The 2004–05 WHL season was the 39th season of the
Western Hockey League
The Western Hockey League (WHL) is a junior ice hockey league based in Western Canada and the Northwestern United States. The WHL is one of three leagues that constitutes the Canadian Hockey League (CHL) as the highest level of junior hocke ...
(WHL). Twenty teams completed a 72-game schedule. The
Kootenay Ice won their first
Scotty Munro Memorial Trophy for posting the league's best regular season record. The
Kelowna Rockets
The Kelowna Rockets are a Canadian major junior ice hockey team based in Kelowna, British Columbia. The team plays in the B.C Division of the Western Hockey League's Western Conference, playing their home games at Prospera Place. The Rockets a ...
defeated the
Brandon Wheat Kings
The Brandon Wheat Kings are a Canadians, Canadian major junior ice hockey team based in Brandon, Manitoba. Founded in 1936, the team was for three decades a successful junior team playing principally in the Manitoba Junior Hockey League. The Whe ...
in the championship series of the playoffs to win their second
President's Cup in three seasons and advance to the
2005 Memorial Cup tournament.
Regular season
Final standings
Eastern Conference
Western Conference
Scoring leaders
''Note: GP = Games played; G = Goals; A = Assists; Pts = Points; PIM = Penalties in minutes''
Leading goaltenders
''Note: GP = Games played; Min = Minutes played; W = Wins; L = Losses; T = Ties ; GA = Goals against; SO = Total shutouts; SV% = Save percentage; GAA = Goals against average''
2005 WHL playoffs
Conference quarterfinals
Eastern Conference
(E1) Brandon Wheat Kings vs. (E4) Moose Jaw Warriors
(E2) Saskatoon Blades vs. (E3) Prince Albert Raiders
(C1) Medicine Hat Tigers vs. (C4) Red Deer Rebels
(U2) Lethbridge Hurricanes vs. (U3) Calgary Hitmen
Western Conference
(B1) Kootenay Ice vs. (B4) Kamloops Blazers
(B2) Kelowna Rockets vs. (B3) Vancouver Giants
(U1) Seattle Thunderbirds vs. (U4) Tri-City Americans
(U2) Portland Winterhawks vs. (U3) Everett Silvertips
Conference semifinals
Eastern Conference
(C1) Medicine Hat Tigers vs. (E3) Prince Albert Raiders
(E1) Brandon Wheat Kings vs. (C3) Calgary Hitmen
Western Conference
(B1) Kootenay Ice vs. (U3) Everett Silvertips
(U1) Seattle Thunderbirds vs. (B2) Kelowna Rockets
Conference finals
Eastern Conference
(E1) Brandon Wheat Kings vs. (E3) Prince Albert Raiders
Eastern Conference
(B1) Kootenay Ice vs. (B2) Kelowna Rockets
WHL Championship
(E1) Brandon Wheat Kings vs. (B2) Kelowna Rockets
ADT Canada-Russia Challenge
On December 1, Team WHL defeated the Russian Selects 6–0 in
Red Deer, Alberta
Red Deer is a city in Alberta, Canada, located midway on the Calgary–Edmonton Corridor. Red Deer serves central Alberta, and its key industries include health care, retail trade, construction, oil and gas, hospitality, manufacturing and educati ...
before a crowd of 6,443.
On December 2, Team WHL defeated the Russian Selects 5–2 in
Lethbridge, Alberta
Lethbridge ( ) is a city in the province of Alberta, Canada. With a population of 106,550 in the 2023 Alberta municipal censuses, 2023 municipal census, Lethbridge became the fourth Alberta city to surpass 100,000 people. The nearby Canadian ...
before a crowd of 5,152.
WHL awards
All-Star Teams
*source: Western Hockey League press release
2005 Bantam Draft
The 2005
WHL Bantam Draft was the 16th annual draft into the WHL. It was held at the WHL head office in Calgary, on May 5, 2005.
:''List of first round picks in the bantam draft.''
See also
*
2005 NHL Entry Draft
*
2004 in sports
*
2005 in sports
2005 in sports describes the year's events in world sport.
Alpine skiing
* Alpine Skiing World Cup
** Men's overall season champion: Bode Miller (US)
** Women's overall season champion: Anja Pärson (Sweden)
American football
* Super Bowl XXXIX ...
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