2004–05 WHL season

Junior ice hockey season March 2026 August 2023 2004–05 WHL season Western Hockey League Ice hockey September, 2004 – May, 2005 Playoffs WHL Playoff MVP Shea Weber (Rockets) Kelowna Rockets (2) Brandon Wheat Kings 20 Regular season Scotty Munro Memorial Trophy Kootenay Ice (1) Four Broncos Memorial Trophy Eric Fehr (Brandon Wheat Kings) Bob Clarke Trophy Eric Fehr (Brandon Wheat Kings) WHL 2003–04 2005–06 2004–05 CHL season #4B489D #FFFFFF Canadian Hockey League Ice hockey September 2004 – May 2005 56 OHL QMJHL WHL Memorial Cup London Knights (OHL) 1 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. Regular season Final standings Eastern Conference main WDL OT East Division no yes yes yes no before 2 yes qualified for playoffs BRA Brandon Wheat Kings x SAS Saskatoon Blades x PRI Prince Albert Raiders x MOO Moose Jaw Warriors x REG Regina Pats 45 21 5 1 255 199 37 23 6 6 234 215 31 32 5 4 185 191 14 47 10 1 182 282 12 50 4 6 154 285 complete main WDL OT Central Division no yes yes yes no before 2 yes qualified for playoffs MED Medicine Hat Tigers x LET Lethbridge Hurricanes x CAL Calgary Hitmen x RED Red Deer Rebels x SWI Swift Current Broncos 45 21 4 2 234 143 39 20 12 1 222 162 34 23 9 6 200 183 36 26 6 4 206 200 22 41 6 3 135 218 complete Western Conference main WDL OT B.C. Division no yes yes yes no before 2 yes qualified for playoffs KOO Kootenay Ice x KEL Kelowna Rockets x VAN Vancouver Giants x KAM Kamloops Blazers x PRI Prince George Cougars 47 15 7 3 218 137 45 13 12 2 215 139 34 30 4 4 212 205 26 37 7 2 161 211 26 41 3 2 158 223 complete main WDL OT U.S. Division no yes yes yes no before 2 yes qualified for playoffs SEA Seattle Thunderbirds x POR Portland Winter Hawks x EVE Everett Silvertips x TRI Tri-City Americans x SPO Spokane Chiefs 43 24 2 3 204 144 35 27 5 5 204 198 33 28 9 2 167 149 26 34 8 4 172 196 24 38 8 2 192 230 complete Scoring leaders Note: GP = Games played; G = Goals; A = Assists; Pts = Points; PIM = Penalties in minutesElite Prospects - WHL Stats 2004-2005 https://www.eliteprospects.com/league/whl/stats/2004-2005 www.eliteprospects.com 28 March 2026 en 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 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 averageElite Prospects - WHL Stats 2004-2005 https://www.eliteprospects.com/league/whl/stats/2004-2005#goalies www.eliteprospects.com 28 March 2026 en Player Team GP Min W L T GA SO SV% GAAMatt KeetleyMedicine Hat Tigers3218452153516.9331.66Jeff GlassKootenay Ice51306034115918.9311.78Bryan BridgesSeattle Thunderbirds5833813620210313.9261.83Derek YeomansKelowna Rockets543277331381006.9231.83Michael WallEverett Silvertips5631902422810210.9311.92 2005 WHL playoffs Conference Quarter-finals Conference Semi-finals Conference Finals WHL Championship Eastern Western E1 Brandon 4 E4 Moose Jaw 1 E2 Saskatoon 0 E3 Prince Albert 4 C1 Medicine Hat 4 C4 Red Deer 3 C2 Lethbridge 1 C3 Calgary 4 B1 Kootenay 4 B4 Kamloops 2 B2 Kelowna 4 B3 Vancouver 2 U1 Seattle 4 U4 Tri-City 1 U2 Portland 3 U3 Everett 4 C1 Medicine Hat 2 E3 Prince Albert 4 E1 Brandon 4 C3 Calgary 3 B1 Kootenay 4 U3 Everett 0 U1 Seattle 3 B2 Kelowna 4 E1 Brandon 4 E3 Prince Albert 3 B1 Kootenay 2 B2 Kelowna 4 E1 Brandon 1 B2 Kelowna 4 Conference quarterfinals Eastern Conference (E1) Brandon Wheat Kings vs. (E4) Moose Jaw Warriors Brandon Wheat Kings Moose Jaw Warriors Keystone Arena Civic Centre March 25 7 – 3 1 8:50 - pp - Jeff Topilko (1) 17:22 - Jeff Topilko (2) Stuart Kerr (1) - pp - 4:47 6:54 - pp - Lance Monych (1) 13:05 - Eric Fehr (1) Riley Holzapfel (1) - pp - 15:08 Jordan Henry (1) - 15:52 0:53 - Jeff Topilko (3) 13:28 - pp - Lance Monych (2) 13:49 - Jonathan Webb (1) No scoring Tyler Plante (20 saves / 23 shots) Josh Lepp (32 saves / 39 shots) March 27 5 – 1 1 15:10 - pp - Eric Fehr (2) 17:21 - pp - Derek LeBlanc (1) No scoring 0:59 - Jakub Šindel (1) No scoring 1:41 - Ryan Reaves (1) 8:34 - pp - Eric Fehr (3) Blair Jones (1) - pp - 15:18 Tyler Plante (20 saves / 21 shots) Josh Lepp (35 saves / 40 shots) March 30 4 – 1 2 Ryan Reaves (2) - 7:46 9:20 - pp - Dan Ehrman (1) No scoring No scoring No scoring 3:54 - Dustin Boyd (1) 4:59 - Masi Marjamäki (1) 8:42 - pp - Steven Gillen (1) Tyler Plante (43 saves / 47 shots) Josh Lepp (27 saves / 28 shots) April 1 3 – 4 1 Codey Burki (1) - 13:37 16:54 - pp - Troy Brouwer (1) Lance Monych (3) - sh - 10:46 Sami Sandell (1) - pp - 12:55 Jeff Topilko (4) - 13:36 17:49 - pp - Blair Jones (2) No scoring 12:02 - pp - Kenndal McArdle (1) Tyler Plante (40 saves / 43 shots) Josh Lepp (21 saves / 25 shots) Joey Perricone (9 saves / 9 shots) April 2 1 – 9 2 1 0:25 - Steven Later (1) 2:23 - pp - Steven Later (2) 5:07 - Lance Monych (4) 17:21 - Ryan Stone (1) No scoring 3:36 - Eric Fehr (4) 7:19 - Eric Fehr (5) 17:37 - Eric Fehr (6) 18:30 - Sami Sandell (2) Jordan Henry (2) - 5:22 4:55 - Daryl Boyle (1) No scoring Tyler Plante (24 saves / 25 shots) Josh Lepp (10 saves / 14 shots) Joey Perricone (20 saves / 25 shots) Brandon wins series 4 – 1 * Note: Game 2 was played at MTS Centre in Winnipeg. (E2) Saskatoon Blades vs. (E3) Prince Albert Raiders Saskatoon Blades Prince Albert Raiders Credit Union Centre Art Hauser Centre March 23 1 – 2 2 No scoring No scoring 17:19 - pp - Wacey Rabbit (1) Jeremy Colliton (1) - 18:15 No scoring Ryan DePape (1) - 2:04 Ryan Cyr (28 saves / 30 shots) Réjean Beauchemin (15 saves / 16 shots) March 26 3 – 0 2 2 March 28 2 – 3 1 2 March 30 3 – 2 1 2 2 Prince Albert wins series 4 – 0 (C1) Medicine Hat Tigers vs. (C4) Red Deer Rebels Medicine Hat Tigers Red Deer Rebels Medicine Hat Arena Peavey Mart Centrium March 26 3 – 2 1 2:26 - Gord Baldwin (1) 15:39 - Darren Helm (1) 16:29 - Brett Robertson (1) Ty Morris (1) - pp - 16:51 Roman Wick (1) - pp - 18:21 No scoring No scoring No scoring No scoring Matt Keetley (23 saves / 25 shots) Andrew Leslie (24 saves / 27 shots) March 27 3 – 4 2 March 29 3 – 2 1 2 March 30 1 – 6 1 April 1 5 – 4 1 April 3 3 – 0 2 April 5 5 – 4 1 Medicine Hat wins series 4 – 3 (U2) Lethbridge Hurricanes vs. (U3) Calgary Hitmen Lethbridge Hurricanes Calgary Hitmen Enmax Centre Scotiabank Saddledome March 25 2 – 1 1 No scoring No scoring No scoring Tyrel Lucas (1) - pp - 14:49 1:36 - Mark Olafson (1) 15:36 - Colton Yellow Horn (1) No scoring Aaron Sorochan (24 saves / 25 shots) Justin Pogge (25 saves / 27 shots) March 26 2 – 3 2 2:45 - pp - Brent Seabrook (1) Ryan Getzlaf (1) - 9:39 No scoring Shaun Landolt (1) - pp - 2:52 Andrew Ladd (1) - sh - 4:50 17:47 - Jonathan Filewich (1) No scoring Aaron Sorochan (24 saves / 27 shots) Justin Pogge (32 saves / 34 shots) March 29 4 – 0 2 March 30 3 – 2 2 2 April 1 1 – 2 1 1 Calgary wins series 4 – 1 Western Conference (B1) Kootenay Ice vs. (B4) Kamloops Blazers Kootenay Ice Kamloops Blazers Cranbrook Recreational Complex Interior Savings Centre March 25 3 – 4 1 2 13:09 - Martin Šagát (1) No scoring 7:10 - sh - Dale Mahovsky (1) No scoring 4:11 - Martin Šagát (2) Aaron Richards (1) - sh - 6:05 Roman Teslyuk (1) - pp - 8:00 Brock Nixon (1) - 8:32 No scoring Terrance Delaronde (1) - 0:16 Jeff Glass (23 saves / 27 shots) Devan Dubnyk (35 saves / 38 shots) March 26 3 – 2 1 1 17:24 - Adam Taylor (1) Roman Teslyuk (2) - pp - 3:00 No scoring Kevin Hayman (1) - 10:45 11:53 - James Cherewyk (1) No scoring 0:35 - Nigel Dawes (1) No scoring Jeff Glass (26 saves / 28 shots) Devan Dubnyk (39 saves / 42 shots) March 29 3 – 2 2 Michael Busto (1) - pp - 12:57 14:16 - pp - Roman Teslyuk (3) 17:03 - pp - Aaron Richards (2) Nigel Dawes (2) - pp - 11:08 No scoring No scoring 18:57 - Kevin Hayman (2) Jeff Glass (28 saves / 31 shots) Devan Dubnyk (26 saves / 28 shots) March 30 2 – 3 1 1 Adam Cracknell (1) - 15:57 No scoring No scoring No scoring Ryan Russell (1) - 19:13 11:43 - Nathan Grochmal (1) 12:55 - Roman Teslyuk (4) Dale Mahovsky (2) - 1:25 No scoring Jeff Glass (26 saves / 28 shots) Devan Dubnyk (23 saves / 26 shots) April 1 5 – 2 1 3:29 - Steve DaSilva (1) 11:09 - Brett Sutter (1) 18:47 - Martin Šagát (3) No scoring No scoring Nathan Grochmal (2) - 8:04 6:50 - pp - Dale Mahovsky (3) 19:14 - en - Adam Taylor (2) Brock Nixon (2) - pp - 11:23 Jeff Glass (18 saves / 20 shots) Devan Dubnyk (25 saves / 29 shots) April 3 1 – 7 1 Dale Mahovsky (4) - pp - 12:26 Steve DaSilva (2) - 14:54 No scoring Chad Greenan (1) - pp - 4:00 Ryan Russell (2) - 15:05 No scoring Dale Mahovsky (5) - pp - 0:08 Dale Mahovsky (6) - 5:02 Andy Bossence (1) - 13:13 19:29 - pp - Matt Kassian (1) Jeff Glass (22 saves / 23 shots) Devan Dubnyk (23 saves / 30 shots) Kootenay wins series 4 – 2 (B2) Kelowna Rockets vs. (B3) Vancouver Giants Kelowna Rockets Vancouver Giants Prospera Place Pacific Coliseum March 25 3 – 4 2 No scoring No scoring 16:28 - Brent Howarth (1) 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) Conlan Seder (1) - 12:18 Derek Yeomans (20 saves / 24 shots) Marek Schwarz (27 saves / 30 shots) March 26 4 – 3 1 1 March 29 4 – 3 2 March 30 1 – 2 1 2 April 1 3 – 2 1 April 2 2 – 3 1 Kelowna wins series 4 – 2 (U1) Seattle Thunderbirds vs. (U4) Tri-City Americans Seattle Thunderbirds Tri-City Americans Key Arena Toyota Center March 26 3 – 2 2 1 13:19 - Nate Thompson (1) Ian McDonald (1) - 5:45 Luke Hewitt (1) - 16:41 No scoring No scoring 11:57 - Clayton Barthel (1) No scoring 6:12 - Derek Couture (1) No scoring Bryan Bridges (47 saves / 49 shots) Carey Price (67 saves / 70 shots) March 28 2 – 1 1 No scoring No scoring 4:31 - pp - Mitch Fadden (1) No scoring 12:38 - Aaron Gagnon (1) Andy Thompson (1) - pp - 10:37 Bryan Bridges (32 saves / 33 shots) Carey Price (39 saves / 41 shots) March 30 2 – 3 1 Ladislav Ščurko (1) - pp - 17:29 19:59 - Jason Beeman (1) Aaron Gagnon (2) - 15:33 No scoring Aaron Gagnon (3) - 16:02 18:38 - Jason Beeman (2) Bryan Bridges (29 saves / 31 shots) Carey Price (20 saves / 23 shots) April 1 3 – 2 1 2 Mitch Fadden (2) - 11:45 10:58 - pp - Shawn Belle (1) 19:54 - Marcus Jonasen (1) No scoring No scoring Derek Couture (2) - 7:37 No scoring No scoring 3:16 - Marc Connors (1) Bryan Bridges (24 saves / 27 shots) Carey Price (24 saves / 26 shots) April 3 2 – 1 1 No scoring No scoring No scoring Ian McDonald (2) - 11:03 8:01 - Ladislav Ščurko (2) 12:53 - Denis Tolpeko (1) No scoring Bryan Bridges (30 saves / 31 shots) Carey Price (25 saves / 27 shots) Seattle wins series 4 – 1 (U2) Portland Winterhawks vs. (U3) Everett Silvertips Portland Winterhawks Everett Silvertips Moda Center Everett Event Center March 25 3 – 0 1 No scoring No scoring 18:17 - pp - Brandon Dubinsky (1) No scoring 10:27 - sh - Brian Woolger (1) 14:37 - en - Brandon Dubinsky (2) No scoring Blake Grenier (20 saves / 20 shots) Michael Wall (31 saves / 33 shots) March 27 1 – 2 2 March 29 3 – 0 2 March 30 3 – 2 1 2 April 1 3 – 2 1 April 2 2 – 3 1 1 April 5 2 – 3 2 Everett wins series 4 – 3 Conference semifinals Eastern Conference (C1) Medicine Hat Tigers vs. (E3) Prince Albert Raiders Medicine Hat Tigers Prince Albert Raiders Medicine Hat Arena Art Hauser Centre April 9 3 – 1 1 April 10 2 – 1 1 April 12 7 – 2 2 April 13 2 – 1 2 April 15 1 – 2 2 2 April 17 3 – 0 2 Prince Albert wins series 4 – 2 (E1) Brandon Wheat Kings vs. (C3) Calgary Hitmen Brandon Wheat Kings Calgary Hitmen Keystone Centre Scotiabank Saddledome April 8 1 – 10 2 April 9 5 – 1 1 April 12 3 – 1 2 April 13 4 – 2 2 April 15 6 – 4 1 April 18 1 – 3 1 April 20 3 – 1 1 Brandon wins series 4 – 3 Western Conference (B1) Kootenay Ice vs. (U3) Everett Silvertips Kootenay Ice Everett Silvertips Cranbrook Recreational Complex Everett Event Center April 8 4 – 2 1 16:38 - - pp - Derek Price (1) Curtis Billsten (1) - 1:41 No scoring No scoring 5:10 - Adam Cracknell (2) 7:14 - Steve DaSilva (3) 17:17 - en - Martin Šagát (4) Ivan Baranka (2) - 6:33 Jeff Glass (23 saves / 25 shots) Michael Wall (35 saves / 38 shots April 9 4 – 1 1 April 11 2 – 3 1 1 April 12 3 – 4 1 1 Kootenay wins series 4 – 0 (U1) Seattle Thunderbirds vs. (B2) Kelowna Rockets Seattle Thunderbirds Kelowna Rockets Key Arena Prospera Place April 8 1 – 2 2 1 April 9 2 – 3 2 1 April 12 0 – 4 1 2 April 14 0 – 7 1 2 April 15 2 – 3 2 1 April 17 0 – 2 1 2 April 19 2 – 1 2 2 Kelowna wins series 4 – 3 Conference finals Eastern Conference (E1) Brandon Wheat Kings vs. (E3) Prince Albert Raiders Brandon Wheat Kings Prince Albert Raiders Keystone Centre Art Hauser Centre April 22 4 – 2 1 April 23 2 – 3 2 April 26 1 – 5 1 April 27 4 – 2 2 April 29 5 – 4 1 May 1 3 – 2 1 2 May 3 5 – 1 1 Brandon wins series 4 – 3 Eastern Conference (B1) Kootenay Ice vs. (B2) Kelowna Rockets Kootenay Ice Kelowna Rockets Cranbrook Recreational Complex Prospera Place April 22 2 – 4 2 April 23 3 – 2 1 April 26 4 – 1 2 April 27 5 – 4 1 2 April 29 2 – 1 2 1 May 1 2 – 1 1 2 Kelowna wins series 4 – 2 WHL Championship (E1) Brandon Wheat Kings vs. (B2) Kelowna Rockets Brandon Wheat Kings Kelowna Rockets Keystone Centre Prospera Place May 6 3 – 0 2 2 May 7 4 – 1 2 2 May 10 3 – 2 1 1 May 11 1 – 2 1 1 2 May 13 3 – 8 1 2 Kelowna wins series 4 – 1 ADT Canada-Russia Challenge 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. WHL awards Four Broncos Memorial Trophy (Player of the Year): Eric Fehr, Brandon Wheat KingsDaryl K. (Doc) Seaman Trophy (Scholastic Player of the Year): Gilbert Brule, Vancouver GiantsScholastic Team of the Year: Vancouver GiantsBob Clarke Trophy (Top scorer): Eric Fehr, Brandon Wheat KingsBrad Hornung Trophy (Most Sportsmanlike Player): Kris Russell, Medicine Hat TigersBill Hunter Trophy (Top Defenseman): Dion Phaneuf, Red Deer RebelsJim Piggott Memorial Trophy (Rookie of the Year): Tyler Plante, Brandon Wheat KingsDel Wilson Trophy (Top Goaltender): Jeff Glass, Kootenay IceDunc McCallum Memorial Trophy (Coach of the Year): Cory Clouston, Kootenay IceLloyd Saunders Memorial Trophy (Executive of the Year): Jeff Chynoweth, Kootenay IceScotty Munro Memorial Trophy (Best regular season record): Kootenay IceAllen Paradice Memorial Trophy (Top Official): Rob MatsuokaSt. Clair Group Trophy (Marketing/Public Relations Award): Roger Lemire, Vancouver GiantsDoug Wickenheiser Memorial Trophy (Humanitarian of the Year): Colin Fraser, Red Deer RebelsWHL Plus-Minus Award: James Cherewyk, Kootenay IceWHL Playoff Most Valuable Player: Shea Weber, Kelowna Rockets All-Star teams Eastern Conference First Team Second Team Goal Aaron Sorochan Lethbridge Hurricanes Kevin Nastiuk Medicine Hat TigersDefense Dion Phaneuf Red Deer Rebels Kris Russell Medicine Hat Tigers Mike Green Saskatoon Blades Brent Seabrook Lethbridge HurricanesForward 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 HurricanesWestern Conference First Team Second Team Goal Jeff Glass Kootenay Ice Bryan Bridges Seattle ThunderbirdsDefense Shea Weber Kelowna Rockets Andrej Meszaros Vancouver Giants Braydon Coburn Portland Winter Hawks Clayton Stoner Tri-City AmericansForward 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 2005 Bantam Draft 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.WHL Prospects Draft 2005 - Every Pick by Team https://www.eliteprospects.com/draft/whl-prospects-draft/2005 www.eliteprospects.com 28 March 2026 List of first round picks in the bantam draft. # Player Nationality WHL Team 1 Colten Teubert (D) Regina Pats 2 Geordie Wudrick (LW) Swift Current Broncos 3 Dale Hunt (RW) Prince George Cougars 4 Mitch Wahl (C) Spokane Chiefs 5 Neal Prokop (C) Moose Jaw Warriors 6 Tyler Shattock (RW) Kamloops Blazers 7 Eric Mestery (D) Tri-City Americans 8 Jordan Trach (LW) Prince Albert Raiders 9 James Wright (C) Vancouver Giants 10 Kyle Beach (C) Everett Silvertips 11 Thomas Frazee (C) Portland Winter Hawks 12 Cassidy Mappin (C) Red Deer Rebels 13 Brendon Rowinski (C) Calgary Hitmen 14 Teigan Zahn (D) Saskatoon Blades 15 Travis Bobbee (D) Lethbridge Hurricanes 16 Cody Hanson (RW) Seattle Thunderbirds 17 Sanfred King (C) Brandon Wheat Kings 18 Jordan Hickmott (C) Medicine Hat Tigers 19 Tyler Myers (D) Kelowna Rockets 20 Jordan Wilkins (D) Kootenay Ice See also 2005 NHL entry draft 2004 in sports 2005 in sports References 2003–04 WHL season 2005–06 WHL season WHL seasons WHL WHL Category:Western Hockey League seasons