2012–13 WHL season
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{{Infobox sports season
| title = 2012–13 WHL season
| color = #E03A3E
| color_text = #FFFFFF
| league = Western Hockey League
| sport = Ice hockey
| duration = Regular season
September 20, 2012 – March 17, 2013
Playoffs
March 21, 2013 – May 12, 2013
| playoffs = Playoffs
| playoffs_MVP_link = WHL Playoff MVP
| playoffs_MVP = Ty Rattie (Winterhawks)
| finals_champ = Portland Winterhawks (3)
| finals_runner-up = Edmonton Oil Kings
| no_of_teams = 22
| TV = Shaw TV, Rogers Sportsnet, Root Sports Northwest
| season = Regular season
| season_champ_name = Scotty Munro Memorial Trophy
| season_champs = Portland Winterhawks (3)
| MVP_link = Four Broncos Memorial Trophy
| MVP = Adam Lowry (Swift Current Broncos)
| top_scorer_link = Bob Clarke Trophy
| top_scorer = Brendan Leipsic (Portland Winterhawks)
| seasonslistnames = WHL
| prevseason_year = 2011–12
| nextseason_year = 2013–14
}}
{{Infobox sports season
| title = 2012–13 CHL season
| color = #4B489D
| color_text = #FFF
| league = Canadian Hockey League
| sport = Ice hockey
| duration = OHL
September 2012 – March 2013
QMJHL
September 2012 – March 2013
WHL
September 2012 – March 2013
| playoffs = Memorial Cup
| finals_champ = Halifax Mooseheads (QMJHL)
| num_championships = 1
| finals_runner-up = Portland Winterhawks (WHL)
| no_of_teams = 60
| TV = RDS, Rogers Sportsnet, Rogers TV, Shaw TV
}}
The 2012–13 WHL season was the 47th season of the Western Hockey League (WHL). The regular season began in September 2012 and ended in March 2013. The Portland Winterhawks won their third Scotty Munro Memorial Trophy with the best record in the regular season. The playoffs began in late March 2013 and ended in mid-May 2013, with the Winterhawks defeating the Edmonton Oil Kings in a rematch of the 2012 final to win their third Ed Chynoweth Cup, their first since 1997–98, and a berth in the 2013 Memorial Cup tournament, which was held in Saskatoon, Saskatchewan.{{Cite news |date=2013-05-12 |title=Portland Winterhawks clinch WHL championship with win over Edmonton Oil Kings |url=https://globalnews.ca/news/555837/portland-winterhawks-clinch-whl-championship-with-win-over-edmonton-oil-kings/ |url-status=live |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20240514201850/https://globalnews.ca/news/555837/portland-winterhawks-clinch-whl-championship-with-win-over-edmonton-oil-kings/ |archive-date=2024-05-14 |access-date=2024-05-14 |work=Global News |agency=The Canadian Press}} The Saskatoon Blades also participated in the Memorial Cup tournament by virtue of hosting it.
Standings
= Conference standings =
| class="wikitable"
! colspan="9" style="background-color: #DDDDFF;" | Western Conference | ||||||||
| width=250|Team
!width=45|GP !width=45|W !width=45|L !width=45|OTL !width=45|SL !width=45|GF !width=45|GA !width=45|Pts | ||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Portland Winterhawks x z | 72 | 57 | 12 | 1 | 2 | 334 | 169 | 117 |
| Kelowna Rockets x z | 72 | 52 | 16 | 3 | 1 | 309 | 178 | 108 |
| Kamloops Blazers x | 72 | 47 | 20 | 2 | 3 | 261 | 180 | 99 |
| Spokane Chiefs x | 72 | 44 | 26 | 2 | 0 | 269 | 230 | 90 |
| Tri-City Americans x | 72 | 40 | 27 | 2 | 3 | 246 | 227 | 85 |
| Victoria Royals x | 72 | 35 | 30 | 2 | 5 | 223 | 252 | 77 |
| Seattle Thunderbirds x | 72 | 24 | 38 | 7 | 3 | 210 | 286 | 58 |
| Everett Silvertips x | 72 | 25 | 40 | 3 | 4 | 172 | 268 | 57 |
| style="background-color:#cccccc;"
| | ||||||||
| Prince George Cougars e | 72 | 21 | 43 | 2 | 6 | 177 | 273 | 50 |
| Vancouver Giants e | 72 | 21 | 49 | 2 | 0 | 197 | 299 | 44 |
| class="wikitable"
! colspan="9" style="background-color: #DDDDFF;" | Eastern Conference | ||||||||
| width=250|Team
!width=45|GP !width=45|W !width=45|L !width=45|OTL !width=45|SL !width=45|GF !width=45|GA !width=45|Pts | ||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Edmonton Oil Kings x z | 72 | 51 | 15 | 2 | 4 | 278 | 155 | 108 |
| Saskatoon Blades x z | 72 | 44 | 22 | 2 | 4 | 280 | 221 | 94 |
| Calgary Hitmen x | 72 | 46 | 21 | 1 | 4 | 266 | 204 | 97 |
| Red Deer Rebels x | 72 | 39 | 26 | 5 | 2 | 208 | 204 | 85 |
| Prince Albert Raiders x | 72 | 37 | 28 | 3 | 4 | 234 | 233 | 81 |
| Swift Current Broncos x | 72 | 36 | 29 | 3 | 4 | 206 | 193 | 79 |
| Medicine Hat Tigers x | 72 | 36 | 33 | 2 | 1 | 243 | 244 | 75 |
| Kootenay Ice x | 72 | 35 | 35 | 2 | 0 | 203 | 221 | 72 |
| style="background-color:#cccccc;"
| | ||||||||
| Lethbridge Hurricanes e | 72 | 28 | 34 | 3 | 7 | 212 | 253 | 66 |
| Moose Jaw Warriors e | 72 | 25 | 36 | 4 | 7 | 182 | 249 | 61 |
| Regina Pats e | 72 | 25 | 38 | 4 | 5 | 193 | 269 | 59 |
| Brandon Wheat Kings e | 72 | 24 | 40 | 4 | 4 | 189 | 284 | 56 |
x – team has clinched playoff spot y – team is division leader z – team has clinched division
e – team is eliminated from playoff contention
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{{WHL team map 2011}}
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= Statistical leaders =
== Scoring leaders ==
Players are listed by points, then goals.{{cite web |url=http://www.whl.ca/stats/show |title=WHL Regular season: Scoring leaders |access-date=September 24, 2012 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20131021135807/http://www.whl.ca/stats/show |archive-date=October 21, 2013 |url-status=dead }}
Note: GP = Games played; G = Goals; A = Assists; Pts. = Points; PIM = Penalty minutes
| class="wikitable sortable" style="text-align: center"
| class="unsortable" align=center bgcolor=#F2F2F2 style="width: 15em" | Player ! style="width: 15em" | Team ! style="width: 4em" | GP ! style="width: 4em" | G ! style="width: 4em" | A ! style="width: 4em" | Pts. ! style="width: 4em" | PIM |
| align=left | Brendan Leipsic
| align=left | Portland Winterhawks | 68 | 49 | 71 | 120 | 103 |
| align=left | Nic Petan
| align=left | Portland Winterhawks | 71 | 46 | 74 | 120 | 43 |
| align=left | Ty Rattie
| align=left | Portland Winterhawks | 62 | 48 | 62 | 110 | 27 |
| align=left | Justin Feser
| align=left | Tri-City Americans | 72 | 44 | 62 | 106 | 57 |
| align=left | Colin Smith
| align=left | Kamloops Blazers | 72 | 41 | 65 | 106 | 72 |
| align=left | Myles Bell
| align=left | Kelowna Rockets | 69 | 38 | 55 | 93 | 68 |
| align=left | Michael St. Croix
| align=left | Edmonton Oil Kings | 72 | 37 | 55 | 92 | 36 |
| align=left | Curtis Valk
| align=left | Medicine Hat Tigers | 71 | 46 | 45 | 91 | 54 |
| align=left | Tim Bozon
| align=left | Kamloops Blazers | 69 | 36 | 55 | 91 | 58 |
| align=left | Cody Sylvester
| align=left | Calgary Hitmen | 68 | 41 | 49 | 90 | 49 |
== Goaltenders ==
These are the goaltenders that lead the league in GAA that played at least 1440 minutes.[http://www.whl.ca/stats/show/type/top_goalies/ls_season/242 2012–13 WHL Regular season: Goaltending leaders] {{Webarchive|url=https://web.archive.org/web/20121001020926/http://www.whl.ca/stats/show/type/top_goalies/ls_season/242 |date=October 1, 2012 }}. Retrieved on September 24, 2012.
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
| class="wikitable sortable" style="text-align: center"
| class="unsortable" align=center bgcolor=#F2F2F2 style="width: 15em" | Player ! style="width: 15em" | Team ! style="width: 4em" | GP ! style="width: 4em" | Mins ! style="width: 4em" | W ! style="width: 4em" | L ! style="width: 4em" | OTL ! style="width: 4em" | SOL ! style="width: 4em" | SO ! style="width: 4em" | GAA ! style="width: 4em" | Sv% |
| align=left | Tristan Jarry
| align=left | Edmonton Oil Kings | 27 | 1495 | 18 | 7 | 0 | 0 | 6 | 1.61 | .936 |
| align=left | Mac Carruth
| align=left | Portland Winterhawks | 39 | 2275 | 30 | 7 | 0 | 2 | 7 | 2.06 | .929 |
| align=left | Laurent Brossoit
| align=left | Edmonton Oil Kings | 49 | 2854 | 33 | 8 | 2 | 4 | 5 | 2.25 | .917 |
| align=left | Patrik Bartosak
| align=left | Red Deer Rebels | 55 | 3134 | 33 | 14 | 5 | 0 | 5 | 2.26 | .935 |
| align=left | Cole Cheveldave
| align=left | Kamloops Blazers | 56 | 3276 | 36 | 16 | 1 | 1 | 6 | 2.38 | .908 |
2013 WHL Playoffs
{{16TeamBracket
| RD1-RD2-path=0
| RD3-group1 = Note: Pairings are re-seeded after the first round.
| RD1=Conference Quarterfinals
| RD2=Conference Semifinals
| RD3=Conference Finals
| RD4=WHL Championship
| RD2-group1=Eastern
| RD2-group2=Western
| RD1-seed01=1
| RD1-team01=Edmonton
| RD1-score01=4
| RD1-seed02=8
| RD1-team02=Kootenay
| RD1-score02=1
| RD1-seed03=2
| RD1-team03=Saskatoon
| RD1-score03=0
| RD1-seed04=7
| RD1-team04=Medicine Hat
| RD1-score04=4
| RD1-seed05=3
| RD1-team05=Calgary
| RD1-score05=4
| RD1-seed06=6
| RD1-team06=Swift Current
| RD1-score06=1
| RD1-seed07=4
| RD1-team07=Red Deer
| RD1-score07=4
| RD1-seed08=5
| RD1-team08=Prince Albert
| RD1-score08=0
| RD1-seed09= 1
| RD1-team09=Portland
| RD1-score09=4
| RD1-seed10=8
| RD1-team10=Everett
| RD1-score10=2
| RD1-seed11= 2
| RD1-team11=Kelowna
| RD1-score11=4
| RD1-seed12=7
| RD1-team12=Seattle
| RD1-score12=3
| RD1-seed13= 3
| RD1-team13=Kamloops
| RD1-score13=4
| RD1-seed14=6
| RD1-team14=Victoria
| RD1-score14=2
| RD1-seed15=4
| RD1-team15=Spokane
| RD1-score15=4
| RD1-seed16=5
| RD1-team16=Tri-City
| RD1-score16=1
| RD2-seed01=1
| RD2-team01=Edmonton
| RD2-score01=4
| RD2-seed02=7
| RD2-team02=Medicine Hat
| RD2-score02=0
| RD2-seed03=3
| RD2-team03=Calgary
| RD2-score03=4
| RD2-seed04=4
| RD2-team04=Red Deer
| RD2-score04=1
| RD2-seed05=1
| RD2-team05=Portland
| RD2-score05=4
| RD2-seed06=4
| RD2-team06=Spokane
| RD2-score06=0
| RD2-seed07=2
| RD2-team07=Kelowna
| RD2-score07=0
| RD2-seed08=3
| RD2-team08=Kamloops
| RD2-score08=4
| RD3-seed01=1
| RD3-team01=Edmonton
| RD3-score01=4
| RD3-seed02=3
| RD3-team02=Calgary
| RD3-score02=3
| RD3-seed03=1
| RD3-team03=Portland
| RD3-score03=4
| RD3-seed04=3
| RD3-team04=Kamloops
| RD3-score04=1
| RD4-seed01=E1
| RD4-team01=Edmonton
| RD4-score01=2
| RD4-seed02=W1
| RD4-team02=Portland
| RD4-score02=4
}}
Conference Quarter-finals
= Eastern Conference =
==(1) Edmonton Oil Kings vs. (8) Kootenay Ice==
{{NHLPlayoffs
|team1 = Edmonton Oil Kings
|team2 = Kootenay Ice
|stadium1 = Rexall Place
|stadium2 = Western Financial Place
|date1 = March 22
|score1 = 9 – 0
|recap1 = www.whl.ca/schedule/show/game/64388
|won1 = 1
|date2 = March 24
|score2 = 1 – 2
|ot2 = 1
|recap2 = www.whl.ca/schedule/show/game/64401
|won2 = 2
|date3 = March 26
|score3 = 1 – 7
|recap3 = www.whl.ca/schedule/show/game/64405
|won3 = 1
|date4 = March 27
|score4 = 0 – 4
|recap4 = www.whl.ca/schedule/show/game/64411
|won4 = 1
|date5 = March 29
|score5 = 4 – 1
|recap5 = www.whl.ca/schedule/show/game/64419
|won5 = 1
|series = Edmonton wins series 4 – 1
}}
==(2) Saskatoon Blades vs. (7) Medicine Hat Tigers==
{{NHLPlayoffs
|team1 = Saskatoon Blades
|team2 = Medicine Hat Tigers
|stadium1 = Credit Union Centre
|stadium2 = Medicine Hat Arena
|date1 = March 21
|score1 = 1 – 4
|recap1 = www.whl.ca/schedule/show/game/64387
|won1 = 2
|date2 = March 22
|score2 = 0 – 3
|recap2 = www.whl.ca/schedule/show/game/64390
|won2 = 2
|date3 = March 26
|score3 = 5 – 2
|recap3 = www.whl.ca/schedule/show/game/64406
|won3 = 2
|date4 = March 27
|score4 = 3 – 1
|recap4 = www.whl.ca/schedule/show/game/64412
|won4 = 2
|series = Medicine Hat wins series 4 – 0
}}
==(3) Calgary Hitmen vs. (6) Swift Current Broncos==
{{NHLPlayoffs
|team1 = Calgary Hitmen
|team2 = Swift Current Broncos
|stadium1 = Scotiabank Saddledome
|stadium2 = Credit Union iPlex
|date1 = March 21
|score1 = 6 – 5
|ot1 = 1
|recap1 = www.whl.ca/schedule/show/game/64386
|won1 = 1
|date2 = March 22
|score2 = 3 – 1
|recap2 = www.whl.ca/schedule/show/game/64389
|won2 = 1
|date3 = March 25
|score3 = 3 – 2
|recap3 = www.whl.ca/schedule/show/game/64402
|won3 = 2
|date4 = March 26
|score4 = 0 – 1
|ot4 = 1
|recap4 = www.whl.ca/schedule/show/game/64403
|won4 = 1
|date5 = March 28
|score5 = 3 – 1
|recap5 = www.whl.ca/schedule/show/game/64415
|won5 = 1
|series = Calgary wins series 4 – 1
}}
==(4) Red Deer Rebels vs (5) Prince Albert Raiders==
{{NHLPlayoffs
|team1 = Red Deer Rebels
|team2 = Prince Albert Raiders
|stadium1 = ENMAX Centrium
|stadium2 = Art Hauser Centre
|date1 = March 22
|score1 = 3 – 0
|recap1 = www.whl.ca/schedule/show/game/64391
|won1 = 1
|date2 = March 23
|score2 = 3 – 2
|recap2 = www.whl.ca/schedule/show/game/64396
|won2 = 1
|date3 = March 26
|score3 = 1 – 3
|recap3 = www.whl.ca/schedule/show/game/64404
|won3 = 1
|date4 = March 27
|score4 = 2 – 3
|recap4 = www.whl.ca/schedule/show/game/64410
|won4 = 1
|series = Red Deer wins series 4 – 0
}}
= Western Conference =
==(1) Portland Winterhawks vs. (8) Everett Silvertips==
{{NHLPlayoffs
|team1 = Portland Winterhawks
|team2 = Everett Silvertips
|stadium1 = Rose Garden
|stadium2 = Comcast Arena at Everett
|date1 = March 22
|score1 = 3 – 4
|recap1 = www.whl.ca/schedule/show/game/64392
|won1 = 2
|date2 = March 23
|score2 = 4 – 1
|recap2 = www.whl.ca/schedule/show/game/64397
|won2 = 1
|date3 = March 27
|score3 = 3 – 7
|recap3 = www.whl.ca/schedule/show/game/64413
|won3 = 1
|date4 = March 29
|score4 = 4 – 11
|recap4 = www.whl.ca/schedule/show/game/64421
|won4 = 1
|date5 = March 30
|score5 = 2 – 3
|recap5 = www.whl.ca/schedule/show/game/64424
|won5 = 2
|date6 = April 1
|score6 = 1 – 5
|recap6 = www.whl.ca/schedule/show/game/64432
|won6 = 1
|series = Portland wins series 4 – 2
}}
==(2) Kelowna Rockets vs. (7) Seattle Thunderbirds==
{{NHLPlayoffs
|team1 = Kelowna Rockets
|team2 = Seattle Thunderbirds
|stadium1 = Prospera Place
|stadium2 = ShoWare Center
|date1 = March 22
|score1 = 4 – 5
|ot1 = 1
|recap1 = www.whl.ca/schedule/show/game/64394
|won1 = 2
|date2 = March 23
|score2 = 1 – 2
|ot2 = 1
|recap2 = www.whl.ca/schedule/show/game/64399
|won2 = 2
|date3 = March 26
|score3 = 3 – 2
|ot3 = 1
|recap3 = www.whl.ca/schedule/show/game/64409
|won3 = 2
|date4 = March 27
|score4 = 0 – 4
|recap4 = www.whl.ca/schedule/show/game/64414
|won4 = 1
|date5 = March 30
|score5 = 4 – 3
|recap5 = www.whl.ca/schedule/show/game/64426
|won5 = 1
|date6 = April 2
|score6 = 3 – 4
|ot6 = 1
|recap6 = www.whl.ca/schedule/show/game/64437
|won6 = 1
|date7 = April 3
|score7 = 3 – 2
|ot7 = 1
|recap7 = www.whl.ca/schedule/show/game/64441
|won7 = 1
|series = Kelowna win series 4 – 3
}}
==(3) Kamloops Blazers vs. (6) Victoria Royals==
{{NHLPlayoffs
|team1 = Kamloops Blazers
|team2 = Victoria Royals
|stadium1 = Interior Savings Centre
|stadium2 = Bear Mountain Arena
|date1 = March 22
|score1 = 3 – 2
|recap1 = www.whl.ca/schedule/show/game/64393
|won1 = 1
|date2 = March 23
|score2 = 6 – 4
|recap2 = www.whl.ca/schedule/show/game/64398
|won2 = 1
|date3 = March 26
|score3 = 2 – 1
|recap3 = www.whl.ca/schedule/show/game/64407
|won3 = 2
|date4 = March 28
|score4 = 4 – 5
|ot4 = 1
|recap4 = www.whl.ca/schedule/show/game/64416
|won4 = 1
|date5 = March 30
|score5 = 2 – 4
|recap5 = www.whl.ca/schedule/show/game/64423
|won5 = 2
|date6 = April 1
|score6 = 2 – 6
|recap6 = www.whl.ca/schedule/show/game/64431
|won6 = 1
|series = Kamloops wins series 4 – 2
}}
==(4) Spokane Chiefs vs. (5) Tri-City Americans==
{{NHLPlayoffs
|team1 = Spokane Chiefs
|team2 = Tri-City Americans
|stadium1 = Spokane Veterans Memorial Arena
|stadium2 = Toyota Center
|date1 = March 22
|score1 = 4 – 1
|recap1 = www.whl.ca/schedule/show/game/64395
|won1 = 1
|date2 = March 23
|score2 = 6 – 4
|recap2 = www.whl.ca/schedule/show/game/64400
|won2 = 1
|date3 = March 26
|score3 = 5 – 4
|ot3 = 1
|recap3 = www.whl.ca/schedule/show/game/64408
|won3 = 2
|date4 = March 28
|score4 = 3 – 4
|ot4 = 1
|recap4 = www.whl.ca/schedule/show/game/64417
|won4 = 1
|date5 = March 30
|score5 = 1 – 3
|recap5 = www.whl.ca/schedule/show/game/64425
|home5 = 2
|won5 = 1
|series = Spokane wins series 4 – 1
}}
Conference Semi-finals
= Eastern Conference =
==(1) Edmonton Oil Kings vs. (7) Medicine Hat Tigers ==
{{NHLPlayoffs
|team1 = Edmonton Oil Kings
|team2 = Medicine Hat Tigers
|stadium1 = Rexall Place
|stadium2 = Medicine Hat Arena
|date1 = April 5
|score1 = 4 – 1
|recap1 = www.whl.ca/schedule/show/game/64526
|won1 = 1
|date2 = April 7
|score2 = 2 – 0
|recap2 = www.whl.ca/schedule/show/game/64527
|won2 = 1
|date3 = April 9
|score3 = 2 – 9
|recap3 = www.whl.ca/schedule/show/game/64528
|won3 = 1
|date4 = April 10
|score4 = 2 – 4
|recap4 = www.whl.ca/schedule/show/game/64529
|won4 = 1
|series = Edmonton wins series 4 – 0
}}
==(3) Calgary Hitmen vs. (4) Red Deer Rebels==
{{NHLPlayoffs
|team1 = Calgary Hitmen
|team2 = Red Deer Rebels
|stadium1 = Scotiabank Saddledome
|stadium2 = ENMAX Centrium
|date1 = April 4
|score1 = 4 – 2
|recap1 = www.whl.ca/schedule/show/game/64525
|won1 = 1
|date2 = April 5
|score2 = 2 – 1
|recap2 = www.whl.ca/schedule/show/game/64569
|won2 = 1
|date3 = April 8
|score3 = 2 – 1
|ot3 = 1
|recap3 = www.whl.ca/schedule/show/game/64570
|won3 = 2
|date4 = April 9
|score4 = 2 – 3
|ot4 = 1
|recap4 = www.whl.ca/schedule/show/game/64571
|won4 = 1
|date5 = April 11
|score5 = 5 – 1
|recap5 = www.whl.ca/schedule/show/game/64572
|won5 = 1
|series = Calgary wins series 4 – 1
}}
=Western Conference=
==(1) Portland Winterhawks vs. (4) Spokane Chiefs==
{{NHLPlayoffs
|team1 = Portland Winterhawks
|team2 = Spokane Chiefs
|stadium1 = Memorial Coliseum
|stadium2 = Spokane Veterans Memorial Arena
|date1 = April 5
|score1 = 7 – 2
|recap1 = www.whl.ca/schedule/show/game/64575
|won1 = 1
|date2 = April 6
|score2 = 3 – 0
|recap2 = www.whl.ca/schedule/show/game/64576
|won2 = 1
|date3 = April 9
|score3 = 1 – 3
|recap3 = www.whl.ca/schedule/show/game/64577
|won3 = 1
|date4 = April 10
|score4 = 0 – 5
|recap4 = www.whl.ca/schedule/show/game/64582
|won4 = 1
|series = Portland wins series 4 – 0
}}
==(2) Kelowna Rockets vs. (3) Kamloops Blazers==
{{NHLPlayoffs
|team1 = Kelowna Rockets
|team2 = Kamloops Blazers
|stadium1 = Prospera Place
|stadium2 = Interior Savings Centre
|date1 = April 6
|score1 = 2 – 4
|recap1 = www.whl.ca/schedule/show/game/64578
|won1 = 2
|date2 = April 7
|score2 = 1 – 5
|recap2 = www.whl.ca/schedule/show/game/64579
|won2 = 2
|date3 = April 9
|score3 = 5 – 4
|ot3 = 1
|recap3 = www.whl.ca/schedule/show/game/64580
|won3 = 2
|date4 = April 10
|score4 = 4 – 3
|ot4 = 1
|recap4 = www.whl.ca/schedule/show/game/64581
|won4 = 2
|series = Kamloops wins series 4 – 0
}}
Conference Finals
= Eastern Conference =
==(1) Edmonton Oil Kings vs. (3) Calgary Hitmen==
{{NHLPlayoffs
|team1 = Edmonton Oil Kings
|team2 = Calgary Hitmen
|stadium1 = Rexall Place
|stadium2 = Scotiabank Saddledome
|date1 = April 18
|score1 = 2 – 3
|ot1 = 1
|recap1 = www.whl.ca/schedule/show/game/64600
|won1 = 2
|date2 = April 19
|score2 = 6 – 0
|recap2 = www.whl.ca/schedule/show/game/64601
|won2 = 1
|date3 = April 23
|score3 = 5 – 2
|recap3 = www.whl.ca/schedule/show/game/64602
|won3 = 2
|date4 = April 24
|score4 = 3 – 7
|recap4 = www.whl.ca/schedule/show/game/64603
|won4 = 1
|date5 = April 26
|score5 = 5 – 1
|recap5 = www.whl.ca/schedule/show/game/64604
|won5 = 1
|date6 = April 28
|score6 = 4 – 3
|ot6 = 1
|recap6 = www.whl.ca/schedule/show/game/64605
|won6 = 2
|date7 = April 30
|score7 = 2 – 0
|recap7 = www.whl.ca/schedule/show/game/64606
|won7 = 1
|series = Edmonton wins series 4 – 3
}}
= Western Conference =
==(1) Portland Winterhawks vs. (3) Kamloops Blazers==
{{NHLPlayoffs
|team1 = Portland Winterhawks
|team2 = Kamloops Blazers
|stadium1 = Memorial Coliseum
|stadium2 = Interior Savings Centre
|date1 = April 19
|score1 = 4 – 1
|recap1 = www.whl.ca/schedule/show/game/64589
|won1 = 1
|date2 = April 20
|score2 = 4 – 0
|recap2 = www.whl.ca/schedule/show/game/64590
|won2 = 1
|date3 = April 23
|score3 = 5 – 1
|recap3 = www.whl.ca/schedule/show/game/64591
|won3 = 2
|date4 = April 24
|score4 = 0 – 3
|recap4 = www.whl.ca/schedule/show/game/64592
|won4 = 1
|date5 = April 26
|score5 = 4 – 1
|recap5 = www.whl.ca/schedule/show/game/64593
|won5 = 1
|series = Portland wins series 4 – 1
}}
WHL Championship
=(W1) Portland Winterhawks vs. (E1) Edmonton Oil Kings =
{{NHLPlayoffs
|team1 = Portland Winterhawks
|team2 = Edmonton Oil Kings
|stadium1 = Rose Garden
|stadium2 = Rexall Place
|date1 = May 3
|score1 = 1 – 4
|recap1 = www.whl.ca/schedule/show/game/64641
|won1 = 2
|date2 = May 4
|score2 = 3 – 0
|recap2 = www.whl.ca/schedule/show/game/64642
|won2 = 1
|date3 = May 7
|score3 = 1 – 3
|recap3 = www.whl.ca/schedule/show/game/64643
|won3 = 1
|date4 = May 8
|score4 = 1 – 2
|recap4 = www.whl.ca/schedule/show/game/64644
|won4 = 1
|date5 = May 10
|score5 = 2 – 3
|recap5 = www.whl.ca/schedule/show/game/64645
|won5 = 2
|date6 = May 12
|score6 = 1 – 5
|recap6 = www.whl.ca/schedule/show/game/64646
|won6 = 1
|series = Portland wins series 4 – 2
}}
Playoff scoring leaders
Note: GP = Games played; G = Goals; A = Assists; Pts = Points; PIM = Penalty minutes
| class="wikitable" | ||||||
| style="background:#ddf; width:30%;"| Player
! style="background:#ddf; width:30%;"| Team ! style="background:#ddf; width:7.5%;"| GP ! style="background:#ddf; width:7.5%;"| G ! style="background:#ddf; width:7.5%;"| A ! style="background:#ddf; width:7.5%;"| Pts ! style="background:#ddf; width:7.5%;"| PIM | ||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Ty Rattie | Portland Winterhawks | 21 | 20 | 16 | 36 | 17 |
| Nic Petan | Portland Winterhawks | 21 | 9 | 19 | 28 | 16 |
| Michael St. Croix | Edmonton Oil Kings | 22 | 13 | 13 | 26 | 14 |
| Brendan Leipsic | Portland Winterhawks | 21 | 10 | 14 | 24 | 41 |
| JC Lipon | Kamloops Blazers | 15 | 6 | 17 | 23 | 20 |
| Stephane Legault | Edmonton Oil Kings | 22 | 6 | 16 | 22 | 10 |
| Brendan Ranford | Kamloops Blazers | 15 | 5 | 15 | 20 | 0 |
| Derrick Pouliot | Portland Winterhawks | 21 | 4 | 16 | 20 | 12 |
| Henrik Samuelsson | Edmonton Oil Kings | 22 | 11 | 8 | 19 | 43 |
| Oliver Bjorkstrand | Portland Winterhawks | 21 | 8 | 11 | 19 | 4 |
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
| class="wikitable" | |||||||||
| style="background:#ddf; width:27.5%;"| Player
! style="background:#ddf; width:27.5%;"| Team ! style="background:#ddf; width:5%;"| GP ! style="background:#ddf; width:5%;"| Mins ! style="background:#ddf; width:5%;"| W ! style="background:#ddf; width:5%;"| L ! style="background:#ddf; width:5%;"| GA ! style="background:#ddf; width:5%;"| SO ! style="background:#ddf; width:5%;"| Sv% ! style="background:#ddf; width:5%;"| GAA | |||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Mac Carruth | Portland Winterhawks | 21 | 1254 | 16 | 4 | 35 | 5 | .937 | 1.63 |
| Laurent Brossoit | Edmonton Oil Kings | 22 | 1322 | 14 | 5 | 40 | 5 | .935 | 1.82 |
| Patrik Bartosak | Red Deer Rebels | 9 | 548 | 5 | 4 | 18 | 1 | .941 | 1.97 |
| Cam Lanigan | Medicine Hat Tigers | 8 | 440 | 4 | 4 | 17 | 1 | .944 | 2.32 |
| Chris Driedger | Calgary Hitmen | 17 | 1006 | 11 | 6 | 40 | 1 | .931 | 2.39 |
WHL awards
| class="wikitable" | |
| Scotty Munro Memorial Trophy
| Regular season champions | colspan="2" style="text-align:center;"| Portland Winterhawks | |
| Four Broncos Memorial Trophy
| Player of the Year | |
| Bob Clarke Trophy
| Top Scorer | Brendan Leipsic & Nic Petan (tie) | |
| Bill Hunter Memorial Trophy
| Top Defenseman | |
| Jim Piggott Memorial Trophy
| Rookie of the Year | |
| Del Wilson Trophy
| Top Goaltender | |
| WHL Plus-Minus Award
| Top Plus-Minus Rating | |
| Brad Hornung Trophy
| Most Sportsmanlike Player | |
| Daryl K. (Doc) Seaman Trophy
| Scholastic Player of the Year | |
| Jim Donlevy Memorial Trophy
|Scholastic team of the Year | colspan="2" style="text-align:center;" | Portland Winterhawks |
| Dunc McCallum Memorial Trophy
| Coach of the Year | |
| Lloyd Saunders Memorial Trophy
| Executive of the Year | |
| Allen Paradice Memorial Trophy
| Top Official | colspan="2" style="text-align:center;"| Nathan Wieler | |
| St. Clair Group Trophy
| Marketing/Public Relations Award | colspan="2" style="text-align:center;"| Kamloops Blazers | |
| Doug Wickenheiser Memorial Trophy
| Humanitarian of the Year | |
| WHL Playoff MVP
| WHL Finals Most Valuable Player | |
| Professional Hockey Achievement Academic Recipient | Alumni Achievement Awards | colspan="2" style="text-align:center;"| |
=All-Star Teams=
== Eastern Conference==
| class="wikitable" | |||
| colspan="2" | First Team
! style="width:10%;" rowspan="2"| Pos. ! colspan="2" | Second Team | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Player | Team | Player | Team |
| Patrik Bartosak
! style="text-align:center;"| G | |||
| Morgan Rielly
! style="text-align:center;"| D | |||
| Darren Dietz
! style="text-align:center;"| D | |||
| Adam Lowry
! style="text-align:center;"| F | |||
| Michael St. Croix
! style="text-align:center;"| F | |||
| Curtis Valk
! style="text-align:center;"| F |
== Western Conference ==
| class="wikitable" | |||
| colspan="2" | First Team[http://www.whl.ca/article/2013-whl-west-all-stars-award-finalists 2013 WHL West All Stars & Awards Finalists] {{webarchive|url=https://web.archive.org/web/20130323220330/http://whl.ca/article/2013-whl-west-all-stars-award-finalists |date=March 23, 2013 }}
! style="width:10%;" rowspan="2"| Pos. ! colspan="2" | Second Team | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Player | Team | Player | Team |
| Mac Carruth
! style="text-align:center;"| G | |||
| Brenden Kichton
! style="text-align:center;"| D | |||
| Seth Jones
! style="text-align:center;"| D | |||
| Colin Smith
! style="text-align:center;"| F | |||
| Justin Feser
! style="text-align:center;"| F | |||
| Nic Petan
! style="text-align:center;"| F |
See also
References
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External links
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- [http://www.whl.ca/ Official website of the Western Hockey League]
- [http://www.chl.ca/ Official website of the Canadian Hockey League]
- [https://web.archive.org/web/20071213195711/http://mastercardmemorialcup.com/ Official website of the MasterCard Memorial Cup]
- [http://www.subwaysuperseries.com/ Official website of the Subway Super Series]
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