The Kootenay Ice moved from the Central division to the B.C. division.
With the addition of the Giants, the WHL abandoned the three division format and moved to two conferences of two divisions each. Ten teams in the East and nine in the West.
The top four teams in each division qualified for the playoffs, though the 5th place team in the B.C. division could qualify in place of the 4th place team in the U.S. division if they had a better record.
Note: GP = Games played; Min = Minutes played; W = Wins; L = Losses; T = Ties ; GA = Goals against; SO = Total shutouts; SV% = Save percentage; GAA = Goals against average
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The 2001 02 WHL season was the 36th season for the Western Hockey League Nineteen teams completed a 72 game season The Kootenay Ice won the President s Cup before going on to win the Memorial Cup Contents 1 League notes 2 Regular season 2 1 Final standings 2 2 Eastern Conference 2 3 Western Conference 2 4 Scoring leaders 2 5 Goaltending leaders 3 2002 WHL Playoffs 3 1 Conference quarterfinals 3 1 1 Eastern Conference 3 1 2 Western Conference 3 2 Conference semifinals 3 3 Conference finals 3 4 WHL Championship 4 All Star game 5 WHL awards 6 All Star Teams 7 See also 8 ReferencesLeague notes editThe Vancouver Giants joined the WHL as its 19th franchise The Swift Current Broncos moved from the East division to the Central division The Kootenay Ice moved from the Central division to the B C division With the addition of the Giants the WHL abandoned the three division format and moved to two conferences of two divisions each Ten teams in the East and nine in the West The top four teams in each division qualified for the playoffs though the 5th place team in the B C division could qualify in place of the 4th place team in the U S division if they had a better record Regular season editFinal standings edit Eastern Conference edit East Division GP W L T OTL Pts GF GAx Brandon Wheat Kings 72 43 23 4 2 92 261 210x Regina Pats 72 40 20 4 8 92 252 192x Moose Jaw Warriors 72 30 34 6 2 68 226 239x Saskatoon Blades 72 27 37 5 3 62 216 257Prince Albert Raiders 72 26 41 2 3 57 234 324Central Division GP W L T OTL Pts GF GAx Red Deer Rebels 72 46 18 7 1 100 264 184x Swift Current Broncos 72 42 17 6 7 97 274 218x Calgary Hitmen 72 33 33 5 1 72 271 281x Lethbridge Hurricanes 72 33 33 6 0 72 266 247Medicine Hat Tigers 72 30 36 4 2 66 277 316Western Conference edit B C Division GP W L T OTL Pts GF GAx Kamloops Blazers 72 38 25 5 4 85 263 230x Kootenay Ice 72 38 27 7 0 83 276 223x Prince George Cougars 72 34 27 9 2 79 244 215x Kelowna Rockets 72 31 26 10 5 77 257 232Vancouver Giants 72 13 49 6 4 36 198 365U S Division GP W L T OTL Pts GF GAx Portland Winter Hawks 72 36 25 5 6 83 269 243x Spokane Chiefs 72 33 25 11 3 80 223 206x Tri City Americans 72 31 31 10 0 72 260 271x Seattle Thunderbirds 72 21 40 6 5 53 235 313Scoring leaders edit Note GP Games played G Goals A Assists Pts Points PIM Penalties in minutes Player Team GP G A Pts PIMNathan Barrett Lethbridge Hurricanes 72 45 62 107 100Joffrey Lupul Medicine Hat Tigers 72 56 50 106 95Eric Johansson Tri City Americans 69 44 59 103 73Tyler Beechey Kootenay Calgary 70 44 55 99 104Josef Balej Portland Winter Hawks 65 51 41 92 52Jeremy Jackson Vancouver Lethbridge 71 38 53 91 91Mikhail Yakubov Red Deer Rebels 71 32 57 89 54Josh Olson Portland Winter Hawks 72 40 48 88 85Duncan Milroy Swift Current Kootenay 64 45 42 87 44Justin Kelly Saskatoon Blades 72 39 47 86 47Goaltending leaders edit Note GP Games played Min Minutes played W Wins L Losses T Ties GA Goals against SO Total shutouts SV Save percentage GAA Goals against average Player Team GP Min W L T GA SO SV GAACam Ward Red Deer Rebels 46 2695 30 11 4 102 1 911 2 27Josh Harding Regina Pats 42 3289 27 13 1 95 4 906 2 39Shane Bendera Red Deer Kelowna 50 3030 24 15 11 125 1 912 2 47Barry Brust Spokane Chiefs 60 3542 28 21 10 152 1 912 2 57Billy Thompson Prince George Cougars 42 2378 20 17 2 108 2 913 2 722002 WHL Playoffs editConference Quarter finalsConference Semi finalsConference FinalsWHL Championship E1Brandon4E4Saskatoon3C1Red Deer4E3Moose Jaw2E2Regina2E3Moose Jaw4E1Brandon3EasternC1Red Deer4C1Red Deer4C4Lethbridge0E1Brandon4C2Swift Current1C2Swift Current4C3Calgary3C1Red Deer2B2Kootenay Ice4B1Kamloops0B4Kelowna4B2Kootenay4U4Seattle0B2Kootenay4B3Prince George3B2Kootenay4WesternB4Kelowna1U1Portland3U4Seattle4U2Spokane2B4Kelowna4U2Spokane4U3Tri City1Conference quarterfinals edit Eastern Conference edit Brandon vs SaskatoonDate Away HomeMarch 23 Brandon 1 2 Saskatoon OTMarch 24 Brandon 2 0 SaskatoonMarch 26 Saskatoon 1 3 BrandonMarch 27 Saskatoon 2 1 Brandon 2OTMarch 31 Brandon 2 3 Saskatoon OTApril 2 Saskatoon 1 4 BrandonApril 3 Saskatoon 1 2 BrandonBrandon wins series 4 3 Regina vs Moose JawDate Away HomeMarch 22 Moose Jaw 3 2 Regina OTMarch 23 Moose Jaw 3 5 ReginaMarch 26 Regina 2 1 Moose JawMarch 27 Regina 1 3 Moose JawMarch 29 Moose Jaw 2 1 ReginaMarch 31 Regina 2 5 Moose JawMoose Jaw wins series 4 2Red Deer vs LethbridgeDate Away HomeMarch 22 Lethbridge 2 4 Red DeerMarch 23 Lethbridge 3 5 Red DeerMarch 26 Red Deer 5 2 LethbridgeMarch 27 Red Deer 3 2 LethbridgeRed Deer wins series 4 0 Swift Current vs CalgaryDate Away HomeMarch 22 Calgary 4 2 Swift CurrentMarch 23 Calgary 2 4 Swift CurrentMarch 26 Swift Current 5 1 CalgaryMarch 27 Swift Current 1 3 CalgaryMarch 29 Calgary 4 5 Swift CurrentMarch 31 Swift Current 2 5 CalgaryApril 2 Calgary 1 3 Swift CurrentSwift Current wins series 4 3Western Conference edit Kamloops vs KelownaDate Away HomeMarch 22 Kelowna 4 1 KamloopsMarch 23 Kelowna 3 0 KamloopsMarch 27 Kamloops 2 4 KelownaMarch 28 Kamloops 1 3 KelownaKelowna wins series 4 0 Kootenay vs Prince GeorgeDate Away HomeMarch 22 Prince George 4 1 KootenayMarch 23 Prince George 3 1 KootenayMarch 26 Kootenay 6 0 Prince GeorgeMarch 27 Kootenay 4 2 Prince GeorgeMarch 29 Kootenay 5 3 Prince GeorgeApril 1 Prince George 6 3 KootenayApril 2 Prince George 1 5 KootenayKootenay wins series 4 3Portland vs SeattleDate Away HomeMarch 22 Seattle 3 4 PortlandMarch 23 Seattle 6 2 PortlandMarch 26 Portland 2 3 SeattleMarch 28 Portland 3 2 SeattleMarch 29 Seattle 1 0 PortlandMarch 30 Portland 4 0 SeattleApril 2 Seattle 3 2 PortlandSeattle wins series 4 3 Spokane vs Tri CityDate Away HomeMarch 22 Tri City 1 4 SpokaneMarch 23 Tri City 3 7 SpokaneMarch 27 Spokane 2 1 Tri CityMarch 29 Spokane 2 3 Tri City OTMarch 30 Tri City 1 Spokane 2 OTSpokane wins series 4 1Conference semifinals edit Eastern ConferenceRed Deer vs Moose JawDate Away HomeApril 5 Moose Jaw 4 0 Red DeerApril 6 Moose Jaw 3 5 Red DeerApril 9 Red Deer 2 3 Moose Jaw OTApril 10 Red Deer 2 1 Moose Jaw OTApril 12 Moose Jaw 0 6 Red DeerApril 14 Red Deer 4 2 Moose JawRed Deer wins series 4 2 Swift Current vs BrandonDate Away HomeApril 5 Brandon 2 3 Swift CurrentApril 6 Brandon 3 2 Swift Current OTApril 9 Swift Current 1 4 BrandonApril 10 Swift Current 3 4 Brandon OTApril 12 Brandon 4 3 Swift CurrentBrandon wins series 4 1Western ConferenceKootenay vs SeattleDate Away HomeApril 5 Seattle 1 3 KootenayApril 6 Seattle 1 7 KootenayApril 9 Kootenay 5 2 SeattleApril 11 Kootenay 5 3 SeattleKootenay wins series 4 0 Spokane vs KelownaDate Away HomeApril 5 Kelowna 2 3 SpokaneApril 7 Spokane 3 2 Kelowna OTApril 8 Spokane 1 2 KelownaApril 10 Kelowna 8 2 SpokaneApril 11 Kelowna 2 1 Spokane 2OTApril 13 Spokane 0 2 KelownaKelowna wins series 4 2Conference finals edit Eastern Conference Western ConferenceRed Deer vs BrandonDate Away HomeApril 19 Brandon 2 1 Red Deer OTApril 20 Brandon 2 4 Red DeerApril 23 Red Deer 4 5 Brandon 2OTApril 24 Red Deer 2 5 BrandonApril 26 Brandon 0 4 Red DeerApril 28 Red Deer 3 2 Brandon 2OTApril 30 Brandon 2 5 Red DeerRed Deer wins series 4 3 Kootenay vs KelownaDate Away HomeApril 19 Kelowna 2 3 KootenayApril 20 Kelowna 4 5 KootenayApril 23 Kootenay 1 5 KelownaApril 24 Kootenay 4 2 KelownaApril 26 Kelowna 0 3 KootenayKootenay wins series 4 1WHL Championship edit Red Deer vs KootenayDate Away HomeMay 3 Kootenay 2 1 Red Deer OTMay 4 Kootenay 1 2 Red DeerMay 7 Red Deer 2 3 Kootenay OTMay 8 Red Deer 3 2 KootenayMay 11 Kootenay 4 3 Red DeerMay 13 Red Deer 2 3 Kootenay 2OTKootenay wins series 4 2All Star game editOn January 24 the WHL Eastern All Stars were defeated by the OHL Western All Stars 7 2 at Red Deer Alberta with a crowd of 6 259 On February 6 the WHL Western All Stars defeated the QMJHL Dilio All Stars 9 4 at Rimouski Quebec with a crowd of 4 762 WHL awards editPlayer of the Year Four Broncos Memorial Trophy Dan Hamhuis Prince George CougarsScholastic Player of the Year Daryl K Doc Seaman Trophy Tyler Metcalfe Seattle ThunderbirdsTop Scorer Bob Clarke Trophy Nathan Barrett Lethbridge HurricanesMost Sportsmanlike Player Brad Hornung Trophy Ian White Swift Current BroncosTop Defenseman Bill Hunter Trophy Dan Hamhuis Prince George CougarsRookie of the Year Jim Piggott Memorial Trophy Braydon Coburn Portland Winter HawksTop Goaltender Del Wilson Trophy Cam Ward Red Deer RebelsCoach of the Year Dunc McCallum Memorial Trophy Bob Lowes Regina PatsExecutive of the Year Lloyd Saunders Memorial Trophy Brad McEwan Swift Current BroncosRegular season champions Scotty Munro Memorial Trophy Red Deer RebelsTop Official Allen Paradice Memorial Trophy Kevin AchesonMarketing Public Relations Award St Clair Group Trophy Greg McConkey Red Deer RebelsDoug Wickenheiser Memorial Trophy Brandin Cote Spokane ChiefsWHL Plus Minus Award Matt Hubbauer Regina PatsPlayoff Most Valuable Player airBC Trophy Duncan Milroy Kootenay IceAll Star Teams editEastern ConferenceFirst Team Second TeamGoal Cam Ward Red Deer Rebels Josh Harding Regina PatsDefense Filip Novak Regina Pats Ian White Swift Current BroncosJay Bouwmeester Medicine Hat Tigers Jeff Woywitka Red Deer RebelsForward Joffrey Lupul Medicine Hat Tigers Matt Hubbauer Regina PatsNathan Barrett Lethbridge Hurricanes Mikhail Yakubov Red Deer RebelsTyler Beechey Calgary Hitmen Justin Kelly Saskatoon BladesWestern ConferenceFirst Team Second TeamGoal Barry Brust Spokane Chiefs Shane Bendera Kelowna RocketsDefense Dan Hamhuis Prince George Cougars Craig Weller Kootenay IceKurt Sauer Spokane Chiefs Jesse Ferguson Kelowna RocketsForward Jarret Stoll Kootenay Ice Eric Johansson Tri City AmericansJozef Balej Portland Winter Hawks Scottie Upshall Kamloops BlazersJared Aulin Kamloops Blazers Marek Svatos Kootenay Icesource Western Hockey League press releaseSee also edit2002 Memorial Cup 2002 NHL Entry Draft 2001 in sports 2002 in sportsReferences editwhl ca 2005 06 WHL GuidePreceded by2000 01 WHL season WHL seasons Succeeded by2002 03 WHL season Retrieved 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