52nd season of the Western Hockey League
Sports season
Sports season
The 2017–18 WHL season was the 52nd season of the Western Hockey League (WHL). The regular season began on September 22, 2017, and ended on March 18, 2018. The Moose Jaw Warriors finished the season with the league's best record.[ 1] The playoffs began on March 22, 2018, and ended on May 13; the winning team, the Swift Current Broncos , were awarded the Ed Chynoweth Cup and a berth in the 2018 Memorial Cup tournament, held at the Brandt Centre in Regina, Saskatchewan from May 18 to 27, 2018.[ 2] [ 3] The Regina Pats automatically qualified for the tournament as hosts.
Standings
Updated to game(s) played on March 18, 2018. 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
Map of WHL, 2011–12 to 2018–19
200km 125miles
Wheat Kings
Pats
Warriors
Raiders
Blades
Broncos
Tigers
Hurricanes
Oil Kings
Rebels
Hitmen
Ice
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.[ 5]
Note: GP = Games played; G = Goals; A = Assists; Pts. = Points; PIM = Penalty minutes
Leading goaltenders
These are the goaltenders that lead the league in GAA that played at least 1800 minutes.[ 6]
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
2018 WHL playoffs
Conference Quarter-finals
Eastern Conference
(E1) Moose Jaw Warriors vs. (W2) Prince Albert Raiders
Moose Jaw wins series 4 – 3
(E2) Swift Current Broncos vs. (E3) Regina Pats
Swift Current wins series 4 – 3
(C1) Medicine Hat Tigers vs. (W1) Brandon Wheat Kings
Brandon wins series 4 – 2
* Note: Games 3, 4, and 6 were played at Credit Union Place in Dauphin due to the Royal Manitoba Winter Fair taking place at the Keystone Centre from March 26 to 31.
(C2) Lethbridge Hurricanes vs. (C3) Red Deer Rebels
Lethbridge wins series 4 – 1
Western Conference
(U1) Everett Silvertips vs. (W2) Seattle Thunderbirds
Everett wins series 4 – 1
(U2) Portland Winterhawks vs. (U3) Spokane Chiefs
Portland wins series 4 – 3
(B1) Kelowna Rockets vs. (W1) Tri-City Americans
Tri-City wins series 4 – 0
(B2) Victoria Royals vs. (B3) Vancouver Giants
Victoria wins series 4 – 3
Conference Semi-finals
Eastern Conference
(E1) Moose Jaw Warriors vs. (E2) Swift Current Broncos
Swift Current wins series 4 – 3
(C2) Lethbridge Hurricanes vs. (W1) Brandon Wheat Kings
Lethbridge wins series 4 – 1
Western Conference
(U1) Everett Silvertips vs. (U2) Portland Winterhawks
April 6
Everett Silvertips
2 – 5
Portland Winterhawks
Angel of the Winds Arena
Recap
No scoring
First period
2:13 - Jake Gricius (2) 9:32 - Conor MacEachern (1)
12:36 - Matt Fonteyne (4) 18:53 - Sean Richards (2)
Second period
2:52 - John Ludvig (1) 19:58 - Skyler McKenzie (3)
No scoring
Third period
9:57 - Cody Glass (4)
Carter Hart (31 saves/36 shots)
Goalie stats
Cole Kehler (32 saves/34 shots)
April 7
Everett Silvertips
6 – 0
Portland Winterhawks
Angel of the Winds Arena
Recap
1:02 - Sean Richards (3) 13:27 - Patrick Bajkov (5)
First period
No scoring
3:23 - Martin Fasko-Rudas (2) 4:51 - pp - Patrick Bajkov (6) 15:13 - Garrett Pilon (5)
Second period
No scoring
18:25 - pp - Patrick Bajkov (7)
Third period
No scoring
Carter Hart (26 saves/26 shots)
Goalie stats
Cole Kehler (17 saves/22 shots) Shane Farkas (9 saves/10 shots)
April 10
Portland Winterhawks
2 – 6
Everett Silvertips
Veterans Memorial Coliseum
Recap
15:35 - Dennis Cholowski (5)
First period
4:35 - Riley Sutter (3) 7:43 - Bryce Kindopp (2) 9:11 - Riley Sutter (4)
14:11 - pp - Kieffer Bellows (3)
Second period
14:49 - Reece Vitelli (2)
No scoring
Third period
7:06 - Martin Fasko-Rudas (3) 17:55 - en - Connor Dewar (3)
Cole Kehler (22 saves/27 shots)
Goalie stats
Carter Hart (40 saves/42 shots)
April 12*
Portland Winterhawks
2 – 3
Everett Silvertips
Veterans Memorial Coliseum
Recap
No scoring
First period
18:59 - Connor Dewar (4)
No scoring
Second period
No scoring
5:14 - Brendan De Jong (1) 17:53 - pp - Henri Jokiharju (3)
Third period
18:02 - Riley Sutter (6) 18:48 - Wyatte Wylie (1)
Cole Kehler (23 saves/26 shots)
Goalie stats
Carter Hart (42 saves/44 shots)
April 13
Everett Silvertips
4 – 0
Portland Winterhawks
Angel of the Winds Arena
Recap
No scoring
First period
No scoring
9:53 - Jake Christiansen (1)
Second period
No scoring
2:49 - Riley Sutter (5) 7:13 - Gianni Fairbrother (1) 15:57 - en - Jake Christiansen (2)
Third period
No scoring
Carter Hart (30 saves/30 shots) Dustin Wolf (4 saves/4 shots)
Goalie stats
Cole Kehler (39 saves/42 shots)
Everett wins series 4 – 1
* Note: Game 4 was played at Moda Center .
(B2) Victoria Royals vs. (W1) Tri-City Americans
April 6
Victoria Royals
0 – 7
Tri-City Americans
Save-On-Foods Memorial Centre
Recap
No scoring
First period
11:18 - Michael Rasmussen (6)
No scoring
Second period
6:08 - Morgan Geekie (10) 12:50 - Jake Bean (1) 16:45 - Nolan Yaremko (5)
No scoring
Third period
0:32 - pp - Dylan Coghlan (1) 5:44 - Jordan Topping (2) 17:14 - Parker AuCoin (1)
Griffen Outhouse (31 saves/38 shots) Dean McNabb (1 save/1 shot)
Goalie stats
Patrick Dea (27 saves/27 shots)
April 7
Victoria Royals
1 – 4
Tri-City Americans
Save-On-Foods Memorial Centre
Recap
No scoring
First period
No scoring
6:59 - pp - Dante Hannoun (4)
Second period
0:49 - Michael Rasmussen (7) 16:05 - pp - Michael Rasmussen (8)
No scoring
Third period
2:49 - Morgan Geekie (11) 18:44 - en - Michael Rasmussen (9)
Patrick Dea (25 saves/26 shots)
Goalie stats
Griffen Outhouse (37 saves/40 shots) Dean McNabb (0 saves/0 shots)
April 10
Tri-City Americans
6 – 5
Victoria Royals
Toyota Center
Recap
9:45 - pp - Morgan Geekie (12) 10:44 - pp - Nolan Yaremko (6)
First period
No scoring
2:45 - Morgan Geekie (13) 11:10 - Morgan Geekie (14)
Second period
No scoring
6:39 - Dylan Coghlan (2) 19:15 - en - Michael Rasmussen (10)
Third period
7:36 - Igor Martynov (1) 11:21 - Tarun Fizer (2) 15:42 - pp - Lane Zablocki (2) 17:50 - Dante Hannoun (5) 19:58 - Andrei Grishakov (1)
Patrick Dea (27 saves/32 shots)
Goalie stats
Griffen Outhouse (25 saves/30 shots)
April 11
Tri-City Americans
5 – 3
Victoria Royals
Toyota Center
Recap
9:09 - Isaac Johnson (4) 12:36 - Sasha Mutala (1) 15:58 - Dylan Coghlan (3)
First period
3:49 - Noah Gregor (5)
No scoring
Second period
2:43 - Kaid Oliver (1) 11:20 - pp - Noah Gregor (6)
5:29 - Morgan Geekie (15) 16:21 - Riley Sawchuk (1)
Third period
No scoring
Patrick Dea (24 saves/27 shots)
Goalie stats
Griffen Outhouse (34 saves/39 shots)
Tri-City wins series 4 – 0
Conference Finals
Eastern Conference
(E2) Swift Current Broncos vs. (C2) Lethbridge Hurricanes
April 20
Swift Current Broncos
3 – 2
Lethbridge Hurricanes
Credit Union iPlex
Recap
No scoring
First period
No scoring
6:15 - Max Patterson (4) 13:05 - pp - Giorgio Estephan (5)
Second period
No scoring
11:11 - Aleksi Heponiemi (1)
Third period
6:37 - Matthew Stanley (2) 9:56 - pp - Calen Addison (4)
Stuart Skinner (39 saves/41 shots)
Goalie stats
Logan Flodell (27 saves/30 shots)
April 21
Swift Current Broncos
4 – 3
OT
Lethbridge Hurricanes
Credit Union iPlex
Recap
3:58 - pp - Giorgio Estephan (6) 4:53 - Giorgio Estephan (7)
First period
No scoring
No scoring
Second period
4:03 - Jordy Bellerive (9) 15:51 - ps - Dylan Cozens (5) 18:43 - Jadon Joseph (2)
9:23 - pp - Aleksi Heponiemi (2)
Third period
No scoring
9:41 - Giorgio Estephan (8)
First overtime period
No scoring
Stuart Skinner (36 saves/39 shots)
Goalie stats
Logan Flodell (29 saves/32 shots)
April 24
Lethbridge Hurricanes
5 – 1
Swift Current Broncos
ENMAX Centre
Recap
No scoring
First period
No scoring
2:11 - pp - Dylan Cozens (6) 17:59 - pp - Brad Morrison (13)
Second period
16:53 - Andrew Fyten (2)
1:14 - Dylan Cozens (7) 11:35 - Brad Morrison (14) 16:12 - en - Brad Morrison (15)
Third period
No scoring
Logan Flodell (23 saves/24 shots)
Goalie stats
Stuart Skinner (29 saves/33 shots)
April 25
Lethbridge Hurricanes
5 – 1
Swift Current Broncos
ENMAX Centre
Recap
6:28 - sh - Jadon Joseph (3) 14:03 - pp - Logan Barlage (5) 17:43 - pp - Taylor Ross (9)
First period
14:54 - Tyler Steenbergen (11)
18:32 - pp - Calen Addison (5)
Second period
No scoring
6:57 - pp - Calen Addison (6)
Third period
No scoring
Logan Flodell (25 saves/26 shots)
Goalie stats
Stuart Skinner (23 saves/28 shots)
April 28
Swift Current Broncos
4 – 3
Lethbridge Hurricanes
Credit Union iPlex
Recap
No scoring
First period
No scoring
13:12 - Max Patterson (5) 19:12 - pp - Giorgio Estephan (9)
Second period
18:45 - Zane Franklin (2)
2:37 - Colby Sissons (3) 6:41 - Giorgio Estephan (10)
Third period
3:57 - Brad Morrison (16) 18:59 - pp - Egor Zudilov (1)
Stuart Skinner (27 saves/30 shots)
Goalie stats
Logan Flodell (28 saves/32 shots)
April 30
Lethbridge Hurricanes
1 – 5
Swift Current Broncos
ENMAX Centre
Recap
16:36 - Calen Addison (7)
First period
No scoring
No scoring
Second period
6:33 - Matteo Gennaro (8) 7:02 - Aleksi Heponiemi (3) 8:09 - sh - Beck Malenstyn (2)
No scoring
Third period
2:12 - pp - Giorgio Estephan (11) 16:51 - en - Beck Malenstyn (3)
Logan Flodell (22 saves/26 shots)
Goalie stats
Stuart Skinner (33 saves/34 shots)
Swift Current wins series 4 – 2
Western Conference
(U1) Everett Silvertips vs. (W1) Tri-City Americans
April 21
Everett Silvertips
3 – 5
Tri-City Americans
Angel of the Winds Arena
Recap
7:34 - pp - Matt Fonteyne (5) 14:37 - pp - Patrick Bajkov (8)
First period
12:29 - Parker AuCoin (2)
No scoring
Second period
12:02 - Jordan Topping (3)
11:25 - Garrett Pilon (9)
Third period
10:19 - Parker AuCoin (3) 12:29 - Maxwell James (1) 19:38 - en - Michael Rasmussen (12)
Carter Hart (22 saves/26 shots)
Goalie stats
Patrick Dea (37 saves/40 shots)
April 23
Tri-City Americans
4 – 8
Everett Silvertips
Toyota Center
Recap
15:55 - pp - Michael Rasmussen (13)
First period
2:36 - Martin Fasko-Rudas (4) 10:21 - Patrick Bajkov (9)
1:42 - pp - Juuso Valimaki (2)
Second period
3:55 - Reece Vitelli (3) 13:02 - Ian Walker (1)
0:47 - Isaac Johnson (5) 1:45 - Michael Rasmussen (14)
Third period
6:54 - Patrick Bajkov (10 9:21 - Patrick Bajkov (11) 10:47 - Connor Dewar (6) 11:44 - Garrett Pilon (10)
Patrick Dea (18 saves/26 shots) Beck Warm (2 saves/2 shots)
Goalie stats
Carter Hart (29 saves/33 shots)
April 26
Tri-City Americans
1 – 3
Everett Silvertips
Toyota Center
Recap
No scoring
First period
No scoring
No scoring
Second period
9:48 - Riley Sutter (6) 17:22 - Reece Vitelli (4)
5:45 - Riley Sawchuk (2)
Third period
19:20 - en - Matt Fonteyne (6)
Patrick Dea (23 saves/25 shots)
Goalie stats
Carter Hart (29 saves/30 shots)
April 28
Everett Silvertips
2 – 5
Tri-City Americans
Angel of the Winds Arena
Recap
0:07 - Connor Dewar (7)
First period
No scoring
No scoring
Second period
2:29 - Juuso Valimaki (3) 12:42 - Nolan Yaremko (7)
17:11 - Connor Dewar (8)
Third period
5:23 - Juuso Valimaki (4) 15:57 - Parker AuCoin (4) 18:11 - en - Michael Rasmussen (15)
Carter Hart (19 saves/23 shots)
Goalie stats
Patrick Dea (35 saves/37 shots)
April 30
Tri-City Americans
5 – 6
OT
Everett Silvertips
Toyota Center
Recap
11:25 - pp - Morgan Geekie (17)
First period
8:54 - Patrick Bajkov (12) 18:23 - pp - Patrick Bajkov (13)
1:19 - Kyle Olson (1) 6:30 - pp - Michael Rasmussen (16)
Second period
No scoring
4:37 - Kyle Olson (2) 8:52 - Jordan Topping (4)
Third period
9:52 - Connor Dewar (9) 13:53 - Kevin Davis (2) 14:29 - Garrett Pilon (11)
No scoring
First overtime period
5:58 - pp - Kevin Davis (3)
Patrick Dea (36 saves/42 shots)
Goalie stats
Carter Hart (18 saves/23 shots)
Everett wins series 4 – 2
WHL Championship
(E2) Swift Current Broncos vs. (U1) Everett Silvertips
Swift Current wins series 4 – 2
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
All-Star Teams
Eastern Conference
Western Conference
See also
References
^ Smith, Marc (March 13, 2018). "Warriors Clinch Scotty Munro Trophy; Willms Breaks Record" . Discover Moose Jaw . Archived from the original on May 8, 2024. Retrieved May 8, 2024 .
^ Nugent-Bowman, Daniel (May 19, 2018). "What winning means to teams in the CHL's tiniest markets" . Sportsnet . Archived from the original on May 12, 2024. Retrieved May 12, 2024 .
^ "Regina Pats announce 'magnificent' birthday bash for centennial" . CBC News . October 6, 2017. Archived from the original on October 7, 2017. Retrieved May 8, 2024 .
^ a b c d e f "2017–2018 Wild Card Standings" . Western Hockey League. Retrieved July 1, 2017 .
^ "WHL Regular season: Scoring leaders" . Retrieved September 24, 2017 .
^ WHL Regular season: Goaltending leaders . Retrieved on October 10, 2017.
^ WHL Announces 2017-18 Conference All-Star teams
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