1994–95 WHL season
| 1994–95 WHL season | |
|---|---|
| League | Western Hockey League |
| Sport | Ice hockey |
| Number of teams | 16 |
| Regular season | |
| Scotty Munro Memorial Trophy | Kamloops Blazers (7) |
| Season MVP | Marty Murray (Brandon Wheat Kings) |
| Top scorer | Daymond Langkow (Tri-City Americans) |
| Playoffs | |
| Playoffs MVP | Nolan Baumgartner (Blazers) |
| Finals champions | Kamloops Blazers (6) |
| Runners-up | Brandon Wheat Kings |
| 1994–95 CHL season | |
|---|---|
| League | Canadian Hockey League |
| Sport | Ice hockey |
| Number of teams | 45 |
| OHL | |
| QMJHL | |
| WHL | |
| Memorial Cup | |
| Finals champions | Kamloops Blazers (WHL) (3rd title) |
| Runners-up | Detroit Junior Red Wings (OHL) |
The 1994–95 WHL season was the 29th season of the Western Hockey League (WHL), featuring sixteen teams and a 72-game regular season. The Kamloops Blazers entrenched their major junior dynasty by winning their seventh Scotty Munro Memorial Trophy, their sixth President's Cup championship—their third in four seasons—and their third Memorial Cup title in four seasons.
The season was the first for the Prince George Cougars, after the Victoria Cougars relocated to Prince George, British Columbia in the off-season, making the Cougars the northern-most team in the Canadian Hockey League.
Team changes
[edit]- The Victoria Cougars relocate to Prince George, British Columbia, becoming the Prince George Cougars.
Teams
[edit]Map of teams
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Regular season
[edit]Final standings
[edit]| East Division | GP | W | L | T | Pts | GF | GA |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| x Brandon Wheat Kings | 72 | 45 | 22 | 5 | 95 | 315 | 235 |
| x Prince Albert Raiders | 72 | 44 | 26 | 2 | 90 | 308 | 267 |
| x Saskatoon Blades | 72 | 41 | 23 | 8 | 90 | 324 | 254 |
| x Moose Jaw Warriors | 72 | 39 | 32 | 1 | 79 | 315 | 275 |
| x Medicine Hat Tigers | 72 | 38 | 32 | 2 | 78 | 244 | 229 |
| x Swift Current Broncos | 72 | 31 | 34 | 7 | 69 | 274 | 284 |
| x Regina Pats | 72 | 26 | 43 | 3 | 55 | 269 | 306 |
| Lethbridge Hurricanes | 72 | 22 | 48 | 2 | 46 | 263 | 341 |
| Red Deer Rebels | 72 | 17 | 51 | 4 | 38 | 209 | 356 |
| West Division | GP | W | L | T | Pts | GF | GA |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| x Kamloops Blazers | 72 | 52 | 14 | 6 | 110 | 375 | 202 |
| x Tacoma Rockets | 72 | 43 | 27 | 2 | 88 | 294 | 246 |
| x Seattle Thunderbirds | 72 | 42 | 28 | 2 | 86 | 319 | 282 |
| x Tri-City Americans | 72 | 36 | 31 | 5 | 77 | 295 | 279 |
| x Spokane Chiefs | 72 | 32 | 36 | 4 | 68 | 244 | 261 |
| x Portland Winter Hawks | 72 | 23 | 43 | 6 | 52 | 240 | 308 |
| Prince George Cougars | 72 | 14 | 55 | 3 | 31 | 229 | 392 |
Scoring leaders
[edit]Note: GP = Games played; G = Goals; A = Assists; Pts = Points; PIM = Penalties in minutes
| Player | Team | GP | G | A | Pts | PIM |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Daymond Langkow | Tri-City Americans | 72 | 67 | 73 | 140 | 142 |
| Darcy Tucker | Kamloops Blazers | 64 | 64 | 73 | 137 | 94 |
| Marty Murray | Brandon Wheat Kings | 65 | 40 | 88 | 128 | 53 |
| Stacy Roest | Medicine Hat Tigers | 69 | 37 | 78 | 115 | 32 |
| Darren Ritchie | Brandon Wheat Kings | 69 | 62 | 52 | 114 | 12 |
| Hnat Domenichelli | Kamloops Blazers | 72 | 52 | 62 | 114 | 34 |
| Terry Ryan | Tri-City Americans | 70 | 50 | 60 | 110 | 207 |
| Curtis Brown | Moose Jaw Warriors | 70 | 51 | 53 | 104 | 63 |
| Mark Deyell | Saskatoon Blades | 70 | 34 | 68 | 102 | 56 |
| Chris Herperger | Seattle Thunderbirds | 59 | 49 | 52 | 101 | 106 |
1995 WHL Playoffs
[edit]- In the West Division, 2 groups of 3 teams played a round robin of 4 games to determine who would advance to the Division Semi-Finals. In group A, Kamloops (3-1) and Portland (3-1) advanced while Seattle (0-4) was eliminated. In group B, Spokane (3-1) and Tri-City (2-2) advanced while Tacoma (1-3) was eliminated.
| First Round | Division Semi-Finals | Division Finals | WHL Championship | ||||||||||||||||
| E1 | Brandon | bye | |||||||||||||||||
| E1 | Brandon | 4 | |||||||||||||||||
| E4 | Moose Jaw | 1 | |||||||||||||||||
| E4 | Moose Jaw | 4 | |||||||||||||||||
| E5 | Medicine Hat | 1 | |||||||||||||||||
| E1 | Brandon | 4 | |||||||||||||||||
| E2 | Prince Albert | 3 | |||||||||||||||||
| E2 | Prince Albert | 4 | |||||||||||||||||
| E7 | Regina | 0 | |||||||||||||||||
| E2 | Prince Albert | 4 | |||||||||||||||||
| E3 | Saskatoon | 0 | |||||||||||||||||
| E3 | Saskatoon | 4 | |||||||||||||||||
| E6 | Swift Current | 2 | |||||||||||||||||
| E1 | Brandon | 2 | |||||||||||||||||
| W1 | Kamloops | 4 | |||||||||||||||||
| W1 | Kamloops | 4 | |||||||||||||||||
| W6 | Portland | 1 | |||||||||||||||||
| W1 | Kamloops | 4 | |||||||||||||||||
| W4 | Tri-City | 2 | |||||||||||||||||
| W4 | Tri-City | 4 | |||||||||||||||||
| W5 | Spokane | 3 | |||||||||||||||||
All-Star game
[edit]On January 31, A combined WHL/QMJHL all-star team defeated the OHL all-stars 8–3 at Kitchener, Ontario before a crowd of 5,679.
WHL awards
[edit]All-Star Teams
[edit]See also
[edit]References
[edit]- 2005–06 WHL Guide