Insight

PDO

Which WHL teams are the strongest when you combine shooting percentage plus save percentage? These stats include overtime goals and shots but does not include shootouts. Team SH% SV% PDO Tri City 13.4% 89.9% 103.3% Kamloops 10.3% 92.2% 102.5% Moose Jaw 11.0% 91.3% 102.3% Lethbridge 12.3% 90.0% 102.2% Victoria 10.7% […]

3-on-3 Overtime

3-on-3 overtime was implemented into the WHL in the 2015-16 season. Here are the teams listed in order of most wins. Team OTW OTL Regina 15 10 Edmonton 12 10 Kamloops 12 7 Spokane 12 11 Everett 11 13 Lethbridge 11 5 Moose Jaw 11 14 Red Deer 11 7 […]

PP / PK

Which WHL teams are the strongest on the specialty teams? This is a simple equation of combining the teams PP % and PK %. Team PP PK Total Regina 31.9 79.5 111.4% Medicine Hat 29 80.5 109.5% Tri City 26.2 80 106.2% Portland 25.8 79.9 105.7% Everett 21.2 84.3 105.5% […]

Even Strength

Which teams are the best at even strength? To calculate this we have removed PP goals for and against, SH goals for and against and only used stats from regulation time. Here are the rankings. Team ESGF ESGA Total Regina 198 110 88 Medicine Hat 208 158 50 Prince George […]

East Division recap

  Sawchenko and Warriors rolling The Moose Jaw Warriors are the hottest team in the Western Hockey League. Zach Sawchenko is also the hottest goaltender in the WHL, but the 19-year-old Warrior believes one is naturally the byproduct of the other. “In my four years here I think this is […]

WHL 3-on-3 Overtime

3-on-3 overtime was implemented into the WHL in the 2015-16 season. Here are the teams listed in order of most wins. Team OTW OTL Regina 15 9 Edmonton 12 10 Spokane 12 11 Moose Jaw 11 14 Everett 11 13 Kamloops 11 7 Red Deer 11 7 Calgary 10 10 […]

Sully’s WHL Mock Draft (Playoffs)

Sully’s WHL Mock Draft Three Rounds *Standings as of Feb 16th 2017   With the playoffs in most leagues just starting, Head scout Brayden Sullivan (@SullyDraftGeek) decided to make a three round mock draft with the time given between games and round. You can follow DraftGeek hockey on twitter @DraftGeekHockey […]

WHL Shootout History

2016-17 marks the 12th season the WHL has used the shootout format. As of February 20/17 there has been 868 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. […]