Western Hockey League (WHL) season
Sports season
Sports season
The 1994–95 WHL season was the 29th season of the Western Hockey League (WHL), featuring sixteen teams and a 72-game regular season. The Kamloops Blazers entrenched their major junior dynasty by winning their seventh Scotty Munro Memorial Trophy , their sixth President's Cup championship—their third in four seasons—and their third Memorial Cup title in four seasons.
The season was the first for the Prince George Cougars , after the Victoria Cougars relocated to Prince George, British Columbia in the off-season, making the Cougars the northern-most team in the Canadian Hockey League .
Note: GP = Games played; G = Goals; A = Assists; Pts = Points; PIM = Penalties in minutes
In the West Division, 2 groups of 3 teams played a round robin of 4 games to determine who would advance to the Division Semi-Finals. In group A, Kamloops (3-1) and Portland (3-1) advanced while Seattle (0-4) was eliminated. In group B, Spokane (3-1) and Tri-City (2-2) advanced while Tacoma (1-3) was eliminated. First Round Division Semi-Finals Division Finals WHL Championship E1 Brandon bye E1 Brandon 4 E4 Moose Jaw 1 E4 Moose Jaw 4 E5 Medicine Hat 1 E1 Brandon 4 E2 Prince Albert 3 E2 Prince Albert 4 E7 Regina 0 E2 Prince Albert 4 E3 Saskatoon 0 E3 Saskatoon 4 E6 Swift Current 2 E1 Brandon 2 W1 Kamloops 4 W1 Kamloops 4 W6 Portland 1 W1 Kamloops 4 W4 Tri-City 2 W4 Tri-City 4 W5 Spokane 3
On January 31, A combined WHL/QMJHL all-star team defeated the OHL all-stars 8–3 at Kitchener, Ontario before a crowd of 5,679.
Player of the Year - Four Broncos Memorial Trophy : Marty Murray , Brandon Wheat Kings Scholastic Player of the Year - Daryl K. (Doc) Seaman Trophy : Perry Johnson , Regina Pats Top Scorer - Bob Clarke Trophy : Daymond Langkow , Tri-City Americans Most Sportsmanlike Player - Brad Hornung Trophy : Darren Ritchie , Brandon Wheat Kings Top Defenseman - Bill Hunter Trophy : Nolan Baumgartner , Kamloops Blazers Rookie of the Year - Jim Piggott Memorial Trophy : Todd Robinson , Portland Winter Hawks Top Goaltender - Del Wilson Trophy : Paxton Schafer , Medicine Hat Tigers Coach of the Year - Dunc McCallum Memorial Trophy : Don Nachbaur , Seattle Thunderbirds Executive of the Year - Lloyd Saunders Memorial Trophy : Kelly McCrimmon , Brandon Wheat Kings Regular season Champions - Scotty Munro Memorial Trophy : Kamloops Blazers Top Official - Allen Paradice Memorial Trophy : Tom Kowal Marketing/Public Relations Award - St. Clair Group Trophy : Herm Hordal, Saskatoon Blades WHL Humanitarian of the Year : Grady Manson , Moose Jaw Warriors WHL Plus-Minus Award : Darren Ritchie , Brandon Wheat Kings Playoff Most Valuable Player : Nolan Baumgartner , Kamloops Blazers
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