2021–22 WHL season
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]
| 2021–22 WHL season | |
|---|---|
| League | Western Hockey League |
| Sport | Hockey |
| Duration | Regular season October 1, 2021 – April 3, 2022 Playoffs April 8, 2022 – May 30, 2022 |
| Number of teams | 22 |
| TV partner(s) | KRCW-TV KZJO CBC TSN RDS |
| 2021–22 CHL seasons | |
|---|---|
| League | Canadian Hockey League |
| Sport | Hockey |
| Duration | OHL October 2021–May 2022 QMJHL October 2021–May 2022 WHL October 2021–May 2022 |
| Number of teams | 60 |
| TV partner(s) | CBC Television CBC Gem TSN RDS Rogers TV Shaw TV |
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 2022 Memorial Cup which is to be hosted by the Saint John Sea Dogs of the QMJHL.
Standings
Conference standings
| Team | GP | W | L | OTL | SL | GF | GA | Pts |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Everett Silvertips | 20 | 17 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 81 | 38 | 36 |
| Kamloops Blazers | 19 | 17 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 91 | 37 | 34 |
| Seattle Thunderbirds | 20 | 13 | 6 | 1 | 0 | 69 | 56 | 27 |
| Vancouver Giants | 19 | 11 | 7 | 1 | 0 | 60 | 53 | 23 |
| Kelowna Rockets | 18 | 10 | 6 | 0 | 2 | 63 | 60 | 22 |
| Portland Winterhawks | 21 | 8 | 10 | 2 | 1 | 63 | 75 | 19 |
| Prince George Cougars | 20 | 7 | 13 | 0 | 0 | 51 | 67 | 14 |
| Spokane Chiefs | 19 | 5 | 11 | 2 | 1 | 50 | 70 | 13 |
| Tri-City Americans | 18 | 4 | 11 | 3 | 0 | 44 | 79 | 11 |
| Victoria Royals | 18 | 4 | 11 | 3 | 0 | 43 | 80 | 11 |
| Team | GP | W | L | OTL | SL | GF | GA | Pts |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Winnipeg Ice | 23 | 21 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 123 | 42 | 43 |
| Edmonton Oil Kings | 23 | 16 | 4 | 2 | 1 | 89 | 56 | 35 |
| Red Deer Rebels | 24 | 15 | 8 | 1 | 0 | 82 | 59 | 31 |
| Saskatoon Blades | 22 | 12 | 9 | 1 | 0 | 64 | 73 | 25 |
| Moose Jaw Warriors | 23 | 10 | 11 | 1 | 1 | 71 | 80 | 22 |
| Calgary Hitmen | 19 | 10 | 9 | 0 | 0 | 65 | 59 | 20 |
| Brandon Wheat Kings | 22 | 9 | 12 | 0 | 1 | 67 | 92 | 19 |
| Swift Current Broncos | 23 | 8 | 12 | 2 | 1 | 56 | 80 | 19 |
| Regina Pats | 21 | 9 | 12 | 0 | 0 | 67 | 77 | 18 |
| Lethbridge Hurricanes | 19 | 8 | 10 | 1 | 0 | 54 | 69 | 17 |
| Prince Albert Raiders | 21 | 8 | 12 | 0 | 1 | 53 | 77 | 17 |
| Medicine Hat Tigers | 20 | 4 | 12 | 3 | 1 | 53 | 80 | 12 |
x – team has clinched playoff spot
y – team is division leader
z – team has clinched division
e – team is eliminated from playoff contention
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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Matthew Savoie | Winnipeg Ice | 26 | 14 | 27 | 41 | 12 |
| Connor McClennon | Winnipeg Ice | 26 | 20 | 18 | 38 | 33 |
| Mikey Milne | Winnipeg Ice | 26 | 18 | 19 | 37 | 24 |
| Kyle Crnkovic | Saskatoon Blades | 25 | 16 | 19 | 35 | 4 |
| Riley Fiddler-Schultz | Calgary Hitmen | 23 | 12 | 21 | 33 | 27 |
| Conor Geekie | Winnipeg Ice | 26 | 8 | 25 | 33 | 27 |
| Dylan Guenther | Edmonton Oil Kings | 25 | 16 | 16 | 32 | 18 |
| Nolan Ritchie | Brandon Wheat Kings | 27 | 14 | 18 | 32 | 27 |
| Logan Stankoven | Kamloops Blazers | 22 | 13 | 19 | 32 | 4 |
| Jackson Berezowski | Everett Silvertips | 25 | 18 | 13 | 31 | 11 |
Goaltenders
These are the goaltenders that lead the league in GAA that have played at least 660 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% |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Dylan Garand | Kamloops Blazers | 19 | 1,134 | 15 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 1.85 | 0.932 |
| Daniel Hauser | Winnipeg Ice | 12 | 694 | 10 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 1.90 | 0.921 |
| Gage Alexander | Winnipeg Ice | 15 | 866 | 12 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 2.15 | 0.915 |
| Sebastian Cossa | Edmonton Oil Kings | 21 | 1,247 | 15 | 3 | 2 | 1 | 2 | 2.26 | 0.924 |
| Braden Holt | Everett Silvertips | 15 | 813 | 10 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 2.29 | 0.905 |
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 |
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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 |
References
- "WHL concludes 2021 Annual General Meeting".
- "WHL announces complete Eastern Conference schedule for 2021-22 Regular Season". WHL.ca. Retrieved September 9, 2021.
- "Western Hockey League adopts mandatory COVID-19 vaccination policy". WHL.com. Retrieved September 9, 2021.
- "WHL announces series of changes to 2021-22 Western Conference Regular Season schedule". WHL.ca. Retrieved September 9, 2021.
- "WHL Regular Season: Scoring leaders". Retrieved October 3, 2021.
- WHL Regular Season: Goaltending leaders. Retrieved on October 4, 2021.
- "WHL Network".