2000–01 WHL season

Junior ice hockey season August 2023 2000–01 WHL season Western Hockey League Ice hockey Playoffs WHL Playoff MVP Shane Bendera (Rebels) Red Deer Rebels (1) Portland Winter Hawks 18 Regular season Scotty Munro Memorial Trophy Red Deer Rebels (1) Four Broncos Memorial Trophy Justin Mapletoft (Red Deer Rebels) Bob Clarke Trophy Justin Mapletoft (Red Deer Rebels) WHL 1999–2000 2001–02 2000–01 CHL season #4B489D #FFFFFF Canadian Hockey League Hockey OHL September 2000 – March 2001 QMJHL September 2000 – March 2001 WHL September 2000 – March 2001 60 David Branch Player of the Year Award Simon Gamache (Val-d'Or Foreurs) (QMJHL) CHL Top Scorer Award Simon Gamache (Val-d'Or Foreurs) (QMJHL) RDS Rogers Sportsnet Rogers TV Shaw TV Memorial Cup Red Deer Rebels (WHL) 1 Val-d'Or Foreurs (QMJHL) The 2000–01 WHL season was the 35th season of the Western Hockey League (WHL). The season featured eighteen teams completing a 72-game season. The Red Deer Rebels won both the Scotty Munro Memorial Trophy, for best regular season record, and the President's Cup as playoff champions, both for the first time in team history. The latter earned the Rebels a berth in the 2001 Memorial Cup tournament, hosted by the Regina Pats, where the Rebels finished their season by winning the national title.2001-05-27 Red Deer Rebels win Memorial Cup in OT https://www.cbc.ca/sports/hockey/red-deer-rebels-win-memorial-cup-in-ot-1.294765 live https://web.archive.org/web/20160605094918/https://www.cbc.ca/sports/hockey/red-deer-rebels-win-memorial-cup-in-ot-1.294765 2016-06-05 2024-05-13 CBC Sports Regular season Final standings main WDL OT East Division no yes yes no before 2 yes qualified for playoffs SWI Swift Current Broncos x REG Regina Pats x MOO Moose Jaw Warriors x BRA Brandon Wheat Kings x SAS Saskatoon Blades PRI Prince Albert Raiders 43 20 7 2 275 215 40 27 3 2 285 242 34 29 4 5 287 291 32 32 5 3 244 242 19 43 5 5 193 265 18 47 3 4 204 348 complete main WDL OT Central Division no yes yes no before 2 yes qualified for playoffs RED Red Deer Rebels x KOO Kootenay Ice x CAL Calgary Hitmen x LET Lethbridge Hurricanes x MED Medicine Hat Tigers 54 12 3 3 304 168 45 17 4 6 286 213 37 27 5 3 284 250 29 35 4 4 200 229 24 40 5 4 271 316 complete main WDL OT West Division no yes yes no before 2 yes qualified for playoffs KEL Kelowna Rockets x POR Portland Winter Hawks x KAM Kamloops Blazers x SPO Spokane Chiefs x PRI Prince George Cougars x SEA Seattle Thunderbirds x TRI Tri-City Americans 37 23 7 5 259 240 37 27 5 3 244 237 35 28 7 2 289 274 35 28 7 2 242 219 31 33 4 4 242 266 30 33 8 1 262 299 21 36 8 7 217 284 complete 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 Leading goaltenders 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% GAAShane BenderaRed Deer Rebels45 2604 32 8 2 107 5 .903 2.47B. J. BoxmaKootenay/Swift Current48 2791 28 15 2 123 0 .903 2.64Dan BlackburnKootenay Ice50 2924 33 14 2 135 1 .907 2.77Michael GarnettRed Deer/Saskatoon49 2640 21 22 3 122 4 .902 2.77Joel MartinLethbridge Hurricanes44 2352 17 18 1 107 2 .884 2.88 2001 WHL Playoffs Playoffs Conference quarterfinals Conference semifinals Conference finals Finals C1 Red Deer 4 C4 Lethbridge 1 E1 Swift Current 4 E4 Brandon 2 E2 Regina 2 C3 Calgary 4 C2 Kootenay 4 E3 Moose Jaw 0 W1 Kelowna 2 W6 Seattle 4 W2 Portland 4 W5 Prince George 2 W3 Kamloops 0 W4 Spokane 4 C1 Red Deer 4 C3 Calgary 2 E1 Swift Current 4 C2 Kootenay 3 W4 Spokane 3 W6 Seattle 0 W2 Portland bye C1 Red Deer 4 E1 Swift Current 2 W2 Portland 4 W4 Spokane 1 C1 Red Deer 4 W2 Portland 1 Conference quarterfinals Eastern Conference (C1) Red Deer Rebels vs. (C4) Lethbridge Hurricanes Red Deer Rebels Lethbridge Hurricanes ENMAX Centrium ENMAX Centre March 23 2 – 3 1 2 16:45 - pp - Kyle Wanvig (1) No scoring 8:57 - Kyle Wanvig (2) Martin Podlešák (1) - 19:01 No scoring Tomáš Kopecký (1) - 13:25 No scoring Brian Patterson (1) - 7:46 Shane Bendera (19 saves / 22 shots) Blake Ward (30 saves / 32 shots) March 24 5 – 0 1 12:11 - Jeff Smith (1) No scoring 2:54 - Doug Lynch (1) 5:53 - Andrew Bergen (1) No scoring 3:09 - pp - Andrew Bergen (2) 8:38 - sh - Boyd Gordon (1) No scoring Shane Bendera (21 saves / 21 shots) Blake Ward (28 saves / 33 shots) Joel Martin (5 saves / 5 shots) March 27 1 – 6 1 Ross Lupaschuk (1) - pp - 4:58 Justin Mapletoft (1) - pp - 6:26 Justin Mapletoft (2) - pp - 16:16 Martin Erat (1) - pp - 17:29 7:55 - Nathan Barrett (1) Andrew Bergen (3) - sh - 19:24 No scoring Diarmuid Kelly (1) - pp - 11:17 No scoring Shane Bendera (21 saves / 22 shots) Blake Ward (30 saves / 36 shots) March 28 0 – 6 1 Justin Mapletoft (3) - pp - 11:02 Martin Erat (2) - 11:44 Devin Franco (1) - 18:37 No scoring No scoring No scoring Justin Mapletoft (4) - 4:11 Kyle Wanvig (3) - pp - 8:49 Boyd Gordon (2) - pp - 11:31 No scoring Shane Bendera (10 saves / 10 shots) Joel Martin (27 saves / 33 shots) March 30 7 – 2 1 2:59 - Justin Mapletoft (5) 7:01 - Martin Erat (3) 11:15 - pp - Ross Lupaschuk (2) 18:08 - pp - Justin Mapletoft (6) Brett O'Malley (1) - 5:16 10:01 - Jeff Smith (2) 14:52 - Justin Mapletoft (7) 19:18 - pp - Martin Erat (4) Warren McCutcheon (1) - pp - 7:34 No scoring No scoring Shane Bendera (10 saves / 12 shots) Blake Ward (33 saves / 40 shots) Red Deer wins series 4 – 1 (E1) Swift Current Broncos vs. (E4) Brandon Wheat Kings Swift Current Broncos Brandon Wheat Kings Centennial Civic Centre Keystone Arena March 23 0 – 3 2 March 24 4 – 2 1 March 26 3 – 4 1 1 March 27 2 – 3 1 March 30 2 – 5 1 2 April 2 2 – 3 1 Swift Current wins series 4 – 2 (E2) Regina Pats vs. (C3) Calgary Hitmen Regina Pats Calgary Hitmen Regina Agridome Pengrowth Saddledome March 23 5 – 2 1 9:09 - pp - Filip Novak (1) 12:12 - Blake Evans (1) Matt Kinch (1) - pp - 18:18 No scoring Anton Bader (1) - 1:48 4:47 - Blake Evans (2) 9:26 - pp - Garth Murray (1) 19:22 - en - Brett Lysak (1) No scoring Donald Choukalos (19 saves / 21 shots) Chad Davidson (12 saves / 12 shots) Brady Block (32 saves / 36 shots) March 24 1 – 4 2 No scoring Pavel Brendl (1) - sh - 14:26 Sean McAslan (1) - 19:49 No scoring Sean McAslan (2) - 5:54 Brandon Segal (1) - 7:56 9:36 - Curtis Austring (1) No scoring Donald Choukalos (28 saves / 32 shots) Brady Block (30 saves / 31 shots) March 26 4 – 3 1 2 No scoring 2:05 - pp - Pavel Brendl (2) Brett Lysak (2) - 3:30 Karel Mošovský (1) - pp - 10:00 19:51 - pp - Owen Fussey (1) Blake Evans (3) - 18:12 12:24 - Shaun Norrie (1) No scoring 9:08 - Johnny Boychuk (1) Donald Choukalos (23 saves / 27 shots) Brady Block (34 saves / 37 shots) March 28 7 – 2 2 Curtis Austring (2) - 2:12 Brett Lysak (3) - pp - 5:35 6:54 - Jordan Krestanovich (1) 18:49 - pp - Jordan Krestanovich (2) No scoring 6:10 - sh - Sean McAslan (3) 11:06 - Pavel Brendl (3) No scoring 3:41 - Robin Gomez (1) 6:44 - Robin Gomez (2) 19:25 - pp - Robin Gomez (3) Donald Choukalos (15 saves / 18 shots) Chad Davidson (17 saves / 21 shots) Brady Block (20 saves / 22 shots) March 29 4 – 1 1 No scoring No scoring 11:59 - pp - Blake Evans (4) No scoring 8:24 - Curtis Austring (3) 15:44 - Kevin Korol (1) 19:47 - en - Brett Lysak (4) Robin Gomez (4) - 3:24 Donald Choukalos (26 saves / 27 shots) Brady Block (27 saves / 30 shots) April 1 4 – 3 2 Blake Evans (5) - pp - 16:22 14:18 - Jordan Krestanovich (3) Blake Evans (6) - 10:35 Brett Lysak (5) - pp - 11:46 0:40 - pp - Matt Kinch (2) No scoring 13:12 - Pavel Brendl (4) 19:45 - Pavel Brendl (5) Donald Choukalos (24 saves / 28 shots) Brady Block (26 saves / 29 shots) Calgary wins series 4 – 2 (C2) Kootenay Ice vs. (E3) Moose Jaw Warriors Kootenay Ice Moose Jaw Warriors Cranbrook Recreational Complex Moose Jaw Civic Centre March 23 6 – 2 1 2:03 - pp - Jarret Stoll (1) 3:58 - Bret DeCecco (1) 7:35 - Zdeněk Blatný (1) No scoring 0:54 - Jason Jaffray (1) Brian Sutherby (1) - pp - 7:24 12:18 - pp - Jason Jaffray (2) 17:32 - sh - Bret DeCecco (2) Brian Sutherby (2) - 16:10 Dan Blackburn (29 saves / 31 shots) Tim Barlow (36 saves / 42 shots) March 24 4 – 0 1 No scoring No scoring 3:06 - Marek Svatoš (1) No scoring 1:47 - pp - Jason Jaffray (3) 10:52 - Bret DeCecco (3) 19:26 - en - Jarret Stoll (2) No scoring Dan Blackburn (25 saves / 25 shots) Tim Barlow (32 saves / 35 shots) March 27 3 – 8 1 Jarret Stoll (3) - 3:15 Zdeněk Blatný (2) - 17:09 12:31 - pp - Shawn Limpright (1) Zdeněk Blatný (3) - pp - 2:42 Cole Fischer (1) - pp - 3:21 Aaron Rome (1) - pp - 12:18 16:23 - Nathan Paetsch (1) Jason Jaffray (4) - 2:43 Jason Jaffray (5) - sh - 4:58 Patrick Iannone (1) - pp - 19:50 0:24 - Steven Crampton (1) Dan Blackburn (39 saves / 42 shots) Tim Barlow (29 saves / 37 shots) March 28 1 – 5 1 Zdeněk Blatný (4) - pp - 1:47 No scoring Zdeněk Blatný (5) - 9:36 Richard Hamula (1) - 10:11 Zdeněk Blatný (6) - 15:01 7:20 - pp - Jarrett Thompson (1) Cole Fischer (2) - pp - 12:03 No scoring Dan Blackburn (42 saves / 43 shots) Jeff Harvey (1 save / 1 shot) Tim Barlow (32 saves / 37 shots) Kootenay wins series 4 – 0 Western Conference (W1) Kelowna Rockets vs. (W6) Seattle Thunderbirds Kelowna Rockets Seattle Thunderbirds Skyreach Place KeyArena at Seattle Center March 30 4 – 5 2 1 March 31 5 – 0 1 April 5 5 – 1 2 April 6 3 – 2 1 2 April 8 2 – 1 1 1 April 9 4 – 2 2 Seattle wins series 4 – 2 (W2) Portland Winter Hawks vs. (W5) Prince George Cougars Portland Winter Hawks Prince George Cougars Memorial Coliseum CN Centre March 30 5 – 2 1 15:28 - Shawn Roed (1) 19:15 - pp - Paul Gaustad (1) No scoring No scoring Dan Baum (1) - 7:34 Mark Kitts (1) - 8:08 2:01 - Nick Marach (1) 12:11 - Josh Olson (1) 18:49 - en - Paul Gaustad (2) No scoring Lanny Ramage (30 saves / 32 shots) Billy Thompson (38 saves / 42 shots) March 31 3 – 2 1 1 No scoring No scoring No scoring No scoring 0:37 - Joey Hope (1) 5:04 - Dean Beuker (1) Dan Hamhuis (1) - sh - 8:40 Blake Robson (1) - pp - 19:57 2:23 - Dean Beuker (2) No scoring Lanny Ramage (25 saves / 27 shots) Billy Thompson (43 saves / 46 shots) April 3 6 – 3 2 Paul Gaustad (3) - pp - 14:44 Marcel Hossa (1) - pp - 19:25 6:51 - pp - Aaron Foster (1) 9:31 - pp - Berkeley Buchko (1) 19:52 - pp - Aaron Foster (2) No scoring 5:37 - pp - Justin Cox (1) 7:57 - pp - Justin Cox (2) 15:12 - pp - Christian Chartier (1) Matt Girling (1) - pp - 3:16 No scoring Lanny Ramage (16 saves / 22 shots) Jomar Cruz (11 saves / 11 shots) Billy Thompson (34 saves / 37 shots) April 4 4 – 3 1 2 Paul Gaustad (4) - 19:10 Jozef Balej (1) - 19:34 7:37 - pp - Tim Wedderburn (1) 16:34 - pp - Aaron Foster (3) Jozef Balej (2) - 4:07 2:07 - Berkeley Buchko (2) No scoring No scoring No scoring 3:31 - Derek Boogaard (1) Lanny Ramage (17 saves / 21 shots) Billy Thompson (34 saves / 37 shots) April 8 6 – 0 1 5:07 - Nick Marach (2) 11:18 - Josh Olson (2) No scoring 1:36 - pp - Shawn Roed (2) 2:03 - Willy Glover (1) No scoring 18:07 - Jozef Balej (3) 18:25 - Matt Girling (2) No scoring Lanny Ramage (20 saves / 20 shots) Billy Thompson (18 saves / 22 shots) Kyle Stanton (16 saves / 18 shots) April 9 3 – 5 1 Nick Marach (3) - 12:24 5:37 - sh - Dan Hamhuis (2) 13:14 - Justin Cox (3) Garrett Prosofsky (1) - pp - 12:55 Marcel Hossa (2) - pp - 18:03 8:03 - pp - Berkeley Buchko (3) Marcel Hossa (3) - 4:36 Paul Gaustad (5) - 10:12 No scoring Lanny Ramage (17 saves / 20 shots) Billy Thompson (33 saves / 38 shots) Portland wins series 4 – 2 (W3) Kamloops Blazers vs. (W4) Spokane Chiefs Kamloops Blazers Spokane Chiefs Sport Mart Place Spokane Veterans Memorial Arena March 30 1 – 3 2 No scoring Scott Henkelman (1) - 13:30 No scoring Justin Keller (1) - 0:51 7:26 - pp - Erik Christensen (1) Joff Kehler (1) - sh - 14:26 Davis Parley (14 saves / 17 shots) Tyler MacKay (38 saves / 39 shots) April 1 2 – 5 2 18:20 - pp - Ryan Annesley (1) Shawn Thompson (1) - 5:45 Tim Krymusa (1) - pp - 15:37 Tim Krymusa (2) - 16:20 No scoring No scoring 8:16 - Mark Rooneem (1) David Boychuk (1) - 9:43 Tim Krymusa (3) 17:07 Davis Parley (29 saves / 34 shots) Tyler MacKay (29 saves / 31 shots) April 3 9 – 2 2 Konstantin Panov (1) - 5:16 2:15 - Roman Tvrdoň (1) 2:42 - Kurt Sauer (1) 13:30 - pp - Lynn Loyns (1) Ryan Annesley (2) - pp - 6:41 12:25 - pp - Lynn Loyns (2) 15:40 - Mason Wallin (1) No scoring 1:24 - Mason Wallin (2) 8:48 - pp - Scott Henkelman (2) 11:44 - Ryan Thorpe (1) 13:06 - Ryan Thorpe (2) Davis Parley (11 saves / 16 shots) Steve Belanger (11 saves / 15 shots) Tyler MacKay (24 saves / 26 shots) Barry Brust (1 save / 1 shot) April 8 3 – 0 2 No scoring 7:52 - Roman Tvrdoň (2) No scoring 1:34 - Ryan Thorpe (3) No scoring 5:48 - pp - Lynn Loyns (3) Davis Parley (17 saves / 20 shots) Tyler MacKay (24 saves / 24 shots) Spokane wins series 4 – 0 Conference semifinals Eastern Conference (C1) Red Deer Rebels vs. (C3) Calgary Hitmen Red Deer Rebels Calgary Hitmen ENMAX Centrium Pengrowth Saddledome April 6 1 – 4 2 No scoring Matt Kinch (3) - 4:20 6:07 - Colby Armstrong (1) Pavel Brendl (6) - 1:18 Jordan Krestanovich (4) - pp - 6:57 No scoring Shaun Sutter (1) - 4:07 Shane Bendera (26 saves / 30 shots) Brady Block (24 saves / 25 shots) April 7 3 – 2 2 1 15:03 - Jeff Woywitka (1) Jordan Krestanovich (5) - 17:27 Kris Beech (1) - pp - 17:41 No scoring No scoring 1:39 - Justin Mapletoft (8) No scoring 13:30 - Colby Armstrong (2) No scoring Shane Bendera (48 saves / 50 shots) Brady Block (38 saves / 41 shots) April 11 2 – 6 1 Andrew Bergen (4) - 9:34 Martin Erat (5) - sh - 16:00 15:02 - pp - Pavel Brendl (7) Bryce Thoma (1) - 10:09 Jim Vandermeer (1) - pp - 11:28 Martin Erat (6) - 13:05 No scoring Joel Stepp (1) - pp - 12:00 19:21 - Owen Fussey (2) Shane Bendera (24 saves / 26 shots) Brady Block (25 saves / 31 shots) April 12 3 – 1 2 Martin Erat (7) - pp - 12:31 13:03 - Robin Gomez (5) No scoring 11:07 - pp - Rod Sarich (1) No scoring 19:27 - en - Jordan Krestanovich (6) Shane Bendera (35 saves / 37 shots) Brady Block (28 saves / 29 shots) April 14 4 – 3 1 9:25 - Martin Erat (8) 13:10 - Justin Mapletoft (9) Kris Beech (2) - sh - 2:04 Jordan Krestanovich (7) - 15:10 15:03 - Jeff Smith (3) No scoring 3:51 - Martin Erat (9) Jordan Krestanovich (8) - 18:04 Shane Bendera (25 saves / 28 shots) Brady Block (25 saves / 29 shots) April 16 0 – 4 1 No scoring No scoring Martin Erat (10) - 7:16 Joel Stepp (2) - 11:13 Joel Stepp (3) - 15:33 No scoring Andrew Bergen (5) - 14:35 No scoring Shane Bendera (32 saves / 32 shots) Brady Block (25 saves / 29 shots) Red Deer wins series 4 – 2 (E1) Swift Current Broncos vs. (C2) Kootenay Ice Swift Current Broncos Kootenay Ice Centennial Civic Centre Cranbrook Recreational Complex April 6 7 – 1 2 2 April 7 1 – 3 2 1 April 10 2 – 3 1 1 2 April 11 3 – 2 1 1 2 April 13 3 – 2 2 2 April 15 3 – 2 1 1 April 16 2 – 3 2 1 Swift Current wins series 4 – 3 Western Conference (W4) Spokane Chiefs vs. (W6) Seattle Thunderbirds Spokane Chiefs Seattle Thunderbirds Spokane Veterans Memorial Arena KeyArena at Seattle Center April 13 5 – 3 1 April 14 4 – 1 1 April 16 2 – 3 1 Spokane wins series 3 – 0 Conference finals Eastern Conference (C1) Red Deer Rebels vs. (E1) Swift Current Broncos Red Deer Rebels Swift Current Broncos ENMAX Centrium Centennial Civic Centre April 20 3 – 4 1 2 19:25 - Colby Armstrong (3) No scoring 6:15 - Joel Stepp (4) Duncan Milroy (8) - pp - 8:42 11:40 - Justin Mapletoft (10) Tim Smith (8) - 3:02 Layne Ulmer (4) - sh - 6:31 No scoring Duncan Milroy (9) - 12:15 Shane Bendera (17 saves / 21 shots) B.J. Boxma (30 saves / 33 shots) April 21 3 – 2 1 6:59 - pp - Kyle Wanvig (4) 16:13 - sh - Martin Erat (11) No scoring 5:42 - Jeff Smith (4) Clay Thoring (1) - 8:48 No scoring Tim Smith (9) - 0:26 Shane Bendera (28 saves / 30 shots) B.J. Boxma (27 saves / 30 shots) April 24 3 – 2 1 2 Justin Mapletoft (11) - pp - 9:03 15:09 - Layne Ulmer (5) Martin Erat (12) - sh - 6:59 No scoring No scoring 15:51 - Nathan Smith (4) No scoring 16:07 - Tim Smith (10) Shane Bendera (31 saves / 34 shots) B.J. Boxma (40 saves / 42 shots) April 25 1 – 2 1 No scoring No scoring Colby Armstrong (4) - 5:01 9:53 - Layne Ulmer (6) Kyle Wanvig (5) - 13:17 No scoring Shane Bendera (19 saves / 20 shots) B.J. Boxma (22 saves / 24 shots) April 27 3 – 1 1 15:58 - Martin Erat (13) No scoring No scoring Layne Ulmer (7) - pp - 5:26 3:09 - Kyle Wanvig (6) 5:21 - Ross Lupaschuk (3) No scoring Shane Bendera (24 saves / 25 shots) B.J. Boxma (35 saves / 38 shots) April 2 0 – 4 1 Martin Erat (14) - 5:30 Boyd Gordon (3) - 16:03 No scoring Ross Lupaschuk (4) - pp - 0:52 Justin Mapletoft (12) - pp - 19:52 No scoring No scoring No scoring Shane Bendera (26 saves / 26 shots) B.J. Boxma (20 saves / 24 shots) Red Deer wins series 4 – 2 (W2) Portland Winter Hawks vs. (W4) Spokane Chiefs Portland Winter Hawks Spokane Chiefs Memorial Coliseum Spokane Veterans Memorial Arena April 21 3 – 0 1 No scoring No scoring 0:44 - Garrett Prosofsky (2) 5:12 - pp - Paul Gaustad (6) No scoring 9:18 - Brad Priestlay (1) No scoring Lanny Ramage (32 saves / 32 shots) Tyler MacKay (19 saves / 22 shots) April 22 2 – 1 1 1 No scoring No scoring No scoring No scoring 2:42 - pp - Jozef Balej (4) Shawn Thompson (2) - 16:52 18:15 - Kevin Young (1) No scoring Lanny Ramage (36 saves / 37 shots) Tyler MacKay (38 saves / 40 shots) April 24 1 – 2 1 No scoring 12:53 - pp - Lynn Loyns (6) Paul Gaustad (7) - 3:30 Shawn Roed (3) - 11:58 No scoring No scoring No scoring Lanny Ramage (31 saves / 32 shots) Tyler MacKay (21 saves / 23 shots) April 25 3 – 0 2 No scoring 9:26 - Scott Henkelman (4) No scoring 3:38 - Scott Henkelman (5) No scoring 16:01 - Tim Krymusa (4) Lanny Ramage (27 saves / 30 shots) Tyler MacKay (27 saves / 27 shots) April 27 4 – 1 1 9:57 - Willy Glover (2) No scoring 15:03 - Paul Gaustad (8) 17:30 - pp - Garrett Prosofsky (3) No scoring 16:51 - sh - en - Paul Gaustad (9) Roman Tvrdoň (5) - pp - 0:56 Lanny Ramage (30 saves / 31 shots) Tyler MacKay (42 saves / 45 shots) Portland wins series 4 – 1 WHL Championship (C1) Red Deer Rebels vs. (W2) Portland Winter Hawks Red Deer Rebels Portland Winter Hawks ENMAX Centrium Memorial Coliseum May 4 3 – 2 1 13:02 - Justin Mapletoft (13) Josh Olson (3) - 9:17 15:35 - Darcy Robinson (1) 15:52 - Joel Stepp (5) No scoring No scoring Jozef Balej (5) - pp - 2:00 Shane Bendera (26 saves / 28 shots) Lanny Ramage (14 saves / 17 shots) May 5 5 – 4 1 No scoring No scoring 12:56 - pp - Kyle Wanvig (7) 13:57 - sh - Colby Armstrong (5) 15:00 - sh - Joel Stepp (6) 18:54 - Martin Erat (15) No scoring 7:02 - Andrew Bergen (6) Josh Olson (4) - pp - 2:35 Dean Beuker (3) - pp - 11:17 Dan Hulak (1) - pp - 17:14 Jozef Balej (6) - 18:45 Shane Bendera (19 saves / 23 shots) Lanny Ramage (28 saves / 32 shots) Jomar Cruz (4 saves / 5 shots) May 9 3 – 2 1 2 No scoring No scoring No scoring 10:16 - pp - Jesse Ferguson (1) 13:40 - pp - Marcel Hossa (4) Ross Lupaschuk (5) - 2:50 Bryce Thoma (2) - pp - 11:08 No scoring No scoring 6:33 - Josh Olson (5) Shane Bendera (21 saves / 24 shots) Lanny Ramage (32 saves / 34 shots) May 11 1 – 4 1 Andrew Bergen (7) - 7:11 Jim Vandermeer (2) - 16:43 No scoring Colby Armstrong (6) - 18:25 No scoring Jeff Woywitka (2) - 10:04 5:06 - Garrett Prosofsky (4) Shane Bendera (26 saves / 27 shots) Lanny Ramage (31 saves / 35 shots) May 12 3 – 4 2 1 1 5:57 - Jim Vandermeer (3) Paul Gaustad (10) - 7:08 Garrett Prosofsky (5) - 12:37 11:34 - Kyle Wanvig (8) 15:00 - pp - Kyle Wanvig (9) No scoring No scoring Marcel Hossa (5) - 12:34 7:41 - Kyle Wanvig (10) No scoring Shane Bendera (28 saves / 31 shots) Lanny Ramage (27 saves / 31 shots) Red Deer wins series 4 – 1 All-Star games 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 Four Broncos Memorial Trophy (Player of the Year): Justin Mapletoft, Red Deer RebelsDaryl K. (Doc) Seaman Trophy (Scholastic Player of the Year): Dan Hulak, Portland Winter HawksScholastic Team of the Year: Prince Albert Raiders, Portland Winter HawksBob Clarke Trophy (Top scorer): Justin Mapletoft, Red Deer RebelsBrad Hornung Trophy (Most Sportsmanlike Player): Matt Kinch, Calgary HitmenBill Hunter Trophy (Top Defenseman): Christian Chartier, Prince George CougarsJim Piggott Memorial Trophy (Rookie of the Year): Scottie Upshall, Kamloops BlazersDel Wilson Trophy (Top Goaltender): Dan Blackburn, Kootenay IceDunc McCallum Memorial Trophy (Coach of the Year): Brent Sutter, Red Deer RebelsLloyd Saunders Memorial Trophy (Executive of the Year): Brent Sutter, Red Deer RebelsScotty Munro Memorial Trophy (Best regular season record): Red Deer RebelsAllen Paradice Memorial Trophy (Top Official): Kevin AchesonSt. Clair Group Trophy (Marketing/Public Relations Award): Mark Miles, Spokane ChiefsDoug Wickenheiser Memorial Trophy (Humanitarian of the Year): Jim Vandermeer, Red Deer RebelsWHL Plus-Minus Award: Jim Vandermeer, Red Deer RebelsWHL Playoff Most Valuable Player: Shane Bendera, Red Deer Rebels All-Star teams Eastern Conference First Team Second Team Goal Dan Blackburn Kootenay Ice Shane Bendera Red Deer RebelsDefense Matt Kinch Calgary Hitmen Ross Lupaschuk Red Deer Rebels Jim Vandermeer Red Deer Rebels Filip Novak Regina PatsForward Justin Mapletoft Red Deer Rebels Nathan Barrett Lethbridge Hurricanes Layne Ulmer Swift Current Broncos Blake Evans Regina Pats Jarret Stoll Kootenay Ice Kyle Wanvig Red Deer RebelsWestern Conference First Team Second Team Goal Tyler MacKay Spokane Chiefs Kevin Swanson Kelowna RocketsDefense Christian Chartier Prince George Cougars Dan Hulak Portland Winterhawks Dan Hamhuis Prince George Cougars Gerard Dicaire Seattle ThunderbirdsForward Jared Aulin Kamloops Blazers Brandin Cote Spokane Chiefs Jamie Lundmark Seattle Thunderbirds Marcel Hossa Portland Winterhawks Konstantin Panov Kamloops Blazers Rory McDade Kelowna Rockets source: Western Hockey League press release See also 2001 NHL entry draft 2000 in sports 2001 in sports References 2005–06 WHL Guide 1999–2000 WHL season 2001–02 WHL season WHL seasons Category:Western Hockey League seasons WHL WHL