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2012–13 WHL season
LeagueWestern Hockey League
SportIce hockey
DurationRegular season
September 20, 2012 – March 17, 2013
Playoffs
March 21, 2013 – May 12, 2013
Number of teams22
TV partner(s)Shaw TV, Rogers Sportsnet, Root Sports Northwest
Regular season
Scotty Munro Memorial TrophyPortland Winterhawks (3)
Season MVPAdam Lowry (Swift Current Broncos)
Top scorerBrendan Leipsic (Portland Winterhawks)
Playoffs
Playoffs MVPTy Rattie (Winterhawks)
Finals championsPortland Winterhawks (3)
  Runners-upEdmonton Oil Kings
WHL seasons
2012–13 CHL season
LeagueCanadian Hockey League
SportIce hockey
DurationOHL
September 2012 – March 2013
QMJHL
September 2012 – March 2013
WHL
September 2012 – March 2013
Number of teams60
TV partner(s)RDS, Rogers Sportsnet, Rogers TV, Shaw TV
Memorial Cup
Finals championsHalifax Mooseheads (QMJHL) (1st title)
  Runners-upPortland Winterhawks (WHL)

The 2012–13 WHL season was the 47th season of the Western Hockey League (WHL). The regular season began in September 2012 and ended in March 2013. The Portland Winterhawks won their third Scotty Munro Memorial Trophy with the best record in the regular season. The playoffs began in late March 2013 and ended in mid-May 2013, with the Winterhawks defeating the Edmonton Oil Kings in a rematch of the 2012 final to win their third Ed Chynoweth Cup, their first since 1997–98, and a berth in the 2013 Memorial Cup tournament, which was held in Saskatoon, Saskatchewan.[1] The Saskatoon Blades also participated in the Memorial Cup tournament by virtue of hosting it.

Standings

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Conference standings

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Western Conference
Team GP W L OTL SL GF GA Pts
Portland Winterhawks x z 72 57 12 1 2 334 169 117
Kelowna Rockets x z 72 52 16 3 1 309 178 108
Kamloops Blazers x 72 47 20 2 3 261 180 99
Spokane Chiefs x 72 44 26 2 0 269 230 90
Tri-City Americans x 72 40 27 2 3 246 227 85
Victoria Royals x 72 35 30 2 5 223 252 77
Seattle Thunderbirds x 72 24 38 7 3 210 286 58
Everett Silvertips x 72 25 40 3 4 172 268 57
Prince George Cougars e 72 21 43 2 6 177 273 50
Vancouver Giants e 72 21 49 2 0 197 299 44
Eastern Conference
Team GP W L OTL SL GF GA Pts
Edmonton Oil Kings x z 72 51 15 2 4 278 155 108
Saskatoon Blades x z 72 44 22 2 4 280 221 94
Calgary Hitmen x 72 46 21 1 4 266 204 97
Red Deer Rebels x 72 39 26 5 2 208 204 85
Prince Albert Raiders x 72 37 28 3 4 234 233 81
Swift Current Broncos x 72 36 29 3 4 206 193 79
Medicine Hat Tigers x 72 36 33 2 1 243 244 75
Kootenay Ice x 72 35 35 2 0 203 221 72
Lethbridge Hurricanes e 72 28 34 3 7 212 253 66
Moose Jaw Warriors e 72 25 36 4 7 182 249 61
Regina Pats e 72 25 38 4 5 193 269 59
Brandon Wheat Kings e 72 24 40 4 4 189 284 56

x – team has clinched playoff spot y – team is division leader z – team has clinched division

e – team is eliminated from playoff contention

Map of WHL, 2011–12 to 2018–19
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Wheat Kings
Brandon Wheat Kings
Pats
Regina Pats
Warriors
Moose Jaw Warriors
Raiders
Prince Albert Raiders
Blades
Saskatoon Blades
Broncos
Swift Current Broncos
Tigers
Medicine Hat Tigers
Hurricanes
Lethbridge Hurricanes
Oil Kings
Edmonton Oil Kings
Rebels
Red Deer Rebels
Hitmen
Calgary Hitmen
Ice
Kootenay Ice
Chiefs
Spokane Chiefs
Americans
Tri-City Americans
Rockets
Kelowna Rockets
Blazers
Kamloops Blazers
Silvertips
Everett Silvertips
Thunderbirds
Seattle Thunderbirds
Winterhawks
Portland Winterhawks
Cougars
Prince George Cougars
Giants
Vancouver Giants
Royals
Victoria Royals
   East Division
   Central Division
   BC Division
   US Division

Statistical leaders

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Scoring leaders

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Players are listed by points, then goals.[2]

Note: GP = Games played; G = Goals; A = Assists; Pts. = Points; PIM = Penalty minutes

Player Team GP G A Pts. PIM
Brendan Leipsic Portland Winterhawks 68 49 71 120 103
Nic Petan Portland Winterhawks 71 46 74 120 43
Ty Rattie Portland Winterhawks 62 48 62 110 27
Justin Feser Tri-City Americans 72 44 62 106 57
Colin Smith Kamloops Blazers 72 41 65 106 72
Myles Bell Kelowna Rockets 69 38 55 93 68
Michael St. Croix Edmonton Oil Kings 72 37 55 92 36
Curtis Valk Medicine Hat Tigers 71 46 45 91 54
Tim Bozon Kamloops Blazers 69 36 55 91 58
Cody Sylvester Calgary Hitmen 68 41 49 90 49

Goaltenders

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These are the goaltenders that lead the league in GAA that played at least 1440 minutes.[3]

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%
Tristan Jarry Edmonton Oil Kings 27 1495 18 7 0 0 6 1.61 .936
Mac Carruth Portland Winterhawks 39 2275 30 7 0 2 7 2.06 .929
Laurent Brossoit Edmonton Oil Kings 49 2854 33 8 2 4 5 2.25 .917
Patrik Bartosak Red Deer Rebels 55 3134 33 14 5 0 5 2.26 .935
Cole Cheveldave Kamloops Blazers 56 3276 36 16 1 1 6 2.38 .908

2013 WHL Playoffs

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Conference Quarterfinals Conference Semifinals Conference Finals WHL Championship
            
1 Edmonton 4
8 Kootenay 1
1 Edmonton 4
7 Medicine Hat 0
2 Saskatoon 0
7 Medicine Hat 4
1 Edmonton 4
Eastern
3 Calgary 3
3 Calgary 4
6 Swift Current 1
3 Calgary 4
4 Red Deer 1
4 Red Deer 4
5 Prince Albert 0
E1 Edmonton 2
Note: Pairings are re-seeded after the first round.
W1 Portland 4
1 Portland 4
8 Everett 2
1 Portland 4
4 Spokane 0
2 Kelowna 4
7 Seattle 3
1 Portland 4
Western
3 Kamloops 1
3 Kamloops 4
6 Victoria 2
2 Kelowna 0
3 Kamloops 4
4 Spokane 4
5 Tri-City 1

Conference Quarter-finals

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Eastern Conference

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(1) Edmonton Oil Kings vs. (8) Kootenay Ice

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March 22 Edmonton Oil Kings 9 – 0 Kootenay Ice Rexall Place Recap
March 24 Edmonton Oil Kings 1 – 2 OT Kootenay Ice Rexall Place Recap
March 26 Kootenay Ice 1 – 7 Edmonton Oil Kings Western Financial Place Recap
March 27 Kootenay Ice 0 – 4 Edmonton Oil Kings Western Financial Place Recap
March 29 Edmonton Oil Kings 4 – 1 Kootenay Ice Rexall Place Recap
Edmonton wins series 4 – 1


(2) Saskatoon Blades vs. (7) Medicine Hat Tigers

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March 21 Saskatoon Blades 1 – 4 Medicine Hat Tigers Credit Union Centre Recap
March 22 Saskatoon Blades 0 – 3 Medicine Hat Tigers Credit Union Centre Recap
March 26 Medicine Hat Tigers 5 – 2 Saskatoon Blades Medicine Hat Arena Recap
March 27 Medicine Hat Tigers 3 – 1 Saskatoon Blades Medicine Hat Arena Recap
Medicine Hat wins series 4 – 0


(3) Calgary Hitmen vs. (6) Swift Current Broncos

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March 21 Calgary Hitmen 6 – 5 OT Swift Current Broncos Scotiabank Saddledome Recap
March 22 Calgary Hitmen 3 – 1 Swift Current Broncos Scotiabank Saddledome Recap
March 25 Swift Current Broncos 3 – 2 Calgary Hitmen Credit Union iPlex Recap
March 26 Swift Current Broncos 0 – 1 OT Calgary Hitmen Credit Union iPlex Recap
March 28 Calgary Hitmen 3 – 1 Swift Current Broncos Scotiabank Saddledome Recap
Calgary wins series 4 – 1


(4) Red Deer Rebels vs (5) Prince Albert Raiders

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March 22 Red Deer Rebels 3 – 0 Prince Albert Raiders ENMAX Centrium Recap
March 23 Red Deer Rebels 3 – 2 Prince Albert Raiders ENMAX Centrium Recap
March 26 Prince Albert Raiders 1 – 3 Red Deer Rebels Art Hauser Centre Recap
March 27 Prince Albert Raiders 2 – 3 Red Deer Rebels Art Hauser Centre Recap
Red Deer wins series 4 – 0


Western Conference

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(1) Portland Winterhawks vs. (8) Everett Silvertips

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March 22 Portland Winterhawks 3 – 4 Everett Silvertips Rose Garden Recap
March 23 Portland Winterhawks 4 – 1 Everett Silvertips Rose Garden Recap
March 27 Everett Silvertips 3 – 7 Portland Winterhawks Comcast Arena at Everett Recap
March 29 Everett Silvertips 4 – 11 Portland Winterhawks Comcast Arena at Everett Recap
March 30 Portland Winterhawks 2 – 3 Everett Silvertips Rose Garden Recap
April 1 Everett Silvertips 1 – 5 Portland Winterhawks Comcast Arena at Everett Recap
Portland wins series 4 – 2


(2) Kelowna Rockets vs. (7) Seattle Thunderbirds

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March 22 Kelowna Rockets 4 – 5 OT Seattle Thunderbirds Prospera Place Recap
March 23 Kelowna Rockets 1 – 2 OT Seattle Thunderbirds Prospera Place Recap
March 26 Seattle Thunderbirds 3 – 2 OT Kelowna Rockets ShoWare Center Recap
March 27 Seattle Thunderbirds 0 – 4 Kelowna Rockets ShoWare Center Recap
March 30 Kelowna Rockets 4 – 3 Seattle Thunderbirds Prospera Place Recap
April 2 Seattle Thunderbirds 3 – 4 OT Kelowna Rockets ShoWare Center Recap
April 3 Kelowna Rockets 3 – 2 OT Seattle Thunderbirds Prospera Place Recap
Kelowna win series 4 – 3


(3) Kamloops Blazers vs. (6) Victoria Royals

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March 22 Kamloops Blazers 3 – 2 Victoria Royals Interior Savings Centre Recap
March 23 Kamloops Blazers 6 – 4 Victoria Royals Interior Savings Centre Recap
March 26 Victoria Royals 2 – 1 Kamloops Blazers Bear Mountain Arena Recap
March 28 Victoria Royals 4 – 5 OT Kamloops Blazers Bear Mountain Arena Recap
March 30 Kamloops Blazers 2 – 4 Victoria Royals Interior Savings Centre Recap
April 1 Victoria Royals 2 – 6 Kamloops Blazers Bear Mountain Arena Recap
Kamloops wins series 4 – 2


(4) Spokane Chiefs vs. (5) Tri-City Americans

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March 22 Spokane Chiefs 4 – 1 Tri-City Americans Spokane Veterans Memorial Arena Recap
March 23 Spokane Chiefs 6 – 4 Tri-City Americans Spokane Veterans Memorial Arena Recap
March 26 Tri-City Americans 5 – 4 OT Spokane Chiefs Toyota Center Recap
March 28 Tri-City Americans 3 – 4 OT Spokane Chiefs Toyota Center Recap
March 30 Tri-City Americans 1 – 3 Spokane Chiefs Toyota Center Recap
Spokane wins series 4 – 1


Conference Semi-finals

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Eastern Conference

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(1) Edmonton Oil Kings vs. (7) Medicine Hat Tigers

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April 5 Edmonton Oil Kings 4 – 1 Medicine Hat Tigers Rexall Place Recap
April 7 Edmonton Oil Kings 2 – 0 Medicine Hat Tigers Rexall Place Recap
April 9 Medicine Hat Tigers 2 – 9 Edmonton Oil Kings Medicine Hat Arena Recap
April 10 Medicine Hat Tigers 2 – 4 Edmonton Oil Kings Medicine Hat Arena Recap
Edmonton wins series 4 – 0


(3) Calgary Hitmen vs. (4) Red Deer Rebels

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April 4 Calgary Hitmen 4 – 2 Red Deer Rebels Scotiabank Saddledome Recap
April 5 Calgary Hitmen 2 – 1 Red Deer Rebels Scotiabank Saddledome Recap
April 8 Red Deer Rebels 2 – 1 OT Calgary Hitmen ENMAX Centrium Recap
April 9 Red Deer Rebels 2 – 3 OT Calgary Hitmen ENMAX Centrium Recap
April 11 Calgary Hitmen 5 – 1 Red Deer Rebels Scotiabank Saddledome Recap
Calgary wins series 4 – 1


Western Conference

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(1) Portland Winterhawks vs. (4) Spokane Chiefs

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April 5 Portland Winterhawks 7 – 2 Spokane Chiefs Memorial Coliseum Recap
April 6 Portland Winterhawks 3 – 0 Spokane Chiefs Memorial Coliseum Recap
April 9 Spokane Chiefs 1 – 3 Portland Winterhawks Spokane Veterans Memorial Arena Recap
April 10 Spokane Chiefs 0 – 5 Portland Winterhawks Spokane Veterans Memorial Arena Recap
Portland wins series 4 – 0


(2) Kelowna Rockets vs. (3) Kamloops Blazers

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April 6 Kelowna Rockets 2 – 4 Kamloops Blazers Prospera Place Recap
April 7 Kelowna Rockets 1 – 5 Kamloops Blazers Prospera Place Recap
April 9 Kamloops Blazers 5 – 4 OT Kelowna Rockets Interior Savings Centre Recap
April 10 Kamloops Blazers 4 – 3 OT Kelowna Rockets Interior Savings Centre Recap
Kamloops wins series 4 – 0


Conference Finals

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Eastern Conference

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(1) Edmonton Oil Kings vs. (3) Calgary Hitmen

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April 18 Edmonton Oil Kings 2 – 3 OT Calgary Hitmen Rexall Place Recap
April 19 Edmonton Oil Kings 6 – 0 Calgary Hitmen Rexall Place Recap
April 23 Calgary Hitmen 5 – 2 Edmonton Oil Kings Scotiabank Saddledome Recap
April 24 Calgary Hitmen 3 – 7 Edmonton Oil Kings Scotiabank Saddledome Recap
April 26 Edmonton Oil Kings 5 – 1 Calgary Hitmen Rexall Place Recap
April 28 Calgary Hitmen 4 – 3 OT Edmonton Oil Kings Scotiabank Saddledome Recap
April 30 Edmonton Oil Kings 2 – 0 Calgary Hitmen Rexall Place Recap
Edmonton wins series 4 – 3


Western Conference

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(1) Portland Winterhawks vs. (3) Kamloops Blazers

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April 19 Portland Winterhawks 4 – 1 Kamloops Blazers Memorial Coliseum Recap
April 20 Portland Winterhawks 4 – 0 Kamloops Blazers Memorial Coliseum Recap
April 23 Kamloops Blazers 5 – 1 Portland Winterhawks Interior Savings Centre Recap
April 24 Kamloops Blazers 0 – 3 Portland Winterhawks Interior Savings Centre Recap
April 26 Portland Winterhawks 4 – 1 Kamloops Blazers Memorial Coliseum Recap
Portland wins series 4 – 1


WHL Championship

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(W1) Portland Winterhawks vs. (E1) Edmonton Oil Kings

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May 3 Portland Winterhawks 1 – 4 Edmonton Oil Kings Rose Garden Recap
May 4 Portland Winterhawks 3 – 0 Edmonton Oil Kings Rose Garden Recap
May 7 Edmonton Oil Kings 1 – 3 Portland Winterhawks Rexall Place Recap
May 8 Edmonton Oil Kings 1 – 2 Portland Winterhawks Rexall Place Recap
May 10 Portland Winterhawks 2 – 3 Edmonton Oil Kings Rose Garden Recap
May 12 Edmonton Oil Kings 1 – 5 Portland Winterhawks Rexall Place Recap
Portland wins series 4 – 2


Playoff scoring leaders

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

Player Team GP G A Pts PIM
Ty Rattie Portland Winterhawks 21 20 16 36 17
Nic Petan Portland Winterhawks 21 9 19 28 16
Michael St. Croix Edmonton Oil Kings 22 13 13 26 14
Brendan Leipsic Portland Winterhawks 21 10 14 24 41
JC Lipon Kamloops Blazers 15 6 17 23 20
Stephane Legault Edmonton Oil Kings 22 6 16 22 10
Brendan Ranford Kamloops Blazers 15 5 15 20 0
Derrick Pouliot Portland Winterhawks 21 4 16 20 12
Henrik Samuelsson Edmonton Oil Kings 22 11 8 19 43
Oliver Bjorkstrand Portland Winterhawks 21 8 11 19 4

Playoff leading goaltenders

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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
Mac Carruth Portland Winterhawks 21 1254 16 4 35 5 .937 1.63
Laurent Brossoit Edmonton Oil Kings 22 1322 14 5 40 5 .935 1.82
Patrik Bartosak Red Deer Rebels 9 548 5 4 18 1 .941 1.97
Cam Lanigan Medicine Hat Tigers 8 440 4 4 17 1 .944 2.32
Chris Driedger Calgary Hitmen 17 1006 11 6 40 1 .931 2.39

WHL awards

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Scotty Munro Memorial Trophy Regular season champions Portland Winterhawks
Four Broncos Memorial Trophy Player of the Year Adam Lowry Swift Current Broncos
Bob Clarke Trophy Top Scorer Brendan Leipsic & Nic Petan (tie) Portland Winterhawks
Bill Hunter Memorial Trophy Top Defenseman Brenden Kichton Spokane Chiefs
Jim Piggott Memorial Trophy Rookie of the Year Seth Jones Portland Winterhawks
Del Wilson Trophy Top Goaltender Patrik Bartosak Red Deer Rebels
WHL Plus-Minus Award Top Plus-Minus Rating Nic Petan Portland Winterhawks
Brad Hornung Trophy Most Sportsmanlike Player Dylan Wruck Edmonton Oil Kings
Daryl K. (Doc) Seaman Trophy Scholastic Player of the Year Josh Morrissey Prince Albert Raiders
Jim Donlevy Memorial Trophy Scholastic team of the Year Portland Winterhawks
Dunc McCallum Memorial Trophy Coach of the Year Ryan McGill Kootenay Ice
Lloyd Saunders Memorial Trophy Executive of the Year Bob Green Edmonton Oil Kings
Allen Paradice Memorial Trophy Top Official Nathan Wieler
St. Clair Group Trophy Marketing/Public Relations Award Kamloops Blazers
Doug Wickenheiser Memorial Trophy Humanitarian of the Year Cody Sylvester Calgary Hitmen
WHL Playoff MVP WHL Finals Most Valuable Player Ty Rattie Portland Winterhawks
Professional Hockey Achievement
Academic Recipient 		Alumni Achievement Awards

All-Star Teams

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Eastern Conference

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First Team Pos. Second Team
Player Team Player Team
Patrik Bartosak Red Deer Rebels G Laurent Brossoit Edmonton Oil Kings
Morgan Rielly Moose Jaw Warriors D Alex Roach Calgary Hitmen
Darren Dietz Saskatoon Blades D Keegan Lowe Edmonton Oil Kings
Adam Lowry Swift Current Broncos F Sam Reinhart Kootenay Ice
Michael St. Croix Edmonton Oil Kings F Cody Sylvester Calgary Hitmen
Curtis Valk Medicine Hat Tigers F Hunter Shinkaruk Medicine Hat Tigers

Western Conference

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First Team[4] Pos. Second Team
Player Team Player Team
Mac Carruth Portland Winterhawks G Jordon Cooke Kelowna Rockets
Brenden Kichton Spokane Chiefs D Troy Rutkowski Portland Winterhawks
Seth Jones Portland Winterhawks D Tyler Wotherspoon Portland Winterhawks
Colin Smith Kamloops Blazers F Brendan Leipsic Portland Winterhawks
Justin Feser Tri-City Americans F Ty Rattie Portland Winterhawks
Nic Petan Portland Winterhawks F Myles Bell Kelowna Rockets

See also

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References

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  1. ^ "Portland Winterhawks clinch WHL championship with win over Edmonton Oil Kings". Global News. The Canadian Press. May 12, 2013. Archived from the original on May 14, 2024. Retrieved May 14, 2024.
  2. ^ "WHL Regular season: Scoring leaders". Archived from the original on October 21, 2013. Retrieved September 24, 2012.
  3. ^ 2012–13 WHL Regular season: Goaltending leaders Archived October 1, 2012, at the Wayback Machine. Retrieved on September 24, 2012.
  4. ^ 2013 WHL West All Stars & Awards Finalists Archived March 23, 2013, at the Wayback Machine
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