2011-12 WHL Season

The 2011–12 WHL season is the 46th season of the Western Hockey League (WHL). The regular season began in September 2011 and ended in March 2012. The following playoffs began on March 22 and are expected to end in early May. This is the inaugural season of the Victoria Royals, a team that relocated to Victoria from Chilliwack where they played as the Chilliwack Bruins between 2006 and 2011.
== Regular season ==
The 46th season of the WHL started on September 22, 2011 and ended on March 18, 2012.
=== Standings ===
==== Conference standings ====
x – team has clinched playoff spot
y – team is division leader
z – team has clinched division
e - team is eliminated from playoff contention
=== 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
Brendan Shinnimin	Tri-City Americans 	69	58	76	134 	82
Mark Stone 	Brandon Wheat Kings 	66	41	82	123 	22
Ty Rattie 	Portland Winterhawks	69	57	64	121 	54
Adam Hughesman 	Tri-City Americans 	72	50	66	116 	42
Jordan Weal 	Regina Pats 	70	41	75	116 	36
Patrick Holland 	Tri-City Americans 	72	25	84	109 	48
Emerson Etem 	Medicine Hat Tigers 	65	61	46	107 	34
Michael St. Croix	Edmonton Oil Kings 	72	45	60	105 	49
Michael Ferland 	Brandon Wheat Kings 	68	47	49	96 	84
Sven Bartschi 	Portland Winterhawks	47	33	61	94 	36
==== Goaltenders ====
These are the goaltenders that lead the league in GAA that have played at least 1440 minutes.2011–12 WHL Regular Season: Goaltending leaders. Retrieved on 2011-10-01.
Note: GP = Games played; Mins = Minutes Playes; 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%
Ty Rimmer 	Tri-City Americans 	46	2665	31	12	1 	1 	5 	2.43	.922
Laurent Brossoit	Edmonton Oil Kings 	61	3574	42	13	2 	3 	3 	2.47	.914
Nathan Lieuwen 	Kootenay Ice 	57	3340	27	20	6 	2 	3 	2.50	.914
Luke Siemens 	Moose Jaw Warriors1	56	3202	35	14	4 	2 	4 	2.55	.908
Tyler Bunz 	Medicine Hat Tigers	61	3616	39	17	2 	3 	3 	2.57	.921
1 - Also played for Everett Silvertips
== Players ==
=== 2011 NHL Entry Draft ===
In total, 33 WHL players were selected at the 2011 NHL Entry Draft. Ryan Nugent-Hopkins was selected first overall in the draft.
== Subway Super Series ==
The Subway Super Series is a six game series featuring four teams: three from the Canadian Hockey League (CHL) versus Russia's National Junior hockey team. Within the Canadian Hockey League umbrella, one team from each of its three leagues — the Ontario Hockey League, Quebec Major Junior Hockey League, and Western Hockey League — compete in two games against the Russian junior team.
=== Results ===
Date 	Location 	Winner 	Winner 	Loser 	Loser
November 7, 2011 	Victoriaville, QC 	Russian Selects 	2 	0 	QMJHL all-stars
November 9, 2011 	Quebec City, QC 	Russian Selects 	5 	4 	QMJHL all-stars
November 10, 2011 	Ottawa, ON 	OHL all-stars 	10 	7 	Russian Selects
November 14, 2011 	Sault Ste. Marie, ON 	OHL all-stars 	6 	3 	Russian Selects
November 16, 2011 	Regina, SK 	WHL all-stars 	5 	2 	Russian Selects
November 17, 2011 	Moose Jaw, SK 	Russian Selects 	7 	5 	WHL all-stars
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== 2012 WHL Playoffs ==
== Conference Quarter-finals ==
=== Eastern Conference ===
====(1) Edmonton Oil Kings vs. (8) Kootenay Ice====
====(2) Moose Jaw Warriors vs. (7) Regina Pats====
====(3) Calgary Hitmen vs. (6) Brandon Wheat Kings====
====(4) Medicine Hat Tigers vs. (5) Saskatoon Blades====
=== Western Conference ===
====(1) Tri-City Americans vs. (8) Everett Silvertips====
====(2) Kamloops Blazers vs. (7) Victoria Royals====
====(3) Portland Winterhawks vs. (6) Kelowna Rockets====
====(4) Vancouver Giants vs. (5) Spokane Chiefs====
== Conference Semi-finals ==
=== Eastern Conference ===
====(1) Edmonton Oil Kings vs. (6) Brandon Wheat Kings====
====(2) Moose Jaw Warriors vs. (4) Medicine Hat Tigers====
=== Western Conference ===
====(1) Tri-City Americans vs. (5) Spokane Chiefs====
====(2) Kamloops Blazers vs. (3) Portland Winterhawks====
^ Game was played at Rose Garden.
== Conference Finals ==
=== Eastern Conference ===
====(1) Edmonton Oil Kings vs. (2) Moose Jaw Warriors====
=== Western Conference ===
====(1) Tri-City Americans vs. (3) Portland Winterhawks====
== WHL Championship ==
===(E1) Edmonton Oil Kings vs. (W3) Portland Winterhawks ===
==Playoff scoring leaders==
Note: GP = Games played; G = Goals; A = Assists; Pts = Points; PIM = Penalty Minutes
Player 	Team 	GP	G 	A 	Pts	PIM
Ty Rattie 	Portland Winterhawks	16	17	13	30 	12
Sven Bartschi 	Portland Winterhawks	17	10	18	28 	10
Brendan Shinnimin	Tri-City Americans 	15	7 	16	23 	28
Brad Ross 	Portland Winterhawks	17	12	9 	21 	44
Adam Hughesman 	Tri-City Americans 	15	9 	10	19 	12
Patrick Holland 	Tri-City Americans 	14	6 	13	19 	22
James Henry 	Moose Jaw Warriors 	14	6 	12	18 	16
Marcel Noebels 	Portland Winterhawks	17	6 	12	18 	6
Curtis Lazar 	Edmonton Oil Kings 	15	8 	9 	17 	4
Mike Aviani 	Spokane Chiefs 	13	3 	13	16 	8
==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
Laurent Brossoit	Edmonton Oil Kings	15	897 	13	2	27	2 	0.938	1.81
Brandon Glover 	Calgary Hitmen 	4 	224 	1 	2	7 	1 	0.941	1.87
Eric Williams 	Spokane Chiefs 	12	702 	7 	4	26	0 	0.926	2.22
Ty Rimmer 	Tri-City Americans	15	951 	8 	7	39	1 	0.919	2.46
Justin Paulic 	Moose Jaw Warriors	2 	117 	1 	1	5 	0 	0.906	2.57
== Memorial Cup ==
== WHL awards ==
Regular season Champions 	Scotty Munro Memorial Trophy 	Edmonton Oil Kings 	Edmonton Oil Kings
Player of the Year 	Four Broncos Memorial Trophy 	Brendan Shinnimin 	Tri-City Americans
Top Scorer 	Bob Clarke Trophy 	Brendan Shinnimin 	Tri-City Americans
Top Defenseman 	Bill Hunter Trophy 	Alex Petrovic 	Red Deer Rebels
Rookie of the Year 	Jim Piggott Memorial Trophy 	Sam Reinhart 	Kootenay Ice
Top Goaltender 	Del Wilson Trophy 	Tyler Bunz 	Medicine Hat Tigers
Top Plus-Minus Rating 	WHL Plus-Minus Award 	Brendan ShinniminMark Stone	Tri-City AmericansBrandon Wheat Kings
Most Sportsmanlike Player 	Brad Hornung Trophy 	Mark Stone 	Brandon Wheat Kings
Scholastic Player of the Year 	Daryl K. (Doc) Seaman Trophy 	Reid Gow 	Spokane Chiefs
Coach of the Year 	Dunc McCallum Memorial Trophy 	Jim Hiller 	Tri-City Americans
Executive of the Year 	Lloyd Saunders Memorial Trophy 	Bob Green 	Edmonton Oil Kings
Top Official 	Allen Paradice Memorial Trophy 	Pat Smith 	
Marketing/Public Relations Award	St. Clair Group Trophy 	Corey Nyhagen 	Moose Jaw Warriors
Humanitarian of the Year 	Doug Wickenheiser Memorial Trophy 	Taylor Vause 	Swift Current Broncos
WHL Finals Most Valuable Player 	airBC Trophy 	 	
Alumni Achievement Awards 	Professional Hockey AchievementAcademic Recipient	 	
==Team Photos==
11-12EdmOK.jpg|Edmonton Oil Kings
11-12SeaThu.jpg|Seattle Thunderbirds
11-12VanGia.jpg|Vancouver Giants
11-12EveSil.jpg|Everett Silvertips
== See also ==
* 2012 Memorial Cup
* List of WHL seasons
* 2011–12 OHL season
* 2011–12 QMJHL season
== References ==
== External links ==
* Official website of the Western Hockey League
* Official website of the Canadian Hockey League
* Official website of the MasterCard Memorial Cup
* Official website of the Subway Super Series
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Category:2012 in hockey