# 2010–11 WHL season

The 2010–11 WHL season was the 45th season of the Western Hockey League (WHL). The regular season began on September 24, 2010, and ended on March 20, 2011. The 2010 Subway Super Series, featuring Team WHL versus Team Russia, took place mid-season from November 17 to 18, 2010. The Saskatoon Blades won their fourth Scotty Munro Memorial Trophy for best regular season record. The playoffs began on March 25, 2011, and concluded on May 13. The Kootenay Ice won the Ed Chynoweth Cup for the third time, defeating the Portland Winterhawks in the championship series. This earned Kootenay a berth in the 2011 Memorial Cup tournament.
On January 15, 2011, the Spokane Chiefs hosted the Kootenay Ice in the WHL's first ever outdoor game, played at Avista Stadium. On February 21, the defending champion Calgary Hitmen hosted the Regina Pats at McMahon Stadium for a second outdoor game, this one in conjunction with the National Hockey League's 2011 Heritage Classic.
The 2010–11 season was the first to be featured in an EA Sports NHL video game, with all teams and rosters appearing in NHL 11.

## Regular season
### Standings
#### Conference standings

Eastern Conference :
| Team | | W | L | OTL | SL | GF | GA | Pts |
| Saskatoon Blades $^{xz}$ | 72 | 56 | 13 | 1 | 2 | 310 | 213 | 115 |
| Red Deer Rebels $^{xz}$ | 72 | 48 | 16 | 4 | 4 | 268 | 159 | 104 |
| Medicine Hat Tigers $^x$ | 72 | 46 | 18 | 4 | 4 | 265 | 196 | 100 |
| Kootenay Ice$^x$ | 72 | 46 | 21 | 1 | 4 | 272 | 218 | 97 |
| Moose Jaw Warriors$^x$ | 72 | 40 | 26 | 2 | 4 | 245 | 240 | 86 |
| Brandon Wheat Kings$^x$ | 72 | 32 | 31 | 1 | 8 | 249 | 252 | 73 |
| Edmonton Oil Kings$^x$ | 72 | 31 | 34 | 2 | 5 | 249 | 252 | 69 |
| Prince Albert Raiders$^x$ | 72 | 31 | 36 | 2 | 3 | 247 | 283 | 67 |
| Lethbridge Hurricanes | 72 | 23 | 36 | 5 | 8 | 205 | 295 | 59 |
| Regina Pats | 72 | 23 | 39 | 7 | 3 | 216 | 312 | 56 |
| Swift Current Broncos | 72 | 26 | 44 | 0 | 2 | 181 | 260 | 54 |
| Calgary Hitmen | 72 | 20 | 47 | 3 | 2 | 171 | 271 | 45 |
Western Conference :
| Team | GP | W | L | OTL | SL | GF | GA | Pts |
| Portland Winterhawks $^{xz}$ | 72 | 50 | 19 | 0 | 3 | 303 | 227 | 103 |
| Kelowna Rockets $^{xz}$ | 72 | 43 | 28 | 0 | 1 | 240 | 201 | 87 |
| Spokane Chiefs $^x$ | 72 | 48 | 18 | 4 | 2 | 310 | 193 | 102 |
| Tri-City Americans $^x$ | 72 | 44 | 24 | 2 | 2 | 286 | 223 | 92 |
| Vancouver Giants $^x$ | 72 | 35 | 32 | 1 | 4 | 236 | 251 | 75 |
| Chilliwack Bruins $^x$ | 72 | 33 | 31 | 4 | 4 | 227 | 255 | 74 |
| Prince George Cougars $^x$ | 72 | 33 | 35 | 2 | 2 | 258 | 265 | 70 |
| Everett Silvertips $^x$ | 72 | 28 | 33 | 7 | 4 | 172 | 218 | 67 |
| Kamloops Blazers | 72 | 29 | 37 | 3 | 3 | 219 | 285 | 64 |
| Seattle Thunderbirds | 72 | 27 | 35 | 5 | 5 | 195 | 264 | 64 |

#### Division standings

East Division :
| Team | GP | W | L | OTL | SL | GF | GA | Pts |
| Saskatoon Blades$^{yx}$ | 72 | 56 | 13 | 1 | 2 | 310 | 213 | 115 |
| Moose Jaw Warriors$^x$ | 72 | 40 | 26 | 2 | 4 | 245 | 240 | 86 |
| Brandon Wheat Kings$^x$ | 72 | 32 | 31 | 1 | 8 | 249 | 252 | 73 |
| Prince Albert Raiders$^x$ | 72 | 31 | 36 | 2 | 3 | 247 | 283 | 67 |
| Regina Pats | 72 | 23 | 39 | 7 | 3 | 216 | 312 | 56 |
| Swift Current Broncos | 72 | 26 | 44 | 0 | 2 | 181 | 260 | 54 |
Central Division :
| Team | GP | W | L | OTL | SL | GF | GA | Pts |
| Red Deer Rebels $^{yx}$ | 72 | 48 | 16 | 4 | 4 | 268 | 159 | 104 |
| Medicine Hat Tigers $^x$ | 72 | 46 | 18 | 4 | 4 | 265 | 196 | 100 |
| Kootenay Ice$^x$ | 72 | 46 | 21 | 1 | 4 | 272 | 218 | 97 |
| Edmonton Oil Kings$^x$ | 72 | 31 | 34 | 2 | 5 | 249 | 252 | 69 |
| Lethbridge Hurricanes | 72 | 23 | 36 | 5 | 8 | 205 | 295 | 55 |
| Calgary Hitmen | 72 | 20 | 47 | 3 | 2 | 171 | 271 | 45 |
B.C. Division :
| Team | GP | W | L | OTL | SL | GF | GA | Pts |
| Kelowna Rockets $^{xz}$ | 72 | 43 | 28 | 0 | 1 | 240 | 201 | 87 |
| Vancouver Giants $^x$ | 72 | 35 | 32 | 1 | 4 | 236 | 251 | 75 |
| Chilliwack Bruins $^x$ | 72 | 33 | 31 | 4 | 4 | 227 | 255 | 74 |
| Prince George Cougars $^x$ | 72 | 33 | 35 | 2 | 2 | 258 | 265 | 70 |
| Kamloops Blazers | 72 | 29 | 37 | 3 | 3 | 219 | 285 | 64 |
U.S. Division :
| Team | GP | W | L | OTL | SL | GF | GA | Pts |
| Portland Winterhawks $^{xz}$ | 72 | 50 | 19 | 0 | 3 | 303 | 227 | 103 |
| Spokane Chiefs $^x$ | 72 | 48 | 18 | 4 | 2 | 310 | 193 | 102 |
| Tri-City Americans $^x$ | 72 | 44 | 24 | 2 | 2 | 286 | 223 | 92 |
| Everett Silvertips $^x$ | 72 | 28 | 33 | 7 | 4 | 172 | 218 | 67 |
| Seattle Thunderbirds | 72 | 27 | 35 | 5 | 5 | 195 | 264 | 64 |
x - team clinched Western Hockey League Playoff spot y - team is division leader z - team has clinched division

### Statistical leaders
#### Scoring leaders

Players are listed by points, then goals.
Note: GP = Games played; G = Goals; A = Assists; Pts. = Points; PIM = Penalty minutes
| Player | Team | GP | G | A | Pts. | PIM |
| Linden Vey | Medicine Hat Tigers | 69 | 46 | 70 | 116 | 36 |
| Tyler Johnson | Spokane Chiefs | 71 | 53 | 62 | 115 | 48 |
| Mark Stone | Brandon Wheat Kings | 71 | 37 | 69 | 106 | 28 |
| Ryan Nugent-Hopkins | Red Deer Rebels | 69 | 31 | 75 | 106 | 51 |
| Jordan Weal | Regina Pats | 72 | 43 | 53 | 96 | 70 |
| Brendan Shinnimin | Tri-City Americans | 60 | 34 | 62 | 96 | 84 |
| Ryan Johansen | Portland Winterhawks | 63 | 40 | 52 | 92 | 64 |
| Brendan Gallagher | Vancouver Giants | 66 | 44 | 47 | 91 | 108 |
| Scott Glennie | Brandon Wheat Kings | 70 | 35 | 56 | 91 | 58 |
| Marek Viedensky | Saskatoon Blades | 63 | 36 | 52 | 88 | 52 |

#### Leading goaltenders

These are goaltenders that lead the league in GAA that played at least 900 minutes.
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% |
| Darcy Kuemper | Red Deer Rebels | 62 | 3685 | 45 | 12 | 3 | 2 | 13 | 1.86 | .933 |
| Mac Engel | Spokane Chiefs | 32 | 1484 | 13 | 8 | 2 | 1 | 4 | 2.30 | .909 |
| Tyler Bunz | Medicine Hat Tigers | 56 | 3350 | 35 | 13 | 4 | 4 | 3 | 2.47 | .919 |
| James Reid | Spokane Chiefs | 50 | 2808 | 35 | 9 | 2 | 1 | 4 | 2.52 | .904 |
| Adam Brown | Kelowna Rockets | 60 | 3428 | 36 | 22 | 0 | 1 | 3 | 2.59 | .916 |

## Players
### 2010 NHL Entry Draft

In total, 40 WHL players were selected at the 2010 NHL Entry Draft.
2010 NHL Entry Draft (WHL draftees) This box: viewtalkedit :
1st Round :
| # | Player | WHL team | NHL team |
| 4 | Ryan Johansen | Portland Winterhawks | Columbus Blue Jackets |
| 5 | Nino Niederreiter | Portland Winterhawks | New York Islanders |
| 6 | Brett Connolly | Prince George Cougars | Tampa Bay Lightning |
| 10 | Dylan McIlrath | Moose Jaw Warriors | New York Rangers |
| 23 | Mark Pysyk | Edmonton Oil Kings | Buffalo Sabres |
| 25 | Quinton Howden | Moose Jaw Warriors | Florida Panthers |
| 29 | Emerson Etem | Medicine Hat Tigers | Anaheim Ducks |
2nd Round :
| # | Player | WHL team | NHL team |
| 39 | Brett Bulmer | Kelowna Rockets | Minnesota Wild |
| 43 | Bradley Ross | Portland Winterhawks | Toronto Maple Leafs |
| 48 | Curtis Hamilton | Saskatoon Blades | Edmonton Oilers |
| 49 | Calvin Pickard | Seattle Thunderbirds | Colorado Avalanche |
| 58 | Kent Simpson | Everett Silvertips | Chicago Blackhawks |
3rd Round :
| # | Player | WHL team | NHL team |
| 64 | Maxwell Reinhart | Kootenay Ice | Calgary Flames |
| 66 | Radko Gudas | Everett Silvertips | Tampa Bay Lightning |
| 70 | Jordan Weal | Regina Pats | Los Angeles Kings |
| 73 | Joey Leach | Kootenay Ice | Calgary Flames |
| 75 | Kevin Sundher | Chilliwack Bruins | Buffalo Sabres |
| 78 | Taylor Aronson | Portland Winterhawks | Nashville Predators |
| 83 | Matt MacKenzie | Calgary Hitmen | Buffalo Sabres |
4th Round :
| # | Nat. | Player | WHL team | NHL team |
| 97 | | Craig Cunningham | Vancouver Giants | Boston Bruins |
| 109 | | Alex Theriau | Everett Silvertips | Dallas Stars |
6th Round :
| # | Player | WHL team | NHL team |
| 155 | Kendall McFaull | Moose Jaw Warriors | Atlanta Thrashers |
| 162 | Brandon Davidson | Regina Pats | Edmonton Oilers |
| 166 | Drew Czerwonka | Kootenay Ice | Edmonton Oilers |
| 167 | Tyler Stahl | Chilliwack Bruins | Carolina Hurricanes |
| 178 | Mark Stone | Brandon Wheat Kings | Ottawa Senators |
7th Round :
| # | Player | WHL team | NHL team |
| 182 | Josh Nicholls | Saskatoon Blades | Toronto Maple Leafs |
| 186 | Teigan Zahn | Saskatoon Blades | Tampa Bay Lightning |
| 189 | Dylan McKinlay | Chilliwack Bruins | Minnesota Wild |
| 190 | Randy McNaught | Saskatoon Blades | New York Rangers |
| 191 | Macmillan Carruth | Portland Winterhawks | Chicago Blackhawks |
| 193 | Patrick Holland | Tri-City Americans | Calgary Flames |
| 208 | Riley Boychuk | Portland Winterhawks | Buffalo Sabres |
| 209 | Brendan Ranford | Kamloops Blazers | Philadelphia Flyers |

### Transactions

2010–11 WHL trades :
| Date | Deal made | Deal made |
| July 26, 2010 | Red Deer Rebels | Everett Silvertips |
| July 26, 2010 | Landon Ferraro → | ← Byron Froese ← 3rd Round pick in 2012 |
| July 27, 2010 | Prince Albert Raiders | Medicine Hat Tigers |
| July 27, 2010 | Ryan Harrison → | ← Austin Bourhis ← Todd Fiddler |
| July 30, 2010 | Vancouver Giants | Kamloops Blazers |
| July 30, 2010 | JT Barnett → | ← 2nd Round Pick in 2011 |
| August 9, 2010 | Swift Current Broncos | Prince George Cougars |
| August 9, 2010 | Morgan Clark → | ← 7th Round Pick in 2011 (conditional) |
| August 10, 2010 | Kelowna Rockets | Moose Jaw Warriors |
| August 10, 2010 | Collin Bowman → | ← Kevin Smith |
| August 10, 2010 | Prince Albert Raiders | Kelowna Rockets |
| August 10, 2010 | Brendon Wall → | ← 7th Round Pick in 2011 (conditional) |
| August 17, 2010 | Spokane Chiefs | Prince George Cougars |
| August 17, 2010 | 6th Round Pick in 2011 (conditional) → | ← Bruin McDonald |
| September 1, 2010 | Prince Albert Raiders | Regina Pats |
| September 1, 2010 | Colin Reddin → | ← 6th Round Pick in 2011 (conditional) |
| September 7, 2010 | Saskatoon Blades | Prince George Cougars |
| September 7, 2010 | Charles Inglis → | ← 2nd Round Pick in 2011 |
| September 16, 2010 | Vancouver Giants | Prince George Cougars |
| September 16, 2010 | Brandon Scholten → | ← 5th Round Pick in 2012 |
| September 16, 2010 | Medicine Hat Tigers | Vancouver Giants |
| September 16, 2010 | Tanner Sohn → | ← 6th Round Pick in 2012 |
| September 17, 2010 | Everett Silvertips | Moose Jaw Warriors |
| September 17, 2010 | Thomas Heemskerk→ | ← Chad Suer |
| September 17, 2010 | Moose Jaw Warriors | Kamloops Blazers |
| September 17, 2010 | Jeff Bosch→ | ← 6th Round Pick in 2011 |
| September 22, 2010 | Swift Current Broncos | Seattle Thunderbirds |
| September 22, 2010 | Travis Bobbee → conditional pick in 2012 → | ← Brenden Silvester ← Tanner Muth |
| September 22, 2010 | Edmonton Oil Kings | Vancouver Giants |
| September 22, 2010 | Michael Burns → | ← Landon Robins |
| September 24, 2010 | Moose Jaw Warriors | Chilliwack Bruins |
| September 24, 2010 | Mike Forsyth → | ← 13th Round Pick in 2011 (conditional) |
| September 24, 2010 | Moose Jaw Warriors | Regina Pats |
| September 24, 2010 | Thomas Frazee → 4th Round Pick in 2011 → 6th Round Pick in 2012 → | ← 2nd Round Pick in 2011 ← 5th Round Pick in 2013 |
| September 24, 2010 | Medicine Hat Tigers | Regina Pats |
| September 24, 2010 | Trent Oullette → | ← 7th Round Pick in 2012 |
| September 27, 2010 | Prince Albert Raiders | Chilliwack Bruins |
| September 27, 2010 | Marc MacKenzie → | ← 12th Round Pick in 2011 |
| October 3, 2010 | Saskatoon Blades | Prince George Cougars |
| October 3, 2010 | Sena Acolatse → | ← 3rd Round Pick in 2011 |
| October 5, 2010 | Lethbridge Hurricanes | Everett Silvertips |
| October 5, 2010 | Brennan Yadlowski → | ← 2nd Round Pick in 2011 ← 5th Round Pick in 2012 |
| October 6, 2010 | Prince George Cougars | Regina Pats |
| October 6, 2010 | Art Bidlevskii → | ← Cody Carlson |
| October 7, 2010 | Vancouver Giants | Swift Current Broncos |
| October 7, 2010 | Derek Tendler → | ← 6th Round Pick in 2011 |
| October 8, 2010 | Regina Pats | Swift Current Broncos |
| October 8, 2010 | Killian Hutt → | ← 6th Round Pick in 2013 |
| October 8, 2010 | Regina Pats | Swift Current Broncos |
| October 8, 2010 | 6th Round Pick in 2013 → | ← Juraj Roznik |
| October 8, 2010 | Regina Pats | Brandon Wheat Kings |
| October 8, 2010 | Hampus Gustafsson → | ← 6th Round Pick in 2013 |
| October 10, 2010 | Regina Pats | Brandon Wheat Kings |
| October 10, 2010 | Dominick Favreau → | ← Mark Schneider |
| October 14, 2010 | Calgary Hitmen | Tri-City Americans |
| October 14, 2010 | Zak Stebner → | ← 3rd Round Pick in 2011 |
| October 14, 2010 | Brandon Wheat Kings | Kamloops Blazers |
| October 14, 2010 | Jesse Sinatynski → | ← 5th Round Pick in 2011 |
| October 15, 2010 | Vancouver Giants | Prince Albert Raiders |
| October 15, 2010 | RJ Reed → | ← 7th Round Pick in 2012 |
| October 18, 2010 | Brandon Wheat Kings | Prince George Cougars |
| October 18, 2010 | Ty Rimmer → | ← 6th Round Pick in 2012 |
| October 18, 2010 | Kamloops Blazers | Saskatoon Blades |
| October 18, 2010 | Jake Trask → | ← 6th Round Pick in 2012 |
| October 20, 2010 | Seattle Thunderbirds | Swift Current Broncos |
| October 20, 2010 | Ryan Aasman → | ← 5th Round Pick in 2012 |
| October 26, 2010 | Spokane Chiefs | Chilliwack Bruins |
| October 26, 2010 | TC Cratsenberg → | ← 8th Round Pick in 2012 (conditional) |
| November 2, 2010 | Chilliwack Bruins | Saskatoon Blades |
| November 2, 2010 | Chris Collins → | ← Curt Gogol ← 8th Round Pick in 2011 |
| November 4, 2010 | Edmonton Oil Kings | Kamloops Blazers |
| November 4, 2010 | Cam Lanigan → | ← Jon Groenheyde |
| November 11, 2010 | Moose Jaw Warriors | Saskatoon Blades |
| November 11, 2010 | Connor Cox → | ← 2nd Round Pick in 2011 |
| November 11, 2010 | Moose Jaw Warriors | Vancouver Giants |
| November 11, 2010 | Brendan Rowinski → | ← 3rd Round Pick in 2012 ← 6th Round Pick in 2013 |
| November 15, 2010 | Red Deer Rebels | Regina Pats |
| November 15, 2010 | Lane Scheidl → | ← Dawson Guhle |
| November 16, 2010 | Calgary Hitmen | Moose Jaw Warriors |
| November 16, 2010 | Cody Beach → Mackenzie Royer → | ← Danny Gayle ← Nathan MacMaster ← Brandon Glover |
| November 18, 2010 | Kelowna Rockets | Prince Albert Raiders |
| November 18, 2010 | Antoine Corbin → | ← 3rd Round Pick in 2012 |
| November 25, 2010 | Chilliwack Bruins | Prince Albert Raiders |
| November 25, 2010 | Cole Holowenko → | ← Emerson Hrynyk |
| December 7, 2010 | Tri-City Americans | Kelowna Rockets |
| December 7, 2010 | Zak Stebner → 7th Round Pick in 2011 → | ← 4th Round Pick in 2011 ← 8th Round Pick in 2012 |
| December 7, 2010 | Tri-City Americans | Everett Silvertips |
| December 7, 2010 | Zach McPhee → | ← Paul Sohor |
| December 9, 2010 | Lethbridge Hurricanes | Vancouver Giants |
| December 9, 2010 | Mark Reners → | ← 5th Round Pick in 2012 |
| December 10, 2010 | Regina Pats | Tri-City Americans |
| December 10, 2010 | Carter Ashton → 3rd Round Pick in 2012 → | ← Tanner Olstad ← Nils Moser ← 1st Round Pick in 2011 ← 2nd Round Pick in 2012 ← 5th Round Pick in 2012 |
| December 11, 2010 | Saskatoon Blades | Lethbridge Hurricanes |
| December 11, 2010 | Tyler Kizuik → | ← 6th Round Pick in 2011 |
| December 14, 2010 | Regina Pats | Kamloops Blazers |
| December 14, 2010 | Thomas Frazee → | ← Shayne Neigum ← Lyndon Martell ← 3rd Round Pick in 2012 |
| December 22, 2010 | Edmonton Oil Kings | Swift Current Broncos |
| December 22, 2010 | Graham Black → | ← 8th Round Pick in 2011 (conditional) |
| December 28, 2010 | Portland Winterhawks | Vancouver Giants |
| December 28, 2010 | Spencer Bennett → Teal Burns → 1st Round Pick in 2011 → 2nd Round Pick in 2012 → | ← Craig Cunningham ← 6th Round Pick in 2011 |
| December 30, 2010 | Swift Current Broncos | Vancouver Giants |
| December 30, 2010 | Joel Rogers → | ← Dalton Reum |
| January 4, 2011 | Moose Jaw Warriors | Vancouver Giants |
| January 4, 2011 | Nathan Smith → | ← Brett Lyon |
| January 5, 2011 | Brandon Wheat Kings | Vancouver Giants |
| January 5, 2011 | Darren Bestland → | ← Matt MacKay ← 4th Round Pick in 2012 |
| January 7, 2011 | Medicine Hat Tigers | Seattle Thunderbirds |
| January 7, 2011 | 4th Round Pick in 2012 (conditional) → | ← Scott Ramsey |
| January 8, 2011 | Edmonton Oil Kings | Vancouver Giants |
| January 8, 2011 | 5th Round Pick in 2012 → | ← Mark Reners |
| January 9, 2011 | Swift Current Broncos | Kootenay Ice |
| January 9, 2011 | Cody Eakin → | ← Christian Magnus ← Ryan Bloom ← Jarett Zentner ← Colby Cave ← Steven Myland ← 1st Round Pick in 2011 ← 2nd Round Pick in 2011 ← 3rd Round Pick in 2012 |
| January 10, 2011 | Prince Albert Raiders | Seattle Thunderbirds |
| January 10, 2011 | Ryan Button → | ← Charles Wells ← 1st Round Pick in 2011 (CHL Import Draft) |
| January 10, 2011 | Brandon Wheat Kings | Saskatoon Blades |
| January 10, 2011 | Brayden Schenn → 3rd Round Pick in 2012 → | ← 1st Round Pick in 2011 ← 2nd Round Pick in 2011 ← 1st Round Pick in 2012 ← 1st Round Pick in 2012 (CHL Import Draft) ← Ayrton Nikkel ← Tim McGauley |
| January 10, 2011 | Moose Jaw Warriors | Prince Albert Raiders |
| January 10, 2011 | Michal Hlinka → 3rd Round Pick in 2011 → 6th Round Pick in 2011 → | ← Sebastian Svendsen |
| January 10, 2011 | Regina Pats | Seattle Thunderbirds |
| January 10, 2011 | Mitch Spooner → | ← 5th Round Pick in 2012 (conditional) |
| January 10, 2011 | Vancouver Giants | Saskatoon Blades |
| January 10, 2011 | Tanner Sohn → | ← 10th Round Pick in 2013 |
| January 10, 2011 | Portland Winterhawks | Lethbridge Hurricanes |
| January 10, 2011 | Branden Scheidl → | ← Ryley Bennefield |
| January 10, 2011 | Calgary Hitmen | Tri-City Americans |
| January 10, 2011 | Matt MacKenzie → | ← Brooks Macek ← Spencer Humphries ← 3rd Round Pick in 2012 (conditional) |
| January 10, 2011 | Everett Silvertips | Medicine Hat Tigers |
| January 10, 2011 | Kellan Tochkin → Alex Theriau → | ← Ryan Harrison ← 2nd Round Pick in 2011 |

## 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.
The 2010 series was held in six cities across Canada. The series began on November 8, 2010, and concluded on November 18, 2010. Both Western Hockey League games were held in British Columbia.

### Results

| Date | Location | Winner | Winner | Loser | Loser |
| November 8, 2010 | Saint John, New Brunswick | Russian Selects | 5 | 4 | QMJHL all-stars |
| November 10, 2010 | Drummondville, Quebec | Russian Selects | 4 | 3 | QMJHL all-stars |
| November 11, 2010 | London, Ontario | OHL all-stars | 4 | 0 | Russian Selects |
| November 15, 2010 | Sudbury, Ontario | OHL all-stars | 2 | 1 | Russian Selects |
| November 17, 2010 | Kamloops, British Columbia | Russian Selects | 7 | 6 | WHL all-stars |
| November 18, 2010 | Prince George, British Columbia | Russian Selects | 5 | 2 | WHL all-stars |
| Russia wins series 4–2 ||||||

## 2011 WHL Playoffs

| Conference Quarter-finals | Conference Quarter-finals | Conference Quarter-finals | | | Conference Semi-finals | Conference Semi-finals | Conference Semi-finals | Conference Finals | Conference Finals | Conference Finals | | WHL Championship | WHL Championship | WHL Championship |
| 1 | Saskatoon | 4 | | | | | | | | | | | | |
| 8 | Prince Albert | 2 | | | | | | | | | | | | |
| 8 | Prince Albert | 2 | | | 1 | Saskatoon | 0 | | | | | | | |
| | | | | | 4 | Kootenay | 4 | | | | | | | |
| 4 | Kootenay | 4 | | | 4 | Kootenay | 4 | | | | | | | |
| 5 | Moose Jaw | 2 | | | | | | | | | | | | |
| 5 | Moose Jaw | 2 | | | | | | 4 | Kootenay | 4 | | | | |
| Eastern | Eastern | Eastern | Eastern | Eastern | Eastern | Eastern | Eastern | 4 | Kootenay | 4 | | | | |
| Eastern | Eastern | Eastern | Eastern | Eastern | Eastern | Eastern | Eastern | 3 | Medicine Hat | 0 | | | | |
| 2 | Red Deer | 4 | | | | | | | | | 3 | Medicine Hat | 0 | | | | |
| 7 | Edmonton | 0 | | | | | | | | | | | | |
| 7 | Edmonton | 0 | | | 2 | Red Deer | 1 | | | | | | | |
| | | | | | 3 | Medicine Hat | 4 | | | | | | | |
| 3 | Medicine Hat | 4 | | | 3 | Medicine Hat | 4 | | | | | | | |
| 6 | Brandon | 2 | | | | | | | | | | | | |
| 6 | Brandon | 2 | | | | | | | | | | E4 | Kootenay | 4 |
| | | | | | | | | | | | | W1 | Portland | 1 |
| 1 | Portland | 4 | | | | | | | | | | | | | W1 | Portland | 1 |
| 8 | Everett | 0 | | | | | | | | | | | | |
| 8 | Everett | 0 | | | 1 | Portland | 4 | | | | | | | |
| | | | | | 2 | Kelowna | 2 | | | | | | | |
| 2 | Kelowna | 4 | | | 2 | Kelowna | 2 | | | | | | | |
| 7 | Prince George | 0 | | | | | | | | | | | | |
| 7 | Prince George | 0 | | | | | | 1 | Portland | 4 | | | | |
| Western | Western | Western | Western | Western | Western | Western | Western | 1 | Portland | 4 | | | | |
| Western | Western | Western | Western | Western | Western | Western | Western | 3 | Spokane | 2 | | | | |
| 3 | Spokane | 4 | | | | | | | | | 3 | Spokane | 2 | | | | |
| 6 | Chilliwack | 1 | | | | | | | | | | | | |
| 6 | Chilliwack | 1 | | | 3 | Spokane | 4 | | | | | | | |
| | | | | | 4 | Tri-City | 2 | | | | | | | |
| 4 | Tri-City | 4 | | | 4 | Tri-City | 2 | | | | | | | |
| 5 | Vancouver | 0 | | | | | | | | | | | | |

## Conference Quarter-finals
### Eastern Conference
#### (1) Saskatoon Blades vs. (8) Prince Albert Raiders

* Saskatoon wins Series 4 – 2

#### (2) Red Deer Rebels vs. (7) Edmonton Oil Kings

* Red Deer wins series 4 – 0

#### (3) Medicine Hat Tigers vs. (6) Brandon Wheat Kings

* Medicine Hat wins series 4 – 2

#### (4) Kootenay Ice vs. (5) Moose Jaw Warriors

* Kootenay wins series 4 – 2

### Western Conference
#### (1) Portland Winterhawks vs. (8) Everett Silvertips

* Portland wins series 4 – 0

#### (2) Kelowna Rockets vs. (7) Prince George Cougars

* Kelowna wins series 4 – 0

#### (3) Spokane Chiefs vs. (6) Chilliwack Bruins

* Spokane wins series 4 – 1

#### (4) Tri-City Americans vs. (5) Vancouver Giants

* Tri-City wins series 4 – 0

## Conference Semi-finals
### Eastern Conference
#### (1) Saskatoon Blades vs. (4) Kootenay Ice

* Kootenay wins series 4 – 0

#### (2) Red Deer Rebels vs. (3) Medicine Hat Tigers

* Medicine Hat wins series 4 – 1

### Western Conference
#### (1) Portland Winterhawks vs. (2) Kelowna Rockets

* Portland wins series 4 – 2

#### (3) Spokane Chiefs vs. (4) Tri-City Americans

* Spokane wins series 4 – 2

## Conference Finals
### Eastern Conference
#### (3) Medicine Hat Tigers vs. (4) Kootenay Ice

* Kootenay wins series 4 – 0

### Western Conference
#### (1) Portland Winterhawks vs. (3) Spokane Chiefs

* Portland wins series 4 – 2

## WHL Championship
### (E4) Kootenay Ice vs. Portland Winterhawks (W1)

* Kootenay wins series 4 – 1

## Playoff scoring leaders

Note: GP = Games played; G = Goals; A = Assists; Pts = Points; PIM = Penalty minutes
| Player | Team | GP | G | A | Pts | PIM |
| Ryan Johansen | Portland Winterhawks | 21 | 13 | 15 | 28 | 6 |
| Matt Fraser | Kootenay Ice | 19 | 17 | 10 | 27 | 18 |
| Max Reinhart | Kootenay Ice | 19 | 15 | 12 | 27 | 12 |
| Cody Eakin | Kootenay Ice | 19 | 11 | 16 | 27 | 14 |
| Sven Baertschi | Portland Winterhawks | 21 | 10 | 17 | 27 | 16 |
| Nino Niederreiter | Portland Winterhawks | 21 | 9 | 18 | 27 | 30 |
| Brayden McNabb | Kootenay Ice | 19 | 3 | 24 | 27 | 37 |
| Linden Vey | Medicine Hat Tigers | 15 | 12 | 13 | 25 | 8 |
| Ty Rattie | Portland Winterhawks | 21 | 9 | 13 | 22 | 22 |
| Emerson Etem | Medicine Hat Tigers | 15 | 10 | 11 | 21 | 7 |

## 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 |
| Nathan Lieuwen | Kootenay Ice | 19 | 1178 | 16 | 3 | 44 | 3 | 0.923 | 2.24 |
| Thomas Heemskerk | Moose Jaw Warriors | 6 | 357 | 2 | 4 | 15 | 2 | 0.930 | 2.52 |
| Steven Stanford | Saskatoon Blades | 10 | 619 | 4 | 6 | 26 | 1 | 0.930 | 2.52 |
| Drew Owsley | Tri-City Americans | 10 | 641 | 6 | 4 | 27 | 1 | 0.918 | 2.53 |
| James Reid | Spokane Chiefs | 17 | 1071 | 10 | 7 | 46 | 1 | 0.906 | 2.58 |

## WHL awards

| Scotty Munro Memorial Trophy | Regular season champions | Saskatoon Blades | Saskatoon Blades |
| Four Broncos Memorial Trophy | Player of the Year | Darcy Kuemper | Red Deer Rebels |
| Bob Clarke Trophy | Top Scorer | Linden Vey | Medicine Hat Tigers |
| Bill Hunter Trophy | Top Defenseman | Stefan Elliott | Saskatoon Blades |
| Jim Piggott Memorial Trophy | Rookie of the Year | Mathew Dumba | Red Deer Rebels |
| Del Wilson Trophy | Top Goaltender | Darcy Kuemper | Red Deer Rebels |
| WHL Plus-Minus Award | Top Plus-Minus Rating | Stefan Elliott | Saskatoon Blades |
| Brad Hornung Trophy | Most Sportsmanlike Player | Tyler Johnson | Spokane Chiefs |
| Daryl K. (Doc) Seaman Trophy | Scholastic Player of the Year | Colin Smith | Kamloops Blazers |
| Jim Donlevy Memorial Trophy | Scholastic team of the Year | Swift Current Broncos | Swift Current Broncos |
| Dunc McCallum Memorial Trophy | Coach of the Year | Don Nachbaur | Spokane Chiefs |
| Lloyd Saunders Memorial Trophy | Executive of the Year | Lorne Molleken | Saskatoon Blades |
| Allen Paradice Memorial Trophy | Top Official | Matt Kirk |
| St. Clair Group Trophy | Marketing/Public Relations Award | Mike Moore | Calgary Hitmen |
| Doug Wickenheiser Memorial Trophy | Humanitarian of the Year | Spencer Edwards | Moose Jaw Warriors |
| WHL Playoff MVP | WHL Finals Most Valuable Player | Nathan Lieuwen | Kootenay Ice |
| Professional Hockey Achievement Academic Recipient | Alumni Achievement Awards | Bobby Clarke Jeff Zorn | Bobby Clarke Jeff Zorn |

### All-Star Teams
#### Eastern Conference

| First Team | First Team | Pos. | Second Team | Second Team |
| Player | Team | Pos. | Player | Team |
| Darcy Kuemper | Red Deer Rebels | G | Tyler Bunz | Medicine Hat Tigers |
| Stefan Elliott | Saskatoon Blades | D | Alex Petrovic | Red Deer Rebels |
| Brayden McNabb | Kootenay Ice | D | Duncan Siemens | Saskatoon Blades |
| Linden Vey | Medicine Hat Tigers | F | Cody Eakin | Kootenay Ice |
| Ryan Nugent-Hopkins | Red Deer Rebels | F | Brayden Schenn | Saskatoon Blades |
| Mark Stone | Brandon Wheat Kings | F | Quinton Howden | Moose Jaw Warriors |

#### Western Conference

| First Team | First Team | Pos. | Second Team | Second Team |
| Player | Team | Pos. | Player | Team |
| James Reid | Spokane Chiefs | G | Calvin Pickard | Seattle Thunderbirds |
| Tyson Barrie | Kelowna Rockets | D | Brenden Kichton | Spokane Chiefs |
| Jared Cowen | Spokane Chiefs | D | Ryan Murray | Everett Silvertips |
| Brendan Gallagher | Vancouver Giants | F | Brendan Shinnimin | Tri-City Americans |
| Tyler Johnson | Spokane Chiefs | F | Brendan Ranford | Kamloops Blazers |
| Ryan Johansen | Portland Winterhawks | F | Ryan Howse | Chilliwack Bruins |