2000–01 WHL season

The 2000–01 WHL season was the 35th season of the Western Hockey League. Eighteen teams completed a 72 game season. The Red Deer Rebels won the President's Cup before going on to win the Memorial Cup.
==Regular season==
===Final standings===
East Division 	GP	W 	L 	T	OTL	Pts	GF 	GA
x Swift Current Broncos	72	43	20	7	2 	95 	275	215
x Regina Pats 	72	40	27	3	2 	85 	285	242
x Moose Jaw Warriors 	72	34	29	4	5 	77 	287	291
x Brandon Wheat Kings 	72	32	32	5	3 	72 	244	242
Saskatoon Blades 	72	19	43	5	5 	48 	193	265
Prince Albert Raiders 	72	18	47	3	4 	43 	204	348
Central Division 	GP	W 	L 	T	OTL	Pts	GF 	GA
x Red Deer Rebels 	72	54	12	3	3 	114	304	168
x Kootenay Ice 	72	45	17	4	6 	100	286	213
x Calgary Hitmen 	72	37	27	5	3 	82 	284	250
x Lethbridge Hurricanes	72	29	35	4	4 	66 	200	229
Medicine Hat Tigers 	72	24	40	5	4 	56 	271	316
West Division 	GP	W 	L 	T	OTL	Pts	GF 	GA
x Kelowna Rockets 	72	37	23	7	5 	86 	259	240
x Portland Winter Hawks	72	37	27	5	3 	82 	244	237
x Kamloops Blazers 	72	35	28	7	2 	79 	289	274
x Spokane Chiefs 	72	35	28	7	2 	79 	242	219
x Prince George Cougars	72	31	33	4	4 	70 	242	266
x Seattle Thunderbirds 	72	30	33	8	1 	69 	262	299
Tri-City Americans 	72	21	36	8	7 	57 	217	284
===Scoring leaders===
Note: GP = Games played; G = Goals; A = Assists; Pts = Points; PIM = Penalties in minutes
Player 	Team 	GP	G 	A 	Pts	PIM
Justin Mapletoft 	Red Deer Rebels 	70	43	77	120	111
Layne Ulmer 	Swift Current Broncos	68	63	56	119	75
Jared Aulin 	Kamloops Blazers 	70	31	77	108	62
Jarret Stoll 	Kootenay Ice 	62	40	66	106	105
Blake Evans 	Tri-City/Regina 	67	52	50	102	120
Kyle Wanvig 	Red Deer Rebels 	69	55	46	101	202
Konstantin Panov 	Kamloops Blazers 	69	44	56	100	52
Jordan Krestanovich	Calgary Hitmen 	70	40	60	100	32
Nathan Barrett 	Lethbridge Hurricanes	70	46	53	99 	66
Rory McDade 	Kelowna Rockets 	72	28	70	98 	50
===Goaltending Leaders===
Note: GP = Games played; TOI = Total ice time; W = Wins; L = Losses; T = Ties ; GA = Goals against; SO = Total shutouts; SV% = Save percentage; GAA = Goals against average
Player 	Team 	GP	TOI 	W 	L 	T	GA 	SO	SV% 	GAA
Shane Bendera 	Red Deer Rebels 	45	2604	32	8 	2	107	5 	.903	2.47
B. J. Boxma 	Kootenay/Swift Current	48	2791	28	15	2	123	0 	.903	2.64
Dan Blackburn 	Kootenay Ice 	50	2924	33	14	2	135	1 	.907	2.77
Michael Garnett	Red Deer/Saskatoon 	49	2640	21	22	3	122	4 	.902	2.77
Joel Martin 	Lethbridge Hurricanes 	44	2352	17	18	1	107	2 	.884	2.88
==WHL Playoffs==
===Conference quarterfinals===
====Eastern Conference====
{| class="wikitable" 	Red Deer vs. Lethbridge 	Red Deer vs. Lethbridge 	Red Deer vs. Lethbridge 	Red Deer vs. Lethbridge
Date 	Away 	Home 	 	
March 23 	Lethbridge 3 	2 Red Deer 	OT 	
March 24 	Lethbridge 0 	5 Red Deer 	 	
March 27 	Red Deer 6 	1 Lethbridge 	 	
March 28 	Red Deer 6 	0 Lethbridge 	 	
March 30 	Lethbridge 2 	7 Red Deer 	 	
Red Deer wins series 4–1	Red Deer wins series 4–1	Red Deer wins series 4–1	Red Deer wins series 4–1	
====Western Conference====
{| class="wikitable" 	Kelowna vs. Seattle 	Kelowna vs. Seattle 	Kelowna vs. Seattle 	Kelowna vs. Seattle
Date 	Away 	Home 	 	
March 30 	Seattle 5 	4 Kelowna 	OT 	
March 31 	Seattle 0 	1 Kelowna 	 	
April 5 	Kelowna 1 	5 Seattle 	 	
April 6 	Kelowna 2 	3 Seattle 	OT 	
April 8 	Seattle 1 	2 Kelowna 	OT 	
April 9 	Kelowna 2 	4 Seattle 	 	
Seattle wins series 4–2	Seattle wins series 4–2	Seattle wins series 4–2	Seattle wins series 4–2	
===Conference semifinals===
Eastern Conference 	Eastern Conference 	 	 	
{| class="wikitable" 	Red Deer vs. Calgary 	Red Deer vs. Calgary 	Red Deer vs. Calgary 	Red Deer vs. Calgary
Date 	Away 	Home 	 	
April 6 	Calgary 4 	1 Red Deer 	 	
April 7 	Calgary 2 	3 Red Deer 	2OT 	
April 11 	Red Deer 6 	2 Calgary 	 	
April 12 	Red Deer 1 	3 Calgary 	 	
April 13 	Calgary 3 	4 Red Deer 	 	
April 14 	Red Deer 4 	0 Calgary 	 	
Red Deer wins series 4–2	Red Deer wins series 4–2	Red Deer wins series 4–2	Red Deer wins series 4–2	
Western Conference 	Western Conference 	 	 	
{| class="wikitable" 	Spokane vs. Seattle 	Spokane vs. Seattle 	Spokane vs. Seattle 	Spokane vs. Seattle
Date 	Away 	Home 	 	
April 13 	Seattle 3 	5 Spokane 	 	
April 14 	Seattle 1 	4 Spokane 	 	
April 16 	Spokane 3 	2 Seattle 	 	
Spokane wins series 3–0	Spokane wins series 3–0	Spokane wins series 3–0	Spokane wins series 3–0	
===Conference finals===
Eastern Conference 	Western Conference 	 	 	
{| class="wikitable" 	Red Deer vs. Swift Current	Red Deer vs. Swift Current	Red Deer vs. Swift Current	Red Deer vs. Swift Current
Date 	Away 	Home 	 	
April 20 	Swift Current 4 	3 Red Deer 	OT 	
April 21 	Swift Current 2 	3 Red Deer 	 	
April 24 	Red Deer 2 	3 Swift Current 	OT 	
April 25 	Red Deer 2 	1 Swift Current 	 	
April 27 	Swift Current 1 	3 Red Deer 	 	
April 29 	Red Deer 4 	0 Swift Current 	 	
Red Deer wins series 4–2	Red Deer wins series 4–2 	Red Deer wins series 4–2 	Red Deer wins series 4–2 	
===WHL Championship===
Red Deer vs. Portand 	Red Deer vs. Portand 	Red Deer vs. Portand 	Red Deer vs. Portand
Date 	Away 	Home 	
May 4 	Portland 2 	3 Red Deer 	
May 5 	Portland 4 	5 Red Deer 	
May 9 	Red Deer 2 	3 Portland 	OT
May 11 	Red Deer 4 	1 Portland 	
May 12 	Red Deer 4 	3 Portland 	
Red Deer wins series 4–1	Red Deer wins series 4–1	Red Deer wins series 4–1	Red Deer wins series 4–1
==All-Star Game==
On January 24, the WHL Eastern All-stars were defeated by the OHL Western All-stars 5–2 at Guelph, Ontario before a crowd of 5,074.
On January 31, the WHL Western All-stars were defeated by the QMJHL Dilio All-stars 7–5 at Kamloops, British Columbia before a crowd of 4,103.
==WHL awards==
Player of the Year - Four Broncos Memorial Trophy: Justin Mapletoft, Red Deer Rebels
Scholastic Player of the Year - Daryl K. (Doc) Seaman Trophy: Dan Hulak, Portland Winter Hawks
Top Scorer - Bob Clarke Trophy: Justin Mapletoft, Red Deer Rebels
Most Sportsmanlike Player - Brad Hornung Trophy: Matt Kinch, Calgary Hitmen
Top Defenseman - Bill Hunter Trophy: Christian Chartier, Prince George Cougars
Rookie of the Year - Jim Piggott Memorial Trophy: Scottie Upshall, Kamloops Blazers
Top Goaltender - Del Wilson Trophy: Dan Blackburn, Kootenay Ice
Coach of the Year - Dunc McCallum Memorial Trophy: Brent Sutter, Red Deer Rebels
Executive of the Year - Lloyd Saunders Memorial Trophy: Brent Sutter, Red Deer Rebels
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: Mark Miles, Spokane Chiefs
Doug Wickenheiser Memorial Trophy - Jim Vandermeer, Red Deer Rebels
WHL Plus-Minus Award: Jim Vandermeer, Red Deer Rebels
Playoff Most Valuable Player - airBC Trophy: Shane Bendera, Red Deer Rebels
==All-Star Teams==
{| BORDER="1" CELLPADDING="0" CELLSPACING="0" width="100%"
|- bgcolor="#EEEEEE " align="center" 
00-01BraWK.jpg|Brandon Wheat Kings
00-01RDRebels.jpg|Red Deer Rebels
==References==
*whl.ca
* 2005–06 WHL Guide
Category:Western Hockey League seasons
WHL