2002-03 WHL SEASON

The '2002-03 WHL season' was the 37th season for the Western Hockey League. 19 teams completed a 72 game season. The Kelowna Rockets won the President's Cup.

Contents
Regular season
Final standings
Eastern Conference
Western Conference
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

Eastern Conference

East Division GP W L T OTL Pts GF GA
'x Brandon Wheat Kings' 72 43 17 9 3 98 258 187
'x Moose Jaw Warriors' 72 36 22 11 3 86 266 208
'x Saskatoon Blades' 72 40 27 5 0 85 234 205
'x Regina Pats' 72 25 28 14 5 69 171 217
'Prince Albert Raiders' 72 27 37 3 5 62 185 258

Central Division GP W L T OTL Pts GF GA
'x Red Deer Rebels'72 50 17 3 2 105 271 160
'x Swift Current Broncos'72 38 24 7 3 86 240 215
'x Medicine Hat Tigers'72 29 34 2 7 67 278 314
'x Calgary Hitmen'72 27 36 7 2 63 240 260
'Lethbridge Hurricanes'72 28 39 2 3 61 236 303

Western Conference

B.C. Division GP W L T OTL Pts GF GA
'x Kelowna Rockets' 72 51 14 6 1 109 311 164
'x Kamloops Blazers' 72 39 27 5 1 84 261 222
'x Kootenay Ice' 72 36 25 6 5 83 234 202
'x Vancouver Giants' 72 26 37 5 4 61 217 292
'x Prince George Cougars' 72 26 41 3 2 57 257 317

U.S. Division GP W L T OTL Pts GF GA
'x Seattle Thunderbirds'72 44 22 3 3 94 280 224
'x Spokane Chiefs'72 26 36 6 4 62 216 261
'x Portland Winter Hawks'72 19 40 8 5 51 192 243
'Tri-City Americans'72 20 44 3 5 47 240 335


★ Prince George Crosses over into U.S. Division playoffs
Scoring leaders

''Note: GP = Games Played; G = Goals; A = Assists; Pts = Points; PIM = Penalties in Minutes''
Player Team GP G A Pts PIM
Erik Christensen Kamloops Blazers 67 54 54 108 60
Jesse Schultz Kelowna Rockets 72 53 51 104 47
Jeremy Jackson Lethbridge Hurricanes 65 44 58 102 83
Matt Ellison Red Deer Rebels 72 40 56 96 80
Chris St. Jaques Medicine Hat Tigers 70 31 65 96 78
Brooks Laich Seattle Thunderbirds 60 41 53 94 65
Jeremy Williams Swift Current Broncos 72 41 52 93 117
Dylan Stanley Tri-City Americans 72 34 59 93 60
David Bararuk Moose Jaw Warriors 66 29 64 93 44
Nigel Dawes Kootenay Ice 72 47 45 92 54

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
Kelly GuardKelowna Rockets53 3018 39 10 3 97 6 .911 1.93
Geoff McIntoshBrandon Wheat Kings23 1337 12 6 4 46 2 .914 2.06
Cam WardRed Deer Rebels57 3367 40 13 2 118 5 .920 2.10
Jeff GlassKootenay Ice35 1884 15 16 2 77 4 .909 2.45
Blake GrenierMoose Jaw Warriors41 2356 23 8 8 100 5 .911 2.55

WHL Playoffs


Conference Quarterfinals

Eastern Conference

Brandon vs. Regina
Date Away Home
March 21 Regina 1 '3 Brandon'
March 22 'Regina 2' 1 Brandon OT
March 25 'Brandon 3' 1 Regina
March 26 'Brandon 2' 1 Regina OT
March 28 Regina 2 '4 Brandon'
'''Brandon wins series 4–1'''
Moose Jaw vs. Saskatoon
Date Away Home
March 21 'Saskatoon 3' 0 Moose Jaw
March 22 Saskatton 4 '5 Moose Jaw'
March 25 Moose Jaw 3 '5 Saskatoon'
March 26 'Moose Jaw 3' 2 Saskatoon OT
March 29 Saskatoon 1 '3 Moose Jaw'
March 31 'Moose Jaw 5' 3 Saskatoon
'''Moose Jaw wins series 4–2'''
Red Deer vs. Calgary
Date Away Home
March 21 Calgary 0 '2 Red Deer'
March 22 Calgary 2 '3 Red Deer'
March 25 'Red Deer 4' 2 Calgary
March 26 Red Deer 1 '2 Calgary'
March 29 Calgary 3 '4 Red Deer'
'''Red Deer wins series 4–1'''
Swift Current vs. Medicine Hat
Date Away Home
March 21 'Medicine Hat 3' 2 Swift Current OT
March 22 'Medicine Hat 4' 2 Swift Current
March 25 Swift Current 3 '6 Medicine Hat'
March 26 Swift Current 1 '7 Medicine Hat'
'''Medicine Hat wins series 4–0'''

Western Conference

Kelowna vs. Vancouver
Date Away Home
March 22 Vancouver 0 '10 Kelowna'
March 23 Vancouver 3 '4 Kelowna' 2OT
March 26 'Kelowna 2' 0 Vancouver
March 27 'Kelowna 8' 2 Vancouver
'''Kelowna wins series 4–0'''
Kamloops vs. Kootenay
Date Away Home
March 21 'Kootenay 2' 1 Kamloops OT
March 22 Kootenay 0 '1 Kamloops'
March 25 Kamloops 2 '3 Kootenay' 2OT
March 26 Kamloops 1 '4 Kootenay'
March 29 Kootenay 6 '7 Kamloops'
March 31 Kamloops 1 2OT
'''Kootenay wins series 4–2'''
Seattle vs. Prince George
Date Away Home
March 22 Prince George 1 '4 Seattle'
March 23 Prince George 3 '7 Seattle'
March 26 Seattle 2 '4 Prince George'
March 27 'Seattle 3' 1 Prince George
March 29 Prince George 3 '4 Seattle'
'''Seattle wins series 4–1'''
Spokane vs. Portland
Date Away Home
March 21 Spokane 2 '4 Portland'
March 23 Spokane 1 '3 Portland'
March 26 Portland 3 '4 Spokane' OT
March 28 'Portland 2' 1 Spokane 2OT
March 29 Portland 3 '8 Spokane'
March 31 'Spokane 3' 2 Portland OT
April 2 Portland 2 '4 Spokane'
'''Spokane wins series 4–3'''

Conference semifinals

Eastern Conference
Red Deer vs. Medicine Hat
Date Away Home
April 4 Medicine Hat 2 '6 Red Deer'
April 5 Medicine Hat 0 '3 Red Deer'
April 8 Red Deer 3 '4 Medicine Hat'
April 9 Red Deer 3 '6 Medicine Hat'
April 11 Medicine Hat 2 '4 Red Deer'
April 13 Red Deer 2 '3 Medicine Hat' 2OT
April 15 Medicine Hat 1 '5 Red Deer'
'''Red Deer wins series 4–3'''
Brandon vs. Moose Jaw
Date Away Home
April 4 Brandon 2 '3 Moose Jaw'
April 5 'Brandon 2' 1 Moose Jaw
April 9 'Moose Jaw 5' 3 Brandon
April 11 Moose Jaw 1 '4 Brandon'
April 12 Moose Jaw 1 '2 Brandon'
April 14 Brandon 6 '7 Moose Jaw' OT
April 16 Moose Jaw 3 '7 Brandon'
'''Brandon wins series 4–3'''

Western Conference
Kelowna vs. Spokane
Date Away Home
April 4 Spokane 1 '6 Kelowna'
April 5 Spokane 1 '5 Kelowna'
April 9 'Kelowna 4' 1 Spokane
April 11 'Kelowna 4' 3 Spokane OT
'''Kelowna wins series 4–0'''
Seattle vs. Kootenay
Date Away Home
April 5 Kootenay 2 '4 Seattle'
April 7 Kootenay 0 '4 Seattle'
April 9 'Seattle 5' 0 Kootenay
April 10 Seattle 1 '2 Kootenay' 2OT
April 12 Kootenay 1 '2 Seattle' OT
'''Seattle wins series 4–1'''

Conference finals

Eastern Conference Western Conference
Red Deer vs. Brandon
Date Away Home
April 18 Brandon 1 '5 Red Deer'
April 19 Brandon 0 '2 Red Deer'
April 22 'Red Deer 5' 1 Brandon
April 23 Red Deer 1 '2 Brandon'
April 25 Brandon 1 '3 Red Deer'
'''Red Deer wins series 4–1'''
Kelowna vs. Seattle
Date Away Home
April 18 Seattle 4 '5 Kelowna'
April 19 Seattle 3 '6 Kelowna'
April 22 Kelowna 2 '3 Seattle' 2OT
April 23 'Kelowna 4' 0 Seattle
April 25 Seattle 2 '4 Kelowna'
'''Kelowna wins series 4–1'''

WHL Championship

{| cellspacing="10"
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| valign="top" |
{| class="wikitable"
! bgcolor="#DDDDDD" colspan="4" | Kelowna vs. Red Deer
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! Date !! Away !! Home
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| May 2 || align="right" | Red Deer 1 || '5 Kelowna'
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| May 3 || align="right" | Red Deer 2 || '5 Kelowna'
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| May 5 || align="right" | Kelowna 2 || '6 Red Deer'
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| May 6 || align="right" | Kelowna 1 || '2 Red Deer'
|-
| May 8 || align="right" | Red Deer 2 || '5 Kelowna'
|-
| May 10 || align="right" | 'Kelowna 2' || 0 Red Deer
|- align="center"
| colspan="4" | '''Kelowna wins series 4–2'''
|}

All-Star Game


On November 12, the WHL Eastern All-stars defeated the QMJHL Lebel All-Stars 5-2 at Hull, Quebec before a crowd of 2194.
On November 19, the WHL Western All-stars defeated the OHL Eastern All-stars 7-3 at Vancouver, British Columbia before a crowd of 7,046.
The WHL won the Hershey Cup as champion of the round robin format all-star tournament.

WHL awards


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|Player of the Year - Four Broncos Memorial Trophy: Josh Harding, Regina Pats
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|Scholastic Player of the Year - Daryl K. (Doc) Seaman Trophy: Brett Dickie, Brandon Wheat Kings
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|Top Scorer - Bob Clarke Trophy: Erik Christensen, Kamloops Blazers
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|Most Sportsmanlike Player - Brad Hornung Trophy: Boyd Gordon, Red Deer Rebels
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|Top Defenseman - Bill Hunter Trophy: Jeff Woywitka, Red Deer Rebels
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|Rookie of the Year - Jim Piggott Memorial Trophy: Matt Ellison, Red Deer Rebels
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|Top Goaltender - Del Wilson Trophy: Josh Harding, Regina Pats
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|Coach of the Year - Dunc McCallum Memorial Trophy: Marc Habscheid, Kelowna Rockets
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|Executive of the Year - Lloyd Saunders Memorial Trophy: Bruce Hamilton, Kelowna Rockets
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|Regular season Champions - Scotty Munro Memorial Trophy: Kelowna Rockets
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|Top Official - Allen Paradice Memorial Trophy: Steve Kozari
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|Marketing/Public Relations Award - St. Clair Group Trophy: Anne-Marie Hamilton, Kelowna Rockets, and Reid Pederson, Regina Pats
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|Doug Wickenheiser Memorial Trophy - Ryan Craig, Brandon Wheat Kings
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|WHL Plus-Minus Award: Matthew Spiller, Seattle Thunderbirds
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|Playoff Most Valuable Player - airBC Trophy: Jesse Schultz, Kelowna Rockets
|}

See also



★ 2003 Memorial Cup

★ 2003 NHL Entry Draft

★ 2002 in sports

★ 2003 in sports

References



★ whl.ca

★ 2005-06 WHL Guide

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