The 2014–15 WHL season was the 49th 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 on September 19, 2014, and ended on March 22, 2015. The
Brandon Wheat Kings won their fifth
Scotty Munro Memorial Trophy for best regular season record. The playoffs began on March 26, 2015, and ended on May 13, 2015. The
Kelowna Rockets defeated the Wheat Kings in the final to win their fourth
Ed Chynoweth Cup and a berth in the
2015 Memorial Cup
The 2015 Memorial Cup (branded as the 2015 Mastercard Memorial Cup for sponsorship reasons) was a four-team round-robin format tournament that began on 22 May and ended on 31 May, 2015. It was the 97th Memorial Cup championship and determined ...
tournament, which was held at the
Colisée Pepsi in
Quebec City
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,
Quebec
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. The Rockets lost the Memorial Cup final to the
Oshawa Generals
The Oshawa Generals are a junior ice hockey team in the Ontario Hockey League. They are based in Oshawa, Ontario, Canada. The team is named for General Motors, an early sponsor (commercial), sponsor which has its Canadian headquarters in Oshawa. ...
, 2–1 in overtime.
Standings
Divisions: ''EA'' – East, ''CE'' – Central
x – Clinched Playoff spot, y – Clinched Division, z- Clinched regular season title
bold – Clinched Playoff spot, y – Clinched Division,
Divisions: ''BC'' – B.C., ''US'' – U.S.
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 led the league in
GAA that played at least 1440 minutes.
WHL Regular Season: Goaltending leaders
. Retrieved on October 18, 2014.
''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 ''
2015 WHL playoffs
Conference Quarter-finals
Eastern Conference
(E1) Brandon Wheat Kings vs. (W2) Edmonton Oil Kings
(E2) Regina Pats vs. (E3) Swift Current Broncos
(C1) Calgary Hitmen vs. (W1) Kootenay Ice
(C2) Medicine Hat Tigers vs (C3) Red Deer Rebels
Western Conference
(B1) Kelowna Rockets vs. (W2) Tri-City Americans
(B2) Victoria Royals vs. (B3) Prince George Cougars
(U1) Everett Silvertips vs. (W1) Spokane Chiefs
(U2) Portland Winterhawks vs. (U3) Seattle Thunderbirds
Conference Semi-finals
Eastern Conference
(E1) Brandon Wheat Kings vs. (E2) Regina Pats
(C1) Calgary Hitmen vs. (C2) Medicine Hat Tigers
Western Conference
(B1) Kelowna Rockets vs. (B2) Victoria Royals
(U1) Everett Silvertips vs. (U2) Portland Winterhawks
Conference Finals
Eastern Conference
(E1) Brandon Wheat Kings vs. (C1) Calgary Hitmen
Western Conference
(B1) Kelowna Rockets vs. (U2) Portland Winterhawks
WHL Championship
(E1) Brandon Wheat Kings vs. (B1) Kelowna Rockets
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
* List of WHL seasons
* 2014–15 OHL season
* 2014–15 QMJHL season
The 2014–15 QMJHL season is the List of QMJHL seasons, 46th Season (sport), season of the Quebec Major Junior Hockey League (QMJHL). The regular season consisted of eighteen teams playing 68 games each, beginning on September 10, 2014, and ending ...
* 2015 in ice hockey
* 2014 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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