbirds
June 3
Seattle Thunderbirds
2–1
Edmonton Oil Kings
Rogers Place
Recap
No scoring
First period
No scoring
1:59 - Matt Rempe (6)
Second period
No scoring
8:55 - Conner Roulette (4)
Third period
11:40 - pp - Carter Souch (10)
Thomas Milic (43 saves/44 shots)
Goalie stats
Sebastian Cossa (20 saves/22 shots)
June 5
Seattle Thunderbirds
4–5
Edmonton Oil Kings
Rogers Place
Recap
No scoring
First period
No scoring
3:29 - Matt Rempe (7) 15:12 - pp - Lukas Svejkovsky (10)
Second period
1:35 - Luke Prokop (3) 4:19 - Luke Prokop (4) 13:11 - Carter Souch (11) 17:28 - pp - Justin Sourdif (5)
0:26 - pp - Jared Davidson (10) 2:50 - Lukas Svejkovsky (11)
Third period
8:46 - Brendan Kuny (1)
Thomas Milic (36 saves/41 shots)
Goalie stats
Sebastian Cossa (26 saves/30 shots)
June 7
Edmonton Oil Kings
4–0
Seattle Thunderbirds
accesso ShoWare Center
Recap
No scoring
First period
No scoring
17:02 - Jakub Demek (4)
Second period
No scoring
4:10 - pp - Simon Kubicek (3) 11:47 - Kaiden Guhle (7) 19:19 - en - Carter Souch (12)
Third period
No scoring
Sebastian Cossa (21 saves/21 shots)
Goalie stats
Thomas Milic (33 saves/36 shots)
June 8
Edmonton Oil Kings
3–2
Seattle Thunderbirds
accesso ShoWare Center
Recap
No scoring
First period
16:03 - pp - Lucas Ciona (8)
3:37 - Josh Williams (2) 5:50 - Josh Williams (3)
Second period
12:53 - pp - Jared Davidson (13)
19:56 - Logan Dowhaniuk (3)
Third period
No scoring
Sebastian Cossa (32 saves/34 shots)
Goalie stats
Thomas Milic (20 saves/23 shots)
June 11
Seattle Thunderbirds
3–2
Edmonton Oil Kings
Rogers Place
Recap
No scoring
First period
6:25 - Josh Williams (4)
2:13 - Conner Roulette (5) 8:51 - pp - Matt Rempe (8)
Second period
No scoring
2:21 - Lucas Ciona (9)
Third period
9:14 - Carson Golder (3)
Thomas Milic (28 saves/30 shots)
Goalie stats
Sebastian Cossa (31 saves/34 shots)
June 13
Seattle Thunderbirds
0–2
Edmonton Oil Kings
Rogers Place
Recap
No scoring
First period
7:15 - pp - Jakub Demek (5)
No scoring
Second period
3:44 - Kaiden Guhle (8)
No scoring
Third period
No scoring
Thomas Milic (34 saves/36 shots)
Goalie stats
Sebastian Cossa (27 saves/27 shots)
Playoff scoring leaders
Note: GP = Games played; G = Goals; A = Assists; Pts = Points; PIM = Penalty minutes
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
WHL awards
Scotty Munro Memorial Trophy
Regular season champions
Winnipeg Ice
Four Broncos Memorial Trophy
Player of the Year
Logan Stankoven , Kamloops Blazers
Bob Clarke Trophy
Top Scorer
Arshdeep Bains , Red Deer Rebels
Bill Hunter Memorial Trophy
Top Defenceman
Olen Zellweger , Everett Silvertips
Jim Piggott Memorial Trophy
Rookie of the Year
Brayden Yager , Moose Jaw Warriors
Del Wilson Trophy
Top Goaltender
Dylan Garand , Kamloops Blazers
WHL Plus-Minus Award
Top Plus-Minus Rating
Nolan Orzeck , Winnipeg Ice
Brad Hornung Trophy
Most Sportsmanlike Player
Logan Stankoven, Kamloops Blazers
Daryl K. (Doc) Seaman Trophy
Scholastic Player of the Year
Connor Levis Kamloops Blazers
Jim Donlevy Memorial Trophy
Scholastic team of the Year
Brandon Wheat Kings
Dunc McCallum Memorial Trophy
Coach of the Year
James Patrick , Winnipeg Ice
Lloyd Saunders Memorial Trophy
Executive of the Year
Matt Cockell , Winnipeg Ice
Allen Paradice Memorial Trophy
Top Official
Chris Crich
St. Clair Group Trophy
Marketing/Public Relations Award
Everett Silvertips
Doug Wickenheiser Memorial Trophy
Humanitarian of the Year
Luke Prokop , Edmonton Oil Kings
WHL Playoff MVP
WHL Finals Most Valuable Player
Kaiden Guhle , Edmonton Oil Kings
Professional Hockey Achievement Academic Recipient
Alumni Achievement Awards
All-Star Teams
Eastern Conference
Central Division
East Division
Western Conference
B.C. Division
U.S. Division
See also
References
^ "WHL concludes 2021 Annual General Meeting" .
^ "WHL announces complete Eastern Conference schedule for 2021-22 Regular season" . WHL.ca . Archived from the original on July 27, 2021. Retrieved September 9, 2021 .
^ "Western Hockey League adopts mandatory COVID-19 vaccination policy" . WHL.com . Archived from the original on August 16, 2021. Retrieved September 9, 2021 .
^ "WHL announces series of changes to 2021-22 Western Conference Regular season schedule" . WHL.ca . Archived from the original on September 8, 2021. Retrieved September 9, 2021 .
^ "Winnipeg Ice coach, president win top honours at Western Hockey League awards" . CBC News . June 1, 2022. Archived from the original on June 13, 2022. Retrieved June 7, 2024 .
^ "WHL announces update to 2021-22 Regular season schedule & Playoffs" . WHL.ca . Retrieved February 17, 2022 .
^ Heidenreich, Phil (June 14, 2022). "Edmonton Oil Kings capture WHL championship with Game 6 win over Seattle Thunderbirds" . Global News . Archived from the original on June 14, 2022. Retrieved May 14, 2024 .
^ "WHL Regular season: Scoring leaders" . Retrieved October 3, 2021 .
^ WHL Regular season: Goaltending leaders . Retrieved on October 4, 2021.
^ WHL Names Central Division All-Star Teams
^ WHL Names East Division All-Star Teams
^ WHL Names B.C. Division All-Star Teams
^ WHL Names U.S. Division All-Star Teams
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