2008–09 WHL season

October 2023 2008–09 WHL season #E03A3E #FFFFFF Western Hockey League Ice hockey Regular season September 18, 2008 – March 17, 2009 Playoffs March 20 – May 9, 2009 Playoffs WHL Playoff MVP Tyler Myers (Rockets) Kelowna Rockets (3) Calgary Hitmen 22 Shaw TV Regular season Scotty Munro Memorial Trophy Calgary Hitmen (3) Four Broncos Memorial Trophy Brett Sonne (Calgary Hitmen) Bob Clarke Trophy Casey Pierro-Zabotel (Vancouver Giants) WHL 2007–08 2009–10 2008–09 CHL season #4B489D #FFFFFF Canadian Hockey League Ice hockey OHL 2008-09-17 – 2009-03-15 QMJHL 2008-09-11 – 2009-03-15 WHL 2008-09-18 – 2009-03-15 David Branch Player of the Year Award Cody Hodgson (Brampton Battalion) CHL Top Scorer Award Yannick Riendeau (Drummondville Voltigeurs) 60 RDS, Rogers Sportsnet, Rogers TV, Shaw TV Memorial Cup Windsor Spitfires (OHL) 1 Kelowna Rockets (WHL) The 2008–09 WHL season was the 43rd season of the Western Hockey League (WHL). The regular season began on September 18, 2008, and ended on March 15, 2009. The 2008 ADT Canada Russia Challenge series, featuring Team WHL versus the Russian Selects, took place mid-season from November 26 to 27, 2008. The Calgary Hitmen won the Scotty Munro Memorial Trophy with the best regular season record. The playoffs commenced on March 20, and concluded on May 9. The Kelowna Rockets won the Ed Chynoweth Cup as WHL champions, defeating the Hitmen in the championship series and earning a berth at the 2009 Memorial Cup tournament. WHL Commissioner, Ron Robison, dedicated the 2008–09 season to Ed Chynoweth.September 19, 2008 WHL Dedicates 43rd Regular season to Ed Chynoweth http://www.whl.ca/whl-dedicates-43rd-regular-season-to-ed-chynoweth--p126554 dead https://archive.today/20240524062809/https://www.webcitation.org/5cLzzoKXe?url=http://whl.ca/news/index.php%3Fid=10028 May 24, 2024 October 3, 2008 WHL 2008–09: Ed Chynoweth's season The 2008–09 WHL Season will allow us to showcase some of the finest young hockey talent in the world today. We fully expect each WHL Division will feature highly competitive races as our clubs battle for a playoff position. 200 50 Ron Robison, WHL Commissioner WHL Commissioner Ron Robison dedicated the 2008–09 season to long-time league president Ed Chynoweth, who died on April 22, 2008.http://www.whl.ca/ed-chynoweth-elected-to-hockey-hall-of-fame-p126389 Ed Chynoweth Elected to Hockey Hall of Fame https://archive.today/20240524062929/https://www.webcitation.org/5cM0zEfdv?url=http://whl.ca/news/index.php%3Fid=9635 May 24, 2024 June 17, 2008 WHL October 7, 2008 dead His death occurred just over a year after the WHL Championship trophy was renamed in his honour.http://www.whl.ca/whl-renames-championship-trophy-â€"-the-ed-chynoweth-cup-p125431 WHL RENAMES CHAMPIONSHIP TROPHY – THE ED CHYNOWETH CUP https://archive.today/20240524062850/https://www.webcitation.org/5cM0oJnQG?url=http://whl.ca/news/index.php%3Fid=7030 May 24, 2024 May 20, 2007 WHL October 3, 2008 dead Throughout the 2008–09 season, the helmets of all the players and officials displayed a commemorative decal. League notes Off-season June 17, 2008 — Ed Chynoweth was elected to the Hockey Hall of Fame. June 20–21, 2008 — 37 WHL players were selected in the 2008 NHL entry draft.http://www.whl.ca/37-whl-players-selected-in-2008-nhl-entry-draft-p126401 37 WHL Players selected in 2008 NHL Entry Draft https://archive.today/20240524063012/https://www.webcitation.org/5cM1ZWqyA?url=http://whl.ca/news/index.php%3Fid=9647 May 24, 2024 June 23, 2008 WHL October 6, 2008 dead June 24, 2008 — 16 WHL players were invited to the National Men's Under-18 Selection Camp.http://www.whl.ca/16-whl-players-invited-to-hockey-canadas-national-mens-summer-under-18-selection-camp-p126408 16 WHL Players invited to Hockey Canada's National Men's Summer Under-18 Selection Camp https://archive.today/20240524063049/https://www.webcitation.org/5cM1oXF88?url=http://whl.ca/news/index.php%3Fid=9687 May 24, 2024 June 24, 2008 WHL October 7, 2008 dead June 25, 2008 — 17 WHL players were invited to the Hockey Canada's National Junior Team Development Camp.http://www.whl.ca/17-whl-players-invited-to-hockey-canadas-national-junior-team-development-camp-p126415 17 WHL Players invited to Hockey Canada's National Junior Team Development Camp https://archive.today/20240524063131/https://www.webcitation.org/5cM21caYe?url=http://whl.ca/news/index.php%3Fid=9700 May 24, 2024 June 25, 2008 WHL October 23, 2008 dead June 26, 2008 — The WHL entered into a partnership with Hockey Manitoba, providing additional financial support for their hockey system.http://www.whl.ca/whl-enters-into-partnership-with-hockey-manitoba-p126417 WHL enters into Partnership with Hockey Manitoba https://archive.today/20240524063209/https://www.webcitation.org/5cM2qblmJ?url=http://whl.ca/news/index.php%3Fid=9703 May 24, 2024 June 26, 2008 WHL October 23, 2008 dead July 7, 2008 — Saskatoon and Regina were chosen as hosts to the 2010 IIHF World Junior Championship.http://www.whl.ca/saskatoon-and-regina-to-host-2010-iihf-world-junior-championship-p126426 Saskatoon and Regina to host 2010 IIHF World Junior Championship https://archive.today/20240524063252/https://www.webcitation.org/5cM2ycUvq?url=http://whl.ca/news/index.php%3Fid=9712 May 24, 2024 July 7, 2008 WHL October 23, 2008 dead July 23, 2008 — 18 WHL players attended Canada's National Junior Team Development Camp in Ottawa, Ontario.http://www.whl.ca/18-whl-players-set-to-attend-canadas-national-junior-team-development-camp-in-ottawa-p126441 18 WHL Players set to attend Canada's National Junior Team Development Camp in Ottawa https://archive.today/20240524063410/https://www.webcitation.org/5cM33jNJH?url=http://whl.ca/news/index.php%3Fid=9735 May 24, 2024 July 23, 2008 WHL October 23, 2008 dead July 30, 2008 — Brandon Wheat Kings athletic trainer Rob "Stofe" Stouffer died of liver cancer.http://www.whl.ca/stouffer-loses-battle-with-cancer-p126452 Stouffer Loses Battle with Cancer https://archive.today/20240524063453/https://www.webcitation.org/5cM375BW2?url=http://whl.ca/news/index.php%3Fid=9777 May 24, 2024 August 1, 2008 WHL November 10, 2008 dead August 5, 2008 — 10 WHL players were named to Canada's Under-18 Summer Team at the 2008 Ivan Hlinka Memorial Tournament.http://www.whl.ca/10-whl-players-named-to-canadas-under-18-summer-team-p126456 10 WHL Players Named to Canada's Under-18 Summer Team https://archive.today/20240524063539/https://www.webcitation.org/5cM394Qk6?url=http://whl.ca/news/index.php%3Fid=9781 May 24, 2024 August 5, 2008 WHL November 10, 2008 dead http://www.whl.ca/ten-whl-players-set-to-help-canada-go-for-gold-at-ivan-hlinka-memorial-tournament--p126461 Ten WHL players set to help Canada go for Gold at Ivan Hlinka Memorial Tournament https://archive.today/20240524063612/https://www.webcitation.org/5cM3BFKJ8?url=http://whl.ca/news/index.php%3Fid=9786 May 24, 2024 August 7, 2008 WHL November 10, 2008 dead August 7, 2008 — 6 WHL players were invited to the 2008 U.S. National Junior Evaluation Camp in Lake Placid, New York.http://www.whl.ca/six-whl-players-participate-at-us-national-junior-evaluation-camp-p126460 Six WHL Players participate at U.S. National Junior Evaluation Camp https://archive.today/20240524063659/https://www.webcitation.org/5cM3DZ1xr?url=http://whl.ca/news/index.php%3Fid=9785 May 24, 2024 August 7, 2008 WHL November 10, 2008 dead August 16, 2008 — Canada's National Men's Summer Under-18 Team claimed first place at the 2008 Ivan Hlinka tournament, with a 6–3 win over Russia.http://www.whl.ca/canada-wins-gold-medal-at-ivan-hlinka-memorial-tournament-with-6-3-win-over-russia-p126479 Canada wins Gold medal at Ivan Hlinka Memorial tournament with 6-3 win over Russia https://archive.today/20240524063732/https://www.webcitation.org/5cM3Fp6Qn?url=http://whl.ca/news/index.php%3Fid=9805 May 24, 2024 August 16, 2008 WHL November 10, 2008 dead Regular season September 18, 2008 — A tribute involving members of the Chynoweth family took place prior to the season opener between the Spokane Chiefs and Kootenay Ice. October 15, 2008 — The 2010 Memorial Cup was awarded to Brandon.https://www.cbc.ca/sports/hockey/brandon-wins-bid-to-host-2010-memorial-cup-1.717825 Brandon wins bid to host 2010 Memorial Cup CBC Sports October 15, 2008 Canadian Broadcasting Corporation December 5, 2009 January 3, 2009 — The Seattle Thunderbirds moved into their new arena, Showare Center, in Kent, Washington.http://www.seattlethunderbirds.com/news/index.html?article_id=100 In The Corners - ShoWare Opening https://web.archive.org/web/20100104012343/http://seattlethunderbirds.com/news/index.html?article_id=100 January 4, 2010 Thom Beuning January 1, 2009 Seattle Thunderbirds February 15, 2009 dead January 14, 2009 — The 2009 CHL Top Prospects Game was held in Oshawa, Ontario.http://www.homehardwaretopprospectsgame.com/news.php?n=769 Oshawa Generals to Host 2009 Home Hardware CHL-NHL Top Prospects Game https://web.archive.org/web/20090602085706/http://www.homehardwaretopprospectsgame.com/news.php?n=769 June 2, 2009 October 2, 2008 CHL October 7, 2008 dead Regular season thumb|right|Calgary Hitmen forwards Carson McMillan and Kyle Bortis accept the Scotty Munro Memorial Trophy as the 2008–09 regular season champions. Standings Divisions main WL OT East Division 2008–09 WHL Regular Season: East Division standings. Retrieved on 2009-02-25. no yes yes yes no before 2 1 SAS Saskatoon Blades BRN Brandon Wheat Kings SC Swift Current Broncos PA Prince Albert Raiders REG Regina Pats MJ Moose Jaw Warriors 49 18 3 2 283 195 48 19 3 2 295 220 42 28 1 1 258 220 31 36 4 1 233 270 27 39 1 5 228 265 19 50 1 2 198 352 complete main WL OT Central Division 2008–09 WHL Regular Season: Central Division standings. Retrieved on 2009-02-25. no yes yes yes no before 2 1 CGY Calgary Hitmen MH Medicine Hat Tigers KTN Kootenay Ice LET Lethbridge Hurricanes EDM Edmonton Oil Kings RDR Red Deer Rebels 59 9 3 1 330 159 36 29 4 3 249 242 35 29 2 6 220 224 35 32 3 2 227 228 29 34 4 5 191 252 25 37 1 9 172 250 complete main WL OT B.C. Division 2008–09 WHL Regular Season: B.C. Division standings. Retrieved on 2009-02-25. no yes yes yes no before 2 1 VAN Vancouver Giants KEL Kelowna Rockets KAM Kamloops Blazers PG Prince George Cougars CWK Chilliwack Bruins 57 10 2 3 319 151 47 21 1 3 267 178 33 33 2 4 242 277 25 44 0 3 188 298 19 46 2 5 154 267 complete main WL OT U.S. Division 2008–09 WHL Regular Season: U.S. Division standings. Retrieved on 2009-02-25. no yes yes yes no before 2 1 TRI Tri-City Americans SPO Spokane Chiefs SEA Seattle Thunderbirds EVT Everett Silvertips POR Portland Winter Hawks 49 20 0 3 263 184 46 23 0 3 244 145 35 32 1 4 222 234 27 36 7 2 199 259 19 48 3 2 176 288 complete Conference standings main WL OT Eastern Conference 2008–09 WHL Regular Season: Eastern Conference standings. Retrieved on 2009-02-25. no yes yes yes no before 2 1 CGY Calgary Hitmen z SAS Saskatoon Blades x BRN Brandon Wheat Kings x SC Swift Current Broncos x MH Medicine Hat Tigers x KTN Kootenay Ice x LET Lethbridge Hurricanes x EDM Edmonton Oil Kings x PA Prince Albert Raiders REG Regina Pats RDR Red Deer Rebels MJ Moose Jaw Warriors y 59 9 3 1 330 159 49 18 3 2 283 195 48 19 3 2 295 220 42 28 1 1 258 220 36 29 4 3 249 242 35 29 2 6 220 224 35 32 3 2 227 228 29 34 4 5 191 252 31 36 4 1 233 270 27 39 1 5 228 265 25 37 1 9 172 250 19 50 1 2 198 352 complete clinched playoff spot clinched best conference record main WL OT Western Conference 2008–09 WHL Regular Season: Western Conference standings. Retrieved on 2009-03-25. no yes yes yes no before 2 1 VAN Vancouver Giants x TRI Tri-City Americans x KEL Kelowna Rockets x SPO Spokane Chiefs x SEA Seattle Thunderbirds x KAM Kamloops Blazers x EVT Everett Silvertips x PG Prince George Cougars x CWK Chilliwack Bruins POR Portland Winter Hawks y 57 10 2 3 319 151 49 20 0 3 263 184 47 21 1 3 267 178 46 23 0 3 244 145 35 32 1 4 222 234 33 33 2 4 242 277 27 36 7 2 199 259 25 44 0 3 188 298 19 46 2 5 154 267 19 48 3 2 176 288 complete clinched playoff spot clinched best conference record Eastern Conference Tiebreaker Prince Albert Raiders vs. Edmonton Oil Kings Edmonton Oil Kings Prince Albert Raiders Art Hauser Centre March 22 1 – 2 1 2 1 9:24 - pp - Brent Raedeke (1) No scoring No scoring Bryce Lamb (1) - 10:46 No scoring No scoring 10:46 - Rhett Rachinski (1) No scoring Torrie Jung (35 saves / 36 shots) Garrett Zemlak (40 saves / 42 shots) Edmonton claims final playoff spot Scoring leaders thumb|Casey Pierro-Zabotel led the league in scoring with 115 points Note: GP = Games played; G = Goals; A = Assists; Pts. = Points; PIM = Penalty minutes Player2008–09 WHL Regular season: Scoring leaders https://web.archive.org/web/20090225031621/http://whl.ca/stats/statdisplay.php?type=top_scorers&season_id=231 February 25, 2009 . Retrieved on February 25, 2009. Team GP G A Pts. PIM Casey Pierro-Zabotel Vancouver Giants 72 36 79 115 52 Brandon Kozun Calgary Hitmen 72 40 68 108 58 Brett Sonne Calgary Hitmen 62 48 52 100 58 Evander Kane Vancouver Giants 61 48 48 96 89 Justin Bernhardt Prince Albert Raiders 72 35 57 92 104 Colin Long ice hockey Kelowna Rockets 68 33 58 91 28 Brayden Schenn Brandon Wheat Kings 70 32 56 88 82 Joel Broda Calgary Hitmen 67 53 34 87 64 C. J. Stretch Kamloops Blazers 72 29 57 86 72 Tyler Ennis ice hockey Medicine Hat Tigers 61 43 42 85 21 Leading goaltenders 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 2008–09 WHL Regular season: Goaltending leaders https://web.archive.org/web/20090414043328/http://www.whl.ca/stats/statdisplay.php?type=top_goalies&subType=0&season_id=231&league_id=26&lastActive=&confId=0 April 14, 2009 . Retrieved on December 22, 2009. Team GP Mins W L OTL SOL SO GAA SV% Dustin Tokarski Spokane Chiefs 54 3264 34 18 0 2 7 1.97 .937 Adam Brown ice hockey b. 1991 Kelowna Rockets 29 1514 18 5 0 1 2 2.02 .912 Martin Jones ice hockey Calgary Hitmen 55 3295 45 5 3 1 7 2.08 .915 Tyson Sexsmith Vancouver Giants 52 3109 39 9 2 2 6 2.26 .898 Chet Pickard Tri-City Americans 50 2947 35 12 0 3 6 2.28 .921 Players 2008 NHL entry draft 37 WHL players were selected at the 2008 NHL entry draft. This was more than any other hockey league in the world.Donlevy (2008), 2. 2008 NHL Entry Draft (WHL draftees) 1st round # Nat. Player Age WHL team NHL team5CAN Luke Schenn18Kelowna RocketsToronto Maple Leafs11CAN Kyle Beach18Everett SilvertipsChicago Blackhawks12CAN Tyler Myers18Kelowna RocketsBuffalo Sabres13CAN Colten Teubert18Regina PatsLos Angeles Kings14CAN Zach Boychuk18Lethbridge HurricanesCarolina Hurricanes18CAN Chet Pickard18Tri-City AmericansNashville Predators19CHE 15x15px Luca Sbisa18Lethbridge HurricanesPhiladelphia Flyers22CAN Jordan Eberle18Regina PatsEdmonton Oilers26CAN Tyler Ennis18Medicine Hat TigersBuffalo Sabres 2nd round # Nat. Player Age WHL team NHL team46CAN Colby Robak18Brandon Wheat KingsFlorida Panthers48USA Mitch Wahl18Spokane ChiefsCalgary Flames53CAN Travis Hamonic18Moose Jaw WarriorsNew York Islanders57CAN Eric Mestery18Tri-City AmericansWashington Capitals 3rd round # Nat. Player Age WHL team NHL team69CAN Michael Stone18Calgary HitmenPhoenix Coyotes72FIN Jyri Niemi18Saskatoon BladesNew York Islanders78CAN Lance Bouma18Vancouver GiantsCalgary Flames79CAN Zack Smith20Swift Current BroncosOttawa Senators84CAN Jacob DeSerres18Seattle ThunderbirdsPhiladelphia Flyers85CAN Brandon McMillan18Kelowna RocketsAnaheim Ducks87CAN Ian Schultz18Calgary HitmenSt. Louis Blues88CAN Geordie Wudrick18Swift Current BroncosLos Angeles Kings 4th round # Nat. Player Age WHL team NHL team93CAN Braden Holtby18Saskatoon BladesWashington Capitals99USA Colin Long18Kelowna RocketsPhoenix Coyotes111CAN Dale Weise18Swift Current BroncosNew York Rangers112CAN Matt Delahey18Regina PatsNew Jersey Devils117CAN James Wright18Vancouver GiantsTampa Bay Lightning 5th round # Nat. Player Age WHL team NHL team122CAN Dustin Tokarski18Spokane ChiefsTampa Bay Lightning127CAN Matt Calvert18Brandon Wheat KingsColumbus Blue Jackets131CAN Prab Rai18Seattle ThunderbirdsVancouver Canucks132CAN Teigan Zahn18Saskatoon BladesChicago Blackhawks137CAN Brent Regner18Vancouver GiantsColumbus Blue Jackets144CAN Joel Broda18Moose Jaw WarriorsWashington Capitals 6th round # Nat. Player Age WHL team NHL team156CAN Jared Spurgeon18Spokane ChiefsNew York Islanders168CAN Ryley Grantham18Moose Jaw WarriorsCalgary Flames176CAN Matt Tassone18Swift Current BroncosDallas Stars 7th round # Nat. Player Age WHL team NHL team191USA Morgan Clark18Red Deer RebelsVancouver Canucks193CAN Jordan Bendfeld18Medicine Hat TigersEdmonton Oilers Contracts and scholarships June 6, 2008 — Brett Martyniuk signs a WHL Players Contract with the Tri-City Americans.http://www.whl.ca/brett-martyniuk-commits-to-the-tri-city-americans-p126364 Brett Martyniuk Commits to the Tri-City Americans June 6, 2008 https://web.archive.org/web/20090602111030/http://www.whl.ca/brett-martyniuk-commits-to-the-tri-city-americans-p126364 June 2, 2009 WHL October 6, 2008 dead June 9, 2008 — Bretton Stamler agrees to play for the UNB Varsity Reds hockey club.http://www.whl.ca/bretton-stamler-commits-to-the-university-of-new-brunswick-p126366 Bretton Stamler commits to the University of New Brunswick June 9, 2008 https://web.archive.org/web/20090602110439/http://www.whl.ca/bretton-stamler-commits-to-the-university-of-new-brunswick-p126366 June 2, 2009 WHL October 6, 2008 dead Trades Date Deal made June 3, 2008 Red Deer Rebels Seattle Thunderbirds Mike Krgovich → 5th-round pick → ← Steve Oursov RD trades Krgovich and conditional 5th-round pick in the 2010 WHL Bantam Draft – SEA trades Oursov.http://whl.ca/article/red-deer-rebels-make-deal-with-seattle/76097 Red Deer Rebels Make Deal With Seattle 2008-06-03 WHL 2008-10-04 June 12, 2008 Tri-City Americans Swift Current Broncos 5th-round pick → ← Scott Macauley TC trades conditional 5th-round pick in the 2009 WHL Bantam Draft – SC trades Macauley.http://whl.ca/article/americans-acquire-prospect-scott-macauley/76114 Americans Acquire Prospect Scott Macauley 2008-06-12 WHL 2008-10-04 September 20, 2008 Kootenay Ice Kelowna Rockets Kris Lazaruk → ← 4th-round pick KTN trades Lazaruk – KEL trades conditional 4th-round pick in the 2010 WHL Bantam Draft.http://whl.ca/article/kootenay-ice-trade-goaltender-to-kelowna/76289 Kootenay Ice trade Goaltender to Kelowna 2008-09-20 WHL 2008-10-04 September 22, 2008 Tri-City Americans Moose Jaw Warriors Kyle Birch → ← 5th-round pick TC trades Birch – MJ trades conditional 5th-round pick in the 2011 WHL Bantam Draft.http://whl.ca/article/americans-trade-kyle-birch-to-warriors/76294 Americans Trade Kyle Birch to Warriors 2008-09-22 WHL 2008-10-04 September 27, 2008 Lethbridge Hurricanes Edmonton Oil Kings 7th-round pick → ← Brent Henke LET trades 7th-round pick in the 2009 WHL Bantam Draft – EDM trades Henke.http://whl.ca/article/hurricanes-acquire-henke-from-oil-kings/76305 Hurricanes acquire Henke from Oil Kings 2008-09-27 WHL 2010-09-18 September 29, 2008 Brandon Wheat Kings Kamloops Blazers 3rd-round pick → ← James Priestner BDN trades 3rd-round pick in the 2009 WHL Bantam Draft – KAM trades Priestner.http://whl.ca/article/wheat-kings-acquire-priestner-from-blazers/76311 Wheat Kings Acquire Priestner from Blazers 2008-09-29 WHL 2010-09-18 Canada-Russia Challenge The ADT Canada Russia Challenge was a six-game series featuring four teams: three from the Canadian Hockey League (CHL)—one team from each of the QMJHL, the OHL, and the WHL—versus Russia's national junior hockey team. The ADT Canada Russia Challenge has become a highlight on the CHL schedule and we are very proud to be associated with it. These two nations have such a storied hockey history that fans from across the country tune in expecting to see a hard fought series. We expect nothing short of world class hockey this November that hockey fans from across the country won't want to miss. 200 50 Joe O'Connell, Regional Vice-President of Canada The 2008 series was held in six cities across Canada. The series begun on November 17, 2008, and concluded on November 27, 2008.http://www.whl.ca/whl-and-chl-announce-host-centres-for-the-2008-adt-canadarussia-challenge-p126480 WHL and CHL Announce host centres for the 2008 ADT Canada/Russia Challenge https://archive.today/20240524063854/https://www.webcitation.org/5cM3SmsjK?url=http://whl.ca/news/index.php%3Fid=9806 May 24, 2024 August 18, 2008 WHL November 10, 2008 dead Both Western Hockey League games were held in Saskatchewan. Former Prince Albert Raider forward Dan Hodgson was Honorary Captain for the final game in the series, held in Prince Albert on November 27, 2008.November 13, 2008 WHL Announces Honourary [sic] Captain for 2008 ADT Canada Russia Challenge http://www.adtcanadarussiachallenge.com/news.php?n=863 usurped https://web.archive.org/web/20090602090002if_/http://www.adtcanadarussiachallenge.com/news.php?n=863 June 2, 2009 November 13, 2008 ADT Canada Russia Challenge Results 2009 WHL Playoffs Overview Conference Quarter-finals Conference Semi-finals Conference Finals WHL Championship Eastern Western 1 Calgary 4 8 Edmonton 0 2 Saskatoon 3 7 Lethbridge 4 3 Brandon 4 6 Kootenay 0 4 Swift Current 3 5 Medicine Hat 4 1 Vancouver 4 8 Prince George 0 4 Spokane 4 5 Seattle 1 2 Tri-City 4 7 Everett 1 3 Kelowna 4 6 Kamloops 0 1 Calgary 4 7 Lethbridge 0 3 Brandon 4 5 Medicine Hat 0 1 Vancouver 4 4 Spokane 3 2 Tri-City 2 3 Kelowna 4 1 Calgary 4 3 Brandon 0 1 Vancouver 2 3 Kelowna 4 E1 Calgary 2 W3 Kelowna 4 Conference Quarter-finals Eastern Conference (1) Calgary Hitmen vs. (8) Edmonton Oil Kings Calgary Hitmen Edmonton Oil Kings Scotiabank Saddledome Rexall Place March 19 5 – 0 1 1 16:35 - pp - Ian Schultz (1) No scoring 8:19 - Kris Foucault (1) 11:41 - Joel Broda (1) 13:43 - Brandon Kozun (1) No scoring 15:43 - pp - Joel Broda (2) No scoring Martin Jones (21 saves / 21 shots) Torrie Jung (32 saves / 37 shots) March 22 2 – 1 1 1 1 No scoring No scoring No scoring Shayne Neigum (1) - pp - 7:07 15:42 - Kris Foucault (2) No scoring 8:04 - Carson McMillan (1) No scoring Martin Jones (24 saves / 25 shots) Torrie Jung (54 saves / 56 shots) March 23 1 – 4 2 1 Alex Plante (1) - 19:59 No scoring Joel Broda (3) - 12:44 Brandon Kozun (2) - 16:03 No scoring Ian Schultz (2) - 15:11 5:33 - pp - Robin Soudek (1) Martin Jones (20 saves / 21 shots) Torrie Jung (41 saves / 45 shots) March 25 1 – 4 2 1 No scoring 11:14 - pp - Brent Raedeke (1) Kris Foucault (3) - 1:47 Kris Foucault (4) - 18:22 No scoring Kyle Bortis (1) - 7:06 Brandon Kozun (3) - 7:39 No scoring Martin Jones (19 saves / 20 shots) Torrie Jung (39 saves / 43 shots) Calgary wins series 4 – 0 (2) Saskatoon Blades vs. (7) Lethbridge Hurricanes Saskatoon Blades Lethbridge Hurricanes Credit Union Centre Enmax Centre March 20 5 – 1 1 1 8:02 - Walker Wintoneak (1) 12:15 - Jyri Niemi (1) 18:56 - pp - Curtis Hamilton (1) Cam Braes (1) - 2:10 No scoring No scoring 7:17 - pp - Stefan Elliott (1) 14:27 - Chris Langkow (1) No scoring Braden Holtby (22 saves / 23 shots) Brandon Anderson (21 saves / 26 shots) March 21 2 – 5 1 2 No scoring Zach Boychuk (1) - 2:58 Zach Boychuk (2) - 17:34 No scoring No scoring 9:14 - Milan Kytnár (1) 16:25 - Walker Wintoneak (2) Carter Ashton (1) - pp - 1:30 Zach Boychuk (3) - pp - 11:00 Dwight King (1) - sh - en - 19:07 Braden Holtby (18 saves / 22 shots) Juha Metsola (21 saves / 23 shots) March 24 1 – 3 2 1 No scoring 5:24 - pp - Austin Fyten (1) Milan Kytnár (2) - pp - 3:22 Derek Hulak (1) - 10:06 No scoring Adam Chorneyko (1) - 6:42 No scoring Braden Holtby (27 saves / 28 shots) Juha Metsola (16 saves / 19 shots) March 25 2 – 1 2 2 Gaelan Patterson (1) - 16:38 No scoring No scoring No scoring No scoring 3:08 - Zach Boychuk (4) 10:57 - Zach Boychuk (5) Braden Holtby (22 saves / 24 shots) Juha Metsola (22 saves / 23 shots) March 28 1 – 3 1 2 11:46 - Derek Hulak (2) Colton Sceviour (1) - 5:45 No scoring Zach Boychuk (6) - sh - 19:55 No scoring Kyle Beach (1) - 6:29 Braden Holtby (28 saves / 31 shots) Juha Metsola (31 saves / 32 shots) March 30 1 – 5 2 1 Milan Kytnár (3) - 7:08 Teigan Zahn (1) - 12:50 No scoring Josh Nicholls (1) - 8:54 0:44 - sh - Drew Hoff (1) Adam Chorneyko (2) - pp - 15:21 Josh Nicholls (2) - pp - 18:04 No scoring Braden Holtby (26 saves / 27 shots) Juha Metsola (29 saves / 34 shots) March 31 3 – 4 1 2 No scoring Colton Sceviour (2) - 14:30 12:42 - pp - Chris Langkow (2) Colton Sceviour (3) - 1:25 11:39 - Burke Gallimore (1) 16:33 - Derek Hulak (3) Zach Boychuk (7) - pp - 5:40 Luca Sbisa (1) - pp - 13:21 Braden Holtby (22 saves / 26 shots) Juha Metsola (24 saves / 27 shots) Lethbridge wins series 4 – 3 (3) Brandon Wheat Kings vs. (6) Kootenay Ice Brandon Wheat Kings Kootenay Ice Westman Place Cranbrook Recreational Complex March 20 7 – 2 1 1 6:53 - Andrew Clark (1) No scoring 6:37 - Brayden Schenn (1) 15:13 - Brayden Schenn (2) No scoring 1:47 - pp - Colby Robak (1) 5:10 - pp - Nathan Green (1) 5:38 - pp - Nathan Green (2) 14:34 - pp - Matt Calvert (1) Max Reinhart (1) - 3:40 Ian Barteaux (1) - pp - 12:35 Andrew Hayes (25 saves / 27 shots) Todd Mathews (27 saves / 33 shots) Scott Orth (3 saves / 4 shots) March 21 4 – 1 1 1 0:25 - Andrew Clark (2) Dominik Pacovský (1) - sh - 10:52 3:33 - Aaron Lewadniuk (1) No scoring 8:29 - Matt Lowry (1) 19:39 - en - Scott Glennie (1) No scoring Andrew Hayes (25 saves / 26 shots) Todd Mathews (27 saves / 30 shots) March 24 3 – 4 1 2 1 Brayden Schenn (3) - 5:23 No scoring Matt Calvert (2) - 14:26 Matt Lowry (2) - 19:19 2:40 - Steele Boomer (1) 7:49 - pp - Kevin King (1) No scoring 9:52 - pp - Tylan Stephens (1) Matt Calvert (3) - 2:55 No scoring Andrew Hayes (30 saves / 33 shots) Todd Mathews (32 saves / 36 shots) March 25 3 – 4 2 1 Matt Calvert (4) - 6:42 Andrew Clark (3) - 8:48 No scoring No scoring 0:43 - Kevin King (2) Brodie Melnychuk (1) - 4:39 Brayden Schenn (4) - 17:20 7:47 - pp - Andrew Bailey (1) 12:04 - pp - Andrew Bailey (2) Andrew Hayes (28 saves / 31 shots) Todd Mathews (22 saves / 26 shots) Brandon wins series 4 – 0 (4) Swift Current Broncos vs. (5) Medicine Hat Tigers Swift Current Broncos Medicine Hat Tigers InnovationPlex Medicine Hat Arena March 20 4 – 2 1 1 No scoring Tyler Ennis (1) - pp - 11:41 11:59 - Keegan Dansereau (1) No scoring 7:46 - Taylor Vause (1) 13:05 - Keegan Dansereau (2) 19:24 - en - Keegan Dansereau (3) Tyler Ennis (2) - 1:04 Travis Yonkman (36 saves / 38 shots) Ryan Holfeld (29 saves / 32 shots) March 21 2 – 6 1 2 No scoring Sean Ringrose (1) - 4:34 Brennan Bosch (1) - pp - 7:36 Brennan Bosch (2) - 9:50 7:54 - pp - John Negrin (1) 17:16 - pp - Taylor Vause (2) No scoring No scoring Tyler Ennis (3) - 5:27 Wacey Hamilton (1) - pp - 9:41 Matt McCue (1) - pp - 19:16 Travis Yonkman (28 saves / 34 shots) Ryan Holfeld (22 saves / 24 shots) March 24 2 – 5 2 1 Justin Dowling (1) - 4:46 No scoring Taylor Vause (3) - 2:13 Justin Dowling (2) - pp - 11:15 John Negrin (2) - 17:35 14:40 - Tyler Ennis (4) Michael Stickland (1) - pp - 17:12 16:20 - Zdeněk Okál (1) Travis Yonkman (26 saves / 28 shots) Ryan Holfeld (32 saves / 37 shots) March 25 5 – 3 2 2 Michael Brown (1) - pp - 2:33 3:18 - Tyler Ennis (5) 8:02 - Bretton Cameron (1) 19:44 - Tyler Ennis (6) Dillon Wagner (1) - pp - 5:06 7:26 - sh - Tyler Ennis (7) Taylor Vause (4) - pp - 11:04 5:59 - Bretton Cameron (2) Travis Yonkman (24 saves / 29 shots) Ryan Holfeld (28 saves / 31 shots) March 27 5 – 3 1 1 10:08 - Cody Eakin (1) 13:26 - pp - Cody Eakin (2) Bretton Cameron (3) - 1:04 Tyler Ennis (8) - pp - 5:20 18:44 - Joel Rogers (1) Sean Ringrose (2) - 4:48 6:14 - Dillon Wagner (2) 19:39 - en - Cody Eakin (3) No scoring Travis Yonkman (34 saves / 37 shots) Ryan Holfeld (41 saves / 45 shots) March 29 3 – 0 2 2 No scoring No scoring No scoring 2:55 - pp - Brennan Bosch (3) 15:29 - pp - Zdeněk Okál (2) No scoring 7:02 - Brennan Bosch (4) Travis Yonkman (18 saves / 21 shots) Ryan Holfeld (22 saves / 22 shots) March 31 1 – 4 1 2 9:21 - Michael Stickland (2) Zdeněk Okál (3) - 1:29 Sean Ringrose (3) - 19:12 No scoring Zdeněk Okál (4) - 3:23 No scoring Brennan Bosch (5) - en - 18:12 Travis Yonkman (17 saves / 20 shots) Ryan Holfeld (39 saves / 40 shots) Medicine Hat wins series 4 – 3 Western Conference (1) Vancouver Giants vs. (8) Prince George Cougars Vancouver Giants Prince George Cougars Pacific Coliseum Medicine Hat Arena March 20 8 – 2 1 1 16:55 - pp - Brent Regner (1) No scoring 5:30 - Lance Bouma (1) 5:39 - Evander Kane (1) 6:41 - Craig Schira (1) 8:20 - Andrej Kudrna (1) 9:39 - pp - Jonathon Blum (1) Marek Viedenský (1) - sh - 4:28 13:27 - pp - Craig Schira (2) 17:21 - Mikhail Fisenko (1) No scoring Tyson Sexsmith (16 saves / 18 shots) Kevin Armstrong (25 saves / 31 shots) Joe Caligiuri (20 saves / 22 shots) March 21 9 – 1 1 1 3:53 - sh - Michael Piluso (1) 15:46 - Lance Bouma (2) No scoring 1:26 - James Wright (1) 3:26 - Craig Cunningham (1) 9:43 - pp - Brendan Gallagher (1) 15:33 - pp - Casey Pierro-Zabotel (1) 17:01 - Nolan Toigo (1) 17:19 - Garry Nunn (1) No scoring 2:09 - Casey Pierro-Zabotel (2) Tyler Halliday (1) - pp - 18:28 Tyson Sexsmith (28 saves / 29 shots) Kevin Armstrong (29 saves / 37 shots) Mike Salmon (9 saves / 10 shots) March 24 2 – 3 1 2 1 No scoring 13:27 - Tyler Halliday (2) Evander Kane (2) - 5:31 Nolan Toigo (2) - 11:55 13:26 - Brian Matte (1) No scoring No scoring Craig Cunningham (2) - 1644 No scoring Tyson Sexsmith (31 saves / 33 shots) Kevin Armstrong (49 saves / 52 shots) March 25 2 – 3 2 1 Lance Bouma (3) - 10:36 Jonathon Blum (2) - pp - 15:23 8:38 - Greg Fraser (1) 12:31 - Marek Viedenský (2) Lance Bouma (4) - - pp - 6:16 No scoring No scoring No scoring Tyson Sexsmith (26 saves / 28 shots) Kevin Armstrong (45 saves / 48 shots) Vancouver wins series 4 – 0 (4) Spokane Chiefs vs. (5) Seattle Thunderbirds Spokane Chiefs Seattle Thunderbirds Spokane Veterans Memorial Arena accesso ShoWare Center March 20 2 – 1 1 1 No scoring Charles Wells (1) - 9:32 4:21 - Drayson Bowman (1) No scoring 11:44 - Drayson Bowman (2) No scoring Dustin Tokarski (31 saves / 32 shots) Calvin Pickard (36 saves / 38 shots) March 21 1 – 2 1 2 No scoring No scoring No scoring Thomas Hickey (1) - pp - 15:37 16:26 - Drayson Bowman (3) Sena Acolatse (1) - 5:11 Dustin Tokarski (26 saves / 28 shots) Calvin Pickard (33 saves / 34 shots) March 24 1 – 5 2 1 Tyler Johnson (1) - 14:10 Stefan Ulmer (1) - pp - 16:28 Levko Koper (1) - sh - 18:22 7:13 - Colin Jacobs (1) Levko Koper (2) - pp - 5:53 Jared Spurgeon (1) - sh - 16:51 No scoring No scoring No scoring Dustin Tokarski (32 saves / 33 shots) Calvin Pickard (29 saves / 34 shots) March 25 2 – 3 2 1 Justin McCrae (1) - 3:21 4:18 - Jim O'Brien (1) 7:00 - Jeremy Schappert (1) Tyler Johnson (2) - 8:22 Ondřej Roman (1) - pp - 10:00 No scoring No scoring No scoring Dustin Tokarski (28 saves / 30 shots) Calvin Pickard (34 saves / 37 shots) March 28 5 – 3 1 1 No scoring No scoring 6:29 - Drayson Bowman (4) 13:30 - Justin McCrae (2) Colin Jacobs (2) - 15:50 5:21 - Brady Calla (1) 14:31 - pp - Mitch Wahl (1) 19:18 - en - Drayson Bowman (5) Prab Rai (1) - pp - 12:59 Thomas Hickey (2) - 18:39 Dustin Tokarski (31 saves / 34 shots) Calvin Pickard (30 saves / 34 shots) Spokane wins series 4 – 1 (2) Tri-City Americans vs. (7) Seattle Thunderbirds Tri-City Americans Everett Silvertips Toyota Center Xfinity Arena March 20 6 – 5 1 1 1 6:43 - Johnny Lazo (1) Daniel Iwanski (1) - pp - 1:55 Ryan White (1) - pp - 4:56 5:40 - pp - Tyler Schmidt (1) 8:12 - Kruise Reddick (1) 13:56 - Adam Hughesman (1) No scoring 16:47 - Lane Werbowski (1) Ryan White (2) - 5:47 Tyler Maxwell (1) - 16:56 Daniel Bartek (1) - 19:38 11:13 - Justin Feser (1) No scoring Chet Pickard (26 saves / 31 shots) Thomas Heemskerk (39 saves / 45 shots) March 21 2 – 3 1 2 13:33 - pp - Kruise Reddick (2) Tyler Maxwell (2) - pp - 1:55 No scoring Tyler Maxwell (3) - pp - 13:52 4:29 - pp - Jason Reese (1) Tyler Maxwell (4) - pp - 3:49 Chet Pickard (18 saves / 21 shots) Thomas Heemskerk (45 saves / 47 shots) March 24 2 – 4 2 1 Mitch Fadden (1) - pp - 5:57 Justin Feser (2) - 19:27 No scoring Johnny Lazo (2) - 6:47 Jason Reese (2) - pp - 16:09 7:23 - Zack Dailey (1) No scoring 11:07 - Tyler Maxwell (5) Chet Pickard (26 saves / 28 shots) Thomas Heemskerk (27 saves / 31 shots) March 25 1 – 4 2 1 No scoring 10:39 - pp - Daniel Bartek (2) Johnny Lazo (3) - 3:52 No scoring Tyler Schmidt (2) - 12:50 Mitch Fadden (2) - 13:26 Jason Reese (3) - pp - 16:30 No scoring Chet Pickard (23 saves / 24 shots) Thomas Heemskerk (51 saves / 55 shots) March 28 6 – 1 1 1 10:07 - Mitch McColm (1) 11:26 - pp - Jason Reese (4) No scoring 4:05 - Jordan Messier (1) 19:43 - pp - Taylor Procyshen (1) No scoring 2:34 - Brooks Macek (1) 3:57 - Jordan Messier (2) Kellan Tochkin (1) - pp - 6:09 Chet Pickard (26 saves / 27 shots) Thomas Heemskerk (33 saves / 39 shots) Tri-City wins series 4 – 1 (3) Kelowna Rockets vs. (6) Kamloops Blazers Kelowna Rockets Kamloops Blazers Prospera Place Interior Savings Centre March 20 4 – 2 1 1 No scoring Scott Wasden (1) - 10:48 2:28 - Štěpán Novotný (1) 10:18 - pp - Tyler Myers (1) 14:23 - pp - Tyson Barrie (1) No scoring 4:55 - Colin Long (1) Kenton Dulle (1) - pp - 8:30 Mark Guggenberger (20 saves / 22 shots) Justin Leclerc (30 saves / 34 shots) March 21 5 – 1 1 1 11:52 - Ian Duval (1) 18:40 - Jamie Benn (1) No scoring 3:44 - Ryley Grantham (1) No scoring 6:41 - Ryley Grantham (2) 17:39 - Štěpán Novotný (2) Kenton Dulle (2) - sh - 10:52 Mark Guggenberger (29 saves / 30 shots) Justin Leclerc (37 saves / 42 shots) March 24 2 – 3 1 2 1 No scoring 9:30 - sh - Seth Compton (1) No scoring No scoring Jamie Benn (2) - 14:05 Cody Almond (1) - 19:57 11:16 - pp - Giffen Nyren (1) Cody Almond (2) - 12:21 No scoring Mark Guggenberger (16 saves / 18 shots) Justin Leclerc (36 saves / 39 shots) March 25 3 – 5 2 1 Jamie Benn (3) - 19:17 3:57 - pp - Colin Smith (1) Tyler Myers (2) - pp - 4:45 Ian Duval (2) - pp - 8:21 Tyson Barrie (2) - 12:24 Štěpán Novotný (3) - 14:32 0:56 - pp - C.J. Stretch (1) 6:51 - sh - Kenton Dulle (3) No scoring No scoring Mark Guggenberger (21 saves / 24 shots) Justin Leclerc (38 saves / 43 shots) Kelowna wins series 4 – 0 Conference Semi-finals Eastern conference (1) Calgary Hitmen vs. (7) Lethbridge Hurricanes Calgary Hitmen Lethbridge Hurricanes Scotiabank Saddledome Enmax Centre April 3 7 – 1 1 1 9:42 - Carson McMillan (2) 13:54 - Brandon Kozun (4) No scoring 3:28 - pp - Paul Postma (1) No scoring 4:59 - Paul Postma (2) 8:08 - Joel Broda (4) 10:42 - pp - Brandon Kozun (5) 18:09 - Joel Broda (5) Mitch Versteeg (1) - pp - 4:26 Martin Jones (15 saves / 16 shots) Juha Metsola (23 saves / 28 shots) Michael Tadjdeh (6 saves / 8 shots) April 5 2 – 1 1 1 8:57 - pp - Kris Foucault (5) No scoring 15:09 - pp - Tomáš Karpov (1) Luca Sbisa (2) - 0:17 No scoring No scoring Martin Jones (23 saves / 24 shots) Juha Metsola (29 saves / 31 shots) April 7 2 – 4 2 1 Kris Foucault (6) - pp - 12:03 No scoring Keith Seabrook (1) - 3:38 Tomáš Karpov (2) - 5:19 Michael Stone (1) - pp - 17:03 No scoring No scoring 3:14 - pp - Mitch Versteeg (2) 19:37 - Colton Sceviour (4) Martin Jones (17 saves / 19 shots) Juha Metsola (29 saves / 33 shots) April 8 0 – 6 2 1 Brett Sonne (1) - 1:30 Joel Broda (6) - 1:52 No scoring Alex Plante (2) - pp - 2:02 No scoring Kris Foucault (7) - 11:37 Brandon Kozun (6) - ps - 13:38 Ian Schultz (3) - pp - 14:32 No scoring Martin Jones (18 saves / 18 shots) Juha Metsola (18 saves / 24 shots) Calgary wins series 4 – 0 (3) Brandon Wheat Kings vs. (6) Medicine Hat Tigers Brandon Wheat Kings Medicine Hat Tigers Westman Place Medicine Hat Arena April 4 3 – 6 2 1 No scoring No scoring 4:41 - Del Cowan (1) 7:33 - Nathan Green (3) 7:59 - Jordan Hale (1) 13:40 - Matt Calvert (5) Linden Vey (1) - pp - 2:51 Thomas Carr (1) - 8:55 Sean Ringrose (4) - pp - 14:43 11:45 - Nathan Green (4) 18:39 - Mark Stone (1) No scoring Andrew Hayes (28 saves / 31 shots) Ryan Holfeld (25 saves / 31 shots) April 5 6 – 8 2 1 3:40 - Andrew Clark (4) 6:51 - Keith Aulie (1) 19:21 - pp - Brayden Schenn (5) Bretton Cameron (4) - 1:19 Zdeněk Okál (5) - 7:39 Zdeněk Okál (6) - pp - 12:33 Brennan Bosch (6) - 14:04 Zdeněk Okál (7) - 16:36 2:06 - pp - Matt Lowry (3) 17:26 - pp - Matt Calvert (6) No scoring 5:50 - Andrew Clark (5) 15:15 - Brodie Melnychuk (2) 19:25 - en - Andrew Clark (6) Linden Vey (2) - pp - 15:47 Andrew Hayes (4 saves / 8 shots) James Priestner (11 saves / 13 shots) Ryan Holfeld (24 saves / 31 shots) April 8 6 – 1 1 1 Brayden Schenn (6) - 0:42 Scott Glennie (2) - 6:00 Aaron Lewadniuk (2) - 7:00 2:45 - Colton Grant (1) Matt Calvert (7) - pp - 4:08 Colby Robak (2) - 10:12 No scoring Andrew Clark (7) - 2:53 No scoring Andrew Hayes (19 saves / 20 shots) Ryan Holfeld (4 saves / 7 shots) Tyler Bunz (37 saves / 40 shots) April 10 6 – 2 1 1 Aaron Lewadniuk (3) - 4:43 Scott Glennie (3) - 18:48 Colby Robak (3) - 19:33 2:16 - Jace Coyle (1) 9:52 - Travis Dunstall (1) Nathan Green (5) - pp - 3:07 Colby Robak (4) - 4:46 No scoring Colby Robak (5) - pp - 5:42 No scoring Andrew Hayes (19 saves / 21 shots) Tyler Bunz (10 saves / 13 shots) Ryan Holfeld (18 saves / 21 shots) Brandon wins series 4 – 0 Western conference (1) Vancouver Giants vs. (4) Spokane Chiefs Vancouver Giants Spokane Chiefs Pacific Coliseum Spokane Veterans Memorial Arena April 3 3 – 1 1 1 16:56 - Michael Piluso (2) No scoring No scoring No scoring 19:16 - en - Craig Cunningham (3) Mitch Wahl (2) - pp - 4:44 Tyson Sexsmith (18 saves / 19 shots) Dustin Tokarski (36 saves / 38 shots) April 4 4 – 1 1 1 5:09 - Jonathon Blum (3) 16:23 - pp - Craig Cunningham (4) No scoring 6:11 - pp - Jonathon Blum (4) 9:05 - Casey Pierro-Zabotel (3) No scoring No scoring Drayson Bowman (6) - pp - 6:56 Tyson Sexsmith (18 saves / 19 shots) Dustin Tokarski (30 saves / 34 shots) April 7 5 – 2 2 2 Jonathon Blum (5) - pp - 10:04 Lance Bouma (5) - 13:08 8:20 - pp - Levko Koper (3) No scoring 15:17 - Jared Spurgeon (2) No scoring 6:29 - Drayson Bowman (7) 16:00 - Justin McCrae (3) 19:40 - en - Mike Reddington (1) Tyson Sexsmith (23 saves / 27 shots) Dustin Tokarski (16 saves / 18 shots) April 8 1 – 0 2 2 No scoring 12:31 - pp - Tyler Johnson (3) No scoring No scoring No scoring No scoring Tyson Sexsmith (17 saves / 18 shots) Dustin Tokarski (41 saves / 41 shots) April 10 2 – 3 4 1 2 2:45 - pp - Evander Kane (3) 13:21 - pp - Brent Regner (2) Tyler Johnson (4) - pp - 9:20 No scoring No scoring No scoring Drayson Bowman (8) - 4:25 No scoring Blake Gal (1) - 6:05 Tyson Sexsmith (54 saves / 57 shots) Dustin Tokarski (60 saves / 62 shots) April 12 2 – 3 2 2 1 No scoring 5:38 - Tyler Johnson (5) No scoring No scoring James Wright (2) - 3:07 James Wright (3) - 11:03 18:36 - Stefan Ulmer (2) Evander Kane (4) - 5:31 No scoring Tyson Sexsmith (31 saves / 33 shots) Dustin Tokarski (37 saves / 40 shots) April 14 1 – 0 1 1 1 No scoring No scoring No scoring No scoring No scoring No scoring 1:56 - Nick Ross (1) No scoring Tyson Sexsmith (29 saves / 29 shots) Dustin Tokarski (41 saves / 42 shots) Vancouver wins series 4 – 3 (2) Tri-City Americans vs. (3) Kelowna Rockets Tri-City Americans Kelowna Rockets Toyota Center Prospera Place April 3 4 – 3 1 1 No scoring No scoring 15:00 - pp - Jason Reese (5) Evan Bloodoff (1) - 5:38 1:36 - Kruise Reddick (3) 4:31 - Jarrett Toll (1) 18:07 - pp - Taylor Procyshen (2) Lucas Bloodoff (1) - 5:19 Tyson Barrie (3) - pp - 6:58 Chet Pickard (23 saves / 26 shots) Mark Guggenberger (35 saves / 39 shots) April 4 3 – 2 1 1 No scoring Jamie Benn (4) - pp - 5:39 No scoring Cody Almond (3) - 16:32 5:43 - Brooks Macek (2) 9:44 - Petr Stoklasa (1) 17:17 - pp - Taylor Procyshen (3) No scoring Chet Pickard (24 saves / 26 shots) Mark Guggenberger (31 saves / 34 shots) April 7 7 – 2 2 2 No scoring 11:07 - Mikael Backlund (1) 18:23 - pp - Štěpán Novotný (4) Justin Feser (3) - pp - 12:42 2:17 - pp - Cody Almond (4) 3:24 - pp - Ian Duval (3) 9:55 - pp - Tyler Myers (3) 19:07 - Lucas Bloodoff (2) Zachary Yuen (1) - 0:20 10:00 - Jamie Benn (5) Chet Pickard (18 saves / 24 shots) Brett Martyniuk (10 saves / 11 shots) Mark Guggenberger (15 saves / 17 shots) April 8 4 – 3 1 2 2 No scoring 12:31 - pp - Mikael Backlund (2) Mitch Fadden (3) - 5:36 Jordan Messier (3) - 13:22 No scoring Justin Feser (4) - pp - 9:30 2:41 - Cody Almond (5) 10:37 - pp - Tyler Myers (4) No scoring 12:52 - pp - Jamie Benn (6) Chet Pickard (34 saves / 38 shots) Mark Guggenberger (26 saves / 29 shots) April 10 2 – 5 1 2 11:11 - Petr Stoklasa (2) Lucas Bloodoff (3) - 6:44 Ian Duval (4) - 7:24 No scoring Štěpán Novotný (5) - pp - 1:36 17:01 - Jordan Messier (4) Mikael Backlund (3) - 2:01 Colin Long (2) - en - 19:26 Chet Pickard (20 saves / 24 shots) Mark Guggenberger (24 saves / 26 shots) April 12 6 – 2 2 2 Taylor Procyshen (4) - pp - 10:28 15:43 - Mikael Backlund (4) Brooks Macek (3) - 9:19 4:45 - Jamie Benn (7) 8:13 - Curt Gogol (1) 12:20 - sh - Mikael Backlund (5) 14:59 - Ian Duval (5) 18:50 - Evan Bloodoff (2) No scoring No scoring Chet Pickard (26 saves / 32 shots) Brett Martyniuk (2 saves / 2 shots) Mark Guggenberger (12 saves / 14 shots) Kelowna wins series 4 – 2 Conference Finals (1) Calgary Hitmen vs. (3) Brandon Wheat Kings Calgary Hitmen Brandon Wheat Kings Scotiabank Saddledome Westman Place April 17 9 – 3 1 1 13:11 - Alex Plante (3) No scoring 2:09 - pp - Kyle Bortis (2) 4:20 - Boštjan Goličič (1) 6:02 - pp - Kris Foucault (8) 7:45 - Kyle Bortis (3) 10:47 - Tyler Fiddler (1) 12:56 - Paul Postma (3) Andrew Clark (8) - pp - 15:38 4:45 - Joel Broda (7) 18:18 - pp - Keith Seabrook (2) Nathan Green (6) - 0:31 Brayden Schenn (7) - pp - 1:34 Martin Jones (18 saves / 21 shots) Andrew Hayes (10 saves / 16 shots) James Priestner (16 saves / 19 shots) April 19 5 – 4 1 1 No scoring Matt Calvert (8) - 3:56 Brayden Schenn (8) - 17:55 14:23 - pp - Kyle Bortis (4) 16:38 - Joel Broda (8) 19:48 - Michael Stone (2) Jay Fehr (1) - 15:52 10:54 - Ian Schultz (4) 13:10 - Brett Sonne (2) Keith Aulie (2) - pp - 8:56 Martin Jones (21 saves / 25 shots) Andrew Hayes (22 saves / 27 shots) April 21 3 – 4 1 2 1 Brett Sonne (3) - 17:39 3:29 - pp - Aaron Lewadniuk (4) 8:37 - Colby Robak (6) Kris Foucault (9) - 16:00 No scoring Kris Foucault (10) - 0:12 6:26 - pp - Matt Calvert (9) Ian Schultz (5) - 1:04 No scoring Martin Jones (24 saves / 27 shots) Andrew Hayes (28 saves / 32 shots) April 22 4 – 6 2 1 Keith Seabrook (3) - pp - 7:23 Paul Postma (4) - 7:37 No scoring Alex Plante (4) - 3:47 Boštjan Goličič (2) - 6:41 Brett Sonne (4) - 7:51 Tomáš Karpov (3) - 19:26 14:35 - Andrew Clark (9) 15:09 - Jordan Hale (2) No scoring 12:50 - Jay Fehr (2) 15:26 - pp - Nathan Green (7) Martin Jones (12 saves / 16 shots) Andrew Hayes (15 saves / 19 shots) James Priestner (14 saves / 16 shots) Calgary wins series 4 – 0 (1) Vancouver Giants vs. (3) Kelowna Rockets Vancouver Giants Kelowna Rockets Pacific Coliseum Prospera Place April 18 2 – 4 1 2 No scoring No scoring No scoring Mikael Backlund (6) - pp - 4:59 Mitch Callahan (1) - 13:16 Ian Duval (6) - 16:54 3:35 - pp - Lance Bouma (6) 14:01 - James Henry (1) Ian Duval (7) - en - 19:31 Tyson Sexsmith (24 saves / 27 shots) Mark Guggenberger (20 saves / 22 shots) April 19 4 – 3 1 1 1 5:02 - Evander Kane (5) No scoring 7:18 - pp - Mike Piluso (3) 17:14 - pp - Jonathon Blum (6) Ian Duval (8) - 1:05 No scoring Jamie Benn (8) - pp - 12:29 Cody Almond (6) - 16:36 19:25 - Casey Pierro-Zabotel (4) No scoring Tyson Sexsmith (28 saves / 31 shots) Mark Guggenberger (33 saves / 37 shots) April 21 2 – 3 2 1 Garry Nunn (3) - pp - 17:53 6:23 - Cody Almond (7) Craig Cunningham (5) - 11:57 No scoring Lance Bouma (7) - 18:52 1:03 - pp - Jamie Benn (9) Tyson Sexsmith (33 saves / 35 shots) Mark Guggenberger (21 saves / 24 shots) April 23 3 – 0 2 2 No scoring No scoring No scoring 7:15 - Ian Duval (9) 8:26 - Lucas Bloodoff (4) No scoring 9:25 - Jamie Benn (10) Tyson Sexsmith (31 saves / 34 shots) Mark Guggenberger (14 saves / 14 shots) April 25 0 – 1 1 2 No scoring Ryley Grantham (3) - 18:22 No scoring No scoring No scoring No scoring Tyson Sexsmith (22 saves / 23 shots) Mark Guggenberger (25 saves / 25 shots) April 27 5 – 4 1 2 2 Jonathon Blum (7) - pp - 4:11 Evander Kane (6) - pp - 16:27 James Henry (2) - 18:58 10:12 - Mikael Backlund (7) No scoring 17:19 - pp - Mikael Backlund (8) Evander Kane (7) - pp - 8:01 15:55 - pp - Jamie Benn (11) 16:28 - Cody Almond (8) No scoring 4:00 - Mikael Backlund (9) Tyson Sexsmith (27 saves / 32 shots) Mark Guggenberger (13 saves / 17 shots) Kelowna wins series 4 – 2 WHL Championship (E1) Calgary Hitmen vs. (W3) Kelowna Rockets Calgary Hitmen Kelowna Rockets Scotiabank Saddledome Prospera Place May 1 1 – 3 1 2 No scoring Jamie Benn (12) - pp - 9:09 6:33 - Paul Postma (5) No scoring No scoring Tyler Myers (5) - pp - 10:14 Jamie Benn (13) - sh - en - 19:32 Martin Jones (18 saves / 20 shots) Mark Guggenberger (28 saves / 29 shots) May 2 2 – 5 1 2 No scoring No scoring 2:45 - Tomáš Karpov (4) Evan Bloodoff (3) - 12:56 12:52 - Keith Seabrook (4) Ian Duval (10) - 3:40 Mikael Backlund (10) - 5:22 Mikael Backlund (11) - 10:21 Colin Long (3) - en - 19:58 Martin Jones (22 saves / 26 shots) Mark Guggenberger (27 saves / 29 shots) May 4 2 – 0 2 2 No scoring 15:15 - Ryley Grantham (4) No scoring No scoring No scoring 19:54 - en - Cody Almond (9) Martin Jones (22 saves / 23 shots) Mark Guggenberger (21 saves / 21 shots) May 6 2 – 6 2 1 Alex Plante (5) - pp - 1:17 No scoring Boštjan Goličič (3) - 12:05 Brett Sonne (5) - pp - 16:51 Brandon Kozun (7) - 18:36 0:35 - Mikael Backlund (12) 5:30 - Mikael Backlund (13) Brett Sonne (6) - 8:22 Carson McMillan (3) - pp - 18:11 No scoring Martin Jones (35 saves / 37 shots) Mark Guggenberger (29 saves / 35 shots) May 7 6 – 1 1 1 16:29 - Kris Foucault (11) No scoring 3:48 - pp - Joel Broda (9) 12:29 - Brett Sonne (7) 18:38 - Joel Broda (10) Cody Almond (10) - 11:10 14:39 - Alex Plante (6) 17:30 - Rigby Burgart (1) No scoring Martin Jones (18 saves / 19 shots) Mark Guggenberger (44 saves / 50 shots) May 9 3 – 2 1 2 2 Boštjan Goličič (4) - sh - 7:45 No scoring No scoring 11:43 - pp - Colin Long (4) 13:33 - Lucas Bloodoff (5) Joel Broda (11) - pp - 12:57 No scoring No scoring 8:13 - pp - Tyson Barrie (4) Martin Jones (47 saves / 50 shots) Mark Guggenberger (24 saves / 26 shots) Kelowna wins series 4 – 2 Playoff scoring leaders Note: GP = Games played; G = Goals; A = Assists; Pts = Points; PIM = Penalty minutes Player Team GP G A Pts PIMJamie Benn Kelowna Rockets 191320339Cody Almond Kelowna Rockets 2210172718Joel Broda Calgary Hitmen 1811132418Mikael Backlund Kelowna Rockets 1913102326Tyler Myers Kelowna Rockets 2252029Kyle Bortis Calgary Hitmen 18416202Tyler Ennis Medicine Hat Tigers 118111910Brandon Kozun Calgary Hitmen 18712198Ian Duval Tri-City Americans 221081810Brayden Schenn Brandon Wheat Kings 128101812 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 Dustin Tokarski Spokane Chiefs 12812 7 5 23 10.9471.70 Martin Jones Calgary Hitmen 181095 14 4 34 20.9211.86 Tyson Sexsmith Vancouver Giants 171150 10 7 36 10.9271.88 Braden Holtby Saskatoon Blades 7414 3 4 16 00.9122.32Mark Guggenberger Kelowna Rockets 221374 16 6 54 30.9072.36 Memorial Cup 2009 Memorial Cup The 91st Memorial Cup was held in Rimouski, Quebec.http://www.lhjmq.qc.ca/lang_en/index.php?page=232&id_nouvelle=1753 Rimouski wins 2009 MasterCard Memorial Cup bid https://archive.today/20081115184626/http://www.lhjmq.qc.ca/lang_en/index.php?page=232&id_nouvelle=1753 November 15, 2008 Jahnke, Karl April 3, 2008 QMJHL April 3, 2008 dead WHL awards thumb|Brett Sonne was awarded the Four Broncos Memorial Trophy as the league's player of the year Scotty Munro Memorial Trophy Regular season champions Calgary Hitmen Four Broncos Memorial Trophy Player of the Year Brett Sonne Calgary Hitmen Bob Clarke Trophy Top Scorer Casey Pierro-Zabotel Vancouver Giants Bill Hunter Trophy Top Defenseman Jonathon Blum Vancouver Giants Jim Piggott Memorial Trophy Rookie of the Year Brett Connolly Prince George Cougars Del Wilson Trophy Top Goaltender Chet Pickard Tri-City Americans WHL Plus-Minus Award Top Plus-Minus Rating Paul Postma Calgary Hitmen Brad Hornung Trophy Most Sportsmanlike Player Tyler Ennis Medicine Hat Tigers Daryl K. (Doc) Seaman Trophy Scholastic Player of the Year Stefan Elliott Saskatoon Blades Jim Donlevy Memorial Trophy Scholastic team of the Year Prince Albert Raiders Dunc McCallum Memorial Trophy Coach of the Year Don Hay Vancouver Giants Lloyd Saunders Memorial Trophy Executive of the Year Kelly Kisio Calgary Hitmen Allen Paradice Memorial Trophy Top Official Chris Savage St. Clair Group Trophy Marketing/Public Relations Award Mike Bortolussi Medicine Hat Tigers Doug Wickenheiser Memorial Trophy Humanitarian of the Year Taylor Procyshen Tri-City Americans WHL Playoff MVP WHL Finals Most Valuable Player Tyler Myers Kelowna Rockets Professional Hockey AchievementAcademic Recipient Alumni Achievement Awards Trevor LindenDan Hulak Source WHL Announces 2008-09 Award Winners All-Star teams Eastern Conference First Team Second Team Goal Braden Holtby Saskatoon Blades Martin Jones Calgary HitmenDefense Paul Postma Calgary Hitmen Michael Stone Calgary Hitmen Keith Aulie Brandon Wheat Kings John Negrin Swift Current BroncosForward Brett Sonne Calgary Hitmen Joel Broda Calgary Hitmen Tyler Ennis Medicine Hat Tigers Justin Bernhardt Prince Albert Raiders Brandon Kozun Calgary Hitmen Brayden Schenn Brandon Wheat KingsWestern Conference First Team Second Team Goal Chet Pickard Tri-City Americans Dustin Tokarski Spokane ChiefsDefense Jonathon Blum Vancouver Giants Tyler Myers Kelowna Rockets Thomas Hickey Seattle Thunderbirds Brent Regner Vancouver GiantsForward Casey Pierro-Zabotel Vancouver Giants Drayson Bowman Spokane Chiefs Jamie Benn Kelowna Rockets Colin Long Kelowna Rockets Evander Kane Vancouver Giants Taylor Procyshen Tri-City Americans Source: WHL Announces 2008–09 Conference All-Star Teams and Award Finalists See also List of WHL seasons 2008–09 OHL season 2008–09 QMJHL season 2008 in ice hockey 2009 in ice hockey References External links Official website of the Western Hockey League Official website of the Canadian Hockey League Official website of the MasterCard Memorial Cup Official website of the Home Hardware Top Prospects Game Official website of the ADT Canada Russia Challenge 2007–08 WHL season 2009–10 WHL season WHL seasons Category:Western Hockey League seasons WHL WHL