2003–04 WHL season

Junior ice hockey season August 2023 2003–04 WHL season Western Hockey League Ice hockey Playoffs WHL Playoff MVP Kevin Nastiuk (Tigers) Medicine Hat Tigers (4) Everett Silvertips 20 Regular season Scotty Munro Memorial Trophy Kelowna Rockets (2) Four Broncos Memorial Trophy Cam Ward (Red Deer Rebels) Bob Clarke Trophy Tyler Redenbach (Swift Current Broncos) WHL 2002–03 2004–05 2003–04 CHL season #4B489D #FFFFFF Canadian Hockey League Ice hockey OHL September 17, 2003 – March 14, 2004 QMJHL September 11, 2003 – March 14, 2004 WHL September 19, 2003 – March 14, 2004 56 David Branch Player of the Year Award Sidney Crosby (Rimouski Océanic) (QMJHL) CHL Top Scorer Award Sidney Crosby (Rimouski Océanic) (QMJHL) Memorial Cup Kelowna Rockets (WHL) 1 Gatineau Olympiques (QMJHL) The 2003–04 WHL season was the 38th season of the Western Hockey League (WHL). Twenty teams completed a 72-game season. The defending champion Kelowna Rockets won their second consecutive Scotty Munro Memorial Trophy for the best regular season record; however, they failed to defend their playoff title as the Medicine Hat Tigers won the President's Cup, their fourth in team history, defeating the expansion Everett Silvertips in the championship series. This gave Medicine Hat a berth in the 2004 Memorial Cup tournament, which, because it was hosted by Kelowna, also featured the Rockets, who went on to win the tournament. League notes The Everett Silvertips joined the WHL as its 20th franchise, playing in the U.S. Division of the Western Conference.Wade Susan November 22, 2002 It's official: Everett's hockey team will be called Silvertips https://archive.seattletimes.com/archive/20021122/everett22/its-official-everetts-hockey-team-will-be-called-silvertips live https://web.archive.org/web/20170327080324/http://community.seattletimes.nwsource.com/archive/?date=20021122&slug=everett22 March 27, 2017 March 25, 2017 The Seattle Times D3 The Silvertips went on to post an historic inaugural season, breaking 10 junior hockey expansion team records. This included winning both a division title and conference title, winning a playoff series against the league's top regular season team, and becoming the first junior hockey expansion team to win a conference championship. The playoff format was simplified so that the top four teams in each division qualified for the playoffs, eliminating the possibility of cross-overs between divisions. Regular season Final standings Eastern Conference main WDL OT East Division no yes yes yes no before 2 yes qualified for playoffs MOO Moose Jaw Warriors x PRI Prince Albert Raiders x BRA Brandon Wheat Kings x REG Regina Pats x SAS Saskatoon Blades 41 22 8 1 209 172 38 23 6 5 215 186 28 32 9 3 230 224 24 37 7 4 155 232 7 52 11 2 140 279 complete main WDL OT Central Division no yes yes yes no before 2 yes qualified for playoffs MED Medicine Hat Tigers x RED Red Deer Rebels x CAL Calgary Hitmen x SWI Swift Current Broncos x LET Lethbridge Hurricanes 40 20 9 3 277 216 35 22 10 5 167 169 34 24 8 6 220 187 36 29 7 0 234 209 27 28 10 7 196 203 complete Western Conference main WDL OT B.C. Division no yes yes yes no before 2 yes qualified for playoffs KEL Kelowna Rockets x VAN Vancouver Giants x KAM Kamloops Blazers x KOO Kootenay Ice x PRI Prince George Cougars 47 21 4 0 185 125 33 24 9 6 215 196 34 28 8 2 192 192 32 30 7 3 183 200 30 34 7 1 214 236 complete main WDL OT U.S. Division no yes yes yes no before 2 yes qualified for playoffs EVE Everett Silvertips x POR Portland Winter Hawks x TRI Tri-City Americans x SPO Spokane Chiefs x SEA Seattle Thunderbirds 35 27 8 2 157 153 34 29 6 3 199 206 31 27 10 4 199 206 32 29 4 7 200 215 24 31 8 9 192 198 complete Scoring leaders Note: GP = Games played; G = Goals; A = Assists; Pts = Points; PIM = Penalties in minutes Player Team GP G A Pts PIM Tyler Redenbach Swift Current Broncos 71 31 74 105 52 Jeremy Williams Swift Current Broncos 68 52 49 101 82 Kyle Brodziak Moose Jaw Warriors 70 39 54 93 58 Brad Schell Spokane Chiefs 71 35 57 92 47 Chris St. Jaques Medicine Hat Tigers 64 33 59 92 80 Chad Klassen Spokane Chiefs 72 35 56 91 67 Seth Leonard Prince Albert Raiders 72 50 40 90 53 Eric Fehr Brandon Wheat Kings 71 40 34 84 129 Adam Courchaine Vancouver Giants 70 39 43 82 34 Darren Reid Medicine Hat Tigers 67 33 48 81 194 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% GAAKelly GuardKelowna Rockets62 3651 44 14 4 95 13 .925 1.56Jeff HarveyEverett Silvertips48 2684 24 15 5 89 3 .925 1.99Cam WardRed Deer Rebels56 3338 31 16 8 114 4 .926 2.05Mike BrodeurMoose Jaw Warriors41 2385 23 12 5 84 4 .929 2.11Michael WallPrince George/Everett36171612133652.9202.27 2004 WHL Playoffs Conference Quarter-finals Conference Semi-finals Conference Finals WHL Championship Eastern Western E1 Moose Jaw 4 E4 Regina 0 E2 Prince Albert 2 E3 Brandon 4 C1 Medicine Hat 4 C4 Swift Current 1 C2 Red Deer 4 C3 Calgary 3 B1 Kelowna 4 B4 Kootenay 0 B2 Vancouver 4 B3 Kamloops 1 U1 Everett 4 U4 Spokane 0 U2 Portland 1 U3 Tri-City 4 C1 Medicine Hat 4 E3 Brandon 1 E1 Moose Jaw 2 C2 Red Deer 4 B1 Kelowna 4 U3 Tri-City 2 U1 Everett 4 B2 Vancouver 2 C1 Medicine Hat 4 C2 Red Deer 2 U1 Everett 4 B1 Kelowna 3 C1 Medicine Hat 4 U1 Everett 0 Conference quarterfinals Eastern Conference (E1) Moose Jaw Warriors vs. (E4) Regina Pats Moose Jaw Warriors Regina Pats Moose Jaw Civic Centre Brandt Centre March 19 3 – 0 1 14:22 - Ashton Rome (1) No scoring 7:34 - sh - Tomáš Fleischmann (1) 14:55 - Masi Marjamäki (1) No scoring No scoring No scoring Mike Brodeur (19 saves / 19 shots) Dustin Slade (35 saves / 38 shots) Nick Olynyk (1 save / 1 shot) March 20 4 – 2 1 March 23 1 – 5 1 April 13 1 – 4 1 Moose Jaw wins series 4 – 0 (E2) Prince Albert Raiders vs. (E3) Brandon Wheat Kings Prince Albert Raiders Brandon Wheat Kings Art Hauser Centre Keystone Centre March 18 2 – 3 2 1 No scoring No scoring 10:06 - Jeremy Colliton (1) 11:07 - Justin Cruse (1) No scoring No scoring Tyler Boldt (1) - 13:46 Mark Shefchyk (1) - 16:46 No scoring Erik Christensen (1) - pp - 1:47 Réjean Beauchemin (23 saves / 26 shots) Josh Harding (27 saves / 29 shots) March 19 5 – 1 1 March 23 3 – 1 2 March 24 3 – 2 2 March 26 6 – 2 1 March 29 4 – 1 2 Brandon wins series 4 – 2 * Note: Game 6 was played at MTS Centre in Winnipeg. (C1) Medicine Hat Tigers vs. (C4) Swift Current Broncos Medicine Hat Tigers Swift Current Broncos Medicine Hat Arena InnovationPlex March 19 3 – 0 1 9:35 - Kris Russell (1) No scoring No scoring No scoring 4:38 - Chris St. Jacques (1) 10:58 - pp - Clarke MacArthur (1) No scoring Kevin Nastiuk (29 saves / 29 shots) Blake Grenier (26 saves / 29 shots) March 20 4 – 2 1 March 23 4 – 2 2 March 24 2 – 4 1 March 26 8 – 0 1 Medicine Hat wins series 4 – 1 (C2) Red Deer Rebels vs. (C3) Calgary Hitmen Red Deer Rebels Calgary Hitmen Marchant Crane Centrium Scotiabank Saddledome March 19 4 – 0 1 14:31 - Joel Henituik (1) No scoring 13:10 - Ladislav Kouba (1) 15:47 - pp - Colin Fraser (1) No scoring 0:38 - pp - Shay Stephenson (1) No scoring Cam Ward (37 saves / 37 shots) Barry Brust (28 saves / 32 shots) March 20 4 – 3 2 1 March 23 2 – 0 2 March 25 1 – 4 1 March 27 1 – 3 2 March 30 3 – 0 2 March 31 4 – 2 1 Red Deer wins series 4 – 3 Western Conference (B1) Kelowna Rockets vs. (B4) Swift Current Broncos Kelowna Rockets Kootenay Ice Prospera Place Cranbrook Recreational Complex March 19 5 – 3 1 7:24 - Randall Gelech (1) Dale Mahovsky (1) - 10:12 Adam Cracknell (1) - pp - 17:59 No scoring Brad Cole (1) - 14:18 2:48 - Blake Comeau (1) 5:53 - Blake Comeau (2) 11:56 - pp - Randall Gelech (2) 19:55 - en - Blake Comeau (3) No scoring Kelly Guard (15 saves / 18 shots) Jeff Glass (24 saves / 28 shots) March 20 4 – 1 1 No scoring Nigel Dawes (1) - 19:20 8:32 - pp - Randall Gelech (3) 10:34 - pp - Justin Keller (1) 13:23 - pp - Cam Paddock (1) No scoring 18:05 - Tyler Spurgeon (1) No scoring Kelly Guard (10 saves / 11 shots) Jeff Glass (29 saves / 33 shots) March 23 0 – 4 1 Tyler Mosienko (1) - 3:55 Josh Gorges (1) - pp - 14:39 No scoring Randall Gelech (4) - 6:43 Randall Gelech (5) - 18:43 No scoring No scoring No scoring Kelly Guard (23 saves / 23 shots) Jeff Glass (23 saves / 27 shots) March 24 1 – 3 1 No scoring No scoring Tyler Mosienko (2) - 4:32 18:45 - Igor Agarunov (1) Shea Weber (1) - 7:34 Randall Gelech (6) - en - 19:34 No scoring Kelly Guard (23 saves / 24 shots) Jeff Glass (25 saves / 27 shots) Kelowna wins series 4 – 0 (B2) Vancouver Giants vs. (B5) Kamloops Blazers Vancouver Giants Kamloops Blazers Pacific Coliseum Interior Savings Centre March 19 1 – 2 2 4:53 - Triston Grant (1) No scoring No scoring Reid Jorgensen (1) - 11:13 No scoring Jarret Lukin (1) - 4:27 Aaron Sorochan (26 saves / 28 shots) Devan Dubnyk (18 saves / 19 shots) March 20 4 – 2 1 7:46 - pp - Ty Morris (1) 8:18 - Mitch Bartley (1) No scoring 13:16 - Ty Morris (2) Jonas Johansson (1) - sh - 9:32 12:02 - Adam Courchaine (1) Rick Kozak (1) - pp - 14:44 Aaron Sorochan (31 saves / 33 shots) Devan Dubnyk (25 saves / 29 shots) March 23 1 – 2 1 March 24 3 – 5 1 March 27 5 – 4 1 1 Vancouver wins series 4 – 1 (U1) Everett Silvertips vs. (U4) Spokane Chiefs Everett Silvertips Spokane Chiefs Everett Events Center Numerica Veterans Arena March 19 2 – 1 1 1 No scoring No scoring No scoring No scoring 18:14 - John Dahl (1) Doug Auchenberg (1) - 13:49 1:07 - pp - Barry Horman (1) No scoring Jeff Harvey (28 saves / 29 shots) Jim Watt (26 saves / 28 shots) March 20 3 – 0 1 No scoring No scoring 15:06 - Chad Bassen (1) No scoring 15:33 - Chad Bassen (2) 19:40 - en - Marc Desloges (1) No scoring Jeff Harvey (22 saves / 22 shots) Jim Watt (25 saves / 27 shots) March 23 4 – 5 1 1 Mark Kress (1) - 3:51 Marc Desloges (2) - 5:20 Cody Thoring (1) - 9:49 17:47 - pp - Derek Ryan (1) Riley Armstrong (1) - pp - 18:11 No scoring No scoring 1:22 - Ned Lukačević (1) 8:35 - Brad Schell (1) 15:38 - pp - Jeff Lucky (1) Zach Hamill (1) - 2:26 No scoring Jeff Harvey (43 saves / 47 shots) Jim Watt (17 saves / 22 shots) March 24 0 – 3 1 No scoring No scoring No scoring No scoring Bryan Nathe (1) - 0:55 Chad Bassen (3) - 16:02 Marc Desloges (3) - en - 19:08 No scoring Jeff Harvey (34 saves / 34 shots) Jim Watt (19 saves / 21 shots) Everett wins series 4 – 0 (U2) Portland Winterhawks vs. (U3) Tri-City Americans Portland Winterhawks Tri-City Americans Moda Center Toyota Center March 19 2 – 4 2 3:15 - Robin Big Snake (1) Matt Schneider (1) - 1:29 Jason Beeman (1) - 8:54 15:11 - Robin Big Snake (2) Marc Connors (1) - 3:15 Ryan Kinasewich (1) - 7:24 No scoring No scoring Krister Toews (33 saves / 37 shots) Carey Price (24 saves / 26 shots) March 21 2 – 1 2 1 1:12 - Cody McLeod (1) No scoring No scoring Ryan Kinasewich (2) - 1:04 No scoring No scoring 5:39 - Brian Woolger (1) Krister Toews (39 saves / 40 shots) Carey Price (31 saves / 33 shots) March 23 4 – 1 2 No scoring 19:11 - Shawn Belle (1) 19:47 - Ryan Kinasewich (3) Derek Poplawski (1) - 19:31 3:41 - pp - Dylan Stanley (1) 6:27 - Matt Schneider (2) No scoring No scoring Krister Toews (21 saves / 25 shots) Carey Price (27 saves / 28 shots) March 24 3 – 2 2 No scoring 11:58 - Marcus Jonasen (1) 16:14 - Clayton Stoner (1) Darrell May (1) - 17:15 No scoring Cody McLeod (2) - 16:26 7:59 - pp - Shawn Belle (2) Krister Toews (30 saves / 33 shots) Carey Price (22 saves / 24 shots) March 26 1 – 3 2 9:03 - Brendan Mikkelson (1) Nikita Korovkin (1) - pp - 15:55 No scoring No scoring No scoring Brett Festerling (1) - 17:24 Ryan Costanzo (1) - en - 18:36 Krister Toews (24 saves / 26 shots) Carey Price (17 saves / 18 shots) Tri-City wins series 4 – 1 Conference semifinals Eastern Conference (C1) Medicine Hat Tigers vs. (E3) Brandon Wheat Kings Medicine Hat Tigers Brandon Wheat Kings Medicine Hat Arena Keystone Centre April 2 5 – 1 1 April 3 4 – 2 1 April 6 3 – 5 2 April 7 9 – 3 2 April 9 4 – 1 1 Medicine Hat wins series 4 – 1 (E1) Moose Jaw Warriors vs. (C2) Red Deer Rebels Moose Jaw Warriors Red Deer Rebels Moose Jaw Civic Centre Marchant Crane Centrium April 2 3 – 4 2 April 3 2 – 3 2 April 6 2 – 4 1 April 7 1 – 2 1 1 April 15 1 – 2 2 2 April 17 3 – 0 2 Red Deer wins series 4 – 2 Western Conference (B1) Kelowna Rockets vs. (U3) Tri-City Americans Kelowna Rockets Tri-City Americans Prospera Place Toyota Center April 2 2 – 3 1 2 April 3 3 – 4 1 2 April 6 1 – 4 1 April 7 3 – 4 1 1 April 9 7 – 2 1 April 11 1 – 2 1 Kelowna wins series 4 – 2 (U1) Everett Silvertips vs. (B2) Vancouver Giants Everett Silvertips Vancouver Giants Everett Event Center Pacific Coliseum April 2 2 – 1 2 2 April 3 1 – 3 2 1 April 5 1 – 3 1 2 April 8 4 – 0 1 1 April 9 2 – 6 2 1 April 11 3 – 2 1 1 Everett wins series 4 – 2 Conference finals Eastern Conference (C1) Medicine Hat Tigers vs. (C2) Red Deer Rebels Medicine Hat Tigers Red Deer Rebels Medicine Hat Arena Toyota Center April 16 0 – 1 2 April 17 4 – 2 1 April 20 3 – 1 2 April 21 1 – 2 1 April 23 4 – 3 1 April 25 2 – 4 1 Medicine Hat wins series 4 – 2 Western Conference (B1) Kelowna Rockets vs. (U1) Everett Silvertips Kelowna Rockets Everett Silvertips Prospera Place Everett Event Center April 16 2 – 3 2 April 17 2 – 1 1 April 20 1 – 2 1 April 22 3 – 4 1 April 24 0 – 1 1 2 April 26 2 – 1 1 2 April 27 1 – 2 1 2 Everett wins series 4 – 3 WHL Championship (C1) Medicine Hat Tigers vs. (U1) Everett Silvertips Medicine Hat Tigers Brandon Wheat Kings Medicine Hat Arena Everett Event Center April 30 4 – 1 1 May 1 3 – 0 1 May 4 0 – 3 1 May 5 2 – 4 1 Medicine Hat wins series 4 – 0 RE/Max Canada-Russia Challenge On November 26, Team WHL defeated the Russian Selects 4–1 in Calgary, Alberta before a crowd of 7,844. On November 27, Team WHL defeated the Russian Selects 7–1 in Brandon, Manitoba before a crowd of 4,908. WHL awards Four Broncos Memorial Trophy (Player of the Year): Cam Ward, Red Deer RebelsDaryl K. (Doc) Seaman Trophy (Scholastic Player of the Year): Devan Dubnyk, Kamloops BlazersScholastic Team of the Year: Portland WinterhawksBob Clarke Trophy (Top scorer): Tyler Redenbach, Swift Current BroncosBrad Hornung Trophy (Most Sportsmanlike Player): Nigel Dawes, Kootenay IceBill Hunter Trophy (Top Defenseman): Dion Phaneuf, Red Deer RebelsJim Piggott Memorial Trophy (Rookie of the Year): Gilbert Brule, Vancouver GiantsDel Wilson Trophy (Top Goaltender): Cam Ward, Red Deer RebelsDunc McCallum Memorial Trophy (Coach of the Year): Kevin Constantine, Everett SilvertipsLloyd Saunders Memorial Trophy (Executive of the Year): Kelly Kisio, Calgary HitmenScotty Munro Memorial Trophy (Best regular season record): Kelowna RocketsAllen Paradice Memorial Trophy (Top Official): Rob MatsuokaSt. Clair Group Trophy (Marketing/Public Relations Award): Mark Stiles, Calgary HitmenDoug Wickenheiser Memorial Trophy (Humanitarian of the Year): Braydon Coburn, Portland Winter HawksWHL Plus-Minus Award: Andrew Ladd, Calgary HitmenWHL Playoff Most Valuable Player: Kevin Nastiuk, Medicine Hat Tigers All-Star teams Eastern Conference First Team Second Team Goal Cam Ward Red Deer Rebels Rejean Beauchemin Prince Albert RaidersDefense Dion Phaneuf Red Deer Rebels Derek Meech Red Deer Rebels Mark Ardelan Prince Albert Raiders Aaron Rome Moose Jaw WarriorsForward Kyle Brodziak Moose Jaw Warriors Tomas Fleischmann Moose Jaw Warriors Ryan Getzlaf Calgary Hitmen Seth Leonard Prince Albert Raiders Jeremy Williams Swift Current Broncos Tyler Redenbach Swift Current BroncosWestern Conference First Team Second Team Goal Kelly Guard Kelowna Rockets Jeff Harvey Everett SilvertipsDefense Josh Gorges Kelowna Rockets Richie Regehr Portland Winter Hawks Braydon Coburn Portland Winter Hawks Shea Weber Kelowna RocketsForward Adam Courchaine Vancouver Giants Brandon Dubinsky Portland Winter Hawks Nigel Dawes Kootenay Ice Chad Klassen Spokane Chiefs Ryan Kinasewich Tri-City Americans Brad Schell Spokane Chiefs source: Western Hockey League press release 2004 Bantam Draft The 2004 WHL Bantam Draft was held at the WHL's head office in Calgary on April 29, 2004. List of first round picks in the bantam draft. # Player Nationality WHL Team 1 Ryan Kerr (D) Prince George Cougars 2 Colton Gillies (C) Saskatoon Blades 3 Thomas Hickey (D) Seattle Thunderbirds 4 Dwight King (C) Lethbridge Hurricanes 5 Brett Leffler (RW) Regina Pats 6 Brandon Sutter (RW) Red Deer Rebels (via Brandon) 7 John Negrin (D) Kootenay Ice 8 Drayson Bowman (C) Spokane Chiefs 9 Joel Broda (C) Tri-City Americans 10 Colton Sceviour (RW) Portland Winter Hawks 11 Keith Aulie (D) Brandon Wheat Kings (via Kamloops) 12 Paul Postma (D) Swift Current Broncos 13 Brett Sonne (C) Calgary Hitmen (via Everett) 14 Tyson Sexsmith (G) Vancouver Giants 15 Eric Doyle (D) Everett Silvertips (via Calgary) 16 Travis Dunstall (LW) Kamloops Blazers (via Red Deer) 17 Justin Palazzo (D) Prince Albert Raiders 18 Travis Ehrhardt (D) Moose Jaw Warriors 19 Jordie Deagle (LW) Medicine Hat Tigers 20 Luke Schenn (D) Kelowna Rockets See also 2004 NHL entry draft 2003 in sports 2004 in sports References 2005–06 WHL Guide 2002–03 WHL season 2004–05 WHL season WHL seasons Category:Western Hockey League seasons WHL WHL