Sports season
2004–05 WHL season | |
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League | Western Hockey League |
Sport | Ice hockey |
Duration | September, 2004 – May, 2005 |
Number of teams | 20 |
Regular season | |
Scotty Munro Memorial Trophy | Kootenay Ice (1) |
Season MVP | Eric Fehr (Brandon Wheat Kings) |
Top scorer | Eric Fehr (Brandon Wheat Kings) |
Playoffs | |
Playoffs MVP | Shea Weber (Rockets) |
Finals champions | Kelowna Rockets (2) |
Runners-up | Brandon Wheat Kings |
WHL seasons | |
← 2003–042005–06 → |
2004–05 CHL season | |
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League | Canadian Hockey League |
Sport | Ice hockey |
Duration | September 2004 – May 2005 |
Number of teams | 56 |
OHL | |
QMJHL | |
WHL | |
Memorial Cup | |
Finals champions | London Knights (OHL) (1st title) |
Runners-up | Rimouski Océanic (QMJHL) |
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.
Regular season
Final standings
Eastern Conference
East Division | GP | W | L | T | OTL | Pts | GF | GA |
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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 |
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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
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 |
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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 |
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
Note: GP = Games played; G = Goals; A = Assists; Pts = Points; PIM = Penalties in minutes
Player | Team | GP | G | A | Pts | PIM |
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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 |
Leading goaltenders
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 |
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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
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
Eastern Conference
(E1) Brandon Wheat Kings vs. (E4) Moose Jaw Warriors
March 25 | Brandon Wheat Kings | 7 – 3 | Moose Jaw Warriors | Keystone Centre | ||||
8:50 - pp - Jeff Topilko (1) 17:22 - Jeff Topilko (2) |
First period | Stuart Kerr (1) - pp - 4:47 | ||||||
6:54 - pp - Lance Monych (1) 13:05 - Eric Fehr (1) |
Second period | Riley Holzapfel (1) - pp - 15:08 Jordan Henry (1) - 15:52 | ||||||
0:53 - Jeff Topilko (3) 13:28 - pp - Lance Monych (2) 13:49 - Jonathan Webb (1) |
Third period | No scoring | ||||||
Tyler Plante (20 saves / 23 shots) | Goalie stats | Josh Lepp (32 saves / 39 shots) |
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
March 23 | Saskatoon Blades | 1 – 2 | Prince Albert Raiders | Credit Union Centre | ||||
No scoring | First period | No scoring | ||||||
17:19 - pp - Wacey Rabbit (1) | Second period | Jeremy Colliton (1) - 18:15 | ||||||
No scoring | Third period | Ryan DePape (1) - 2:04 | ||||||
Ryan Cyr (28 saves / 30 shots) | Goalie stats | Réjean Beauchemin (15 saves / 16 shots) |
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
March 26 | Medicine Hat Tigers | 3 – 2 | Red Deer Rebels | Medicine Hat Arena | ||||
2:26 - Gord Baldwin (1) 15:39 - Darren Helm (1) 16:29 - Brett Robertson (1) |
First period | Ty Morris (1) - pp - 16:51 Roman Wick (1) - pp - 18:21 | ||||||
No scoring | Second period | No scoring | ||||||
No scoring | Third period | No scoring | ||||||
Matt Keetley (23 saves / 25 shots) | Goalie stats | Andrew Leslie (24 saves / 27 shots) |
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
March 25 | Lethbridge Hurricanes | 2 – 1 | Calgary Hitmen | Enmax Centre | ||||
No scoring | First period | No scoring | ||||||
No scoring | Second period | Tyrel Lucas (1) - pp - 14:49 | ||||||
1:36 - Mark Olafson (1) 15:36 - Colton Yellow Horn (1) |
Third period | No scoring | ||||||
Aaron Sorochan (24 saves / 25 shots) | Goalie stats | Justin Pogge (25 saves / 27 shots) |
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
(B1) Kootenay Ice vs. (B4) Kamloops Blazers
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 | ||||
14:16 - pp - Roman Teslyuk (3) 17:03 - pp - Aaron Richards (2) |
First period | Michael Busto (1) - pp - 12:57 | ||||||
No scoring | Second period | Nigel Dawes (2) - pp - 11:08 | ||||||
18:57 - Kevin Hayman (2) | Third period | No scoring | ||||||
Devan Dubnyk (26 saves / 28 shots) | Goalie stats | Jeff Glass (28 saves / 31 shots) |
March 30 | Kamloops Blazers | 2 – 3 | OT | Kootenay Ice | Interior Savings Centre | |||
No scoring | First period | Adam Cracknell (1) - 15:57 | ||||||
No scoring | Second period | No scoring | ||||||
11:43 - Nathan Grochmal (1) 12:55 - Roman Teslyuk (4) |
Third period | Ryan Russell (1) - 19:13 | ||||||
No scoring | First overtime period | Dale Mahovsky (2) - 1:25 | ||||||
Devan Dubnyk (23 saves / 26 shots) | Goalie stats | Jeff Glass (26 saves / 28 shots) |
April 1 | Kootenay Ice | 5 – 2 | Kamloops Blazers | Cranbrook Recreational Complex | ||||
3:29 - Steve DaSilva (1) 11:09 - Brett Sutter (1) 18:47 - Martin Šagát (3) |
First period | No scoring | ||||||
No scoring | Second period | Nathan Grochmal (2) - 8:04 | ||||||
6:50 - pp - Dale Mahovsky (3) 19:14 - en - Adam Taylor (2) |
Third period | Brock Nixon (2) - pp - 11:23 | ||||||
Jeff Glass (18 saves / 20 shots) | Goalie stats | Devan Dubnyk (25 saves / 29 shots) |
April 3 | Kamloops Blazers | 1 – 7 | Kootenay Ice | Interior Savings Centre | ||||
No scoring | First period | Dale Mahovsky (4) - pp - 12:26 Steve DaSilva (2) - 14:54 | ||||||
No scoring | Second period | Chad Greenan (1) - pp - 4:00 Ryan Russell (2) - 15:05 | ||||||
19:29 - pp - Matt Kassian (1) | Third period | Dale Mahovsky (5) - pp - 0:08 Dale Mahovsky (6) - 5:02 Andy Bossence (1) - 13:13 | ||||||
Devan Dubnyk (23 saves / 30 shots) | Goalie stats | Jeff Glass (22 saves / 23 shots) |
Kootenay wins series 4 – 2 | |
(B2) Kelowna Rockets vs. (B3) Vancouver Giants
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
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
March 25 | Portland Winterhawks | 3 – 0 | Everett Silvertips | Moda Center | ||||
No scoring | First period | No scoring | ||||||
18:17 - pp - Brandon Dubinsky (1) | Second period | No scoring | ||||||
10:27 - sh - Brian Woolger (1) 14:37 - en - Brandon Dubinsky (2) |
Third period | No scoring | ||||||
Blake Grenier (20 saves / 20 shots) | Goalie stats | Michael Wall (31 saves / 33 shots) |
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
Eastern Conference
(C1) Medicine Hat Tigers vs. (E3) Prince Albert Raiders
April 9 | Medicine Hat Tigers | 3 – 1 | Prince Albert Raiders | Medicine Hat Arena |
April 10 | Medicine Hat Tigers | 2 – 1 | Prince Albert Raiders | Medicine Hat Arena |
April 12 | Prince Albert Raiders | 7 – 2 | Medicine Hat Tigers | Art Hauser Centre |
April 13 | Prince Albert Raiders | 2 – 1 | Medicine Hat Tigers | Art Hauser Centre |
April 15 | Medicine Hat Tigers | 1 – 2 | 2OT | Prince Albert Raiders | Medicine Hat Arena |
April 17 | Prince Albert Raiders | 3 – 0 | Medicine Hat Tigers | Art Hauser Centre |
Prince Albert wins series 4 – 2 | |
(E1) Brandon Wheat Kings vs. (C3) Calgary Hitmen
April 8 | Brandon Wheat Kings | 1 – 10 | Calgary Hitmen | Keystone Centre |
April 9 | Brandon Wheat Kings | 5 – 1 | Calgary Hitmen | Keystone Centre |
April 12 | Calgary Hitmen | 3 – 1 | Brandon Wheat Kings | Scotiabank Saddledome |
April 13 | Calgary Hitmen | 4 – 2 | Brandon Wheat Kings | Scotiabank Saddledome |
April 15 | Brandon Wheat Kings | 6 – 4 | Calgary Hitmen | Keystone Centre |
April 18 | Calgary Hitmen | 1 – 3 | Brandon Wheat Kings | Scotiabank Saddledome |
April 20 | Brandon Wheat Kings | 3 – 1 | Calgary Hitmen | Keystone Centre |
Brandon wins series 4 – 3 | |
Western Conference
(B1) Kootenay Ice vs. (U3) Everett Silvertips
April 8 | Kootenay Ice | 4 – 2 | Everett Silvertips | Cranbrook Recreational Complex |
April 9 | Kootenay Ice | 4 – 1 | Everett Silvertips | Cranbrook Recreational Complex |
April 11 | Everett Silvertips | 2 – 3 | OT | Kootenay Ice | Everett Event Center |
April 12 | Everett Silvertips | 3 – 4 | OT | Kootenay Ice | Everett Event Center |
Kootenay wins series 4 – 0 | |
(U1) Seattle Thunderbirds vs. (B2) Kelowna Rockets
April 8 | Kelowna Rockets | 1 – 2 | Seattle Thunderbirds | Prospera Place |
April 9 | Kelowna Rockets | 2 – 3 | Seattle Thunderbirds | Prospera Place |
April 12 | Seattle Thunderbirds | 0 – 4 | Kelowna Rockets | Key Arena |
April 14 | Seattle Thunderbirds | 0 – 7 | Kelowna Rockets | Key Arena |
April 15 | Kelowna Rockets | 2 – 3 | Seattle Thunderbirds | Prospera Place |
April 17 | Seattle Thunderbirds | 0 – 2 | Kelowna Rockets | Key Arena |
April 19 | Kelowna Rockets | 2 – 1 | Seattle Thunderbirds | Prospera Place |
Kelowna wins series 4 – 3 | |
Conference finals
Eastern Conference
(E1) Brandon Wheat Kings vs. (E3) Prince Albert Raiders
April 22 | Brandon Wheat Kings | 4 – 2 | Prince Albert Raiders | Keystone Centre |
April 23 | Brandon Wheat Kings | 2 – 3 | Prince Albert Raiders | Keystone Centre |
April 26 | Prince Albert Raiders | 1 – 5 | Brandon Wheat Kings | Art Hauser Centre |
April 27 | Prince Albert Raiders | 4 – 2 | Brandon Wheat Kings | Art Hauser Centre |
April 29 | Brandon Wheat Kings | 5 – 4 | Prince Albert Raiders | Keystone Centre |
May 1 | Prince Albert Raiders | 3 – 2 | OT | Brandon Wheat Kings | Art Hauser Centre |
May 3 | Brandon Wheat Kings | 5 – 1 | Prince Albert Raiders | Keystone Centre |
Brandon wins series 4 – 3 | |
Eastern Conference
(B1) Kootenay Ice vs. (B2) Kelowna Rockets
April 22 | Kootenay Ice | 2 – 4 | Kelowna Rockets | Cranbrook Recreational Complex |
April 23 | Kootenay Ice | 3 – 2 | Kelowna Rockets | Cranbrook Recreational Complex |
April 26 | Kelowna Rockets | 4 – 1 | Kootenay Ice | Prospera Place |
April 27 | Kelowna Rockets | 5 – 4 | OT | Kootenay Ice | Prospera Place |
April 29 | Kootenay Ice | 2 – 1 | 2OT | Kelowna Rockets | Cranbrook Recreational Complex |
May 1 | Kelowna Rockets | 2 – 1 | OT | Kootenay Ice | Prospera Place |
Kelowna wins series 4 – 2 | |
WHL Championship
(E1) Brandon Wheat Kings vs. (B2) Kelowna Rockets
May 6 | Kelowna Rockets | 3 – 0 | Brandon Wheat Kings | Prospera Place |
May 7 | Kelowna Rockets | 4 – 1 | Brandon Wheat Kings | Prospera Place |
May 10 | Brandon Wheat Kings | 3 – 2 | Kelowna Rockets | Keystone Centre |
May 11 | Brandon Wheat Kings | 1 – 2 | OT | Kelowna Rockets | Keystone Centre |
May 13 | Brandon Wheat Kings | 3 – 8 | Kelowna Rockets | Keystone Centre |
Kelowna wins series 4 – 1 | |
ADT Canada-Russia Challenge
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
All-Star Teams
- source: Western Hockey League press release
2005 Bantam Draft
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
Preceded by2003–04 WHL season | WHL seasons | Succeeded by2005–06 WHL season |