2013–14 WHL season

2013–14 CHL seasons
2013–14 CHL seasons
League	Canadian Hockey League
Sport	Ice hockey
Duration	OHL; September 2013 – March 2014; QMJHL; September 2013 – March 2014; WHL; September 19, 2013 – March 16, 2014
Number of teams	60
TV partner(s)	RDS, Rogers Sportsnet, Rogers TV, Shaw TV
Memorial Cup
Finals champions	Edmonton Oil Kings (WHL) (1st title)
Runners-up	Guelph Storm (OHL)

2013–14 WHL season
2013–14 WHL season
League	Western Hockey League
Sport	Ice hockey
Duration	Regular season; September 19, 2013 – March 16, 2014; Playoffs; March 20, 2014 – May 12, 2014
Number of teams	22
TV partner(s)	Shaw TV, Rogers Sportsnet, Root Sports Northwest
Regular season
Scotty Munro Memorial Trophy	Kelowna Rockets (3)
Season MVP	Sam Reinhart (Kootenay Ice)
Top scorer	Mitch Holmberg (Spokane Chiefs)
Playoffs
Playoffs MVP	Griffin Reinhart (Oil Kings)
Finals champions	Edmonton Oil Kings (2)
Runners-up	Portland Winterhawks
WHL seasons
	← 2012–13 2014–15 →

The 2013–14 WHL season was the 48th season of the Western Hockey League (WHL). The regular season began on September 19, 2013, and ended on March 16, 2014. The Kelowna Rockets won their third Scotty Munro Memorial Trophy for best regular season regular, their first since 2003–04. The playoffs began on March 27, 2014, and ended on May 12, 2014. For the third straight season, the Edmonton Oil Kings and Portland Winterhawks faced off in the championships series. The Oil Kings won the Ed Chynoweth Cup for the second time in three seasons and earned a berth in the 2014 Memorial Cup tournament, which was held in London, Ontario.^[1] The Oil Kings went on to win their first Memorial Cup title.^[2]

Standings

Western Conference
Team		W	L	OTL	SL	GF	GA	Pts
Kelowna Rockets^{x y}	72	57	11	0	4	310	182	118
Portland Winterhawks^{x y}	72	54	13	2	3	338	207	113
Victoria Royals^x	72	48	20	1	3	238	181	100
Seattle Thunderbirds^x	72	41	25	2	4	238	249	88
Everett Silvertips^x	72	39	23	7	3	218	206	88
Spokane Chiefs^x	72	40	26	3	3	244	213	86
Vancouver Giants^x	72	32	29	7	4	234	248	75
Tri-City Americans^x	72	29	33	4	6	178	224	68

Prince George Cougars	72	27	37	3	5	238	305	62
Kamloops Blazers	72	14	53	2	3	175	305	33

Eastern Conference
Team	GP	W	L	OTL	SL	GF	GA	Pts
Edmonton Oil Kings^{x y}	72	50	19	2	1	290	179	103
Regina Pats^{x y}	72	39	26	4	3	257	247	85
Calgary Hitmen^x	72	48	17	3	4	287	207	103
Medicine Hat Tigers^x	72	44	24	3	1	260	196	92
Swift Current Broncos^x	72	38	25	3	6	248	229	85
Kootenay Ice^x	72	39	28	2	3	235	209	83
Brandon Wheat Kings^x	72	34	29	6	3	271	269	77
Prince Albert Raiders^x	72	35	32	3	2	243	258	75

Red Deer Rebels	72	35	32	1	4	214	224	75
Moose Jaw Warriors	72	21	42	3	6	202	283	51
Saskatoon Blades	72	16	51	2	3	207	317	37
Lethbridge Hurricanes	72	12	55	2	3	171	358	29

Map of WHL, 2011–12 to 2018–19

200km
125miles

Wheat Kings

Pats

Warriors

Raiders

Blades

Broncos

Tigers

Hurricanes

Oil Kings

Rebels

Hitmen

Ice

Chiefs

Americans

Rockets

Blazers

Silvertips

Thunderbirds

Winterhawks

Cougars

Giants

Royals

East Division

Central Division

BC Division

US Division

Eastern Conference Tiebreaker

Red Deer Rebels vs. Prince Albert Raiders

March 18	Red Deer Rebels		3 – 5	Prince Albert Raiders	ENMAX Centrium	Recap
11:52 - Wyatt Johnson (1)		First period		Jayden Hart (1) - 7:08
7:43 - Evan Polei (1) 13:57 - pp - Rhyse Dieno (1)		Second period		Reid Gardiner (1) - 11:01
No scoring		Third period		Collin Valcourt (1) - pp - 2:21 Dakota Conroy (1) - 4:43 Josh Morrissey (1) - en - 19:45
Patrik Bartošák (42 saves / 46 shots)		Goalie stats		Nick McBride (27 saves / 30 shots)

Prince Albert claims final playoff spot

Statistical leaders

Scoring leaders

Players are listed by points, then goals.^[3]

Note: GP = Games played; G = Goals; A = Assists; Pts. = Points; PIM = Penalty minutes

Player	Team	GP	G	A	Pts.	PIM
Mitch Holmberg	Spokane Chiefs	72	62	56	118	25
Nic Petan	Portland Winterhawks	63	35	78	113	69
Oliver Bjorkstrand	Portland Winterhawks	69	50	59	109	36
Leon Draisaitl	Prince Albert Raiders	64	38	67	105	24
Sam Reinhart	Kootenay Ice	60	36	69	105	11
Todd Fiddler	Prince George Cougars	66	50	48	98	22
Jaedon Descheneau	Kootenay Ice	70	44	54	98	54
Graham Black	Swift Current Broncos	69	34	63	97	43
Henrik Samuelsson	Edmonton Oil Kings	65	35	60	95	97
Joshua Winquist	Everett Silvertips	67	47	46	93	44

Goaltenders

These are the goaltenders that lead the league in GAA that played at least 1440 minutes.^[4]

Note: GP = Games played; Mins = Minutes played; W = Wins; L = Losses; OTL = Overtime losses; SOL = Shootout losses; SO = Shutouts; GAA = Goals against average; Sv% = Save percentage

Player	Team	GP	Mins	W	L	OTL	SOL	SO	GAA	Sv%
Tristan Jarry	Edmonton Oil Kings	63	3703	44	14	2	1	8	2.24	.914
Jordon Cooke	Kelowna Rockets	51	3049	39	7	0	4	4	2.28	.922
Coleman Vollrath	Victoria Royals	34	1913	20	8	1	1	1	2.29	.928
Austin Lotz	Everett Silvertips	57	3229	31	18	3	2	5	2.53	.905
Patrik Polívka	Victoria Royals	43	2440	28	12	0	2	5	2.56	.915

2014 WHL Playoffs

Conference Quarterfinals			Conference Semifinals			Conference Finals			WHL Championship

1	Edmonton	4

8	Prince Albert	0
			1	Edmonton	4

			7	Brandon	1
2	Regina	0

7	Brandon	4
						1	Edmonton	4
Eastern
						4	Medicine Hat	1
3	Calgary	2

6	Kootenay	4
			4	Medicine Hat	4

			6	Kootenay	3
4	Medicine Hat	4

5	Swift Current	2
									E1	Edmonton	4
Note: Pairings are re-seeded after the first round.
									W2	Portland	3
1	Kelowna	4

8	Tri-City	1
			1	Kelowna	4

			4	Seattle	0
2	Portland	4

7	Vancouver	0
						1	Kelowna	2
Western
						2	Portland	4
3	Victoria	4

6	Spokane	2
			2	Portland	4

			3	Victoria	1
4	Seattle	4

5	Everett	1

Conference Quarter-finals

Eastern Conference

(1) Edmonton Oil Kings vs. (8) Prince Albert Raiders

March 22	Edmonton Oil Kings		5 – 3	Prince Albert Raiders	Rexall Place	Recap
3:48 - Brett Pollock (1) 11:35 - Dysin Mayo (1) 13:55 - Brett Pollock (2)		First period		Josh Morrissey (1) - 6:15 Brendan Guhle (1) - 18:12
19:55 - Tyler Robertson (1)		Second period		Dakota Conroy (1) - pp - 10:39
19:08 - en - Curtis Lazar (1)		Third period		No scoring
Tristan Jarry (21 saves / 24 shots)		Goalie stats		Nick McBride (6 saves / 9 shots) Cole Cheveldave (32 saves / 33 shots)

March 23

Edmonton Oil Kings

3 – 1

Prince Albert Raiders

Edmonton wins series 4 – 0

Brandon wins series 4 – 0

Kootenay wins series 4 – 2

Medicine Hat wins series 4 – 2

Standings

Eastern Conference Tiebreaker

Red Deer Rebels vs. Prince Albert Raiders

Statistical leaders

Scoring leaders

Goaltenders

2014 WHL Playoffs

Conference Quarter-finals

Eastern Conference

(1) Edmonton Oil Kings vs. (8) Prince Albert Raiders

(2) Regina Pats vs. (7) Brandon Wheat Kings

(3) Calgary Hitmen vs. (6) Kootenay Ice

(4) Medicine Hat Tigers vs (5) Swift Current Broncos

Western Conference

(1) Kelowna Rockets vs. (8) Tri-City Americans

(2) Portland Winterhawks vs. (7) Vancouver Giants

(3) Victoria Royals vs. (6) Spokane Chiefs

(4) Seattle Thunderbirds vs. (5) Everett Silvertips

Conference Semi-finals

Eastern Conference

(1) Edmonton Oil Kings vs. (7) Brandon Wheat Kings

(4) Medicine Hat Tigers vs. (6) Kootenay Ice

Western Conference

(1) Kelowna Rockets vs. (4) Seattle Thunderbirds

(2) Portland Winterhawks vs. (3) Victoria Royals

Conference Finals

Eastern Conference

(1) Edmonton Oil Kings vs. (4) Medicine Hat Tigers

Western Conference

(1) Kelowna Rockets vs. (2) Portland Winterhawks

WHL Championship

(W2) Portland Winterhawks vs. (E1) Edmonton Oil Kings

Playoff scoring leaders

Playoff leading goaltenders

WHL awards

All-Star Teams

Eastern Conference

Western Conference

See also

References

External links

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