2005–06 WHL season

The 2005–06 WHL season was the 40th season for the Western Hockey League. Twenty teams completed a 72-game schedule. The Vancouver Giants won the President's Cup.

League notes

The WHL announced that it would adopt many of the new rules put in place by the NHL this season to increase scoring. They are:

Shootouts: Ties no longer count in the standings, and are replaced with the shootout. Shootout losses will count as one point in the standings.
Tighter standard of officiating, especially as it relates to obstruction fouls.
Goaltender restriction zone or the "trapezoid", will be employed. Goaltenders will be forbidden from playing the puck in the corners behind the goal line. A violation will merit a two-minute delay of game penalty.
Tag-up Offside rule will be used.
The centre ice red line will no longer be considered for the purpose of determining an offside (two-line) pass.
Any player who shoots the puck over the glass and out of play from their defensive zone will receive a delay of game penalty.
Any team called for icing the puck from within their defensive zone will not be permitted a line change. Unlike the NHL, any team that ices the puck from their half of the neutral zone will be permitted to change.

It is worth noting that the WHL did not move the goal and blue lines to increase the size of the offensive zones like the NHL, as the league felt that the teams did not have enough time to modify their arenas. Thus, only the Calgary Hitmen, who share an arena with the Calgary Flames play using the new alignment. The new standard will be employed by the remaining teams beginning in 2006–07.

Regular season

Final standings

Eastern Conference

East Division	GP	W	L	OTL	SOL	Pts	GF	GA
x Moose Jaw Warriors	72	44	20	5	3	96	278	205
x Saskatoon Blades	72	41	25	2	4	88	232	217
x Regina Pats	72	40	27	1	4	85	236	234
x Brandon Wheat Kings	72	30	32	6	4	70	218	259
Prince Albert Raiders	72	25	36	1	10	61	167	228

Central Division	GP	W	L	OTL	SOL	Pts	GF	GA
x Medicine Hat Tigers	72	47	16	1	8	103	257	171
x Calgary Hitmen	72	47	18	3	4	101	195	155
x Lethbridge Hurricanes	72	27	36	3	6	63	195	250
x Swift Current Broncos	72	24	34	6	8	62	175	242
Red Deer Rebels	72	26	40	1	5	58	166	220

Western Conference

B.C. Division	GP	W	L	OTL	SOL	Pts	GF	GA
x Vancouver Giants	72	47	19	0	6	100	252	156
x Kelowna Rockets	72	46	22	1	3	96	243	188
x Kootenay Ice	72	45	23	1	3	94	233	177
x Prince George Cougars	72	35	31	2	4	76	195	195
Kamloops Blazers	72	34	33	2	3	73	179	196

U.S. Division	GP	W	L	OTL	SOL	Pts	GF	GA
x Everett Silvertips	72	40	27	2	3	85	203	158
x Seattle Thunderbirds	72	35	31	1	5	76	186	211
x Portland Winter Hawks	72	32	32	3	5	72	204	258
x Tri-City Americans	72	30	35	4	3	67	188	221
Spokane Chiefs	72	25	39	5	3	58	193	254

Scoring leaders

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

Player	Team	GP	G	A	Pts	PIM
Troy Brouwer	Moose Jaw Warriors	72	49	53	102	122
Adam Cracknell	Kootenay Ice	72	42	51	93	85
Ian McDonald	Tri-City Americans	71	37	55	92	16
Dustin Boyd	Moose Jaw Warriors	64	48	42	90	34
Justin Keller	Kelowna Rockets	72	51	37	88	82
Blair Jones	Moose Jaw Warriors	72	35	50	85	85
Devin Setoguchi	Saskatoon Blades	65	36	47	83	69
Darren Helm	Medicine Hat Tigers	70	41	38	79	37
Ryan Russell	Kootenay Ice	72	33	42	75	30
Chad Klassen	Spokane/Saskatoon	68	27	48	75	61

Goaltending leaders

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

Player	Team	GP	Min	W	L	SOL	GA	SO	SV%	GAA
Justin Pogge	Calgary Hitmen	54	3237	38	12	4	93	11	.926	1.72
Dustin Slade	Vancouver Giants	55	3319	36	13	5	105	11	.912	1.90
Leland Irving	Everett Silvertips	67	3791	37	23	3	121	4	.925	1.91
Matt Keetley	Medicine Hat Tigers	62	3741	42	14	5	130	6	.916	2.09
Taylor Dakers	Kootenay Ice	47	2671	30	15	1	94	8	.926	2.11

2006 WHL Playoffs

Overview

Conference Quarter-finals

Conference Semi-finals

Conference Finals

WHL Championship

C1

Medicine Hat

4

C4

Swift Current

0

C1

Medicine Hat

4

E2

Saskatoon

0

E3

Regina

2

E2

Saskatoon

4

C1

Medicine Hat

1

Eastern

E1

Moose Jaw

4

C2

Calgary

4

C3

Lethbridge

2

C2

Calgary

3

E1

Moose Jaw

4

E4

Brandon

2

E1

Moose Jaw

4

E1

Moose Jaw

0

B1

Vancouver

4

B1

Vancouver

4

B4

Prince George

1

B1

Vancouver

4

U3

Portland

1

U3

Portland

4

U2

Seattle

3

B1

Vancouver

4

Western

U1

Everett

0

B2

Kelowna

4

B3

Kootenay

2

B2

Kelowna

2

U1

Everett

4

U4

Tri-City

1

U1

Everett

4

Conference quarterfinals

Eastern Conference

Moose Jaw vs. Brandon
Date	Away	Home
March 24	Brandon 1	5 Moose Jaw
March 25	Brandon 2	1 Moose Jaw
March 27	Moose Jaw 2	3 Brandon
March 30	Moose Jaw 4	1 Brandon
April 2	Brandon 0	1 Moose Jaw
April 4	Moose Jaw 5	0 Brandon
Moose Jaw wins 4–2

Saskatoon vs. Regina
Date	Away	Home
March 24	Regina 2	3 Saskatoon	OT
March 25	Regina 1	4 Saskatoon
March 28	Saskatoon 4	5 Regina	OT
March 29	Saskatoon 5	3 Regina
March 31	Regina 5	2 Saskatoon
April 4	Saskatoon 5	1 Regina
Saskatoon wins 4–2

Medicine Hat vs. Swift Current
Date	Away	Home
March 24	Swift Current 2	5 Medicine Hat
March 25	Swift Current 1	7 Medicine Hat
March 28	Medicine Hat 7	1 Swift Current
March 29	Medicine Hat 3	2 Swift Current	OT
Medicine Hat wins 4–0

Calgary vs. Lethbridge
Date	Away	Home
March 24	Calgary 3	2 Lethbridge
March 25	Calgary 2	5 Lethbridge
March 28	Lethbridge 6	4 Calgary
March 30	Lethbridge 1	2 Calgary
April 1	Lethbridge 2	3 Calgary	OT
April 2	Calgary 3	2 Lethbridge	OT
Calgary wins 4–2

Western Conference

Vancouver vs. Prince George
Date	Away	Home
March 24	Prince George 0	3 Vancouver
March 25	Prince George 2	0 Vancouver
March 28	Vancouver 6	0 Prince George
March 29	Vancouver 3	2 Prince George	OT
April 1	Prince George 2	5 Vancouver
Vancouver wins 4–1

Kelowna vs. Kootenay
Date	Away	Home
March 24	Kootenay 3	2 Kelowna	2OT
March 25	Kootenay 1	5 Kelowna
March 28	Kelowna 3	4 Kootenay
March 29	Kelowna 5	4 Kootenay
March 31	Kootenay 1	4 Kelowna
April 2	Kelowna 5	2 Kootenay
Kelowna wins 4–2

Everett vs. Tri-City
Date	Away	Home
March 24	Tri-City 0	4 Everett
March 25	Tri-City 2	1 Everett
March 28	Everett 2	1 Tri-City	OT
March 29	Everett 4	1 Tri-City
March 31	Tri-City 0	2 Everett
Everett wins 4–1

Seattle vs Portland
Date	Away	Home
March 24	Portland 5	8 Seattle
March 25	Portland 1	0 Seattle
March 28	Seattle 1	2 Portland
March 31	Seattle 6	3 Portland
April 1	Portland 3	2 Seattle
April 4	Seattle 5	2 Portland
April 5	Portland 4	3 Seattle	OT
Portland wins 4–3

Conference semifinals

Eastern Conference

Medicine Hat vs. Saskatoon
Date	Away	Home
April 7	Saskatoon 1	5 Medicine Hat
April 8	Saskatoon 3	4 Medicine Hat	3OT
April 11	Medicine Hat 3	2 Saskatoon	OT
April 12	Medicine Hat 3	1 Saskatoon
Medicine Hat wins 4–0

Calgary vs. Moose Jaw
Date	Away	Home
April 8	Moose Jaw 0	3 Calgary
April 9	Moose Jaw 3	2 Calgary	OT
April 11	Calgary 2	4 Moose Jaw
April 12	Calgary 2	0 Moose Jaw
April 14	Moose Jaw 3	4 Calgary	OT
April 16	Calgary 1	3 Moose Jaw
April 19	Moose Jaw 3	1 Calgary
Moose Jaw wins 4–3

Western Conference

Kelowna vs. Everett
Date	Away	Home
April 7	Everett 5	3 Kelowna
April 9	Everett 2	3 Kelowna
April 11	Kelowna 0	2 Everett
April 12	Kelowna 2	3 Everett
April 14	Everett 2	3 Kelowna	2OT
April 16	Kelowna 2	6 Everett
Everett wins 4–2

Vancouver vs. Portland
Date	Away	Home
April 7	Portland 1	0 Vancouver
April 8	Portland 1	7 Vancouver
April 12	Vancouver 4	3 Portland	OT
April 13	Vancouver 3	1 Portland
April 16	Portland 0	2 Vancouver
Vancouver wins 4–1

Conference finals

Eastern Conference

Western Conference

Medicine Hat vs. Moose Jaw
Date	Away	Home
April 21	Moose Jaw 3	2 Medicine Hat
April 22	Moose Jaw 4	3 Medicine Hat	OT
April 25	Medicine Hat 5	3 Moose Jaw
April 26	Medicine Hat 1	3 Moose Jaw
April 28	Moose Jaw 4	3 Medicine Hat	OT
Moose Jaw wins 4–1

Vancouver vs. Everett
Date	Away	Home
April 21	Everett 2	4 Vancouver
April 22	Everett 0	2 Vancouver
April 25	Vancouver 5	0 Everett
April 27	Vancouver 5	0 Everett
Vancouver wins 4–0

WHL Championship

Vancouver vs. Moose Jaw
Date	Away	Home
May 5	Moose Jaw 1	5 Vancouver
May 6	Moose Jaw 5	7 Vancouver
May 8	Vancouver 2	1 Moose Jaw
May 9	Vancouver 6	3 Moose Jaw
Vancouver wins 4–0

ADT Canada-Russia Challenge

On November 30, Team WHL defeated the Russian Selects 9–2 in Saskatoon, Saskatchewan before a crowd of 5,572.

On December 1, Team WHL defeated the Russian Selects 3–1 in Regina, Saskatchewan before a crowd of 4,662.

The WHL has an all-time record of 6–0 against the Russian Selects since the tournament began in 2003–04.

WHL awards

Player of the Year - Four Broncos Memorial Trophy: Justin Pogge, Calgary Hitmen

Scholastic Player of the Year - Daryl K. (Doc) Seaman Trophy: Brennen Wray, Moose Jaw Warriors

Top Scorer - Bob Clarke Trophy: Troy Brouwer, Moose Jaw Warriors

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

Top Defenseman - Bill Hunter Trophy: Kris Russell, Medicine Hat Tigers

Rookie of the Year - Jim Piggott Memorial Trophy: Peter Mueller, Everett Silvertips

Top Goaltender - Del Wilson Trophy: Justin Pogge, Calgary Hitmen

Coach of the Year - Dunc McCallum Memorial Trophy: Willie Desjardins, Medicine Hat Tigers

Executive of the Year - Lloyd Saunders Memorial Trophy: Scott Bonner, Vancouver Giants

Regular season Champions - Scotty Munro Memorial Trophy: Medicine Hat Tigers

Top Official - Allen Paradice Memorial Trophy: Kyle Rehman

Marketing/Public Relations Award - St. Clair Group Trophy: Dave Andjelic, Medicine Hat Tigers

Doug Wickenheiser Memorial Trophy - Wacey Rabbit, Saskatoon Blades

WHL Plus-Minus Award: Paul Albers, Vancouver Giants

Playoff Most Valuable Player - airBC Trophy: Gilbert Brule, Vancouver Giants

2006 Bantam draft

The 2006 WHL Bantam Draft took place in Calgary, Alberta on Thursday May 4. It was the 17th annual draft to take place.

List of first round picks in the bantam draft.

#	Player	Nationality	WHL Team
1	Jared Cowen (D)	Canada	Spokane Chiefs
2	Landon Ferraro (C)	Canada	Red Deer Rebels
3	Ryan Howse (LW)	Canada	Chilliwack Bruins
4	Cole Penner (LW)	Canada	Prince Albert Raiders
5	Jimmy Bubnick (C)	Canada	Kamloops Blazers
6	Cody Eakin (C)	Canada	Swift Current Broncos
7	Carter Ashton (LW)	Canada	Lethbridge Hurricanes
8	Jason Gardiner (C/LW)	Canada	Tri-City Americans
9	Brayden Schenn (C)	Canada	Brandon Wheat Kings
10	Riley Boychuk (LW)	Canada	Portland Winter Hawks
11	Steve Chaffin (D)	Canada	Seattle Thunderbirds
12	Stefan Elliott (D)	Canada	Prince George Cougars
13	Kellan Tochkin (RW)	Canada	Everett Silvertips
14	Brett Miller (RW)	Canada	Regina Pats
15	Mitch Berg (D)	Canada	Saskatoon Blades
16	Nathan Lieuwen (G)	Canada	Kootenay Ice
17	Justin Maylan (RW)	Canada	Moose Jaw Warriors
18	Tyson Barrie (D)	Canada	Kelowna Rockets
19	Evander Kane (LW)	Canada	Vancouver Giants
20	Chase Schaber (LW)	Canada	Calgary Hitmen
21	Cody Carlson (D)	Canada	Medicine Hat Tigers

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References

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2005–06 WHL season

League notes

Regular season

Final standings

Eastern Conference

Western Conference

Scoring leaders

Goaltending leaders

2006 WHL Playoffs

Overview

Conference quarterfinals

Eastern Conference

Western Conference

Conference semifinals

Conference finals

WHL Championship

ADT Canada-Russia Challenge

WHL awards

2006 Bantam draft

See also

References