2004–05 WHL season

2004–05 WHL season
League	Western Hockey League
Sport	Ice hockey
Duration	September, 2004 – May, 2005
Number of teams	20
Regular season
Scotty Munro Memorial Trophy	Kootenay Ice (1)
Season MVP	Eric Fehr (Brandon Wheat Kings)
Top scorer	Eric Fehr (Brandon Wheat Kings)
Playoffs
Playoffs MVP	Shea Weber (Rockets)
Finals champions	Kelowna Rockets (2)
Runners-up	Brandon Wheat Kings
WHL seasons
← 2003–04 2005–06 →

2004–05 CHL season
League	Canadian Hockey League
Sport	Ice hockey
Duration	September 2004 – May 2005
Number of teams	56
OHL
QMJHL
WHL
Memorial Cup
Finals champions	London Knights (OHL) (1st title)
Runners-up	Rimouski Océanic (QMJHL)

The 2004–05 WHL season was the 39th season of the Western Hockey League (WHL). Twenty teams completed a 72-game schedule. The Kootenay Ice won their first Scotty Munro Memorial Trophy for posting the league's best regular season record. The Kelowna Rockets defeated the Brandon Wheat Kings in the championship series of the playoffs to win their second President's Cup in three seasons and advance to the 2005 Memorial Cup tournament.

East Division	GP	W	L	T	OTL	Pts	GF	GA
x Brandon Wheat Kings	72	45	21	5	1	96	255	199
x Saskatoon Blades	72	37	23	6	6	86	234	215
x Prince Albert Raiders	72	31	32	5	4	71	185	191
x Moose Jaw Warriors	72	14	47	10	1	39	182	282
Regina Pats	72	12	50	4	6	34	154	285

Central Division	GP	W	L	T	OTL	Pts	GF	GA
x Medicine Hat Tigers	72	45	21	4	2	96	234	143
x Lethbridge Hurricanes	72	39	20	12	1	91	222	162
x Calgary Hitmen	72	34	23	9	6	83	200	183
x Red Deer Rebels	72	36	26	6	4	82	206	200
Swift Current Broncos	72	22	41	6	3	53	135	218

B.C. Division	GP	W	L	T	OTL	Pts	GF	GA
x Kootenay Ice	72	47	15	7	3	104	218	137
x Kelowna Rockets	72	45	13	12	2	104	215	139
x Vancouver Giants	72	34	30	4	4	76	212	205
x Kamloops Blazers	72	26	37	7	2	61	161	211
Prince George Cougars	72	26	41	3	2	57	158	223

U.S. Division	GP	W	L	T	OTL	Pts	GF	GA
x Seattle Thunderbirds	72	43	24	2	3	91	204	144
x Portland Winter Hawks	72	35	27	5	5	80	204	198
x Everett Silvertips	72	33	28	9	2	77	167	149
x Tri-City Americans	72	26	34	8	4	64	172	196
Spokane Chiefs	72	24	38	8	2	58	192	230

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

Player	Team	GP	G	A	Pts	PIM
Eric Fehr	Brandon Wheat Kings	71	59	52	111	91
Ryan Stone	Brandon Wheat Kings	70	33	66	99	127
Gilbert Brulé	Vancouver Giants	70	39	48	87	169
Tim Konsorada	Brandon Wheat Kings	71	29	58	87	43
Colton Yellow Horn	Lethbridge Hurricanes	70	35	51	86	40
Jonathan Filewich	Lethbridge Hurricanes	68	42	38	80	26
Adam Courchaine	Vancouver Giants	71	28	50	78	32
Stefan Meyer	Medicine Hat Tigers	69	34	43	77	104
Nigel Dawes	Kootenay Ice	63	50	26	76	30
Kenndal McArdle	Moose Jaw Warriors	70	37	37	74	122

Note: GP = Games played; Min = Minutes played; W = Wins; L = Losses; T = Ties ; GA = Goals against; SO = Total shutouts; SV% = Save percentage; GAA = Goals against average

Player	Team	GP	Min	W	L	T	GA	SO	SV%	GAA
Matt Keetley	Medicine Hat Tigers	32	1845	21	5	3	51	6	.933	1.66
Jeff Glass	Kootenay Ice	51	3060	34	11	5	91	8	.931	1.78
Bryan Bridges	Seattle Thunderbirds	58	3381	36	20	2	103	13	.926	1.83
Derek Yeomans	Kelowna Rockets	54	3277	33	13	8	100	6	.923	1.83
Michael Wall	Everett Silvertips	56	3190	24	22	8	102	10	.931	1.92

Conference Quarter-finals

Conference Semi-finals

Conference Finals

WHL Championship

E1

Brandon

4

E4

Moose Jaw

1

C1

Medicine Hat

2

E3

Prince Albert

4

E2

Saskatoon

0

E3

Prince Albert

4

E1

Brandon

4

Eastern

E3

Prince Albert

3

C1

Medicine Hat

4

C4

Red Deer

3

E1

Brandon

4

C3

Calgary

3

C2

Lethbridge

1

C3

Calgary

4

E1

Brandon

1

B2

Kelowna

4

B1

Kootenay

4

B4

Kamloops

2

B1

Kootenay

4

U3

Everett

0

B2

Kelowna

4

B3

Vancouver

2

B1

Kootenay

2

Western

B2

Kelowna

4

U1

Seattle

4

U4

Tri-City

1

U1

Seattle

3

B2

Kelowna

4

U2

Portland

3

U3

Everett

4

March 25

Brandon Wheat Kings

7 – 3

Moose Jaw Warriors

Keystone Centre

March 27

Brandon Wheat Kings

5 – 1

Moose Jaw Warriors

Keystone Centre

March 30

Moose Jaw Warriors

4 – 1

Brandon Wheat Kings

Civic Centre

April 1

Moose Jaw Warriors

3 – 4

Brandon Wheat Kings

Civic Centre

April 2

Moose Jaw Warriors

1 – 9

Brandon Wheat Kings

Civic Centre

Brandon wins series 4 – 1

* Note: Game 2 was played at MTS Centre in Winnipeg.

March 23

Saskatoon Blades

1 – 2

Prince Albert Raiders

Credit Union Centre

March 26

Prince Albert Raiders

3 – 0

Saskatoon Blades

Art Hauser Centre

March 28

Saskatoon Blades

2 – 3

Prince Albert Raiders

Credit Union Centre

March 30

Prince Albert Raiders

3 – 2

OT

Saskatoon Blades

Art Hauser Centre

Prince Albert wins series 4 – 0

March 26

Medicine Hat Tigers

3 – 2

Red Deer Rebels

Medicine Hat Arena

March 27

Medicine Hat Tigers

3 – 4

Red Deer Rebels

Medicine Hat Arena

March 29

Red Deer Rebels

3 – 2

OT

Medicine Hat Tigers

Peavey Mart Centrium

March 30

Red Deer Rebels

1 – 6

Medicine Hat Tigers

Peavey Mart Centrium

April 1

Medicine Hat Tigers

5 – 4

Red Deer Rebels

Medicine Hat Arena

April 3

Red Deer Rebels

3 – 0

Medicine Hat Tigers

Peavey Mart Centrium

April 5

Medicine Hat Tigers

5 – 4

Red Deer Rebels

Medicine Hat Arena

Medicine Hat wins series 4 – 3

March 25

Lethbridge Hurricanes

2 – 1

Calgary Hitmen

Enmax Centre

March 26

Lethbridge Hurricanes

2 – 3

Calgary Hitmen

Enmax Centre

March 29

Calgary Hitmen

4 – 0

Lethbridge Hurricanes

Scotiabank Saddledome

March 30

Calgary Hitmen

3 – 2

2OT

Lethbridge Hurricanes

Scotiabank Saddledome

April 1

Lethbridge Hurricanes

1 – 2

OT

Calgary Hitmen

Enmax Centre

Calgary wins series 4 – 1

March 25	Kootenay Ice		3 – 4	OT	Kamloops Blazers	Cranbrook Recreational Complex
13:09 - Martin Šagát (1)		First period			No scoring
7:10 - sh - Dale Mahovsky (1)		Second period			No scoring
4:11 - Martin Šagát (2)		Third period			Aaron Richards (1) - sh - 6:05 Roman Teslyuk (1) - pp - 8:00 Brock Nixon (1) - 8:32
No scoring		First overtime period			Terrance Delaronde (1) - 0:16
Jeff Glass (23 saves / 27 shots)		Goalie stats			Devan Dubnyk (35 saves / 38 shots)

March 26	Kootenay Ice		3 – 2	OT	Kamloops Blazers	Cranbrook Recreational Complex
17:24 - Adam Taylor (1)		First period			Roman Teslyuk (2) - pp - 3:00
No scoring		Second period			Kevin Hayman (1) - 10:45
11:53 - James Cherewyk (1)		Third period			No scoring
0:35 - Nigel Dawes (1)		First overtime period			No scoring
Jeff Glass (26 saves / 28 shots)		Goalie stats			Devan Dubnyk (39 saves / 42 shots)

March 29

Kamloops Blazers

3 – 2

Kootenay Ice

Interior Savings Centre

March 30

Kamloops Blazers

2 – 3

OT

Kootenay Ice

Interior Savings Centre

April 1

Kootenay Ice

5 – 2

Kamloops Blazers

Cranbrook Recreational Complex

April 3

Kamloops Blazers

1 – 7

Kootenay Ice

Interior Savings Centre

Kootenay wins series 4 – 2

March 25	Kelowna Rockets		3 – 4		Vancouver Giants	Prospera Place
No scoring		First period			No scoring
16:28 - Brent Howarth (1)		Second period			Triston Grant (1) - 3:58 Gilbert Brulé (1) - pp - 12:37 Adam Courchaine (1) - 17:01
4:05 - Tyler Mosienko (1) 8:36 - Brent Howarth (2)		Third period			Conlan Seder (1) - 12:18
Derek Yeomans (20 saves / 24 shots)		Goalie stats			Marek Schwarz (27 saves / 30 shots)

March 26

Kelowna Rockets

4 – 3

OT

Vancouver Giants

Prospera Place

March 29

Vancouver Giants

4 – 3

Kelowna Rockets

Pacific Coliseum

March 30

Vancouver Giants

1 – 2

OT

Kelowna Rockets

Pacific Coliseum

April 1

Kelowna Rockets

3 – 2

Vancouver Giants

Prospera Place

April 2

Vancouver Giants

2 – 3

Kelowna Rockets

Pacific Coliseum

Kelowna wins series 4 – 2

March 26	Seattle Thunderbirds		3 – 2	2OT	Tri-City Americans	Key Arena
13:19 - Nate Thompson (1)		First period			Ian McDonald (1) - 5:45 Luke Hewitt (1) - 16:41
No scoring		Second period			No scoring
11:57 - Clayton Barthel (1)		Third period			No scoring
6:12 - Derek Couture (1)		Second overtime period			No scoring
Bryan Bridges (47 saves / 49 shots)		Goalie stats			Carey Price (67 saves / 70 shots)

March 28

Seattle Thunderbirds

2 – 1

Tri-City Americans

Key Arena

March 30

Tri-City Americans

2 – 3

Seattle Thunderbirds

Toyota Center

April 1

Tri-City Americans

3 – 2

OT

Seattle Thunderbirds

Toyota Center

April 3

Seattle Thunderbirds

2 – 1

Tri-City Americans

Key Arena

Seattle wins series 4 – 1

March 25

Portland Winterhawks

3 – 0

Everett Silvertips

Moda Center

March 27

Portland Winterhawks

1 – 2

Everett Silvertips

Moda Center

March 29

Everett Silvertips

3 – 0

Portland Winterhawks

Everett Event Center

March 30

Everett Silvertips

3 – 2

OT

Portland Winterhawks

Everett Event Center

April 1

Portland Winterhawks

3 – 2

Everett Silvertips

Moda Center

April 2

Everett Silvertips

2 – 3

OT

Portland Winterhawks

Everett Event Center

April 5

Portland Winterhawks

2 – 3

Everett Silvertips

Moda Center

Everett wins series 4 – 3

Eastern Conference
Medicine Hat vs. Prince Albert Date Away Home April 9 Prince Albert 1 3 Medicine Hat April 10 Prince Albert 1 2 Medicine Hat April 12 Medicine Hat 2 7 Prince Albert April 13 Medicine Hat 1 2 Prince Albert April 15 Prince Albert 2 1 Medicine Hat 2OT April 17 Medicine Hat 0 3 Prince Albert Prince Albert wins series 4–2	Brandon vs. Calgary Date Away Home April 8 Calgary 10 1 Brandon April 9 Calgary 1 5 Brandon April 12 Brandon 1 3 Calgary April 13 Brandon 2 4 Calgary April 15 Calgary 4 6 Brandon April 18 Brandon 3 1 Calgary April 20 Calgary 1 3 Brandon Brandon wins series 4–3

Western Conference
Kootenay vs. Everett Date Away Home April 8 Everett 2 4 Kootenay April 9 Everett 1 4 Kootenay April 11 Kootenay 3 2 Everett OT April 12 Kootenay 4 3 Everett OT Kootenay wins series 4–0	Kelowna vs. Seattle Date Away Home April 8 Seattle 2 1 Kelowna April 9 Seattle 3 2 Kelowna April 12 Kelowna 4 0 Seattle April 14 Kelowna 7 0 Seattle April 15 Seattle 3 2 Kelowna April 17 Kelowna 2 0 Seattle April 19 Seattle 1 2 Kelowna Kelowna wins series 4–3

Eastern Conference	Western Conference
Brandon vs. Prince Albert Date Away Home April 22 Prince Albert 2 4 Brandon April 23 Prince Albert 3 2 Brandon April 26 Brandon 5 1 Prince Albert April 27 Brandon 2 4 Prince Albert April 29 Prince Albert 4 5 Brandon May 1 Brandon 2 3 Prince Albert OT May 3 Prince Albert 1 5 Brandon Brandon wins series 4–3	Kootenay vs. Kelowna Date Away Home April 22 Kelowna 4 2 Kootenay April 23 Kelowna 2 3 Kootenay April 26 Kootenay 1 4 Kelowna April 27 Kootenay 4 5 Kelowna OT April 29 Kelowna 1 2 Kootenay 2OT May 1 Kootenay 1 2 Kelowna OT Kelowna wins series 4–2

Brandon vs. Kelowna Date Away Home May 6 Brandon 0 3 Kelowna May 7 Brandon 1 4 Kelowna May 10 Kelowna 2 3 Brandon May 11 Kelowna 2 1 Brandon OT May 13 Kelowna 8 3 Brandon Kelowna wins series 4–1

On December 1, Team WHL defeated the Russian Selects 6–0 in Red Deer, Alberta before a crowd of 6,443.

On December 2, Team WHL defeated the Russian Selects 5–2 in Lethbridge, Alberta before a crowd of 5,152.

Four Broncos Memorial Trophy (Player of the Year): Eric Fehr, Brandon Wheat Kings

Daryl K. (Doc) Seaman Trophy (Scholastic Player of the Year): Gilbert Brule, Vancouver Giants

Scholastic Team of the Year: Vancouver Giants

Bob Clarke Trophy (Top scorer): Eric Fehr, Brandon Wheat Kings

Brad Hornung Trophy (Most Sportsmanlike Player): Kris Russell, Medicine Hat Tigers

Bill Hunter Trophy (Top Defenseman): Dion Phaneuf, Red Deer Rebels

Jim Piggott Memorial Trophy (Rookie of the Year): Tyler Plante, Brandon Wheat Kings

Del Wilson Trophy (Top Goaltender): Jeff Glass, Kootenay Ice

Dunc McCallum Memorial Trophy (Coach of the Year): Cory Clouston, Kootenay Ice

Lloyd Saunders Memorial Trophy (Executive of the Year): Jeff Chynoweth, Kootenay Ice

Scotty Munro Memorial Trophy (Best regular season record): Kootenay Ice

Allen Paradice Memorial Trophy (Top Official): Rob Matsuoka

St. Clair Group Trophy (Marketing/Public Relations Award): Roger Lemire, Vancouver Giants

Doug Wickenheiser Memorial Trophy (Humanitarian of the Year): Colin Fraser, Red Deer Rebels

WHL Plus-Minus Award: James Cherewyk, Kootenay Ice

WHL Playoff Most Valuable Player: Shea Weber, Kelowna Rockets

Eastern Conference
	First Team		Second Team
Goal	Aaron Sorochan	Lethbridge Hurricanes	Kevin Nastiuk	Medicine Hat Tigers
Defense	Dion Phaneuf	Red Deer Rebels	Kris Russell	Medicine Hat Tigers
	Mike Green	Saskatoon Blades	Brent Seabrook	Lethbridge Hurricanes
Forward	Eric Fehr	Brandon Wheat Kings	Ryan Getzlaf	Calgary Hitmen
	Clarke MacArthur	Medicine Hat Tigers	Ryan Keller	Saskatoon Blades
	Ryan Stone	Brandon Wheat Kings	Colton Yellow Horn	Lethbridge Hurricanes
Western Conference
	First Team		Second Team
Goal	Jeff Glass	Kootenay Ice	Bryan Bridges	Seattle Thunderbirds
Defense	Shea Weber	Kelowna Rockets	Andrej Meszaros	Vancouver Giants
	Braydon Coburn	Portland Winter Hawks	Clayton Stoner	Tri-City Americans
Forward	Gilbert Brule	Vancouver Giants	Dan DaSilva	Portland Winter Hawks
	Nigel Dawes	Kootenay Ice	Chad Klassen	Spokane Chiefs
	Aaron Gagnon	Seattle Thunderbirds	Dale Mahovsky	Kootenay Ice

• source: Western Hockey League press release

The 2005 WHL Bantam Draft was the 16th annual draft into the WHL. It was held at the WHL head office in Calgary, on May 5, 2005.

List of first round picks in the bantam draft.

#	Player	Nationality	WHL Team
1	Colten Teubert (D)	Canada	Regina Pats
2	Geordie Wudrick (LW)	Canada	Swift Current Broncos
3	Dale Hunt (RW)	Canada	Prince George Cougars
4	Mitch Wahl (C)	United States	Spokane Chiefs
5	Neal Prokop (C)	Canada	Moose Jaw Warriors
6	Tyler Shattock (RW)	Canada	Kamloops Blazers
7	Eric Mestery (D)	Canada	Tri-City Americans
8	Jordan Trach (LW)	Canada	Prince Albert Raiders
9	James Wright (C)	Canada	Vancouver Giants
10	Kyle Beach (C)	Canada	Everett Silvertips
11	Thomas Frazee (C)	Canada	Portland Winter Hawks
12	Cassidy Mappin (C)	Canada	Red Deer Rebels
13	Brendon Rowinski (C)	Canada	Calgary Hitmen
14	Teigan Zahn (D)	Canada	Saskatoon Blades
15	Travis Bobbee (D)	Canada	Lethbridge Hurricanes
16	Cody Hanson (RW)	Canada	Seattle Thunderbirds
17	Sanfred King (C)	Canada	Brandon Wheat Kings
18	Jordan Hickmott (C)	Canada	Medicine Hat Tigers
19	Tyler Myers (D)	Canada	Kelowna Rockets
20	Jordan Wilkins (D)	Canada	Kootenay Ice

• 2005 NHL Entry Draft
• 2004 in sports
• 2005 in sports

Preceded by 2003–04 WHL season

WHL seasons

Succeeded by 2005–06 WHL season