2011–12 WHL season | |
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League | Western Hockey League |
Duration | Preseason 2011-8-31 – 2011-9-18 Regular season 2011-9-22 – 2012-3-18 Playoffs 2012-3-22 -TBD |
Number of teams | 22 |
Commissioner | Ron Robison |
TV partner(s) | Shaw TV Rogers Sportsnet FSN Northwest |
WHL seasons | |
← 2010–11 |
2012–13 → |
2011–12 CHL season | |
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League | Canadian Hockey League |
Duration | OHL September 2011 – March 2012 QMJHL September 2011 – March 2012 WHL September 2011 – March 2012 |
Number of teams | 60 |
TV partner(s) | RDS Rogers Sportsnet Rogers TV Shaw TV |
The 2011–12 WHL season is the 46th season of the Western Hockey League (WHL). The regular season began in September 2011 and ended in March 2012. The following playoffs began on March 22 and are expected to end in early May. This is the inaugural season of the Victoria Royals, a team that relocated to Victoria from Chilliwack where they played as the Chilliwack Bruins between 2006 and 2011.
Regular season[]
The 46th season of the WHL started on September 22, 2011 and ended on March 18, 2012.
Standings[]
Conference standings[]
Western Conference
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Team | W | L | OTL | SL | GF | GA | Pts | |
Tri-City Americans x z | 72 | 50 | 18 | 2 | 2 | 281 | 190 | 104 |
Kamloops Blazers x z | 72 | 47 | 20 | 2 | 3 | 290 | 211 | 99 |
Portland Winterhawks x | 72 | 49 | 19 | 3 | 1 | 328 | 229 | 102 |
Vancouver Giants x | 72 | 40 | 26 | 2 | 4 | 255 | 234 | 86 |
Spokane Chiefs x | 72 | 38 | 25 | 5 | 4 | 257 | 225 | 85 |
Kelowna Rockets x | 72 | 31 | 31 | 4 | 6 | 217 | 242 | 72 |
Victoria Royals x | 72 | 24 | 41 | 3 | 4 | 233 | 325 | 55 |
Everett Silvertips x | 72 | 22 | 40 | 2 | 8 | 185 | 268 | 54 |
Seattle Thunderbirds e | 72 | 25 | 45 | 1 | 1 | 173 | 292 | 52 |
Prince George Cougars e | 72 | 24 | 46 | 0 | 2 | 166 | 257 | 50 |
Eastern Conference
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Team | W | L | OTL | SL | GF | GA | Pts | |
Edmonton Oil Kings x z | 72 | 50 | 15 | 3 | 4 | 310 | 193 | 107 |
Moose Jaw Warriors x z | 72 | 45 | 19 | 6 | 2 | 258 | 213 | 98 |
Calgary Hitmen x | 72 | 44 | 25 | 2 | 1 | 273 | 221 | 91 |
Medicine Hat Tigers x | 72 | 42 | 24 | 2 | 4 | 255 | 209 | 90 |
Saskatoon Blades x | 72 | 40 | 29 | 1 | 2 | 268 | 250 | 83 |
Brandon Wheat Kings x | 72 | 39 | 28 | 1 | 4 | 273 | 257 | 83 |
Regina Pats x | 72 | 37 | 27 | 6 | 2 | 230 | 214 | 82 |
Kootenay Ice x | 72 | 36 | 26 | 6 | 4 | 222 | 201 | 82 |
Red Deer Rebels e | 72 | 32 | 34 | 1 | 5 | 204 | 231 | 70 |
Swift Current Broncos e | 72 | 27 | 37 | 2 | 6 | 216 | 272 | 62 |
Lethbridge Hurricanes e | 72 | 29 | 42 | 0 | 1 | 225 | 292 | 59 |
Prince Albert Raiders e | 72 | 21 | 45 | 3 | 3 | 219 | 312 | 48 |
x – team has clinched playoff spot
y – team is division leader
z – team has clinched division
e - team is eliminated from playoff contention
Statistical leaders[]
Scoring leaders[]
Players are listed by points, then goals.[1]
Note: GP = Games played; G = Goals; A = Assists; Pts. = Points; PIM = Penalty minutes
Player | Team | GP | G | A | Pts. | PIM |
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Brendan Shinnimin | Tri-City Americans | 69 | 58 | 76 | 134 | 82 |
Mark Stone | Brandon Wheat Kings | 66 | 41 | 82 | 123 | 22 |
Ty Rattie | Portland Winterhawks | 69 | 57 | 64 | 121 | 54 |
Adam Hughesman | Tri-City Americans | 72 | 50 | 66 | 116 | 42 |
Jordan Weal | Regina Pats | 70 | 41 | 75 | 116 | 36 |
Patrick Holland | Tri-City Americans | 72 | 25 | 84 | 109 | 48 |
Emerson Etem | Medicine Hat Tigers | 65 | 61 | 46 | 107 | 34 |
Michael St. Croix | Edmonton Oil Kings | 72 | 45 | 60 | 105 | 49 |
Michael Ferland | Brandon Wheat Kings | 68 | 47 | 49 | 96 | 84 |
Sven Bartschi | Portland Winterhawks | 47 | 33 | 61 | 94 | 36 |
Goaltenders[]
These are the goaltenders that lead the league in GAA that have played at least 1440 minutes.[2]
Note: GP = Games played; Mins = Minutes Playes; 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% |
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Ty Rimmer | Tri-City Americans | 46 | 2665 | 31 | 12 | 1 | 1 | 5 | 2.43 | .922 |
Laurent Brossoit | Edmonton Oil Kings | 61 | 3574 | 42 | 13 | 2 | 3 | 3 | 2.47 | .914 |
Nathan Lieuwen | Kootenay Ice | 57 | 3340 | 27 | 20 | 6 | 2 | 3 | 2.50 | .914 |
Luke Siemens | Moose Jaw Warriors1 | 56 | 3202 | 35 | 14 | 4 | 2 | 4 | 2.55 | .908 |
Tyler Bunz | Medicine Hat Tigers | 61 | 3616 | 39 | 17 | 2 | 3 | 3 | 2.57 | .921 |
1 - Also played for Everett Silvertips
Players[]
2011 NHL Entry Draft[]
In total, 33 WHL players were selected at the 2011 NHL Entry Draft. Ryan Nugent-Hopkins was selected first overall in the draft.
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Subway Super Series[]
The Subway Super Series is a six game series featuring four teams: three from the Canadian Hockey League (CHL) versus Russia's National Junior hockey team. Within the Canadian Hockey League umbrella, one team from each of its three leagues — the Ontario Hockey League, Quebec Major Junior Hockey League, and Western Hockey League — compete in two games against the Russian junior team.
Results[]
Date | Location | Winner | Loser | ||
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November 7, 2011 | Victoriaville, QC | Russian Selects | 2 | 0 | QMJHL all-stars |
November 9, 2011 | Quebec City, QC | Russian Selects | 5 | 4 | QMJHL all-stars |
November 10, 2011 | Ottawa, ON | OHL all-stars | 10 | 7 | Russian Selects |
November 14, 2011 | Sault Ste. Marie, ON | OHL all-stars | 6 | 3 | Russian Selects |
November 16, 2011 | Regina, SK | WHL all-stars | 5 | 2 | Russian Selects |
November 17, 2011 | Moose Jaw, SK | Russian Selects | 7 | 5 | WHL all-stars |
CHL wins series 3-2-1 30-26 |
2012 WHL Playoffs[]
Conference Quarter-finals | Conference Semi-finals | Conference Finals | WHL Championship | |||||||||||||||
1 | Edmonton | 4 | ||||||||||||||||
8 | Kootenay | 0 | ||||||||||||||||
1 | Edmonton | 4 | ||||||||||||||||
6 | Brandon | 0 | ||||||||||||||||
2 | Moose Jaw | 4 | ||||||||||||||||
7 | Regina | 1 | ||||||||||||||||
1 | Edmonton | 4 | ||||||||||||||||
Eastern | ||||||||||||||||||
2 | Moose Jaw | 1 | ||||||||||||||||
3 | Calgary | 1 | ||||||||||||||||
6 | Brandon | 4 | ||||||||||||||||
2 | Moose Jaw | 4 | ||||||||||||||||
4 | Medicine Hat | 0 | ||||||||||||||||
4 | Medicine Hat | 4 | ||||||||||||||||
5 | Saskatoon | 0 | ||||||||||||||||
E1 | Edmonton | 4 | ||||||||||||||||
W3 | Portland | 3 | ||||||||||||||||
1 | Tri-City | 4 | ||||||||||||||||
8 | Everett | 0 | ||||||||||||||||
1 | Tri-City | 4 | ||||||||||||||||
5 | Spokane | 3 | ||||||||||||||||
2 | Kamloops | 4 | ||||||||||||||||
7 | Victoria | 0 | ||||||||||||||||
1 | Tri-City | 0 | ||||||||||||||||
Western | ||||||||||||||||||
3 | Portland | 4 | ||||||||||||||||
3 | Portland | 4 | ||||||||||||||||
6 | Kelowna | 0 | ||||||||||||||||
2 | Kamloops | 3 | ||||||||||||||||
3 | Portland | 4 | ||||||||||||||||
4 | Vancouver | 2 | ||||||||||||||||
5 | Spokane | 4 |
Conference Quarter-finals[]
Eastern Conference[]
(1) Edmonton Oil Kings vs. (8) Kootenay Ice[]
March 23 | Edmonton Oil Kings | 3 – 0 | Kootenay Ice | Rexall Place | Recap |
March 25 | Edmonton Oil Kings | 4 – 3 | Kootenay Ice | Rexall Place | Recap |
March 28 | Kootenay Ice | 3 – 6 | Edmonton Oil Kings | Cranbrook Recreational Complex | Recap |
March 29 | Kootenay Ice | 1 – 3 | Edmonton Oil Kings | Cranbrook Recreational Complex | Recap |
Edmonton wins series 4 – 0 | |
(2) Moose Jaw Warriors vs. (7) Regina Pats[]
March 23 | Moose Jaw Warriors | 2 – 3 | Regina Pats | Mosaic Place | Recap |
March 24 | Moose Jaw Warriors | 8 – 1 | Regina Pats | Mosaic Place | Recap |
March 27 | Regina Pats | 3 – 5 | Moose Jaw Warriors | Brandt Centre | Recap |
March 28 | Regina Pats | 4 – 5 | 2OT | Moose Jaw Warriors | Brandt Centre | Recap |
March 30 | Moose Jaw Warriors | 5 – 2 | Regina Pats | Mosaic Place | Recap |
Moose Jaw wins series 4 – 1 | |
(3) Calgary Hitmen vs. (6) Brandon Wheat Kings[]
March 22 | Calgary Hitmen | 2 – 6 | Brandon Wheat Kings | Scotiabank Saddledome | Recap |
March 23 | Calgary Hitmen | 4 – 0 | Brandon Wheat Kings | Scotiabank Saddledome | Recap |
March 25 | Brandon Wheat Kings | 4 – 1 | Calgary Hitmen | MTS Centre | Recap |
March 27 | Brandon Wheat Kings | 3 – 1 | Calgary Hitmen | MTS Centre | Recap |
March 29 | Brandon Wheat Kings | 3 – 2 | OT | Calgary Hitmen | MTS Centre | Recap |
Brandon wins series 4 – 1 | |
(4) Medicine Hat Tigers vs. (5) Saskatoon Blades[]
March 23 | Medicine Hat Tigers | 5 – 2 | Saskatoon Blades | Medicine Hat Arena | Recap |
March 24 | Medicine Hat Tigers | 5 – 3 | Saskatoon Blades | Medicine Hat Arena | Recap |
March 27 | Saskatoon Blades | 2 – 3 | OT | Medicine Hat Tigers | Credit Union Centre | Recap |
March 28 | Saskatoon Blades | 0 – 5 | Medicine Hat Tigers | Credit Union Centre | Recap |
Medicine Hat wins series 4 – 0 | |
Western Conference[]
(1) Tri-City Americans vs. (8) Everett Silvertips[]
March 23 | Tri-City Americans | 7 – 2 | Everett Silvertips | Toyota Center | Recap |
March 24 | Tri-City Americans | 3 – 1 | Everett Silvertips | Toyota Center | Recap |
March 27 | Everett Silvertips | 0 – 4 | Tri-City Americans | Comcast Arena at Everett | Recap |
March 28 | Everett Silvertips | 3 – 4 | OT | Tri-City Americans | Comcast Arena at Everett | Recap |
Tri-City wins series 4 – 0 | |
(2) Kamloops Blazers vs. (7) Victoria Royals[]
March 23 | Kamloops Blazers | 4 – 1 | Victoria Royals | Interior Savings Centre | Recap |
March 24 | Kamloops Blazers | 7 – 4 | Victoria Royals | Interior Savings Centre | Recap |
March 27 | Victoria Royals | 5 – 7 | Kamloops Blazers | Save-On-Foods Memorial Centre | Recap |
March 28 | Victoria Royals | 1 – 4 | Kamloops Blazers | Save-On-Foods Memorial Centre | Recap |
Kamloops wins series 4 – 0 | |
(3) Portland Winterhawks vs. (6) Kelowna Rockets[]
March 23 | Portland Winterhawks | 6 – 3 | Kelowna Rockets | Memorial Coliseum | Recap |
March 24 | Portland Winterhawks | 4 – 0 | Kelowna Rockets | Memorial Coliseum | Recap |
March 27 | Kelowna Rockets | 3 – 6 | Portland Winterhawks | Prospera Place | Recap |
March 29 | Kelowna Rockets | 3 – 5 | Portland Winterhawks | Prospera Place | Recap |
Portland wins series 4 – 0 | |
(4) Vancouver Giants vs. (5) Spokane Chiefs[]
March 23 | Vancouver Giants | 7 – 5 | Spokane Chiefs | Pacific Coliseum | Recap |
March 24 | Vancouver Giants | 7 – 3 | Spokane Chiefs | Pacific Coliseum | Recap |
March 27 | Spokane Chiefs | 3 – 2 | Vancouver Giants | Spokane Veterans Memorial Arena | Recap |
March 28 | Spokane Chiefs | 3 – 2 | OT | Vancouver Giants | Spokane Veterans Memorial Arena | Recap |
March 30 | Vancouver Giants | 1 – 5 | Spokane Chiefs | Pacific Coliseum | Recap |
April 1 | Spokane Chiefs | 3 – 1 | Vancouver Giants | Spokane Veterans Memorial Arena | Recap |
Spokane wins series 4 – 2 | |
Conference Semi-finals[]
Eastern Conference[]
(1) Edmonton Oil Kings vs. (6) Brandon Wheat Kings[]
April 6 | Edmonton Oil Kings | 2 – 1 | Brandon Wheat Kings | Rexall Place | Recap |
April 7 | Edmonton Oil Kings | 4 – 3 | Brandon Wheat Kings | Rexall Place | Recap |
April 10 | Brandon Wheat Kings | 1 – 5 | Edmonton Oil Kings | Westman Place | Recap |
April 11 | Brandon Wheat Kings | 0 – 6 | Edmonton Oil Kings | Westman Place | Recap |
Edmonton wins series 4 – 0 | |
(2) Moose Jaw Warriors vs. (4) Medicine Hat Tigers[]
April 6 | Moose Jaw Warriors | 2 – 1 | Medicine Hat Tigers | Mosaic Place | Recap |
April 7 | Moose Jaw Warriors | 6 – 1 | Medicine Hat Tigers | Mosaic Place | Recap |
April 10 | Medicine Hat Tigers | 2 – 4 | Moose Jaw Warriors | Medicine Hat Arena | Recap |
April 11 | Medicine Hat Tigers | 3 – 4 | OT | Moose Jaw Warriors | Medicine Hat Arena | Recap |
Moose Jaw wins series 4 – 0 | |
Western Conference[]
(1) Tri-City Americans vs. (5) Spokane Chiefs[]
April 6 | Tri-City Americans | 2 – 3 | OT | Spokane Chiefs | Toyota Center | Recap |
April 7 | Tri-City Americans | 2 – 1 | Spokane Chiefs | Toyota Center | Recap |
April 11 | Spokane Chiefs | 1 – 2 | Tri-City Americans | Spokane Veterans Memorial Arena | Recap |
April 13 | Spokane Chiefs | 3 – 2 | OT | Tri-City Americans | Spokane Veterans Memorial Arena | Recap |
April 14 | Tri-City Americans | 5 – 3 | Spokane Chiefs | Toyota Center | Recap |
April 16 | Spokane Chiefs | 4 – 3 | OT | Tri-City Americans | Spokane Veterans Memorial Arena | Recap |
April 18 | Tri-City Americans | 3 – 2 | Spokane Chiefs | Toyota Center | Recap |
Tri-City wins series 4 – 3 | |
(2) Kamloops Blazers vs. (3) Portland Winterhawks[]
April 6 | Portland Winterhawks | 5 – 3 | Kamloops Blazers | Memorial Coliseum | Recap |
April 7 | Portland Winterhawks | 4 – 1 | Kamloops Blazers | Memorial Coliseum | Recap |
April 10 | Kamloops Blazers | 2 – 5 | Portland Winterhawks | Interior Savings Centre | Recap |
April 11 | Kamloops Blazers | 5 – 4 | Portland Winterhawks | Interior Savings Centre | Recap |
April 14^ | Portland Winterhawks | 2 – 7 | Kamloops Blazers | Memorial Coliseum | Recap |
April 16 | Kamloops Blazers | 7 – 6 | Portland Winterhawks | Interior Savings Centre | Recap |
April 18 | Portland Winterhawks | 2 – 0 | Kamloops Blazers | Memorial Coliseum | Recap |
Portland wins series 4 – 3 | |
^ Game was played at Rose Garden.
Conference Finals[]
Eastern Conference[]
(1) Edmonton Oil Kings vs. (2) Moose Jaw Warriors[]
April 20 | Edmonton Oil Kings | 6 – 1 | Moose Jaw Warriors | Rexall Place | Recap |
April 22 | Edmonton Oil Kings | 6 – 1 | Moose Jaw Warriors | Rexall Place | Recap |
April 24 | Moose Jaw Warriors | 2 – 3 | Edmonton Oil Kings | Mosaic Place | Recap |
April 25 | Moose Jaw Warriors | 5 – 1 | Edmonton Oil Kings | Mosaic Place | Recap |
April 27 | Edmonton Oil Kings | 4 – 1 | Moose Jaw Warriors | Rexall Place | Recap |
Edmonton wins series 4 – 1 | |
Western Conference[]
(1) Tri-City Americans vs. (3) Portland Winterhawks[]
April 20 | Tri-City Americans | 4 – 5 | OT | Portland Winterhawks | Toyota Center | Recap |
April 21 | Tri-City Americans | 4 – 5 | OT | Portland Winterhawks | Toyota Center | Recap |
April 25 | Portland Winterhawks | 3 – 1 | Tri-City Americans | Rose Garden | Recap |
April 26 | Portland Winterhawks | 4 – 1 | Tri-City Americans | Rose Garden | Recap |
Portland wins series 4 – 0 | |
WHL Championship[]
(E1) Edmonton Oil Kings vs. (W3) Portland Winterhawks[]
May 3 | Edmonton Oil Kings | 3 – 2 | Portland Winterhawks | Rexall Place | Recap |
May 4 | Edmonton Oil Kings | 1 – 5 | Portland Winterhawks | Rexall Place | Recap |
May 6 | Portland Winterhawks | 4 – 3 | Edmonton Oil Kings | Rose Garden | Recap |
May 8 | Portland Winterhawks | 3 – 4 | OT | Edmonton Oil Kings | Rose Garden | Recap |
May 10 | Edmonton Oil Kings | 4 – 3 | Portland Winterhawks | Rexall Place | Recap |
May 12 | Portland Winterhawks | 3 – 2 | Edmonton Oil Kings | Rose Garden | Recap |
May 13 | Edmonton Oil Kings | 4 – 1 | Portland Winterhawks | Rexall Place | Recap |
Edmonton wins series 4 – 3 | |
Playoff scoring leaders[]
Note: GP = Games played; G = Goals; A = Assists; Pts = Points; PIM = Penalty Minutes
Player | Team | GP | G | A | Pts | PIM |
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Ty Rattie | Portland Winterhawks | 16 | 17 | 13 | 30 | 12 |
Sven Bartschi | Portland Winterhawks | 17 | 10 | 18 | 28 | 10 |
Brendan Shinnimin | Tri-City Americans | 15 | 7 | 16 | 23 | 28 |
Brad Ross | Portland Winterhawks | 17 | 12 | 9 | 21 | 44 |
Adam Hughesman | Tri-City Americans | 15 | 9 | 10 | 19 | 12 |
Patrick Holland | Tri-City Americans | 14 | 6 | 13 | 19 | 22 |
James Henry | Moose Jaw Warriors | 14 | 6 | 12 | 18 | 16 |
Marcel Noebels | Portland Winterhawks | 17 | 6 | 12 | 18 | 6 |
Curtis Lazar | Edmonton Oil Kings | 15 | 8 | 9 | 17 | 4 |
Mike Aviani | Spokane Chiefs | 13 | 3 | 13 | 16 | 8 |
Playoff leading goaltenders[]
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 |
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Laurent Brossoit | Edmonton Oil Kings | 15 | 897 | 13 | 2 | 27 | 2 | 0.938 | 1.81 |
Brandon Glover | Calgary Hitmen | 4 | 224 | 1 | 2 | 7 | 1 | 0.941 | 1.87 |
Eric Williams | Spokane Chiefs | 12 | 702 | 7 | 4 | 26 | 0 | 0.926 | 2.22 |
Ty Rimmer | Tri-City Americans | 15 | 951 | 8 | 7 | 39 | 1 | 0.919 | 2.46 |
Justin Paulic | Moose Jaw Warriors | 2 | 117 | 1 | 1 | 5 | 0 | 0.906 | 2.57 |
Memorial Cup[]
WHL awards[]
Team Photos[]
See also[]
References[]
- ↑ 2011–12 WHL Regular Season: Scoring leaders. Retrieved on January 26, 2012.
- ↑ 2011–12 WHL Regular Season: Goaltending leaders. Retrieved on 2011-10-01.
External links[]
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