2003-04 WHL season

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The 2003-04 WHL season was the 38th season for the Western Hockey League. Twenty teams completed a 72 game season. The Medicine Hat Tigers won the President's Cup, while the host Kelowna Rockets won the Memorial Cup.

League notes

• The Everett Silvertips joined the WHL as it's 20th franchise playing in the U.S. Division of the Eastern Conference.
• The the playoff crossover if the 5th place team in the B.C. Division finished ahead of the 4th place team in the U.S. division was discontinued. The top four teams in each division qualified for the playoffs.

Regular season

Final standings

Eastern Conference

East Division	GP	W	L	T	OTL	Pts	GF	GA
x Moose Jaw Warriors	72	41	22	8	1	91	209	172
x Prince Albert Raiders	72	38	23	6	5	87	215	186
x Brandon Wheat Kings	72	28	32	9	3	68	230	224
x Regina Pats	72	24	37	7	4	59	155	232
Saskatoon Blades	72	7	52	11	2	27	140	279

Central Division	GP	W	L	T	OTL	Pts	GF	GA
x Medicine Hat Tigers	72	40	20	9	3	92	277	216
x Red Deer Rebels	72	35	22	10	5	85	167	169
x Calgary Hitmen	72	34	24	8	6	82	220	187
x Swift Current Broncos	72	36	29	7	0	79	234	209
Lethbridge Hurricanes	72	27	28	10	7	71	196	203

Western Conference

B.C. Division	GP	W	L	T	OTL	Pts	GF	GA
x Kelowna Rockets	72	47	21	4	0	98	185	125
x Vancouver Giants	72	33	24	9	6	81	215	196
x Kamloops Blazers	72	34	28	8	2	78	192	192
x Kootenay Ice	72	32	30	7	3	74	183	200
Prince George Cougars	72	30	34	7	1	68	214	236

U.S. Division	GP	W	L	T	OTL	Pts	GF	GA
x Everett Silvertips	72	35	27	8	2	80	157	153
x Portland Winterhawks	72	34	29	6	3	77	199	206
x Tri-City Americans	72	31	27	10	4	76	199	206
x Spokane Chiefs	72	32	29	4	7	75	200	215
Seattle Thunderbirds	72	24	31	8	9	65	192	198

Scoring leaders

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

Player	Team	GP	G	A	Pts	PIM
Tyler Redenbach	Swift Current Broncos	71	31	74	105	52
Jeremy Williams	Swift Current Broncos	68	52	49	101	82
Kyle Brodziak	Moose Jaw Warriors	70	39	54	93	58
Brad Schell	Spokane Chiefs	71	35	57	92	47
Chris St. Jaques	Medicine Hat Tigers	64	33	59	92	80
Chad Klassen	Spokane Chiefs	72	35	56	91	67
Seth Leonard	Prince Albert Raiders	72	50	40	90	53
Eric Fehr	Brandon Wheat Kings	71	40	34	84	129
Adam Courchaine	Vancouver Giants	70	39	43	82	34
Darren Reid	Medicine Hat Tigers	67	33	48	81	194

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	62	3651	44	14	4	95	13	.925	1.56
Jeff Harvey	Everett Silvertips	48	2684	24	15	5	89	3	.925	1.99
Cam Ward	Red Deer Rebels	56	3338	31	16	8	114	4	.926	2.05
Mike Brodeur	Moose Jaw Warriors	41	2385	23	12	5	84	4	.929	2.11
Mike Wall	Prince George/Everett	36	1716	12	13	3	65	2	.920	2.27

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

ADT Canada-Russia Challenge

On November 26, Team WHL defeated the Russian Selects 4-1 in Calgary, Alberta before a crowd of 7,844.

On November 27, Team WHL defeated the Russian Selects 7-1 in Brandon, Manitoba before a crowd of 4,908.

WHL awards

See also

• 2004 Memorial Cup
• 2004 NHL Entry Draft
• 2003 in sports
• 2004 in sports

References

• [whl.ca]
• 2005-06 WHL Guide

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