2016–17 WHL season

2016–17 WHL season
League Western Hockey League
Sport Hockey
Duration Regular season
September 23, 2016 – March 19, 2017
Playoffs
March 24, 2017 – May 14, 2017
Number of teams 22
TV partner(s) Shaw TV
Rogers Sportsnet
This TV
2016–17 CHL seasons
League Canadian Hockey League
Sport Hockey
Duration OHL
September 2016 – March 2017
QMJHL
September 2016 – March 2017
WHL
September 2016 – March 2017
Number of teams 60
TV partner(s) TVA Sports
Rogers Sportsnet
Rogers TV
Shaw TV

The 2016–17 WHL season is the 51st season of the Western Hockey League (WHL). The regular season began on September 23, 2016 and ended on March 19, 2017.

The playoffs began shortly after the end of the regular season on March 24, 2017, and ended on May 14, 2017; the winning team, the Seattle Thunderbirds, were awarded the Ed Chynoweth Cup and a berth in the 2017 Memorial Cup that was held at the WFCU Centre in Windsor, Ontario from May 19–28, 2017.

The Prince George Cougars won their first BC Division banner.

Standings

Updated to game(s) played on March 19, 2017. Source: Western Hockey League

Note: GP = Games played; W = Wins; L = Losses; OTL = Overtime Losses; SL = Shootout Losses; GF = Goals For; GA = Goals Against; PTS = Points; x = clinched playoff berth; y = clinched division title; z = clinched conference title

Top 3 (East Division)[1]
Pos GP W L OTL SOL GF GA Pts
1Regina Pats xyz72521271353211112
2Moose Jaw Warriors x7242218125521993
3Swift Current Broncos x7239234624723988
Top 3 (Central Division)[1]
Pos GP W L OTL SOL GF GA Pts
1Medicine Hat Tigers xy72512010350248103
2Lethbridge Hurricanes x7244214328025395
3Red Deer Rebels x7230299423925873
Eastern Conference Wild Card[1]
Pos Div (Top 2 qualify for playoffs) GP W L OTL SOL GF GA Pts
1EABrandon Wheat Kings x7231317322524772
2CECalgary Hitmen x7230328221528270
3EASaskatoon Blades7228357219024865
4CEEdmonton Oil Kings7223435119329252
5EAPrince Albert Raiders7221445219828349
6CEKootenay Ice72144610217733540
Top 3 (B.C. Division)[1]
Pos GP W L OTL SOL GF GA Pts
1Prince George Cougars xy7245213325320196
2Kelowna Rockets x7245225028320695
3Kamloops Blazers x7242242424319890
Top 3 (U.S. Division)[1]
Pos GP W L OTL SOL GF GA Pts
1Everett Silvertips xy72441693229169100
2Seattle Thunderbirds x7246204225320698
3Tri-City Americans x7241283027225285
Western Conference Wild Card[1]
Pos Div (Top 2 qualify for playoffs) GP W L OTL SOL GF GA Pts
1U.S.Portland Winterhawks x7240281327825684
2B.C.Victoria Royals x7237295123921980
3U.S.Spokane Chiefs7227338423527266
4B.C.Vancouver Giants7220463318329646

Statistical leaders

Scoring leaders

Players are listed by points, then goals.[2]

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

Player Team GP G A Pts PIM
Sam Steel Regina Pats 66 50 81 131 40
Adam Brooks Regina Pats 66 43 87 130 61
Tyler Wong Lethbridge Hurricanes 69 51 58 109 53
Chad Butcher Medicine Hat Tigers 68 27 76 103 75
Jayden Halbgewachs Moose Jaw Warriors 71 50 51 101 27
Kailer Yamamoto Spokane Chiefs 65 42 57 99 46
Cody Glass Portland Winterhawks 69 32 62 94 36
Mason Shaw Medicine Hat Tigers 71 27 67 94 57
Tyler Steenbergen Swift Current Broncos 72 51 39 90 22
Matthew Phillips Victoria Royals 70 50 40 90 50

Goaltenders

These are the goaltenders that lead the league in GAA that have played at least 1800 minutes.[3]

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%
Carter Hart Everett Silvertips 54 3078 32 11 6 2 9 1.99 .927
Connor Ingram Kamloops Blazers 45 2577 26 14 2 2 5 2.44 .927
Ty Edmonds Prince George Cougars 53 3092 31 16 2 3 1 2.48 .916
Tyler Brown Regina Pats 50 2885 33 8 5 1 5 2.64 .911
Rylan Toth Seattle Thunderbirds 58 3274 36 18 2 1 1 2.75 .902

2017 WHL playoffs

Conference Quarter-finals Conference Semi-finals Conference Finals WHL Championship
            
E1 Regina 4
W2 Calgary 0
E1 Regina 4
E3 Swift Current 3
E2 Moose Jaw 3
E3 Swift Current 4
E1 Regina 4
Eastern
C2 Lethbridge 2
C1 Medicine Hat 4
W1 Brandon 0
C1 Medicine Hat 3
C2 Lethbridge 4
C2 Lethbridge 4
C3 Red Deer 3
E1 Regina 2
U2 Seattle 4
U1 Everett 4
W2 Victoria 2
U1 Everett 0
U2 Seattle 4
U2 Seattle 4
U3 Tri-City 0
U2 Seattle 4
Western
B2 Kelowna 2
B2 Kelowna 4
B3 Kamloops 2
B2 Kelowna 4
W1 Portland 1
B1 Prince George 2
W1 Portland 4

Conference Quarter-finals

Eastern Conference

(E1) Regina Pats vs. (W2) Calgary Hitmen

Regina wins series 4 – 0

(E2) Moose Jaw Warriors vs. (E3) Swift Current Broncos

Swift Current wins series 4 – 3

(C1) Medicine Hat Tigers vs. (W1) Brandon Wheat Kings

Medicine Hat wins series 4 – 0

* Note: Games 3 and 4 were played at Credit Union Place in Dauphin due to the Royal Manitoba Winter Fair taking place at the Keystone Centre from March 27 to April 1.

(C2) Lethbridge Hurricanes vs. (C3) Red Deer Rebels

Lethbridge wins series 4 – 3

Western Conference

(U1) Everett Silvertips vs. (W2) Victoria Royals

Everett wins series 4 – 2

(U2) Seattle Thunderbirds vs. (U3) Tri-City Americans

Seattle wins series 4 – 0

(B1) Prince George Cougars vs. (W1) Portland Winterhawks

Portland wins series 4 – 2

(B2) Kelowna Rockets vs. (B3) Kamloops Blazers

Kelowna wins series 4 – 2

Conference Semi-finals

Eastern Conference

(E1) Regina Pats vs. (E3) Swift Current Broncos

Regina wins series 4 – 3

(C1) Medicine Hat Tigers vs. (C2) Lethbridge Hurricanes

Lethbridge wins series 4 – 3

Western Conference

(U1) Everett Silvertips vs. (U2) Seattle Thunderbirds

Seattle wins series 4 – 0

(B2) Kelowna Rockets vs. (W1) Portland Winterhawks

Kelowna wins series 4 – 1

Conference Finals

Eastern Conference

(E1) Regina Pats vs. (C2) Lethbridge Hurricanes

Regina wins series 4 – 2

Western Conference

(U2) Seattle Thunderbirds vs. (B2) Kelowna Rockets

Seattle wins series 4 – 2

WHL Championship

(E1) Regina Pats vs. (U2) Seattle Thunderbirds

Seattle wins series 4 – 2

Playoff scoring leaders

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

Player Team GP G A Pts PIM
Keegan KolesarSeattle Thunderbirds1912193137
Sam SteelRegina Pats231119308
Reid GardinerKelowna Rockets171513286
Ethan BearSeattle Thunderbirds176202612
Dawson LeedahlRegina Pats2312132534
Mathew BarzalSeattle Thunderbirds167182516
Giorgio EstephanLethbridge Hurricanes181113248
Tyler WongLethbridge Hurricanes2011132414
Connor HobbsRegina Pats236182422
Egor BabenkoLethbridge Hurricanes2010132314

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
Griffen OuthouseVictoria Royals645824160.9232.10
Connor IngramKamloops Blazers635724130.9462.18
Carter HartEverett Silvertips1069146281.9082.43
Zach SawchenkoMoose Jaw Warriors741434170.9232.46
Jordan PapirnySwift Current Broncos1489677371.9352.48

WHL awards

WHL Champions Ed Chynoweth Cup Seattle Thunderbirds
Regular season Champions Scotty Munro Memorial Trophy Regina Pats
Player of the Year Four Broncos Memorial Trophy Sam Steel Regina Pats
Top Scorer Bob Clarke Trophy Sam Steel Regina Pats
Top Defenceman Bill Hunter Memorial Trophy Ethan Bear Seattle Thunderbirds
Rookie of the Year Jim Piggott Memorial Trophy Aleksi Heponiemi Swift Current Broncos
Top Goaltender Del Wilson Trophy Carter Hart Everett Silvertips
Top Plus-Minus Rating WHL Plus-Minus Award Sergey Zborovskiy Regina Pats
Most Sportsmanlike Player Brad Hornung Trophy Tyler Steenbergen Swift Current Broncos
Scholastic Player of the Year Daryl K. (Doc) Seaman Trophy Brian King Everett Silvertips
Coach of the Year Dunc McCallum Memorial Trophy John Paddock Regina Pats
Executive of the Year Lloyd Saunders Memorial Trophy John Paddock Regina Pats
Top Official Allen Paradice Memorial Trophy Brett Iverson
Marketing/Public Relations Award St. Clair Group Trophy TBD
Humanitarian of the Year Doug Wickenheiser Memorial Trophy Tyler Wong Lethbridge Hurricanes
WHL Finals Most Valuable Player airBC Trophy Mathew Barzal Seattle Thunderbirds
Alumni Achievement Awards Professional Hockey Achievement
Academic Recipient		 TBD

All-Star Teams

Eastern Conference

First Team[4] Pos. Second Team
PlayerTeamPlayerTeam
Zach Sawchenko Moose Jaw Warriors G Logan Flodell Saskatoon Blades
Connor Hobbs Regina Pats D Sergey Zborovskiy Regina Pats
Kale Clague Brandon Wheat Kings D Jake Bean Calgary Hitmen
Sam Steel* Regina Pats F Tyler Steenbergen Swift Current Broncos
Adam Brooks Regina Pats F Jayden Halbgewachs Moose Jaw Warriors
Tyler Wong Lethbridge Hurricanes F Chad Butcher Medicine Hat Tigers

* - unanimous selection

Western Conference

First Team Pos. Second Team
PlayerTeamPlayerTeam
Carter Hart Everett Silvertips G Connor Ingram Kamloops Blazers
Ethan Bear* Seattle Thunderbirds D Parker Wotherspoon Tri-City Americans
Noah Juulsen Everett Silvertips D Juuso Valimaki Tri-City Americans
Mathew Barzal Seattle Thunderbirds F Kailer Yamamoto Spokane Chiefs
Cody Glass Portland Winterhawks F Morgan Geekie Tri-City Americans
Matthew Phillips Victoria Royals F Kole Lind Kelowna Rockets

* - unanimous selection

See also

References

  1. 1 2 3 4 5 6 "2016–2017 Wild Card Standings". Western Hockey League. Retrieved September 24, 2016.
  2. ↑ "WHL Regular Season: Scoring leaders". Retrieved October 5, 2016.
  3. ↑ WHL Regular Season: Goaltending leaders. Retrieved on 2014-10-18.
  4. ↑ WHL Announces 2016-17 Conference All-Star teams

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