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2022–23 WHL season

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 season
LeagueWestern Hockey League
SportHockey
DurationRegular season
September 23, 2022 – March 26, 2023
Playoffs
March 31, 2023 – May 19, 2023
Number of teams22
TV partner(s)
Finals championsSeattle Thunderbirds (2)
WHL seasons
2022–23 CHL seasons
LeagueCanadian Hockey League
SportHockey
DurationOHL
September 2022–May 2023
QMJHL
September 2022–May 2023
WHL
September 2022–May 2023
Number of teams60
TV partner(s)

The 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.

Standings Edit

Conference standings Edit

Team GP W L OTL SL GF GA Pts
Seattle Thunderbirds xy 68 54 11 1 2 300 155 111
Kamloops Blazers xy 68 48 13 4 3 313 198 103
Portland Winterhawks x 68 40 20 5 3 244 218 88
Prince George Cougars x 68 37 24 6 1 290 241 81
Tri-City Americans x 68 34 26 5 3 256 245 76
Everett Silvertips x 68 33 32 2 1 221 245 69
Vancouver Giants x 68 28 32 5 3 188 238 64
Kelowna Rockets x 68 27 37 4 0 210 256 58
Victoria Royals e 68 17 43 6 2 199 323 42
Spokane Chiefs e 68 15 43 4 6 195 314 40
Team GP W L OTL SL GF GA Pts
Winnipeg Ice xyz 68 57 10 1 0 325 177 115
Red Deer Rebels xy 68 43 19 3 3 248 189 92
Saskatoon Blades x 68 48 15 4 1 257 171 101
Moose Jaw Warriors x 68 41 24 0 3 252 237 85
Lethbridge Hurricanes x 68 36 26 3 3 204 207 78
Regina Pats x 68 34 30 3 1 262 277 72
Calgary Hitmen x 68 31 29 5 3 220 224 70
Medicine Hat Tigers x 68 30 29 8 1 248 224 69
Swift Current Broncos e 68 31 33 1 3 227 242 66
Brandon Wheat Kings e 68 26 33 8 1 212 242 61
Prince Albert Raiders e 68 28 37 3 0 198 239 59
Edmonton Oil Kings e 68 10 54 4 0 131 338 24

x – team has clinched playoff spot

y – team has clinched division

z – team has clinched best regular season record

e – 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 PIM
Connor Bedard Regina Pats 57 71 72 143 62
Chase Wheatcroft Prince George Cougars 68 47 60 107 46
Zach Benson Winnipeg Ice 60 36 62 98 49
Logan Stankoven Kamloops Blazers 48 34 63 97 17
Riley Heidt Prince George Cougars 68 25 72 97 36
Andrew Cristall Kelowna Rockets 54 39 56 95 50
Matthew Savoie Winnipeg Ice 62 38 57 95 26
Connor McClennon Winnipeg Ice 64 46 46 92 49
Koehn Ziemmer Prince George Cougars 68 41 48 89 43
Jagger Firkus Moose Jaw Warriors 66 40 48 88 24

Goaltenders 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 0.928
Scott Ratzlaff Seattle Thunderbirds 34 2,011 25 8 0 1 5 2.15 0.918
Austin Elliott Saskatoon Blades 37 2,123 25 6 3 0 2 2.20 0.911
Daniel Hauser Winnipeg Ice 42 2,504 37 4 1 0 2 2.28 0.917
Rhett Stoesser Red Deer Rebels 25 1,480 19 6 0 0 2 2.35 0.910

2023 WHL Playoffs Edit

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

Conference Quarter-finals Edit

Eastern Conference Edit

(E1) Winnipeg Ice vs. (E8) Medicine Hat Tigers Edit

March 31 Medicine Hat Tigers 3–5 Winnipeg Ice Wayne Fleming Arena Recap
April 1 Medicine Hat Tigers 2–5 Winnipeg Ice Wayne Fleming Arena Recap
April 4 Winnipeg Ice 7–2 Medicine Hat Tigers Co-op Place Recap
April 5 Winnipeg Ice 3–2 Medicine Hat Tigers Co-op Place Recap
Winnipeg 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 Recap
April 1 Calgary Hitmen 2–1 OT Red Deer Rebels Peavey Mart Centrium Recap
April 3 Red Deer Rebels 4–2 Calgary Hitmen Scotiabank Saddledome Recap
April 5 Red Deer Rebels 6–1 Calgary Hitmen Scotiabank Saddledome Recap
April 7 Calgary Hitmen 5–6 OT Red Deer Rebels Peavey Mart Centrium Recap
Red Deer wins series 4–1


(E3) Saskatoon Blades vs. (E6) Regina Pats Edit

March 31 Regina Pats 6–1 Saskatoon Blades SaskTel Centre Recap
April 2 Regina Pats 6–5 OT Saskatoon Blades SaskTel Centre Recap
April 4 Saskatoon Blades 4–3 OT Regina Pats Brandt Centre Recap
April 5 Saskatoon Blades 4–3 OT Regina Pats Brandt Centre Recap
April 7 Regina Pats 2–4 Saskatoon Blades SaskTel Centre Recap
April 8 Saskatoon Blades 3–5 Regina Pats Brandt Centre Recap
April 10 Regina Pats 1–4 Saskatoon Blades SaskTel Centre Recap
Saskatoon 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 Recap
April 1 Lethbridge Hurricanes 1–5 Moose Jaw Warriors Moose Jaw Events Centre Recap
April 4 Moose Jaw Warriors 6–2 Lethbridge Hurricanes Enmax Centre Recap
April 5 Moose Jaw Warriors 5–2 Lethbridge Hurricanes Enmax Centre Recap
Moose 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 Recap
April 1 Kelowna Rockets 1–4 Seattle Thunderbirds accesso ShoWare Center Recap
April 4 Seattle Thunderbirds 4–1 Kelowna Rockets Prospera Place Recap
April 5 Seattle Thunderbirds 3–0 Kelowna Rockets Prospera Place Recap
Seattle wins series 4–0


(W2) Kamloops Blazers vs. (W7) Vancouver Giants Edit

March 31 Vancouver Giants 0–8 Kamloops Blazers Sandman Centre Recap
April 1 Vancouver Giants 1–6 Kamloops Blazers Sandman Centre Recap
April 4 Kamloops Blazers 5–0 Vancouver Giants Langley Events Centre Recap
April 6 Kamloops Blazers 5–4 OT Vancouver Giants Langley Events Centre Recap
Kamloops wins series 4–0


(W3) Portland Winterhawks vs. (W6) Everett Silvertips Edit

March 31 Everett Silvertips 3–4 Portland Winterhawks Veterans Memorial Coliseum Recap
April 1 Everett Silvertips 0–4 Portland Winterhawks Veterans Memorial Coliseum Recap
April 3 Portland Winterhawks 6–1 Everett Silvertips Angel of the Winds Arena Recap
April 7 Portland Winterhawks 0–5 Everett Silvertips Angel of the Winds Arena Recap
April 8 Everett Silvertips 2–3 OT Portland Winterhawks Veterans Memorial Coliseum Recap
Portland 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 Recap
April 1 Tri-City Americans 1–2 OT Prince George Cougars CN Centre Recap
April 4 Prince George Cougars 2–4 Tri-City Americans Toyota Center Recap
April 5 Prince George Cougars 6–2 Tri-City Americans Toyota Center Recap
April 7 Prince George Cougars 6–2 Tri-City Americans Toyota Center Recap
April 9 Tri-City Americans 4–5 OT Prince George Cougars CN Centre Recap
Prince George wins series 4–2


Conference Semi-finals Edit

Eastern Conference Edit

(E1) Winnipeg Ice vs. (E4) Moose Jaw Warriors Edit

April 14 Moose Jaw Warriors 3–5 Winnipeg Ice Wayne Fleming Arena Recap
April 15 Moose Jaw Warriors 5–3 Winnipeg Ice Wayne Fleming Arena Recap
April 18 Winnipeg Ice 4–8 Moose Jaw Warriors Mosaic Place Recap
April 19 Winnipeg Ice 3–2 OT Moose Jaw Warriors Mosaic Place Recap
April 22 Moose Jaw Warriors 2–5 Winnipeg Ice Wayne Fleming Arena Recap
April 24 Winnipeg Ice 8–2 Moose Jaw Warriors Mosaic Place Recap
Winnipeg wins series 4–2


(E2) Red Deer Rebels vs. (E3) Saskatoon Blades Edit

April 14 Red Deer Rebels 3–1 Saskatoon Blades SaskTel Centre Recap
April 16 Red Deer Rebels 5–2 Saskatoon Blades SaskTel Centre Recap
April 18 Saskatoon Blades 1–3 Red Deer Rebels Peavey Mart Centrium Recap
April 19 Saskatoon Blades 4–2 Red Deer Rebels Peavey Mart Centrium Recap
April 21 Red Deer Rebels 3–6 Saskatoon Blades SaskTel Centre Recap
April 23 Saskatoon Blades 5–3 Red Deer Rebels Peavey Mart Centrium Recap
April 25 Red Deer Rebels 2–5 Saskatoon Blades SaskTel Centre Recap
Saskatoon 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 Recap
April 15 Prince George Cougars 1–5 Seattle Thunderbirds accesso ShoWare Center Recap
April 18 Seattle Thunderbirds 8–1 Prince George Cougars CN Centre Recap
April 19 Seattle Thunderbirds 8–2 Prince George Cougars CN Centre Recap
Seattle wins series 4–0


(W2) Kamloops Blazers vs. (W3) Portland Winterhawks Edit

April 14 Portland Winterhawks 4–6 Kamloops Blazers Sandman Centre Recap
April 15 Portland Winterhawks 0–5 Kamloops Blazers Sandman Centre Recap
April 19 Kamloops Blazers 3–2 Portland Winterhawks Veterans Memorial Coliseum Recap
April 20 Kamloops Blazers 10–4 Portland Winterhawks Veterans Memorial Coliseum Recap
Kamloops wins series 4–0


Conference Finals Edit

Eastern Conference Edit

(E1) Winnipeg Ice vs. (E3) Saskatoon Blades Edit

April 28 Saskatoon Blades 0–3 Winnipeg Ice Wayne Fleming Arena Recap
April 29 Saskatoon Blades 2–6 Winnipeg Ice Wayne Fleming Arena Recap
May 2 Winnipeg Ice 5–1 Saskatoon Blades SaskTel Centre Recap
May 3 Winnipeg Ice 3–2 Saskatoon Blades SaskTel Centre Recap
Winnipeg 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 Recap
April 30 Kamloops Blazers 3–4 OT Seattle Thunderbirds accesso ShoWare Center Recap
May 2 Seattle Thunderbirds 1–4 Kamloops Blazers Sandman Centre Recap
May 4 Seattle Thunderbirds 8–4 Kamloops Blazers Sandman Centre Recap
May 6 Kamloops Blazers 4–2 Seattle Thunderbirds accesso ShoWare Center Recap
May 8 Seattle Thunderbirds 4–2 Kamloops Blazers Sandman Centre Recap
Seattle wins series 4–2


WHL Championship Edit

(E1) Winnipeg Ice vs. (W1) Seattle Thunderbirds Edit

May 12 Seattle Thunderbirds 2–3 Winnipeg Ice Canada Life Centre Recap
May 13 Seattle Thunderbirds 4–2 Winnipeg Ice Canada Life Centre Recap
May 16 Winnipeg Ice 3–6 Seattle Thunderbirds accesso ShoWare Center Recap
May 17 Winnipeg Ice 2–4 Seattle Thunderbirds accesso ShoWare Center Recap
May 19 Winnipeg Ice 1–3 Seattle Thunderbirds accesso ShoWare Center Recap
Seattle wins series 4–1


Playoff scoring leaders Edit

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

Player Team GP G A Pts PIM
Logan Stankoven Kamloops Blazers 14 10 20 30 4
Olen Zellweger Kamloops Blazers 14 11 18 29 10
Matthew Savoie Winnipeg Ice 19 11 18 29 8
Dylan Guenther Seattle Thunderbirds 19 16 12 28 12
Brad Lambert Seattle Thunderbirds 17 6 20 26 8
Ben Zloty Winnipeg Ice 19 1 23 24 2
Connor McClennon Winnipeg Ice 19 14 9 23 15
Jared Davidson Seattle Thunderbirds 19 11 12 23 17
Jeremy Hanzel Seattle Thunderbirds 19 5 17 22 18
Jagger Firkus Moose Jaw Warriors 10 10 11 21 10

Playoff leading goaltenders Edit

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
Thomas Milic Seattle Thunderbirds 19 1,141 16 3 37 1 0.933 1.95
Kyle Kelsey Red Deer Rebels 11 636 7 3 25 1 0.912 2.36
Dylan Ernst Kamloops Blazers 14 863 10 4 37 3 0.913 2.57
Daniel Hauser Winnipeg Ice 19 1,042 13 5 47 1 0.906 2.71
Connor Ungar Moose Jaw Warriors 10 635 6 4 29 0 0.915 2.74

WHL awards Edit

Regular season Champions Scotty Munro Memorial Trophy Winnipeg Ice
Player of the Year Four Broncos Memorial Trophy Connor Bedard, Regina Pats
Top Scorer Bob Clarke Trophy Connor Bedard, Regina Pats
Top Defenceman Bill Hunter Memorial Trophy Olen Zellweger, Kamloops Blazers
Rookie of the Year Jim Piggott Memorial Trophy Ryder Ritchie, Prince Albert Raiders
Top Goaltender Del Wilson Trophy Thomas Milic, Seattle Thunderbirds
Top Plus-Minus Rating WHL Plus-Minus Award Jeremy Hanzel, Seattle Thunderbirds
Most Sportsmanlike Player Brad Hornung Trophy Brayden Yager, Moose Jaw Warriors
Scholastic player of the Year Daryl K. (Doc) Seaman Trophy Quinn Mantei, Brandon Wheat Kings
Coach of the Year Dunc McCallum Memorial Trophy Brennan Sonne, Saskatoon Blades
Executive of the Year Lloyd Saunders Memorial Trophy Bil La Forge, Seattle Thunderbirds
Top Official Allen Paradice Memorial Trophy Chris Crich
Marketing/Public Relations Award St. Clair Group Trophy Spokane Chiefs
Humanitarian of the Year Doug Wickenheiser Memorial Trophy Logan Stankoven, Kamloops Blazers
WHL Finals Most Valuable Player airBC Trophy Thomas Millic, Seattle Thunderbirds
Alumni Achievement Awards Professional Hockey Achievement
Academic Recipient

All-Star Teams Edit

Eastern Conference Edit

Central Division Edit

First Team[4] Pos. Second Team[5]
Player Team Player Team
Rhett Stoesser Red Deer Rebels G Harrison Meneghin Lethbridge Hurricanes
Owen Pickering Swift Current Broncos D Dru Krebs Medicine Hat Tigers
Christoffer Sedoff Red Deer Rebels D Carter Yakemchuk Calgary Hitmen
Riley Fiddler-Schultz Calgary Hitmen F Jayden Grubbe Red Deer Rebels
Josh Filmon Swift Current Broncos F Mathew Ward Swift Current Broncos
Kai Uchacz Red Deer Rebels F Oazis Wiesblatt Medicine Hat Tigers

East Division Edit

First Team[6] Pos. Second Team[7]
Player Team Player Team
Daniel Hauser Winnipeg Ice G Austin Elliott Saskatoon Blades
Stanislav Svozil Regina Pats D Aidan De La Gorgendiere Saskatoon Blades
Ben Zloty Winnipeg Ice D Landon Kosior Prince Albert Raiders
Connor Bedard Regina Pats F Nate Danielson Brandon Wheat Kings
Zach Benson Winnipeg Ice F Matthew Savoie Winnipeg Ice
Connor McClennon Winnipeg Ice F Trevor Wong Saskatoon Blades

Western Conference Edit

B.C. Division Edit

First Team[8] Pos. Second Team[9]
Player Team Player Team
Jesper Vikman Vancouver Giants G Dylan Ernst Kamloops Blazers
Ethan Samson Prince George Cougars D Kyle Masters Kamloops Blazers
Olen Zellweger Kamloops Blazers D Hudson Thornton Prince George Cougars
Andrew Cristall Kelowna Rockets F Caedan Bankier Kamloops Blazers
Logan Stankoven Kamloops Blazers F Riley Heidt Prince George Cougars
Chase Wheatcroft Prince George Cougars F Matthew Seminoff Kamloops Blazers

U.S. Division Edit

First Team[10] Pos. Second Team[11]
Player Team Player Team
Thomas Milic Seattle Thunderbirds G Tomas Suchanek Tri-City Americans
Lukas Dragicevic Tri-City Americans D Nolan Allan Seattle Thunderbirds
Kevin Korchinski Seattle Thunderbirds D Luca Cagnoni Portland Winterhawks
Jackson Berezowski Everett Silvertips F Chase Bertholet Spokane Chiefs
Jared Davidson Seattle Thunderbirds F Lucas Ciona Seattle Thunderbirds
Gabe Klassen Portland Winterhawks F Austin Roest Everett Silvertips

Attendance Edit

Team Home average[12]
Edmonton 6,500
Spokane 5,842
Everett 5,839
Kamloops 4,902
Calgary 4,874
Portland 4,508
Saskatoon 4,506
Regina 4,500
Seattle 4,342
Kelowna 4,304
Red Deer 4,163
Victoria 3,559
Lethbridge 3,525
Tri-City 3,510
Vancouver 3,462
Brandon 3,178
Moose Jaw 2,883
Prince George 2,755
Medicine Hat 2,651
Prince Albert 2,392
Swift Current 1,837
Winnipeg 1,649
Total Average 3,895
Total 2,913,612
total games 748

See also Edit

References Edit

  1. ^ "Western Hockey League announces 2022-23 Regular Season schedule".
  2. ^ "WHL Regular season: Scoring leaders". Retrieved October 22, 2022.
  3. ^ WHL Regular season: Goaltending leaders. Retrieved on October 22, 2022.
  4. ^ WHL names 2022-23 Central Division First All-Star Team
  5. ^ WHL names 2022-23 Central Division Second All-Star Team
  6. ^ WHL Names 2022-23 East Division First All-Star Team
  7. ^ WHL Names 2022-23 East Division Second All-Star Team
  8. ^ WHL names 2022-23 B.C. Division First All-Star Team
  9. ^ WHL names 2022-23 B.C. Division Second All-Star Team
  10. ^ WHL names 2022-23 U.S. Division First All-Star Team
  11. ^ WHL names 2022-23 U.S. Division Second All-Star Team
  12. ^ "WHL Network".

External links Edit

  • Official website of the Western Hockey League
  • Official website of the Canadian Hockey League

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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,

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