2000-01 WHL SEASON

The '2000-01 WHL season' was the 35th season for the Western Hockey League. Eighteen teams completed a 72 game season. The Red Deer Rebels won the President's Cup before going on to win the Memorial Cup.

Contents

Regular season

Final standings

Scoring leaders

Goaltending Leaders

WHL Playoffs

Conference Quarterfinals

Eastern Conference

Western Conference

Conference semifinals

Conference finals

WHL Championship

All-Star Game

WHL awards

See also

References

Regular season

Final standings

East Division	GP	W	L	T	OTL	Pts	GF	GA
'x Swift Current Broncos'	72	43	20	7	2	95	275	215
'x Regina Pats'	72	40	27	3	2	85	285	242
'x Moose Jaw Warriors'	72	34	29	4	5	77	287	291
'x Brandon Wheat Kings'	72	32	32	5	3	72	244	242
'Saskatoon Blades'	72	19	43	5	5	48	193	265
'Prince Albert Raiders'	72	18	47	3	4	43	204	348

Central Division	GP	W	L	T	OTL	Pts	GF	GA
'x Red Deer Rebels'	72	54	12	3	3	114	304	168
'x Kootenay Ice'	72	45	17	4	6	100	286	213
'x Calgary Hitmen'	72	37	27	5	3	82	284	250
'x Lethbridge Hurricanes'	72	29	35	4	4	66	200	229
'Medicine Hat Tigers'	72	24	40	5	4	56	271	316

West Division	GP	W	L	T	OTL	Pts	GF	GA
'x Kelowna Rockets'	72	37	23	7	5	86	259	240
'x Portland Winter Hawks'	72	37	27	5	3	82	244	237
'x Kamloops Blazers'	72	35	28	7	2	79	289	274
'x Spokane Chiefs'	72	35	28	7	2	79	289	274
'x Prince George Cougars'	72	31	33	4	4	70	242	266
'x Seattle Thunderbirds'	72	30	33	8	1	69	262	299
'Tri-City Americans'	72	21	36	8	7	57	217	284

Scoring leaders

''Note: GP = Games Played; G = Goals; A = Assists; Pts = Points; PIM = Penalties in Minutes''

Player	Team	GP	G	A	Pts	PIM
Justin Mapletoft	Red Deer Rebels	70	43	77	120	111
Layne Ulmer	Swift Current Broncos	68	63	56	119	75
Jared Aulin	Kamloops Blazers	70	31	77	108	62
Jarret Stoll	Kootenay Ice	62	40	66	106	105
Blake Evans	Tri-City/Regina	67	52	50	102	120
Kyle Wanvig	Red Deer Rebels	69	55	46	101	202
Konstantin Panov	Kamloops Blazers	69	44	56	100	52
Jordan Krestanovich	Calgary Hitmen	70	40	60	100	32
Nathan Barrett	Lethbridge Hurricanes	70	46	53	99	66
Rory McDade	Kelowna Rockets	72	28	70	98	50

Goaltending Leaders

''Note: GP = Games Played; TOI = Total Ice Time; W = Wins; L = Losses; T = Ties ; GA = Goals Against; SO = Total Shutouts; Sv% = Save Percentage; GAA = Goals Against Average''

Player	Team	GP	TOI	W	L	T	GA	SO	Sv%	GAA
Shane Bendera	Red Deer Rebels	45	2604	32	8	2	107	5	.903	2.47
B.J. Boxma	Kootenay/Swift Current	48	2791	28	15	2	123	0	.903	2.64
Dan Blackburn	Kootenay Ice	50	2924	33	14	2	135	1	.907	2.77
Michael Garnett	Red Deer/Saskatoon	49	2640	21	22	3	122	4	.902	2.77
Joel Martin	Lethbridge Hurricanes	44	2352	17	18	1	107	2	.884	2.88

WHL Playoffs

Conference Quarterfinals

Eastern Conference

Red Deer vs. Lethbridge Date Away Home March 23 'Lethbridge 3' 2 Red Deer OT March 24 Lethbridge 0 '5 Red Deer' March 27 'Red Deer 6' 1 Lethbridge March 28 'Red Deer 6' 0 Lethbridge March 30 Lethbridge 2 '7 Red Deer' '''Red Deer wins series 4-1'''	Swift Current vs. Brandon Date Away Home March 23 'Brandon 3' 0 Swift Current March 24 Brandon 2 '4 Swift Current' March 26 'Swift Current 4' 3 Brandon 2OT March 27 'Swift Current 3' 2 Brandon March 30 'Brandon 5' 2 Swift Current April 2 'Swift Current 3' 2 Brandon '''Swift Current wins series 4-2'''
Regina vs. Calgary Date Away Home March 23 Calgary 2 '5 Regina' March 24 'Calgary 4' 1 Regina March 26 Regina 3 '4 Calgary' OT March 28 Regina 2 '7 Calgary'' March 29 Calgary 1 '4 Regina' April 1 Regina 3 '4 Calgary' '''Calgary wins series 4-2'''	Kootenay vs. Moose Jaw Date Away Home March 23 Moose Jaw 2 '6 Kootenay' March 24 Moose Jaw 0 '4 Kootenay' March 27 'Kootenay 8' 3 Moose Jaw March 28 'Kootenay 5' 1 Moose Jaw '''Kootenay wins series 4-1'''

Western Conference

Kelowna vs. Seattle Date Away Home March 30 'Seattle 5' 4 Kelowna OT March 31 Seattle 0 '1 Kelowna' April 5 Kelowna 1 '5 Seattle' April 6 Kelowna 2 '3 Seattle' OT April 8 Seattle 1 '2 Kelowna' OT April 9 Kelowna 2 '4 Seattle' '''Seattle wins series 4-2'''	Portland vs. Prince George Date Away Home March 30 Prince George 2 '5 Portland' March 31 Prince George 2 '3 Portland' OT April 3 Portland 3 '6 Prince George' April 4 Portland 4 '4 Prince George' OT April 7 Prince George 0 '6 Portland' April 9 'Portland 5' 3 Prince George '''Portland wins series 4-2'''
Kamloops vs. Spokane Date Away Home March 30 'Spokane 3' 1 Kamloops April 1 'Spokane 5' 2 Kamloops April 3 Kamloops 2 '9 Spokane' April 4 Kamloops 0 '3 Spokane' '''Spokane wins series 4-0'''

Conference semifinals

Eastern Conference
Red Deer vs. Calgary Date Away Home April 6 'Calgary 4' 1 Red Deer April 7 Calgary 2 '3 Red Deer' 2OT April 11 'Red Deer 6' 2 Calgary April 12 Red Deer 1 '3 Calgary' April 13 Calgary 3 '4 Red Deer' April 14 'Red Deer 4' 0 Calgary '''Red Deer wins series 4-2'''	Kootenay vs. Swift Current Date Away Home April 6 Swift Current 1 '7 Kootenay' April 7 'Swift Current 3' 1 Kootenay April 10 'Kootenay 3' 2 Swift Current OT April 11 Kootenay 3 '4 Swift Current' 3OT April 13 Swift Current 2 '3 Kootenay' April 15 Kootenay 2 '3 Swift Current' April 17 'Swift Current 3 2 Kootenay '''Swift Current wins series 4-2'''

Western Conference
Spokane vs. Seattle Date Away Home April 13 Seattle 3 '5 Spokane' April 14 Seattle 1 '4 Spokane' April 16 'Spokane 3' 2 Seattle '''Spokane wins series 3-0'''	Portland earns bye

Conference finals

Eastern Conference	Western Conference
Red Deer vs. Swift Current Date Away Home April 20 'Swift Current 4' 3 Red Deer OT April 21 Swift Current 2 '3 Red Deer April 24 Red Deer 2 '3 Swift Current' OT April 25 'Red Deer 2' 1 Swift Current April 27 Swift Current 1 '3 Red Deer' April 29 ' Red Deer 4' 0 Swift Current '''Red Deer wins series 4-2'''	Portland vs. Spokane Date Away Home April 21 Spokane 0 '3 Portland' April 22 Spokane 1 '2 Portland' OT April 24 'Portland 2' 1 Spokane April 25 Portland 0 '3 Spokane' April 27 Spokane 1 '4 Portland' '''Portland wins series 4–1'''

WHL Championship

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{| class="wikitable"
! bgcolor="#DDDDDD" colspan="4" | Red Deer vs. Portand
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! Date !! Away !! Home
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| May 4 || align="right" | Portland 2 || '3 Red Deer'
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| May 5 || align="right" | Portland 4 || '5 Red Deer'
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| May 9 || align="right" | Red Deer 2 || '3 Portland' || OT
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| May 11 || align="right" | 'Red Deer 4' || 1 Portland
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| May 12 || align="right" | 'Red Deer 4' || 3 Portland
|- align="center"
| colspan="4" | '''Red Deer wins series 4-1'''
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All-Star Game

On January 24, the WHL Eastern All-stars were defeated by the OHL Western All-stars 5-2 at Guelph, Ontario before a crowd of 5,074.
On January 31, the WHL Western All-stars were defeated by the QMJHL Dilio All-stars 7-5 at Kamloops, British Columbia before a crowd of 4,103.

WHL awards

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|Player of the Year - Four Broncos Memorial Trophy: Justin Mapletoft, Red Deer Rebels
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|Scholastic Player of the Year - Daryl K. (Doc) Seaman Trophy: Dan Hulak, Portland Winter Hawks
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|Top Scorer - Bob Clarke Trophy: Justin Mapletoft, Red Deer Rebels
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|Most Sportsmanlike Player - Brad Hornung Trophy: Matt Kinch], Calgary Hitmen
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|Top Defenseman - Bill Hunter Trophy: Christian Chartier, Prince George Cougars
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|Rookie of the Year - Jim Piggott Memorial Trophy: Scottie Upshall, Kamloops Blazers
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|Top Goaltender - Del Wilson Trophy: Dan Blackburn, Kootenay Ice
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|Coach of the Year - Dunc McCallum Memorial Trophy: Brent Sutter, Red Deer Rebels
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|Executive of the Year - Lloyd Saunders Memorial Trophy: Brent Sutter, Red Deer Rebels
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|Regular season Champions - Scotty Munro Memorial Trophy: Red Deer Rebels
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|Top Official - Allen Paradice Memorial Trophy: Kevin Acheson
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|Marketing/Public Relations Award - St. Clair Group Trophy: Mark Miles, Spokane Chiefs
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|Doug Wickenheiser Memorial Trophy - Jim Vandermeer, Red Deer Rebels
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|WHL Plus-Minus Award: Jim Vandermeer, Red Deer Rebels
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|Playoff Most Valuable Player - airBC Trophy: Shane Bendera, Red Deer Rebels
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See also

★ 2001 Memorial Cup

★ 2001 NHL Entry Draft

★ 2000 in sports

★ 2001 in sports

References

★ whl.ca

★ 2005-06 WHL Guide