| 2018–19 WHL season | |
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| League: | Western Hockey League |
| Sport: | Ice hockey |
| Duration: | Regular season September 21, 2018 – March 19, 2019 Playoffs March 22, 2019 – May 13, 2019 |
| Playoffs: | Playoffs |
| Playoffs Mvp: | Ian Scott (Raiders) |
| Finals Champ: | Prince Albert Raiders (2) |
| Finals Runner-Up: | Vancouver Giants |
| No Of Teams: | 22 |
| Tv: | CW 32, JOEtv, Rogers Sportsnet |
| Season: | Regular season |
| Season Champ Name: | Scotty Munro Memorial Trophy |
| Season Champs: | Prince Albert Raiders (2) |
| Mvp Link: | Four Broncos Memorial Trophy |
| Mvp: | Joachim Blichfeld (Portland Winterhawks) |
| Top Scorer Link: | Bob Clarke Trophy |
| Top Scorer: | Joachim Blichfeld (Portland Winterhawks) |
| Seasonslistnames: | WHL |
| Prevseason Year: | 2017–18 |
| Nextseason Year: | 2019–20 |
| 2018–19 CHL seasons | |
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| League: | Canadian Hockey League |
| Sport: | Ice hockey |
| Duration: | OHL September 2018 – March 2019 QMJHL September 2018 – March 2019 WHL September 2018 – March 2019 |
| No Of Teams: | 60 |
| Tv: | TVA Sports, Rogers Sportsnet/Rogers TV, Shaw TV |
| Playoffs: | Memorial Cup |
| Finals Champ: | Rouyn-Noranda Huskies (QMJHL) |
| Num Championships: | 1 |
| Finals Runner-Up: | Halifax Mooseheads (QMJHL) |
The 2018–19 WHL season was the 53rd season of the Western Hockey League (WHL). The regular season began on September 21, 2018, and ended on March 17, 2019. The regular season schedule was shortened from 72 to 68 games; the league had used a 72-game schedule since the 1975–76 season. The playoffs began on March 22, 2019, and ended on May 13; the winning team, the Prince Albert Raiders, were awarded the Ed Chynoweth Cup and a berth in the 2019 Memorial Cup, held at the Scotiabank Centre in Halifax, Nova Scotia, from May 17 to 26.[1]
Updated to game(s) played on March 17.[2]
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
| 1 | Prince Albert Raiders xyz | 68 | 54 | 10 | 2 | 2 | 307 | 156 | 112 | |
| 2 | Saskatoon Blades x | 68 | 45 | 15 | 8 | 0 | 259 | 190 | 98 | |
| 3 | Moose Jaw Warriors x | 68 | 40 | 20 | 6 | 2 | 234 | 192 | 88 |
| 1 | Edmonton Oil Kings xy | 68 | 42 | 18 | 4 | 4 | 259 | 196 | 92 | |
| 2 | Lethbridge Hurricanes x | 68 | 40 | 18 | 5 | 5 | 268 | 234 | 90 | |
| 3 | Calgary Hitmen x | 68 | 36 | 26 | 5 | 1 | 255 | 240 | 78 |
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| Cen. | Medicine Hat Tigers x | 68 | 35 | 27 | 4 | 2 | 217 | 222 | 76 | ||
| Cen. | Red Deer Rebels x | 68 | 33 | 29 | 4 | 2 | 223 | 225 | 72 | ||
| East | 68 | 31 | 29 | 4 | 4 | 230 | 243 | 70 | |||
| East | 68 | 19 | 45 | 1 | 3 | 173 | 271 | 42 | |||
| Cen. | 68 | 13 | 45 | 7 | 3 | 181 | 324 | 36 | |||
| East | 68 | 11 | 51 | 4 | 2 | 135 | 301 | 28 |
| 1 | Everett Silvertips xy | 68 | 47 | 16 | 2 | 3 | 223 | 130 | 99 | |
| 2 | Spokane Chiefs x | 68 | 40 | 21 | 2 | 5 | 267 | 222 | 87 | |
| 3 | Portland Winterhawks x | 68 | 40 | 22 | 3 | 3 | 258 | 210 | 86 |
| 1 | Vancouver Giants xy | 68 | 48 | 15 | 3 | 2 | 228 | 162 | 101 | |
| 2 | Victoria Royals x | 68 | 34 | 30 | 2 | 2 | 199 | 227 | 72 | |
| 3 | Kamloops Blazers x | 68 | 28 | 32 | 6 | 2 | 196 | 212 | 64 |
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| U.S. | Tri-City Americans x | 68 | 34 | 28 | 5 | 1 | 214 | 230 | 74 | ||
| U.S. | Seattle Thunderbirds x | 68 | 31 | 29 | 6 | 2 | 231 | 245 | 70 | ||
| B.C. | 68 | 28 | 32 | 6 | 2 | 169 | 209 | 64 | |||
| B.C. | 68 | 19 | 41 | 5 | 3 | 152 | 237 | 46 |
Players are listed by points, then goals.[3]
Note: GP = Games played; G = Goals; A = Assists; Pts. = Points; PIM = Penalty minutes
| Player | Team | GP | G | A | Pts | PIM | ||
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| align=left | align=left | Portland Winterhawks | 68 | 53 | 61 | 114 | 70 | |
| align=left | Tristin Langan | align=left | Moose Jaw Warriors | 67 | 53 | 60 | 113 | 89 |
| align=left | Justin Almeida | align=left | Moose Jaw Warriors | 64 | 33 | 78 | 111 | 14 |
| align=left | align=left | Red Deer Rebels | 66 | 41 | 61 | 102 | 80 | |
| align=left | align=left | Edmonton Oil Kings | 65 | 37 | 65 | 102 | 52 | |
| align=left | Stelio Mattheos | align=left | Brandon Wheat Kings | 65 | 44 | 52 | 96 | 77 |
| align=left | Nick Henry | align=left | Regina/Lethbridge | 69 | 29 | 65 | 94 | 66 |
| align=left | align=left | Prince Albert Raiders | 55 | 36 | 53 | 89 | 28 | |
| align=left | align=left | Prince Albert Raiders | 63 | 43 | 45 | 88 | 38 | |
| align=left | Parker AuCoin | align=left | Tri-City Americans | 68 | 42 | 42 | 84 | 21 |
These are the goaltenders that lead the league in GAA that have played at least 1500 minutes.[4]
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
| Player | Team | GP | Mins | W | L | OTL | SOL | SO | GAA | Sv% | |||
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| align=left | Dustin Wolf | align=left | Everett Silvertips | 61 | 3615 | 41 | 15 | 2 | 2 | 7 | 1.69 | .936 | |
| align=left | Ian Scott | align=left | Prince Albert Raiders | 49 | 2923 | 38 | 8 | 1 | 2 | 8 | 1.83 | .932 | |
| align=left | Trent Miner | align=left | Vancouver Giants | 32 | 1876 | 24 | 5 | 1 | 1 | 3 | 1.98 | .924 | |
| align=left | David Tendeck | align=left | Vancouver Giants | 38 | 2225 | 24 | 10 | 2 | 1 | 4 | 2.48 | .911 | |
| align=left | Dylan Myskiw | align=left | Edmonton Oil Kings | 45 | 2629 | 28 | 11 | 2 | 3 | 1 | 2.53 | .914 |
Note: GP = Games played; G = Goals; A = Assists; Pts = Points; PIM = Penalty minutes
| Player | Team | GP | G | A | Pts | PIM |
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| Bowen Byram | 22 | 8 | 18 | 26 | 18 | |
| Brett Leason | 22 | 10 | 15 | 25 | 15 | |
| Dante Hannoun | 23 | 14 | 10 | 24 | 14 | |
| Noah Gregor | 23 | 13 | 11 | 24 | 10 | |
| Aliaksei Protas | 23 | 12 | 10 | 22 | 6 | |
| Jared Dmytriw | 22 | 9 | 12 | 21 | 16 | |
| Davis Koch | 22 | 5 | 16 | 21 | 0 | |
| Parker Kelly | 23 | 8 | 9 | 17 | 14 | |
| Dawson Holt | 22 | 7 | 9 | 16 | 6 | |
| Dylan Plouffe | 22 | 6 | 10 | 16 | 23 | |
Note: GP = Games played; Mins = Minutes played; W = Wins; L = Losses; GA = Goals Allowed; SO = Shutouts; SV& = Save percentage; GAA = Goals against average
| Player | Team | GP | Mins | W | L | GA | SO | Sv% | GAA |
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| 23 | 1406 | 16 | 7 | 46 | 5 | .925 | 1.96 | ||
| 10 | 595 | 5 | 5 | 20 | 1 | .914 | 2.02 | ||
| Dylan Myskiw | 13 | 774 | 7 | 6 | 28 | 1 | .913 | 2.17 | |
| David Tendeck | 17 | 1034 | 11 | 5 | 41 | 0 | .918 | 2.38 | |
| Bailey Brkin | 15 | 917 | 9 | 6 | 39 | 0 | .922 | 2.55 | |
| Name | Award | Winner | |
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| WHL Champions | Prince Albert Raiders | ||
| Regular season champions | Prince Albert Raiders | ||
| Player of the Year | |||
| Top Scorer | Joachim Blichfeld, Portland Winterhawks | ||
| Top Defenceman | |||
| Rookie of the Year | |||
| Top Goaltender | Ian Scott, Prince Albert Raiders | ||
| Top Plus-Minus Rating | Brayden Pachal, Prince Albert Raiders | ||
| Most Sportsmanlike Player | Justin Almeida, Moose Jaw Warriors | ||
| Scholastic Player of the Year | Dustin Wolf, Everett Silvertips | ||
| Jim Donlevy Memorial Trophy | Scholastic team of the Year | Portland Winterhawks | |
| Coach of the Year | Marc Habscheid, Prince Albert Raiders | ||
| Executive of the Year | Curtis Hunt, Prince Albert Raiders | ||
| Top Official | Brett Iverson | ||
| Marketing/Public Relations Award | Everett Silvertips | ||
| Humanitarian of the Year | |||
| WHL Finals Most Valuable Player | Ian Scott, Prince Albert Raiders | ||
| Professional Hockey Achievement Academic Recipient | Alumni Achievement Awards |
| First Team[5] | Pos. | Second Team | |||
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| Player | Team | Player | Team | ||
| Ian Scott | Prince Albert Raiders | G | Mads Sogaard | Medicine Hat Tigers | |
| Josh Brook | Moose Jaw Warriors | D | Jett Woo | Moose Jaw Warriors | |
| Dawson Davidson | Saskatoon Blades | D | Brayden Pachal | Prince Albert Raiders | |
| Trey Fix-Wolansky | Edmonton Oil Kings | F | Brandon Hagel | Red Deer Rebels | |
| Tristin Langan | Moose Jaw Warriors | F | Stelio Mattheos | Brandon Wheat Kings | |
| Brett Leason | Prince Albert Raiders | F | Mark Kastelic | Calgary Hitmen | |
| First Team | Pos. | Second Team | |||
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| Player | Team | Player | Team | ||
| Dustin Wolf | Everett Silvertips | G | Beck Warm | Tri-City Americans | |
| Ty Smith | Spokane Chiefs | D | Lassi Thomson | Kelowna Rockets | |
| Bowen Byram | Vancouver Giants | D | Scott Walford | Victoria Royals | |
| Joachim Blichfeld | Portland Winterhawks | F | Parker AuCoin | Tri-City Americans | |
| Cody Glass | Portland Winterhawks | F | Matthew Wedman | Seattle Thunderbirds | |
| Connor Dewar | Everett Silvertips | F | Riley Woods | Spokane Chiefs | |