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
Portland Winterhawks
The Portland Winterhawks are a junior ice hockey team based in Portland, Oregon. Founded in 1950 as the Edmonton Oil Kings, the team relocated to Portland in 1976 and was known as the Winter Hawks until 2009. The team plays in the U.S. Divisio ...
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
Victoria, British Columbia
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from
Chilliwack
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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
GAA
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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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