The 2014–15 WHL season is the 49th season of the
Western Hockey League
The Western Hockey League (WHL) is a major 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 h ...
(WHL). The regular season began on September 19, 2014 and ended on March 22, 2015.
The playoffs began on March 26, 2015, shortly after the end of the regular season, and ended on May 13, 2015; the winning team, the
Kelowna Rockets
The Kelowna Rockets are a major junior ice hockey team based in Kelowna, British Columbia, Canada. The Rockets play in the Western Hockey League (WHL), out of the Canadian Hockey League (CHL). They play their home games at Prospera Place.
The Roc ...
, was awarded the
Ed Chynoweth Cup
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and a berth in the
2015 Memorial Cup held at the
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in
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,
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Standings
Divisions: ''EA'' – East, ''CE'' – Central
x – Clinched Playoff spot, y – Clinched Division, z- Clinched regular season title
bold – Clinched Playoff spot, y – Clinched Division,
Divisions: ''BC'' – B.C., ''US'' – U.S.
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 have played at least 1440 minutes.
WHL Regular Season: Goaltending leaders
. Retrieved on 2014-10-18.
''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 ''
2015 WHL playoffs
Conference Quarter-finals
Eastern Conference
(E1) Brandon Wheat Kings vs. (W2) Edmonton Oil Kings
(E2) Regina Pats vs. (E3) Swift Current Broncos
(C1) Calgary Hitmen vs. (W1) Kootenay Ice
(C2) Medicine Hat Tigers vs (C3) Red Deer Rebels
Western Conference
(B1) Kelowna Rockets vs. (W2) Tri-City Americans
(B2) Victoria Royals vs. (B3) Prince George Cougars
(U1) Everett Silvertips vs. (W1) Spokane Chiefs
(U2) Portland Winterhawks vs. (U3) Seattle Thunderbirds
Conference Semi-finals
Eastern Conference
(E1) Brandon Wheat Kings vs. (E2) Regina Pats
(C1) Calgary Hitmen vs. (C2) Medicine Hat Tigers
Western Conference
(B1) Kelowna Rockets vs. (B2) Victoria Royals
(U1) Everett Silvertips vs. (U2) Portland Winterhawks
Conference Finals
Eastern Conference
(E1) Brandon Wheat Kings vs. (C1) Calgary Hitmen
Western Conference
(B1) Kelowna Rockets vs. (U2) Portland Winterhawks
WHL Championship
(E1) Brandon Wheat Kings vs. (B1) Kelowna Rockets
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
* 2015 Memorial Cup
* List of WHL seasons
This is a list of Western Hockey League seasons since inception of the league.
As the Canadian Major Junior Hockey League (CMJHL):
1966–67
As the Western Canada Hockey League (WCHL):
1967–68 ,
1968–69 ,
1969–70 ,
1970–71 ,
...
* 2014–15 OHL season
* 2014–15 QMJHL season
* 2015 in ice hockey
2015 in sports describes the year's events in world sport. This year, some sporting events listed below are qualifying ones, for athletes, to compete at the 2016 Summer Olympics and Paralympics in Rio de Janeiro. From July 2015 to May 2016, the ...
* 2014 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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