The 2022–23 WHL season was the 57th season of the Western Hockey League (WHL). The regular season started on September 23, 2022, and ended on March 26, 2023. The 2023 WHL Playoffs began on March 31 and ended on May 19. Teams went back to inter-conference games for first time since the 2019–20 season.
The
Seattle Thunderbirds
The Seattle Thunderbirds are a major junior ice hockey team based in the city of Kent, Washington, south of Seattle. They are part of the U.S. Division of the Western Conference in the Western Hockey League. They play their games at home in a ...
defeated the
Winnipeg Ice
The Winnipeg Ice (officially stylized as ICE) are a Canadian major junior ice hockey team based in Winnipeg, Manitoba. The team began competing in the Western Hockey League (WHL) in the 2019–20 WHL season, and plays home games at the Wayne ...
4 games to 1 in the finals to win the Ed Chynoweth Cup and earn a spot in 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 ...
, hosted by the
Kamloops Blazers
The Kamloops Blazers are a junior ice hockey team in the Western Hockey League (WHL). The team plays in the B.C. Division of the Western Conference, is based out of Kamloops, British Columbia, and play home games at Sandman Centre.
The Blazers ...
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Standings
Conference standings
x – team has clinched playoff spot
y – team has clinched division
z – team has clinched best regular season record
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''
Goaltenders
These are the goaltenders that lead the league in
GAA that have played at least 1,200 minutes.
[https://whl.ca/stats/goalies/279 WHL Regular season: Goaltending leaders]. Retrieved on October 22, 2022.]
''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 ''
2023 WHL Playoffs
Conference Quarter-finals
Eastern Conference
(E1) Winnipeg Ice vs. (E8) Medicine Hat Tigers
(E2) Red Deer Rebels vs. (E7) Calgary Hitmen
(E3) Saskatoon Blades vs. (E6) Regina Pats
(E4) Moose Jaw Warriors vs. (E5) Lethbridge Hurricanes
Western Conference
(W1) Seattle Thunderbirds vs. (W8) Kelowna Rockets
(W2) Kamloops Blazers vs. (W7) Vancouver Giants
(W3) Portland Winterhawks vs. (W6) Everett Silvertips
(W4) Prince George Cougars vs. (W5) Tri-City Americans
Conference Semi-finals
Eastern Conference
(E1) Winnipeg Ice vs. (E4) Moose Jaw Warriors
(E2) Red Deer Rebels vs. (E3) Saskatoon Blades
Western Conference
(W1) Seattle Thunderbirds vs. (W4) Prince George Cougars
(W2) Kamloops Blazers vs. (W3) Portland Winterhawks
Conference Finals
Eastern Conference
(E1) Winnipeg Ice vs. (E3) Saskatoon Blades
Western Conference
(W1) Seattle Thunderbirds vs. (W2) Kamloops Blazers
WHL Championship
(E1) Winnipeg Ice vs. (W1) Seattle Thunderbirds
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
Central Division
East Division
Western Conference
B.C. Division
U.S. Division
See also
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List of WHL seasons
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2023 Memorial Cup
The 2023 Memorial Cup (branded as the 2023 Memorial Cup presented by Kia for sponsorship reasons) was a four-team round-robin format ice hockey tournament held at the Sandman Centre in Kamloops, British Columbia, from May 26 to June 4, 202 ...
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2022–23 OHL season
The 2022–23 OHL season was the 43rd season of operation (42nd season of play) of the Ontario Hockey League. The league played a 68-game regular season which began on September 29, 2022 and concluded on March 26, 2023. The post-season began on Ma ...
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2022–23 QMJHL season
The 2022–23 QMJHL season season was the 54th season of the Quebec Major Junior Hockey League (QMJHL). The regular season began on September 22, 2022, and ended on March 25, 2023. The playoffs began in March 2023, concluding in May 2023. QMJHL ...
References
External links
Official website of the Western Hockey LeagueOfficial website of the Canadian Hockey League
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