The 2018–19 WHL season is the 53rd 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 21, 2018, and ended on March 17, 2019. The regular season was shortened from 72 games to 68 games; the league had a 72-game schedule since the 1975–76 season. The playoffs began on March 22, 2019 and ended on May 13; the winning team, the
Prince Albert Raiders
The Prince Albert Raiders are a major junior ice hockey team in the Western Hockey League. The Raiders play in the East Division of the Eastern Conference. They are based in the city of Prince Albert, Saskatchewan, Canada. The team plays its hom ...
, 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
2019 Memorial Cup
The 2019 Memorial Cup (branded as the 2019 Memorial Cup presented by Kia for sponsorship reasons) was a four-team, round-robin format tournament held at the Scotiabank Centre in Halifax, Nova Scotia from May 17–26, 2019. It was the 101st Mem ...
to be held at the
Scotiabank Centre
Scotiabank Centre (formerly known as Halifax Metro Centre) is the largest multi-purpose facility in Atlantic Canada, located in the heart of downtown Halifax, Nova Scotia, Canada. The main entrances to the building are located on Brunswick Str ...
in
Halifax,
Nova Scotia
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Most of the population are native Eng ...
, from May 17 to 26.
Standings
Updated to game(s) played on March 17.
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
Western Conference tiebreaker
Kamloops Blazers vs. Kelowna Rockets
Statistics
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 1500 minutes.
WHL Regular Season: Goaltending leaders
Retrieved on 2018-10-9.
''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 ''
2019 WHL playoffs
Conference Quarter-finals
Eastern Conference
(E1) Prince Albert Raiders vs. (W2) Red Deer Rebels
(E2) Saskatoon Blades vs. (E3) Moose Jaw Warriors
(C1) Edmonton Oil Kings vs. (W1) Medicine Hat Tigers
(C2) Lethbridge Hurricanes vs. (C3) Calgary Hitmen
Western Conference
(U1) Everett Silvertips vs. (W1) Tri-City Americans
(U2) Spokane Chiefs vs. (U3) Portland Winterhawks
(B1) Vancouver Giants vs. (W2) Seattle Thunderbirds
(B2) Victoria Royals vs. (B3) Kamloops Blazers
Conference Semi-finals
Eastern Conference
(E1) Prince Albert Raiders vs. (E2) Saskatoon Blades
(C1) Edmonton Oil Kings vs. (C3) Calgary Hitmen
Western Conference
(U1) Everett Silvertips vs. (U2) Spokane Chiefs
(B1) Vancouver Giants vs. (B2) Victoria Royals
Conference Finals
Eastern Conference
(E1) Prince Albert Raiders vs. (C1) Edmonton Oil Kings
Western Conference
(B1) Vancouver Giants vs. (U2) Spokane Chiefs
WHL Championship
(E1) Prince Albert Raiders vs. (B1) Vancouver Giants
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
* 2019 Memorial Cup
The 2019 Memorial Cup (branded as the 2019 Memorial Cup presented by Kia for sponsorship reasons) was a four-team, round-robin format tournament held at the Scotiabank Centre in Halifax, Nova Scotia from May 17–26, 2019. It was the 101st Mem ...
* 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 ,
...
* 2018–19 OHL season
The 2018–19 OHL season was the 39th season of the Ontario Hockey League, in which twenty teams played 68 games each according to the regular season schedule, from September 19, 2018 to March 17, 2019.
The Guelph Storm won the J. Ross Robertson ...
* 2018–19 QMJHL season
* 2018 in ice hockey
2018 in sports describes the year's events in world sport. The main events for this year were the 2018 Winter Olympics in Pyeongchang and the 2018 FIFA World Cup in Russia and the 2018 Asian Games in Jakarta and Palembang.
Calendar by month
...
* 2019 in ice hockey
2019 in sports describes the year's events in world sports. The main events were the 2019 Cricket World Cup, the 2019 Rugby World Cup, and the 2019 FIFA Women's World Cup.
Calendar by month
Air sports
Aerobatics
* July 5 – 13: 2nd FAI ...
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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