The 2016–17 WHL season is the 51st 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 23, 2016 and ended on March 19, 2017.
The playoffs began shortly after the end of the regular season on March 24, 2017, and ended on May 14, 2017; the winning team, 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 ...
, were awarded 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
2017 Memorial Cup that was held at the
WFCU Centre
WFCU Centre is an arena and entertainment centre in Windsor, Ontario, Canada. WFCU Centre replaced the 84-year-old Windsor Arena as the primary home of the Windsor Spitfires. It opened on December 11, 2008, in the east end of the city. WFCU Cent ...
in
Windsor
Windsor may refer to:
Places Australia
* Windsor, New South Wales
** Municipality of Windsor, a former local government area
* Windsor, Queensland, a suburb of Brisbane, Queensland
**Shire of Windsor, a former local government authority around Wi ...
,
Ontario
Ontario ( ; ) is one of the thirteen provinces and territories of Canada.Ontario is located in the geographic eastern half of Canada, but it has historically and politically been considered to be part of Central Canada. Located in Central C ...
from May 19–28, 2017.
The Prince George Cougars won their first BC Division banner.
Standings
Updated to game(s) played on March 19, 2017. Source
Western Hockey League
Note: GP = Games played; W = Wins; L = Losses; OTL = Overtime losses; SL = Shootout losses; GF = Goals for; GA = Goals against; PTS = Points; x = clinched playoff berth; y = clinched division title; z = clinched conference title
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 1800 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 ''
2017 WHL playoffs
Conference Quarter-finals
Eastern Conference
(E1) Regina Pats vs. (W2) Calgary Hitmen
(E2) Moose Jaw Warriors vs. (E3) Swift Current Broncos
(C1) Medicine Hat Tigers vs. (W1) Brandon Wheat Kings
* ''Note:'' Games 3 and 4 were played at Credit Union Place in Dauphin due to the '' Royal Manitoba Winter Fair'' taking place at the Keystone Centre
The Keystone Centre is a multi-purpose facility located in Brandon, Manitoba. Its main 5,102-seat arena which is known as Westoba Place is the home of the Brandon Wheat Kings of the Western Hockey League and the annual Royal Manitoba Winter Fair. ...
from March 27 to April 1.
(C2) Lethbridge Hurricanes vs. (C3) Red Deer Rebels
Western Conference
(U1) Everett Silvertips vs. (W2) Victoria Royals
(U2) Seattle Thunderbirds vs. (U3) Tri-City Americans
(B1) Prince George Cougars vs. (W1) Portland Winterhawks
(B2) Kelowna Rockets vs. (B3) Kamloops Blazers
Conference Semi-finals
Eastern Conference
(E1) Regina Pats vs. (E3) Swift Current Broncos
(C1) Medicine Hat Tigers vs. (C2) Lethbridge Hurricanes
Western Conference
(U1) Everett Silvertips vs. (U2) Seattle Thunderbirds
(B2) Kelowna Rockets vs. (W1) Portland Winterhawks
Conference Finals
Eastern Conference
(E1) Regina Pats vs. (C2) Lethbridge Hurricanes
Western Conference
(U2) Seattle Thunderbirds vs. (B2) Kelowna Rockets
WHL Championship
(E1) Regina Pats vs. (U2) 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
* - unanimous selection
Western Conference
* - unanimous selection
See also
* 2017 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 ,
...
* 2016–17 OHL season
The 2016–17 OHL season was the 37th season of the Ontario Hockey League, in which twenty teams played 68 games each according to the regular season schedule, from September 21, 2016 to March 21, 2017. The playoffs began on March 23, 2017 and end ...
* 2016–17 QMJHL season
* 2016 in ice hockey
2016 in sports describes the year's events in world sport. The main highlight for this year is the 2016 Olympic and Paralympic Games in Rio de Janeiro.
Calendar by month
* January
* February
* March
* April
* May
* June
* July
* August
* Sept ...
* 2017 in ice hockey
2017 in sports describes the year's events in world sport.
Calendar by month
January
February
March
April
May
June
July
August
September
October
November
December
Air sports
Aerobatics
* July 9 – ...
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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