2024–25 WHL season

2024–25 WHL season
LeagueWestern Hockey League
SportIce hockey
Duration
  • Regular season
    September 20, 2024 – March 23, 2025
  • Playoffs
    March 28, 2025 –
Number of teams22
TV partner(s)
Regular season
Playoffs
WHL seasons
2024–25 CHL seasons
LeagueCanadian Hockey League
SportIce hockey
Duration
  • OHL
    September 2024–May 2025
  • QMJHL
    September 2024–May 2025
  • WHL
    September 2024–May 2025
Number of teams60
TV partner(s)
Memorial Cup

The 2024–25 WHL season is the 59th season of the Western Hockey League (WHL). The regular season started on September 20, 2024, and ends on March 23, 2025, with the 2025 WHL playoffs beginning on March 28 and will end in May 2025.[1]

Standings

Conference standings

Western Conference
Team GP W L OTL SL GF GA Pts
Everett Silvertips 16 13 2 1 0 77 41 27
Prince George Cougars 18 9 4 3 2 73 62 23
Spokane Chiefs 18 11 7 0 0 66 60 22
Tri-City Americans 14 10 3 1 0 60 53 21
Victoria Royals 17 9 5 2 1 66 65 21
Vancouver Giants 15 9 4 2 0 68 54 20
Kamloops Blazers 17 8 8 1 0 60 66 17
Portland Winterhawks 16 7 7 2 0 53 67 16
Wenatchee Wild 16 5 9 2 0 47 63 12
Seattle Thunderbirds 17 5 10 1 1 49 79 12
Kelowna Rockets 13 5 7 0 1 53 49 11
Eastern Conference
Team GP W L OTL SL GF GA Pts
Saskatoon Blades 16 11 3 1 1 68 49 24
Lethbridge Hurricanes 15 9 5 1 0 55 51 19
Swift Current Broncos 16 10 6 0 0 66 59 20
Red Deer Rebels 15 9 5 1 0 46 48 19
Medicine Hat Tigers 17 9 8 0 0 67 61 18
Brandon Wheat Kings 14 8 4 1 1 48 39 18
Edmonton Oil Kings 15 7 6 1 1 55 54 16
Calgary Hitmen 15 6 6 2 1 47 47 15
Prince Albert Raiders 15 5 8 2 0 51 67 12
Regina Pats 16 5 9 1 1 45 61 12
Moose Jaw Warriors 17 4 11 2 0 50 75 10

x – team has clinched playoff spot y – team has clinched division z – team has clinched best regular season record

e – team is eliminated from playoff contention

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
Gavin McKenna Medicine Hat Tigers 17 10 22 32 4
Shea Van Olm Spokane Chiefs 18 16 12 28 21
Cameron Schmidt Vancouver Giants 15 17 10 27 10
Carter Bear Everett Silvertips 16 14 13 27 14
Brady Birnie Swift Current Broncos 16 13 13 26 2
Nathan Behm Kamloops Blazers 16 12 14 26 10
Luke Mistelbacher Swift Current Broncos 16 10 16 26 14
Berkly Catton Spokane Chiefs 16 6 20 26 10
Tyler MacKenzie Everett Silvertips 16 13 12 25 6
Ben Riche Saskatoon Blades 16 10 15 25 16

Goaltenders

These are the goaltenders that lead the league in GAA that played at least 60 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%
Jesse Sanche Everett Silvertips 13 756 10 2 1 0 1 2.06 .921
Ethan Eskit Brandon Wheat Kings 6 366 4 1 0 1 0 2.30 .922
Daniel Hauser Wenatchee Wild 7 406 3 2 1 0 1 2.51 .920
Eric Tu Calgary Hitmen 7 426 3 2 1 1 1 2.68 .913
Alex Worthington Edmonton Oil Kings 11 655 7 3 0 1 0 2.75 .915

WHL awards

Scotty Munro Memorial Trophy Regular season champions
Four Broncos Memorial Trophy Player of the Year
Bob Clarke Trophy Top Scorer
Bill Hunter Memorial Trophy Top Defenceman
Jim Piggott Memorial Trophy Rookie of the Year
Del Wilson Trophy Top Goaltender
WHL Plus-Minus Award Top Plus-Minus Rating
Brad Hornung Trophy Most Sportsmanlike Player
Daryl K. (Doc) Seaman Trophy Scholastic player of the Year
Jim Donlevy Memorial Trophy Scholastic team of the Year
Dunc McCallum Memorial Trophy Coach of the Year
Lloyd Saunders Memorial Trophy Executive of the Year
Allen Paradice Memorial Trophy Top Official
St. Clair Group Trophy Marketing/Public Relations Award
Doug Wickenheiser Memorial Trophy Humanitarian of the Year
WHL Playoff MVP WHL Finals Most Valuable Player
Professional Hockey Achievement
Academic Recipient 		Alumni Achievement Awards

Attendance

Regular Season

Home Team Home Games Average Attendance Total Attendance[4]
Spokane Chiefs 3 5,852 17,556
Everett Silvertips 4 4,927 19,710
Saskatoon Blades 7 4,830 33,812
Edmonton Oil Kings 4 4,530 18,123
Seattle Thunderbirds 5 3,956 19,781
Kelowna Rockets 6 3,825 22,952
Red Deer Rebels 7 3,743 26,205
Prince George Cougars 6 3,665 18,329
Portland Winterhawks 4 3,614 14,456
Medicine Hat Tigers 8 3,515 28,120
Victoria Royals 5 3,505 17,528
Lethbridge Hurricanes 6 3,408 20,451
Kamloops Blazers 6 3,390 20,340
Moose Jaw Warriors 6 3,386 20,316
Vancouver Giants 4 3,208 12,833
Tri-City Americans 5 3,206 16,032
Brandon Wheat Kings 6 2,849 17,095
Wenatchee Wild 7 2,740 19,185
Calgary Hitmen 6 2,662 15,977
Prince Albert Raiders 4 2,638 10,553
Regina Pats 7 2,613 18,297
Swift Current Broncos 7 2,287 16,013
League 122 3,472 423,665

See also

References

  1. ^ "Western Hockey League unveils 2024-25 Regular Season schedule".
  2. ^ "WHL Regular season: Scoring leaders". Retrieved September 26, 2024.
  3. ^ WHL Regular season: Goaltending leaders. Retrieved on September 26, 2024.
  4. ^ "WHL Schedule". CHL.ca/WHL. Retrieved June 16, 2023.