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2004–05 WHL season

The 2004–05 WHL season was the 39th season of the Western Hockey League (WHL). Twenty teams completed a 72-game schedule. The Kootenay Ice won their first Scotty Munro Memorial Trophy for posting the league's best regular season record. The Kelowna Rockets defeated the Brandon Wheat Kings in the championship series of the playoffs to win their second President's Cup in three seasons and advance to the 2005 Memorial Cup tournament.

2004–05 WHL season
LeagueWestern Hockey League
SportIce hockey
DurationSeptember, 2004 – May, 2005
Number of teams20
Regular season
Scotty Munro Memorial TrophyKootenay Ice (1)
Season MVPEric Fehr (Brandon Wheat Kings)
Top scorerEric Fehr (Brandon Wheat Kings)
Playoffs
Playoffs MVPShea Weber (Rockets)
Finals championsKelowna Rockets (2)
  Runners-upBrandon Wheat Kings
WHL seasons
2004–05 CHL season
LeagueCanadian Hockey League
SportIce hockey
DurationSeptember 2004 – May 2005
Number of teams56
OHL
QMJHL
WHL
Memorial Cup
Finals championsLondon Knights (OHL) (1st title)
  Runners-upRimouski Océanic (QMJHL)

Regular season

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Final standings

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Eastern Conference

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East Division GP W L T OTL Pts GF GA
x Brandon Wheat Kings 72 45 21 5 1 96 255 199
x Saskatoon Blades 72 37 23 6 6 86 234 215
x Prince Albert Raiders 72 31 32 5 4 71 185 191
x Moose Jaw Warriors 72 14 47 10 1 39 182 282
Regina Pats 72 12 50 4 6 34 154 285
Central Division GP W L T OTL Pts GF GA
x Medicine Hat Tigers 72 45 21 4 2 96 234 143
x Lethbridge Hurricanes 72 39 20 12 1 91 222 162
x Calgary Hitmen 72 34 23 9 6 83 200 183
x Red Deer Rebels 72 36 26 6 4 82 206 200
Swift Current Broncos 72 22 41 6 3 53 135 218

Western Conference

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B.C. Division GP W L T OTL Pts GF GA
x Kootenay Ice 72 47 15 7 3 104 218 137
x Kelowna Rockets 72 45 13 12 2 104 215 139
x Vancouver Giants 72 34 30 4 4 76 212 205
x Kamloops Blazers 72 26 37 7 2 61 161 211
Prince George Cougars 72 26 41 3 2 57 158 223
U.S. Division GP W L T OTL Pts GF GA
x Seattle Thunderbirds 72 43 24 2 3 91 204 144
x Portland Winter Hawks 72 35 27 5 5 80 204 198
x Everett Silvertips 72 33 28 9 2 77 167 149
x Tri-City Americans 72 26 34 8 4 64 172 196
Spokane Chiefs 72 24 38 8 2 58 192 230
Map of WHL, 2003–04 to 2005–06
 
 
200km
125miles
Wheat Kings
Pats
Warriors
Raiders
Blades
Broncos
Tigers
Hurricanes
Rebels
Hitmen
Ice
Chiefs
Americans
Rockets
Blazers
Silvertips
Thunderbirds
Winterhawks
Cougars
Giants
   East Division
   Central Division
   BC Division
   US Division

Scoring leaders

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Note: GP = Games played; G = Goals; A = Assists; Pts = Points; PIM = Penalties in minutes

Player Team GP G A Pts PIM
Eric Fehr Brandon Wheat Kings 71 59 52 111 91
Ryan Stone Brandon Wheat Kings 70 33 66 99 127
Gilbert Brulé Vancouver Giants 70 39 48 87 169
Tim Konsorada Brandon Wheat Kings 71 29 58 87 43
Colton Yellow Horn Lethbridge Hurricanes 70 35 51 86 40
Jonathan Filewich Lethbridge Hurricanes 68 42 38 80 26
Adam Courchaine Vancouver Giants 71 28 50 78 32
Stefan Meyer Medicine Hat Tigers 69 34 43 77 104
Nigel Dawes Kootenay Ice 63 50 26 76 30
Kenndal McArdle Moose Jaw Warriors 70 37 37 74 122

Goaltending leaders

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Note: GP = Games played; Min = Minutes played; W = Wins; L = Losses; T = Ties ; GA = Goals against; SO = Total shutouts; SV% = Save percentage; GAA = Goals against average

Player Team GP Min W L T GA SO SV% GAA
Matt Keetley Medicine Hat Tigers 32 1845 21 5 3 51 6 .933 1.66
Jeff Glass Kootenay Ice 51 3060 34 11 5 91 8 .931 1.78
Bryan Bridges Seattle Thunderbirds 58 3381 36 20 2 103 13 .926 1.83
Derek Yeomans Kelowna Rockets 54 3277 33 13 8 100 6 .923 1.83
Michael Wall Everett Silvertips 56 3190 24 22 8 102 10 .931 1.92

2005 WHL playoffs

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Conference Quarter-finals Conference Semi-finals Conference Finals WHL Championship
            
E1 Brandon 4
E4 Moose Jaw 1
C1 Medicine Hat 2
E3 Prince Albert 4
E2 Saskatoon 0
E3 Prince Albert 4
E1 Brandon 4
Eastern
E3 Prince Albert 3
C1 Medicine Hat 4
C4 Red Deer 3
E1 Brandon 4
C3 Calgary 3
C2 Lethbridge 1
C3 Calgary 4
E1 Brandon 1
B2 Kelowna 4
B1 Kootenay 4
B4 Kamloops 2
B1 Kootenay 4
U3 Everett 0
B2 Kelowna 4
B3 Vancouver 2
B1 Kootenay 2
Western
B2 Kelowna 4
U1 Seattle 4
U4 Tri-City 1
U1 Seattle 3
B2 Kelowna 4
U2 Portland 3
U3 Everett 4

Conference quarterfinals

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Eastern Conference

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(E1) Brandon Wheat Kings vs. (E4) Moose Jaw Warriors

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March 25 Brandon Wheat Kings 7 – 3 Moose Jaw Warriors Keystone Centre
March 27 Brandon Wheat Kings 5 – 1 Moose Jaw Warriors Keystone Centre
March 30 Moose Jaw Warriors 4 – 1 Brandon Wheat Kings Civic Centre
April 1 Moose Jaw Warriors 3 – 4 Brandon Wheat Kings Civic Centre
April 2 Moose Jaw Warriors 1 – 9 Brandon Wheat Kings Civic Centre
Brandon wins series 4 – 1


* Note: Game 2 was played at MTS Centre in Winnipeg.

(E2) Saskatoon Blades vs. (E3) Prince Albert Raiders

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March 23 Saskatoon Blades 1 – 2 Prince Albert Raiders Credit Union Centre
March 26 Prince Albert Raiders 3 – 0 Saskatoon Blades Art Hauser Centre
March 28 Saskatoon Blades 2 – 3 Prince Albert Raiders Credit Union Centre
March 30 Prince Albert Raiders 3 – 2 OT Saskatoon Blades Art Hauser Centre
Prince Albert wins series 4 – 0


(C1) Medicine Hat Tigers vs. (C4) Red Deer Rebels

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March 26 Medicine Hat Tigers 3 – 2 Red Deer Rebels Medicine Hat Arena
March 27 Medicine Hat Tigers 3 – 4 Red Deer Rebels Medicine Hat Arena
March 29 Red Deer Rebels 3 – 2 OT Medicine Hat Tigers Peavey Mart Centrium
March 30 Red Deer Rebels 1 – 6 Medicine Hat Tigers Peavey Mart Centrium
April 1 Medicine Hat Tigers 5 – 4 Red Deer Rebels Medicine Hat Arena
April 3 Red Deer Rebels 3 – 0 Medicine Hat Tigers Peavey Mart Centrium
April 5 Medicine Hat Tigers 5 – 4 Red Deer Rebels Medicine Hat Arena
Medicine Hat wins series 4 – 3


(U2) Lethbridge Hurricanes vs. (U3) Calgary Hitmen

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March 25 Lethbridge Hurricanes 2 – 1 Calgary Hitmen Enmax Centre
March 26 Lethbridge Hurricanes 2 – 3 Calgary Hitmen Enmax Centre
March 29 Calgary Hitmen 4 – 0 Lethbridge Hurricanes Scotiabank Saddledome
March 30 Calgary Hitmen 3 – 2 2OT Lethbridge Hurricanes Scotiabank Saddledome
April 1 Lethbridge Hurricanes 1 – 2 OT Calgary Hitmen Enmax Centre
Calgary wins series 4 – 1


Western Conference

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(B1) Kootenay Ice vs. (B4) Kamloops Blazers

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March 25 Kootenay Ice 3 – 4 OT Kamloops Blazers Cranbrook Recreational Complex  
13:09 - Martin Šagát (1) First period No scoring
7:10 - sh - Dale Mahovsky (1) Second period No scoring
4:11 - Martin Šagát (2) Third period Aaron Richards (1) - sh - 6:05
Roman Teslyuk (1) - pp - 8:00
Brock Nixon (1) - 8:32
No scoring First overtime period Terrance Delaronde (1) - 0:16
Jeff Glass (23 saves / 27 shots) Goalie stats Devan Dubnyk (35 saves / 38 shots)
March 26 Kootenay Ice 3 – 2 OT Kamloops Blazers Cranbrook Recreational Complex  
17:24 - Adam Taylor (1) First period Roman Teslyuk (2) - pp - 3:00
No scoring Second period Kevin Hayman (1) - 10:45
11:53 - James Cherewyk (1) Third period No scoring
0:35 - Nigel Dawes (1) First overtime period No scoring
Jeff Glass (26 saves / 28 shots) Goalie stats Devan Dubnyk (39 saves / 42 shots)
March 29 Kamloops Blazers 3 – 2 Kootenay Ice Interior Savings Centre
March 30 Kamloops Blazers 2 – 3 OT Kootenay Ice Interior Savings Centre
April 1 Kootenay Ice 5 – 2 Kamloops Blazers Cranbrook Recreational Complex
April 3 Kamloops Blazers 1 – 7 Kootenay Ice Interior Savings Centre
Kootenay wins series 4 – 2


(B2) Kelowna Rockets vs. (B3) Vancouver Giants

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March 25 Kelowna Rockets 3 – 4 Vancouver Giants Prospera Place  
No scoring First period No scoring
16:28 - Brent Howarth (1) Second period Triston Grant (1) - 3:58
Gilbert Brulé (1) - pp - 12:37
Adam Courchaine (1) - 17:01
4:05 - Tyler Mosienko (1)
8:36 - Brent Howarth (2) 		Third period Conlan Seder (1) - 12:18
Derek Yeomans (20 saves / 24 shots) Goalie stats Marek Schwarz (27 saves / 30 shots)
March 26 Kelowna Rockets 4 – 3 OT Vancouver Giants Prospera Place
March 29 Vancouver Giants 4 – 3 Kelowna Rockets Pacific Coliseum
March 30 Vancouver Giants 1 – 2 OT Kelowna Rockets Pacific Coliseum
April 1 Kelowna Rockets 3 – 2 Vancouver Giants Prospera Place
April 2 Vancouver Giants 2 – 3 Kelowna Rockets Pacific Coliseum
Kelowna wins series 4 – 2


(U1) Seattle Thunderbirds vs. (U4) Tri-City Americans

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March 26 Seattle Thunderbirds 3 – 2 2OT Tri-City Americans Key Arena  
13:19 - Nate Thompson (1) First period Ian McDonald (1) - 5:45
Luke Hewitt (1) - 16:41
No scoring Second period No scoring
11:57 - Clayton Barthel (1) Third period No scoring
6:12 - Derek Couture (1) Second overtime period No scoring
Bryan Bridges (47 saves / 49 shots) Goalie stats Carey Price (67 saves / 70 shots)
March 28 Seattle Thunderbirds 2 – 1 Tri-City Americans Key Arena
March 30 Tri-City Americans 2 – 3 Seattle Thunderbirds Toyota Center
April 1 Tri-City Americans 3 – 2 OT Seattle Thunderbirds Toyota Center
April 3 Seattle Thunderbirds 2 – 1 Tri-City Americans Key Arena
Seattle wins series 4 – 1


(U2) Portland Winterhawks vs. (U3) Everett Silvertips

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March 25 Portland Winterhawks 3 – 0 Everett Silvertips Moda Center
March 27 Portland Winterhawks 1 – 2 Everett Silvertips Moda Center
March 29 Everett Silvertips 3 – 0 Portland Winterhawks Everett Event Center
March 30 Everett Silvertips 3 – 2 OT Portland Winterhawks Everett Event Center
April 1 Portland Winterhawks 3 – 2 Everett Silvertips Moda Center
April 2 Everett Silvertips 2 – 3 OT Portland Winterhawks Everett Event Center
April 5 Portland Winterhawks 2 – 3 Everett Silvertips Moda Center
Everett wins series 4 – 3


Conference semifinals

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Eastern Conference
Medicine Hat vs. Prince Albert
Date Away Home
April 9 Prince Albert 1 3 Medicine Hat
April 10 Prince Albert 1 2 Medicine Hat
April 12 Medicine Hat 2 7 Prince Albert
April 13 Medicine Hat 1 2 Prince Albert
April 15 Prince Albert 2 1 Medicine Hat 2OT
April 17 Medicine Hat 0 3 Prince Albert
Prince Albert wins series 4–2
Brandon vs. Calgary
Date Away Home
April 8 Calgary 10 1 Brandon
April 9 Calgary 1 5 Brandon
April 12 Brandon 1 3 Calgary
April 13 Brandon 2 4 Calgary
April 15 Calgary 4 6 Brandon
April 18 Brandon 3 1 Calgary
April 20 Calgary 1 3 Brandon
Brandon wins series 4–3
Western Conference
Kootenay vs. Everett
Date Away Home
April 8 Everett 2 4 Kootenay
April 9 Everett 1 4 Kootenay
April 11 Kootenay 3 2 Everett OT
April 12 Kootenay 4 3 Everett OT
Kootenay wins series 4–0
Kelowna vs. Seattle
Date Away Home
April 8 Seattle 2 1 Kelowna
April 9 Seattle 3 2 Kelowna
April 12 Kelowna 4 0 Seattle
April 14 Kelowna 7 0 Seattle
April 15 Seattle 3 2 Kelowna
April 17 Kelowna 2 0 Seattle
April 19 Seattle 1 2 Kelowna
Kelowna wins series 4–3

Conference finals

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Eastern Conference Western Conference
Brandon vs. Prince Albert
Date Away Home
April 22 Prince Albert 2 4 Brandon
April 23 Prince Albert 3 2 Brandon
April 26 Brandon 5 1 Prince Albert
April 27 Brandon 2 4 Prince Albert
April 29 Prince Albert 4 5 Brandon
May 1 Brandon 2 3 Prince Albert OT
May 3 Prince Albert 1 5 Brandon
Brandon wins series 4–3
Kootenay vs. Kelowna
Date Away Home
April 22 Kelowna 4 2 Kootenay
April 23 Kelowna 2 3 Kootenay
April 26 Kootenay 1 4 Kelowna
April 27 Kootenay 4 5 Kelowna OT
April 29 Kelowna 1 2 Kootenay 2OT
May 1 Kootenay 1 2 Kelowna OT
Kelowna wins series 4–2

WHL Championship

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Brandon vs. Kelowna
Date Away Home
May 6 Brandon 0 3 Kelowna
May 7 Brandon 1 4 Kelowna
May 10 Kelowna 2 3 Brandon
May 11 Kelowna 2 1 Brandon OT
May 13 Kelowna 8 3 Brandon
Kelowna wins series 4–1

ADT Canada-Russia Challenge

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On December 1, Team WHL defeated the Russian Selects 6–0 in Red Deer, Alberta before a crowd of 6,443.

On December 2, Team WHL defeated the Russian Selects 5–2 in Lethbridge, Alberta before a crowd of 5,152.

WHL awards

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Four Broncos Memorial Trophy (Player of the Year): Eric Fehr, Brandon Wheat Kings
Daryl K. (Doc) Seaman Trophy (Scholastic Player of the Year): Gilbert Brule, Vancouver Giants
Scholastic Team of the Year: Vancouver Giants
Bob Clarke Trophy (Top scorer): Eric Fehr, Brandon Wheat Kings
Brad Hornung Trophy (Most Sportsmanlike Player): Kris Russell, Medicine Hat Tigers
Bill Hunter Trophy (Top Defenseman): Dion Phaneuf, Red Deer Rebels
Jim Piggott Memorial Trophy (Rookie of the Year): Tyler Plante, Brandon Wheat Kings
Del Wilson Trophy (Top Goaltender): Jeff Glass, Kootenay Ice
Dunc McCallum Memorial Trophy (Coach of the Year): Cory Clouston, Kootenay Ice
Lloyd Saunders Memorial Trophy (Executive of the Year): Jeff Chynoweth, Kootenay Ice
Scotty Munro Memorial Trophy (Best regular season record): Kootenay Ice
Allen Paradice Memorial Trophy (Top Official): Rob Matsuoka
St. Clair Group Trophy (Marketing/Public Relations Award): Roger Lemire, Vancouver Giants
Doug Wickenheiser Memorial Trophy (Humanitarian of the Year): Colin Fraser, Red Deer Rebels
WHL Plus-Minus Award: James Cherewyk, Kootenay Ice
WHL Playoff Most Valuable Player: Shea Weber, Kelowna Rockets

All-Star Teams

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Eastern Conference
First Team Second Team
Goal Aaron Sorochan Lethbridge Hurricanes Kevin Nastiuk Medicine Hat Tigers
Defense Dion Phaneuf Red Deer Rebels Kris Russell Medicine Hat Tigers
Mike Green Saskatoon Blades Brent Seabrook Lethbridge Hurricanes
Forward Eric Fehr Brandon Wheat Kings Ryan Getzlaf Calgary Hitmen
Clarke MacArthur Medicine Hat Tigers Ryan Keller Saskatoon Blades
Ryan Stone Brandon Wheat Kings Colton Yellow Horn Lethbridge Hurricanes
Western Conference
First Team Second Team
Goal Jeff Glass Kootenay Ice Bryan Bridges Seattle Thunderbirds
Defense Shea Weber Kelowna Rockets Andrej Meszaros Vancouver Giants
Braydon Coburn Portland Winter Hawks Clayton Stoner Tri-City Americans
Forward Gilbert Brule Vancouver Giants Dan DaSilva Portland Winter Hawks
Nigel Dawes Kootenay Ice Chad Klassen Spokane Chiefs
Aaron Gagnon Seattle Thunderbirds Dale Mahovsky Kootenay Ice
  • source: Western Hockey League press release

2005 Bantam Draft

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The 2005 WHL Bantam Draft was the 16th annual draft into the WHL. It was held at the WHL head office in Calgary, on May 5, 2005.

List of first round picks in the bantam draft.
# Player Nationality WHL Team
1 Colten Teubert (D)   Canada Regina Pats
2 Geordie Wudrick (LW)   Canada Swift Current Broncos
3 Dale Hunt (RW)   Canada Prince George Cougars
4 Mitch Wahl (C)   United States Spokane Chiefs
5 Neal Prokop (C)   Canada Moose Jaw Warriors
6 Tyler Shattock (RW)   Canada Kamloops Blazers
7 Eric Mestery (D)   Canada Tri-City Americans
8 Jordan Trach (LW)   Canada Prince Albert Raiders
9 James Wright (C)   Canada Vancouver Giants
10 Kyle Beach (C)   Canada Everett Silvertips
11 Thomas Frazee (C)   Canada Portland Winter Hawks
12 Cassidy Mappin (C)   Canada Red Deer Rebels
13 Brendon Rowinski (C)   Canada Calgary Hitmen
14 Teigan Zahn (D)   Canada Saskatoon Blades
15 Travis Bobbee (D)   Canada Lethbridge Hurricanes
16 Cody Hanson (RW)   Canada Seattle Thunderbirds
17 Sanfred King (C)   Canada Brandon Wheat Kings
18 Jordan Hickmott (C)   Canada Medicine Hat Tigers
19 Tyler Myers (D)   Canada Kelowna Rockets
20 Jordan Wilkins (D)   Canada Kootenay Ice

See also

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