The 2000–01 WHL season was the 35th season for 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 ...
. Eighteen teams completed a 72-game season. The
Red Deer Rebels won the
President's Cup before going on to win 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 ...
.
Regular season
Final standings
Scoring leaders
''Note: GP = Games played; G = Goals; A = Assists; Pts = Points; PIM = Penalties in minutes''
Goaltending Leaders
''Note: GP = Games played; Min = Minutes played; W = Wins; L = Losses; T = Ties ; GA = Goals against; SO = Total shutouts; SV% = Save percentage; GAA = Goals against average''
2001 WHL Playoffs
Conference quarterfinals
Eastern Conference
Western Conference
Conference semifinals
Conference finals
WHL Championship
All-Star game
On January 24, the WHL Eastern All-stars were defeated by the
OHL Western All-stars 5–2 at
Guelph
Guelph ( ; 2021 Canadian Census population 143,740) is a city in Southwestern Ontario, Canada. Known as "The Royal City", Guelph is roughly east of Kitchener and west of Downtown Toronto, at the intersection of Highway 6, Highway 7 and Well ...
,
Ontario
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before a crowd of 5,074.
On January 31, the WHL Western All-stars were defeated by the
QMJHL Dilio All-stars 7–5 at
Kamloops
Kamloops ( ) is a city in south-central British Columbia, Canada, at the confluence of the South flowing North Thompson River and the West flowing Thompson River, east of Kamloops Lake. It is located in the Thompson-Nicola Regional District, ...
,
British Columbia
British Columbia (commonly abbreviated as BC) is the westernmost Provinces and territories of Canada, province of Canada, situated between the Pacific Ocean and the Rocky Mountains. It has a diverse geography, with rugged landscapes that include ...
before a crowd of 4,103.
WHL awards
All-Star Teams
*source: Western Hockey League press release
See also
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2001 Memorial Cup
The 2001 Memorial Cup occurred May 19–27 at the Agridome in Regina, Saskatchewan. It was the 83rd annual Memorial Cup competition and determined the major junior ice hockey champion of the Canadian Hockey League (CHL). It featured the host te ...
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2001 NHL Entry Draft
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2000 in sports
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2001 in sports
2001 in sports describes the year's events in world sport.
Alpine skiing
* Alpine Skiing World Cup
** Men's overall season champion: Hermann Maier, Austria
** Women's overall season champion: Janica Kostelić, Croatia
American football
* Super ...
References
whl.ca* 2005–06 WHL Guide
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