# 2019–20 WHL season

The 2019–20 WHL season was the 54th season of the Western Hockey League (WHL). The regular season began on September 20, 2019, and was scheduled to end on March 22, 2020. Due to the COVID-19 pandemic in North America the regular season was suspended on March 12 and cancelled six days later along with the playoffs. The post-season had been scheduled to begin on March 27, in which sixteen teams would have competed for the Ed Chynoweth Cup.
This was the first season for the Winnipeg Ice after being moved to Winnipeg, Manitoba, from Cranbrook, British Columbia.

## Suspension and cancellation of season

On March 12, the WHL suspended the season until further notice due to the COVID-19 pandemic. Six days later, on March 18, the WHL cancelled the remainder of the regular season, but stated its intention to hold playoffs at a later time. The final WHL standings are based on win percentage for all clubs. The Portland Winterhawks were awarded the Scotty Munro Memorial Trophy as regular season champions.

### Cancellation of playoffs and Memorial Cup

On March 23, the WHL announced that it had cancelled the playoffs due to the COVID-19 pandemic. The Canadian Hockey League cancelled the 2020 Memorial Cup, which had been scheduled to take place in Kelowna, British Columbia.

## Final standings

Note: GP = Games played; W = Wins; L = Losses; OTL = Overtime losses; SL = Shootout losses; GF = Goals for; GA = Goals against; PTS = Points; x = clinched playoff berth; y = clinched division title; z = clinched conference title
Top 3 (Central division) :
| Pos | | GP | W | L | OTL | SOL | GF | GA | Pts |
| 1 | Edmonton Oil Kings xy | 64 | 42 | 12 | 6 | 4 | 239 | 167 | 94 |
| 2 | Medicine Hat Tigers x | 63 | 41 | 19 | 2 | 1 | 265 | 182 | 85 |
| 3 | Lethbridge Hurricanes x | 63 | 37 | 19 | 2 | 5 | 249 | 193 | 81 |
Top 3 (East division) :
| Pos | | GP | W | L | OTL | SOL | GF | GA | Pts |
| 1 | Prince Albert Raiders xy | 64 | 36 | 18 | 6 | 4 | 210 | 160 | 82 |
| 2 | Winnipeg Ice x | 63 | 38 | 24 | 1 | 0 | 231 | 207 | 77 |
| 3 | Brandon Wheat Kings x | 63 | 35 | 22 | 4 | 2 | 227 | 173 | 76 |
Eastern Conference wild card :
| Pos | Div | (Top 2 qualify for playoffs) | GP | W | L | OTL | SOL | GF | GA | Pts |
| 1 | Cen. | Calgary Hitmen x | 64 | 35 | 24 | 4 | 1 | 219 | 201 | 75 |
| 2 | East | Saskatoon Blades x | 63 | 34 | 24 | 2 | 3 | 211 | 197 | 73 |
| 3 | Cen. | Red Deer Rebels | 63 | 24 | 33 | 3 | 3 | 181 | 250 | 54 |
| 4 | East | Regina Pats | 63 | 21 | 34 | 6 | 2 | 183 | 258 | 50 |
| 5 | East | Moose Jaw Warriors | 62 | 14 | 44 | 4 | 0 | 146 | 291 | 32 |
| 6 | Cen. | Swift Current Broncos | 63 | 10 | 48 | 2 | 3 | 129 | 298 | 25 |
Top 3 (U.S. division) :
| Pos | | GP | W | L | OTL | SOL | GF | GA | Pts |
| 1 | Portland Winterhawks xyz | 63 | 45 | 11 | 3 | 4 | 270 | 164 | 97 |
| 2 | Everett Silvertips x | 63 | 46 | 13 | 3 | 1 | 228 | 142 | 96 |
| 3 | Spokane Chiefs x | 64 | 41 | 18 | 4 | 1 | 258 | 179 | 87 |
Top 3 (B.C. division) :
| Pos | | GP | W | L | OTL | SOL | GF | GA | Pts |
| 1 | Kamloops Blazers xy | 63 | 41 | 18 | 3 | 1 | 271 | 166 | 86 |
| 2 | Victoria Royals x | 64 | 32 | 24 | 6 | 2 | 176 | 190 | 72 |
| 3 | Vancouver Giants x | 62 | 32 | 24 | 4 | 2 | 189 | 166 | 70 |
Western Conference wild card :
| Pos | Div | (Top 2 qualify for playoffs) | GP | W | L | OTL | SOL | GF | GA | Pts |
| 1 | B.C. | Kelowna Rockets x | 63 | 29 | 28 | 3 | 3 | 181 | 208 | 64 |
| 2 | U.S. | Seattle Thunderbirds x | 63 | 24 | 32 | 4 | 3 | 175 | 240 | 55 |
| 3 | B.C. | Prince George Cougars | 62 | 20 | 34 | 4 | 4 | 144 | 205 | 48 |
| 4 | U.S. | Tri-City Americans | 63 | 17 | 40 | 4 | 2 | 157 | 302 | 40 |

## Statistics
### 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 |
| Adam Beckman | Spokane Chiefs | 63 | 48 | 59 | 107 | 18 |
| Seth Jarvis | Portland Winterhawks | 58 | 42 | 56 | 98 | 24 |
| James Hamblin | Medicine Hat Tigers | 63 | 36 | 56 | 92 | 35 |
| Zane Franklin | Kamloops Blazers | 63 | 29 | 62 | 91 | 89 |
| Connor Zary | Kamloops Blazers | 57 | 38 | 48 | 86 | 51 |
| Eli Zummack | Spokane Chiefs | 64 | 22 | 64 | 86 | 18 |
| Dylan Cozens | Lethbridge Hurricanes | 51 | 38 | 47 | 85 | 38 |
| Orrin Centazzo | Kamloops Blazers | 63 | 44 | 37 | 81 | 33 |
| Aliaksei Protas | Prince Albert Raiders | 58 | 31 | 49 | 80 | 8 |
| Brett Kemp | Medicine Hat Tigers | 62 | 30 | 47 | 77 | 43 |

### Leading goaltenders

These are the goaltenders that lead the league in GAA that have played at least 1500 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% |
| Dustin Wolf | Everett Silvertips | 46 | 2713 | 34 | 10 | 2 | 0 | 9 | 1.88 | 0.935 |
| Shane Farkas | Victoria Royals | 28 | 1585 | 18 | 7 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 2.20 | 0.929 |
| Dylan Garand | Kamloops Blazers | 42 | 2443 | 28 | 10 | 2 | 1 | 4 | 2.21 | 0.921 |
| Sebastian Cossa | Edmonton Oil Kings | 33 | 1880 | 21 | 6 | 2 | 1 | 4 | 2.23 | 0.921 |
| David Tendeck | Vancouver Giants | 35 | 2017 | 18 | 13 | 1 | 1 | 3 | 2.29 | 0.920 |

## WHL awards

| Name | Award | Winner |
| Ed Chynoweth Cup | WHL Champions | Not Awarded |
| Scotty Munro Memorial Trophy | Regular season champions | Portland Winterhawks |
| Four Broncos Memorial Trophy | Player of the Year | Adam Beckman, Spokane Chiefs |
| Bob Clarke Trophy | Top Scorer | Adam Beckman, Spokane Chiefs |
| Bill Hunter Memorial Trophy | Top Defenceman | Ty Smith, Spokane Chiefs |
| Jim Piggott Memorial Trophy | Rookie of the Year | Dylan Guenther, Edmonton Oil Kings |
| Del Wilson Trophy | Top Goaltender | Dustin Wolf, Everett Silvertips |
| WHL Plus-Minus Award | Top Plus-Minus Rating | Noah King, Spokane Chiefs |
| Brad Hornung Trophy | Most Sportsmanlike Player | Seth Jarvis, Portland Winterhawks |
| Daryl K. (Doc) Seaman Trophy | Scholastic Player of the Year | Dylan Garand, Kamloops Blazers |
| Jim Donlevy Memorial Trophy | Scholastic team of the Year | Kamloops Blazers |
| Dunc McCallum Memorial Trophy | Coach of the Year | Brad Lauer, Edmonton Oil Kings |
| Lloyd Saunders Memorial Trophy | Executive of the Year | Peter Anholt, Lethbridge Hurricanes |
| Allen Paradice Memorial Trophy | Top Official | Jeff Ingram |
| St. Clair Group Trophy | Marketing/Public Relations Award | Lethbridge Hurricanes |
| Doug Wickenheiser Memorial Trophy | Humanitarian of the Year | Riley Fiddler-Schultz, Calgary Hitmen |
| WHL Playoff MVP | WHL Finals Most Valuable Player | Not Awarded |
| Professional Hockey Achievement Academic Recipient | Alumni Achievement Awards | |

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

| First Team | First Team | Pos. | Second Team | Second Team |
| Player | Team | Pos. | Player | Team |
| Jiri Patera | Brandon Wheat Kings | G | Max Paddock | Prince Albert Raiders |
| Calen Addison | Lethbridge Hurricanes | D | Alex Cotton | Lethbridge Hurricanes |
| Braden Schneider | Brandon Wheat Kings | D | Matthew Robertson | Edmonton Oil Kings |
| Dylan Cozens | Lethbridge Hurricanes | F | Mark Kastelic | Calgary Hitmen |
| James Hamblin | Medicine Hat Tigers | F | Peyton Krebs | Winnipeg Ice |
| Aliaksei Protas | Prince Albert Raiders | F | Riley Sawchuk | Edmonton Oil Kings |

#### Western Conference

| First Team | First Team | Pos. | Second Team | Second Team |
| Player | Team | Pos. | Player | Team |
| Dustin Wolf | Everett Silvertips | G | Joel Hofer | Portland Winterhawks |
| John Ludvig | Portland Winterhawks | D | Bowen Byram | Vancouver Giants |
| Ty Smith | Spokane Chiefs | D | Jake Christiansen | Everett Silvertips |
| Adam Beckman | Spokane Chiefs | F | Zane Franklin | Kamloops Blazers |
| Seth Jarvis | Portland Winterhawks | F | Bryce Kindopp | Everett Silvertips |
| Connor Zary | Kamloops Blazers | F | Eli Zummack | Spokane Chiefs |

## Attendance

| Team | Home average |
| Edmonton | 7,008 |
| Calgary | 6,742 |
| Everett | 5,730 |
| Spokane | 5,709 |
| Portland | 5,540 |
| Kelowna | 5,136 |
| Seattle | 4,735 |
| Regina | 4,710 |
| Victoria | 4,638 |
| Kamloops | 4,178 |
| Lethbridge | 3,969 |
| Red Deer | 3,963 |
| Vancouver | 3,919 |
| Tri-City | 3,729 |
| Saskatoon | 3,605 |
| Brandon | 3,489 |
| Moose Jaw | 2,981 |
| Medicine Hat | 2,946 |
| Prince Albert | 2,641 |
| Prince George | 2,433 |
| Swift Current | 1,953 |
| Winnipeg | 1,512 |
| Total Average | 4,153 |
| Total | 2,882,799 |
| total games | 694 |