WHL 2002/03

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The 2002/03 WHL season was the 37th season of the Western Hockey League . The regular season began on September 20, 2002 and ended on March 16, 2003. The play-offs started on March 21, 2003 and ended with the first President's Cup win of the Kelowna Rockets on May 10, 2003, which was in the WHL -Finally won against the Red Deer Rebels .

Regular season

Closing tables

Abbreviations: GP = games, W = wins, L = defeats, T = draws, OTL = defeats after overtime , Pts = points, GF = goals scored, GA = goals conceded
Explanations:     = play-off qualification,     = conference winner,     = Scotty Munro Memorial Trophy winner

Eastern Conference

team GP W. L. T OTL Pts GF GA
Red Deer Rebels 72 50 17th 3 2 105 271 160
Brandon Wheat Kings 72 43 17th 9 3 98 258 187
Swift Current Broncos 72 38 24 7th 3 86 240 215
Moose Jaw Warriors 72 36 22nd 11 3 86 266 208
Saskatoon Blades 72 40 27 5 0 85 234 205
Regina Pats 72 25th 28 14th 5 69 171 217
Medicine Hat Tigers 72 29 34 2 7th 67 278 314
Calgary Hitmen 72 27 36 7th 2 63 240 260
Prince Albert Raiders 72 27 37 3 5 62 185 258
Lethbridge Hurricanes 72 28 39 2 3 61 236 303

Western Conference

team GP W. L. T OTL Pts GF GA
Kelowna Rockets 72 51 14th 6th 1 109 311 164
Seattle Thunderbirds 72 44 22nd 3 3 94 280 224
Kamloops Blazers 72 39 27 5 1 84 261 222
Kootenay Ice 72 36 25th 6th 5 83 234 202
Spokane Chiefs 72 26th 36 6th 4th 62 216 261
Vancouver Giants 72 26th 37 5 4th 61 217 292
Prince George Cougars 72 26th 41 3 2 57 257 317
Portland Winter Hawks 72 19th 40 8th 5 51 192 243
Tri-City Americans 72 20th 44 3 5 48 240 335

Best scorer

Abbreviations: GP = games, G = goals, A = assists , Pts = points, PIM = penalty minutes; Bold: Season best

player team GP G A. Pts PIM
Erik Christensen Kamloops 67 54 54 108 60
Jesse Schultz Kelowna 72 53 51 104 47
Jeremy Jackson Lethbridge 65 44 58 102 83
Matt Ellison Red deer 72 40 56 96 80
Chris St. Jacques Medicine Hat 70 31 65 96 78
Brooks spawn Seattle 60 41 53 94 65
Jeremy Williams Swift Current 72 41 52 93 117
Dylan Stanley Tri-City 72 34 59 93 60
David Bararuk Moose Jaw 66 29 64 93 44
Nigel Dawes Kootenay 72 47 45 92 54

Best goalkeeper

Abbreviations: GP = games, TOI = ice age (in minutes), W = wins, L = defeats, OTL = overtime defeats, T = draws, GA = goals conceded, SO = shutouts , Sv% = saved shots (in%), GAA = conceded goal

player team GP TOI W. L. OTL T GA SO Sv% ATM
Cam Ward Red deer 57 3367 40 12 1 3 118 5 92.0 2.10
Josh Harding Regina 57 3384 18th 22nd 3 13 156 3 91.3 2.77
Kelly Guard Kelowna 53 3018 39 9 1 3 97 6th 91.1 1.93
Blake Grenier Moose Jaw 41 2356 23 7th 1 8th 100 5 91.1 2.55

Play-offs

Play-off tree

  Conference quarterfinals   Conference semifinals   Conference finals   WHL championship
                                     
C1 Red Deer Rebels 4th                  
C4 Calgary Hitmen 1  
C1 Red Deer Rebels 4th
  C3 Medicine Hat Tigers 3  
C2 Swift Current Broncos 0
 
C3 Medicine Hat Tigers 4th  
E1 Brandon Wheat Kings 1
Eastern Conference
  C1 Red Deer Rebels 4th  
E1 Brandon Wheat Kings 4th      
 
E4 Regina Pats 1  
E1 Brandon Wheat Kings 4th
  E2 Moose Jaw Warriors 3  
E2 Moose Jaw Warriors 4th
 
E3 Saskatoon Blades 2  
C1 Red Deer Rebels 2
  B1 Kelowna Rockets 4th
B1 Kelowna Rockets 4th            
 
B4 Vancouver Giants 0  
B1 Kelowna Rockets 4th
  U2 Spokane Chiefs 0  
U2 Spokane Chiefs 4th
 
U3 Portland Winter Hawks 3  
B1 Kelowna Rockets 4th
Western Conference
  U1 Seattle Thunderbirds 1  
U1 Seattle Thunderbirds 4th      
 
B5 Prince George Cougars 1  
U1 Seattle Thunderbirds 4th
  B3 Kootenay Ice 1  
B2 Kamloops Blazers 2
 
B3 Kootenay Ice 4th  

President's Cup winner

President's Cup winner


Kelowna Rockets

Goalkeepers: Kelly Guard , Josh Lepp

Defenders: Mike Card , Darren Deschamps , Josh Gorges , Duncan Keith , Brett Palin , Tomáš Slovák , Shea Weber

Attackers: Troy Bodie , Blake Comeau , Ryan Cuthbert , Simon Ferguson , Randall Gelech , Joel Henituik , David Jacobson , Joni Lindlöf , Kiel McLeod , Tyler Mosienko , Mark Olafson , Cam Paddock , Jesse Schultz , Tyler Spurgeon , Stephen Sunderman

Head coach: Marc Habscheid , Jeff Truitt  General Manager:

Best scorer

Abbreviations: GP = games, G = goals, A = assists , Pts = points, PIM = penalty minutes; Bold: Season best

player team GP G A. Pts PIM
Jesse Schultz Kelowna 19th 12 16 28 21st
Tomáš Slovák Kelowna 19th 2 20th 22nd 26th
Tyler Mosienko Kelowna 19th 11 10 21st 2
Boyd Gordon Red deer 23 8th 12 20th 14th
Matt Ellison Red deer 22nd 7th 13 20th 28
Josh Gorges Kelowna 19th 2 17th 20th 16
Cam paddock Kelowna 19th 11 8th 19th 18th
Brooks spawn Seattle 15th 5 14th 19th 24
Ryan Cuthbert Kelowna 18th 9 7th 16 19th
Chris St. Jacques Medicine Hat 11 2 14th 16 17th

Best goalkeeper

Abbreviations: GP = games, TOI = ice age (in minutes), W = wins, L = defeats, OTL = overtime / shootout defeats , GA = goals conceded, SO = shutouts , Sv% = shots saved (in%), GAA = Conceded goal

player team GP TOI W. L. GA SO Sv% ATM
Josh Harding Regina 5 320 1 3 13 0 93.9 2.44
Davis Parley Kamloops 6th 495 2 1 16 1 93.6 1.94
Billy Thompson Prince George 5 238 1 3 12 0 93.4 3.02
Kelly Guard Kelowna 19th 1233 16 2 36 4th 92.3 1.75

Awards

All-star teams

Eastern Conference

First all-star team
Attack: Jordin Tootoo - Ryan Craig - Boyd Gordon
Defense: Jeff Woywitka - Ian White
Goal: Josh Harding
Second all-star team
Attack: Jeremy Jackson - David Bararuk - Matt Ellison
Defense: Stephen Mann - Nathan Paetsch
Goal: Cam Ward

Western Conference

First all-star team
Attack: Erik Christensen - Brooks Laich - Jesse Schultz
Defense: Tomáš Slovák - Tomáš Mojžíš
Goal: Kelly Guard
Second all-star team
Attack: Nigel Dawes - Kiel McLeod - Adam Courchaine
Defense: Gerard Dicaire - Josh Gorges
Goal: Billy Thompson

Awarded trophies

Award team
Scotty Munro Memorial Trophy Kelowna Rockets
Award player team
Four Broncos Memorial Trophy Josh Harding Regina Pats
Bob Clarke Trophy Erik Christensen Kamloops Blazers
Bill Hunter Memorial Trophy Jeff Woywitka Red Deer Rebels
Jim Piggott Memorial Trophy Matt Ellison Red Deer Rebels
Del Wilson Trophy Josh Harding Regina Pats
WHL Plus-Minus Award Matthew Spiller Seattle Thunderbirds
Brad Hornung Trophy Boyd Gordon Red Deer Rebels
Daryl K. (Doc) Seaman Trophy Brett Dickie Brandon Wheat Kings
Dunc McCallum Memorial Trophy Marc Habscheid Kelowna Rockets
Lloyd Saunders Memorial Trophy Bruce Hamilton Kelowna Rockets
Allan Paradice Memorial Trophy Steve Kozari -
St. Clair Group Trophy Anne-Marie Hamilton
Reid Pederson		 Kelowna Rockets
Regina Pats
Doug Wickenheiser Memorial Trophy Ryan Craig Brandon Wheat Kings
WHL Playoff MVP Jesse Schultz Kelowna Rockets

See also

Web links

Individual evidence

  1. ↑ a b WHL ANNOUNCES 2002-03 AWARD FINALISTS AND CONFERENCE ALL-STAR TEAMS. whl.ca, March 20, 2003, accessed December 21, 2015 .