WHL 2012/13

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The 2012/13 WHL season was the 47th season of the Western Hockey League . The regular season began on September 20, 2012 and ended on March 17, 2012. The Portland Winterhawks won the Scotty Munro Memorial Trophy as the team with the highest points in the preliminary round . The play-offs began on March 21, 2013 ended with the third Ed Chynoweth Cup win of the Portland Winterhawks on May 12, 2013, who prevailed in the WHL final against the Edmonton Oil Kings .

Regular season

Closing tables

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

Eastern Conference

	GP	W.	L.	OTL	SOL	GF	GA	Pts
Edmonton Oil Kings	72	51	15th	2	4th	278	155	108
Saskatoon Blades	72	44	22nd	2	4th	280	221	94
Calgary Hitmen	72	46	21st	1	4th	266	204	97
Red Deer Rebels	72	39	26th	5	2	208	204	85
Prince Albert Raiders	72	37	28	3	4th	234	233	81
Swift Current Broncos	72	36	29	3	4th	206	193	79
Medicine Hat Tigers	72	36	33	2	1	243	244	75
Kootenay Ice	72	35	35	2	0	203	221	72
Lethbridge Hurricanes	72	28	34	3	7th	212	253	66
Moose Jaw Warriors	72	25th	36	4th	7th	182	249	61
Regina Pats	72	25th	38	4th	5	193	269	59
Brandon Wheat Kings	72	24	40	4th	4th	189	284	56

Western Conference

	GP	W.	L.	OTL	SOL	GF	GA	Pts
Portland Winterhawks	72	57	12	1	2	334	169	117
Kelowna Rockets	72	52	16	3	1	309	178	108
Kamloops Blazers	72	47	20th	2	3	261	180	99
Spokane Chiefs	72	44	26th	2	0	269	230	90
Tri-City Americans	72	40	27	2	3	246	227	85
Victoria Royals	72	35	30th	2	5	223	252	77
Seattle Thunderbirds	72	24	38	7th	3	210	286	58
Everett Silvertips	72	25th	40	3	4th	172	268	57
Prince George Cougars	72	21st	43	2	6th	177	273	50
Vancouver Giants	72	21st	49	2	0	197	299	44

Best scorer

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

player	team	GP	G	A.	Pts	PIM
Brendan Leipsic	Portland Winterhawks	68	49	71	120	103
Nic Petan	Portland Winterhawks	71	46	74	120	43
Ty Rattie	Portland Winterhawks	62	48	62	110	27
Justin Feser	Tri-City Americans	72	44	62	106	57
Colin Smith	Kamloops Blazers	72	41	65	106	72
Myles Bell	Kelowna Rockets	69	38	55	93	68
Michael St. Croix	Edmonton Oil Kings	72	37	55	92	36
Curtis Valk	Medicine Hat Tigers	71	46	45	91	54
Tim Bozon	Kamloops Blazers	69	36	55	91	58
Cody Sylvester	Calgary Hitmen	68	41	49	90	49

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
Tristan Jarry	Edmonton Oil Kings	27	1495	18th	7th	0	40	6th	93.6	1.61
Patrik Bartošák	Red Deer Rebels	55	3134	33	14th	5	118	5	93.5	2.26
Mac Carruth	Portland Winterhawks	39	2275	30th	7th	0	78	7th	92.9	2.06

Play-offs

Play-off tree

	Conference quarterfinals				Conference semifinals					Conference finals					Ed Chynoweth Cup Final
	1	Edmonton Oil Kings	4th		1	Edmonton Oil Kings	4th
	8th	Kootenay Ice	1		7th	Medicine Hat Tigers	0
	2	Saskatoon Blades	0							Eastern Conference
	7th	Medicine Hat Tigers	4th
										1	Edmonton Oil Kings	4th
										3	Calgary Hitmen	3
	3	Calgary Hitmen	4th
	6th	Swift Current Broncos	1
	4th	Red Deer Rebels	4th		3	Calgary Hitmen	4th
	5	Prince Albert Raiders	0		4th	Red Deer Rebels	1
															1	Edmonton Oil Kings	2
	(The teams are reset after the first round.)
															1	Portland Winterhawks	4th
	1	Portland Winterhawks	4th		1	Portland Winterhawks	4th
	8th	Everett Silvertips	2		4th	Spokane Chiefs	0
	2	Kelowna Rockets	4th
	7th	Seattle Thunderbirds	3
										1	Portland Winterhawks	4th
										3	Kamloops Blazers	1
	3	Kamloops Blazers	4th
	6th	Victoria Royals	2							Western Conference
	4th	Spokane Chiefs	4th		2	Kelowna Rockets	0
	5	Tri-City Americans	1		3	Kamloops Blazers	4th

Ed Chynoweth Cup Final

(1) Portland Winterhawks - (1) Edmonton Oil Kings

0May 3, 2013 7:00 p.m. (local time)

Portland Winterhawks Taylor Lyre (43:00)

1: 4 (0: 1, 0: 1, 1: 2) Match report as of: 0: 1

Edmonton Oil Kings Dylan Wruck (2:03) Henrik Samuelsson (31:17) Henrik Samuelsson (43:47) Curtis Lazar (50:03)

Rose Garden , Portland , Oregon Spectators: 10,097

0May 4, 2013 7:00 p.m.

Portland Winterhawks Ty Rattie (9:09) Brendan Leipsic (37:20) Oliver Bjorkstrand (38:45)

3: 0 (1: 0, 2: 0, 0: 0) Match report as of: 1: 1

Edmonton Oil Kings

Rose Garden, Portland, Oregon Spectators: 10,947

0May 7, 2013 7:00 p.m.

Edmonton Oil Kings Michael St. Croix (29:13)

1: 3 (0: 3, 1: 0, 0: 0) Match report as of: 1: 2

Portland Winterhawks Taylor Lyre (4:39) Ty Rattie (8:14) Oliver Bjorkstrand (15:48)

Rexall Place , Edmonton , Alberta Spectators: 8,513

0May 8, 2013 7:00 p.m.

Edmonton Oil Kings Mitchell Moroz (44:45)

1: 2 (0: 1, 0: 1, 1: 0) Match report as of: 1: 3

Portland Winterhawks Brendan Leipsic (17:13) Troy Rutkowski (29:54)

Rexall Place, Edmonton, Alberta Spectators: 8,400

May 10, 2013 7:00 p.m.

Portland Winterhawks Joey Baker (0:15) Brendan Leipsic (54:05)

2: 3 (1: 1, 0: 0, 1: 1, 0: 1) Match report Status: 3: 2

Edmonton Oil Kings Michael St. Croix (10:14) Michael St. Croix (47:01) Michael St. Croix (67:24)

Rose Garden, Portland, Oregon Spectators: 10,947

May 12, 2013 4:00 p.m.

Edmonton Oil Kings Travis Ewanyk (1:04)

1: 5 (1: 2, 0: 2, 0: 1) Match report as of: 2: 4

Portland Winterhawks Ty Rattie (4:28) Ty Rattie (7:15) Oliver Bjorkstrand (23:54) Ty Rattie (33:25) Taylor Lyre (59:21)

Rexall Place, Edmonton, Alberta Spectators: 7,449

Ed Chynoweth Cup winner

Ed Chynoweth Cup winner Portland Winterhawks

Goalkeepers: Brendan Burke , Mac Carruth Defenders: Josh Hanson , Seth Jones , Shaun MacPherson , Derrick Pouliot , Troy Rutkowski , Kirill Vorobjow , Tyler Wotherspoon Attackers: Joey Baker , Paul Bittner , Oliver Bjorkstrand , Adam De Champlain , Keegan Iverson , Preston Kopeck , Taylor Leier , Brendan Leipsic , Chase De Leo , Joe Mahon , Nic Petan , Taylor Peters , Ty Rattie , Dominic Turgeon Head Coach and General Manager: Mike Johnston

Best scorer

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

player	team	GP	G	A.	Pts	PIM
Ty Rattie	Portland	21st	20th	16	36	17th
Nic Petan	Portland	21st	9	19th	28	16
Michael St. Croix	Edmonton	22nd	13	13	26th	14th
Brendan Leipsic	Portland	21st	10	14th	24	41
JC Lipon	Kamloops	15th	6th	17th	23	20th
Stephane Legault	Edmonton	22nd	6th	16	22nd	10
Brendan Ranford	Kamloops	15th	5	15th	20th	0
Derrick Pouliot	Portland	21st	4th	16	20th	12
Henrik Samuelsson	Edmonton	22nd	11	8th	19th	43
Oliver Bjorkstrand	Portland	21st	8th	11	19th	5

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
Cam Lanigan	Medicine Hat	8th	440	4th	4th	17th	1	94.4	2.32
Patrik Bartošák	Red deer	9	548	5	3	18th	1	94.1	1.97
Mac Carruth	Portland	21st	1254	16	4th	34	5	93.7	1.63

Awards

All-star teams

Eastern Conference

First all-star team
Attack:	Adam Lowry - Michael St. Croix - Curtis Valk
Defense:	Morgan Rielly - Darren Dietz
Goal:	Patrik Bartošák

Second all-star team
Attack:	Hunter Shinkaruk - Sam Reinhart - Cody Sylvester
Defense:	Alex Roach - Keegan Lowe
Goal:	Laurent Brossoit

Western Conference

First all-star team
Attack:	Justin Feser - Colin Smith - Nic Petan
Defense:	Brenden Kichton - Seth Jones
Goal:	Mac Carruth

Second all-star team
Attack:	Myles Bell - Brendan Leipsic - Ty Rattie
Defense:	Troy Rutkowski - Tyler Wotherspoon
Goal:	Jordon Cooke

Awarded trophies

Award		team
Ed Chynoweth Cup		Portland Winterhawks
Scotty Munro Memorial Trophy		Portland Winterhawks
Award	player	team
Four Broncos Memorial Trophy	Adam Lowry	Swift Current Broncos
Bob Clarke Trophy	Brendan Leipsic Nic Petan	Portland Winterhawks
Bill Hunter Memorial Trophy	Brenden Kichton	Spokane Chiefs
Jim Piggott Memorial Trophy	Seth Jones	Portland Winterhawks
Del Wilson Trophy	Patrik Bartošák	Red Deer Rebels
WHL Plus-Minus Award	Nic Petan	Portland Winterhawks
Brad Hornung Trophy	Dylan Wruck	Edmonton Oil Kings
Daryl K. (Doc) Seaman Trophy	Josh Morrissey	Prince Albert Raiders
Dunc McCallum Memorial Trophy	Ryan McGill	Kootenay Ice
Lloyd Saunders Memorial Trophy	Bob Green	Edmonton Oil Kings
Doug Wickenheiser Memorial Trophy	Cody Sylvester	Calgary Hitmen
WHL Playoff MVP	Ty Rattie	Portland Winterhawks

See also

• 2012/13 season of the Ontario Hockey League
• Season 2012/13 of the Ligue de hockey junior majeur du Québec
• Memorial Cup 2013

Web links

• Homepage of the Western Hockey League
• Homepage of the Canadian Hockey League