The 2001–02 WHL season was the 36th season of 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 .
League notes [ ]
The 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 [ ]
Final standings [ ]
Eastern Conference [ ]
Western Conference [ ]
Scoring leaders [ ]
Note: GP = Games played; G = Goals; A = Assists; Pts = Points; PIM = Penalties in minutes
Goaltending leaders [ ]
Note: GP = Games played; TOI = Total ice time; W = Wins; L = Losses; T = Ties ; GA = Goals against; SO = Total shutouts; SV% = Save percentage; GAA = Goals against average
WHL Playoffs [ ]
Conference quarterfinals [ ]
Eastern Conference [ ]
Brandon vs. Saskatoon
Date
Away
Home
March 23
Brandon 1
2 Saskatoon
OT
March 24
Brandon 2
0 Saskatoon
March 26
Saskatoon 1
3 Brandon
March 27
Saskatoon 2
1 Brandon
2OT
March 31
Brandon 2
3 Saskatoon
OT
April 2
Saskatoon 1
4 Brandon
April 3
Saskatoon 1
2 Brandon
Brandon wins series 4–3
Regina vs. Moose Jaw
Date
Away
Home
March 22
Moose Jaw 3
2 Regina
OT
March 23
Moose Jaw 3
5 Regina
March 26
Regina 2
1 Moose Jaw
March 27
Regina 1
3 Moose Jaw
March 29
Moose Jaw 2
1 Regina
March 31
Regina 2
5 Moose Jaw
Moose Jaw wins series 4–2
Red Deer vs. Lethbridge
Date
Away
Home
March 22
Lethbridge 2
4 Red Deer
March 23
Lethbridge 3
5 Red Deer
March 26
Red Deer 5
2 Lethbridge
March 27
Red Deer 3
2 Lethbridge
Red Deer wins series 4–0
Swift Current vs. Calgary
Date
Away
Home
March 22
Calgary 4
2 Swift Current
March 23
Calgary 2
4 Swift Current
March 26
Swift Current 5
1 Calgary
March 27
Swift Current 1
3 Calgary
March 29
Calgary 4
5 Swift Current
March 31
Swift Current 2
5 Calgary
April 2
Calgary 1
3 Swift Current
Swift Current wins series 4–3
Western Conference [ ]
Kamloops vs. Kelowna
Date
Away
Home
March 22
Kelowna 4
1 Kamloops
March 23
Kelowna 3
0 Kamloops
March 27
Kamloops 2
4 Kelowna
March 28
Kamloops 1
3 Kelowna
Kelowna wins series 4–0
Kootenay vs. Prince George
Date
Away
Home
March 22
Prince George 4
Kootenay 1
March 23
Prince George 3
Kootenay 1
March 26
Kootenay 6
0 Prince George
March 27
Kootenay 4
2 Prince George
March 29
Kootenay 5
3 Prince George
April 1
Prince George 6
3 Kootenay
April 2
Prince George 1
5 Kootenay
Kootenay wins series 4–3
Portland vs. Seattle
Date
Away
Home
March 22
Seattle 3
4 Portland
March 23
Seattle 6
2 Portland
March 26
Portland 2
3 Seattle
March 28
Portland 3
2 Seattle
March 29
Seattle 1
0 Portland
March 30
Portland 4
0 Seattle
April 2
Seattle 3
2 Portland
Seattle wins series 4–3
Spokane vs. Tri-City
Date
Away
Home
March 22
Tri-City 1
4 Spokane
March 23
Tri-City 3
7 Spokane
March 27
Spokane 2
1 Tri-City
March 29
Spokane 2
3 Tri-City
OT
March 30
Tri-City 1
Spokane 2
OT
Spokane wins series 4–1
Conference semifinals [ ]
Eastern Conference
Red Deer vs. Moose Jaw
Date
Away
Home
April 5
Moose Jaw 4
0 Red Deer
April 6
Moose Jaw 3
5 Red Deer
April 9
Red Deer 2
3 Moose Jaw
OT
April 10
Red Deer 2
1 Moose Jaw
OT
April 12
Moose Jaw 0
6 Red Deer
April 14
Red Deer 4
2 Moose Jaw
Red Deer wins series 4–2
Swift Current vs. Brandon
Date
Away
Home
April 5
Brandon 2
3 Swift Current
April 6
Brandon 3
2 Swift Current
OT
April 9
Swift Current 1
4 Brandon
April 10
Swift Current 3
4 Brandon
OT
April 12
Brandon 4
3 Swift Current
Brandon wins series 4–1
Western Conference
Kootenay vs Seattle
Date
Away
Home
April 5
Seattle 1
3 Kootenay
April 6
Seattle 1
7 Kootenay
April 9
Kootenay 5
2 Seattle
April 11
Kootenay 5
3 Seattle
Kootenay wins series 4–0
Spokane vs. Kelowna
Date
Away
Home
April 5
Kelowna 2
3 Spokane
April 7
Spokane 3
2 Kelowna
OT
April 8
Spokane 1
2 Kelowna
April 10
Kelowna 8
2 Spokane
April 11
Kelowna 2
1 Spokane
2OT
April 13
Spokane 0
2 Kelowna
Kelowna wins series 4–2
Conference finals [ ]
Eastern Conference
Western Conference
Red Deer vs. Brandon
Date
Away
Home
April 19
Brandon 2
1 Red Deer
OT
April 20
Brandon 2
4 Red Deer
April 23
Red Deer 4
5 Brandon
2OT
April 24
Red Deer 2
5 Brandon
April 26
Brandon 0
4 Red Deer
April 28
Red Deer 3
2 Brandon
2OT
April 30
Brandon 2
5 Red Deer
Red Deer wins series 4–3
Kootenay vs. Kelowna
Date
Away
Home
April 19
Kelowna 2
3 Kootenay
April 20
Kelowna 4
5 Kootenay
April 23
Kootenay 1
5 Kelowna
April 24
Kootenay 4
2 Kelowna
April 26
Kelowna 0
3 Kootenay
Kootenay wins series 4–1
WHL Championship [ ]
Red Deer vs. Kootenay
Date
Away
Home
May 3
Kootenay 2
1 Red Deer
OT
May 4
Kootenay 1
2 Red Deer
May 7
Red Deer 2
3 Kootenay
OT
May 8
Red Deer 3
2 Kootenay
May 11
Kootenay 4
3 Red Deer
May 13
Red Deer 2
3 Kootenay
2OT
Kootenay wins series 4–2
All-Star Game [ ]
On 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 [ ]
Player of the Year - Four Broncos Memorial Trophy : Dan Hamhuis , Prince George Cougars
Scholastic Player of the Year - Daryl K. (Doc) Seaman Trophy : Tyler Metcalfe , Seattle Thunderbirds
Top Scorer - Bob Clarke Trophy : Nathan Barrett , Lethbridge Hurricanes
Most Sportsmanlike Player - Brad Hornung Trophy : Ian White , Swift Current Broncos
Top Defenseman - Bill Hunter Trophy : Dan Hamhuis , Prince George Cougars
Rookie of the Year - Jim Piggott Memorial Trophy : Braydon Coburn , Portland Winter Hawks
Top Goaltender - Del Wilson Trophy : Cam Ward , Red Deer Rebels
Coach of the Year - Dunc McCallum Memorial Trophy : Bob Lowes , Regina Pats
Executive of the Year - Lloyd Saunders Memorial Trophy : Brad McEwan , Swift Current Broncos
Regular season Champions - Scotty Munro Memorial Trophy : Red Deer Rebels
Top Official - Allen Paradice Memorial Trophy : Kevin Acheson
Marketing/Public Relations Award - St. Clair Group Trophy : Greg McConkey, Red Deer Rebels
Doug Wickenheiser Memorial Trophy - Brandin Cote , Spokane Chiefs
WHL Plus-Minus Award : Matt Hubbauer , Regina Pats
Playoff Most Valuable Player - airBC Trophy : Duncan Milroy , Kootenay Ice
All-Star Teams [ ]
References [ ]