2004–05 WHL season

The 2004–05 WHL season was the 39th season of the Western [Hockey League]. 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

Eastern Conference

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

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

Scoring leaders

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

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
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 quarterfinals

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

[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.

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.

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