2016-17 marks the 12th season the WHL has used the shootout format.
There has been 873 shootouts in WHL history.
The first year there were 94 shootouts, the most in one season.
Before switching to 3-on-3 overtime last season the WHL averaged 78 shootouts a season.
Last year there 43 and this year they were 50.
The numbers show that 3-on-3 overtime has greatly reduced the number of shootouts.
WHL – Games that went to overtime.
14-15 – 48.1% decided in OT.
15-16 – 68.4% won in OT.
16-17 – 65% won in OT, 35% in shootout.
Shootout stats …
– Most SO wins in one season 06-07 Everett with 10
– Most SO losses in one season 06-07 Seattle with 11, they had zero SO wins
– Most SO games in one season 05-06 Prince Albert with 16, had a record of 6 wins 10 losses
Here are the all-time shootout winning percentages in the WHL. Edmonton was not in the league the first 2 years of the shootout and Victoria/Chilliwack was not in the league the first year of the shootout.
| Team | Total GP | Total W | Total L | % |
| Tri City | 70 | 42 | 28 | 60.0% |
| Kelowna | 82 | 49 | 33 | 59.8% |
| Medicine Hat | 79 | 47 | 32 | 59.5% |
| Kootenay | 75 | 42 | 33 | 56.0% |
| Prince Albert | 78 | 43 | 35 | 55.1% |
| Saskatoon | 71 | 38 | 33 | 53.5% |
| Calgary | 73 | 39 | 34 | 53.4% |
| Portland | 59 | 31 | 28 | 52.5% |
| Regina | 96 | 50 | 46 | 52.1% |
| Everett | 89 | 46 | 43 | 51.7% |
| Kamloops | 80 | 41 | 39 | 51.3% |
| Spokane | 73 | 37 | 36 | 50.7% |
| Victoria/Chilliwack | 76 | 38 | 38 | 50.0% |
| Average | 79 | 40 | 40 | 50.0% |
| Red Deer | 104 | 50 | 54 | 48.1% |
| Prince George | 79 | 38 | 41 | 48.1% |
| Seattle | 90 | 43 | 47 | 47.8% |
| Moose Jaw | 80 | 37 | 43 | 46.3% |
| Lethbridge | 80 | 36 | 44 | 45.0% |
| Swift Current | 92 | 40 | 52 | 43.5% |
| Brandon | 84 | 36 | 48 | 42.9% |
| Vancouver | 77 | 31 | 46 | 40.3% |
| Edmonton | 59 | 19 | 40 | 32.2% |
