2001–02 WHL season

The 2001–02 WHL season was the 36th season for the Western Hockey League. Nineteen teams completed a 72-game season. The Kootenay Ice won the President's Cup before going on to win the Memorial Cup.

League notes

Regular season

Eastern Conference

East Division GP W L T OTL Pts GF GA
x Brandon Wheat Kings 72 43 23 4 2 92 261 210
x Regina Pats 72 40 20 4 8 92 252 192
x Moose Jaw Warriors 72 30 34 6 2 68 226 239
x Saskatoon Blades 72 27 37 5 3 62 216 257
Prince Albert Raiders 72 26 41 2 3 57 234 324
Central Division GP W L T OTL Pts GF GA
x Red Deer Rebels72 46 18 7 1 100 264 184
x Swift Current Broncos72 42 17 6 7 97 274 218
x Calgary Hitmen72 33 33 5 1 72 271 281
x Lethbridge Hurricanes72 33 33 6 0 72 266 247
Medicine Hat Tigers72 30 36 4 2 66 277 316

Western Conference

B.C. Division GP W L T OTL Pts GF GA
x Kamloops Blazers 72 38 25 5 4 85 263 230
x Kootenay Ice 72 38 27 7 0 83 276 223
x Prince George Cougars 72 34 27 9 2 79 244 215
x Kelowna Rockets 72 31 26 10 5 77 257 232
Vancouver Giants 72 13 49 6 4 36 198 365
U.S. Division GP W L T OTL Pts GF GA
x Portland Winter Hawks72 36 25 5 6 83 269 243
x Spokane Chiefs72 33 25 11 3 80 223 206
x Tri-City Americans72 31 31 10 0 72 260 271
x Seattle Thunderbirds72 21 40 6 5 53 235 313

Scoring leaders

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

Player Team GP G A Pts PIM
Nathan Barrett Lethbridge Hurricanes 72 45 62 107 100
Joffrey Lupul Medicine Hat Tigers 72 56 50 106 95
Eric Johansson Tri-City Americans 69 44 59 103 73
Tyler Beechey Kootenay/Calgary 70 44 55 99 104
Josef Balej Portland Winter Hawks 65 51 41 92 52
Jeremy Jackson Vancouver/Lethbridge 71 38 53 91 91
Mikhail Yakubov Red Deer Rebels 71 32 57 89 54
Josh Olson Portland Winter Hawks 72 40 48 88 85
Duncan Milroy Swift Current/Kootenay 64 45 42 87 44
Justin Kelly Saskatoon Blades 72 39 47 86 47

Goaltending leaders

Note: GP = Games played; Min = Minutes played; W = Wins; L = Losses; T = Ties ; GA = Goals against; SO = Total shutouts; SV% = Save percentage; GAA = Goals against average

Player Team GP Min W L T GA SO SV% GAA
Cam WardRed Deer Rebels46 2695 30 11 4 102 1 .911 2.27
Josh HardingRegina Pats42 3289 27 13 1 95 4 .906 2.39
Shane BenderaRed Deer/Kelowna50 3030 24 15 11 125 1 .912 2.47
Barry BrustSpokane Chiefs60 3542 28 21 10 152 1 .912 2.57
Billy ThompsonPrince George Cougars42 2378 20 17 2 108 2 .913 2.72

2002 WHL Playoffs

Conference Quarter-finals Conference Semi-finals Conference Finals WHL Championship
            
E1 Brandon 4
E4 Saskatoon 3
C1 Red Deer 4
E3 Moose Jaw 2
E2 Regina 2
E3 Moose Jaw 4
E1 Brandon 3
Eastern
C1 Red Deer 4
C1 Red Deer 4
C4 Lethbridge 0
E1 Brandon 4
C2 Swift Current 1
C2 Swift Current 4
C3 Calgary 3
C1 Red Deer 2
B2 Kootenay 4
B1 Kamloops 0
B4 Kelowna 4
B2 Kootenay 4
U4 Seattle 0
B2 Kootenay 4
B3 Prince George 3
B2 Kootenay 4
Western
B4 Kelowna 1
U1 Portland 3
U4 Seattle 4
U2 Spokane 2
B4 Kelowna 4
U2 Spokane 4
U3 Tri-City 1

Conference quarterfinals

Eastern Conference

Brandon vs. Saskatoon
Date Away Home
March 23 Brandon 1 2 Saskatoon OT
March 24 Brandon 2 0 Saskatoon
March 26 Saskatoon 1 3 Brandon
March 27 Saskatoon 2 1 Brandon 2OT
March 31 Brandon 2 3 Saskatoon OT
April 2 Saskatoon 1 4 Brandon
April 3 Saskatoon 1 2 Brandon
Brandon wins series 4–3
Regina vs. Moose Jaw
Date Away Home
March 22 Moose Jaw 3 2 Regina OT
March 23 Moose Jaw 3 5 Regina
March 26 Regina 2 1 Moose Jaw
March 27 Regina 1 3 Moose Jaw
March 29 Moose Jaw 2 1 Regina
March 31 Regina 2 5 Moose Jaw
Moose Jaw wins series 4–2
Red Deer vs. Lethbridge
Date Away Home
March 22 Lethbridge 2 4 Red Deer
March 23 Lethbridge 3 5 Red Deer
March 26 Red Deer 5 2 Lethbridge
March 27 Red Deer 3 2 Lethbridge
Red Deer wins series 4–0
Swift Current vs. Calgary
Date Away Home
March 22 Calgary 4 2 Swift Current
March 23 Calgary 2 4 Swift Current
March 26 Swift Current 5 1 Calgary
March 27 Swift Current 1 3 Calgary
March 29 Calgary 4 5 Swift Current
March 31 Swift Current 2 5 Calgary
April 2 Calgary 1 3 Swift Current
Swift Current wins series 4–3

Western Conference

Kamloops vs. Kelowna
Date Away Home
March 22 Kelowna 4 1 Kamloops
March 23 Kelowna 3 0 Kamloops
March 27 Kamloops 2 4 Kelowna
March 28 Kamloops 1 3 Kelowna
Kelowna wins series 4–0
Kootenay vs. Prince George
Date Away Home
March 22 Prince George 4 1 Kootenay
March 23 Prince George 3 1 Kootenay
March 26 Kootenay 6 0 Prince George
March 27 Kootenay 4 2 Prince George
March 29 Kootenay 5 3 Prince George
April 1 Prince George 6 3 Kootenay
April 2 Prince George 1 5 Kootenay
Kootenay wins series 4–3
Portland vs. Seattle
Date Away Home
March 22 Seattle 3 4 Portland
March 23 Seattle 6 2 Portland
March 26 Portland 2 3 Seattle
March 28 Portland 3 2 Seattle
March 29 Seattle 1 0 Portland
March 30 Portland 4 0 Seattle
April 2 Seattle 3 2 Portland
Seattle wins series 4–3
Spokane vs. Tri-City
Date Away Home
March 22 Tri-City 1 4 Spokane
March 23 Tri-City 3 7 Spokane
March 27 Spokane 2 1 Tri-City
March 29 Spokane 2 3 Tri-City OT
March 30 Tri-City 1 Spokane 2 OT
Spokane wins series 4–1

Conference semifinals

Eastern Conference
Red Deer vs. Moose Jaw
Date Away Home
April 5 Moose Jaw 4 0 Red Deer
April 6 Moose Jaw 3 5 Red Deer
April 9 Red Deer 2 3 Moose Jaw OT
April 10 Red Deer 2 1 Moose Jaw OT
April 12 Moose Jaw 0 6 Red Deer
April 14 Red Deer 4 2 Moose Jaw
Red Deer wins series 4–2
Swift Current vs. Brandon
Date Away Home
April 5 Brandon 2 3 Swift Current
April 6 Brandon 3 2 Swift Current OT
April 9 Swift Current 1 4 Brandon
April 10 Swift Current 3 4 Brandon OT
April 12 Brandon 4 3 Swift Current
Brandon wins series 4–1
Western Conference
Kootenay vs Seattle
Date Away Home
April 5 Seattle 1 3 Kootenay
April 6 Seattle 1 7 Kootenay
April 9 Kootenay 5 2 Seattle
April 11 Kootenay 5 3 Seattle
Kootenay wins series 4–0
Spokane vs. Kelowna
Date Away Home
April 5 Kelowna 2 3 Spokane
April 7 Spokane 3 2 Kelowna OT
April 8 Spokane 1 2 Kelowna
April 10 Kelowna 8 2 Spokane
April 11 Kelowna 2 1 Spokane 2OT
April 13 Spokane 0 2 Kelowna
Kelowna wins series 4–2

Conference finals

Eastern Conference Western Conference
Red Deer vs. Brandon
Date Away Home
April 19 Brandon 2 1 Red Deer OT
April 20 Brandon 2 4 Red Deer
April 23 Red Deer 4 5 Brandon 2OT
April 24 Red Deer 2 5 Brandon
April 26 Brandon 0 4 Red Deer
April 28 Red Deer 3 2 Brandon 2OT
April 30 Brandon 2 5 Red Deer
Red Deer wins series 4–3
Kootenay vs. Kelowna
Date Away Home
April 19 Kelowna 2 3 Kootenay
April 20 Kelowna 4 5 Kootenay
April 23 Kootenay 1 5 Kelowna
April 24 Kootenay 4 2 Kelowna
April 26 Kelowna 0 3 Kootenay
Kootenay wins series 4–1

WHL Championship

Red Deer vs. Kootenay
Date Away Home
May 3 Kootenay 2 1 Red Deer OT
May 4 Kootenay 1 2 Red Deer
May 7 Red Deer 2 3 Kootenay OT
May 8 Red Deer 3 2 Kootenay
May 11 Kootenay 4 3 Red Deer
May 13 Red Deer 2 3 Kootenay 2OT
Kootenay wins series 4–2

All-Star game

On January 24, the WHL Eastern All-Stars were defeated by the OHL Western All-Stars 7–2 at Red Deer, Alberta with a crowd of 6,259.

On February 6, the WHL Western All-Stars defeated the QMJHL Dilio All-Stars 9–4 at Rimouski, Quebec with a crowd of 4,762.

WHL awards

Player of the Year - Four Broncos Memorial Trophy: Dan Hamhuis, Prince George Cougars
Scholastic Player of the Year - Daryl K. (Doc) Seaman Trophy: Tyler Metcalfe, Seattle Thunderbirds
Top Scorer - Bob Clarke Trophy: Nathan Barrett, Lethbridge Hurricanes
Most Sportsmanlike Player - Brad Hornung Trophy: Ian White, Swift Current Broncos
Top Defenseman - Bill Hunter Trophy: Dan Hamhuis, Prince George Cougars
Rookie of the Year - Jim Piggott Memorial Trophy: Braydon Coburn, Portland Winter Hawks
Top Goaltender - Del Wilson Trophy: Cam Ward, Red Deer Rebels
Coach of the Year - Dunc McCallum Memorial Trophy: Bob Lowes, Regina Pats
Executive of the Year - Lloyd Saunders Memorial Trophy: Brad McEwan, Swift Current Broncos
Regular season Champions - Scotty Munro Memorial Trophy: Red Deer Rebels
Top Official - Allen Paradice Memorial Trophy: Kevin Acheson
Marketing/Public Relations Award - St. Clair Group Trophy: Greg McConkey, Red Deer Rebels
Doug Wickenheiser Memorial Trophy - Brandin Cote, Spokane Chiefs
WHL Plus-Minus Award: Matt Hubbauer, Regina Pats
Playoff Most Valuable Player - airBC Trophy: Duncan Milroy, Kootenay Ice

See also

References

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2002–03 WHL season
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