The 2009–10 WHL season was the 44th season of the

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(WHL). The regular season began on September 17, 2009, and ended on March 14, 2010. The 2009 Subway Super Series, featuring Team WHL versus Team Russia, took place mid-season from November 25 to 26, 2009. The

Calgary Hitmen The Calgary Hitmen are a Canadian junior ice hockey team based in Calgary, Alberta. The Hitmen play in the Central Division of the Western Hockey League (WHL), hosting their home games at the Scotiabank Saddledome. Bret "Hitman" Hart, a prof ...

won their second consecutive and fourth overall

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for best regular season record. The playoffs took place from March 18 to May 7. The Hitmen followed up their regular season title by defeating the

Tri-City Americans The Tri-City Americans are an American major junior ice hockey team playing in the Western Hockey League and based in Kennewick, Washington. Founded in 1966 as the Calgary Buffaloes, the team settled in Kennewick in 1988 after a number of re ...

in the championship series to claim their second

Ed Chynoweth Cup The Ed Chynoweth Cup is an ice hockey club championship trophy awarded to the playoff champion of the Western Hockey League (WHL). Originally called the President's Cup when the league was founded in 1966, the trophy was renamed in 2007 to honour ...

, and a berth in the

2010 Memorial Cup The 2010 Memorial Cup was a four-team round-robin format tournament played during May 14–23, 2010 in Brandon, Manitoba. It was the 92nd annual Memorial Cup competition and determined the major junior ice hockey champion of the Canadian Hock ...

tournament.

League notes

;Off-season * May 27, 2009 — The WHL announced an extended partnership with Shaw TV for an additional five years through the 2013–14 season. * May 28, 2009 — 13 WHL players were invited to Canada's National Men's Summer Under-18 Selections Camp. * May 29, 2009 — 11 WHL players were invited to the

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's National Junior Team Development Camp. * June 17, 2009 — The WHL Board of Governors agreed to adopt video-replay during the regular season and playoffs commencing with the 2009–10 season. The WHL introduced video replay during the 2009 playoffs. With the decision, the WHL expanded its officiating development program to include video training centres for referees and additional linesmen training camps throughout Western Canada. * June 17, 2009 — The WHL Board of Governors adopted a new player recruitment strategy, including the hiring of a Director of Player Recruitment focusing on promoting the WHL Scholarship program and other benefits of playing in the WHL to top prospects in

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and the

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. * June 17, 2009 — The WHL Board of Governors announced the introduction of a series of new online

post-secondary education Tertiary education (higher education, or post-secondary education) is the educational level following the completion of secondary education. The World Bank defines tertiary education as including universities, colleges, and vocational school ...

initiatives to improve players' access to

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courses while they are playing in the WHL starting in the 2009–10 season. The new initiative was done through the support of the WHL Alumni Association and the league's corporate sponsorship. * June 21, 2009 —

Prince Albert Raiders The Prince Albert Raiders are a Canadian major junior ice hockey team based in Prince Albert, Saskatchewan. Founded in 1971 as a member of the Saskatchewan Junior Hockey League, the Raiders have been members of the Western Hockey League since 198 ...

broadcaster Morley Jaeger died at the age of 72. * July 3, 2009 —18 WHL graduates Invited to Hockey Canada's National Men's Team Orientation Camp in Calgary. * July 20, 2009 — The 1989 Memorial Cup champion

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team was inducted into the Swift Current Broncos Hall of Fame. * July 29, 2009 —

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announced $17.8 million to support the completion of

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Expansion project. * August 14, 2009 — Canada's National Men's Summer Under-18 Team claimed first place at the 2009 Ivan Hlinka tournament, with a 9–2 win over Russia. * August 17, 2009 — Former Prince Albert Raiders team president, John Odnokon, died at the age of 78. ;Pre-season * August 31, 2009 — The

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announced an expanded corporate sponsorship deal with Subway. Through this agreement the ADT Canada-Russia Challenge was renamed the Subway Super Series three years. * September 9, 2009 — All 22 teams in the WHL unveiled new Reebok Edge jerseys. ;Regular season * September 17, 2009 — Due to enhanced in-house video production from all 22 teams, the WHL was able to show all 792 regular season games online for the first time. * September 25, 2009 —The WHL and

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enhanced their partnership to include joint programming initiatives and additional financial support for minor hockey and high performance programs in

. * October 13, 2009 — The WHL launched WHL Mobile, a mobile-optimized version of its website designed specifically for users of web-enabled smartphones. * December 3, 2009 — Ten players from the WHL were invited to

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's Selection Camp roster for the

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. * December 23, 2009 — The WHL announced a multi-year deal with

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to broadcast WHL games starting immediately. * January 10, 2010 — WHL Trade Deadline ended with 15 trades. * January 15, 2010 — The WHL and BC Hockey announced a new partnership providing additional financial support for the hockey system in the province of

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and the

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territory. * January 20, 2010 — The 2010

CHL Top Prospects Game The CHL/USA Prospects Challenge is an annual junior ice hockey series between the Canadian Hockey League (CHL) and the USA Hockey National Team Development Program. The two-game series showcases the talents of top Prospect (sports), prospects f ...

was held in

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. * February 6, 2010 —

Brendan Burke Brendan Gilmore Burke (December 8, 1988 – February 5, 2010) was an athlete and student manager at Miami University for the Miami RedHawks men's ice hockey, RedHawks men's ice hockey team. The youngest son of Brian Burke (ice hockey), Brian Bu ...

died in an

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in the United States during a snow storm. For the remainder of the season, the

Chilliwack Bruins The Chilliwack Bruins were a Major Junior ice hockey team in the Western Hockey League (WHL) based in Chilliwack, British Columbia, Canada. The 2006–07 season marked the Bruins' inaugural season in the WHL. The team played at Prospera Cent ...

—who were partly owned by Burke's father, Brian Burke, wore a commemorative patch on their jerseys.

Regular season

The

opened the regular season on September 17, 2009, in Kelowna, with a game between the defending champion

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and the Vancouver Giants.

Standings

''Note: GP = Games played, W = Wins, L = Losses, T = Ties, OTL = Overtime losses, Pts = Points, GF = Goals for, GA = Goals against, PIM = Penalties in minutes''

Conference standings

x - team clinched

Playoff spot y - team is division leader z - team has clinched division

Division standings

;

Scoring leaders

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

Leading goaltenders

''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 ''

Players

2009 NHL Entry Draft

In total, 31 WHL players were selected at the 2009 NHL Entry Draft.

Contracts and scholarships

* May 15, 2009 — Steven Hodges and Kade Pilton sign WHL Player Contracts with the

. * May 18, 2009 — Derrick Pouliot signs a WHL Players Contract with the

Portland Winterhawks The Portland Winterhawks are a junior ice hockey team based in Portland, Oregon. Founded in 1950 as the Edmonton Oil Kings, the team relocated to Portland in 1976 and was known as the Winter Hawks until 2009. The team plays in the U.S. Divisio ...

. * May 18, 2009 — Morgan Rielly signs a WHL Players Contract with the

Moose Jaw Warriors The Moose Jaw Warriors are a Canadian major junior ice hockey team based in Moose Jaw, Saskatchewan. The Warriors play in the East Division of the Western Hockey League's Eastern Conference, hosting games at the Moose Jaw Events Centre. The t ...

. * May 22, 2009 — Mike Winther signs a WHL Players Contract with the

. * May 24, 2009 — Ryan Olsen signs a WHL Players Contract with the

Saskatoon Blades The Saskatoon Blades are a Canadian major junior ice hockey team based in Saskatoon, Saskatchewan. Founded in 1964, the Blades were a charter team of the then-Western Canada Junior Hockey League in 1966, and are the only club that has played ev ...

. * May 27, 2009 — Griffin Reinhart signs a WHL Players Contract with the

Edmonton Oil Kings The Edmonton Oil Kings are a Canadian junior ice hockey team based in Edmonton, Alberta, that play in the Western Hockey League (WHL). The team, founded in 2006, shares an ownership group with the National Hockey League's Edmonton Oilers. The te ...

. * May 30, 2009 — WHL Grads Jesse Deckert and Brandon Lockerby commits to the

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Bisons. * June 3, 2009 — WHL Grad Justin McCrae commits to the

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Thunderbirds. * June 3, 2009 — Josh Smith signs a WHL Players Contract with the

Prince George Cougars The Prince George Cougars are a Canada, Canadian major junior ice hockey team based in Prince George, British Columbia. Founded in 1971 as the Victoria Cougars (WHL), Victoria Cougars, the team was relocated to Prince George in 1994, where it b ...

. * June 6, 2009 — Connor Rankin signs a WHL Players Contract with the

. * June 8, 2009 — Troy Bourke signs a WHL Players Contract with the Prince George Cougars. * June 8, 2009 — WHL Grad Carter Smith commits to the Regina

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. * June 10, 2009 — Dave Hunchak signs a WHL Players Contract with the Moose Jaw Warriors. * June 16, 2009 — WHL Grad Ian Duval commits to the Manitoba Bisons. * June 19, 2009 — Nicholas Walters signs a WHL Educational Contract with the

Everett Silvertips The Everett Silvertips are an American major junior ice hockey team based in Everett, Washington. The team plays in the U.S. Division of the Western Conference of the Western Hockey League (WHL), and hosts games at Angel of the Winds Arena. Th ...

. * June 25, 2009 — WHL Grads Eric Frere, Graham Potuer, Luke Egener commits to the

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. * June 29, 2009 — WHL Grad Chad Erb commits to the Manitoba Bisons. * July 8, 2009 — WHL Grad Tyler Swystun commits to the Calgary Dinos. * July 11, 2009 — Taylor Aronson, Spencer Bennett, and Seth Swenson sign WHL Players Contracts with the

. * July 16, 2009 — WHL Grad Partik Bhungal commits to the Regina Cougars. * July 21, 2009 — WHL Grad Scott Wasden commits to the UBC Thunderbirds. * July 21, 2009 — WHL Grads Joey Perricone, Spencer McAvoy, and Brennen Wray commits to the StFX X-Men. * July 29, 2009 — Kevin Connauton signs a WHL Players Contract with the Vancouver Giants. * August 4, 2009 — Taylor Leier and Nino Niederreiter sign WHL Player Contracts with the Portland Winterhawks. * August 7, 2009 — Andrew Bailey, Brennan Bosch, Kyle Bortis, Kyle Ross, Cody Hobbs, Brett Ward, and David Reekie commits to the

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Huskies. * August 9, 2009 — WHL Grads Colin Joe, Ian Barteaux, Travis Yonkman, Sean Ringrose and Michael MacAngus commits to the

Golden Bears. * August 9, 2009 — WHL Grads Taylor Procyshen, Jeff Lee and Ben Wright commits to the UNB Varsity Reds. * August 12, 2009 — Josh Hanson signs a WHL Players Contract with the Portland Winterhawks. * August 18, 2009 — WHL Grad Mike Reich commits to the STU Tommies. * August 19, 2009 — Ryan Johansen signs a WHL Players Contract with the Portland Winterhawks. * August 24, 2009 — Dalton Sward and Matthieu Bellerive sign WHL Players Contracts with the Vancouver Giants. * August 25, 2009 — Brett Cote, Turner Popoff, Brandon Magee, Zane Jones, Matt Bissett, and Travis Belhorad sign Standard WHL Education Contracts with the Chilliwack Bruins. * August 25, 2009 — Chandler Stephenson and Tayler Balog sign WHL Players Contracts with the

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. * August 27, 2009 — WHL Grad Cale Jefferies commits to the

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. * August 27, 2009 — Andrew Sullivan, Andy Blanke, Adam Lowry and Shea Howorko sign WHL Players Contracts with the

. * August 28, 2009 — Mitchell Moroz signs WHL Players Contract with the Edmonton Oil Kings. * August 31, 2009 — Dane Muench and Graeme Craig sign WHL Players Contracts with the Swift Current Broncos.

Trades

Subway Super Series

The Subway Super Series (formerly known as ADT Canada Russia Challenge) was a six-game series featuring four teams: three from the

(CHL)—one team from each of the QMJHL, the OHL, and the WHL—versus Russia's national junior hockey team. The 2009 series was held in six cities across Canada. The series began on November 16, 2009, and concluded on November 26, 2009. Both Western Hockey League games were held in British Columbia. Former Victoria Cougar goaltender and Hall of Famer,

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, was named Honorary Captain for the first game in the series, held in Victoria on November 25, 2009. The next night, retired Kelowna fire chief, Gerry Zimmermann, was named Honorary Captain for the final game of the series.

Results

In the first game of the two part series between Team WHL and Team Russia, Team WHL scored two goals en route to a 2–1 win in front of 6,695 fans at

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in Victoria. Goaltender

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of Team Russia and forward Levko Koper of Team WHL were named Players of the Game for their respective teams. The next night at Prospera Place in Kelowna, Team WHL defeated Team Russia 4–2 to end the series and give the CHL a 6–0 record. Goaltender Igor Bobkov was named Team Russia's Player of the Game for the second straight night, while Brandon McMillan was named Team WHL's Player of the Game.

2010 WHL Playoffs

Overview

Conference Quarter-finals

Eastern Conference

(1) Calgary Hitmen vs. (8) Moose Jaw Warriors

(2) Brandon Wheat Kings vs. (7) Swift Current Broncos

*Note: Games 3 and 4 were played at the

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in Regina because of the

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was held at Credit Union iPlex in

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(3) Saskatoon Blades vs. (6) Red Deer Rebels

(4) Kootenay Ice vs. (5) Medicine Hat Tigers

Western Conference

(1) Tri-City Americans vs. (8) Chilliwack Bruins

(2) Vancouver Giants vs. (7) Kamloops Blazers

(3) Everett Silvertips vs. (6) Kelowna Rockets

(4) Spokane Chiefs vs. (5) Portland Winterhawks

Conference Semi-finals

Eastern Conference

(1) Calgary Hitmen vs. (5) Medicine Hat Tigers

(2) Brandon Wheat Kings vs. (3) Saskatoon Blades

Western Conference

(1) Tri-City Americans vs. (6) Kelowna Rockets

(2) Vancouver Giants vs. (5) Portland Winterhawks

Conference Finals

Eastern Conference

(1) Calgary Hitmen vs. (2) Brandon Wheat Kings

Western Conference

(1) Tri-City Americans vs. (2) Vancouver Giants

WHL Championship

(E1) Calgary Hitmen vs. (W1) Tri-City Americans

Playoff scoring leaders

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

Playoff leading goaltenders

''Note: GP = Games played; Mins = Minutes played; W = Wins; L = Losses; GA = Goals Allowed; SO = Shutouts; SV& = Save percentage; GAA = Goals against average''

Memorial Cup

The 92nd

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was held in

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WHL awards

All-Star Teams

Eastern Conference

Western Conference

*denotes unanimous selection

References

External links

Official website of the Western Hockey League

Official website of the Canadian Hockey League

Official website of the MasterCard Memorial Cup

Official website of the Home Hardware Top Prospects Game

Official website of the Subway Super Series
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League notes

Regular season

Standings

Conference standings

Division standings

Scoring leaders

Leading goaltenders

Players

2009 NHL Entry Draft

Contracts and scholarships

Trades

Subway Super Series

Results

2010 WHL Playoffs

Overview

Conference Quarter-finals

Eastern Conference

(1) Calgary Hitmen vs. (8) Moose Jaw Warriors

(2) Brandon Wheat Kings vs. (7) Swift Current Broncos

(3) Saskatoon Blades vs. (6) Red Deer Rebels

(4) Kootenay Ice vs. (5) Medicine Hat Tigers

Western Conference

(1) Tri-City Americans vs. (8) Chilliwack Bruins

(2) Vancouver Giants vs. (7) Kamloops Blazers

(3) Everett Silvertips vs. (6) Kelowna Rockets

(4) Spokane Chiefs vs. (5) Portland Winterhawks

Conference Semi-finals

Eastern Conference

(1) Calgary Hitmen vs. (5) Medicine Hat Tigers

(2) Brandon Wheat Kings vs. (3) Saskatoon Blades

Western Conference

(1) Tri-City Americans vs. (6) Kelowna Rockets

(2) Vancouver Giants vs. (5) Portland Winterhawks

Conference Finals

Eastern Conference

(1) Calgary Hitmen vs. (2) Brandon Wheat Kings

Western Conference

(1) Tri-City Americans vs. (2) Vancouver Giants

WHL Championship

(E1) Calgary Hitmen vs. (W1) Tri-City Americans

Playoff scoring leaders

Playoff leading goaltenders

Memorial Cup

WHL awards

All-Star Teams

Eastern Conference

Western Conference

See also

References

External links