52nd season of the Western Hockey League
Sports season
Sports season
The 2017–18 WHL season was the 52nd season of the Western Hockey League (WHL). The regular season began on September 22, 2017, and ended on March 18, 2018. The Moose Jaw Warriors finished the season with the league's best record.[ 1] The playoffs began on March 22, 2018, and ended on May 13; the winning team, the Swift Current Broncos , were awarded the Ed Chynoweth Cup and a berth in the 2018 Memorial Cup tournament, held at the Brandt Centre in Regina, Saskatchewan from May 18 to 27, 2018.[ 2] [ 3] The Regina Pats automatically qualified for the tournament as hosts.
Standings
Updated to game(s) played on March 18, 2018. Source: Western Hockey League
Note: GP = Games played; W = Wins; L = Losses; OTL = Overtime losses; SL = Shootout losses; GF = Goals for; GA = Goals against; PTS = Points; x = clinched playoff berth; y = clinched division title; z = clinched conference title
Map of WHL, 2011–12 to 2018–19
200km 125miles
Wheat Kings
Pats
Warriors
Raiders
Blades
Broncos
Tigers
Hurricanes
Oil Kings
Rebels
Hitmen
Ice
Chiefs
Americans
Rockets
Blazers
Silvertips
Thunderbirds
Winterhawks
Cougars
Giants
Royals
East Division
Central Division
BC Division
US Division
Statistical leaders
Scoring leaders
Players are listed by points, then goals.[ 5]
Note: GP = Games played; G = Goals; A = Assists; Pts. = Points; PIM = Penalty minutes
Leading goaltenders
These are the goaltenders that lead the league in GAA that played at least 1800 minutes.[ 6]
Note: GP = Games played; Mins = Minutes played; W = Wins; L = Losses; OTL = Overtime losses; SOL = Shootout losses; SO = Shutouts; GAA = Goals against average; Sv% = Save percentage
2018 WHL playoffs
Conference Quarter-finals
Eastern Conference
(E1) Moose Jaw Warriors vs. (W2) Prince Albert Raiders
Moose Jaw wins series 4 – 3
(E2) Swift Current Broncos vs. (E3) Regina Pats
Swift Current wins series 4 – 3
(C1) Medicine Hat Tigers vs. (W1) Brandon Wheat Kings
Brandon wins series 4 – 2
* Note: Games 3, 4, and 6 were played at Credit Union Place in Dauphin due to the Royal Manitoba Winter Fair taking place at the Keystone Centre from March 26 to 31.
(C2) Lethbridge Hurricanes vs. (C3) Red Deer Rebels
March 28
Red Deer Rebels
5 – 2
Lethbridge Hurricanes
ENMAX Centrium
Recap
7:33 - Reese Johnson (1)
First period
19:20 - Matthew Stanley (1)
16:15 - Mason McCarty (1)
Second period
15:17 - Tate Olson (2)
0:38 - pp - Brandon Hagel (4) 11:39 - Alexander Alexeyev (1) 19:32 - sh - Kristian Reichel (3)
Third period
No scoring
Ethan Anders (28 saves/30 shots)
Goalie stats
Logan Flodell (31 saves/35 shots)
March 31
Lethbridge Hurricanes
6 – 4
Red Deer Rebels
ENMAX Centre
Recap
7:08 - Brad Morrison (5) 16:08 - pp - Jordy Bellerive (4)
First period
9:34 - Grayson Pawlenchuk (2) 14:00 - pp - Brandon Hagel (5)
No scoring
Second period
3:52 - pp - Alexander Alexeyev (2)
3:17 - Calen Addison (2) 4:40 - Taylor Ross (4) 7:24 - Taylor Ross (5) 18:42 - en - Brad Morrison (6)
Third period
6:24 - Reese Johnson (2)
Logan Flodell (20 saves/24 shots)
Goalie stats
Ethan Anders (44 saves/49 shots)
Lethbridge wins series 4 – 1
Western Conference
(U1) Everett Silvertips vs. (W2) Seattle Thunderbirds
March 27
Seattle Thunderbirds
1 – 3
Everett Silvertips
accesso ShoWare Center
Recap
1:38 - pp - Nolan Volcan (1)
First period
8:56 - Reece Vitelli (1)
No scoring
Second period
4:58 - pp - Matt Fonteyne (1)
No scoring
Third period
19:29 - en - Matt Fonteyne (2)
Liam Hughes (34 saves/36 shots)
Goalie stats
Carter Hart (33 saves/34 shots)
March 31
Everett Silvertips
4 – 0
Seattle Thunderbirds
Angel of the Winds Arena
Recap
5:46 - Riley Sutter (2)
First period
No scoring
11:42 - Ondrej Vala (1) 16:10 - pp - Patrick Bajkov (4)
Second period
No scoring
17:29 - en - Connor Dewar (2)
Third period
No scoring
Carter Hart (36 saves/36 shots)
Goalie stats
Liam Hughes (42 saves/45 shots)
Everett wins series 4 – 1
(U2) Portland Winterhawks vs. (U3) Spokane Chiefs
March 29
Spokane Chiefs
3 – 4
Portland Winterhawks
Spokane Veterans Memorial Arena
Recap
9:01 - pp - Hudson Elynuik (2) 10:28 - Eli Zummack (1)
First period
17:39 - Alex Overhardt (2)
No scoring
Second period
No scoring
9:50 - pp - Jaret Anderson-Dolan (2)
Third period
2:30 - Skyler McKenzie (1) 13:38 - Joachim Blichfeld (2) 13:45 - Joachim Blichfeld (3)
Dawson Weatherill (20 saves/24 shots)
Goalie stats
Cole Kehler (25 saves/28 shots)
March 31
Portland Winterhawks
4 – 5
OT
Spokane Chiefs
Veterans Memorial Coliseum
Recap
9:20 - Mason Mannek (2) 16:10 - Cody Glass (2)
First period
12:38 - pp - Riley Woods (2)
12:57 - Ryan Hughes (1)
Second period
12:38 - Hudson Elynuik (3)
13:33 - Dennis Cholowski (4)
Third period
5:05 - Jake McGrew (1) 19:30 - Nolan Reid (2)
No scoring
First overtime period
9:19 - Kailer Yamamoto (1)
Cole Kehler (49 saves/54 shots)
Goalie stats
Dawson Weatherill (40 saves/44 shots)
April 2
Spokane Chiefs
5 – 2
Portland Winterhawks
Spokane Veterans Memorial Arena
Recap
16:29 - Jake McGrew (2) 16:43 - Eli Zummack (2)
First period
No scoring
7:52 - Ty Smith (1) 13:50 - pp - Ethan McIndoe (2)
Second period
3:42 - pp - Mason Mannek (3)
16:39 - Luke Toporowski (2)
Third period
4:09 - Henri Jokiharju (2)
Dawson Weatherill (31 saves/33 shots)
Goalie stats
Cole Kehler (22 saves/27 shots)
April 3
Portland Winterhawks
3 – 1
Spokane Chiefs
Veterans Memorial Coliseum
Recap
9:38 - pp - Cody Glass (3)
First period
No scoring
No scoring
Second period
11:31 - Ty Smith (2)
15:22 - Kieffer Bellows (2) 17:37 - pp - Skyler McKenzie (2)
Third period
No scoring
Cole Kehler (30 saves/31 shots)
Goalie stats
Dawson Weatherill (39 saves/42 shots)
Portland wins series 4 – 3
(B1) Kelowna Rockets vs. (W1) Tri-City Americans
March 24
Kelowna Rockets
7 – 9
Tri-City Americans
Prospera Place
Recap
0:36 - pp - Kole Lind (1) 0:51 - Kyle Topping (1) 3:00 - Cal Foote (1)
First period
8:51 - pp - Michael Rasmussen (3) 13:36 - pp - Nolan Yaremko (1) 15:19 - Michael Rasmussen (4) 16:09 - Nolan Yaremko (2)
2:45 - Nolan Foote (1) 8:58 - pp - Kole Lind (2) 15:01 - Kaedan Korczak (1)
Second period
11:18 - Isaac Johnson (2)
11:37 - pp - Carsen Twarynski (1)
Third period
3:00 - Morgan Geekie (3) 12:10 - Morgan Geekie (4) 13:12 - Isaac Johnson (3) 19:11 - en - Nolan Yaremko (3)
James Porter Jr. (12 saves/16 shots) Brodan Salmond (18 saves/22 shots0
Goalie stats
Patrick Dea (10 saves/16 shots) Beck Warm (9 saves/10 shots)
March 28
Tri-City Americans
5 – 3
Kelowna Rockets
Toyota Center
Recap
3:08 - pp - Juuso Valimaki (1) 10:10 - Brett Clayton (1)
First period
10:22 - Carsen Twarynski (2)
1:08 - Michael Rasmussen (2) 13:04 - Morgan Geekie (5)
Second period
1:26 - Kole Lind (3)
13:05 - pp - Morgan Geekie (6)
Third period
18:29 - Conner Bruggen-Cate (1)
Patrick Dea (22 saves/25 shots)
Goalie stats
James Porter Jr. (21 saves/26 shots)
March 29
Tri-City Americans
5 – 3
Kelowna Rockets
Toyota Center
Recap
7:04 - Jordan Topping (1)
First period
No scoring
17:41 - Morgan Geekie (7)
Second period
4:38 - Dillon Dube (1)
10:03 - Nolan Yaremko (4) 19:05 - Morgan Geekie (8) 19:22 - Morgan Geekie (9)
Third period
4:45 - pp - Kyle Topping (2) 10:44 - Dillon Dube (2)
Patrick Dea (25 saves/28 shots)
Goalie stats
James Porter Jr. (36 saves/41 shots)
Tri-City wins series 4 – 0
(B2) Victoria Royals vs. (B3) Vancouver Giants
March 31
Victoria Royals
3 – 5
Vancouver Giants
Save-On-Foods Memorial Centre
Recap
No scoring
First period
9:41 - Davis Koch (2)
10:22 - Matthew Phillips (2)
Second period
7:28 - Bowen Byram (2) 8:13 - Bowen Byram (3) 9:56 - Jared Dmytriw (2)
7:21 - Noah Gregor (3) 11:41 - pp - Dante Hannoun (2)
Third period
8:43 - James Malm (2)
Griffen Outhouse (26 saves/31 shots)
Goalie stats
David Tendeck (26 saves/29 shots)
April 2
Vancouver Giants
3 – 4
OT
Victoria Royals
Langley Events Centre
Recap
7:07 - Tyler Benson (2)
First period
No scoring
No scoring
Second period
14:57 - Dante Hannoun (3)
6:10 - Ty Ronning (1) 14:37 - Tyler Benson (3)
Third period
0:18 - Matthew Phillips (3) 2:15 - pp - Matthew Phillips (4)
No scoring
First overtime period
7:06 - Noah Gregor (4)
David Tendeck (16 saves/20 shots)
Goalie stats
Griffen Outhouse (40 saves/43 shots)
April 3
Victoria Royals
4 – 3
Vancouver Giants
Save-On-Foods Memorial Centre
Recap
18:36 - pp - Chaz Reddekopp (1)
First period
No scoring
1:17 - Lane Zablocki (1) 6:01 - Matthew Phillips (5) 9:36 - Matthew Phillips (6)
Second period
7:49 - Tyler Popowich (1) 14:27 - Matt Barberis (2) 18:40 - Brendan Riddle (2)
No scoring
Third period
No scoring
Griffen Outhouse (30 saves/33 shots)
Goalie stats
David Tendeck (17 saves/20 shots) Trent Miner (3 saves/4 shots)
Victoria wins series 4 – 3
Conference Semi-finals
Eastern Conference
(E1) Moose Jaw Warriors vs. (E2) Swift Current Broncos
April 6
Moose Jaw Warriors
5 – 3
Swift Current Broncos
Mosaic Place
Recap
15:34 - Jayden Halbgewachs (3)
First period
No scoring
5:15 - pp - Justin Almeida (6) 7:50 - Tanner Jeannot (1)
Second period
19:19 - Sahvan Khaira (2)
10:33 - Brayden Burke (7) 19:51 - en - Tanner Jeannot (2)
Third period
5:44 - sh - Andrew Fyten (1) 13:35 - Tyler Steenbergen (7)
Brody Willms (25 saves/28 shots)
Goalie stats
Stuart Skinner (20 saves/24 shots)
April 7
Moose Jaw Warriors
0 – 4
Swift Current Broncos
Mosaic Place
Recap
No scoring
First period
13:08 - pp - Glenn Gawdin (6)
No scoring
Second period
2:57 - Giorgio Estephan (2) 7:27 - Tyler Steenbergen (8)
No scoring
Third period
17:57 - en - Kaden Elder (2)
Brody Willms (26 saves/29 shots)
Goalie stats
Stuart Skinner (20 saves/20 shots)
April 10
Swift Current Broncos
3 – 4
OT
Moose Jaw Warriors
Credit Union iPlex
Recap
9:21 - pp - Glenn Gawdin (7)
First period
12:11 - Brayden Burke (8)
9:43 - pp - Matteo Gennaro (3) 12:18 - Artyom Minulin (1)
Second period
5:24 - pp - Brett Howden (5)
No scoring
Third period
5:11 - Brayden Burke (9)
No scoring
First overtime period
2:49 - Brett Howden (6)
Stuart Skinner (27 saves/31 shots)
Goalie stats
Brody Willms (20 saves/23 shots)
April 11
Swift Current Broncos
3 – 2
2OT
Moose Jaw Warriors
Credit Union iPlex
Recap
14:07 - pp - Matteo Gennaro (4)
First period
No scoring
No scoring
Second period
8:40 - Tanner Jeannot (3) 18:24 - Jett Woo (1)
1:22 - pp - Matteo Gennaro (5)
Third period
No scoring
18:14 - Matteo Gennaro (6)
Second overtime period
No scoring
Stuart Skinner (51 saves/53 shots)
Goalie stats
Brody Willms (40 saves/43 shots)
April 13
Moose Jaw Warriors
0 – 2
Swift Current Broncos
Mosaic Place
Recap
No scoring
First period
3:53 - Kaden Elder (3)
No scoring
Second period
No scoring
No scoring
Third period
9:56 - Giorgio Estephan (3)
Brody Willms (22 saves/24 shots)
Goalie stats
Stuart Skinner (31 saves/36 shots)
April 14
Swift Current Broncos
2 – 3
3OT
Moose Jaw Warriors
Credit Union iPlex
Recap
No scoring
First period
No scoring
13:43 - pp - Matteo Gennaro (7)
Second period
No scoring
3:35 - Tyler Steenbergen (9)
Third period
6:43 - Jett Woo (2) 11:28 - Brett Howden (7)
No scoring
Third overtime period
1:14 - pp - Jayden Halbgewachs (4)
Stuart Skinner (35 saves/38 shots)
Goalie stats
Brody Willms (58 saves/60 shots)
April 16
Moose Jaw Warriors
0 – 6
Swift Current Broncos
Mosaic Place
Recap
No scoring
First period
12:45 - Colby Sissons (2) 19:25 - Glenn Gawdin (8)
No scoring
Second period
3:22 - Tyler Steenbergen (10) 4:40 - Glenn Gawdin (9)
No scoring
Third period
3:42 - pp - Giorgio Estephan (4) 6:19 - Max Patterson (3)
Brody Willms (32 saves/38 shots)
Goalie stats
Stuart Skinner (25 saves/25 shots)
Swift Current wins series 4 – 3
(C2) Lethbridge Hurricanes vs. (W1) Brandon Wheat Kings
April 6
Lethbridge Hurricanes
5 – 1
Brandon Wheat Kings
ENMAX Centre
Recap
6:23 - sh - Taylor Ross (6) 9:43 - pp - Jordy Bellerive (5)
First period
No scoring
13:15 - pp - Jadon Joseph (1)
Second period
6:31 - Marcus Sekundiak (3)
6:20 - pp - Taylor Ross (7) 14:00 - pp - Jordy Bellerive (6)
Third period
No scoring
Logan Flodell (25 saves/26 shots)
Goalie stats
Dylan Myskiw (30 saves/35 shots)
April 7
Lethbridge Hurricanes
5 – 4
OT
Brandon Wheat Kings
ENMAX Centre
Recap
No scoring
First period
2:53 - Marcus Sekundiak (4)
15:26 - Jordy Bellerive (7) 17:29 - sh - Taylor Ross (8)
Second period
2:55 - Connor Gutenberg (3) 3:36 - Stelio Mattheos (4) 4:27 - sh - Evan Weinger (3)
12:11 - Jordy Bellerive (8) 17:22 - pp - Jake Elmer (2)
Third period
No scoring
16:31 - Tate Olson (3)
First overtime period
No scoring
Logan Flodell (29 saves/33 shots)
Goalie stats
Dylan Myskiw (42 saves/47 shots)
April 10
Brandon Wheat Kings
5 – 4
Lethbridge Hurricanes
Westoba Place
Recap
3:57 - Linden McCorrister (5) 18:51 - pp - Ty Lewis (5)
First period
16:08 - Logan Barlage (2)
3:12 - Luka Burzan (4) 17:35 - Luka Burzan (5) 19:14 - pp - Stelio Mattheos (5)
Second period
2:54 - Calen Addison (3) 9:12 - pp - Brad Morrison (7)
No scoring
Third period
14:35 - pp - Brad Morrison (8)
Dylan Myskiw (35 saves/39 shots)
Goalie stats
Logan Flodell (35 saves/40 shots)
April 11
Brandon Wheat Kings
4 – 7
Lethbridge Hurricanes
Westoba Place
Recap
No scoring
First period
1:50 - Brad Morrison (9) 5:11 - Jake Elmer (3) 8:34 - Dylan Cozens (4) 10:05 - Brad Morrison (10)
3:28 - Marcus Sekundiak (5) 6:14 - Luka Burzan (5) 12:18 - Stelio Mattheos (6)
Second period
15:25 - Zane Franklin (1)
4:34 - Ty Lewis (6)
Third period
1:37 - Jake Elmer (4) 17:02 - Logan Barlage (3)
Dylan Myskiw (20 saves/20 shots)
Goalie stats
Logan Flodell (27 saves/31 shots)
April 13
Lethbridge Hurricanes
3 – 0
Brandon Wheat Kings
ENMAX Centre
Recap
10:09 - sh - Brad Morrison (11)
First period
No scoring
10:53 - pp - Logan Barlage (4)
Second period
No scoring
19:54 - en - Brad Morrison (12)
Third period
No scoring
Logan Flodell (32 saves/32 shots)
Goalie stats
Dylan Myskiw (27 saves/29 shots)
Lethbridge wins series 4 – 1
Western Conference
(U1) Everett Silvertips vs. (U2) Portland Winterhawks
April 6
Everett Silvertips
2 – 5
Portland Winterhawks
Angel of the Winds Arena
Recap
No scoring
First period
2:13 - Jake Gricius (2) 9:32 - Conor MacEachern (1)
12:36 - Matt Fonteyne (4) 18:53 - Sean Richards (2)
Second period
2:52 - John Ludvig (1) 19:58 - Skyler McKenzie (3)
No scoring
Third period
9:57 - Cody Glass (4)
Carter Hart (31 saves/36 shots)
Goalie stats
Cole Kehler (32 saves/34 shots)
April 7
Everett Silvertips
6 – 0
Portland Winterhawks
Angel of the Winds Arena
Recap
1:02 - Sean Richards (3) 13:27 - Patrick Bajkov (5)
First period
No scoring
3:23 - Martin Fasko-Rudas (2) 4:51 - pp - Patrick Bajkov (6) 15:13 - Garrett Pilon (5)
Second period
No scoring
18:25 - pp - Patrick Bajkov (7)
Third period
No scoring
Carter Hart (26 saves/26 shots)
Goalie stats
Cole Kehler (17 saves/22 shots) Shane Farkas (9 saves/10 shots)
April 10
Portland Winterhawks
2 – 6
Everett Silvertips
Veterans Memorial Coliseum
Recap
15:35 - Dennis Cholowski (5)
First period
4:35 - Riley Sutter (3) 7:43 - Bryce Kindopp (2) 9:11 - Riley Sutter (4)
14:11 - pp - Kieffer Bellows (3)
Second period
14:49 - Reece Vitelli (2)
No scoring
Third period
7:06 - Martin Fasko-Rudas (3) 17:55 - en - Connor Dewar (3)
Cole Kehler (22 saves/27 shots)
Goalie stats
Carter Hart (40 saves/42 shots)
April 12*
Portland Winterhawks
2 – 3
Everett Silvertips
Veterans Memorial Coliseum
Recap
No scoring
First period
18:59 - Connor Dewar (4)
No scoring
Second period
No scoring
5:14 - Brendan De Jong (1) 17:53 - pp - Henri Jokiharju (3)
Third period
18:02 - Riley Sutter (6) 18:48 - Wyatte Wylie (1)
Cole Kehler (23 saves/26 shots)
Goalie stats
Carter Hart (42 saves/44 shots)
April 13
Everett Silvertips
4 – 0
Portland Winterhawks
Angel of the Winds Arena
Recap
No scoring
First period
No scoring
9:53 - Jake Christiansen (1)
Second period
No scoring
2:49 - Riley Sutter (5) 7:13 - Gianni Fairbrother (1) 15:57 - en - Jake Christiansen (2)
Third period
No scoring
Carter Hart (30 saves/30 shots) Dustin Wolf (4 saves/4 shots)
Goalie stats
Cole Kehler (39 saves/42 shots)
Everett wins series 4 – 1
* Note: Game 4 was played at Moda Center .
(B2) Victoria Royals vs. (W1) Tri-City Americans
April 6
Victoria Royals
0 – 7
Tri-City Americans
Save-On-Foods Memorial Centre
Recap
No scoring
First period
11:18 - Michael Rasmussen (6)
No scoring
Second period
6:08 - Morgan Geekie (10) 12:50 - Jake Bean (1) 16:45 - Nolan Yaremko (5)
No scoring
Third period
0:32 - pp - Dylan Coghlan (1) 5:44 - Jordan Topping (2) 17:14 - Parker AuCoin (1)
Griffen Outhouse (31 saves/38 shots) Dean McNabb (1 save/1 shot)
Goalie stats
Patrick Dea (27 saves/27 shots)
April 7
Victoria Royals
1 – 4
Tri-City Americans
Save-On-Foods Memorial Centre
Recap
No scoring
First period
No scoring
6:59 - pp - Dante Hannoun (4)
Second period
0:49 - Michael Rasmussen (7) 16:05 - pp - Michael Rasmussen (8)
No scoring
Third period
2:49 - Morgan Geekie (11) 18:44 - en - Michael Rasmussen (9)
Patrick Dea (25 saves/26 shots)
Goalie stats
Griffen Outhouse (37 saves/40 shots) Dean McNabb (0 saves/0 shots)
April 10
Tri-City Americans
6 – 5
Victoria Royals
Toyota Center
Recap
9:45 - pp - Morgan Geekie (12) 10:44 - pp - Nolan Yaremko (6)
First period
No scoring
2:45 - Morgan Geekie (13) 11:10 - Morgan Geekie (14)
Second period
No scoring
6:39 - Dylan Coghlan (2) 19:15 - en - Michael Rasmussen (10)
Third period
7:36 - Igor Martynov (1) 11:21 - Tarun Fizer (2) 15:42 - pp - Lane Zablocki (2) 17:50 - Dante Hannoun (5) 19:58 - Andrei Grishakov (1)
Patrick Dea (27 saves/32 shots)
Goalie stats
Griffen Outhouse (25 saves/30 shots)
April 11
Tri-City Americans
5 – 3
Victoria Royals
Toyota Center
Recap
9:09 - Isaac Johnson (4) 12:36 - Sasha Mutala (1) 15:58 - Dylan Coghlan (3)
First period
3:49 - Noah Gregor (5)
No scoring
Second period
2:43 - Kaid Oliver (1) 11:20 - pp - Noah Gregor (6)
5:29 - Morgan Geekie (15) 16:21 - Riley Sawchuk (1)
Third period
No scoring
Patrick Dea (24 saves/27 shots)
Goalie stats
Griffen Outhouse (34 saves/39 shots)
Tri-City wins series 4 – 0
Conference Finals
Eastern Conference
(E2) Swift Current Broncos vs. (C2) Lethbridge Hurricanes
April 20
Swift Current Broncos
3 – 2
Lethbridge Hurricanes
Credit Union iPlex
Recap
No scoring
First period
No scoring
6:15 - Max Patterson (4) 13:05 - pp - Giorgio Estephan (5)
Second period
No scoring
11:11 - Aleksi Heponiemi (1)
Third period
6:37 - Matthew Stanley (2) 9:56 - pp - Calen Addison (4)
Stuart Skinner (39 saves/41 shots)
Goalie stats
Logan Flodell (27 saves/30 shots)
April 21
Swift Current Broncos
4 – 3
OT
Lethbridge Hurricanes
Credit Union iPlex
Recap
3:58 - pp - Giorgio Estephan (6) 4:53 - Giorgio Estephan (7)
First period
No scoring
No scoring
Second period
4:03 - Jordy Bellerive (9) 15:51 - ps - Dylan Cozens (5) 18:43 - Jadon Joseph (2)
9:23 - pp - Aleksi Heponiemi (2)
Third period
No scoring
9:41 - Giorgio Estephan (8)
First overtime period
No scoring
Stuart Skinner (36 saves/39 shots)
Goalie stats
Logan Flodell (29 saves/32 shots)
April 24
Lethbridge Hurricanes
5 – 1
Swift Current Broncos
ENMAX Centre
Recap
No scoring
First period
No scoring
2:11 - pp - Dylan Cozens (6) 17:59 - pp - Brad Morrison (13)
Second period
16:53 - Andrew Fyten (2)
1:14 - Dylan Cozens (7) 11:35 - Brad Morrison (14) 16:12 - en - Brad Morrison (15)
Third period
No scoring
Logan Flodell (23 saves/24 shots)
Goalie stats
Stuart Skinner (29 saves/33 shots)
April 25
Lethbridge Hurricanes
5 – 1
Swift Current Broncos
ENMAX Centre
Recap
6:28 - sh - Jadon Joseph (3) 14:03 - pp - Logan Barlage (5) 17:43 - pp - Taylor Ross (9)
First period
14:54 - Tyler Steenbergen (11)
18:32 - pp - Calen Addison (5)
Second period
No scoring
6:57 - pp - Calen Addison (6)
Third period
No scoring
Logan Flodell (25 saves/26 shots)
Goalie stats
Stuart Skinner (23 saves/28 shots)
April 28
Swift Current Broncos
4 – 3
Lethbridge Hurricanes
Credit Union iPlex
Recap
No scoring
First period
No scoring
13:12 - Max Patterson (5) 19:12 - pp - Giorgio Estephan (9)
Second period
18:45 - Zane Franklin (2)
2:37 - Colby Sissons (3) 6:41 - Giorgio Estephan (10)
Third period
3:57 - Brad Morrison (16) 18:59 - pp - Egor Zudilov (1)
Stuart Skinner (27 saves/30 shots)
Goalie stats
Logan Flodell (28 saves/32 shots)
April 30
Lethbridge Hurricanes
1 – 5
Swift Current Broncos
ENMAX Centre
Recap
16:36 - Calen Addison (7)
First period
No scoring
No scoring
Second period
6:33 - Matteo Gennaro (8) 7:02 - Aleksi Heponiemi (3) 8:09 - sh - Beck Malenstyn (2)
No scoring
Third period
2:12 - pp - Giorgio Estephan (11) 16:51 - en - Beck Malenstyn (3)
Logan Flodell (22 saves/26 shots)
Goalie stats
Stuart Skinner (33 saves/34 shots)
Swift Current wins series 4 – 2
Western Conference
(U1) Everett Silvertips vs. (W1) Tri-City Americans
April 21
Everett Silvertips
3 – 5
Tri-City Americans
Angel of the Winds Arena
Recap
7:34 - pp - Matt Fonteyne (5) 14:37 - pp - Patrick Bajkov (8)
First period
12:29 - Parker AuCoin (2)
No scoring
Second period
12:02 - Jordan Topping (3)
11:25 - Garrett Pilon (9)
Third period
10:19 - Parker AuCoin (3) 12:29 - Maxwell James (1) 19:38 - en - Michael Rasmussen (12)
Carter Hart (22 saves/26 shots)
Goalie stats
Patrick Dea (37 saves/40 shots)
April 23
Tri-City Americans
4 – 8
Everett Silvertips
Toyota Center
Recap
15:55 - pp - Michael Rasmussen (13)
First period
2:36 - Martin Fasko-Rudas (4) 10:21 - Patrick Bajkov (9)
1:42 - pp - Juuso Valimaki (2)
Second period
3:55 - Reece Vitelli (3) 13:02 - Ian Walker (1)
0:47 - Isaac Johnson (5) 1:45 - Michael Rasmussen (14)
Third period
6:54 - Patrick Bajkov (10 9:21 - Patrick Bajkov (11) 10:47 - Connor Dewar (6) 11:44 - Garrett Pilon (10)
Patrick Dea (18 saves/26 shots) Beck Warm (2 saves/2 shots)
Goalie stats
Carter Hart (29 saves/33 shots)
April 26
Tri-City Americans
1 – 3
Everett Silvertips
Toyota Center
Recap
No scoring
First period
No scoring
No scoring
Second period
9:48 - Riley Sutter (6) 17:22 - Reece Vitelli (4)
5:45 - Riley Sawchuk (2)
Third period
19:20 - en - Matt Fonteyne (6)
Patrick Dea (23 saves/25 shots)
Goalie stats
Carter Hart (29 saves/30 shots)
April 28
Everett Silvertips
2 – 5
Tri-City Americans
Angel of the Winds Arena
Recap
0:07 - Connor Dewar (7)
First period
No scoring
No scoring
Second period
2:29 - Juuso Valimaki (3) 12:42 - Nolan Yaremko (7)
17:11 - Connor Dewar (8)
Third period
5:23 - Juuso Valimaki (4) 15:57 - Parker AuCoin (4) 18:11 - en - Michael Rasmussen (15)
Carter Hart (19 saves/23 shots)
Goalie stats
Patrick Dea (35 saves/37 shots)
April 30
Tri-City Americans
5 – 6
OT
Everett Silvertips
Toyota Center
Recap
11:25 - pp - Morgan Geekie (17)
First period
8:54 - Patrick Bajkov (12) 18:23 - pp - Patrick Bajkov (13)
1:19 - Kyle Olson (1) 6:30 - pp - Michael Rasmussen (16)
Second period
No scoring
4:37 - Kyle Olson (2) 8:52 - Jordan Topping (4)
Third period
9:52 - Connor Dewar (9) 13:53 - Kevin Davis (2) 14:29 - Garrett Pilon (11)
No scoring
First overtime period
5:58 - pp - Kevin Davis (3)
Patrick Dea (36 saves/42 shots)
Goalie stats
Carter Hart (18 saves/23 shots)
Everett wins series 4 – 2
WHL Championship
(E2) Swift Current Broncos vs. (U1) Everett Silvertips
Swift Current wins series 4 – 2
Playoff scoring leaders
Note: GP = Games played; G = Goals; A = Assists; Pts = Points; PIM = Penalty minutes
Playoff leading goaltenders
Note: GP = Games played; Mins = Minutes played; W = Wins; L = Losses; GA = Goals Allowed; SO = Shutouts; SV& = Save percentage; GAA = Goals against average
WHL awards
All-Star Teams
Eastern Conference
Western Conference
See also
References
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^ "WHL Regular season: Scoring leaders" . Retrieved September 24, 2017 .
^ WHL Regular season: Goaltending leaders . Retrieved on October 10, 2017.
^ WHL Announces 2017-18 Conference All-Star teams
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