2021-22 WHL season

This is the 2021-22 Western Hockey League season. This is the league's 56th season dating back to its' founding as the Canadian Major Junior Hockey League in 1966 and subsequent renaming to the Western Canada Hockey League in 1968 and to the present name in 1978.
==Membership changes==
*None
==Season information==
*Regular season opens October 1st
*Each team plays 68 games
*Regular season ends April 3rd
*There will be no interlocking schedule between the two conferences for the season.
*Playoffs begin April 8th and be completed by May 30th.
*All playoff series are best-of-seven, teams are re-seeded after the first round
*Top teams in each division will be seeded 1 and 2 using a conference based playoff reverting to a format last used in 2014.
==Teams==
=== Eastern Conference ===
Division	Team 	City 	Arena 	Capacity
Central 	Calgary Hitmen 	Calgary, Alberta, Canada 	Scotiabank Saddledome
Stampede Corral (some playoff games)	19,289
6,450
Central 	Edmonton Oil Kings 	Edmonton, Alberta, Canada 	Rogers Place 	18,641
Central 	Lethbridge Hurricanes	Lethbridge, Alberta, Canada 	ENMAX Centre 	5,479
Central 	Medicine Hat Tigers 	Medicine Hat, Alberta, Canada 	Canalta Centre 	5,500 (expandable to 6,500)
Central 	Red Deer Rebels 	Red Deer, Alberta, Canada 	ENMAX Centrium 	6,000
Central 	Swift Current Broncos	Swift Current, Saskatchewan, Canada	Credit Union iPlex 	3,239
East 	Brandon Wheat Kings 	Brandon, Manitoba, Canada 	Keystone Centre 	5,102
East 	Moose Jaw Warriors 	Moose Jaw, Saskatchewan, Canada 	Mosaic Place 	4,714
East 	Prince Albert Raiders	Prince Albert, Saskatchewan, Canada	Art Hauser Centre 	3,366
East 	Regina Pats 	Regina, Saskatchewan, Canada 	Brandt Centre 	6,200
East 	Saskatoon Blades 	Saskatoon, Saskatchewan, Canada 	SaskTel Centre 	15,195
East 	Winnipeg Ice 	Winnipeg, Manitoba, Canada 	Wayne Fleming Arena	1,400
=== Western Conference ===
Division	Team 	City 	Arena 	Capacity
B.C. 	Kamloops Blazers 	Kamloops, British Columbia, Canada 	Sandman Centre 	5,464
B.C. 	Kelowna Rockets 	Kelowna, British Columbia, Canada 	Prospera Place 	6,286
B.C. 	Prince George Cougars	Prince George, British Columbia, Canada	CN Centre 	5,971
B.C. 	Vancouver Giants 	Langley, British Columbia, Canada 	Langley Event Center 	5,276
B.C. 	Victoria Royals 	Victoria, British Columbia, Canada 	Save-On-Foods Memorial Centre 	7,006
U.S. 	Everett Silvertips 	Everett, Washington, United States 	Angel of the Winds Arena 	8,149
U.S. 	Portland Winterhawks 	Portland, Oregon, United States 	Memorial ColiseumModa Center 	10,40718,280
U.S. 	Seattle Thunderbirds 	Kent, Washington, United States 	ShoWare Center 	6,500
U.S. 	Spokane Chiefs 	Spokane, Washington, United States 	Spokane Veterans Memorial Arena	10,759
U.S. 	Tri-City Americans 	Kennewick, Washington, United States 	Toyota Center 	6,000
==Standings==
===Eastern Conference===
====Eastern Division====
Team 	GP	W 	L 	OL	SL	GF 	GA 	Pts
Winnipeg Ice 	68	53	10	3 	2 	317	152	111
Moose Jaw Warriors 	68	37	24	4 	3 	251	221	81
Saskatoon Blades 	68	38	26	3 	1 	219	217	80
Brandon Wheat Kings 	68	35	28	3 	2 	218	242	75
Prince Albert Raiders	68	28	35	4 	1 	194	225	61
Regina Pats 	68	27	36	3 	2 	240	277	59
====Central Division====
Team 	GP	W 	L 	OL	SL	GF 	GA 	Pts
Edmonton Oil Kings 	68	50	14	3 	1 	295	182	104
Red Deer Rebels 	68	45	19	2 	2 	264	188	94
Lethbridge Hurricanes	68	33	30	4 	1 	216	238	71
Swift Current Broncos	68	26	35	5 	2 	181	246	59
Calgary Hitmen 	68	25	34	7 	2 	183	229	59
Medicine Hat Tigers 	68	11	53	3 	1 	154	315	26
===Western Conference===
====BC Division====
Team 	GP	W 	L 	OL	SL	GF 	GA 	Pts
Kamloops Blazers 	68	48	17	3 	0 	287	176	99
Kelowna Rockets 	68	42	20	1 	5 	250	207	90
Vancouver Giants 	68	24	39	5 	0 	185	254	53
Prince George Cougars	68	24	39	4 	1 	177	240	53
Victoria Royals 	68	23	39	5 	1 	193	275	52
====US Division====
Team 	GP	W 	L 	OL	SL	GF 	GA 	Pts
Everett Silvertips 	68	45	13	5 	5 	280	190	100
Portland Winterhawks	68	47	16	3 	2 	298	192	99
Seattle Thunderbirds	68	44	18	4 	2 	271	179	94
Spokane Chiefs 	68	24	39	4 	1 	188	289	53
Tri-City Americans 	68	19	43	6 	0 	179	306	44
==2022 Ed Chynoweth Cup Playoffs==
===Format===
The league is divided up into 2 conferences with 2 divisions each. The Eastern Conference is made up of the 6-team East Division and the 6-team Central Division while the Western Conference is made up of the 5-team BC and 5-team US Divisions. The league reverted to the conference based format last used in 2014 when the top 8 teams in each conference qualify for the playoffs. The division winners are seeded 1 or 2 based on record. The remaining teams are seeded 3 through 8. Teams are matched up 1 vs 8, 2 vs 7, 3 vs 6, and 4 vs 5. Teams are reseeded after the first round 1 vs 4 and 2 vs 3. The conference semifinal winners meet in the conference final and the conference final winners meet in the league final.
The winner of the Chynoweth Cup advances to the 2022 Memorial Cup being hosted by the Quebec Major Junior Hockey League at TD Station in Saint John, New Brunswick hosted by the Saint John Sea Dogs from June 20–27, 2022.
===Bracket===
(as of games played May 2nd)
===Eastern Conference Quarterfinals=== 
*Winnipeg Ice defeated Prince Albert Raiders 4 games to 1
*Moose Jaw Warriors defeated Saskatoon Blades 4 games to 1
*Edmonton Oil Kings defeated Lethbridge Hurricanes 4 games to none
*Red Deer Rebels defeated Brandon Wheat Kings 4 games to 2
===Western Conference Quarterfinals===
*Vancouver Giants defeated Everett Silvertips 4 games to 2
*Seattle Thunderbirds defeated Kelowna Rockets 4 games to 1
*Portland Winterhawks defeated Prince George Cougars 4 games to none 
*Kamloops Blazers defeated Spokane Chiefs 4 games to none
===Eastern Conference Semifinals===
*Winnipeg Ice defeated Moose Jaw Warriors 4 games to 1
*Edmonton Oil Kings defeated Red Deer Rebels 4 games to none
===Western Conference Semifinals===
*Kamloops Blazers defeated Vancouver Giants 4 games to 2
*Seattle Thunderbirds defeated Portland Winterhawks 4 games to 3
===Eastern Conference Final===
*Edmonton Oil Kings defeated Winnipeg Ice 4 games to 1
===Western Conference Final===
*Seattle Thunderbirds defeated Kamloops Blazers 4 games to 3
===Ed Chynoweth Cup Final===
*Edmonton Oil Kings defeated Seattle Thunderbirds 4 games to 2
The Edmonton Oil Kings advance to the 2022 Memorial Cup.
==References==
Category:2022 in hockey
Category:Western Hockey League seasons