WHL 2015/16
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The 2015/16 WHL season was the 50th season of the Western Hockey League . The regular season began on September 24, 2015 and ended on March 20, 2016, with the Victoria Royals winning their first Scotty Munro Memorial Trophy . On March 25, 2016, the playoffs for the Ed Chynoweth Cup began , which the Brandon Wheat Kings won for the third time in their history on May 13, 2016.
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, = conference Winner, = Scotty Munro Memorial Trophy winner
Eastern Conference
| rank | East Division | GP | W. | L. | OTL | SOL | GF | GA | Pts |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1. | Brandon Wheat Kings | 72 | 48 | 18th | 4th | 2 | 319 | 197 | 102 |
| 2. | Prince Albert Raiders | 72 | 38 | 26th | 7th | 1 | 222 | 223 | 84 |
| 3. | Moose Jaw Warriors | 72 | 36 | 27 | 7th | 2 | 249 | 239 | 81 |
| rank | Central Division | GP | W. | L. | OTL | SOL | GF | GA | Pts |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1. | Lethbridge Hurricanes | 72 | 46 | 24 | 1 | 1 | 304 | 218 | 94 |
| 2. | Red Deer Rebels | 72 | 45 | 24 | 1 | 2 | 260 | 205 | 93 |
| 3. | Calgary Hitmen | 72 | 42 | 26th | 2 | 2 | 246 | 219 | 88 |
| rank | Wild card teams | division | GP | W. | L. | OTL | SOL | GF | GA | Pts |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1. | Regina Pats | E. | 72 | 36 | 29 | 3 | 5 | 243 | 253 | 80 |
| 2. | Edmonton Oil Kings | C. | 72 | 29 | 36 | 6th | 1 | 197 | 238 | 65 |
| 2. | Medicine Hat Tigers | C. | 72 | 30th | 37 | 3 | 2 | 223 | 287 | 65 |
| 4th | Swift Current Broncos | E. | 72 | 24 | 38 | 7th | 3 | 189 | 249 | 58 |
| 5. | Saskatoon Blades | E. | 72 | 26th | 42 | 4th | 0 | 219 | 318 | 56 |
| 6th | Kootenay Ice | C. | 72 | 12 | 53 | 6th | 1 | 155 | 320 | 31 |
- ↑ a b The Medicine Hat Tigers and the Edmonton Oil Kings played a playoff game on March 22, 2016 for the remaining wild card space in the Eastern Conference. The Oil Kings won 6-4 in Medicine Hat.
Western Conference
| rank | BC Division | GP | W. | L. | OTL | SOL | GF | GA | Pts |
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| 1. | Victoria Royals | 72 | 50 | 16 | 3 | 3 | 281 | 166 | 106 |
| 2. | Kelowna Rockets | 72 | 48 | 20th | 4th | 0 | 269 | 218 | 100 |
| 3. | Kamloops Blazers | 72 | 38 | 25th | 5 | 4th | 237 | 218 | 85 |
| rank | US division | GP | W. | L. | OTL | SOL | GF | GA | Pts |
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| 1. | Seattle Thunderbirds | 72 | 45 | 23 | 4th | 0 | 228 | 186 | 94 |
| 2. | Everett Silvertips | 72 | 38 | 26th | 5 | 3 | 182 | 172 | 84 |
| 3. | Portland Winterhawks | 72 | 34 | 31 | 6th | 1 | 228 | 227 | 75 |
| rank | Wild card teams | division | GP | W. | L. | OTL | SOL | GF | GA | Pts |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1. | Prince George Cougars | B. | 72 | 36 | 31 | 3 | 2 | 240 | 225 | 77 |
| 2. | Spokane Chiefs | U | 72 | 33 | 30th | 5 | 4th | 223 | 254 | 75 |
| 3. | Tri-City Americans | U | 72 | 35 | 34 | 2 | 1 | 236 | 253 | 73 |
| 4th | Vancouver Giants | B. | 72 | 23 | 40 | 5 | 4th | 199 | 273 | 55 |
Best scorer
Abbreviations: GP = games, G = goals, A = assists , Pts = points, PIM = penalty minutes; Bold: Season best
| player | team | GP | G | A. | Pts | PIM |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Adam Brooks | Regina Pats | 72 | 38 | 82 | 120 | 30th |
| Dryden Hunt | Moose Jaw Warriors | 72 | 58 | 58 | 116 | 48 |
| Brayden Burke | Lethbridge Hurricanes | 72 | 27 | 82 | 109 | 44 |
| Jayce Hawryluk | Brandon Wheat Kings | 58 | 47 | 59 | 106 | 101 |
| Nolan Patrick | Brandon Wheat Kings | 72 | 41 | 61 | 102 | 41 |
| Parker Bowles | Tri-City Americans | 72 | 39 | 57 | 96 | 63 |
| Tyson Baillie | Kelowna Rockets | 70 | 43 | 52 | 95 | 66 |
| Reid Gardiner | Prince Albert Raiders | 71 | 43 | 49 | 92 | 46 |
| Alex Forsberg | Victoria Royals | 71 | 31 | 60 | 91 | 64 |
| Tyler Wong | Lethbridge Hurricanes | 72 | 43 | 46 | 89 | 42 |
Best goalkeeper
The combined table shows the three best goalkeepers in the categories conceded goals and catch quota as well as the leaders in the categories shutouts and wins.
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; Bold: Season best
Only goalkeepers who have played at least 1,440 minutes of play are recorded. Sorted by the best goals against.
| player | team | GP | TOI | W. | L. | OTL | GA | SO | Sv% | ATM |
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| Handles outhouse | Victoria Royals | 27 | 1487 | 18th | 3 | 4th | 45 | 4th | 93.7 | 1.82 |
| Carter Hart | Everett Silvertips | 63 | 3693 | 35 | 23 | 4th | 132 | 6th | 91.8 | 2.14 |
| Coleman Vollrath | Victoria Royals | 51 | 2854 | 32 | 13 | 2 | 114 | 1 | 91.2 | 2.40 |
| Landon Bow |
Swift Current Broncos Seattle Thunderbirds |
53 | 2886 | 25th | 20th | 4th | 120 | 7th | 92.3 | 2.49 |
| Connor Ingram | Kamloops Blazers | 61 | 3539 | 34 | 15th | 9 | 154 | 4th | 92.2 | 2.61 |
Playoffs
Playoff tree
| Conference quarterfinals | Conference semifinals | Conference finals | Ed Chynoweth Cup Final | |||||||||||||||
| E1 | Brandon Wheat Kings | 4th | ||||||||||||||||
| EWC2 | Edmonton Oil Kings | 2 | ||||||||||||||||
| E1 | Brandon Wheat Kings | 4th | ||||||||||||||||
| E3 | Moose Jaw Warriors | 1 | ||||||||||||||||
| E2 | Prince Albert Raiders | 1 | ||||||||||||||||
| E3 | Moose Jaw Warriors | 4th | ||||||||||||||||
| E1 | Brandon Wheat Kings | 4th | ||||||||||||||||
| Eastern Conference | ||||||||||||||||||
| C2 | Red Deer Rebels | 1 | ||||||||||||||||
| C1 | Lethbridge Hurricanes | 1 | ||||||||||||||||
| EWC1 | Regina Pats | 4th | ||||||||||||||||
| EWC1 | Regina Pats | 3 | ||||||||||||||||
| C2 | Red Deer Rebels | 4th | ||||||||||||||||
| C2 | Red Deer Rebels | 4th | ||||||||||||||||
| C3 | Calgary Hitmen | 1 | ||||||||||||||||
| E1 | Brandon Wheat Kings | 4th | ||||||||||||||||
| U1 | Seattle Thunderbirds | 1 | ||||||||||||||||
| B1 | Victoria Royals | 4th | ||||||||||||||||
| WWC2 | Spokane Chiefs | 2 | ||||||||||||||||
| B1 | Victoria Royals | 3 | ||||||||||||||||
| B2 | Kelowna Rockets | 4th | ||||||||||||||||
| B2 | Kelowna Rockets | 4th | ||||||||||||||||
| B3 | Kamloops Blazers | 3 | ||||||||||||||||
| B2 | Kelowna Rockets | 0 | ||||||||||||||||
| Western Conference | ||||||||||||||||||
| U1 | Seattle Thunderbirds | 4th | ||||||||||||||||
| U1 | Seattle Thunderbirds | 4th | ||||||||||||||||
| WWC1 | Prince George Cougars | 0 | ||||||||||||||||
| U1 | Seattle Thunderbirds | 4th | ||||||||||||||||
| U2 | Everett Silvertips | 1 | ||||||||||||||||
| U2 | Everett Silvertips | 4th | ||||||||||||||||
| U3 | Portland Winterhawks | 0 | ||||||||||||||||
Ed Chynoweth Cup winner
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Ed Chynoweth Cup winner Brandon Wheat Kings |
Goalkeepers: Jordan Papirny , Logan Thompson Defenders: Kale Clague , Macoy Erkamps , Schael Higson , Mark Matsuba , Iwan Proworow , James Shearer , Jordan Thomson , Mitch Wheaton Attackers: Garrett Armor , Duncan Campbell , Tyler Coulter , Reid Duke , Connor Gutenberg , Jayce Hawryluk , Tanner Kaspick , Ty Lewis , Stelio Mattheos , Linden McCorrister , Tim McGauley , Nolan Patrick , John Quenneville Head Coach: Kelly McCrimmon |
Best scorer
Abbreviations: GP = games, G = goals, A = assists , Pts = points, PIM = penalty minutes; Bold: Season best
| player | team | GP | G | A. | Pts | PIM |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Nolan Patrick | Brandon Wheat Kings | 21st | 13 | 17th | 30th | 16 |
| Jayce Hawryluk | Brandon Wheat Kings | 21st | 7th | 22nd | 29 | 39 |
| John Quenneville | Brandon Wheat Kings | 21st | 16 | 11 | 27 | 8th |
| Tim McGauley | Brandon Wheat Kings | 21st | 8th | 18th | 26th | 8th |
| Mathew Barzal | Seattle Thunderbirds | 18th | 5 | 21st | 26th | 16 |
| Reid Duke | Brandon Wheat Kings | 21st | 8th | 16 | 24 | 24 |
| Adam Brooks | Regina Pats | 12 | 7th | 16 | 23 | 6th |
| Ethan Bear | Seattle Thunderbirds | 18th | 8th | 14th | 22nd | 8th |
| Adam Helewka | Red Deer Rebels | 17th | 9 | 9 | 18th | 18th |
| Jake DeBrusk | Red Deer Rebels | 17th | 8th | 9 | 17th | 20th |
Best goalkeeper
The combined table shows the three best goalkeepers in the categories conceded goals and catch quota as well as the leaders in the categories shutouts and wins.
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; Bold: Season best
Only goalkeepers who have played at least 60 minutes of play are recorded. Sorted by the best goals against.
| player | team | GP | TOI | W. | L. | OTL | GA | SO | Sv% | ATM |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Mario Petit | Everett Silvertips | 4th | 185 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 4th | 1 | 95.3 | 1.30 |
| Jayden Sittler | Lethbridge Hurricanes | 2 | 102 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 94.0 | 1.76 |
| Landon Bow | Seattle Thunderbirds | 18th | 1131 | 13 | 2 | 3 | 37 | 2 * | 92.7 | 1.96 |
| Connor Ingram | Kamloops Blazers | 7th | 424 | 3 | 3 | 1 | 15th | 1 | 93.8 | 2.12 |
| Jordan Papirny | Brandon Wheat Kings | 21st | 1230 | 16 | 5 | 0 | 60 | 1 | 89.7 | 2.93 |
* Zach Sawchenko , Tyler Brown and Michael Herringer also got 2 shutouts.
Awards
All-star teams
Eastern Conference
| First all-star team | |
| Attack: | Dryden Hunt - Brayden Point - Adam Brooks |
| Defense: | Andrew Nielsen - Ivan Provorov |
| Goal: | Zach Sawchenko |
| Second all-star team | |
| Attack: | Brayden Burke - Nolan Patrick - Jayce Hawryluk |
| Defense: | Jake Bean - Travis Sanheim |
| Goal: | Rylan Parenteau |
Western Conference
| First all-star team | |
| Attack: | Tyson Baillie - Mathew Barzal - Parker Bowles |
| Defense: | Ethan Bear - Joe Hicketts |
| Goal: | Carter Hart |
| Second all-star team | |
| Attack: | Tyler Soy - Chase Witala - Collin Shirley |
| Defense: | Jason Fram - Noah Juulsen |
| Goal: | Connor Ingram |
Awarded trophies
See also
- 2015/16 season of the Ontario Hockey League
- Season 2015/16 of the Ligue de hockey junior majeur du Québec
- Memorial Cup 2016
Web links
- WHL 2015/16 on hockeydb.com
Individual evidence
- ↑ Squad for the 2015/16 season on hockeydb.com (accessed on May 14, 2016)
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