# 2018–19 WHL season

The 2018–19 WHL season was the 53rd season of the Western Hockey League (WHL). The regular season began on September 21, 2018, and ended on March 17, 2019. The regular season schedule was shortened from 72 to 68 games; the league had used a 72-game schedule since the 1975–76 season. The playoffs began on March 22, 2019, and ended on May 13; the winning team, the Prince Albert Raiders, were awarded the Ed Chynoweth Cup and a berth in the 2019 Memorial Cup, held at the Scotiabank Centre in Halifax, Nova Scotia, from May 17 to 26.

## Standings

Updated to game(s) played on March 17.
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 (East division) :
| Pos | | GP | W | L | OTL | SOL | GF | GA | Pts |
| 1 | Prince Albert Raiders xyz | 68 | 54 | 10 | 2 | 2 | 307 | 156 | 112 |
| 2 | Saskatoon Blades x | 68 | 45 | 15 | 8 | 0 | 259 | 190 | 98 |
| 3 | Moose Jaw Warriors x | 68 | 40 | 20 | 6 | 2 | 234 | 192 | 88 |
Top 3 (Central division) :
| Pos | | GP | W | L | OTL | SOL | GF | GA | Pts |
| 1 | Edmonton Oil Kings xy | 68 | 42 | 18 | 4 | 4 | 259 | 196 | 92 |
| 2 | Lethbridge Hurricanes x | 68 | 40 | 18 | 5 | 5 | 268 | 234 | 90 |
| 3 | Calgary Hitmen x | 68 | 36 | 26 | 5 | 1 | 255 | 240 | 78 |
Eastern Conference wild card :
| Pos | Div | (Top 2 qualify for playoffs) | GP | W | L | OTL | SOL | GF | GA | Pts |
| 1 | Cen. | Medicine Hat Tigers x | 68 | 35 | 27 | 4 | 2 | 217 | 222 | 76 |
| 2 | Cen. | Red Deer Rebels x | 68 | 33 | 29 | 4 | 2 | 223 | 225 | 72 |
| 3 | East | Brandon Wheat Kings | 68 | 31 | 29 | 4 | 4 | 230 | 243 | 70 |
| 4 | East | Regina Pats | 68 | 19 | 45 | 1 | 3 | 173 | 271 | 42 |
| 5 | Cen. | Kootenay Ice | 68 | 13 | 45 | 7 | 3 | 181 | 324 | 36 |
| 6 | East | Swift Current Broncos | 68 | 11 | 51 | 4 | 2 | 135 | 301 | 28 |
Top 3 (U.S. division) :
| Pos | | GP | W | L | OTL | SOL | GF | GA | Pts |
| 1 | Everett Silvertips xy | 68 | 47 | 16 | 2 | 3 | 223 | 130 | 99 |
| 2 | Spokane Chiefs x | 68 | 40 | 21 | 2 | 5 | 267 | 222 | 87 |
| 3 | Portland Winterhawks x | 68 | 40 | 22 | 3 | 3 | 258 | 210 | 86 |
Top 3 (B.C. division) :
| Pos | | GP | W | L | OTL | SOL | GF | GA | Pts |
| 1 | Vancouver Giants xy | 68 | 48 | 15 | 3 | 2 | 228 | 162 | 101 |
| 2 | Victoria Royals x | 68 | 34 | 30 | 2 | 2 | 199 | 227 | 72 |
| 3 | Kamloops Blazers x | 68 | 28 | 32 | 6 | 2 | 196 | 212 | 64 |
Western Conference wild card :
| Pos | Div | (Top 2 qualify for playoffs) | GP | W | L | OTL | SOL | GF | GA | Pts |
| 1 | U.S. | Tri-City Americans x | 68 | 34 | 28 | 5 | 1 | 214 | 230 | 74 |
| 2 | U.S. | Seattle Thunderbirds x | 68 | 31 | 29 | 6 | 2 | 231 | 245 | 70 |
| 3 | B.C. | Kelowna Rockets | 68 | 28 | 32 | 6 | 2 | 169 | 209 | 64 |
| 4 | B.C. | Prince George Cougars | 68 | 19 | 41 | 5 | 3 | 152 | 237 | 46 |

### Western Conference tiebreaker
#### Kamloops Blazers vs. Kelowna Rockets

* Kamloops claims final playoff spot

## 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 |
| Joachim Blichfeld | Portland Winterhawks | 68 | 53 | 61 | 114 | 70 |
| Tristin Langan | Moose Jaw Warriors | 67 | 53 | 60 | 113 | 89 |
| Justin Almeida | Moose Jaw Warriors | 64 | 33 | 78 | 111 | 14 |
| Brandon Hagel | Red Deer Rebels | 66 | 41 | 61 | 102 | 80 |
| Trey Fix-Wolansky | Edmonton Oil Kings | 65 | 37 | 65 | 102 | 52 |
| Stelio Mattheos | Brandon Wheat Kings | 65 | 44 | 52 | 96 | 77 |
| Nick Henry | Regina/Lethbridge | 69 | 29 | 65 | 94 | 66 |
| Brett Leason | Prince Albert Raiders | 55 | 36 | 53 | 89 | 28 |
| Noah Gregor | Prince Albert Raiders | 63 | 43 | 45 | 88 | 38 |
| Parker AuCoin | Tri-City Americans | 68 | 42 | 42 | 84 | 21 |

### 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 | 61 | 3615 | 41 | 15 | 2 | 2 | 7 | 1.69 | .936 |
| Ian Scott | Prince Albert Raiders | 49 | 2923 | 38 | 8 | 1 | 2 | 8 | 1.83 | .932 |
| Trent Miner | Vancouver Giants | 32 | 1876 | 24 | 5 | 1 | 1 | 3 | 1.98 | .924 |
| David Tendeck | Vancouver Giants | 38 | 2225 | 24 | 10 | 2 | 1 | 4 | 2.48 | .911 |
| Dylan Myskiw | Edmonton Oil Kings | 45 | 2629 | 28 | 11 | 2 | 3 | 1 | 2.53 | .914 |

## 2019 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 |
| E1 | Prince Albert | 4 | | | | | | | | | | | | |
| W2 | Red Deer | 0 | | | | | | | | | | | | |
| W2 | Red Deer | 0 | | | E1 | Prince Albert | 4 | | | | | | | |
| | | | | | E2 | Saskatoon | 2 | | | | | | | |
| E2 | Saskatoon | 4 | | | E2 | Saskatoon | 2 | | | | | | | |
| E3 | Moose Jaw | 0 | | | | | | | | | | | | |
| E3 | Moose Jaw | 0 | | | | | | E1 | Prince Albert | 4 | | | | |
| Eastern Conference | Eastern Conference | Eastern Conference | Eastern Conference | Eastern Conference | Eastern Conference | Eastern Conference | Eastern Conference | E1 | Prince Albert | 4 | | | | |
| Eastern Conference | Eastern Conference | Eastern Conference | Eastern Conference | Eastern Conference | Eastern Conference | Eastern Conference | Eastern Conference | C1 | Edmonton | 2 | | | | |
| C1 | Edmonton | 4 | | | | | | | | | C1 | Edmonton | 2 | | | | |
| W1 | Medicine Hat | 2 | | | | | | | | | | | | |
| W1 | Medicine Hat | 2 | | | C1 | Edmonton | 4 | | | | | | | |
| | | | | | C3 | Calgary | 0 | | | | | | | |
| C2 | Lethbridge | 3 | | | C3 | Calgary | 0 | | | | | | | |
| C3 | Calgary | 4 | | | | | | | | | | | | |
| C3 | Calgary | 4 | | | | | | | | | | E1 | Prince Albert | 4 |
| | | | | | | | | | | | | B1 | Vancouver | 3 |
| U1 | Everett | 4 | | | | | | | | | | | | | B1 | Vancouver | 3 |
| W1 | Tri-City | 1 | | | | | | | | | | | | |
| W1 | Tri-City | 1 | | | U1 | Everett | 1 | | | | | | | |
| | | | | | U2 | Spokane | 4 | | | | | | | |
| U2 | Spokane | 4 | | | U2 | Spokane | 4 | | | | | | | |
| U3 | Portland | 1 | | | | | | | | | | | | |
| U3 | Portland | 1 | | | | | | U2 | Spokane | 1 | | | | |
| Western Conference | Western Conference | Western Conference | Western Conference | Western Conference | Western Conference | Western Conference | Western Conference | U2 | Spokane | 1 | | | | |
| Western Conference | Western Conference | Western Conference | Western Conference | Western Conference | Western Conference | Western Conference | Western Conference | B1 | Vancouver | 4 | | | | |
| B1 | Vancouver | 4 | | | | | | | | | B1 | Vancouver | 4 | | | | |
| W2 | Seattle | 2 | | | | | | | | | | | | |
| W2 | Seattle | 2 | | | B1 | Vancouver | 4 | | | | | | | |
| | | | | | B2 | Victoria | 0 | | | | | | | |
| B2 | Victoria | 4 | | | B2 | Victoria | 0 | | | | | | | |
| B3 | Kamloops | 2 | | | | | | | | | | | | |

## Conference Quarter-finals
### Eastern Conference
#### (E1) Prince Albert Raiders vs. (W2) Red Deer Rebels

* Prince Albert wins series 4 – 0

#### (E2) Saskatoon Blades vs. (E3) Moose Jaw Warriors

* Saskatoon wins series 4 – 0

#### (C1) Edmonton Oil Kings vs. (W1) Medicine Hat Tigers

* Edmonton wins series 4 – 2

#### (C2) Lethbridge Hurricanes vs. (C3) Calgary Hitmen

* Calgary wins series 4 – 3
* Note: Games 5 and 7 were played at the Nicholas Sheran Arena in Lethbridge due to the 2019 World Men's Curling Championship taking place at the ENMAX Centre from March 30 to April 7.

### Western Conference
#### (U1) Everett Silvertips vs. (W1) Tri-City Americans

* Everett wins series 4 – 1

#### (U2) Spokane Chiefs vs. (U3) Portland Winterhawks

* Spokane wins series 4 – 1

#### (B1) Vancouver Giants vs. (W2) Seattle Thunderbirds

* Vancouver wins series 4 – 2

#### (B2) Victoria Royals vs. (B3) Kamloops Blazers

* Victoria wins series 4 – 2

## Conference Semi-finals
### Eastern Conference
#### (E1) Prince Albert Raiders vs. (E2) Saskatoon Blades

* Prince Albert wins series 4 – 2

#### (C1) Edmonton Oil Kings vs. (C3) Calgary Hitmen

* Edmonton wins series 4 – 0

### Western Conference
#### (U1) Everett Silvertips vs. (U2) Spokane Chiefs

* Spokane wins series 4 – 1

#### (B1) Vancouver Giants vs. (B2) Victoria Royals

* Vancouver wins series 4 – 0

## Conference Finals
### Eastern Conference
#### (E1) Prince Albert Raiders vs. (C1) Edmonton Oil Kings

* Prince Albert wins series 4 – 2

### Western Conference
#### (B1) Vancouver Giants vs. (U2) Spokane Chiefs

* Vancouver wins series 4 – 1

## WHL Championship
### (E1) Prince Albert Raiders vs. (B1) Vancouver Giants

* Prince Albert 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 |
| Bowen Byram | Vancouver Giants | 22 | 8 | 18 | 26 | 18 |
| Brett Leason | Prince Albert Raiders | 22 | 10 | 15 | 25 | 15 |
| Dante Hannoun | Prince Albert Raiders | 23 | 14 | 10 | 24 | 14 |
| Noah Gregor | Prince Albert Raiders | 23 | 13 | 11 | 24 | 10 |
| Aliaksei Protas | Prince Albert Raiders | 23 | 12 | 10 | 22 | 6 |
| Jared Dmytriw | Vancouver Giants | 22 | 9 | 12 | 21 | 16 |
| Davis Koch | Vancouver Giants | 22 | 5 | 16 | 21 | 0 |
| Parker Kelly | Prince Albert Raiders | 23 | 8 | 9 | 17 | 14 |
| Dawson Holt | Vancouver Giants | 22 | 7 | 9 | 16 | 6 |
| Dylan Plouffe | Vancouver Giants | 22 | 6 | 10 | 16 | 23 |

## 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 |
| Ian Scott | Prince Albert Raiders | 23 | 1406 | 16 | 7 | 46 | 5 | .925 | 1.96 |
| Dustin Wolf | Everett Silvertips | 10 | 595 | 5 | 5 | 20 | 1 | .914 | 2.02 |
| Dylan Myskiw | Edmonton Oil Kings | 13 | 774 | 7 | 6 | 28 | 1 | .913 | 2.17 |
| David Tendeck | Vancouver Giants | 17 | 1034 | 11 | 5 | 41 | 0 | .918 | 2.38 |
| Bailey Brkin | Spokane Chiefs | 15 | 917 | 9 | 6 | 39 | 0 | .922 | 2.55 |

## WHL awards

| Name | Award | Winner |
| Ed Chynoweth Cup | WHL Champions | Prince Albert Raiders |
| Scotty Munro Memorial Trophy | Regular season champions | Prince Albert Raiders |
| Four Broncos Memorial Trophy | Player of the Year | Joachim Blichfeld, Portland Winterhawks |
| Bob Clarke Trophy | Top Scorer | Joachim Blichfeld, Portland Winterhawks |
| Bill Hunter Memorial Trophy | Top Defenceman | Ty Smith, Spokane Chiefs |
| Jim Piggott Memorial Trophy | Rookie of the Year | Brayden Tracey, Moose Jaw Warriors |
| Del Wilson Trophy | Top Goaltender | Ian Scott, Prince Albert Raiders |
| WHL Plus-Minus Award | Top Plus-Minus Rating | Brayden Pachal, Prince Albert Raiders |
| Brad Hornung Trophy | Most Sportsmanlike Player | Justin Almeida, Moose Jaw Warriors |
| Daryl K. (Doc) Seaman Trophy | Scholastic Player of the Year | Dustin Wolf, Everett Silvertips |
| Jim Donlevy Memorial Trophy | Scholastic team of the Year | Portland Winterhawks |
| Dunc McCallum Memorial Trophy | Coach of the Year | Marc Habscheid, Prince Albert Raiders |
| Lloyd Saunders Memorial Trophy | Executive of the Year | Curtis Hunt, Prince Albert Raiders |
| Allen Paradice Memorial Trophy | Top Official | Brett Iverson |
| St. Clair Group Trophy | Marketing/Public Relations Award | Everett Silvertips |
| Doug Wickenheiser Memorial Trophy | Humanitarian of the Year | Will Warm, Edmonton Oil Kings |
| WHL Playoff MVP | WHL Finals Most Valuable Player | Ian Scott, Prince Albert Raiders |
| 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 |
| Ian Scott | Prince Albert Raiders | G | Mads Sogaard | Medicine Hat Tigers |
| Josh Brook | Moose Jaw Warriors | D | Jett Woo | Moose Jaw Warriors |
| Dawson Davidson | Saskatoon Blades | D | Brayden Pachal | Prince Albert Raiders |
| Trey Fix-Wolansky | Edmonton Oil Kings | F | Brandon Hagel | Red Deer Rebels |
| Tristin Langan | Moose Jaw Warriors | F | Stelio Mattheos | Brandon Wheat Kings |
| Brett Leason | Prince Albert Raiders | F | Mark Kastelic | Calgary Hitmen |

#### Western Conference

| First Team | First Team | Pos. | Second Team | Second Team |
| Player | Team | Pos. | Player | Team |
| Dustin Wolf | Everett Silvertips | G | Beck Warm | Tri-City Americans |
| Ty Smith | Spokane Chiefs | D | Lassi Thomson | Kelowna Rockets |
| Bowen Byram | Vancouver Giants | D | Scott Walford | Victoria Royals |
| Joachim Blichfeld | Portland Winterhawks | F | Parker AuCoin | Tri-City Americans |
| Cody Glass | Portland Winterhawks | F | Matthew Wedman | Seattle Thunderbirds |
| Connor Dewar | Everett Silvertips | F | Riley Woods | Spokane Chiefs |