2011–12 WHL season

The 2011–12 WHL season is the 46th season of the Western Hockey League (WHL). The regular season began in September 2011 and ended in March 2012. The following playoffs began on March 22 and ended in early May when the Edmonton Oil Kings won their first championship. This was the inaugural season of the Victoria Royals, a team that relocated to Victoria from Chilliwack where they played as the Chilliwack Bruins between 2006 and 2011.

2011–12 WHL season
LeagueWestern Hockey League
SportHockey
DurationPreseason
August 31, 2011 – September 18, 2011
Regular season
September 22, 2011 – March 18, 2012
Playoffs
March 22, 2012 – May 13, 2012
Number of teams22
TV partner(s)Shaw TV
Rogers Sportsnet
Root Sports Northwest
Finals championsEdmonton Oil Kings (1)
2011–12 CHL season
LeagueCanadian Hockey League
SportHockey
DurationOHL
September 2011 – March 2012
QMJHL
September 2011 – March 2012
WHL
September 2011 – March 2012
Number of teams60
TV partner(s)RDS
Rogers Sportsnet
Rogers TV
Shaw TV
Finals championsShawinigan Cataractes

Regular season

The 46th season of the WHL started on September 22, 2011, and ended on March 18, 2012.

Conference standings
Western Conference
Team W L OTL SL GF GA Pts
Tri-City Americans x z72501822281190104
Kamloops Blazers x z7247202329021199
Portland Winterhawks x72491931328229102
Vancouver Giants x7240262425523486
Spokane Chiefs x7238255425722585
Kelowna Rockets x7231314621724272
Victoria Royals x7224413423332555
Everett Silvertips x7222402818526854
Seattle Thunderbirds e7225451117329252
Prince George Cougars e7224460216625750
Eastern Conference
Team W L OTL SL GF GA Pts
Edmonton Oil Kings x z72501534310193107
Moose Jaw Warriors x z7245196225821398
Calgary Hitmen x7244252127322191
Medicine Hat Tigers x7242242425520990
Saskatoon Blades x7240291226825083
Brandon Wheat Kings x7239281427325783
Regina Pats x7237276223021482
Kootenay Ice x7236266422220182
Red Deer Rebels e7232341520423170
Swift Current Broncos e7227372621627262
Lethbridge Hurricanes e7229420122529259
Prince Albert Raiders e7221453321931248

x – team has clinched playoff spot

y – team is division leader

z – team has clinched division

e - team is eliminated from playoff contention

Scoring leaders

Players are listed by points, then goals.[1]

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

Player Team GP G A Pts. PIM
Brendan Shinnimin Tri-City Americans 69 58 76 134 82
Mark Stone Brandon Wheat Kings 66 41 82 123 22
Ty Rattie Portland Winterhawks 69 57 64 121 54
Adam Hughesman Tri-City Americans 72 50 66 116 42
Jordan Weal Regina Pats 70 41 75 116 36
Patrick Holland Tri-City Americans 72 25 84 109 48
Emerson Etem Medicine Hat Tigers 65 61 46 107 34
Michael St. Croix Edmonton Oil Kings 72 45 60 105 49
Micheal Ferland Brandon Wheat Kings 68 47 49 96 84
Sven Bartschi Portland Winterhawks 47 33 61 94 36

Goaltenders

These are the goaltenders that lead the league in GAA that have played at least 1440 minutes.[2]

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%
Ty Rimmer Tri-City Americans 46 2665 31 12 1 1 5 2.43 .922
Laurent Brossoit Edmonton Oil Kings 61 3574 42 13 2 3 3 2.47 .914
Nathan Lieuwen Kootenay Ice 57 3340 27 20 6 2 3 2.50 .914
Luke Siemens Moose Jaw Warriors1 56 3202 35 14 4 2 4 2.55 .908
Tyler Bunz Medicine Hat Tigers 61 3616 39 17 2 3 3 2.57 .921

1 - Also played for Everett Silvertips

Players

2011 NHL Entry Draft

In total, 33 WHL players were selected at the 2011 NHL Entry Draft. Ryan Nugent-Hopkins was selected first overall in the draft.

2011 NHL Entry Draft (WHL draftees)
1st Round
# Nat. Player WHL team NHL team
1 Canada Ryan Nugent-Hopkins Red Deer Rebels Edmonton Oilers
11 Canada Duncan Siemens Saskatoon Blades Colorado Avalanche
13 Switzerland Sven Bartschi Portland Winterhawks Calgary Flames
18 Canada Mark McNeill Prince Albert Raiders Chicago Blackhawks
23 Canada Joe Morrow Portland Winterhawks Pittsburgh Penguins
2nd Round
# Nat. Player WHL team NHL team
31 Czech Republic David Musil Vancouver Giants Edmonton Oilers
32 Canada Ty Rattie Portland Winterhawks St. Louis Blues
46 Canada Joel Edmundson Moose Jaw Warriors St. Louis Blues
57 Canada Tyler Wotherspoon Portland Winterhawks Calgary Flames
3rd Round
# Nat. Player WHL team NHL team
67 Canada Adam Lowry Swift Current Broncos Winnipeg Jets
73 United States Keegan Lowe Edmonton Oil Kings Carolina Hurricanes
74 Canada Travis Ewanyk Edmonton Oil Kings Edmonton Oilers
84 Canada Harrison Ruopp Prince Albert Raiders Phoenix Coyotes
4th Round
# Nat. Player WHL team NHL team
106 Canada Michael St. Croix Edmonton Oil Kings New York Rangers
107 United States Colin Jacobs Seattle Thunderbirds Buffalo Sabres
111 Canada Kale Kessy Medicine Hat Tigers Phoenix Coyotes
115 Slovakia Marek Tvrdon Vancouver Giants Detroit Red Wings
118 Germany Marcel Noebels Seattle Thunderbirds Philadelphia Flyers
119 Canada Zachary Yuen Tri-City Americans Winnipeg Jets
5th Round
# Nat. Player WHL team NHL team
125 Sweden John Persson Red Deer Rebels New York Islanders
127 Canada Brenden Kichton Spokane Chiefs New York Islanders
134 United States Shane McColgan Kelowna Rockets New York Rangers
138 Canada Darren Dietz Saskatoon Blades Montreal Canadiens
141 Canada Darian Dziurzynski Saskatoon Blades Phoenix Coyotes
144 Czech Republic Dominik Uher Spokane Chiefs Pittsburgh Penguins
6th Round
# Nat. Player WHL team NHL team
156 Canada Darren Kramer Spokane Chiefs Ottawa Senators
159 Canada Reece Scarlett Swift Current Broncos New Jersey Devils
164 Canada Laurent Brossoit Edmonton Oil Kings Calgary Flames
165 Czech Republic Matej Stransky Saskatoon Blades Dallas Stars
167 Canada Nathan Lieuwen Kootenay Ice Buffalo Sabres
175 Czech Republic Richard Nedomlel Swift Current Broncos Detroit Red Wings
7th Round
# Nat. Player WHL team NHL team
186 Canada Jordan Fransoo Brandon Wheat Kings Ottawa Senators
193 Canada Brody Sutter Lethbridge Hurricanes Carolina Hurricanes

Transactions

2011-12 WHL transactions

Subway Super Series

The Subway Super Series is a six-game series featuring four teams: three from the Canadian Hockey League (CHL) versus Russia's National Junior hockey team. Within the Canadian Hockey League umbrella, one team from each of its three leagues — the Ontario Hockey League, Quebec Major Junior Hockey League, and Western Hockey League — compete in two games against the Russian junior team.

Results
Date Location Winner Loser
November 7, 2011Victoriaville, QCRussian Selects20QMJHL all-stars
November 9, 2011Quebec City, QCRussian Selects54QMJHL all-stars
November 10, 2011Ottawa, ONOHL all-stars107Russian Selects
November 14, 2011Sault Ste. Marie, ONOHL all-stars63Russian Selects
November 16, 2011Regina, SKWHL all-stars52Russian Selects
November 17, 2011Moose Jaw, SKRussian Selects75WHL all-stars
CHL wins series 3-2-1 30-26

2012 WHL Playoffs
Conference Quarterfinals Conference Semifinals Conference Finals WHL Championship
            
1 Edmonton 4
8 Kootenay 0
1 Edmonton 4
6 Brandon 0
2 Moose Jaw 4
7 Regina 1
1 Edmonton 4
Eastern
2 Moose Jaw 1
3 Calgary 1
6 Brandon 4
2 Moose Jaw 4
4 Medicine Hat 0
4 Medicine Hat 4
5 Saskatoon 0
E1 Edmonton 4
Note: Pairings are re-seeded after the first round.
W3 Portland 3
1 Tri-City 4
8 Everett 0
1 Tri-City 4
5 Spokane 3
2 Kamloops 4
7 Victoria 0
1 Tri-City 0
Western
3 Portland 4
3 Portland 4
6 Kelowna 0
2 Kamloops 3
3 Portland 4
4 Vancouver 2
5 Spokane 4

Conference Quarter-finals

(1) Edmonton Oil Kings vs. (8) Kootenay Ice
March 23 Edmonton Oil Kings 3 – 0 Kootenay Ice Rexall Place Recap
March 25 Edmonton Oil Kings 4 – 3 Kootenay Ice Rexall Place Recap
March 28 Kootenay Ice 3 – 6 Edmonton Oil Kings Cranbrook Recreational Complex Recap
March 29 Kootenay Ice 1 – 3 Edmonton Oil Kings Cranbrook Recreational Complex Recap
Edmonton wins series 4 – 0

(2) Moose Jaw Warriors vs. (7) Regina Pats
March 23 Moose Jaw Warriors 2 – 3 Regina Pats Mosaic Place Recap
March 24 Moose Jaw Warriors 8 – 1 Regina Pats Mosaic Place Recap
March 27 Regina Pats 3 – 5 Moose Jaw Warriors Brandt Centre Recap
March 28 Regina Pats 4 – 5 2OT Moose Jaw Warriors Brandt Centre Recap
March 30 Moose Jaw Warriors 5 – 2 Regina Pats Mosaic Place Recap
Moose Jaw wins series 4 – 1

(3) Calgary Hitmen vs. (6) Brandon Wheat Kings
March 22 Calgary Hitmen 2 – 6 Brandon Wheat Kings Scotiabank Saddledome Recap
March 23 Calgary Hitmen 4 – 0 Brandon Wheat Kings Scotiabank Saddledome Recap
March 25 Brandon Wheat Kings 4 – 1 Calgary Hitmen MTS Centre Recap
March 27 Brandon Wheat Kings 3 – 1 Calgary Hitmen MTS Centre Recap
March 29 Brandon Wheat Kings 3 – 2 OT Calgary Hitmen MTS Centre Recap
Brandon wins series 4 – 1

(4) Medicine Hat Tigers vs. (5) Saskatoon Blades
March 23 Medicine Hat Tigers 5 – 2 Saskatoon Blades Medicine Hat Arena Recap
March 24 Medicine Hat Tigers 5 – 3 Saskatoon Blades Medicine Hat Arena Recap
March 27 Saskatoon Blades 2 – 3 OT Medicine Hat Tigers Credit Union Centre Recap
March 28 Saskatoon Blades 0 – 5 Medicine Hat Tigers Credit Union Centre Recap
Medicine Hat wins series 4 – 0

(1) Tri-City Americans vs. (8) Everett Silvertips
March 23 Tri-City Americans 7 – 2 Everett Silvertips Toyota Center Recap
March 24 Tri-City Americans 3 – 1 Everett Silvertips Toyota Center Recap
March 27 Everett Silvertips 0 – 4 Tri-City Americans Comcast Arena at Everett Recap
March 28 Everett Silvertips 3 – 4 OT Tri-City Americans Comcast Arena at Everett Recap
Tri-City wins series 4 – 0

(2) Kamloops Blazers vs. (7) Victoria Royals
March 23 Kamloops Blazers 4 – 1 Victoria Royals Interior Savings Centre Recap
March 24 Kamloops Blazers 7 – 4 Victoria Royals Interior Savings Centre Recap
March 27 Victoria Royals 5 – 7 Kamloops Blazers Save-On-Foods Memorial Centre Recap
March 28 Victoria Royals 1 – 4 Kamloops Blazers Save-On-Foods Memorial Centre Recap
Kamloops wins series 4 – 0

(3) Portland Winterhawks vs. (6) Kelowna Rockets
March 23 Portland Winterhawks 6 – 3 Kelowna Rockets Memorial Coliseum Recap
March 24 Portland Winterhawks 4 – 0 Kelowna Rockets Memorial Coliseum Recap
March 27 Kelowna Rockets 3 – 6 Portland Winterhawks Prospera Place Recap
March 29 Kelowna Rockets 3 – 5 Portland Winterhawks Prospera Place Recap
Portland wins series 4 – 0

(4) Vancouver Giants vs. (5) Spokane Chiefs
March 23 Vancouver Giants 7 – 5 Spokane Chiefs Pacific Coliseum Recap
March 24 Vancouver Giants 7 – 3 Spokane Chiefs Pacific Coliseum Recap
March 27 Spokane Chiefs 3 – 2 Vancouver Giants Spokane Veterans Memorial Arena Recap
March 28 Spokane Chiefs 3 – 2 OT Vancouver Giants Spokane Veterans Memorial Arena Recap
March 30 Vancouver Giants 1 – 5 Spokane Chiefs Pacific Coliseum Recap
April 1 Spokane Chiefs 3 – 1 Vancouver Giants Spokane Veterans Memorial Arena Recap
Spokane wins series 4 – 2

Conference Semi-finals

(1) Edmonton Oil Kings vs. (6) Brandon Wheat Kings
April 6 Edmonton Oil Kings 2 – 1 Brandon Wheat Kings Rexall Place Recap
April 7 Edmonton Oil Kings 4 – 3 Brandon Wheat Kings Rexall Place Recap
April 10 Brandon Wheat Kings 1 – 5 Edmonton Oil Kings Westman Place Recap
April 11 Brandon Wheat Kings 0 – 6 Edmonton Oil Kings Westman Place Recap
Edmonton wins series 4 – 0

(2) Moose Jaw Warriors vs. (4) Medicine Hat Tigers
April 6 Moose Jaw Warriors 2 – 1 Medicine Hat Tigers Mosaic Place Recap
April 7 Moose Jaw Warriors 6 – 1 Medicine Hat Tigers Mosaic Place Recap
April 10 Medicine Hat Tigers 2 – 4 Moose Jaw Warriors Medicine Hat Arena Recap
April 11 Medicine Hat Tigers 3 – 4 OT Moose Jaw Warriors Medicine Hat Arena Recap
Moose Jaw wins series 4 – 0

(1) Tri-City Americans vs. (5) Spokane Chiefs
April 6 Tri-City Americans 2 – 3 OT Spokane Chiefs Toyota Center Recap
April 7 Tri-City Americans 2 – 1 Spokane Chiefs Toyota Center Recap
April 11 Spokane Chiefs 1 – 2 Tri-City Americans Spokane Veterans Memorial Arena Recap
April 13 Spokane Chiefs 3 – 2 OT Tri-City Americans Spokane Veterans Memorial Arena Recap
April 14 Tri-City Americans 5 – 3 Spokane Chiefs Toyota Center Recap
April 16 Spokane Chiefs 4 – 3 OT Tri-City Americans Spokane Veterans Memorial Arena Recap
April 18 Tri-City Americans 3 – 2 Spokane Chiefs Toyota Center Recap
Tri-City wins series 4 – 3

(2) Kamloops Blazers vs. (3) Portland Winterhawks
April 6 Portland Winterhawks 5 – 3 Kamloops Blazers Memorial Coliseum Recap
April 7 Portland Winterhawks 4 – 1 Kamloops Blazers Memorial Coliseum Recap
April 10 Kamloops Blazers 2 – 5 Portland Winterhawks Interior Savings Centre Recap
April 11 Kamloops Blazers 5 – 4 Portland Winterhawks Interior Savings Centre Recap
April 14^ Portland Winterhawks 2 – 7 Kamloops Blazers Memorial Coliseum Recap
April 16 Kamloops Blazers 7 – 6 Portland Winterhawks Interior Savings Centre Recap
April 18 Portland Winterhawks 2 – 0 Kamloops Blazers Memorial Coliseum Recap
Portland wins series 4 – 3

^ Game was played at Rose Garden.

Conference Finals

(1) Edmonton Oil Kings vs. (2) Moose Jaw Warriors
April 20 Edmonton Oil Kings 6 – 1 Moose Jaw Warriors Rexall Place Recap
April 22 Edmonton Oil Kings 6 – 1 Moose Jaw Warriors Rexall Place Recap
April 24 Moose Jaw Warriors 2 – 3 Edmonton Oil Kings Mosaic Place Recap
April 25 Moose Jaw Warriors 5 – 1 Edmonton Oil Kings Mosaic Place Recap
April 27 Edmonton Oil Kings 4 – 1 Moose Jaw Warriors Rexall Place Recap
Edmonton wins series 4 – 1

(1) Tri-City Americans vs. (3) Portland Winterhawks
April 20 Tri-City Americans 4 – 5 OT Portland Winterhawks Toyota Center Recap
April 21 Tri-City Americans 4 – 5 OT Portland Winterhawks Toyota Center Recap
April 25 Portland Winterhawks 3 – 1 Tri-City Americans Rose Garden Recap
April 26 Portland Winterhawks 4 – 1 Tri-City Americans Rose Garden Recap
Portland wins series 4 – 0

WHL Championship

(E1) Edmonton Oil Kings vs. (W3) Portland Winterhawks
May 3 Edmonton Oil Kings 3 – 2 Portland Winterhawks Rexall Place Recap
May 4 Edmonton Oil Kings 1 – 5 Portland Winterhawks Rexall Place Recap
May 6 Portland Winterhawks 4 – 3 Edmonton Oil Kings Rose Garden Recap
May 8 Portland Winterhawks 3 – 4 OT Edmonton Oil Kings Rose Garden Recap
May 10 Edmonton Oil Kings 4 – 3 Portland Winterhawks Rexall Place Recap
May 12 Portland Winterhawks 3 – 2 Edmonton Oil Kings Rose Garden Recap
May 13 Edmonton Oil Kings 4 – 1 Portland Winterhawks Rexall Place Recap
Edmonton wins series 4 – 3

Playoff scoring leaders

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

Player Team GP G A Pts PIM
Sven BaertschiPortland Winterhawks2214203410
Ty RattiePortland Winterhawks2119143312
Marcel NoebelsPortland Winterhawks22815236
Brendan ShinniminTri-City Americans157162328
Brad RossPortland Winterhawks2212102257
Adam HughesmanTri-City Americans159101912
Curtis LazarEdmonton Oil Kings20811194
Michael St. CroixEdmonton Oil Kings20712196
Patrick HollandTri-City Americans146131922
James HenryMoose Jaw Warriors146121816

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

Player Team GP Mins W L GA SO Sv% GAA
Brandon GloverCalgary Hitmen422412710.9411.87
Laurent BrossoitEdmonton Oil Kings2012041644120.9332.04
Eric WilliamsSpokane Chiefs12702742600.9262.22
Ty RimmerTri-City Americans15951873910.9192.46
Justin PaulicMoose Jaw Warriors211711500.9062.57

Memorial Cup
Main article: 2012 Memorial Cup

WHL awards
Regular season champions Scotty Munro Memorial Trophy Edmonton Oil Kings
Player of the Year Four Broncos Memorial Trophy Brendan Shinnimin Tri-City Americans
Top Scorer Bob Clarke Trophy Brendan Shinnimin Tri-City Americans
Top Defenseman Bill Hunter Trophy Alex Petrovic Red Deer Rebels
Rookie of the Year Jim Piggott Memorial Trophy Sam Reinhart Kootenay Ice
Top Goaltender Del Wilson Trophy Tyler Bunz Medicine Hat Tigers
Top Plus-Minus Rating WHL Plus-Minus Award Mark Stone Brandon Wheat Kings
Most Sportsmanlike Player Brad Hornung Trophy Mark Stone Brandon Wheat Kings
Scholastic Player of the Year Daryl K. (Doc) Seaman Trophy Reid Gow Spokane Chiefs
Coach of the Year Dunc McCallum Memorial Trophy Jim Hiller Tri-City Americans
Executive of the Year Lloyd Saunders Memorial Trophy Bob Green Edmonton Oil Kings
Top Official Allen Paradice Memorial Trophy Pat Smith
Marketing/Public Relations Award St. Clair Group Trophy Corey Nyhagen Moose Jaw Warriors
Humanitarian of the Year Doug Wickenheiser Memorial Trophy Taylor Vause Swift Current Broncos
WHL Finals Most Valuable Player airBC Trophy Laurent Brossoit Edmonton Oil Kings
Alumni Achievement Awards Professional Hockey Achievement
Academic Recipient

Eastern Conference
First Team Pos. Second Team
PlayerTeamPlayerTeam
Tyler Bunz Medicine Hat Tigers G Nathan Lieuwen Kootenay Ice
Alex Petrovic Red Deer Rebels D Mark Pysyk Edmonton Oil Kings
Ryan Pulock Brandon Wheat Kings D Brandon Davidson Regina Pats
Emerson Etem Medicine Hat Tigers F Michael St. Croix Edmonton Oil Kings
Mark Stone Brandon Wheat Kings F Max Reinhart Kootenay Ice
Jordan Weal Regina Pats F Micheal Ferland Brandon Wheat Kings

Western Conference
First Team[3] Pos. Second Team
PlayerTeamPlayerTeam
Ty Rimmer Tri-City Americans G Cole Cheveldave Kamloops Blazers
Brenden Kichton Spokane Chiefs D Ryan Murray Everett Silvertips
Joe Morrow Portland Winterhawks D Austin Madaisky Kamloops Blazers
Ty Rattie Portland Winterhawks F Sven Bartschi Portland Winterhawks
Brendan Shinnimin Tri-City Americans F Adam Hughesman Tri-City Americans
Brendan Gallagher Vancouver Giants F Patrick Holland Tri-City Americans

See also

References
  1. "WHL Regular season: Scoring leaders". Archived from the original on November 14, 2014. Retrieved January 26, 2012.
  2. 2011–12 WHL Regular season: Goaltending leaders Archived September 26, 2011, at the Wayback Machine. Retrieved on October 1, 2011.
  3. WHL West All Stars And Awards Finalists
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