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The 2022–23 WHL season was the 57th season of the Western Hockey League (WHL). The regular season started on September 23, 2022, and ended on March 26, 2023. The 2023 WHL Playoffs began on March 31 and ended on May 19. Teams went back to inter-conference games for first time since the 2019–20 season. The
Seattle Thunderbirds The Seattle Thunderbirds are a major junior ice hockey team based in the city of Kent, Washington, south of Seattle. They are part of the U.S. Division of the Western Conference in the Western Hockey League. They play their games at home in acc ...
defeated the Winnipeg Ice 4 games to 1 in the finals to win the Ed Chynoweth Cup and earn a spot in the
Memorial Cup The Memorial Cup () is the national championship of the Canadian Hockey League, a consortium of three major junior ice hockey leagues operating in Canada and parts of the United States. It is a four-team round-robin tournament played between t ...
, hosted by the
Kamloops Blazers The Kamloops Blazers are a junior ice hockey team in the Western Hockey League (WHL). The team plays in the B.C. Division of the Western Conference, is based out of Kamloops, British Columbia, and play home games at Sandman Centre. The Blazers o ...
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Standings


Conference standings

x – team has clinched playoff spot y – team has clinched division z – team has clinched best regular season record e – team is eliminated from playoff contention


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 1,200 minutes.https://whl.ca/stats/goalies/279 WHL Regular season: Goaltending leaders]. Retrieved on October 22, 2022. ''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 ''


2023 WHL Playoffs


Conference Quarter-finals


Eastern Conference


(E1) Winnipeg Ice vs. (E8) Medicine Hat Tigers


(E2) Red Deer Rebels vs. (E7) Calgary Hitmen


(E3) Saskatoon Blades vs. (E6) Regina Pats


(E4) Moose Jaw Warriors vs. (E5) Lethbridge Hurricanes


Western Conference


(W1) Seattle Thunderbirds vs. (W8) Kelowna Rockets


(W2) Kamloops Blazers vs. (W7) Vancouver Giants


(W3) Portland Winterhawks vs. (W6) Everett Silvertips


(W4) Prince George Cougars vs. (W5) Tri-City Americans


Conference Semi-finals


Eastern Conference


(E1) Winnipeg Ice vs. (E4) Moose Jaw Warriors


(E2) Red Deer Rebels vs. (E3) Saskatoon Blades


Western Conference


(W1) Seattle Thunderbirds vs. (W4) Prince George Cougars


(W2) Kamloops Blazers vs. (W3) Portland Winterhawks


Conference Finals


Eastern Conference


(E1) Winnipeg Ice vs. (E3) Saskatoon Blades


Western Conference


(W1) Seattle Thunderbirds vs. (W2) Kamloops Blazers


WHL Championship


(E1) Winnipeg Ice vs. (W1) Seattle Thunderbirds


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


Central Division


East Division


Western Conference


B.C. Division


U.S. Division


See also

*
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 , ...
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2023 Memorial Cup The 2023 Memorial Cup (branded as the 2023 Memorial Cup presented by Kia for sponsorship reasons) was a four-team round-robin format ice hockey tournament held at the Sandman Centre in Kamloops, British Columbia, from May 26 to June 4, 2023 ...
* 2022–23 OHL season * 2022–23 QMJHL season


References


External links


Official website of the Western Hockey League

Official website of the Canadian Hockey League
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