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The 2002-03 WHL season was the 37th season for the Western Hockey League. 19 teams completed a 72 game season. The Kelowna Rockets won the President's Cup.

Contents

Regular season

Final standings

Eastern Conference

East Division GP W L T OTL Pts GF GA
x Brandon Wheat Kings 72 43 17 9 3 98 258 187
x Moose Jaw Warriors 72 36 22 11 3 86 266 208
x Saskatoon Blades 72 40 27 5 0 85 234 205
x Regina Pats 72 25 28 14 5 69 171 217
Prince Albert Raiders 72 27 37 3 5 62 185 258

Central Division GP W L T OTL Pts GF GA
x Red Deer Rebels 72 50 17 3 2 105 271 160
x Swift Current Broncos 72 38 24 7 3 86 240 215
x Medicine Hat Tigers 72 29 34 2 7 67 278 314
x Calgary Hitmen 72 27 36 7 2 63 240 260
Lethbridge Hurricanes 72 28 39 2 3 61 236 303

Western Conference

B.C. Division GP W L T OTL Pts GF GA
x Kelowna Rockets 72 51 14 6 1 109 311 164
x Kamloops Blazers 72 39 27 5 1 84 261 222
x Kootenay Ice 72 36 25 6 5 83 234 202
x Vancouver Giants 72 26 37 5 4 61 217 292
x Prince George Cougars 72 26 41 3 2 57 257 317

U.S. Division GP W L T OTL Pts GF GA
x Seattle Thunderbirds 72 44 22 3 3 94 280 224
x Spokane Chiefs 72 26 36 6 4 62 216 261
x Portland Winter Hawks 72 19 40 8 5 51 192 243
Tri-City Americans 72 20 44 3 5 47 240 335

Scoring leaders

Note: GP = Games Played; G = Goals; A = Assists; Pts = Points; PIM = Penalties in Minutes

Player Team GP G A Pts PIM
Erik Christensen Kamloops Blazers 67 54 54 108 60
Jesse Schultz Kelowna Rockets 72 53 51 104 47
Jeremy Jackson Lethbridge Hurricanes 65 44 58 102 83
Matt Ellison Red Deer Rebels 72 40 56 96 80
Chris St. Jaques Medicine Hat Tigers 70 31 65 96 78
Brooks Laich Seattle Thunderbirds 60 41 53 94 65
Jeremy Williams Swift Current Broncos 72 41 52 93 117
Dylan Stanley Tri-City Americans 72 34 59 93 60
David Bararuk Moose Jaw Warriors 66 29 64 93 44
Nigel Dawes Kootenay Ice 72 47 45 92 54

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
Player Team GP TOI W L T GA SO Sv% GAA
Kelly Guard Kelowna Rockets 53 3018 39 10 3 97 6 .911 1.93
Geoff McIntosh Brandon Wheat Kings 23 1337 12 6 4 46 2 .914 2.06
Cam Ward Red Deer Rebels 57 3367 40 13 2 118 5 .920 2.10
Jeff Glass Kootenay Ice 35 1884 15 16 2 77 4 .909 2.45
Blake Grenier Moose Jaw Warriors 41 2356 23 8 8 100 5 .911 2.55

WHL Playoffs

Conference Quarterfinals

Eastern Conference

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Western Conference

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Conference semifinals

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Conference finals

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WHL Championship

All-Star Game

On November 12, the WHL Eastern All-stars defeated the QMJHL Lebel All-Stars 5-2 at Hull, Quebec before a crowd of 2194.

On November 19, the WHL Western All-stars defeated the OHL Eastern All-stars 7-3 at Vancouver, British Columbia before a crowd of 7,046.

The WHL won the Hershey Cup as champion of the round robin format all-star tournament.

WHL awards

See also

References

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