The 2022–23 WHL season was the 57th 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). The regular season started on September 23, 2022, and ended on March 26, 2023, with the 2023 WHL Playoffs beginning on March 31 and ending on May 19. Teams went back to inter-conference games for first time since the
2019–20 season.
The
Seattle Thunderbirds
The Seattle Thunderbirds are a major junior ice hockey team based in the city of Kent, Washington. They are part of the U.S. Division of the Western Conference in the Western Hockey League. Founded in 1971 as the Vancouver Nats, the team arrive ...
defeated the regular season-champion
Winnipeg Ice
The Winnipeg Ice (officially stylized as ICE) were a Canadian major junior ice hockey team based in Winnipeg, Manitoba. Founded as an expansion Western Hockey League team in 1996 as the Edmonton Ice, the team played in Cranbrook, British Colum ...
4 games to 1 in the finals to win 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 earn a spot in the
2023 Memorial Cup
The 2023 Memorial Cup (branded as the 2023 Memorial Cup presented by Kia for sponsorship reasons) was a four-team round-robin format ice hockey tournament held at the Sandman Centre in Kamloops, British Columbia, from May 26 to June 4, 2023. ...
tournament, which was hosted by the
Kamloops Blazers
The Kamloops Blazers are a Canadian major junior ice hockey team based in Kamloops, British Columbia. The team plays in the B.C. Division of the Western Hockey League's Western Conference and plays its home games at the Sandman Centre. The Blaze ...
.
Standings
''As of March 26, 2023''
Conference standings
x – team has clinched playoff spot y – team has clinched division z – team has clinched best regular season record
e – team is eliminated from playoff contention
Statistical leaders
Scoring leaders
Players are listed by points, then goals.
''Note: GP = Games played; G = Goals; A = Assists; Pts. = Points; PIM = Penalty minutes''
Leading goaltenders
These are the goaltenders that lead the league in
GAA
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Compounds
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that played at least 1,200 minutes.
WHL Regular season: Goaltending leaders
Retrieved on October 22, 2022.
''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 ''
2023 WHL Playoffs
Conference Quarter-finals
Eastern Conference
(E1) Winnipeg Ice vs. (E8) Medicine Hat Tigers
(E2) Red Deer Rebels vs. (E7) Calgary Hitmen
(E3) Saskatoon Blades vs. (E6) Regina Pats
(E4) Moose Jaw Warriors vs. (E5) Lethbridge Hurricanes
Western Conference
(W1) Seattle Thunderbirds vs. (W8) Kelowna Rockets
(W2) Kamloops Blazers vs. (W7) Vancouver Giants
(W3) Portland Winterhawks vs. (W6) Everett Silvertips
(W4) Prince George Cougars vs. (W5) Tri-City Americans
Conference Semi-finals
Eastern Conference
(E1) Winnipeg Ice vs. (E4) Moose Jaw Warriors
(E2) Red Deer Rebels vs. (E3) Saskatoon Blades
Western Conference
(W1) Seattle Thunderbirds vs. (W4) Prince George Cougars
(W2) Kamloops Blazers vs. (W3) Portland Winterhawks
Conference Finals
Eastern Conference
(E1) Winnipeg Ice vs. (E3) Saskatoon Blades
Western Conference
(W1) Seattle Thunderbirds vs. (W2) Kamloops Blazers
WHL Championship
(E1) Winnipeg Ice vs. (W1) Seattle Thunderbirds
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''
WHL awards
All-Star Teams
Eastern Conference
Central Division
East Division
Western Conference
B.C. Division
U.S. Division
Attendance
Playoffs
See also
* List of WHL seasons
A list is a set of discrete items of information collected and set forth in some format for utility, entertainment, or other purposes. A list may be memorialized in any number of ways, including existing only in the mind of the list-maker, but ...
* 2022–23 OHL season
The 2022–23 OHL season was the 43rd season of operation (42nd season of play) of the Ontario Hockey League. The league played a 68-game regular season which began on September 29, 2022 and concluded on March 26, 2023. The post-season began on Ma ...
* 2022–23 QMJHL season
The 2022–23 QMJHL season was the 54th season of the Quebec Major Junior Hockey League (QMJHL). The regular season began on September 22, 2022, and ended on March 25, 2023. The playoffs began in March 2023, concluding in May 2023. QMJHL commissi ...
References
External links
Official website of the Western Hockey League
Official website of the Canadian Hockey League
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