2000–01 WHL season
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The '''2000–01 WHL season''' was the 35th season for the [[Western Hockey League]]. Eighteen teams completed a 72 game season. The [[Red Deer Rebels]] won the [[President's Cup (WHL)|President's Cup]] before going on to win the [[Memorial Cup]].
==Regular season==
===Final standings===
{| class="wikitable"
|-
! width="45%" | East Division
! width="5%" | GP
! width="5%" | W
! width="5%" | L
! width="5%" | T
! width="5%" | OTL
! width="7.5%" | Pts
! width="7.5%" | GF
! width="7.5%" | GA
|-
| '''x [[Swift Current Broncos]]'''||72 ||43 ||20 ||7 ||2 ||95 ||275 ||215
|-
| '''x [[Regina Pats]]''' ||72 ||40 ||27 ||3 ||2 ||85 ||285 ||242
|-
| '''x [[Moose Jaw Warriors]]''' ||72 ||34 ||29 ||4 ||5 ||77 ||287 ||291
|-
| '''x [[Brandon Wheat Kings]]''' ||72 ||32 ||32 ||5 ||3 ||72 ||244 ||242
|-
| '''[[Saskatoon Blades]]''' ||72 ||19 ||43 ||5 ||5 ||48 ||193 ||265
|-
| '''[[Prince Albert Raiders]]''' ||72 ||18 ||47 ||3 ||4 ||43 ||204 ||348
|-
|}
{| class="wikitable"
|-
! width="45%" | Central Division
! width="5%" | GP
! width="5%" | W
! width="5%" | L
! width="5%" | T
! width="5%" | OTL
! width="7.5%" | Pts
! width="7.5%" | GF
! width="7.5%" | GA
|-
| '''x [[Red Deer Rebels]]'''||72 ||54 ||12 ||3 ||3 ||114 ||304 ||168
|-
| '''x [[Kootenay Ice]]''' ||72 ||45 ||17 ||4 ||6 ||100 ||286 ||213
|-
| '''x [[Calgary Hitmen]]'''||72 ||37 ||27 ||5 ||3 ||82 ||284 ||250
|-
| '''x [[Lethbridge Hurricanes]]'''||72 ||29 ||35 ||4 ||4 ||66 ||200 ||229
|-
| '''[[Medicine Hat Tigers]]'''||72 ||24 ||40 ||5 ||4 ||56 ||271 ||316
|-
|}
{| class="wikitable"
|-
! width="45%" | West Division
! width="5%" | GP
! width="5%" | W
! width="5%" | L
! width="5%" | T
! width="5%" | OTL
! width="7.5%" | Pts
! width="7.5%" | GF
! width="7.5%" | GA
|-
| '''x [[Kelowna Rockets]]''' ||72 ||37 ||23 ||7 ||5 ||86 ||259 ||240
|-
| '''x [[Portland Winter Hawks]]''' ||72 ||37 ||27 ||5 ||3 ||82 ||244 ||237
|-
| '''x [[Kamloops Blazers]]''' ||72 ||35 ||28 ||7 ||2 ||79 ||289 ||274
|-
| '''x [[Spokane Chiefs]]''' ||72 ||35 ||28 ||7 ||2 ||79 ||289 ||274
|-
| '''x [[Prince George Cougars]]''' ||72 ||31 ||33 ||4 ||4 ||70 ||242 ||266
|-
| '''x [[Seattle Thunderbirds]]''' ||72 ||30 ||33 ||8 ||1 ||69 ||262 ||299
|-
| '''[[Tri-City Americans]]''' ||72 ||21 ||36 ||8 ||7 ||57 ||217 ||284
|-
|}
===Scoring leaders===
''Note: GP = Games Played; G = Goals; A = Assists; Pts = Points; PIM = Penalties in Minutes''
{| class="wikitable"
|-
! width="30%" | Player
! width="30%" | Team
! width="7.5%" | GP
! width="7.5%" | G
! width="7.5%" | A
! width="7.5%" | Pts
! width="7.5%" | 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 Americans|Tri-City]]/[[Regina Pats|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
|-
|}
===Goaltending Leaders===
''Note: GP = Games Played; TOI = Total Ice Time; W = Wins; L = Losses; T = Ties ; GA = Goals Against; SO = Total Shutouts; Sv% = Save Percentage; GAA = Goals Against Average''
{| border="1" cellpadding="3" cellspacing="0" class="wikitable"
|-
! bgcolor="#DDDDFF" width="27.5%" | Player
! bgcolor="#DDDDFF" width="27.5%" | Team
! bgcolor="#DDDDFF" width="5%" | GP
! bgcolor="#DDDDFF" width="5%" | TOI
! bgcolor="#DDDDFF" width="5%" | W
! bgcolor="#DDDDFF" width="5%" | L
! bgcolor="#DDDDFF" width="5%" | T
! bgcolor="#DDDDFF" width="5%" | GA
! bgcolor="#DDDDFF" width="5%" | SO
! bgcolor="#DDDDFF" width="5%" | Sv%
! bgcolor="#DDDDFF" width="5%" | GAA
|-
|[[Shane Bendera]]||[[Red Deer Rebels]]||45 ||2604 ||32 ||8 ||2 ||107 ||5 ||.903 ||2.47
|-
|[[B.J. Boxma]]||[[Kootenay Ice|Kootenay]]/[[Swift Current Broncos|Swift Current]]||48 ||2791 ||28 ||15 ||2 ||123 ||0 ||.903 ||2.64
|-
|[[Dan Blackburn]]||[[Kootenay Ice]]||50 ||2924 ||33 ||14 ||2 ||135 ||1 ||.907 ||2.77
|-
|[[Michael Garnett]]||[[Red Deer Rebels|Red Deer]]/[[Saskatoon Blades|Saskatoon]]||49 ||2640 ||21 ||22 ||3 ||122 ||4 ||.902 ||2.77
|-
|[[Joel Martin]]||[[Lethbridge Hurricanes]]||44 ||2352 ||17 ||18 ||1 ||107 ||2 ||.884 ||2.88
|-
|}
==WHL Playoffs==
===Conference Quarterfinals===
====Eastern Conference====
{| cellspacing="10"
| valign="top" |
{| class="wikitable"
! bgcolor="#DDDDDD" colspan="4" | Red Deer vs. Lethbridge
|-
! Date !! Away !! Home
|-
| March 23 || align="right" | '''Lethbridge 3''' || 2 Red Deer || OT
|-
| March 24 || align="right" | Lethbridge 0 || '''5 Red Deer'''
|-
| March 27 || align="right" | '''Red Deer 6''' || 1 Lethbridge
|-
| March 28 || align="right" | '''Red Deer 6''' || 0 Lethbridge
|-
| March 30 || align="right" | Lethbridge 2 || '''7 Red Deer'''
|-
|- align="center"
| colspan="4" | '''''Red Deer wins series 4–1'''''
|}
| valign="top" |
{| class="wikitable"
! bgcolor="#DDDDDD" colspan="4" | Swift Current vs. Brandon
|-
! Date !! Away !! Home
|-
| March 23 || align="right" | '''Brandon 3''' || 0 Swift Current
|-
| March 24 || align="right" | Brandon 2 || '''4 Swift Current'''
|-
| March 26 || align="right" | '''Swift Current 4''' || 3 Brandon || 2OT
|-
| March 27 || align="right" | '''Swift Current 3''' || 2 Brandon
|-
| March 30 || align="right" | '''Brandon 5''' || 2 Swift Current
|-
| April 2 || align="right" | '''Swift Current 3''' || 2 Brandon
|-
|- align="center"
| colspan="4" | '''''Swift Current wins series 4–2'''''
|}
|-
| valign="top" |
{| class="wikitable"
! bgcolor="#DDDDDD" colspan="4" | Regina vs. Calgary
|-
! Date !! Away !! Home
|-
| March 23 || align="right" | Calgary 2 || '''5 Regina'''
|-
| March 24 || align="right" | '''Calgary 4''' || 1 Regina
|-
| March 26 || align="right" | Regina 3 || '''4 Calgary''' || OT
|-
| March 28 || align="right" | Regina 2 || '''7 Calgary''
|-
| March 29 || align="right" | Calgary 1 || '''4 Regina'''
|-
| April 1 || align="right" | Regina 3 || '''4 Calgary'''
|- align="center"
| colspan="4" | '''''Calgary wins series 4–2'''''
|}
| valign="top" |
{| class="wikitable"
! bgcolor="#DDDDDD" colspan="4" | Kootenay vs. Moose Jaw
|-
! Date !! Away !! Home
|-
| March 23 || align="right" | Moose Jaw 2 || '''6 Kootenay'''
|-
| March 24 || align="right" | Moose Jaw 0 || '''4 Kootenay'''
|-
| March 27 || align="right" | '''Kootenay 8''' || 3 Moose Jaw
|-
| March 28 || align="right" | '''Kootenay 5''' || 1 Moose Jaw
|- align="center"
| colspan="4" | '''''Kootenay wins series 4–1'''''
|}
|}
====Western Conference====
{| cellspacing="10"
| valign="top" |
{| class="wikitable"
! bgcolor="#DDDDDD" colspan="4" | Kelowna vs. Seattle
|-
! Date !! Away !! Home
|-
| March 30 || align="right" | '''Seattle 5''' || 4 Kelowna || OT
|-
| March 31 || align="right" | Seattle 0 || '''1 Kelowna'''
|-
| April 5 || align="right" | Kelowna 1 || '''5 Seattle'''
|-
| April 6 || align="right" | Kelowna 2 || '''3 Seattle''' || OT
|-
| April 8 || align="right" | Seattle 1 || '''2 Kelowna''' || OT
|-
| April 9 || align="right" | Kelowna 2 || '''4 Seattle'''
|- align="center"
| colspan="4" | '''''Seattle wins series 4–2'''''
|}
| valign="top" |
{| class="wikitable"
! bgcolor="#DDDDDD" colspan="4" | Portland vs. Prince George
|-
! Date !! Away !! Home
|-
| March 30 || align="right" | Prince George 2 || '''5 Portland'''
|-
| March 31 || align="right" | Prince George 2 || '''3 Portland''' || OT
|-
| April 3 || align="right" | Portland 3 || '''6 Prince George'''
|-
| April 4 || align="right" | Portland 4 || '''4 Prince George''' || OT
|-
| April 7 || align="right" | Prince George 0 || '''6 Portland'''
|-
| April 9 || align="right" | '''Portland 5''' || 3 Prince George
|- align="center"
| colspan="4" | '''''Portland wins series 4–2'''''
|}
|-
| valign="top" |
{| class="wikitable"
! bgcolor="#DDDDDD" colspan="4" | Kamloops vs. Spokane
|-
! Date !! Away !! Home
|-
| March 30 || align="right" | '''Spokane 3''' || 1 Kamloops
|-
| April 1 || align="right" | '''Spokane 5''' || 2 Kamloops
|-
| April 3 || align="right" | Kamloops 2 || '''9 Spokane'''
|-
| April 4 || align="right" | Kamloops 0 || '''3 Spokane'''
|- align="center"
| colspan="4" | '''''Spokane wins series 4–0'''''
|}
|}
===Conference semifinals===
{| cellspacing="10"
! colspan="2" | Eastern Conference
|-
| valign="top" |
{| class="wikitable"
! bgcolor="#DDDDDD" colspan="4" | Red Deer vs. Calgary
|-
! Date !! Away !! Home
|-
| April 6 || align="right" | '''Calgary 4''' || 1 Red Deer
|-
| April 7 || align="right" | Calgary 2 || '''3 Red Deer''' || 2OT
|-
| April 11 || align="right" | '''Red Deer 6''' || 2 Calgary
|-
| April 12 || align="right" | Red Deer 1 || '''3 Calgary'''
|-
| April 13 || align="right" | Calgary 3 || '''4 Red Deer'''
|-
| April 14 || align="right" | '''Red Deer 4''' || 0 Calgary
|- align="center"
| colspan="4" | '''''Red Deer wins series 4–2'''''
|}
| valign="top" |
{| class="wikitable"
! bgcolor="#DDDDDD" colspan="4" | Kootenay vs. Swift Current
|-
! Date !! Away !! Home
|-
| April 6 || align="right" | Swift Current 1 || '''7 Kootenay'''
|-
| April 7 || align="right" | '''Swift Current 3''' || 1 Kootenay
|-
| April 10 || align="right" | '''Kootenay 3''' || 2 Swift Current || OT
|-
| April 11 || align="right" | Kootenay 3 || '''4 Swift Current''' || 3OT
|-
| April 13 || align="right" | Swift Current 2 || '''3 Kootenay'''
|-
| April 15 || align="right" | Kootenay 2 || '''3 Swift Current'''
|-
| April 17 || align="right" | '''Swift Current 3 || 2 Kootenay
|- align="center"
| colspan="4" | '''''Swift Current wins series 4–2'''''
|}
|}
{| cellspacing="10"
! colspan="2" | Western Conference
|-
| valign="top" |
{| class="wikitable"
! bgcolor="#DDDDDD" colspan="4" | Spokane vs. Seattle
|-
! Date !! Away !! Home
|-
| April 13 || align="right" | Seattle 3 || '''5 Spokane'''
|-
| April 14 || align="right" | Seattle 1 || '''4 Spokane'''
|-
| April 16 || align="right" | '''Spokane 3''' || 2 Seattle
|- align="center"
| colspan="4" | '''''Spokane wins series 3–0'''''
|}
| valign="top" |
{| class="wikitable"
! bgcolor="#DDDDDD" colspan="4" | Portland earns bye
|}
|}
===Conference finals===
{| cellspacing="10"
! Eastern Conference !! Western Conference
|-
| valign="top" |
{| class="wikitable"
! bgcolor="#DDDDDD" colspan="4" | Red Deer vs. Swift Current
|-
! Date !! Away !! Home
|-
| April 20 || align="right" | '''Swift Current 4''' || 3 Red Deer || OT
|-
| April 21 || align="right" | Swift Current 2 || '''3 Red Deer
|-
| April 24 || align="right" | Red Deer 2 || '''3 Swift Current''' || OT
|-
| April 25 || align="right" | '''Red Deer 2''' || 1 Swift Current
|-
| April 27 || align="right" | Swift Current 1 || '''3 Red Deer'''
|-
| April 29 || align="right" | ''' Red Deer 4''' || 0 Swift Current
|- align="center"
| colspan="4" | '''''Red Deer wins series 4–2'''''
|}
| valign="top" |
{| class="wikitable"
! bgcolor="#DDDDDD" colspan="4" | Portland vs. Spokane
|-
! Date !! Away !! Home
|-
| April 21 || align="right" | Spokane 0 || '''3 Portland'''
|-
| April 22 || align="right" | Spokane 1 || '''2 Portland''' || OT
|-
| April 24 || align="right" | '''Portland 2''' || 1 Spokane
|-
| April 25 || align="right" | Portland 0 || '''3 Spokane'''
|-
| April 27 || align="right" | Spokane 1 || '''4 Portland'''
|- align="center"
| colspan="4" | '''''Portland wins series 4–1'''''
|}
|}
===WHL Championship===
{| cellspacing="10"
|-
| valign="top" |
{| class="wikitable"
! bgcolor="#DDDDDD" colspan="4" | Red Deer vs. Portand
|-
! Date !! Away !! Home
|-
| May 4 || align="right" | Portland 2 || '''3 Red Deer'''
|-
| May 5 || align="right" | Portland 4 || '''5 Red Deer'''
|-
| May 9 || align="right" | Red Deer 2 || '''3 Portland''' || OT
|-
| May 11 || align="right" | '''Red Deer 4''' || 1 Portland
|-
| May 12 || align="right" | '''Red Deer 4''' || 3 Portland
|- align="center"
| colspan="4" | '''''Red Deer wins series 4–1'''''
|}
==All-Star Game==
On [[January 24]], the WHL Eastern All-stars were defeated by the [[Ontario Hockey League|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 [[Quebec Major Junior Hockey League|QMJHL]] Dilio All-stars 7–5 at [[Kamloops, British Columbia]] before a crowd of 4,103.
==WHL awards==
{| cellpadding="3" cellspacing="1"
|Player of the Year - [[Four Broncos Memorial Trophy]]: [[Justin Mapletoft]], [[Red Deer Rebels]]
|-
|Scholastic Player of the Year - [[Daryl K. (Doc) Seaman Trophy]]: [[Dan Hulak]], [[Portland Winter Hawks]]
|-
|Top Scorer - [[Bob Clarke Trophy]]: [[Justin Mapletoft]], [[Red Deer Rebels]]
|-
|Most Sportsmanlike Player - [[Brad Hornung Trophy]]: [[Matt Kinch]]], [[Calgary Hitmen]]
|-
|Top Defenseman - [[Bill Hunter Trophy (WHL)|Bill Hunter Trophy]]: [[Christian Chartier]], [[Prince George Cougars]]
|-
|Rookie of the Year - [[Jim Piggott Memorial Trophy]]: [[Scottie Upshall]], [[Kamloops Blazers]]
|-
|Top Goaltender - [[Del Wilson Trophy]]: [[Dan Blackburn]], [[Kootenay Ice]]
|-
|Coach of the Year - [[Dunc McCallum Memorial Trophy]]: [[Brent Sutter]], [[Red Deer Rebels]]
|-
|Executive of the Year - [[Lloyd Saunders Memorial Trophy]]: [[Brent Sutter]], [[Red Deer Rebels]]
|-
|Regular season Champions - [[Scotty Munro Memorial Trophy]]: [[Red Deer Rebels]]
|-
|Top Official - [[Allen Paradice Memorial Trophy]]: [[Kevin Acheson]]
|-
|Marketing/Public Relations Award - [[St. Clair Group Trophy]]: Mark Miles, [[Spokane Chiefs]]
|-
|[[Doug Wickenheiser Memorial Trophy]] - [[Jim Vandermeer]], [[Red Deer Rebels]]
|-
|[[WHL Plus-Minus Award]]: [[Jim Vandermeer]], [[Red Deer Rebels]]
|-
|Playoff Most Valuable Player - [[airBC Trophy]]: [[Shane Bendera]], [[Red Deer Rebels]]
|}
==See also==
*[[2001 Memorial Cup]]
*[[2001 NHL Entry Draft]]
*[[2000 in sports]]
*[[2001 in sports]]
==References==
*[http://www.whl.ca whl.ca]
* 2005–06 WHL Guide
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