1992–93 WHL season explained

1992–93 WHL season
League:Western Hockey League
Sport:Ice hockey
Playoffs:Playoffs
Playoffs Mvp Link:WHL Playoff MVP
Playoffs Mvp:Andrew Schneider (Broncos)
Finals Champ:Swift Current Broncos (2)
Finals Runner-Up:Portland Winter Hawks
No Of Teams:16
Season:Regular season
Season Champ Name:Scotty Munro Memorial Trophy
Season Champs:Swift Current Broncos (2)
Mvp Link:Four Broncos Memorial Trophy
Mvp:Jason Krywulak (Swift Current Broncos)
Top Scorer Link:Bob Clarke Trophy
Top Scorer:Jason Krywulak (Swift Current Broncos)
Seasonslistnames:WHL
Prevseason Year:1991–92
Nextseason Year:1993–94
1992–93 CHL season
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Color Text:
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League:Canadian Hockey League
Sport:Ice hockey
No Of Teams:44
Season:OHL
Season2:QMJHL
Season3:WHL
Playoffs:Memorial Cup
Finals Champ:Sault Ste. Marie Greyhounds (OHL)
Num Championships:1
Finals Runner-Up:Peterborough Petes (OHL)

The 1992–93 WHL season was the 27th season of the Western Hockey League (WHL). The season featured sixteen teams and a 72-game regular season. The Swift Current Broncos won both the Scotty Munro Memorial Trophy for best regular season record and the President's Cup as playoff champions, both for the second time after first winning each trophy in the 1988–89 season.

The Red Deer Rebels joined the WHL as its sixteenth franchise.

Regular season

Final standings

East DivisionGPWLTPtsGFGA
x Swift Current Broncos72 49 21 2 100 384 267
x Brandon Wheat Kings 72 43 25 4 90 347 258
x Saskatoon Blades 72 42 27 3 87 311 236
x Regina Pats 72 35 36 1 71 322 313
x Lethbridge Hurricanes 72 33 36 3 69 317 328
x Red Deer Rebels72 31 39 2 64 284 329
x Medicine Hat Tigers72 29 38 5 63 285 343
Moose Jaw Warriors 72 27 42 3 57 277 326
Prince Albert Raiders72 25 42 5 55 252 317
West DivisionGPWLTPtsGFGA
x Portland Winter Hawks 72 45 24 3 93 343 277
x Tacoma Rockets 72 45 27 0 90 324 259
x Kamloops Blazers 72 42 28 2 86 302 253
x Seattle Thunderbirds 72 31 38 3 65 234 292
x Spokane Chiefs 72 28 40 4 60 311 319
x Tri-City Americans 72 28 41 3 59 245 312
Victoria Cougars 72 20 49 3 43 217 326

Scoring leaders

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

PlayerTeamGPGAPtsPIM
72 81 81 162 58
66 68 79 147 49
72 71 70 141 25
72 62 59 121 97
66 46 73 119 69
67 56 57 113 90
71 56 57 113 119
72 50 61 111 33
72 56 54 110 105
69 52 56 108 63

1993 WHL Playoffs

Division quarter-finals

East Division

(4) Regina Pats vs. (5) Lethbridge Hurricanes

West Division

(1) Portland Winter Hawks vs. (6) Tri-City Americans

All-Star game

On January 19, a combined WHL/OHL all-star team defeated the QMJHL all-stars 7–5 at Montreal, Quebec before a crowd of 4,355.

WHL awards

Most Valuable Player - Four Broncos Memorial Trophy: Jason Krywulak, Swift Current Broncos
Scholastic Player of the Year - Daryl K. (Doc) Seaman Trophy: David Trofimenkoff, Lethbridge Hurricanes
Top Scorer - Bob Clarke Trophy: Jason Krywulak, Swift Current Broncos
Most Sportsmanlike Player - Brad Hornung Trophy: Rick Girard, Swift Current Broncos
Top Defenseman - Bill Hunter Trophy: Jason Smith, Regina Pats
Rookie of the Year - Jim Piggott Memorial Trophy: Jeff Friesen, Regina Pats
Top Goaltender - Del Wilson Trophy: Trevor Robins, Brandon Wheat Kings
Coach of the Year - Dunc McCallum Memorial Trophy: Marcel Comeau, Tacoma Rockets
Executive of the Year - Lloyd Saunders Memorial Trophy: Bruce Hamilton, Tacoma Rockets
Regular season Champions - Scotty Munro Memorial Trophy: Swift Current Broncos
Marketing/Public Relations Award - St. Clair Group Trophy: Rick Dillabough, Brandon Wheat Kings
WHL Humanitarian of the Year - Jamie Pushor, Lethbridge Hurricanes
WHL Plus-Minus Award

Mark Wotton, Saskatoon Blades

WHL Playoff Most Valuable Player

Andrew Schneider, Swift Current Broncos

All-Star Teams

East Division
First Team Second Team
Goal Saskatoon Blades
Defense Medicine Hat Tigers
Swift Current Broncos
Forward Regina Pats
Brandon Wheat Kings
Swift Current Broncos
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West Division
First Team Second Team
Goal Tacoma Rockets
Defense Spokane Chiefs
Portland Winter Hawks
Forward Tacoma Rockets
Portland Winter Hawks
Kamloops Blazers

See also

References