2016–17 WHL season

2016–17 WHL season
LeagueWestern Hockey League
SportHockey
DurationRegular season
September 23, 2016 – March 19, 2017
Playoffs
March 24, 2017 – May 14, 2017
Number of teams22
TV partner(s)Shaw TV, Rogers Sportsnet, This TV
Regular season
Scotty Munro Memorial TrophyRegina Pats (2)
Season MVPSam Steel (Regina Pats)
Top scorerSam Steel (Regina Pats)
Playoffs
Playoffs MVPMatthew Barzal (Thunderbirds)
Finals championsSeattle Thunderbirds (1)
  Runners-upRegina Pats
WHL seasons
2016–17 CHL seasons
LeagueCanadian Hockey League
SportHockey
DurationOHL
September 2016 – March 2017
QMJHL
September 2016 – March 2017
WHL
September 2016 – March 2017
Number of teams60
TV partner(s)TVA Sports, Rogers Sportsnet, Rogers TV, Shaw TV
Memorial Cup
Finals championsWindsor Spitfires (OHL) (3rd title)
  Runners-upErie Otters (OHL)

The 2016–17 WHL season was the 51st season of the Western Hockey League (WHL). The regular season began on September 23, 2016, and ended on March 19, 2017. The Regina Pats won the Scotty Munro Memorial Trophy for best regular season record for the first time since the 1973-74 season. The playoffs began on March 24, 2017, and ended on May 14, 2017. The Seattle Thunderbirds won their first Ed Chynoweth Cup, defeating Regina in the final, and earned a berth in the 2017 Memorial Cup tournament, which was held at the WFCU Centre in Windsor, Ontario from May 19–28, 2017.[1]

Standings

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Updated to game(s) played on March 19, 2017. Source: Western Hockey League

Note: GP = Games played; W = Wins; L = Losses; OTL = Overtime losses; SL = Shootout losses; GF = Goals for; GA = Goals against; PTS = Points; x = clinched playoff berth; y = clinched division title; z = clinched conference title

East Division (Top 3)[2]
Pos GP W L OTL SOL GF GA Pts
1 Regina Pats xyz 72 52 12 7 1 353 211 112
2 Moose Jaw Warriors x 72 42 21 8 1 255 219 93
3 Swift Current Broncos x 72 39 23 4 6 247 239 88
Central Division (Top 3)[2]
Pos GP W L OTL SOL GF GA Pts
1 Medicine Hat Tigers xy 72 51 20 1 0 350 248 103
2 Lethbridge Hurricanes x 72 44 21 4 3 280 253 95
3 Red Deer Rebels x 72 30 29 9 4 239 258 73
Eastern Conference Wild Card[2]
Pos Div (Top 2 qualify for playoffs) GP W L OTL SOL GF GA Pts
1 East Brandon Wheat Kings x 72 31 31 7 3 225 247 72
2 Central Calgary Hitmen x 72 30 32 8 2 215 282 70
3 East Saskatoon Blades 72 28 35 7 2 190 248 65
4 Central Edmonton Oil Kings 72 23 43 5 1 193 292 52
5 East Prince Albert Raiders 72 21 44 5 2 198 283 49
6 Central Kootenay Ice 72 14 46 10 2 177 335 40
B.C. Division (Top 3)[2]
Pos GP W L OTL SOL GF GA Pts
1 Prince George Cougars xy 72 45 21 3 3 253 201 96
2 Kelowna Rockets x 72 45 22 5 0 283 206 95
3 Kamloops Blazers x 72 42 24 2 4 243 198 90
U.S. Division (Top 3)[2]
Pos GP W L OTL SOL GF GA Pts
1 Everett Silvertips xy 72 44 16 9 3 229 169 100
2 Seattle Thunderbirds x 72 46 20 4 2 253 206 98
3 Tri-City Americans x 72 41 28 3 0 272 252 85
Western Conference Wild Card[2]
Pos Div (Top 2 qualify for playoffs) GP W L OTL SOL GF GA Pts
1 U.S. Portland Winterhawks x 72 40 28 1 3 278 256 84
2 B.C. Victoria Royals x 72 37 29 5 1 239 219 80
3 U.S. Spokane Chiefs 72 27 33 8 4 235 272 66
4 B.C. Vancouver Giants 72 20 46 3 3 183 296 46
Map of WHL, 2011–12 to 2018–19
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Wheat Kings
Brandon Wheat Kings
Pats
Regina Pats
Warriors
Moose Jaw Warriors
Raiders
Prince Albert Raiders
Blades
Saskatoon Blades
Broncos
Swift Current Broncos
Tigers
Medicine Hat Tigers
Hurricanes
Lethbridge Hurricanes
Oil Kings
Edmonton Oil Kings
Rebels
Red Deer Rebels
Hitmen
Calgary Hitmen
Ice
Kootenay Ice
Chiefs
Spokane Chiefs
Americans
Tri-City Americans
Rockets
Kelowna Rockets
Blazers
Kamloops Blazers
Silvertips
Everett Silvertips
Thunderbirds
Seattle Thunderbirds
Winterhawks
Portland Winterhawks
Cougars
Prince George Cougars
Giants
Vancouver Giants
Royals
Victoria Royals
   East Division
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   BC Division
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Statistical leaders

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Scoring leaders

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Players are listed by points, then goals.[3]

Note: GP = Games played; G = Goals; A = Assists; Pts. = Points; PIM = Penalty minutes

Player Team GP G A Pts PIM
Sam Steel Regina Pats 66 50 81 131 40
Adam Brooks Regina Pats 66 43 87 130 61
Tyler Wong Lethbridge Hurricanes 69 51 58 109 53
Chad Butcher Medicine Hat Tigers 68 27 76 103 75
Jayden Halbgewachs Moose Jaw Warriors 71 50 51 101 27
Kailer Yamamoto Spokane Chiefs 65 42 57 99 46
Cody Glass Portland Winterhawks 69 32 62 94 36
Mason Shaw Medicine Hat Tigers 71 27 67 94 57
Tyler Steenbergen Swift Current Broncos 72 51 39 90 22
Matthew Phillips Victoria Royals 70 50 40 90 50

Leading goaltenders

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These are the goaltenders that lead the league in GAA that have played at least 1800 minutes.[4]

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

Player Team GP Mins W L OTL SOL SO GAA Sv%
Carter Hart Everett Silvertips 54 3078 32 11 6 2 9 1.99 .927
Connor Ingram Kamloops Blazers 45 2577 26 14 2 2 5 2.44 .927
Ty Edmonds Prince George Cougars 53 3092 31 16 2 3 1 2.48 .916
Tyler Brown Regina Pats 50 2885 33 8 5 1 5 2.64 .911
Rylan Toth Seattle Thunderbirds 58 3274 36 18 2 1 1 2.75 .902

2017 WHL playoffs

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Conference Quarter-finals Conference Semi-finals Conference Finals WHL Championship
            
E1 Regina 4
W2 Calgary 0
E1 Regina 4
E3 Swift Current 3
E2 Moose Jaw 3
E3 Swift Current 4
E1 Regina 4
Eastern
C2 Lethbridge 2
C1 Medicine Hat 4
W1 Brandon 0
C1 Medicine Hat 3
C2 Lethbridge 4
C2 Lethbridge 4
C3 Red Deer 3
E1 Regina 2
U2 Seattle 4
U1 Everett 4
W2 Victoria 2
U1 Everett 0
U2 Seattle 4
U2 Seattle 4
U3 Tri-City 0
U2 Seattle 4
Western
B2 Kelowna 2
B2 Kelowna 4
B3 Kamloops 2
B2 Kelowna 4
W1 Portland 1
B1 Prince George 2
W1 Portland 4

Conference Quarter-finals

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Eastern Conference

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(E1) Regina Pats vs. (W2) Calgary Hitmen

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March 24 Regina Pats 5 – 2 Calgary Hitmen Brandt Centre Recap  
No scoring First period No scoring
16:28 - pp - Josh Mahura (1) Second period Jake Kryski (1) - pp - 10:50
4:25 - Adam Brooks (1)
6:03 - Adam Brooks (2)
14:14 - Bryan Lockner (1)
16:59 - sh - Austin Wagner (1) 		Third period Jake Kryski (2) - 9:04
Tyler Brown (20 saves / 22 shots) Goalie stats Cody Porter (27 saves / 32 shots)
March 25 Regina Pats 5 – 1 Calgary Hitmen Brandt Centre Recap  
11:44 - Dawson Leedahl (1) First period No scoring
4:17 - pp - Adam Brooks (3)
9:38 - Dawson Leedahl (2) 		Second period Andrew Fyten - (1) 2:16
7:26 - Nick Henry (1)
17:00 - en - Sam Steel (1) 		Third period No scoring
Tyler Brown (26 saves / 27 shots) Goalie stats Cody Porter (34 saves / 38 shots)
March 28 Calgary Hitmen 2 – 5 Regina Pats Scotiabank Saddledome Recap  
No scoring First period Sam Steel (2) - 1:02
Sam Steel (3) - 9:31
Wyatt Sloboshan (1) - pp - 19:57
No scoring Second period Dawson Leedahl (3) - pp - 16:59
9:41 - pp - Matteo Gennaro (1)
16:42 - Luke Coleman (1) 		Third period Sam Steel (4) - sh - 4:16
Kyle Dumba (30 saves / 35 shots) Goalie stats Tyler Brown (41 saves / 43 shots)
March 30 Calgary Hitmen 1 – 5 Regina Pats Scotiabank Saddledome Recap  
No scoring First period No scoring
No scoring Second period Dawson Davidson (1) - 2:51
Austin Wagner (2) - pp - 7:47
Austin Wagner (3) - pp - 19:25
7:03 - pp - Tristen Nielsen (1) Third period Connor Hobbs (1) - pp - 17:53
Jeff de Wit (1) - pp - 19:11
Cody Porter (34 saves / 38 shots) Goalie stats Tyler Brown (20 saves / 21 shots)
Regina wins series 4 – 0


(E2) Moose Jaw Warriors vs. (E3) Swift Current Broncos

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March 24 Moose Jaw Warriors 0 – 2 Swift Current Broncos Mosaic Place Recap  
No scoring First period No scoring
No scoring Second period 11:18 - Tyler Steenbergen (1)
No scoring Third period 19:48 - en - Glenn Gawdin (1)
Zach Sawchenko (31 saves / 32 shots) Goalie stats Jordan Papirny (40 saves / 40 shots)
March 25 Moose Jaw Warriors 3 – 2 Swift Current Broncos Mosaic Place Recap  
No scoring First period MacKenzie Wight (1) - 8:36
13:52 - Branden Klatt (1) Second period Tyler Steenbergen (2) - 16:53
5:07 - Thomas Foster (1)
15:49 - Brayden Burke (1) 		Third period No scoring
Zach Sawchenko (34 saves / 36 shots) Goalie stats Jordan Papirny (31 saves / 34 shots)
March 28 Swift Current Broncos 3 – 4 Moose Jaw Warriors Credit Union iPlex Recap  
6:49 - Colby Sissons (1) First period No scoring
No scoring Second period Brayden Burke (2) - 2:16
Thomas Foster (2) - 11:18
8:15 - Glenn Gawdin (2)
19:31 - pp - Ryley Lindgren (1) 		Third period Jayden Halbgewachs (1) - 15:34
Thomas Foster - en - 18:34 (3)
Jordan Papirny (38 saves / 41 shots) Goalie stats Zach Sawchenko (32 saves / 35 shots)
March 29 Swift Current Broncos 5 – 2 Moose Jaw Warriors Credit Union iPlex Recap  
0:59 - Ryley Lindgren (2)
2:03 - Ryley Lindgren (3)
8:57 - Tyler Steenbergen (3) 		First period No scoring
No scoring Second period Brett Howden (1) - pp - 1:16
Josh Brook - pp - 2:25 (1)
18:57 - pp - en - Tyler Steenbergen (4)
19:45 - pp - Ryley Lindgren (4) 		Third period No scoring
Jordan Papirny (30 saves / 32 shots) Goalie stats Zach Sawchenko (20 saves / 24 shots)
March 31 Moose Jaw Warriors 1 – 2 Swift Current Broncos Mosaic Place Recap  
No scoring First period No scoring
17:22 - pp - Brett Howden (2) Second period Lane Pederson (1) - 3:25
Lane Pederson (2) - 14:03
No scoring Third period No scoring
Zach Sawchenko (20 saves / 22 shots) Goalie stats Jordan Papirny (34 saves / 35 shots)
April 1 Swift Current Broncos 2 – 3 Moose Jaw Warriors Credit Union iPlex Recap  
7:21 - Ryley Lindgren (5) First period Noah Gregor (1) - 5:24
Noah Gregor (2) - 14:27
No scoring Second period Justin Almeida (1) - 13:52
13:54 - Tyler Steenbergen (5) Third period No scoring
Jordan Papirny (38 saves / 41 shots) Goalie stats Zach Sawchenko (41 saves / 43 shots)
April 3 Moose Jaw Warriors 2 – 3 Swift Current Broncos Mosaic Place Recap  
No scoring First period Colby Sissons (2) - 4:30
7:49 - Justin Almeida (2) Second period Tyler Steenbergen (6) - pp - 1:47
14:59 - Josh Brook (2) Third period Glenn Gawdin - 3:17 (3)
Zach Sawchenko (27 saves / 30 shots) Goalie stats Jordan Papirny (39 saves / 41 shots)
Swift Current wins series 4 – 3


(C1) Medicine Hat Tigers vs. (W1) Brandon Wheat Kings

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March 24 Medicine Hat Tigers 7 – 2 Brandon Wheat Kings Canalta Centre Recap  
6:46 - Clayton Kirichenko (1)
18:57 - pp - Matt Bradley (1) 		First period No scoring
2:18 - pp - Mark Rassell (1)
8:55 - pp - Zach Fischer (1)
14:48 - Clayton Kirichenko (2) 		Second period Stelio Mattheos (1) - 3:04
Tyler Coulter (1) - pp - 13:43
12:32 - pp - Mark Rassell (2)
19:39 - Mark Rassell (3) 		Third period No scoring
Michael Bullion (26 saves / 28 shots) Goalie stats Logan Thompson (45 saves / 52 shots)
March 25 Medicine Hat Tigers 5 – 3 Brandon Wheat Kings Canalta Centre Recap  
19:49 - Zach Fischer (2) First period No scoring
12:22 - pp - Max Gerlach (1) Second period No scoring
4:27 - Zach Fischer (3)
7:54 - John Dahlström (1)
19:44 - en - John Dahlström (2) 		Third period Connor Gutenberg (1) - 7:45
Reid Duke (1) - 11:08
Tyler Coulter (2) - 18:09
Michael Bullion (20 saves / 23 shots) Goalie stats Logan Thompson (38 saves / 42 shots)
Travis Child (1 save / 1 shot)
March 28* Brandon Wheat Kings 2 – 6 Medicine Hat Tigers Credit Union Place Recap  
No scoring First period Steven Owre (1) - 7:13
3:41 - Ben McCartney (1)
6:50 - pp - Reid Duke (2) 		Second period John Dahlström (3) - 5:42
No scoring Third period Mark Rassell (4) - 4:12
Chad Butcher (1) - 5:49
Ryan Jevne (1) - 7:03
David Quenneville (1) - en - 18:50
Logan Thompson (41 saves / 46 shots) Goalie stats Michael Bullion (27 saves / 29 shots)
March 29* Brandon Wheat Kings 2 – 3 Medicine Hat Tigers Credit Union Place Recap  
No scoring First period No scoring
No scoring Second period No scoring
3:11 - pp - Reid Duke (3)
15:48 - pp - Kale Clague (1) 		Third period Clayton Kirichenko (3) - 0:24
David Quenneville - 1:31 (2)
David Quenneville (3) - pp - 12:09
Logan Thompson (51 saves / 54 shots) Goalie stats Michael Bullion (23 saves / 25 shots)
Medicine Hat wins series 4 – 0

* Note: Games 3 and 4 were played at Credit Union Place in Dauphin due to the Royal Manitoba Winter Fair taking place at the Keystone Centre from March 27 to April 1.

(C2) Lethbridge Hurricanes vs. (C3) Red Deer Rebels

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March 25 Lethbridge Hurricanes 2 – 4 Red Deer Rebels ENMAX Centre Recap  
13:52 - Tyler Wong (1) First period No scoring
3:14 - Ryan Vandervlis (1) Second period Michael Špaček (1) - 18:42
No scoring Third period Cameron Hausinger (1) - 1:55
Brandon Hagel (1) - pp - 18:03
Lane Zablocki (1) - pp - en - 19:56
Stuart Skinner (29 saves / 32 shots) Goalie stats Riley Lamb (25 saves / 27 shots)
March 26 Lethbridge Hurricanes 5 – 2 Red Deer Rebels ENMAX Centre Recap  
6:56 - Ryan Bowen (1) First period No scoring
1:17 - Egor Babenko (1)
11:57 - sh - Tanner Nagel (1)
17:17 - Egor Babenko (2) 		Second period No scoring
2:18 - Egor Babenko (3) Third period Michael Špaček (2) - pp - 5:59
Evan Polei (1) - pp - 11:46
Stuart Skinner (24 saves / 26 shots) Goalie stats Riley Lamb (20 saves / 25 shots)
Lasse Petersen (4 saves / 4 shots)
March 29 Red Deer Rebels 4 – 3 2OT Lethbridge Hurricanes ENMAX Centrium Recap  
2:44 - pp - Lane Zablocki (2) First period Tyler Wong (2) - pp - 8:51
No scoring Second period Brennan Menell (1) - 18:57
16:53 - pp - Brandon Hagel (2)
19:40 - Lane Zablocki (3) 		Third period Zak Zborosky (1) - 3:10
0:48 - Evan Polei (2) Second overtime period No scoring
Riley Lamb (49 saves / 52 shots) Goalie stats Stuart Skinner (45 saves / 49 shots)
March 30 Red Deer Rebels 5 – 3 Lethbridge Hurricanes ENMAX Centrium Recap  
19:22 - Lane Zablocki (4) First period Tyler Wong (3) - 2:19
Jordy Bellerive (1) - pp - 15:39
5:14 - sh - Brandon Hagel (3) Second period Tyler Wong (4) - pp - 17:58
9:11 - pp - Lane Zablocki (5)
18:01 - Evan Polei (3)
19:05 - en - Brandon Hagel (4) 		Third period No scoring
Riley Lamb (27 saves / 30 shots) Goalie stats Stuart Skinner (38 saves / 42 shots)
April 1 Lethbridge Hurricanes 5 – 3 Red Deer Rebels ENMAX Centre Recap  
13:58 - Alec Baer (1) First period No scoring
7:07 - Zane Franklin (1)
10:36 - Matt Alfaro (1) 		Second period Michael Špaček (3) - pp - 4:20
Brandon Hagel (5) - pp - 10:25
Brandon Hagel (6) - 13:49
2:28 - Zak Zborosky (2)
19:34 - en - Giorgio Estephan (1) 		Third period No scoring
Stuart Skinner (39 saves / 42 shots) Goalie stats Riley Lamb (36 saves / 40 shots)
April 2 Red Deer Rebels 1 – 4 Lethbridge Hurricanes ENMAX Centrium Recap  
19:04 - Michael Špaček (4) First period No scoring
No scoring Second period Ryan Vandervils (2) - 13:51
Alec Baer (2) - 17:13
No scoring Third period Tyler Wong - pp - 0:23 (5)
Jadon Joseph (1) - en - 18:21
Riley Lamb (31 saves / 34 shots) Goalie stats Stuart Skinner (33 saves / 34 shots)
April 4 Lethbridge Hurricanes 6 – 2 Red Deer Rebels ENMAX Centre Recap  
7:21 - pp - Brennan Menell (2)
8:24 - pp - Giorgio Estephan (2)
19:30 - Ryan Vandervlis (3) 		First period Lane Zablocki (6) - 19:08
9:29 - sh - Jordy Bellerive (2) Second period No scoring
8:18 - pp - Ryan Vandervlis (4)
10:33 - pp - Brennan Menell (3) 		Third period Brandon Hagel (7) - 2:31
Stuart Skinner (31 saves / 33 shots) Goalie stats Riley Lamb (15 saves / 19 shots)
Lasse Petersen (10 saves / 12 shots)
Lethbridge wins series 4 – 3


Western Conference

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(U1) Everett Silvertips vs. (W2) Victoria Royals

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March 24 Everett Silvertips 4 – 2 Victoria Royals Xfinity Arena Recap  
8:11 - pp - Kevin Davis (1) First period No scoring
12:04 - Patrick Bajkov (1)
14:27 - Dominic Zwerger (1)
16:24 - pp - Dominic Zwerger (2) 		Second period Jack Walker - 19:03
No scoring Third period Jack Walker (2) - pp - 14:58
Carter Hart (30 saves / 32 shots) Goalie stats Griffen Outhouse (21 saves / 25 shots)
March 25 Everett Silvertips 3 – 4 Victoria Royals Xfinity Arena Recap  
7:53 - pp - Matt Fonteyne (1) First period Matthew Phillips (1) - pp - 12:45
0:49 - pp - Patrick Bajkov (2) Second period Tyler Soy (1) - 1:40
Tyler Soy (2) - pp - 7:30
Brandson Hein (1) - 7:49 Third period Vladimir Bobylev (1) - 15:01
Carter Hart (26 saves / 30 shots) Goalie stats Griffen Outhouse (18 saves / 21 shots)
March 28 Victoria Royals 0 – 2 Everett Silvertips Save-On-Foods Memorial Centre Recap  
No scoring First period No scoring
No scoring Second period Patrick Bajkov (3) - pp - 0:22
Eetu Tuulola (1) - pp - 17:37
No scoring Third period No scoring
Griffen Outhouse (19 saves / 21 shots) Goalie stats Carter Hart (25 saves / 25 shots)
March 29 Victoria Royals 2 – 1 Everett Silvertips Save-On-Foods Memorial Centre Recap  
5:03 - Regan Nagy (1) First period No scoring
19:16 - Dante Hannoun (1) Second period No scoring
No scoring Third period Patrick Bajkov (4) - pp - 16:05
Griffen Outhouse (30 saves / 31 shots) Goalie stats Carter Hart (18 saves / 20 shots)
March 31 Everett Silvertips 3 – 2 OT Victoria Royals Xfinity Arena Recap  
No scoring First period No scoring
5:14 - Matt Fonteyne (2)
19:59 - pp - Patrick Bajkov (5) 		Second period Carter Folk (1) - 6:02
No scoring Third period Jared Dmytriw (1) - 14:20
7:02 - Eetu Tuulola (2) First overtime period No scoring
Carter Hart (17 saves / 19 shots) Goalie stats Griffen Outhouse (33 saves / 36 shots)
April 2 Victoria Royals 2 – 3 5OT Everett Silvertips Save-On-Foods Memorial Centre Recap  
No scoring First period No scoring
7:42 - Regan Nagy (2)
16:44 - pp - Jared Dmytriw (2) 		Second period Cal Babych (1) - 6:31
No scoring Third period Brian King (1) - 1:36
No scoring Fifth overtime period Cal Babych (2) - 11:36
Griffen Outhouse (72 saves / 75 shots) Goalie stats Carter Hart (64 saves / 66 shots)
Everett wins series 4 – 2


(U2) Seattle Thunderbirds vs. (U3) Tri-City Americans

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March 24 Seattle Thunderbirds 4 – 2 Tri-City Americans ShoWare Center Recap  
5:37 - Keegan Kolesar (1)
8:50 - pp - Ryan Gropp (1) 		First period Jordan Topping (1) - 10:10
No scoring Second period No scoring
4:50 - Austin Strand (1)
17:46 - Keegan Kolesar (2) 		Third period Austyn Playfair (1) - sh - 7:26
Carl Stankowski (33 saves / 35 shots) Goalie stats Rylan Parenteau (27 saves / 31 shots)
March 25 Seattle Thunderbirds 5 – 2 Tri-City Americans ShoWare Center Recap  
8:55 - pp - Nolan Volcan (1)
17:14 - Scott Eansor (1) 		First period No scoring
No scoring Second period Parker AuCoin (1) - 16:21
15:03 - Matthew Wedman (1)
15:29 - pp - Donovan Neuls (1)
19:42 - pp - Aaron Hyman (1) 		Third period Maxwell James (1) - pp - 6:52
Carl Stankowski (28 saves / 30 shots) Goalie stats Rylan Parenteau (36 saves / 41 shots)
March 29 Tri-City Americans 2 – 9 Seattle Thunderbirds Toyota Center Recap  
No scoring First period Ethan Bear (1) - 2:55
Scott Eansor (2) - 7:48
Jarret Tyszka (1) - 10:16
Donovan Neuls (2) - 12:03
Austin Strand (2) - pp - 17:08
16:56 - Austyn Playfair (2)
19:41 - Morgan Geekie (1) 		Second period Keegan Kolesar (3) - 15:03
Alexander True (1) - 17:13
Ethan Bear (2) - pp - 18:40
No scoring Third period Austin Strand (3) - pp - 16:10
Evan Sarthou (4 saves / 7 shots)
Rylan Parenteau (23 saves / 29 shots) 		Goalie stats Carl Stankowski (21 saves / 23 shots)
March 31 Tri-City Americans 2 – 5 Seattle Thunderbirds Toyota Center Recap  
6:19 - Kyle Olson (1) First period Alexander True (2) - pp - 3:01
Nolan Volcan (2) - 19:59
3:58 - Nolan Yaremko (1) Second period Donovan Neuls (3) - 16:59
Sami Moilanen (1) - 19:20
No scoring Third period Alexander True (3) - en - 18:33
Rylan Parenteau (27 saves / 31 shots) Goalie stats Carl Stankowski (28 saves / 30 shots)
Seattle wins series 4 – 0


(B1) Prince George Cougars vs. (W1) Portland Winterhawks

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March 24 Prince George Cougars 2 – 4 Portland Winterhawks CN Centre Recap  
17:49 - pp - Jared Bethune (1) First period Brendan De Jong (1) - pp - 4:34
Skyler McKenzie (1) - 18:39
No scoring Second period Keegan Iverson (1) - pp - 3:06
2:43 - Jansen Harkins (1) Third period Colton Veloso (1) - en - 19:22
Ty Edmonds (31 saves / 34 shots) Goalie stats Cole Kehler (23 saves / 25 shots)
March 26 Prince George Cougars 5 – 1 Portland Winterhawks CN Centre Recap  
15:57 - Brad Morrison (1) First period No scoring
8:32 - Aaron Boyd (1)
18:35 - Aaron Boyd (2) 		Second period No scoring
0:22 - Shane Collins (1)
0:57 - pp - Radovan Bondra (1) 		Third period Cody Glass (1) - pp - 12:53
Ty Edmonds (40 saves / 41 shots) Goalie stats Cole Kehler (19 saves / 24 shots)
Shane Farkas (12 saves / 12 shots)
March 29 Portland Winterhawks 1 – 6 Prince George Cougars Veterans Memorial Coliseum Recap  
0:14 - Skyler McKenzie (2) First period Jansen Harkins (2) - 8:26
Kody McDonald (1) - pp - 12:36
Colby McAuley (1) - 17:42
No scoring Second period Tate Olson (1) - pp - 12:03
No scoring Third period Brogan O'Brien (1) - 6:26
Colby McAuley (2) - 7:35
Cole Kehler (32 saves / 38 shots)
Shane Farkas (7 saves / 7 shots) 		Goalie stats Ty Edmonds (40 saves / 41 shots)
March 30 Portland Winterhawks 5 – 4 Prince George Cougars Veterans Memorial Coliseum Recap  
17:01 - Evan Weinger (1)
18:33 - pp - Skyler McKenzie (3) 		First period Aaron Boyd (3) - 8:12
Jesse Gabrielle (1) - 11:17
8:20 - pp - Keegan Iverson (2) Second period Nikita Popugaev (1) - pp - 15:46
Radovan Bondra (2) - 17:24
8:54 - Matt Revel (1)
15:34 - Matt Revel (2) 		Third period No scoring
Cole Kehler (29 saves / 33 shots) Goalie stats Ty Edmonds (27 saves / 32 shots)
April 1 Prince George Cougars 3 – 5 Portland Winterhawks CN Centre Recap  
1:09 - Jared Bethune (2) First period Brad Ginnell (1) - 4:28
Joachim Blichfeld (1) - pp - 15:14
No scoring Second period No scoring
10:04 - Brogan O'Brien (2)
13:23 - Colby McAuley (3) 		Third period Joachim Blichfeld (2) - 2:45
Ryan Hughes (1) - 14:22
Cody Glass (2) - 17:25
Ty Edmonds (23 saves / 28 shots) Goalie stats Cole Kehler (48 saves / 51 shots)
April 3 Portland Winterhawks 4 – 2 Prince George Cougars Veterans Memorial Coliseum Recap  
No scoring First period No scoring
5:35 - Colton Veloso (2)
7:18 - Ryan Hughes (2)
11:58 - pp - Alex Overhardt (1) 		Second period No scoring
7:43 - Keegan Iverson(3) Third period Kody McDonald (2) - 6:38
Colby McAuley (4) - pp - 18:59
Cole Kehler (35 saves / 37 shots) Goalie stats Ty Edmonds (38 saves / 42 shots)
Portland wins series 4 – 2


(B2) Kelowna Rockets vs. (B3) Kamloops Blazers

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March 24 Kelowna Rockets 4 – 0 Kamloops Blazers Prospera Place Recap  
17:20 - Carsen Twarynski (1)
17:48 - Tomáš Šoustal (1) 		First period No scoring
12:40 - pp - Reid Gardiner (1) Second period No scoring
8:47 - pp - Carsen Twarynski (2) Third period No scoring
Michael Herringer (15 saves / 15 shots) Goalie stats Connor Ingram (44 saves / 48 shots)
March 25 Kelowna Rockets 3 – 2 Kamloops Blazers Prospera Place Recap  
2:53 - Cal Foote (1) First period No scoring
No scoring Second period No scoring
11:55 - sh - Dillon Dubé (1)
13:24 - pp - Dillon Dubé (2) 		Third period Quinn Benjafield (1) - 13:59
Ondřej Vála (1) - pp - 16:30
Michael Herringer (33 saves / 35 shots) Goalie stats Connor Ingram (34 saves / 37 shots)
March 28 Kamloops Blazers 4 – 1 Kelowna Rockets Sandman Centre Recap  
8:06 - Lane Bauer (1) First period Kole Lind (1) - 16:28
12:10 - Jermaine Loewen (1)
12:38 - ps - Rūdolfs Balcers (1)
18:07 - Lane Bauer (2) 		Second period No scoring
No scoring Third period No scoring
Connor Ingram (37 saves / 38 shots) Goalie stats Michael Herringer (34 saves / 38 shots)
March 29 Kamloops Blazers 0 – 1 Kelowna Rockets Sandman Centre Recap  
No scoring First period No scoring
No scoring Second period Dillon Dubé (3) - 2:37
No scoring Third period No scoring
Connor Ingram (48 saves / 49 shots) Goalie stats Michael Herringer (24 saves / 24 shots)
March 31 Kelowna Rockets 1 – 4 Kamloops Blazers Prospera Place Recap  
11:05 - Reid Gardiner (2) First period Garrett Pilon (1) - 17:46
No scoring Second period Quinn Benjafield (2) - 1:22
No scoring Third period Rūdolfs Balcers (2) - 5:32
Collin Shirley (1) - sh - 12:22
Michael Herringer (28 saves / 32 shots) Goalie stats Connor Ingram (32 saves / 33 shots)
April 2 Kamloops Blazers 2 – 4 Kelowna Rockets Sandman Centre Recap  
No scoring First period Dillon Dubé (4) - 11:57
No scoring Second period Reid Gardiner (3) - pp - 5:36
16:49 - Collin Shirley (2)
17:46 - Brodi Stuart (1) 		Third period Reid Gardiner (4) - 18:03
Reid Gardiner (5) - en - 19:37
Connor Ingram (31 saves / 34 shots) Goalie stats Michael Herringer (21 saves / 23 shots)
Kelowna wins series 4 – 2


Conference Semi-finals

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Eastern Conference

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(E1) Regina Pats vs. (E3) Swift Current Broncos

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April 6 Regina Pats 1 – 2 OT Swift Current Broncos Brandt Centre Recap  
17:36 - Austin Wagner (4) First period No scoring
No scoring Second period No scoring
No scoring Third period Lane Pederson (3) - 19:21
No scoring First overtime period Ryley Lindgren (6) - 15:12
Tyler Brown (34 saves / 36 shots) Goalie stats Jordan Papirny (53 saves / 54 shots)
April 7 Regina Pats 6 – 2 Swift Current Broncos Brandt Centre Recap  
9:36 - Jonathan Smart (1) First period Maxime Lajoie (1) - pp - 12:35
Tyler Steenbergen (7) - pp - 16:18
0:43 - pp - Connor Hobbs (2)
6:08 - pp - Nick Henry (2)
14:28 - Austin Wagner (5) 		Second period No scoring
1:30 - Robbie Holmes (1)
14:45 - en - Austin Wagner (6) 		Third period No scoring
Tyler Brown (15 saves / 17 shots) Goalie stats Jordan Papirny (34 saves / 39 shots)
April 10 Swift Current Broncos 2 – 1 OT Regina Pats Credit Union iPlex Recap  
No scoring First period No scoring
5:10 - pp - Conner Chaulk (1) Second period Dawson Leedahl (4) - 3:03
No scoring Third period No scoring
1:46 - Colby Sissons (3) First overtime period No scoring
Jordan Papirny (33 saves / 34 shots) Goalie stats Tyler Brown (31 saves / 33 shots)
April 11 Swift Current Broncos 5 – 4 3OT Regina Pats Credit Union iPlex Recap  
No scoring First period Dawson Leedahl (5) - pp - 9:10
Dawson Leedahl (6) - 15:00
15:30 - Ryley Lindgren (7)
19:42 - Artyom Minulin (1) 		Second period No scoring
6:19 - Tyler Steenbergen (8)
17:35 - Ryley Lindgren (8) 		Third period Dawson Leedahl (7) - 4:12
Dawson Leedahl (8) - 19:30
9:54 - pp - Glenn Gawdin (4) Third overtime period No scoring
Jordan Papirny (65 saves / 69 shots) Goalie stats Tyler Brown (64 saves / 69 shots)
April 14 Regina Pats 3 – 2 Swift Current Broncos Brandt Centre Recap  
19:46 - pp - Sam Steel (5) First period Colby Sissons (4) - pp - 17:16
3:49 - Connor Hobbs (3)
4:27 - Nick Henry (3) 		Second period No scoring
No scoring Third period Glenn Gawdin (5) - pp - 13:18
Tyler Brown (30 saves / 32 shots) Goalie stats Jordan Papirny (33 saves / 36 shots)
April 15 Swift Current Broncos 3 – 5 Regina Pats Credit Union iPlex Recap  
11:41 - Artyom Minulin (2) First period Austin Wagner (7) - 7:24
0:29 - Arthur Miller (1)
2:27 - Glenn Gawdin (6) 		Second period Josh Mahura (2) - 18:36
Wyatt Sloboshan (2) - 19:35
No scoring Third period Austin Wagner (8) - 1:15
Filip Ahl (1) - 5:48
Jordan Papirny (23 saves / 28 shots) Goalie stats Tyler Brown (34 saves / 37 shots)
April 17 Regina Pats 5 – 1 Swift Current Broncos Brandt Centre Recap  
2:19 - Sam Steel (6)
4:57 - Filip Ahl (2) 		First period No scoring
9:19 - Sam Steel (7)
15:36 - Austin Wagner (9) 		Second period No scoring
15:36 - en - sh - Austin Wagner (10) Third period Conner Chaulk (2) - pp - 14:33
Tyler Brown (23 saves / 24 shots) Goalie stats Jordan Papirny (38 saves / 42 shots)
Regina wins series 4 – 3


(C1) Medicine Hat Tigers vs. (C2) Lethbridge Hurricanes

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April 7 Medicine Hat Tigers 4 – 0 Lethbridge Hurricanes Canalta Centre Recap  
15:23 - John Dahlström (4) First period No scoring
5:42 - Chad Butcher (2)
17:25 - Steven Owre (2) 		Second period No scoring
15:01 - Zach Fischer (4) Third period No scoring
Michael Bullion (16 saves / 16 shots) Goalie stats Stuart Skinner (33 saves / 37 shots)
April 8 Medicine Hat Tigers 4 – 7 Lethbridge Hurricanes Canalta Centre Recap  
0:20 - Zach Fischer (5)
2:23 - Zach Fischer (6)
11:10 - pp - Ryan Jevne (2) 		First period Giorgio Estephan (3) - 8:16
Alec Baer (3) - 8:43
Tyler Wong (6) - 17:33
8:37 - Dylan Cozens (1) Second period James Hamblin (1) - 6:03
No scoring Third period Giorgio Estephan (4) - pp - 12:51
Giorgio Estephan (5) - en - 18:35
Tanner Nagel (2) - sh - en - 19:12
Michael Bullion (19 saves / 24 shots) Goalie stats Stuart Skinner (26 saves / 30 shots)
April 11 Lethbridge Hurricanes 5 – 2 Medicine Hat Tigers ENMAX Centre Recap  
No scoring First period James Hamblin (2) - 12:27
12:13 - Jordy Bellerive (3)
13:17 - pp - Giorgio Estephan (6) 		Second period Mark Rassell (5) - 8:39
4:04 - pp - Tyler Wong (7)
11:28 - Giorgio Estephan (7)
18:58 - en - Brennan Menell (4) 		Third period No scoring
Stuart Skinner (36 saves / 38 shots) Goalie stats Michael Bullion (26 saves / 30 shots)
April 12 Lethbridge Hurricanes 2 – 3 OT Medicine Hat Tigers ENMAX Centre Recap  
10:25 - Giorgio Estephan (8)
17:22 - Egor Babenko (4) 		First period No scoring
No scoring Second period Chad Butcher (3) - 18:06
No scoring Third period Max Gerlach (2) - pp - 13:28
No scoring First overtime period John Dahlström (5) - 11:32
Stuart Skinner (56 saves / 59 shots) Goalie stats Michael Bullion (28 saves / 30 shots)
April 14 Medicine Hat Tigers 4 – 5 Lethbridge Hurricanes Canalta Centre Recap  
6:17 - Max Gerlach (3)
12:44 - Clayton Kirichenko (4) 		First period Tyler Wong (8) - 3:36
Ryan Bowen (2) - 8:33
Tyler Wong (9) 8 - pp - 17:48
14:00 - Max Gerlach (4) Second period No scoring
14:34 - pp - David Quenneville (4) Third period Ryan Vandervlis (5) - pp - 4:14
Brennan Riddle (1) - pp - 10:27
Michael Bullion (22 saves / 27 shots) Goalie stats Stuart Skinner (37 saves / 41 shots)
April 16 Lethbridge Hurricanes 2 – 5 Medicine Hat Tigers ENMAX Centre Recap  
9:48 - Egor Babenko (5)
15:03 - pp - Egor Babenko (6) 		First period Max Gerlach (5) - pp - 5:13
Matt Bradley (2) - pp - 13:00
No scoring Second period No scoring
No scoring Third period Steven Owre (3) - pp - 4:20
Matt Bradley (3) - 11:55
John Dahlström (6) - en - 18:11
Stuart Skinner (32 saves / 36 shots) Goalie stats Michael Bullion (24 saves / 26 shots)
April 18 Medicine Hat Tigers 4 – 5 OT Lethbridge Hurricanes Canalta Centre Recap  
8:47 - Zach Fischer (7) First period Jordy Bellerive (4) - 8:56
Tyler Wong (10) - 16:22
Egor Babenko (7) - 19:13
4:07 - Matt Bradley (4)
5:14 - Mark Rassell (6)
9:26 - pp - Mark Rassell (7) 		Second period No scoring
No scoring Third period Dylan Cozens (2) - 17:17
No scoring First overtime period Tyler Wong (11) - sh - 3:02
Michael Bullion (25 saves / 30 shots) Goalie stats Stuart Skinner (36 saves / 40 shots)
Lethbridge wins series 4 – 3


Western Conference

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(U1) Everett Silvertips vs. (U2) Seattle Thunderbirds

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April 7 Everett Silvertips 2 – 3 Seattle Thunderbirds Xfinity Arena Recap  
No scoring First period No scoring
17:53 - Eetu Tuulola (3) Second period Mathew Barzal (1) - 2:07
18:22 - Aaron Irving (1) Third period Tyler Adams (1) - 5:31
Donovan Neuls (4) - 19:01
Carter Hart (30 saves / 33 shots) Goalie stats Carl Stankowski (21 saves / 23 shots)
April 8 Everett Silvertips 3 – 4 Seattle Thunderbirds Xfinity Arena Recap  
7:56 - Bryce Kindopp (1)
12:52 - Connor Dewar (1) 		First period Scott Eansor (3) - 7:05
No scoring Second period Zack Andrusiak (1) - 11:12
Sami Moilanen (2) - 11:30
Ethan Bear (3) - pp - 16:34
12:33 - Eetu Tuulola (4) Third period No scoring
Carter Hart (11 saves / 15 shots) Goalie stats Carl Stankowski (20 saves / 23 shots)
April 11 Seattle Thunderbirds 5 – 4 OT Everett Silvertips ShoWare Center Recap  
12:35 - Keegan Kolesar (4) First period No scoring
0:32 - Nolan Volcan (3)
3:33 - Alexander True (4) 		Second period Aaron Irving (2) - 7:22
Eetu Tuulola (5) - pp - 9:41
13:29 - pp - Dominic Zwerger (3) - pp - 13:29
Eetu Tuulola (6) - 14:37
4:23 - Mathew Barzal (2) Third period No scoring
1:30 - Mathew Barzal (3) First overtime period No scoring
Carl Stankowski (14 saves / 18 shots) Goalie stats Carter Hart (28 saves / 33 shots)
April 14 Seattle Thunderbirds 4 – 1 Everett Silvertips ShoWare Center Recap  
14:03 - Donovan Neuls (5)
16:47 - Keegan Kolesar (5) 		First period No scoring
6:24 - pp - Mathew Barzal (4)
12:51 - Keegan Kolesar (6) 		Second period Dominic Zwerger (4) - sh - 10:05
No scoring Third period No scoring
Carl Stankowski (24 saves / 25 shots) Goalie stats Carter Hart (27 saves / 31 shots)
Seattle wins series 4 – 0


(B2) Kelowna Rockets vs. (W1) Portland Winterhawks

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April 7 Kelowna Rockets 4 – 2 Portland Winterhawks Prospera Place Recap  
No scoring First period No scoring
3:42 - Calvin Thürkauf (1)
4:32 - Kole Lind (2)
5:17 - Reid Gardiner (6)
16:08 - pp - Dillon Dubé (5) 		Second period No scoring
No scoring Third period Brad Ginnell (2) - 10:58
Cody Glass (3) - pp - 17:34
Michael Herringer (27 saves / 29 shots) Goalie stats Cole Kehler (50 saves / 54 shots)
April 8 Kelowna Rockets 5 – 2 Portland Winterhawks Prospera Place Recap  
No scoring First period No scoring
7:33 - Kole Lind (3)
9:56 - pp - Tomáš Šoustal (2) 		Second period Joachim Blichfeld (3) - 18:50
14:07 - James Hilsendager (1)
18:40 - en - Nick Merkley (1)
19:33 - en - Nick Merkley (2) 		Third period Ryan Hughes (3) - 19:20
Michael Herringer (23 saves / 25 shots) Goalie stats Cole Kehler (38 saves / 41 shots)
April 11 Portland Winterhawks 4 – 2 Kelowna Rockets Veterans Memorial Coliseum Recap  
Calvin Thürkauf (2) - pp - 11:23 First period Evan Weinger (2) - 4:06
5:29 - pp - Joachim Blichfeld (4)
16:41 - Caleb Jones (1)
19:03 - sh - Skyler McKenzie (4) 		Second period No scoring
No scoring Third period Calvin Thürkauf (3) - pp - 18:33
Cole Kehler (28 saves / 30 shots) Goalie stats Michael Herringer (26 saves / 30 shots)
April 12 Portland Winterhawks 2 – 7 Kelowna Rockets Veterans Memorial Coliseum Recap  
No scoring First period 1:48 - Carsen Twarynski (3)
9:41 - pp - Cody Glass (4) Second period Reid Gardiner (7) - pp - 2:07
Reid Gardiner (8) - pp - 5:49
Nick Merkley (3) - ps - 14:09
Calvin Thürkauf (4) - 14:37
Calvin Thürkauf (5) - 17:55
16:34 - pp - Caleb Jones (2) Third period Rodney Southam (1) - sh - 18:45
Cole Kehler (26 saves / 32 shots)
Shane Farkas (7 saves / 8 shots) 		Goalie stats Michael Herringer (35 saves / 37 shots)
April 14 Kelowna Rockets 6 – 2 Portland Winterhawks Prospera Place Recap  
4:54 - pp - Reid Gardiner (9)
8:51 - pp - Rodney Southam (2)
12:41 - pp - Reid Gardiner (10) 		First period No scoring
No scoring Second period Joachim Blichfeld (5) - 7:06
Matt Revel (3) - sh - 9:04
9:27 - Reid Gardiner (11)
16:02 - pp - Reid Gardiner (12)
17:32 - en - Dillon Dubé (6) 		Third period No scoring
Michael Herringer (27 saves / 29 shots) Goalie stats Cole Kehler (38 saves / 43 shots)
Kelowna wins series 4 – 1


Conference Finals

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Eastern Conference

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(E1) Regina Pats vs. (C2) Lethbridge Hurricanes

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April 21 Regina Pats 1 – 3 Lethbridge Hurricanes Brandt Centre Recap  
1:10 - Austin Wagner (11) First period No scoring
No scoring Second period Giorgio Estephan (9) - 13:23
No scoring Third period Jordy Bellerive (5) - pp - 1:59
Giorgio Estephan (10) - en - 18:38
Tyler Brown (22 saves / 24 shots) Goalie stats Stuart Skinner (36 saves / 37 shots)
April 22 Regina Pats 3 – 2 OT Lethbridge Hurricanes Brandt Centre Recap  
9:44 - Jeff de Wit (2) First period No scoring
No scoring Second period No scoring
7:21 - sh - Austin Wagner (12) Third period Zane Franklin (2) - 9:21
Jordy Bellerive (6) - 9:54
17:05 - Adam Brooks (4) First overtime period No scoring
Tyler Brown (29 saves / 31 shots) Goalie stats Stuart Skinner (48 saves / 51 shots)
April 25 Lethbridge Hurricanes 3 – 1 Regina Pats ENMAX Centre Recap  
0:16 - Brennan Menell (5) First period No scoring
13:54 - Jadon Joseph (2) Second period Dawson Leedahl (9) - 10:43
4:08 - Egor Babenko (8) Third period No scoring
Stuart Skinner (28 saves / 29 shots) Goalie stats Tyler Brown (24 saves / 27 shots)
April 26 Lethbridge Hurricanes 2 – 6 Regina Pats ENMAX Centre Recap  
No scoring First period Braydon Buziak (1) - 9:53
2:21 - Dylan Cozens (3)
9:34 - Ryan Vandervils (6) 		Second period Jeff de Wit (3) - 9:00
Adam Brooks (5) - 18:06
Dawson Leedahl (10) - 19:16
No scoring Third period Connor Hobbs (4) - pp - 7:53
Wyatt Sloboshan (3) - en - 17:04
Stuart Skinner (28 saves / 33 shots) Goalie stats Tyler Brown (24 saves / 26 shots)
April 28 Regina Pats 5 – 3 Lethbridge Hurricanes Brandt Centre Recap  
15:37 - Josh Mahura (3) First period Josh Tarzwell (1) - 2:53
5:10 - pp - Sam Steel (8)
11:29 - Filip Ahl (3) 		Second period Ryan Vandervlis (7) - pp - 3:04
Egor Babenko (9) - 13:54
6:25 - Dawson Leedahl (11)
19:57 - en - Austin Wagner (13) 		Third period No scoring
Tyler Brown (29 saves / 32 shots) Goalie stats Stuart Skinner (26 saves / 30 shots)
April 30 Lethbridge Hurricanes 4 – 7 Regina Pats ENMAX Centre Recap  
1:43 - Egor Babenko (10)
6:56 - pp - Jordy Bellerive (7)
8:02 - pp - Ryan Vandervlis (8) 		First period Robbie Holmes (2) - 8:25
Josh Mahura (4) - 10:46
1:05 - pp - Giorgio Estephan (11) Second period Filip Ahl (4) - pp - 15:47
Nick Henry (4) - 17:20
No scoring Third period Jeff de Wit (4) - 8:41
Austin Wagner (14) - 9:41
Wyatt Sloboshan (4) - en - 19:19
Stuart Skinner (38 saves / 44 shots) Goalie stats Tyler Brown (24 saves / 28 shots)
Regina wins series 4 – 2


Western Conference

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(U2) Seattle Thunderbirds vs. (B2) Kelowna Rockets

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April 21 Seattle Thunderbirds 5 – 4 Kelowna Rockets ShoWare Center Recap  
10:00 - Ryan Gropp (2) First period Kole Lind (4) - pp - 19:53
19:57 - Alexander True (5) Second period Reid Gardiner (13) - 1:09
0:52 - Turner Ottenbreit (1)
3:52 - Sami Moilanen (3)
19:48 - pp - Ethan Bear (4) 		Third period Tomáš Šoustal (3) - pp - 5:53
Calvin Thürkauf (6) - pp - 15:00
Carl Stankowski (29 saves / 33 shots) Goalie stats Michael Herringer (20 saves / 25 shots)
April 22 Seattle Thunderbirds 3 – 4 OT Kelowna Rockets ShoWare Center Recap  
No scoring First period Nick Merkley (4) - 12:52
Reid Gardiner (14) - sh - 19:59
3:12 - pp - Ethan Bear (5) Second period Kole Lind (5) - pp - 19:34
1:43 - pp - Keegan Kolesar (7)
9:06 - Donovan Neuls (6) 		Third period No scoring
No scoring First overtime period 4:56 - Reid Gardiner (15)
Carl Stankowski (28 saves / 32 shots) Goalie stats Michael Herringer (30 saves / 33 shots)
April 25 Kelowna Rockets 1 – 2 Seattle Thunderbirds Prospera Place Recap  
No scoring First period No scoring
No scoring Second period Keegan Kolesar (8) - 11:33
13:53 - pp - Calvin Thürkauf (7) Third period Keegan Kolesar (9) - 19:40
Michael Herringer (12 saves / 14 shots) Goalie stats Carl Stankowski (34 saves / 35 shots)
April 26 Kelowna Rockets 4 – 2 Seattle Thunderbirds Prospera Place Recap  
8:34 - pp - Nolan Foote (1)
9:02 - Kole Lind (6) 		First period Ryan Gropp (3) - pp - 3:09
2:40 - Nick Merkley (5) Second period No scoring
4:29 - Tomáš Šoustal (4) Third period Scott Eansor - 10:54 (4)
Michael Herringer (27 saves / 29 shots) Goalie stats Carl Stankowski (31 saves / 35 shots)
April 28 Seattle Thunderbirds 5 – 3 Kelowna Rockets ShoWare Center Recap  
3:15 - sh - Scott Eansor (5)
10:57 - Sami Moilanen (4) 		First period Calvin Thürkauf (8) - pp - 12:07
17:34 - pp - Alexander True (6)
18:54 - Ryan Gropp (4) 		Second period Nick Merkley (6) - pp - 9:23
6:57 - pp - Alexander True (7) Third period Dillon Dubé (7) - pp - 19:25
Carl Stankowski (37 saves / 40 shots) Goalie stats Michael Herringer (19 saves / 24 shots)
April 30 Kelowna Rockets 1 – 3 Seattle Thunderbirds Prospera Place Recap  
15:57 - pp - Nolan Foote (2) First period No scoring
No scoring Second period Austin Strand (4) - 4:56
Alexander True (8) - pp - 9:30
Mathew Barzal (5) - 15:14
No scoring Third period No scoring
Michael Herringer (19 saves / 22 shots) Goalie stats Carl Stankowski (17 saves / 18 shots)
Seattle wins series 4 – 2


WHL Championship

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(E1) Regina Pats vs. (U2) Seattle Thunderbirds

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May 5 Regina Pats 1 – 2 OT Seattle Thunderbirds Brandt Centre Recap  
No scoring First period No scoring
No scoring Second period Ethan Bear (6) - pp - 4:55
12:11 - pp - Connor Hobbs (5) Third period No scoring
No scoring First overtime period Donovan Neuls (7) - 0:14
Tyler Brown (24 saves / 26 shots) Goalie stats Carl Stankowski (31 saves / 32 shots)
May 6 Regina Pats 4 – 3 OT Seattle Thunderbirds Brandt Centre Recap  
0:50 - Sam Steel (9) First period No scoring
18:35 - pp - Josh Mahura (5) Second period Tyler Adams (2) - 3:56
Turner Ottenbreit (2) - 4:12
Alexander True (9) - pp - 4:52
5:20 - Filip Ahl (5) Third period No scoring
5:22 - pp - Josh Mahura (6) First overtime period No scoring
Tyler Brown (27 saves / 30 shots) Goalie stats Carl Stankowski (22 saves / 26 shots)
May 9 Seattle Thunderbirds 2 – 3 Regina Pats ShoWare Center Recap  
7:18 - pp - Alexander True (10)
14:48 - Sami Moilanen (5) 		First period Connor Hobbs (6) - pp - 3:27
Chase Harrison (1) - pp - 12:27
No scoring Second period Robbie Holmes (3) - 4:49
No scoring Third period No scoring
Carl Stankowski (25 shots / 28 shots) Goalie stats Tyler Brown (35 saves / 37 shots)
May 10 Seattle Thunderbirds 6 – 1 Regina Pats ShoWare Center Recap  
16:06 - pp - Ryan Gropp (5)
16:25 - Sami Moilanen (6)
19:28 - Nolan Volcan (4) 		First period Sam Steel (10) - pp - 13:15
6:51 - Jarret Tyszka (2)
13:52 - pp - Alexander True (11)
18:51 - Keegan Kolesar (10) 		Second period No scoring
No scoring Third period No scoring
Carl Stankowski (18 saves / 19 shots) Goalie stats Tyler Brown (18 saves / 24 shots)
Jordan Hollett (12 saves / 12 shots)
May 12 Seattle Thunderbirds 7 – 4 Regina Pats ShoWare Center Recap  
Donovan Neuls (8) - pp - 5:09
Mathew Barzal (6) - pp - 6:01 		First period 1:05 - Josh Mahura (7)
3:17 - Jeff de Wit (5)
Keegan Kolesar (11) - 16:40
Mathew Barzal (7) - pp - 17:37 		Second period 9:37 - pp - Dawson Leedahl (12)
2:21 - Nolan Volcan (5) - 2:21
3:55 - Ryan Gropp (6) - 3:55
Turner Ottenbreit (3) - en - 19:58 		Third period 11:22 - Austin Wagner (15)
Carl Stankowski (33 saves / 37 shots) Goalie stats Tyler Brown (32 saves / 38 shots)
May 14 Regina Pats 3 – 4 OT Seattle Thunderbirds Brandt Centre Recap  
Sam Steel (11) - pp - 7:18 First period No scoring
No scoring Second period 8:55 - Sami Moilanen (7)
Josh Mahura (8) - 11:50
Austin Wagner (16) - 13:12 		Third period 14:38 - Ryan Gropp (7)
17:06 - pp - Keegan Kolesar (12)
No scoring First overtime period 12:36 - Alexander True (12)
Tyler Brown (39 saves / 43 shots) Goalie stats Carl Stankowski (28 saves / 31 shots)
Seattle wins series 4 – 2


Playoff scoring leaders

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

Player Team GP G A Pts PIM
Keegan Kolesar Seattle Thunderbirds 19 12 19 31 37
Sam Steel Regina Pats 23 11 19 30 8
Reid Gardiner Kelowna Rockets 17 15 13 28 6
Ethan Bear Seattle Thunderbirds 17 6 20 26 12
Dawson Leedahl Regina Pats 23 12 13 25 34
Mathew Barzal Seattle Thunderbirds 16 7 18 25 16
Giorgio Estephan Lethbridge Hurricanes 18 11 13 24 8
Tyler Wong Lethbridge Hurricanes 20 11 13 24 14
Connor Hobbs Regina Pats 23 6 18 24 22
Egor Babenko Lethbridge Hurricanes 20 10 13 23 14

Playoff leading goaltenders

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Note: GP = Games played; Mins = Minutes played; W = Wins; L = Losses; GA = Goals Allowed; SO = Shutouts; SV& = Save percentage; GAA = Goals against average

Player Team GP Mins W L GA SO Sv% GAA
Griffen Outhouse Victoria Royals 6 458 2 4 16 0 .923 2.10
Connor Ingram Kamloops Blazers 6 357 2 4 13 0 .946 2.18
Carter Hart Everett Silvertips 10 691 4 6 28 1 .908 2.43
Zach Sawchenko Moose Jaw Warriors 7 414 3 4 17 0 .923 2.46
Jordan Papirny Swift Current Broncos 14 896 7 7 37 1 .935 2.48

WHL awards

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Ed Chynoweth Cup WHL Champions Seattle Thunderbirds
Scotty Munro Memorial Trophy Regular season champions Regina Pats
Four Broncos Memorial Trophy Player of the Year Sam Steel Regina Pats
Bob Clarke Trophy Top Scorer Sam Steel Regina Pats
Bill Hunter Memorial Trophy Top Defenceman Ethan Bear Seattle Thunderbirds
Jim Piggott Memorial Trophy Rookie of the Year Aleksi Heponiemi Swift Current Broncos
Del Wilson Trophy Top Goaltender Carter Hart Everett Silvertips
WHL Plus-Minus Award Top Plus-Minus Rating Sergey Zborovskiy Regina Pats
Brad Hornung Trophy Most Sportsmanlike Player Tyler Steenbergen Swift Current Broncos
Daryl K. (Doc) Seaman Trophy Scholastic Player of the Year Brian King Everett Silvertips
Jim Donlevy Memorial Trophy Scholastic team of the Year Victoria Royals
Dunc McCallum Memorial Trophy Coach of the Year John Paddock Regina Pats
Lloyd Saunders Memorial Trophy Executive of the Year John Paddock Regina Pats
Allen Paradice Memorial Trophy Top Official Brett Iverson
St. Clair Group Trophy Marketing/Public Relations Award Regina Pats
Doug Wickenheiser Memorial Trophy Humanitarian of the Year Tyler Wong Lethbridge Hurricanes
WHL Playoff MVP WHL Finals Most Valuable Player Mathew Barzal Seattle Thunderbirds
Professional Hockey Achievement
Academic Recipient 		Alumni Achievement Awards TBD

All-Star Teams

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Eastern Conference

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First Team[5] Pos. Second Team
Player Team Player Team
Zach Sawchenko Moose Jaw Warriors G Logan Flodell Saskatoon Blades
Connor Hobbs Regina Pats D Sergey Zborovskiy Regina Pats
Kale Clague Brandon Wheat Kings D Jake Bean Calgary Hitmen
Sam Steel* Regina Pats F Tyler Steenbergen Swift Current Broncos
Adam Brooks Regina Pats F Jayden Halbgewachs Moose Jaw Warriors
Tyler Wong Lethbridge Hurricanes F Chad Butcher Medicine Hat Tigers

* - unanimous selection

Western Conference

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First Team Pos. Second Team
Player Team Player Team
Carter Hart Everett Silvertips G Connor Ingram Kamloops Blazers
Ethan Bear* Seattle Thunderbirds D Parker Wotherspoon Tri-City Americans
Noah Juulsen Everett Silvertips D Juuso Valimaki Tri-City Americans
Mathew Barzal Seattle Thunderbirds F Kailer Yamamoto Spokane Chiefs
Cody Glass Portland Winterhawks F Morgan Geekie Tri-City Americans
Matthew Phillips Victoria Royals F Kole Lind Kelowna Rockets

* - unanimous selection

See also

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References

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  1. ^ "Seattle Thunderbirds beat Regina in OT to take WHL title". The Seattle Times. May 14, 2017. Archived from the original on May 15, 2017.
  2. ^ a b c d e f "2016–2017 Wild Card Standings". Western Hockey League. Retrieved September 24, 2016.
  3. ^ "WHL Regular Season: Scoring leaders". Retrieved October 5, 2016.
  4. ^ WHL Regular Season: Goaltending leaders. Retrieved on October 18, 2014.
  5. ^ WHL Announces 2016-17 Conference All-Star teams
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