The 2022–23 WHL season was the 57th season of the Western Hockey League (WHL). The regular season started on September 23, 2022, and ended on March 26, 2023. The 2023 WHL Playoffs began on March 31 and ended on May 19. Teams went back to inter-conference games for first time since the 2019–20 season.[1]
These are the goaltenders that lead the league in GAA that have played at least 1,200 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
Note: GP = Games played; Mins = Minutes played; W = Wins; L = Losses; GA = Goals Allowed; SO = Shutouts; SV& = Save percentage; GAA = Goals against average
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The 2022 23 WHL season was the 57th season of the Western Hockey League WHL The regular season started on September 23 2022 and ended on March 26 2023 The 2023 WHL Playoffs began on March 31 and ended on May 19 Teams went back to inter conference games for first time since the 2019 20 season 1 2022 23 WHL seasonLeagueWestern Hockey LeagueSportHockeyDurationRegular seasonSeptember 23 2022 March 26 2023Playoffs March 31 2023 May 19 2023Number of teams22TV partner s KRCW TV KZJO CBC TSN RDSFinals championsSeattle Thunderbirds 2 WHL seasons 2021 222023 24 2022 23 CHL seasonsLeagueCanadian Hockey LeagueSportHockeyDurationOHL September 2022 May 2023 QMJHL September 2022 May 2023 WHL September 2022 May 2023Number of teams60TV partner s CBC Television CBC Gem TSN RDS Rogers TV Shaw TVThe Seattle Thunderbirds defeated the Winnipeg Ice 4 games to 1 in the finals to win the Ed Chynoweth Cup and earn a spot in the Memorial Cup hosted by the Kamloops Blazers Contents 1 Standings 1 1 Conference standings 1 2 Statistical leaders 1 2 1 Scoring leaders 1 3 Goaltenders 2 2023 WHL Playoffs 3 Conference Quarter finals 3 1 Eastern Conference 3 1 1 E1 Winnipeg Ice vs E8 Medicine Hat Tigers 3 1 2 E2 Red Deer Rebels vs E7 Calgary Hitmen 3 1 3 E3 Saskatoon Blades vs E6 Regina Pats 3 1 4 E4 Moose Jaw Warriors vs E5 Lethbridge Hurricanes 3 2 Western Conference 3 2 1 W1 Seattle Thunderbirds vs W8 Kelowna Rockets 3 2 2 W2 Kamloops Blazers vs W7 Vancouver Giants 3 2 3 W3 Portland Winterhawks vs W6 Everett Silvertips 3 2 4 W4 Prince George Cougars vs W5 Tri City Americans 4 Conference Semi finals 4 1 Eastern Conference 4 1 1 E1 Winnipeg Ice vs E4 Moose Jaw Warriors 4 1 2 E2 Red Deer Rebels vs E3 Saskatoon Blades 4 2 Western Conference 4 2 1 W1 Seattle Thunderbirds vs W4 Prince George Cougars 4 2 2 W2 Kamloops Blazers vs W3 Portland Winterhawks 5 Conference Finals 5 1 Eastern Conference 5 1 1 E1 Winnipeg Ice vs E3 Saskatoon Blades 5 2 Western Conference 5 2 1 W1 Seattle Thunderbirds vs W2 Kamloops Blazers 6 WHL Championship 6 1 E1 Winnipeg Ice vs W1 Seattle Thunderbirds 7 Playoff scoring leaders 8 Playoff leading goaltenders 9 WHL awards 9 1 All Star Teams 9 1 1 Eastern Conference 9 1 2 Central Division 9 1 3 East Division 9 1 4 Western Conference 9 1 5 B C Division 9 1 6 U S Division 10 Attendance 11 See also 12 References 13 External linksStandings EditConference standings Edit Western ConferenceviewtalkeditTeam GP W L OTL SL GF GA PtsSeattle Thunderbirds xy 68 54 11 1 2 300 155 111Kamloops Blazers xy 68 48 13 4 3 313 198 103Portland Winterhawks x 68 40 20 5 3 244 218 88Prince George Cougars x 68 37 24 6 1 290 241 81Tri City Americans x 68 34 26 5 3 256 245 76Everett Silvertips x 68 33 32 2 1 221 245 69Vancouver Giants x 68 28 32 5 3 188 238 64Kelowna Rockets x 68 27 37 4 0 210 256 58Victoria Royals e 68 17 43 6 2 199 323 42Spokane Chiefs e 68 15 43 4 6 195 314 40Eastern ConferenceviewtalkeditTeam GP W L OTL SL GF GA PtsWinnipeg Ice xyz 68 57 10 1 0 325 177 115Red Deer Rebels xy 68 43 19 3 3 248 189 92Saskatoon Blades x 68 48 15 4 1 257 171 101Moose Jaw Warriors x 68 41 24 0 3 252 237 85Lethbridge Hurricanes x 68 36 26 3 3 204 207 78Regina Pats x 68 34 30 3 1 262 277 72Calgary Hitmen x 68 31 29 5 3 220 224 70Medicine Hat Tigers x 68 30 29 8 1 248 224 69Swift Current Broncos e 68 31 33 1 3 227 242 66Brandon Wheat Kings e 68 26 33 8 1 212 242 61Prince Albert Raiders e 68 28 37 3 0 198 239 59Edmonton Oil Kings e 68 10 54 4 0 131 338 24x team has clinched playoff spoty team has clinched divisionz team has clinched best regular season recorde team is eliminated from playoff contention Statistical leaders Edit Scoring leaders Edit 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 PIMConnor Bedard Regina Pats 57 71 72 143 62Chase Wheatcroft Prince George Cougars 68 47 60 107 46Zach Benson Winnipeg Ice 60 36 62 98 49Logan Stankoven Kamloops Blazers 48 34 63 97 17Riley Heidt Prince George Cougars 68 25 72 97 36Andrew Cristall Kelowna Rockets 54 39 56 95 50Matthew Savoie Winnipeg Ice 62 38 57 95 26Connor McClennon Winnipeg Ice 64 46 46 92 49Koehn Ziemmer Prince George Cougars 68 41 48 89 43Jagger Firkus Moose Jaw Warriors 66 40 48 88 24Goaltenders Edit These are the goaltenders that lead the league in GAA that have played at least 1 200 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 Thomas Milic Seattle Thunderbirds 33 1 964 27 3 1 1 4 2 08 0 928Scott Ratzlaff Seattle Thunderbirds 34 2 011 25 8 0 1 5 2 15 0 918Austin Elliott Saskatoon Blades 37 2 123 25 6 3 0 2 2 20 0 911Daniel Hauser Winnipeg Ice 42 2 504 37 4 1 0 2 2 28 0 917Rhett Stoesser Red Deer Rebels 25 1 480 19 6 0 0 2 2 35 0 9102023 WHL Playoffs EditConference QuarterfinalsConference SemifinalsConference FinalsWHL Championship E1Winnipeg4E8Medicine Hat0E1Winnipeg4E4Moose Jaw2E2Red Deer4E7Calgary1E1Winnipeg4EasternE3Saskatoon0E3Saskatoon4E6Regina3E2Red Deer3E3Saskatoon4E4Moose Jaw4E5Lethbridge0E1Winnipeg1Note Pairings are re seeded after the first round W1Seattle4W1Seattle4W8Kelowna0W1Seattle4W4Prince George0W2Kamloops4W7Vancouver0W1Seattle4WesternW2Kamloops2W3Portland4W6Everett1W2Kamloops4W3Portland0W4Prince George4W5Tri City2Conference Quarter finals EditEastern Conference Edit E1 Winnipeg Ice vs E8 Medicine Hat Tigers Edit March 31 Medicine Hat Tigers 3 5 Winnipeg Ice Wayne Fleming Arena RecapApril 1 Medicine Hat Tigers 2 5 Winnipeg Ice Wayne Fleming Arena RecapApril 4 Winnipeg Ice 7 2 Medicine Hat Tigers Co op Place RecapApril 5 Winnipeg Ice 3 2 Medicine Hat Tigers Co op Place RecapWinnipeg wins series 4 0 E2 Red Deer Rebels vs E7 Calgary Hitmen Edit March 31 Calgary Hitmen 0 3 Red Deer Rebels Peavey Mart Centrium RecapApril 1 Calgary Hitmen 2 1 OT Red Deer Rebels Peavey Mart Centrium RecapApril 3 Red Deer Rebels 4 2 Calgary Hitmen Scotiabank Saddledome RecapApril 5 Red Deer Rebels 6 1 Calgary Hitmen Scotiabank Saddledome RecapApril 7 Calgary Hitmen 5 6 OT Red Deer Rebels Peavey Mart Centrium RecapRed Deer wins series 4 1 E3 Saskatoon Blades vs E6 Regina Pats Edit March 31 Regina Pats 6 1 Saskatoon Blades SaskTel Centre RecapApril 2 Regina Pats 6 5 OT Saskatoon Blades SaskTel Centre RecapApril 4 Saskatoon Blades 4 3 OT Regina Pats Brandt Centre RecapApril 5 Saskatoon Blades 4 3 OT Regina Pats Brandt Centre RecapApril 7 Regina Pats 2 4 Saskatoon Blades SaskTel Centre RecapApril 8 Saskatoon Blades 3 5 Regina Pats Brandt Centre RecapApril 10 Regina Pats 1 4 Saskatoon Blades SaskTel Centre RecapSaskatoon wins series 4 3 E4 Moose Jaw Warriors vs E5 Lethbridge Hurricanes Edit March 31 Lethbridge Hurricanes 1 2 2OT Moose Jaw Warriors Moose Jaw Events Centre RecapApril 1 Lethbridge Hurricanes 1 5 Moose Jaw Warriors Moose Jaw Events Centre RecapApril 4 Moose Jaw Warriors 6 2 Lethbridge Hurricanes Enmax Centre RecapApril 5 Moose Jaw Warriors 5 2 Lethbridge Hurricanes Enmax Centre RecapMoose Jaw wins series 4 0 Western Conference Edit W1 Seattle Thunderbirds vs W8 Kelowna Rockets Edit March 31 Kelowna Rockets 2 3 Seattle Thunderbirds accesso ShoWare Center RecapApril 1 Kelowna Rockets 1 4 Seattle Thunderbirds accesso ShoWare Center RecapApril 4 Seattle Thunderbirds 4 1 Kelowna Rockets Prospera Place RecapApril 5 Seattle Thunderbirds 3 0 Kelowna Rockets Prospera Place RecapSeattle wins series 4 0 W2 Kamloops Blazers vs W7 Vancouver Giants Edit March 31 Vancouver Giants 0 8 Kamloops Blazers Sandman Centre RecapApril 1 Vancouver Giants 1 6 Kamloops Blazers Sandman Centre RecapApril 4 Kamloops Blazers 5 0 Vancouver Giants Langley Events Centre RecapApril 6 Kamloops Blazers 5 4 OT Vancouver Giants Langley Events Centre RecapKamloops wins series 4 0 W3 Portland Winterhawks vs W6 Everett Silvertips Edit March 31 Everett Silvertips 3 4 Portland Winterhawks Veterans Memorial Coliseum RecapApril 1 Everett Silvertips 0 4 Portland Winterhawks Veterans Memorial Coliseum RecapApril 3 Portland Winterhawks 6 1 Everett Silvertips Angel of the Winds Arena RecapApril 7 Portland Winterhawks 0 5 Everett Silvertips Angel of the Winds Arena RecapApril 8 Everett Silvertips 2 3 OT Portland Winterhawks Veterans Memorial Coliseum RecapPortland wins series 4 1 W4 Prince George Cougars vs W5 Tri City Americans Edit March 31 Tri City Americans 6 4 Prince George Cougars CN Centre RecapApril 1 Tri City Americans 1 2 OT Prince George Cougars CN Centre RecapApril 4 Prince George Cougars 2 4 Tri City Americans Toyota Center RecapApril 5 Prince George Cougars 6 2 Tri City Americans Toyota Center RecapApril 7 Prince George Cougars 6 2 Tri City Americans Toyota Center RecapApril 9 Tri City Americans 4 5 OT Prince George Cougars CN Centre RecapPrince George wins series 4 2Conference Semi finals EditEastern Conference Edit E1 Winnipeg Ice vs E4 Moose Jaw Warriors Edit April 14 Moose Jaw Warriors 3 5 Winnipeg Ice Wayne Fleming Arena RecapApril 15 Moose Jaw Warriors 5 3 Winnipeg Ice Wayne Fleming Arena RecapApril 18 Winnipeg Ice 4 8 Moose Jaw Warriors Mosaic Place RecapApril 19 Winnipeg Ice 3 2 OT Moose Jaw Warriors Mosaic Place RecapApril 22 Moose Jaw Warriors 2 5 Winnipeg Ice Wayne Fleming Arena RecapApril 24 Winnipeg Ice 8 2 Moose Jaw Warriors Mosaic Place RecapWinnipeg wins series 4 2 E2 Red Deer Rebels vs E3 Saskatoon Blades Edit April 14 Red Deer Rebels 3 1 Saskatoon Blades SaskTel Centre RecapApril 16 Red Deer Rebels 5 2 Saskatoon Blades SaskTel Centre RecapApril 18 Saskatoon Blades 1 3 Red Deer Rebels Peavey Mart Centrium RecapApril 19 Saskatoon Blades 4 2 Red Deer Rebels Peavey Mart Centrium RecapApril 21 Red Deer Rebels 3 6 Saskatoon Blades SaskTel Centre RecapApril 23 Saskatoon Blades 5 3 Red Deer Rebels Peavey Mart Centrium RecapApril 25 Red Deer Rebels 2 5 Saskatoon Blades SaskTel Centre RecapSaskatoon wins series 4 3 Western Conference Edit W1 Seattle Thunderbirds vs W4 Prince George Cougars Edit April 14 Prince George Cougars 1 4 Seattle Thunderbirds accesso ShoWare Center RecapApril 15 Prince George Cougars 1 5 Seattle Thunderbirds accesso ShoWare Center RecapApril 18 Seattle Thunderbirds 8 1 Prince George Cougars CN Centre RecapApril 19 Seattle Thunderbirds 8 2 Prince George Cougars CN Centre RecapSeattle wins series 4 0 W2 Kamloops Blazers vs W3 Portland Winterhawks Edit April 14 Portland Winterhawks 4 6 Kamloops Blazers Sandman Centre RecapApril 15 Portland Winterhawks 0 5 Kamloops Blazers Sandman Centre RecapApril 19 Kamloops Blazers 3 2 Portland Winterhawks Veterans Memorial Coliseum RecapApril 20 Kamloops Blazers 10 4 Portland Winterhawks Veterans Memorial Coliseum RecapKamloops wins series 4 0Conference Finals EditEastern Conference Edit E1 Winnipeg Ice vs E3 Saskatoon Blades Edit April 28 Saskatoon Blades 0 3 Winnipeg Ice Wayne Fleming Arena RecapApril 29 Saskatoon Blades 2 6 Winnipeg Ice Wayne Fleming Arena RecapMay 2 Winnipeg Ice 5 1 Saskatoon Blades SaskTel Centre RecapMay 3 Winnipeg Ice 3 2 Saskatoon Blades SaskTel Centre RecapWinnipeg wins series 4 0 Western Conference Edit W1 Seattle Thunderbirds vs W2 Kamloops Blazers Edit April 29 Kamloops Blazers 1 5 Seattle Thunderbirds accesso ShoWare Center RecapApril 30 Kamloops Blazers 3 4 OT Seattle Thunderbirds accesso ShoWare Center RecapMay 2 Seattle Thunderbirds 1 4 Kamloops Blazers Sandman Centre RecapMay 4 Seattle Thunderbirds 8 4 Kamloops Blazers Sandman Centre RecapMay 6 Kamloops Blazers 4 2 Seattle Thunderbirds accesso ShoWare Center RecapMay 8 Seattle Thunderbirds 4 2 Kamloops Blazers Sandman Centre RecapSeattle wins series 4 2WHL Championship Edit E1 Winnipeg Ice vs W1 Seattle Thunderbirds Edit May 12 Seattle Thunderbirds 2 3 Winnipeg Ice Canada Life Centre RecapMay 13 Seattle Thunderbirds 4 2 Winnipeg Ice Canada Life Centre RecapMay 16 Winnipeg Ice 3 6 Seattle Thunderbirds accesso ShoWare Center RecapMay 17 Winnipeg Ice 2 4 Seattle Thunderbirds accesso ShoWare Center RecapMay 19 Winnipeg Ice 1 3 Seattle Thunderbirds accesso ShoWare Center RecapSeattle wins series 4 1Playoff scoring leaders EditNote GP Games played G Goals A Assists Pts Points PIM Penalty minutes Player Team GP G A Pts PIMLogan Stankoven Kamloops Blazers 14 10 20 30 4Olen Zellweger Kamloops Blazers 14 11 18 29 10Matthew Savoie Winnipeg Ice 19 11 18 29 8Dylan Guenther Seattle Thunderbirds 19 16 12 28 12Brad Lambert Seattle Thunderbirds 17 6 20 26 8Ben Zloty Winnipeg Ice 19 1 23 24 2Connor McClennon Winnipeg Ice 19 14 9 23 15Jared Davidson Seattle Thunderbirds 19 11 12 23 17Jeremy Hanzel Seattle Thunderbirds 19 5 17 22 18Jagger Firkus Moose Jaw Warriors 10 10 11 21 10Playoff leading goaltenders EditNote GP Games played Mins Minutes played W Wins L Losses GA Goals Allowed SO Shutouts SV amp Save percentage GAA Goals against average Player Team GP Mins W L GA SO Sv GAAThomas Milic Seattle Thunderbirds 19 1 141 16 3 37 1 0 933 1 95Kyle Kelsey Red Deer Rebels 11 636 7 3 25 1 0 912 2 36Dylan Ernst Kamloops Blazers 14 863 10 4 37 3 0 913 2 57Daniel Hauser Winnipeg Ice 19 1 042 13 5 47 1 0 906 2 71Connor Ungar Moose Jaw Warriors 10 635 6 4 29 0 0 915 2 74WHL awards EditRegular season Champions Scotty Munro Memorial Trophy Winnipeg IcePlayer of the Year Four Broncos Memorial Trophy Connor Bedard Regina PatsTop Scorer Bob Clarke Trophy Connor Bedard Regina PatsTop Defenceman Bill Hunter Memorial Trophy Olen Zellweger Kamloops BlazersRookie of the Year Jim Piggott Memorial Trophy Ryder Ritchie Prince Albert RaidersTop Goaltender Del Wilson Trophy Thomas Milic Seattle ThunderbirdsTop Plus Minus Rating WHL Plus Minus Award Jeremy Hanzel Seattle ThunderbirdsMost Sportsmanlike Player Brad Hornung Trophy Brayden Yager Moose Jaw WarriorsScholastic player of the Year Daryl K Doc Seaman Trophy Quinn Mantei Brandon Wheat KingsCoach of the Year Dunc McCallum Memorial Trophy Brennan Sonne Saskatoon BladesExecutive of the Year Lloyd Saunders Memorial Trophy Bil La Forge Seattle ThunderbirdsTop Official Allen Paradice Memorial Trophy Chris CrichMarketing Public Relations Award St Clair Group Trophy Spokane ChiefsHumanitarian of the Year Doug Wickenheiser Memorial Trophy Logan Stankoven Kamloops BlazersWHL Finals Most Valuable Player airBC Trophy Thomas Millic Seattle ThunderbirdsAlumni Achievement Awards Professional Hockey AchievementAcademic RecipientAll Star Teams Edit Eastern Conference Edit Central Division Edit First Team 4 Pos Second Team 5 Player Team Player TeamRhett Stoesser Red Deer Rebels G Harrison Meneghin Lethbridge HurricanesOwen Pickering Swift Current Broncos D Dru Krebs Medicine Hat TigersChristoffer Sedoff Red Deer Rebels D Carter Yakemchuk Calgary HitmenRiley Fiddler Schultz Calgary Hitmen F Jayden Grubbe Red Deer RebelsJosh Filmon Swift Current Broncos F Mathew Ward Swift Current BroncosKai Uchacz Red Deer Rebels F Oazis Wiesblatt Medicine Hat TigersEast Division Edit First Team 6 Pos Second Team 7 Player Team Player TeamDaniel Hauser Winnipeg Ice G Austin Elliott Saskatoon BladesStanislav Svozil Regina Pats D Aidan De La Gorgendiere Saskatoon BladesBen Zloty Winnipeg Ice D Landon Kosior Prince Albert RaidersConnor Bedard Regina Pats F Nate Danielson Brandon Wheat KingsZach Benson Winnipeg Ice F Matthew Savoie Winnipeg IceConnor McClennon Winnipeg Ice F Trevor Wong Saskatoon BladesWestern Conference Edit B C Division Edit First Team 8 Pos Second Team 9 Player Team Player TeamJesper Vikman Vancouver Giants G Dylan Ernst Kamloops BlazersEthan Samson Prince George Cougars D Kyle Masters Kamloops BlazersOlen Zellweger Kamloops Blazers D Hudson Thornton Prince George CougarsAndrew Cristall Kelowna Rockets F Caedan Bankier Kamloops BlazersLogan Stankoven Kamloops Blazers F Riley Heidt Prince George CougarsChase Wheatcroft Prince George Cougars F Matthew Seminoff Kamloops BlazersU S Division Edit First Team 10 Pos Second Team 11 Player Team Player TeamThomas Milic Seattle Thunderbirds G Tomas Suchanek Tri City AmericansLukas Dragicevic Tri City Americans D Nolan Allan Seattle ThunderbirdsKevin Korchinski Seattle Thunderbirds D Luca Cagnoni Portland WinterhawksJackson Berezowski Everett Silvertips F Chase Bertholet Spokane ChiefsJared Davidson Seattle Thunderbirds F Lucas Ciona Seattle ThunderbirdsGabe Klassen Portland Winterhawks F Austin Roest Everett SilvertipsAttendance EditTeam Home average 12 Edmonton 6 500Spokane 5 842Everett 5 839Kamloops 4 902Calgary 4 874Portland 4 508Saskatoon 4 506Regina 4 500Seattle 4 342Kelowna 4 304Red Deer 4 163Victoria 3 559Lethbridge 3 525Tri City 3 510Vancouver 3 462Brandon 3 178Moose Jaw 2 883Prince George 2 755Medicine Hat 2 651Prince Albert 2 392Swift Current 1 837Winnipeg 1 649Total Average 3 895Total 2 913 612total games 748See also EditList of WHL seasons 2023 Memorial Cup 2022 23 OHL season 2022 23 QMJHL seasonReferences Edit Western Hockey League announces 2022 23 Regular Season schedule WHL Regular season Scoring leaders Retrieved October 22 2022 WHL Regular season Goaltending leaders Retrieved on October 22 2022 WHL names 2022 23 Central Division First All Star Team WHL names 2022 23 Central Division Second All Star Team WHL Names 2022 23 East Division First All Star Team WHL Names 2022 23 East Division Second All Star Team WHL names 2022 23 B C Division First All Star Team WHL names 2022 23 B C Division Second All Star Team WHL names 2022 23 U S Division First All Star Team WHL names 2022 23 U S Division Second All Star Team WHL Network External links EditOfficial website of the Western Hockey League Official website of the Canadian Hockey League Retrieved from https en wikipedia org w index php title 2022 23 WHL season amp oldid 1179451552, wikipedia, wiki, book, books, library,