1992–93 WHL season

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1992–93 WHL season
League Western Hockey League
SportIce hockey
Teams16
Regular season
Scotty Munro Memorial Trophy Swift Current Broncos (2)
Season MVP Jason Krywulak (Swift Current Broncos)
Top scorer Jason Krywulak (Swift Current Broncos)
Playoffs
Playoffs MVP Andrew Schneider (Broncos)
Finals champions Swift Current Broncos (2)
  Runners-up Portland Winter Hawks
WHL seasons
  1991–92
1993–94  
1992–93 CHL season
League Canadian Hockey League
SportIce hockey
Teams44
OHL
QMJHL
WHL
Memorial Cup
Finals champions Sault Ste. Marie Greyhounds (OHL) (1st title)
  Runners-up Peterborough Petes (OHL)

The 1992–93 WHL season was the 27th season of the Western Hockey League (WHL). The season featured sixteen teams and a 72-game regular season. The Swift Current Broncos won both the Scotty Munro Memorial Trophy for best regular season record and the President's Cup as playoff champions, both for the second time after first winning each trophy in the 1988–89 season.

Contents

The Red Deer Rebels joined the WHL as its sixteenth franchise.

Team changes

Regular season

Final standings

East DivisionGPWLTPtsGFGA
x Swift Current Broncos 7249212100384267
x Brandon Wheat Kings 724325490347258
x Saskatoon Blades 724227387311236
x Regina Pats 723536171322313
x Lethbridge Hurricanes 723336369317328
x Red Deer Rebels 723139264284329
x Medicine Hat Tigers 722938563285343
Moose Jaw Warriors 722742357277326
Prince Albert Raiders 722542555252317
West DivisionGPWLTPtsGFGA
x Portland Winter Hawks 724524393343277
x Tacoma Rockets 724527090324259
x Kamloops Blazers 724228286302253
x Seattle Thunderbirds 723138365234292
x Spokane Chiefs 722840460311319
x Tri-City Americans 722841359245312
Victoria Cougars 722049343217326

Scoring leaders

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

PlayerTeamGPGAPtsPIM
Jason Krywulak Swift Current Broncos 72818116258
Valeri Bure Spokane Chiefs 66687914749
Rick Girard Swift Current Broncos 72717014125
Louis Dumont Regina Pats 72625912197
Domenic Pittis Lethbridge Hurricanes 66467311969
Todd Holt Swift Current Broncos 67565711390
Allan Egeland Tacoma Rockets 715657113119
Dean Tiltgen Red Deer Rebels 72506111133
Ryan Fujita Saskatoon Blades 725654110105
Mike Mathers Kamloops Blazers 69525610863

1993 WHL Playoffs

First Round Division Semi-Finals Division Finals WHL Championship
            
E1 Swift Current bye
E1 Swift Current4
E7 Medicine Hat 2
E2 Brandon 1
E7 Medicine Hat 3
E1 Swift Current4
E4 Regina 0
E3 Saskatoon 3
E6 Red Deer 1
E3 Saskatoon 1
E4 Regina4
E4 Regina 3
E5 Lethbridge 1
E1 Swift Current4
W1 Portland 3
W1 Portland 4
W6 Tri-City 0
W1 Portlandbye
 
W1 Portland4
W3 Kamloops 1
W2 Tacoma 3
W5 Spokane 4
W3 Kamloops3
W5 Spokane 0
W3 Kamloops 4
W4 Seattle 1

Division quarter-finals

East Division

(2) Brandon Wheat Kings vs. (7) Medicine Hat Tigers
March 26Medicine Hat Tigers2 – 3OTBrandon Wheat Kings Keystone Centre  
2:34 - sh - Jamie Linden (1)First periodNo scoring
No scoringSecond periodNo scoring
1:28 - Cam Danyluk (1)Third period14:43 - Aris Brimanis (1)
18:30 - Aris Brimanis (2)
No scoringFirst overtime period12:35 - pp - Marty Murray (1)
Sonny Mignacca (53 saves/56 shots)Goalie stats Trevor Robins (46 saves/48 shots)
March 27Medicine Hat Tigers2 – 1Brandon Wheat Kings Keystone Centre  
No scoringFirst period5:22 - Mike Maneluk (1)
12:27 - Cam Danyluk (2)Second periodNo scoring
3:52 - Lorne Toews (1)Third periodNo scoring
Trevor Robins (28 saves/30 shots)Goalie statsSonny Mignacca (40 saves/41 shots)
March 29Brandon Wheat Kings1 – 4Medicine Hat Tigers Medicine Hat Arena  
No scoringFirst periodNo scoring
15:23 - pp - Bobby House (1)Second period2:39 - David Cooper (1)
8:09 - Clayton Norris (1)
No scoringThird period1:46 - Mark Polak (1)
19:32 - pp - en - Mike Jickling (1)
Trevor Robins (31 saves/34 shots)Goalie statsSonny Mignacca (31 saves/32 shots)
March 30Brandon Wheat Kings3 – 4OTMedicine Hat Tigers Medicine Hat Arena  
No scoringFirst periodNo scoring
14:33 - pp - Bobby House (2)Second period18:48 - Lorne Toews (2)
9:28 - Mike Maneluk (2)
17:27 - Jeff Hoad (1)
Third period7:59 - Mike Jickling (2)
9:13 - Clayton Norris (2)
No scoringFirst overtime period5:29 - Stacy Roest (1)
Trevor Robins (33 saves/37 shots)Goalie statsSonny Mignacca (26 saves/29 shots)
Medicine Hat wins series 3 – 1
(3) Saskatoon Blades vs. (6) Red Deer Rebels
March 26Red Deer Rebels2 – 1OTSaskatoon Blades Saskatchewan Place  
2:55 - pp - Craig Reichert (1)First periodNo scoring
No scoringSecond period2:03 - pp - Derek Tibbatts (1)
No scoringThird periodNo scoring
19:26 - Darren Van Impe (1)First overtime periodNo scoring
Mark Dawkins (37 saves/38 shots)Goalie stats Norm Maracle (42 saves/44 shots)
March 27Red Deer Rebels4 – 5Saskatoon Blades Saskatchewan Place  
No scoringFirst period3:43 - Mark Wotton (1)
13:03 - Clarke Wilm (1)
16:44 - Mike Gray (1)
10:53 - Tony Vlastelic (1)
12:53 - Scott Adair (1)
17:52 - Darren Van Impe (2)
Second period1:11 - pp - Paul Buczkowski (1)
19:10 - Brian Loney (1)Third period14:55 - pp - Shane Calder (1)
Mark Dawkins (33 saves/38 shots)Goalie statsNorm Maracle (25 saves/29 shots)
March 29Saskatoon Blades3 – 2OTRed Deer Rebels Red Deer Centrium  
No scoringFirst periodNo scoring
No scoringSecond period14:23 - Curtis Cardinal (1)
0:12 - Andrew Kemper (1)
8:40 - Clarke Wilm (2)
Third period9:27 - Craig Reichert (2)
9:52 - Frank Banham (1)First overtime periodNo scoring
Norm Maracle (34 saves/36 shots)Goalie statsMark Dawkins (34 saves/37 shots)
March 30Saskatoon Blades5 – 3Red Deer Rebels Red Deer Centrium  
No scoringFirst period9:38 - Ken Richardson (1)
19:25 - Dean Tiltgen (1)
4:16 - Andy MacIntyre (1)
12:46 - James Startup (1)
Second periodNo scoring
3:30 - Frank Banham (2)
15:00 - pp - Mark Wotton (2)
19:41 - Ryan Fujita (1)
Third period5:45 - pp - Craig Reichert (3)
Norm Maracle (33 saves/36 shots)Goalie statsMark Dawkins (24 shots/29 saves)
Saskatoon wins series 3 – 1
(4) Regina Pats vs. (5) Lethbridge Hurricanes
March 26Lethbridge Hurricanes4 – 3OTRegina Pats Regina Agridome  
6:26 - sh - Mark Szoke (1)First period4:32 - Russ Gronick (1)
9:56 - sh - Louis Dumont (1)
8:35 - Nick Polychronopoulos (1)Second period4:38 - pp - Brandon Coates (1)
5:26 - Domenic Pittis (1)Third periodNo scoring
2:08 - Ivan Vologjaninov (1)First overtime periodNo scoring
Darcy Austin (34 saves/37 shots)Goalie stats Mike Risdale (38 shots/41 saves)
March 27Lethbridge Hurricanes4 – 5Regina Pats Regina Agridome  
7:34 - pp - Shane Peacock (1)First period1:14 - pp - Karry Biette (1)
4:08 - pp - Brandon Coates (2)
9:36 - Nathan Dempsey (1)
14:25 - Shane Peacock (2)
17:00 - Domenic Pittis (2)
18:38 - Todd MacIsaac (1)
Second period0:08 - Nathan Dempsey (2)
No scoringThird period0:56 - Grayden Reid (1)
Darcy Austin (33 saves/38 shots)Goalie statsMike Risdale (27 saves/31 shots)
March 29Regina Pats7 – 6Lethbridge Hurricanes Canada Games Sportsplex  
No scoringFirst period15:45 - Mark Szoke (2)
1:08 - Brandon Coates (3)
4:33 - pp - Karry Biette (2)
18:55 - pp - Louis Dumont (2)
Second period9:36 - pp - Brad Zimmer (1)
10:01 - Mark Szoke (3)
11:12 - pp - Domenic Pittis (3)
18:05 - Shane Peacock (3)
1:37 - Trevor Hanas (1)
8:54 - Jeff Friesen (1)
9:18 - Trevor Hanas (2)
19:01 - Jeff Friesen (2)
Third period6:52 - Cory Dosdall (1)
Mike Risdale (41 saves/47 shots)Goalie statsDarcy Austin (35 saves/42 shots)
March 30Regina Pats2 – 12OTLethbridge Hurricanes Canada Games Sportsplex  
No scoringFirst period9:47 - Shane Peacock (4)
No scoringSecond periodNo scoring
19:54 - Karry Biette (3)Third periodNo scoring
3:33 - Trevor Hanas (3)Second overtime periodNo scoring
Mike Risdale (32 saves/33 shots)Goalie statsDarcy Austin (43 saves/45 shots)
Regina wins series 3 – 1

West Division

(1) Portland Winter Hawks vs. (6) Tri-City Americans
March 27Tri-City Americans1 – 5Portland Winter Hawks Veterans Memorial Coliseum  
No scoringFirst period4:23 - Brandon Smith (1)
10:40 - sh - Jason Wiemer (1)
18:20 - Colin Foley (1)
12:53 - Tony Prpic (1)Second periodNo scoring
No scoringThird period4:53 - Scott Nichol (1)
5:33 - Nicholas Vachon (1)
David Brumby (50 saves/55 shots)Goalie stats Scott Langkow (29 saves/30 shots)
March 28Tri-City Americans2 – 7Portland Winter Hawks Veterans Memorial Coliseum  
No scoringFirst period7:28 - pp Layne Roland (1)
7:35 - Adam Deadmarsh (1)
14:02 - Layne Roland (2)
No scoringSecond period16:06 - Nicholas Vachon (2)
0:49 - Chad Cabana (1)
17:34 - Brent Ascroft (1)
Third period0:12 - Lonny Bohonos (1)
3:53 - Scott Nichol (2)
14:55 - pp - Scott Nichol (3)
David Brumby (36 saves/43 shots)Goalie statsScott Langkow (22 saves/23 shots)
Joaquin Gage (3 saves/4 shots)
March 30Portland Winter Hawks4 – 3Tri-City Americans Tri-Cities Coliseum  
14:11 - pp - Layne Roland (3)First period9:36 - pp - Evan Marble (1)
3:39 - pp - Nicholas Vachon (3)
10:20 - Jason Wiemer (2)
Second period9:08 - pp - Jason Renard (1)
9:11 - John Badduke (1)Third period2:44 - Jason Bowen (1)
Scott Langkow (38 saves/41 shots)Goalie statsDavid Brumby (25 saves/29 shots)
April 2Portland Winter Hawks4 – 3Tri-City Americans Tri-Cities Coliseum  
No scoringFirst period12:26 - pp - Todd Klassen (1)
17:01 - Daymond Langkow (1)
13:45 - pp - Jiri Beranek (1)
17:58 - Nolan Pratt (1)
Second periodNo scoring
7:18 - Cale Hulse (1)
15:49 - Shannon Briske (1)
Third period10:41 - Geoff Lynch (1)
Joaquin Gage (32 saves/35 shots)Goalie statsDavid Brumby (24 saves/28 shots)
Portland wins series 4 – 0

All-Star game

On January 19, a combined WHL/OHL all-star team defeated the QMJHL all-stars 7–5 at Montreal, Quebec before a crowd of 4,355.

WHL awards

Most Valuable Player - Four Broncos Memorial Trophy: Jason Krywulak, Swift Current Broncos
Scholastic Player of the Year - Daryl K. (Doc) Seaman Trophy: David Trofimenkoff, Lethbridge Hurricanes
Top Scorer - Bob Clarke Trophy: Jason Krywulak, Swift Current Broncos
Most Sportsmanlike Player - Brad Hornung Trophy: Rick Girard, Swift Current Broncos
Top Defenseman - Bill Hunter Trophy: Jason Smith, Regina Pats
Rookie of the Year - Jim Piggott Memorial Trophy: Jeff Friesen, Regina Pats
Top Goaltender - Del Wilson Trophy: Trevor Robins, Brandon Wheat Kings
Coach of the Year - Dunc McCallum Memorial Trophy: Marcel Comeau, Tacoma Rockets
Executive of the Year - Lloyd Saunders Memorial Trophy: Bruce Hamilton, Tacoma Rockets
Regular season Champions - Scotty Munro Memorial Trophy: Swift Current Broncos
Marketing/Public Relations Award - St. Clair Group Trophy: Rick Dillabough, Brandon Wheat Kings
WHL Humanitarian of the Year - Jamie Pushor, Lethbridge Hurricanes
WHL Plus-Minus Award: Mark Wotton, Saskatoon Blades
WHL Playoff Most Valuable Player: Andrew Schneider, Swift Current Broncos

All-Star teams

East Division
First TeamSecond Team
Goal Trevor Robins Brandon Wheat Kings Norm Maracle Saskatoon Blades
Defense Jason Smith Regina Pats Mike Rathje Medicine Hat Tigers
Darren Van Impe Red Deer Rebels Brent Bilodeau Swift Current Broncos
Forward Jeff Shantz Regina Pats Louis Dumont Regina Pats
Jason Krywulak Swift Current Broncos Bobby House Brandon Wheat Kings
Rick Girard Swift Current Broncos Andrew Schneider Swift Current Broncos
Rob Niedermayer Medicine Hat Tigers --
West Division
First TeamSecond Team
Goal Steve Passmore Kamloops Blazers Jeff Calvert Tacoma Rockets
Defense Michal Sýkora Tacoma Rockets Bryan McCabe Spokane Chiefs
Brendan Witt Seattle Thunderbirds Brandon Smith Portland Winter Hawks
Forward Allan Egeland Tacoma Rockets Jamie Black Tacoma Rockets
Valeri Bure Spokane Chiefs Colin Foley Portland Winter Hawks
Mike Mathers Kamloops Blazers Craig Lyons Kamloops Blazers

See also

References

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