WHL 2016/17
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The 2016/17 WHL season was the 51st season of the Western Hockey League . The regular season began on September 23, 2016 and ended on 19 March 2017 by winning the Scotty Munro Memorial Trophy by the Regina Pats . This was followed by the playoffs for the Ed Chynoweth Cup , which the Seattle Thunderbirds won for the first time in their history on May 14, 2017.
Regular season
Placements
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 |
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1. | Regina Pats | 72 | 52 | 12 | 7th | 1 | 353 | 211 | 112 |
2. | Moose Jaw Warriors | 72 | 42 | 21st | 8th | 1 | 255 | 219 | 93 |
3. | Swift Current Broncos | 72 | 39 | 23 | 4th | 6th | 247 | 239 | 88 |
rank | Central Division | GP | W. | L. | OTL | SOL | GF | GA | Pts |
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1. | Medicine Hat Tigers | 72 | 51 | 20th | 1 | 0 | 350 | 248 | 103 |
2. | Lethbridge Hurricanes | 72 | 44 | 21st | 4th | 3 | 280 | 253 | 95 |
3. | Red Deer Rebels | 72 | 30th | 29 | 9 | 4th | 239 | 258 | 73 |
rank | Wild card teams | division | GP | W. | L. | OTL | SOL | GF | GA | Pts |
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1. | Brandon Wheat Kings | E. | 72 | 31 | 31 | 7th | 3 | 225 | 247 | 72 |
2. | Calgary Hitmen | C. | 72 | 30th | 32 | 8th | 2 | 215 | 282 | 70 |
3. | Saskatoon Blades | E. | 72 | 28 | 35 | 7th | 2 | 190 | 248 | 65 |
4th | Edmonton Oil Kings | C. | 72 | 23 | 43 | 5 | 1 | 193 | 292 | 52 |
5. | Prince Albert Raiders | E. | 72 | 21st | 44 | 5 | 2 | 198 | 283 | 49 |
6th | Kootenay Ice | C. | 72 | 14th | 46 | 10 | 2 | 177 | 335 | 40 |
Western Conference
rank | BC Division | GP | W. | L. | OTL | SOL | GF | GA | Pts |
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1. | Prince George Cougars | 72 | 45 | 21st | 3 | 3 | 253 | 201 | 96 |
2. | Kelowna Rockets | 72 | 45 | 22nd | 5 | 0 | 283 | 206 | 95 |
3. | Kamloops Blazers | 72 | 42 | 24 | 2 | 4th | 243 | 198 | 90 |
rank | US division | GP | W. | L. | OTL | SOL | GF | GA | Pts |
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1. | Everett Silvertips | 72 | 44 | 16 | 9 | 3 | 229 | 169 | 100 |
2. | Seattle Thunderbirds | 72 | 46 | 20th | 4th | 2 | 253 | 206 | 98 |
3. | Tri-City Americans | 72 | 41 | 28 | 3 | 0 | 272 | 252 | 85 |
rank | Wild card teams | division | GP | W. | L. | OTL | SOL | GF | GA | Pts |
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1. | Portland Winterhawks | U | 72 | 40 | 28 | 1 | 3 | 278 | 256 | 84 |
2. | Victoria Royals | B. | 72 | 37 | 29 | 5 | 1 | 239 | 219 | 80 |
3. | Spokane Chiefs | U | 72 | 27 | 33 | 8th | 4th | 235 | 272 | 66 |
4th | Vancouver Giants | B. | 72 | 20th | 46 | 3 | 3 | 183 | 296 | 46 |
Best scorer
Abbreviations: GP = games, G = goals, A = assists , Pts = points, +/− = plus / minus , PIM = penalty minutes; Fat: best value
player | team | GP | G | A. | Pts | +/- | PIM |
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Sam Steel | Regina Pats | 66 | 50 | 81 | 131 | +49 | 40 |
Adam Brooks | Regina Pats | 66 | 43 | 87 | 130 | +43 | 61 |
Tyler Wong | Lethbridge Hurricanes | 69 | 51 | 58 | 109 | +29 | 53 |
Chad Butcher | Medicine Hat Tigers | 68 | 27 | 76 | 103 | +16 | 75 |
Jayden half-grown | Moose Jaw Warriors | 71 | 50 | 51 | 101 | +8 | 27 |
Kailer Yamamoto | Spokane Chiefs | 65 | 42 | 57 | 99 | +14 | 46 |
Cody Glass | Portland Winterhawks | 69 | 32 | 62 | 94 | +31 | 36 |
Mason Shaw | Medicine Hat Tigers | 71 | 27 | 67 | 94 | +21 | 57 |
Tyler Steenbergen | Swift Current Broncos | 72 | 51 | 39 | 90 | +26 | 22nd |
Matthew Phillips | Victoria Royals | 70 | 50 | 40 | 90 | +34 | 50 |
Sergei Sborowski from Regina Pats achieved the best plus / minus statistics with +72.
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, Min = ice age (in minutes), W = wins, L = defeats, OTL = overtime / shootout defeats , GA = goals conceded, SO = shutouts , Sv% = shots saved (in%), GAA = Conceded goal; Fat: best value; Sorted by goal conceded.
Only goalkeepers with 1728 minutes of play are recorded.
player | team | GP | Min | W. | L. | OTL | GA | SO | Sv% | ATM |
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Carter Hart | Everett Silvertips | 54 | 3078 | 32 | 11 | 8th | 102 | 9 | 92.7 | 1.99 |
Connor Ingram | Kamloops Blazers | 45 | 2577 | 26th | 14th | 4th | 105 | 5 | 92.7 | 2.44 |
Ty Edmonds | Prince George Cougars | 53 | 3092 | 31 | 16 | 5 | 128 | 1 | 91.6 | 2.48 |
Rylan Toth | Seattle Thunderbirds | 58 | 3274 | 36 | 18th | 3 | 150 | 1 | 90.2 | 2.75 |
Zach Sawchenko | Moose Jaw Warriors | 51 | 2985 | 30th | 14th | 7th | 139 | 3 | 91.7 | 2.79 |
Playoffs
Playoff tree
Conference quarterfinals | Conference semifinals | Conference finals | Ed Chynoweth Cup Final | |||||||||||||||
E1 | Regina Pats | 4th | ||||||||||||||||
EWC2 | Calgary Hitmen | 0 | ||||||||||||||||
E1 | Regina Pats | 4th | ||||||||||||||||
E3 | Swift Current Broncos | 3 | ||||||||||||||||
E2 | Moose Jaw Warriors | 3 | ||||||||||||||||
E3 | Swift Current Broncos | 4th | ||||||||||||||||
E1 | Regina Pats | 4th | ||||||||||||||||
Eastern Conference | ||||||||||||||||||
C2 | Lethbridge Hurricanes | 2 | ||||||||||||||||
C1 | Medicine Hat Tigers | 4th | ||||||||||||||||
EWC1 | Brandon Wheat Kings | 0 | ||||||||||||||||
C1 | Medicine Hat Tigers | 3 | ||||||||||||||||
C2 | Lethbridge Hurricanes | 4th | ||||||||||||||||
C2 | Lethbridge Hurricanes | 4th | ||||||||||||||||
C3 | Red Deer Rebels | 3 | ||||||||||||||||
E1 | Regina Pats | 2 | ||||||||||||||||
U2 | Seattle Thunderbirds | 4th | ||||||||||||||||
B1 | Prince George Cougars | 2 | ||||||||||||||||
WWC1 | Portland Winterhawks | 4th | ||||||||||||||||
B2 | Kelowna Rockets | 4th | ||||||||||||||||
WWC1 | Portland Winterhawks | 1 | ||||||||||||||||
B2 | Kelowna Rockets | 4th | ||||||||||||||||
B3 | Kamloops Blazers | 2 | ||||||||||||||||
B2 | Kelowna Rockets | 2 | ||||||||||||||||
Western Conference | ||||||||||||||||||
U2 | Seattle Thunderbirds | 4th | ||||||||||||||||
U1 | Everett Silvertips | 4th | ||||||||||||||||
WWC2 | Victoria Royals | 2 | ||||||||||||||||
U1 | Everett Silvertips | 0 | ||||||||||||||||
U2 | Seattle Thunderbirds | 4th | ||||||||||||||||
U2 | Seattle Thunderbirds | 4th | ||||||||||||||||
U3 | Tri-City Americans | 0 |
Ed Chynoweth Cup winner
Ed Chynoweth Cup winner Seattle Thunderbirds |
Goalkeepers: Matt Berlin , Carl Stankowski , Rylan Toth Defenders: Ethan Bear , Anthony Bishop , Reece Harsch , Aaron Hyman , Jake Lee , Turner Ottenbreit , Austin Strand , Jarret Tyszka Attackers: Tyler Adams , Zack Andrusiak , Mathew Barzal , Elijah Brown , Scott Eansor , Ryan Gropp , Dillon Hamaliuk , Keegan Kolesar , Sami Moilanen , Donovan Neuls , Luke Ormsby , Alexander True , Nolan Volcan , Matthew Wedman Head Coach: Steve Konowalchuk |
Best scorer
Abbreviations: GP = games, G = goals, A = assists , Pts = points, +/− = plus / minus , PIM = penalty minutes; Fat: best value
player | team | GP | G | A. | Pts | +/- | PIM |
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Keegan Kolesar | Seattle Thunderbirds | 19th | 12 | 19th | 31 | +12 | 37 |
Sam Steel | Regina Pats | 23 | 11 | 19th | 30th | +8 | 8th |
Reid Gardiner | Kelowna Rockets | 17th | 15th | 13 | 28 | +2 | 6th |
Ethan Bear | Seattle Thunderbirds | 17th | 6th | 20th | 26th | +11 | 12 |
Dawson Leedahl | Regina Pats | 23 | 12 | 13 | 25th | +10 | 34 |
Mathew Barzal | Seattle Thunderbirds | 16 | 7th | 18th | 25th | +8 | 16 |
Giorgio Estephan | Lethbridge Hurricanes | 18th | 11 | 13 | 24 | +5 | 8th |
Tyler Wong | Lethbridge Hurricanes | 20th | 11 | 13 | 24 | -5 | 14th |
Connor Hobbs | Regina Pats | 23 | 6th | 18th | 24 | +2 | 22nd |
Yegor Babenko | Lethbridge Hurricanes | 20th | 10 | 13 | 23 | +1 | 14th |
Austin Wagner from the Regina Pats was the top scorer with 16 goals. Sergei Sborowski of the Regina Pats achieved the best plus / minus statistics with +20.
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, Min = ice age (in minutes), W = wins, L = defeats, OTL = overtime / shootout defeats , GA = goals conceded, SO = shutouts , Sv% = shots saved (in%), GAA = Conceded goal; Fat: best value; Sorted by goal conceded.
Only goalkeepers with 60 minutes of play are recorded.
player | team | GP | Min | W. | L. | OTL | GA | SO | Sv% | ATM |
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Handles outhouse | Victoria Royals | 6th | 458 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 16 | 0 | 92.3 | 2.10 |
Connor Ingram | Kamloops Blazers | 6th | 357 | 2 | 4th | 0 | 13 | 0 | 94.6 | 2.18 |
Carter Hart | Everett Silvertips | 10 | 691 | 4th | 5 | 1 | 28 | 1 | 90.8 | 2.43 |
Zach Sawchenko | Moose Jaw Warriors | 7th | 414 | 3 | 4th | 0 | 17th | 0 | 92.3 | 2.46 |
Jordan Papirny | Swift Current Broncos | 14th | 896 | 7th | 7th | 0 | 37 | 1 | 93.5 | 2.48 |
Carl Stankowski | Seattle Thunderbirds | 20th | 1222 | 16 | 2 | 2 | 51 | 0 | 91.1 | 2.50 |
Michael Herringer | Kelowna Rockets | 17th | 1020 | 10 | 7th | 0 | 44 | 2 | 90.5 | 2.59 |
Awards
All-star teams
Eastern Conference
First all-star team | |
Attack: | Adam Brooks - Sam Steel - Tyler Wong |
Defense: | Kale Clague - Connor Hobbs |
Goal: | Zach Sawchenko |
Second all-star team | |
Attack: | Chad Butcher - Jayden Half-Grown - Tyler Steenbergen |
Defense: | Jake Bean - Sergei Sborowski |
Goal: | Logan Flodell |
Western Conference
First all-star team | |
Attack: | Mathew Barzal - Cody Glass - Matthew Phillips |
Defense: | Ethan Bear - Noah Juulsen |
Goal: | Carter Hart |
Second all-star team | |
Attack: | Morgan Geekie - Kole Lind - Kailer Yamomoto |
Defense: | Juuso Välimäki - Parker Wotherspoon |
Goal: | Connor Ingram |
Awarded trophies
See also
- 2016/17 season of the Ontario Hockey League
- Season 2016/17 of the Ligue de hockey junior majeur du Québec
- Memorial Cup 2017
Web links
- WHL 2016/17 on hockeydb.com
Individual evidence
- ↑ Squad for the 2016/17 season on hockeydb.com (accessed on May 15, 2017)