2021–22 WHL season

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2021–22 WHL season
LeagueWestern Hockey League
SportHockey
DurationRegular season
October 1, 2021 – April 3, 2022
Playoffs
April 8, 2022 – May 30, 2022
Number of teams22
TV partner(s)KRCW-TV
KZJO
CBC
TSN
RDS
WHL seasons
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2021–22 CHL seasons
LeagueCanadian Hockey League
SportHockey
DurationOHL
October 2021–May 2022
QMJHL
October 2021–May 2022
WHL
October 2021–May 2022
Number of teams60
TV partner(s)CBC Television
CBC Gem
TSN
RDS
Rogers TV
Shaw TV

The 2021–22 WHL season is the 56th season of the Western Hockey League (WHL). The league plans on playing a full 68-game regular season having begun on October 1, 2021, and scheduled to end on April 3, 2022.[1]

The WHL announced that no interconference games will be played during the regular season.[2] On August 16, 2021, the WHL announced a mandatory COVID-19 vaccination policy for all players, hockey operations staff, officials, and all other employees who regularly interact with players.[3] On September 8, 2021, 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 will not play interdivision games until at least November 2021.[4]

The playoffs are scheduled to begin on April 8, 2022, and end on May 30, 2022; The winning team will be awarded the Ed Chynoweth Cup and will earn a berth in the which is to be hosted by the Saint John Sea Dogs of the QMJHL.

Standings[]

Conference standings[]

Western Conference
Team GP W L OTL SL GF GA Pts
Everett Silvertips 33 23 6 2 2 139 94 50
Kamloops Blazers 31 21 9 1 0 128 78 43
Seattle Thunderbirds 31 19 9 3 0 110 87 41
Portland Winterhawks 31 16 11 3 1 112 101 36
Kelowna Rockets 29 16 9 1 3 105 95 36
Vancouver Giants 32 15 16 1 0 97 110 31
Prince George Cougars 32 13 17 1 1 91 109 28
Victoria Royals 30 12 14 4 0 89 118 28
Spokane Chiefs 30 10 17 2 1 86 115 23
Tri-City Americans 29 9 16 4 0 86 136 22
Eastern Conference
Team GP W L OTL SL GF GA Pts
Winnipeg Ice 34 27 5 2 0 163 75 56
Edmonton Oil Kings 36 24 9 2 1 145 102 51
Red Deer Rebels 34 22 9 2 1 122 91 47
Moose Jaw Warriors 34 16 14 3 1 117 122 36
Saskatoon Blades 33 17 14 1 1 101 115 36
Brandon Wheat Kings 32 16 13 1 2 103 119 35
Calgary Hitmen 30 13 12 3 2 94 94 31
Swift Current Broncos 32 13 15 3 1 89 114 30
Regina Pats 31 14 17 0 0 109 120 28
Prince Albert Raiders 32 13 17 1 1 94 117 28
Lethbridge Hurricanes 27 12 13 2 0 81 98 26
Medicine Hat Tigers 31 6 21 3 1 80 131 16

x – team has clinched playoff spot

y – team is division leader

z – team has clinched division

e – team is eliminated from playoff contention

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

Player Team GP G A Pts PIM
Winnipeg Ice 34 18 34 52 16
Winnipeg Ice 33 25 23 48 39
Winnipeg Ice 34 23 24 47 28
Saskatoon Blades 33 19 26 45 6
Victoria Royals 30 20 24 44 34
Edmonton Oil Kings 35 19 25 44 12
Red Deer Rebels 34 16 28 44 20
Everett Silvertips 33 19 21 40 32
Saskatoon Blades 31 14 26 40 32
Moose Jaw Warriors 34 12 27 39 18

Goaltenders[]

These are the goaltenders that lead the league in GAA that have played at least 900 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

Player Team GP Mins W L OTL SOL SO GAA Sv%
Kamloops Blazers 21 1,259 17 4 0 0 2 1.86 0.930
Winnipeg Ice 21 1,229 15 5 1 0 2 2.29 0.911
Sebastian Cossa Edmonton Oil Kings 23 1,367 16 4 2 1 2 2.33 0.920
Red Deer Rebels 17 993 9 7 0 1 1 2.42 0.915
Everett Silvertips 20 1,115 13 3 2 1 2 2.53 0.910

WHL awards[]

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

Attendance[]

Team Home average[7]
Everett 4,927
Calgary 4,647
Edmonton 4,554
Spokane 4,439
Regina 3,846
Kelowna 3,417
Red Deer 3,199
Saskatoon 3,181
Kamloops 3,178
Lethbridge 3,107
Brandon 3,055
Vancouver 2,937
Seattle 2,757
Portland 2,617
Victoria 2,605
Tri-City 2,541
Moose Jaw 2,523
Medicine Hat 2,362
Prince Albert 2,256
Prince George 1,894
Winnipeg 1,588
Swift Current 1,375
Total Average 3,045
Total 779,606
total games 256

See also[]

References[]

  1. ^ "WHL concludes 2021 Annual General Meeting".
  2. ^ "WHL announces complete Eastern Conference schedule for 2021-22 Regular Season". WHL.ca. Retrieved September 9, 2021.
  3. ^ "Western Hockey League adopts mandatory COVID-19 vaccination policy". WHL.com. Retrieved September 9, 2021.
  4. ^ "WHL announces series of changes to 2021-22 Western Conference Regular Season schedule". WHL.ca. Retrieved September 9, 2021.
  5. ^ "WHL Regular Season: Scoring leaders". Retrieved October 3, 2021.
  6. ^ WHL Regular Season: Goaltending leaders. Retrieved on October 4, 2021.
  7. ^ "WHL Network".

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