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The 2011–12 WHL season was the 46th season of the
Western Hockey League The Western Hockey League (WHL) is a 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 hocke ...
(WHL). The regular season began in September 2011 and ended in March 2012. The playoffs began on March 22 and ended in early May when the regular season-champion Edmonton Oil Kings won their first Ed Chynoweth Cup, defeating the
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in the championship series and earning a berth in the 2012 Memorial Cup tournament. This was the inaugural season of the
Victoria Royals The Victoria Royals are a Canadian major junior ice hockey team based in Victoria, British Columbia. The Royals play in the B.C. Division of the Western Conference in the Western Hockey League (WHL). The team began play during the 2011–12 WHL ...
—the team relocated to
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from
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, where they had played as the Chilliwack Bruins from 2006 until 2011.


Regular season


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''


Leading goaltenders

These are the goaltenders that lead the league in
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that played at least 1440 minutes.2011–12 WHL Regular season: Goaltending leaders
. Retrieved on October 1, 2011. ''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 ''


Players


2011 NHL Entry Draft

In total, 33 WHL players were selected at the
2011 NHL Entry Draft The 2011 NHL entry draft was the 49th entry draft for the National Hockey League. It was held on June 24–25, 2011, at the Xcel Energy Center in Saint Paul, Minnesota. It was the first time the draft was held in the state of Minnesota since the ...
. Ryan Nugent-Hopkins was selected first overall in the draft.


Subway Super Series

The Subway Super Series was a six-game series featuring four teams: three from the
Canadian Hockey League The Canadian Hockey League (CHL; , LCH) is an umbrella organization that represents the three Canada-based major junior ice hockey leagues. The CHL was founded in 1975 as the Canadian Major Junior Hockey League, and is composed of its three me ...
(CHL)—one team from each of the QMJHL, the OHL, and the WHL—versus Russia's national junior hockey team.


Results


2012 WHL Playoffs


Conference Quarter-finals


Eastern Conference


(1) Edmonton Oil Kings vs. (8) Kootenay Ice


(2) Moose Jaw Warriors vs. (7) Regina Pats


(3) Calgary Hitmen vs. (6) Brandon Wheat Kings


(4) Medicine Hat Tigers vs. (5) Saskatoon Blades


Western Conference


(1) Tri-City Americans vs. (8) Everett Silvertips


(2) Kamloops Blazers vs. (7) Victoria Royals


(3) Portland Winterhawks vs. (6) Kelowna Rockets


(4) Vancouver Giants vs. (5) Spokane Chiefs


Conference Semi-finals


Eastern Conference


(1) Edmonton Oil Kings vs. (6) Brandon Wheat Kings


(2) Moose Jaw Warriors vs. (4) Medicine Hat Tigers


Western Conference


(1) Tri-City Americans vs. (5) Spokane Chiefs


(2) Kamloops Blazers vs. (3) Portland Winterhawks

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Conference Finals


Eastern Conference


(1) Edmonton Oil Kings vs. (2) Moose Jaw Warriors


Western Conference


(1) Tri-City Americans vs. (3) Portland Winterhawks


WHL Championship


(E1) Edmonton Oil Kings vs. (W3) Portland Winterhawks


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''


Memorial Cup


WHL awards


All-Star Teams


Eastern Conference


Western Conference


See also

* List of WHL seasons * 2011–12 OHL season * 2011–12 QMJHL season * 2011 in ice hockey * 2012 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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