The 2012–13 WHL season is the 47th 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 in September 2012 and ended in March 2013. The playoffs began in late March 2013 following the regular season and ended in mid-May 2013, with the
Portland Winterhawks
The Portland Winterhawks are a junior ice hockey team based in Portland, Oregon, playing in the Western Hockey League (WHL), one of three leagues making up the Canadian Hockey League (CHL). Prior to the 2021-22 season, the Winterhawks split thei ...
winning the
Ed Chynoweth Cup
The Ed Chynoweth Cup is an ice hockey club championship trophy awarded to the playoff champion of the Western Hockey League (WHL). Originally called the President's Cup when the league was founded in 1966, the trophy was renamed in 2007 to honou ...
and a berth in the
2013 Memorial Cup hosted by the
Saskatoon Blades
The Saskatoon Blades are a major junior ice hockey team playing in the Eastern Division of the Western Hockey League, formerly the Western Canadian Hockey League (WCHL). They are based in Saskatoon, Saskatchewan, playing at the 15,195-seat SaskTe ...
.
Standings
Conference standings
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.
''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.
2012–13 WHL Regular season: Goaltending leaders
. Retrieved on 2012-09-24.
''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 ''
2013 WHL Playoffs
Conference Quarter-finals
Eastern Conference
(1) Edmonton Oil Kings vs. (8) Kootenay Ice
(2) Saskatoon Blades vs. (7) Medicine Hat Tigers
(3) Calgary Hitmen vs. (6) Swift Current Broncos
(4) Red Deer Rebels vs (5) Prince Albert Raiders
Western Conference
(1) Portland Winterhawks vs. (8) Everett Silvertips
(2) Kelowna Rockets vs. (7) Seattle Thunderbirds
(3) Kamloops Blazers vs. (6) Victoria Royals
(4) Spokane Chiefs vs. (5) Tri-City Americans
Conference Semi-finals
Eastern Conference
(1) Edmonton Oil Kings vs. (7) Medicine Hat Tigers
(3) Calgary Hitmen vs. (4) Red Deer Rebels
Western Conference
(1) Portland Winterhawks vs. (4) Spokane Chiefs
(2) Kelowna Rockets vs. (3) Kamloops Blazers
Conference Finals
Eastern Conference
(1) Edmonton Oil Kings vs. (3) Calgary Hitmen
Western Conference
(1) Portland Winterhawks vs. (3) Kamloops Blazers
WHL Championship
(W1) 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
* 2013 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 ,
...
* 2012–13 OHL season
The 2012–13 OHL season was the 33rd season of the Ontario Hockey League. The Mississauga St. Michael's Majors were sold during the off-season. As part of the sale, the "St. Michael's Majors" name was returned to St. Michael's College School. ...
* 2012–13 QMJHL season
The 2012–13 QMJHL season was the 44th season of the Quebec Major Junior Hockey League (QMJHL). The regular season consisted of eighteen teams playing 68 games each, began on September 20, 2012, and ended on March 17, 2013. This was the Sherbro ...
* 2012 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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