The 2002–03 WHL season was the 37th 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 ...
. 19 teams completed a 72-game season. The
Kelowna Rockets won the
President's Cup.
Regular season
Final standings
Eastern Conference
Western Conference
* Prince George Crosses over into U.S. Division playoffs
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''
2003 WHL Playoffs
Conference quarterfinals
Eastern Conference
Western Conference
Conference semifinals
Conference finals
WHL Championship
All-Star game
On November 12, the WHL Eastern All-Stars defeated the
QMJHL Lebel All-Stars 5–2 at
Hull, Quebec
Hull is the central business district and oldest neighbourhood of the city of Gatineau, Quebec, Canada. It is located on the west bank of the Gatineau River and the north shore of the Ottawa River, directly opposite Ottawa. As part of the Cana ...
with a crowd of 2194.
On November 19, the WHL Western All-Stars defeated the
OHL Eastern All-Stars 7–3 at
Vancouver
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,
British Columbia
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before a crowd of 7,046.
The WHL won the
Hershey Cup Hershey may refer to:
People
* Hershey (name), a list of people with the surname, given name or nickname
Places
* Hershey, Nebraska, a village
* Hershey, Pennsylvania, an unincorporated community, home to the chocolate company
* Hershey, Cub ...
as champion of the round robin format all-star tournament.
WHL awards
All-Star Teams
*source: Western Hockey League press release
2003 Bantam draft
:''List of first round picks in the bantam draft.''
See also
*
2003 Memorial Cup
The 2003 Memorial Cup (branded as the 2003 Mastercard Memorial Cup for sponsorship reasons) occurred May 17–25 at the Colisée Pepsi in Quebec City, Quebec. It was the 85th annual Memorial Cup competition and determined the major junior ice h ...
*
2003 NHL Entry Draft
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2002 in sports
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2003 in sports
References
whl.ca* 2005–06 WHL Guide
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