2001–02 WHL season


The 2001–02 WHL season was the 36th season for the Western Hockey League. Nineteen teams completed a 72-game season. The Kootenay Ice won the President's Cup before going on to win the Memorial Cup.

League notes

Final standings

Eastern Conference

Central DivisionGPWLTOTLPtsGFGA
x Red Deer Rebels72461871100264184
x Swift Current Broncos7242176797274218
x Calgary Hitmen7233335172271281
x Lethbridge Hurricanes7233336072266247
Medicine Hat Tigers7230364266277316

Western Conference

U.S. DivisionGPWLTOTLPtsGFGA
x Portland Winter Hawks7236255683269243
x Spokane Chiefs72332511380223206
x Tri-City Americans72313110072260271
x Seattle Thunderbirds7221406553235313

Scoring leaders

Note: GP = Games played; G = Goals; A = Assists; Pts = Points; PIM = Penalties in minutes
PlayerTeamGPGAPtsPIM
Nathan BarrettLethbridge Hurricanes724562107100
Joffrey LupulMedicine Hat Tigers72565010695
Eric JohanssonTri-City Americans69445910373
Tyler BeecheyKootenay/Calgary70445599104
Josef BalejPortland Winter Hawks6551419252
Jeremy JacksonVancouver/Lethbridge7138539191
Mikhail YakubovRed Deer Rebels7132578954
Josh OlsonPortland Winter Hawks7240488885
Duncan MilroySwift Current/Kootenay6445428744
Justin KellySaskatoon Blades7239478647

Goaltending leaders

Note: GP = Games played; Min = Minutes played; W = Wins; L = Losses; T = Ties ; GA = Goals against; SO = Total shutouts; SV% = Save percentage; GAA = Goals against average
PlayerTeamGPMinWLTGASOSV%GAA
Cam WardRed Deer Rebels462695301141021.9112.27
Josh HardingRegina Pats42328927131954.9062.39
Shane BenderaRed Deer/Kelowna5030302415111251.9122.47
Barry BrustSpokane Chiefs6035422821101521.9122.57
Billy ThompsonPrince George Cougars422378201721082.9132.72

2002 WHL Playoffs

Conference quarterfinals

Eastern Conference

Western Conference

Conference semifinals

Conference finals

WHL Championship

All-Star game

On January 24, the WHL Eastern All-Stars were defeated by the OHL Western All-Stars 7–2 at Red Deer, Alberta with a crowd of 6,259.
On February 6, the WHL Western All-Stars defeated the QMJHL Dilio All-Stars 9–4 at Rimouski, Quebec with a crowd of 4,762.

WHL awards