1993–94 WHL season

1993–94 WHL season
LeagueWestern Hockey League
SportIce hockey
Number of teams16
Regular season
Scotty Munro Memorial TrophyKamloops Blazers (6)
Season MVPSonny Mignacca (Medicine Hat Tigers)
Top scorerLonny Bohonos (Portland Winter Hawks)
Playoffs
Playoffs MVPSteve Passmore (Blazers)
Finals championsKamloops Blazers (5)
  Runners-upSaskatoon Blades
WHL seasons
1993–94 CHL season
LeagueCanadian Hockey League
SportIce hockey
Number of teams45
OHL
QMJHL
WHL
Memorial Cup
Finals championsKamloops Blazers (WHL) (2nd title)
  Runners-upLaval Titan (QMJHL)

The 1993–94 WHL season was the 28th season of the Western Hockey League (WHL). Sixteen teams completed a 72-game season. The Kamloops Blazers won their sixth Scotty Munro Memorial Trophy for best regular season record. In the playoffs, the Blazers defeated the Saskatoon Blades in a re-match of the 1991–92 championship series, claiming their fifth President's Cup and a berth in the 1994 Memorial Cup tournament. The Blazers went on to win their second Memorial Cup title in three seasons.

Regular season

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Final standings

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East Division GP W L T Pts GF GA
x Saskatoon Blades 72 49 22 1 99 326 229
x Brandon Wheat Kings 72 42 25 5 89 291 251
x Lethbridge Hurricanes 72 35 32 5 75 306 317
x Swift Current Broncos 72 35 33 4 74 284 258
x Medicine Hat Tigers 72 33 33 6 72 263 264
x Red Deer Rebels 72 35 36 1 71 310 334
x Regina Pats 72 34 36 2 70 308 341
Prince Albert Raiders 72 31 37 4 66 326 321
Moose Jaw Warriors 72 21 48 3 45 269 361
West Division GP W L T Pts GF GA
x Kamloops Blazers 72 50 16 6 106 381 225
x Portland Winter Hawks 72 49 22 1 99 392 260
x Tacoma Rockets 72 33 34 5 71 303 301
x Seattle Thunderbirds 72 32 37 3 67 283 312
x Spokane Chiefs 72 31 37 4 66 324 320
x Tri-City Americans 72 19 48 5 43 272 373
Victoria Cougars 72 18 51 3 39 222 393

Scoring leaders

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Note: GP = Games played; G = Goals; A = Assists; Pts = Points; PIM = Penalties in minutes

Player Team GP G A Pts PIM
Lonny Bohonos Portland Winter Hawks 70 62 90 152 80
Darcy Tucker Kamloops Blazers 66 52 88 140 143
Domenic Pittis Lethbridge Hurricanes 72 58 69 127 93
Ryan Duthie Spokane Chiefs 71 57 69 126 111
Allan Egeland Tacoma Rockets 70 47 76 123 204
John Varga Tacoma Rockets 65 60 62 122 122
Stacy Roest Medicine Hat Tigers 72 48 72 120 48
Craig Reicher Red Deer Rebels 72 52 67 119 153
Jeff Friesen Regina Pats 66 51 67 118 48
Maxim Bets Spokane Chiefs 63 46 70 116 111

1994 WHL Playoffs

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First round Division Semi-Finals Division Finals WHL Championship
            
E1 Saskatoon bye
E1 Saskatoon 4
E4 Swift Current 0
E4 Swift Current 3
E5 Medicine Hat 0
E1 Saskatoon 4
E2 Brandon 1
E2 Brandon 3
E7 Regina 1
E2 Brandon 4
E3 Lethbridge 1
E3 Lethbridge 3
E6 Red Deer 1
E1 Saskatoon 3
W1 Kamloops 4
W1 Kamloops bye
W1 Kamloops 4
W4 Seattle 2
W4 Seattle 3
W5 Spokane 1
W1 Kamloops 4
W2 Portland 2
W2 Portland bye
W2 Portland 4
W3 Tacoma 0
W3 Tacoma 3
W6 Tri-City 1

All-Star game

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On February 1, a combined WHL/OHL All-Star team defeated the QMJHL All-Stars 9–7 at Moncton, New Brunswick before a crowd of 6,380.

WHL awards

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Most Valuable Player - Four Broncos Memorial Trophy: Sonny Mignacca, Medicine Hat Tigers
Scholastic Player of the Year - Daryl K. (Doc) Seaman Trophy: Byron Penstock, Brandon Wheat Kings
Top Scorer - Bob Clarke Trophy: Lonny Bohonos, Portland Winter Hawks
Most Sportsmanlike Player - Brad Hornung Trophy: Lonny Bohonos, Portland Winter Hawks
Top Defenseman - Bill Hunter Trophy: Brendan Witt, Seattle Thunderbirds
Rookie of the Year - Jim Piggott Memorial Trophy: Wade Redden, Brandon Wheat Kings
Top Goaltender - Del Wilson Trophy: Norm Maracle, Saskatoon Blades
Coach of the Year - Dunc McCallum Memorial Trophy: Lorne Molleken, Saskatoon Blades
Executive of the Year - Lloyd Saunders Memorial Trophy: Bob Brown, Kamloops Blazers
Regular season champions - Scotty Munro Memorial Trophy: Kamloops Blazers
Marketing/Public Relations Award - St. Clair Group Trophy: Mark Miller, Portland Winter Hawks
WHL Humanitarian of the Year Award - Jason Widmer, Lethbridge Hurricanes
WHL Plus-Minus Award: Mark Wotton, Saskatoon Blades
WHL Playoff Most Valuable Player: Steve Passmore, Kamloops Blazers

All-Star Teams

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East Division
First Team Second Team
Goal Norm Maracle Saskatoon Blades Sonny Mignacca Medicine Hat Tigers
Defense Darren Van Impe Red Deer Rebels Nathan Dempsey Regina Pats
Chris Armstrong Moose Jaw Warriors Mark Wotton Saskatoon Blades
Forward Rick Girard Swift Current Broncos Andy MacIntyre Saskatoon Blades
Stacy Roest Medicine Hat Tigers Denis Pederson Prince Albert Raiders
Marty Murray Brandon Wheat Kings Domenic Pittis Lethbridge Hurricanes
West Division
First Team Second Team
Goal Steve Passmore Kamloops Blazers Scott Langkow Portland Winter Hawks
Defense Brendan Witt Seattle Thunderbirds Brandon Smith Portland Winter Hawks
Bryan McCabe Spokane Chiefs Alexander Alexeev Tacoma Rockets
- - Scott Ferguson Kamloops Blazers
Forward Ryan Duthie Spokane Chiefs Valeri Bure Spokane Chiefs
Darcy Tucker Kamloops Blazers Allan Egeland Tacoma Rockets
Lonny Bohonos Portland Winter Hawks John Varga Tacoma Rockets

See also

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References

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  • 2005–06 WHL Guide
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