2011–12 WHL season

The 2011–12 WHL season was the 46th season of the Western Hockey League (WHL). The regular season began in September 2011 and ended in March 2012. The playoffs began on March 22 and ended in early May when the regular season-champion Edmonton Oil Kings won their first Ed Chynoweth Cup, defeating the Portland Winterhawks in the championship series and earning a berth in the 2012 Memorial Cup tournament.[1] This was the inaugural season of the Victoria Royals—the team relocated to Victoria, British Columbia from Chilliwack, where they had played as the Chilliwack Bruins from 2006 until 2011.[2]

2011–12 WHL season
LeagueWestern Hockey League
SportIce hockey
DurationRegular 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
Regular season
Scotty Munro Memorial TrophyEdmonton Oil Kings (1)
Season MVPBrendan Shinnimin (Tri-City Americans)
Top scorerBrendan Shinnimin (Tri-City Americans)
Playoffs
Playoffs MVPLaurent Brossoit (Oil Kings)
Finals championsEdmonton Oil Kings (1)
  Runners-upPortland Winterhawks
2011–12 CHL season
LeagueCanadian Hockey League
SportIce hockey
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
Memorial Cup
Finals championsShawinigan Cataractes (QMJHL) (1st title)
  Runners-upLondon Knights (OHL)

Regular season

Conference standings
Western Conference
Team GP 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 GP 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.[3]

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 played at least 1440 minutes.[4]

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

Subway Super Series

The Subway Super Series was a six-game series featuring four teams: three from the Canadian Hockey League (CHL)—one team from each of the QMJHL, the OHL, and the WHL—versus Russia's national junior hockey 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

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

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[5] 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
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  2. Olsen, Tyler (April 20, 2011). "WHL's Chilliwack Bruins are no more, moving to Victoria". Vancouver Sun. Archived from the original on October 21, 2012. Retrieved April 20, 2011.
  3. "WHL Regular season: Scoring leaders". Archived from the original on November 14, 2014. Retrieved January 26, 2012.
  4. 2011–12 WHL Regular season: Goaltending leaders Archived September 26, 2011, at the Wayback Machine. Retrieved on October 1, 2011.
  5. WHL West All Stars And Awards Finalists
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