Wikipedia

2019–20 WHL season

The 2019–20 WHL season was the 54th season of the Western Hockey League (WHL). The regular season began on September 20, 2019, and was scheduled to end on March 22, 2020. Due to the COVID-19 pandemic in North America the regular season was suspended on March 12 and cancelled six days later along with the playoffs. The post-season had been scheduled to begin on March 27, in which sixteen teams would have competed for the Ed Chynoweth Cup.

2019–20 WHL season
LeagueWestern Hockey League
SportIce hockey
DurationSeptember 20, 2019 – March 18, 2020
Number of teams22
TV partner(s)KRCW-TV, KZJO, Sportsnet
Regular season
Scotty Munro Memorial TrophyPortland Winterhawks (4)
Season MVPAdam Beckman (Spokane Chiefs)
Top scorerAdam Beckman (Spokane Chiefs)
Playoffs
Finals championsNone (cancelled)
WHL seasons
2019–20 CHL seasons
LeagueCanadian Hockey League
SportHockey
DurationOHL
September 2019 – March 2020
QMJHL
September 2019 – March 2020
WHL
September 2019 – March 2020
Number of teams60
TV partner(s)TVA Sports, Rogers Sportsnet, Rogers TV, Shaw TV
Memorial Cup
Finals championsNone (cancelled)

This was the first season for the Winnipeg Ice after being moved to Winnipeg, Manitoba, from Cranbrook, British Columbia.

Suspension and cancellation of season

edit

On March 12, the WHL suspended the season until further notice due to the COVID-19 pandemic.[1] Six days later, on March 18, the WHL cancelled the remainder of the regular season, but stated its intention to hold playoffs at a later time. The final WHL standings are based on win percentage for all clubs.[2][3] The Portland Winterhawks were awarded the Scotty Munro Memorial Trophy as regular season champions.[4]

Cancellation of playoffs and Memorial Cup

edit

On March 23, the WHL announced that it had cancelled the playoffs due to the COVID-19 pandemic.[5] The Canadian Hockey League cancelled the 2020 Memorial Cup, which had been scheduled to take place in Kelowna, British Columbia.[6]

Final standings

edit

Note: GP = Games played; W = Wins; L = Losses; OTL = Overtime losses; SL = Shootout losses; GF = Goals for; GA = Goals against; PTS = Points; x = clinched playoff berth; y = clinched division title; z = clinched conference title

Top 3 (Central division)[7]
Pos GP W L OTL SOL GF GA Pts
1 Edmonton Oil Kings xy 64 42 12 6 4 239 167 94
2 Medicine Hat Tigers x 63 41 19 2 1 265 182 85
3 Lethbridge Hurricanes x 63 37 19 2 5 249 193 81
Top 3 (East division)[7]
Pos GP W L OTL SOL GF GA Pts
1 Prince Albert Raiders xy 64 36 18 6 4 210 160 82
2 Winnipeg Ice x 63 38 24 1 0 231 207 77
3 Brandon Wheat Kings x 63 35 22 4 2 227 173 76
Eastern Conference wild card[7]
Pos Div (Top 2 qualify for playoffs) GP W L OTL SOL GF GA Pts
1 Cen. Calgary Hitmen x 64 35 24 4 1 219 201 75
2 East Saskatoon Blades x 63 34 24 2 3 211 197 73
3 Cen. Red Deer Rebels 63 24 33 3 3 181 250 54
4 East Regina Pats 63 21 34 6 2 183 258 50
5 East Moose Jaw Warriors 62 14 44 4 0 146 291 32
6 Cen. Swift Current Broncos 63 10 48 2 3 129 298 25
Top 3 (U.S. division)[7]
Pos GP W L OTL SOL GF GA Pts
1 Portland Winterhawks xyz 63 45 11 3 4 270 164 97
2 Everett Silvertips x 63 46 13 3 1 228 142 96
3 Spokane Chiefs x 64 41 18 4 1 258 179 87
Top 3 (B.C. division)[7]
Pos GP W L OTL SOL GF GA Pts
1 Kamloops Blazers xy 63 41 18 3 1 271 166 86
2 Victoria Royals x 64 32 24 6 2 176 190 72
3 Vancouver Giants x 62 32 24 4 2 189 166 70
Western Conference wild card[7]
Pos Div (Top 2 qualify for playoffs) GP W L OTL SOL GF GA Pts
1 B.C. Kelowna Rockets x 63 29 28 3 3 181 208 64
2 U.S. Seattle Thunderbirds x 63 24 32 4 3 175 240 55
3 B.C. Prince George Cougars 62 20 34 4 4 144 205 48
4 U.S. Tri-City Americans 63 17 40 4 2 157 302 40
Map of WHL, 2019–20 to 2022–23
 
 
200km
125miles
Ice
Wheat Kings
Pats
Warriors
Raiders
Blades
Broncos
Tigers
Hurricanes
Oil Kings
Rebels
Hitmen
Chiefs
Americans
Rockets
Blazers
Silvertips
Thunderbirds
Winterhawks
Cougars
Giants
Royals
   East Division
   Central Division
   BC Division
   US Division

Statistics

edit

Scoring leaders

edit

Players are listed by points, then goals.[8]

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

Player Team GP G A Pts PIM
Adam Beckman Spokane Chiefs 63 48 59 107 18
Seth Jarvis Portland Winterhawks 58 42 56 98 24
James Hamblin Medicine Hat Tigers 63 36 56 92 35
Zane Franklin Kamloops Blazers 63 29 62 91 89
Connor Zary Kamloops Blazers 57 38 48 86 51
Eli Zummack Spokane Chiefs 64 22 64 86 18
Dylan Cozens Lethbridge Hurricanes 51 38 47 85 38
Orrin Centazzo Kamloops Blazers 63 44 37 81 33
Aliaksei Protas Prince Albert Raiders 58 31 49 80 8
Brett Kemp Medicine Hat Tigers 62 30 47 77 43

Goaltenders

edit

These are the goaltenders that lead the league in GAA that have played at least 1500 minutes.[9]

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%
Dustin Wolf Everett Silvertips 46 2713 34 10 2 0 9 1.88 0.935
Shane Farkas Victoria Royals 28 1585 18 7 1 0 2 2.20 0.929
Dylan Garand Kamloops Blazers 42 2443 28 10 2 1 4 2.21 0.921
Sebastian Cossa Edmonton Oil Kings 33 1880 21 6 2 1 4 2.23 0.921
David Tendeck Vancouver Giants 35 2017 18 13 1 1 3 2.29 0.920

WHL awards

edit
Name Award Winner
Ed Chynoweth Cup WHL Champions Not Awarded
Scotty Munro Memorial Trophy Regular season champions Portland Winterhawks
Four Broncos Memorial Trophy Player of the Year Adam Beckman, Spokane Chiefs
Bob Clarke Trophy Top Scorer Adam Beckman, Spokane Chiefs
Bill Hunter Memorial Trophy Top Defenceman Ty Smith, Spokane Chiefs
Jim Piggott Memorial Trophy Rookie of the Year Dylan Guenther, Edmonton Oil Kings
Del Wilson Trophy Top Goaltender Dustin Wolf, Everett Silvertips
WHL Plus-Minus Award Top Plus-Minus Rating Noah King, Spokane Chiefs
Brad Hornung Trophy Most Sportsmanlike Player Seth Jarvis, Portland Winterhawks
Daryl K. (Doc) Seaman Trophy Scholastic Player of the Year Dylan Garand, Kamloops Blazers
Jim Donlevy Memorial Trophy Scholastic team of the Year Kamloops Blazers
Dunc McCallum Memorial Trophy Coach of the Year Brad Lauer, Edmonton Oil Kings
Lloyd Saunders Memorial Trophy Executive of the Year Peter Anholt, Lethbridge Hurricanes
Allen Paradice Memorial Trophy Top Official Jeff Ingram
St. Clair Group Trophy Marketing/Public Relations Award Lethbridge Hurricanes
Doug Wickenheiser Memorial Trophy Humanitarian of the Year Riley Fiddler-Schultz, Calgary Hitmen
WHL Playoff MVP WHL Finals Most Valuable Player Not Awarded
Professional Hockey Achievement
Academic Recipient 		Alumni Achievement Awards

All-Star Teams

edit

Eastern Conference

edit
First Team[10] Pos. Second Team[11]
Player Team Player Team
Jiri Patera Brandon Wheat Kings G Max Paddock Prince Albert Raiders
Calen Addison Lethbridge Hurricanes D Alex Cotton Lethbridge Hurricanes
Braden Schneider Brandon Wheat Kings D Matthew Robertson Edmonton Oil Kings
Dylan Cozens Lethbridge Hurricanes F Mark Kastelic Calgary Hitmen
James Hamblin Medicine Hat Tigers F Peyton Krebs Winnipeg Ice
Aliaksei Protas Prince Albert Raiders F Riley Sawchuk Edmonton Oil Kings

Western Conference

edit
First Team Pos. Second Team
Player Team Player Team
Dustin Wolf Everett Silvertips G Joel Hofer Portland Winterhawks
John Ludvig Portland Winterhawks D Bowen Byram Vancouver Giants
Ty Smith Spokane Chiefs D Jake Christiansen Everett Silvertips
Adam Beckman Spokane Chiefs F Zane Franklin Kamloops Blazers
Seth Jarvis Portland Winterhawks F Bryce Kindopp Everett Silvertips
Connor Zary Kamloops Blazers F Eli Zummack Spokane Chiefs

Attendance

edit
Team Home average[12]
Edmonton 7,008
Calgary 6,742
Everett 5,730
Spokane 5,709
Portland 5,540
Kelowna 5,136
Seattle 4,735
Regina 4,710
Victoria 4,638
Kamloops 4,178
Lethbridge 3,969
Red Deer 3,963
Vancouver 3,919
Tri-City 3,729
Saskatoon 3,605
Brandon 3,489
Moose Jaw 2,981
Medicine Hat 2,946
Prince Albert 2,641
Prince George 2,433
Swift Current 1,953
Winnipeg 1,512
Total Average 4,153
Total 2,882,799
total games 694

See also

edit

References

edit
  1. ^ "Western Hockey League pauses season until further notice – WHL Network".
  2. ^ "Western Hockey League announces conclusion of regular season – WHL Network".
  3. ^ Flaherty, Ryan (March 24, 2020). "WHL players, staff reflect on season being cancelled due to COVID-19 pandemic". Global News. Archived from the original on March 27, 2020. Retrieved June 5, 2024.
  4. ^ "Winterhawks Win the Scotty Munro Memorial Trophy as 2019-20 Regular Season Champions". Portland Winterhawks. Western Hockey League. March 20, 2020. Archived from the original on June 7, 2024. Retrieved June 7, 2024.
  5. ^ "Western Hockey League announces cancellation of 2020 WHL Playoffs – WHL Network".
  6. ^ "Statement: CHL cancels 2020 Playoffs & Memorial Cup – WHL Network".
  7. ^ a b c d e f "2019–2020 Wild Card Standings". Western Hockey League. Retrieved July 1, 2017.
  8. ^ "WHL Regular Season: Scoring leaders". Retrieved September 24, 2017.
  9. ^ WHL Regular Season: Goaltending leaders. Retrieved on October 9, 2018.
  10. ^ WHL Announces 2019-20 Conference First All-Star teams
  11. ^ WHL Announces 2019-20 Conference Second All-Star teams
  12. ^ "WHL Network".
edit
Retrieved from "https://en.wikipedia.org/w/index.php?title=2019–20_WHL_season&oldid=1246299332"