1993–94 WHL season explained

1993–94 WHL season
League:Western Hockey League
Sport:Ice hockey
Playoffs:Playoffs
Playoffs Mvp Link:WHL Playoff MVP
Playoffs Mvp:Steve Passmore (Blazers)
Finals Champ:Kamloops Blazers (5)
Finals Runner-Up:Saskatoon Blades
No Of Teams:16
Season:Regular season
Season Champ Name:Scotty Munro Memorial Trophy
Season Champs:Kamloops Blazers (6)
Mvp Link:Four Broncos Memorial Trophy
Mvp:Sonny Mignacca (Medicine Hat Tigers)
Top Scorer Link:Bob Clarke Trophy
Top Scorer:Lonny Bohonos (Portland Winter Hawks)
Seasonslistnames:WHL
Prevseason Year:1992–93
Nextseason Year:1994–95
1993–94 CHL season
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League:Canadian Hockey League
Sport:Ice hockey
No Of Teams:45
Season:OHL
Season2:QMJHL
Season3:WHL
Playoffs:Memorial Cup
Finals Champ:Kamloops Blazers (WHL)
Num Championships:2
Finals Runner-Up:Laval Titan (QMJHL)

The 1993–94 WHL season was the 28th season of the Western Hockey League (WHL). Sixteen teams completed a 72-game season. The Kamloops Blazers won their sixth Scotty Munro Memorial Trophy for best regular season record. In the playoffs, the Blazers defeated the Saskatoon Blades in a re-match of the 1991–92 championship series, claiming their fifth President's Cup and a berth in the 1994 Memorial Cup tournament. The Blazers went on to win their second Memorial Cup title in three seasons.

Regular season

Final standings

East DivisionGPWLTPtsGFGA
x Saskatoon Blades72 49 22 1 99 326 229
x Brandon Wheat Kings 72 42 25 5 89 291 251
x Lethbridge Hurricanes 72 35 32 5 75 306 317
x Swift Current Broncos 72 35 33 4 74 284 258
x Medicine Hat Tigers 72 33 33 6 72 263 264
x Red Deer Rebels72 35 36 1 71 310 334
x Regina Pats72 34 36 2 70 308 341
Prince Albert Raiders 72 31 37 4 66 326 321
Moose Jaw Warriors72 21 48 3 45 269 361
West DivisionGPWLTPtsGFGA
x Kamloops Blazers 72 50 16 6 106 381 225
x Portland Winter Hawks 72 49 22 1 99 392 260
x Tacoma Rockets 72 33 34 5 71 303 301
x Seattle Thunderbirds 72 32 37 3 67 283 312
x Spokane Chiefs 72 31 37 4 66 324 320
x Tri-City Americans 72 19 48 5 43 272 373
Victoria Cougars 72 18 51 3 39 222 393

Scoring leaders

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

PlayerTeamGPGAPtsPIM
70 62 90 152 80
66 52 88 140 143
72 58 69 127 93
71 57 69 126 111
70 47 76 123 204
65 60 62 122 122
72 48 72 120 48
72 52 67 119 153
66 51 67 118 48
63 46 70 116 111

All-Star game

On February 1, a combined WHL/OHL All-Star team defeated the QMJHL All-Stars 9–7 at Moncton, New Brunswick before a crowd of 6,380.

WHL awards

Most Valuable Player - Four Broncos Memorial Trophy: Sonny Mignacca, Medicine Hat Tigers
Scholastic Player of the Year - Daryl K. (Doc) Seaman Trophy: Byron Penstock, Brandon Wheat Kings
Top Scorer - Bob Clarke Trophy: Lonny Bohonos, Portland Winter Hawks
Most Sportsmanlike Player - Brad Hornung Trophy: Lonny Bohonos, Portland Winter Hawks
Top Defenseman - Bill Hunter Trophy: Brendan Witt, Seattle Thunderbirds
Rookie of the Year - Jim Piggott Memorial Trophy: Wade Redden, Brandon Wheat Kings
Top Goaltender - Del Wilson Trophy: Norm Maracle, Saskatoon Blades
Coach of the Year - Dunc McCallum Memorial Trophy: Lorne Molleken, Saskatoon Blades
Executive of the Year - Lloyd Saunders Memorial Trophy: Bob Brown, Kamloops Blazers
Regular season champions - Scotty Munro Memorial Trophy: Kamloops Blazers
Marketing/Public Relations Award - St. Clair Group Trophy: Mark Miller, Portland Winter Hawks
WHL Humanitarian of the Year Award - Jason Widmer, Lethbridge Hurricanes
WHL Plus-Minus Award

Mark Wotton, Saskatoon Blades

WHL Playoff Most Valuable Player

Steve Passmore, Kamloops Blazers

All-Star Teams

East Division
First Team Second Team
Goal Medicine Hat Tigers
Defense Regina Pats
Saskatoon Blades
Forward Saskatoon Blades
Prince Albert Raiders
Lethbridge Hurricanes
West Division
First Team Second Team
Goal Portland Winter Hawks
Defense Portland Winter Hawks
Tacoma Rockets
- - Kamloops Blazers
Forward Spokane Chiefs
Tacoma Rockets
Tacoma Rockets

See also

References