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Western Hockey League (WHL) season

Sports season
1994–95 WHL season
LeagueWestern Hockey League
SportIce hockey
Number of teams16
Regular season
Scotty Munro Memorial TrophyKamloops Blazers (7)
Season MVPMarty Murray (Brandon Wheat Kings)
Top scorerDaymond Langkow (Tri-City Americans)
Playoffs
Playoffs MVPNolan Baumgartner (Blazers)
Finals championsKamloops Blazers (6)
  Runners-upBrandon Wheat Kings
WHL seasons
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Sports season
1994–95 CHL season
LeagueCanadian Hockey League
SportIce hockey
Number of teams45
OHL
QMJHL
WHL
Memorial Cup
Finals championsKamloops Blazers (WHL) (3rd title)
  Runners-upDetroit Junior Red Wings (OHL)

The 1994–95 WHL season was the 29th season of the Western Hockey League (WHL), featuring sixteen teams and a 72-game regular season. The Kamloops Blazers entrenched their major junior dynasty by winning their seventh Scotty Munro Memorial Trophy, their sixth President's Cup championship—their third in four seasons—and their third Memorial Cup title in four seasons.

The season was the first for the Prince George Cougars, after the Victoria Cougars relocated to Prince George, British Columbia in the off-season, making the Cougars the northern-most team in the Canadian Hockey League.

Team changes

Regular season

Final standings

East Division GP W L T Pts GF GA
x Brandon Wheat Kings 72 45 22 5 95 315 235
x Prince Albert Raiders 72 44 26 2 90 308 267
x Saskatoon Blades 72 41 23 8 90 324 254
x Moose Jaw Warriors 72 39 32 1 79 315 275
x Medicine Hat Tigers 72 38 32 2 78 244 229
x Swift Current Broncos 72 31 34 7 69 274 284
x Regina Pats 72 26 43 3 55 269 306
Lethbridge Hurricanes 72 22 48 2 46 263 341
Red Deer Rebels 72 17 51 4 38 209 356
West Division GP W L T Pts GF GA
x Kamloops Blazers 72 52 14 6 110 375 202
x Tacoma Rockets 72 43 27 2 88 294 246
x Seattle Thunderbirds 72 42 28 2 86 319 282
x Tri-City Americans 72 36 31 5 77 295 279
x Spokane Chiefs 72 32 36 4 68 244 261
x Portland Winter Hawks 72 23 43 6 52 240 308
Prince George Cougars 72 14 55 3 31 229 392

Scoring leaders

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

Player Team GP G A Pts PIM
Daymond Langkow Tri-City Americans 72 67 73 140 142
Darcy Tucker Kamloops Blazers 64 64 73 137 94
Marty Murray Brandon Wheat Kings 65 40 88 128 53
Stacy Roest Medicine Hat Tigers 69 37 78 115 32
Darren Ritchie Brandon Wheat Kings 69 62 52 114 12
Hnat Domenichelli Kamloops Blazers 72 52 62 114 34
Terry Ryan Tri-City Americans 70 50 60 110 207
Curtis Brown Moose Jaw Warriors 70 51 53 104 63
Mark Deyell Saskatoon Blades 70 34 68 102 56
Chris Herperger Seattle Thunderbirds 59 49 52 101 106

1995 WHL Playoffs

  • In the West Division, 2 groups of 3 teams played a round robin of 4 games to determine who would advance to the Division Semi-Finals. In group A, Kamloops (3-1) and Portland (3-1) advanced while Seattle (0-4) was eliminated. In group B, Spokane (3-1) and Tri-City (2-2) advanced while Tacoma (1-3) was eliminated.
First Round Division Semi-Finals Division Finals WHL Championship
            
E1 Brandon bye
E1 Brandon 4
E4 Moose Jaw 1
E4 Moose Jaw 4
E5 Medicine Hat 1
E1 Brandon 4
E2 Prince Albert 3
E2 Prince Albert 4
E7 Regina 0
E2 Prince Albert 4
E3 Saskatoon 0
E3 Saskatoon 4
E6 Swift Current 2
E1 Brandon 2
W1 Kamloops 4
W1 Kamloops 4
W6 Portland 1
W1 Kamloops 4
W4 Tri-City 2
W4 Tri-City 4
W5 Spokane 3

All-Star game

On January 31, A combined WHL/QMJHL all-star team defeated the OHL all-stars 8–3 at Kitchener, Ontario before a crowd of 5,679.

WHL awards

Player of the Year - Four Broncos Memorial Trophy: Marty Murray, Brandon Wheat Kings
Scholastic Player of the Year - Daryl K. (Doc) Seaman Trophy: Perry Johnson, Regina Pats
Top Scorer - Bob Clarke Trophy: Daymond Langkow, Tri-City Americans
Most Sportsmanlike Player - Brad Hornung Trophy: Darren Ritchie, Brandon Wheat Kings
Top Defenseman - Bill Hunter Trophy: Nolan Baumgartner, Kamloops Blazers
Rookie of the Year - Jim Piggott Memorial Trophy: Todd Robinson, Portland Winter Hawks
Top Goaltender - Del Wilson Trophy: Paxton Schafer, Medicine Hat Tigers
Coach of the Year - Dunc McCallum Memorial Trophy: Don Nachbaur, Seattle Thunderbirds
Executive of the Year - Lloyd Saunders Memorial Trophy: Kelly McCrimmon, Brandon Wheat Kings
Regular season Champions - Scotty Munro Memorial Trophy: Kamloops Blazers
Top Official - Allen Paradice Memorial Trophy: Tom Kowal
Marketing/Public Relations Award - St. Clair Group Trophy: Herm Hordal, Saskatoon Blades
WHL Humanitarian of the Year: Grady Manson, Moose Jaw Warriors
WHL Plus-Minus Award: Darren Ritchie, Brandon Wheat Kings
Playoff Most Valuable Player: Nolan Baumgartner, Kamloops Blazers

All-Star Teams

East Division
First Team Second Team
Goal Paxton Schafer Medicine Hat Tigers Byron Penstock Brandon Wheat Kings
Defense Chad Allan Saskatoon Blades Chris Armstrong Moose Jaw Warriors
Bryan McCabe Brandon Wheat Kings Wade Redden Brandon Wheat Kings
Forward Marty Murray Brandon Wheat Kings Paul Healey Prince Albert Raiders
Darren Ritchie Brandon Wheat Kings Stacy Roest Medicine Hat Tigers
Curtis Brown Moose Jaw Warriors Ryan Smyth Moose Jaw Warriors
West Division
First Team Second Team
Goal Todd MacDonald Tacoma Rockets Scott Langkow Portland Winter Hawks
Defense Nolan Baumgartner Kamloops Blazers Alexander Alexeev Tacoma Rockets
Deron Quint Seattle Thunderbirds Sean Gillam (tied) Spokane Chiefs
- - Aaron Keller (tied) Kamloops Blazers
Forward Daymond Langkow Tri-City Americans Hnat Domenichelli Kamloops Blazers
Darcy Tucker Kamloops Blazers Chris Herperger Seattle Thunderbirds
Chris Wells Seattle Thunderbirds Terry Ryan Tri-City Americans

See also

References

  • 2005–06 WHL Guide
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