WHL 2005/06

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The 2005/06 WHL season was the 40th season of the Western Hockey League . The play-offs started on March 24, 2006 and ended with the first President's Cup win by the Vancouver Giants on May 9, 2006, who prevailed against the Moose Jaw Warriors in the WHL final .

Regular season

Final placements

Abbreviations: GP = games, W = wins, L = defeats, OTL = defeat after overtime or shootout , GF = goals scored, GA = goals conceded, Pts = points
Explanations:     = play-off qualification,     = division winner,     = Conference winner,     = Scotty Munro Memorial Trophy winner

Eastern Conference

East Division GP W. L. OTL GF GA Pts
Moose Jaw Warriors 72 44 20th 8th 278 205 96
Saskatoon Blades 72 41 25th 6th 232 217 88
Regina Pats 72 40 27 5 236 234 85
Brandon Wheat Kings 72 30th 32 10 218 259 70
Prince Albert Raiders 72 25th 36 11 167 228 63
Central Division GP W. L. OTL GF GA Pts
Medicine Hat Tigers 72 47 16 9 257 171 103
Calgary Hitmen 72 47 18th 7th 195 155 101
Lethbridge Hurricanes 72 27 36 9 195 250 63
Swift Current Broncos 72 24 34 14th 175 242 62
Red Deer Rebels 72 26th 40 6th 166 220 58

Western Conference

BC Division GP W. L. OTL GF GA Pts
Vancouver Giants 72 47 19th 6th 252 156 100
Kelowna Rockets 72 46 22nd 4th 243 188 96
Kootenay Ice 72 45 23 4th 233 177 94
Prince George Cougars 72 35 31 6th 195 195 76
Kamloops Blazers 72 34 33 5 179 196 73
US division GP W. L. OTL GF GA Pts
Everett Silvertips 72 40 27 5 203 158 85
Seattle Thunderbirds 72 35 31 6th 186 211 76
Portland Winter Hawks 72 32 32 8th 204 258 72
Tri-City Americans 72 30th 35 7th 188 221 67
Spokane Chiefs 72 25th 39 8th 193 254 58

Best scorer

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

player team GP G A. Pts PIM
Troy Brouwer Moose Jaw Warriors 72 49 53 102 122
Adam Cracknell Kootenay Ice 72 42 51 93 85
Ian McDonald Tri-City Americans 71 37 55 92 16
Dustin Boyd Moose Jaw Warriors 64 48 42 90 34
Justin Keller Kelowna Rockets 72 51 37 88 82
Blair Jones Moose Jaw Warriors 72 35 50 85 85
Devin Setoguchi Saskatoon Blades 65 36 47 83 69
Darren Helm Medicine Hat Tigers 70 41 38 79 39
John Lammers Everett Silvertips 70 38 37 75 25th
Ryan Russell Kootenay Ice 72 33 42 75 30th
Chad classes Spokane Chiefs
Saskatoon Blades 		68 27 48 75 61
Colton Yellow Horn Lethbridge Hurricanes 67 25th 50 75 63

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. OTL GA SO Sv% ATM
Justin Pogge Calgary Hitmen 54 3237 38 12 4th 93 11 92.6 1.72
Taylor Dakers Kootenay Ice 47 2671 30th 15th 1 94 8th 92.6 2.11
Leland Irving Everett Silvertips 67 3791 37 23 3 121 4th 92.5 1.91
Matt Keetley Medicine Hat Tigers 62 3741 42 14th 5 130 6th 91.6 2.09

Play-offs

Play-off tree

  Conference quarterfinals   Conference semifinals   Conference finals   WHL championship
                                     
C1 Medicine Hat Tigers 4th                  
C4 Swift Current Broncos 0  
C1 Medicine Hat Tigers 4th
  E2 Saskatoon Blades 0  
E3 Regina Pats 2
 
E2 Saskatoon Blades 4th  
C1 Medicine Hat Tigers 1
Eastern Conference
  E1 Moose Jaw Warriors 4th  
C2 Calgary Hitmen 4th      
 
C3 Lethbridge Hurricanes 2  
C2 Calgary Hitmen 3
  E1 Moose Jaw Warriors 4th  
E4 Brandon Wheat Kings 2
 
E1 Moose Jaw Warriors 4th  
E1 Moose Jaw Warriors 0
  B1 Vancouver Giants 4th
B1 Vancouver Giants 4th            
 
B4 Prince George Cougars 1  
B1 Vancouver Giants 4th
  U3 Portland Winter Hawks 1  
U3 Portland Winter Hawks 4th
 
U2 Seattle Thunderbirds 3  
B1 Vancouver Giants 4th
Western Conference
  U1 Everett Silvertips 0  
B2 Kelowna Rockets 4th      
 
B3 Kootenay Ice 2  
B2 Kelowna Rockets 2
  U1 Everett Silvertips 4th  
U4 Tri-City Americans 1
 
U1 Everett Silvertips 4th  

President's Cup winner

President's Cup winner


Vancouver Giants

Goalkeepers: Tyson Sexsmith , Dustin Slade

Defenders: Paul Albers , Jonathon Blum , Brett Festerling , Mark Fistric , John Flatters , Cody Franson , Brendan Mikkelson

Attackers: Mitch Bartley , Mário Bližňák , Gilbert Brulé , Mitch Czibere , Kenton Dulle , Garet Hunt , Tim Kraus , Kyle Lamb , Milan Lucic , Spencer Machacek , Brett Parker , Jason Reese , Michal Řepík , David Rutherford , Chad Scharff , JD Watt

Head Coach: Don Hay  General Manager: Scott Bonner

Best scorer

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

player team GP G A. Pts PIM
Gilbert Brulé Vancouver Giants 18th 16 14th 30th 44
Blair Jones Moose Jaw Warriors 22nd 9 12 21st 45
Steve Gillen Moose Jaw Warriors 22nd 8th 12 20th 14th
Cody Franson Vancouver Giants 18th 5 15th 20th 12
Paul Albers Vancouver Giants 18th 3 16 19th 8th
Dustin Boyd Moose Jaw Warriors 22nd 7th 11 18th 10
Riley crab apple Moose Jaw Warriors 22nd 7th 9 16 20th
Kenndal McArdle Moose Jaw Warriors 22nd 6th 10 16 43
Mitch Bartley Vancouver Giants 18th 8th 7th 15th 20th
Brandon Dubinsky Portland Winter Hawks 12 5 10 15th 24

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
Dustin Slade Vancouver Giants 18th 1099 16 2 24 6th 93.8 1.31
Leland Irving Everett Silvertips 12 747 8th 3 21st 3 93.8 1.69
Matt Keetley Medicine Hat Tigers 13 864 9 2 30th 0 92.1 2.08
Anton Khudobin Saskatoon Blades 10 685 4th 3 32 0 92.0 2.80

Awards

All-star teams

Eastern Conference

First all-star team
Attack: Dustin Boyd - Troy Brouwer - Darren Helm
Defense: Brett Carson - Kris Russell
Goal: Justin Pogge
Second all-star team
Attack: Kyle Chipchura - Blair Jones - Devin Setoguchi
Defense: Kyle Deck - Jeff Schultz
Goal: Matt Keetley

Western Conference

First all-star team
Attack: Blake Comeau - Justin Keller - Ian McDonald
Defense: Paul Albers - Shaun Heshka
Goal: Dustin Slade
Second all-star team
Attack: Gilbert Brulé - Adam Cracknell - Brandon Dubinsky
Defense: Cody Franson - Logan Stephenson
Goal: Leland Irving

Awarded trophies

Award team
Scotty Munro Memorial Trophy Medicine Hat Tigers
Award player team
Four Broncos Memorial Trophy Justin Pogge Calgary Hitmen
Bob Clarke Trophy Troy Brouwer Moose Jaw Warriors
Bill Hunter Memorial Trophy Kris Russell Medicine Hat Tigers
Jim Piggott Memorial Trophy Peter Mueller Everett Silvertips
Del Wilson Trophy Justin Pogge Calgary Hitmen
WHL Plus-Minus Award Paul Albers Vancouver Giants
Brad Hornung Trophy Kris Russell Medicine Hat Tigers
Daryl K. (Doc) Seaman Trophy Brennan Wray Moose Jaw Warriors
Dunc McCallum Memorial Trophy Willie Desjardins Medicine Hat Tigers
Lloyd Saunders Memorial Trophy Scott Bonner Vancouver Giants
Allan Paradice Memorial Trophy Kyle Rehman
St. Clair Group Trophy Dave Andjelic Medicine Hat Tigers
Doug Wickenheiser Memorial Trophy Wacey Rabbit Saskatoon Blades
WHL Playoff MVP Gilbert Brulé Vancouver Giants

See also

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