2017–18 WHL season

The 2017–18 WHL season was the 52nd season of the Western Hockey League. The regular season began on September 22, 2017, and ended on March 18, 2018. The Moose Jaw Warriors finished the season with the league's best record. The playoffs began on March 22, 2018, and ended on May 13; the winning team, the Swift Current Broncos, were awarded the Ed Chynoweth Cup and a berth in the 2018 Memorial Cup tournament, held at the Brandt Centre in Regina, Saskatchewan from May 18 to 27, 2018. The Regina Pats automatically qualified for the tournament as hosts.

Standings

Updated to game played on March 18, 2018. Source:
Note: GP = Games played; W = Wins; L = Losses; OTL = Overtime losses; SL = Shootout losses; GF = Goals for; GA = Goals against; PTS = Points; x = clinched playoff berth; y = clinched division title; z = clinched conference title


1	Moose Jaw Warriors xyz	72	52	15	2	3	326	216	109
2	Swift Current Broncos x	72	48	17	5	2	284	213	103
3	Regina Pats x	72	40	25	6	1	245	235	87


1	Medicine Hat Tigers xy	72	36	28	8	0	260	252	80
2	Lethbridge Hurricanes x	72	33	33	6	0	244	260	72
3	Red Deer Rebels x	72	27	32	10	3	209	250	67


1	Everett Silvertips xy	72	47	20	2	3	246	167	99
2	Portland Winterhawks x	72	44	22	1	5	274	214	94
3	Spokane Chiefs x	72	41	25	3	3	282	240	88


1	Kelowna Rockets xy	72	43	22	5	2	280	249	93
2	Victoria Royals x	72	39	27	4	2	287	264	84
3	Vancouver Giants x	72	36	27	6	3	233	257	81


1	U.S.	Tri-City Americans x	72	38	25	8	1	255	249	85
2	U.S.	Seattle Thunderbirds x	72	34	28	8	2	250	258	78

3	B.C.	Kamloops Blazers	72	30	37	1	4	212	237	65
4	B.C.	Prince George Cougars	72	24	38	5	5	217	295	58

Statistical leaders

Scoring leaders

Players are listed by points, then goals.
Note: GP = Games played; G = Goals; A = Assists; Pts. = Points; PIM = Penalty minutes

Player	Team	GP	G	A	Pts	PIM
Jayden Halbgewachs	Moose Jaw Warriors	72	70	59	129	12
Glenn Gawdin	Swift Current Broncos	67	56	69	125	101
Aleksi Heponiemi	Swift Current Broncos	57	28	90	118	28
Brayden Burke	Moose Jaw Warriors	61	31	82	113	45
Matthew Phillips	Victoria Royals	71	48	64	112	32
Tyler Steenbergen	Swift Current Broncos	56	47	55	102	44
Cody Glass	Portland Winterhawks	64	37	65	102	26
Ty Lewis	Brandon Wheat Kings	70	44	56	100	60
Patrick Bajkov	Everett Silvertips	72	33	67	100	56
Justin Almeida	Moose Jaw Warriors	72	43	55	98	10

Leading goaltenders

These are the goaltenders that lead the league in GAA that played at least 1800 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

Player	Team	GP	Mins	W	L	OTL	SOL	SO	GAA	Sv%
Carter Hart	Everett Silvertips	41	2437	31	6	1	3	7	1.60	.947
Cole Kehler	Portland Winterhawks	53	3079	30	16	1	4	4	2.77	.909
Dylan Ferguson	Kamloops Blazers	59	3382	24	28	1	3	1	2.96	.907
Brody Willms	Moose Jaw Warriors	54	3158	37	11	2	2	4	3.00	.898
David Tendeck	Vancouver Giants	48	2745	25	16	3	2	3	3.02	.912

2018 WHL playoffs

Conference Semi-finals

Western Conference

(U1) Everett Silvertips vs. (U2) Portland Winterhawks

Note: Game 4 was played at Moda Center.

Playoff scoring leaders

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

Player	Team	GP	G	A	Pts	PIM
Brad Morrison	Lethbridge Hurricanes	16	16	21	37	6
Michael Rasmussen	Tri-City Americans	14	16	17	33	4
Glenn Gawdin	Swift Current Broncos	24	14	18	32	32
Aleksi Heponiemi	Swift Current Broncos	26	5	25	30	2
Garrett Pilon	Everett Silvertips	22	11	17	28	8
Morgan Geekie	Tri-City Americans	14	17	10	27	4
Tyler Steenbergen	Swift Current Broncos	26	12	15	27	12
Connor Dewar	Everett Silvertips	22	12	14	26	24
Jordy Bellerive	Lethbridge Hurricanes	16	9	16	25	20
Patrick Bajkov	Everett Silvertips	22	14	9	23	18

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

Player	Team	GP	Mins	W	L	GA	SO	Sv%	GAA
Stuart Skinner	Swift Current Broncos	26	1609	16	10	59	6	.932	2.20
Carter Hart	Everett Silvertips	22	1325	14	8	53	2	.921	2.40
Logan Flodell	Lethbridge Hurricanes	16	968	10	6	45	2	.906	2.79
Dawson Weatherill	Spokane Chiefs	5	284	2	3	14	0	.912	2.96
Ryan Kubic	Regina Pats	7	409	3	4	21	0	.891	3.08