2021–22 WHL season
LeagueWestern Hockey League
SportHockey
DurationRegular season
October 1, 2021 – April 17, 2022
Playoffs
April 21, 2022 – June 13, 2022
Number of teams22
TV partner(s)KRCW-TV
KZJO
CBC
TSN
RDS
Finals championsEdmonton Oil Kings (3)
2021–22 CHL seasons
LeagueCanadian Hockey League
SportHockey
DurationOHL
October 2021–May 2022
QMJHL
October 2021–May 2022
WHL
October 2021–June 2022
Number of teams60
TV partner(s)CBC Television
CBC Gem
TSN
RDS
Rogers TV
Shaw TV

The 2021–22 WHL season was the 56th season of the Western Hockey League (WHL). The league played a full 68-game regular season having begun on October 1 and ended on April 17.[1]

The WHL announced that no interconference games would be played during the regular season.[2] On August 16, 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, 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 interdivision games until at least November.[4]

The playoffs began on April 22 and ended on June 13.[5] The Edmonton Oil Kings were awarded the Ed Chynoweth Cup and participated in the 2022 Memorial Cup which was hosted by the Saint John Sea Dogs of the Quebec Major Junior Hockey League at TD Station in Saint John, New Brunswick.

Standings

Conference standings

Team GP W L OTL SL GF GA Pts
Everett Silvertips xy68451355280190100
Kamloops Blazers xy6848173028717699
Portland Winterhawks x6847163229819299
Seattle Thunderbirds x6844184227117994
Kelowna Rockets x6842201525020790
Prince George Cougars x6824394117724053
Spokane Chiefs x6824394118828953
Vancouver Giants x6824395018525453
Victoria Royals e6823395119327552
Tri-City Americans e6819436017930644
Team GP W L OTL SL GF GA Pts
Winnipeg Ice xyz68531032317152111
Edmonton Oil Kings xy68501431295182104
Red Deer Rebels x6845192226418894
Moose Jaw Warriors x6837244325122181
Saskatoon Blades x6838263121921780
Brandon Wheat Kings x6835283221824275
Lethbridge Hurricanes x6833304121623871
Prince Albert Raiders x6828354119422561
Regina Pats e6827363224027759
Swift Current Broncos e6826355218124659
Calgary Hitmen e6825347218322959
Medicine Hat Tigers e6811533115431526

x – team has clinched playoff spot

y – team has clinched division

z – team has clinched conference title

e – team is eliminated from playoff contention

Statistical leaders

Scoring leaders

Players are listed by points, then goals.[6]

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

Player Team GP G A Pts PIM
Arshdeep Bains Red Deer Rebels 68 43 69 112 56
Ben King Red Deer Rebels 68 52 53 105 57
Logan Stankoven Kamloops Blazers 59 45 59 104 16
Connor Bedard Regina Pats 62 51 49 100 42
Kyle Crnkovic Saskatoon Blades 68 39 55 94 20
Dylan Guenther Edmonton Oil Kings 59 45 46 91 45
Matthew Savoie Winnipeg Ice 65 35 55 90 32
Jared Davidson Seattle Thunderbirds 64 42 47 89 68
Cross Hanas Portland Winterhawks 63 26 60 86 73
Alex Swetlikoff Everett Silvertips 68 33 51 84 69

Goaltenders

These are the goaltenders that lead the league in GAA that have played at least 1,500 minutes.[7]

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%
Daniel Hauser Winnipeg Ice 40 2,344 34 3 1 0 8 2.00 0.914
Dylan Garand Kamloops Blazers 45 2,689 34 9 1 0 4 2.16 0.925
Sebastian Cossa Edmonton Oil Kings 46 2,631 33 9 2 1 6 2.28 0.913
Gage Alexander Winnipeg Ice 29 1,703 18 7 2 2 2 2.40 0.911
Connor Ungar Red Deer Rebels 34 1,900 21 9 1 0 1 2.43 0.911

2022 WHL Playoffs

Conference Quarterfinals Conference Semifinals Conference Finals WHL Championship
            
E1 Winnipeg 4
E8 Prince Albert 1
E1 Winnipeg 4
E4 Moose Jaw 1
E4 Moose Jaw 4
E5 Saskatoon 1
E1 Winnipeg 1
Eastern
E2 Edmonton 4
E2 Edmonton 4
E7 Lethbridge 0
E2 Edmonton 4
E3 Red Deer 0
E3 Red Deer 4
E6 Brandon 2
E2 Edmonton 4
Note: Pairings are re-seeded after the first round.
W4 Seattle 2
W1 Everett 2
W8 Vancouver 4
W2 Kamloops 4
W8 Vancouver 2
W4 Seattle 4
W5 Kelowna 1
W2 Kamloops 3
Western
W4 Seattle 4
W2 Kamloops 4
W7 Spokane 0
W3 Portland 3
W4 Seattle 4
W3 Portland 4
W6 Prince George 0

Conference Quarter-finals

Eastern Conference

(E1) Winnipeg Ice vs. (E8) Prince Albert Raiders

April 22 Prince Albert Raiders 1–3 Winnipeg Ice Wayne Fleming Arena Recap
April 23 Prince Albert Raiders 2–5 Winnipeg Ice Wayne Fleming Arena Recap
April 26 Winnipeg Ice 10–1 Prince Albert Raiders Art Hauser Centre Recap
April 27 Winnipeg Ice 1–3 Prince Albert Raiders Art Hauser Centre Recap
April 29 Prince Albert Raiders 2–8 Winnipeg Ice Wayne Fleming Arena Recap
Winnipeg won series 4–1

(E2) Edmonton Oil Kings vs. (E7) Lethbridge Hurricanes

April 21 Lethbridge Hurricanes 1–4 Edmonton Oil Kings Rogers Place Recap
April 23 Lethbridge Hurricanes 0–4 Edmonton Oil Kings Rogers Place Recap
April 26 Edmonton Oil Kings 4–1 Lethbridge Hurricanes Enmax Centre Recap
April 28 Edmonton Oil Kings 6–4 Lethbridge Hurricanes Enmax Centre Recap
Edmonton won series 4–0

(E3) Red Deer Rebels vs. (E6) Brandon Wheat Kings

April 22 Brandon Wheat Kings 0–5 Red Deer Rebels Peavey Mart Centrium Recap
April 23 Brandon Wheat Kings 2–1 OT Red Deer Rebels Peavey Mart Centrium Recap
April 26 Red Deer Rebels 3–1 Brandon Wheat Kings Westoba Place Recap
April 27 Red Deer Rebels 1–3 Brandon Wheat Kings Westoba Place Recap
April 29 Brandon Wheat Kings 1–3 Red Deer Rebels Peavey Mart Centrium Recap
May 1 Red Deer Rebels 5–4 3OT Brandon Wheat Kings Westoba Place Recap
Red Deer won series 4–2

(E4) Moose Jaw Warriors vs. (E5) Saskatoon Blades

April 22 Saskatoon Blades 1–5 Moose Jaw Warriors Mosaic Place Recap
April 23 Saskatoon Blades 3–5 Moose Jaw Warriors Mosaic Place Recap
April 26 Moose Jaw Warriors 3–2 OT Saskatoon Blades SaskTel Centre Recap
April 27 Moose Jaw Warriors 3–5 Saskatoon Blades SaskTel Centre Recap
April 29 Saskatoon Blades 3–6 Moose Jaw Warriors Mosaic Place Recap
Moose Jaw won series 4–1

Western Conference

(W1) Everett Silvertips vs. (W8) Vancouver Giants

April 22 Vancouver Giants 5–4 OT Everett Silvertips Angel of the Winds Arena Recap
April 23 Vancouver Giants 3–7 Everett Silvertips Angel of the Winds Arena Recap
April 27 Everett Silvertips 6–2 Vancouver Giants Langley Events Centre Recap
April 29 Everett Silvertips 6–11 Vancouver Giants Langley Events Centre Recap
April 30 Vancouver Giants 3–0 Everett Silvertips Angel of the Winds Arena Recap
May 2 Everett Silvertips 3–6 Vancouver Giants Langley Events Centre Recap
Vancouver won series 4–2

(W2) Kamloops Blazers vs. (W7) Spokane Chiefs

April 22 Spokane Chiefs 0–9 Kamloops Blazers Sandman Centre Recap
April 23 Spokane Chiefs 2–6 Kamloops Blazers Sandman Centre Recap
April 25 Spokane Chiefs 1–5 Kamloops Blazers Sandman Centre Recap
April 29 Kamloops Blazers 3–0 Spokane Chiefs Spokane Arena Recap
Kamloops won series 4–0

(W3) Portland Winterhawks vs. (W6) Prince George Cougars

April 22 Prince George Cougars 2–5 Portland Winterhawks Veterans Memorial Coliseum Recap
April 23 Prince George Cougars 1–2 Portland Winterhawks Veterans Memorial Coliseum Recap
April 26 Portland Winterhawks 2–0 Prince George Cougars CN Centre Recap
April 27 Portland Winterhawks 2–1 Prince George Cougars CN Centre Recap
Portland won series 4–0

(W4) Seattle Thunderbirds vs. (W5) Kelowna Rockets

April 22 Kelowna Rockets 0–6 Seattle Thunderbirds accesso ShoWare Center Recap
April 23 Kelowna Rockets 3–7 Seattle Thunderbirds accesso ShoWare Center Recap
April 26 Seattle Thunderbirds 5–1 Kelowna Rockets Prospera Place Recap
April 27 Seattle Thunderbirds 2–3 OT Kelowna Rockets Prospera Place Recap
April 29 Kelowna Rockets 3–4 OT Seattle Thunderbirds accesso ShoWare Center Recap
Seattle won series 4–1

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
May 7 Moose Jaw Warriors 0–7 Winnipeg Ice Wayne Fleming Arena Recap
May 10 Winnipeg Ice 2–3 Moose Jaw Warriors Mosaic Place Recap
May 11 Winnipeg Ice 5–3 Moose Jaw Warriors Mosaic Place Recap
May 13 Moose Jaw Warriors 3–6 Winnipeg Ice Wayne Fleming Arena Recap
Winnipeg won series 4–1

(E2) Edmonton Oil Kings vs. (E3) Red Deer Rebels

May 5 Red Deer Rebels 0–4 Edmonton Oil Kings Rogers Place Recap
May 7 Red Deer Rebels 0–5 Edmonton Oil Kings Rogers Place Recap
May 9 Edmonton Oil Kings 5–4 OT Red Deer Rebels Peavey Mart Centrium Recap
May 11 Edmonton Oil Kings 4–2 Red Deer Rebels Peavey Mart Centrium Recap
Edmonton won series 4–0

Western Conference

(W2) Kamloops Blazers vs. (W8) Vancouver Giants

May 6 Vancouver Giants 1–3 Kamloops Blazers Sandman Centre Recap
May 7 Vancouver Giants 3–4 Kamloops Blazers Sandman Centre Recap
May 10 Kamloops Blazers 2–3 Vancouver Giants Langley Events Centre Recap
May 12 Kamloops Blazers 4–2 Vancouver Giants Langley Events Centre Recap
May 13 Vancouver Giants 5–2 Kamloops Blazers Sandman Centre Recap
May 15 Kamloops Blazers 6–0 Vancouver Giants Langley Events Centre Recap
Kamloops won series 4–2

(W3) Portland Winterhawks vs. (W4) Seattle Thunderbirds

May 7 Portland Winterhawks 4–2 Seattle Thunderbirds accesso ShoWare Center Recap
May 8 Seattle Thunderbirds 1–2 Portland Winterhawks Veterans Memorial Coliseum Recap
May 11 Seattle Thunderbirds 5–0 Portland Winterhawks Veterans Memorial Coliseum Recap
May 13 Portland Winterhawks 5–1 Seattle Thunderbirds accesso ShoWare Center Recap
May 14 Seattle Thunderbirds 3–1 Portland Winterhawks Veterans Memorial Coliseum Recap
May 16 Portland Winterhawks 1–2 Seattle Thunderbirds accesso ShoWare Center Recap
May 17 Seattle Thunderbirds 6–3 Portland Winterhawks Veterans Memorial Coliseum Recap
Seattle won series 4–3

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
May 21 Edmonton Oil Kings 1–5 Winnipeg Ice Wayne Fleming Arena Recap
May 23 Winnipeg Ice 3–4 OT Edmonton Oil Kings Rogers Place Recap
May 25 Winnipeg Ice 2–4 Edmonton Oil Kings Rogers Place Recap
May 27 Winnipeg Ice 1–7 Edmonton Oil Kings Rogers Place Recap
Edmonton won series 4–1

Western Conference

(W2) Kamloops Blazers vs. (W4) Seattle Thunderbirds

May 20 Seattle Thunderbirds 2–5 Kamloops Blazers Sandman Centre Recap
May 21 Seattle Thunderbirds 4–1 Kamloops Blazers Sandman Centre Recap
May 24 Kamloops Blazers 6–3 Seattle Thunderbirds accesso ShoWare Center Recap
May 25 Kamloops Blazers 1–2 OT Seattle Thunderbirds accesso ShoWare Center Recap
May 27 Seattle Thunderbirds 3–4 OT Kamloops Blazers Sandman Centre Recap
May 29 Kamloops Blazers 1–2 Seattle Thunderbirds accesso ShoWare Center Recap
May 31 Seattle Thunderbirds 3–2 Kamloops Blazers Sandman Centre Recap
Seattle won series 4–3

WHL Championship

(E2) Edmonton Oil Kings vs. (W4) Seattle Thunderbirds

June 3 Seattle Thunderbirds 2–1 Edmonton Oil Kings Rogers Place Recap
June 5 Seattle Thunderbirds 4–5 Edmonton Oil Kings Rogers Place Recap
June 7 Edmonton Oil Kings 4–0 Seattle Thunderbirds accesso ShoWare Center Recap
June 8 Edmonton Oil Kings 3–2 Seattle Thunderbirds accesso ShoWare Center Recap
June 11 Seattle Thunderbirds 3–2 Edmonton Oil Kings Rogers Place Recap
June 13 Seattle Thunderbirds 0–2 Edmonton Oil Kings Rogers Place Recap
Edmonton won 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
Logan StankovenKamloops Blazers171714318
Jared DavidsonSeattle Thunderbirds2513162910
Lukas SvejkovskySeattle Thunderbirds2411172810
Zachary BensonWinnipeg Ice159142310
Luke ToporowskiKamloops Blazers169142324
Zack OstapchukVancouver Giants12716234
Dylan GuentherEdmonton Oil Kings161382110
Carter SouchEdmonton Oil Kings191292112
Connor McClennonWinnipeg Ice158132116
Reid SchaeferSeattle Thunderbirds256152132

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
Tyler BrennanPrince George Cougars422603700.9541.86
Taylor GauthierPortland Winterhawks11656742110.9371.92
Dylan GarandKamloops Blazers171,0291163330.9331.92
Sebastian CossaEdmonton Oil Kings191,1501633750.9191.93
Daniel HauserWinnipeg Ice12674822510.9102.23

WHL awards

Regular season championsScotty Munro Memorial TrophyWinnipeg Ice
Player of the YearFour Broncos Memorial TrophyLogan Stankoven, Kamloops Blazers
Top ScorerBob Clarke TrophyArshdeep Bains, Red Deer Rebels
Top DefencemanBill Hunter Memorial TrophyOlen Zellweger, Everett Silvertips
Rookie of the YearJim Piggott Memorial TrophyBrayden Yager, Moose Jaw Warriors
Top GoaltenderDel Wilson TrophyDylan Garand, Kamloops Blazers
Top Plus-Minus RatingWHL Plus-Minus AwardNolan Orzeck, Winnipeg Ice
Most Sportsmanlike PlayerBrad Hornung TrophyLogan Stankoven, Kamloops Blazers
Scholastic Player of the YearDaryl K. (Doc) Seaman TrophyConnor Levis Kamloops Blazers
Coach of the YearDunc McCallum Memorial TrophyJames Patrick, Winnipeg Ice
Executive of the YearLloyd Saunders Memorial TrophyMatt Cockell, Winnipeg Ice
Top OfficialAllen Paradice Memorial TrophyChris Crich
Marketing/Public Relations AwardSt. Clair Group TrophyEverett Silvertips
Humanitarian of the YearDoug Wickenheiser Memorial TrophyLuke Prokop, Edmonton Oil Kings
WHL Finals Most Valuable PlayerairBC TrophyKaiden Guhle, Edmonton Oil Kings
Alumni Achievement AwardsProfessional Hockey Achievement
Academic Recipient

All-Star Teams

Eastern Conference

Central Division

First Team[8] Pos. Second Team
PlayerTeamPlayerTeam
Sebastian Cossa Edmonton Oil Kings G Isaac Poulter Swift Current Broncos
Kaiden Guhle Edmonton Oil Kings D Simon Kubicek Edmonton Oil Kings
Christoffer Sedoff Red Deer Rebels D Owen Pickering Swift Current Broncos
Arshdeep Bains Red Deer Rebels F Riley Fiddler-Schultz Calgary Hitmen
Dylan Guenther Edmonton Oil Kings F Justin Hall Lethbridge Hurricanes
Ben King Red Deer Rebels F Jake Neighbours Edmonton Oil Kings

East Division

First Team[9] Pos. Second Team
PlayerTeamPlayerTeam
Daniel Hauser Winnipeg Ice G Carl Tetachuk Moose Jaw Warriors
Carson Lambos Winnipeg Ice D Ryker Evans Regina Pats
Denton Mateychuk Moose Jaw Warriors D Chad Nychuk Brandon Wheat Kings
Connor Bedard Regina Pats F Ridly Greig Brandon Wheat Kings
Matthew Savoie Winnipeg Ice F Jagger Firkus Moose Jaw Warriors
Kyle Crnkovic Saskatoon Blades F Tristen Robins Saskatoon Blades

Western Conference

B.C. Division

First Team[10] Pos. Second Team
PlayerTeamPlayerTeam
Dylan Garand Kamloops Blazers G Talyn Boyko Kelowna Rockets
Gannon Laroque Victoria Royals D Ethan Samson Prince George Cougars
Jake Lee Kelowna Rockets D Quinn Schmiemann Kamloops Blazers
Colton Dach Kelowna Rockets F Tarun Fizer Victoria Royals
Bailey Peach Victoria Royals F Pavel Novak Kelowna Rockets
Logan Stankoven Kamloops Blazers F Luke Toporowski Kamloops Blazers

U.S. Division

First Team[11] Pos. Second Team
PlayerTeamPlayerTeam
Taylor Gauthier Portland Winterhawks G Thomas Milic Seattle Thunderbirds
Clay Hanus Portland Winterhawks D Kevin Korchinski Seattle Thunderbirds
Olen Zellweger Everett Silvertips D Ronan Seeley Everett Silvertips
Jackson Berezowski Everett Silvertips F Bear Hughes Spokane Chiefs
Jared Davidson Seattle Thunderbirds F Tyson Kozak Portland Winterhawks
Cross Hanas Portland Winterhawks F Lukas Svejkovsky Seattle Thunderbirds

See also

References

  1. "WHL concludes 2021 Annual General Meeting".
  2. "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.
  3. "Western Hockey League adopts mandatory COVID-19 vaccination policy". WHL.com. Archived from the original on August 16, 2021. Retrieved September 9, 2021.
  4. "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.
  5. "WHL announces update to 2021-22 Regular season schedule & Playoffs". WHL.ca. Retrieved February 17, 2022.
  6. "WHL Regular season: Scoring leaders". Retrieved October 3, 2021.
  7. WHL Regular season: Goaltending leaders. Retrieved on October 4, 2021.
  8. WHL Names Central Division All-Star Teams
  9. WHL Names East Division All-Star Teams
  10. WHL Names B.C. Division All-Star Teams
  11. WHL Names U.S. Division All-Star Teams
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