The 2013–14 WHL season was the 48th season of the
Western Hockey League
The Western Hockey League (WHL) is a junior ice hockey league based in Western Canada and the Northwestern United States. The WHL is one of three leagues that constitutes the Canadian Hockey League (CHL) as the highest level of junior hocke ...
(WHL). The regular season began on September 19, 2013, and ended on March 16, 2014. The
Kelowna Rockets
The Kelowna Rockets are a Canadian major junior ice hockey team based in Kelowna, British Columbia. The team plays in the B.C Division of the Western Hockey League's Western Conference, playing their home games at Prospera Place. The Rockets a ...
won their third
Scotty Munro Memorial Trophy for best regular season regular, their first since
2003–04. The playoffs began on March 27, 2014, and ended on May 12, 2014. For the third straight season, the
Edmonton Oil Kings and
Portland Winterhawks
The Portland Winterhawks are a junior ice hockey team based in Portland, Oregon. Founded in 1950 as the Edmonton Oil Kings, the team relocated to Portland in 1976 and was known as the Winter Hawks until 2009. The team plays in the U.S. Divisio ...
faced off in the championships series. The Oil Kings won the
Ed Chynoweth Cup for the second time in three seasons and earned a berth in the
2014 Memorial Cup tournament, which was held in
London, Ontario
London is a city in southwestern Ontario, Canada, along the Quebec City–Windsor Corridor. The city had a population of 422,324 according to the 2021 Canadian census. London is at the confluence of the Thames River (Ontario), Thames River and N ...
. The Oil Kings went on to win their first Memorial Cup title.
Standings
Eastern Conference Tiebreaker
Red Deer Rebels vs. Prince Albert Raiders
Statistical leaders
Scoring leaders
Players are listed by points, then goals.
''Note: GP = Games played; G = Goals; A = Assists; Pts. = Points; PIM = Penalty minutes''
Goaltenders
These are the goaltenders that lead the league in
GAA that played at least 1440 minutes.
2013–14 WHL Regular Season: Goaltending leaders
. Retrieved on November 6, 2013.
''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 ''
2014 WHL Playoffs
Conference Quarter-finals
Eastern Conference
(1) Edmonton Oil Kings vs. (8) Prince Albert Raiders
(2) Regina Pats vs. (7) Brandon Wheat Kings
(3) Calgary Hitmen vs. (6) Kootenay Ice
(4) Medicine Hat Tigers vs (5) Swift Current Broncos
Western Conference
(1) Kelowna Rockets vs. (8) Tri-City Americans
(2) Portland Winterhawks vs. (7) Vancouver Giants
(3) Victoria Royals vs. (6) Spokane Chiefs
(4) Seattle Thunderbirds vs. (5) Everett Silvertips
Conference Semi-finals
Eastern Conference
(1) Edmonton Oil Kings vs. (7) Brandon Wheat Kings
(4) Medicine Hat Tigers vs. (6) Kootenay Ice
Western Conference
(1) Kelowna Rockets vs. (4) Seattle Thunderbirds
(2) Portland Winterhawks vs. (3) Victoria Royals
Conference Finals
Eastern Conference
(1) Edmonton Oil Kings vs. (4) Medicine Hat Tigers
Western Conference
(1) Kelowna Rockets vs. (2) Portland Winterhawks
WHL Championship
(W2) Portland Winterhawks vs. (E1) Edmonton Oil Kings
Playoff scoring leaders
''Note: GP = Games played; G = Goals; A = Assists; Pts = Points; PIM = Penalty minutes''
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''
WHL awards
All-Star Teams
Eastern Conference
Western Conference
See also
* List of WHL seasons
* 2013–14 OHL season
* 2013–14 QMJHL season
The 2013–14 QMJHL season is the 45th season of the Quebec Major Junior Hockey League (QMJHL). The regular season consisted of 18 teams playing 68 games each, beginning on September 12, 2013, and ending on March 15, 2014.
Team changes
*The P.E. ...
* 2014 in ice hockey
* 2013 in ice hockey
References
External links
Official website of the Western Hockey League
Official website of the Canadian Hockey League
Official website of the MasterCard Memorial Cup
Official website of the Subway Super Series
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