2013–14 WHL season

2013–14 WHL season
League Western Hockey League
Duration Preseason
Aug. 27, 2013 - Sept. 15, 2013
Regular season
Sept. 19, 2013 - Mar. 16, 2014
Playoffs
Mar. 20, 2014 - May 12, 2014
Champions Edmonton Oil Kings (2)
Number of teams 22
Commissioner Ron Robison
Television Shaw TV
Rogers Sportsnet
Root Sports Northwest
WHL seasons

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The 2013–14 WHL season is the 48th season of the Western Hockey League (WHL). The regular season began on September 19, 2013 and ended on March 16, 2014. The playoffs began on March 27, 2014 following the regular season and ended on May 12, 2014, with the Edmonton Oil Kings winning the Ed Chynoweth Cup and a berth in the 2014 Memorial Cup.

Standings

Western Conference
Team W L OTL SL GF GA Pts
Kelowna Rocketsx y 72 57 11 0 4 310 182 118
Portland Winterhawksx y 72 54 13 2 3 338 207 113
Victoria Royalsx 72 48 20 1 3 238 181 100
Seattle Thunderbirdsx 72 41 25 2 4 238 249 88
Everett Silvertipsx 72 39 23 7 3 218 206 88
Spokane Chiefsx 72 40 26 3 3 244 213 86
Vancouver Giantsx 72 32 29 7 4 234 248 75
Tri-City Americansx 72 29 33 4 6 178 224 68
Prince George Cougars 72 27 37 3 5 238 305 62
Kamloops Blazers 72 14 53 2 3 175 305 33
Eastern Conference
Team GP W L OTL SL GF GA Pts
Edmonton Oil Kingsx y 72 50 19 2 1 290 179 103
Regina Patsx y 72 39 26 4 3 257 247 85
Calgary Hitmenx 72 48 17 3 4 287 207 103
Medicine Hat Tigersx 72 44 24 3 1 260 196 92
Swift Current Broncosx 72 38 25 3 6 248 229 85
Kootenay Icex 72 39 28 2 3 235 209 83
Brandon Wheat Kingsx 72 34 29 6 3 271 269 77
Prince Albert Raidersx 72 35 32 3 2 243 258 75
Red Deer Rebels 72 35 32 1 4 214 224 75
Moose Jaw Warriors 72 21 42 3 6 202 283 51
Saskatoon Blades 72 16 51 2 3 207 317 37
Lethbridge Hurricanes 72 12 55 2 3 171 358 29

Eastern Conference Tiebreaker

Red Deer Rebels vs. Prince Albert Raiders

Prince Albert claims eighth seed; faces Edmonton in Conference Quarter-finals

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
Mitch Holmberg Spokane Chiefs 72 62 56 118 25
Nicolas Petan Portland Winterhawks 63 35 78 113 69
Oliver Bjorkstrand Portland Winterhawks 69 50 59 109 36
Leon Draisaitl Prince Albert Raiders 64 38 67 105 24
Sam Reinhart Kootenay Ice 60 36 69 105 11
Todd Fiddler Prince George Cougars 66 50 48 98 22
Jaedon Descheneau Kootenay Ice 70 44 54 98 54
Graham Black Swift Current Broncos 69 34 63 97 43
Henrik Samuelsson Edmonton Oil Kings 65 35 60 95 97
Joshua Winquist Everett Silvertips 67 47 46 93 44

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 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%
Tristan Jarry Edmonton Oil Kings 63 3703 44 14 2 1 8 2.24 .914
Jordon Cooke Kelowna Rockets 51 3049 39 7 0 4 4 2.28 .922
Coleman Vollrath Victoria Royals 34 1913 20 8 1 1 1 2.29 .928
Austin Lotz Everett Silvertips 57 3229 31 18 3 2 5 2.53 .905
Patrik Polivka Victoria Royals 43 2440 28 12 0 2 5 2.56 .915

2014 WHL Playoffs

  Conference Quarterfinals Conference Semifinals Conference Finals WHL Championship
                                     
1  Edmonton 4  
8  Prince Albert 0  
  1  Edmonton 4  
 
  7  Brandon 1  
2  Regina 0
7  Brandon 4  
  1  Edmonton 4  
Eastern
  4  Medicine Hat 1  
3  Calgary 2  
6  Kootenay 4  
  4  Medicine Hat 4
 
  6  Kootenay 3  
4  Medicine Hat 4
5  Swift Current 2  
  E1  Edmonton 4
(Pairings are re-seeded after the first round.)
  W2  Portland 3
1  Kelowna 4  
8  Tri-City 1  
  1  Kelowna 4
 
  4  Seattle 0  
2  Portland 4
7  Vancouver 0  
  1  Kelowna 2
Western
  2  Portland 4  
3  Victoria 4  
6  Spokane 2  
  2  Portland 4
 
  3  Victoria 1  
4  Seattle 4
5  Everett 1  

Conference Quarter-finals

Eastern Conference

(1) Edmonton Oil Kings vs. (8) Prince Albert Raiders

Edmonton wins series 4 – 0

(2) Regina Pats vs. (7) Brandon Wheat Kings

Brandon wins series 4 – 0

(3) Calgary Hitmen vs. (6) Kootenay Ice

Kootenay wins series 4 – 2

(4) Medicine Hat Tigers vs (5) Swift Current Broncos

Medicine Hat wins series 4 – 2

Western Conference

(1) Kelowna Rockets vs. (8) Tri-City Americans

Kelowna wins series 4 – 1

(2) Portland Winterhawks vs. (7) Vancouver Giants

Portland wins series 4 – 0

(3) Victoria Royals vs. (6) Spokane Chiefs

Victoria wins series 4 – 0

(4) Seattle Thunderbirds vs. (5) Everett Silvertips

Seattle wins series 4 – 1

Conference Semi-finals

Eastern Conference

(1) Edmonton Oil Kings vs. (7) Brandon Wheat Kings

Edmonton wins series 4 – 1

(4) Medicine Hat Tigers vs. (6) Kootenay Ice

Medicine Hat wins series 4 – 3

Western Conference

(1) Kelowna Rockets vs. (4) Seattle Thunderbirds

Kelowna wins series 4 – 0

(2) Portland Winterhawks vs. (3) Victoria Royals

Portland wins series 4 – 1

Conference Finals

Eastern Conference

(1) Edmonton Oil Kings vs. (4) Medicine Hat Tigers

Edmonton wins series 4 – 1

Western Conference

(1) Kelowna Rockets vs. (2) Portland Winterhawks

Portland wins series 4 – 1


WHL Championship

(W2) Portland Winterhawks vs. (E1) Edmonton Oil Kings

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
Oliver Bjorkstrand Portland Winterhawks 211617338
Brendan Leipsic Portland Winterhawks 2014193349
Derrick Pouliot Portland Winterhawks 215273213
Nicolas Petan Portland Winterhawks 217212838
Taylor Leier Portland Winterhawks 216202610
Cole Sanford Medicine Hat Tigers 1811132416
Trevor Cox Medicine Hat Tigers 178152312
Henrik Samuelsson Edmonton Oil Kings 218152351
Sam Reinhart Kootenay Ice 13617232
Edgars Kulda Edmonton Oil Kings 2110122212
Curtis Lazar Edmonton Oil Kings 2110122212

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
Eetu Laurikainen Swift Current Broncos 6 359 2 4 13 0 .941 2.17
Tristan Jarry Edmonton Oil Kings 21 1261 16 5 46 3 .925 2.19
Corbin Boes Portland Winterhawks 10 543 6 3 21 0 .929 2.32
Marek Langhamer Medicine Hat Tigers 18 1071 9 9 42 0 .934 2.35
Brendan Burke Portland Winterhawks 13 723 9 3 32 1 .907 2.66

WHL awards

Regular season Champions Scotty Munro Memorial Trophy Kelowna Rockets
Player of the Year Four Broncos Memorial Trophy Sam Reinhart Kootenay Ice
Top Scorer Bob Clarke Trophy Mitch Holmberg Spokane Chiefs
Top Defenseman Bill Hunter Memorial Trophy Derrick Pouliot Portland Winterhawks
Rookie of the Year Jim Piggott Memorial Trophy Nick Merkley Kelowna Rockets
Top Goaltender Del Wilson Trophy Jordon Cooke Kelowna Rockets
Top Plus-Minus Rating WHL Plus-Minus Award Ashton Sautner Edmonton Oil Kings
Most Sportsmanlike Player Brad Hornung Trophy Sam Reinhart Kootenay Ice
Scholastic Player of the Year Daryl K. (Doc) Seaman Trophy Nelson Nogier Saskatoon Blades
Coach of the Year Dunc McCallum Memorial Trophy Dave Lowry Victoria Royals
Executive of the Year Lloyd Saunders Memorial Trophy
Top Official Allen Paradice Memorial Trophy
Marketing/Public Relations Award St. Clair Group Trophy
Humanitarian of the Year Doug Wickenheiser Memorial Trophy Sam Fioretti Moose Jaw Warriors
WHL Finals Most Valuable Player airBC Trophy Griffin Reinhart Edmonton Oil Kings
Alumni Achievement Awards Professional Hockey Achievement
Academic Recipient

All-Star Teams

Eastern Conference

First Team Pos. Second Team
Player Team Player Team
Tristan Jarry Edmonton Oil Kings G Patrik Bartosak Red Deer Rebels
Josh Morrissey Prince Albert Raiders D Griffin Reinhart Edmonton Oil Kings
Ryan Pulock Brandon Wheat Kings D Julius Honka Swift Current Broncos
Sam Reinhart Kootenay Ice F Curtis Valk Medicine Hat Tigers
Leon Draisaitl Prince Albert Raiders F Jaedon Descheneau Kootenay Ice
Curtis Lazar Edmonton Oil Kings F Chandler Stephenson Regina Pats

Western Conference

First Team[3] Pos. Second Team
Player Team Player Team
Jordon Cooke Kelowna Rockets G Eric Comrie Tri-City Americans
Derrick Pouliot Portland Winterhawks D Damon Severson Kelowna Rockets
Shea Theodore Seattle Thunderbirds D Madison Bowey Kelowna Rockets
Nicolas Petan Portland Winterhawks F Joshua Winquist Everett Silvertips
Mitch Holmberg Spokane Chiefs F Todd Fiddler Prince George Cougars
Oliver Bjorkstrand Portland Winterhawks F Mike Aviani Spokane Chiefs

See also

References

  1. ↑ "WHL Regular Season: Scoring leaders". Retrieved October 19, 2013.
  2. ↑ 2013–14 WHL Regular Season: Goaltending leaders. Retrieved on 2013-11-06.
  3. ↑ WHL ANNOUNCES ALL-STARS & AWARDS

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