2011–12 WHL season


The 2011–12 WHL season was the 46th season of the Western Hockey League. The regular season began in September 2011 and ended in March 2012. The playoffs began on March 22 and ended in early May when the regular season-champion Edmonton Oil Kings won their first Ed Chynoweth Cup, defeating the Portland Winterhawks in the championship series and earning a berth in the 2012 Memorial Cup tournament. This was the inaugural season of the Victoria Royals—the team relocated to Victoria, British Columbia from Chilliwack, where they had played as the Chilliwack Bruins from 2006 until 2011.

Regular season

Standings

Conference standings

x – team has clinched playoff spot y – team is division leader z – team has clinched division
e - team is eliminated from playoff contention

Statistical leaders

Scoring leaders

Players are listed by points, then goals.
Note: GP = Games played; G = Goals; A = Assists; Pts. = Points; PIM = Penalty minutes
PlayerTeamGPGAPts.PIM
Brendan ShinniminTri-City Americans69587613482
Mark StoneBrandon Wheat Kings66418212322
Ty RattiePortland Winterhawks69576412154
Adam HughesmanTri-City Americans72506611642
Jordan WealRegina Pats70417511636
Patrick HollandTri-City Americans72258410948
Emerson EtemMedicine Hat Tigers65614610734
Michael St. CroixEdmonton Oil Kings72456010549
Micheal FerlandBrandon Wheat Kings6847499684
Sven BärtschiPortland Winterhawks4733619436

Leading goaltenders

These are the goaltenders that lead the league in GAA that played at least 1440 minutes.
Note: GP = Games played; Mins = Minutes played; W = Wins; L = Losses; OTL = Overtime losses; SOL = Shootout losses; SO = Shutouts; GAA = Goals against average; Sv% = Save percentage
PlayerTeamGPMinsWLOTLSOLSOGAASv%
Ty RimmerTri-City Americans46266531121152.43.922
Laurent BrossoitEdmonton Oil Kings61357442132332.47.914
Nathan LieuwenKootenay Ice57334027206232.50.914
Luke SiemensEverett/Moose Jaw56320235144242.55.908
Tyler BunzMedicine Hat Tigers61361639172332.57.921

Players

2011 NHL Entry Draft

In total, 33 WHL players were selected at the 2011 NHL Entry Draft. Ryan Nugent-Hopkins was selected first overall in the draft.

Subway Super Series

The Subway Super Series was a six-game series featuring four teams: three from the Canadian Hockey League —one team from each of the QMJHL, the OHL, and the WHL—versus Russia's national junior hockey team.

Conference Semi-finals

Western Conference

(2) Kamloops Blazers vs. (3) Portland Winterhawks

^ Game 5 was played at Rose Garden.

Playoff scoring leaders

Note: GP = Games played; G = Goals; A = Assists; Pts = Points; PIM = Penalty minutes
PlayerTeamGPGAPtsPIM
Sven BaertschiPortland Winterhawks2214203410
Ty RattiePortland Winterhawks2119143312
Marcel NoebelsPortland Winterhawks22815236
Brendan ShinniminTri-City Americans157162328
Brad RossPortland Winterhawks2212102257
Adam HughesmanTri-City Americans159101912
Curtis LazarEdmonton Oil Kings20811194
Michael St. CroixEdmonton Oil Kings20712196
Patrick HollandTri-City Americans146131922
James HenryMoose Jaw Warriors146121816

Playoff leading goaltenders

Note: GP = Games played; Mins = Minutes played; W = Wins; L = Losses; GA = Goals Allowed; SO = Shutouts; SV& = Save percentage; GAA = Goals against average
PlayerTeamGPMinsWLGASOSv%GAA
Brandon GloverCalgary Hitmen422412710.9411.87
Laurent BrossoitEdmonton Oil Kings2012041644120.9332.04
Eric WilliamsSpokane Chiefs12702742600.9262.22
Ty RimmerTri-City Americans15951873910.9192.46
Justin PaulicMoose Jaw Warriors211711500.9062.57