1993–94 WHL season
Junior ice hockey season
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The 1993–94 WHL season was the 28th season of the Western Hockey League (WHL). Sixteen teams completed a 72-game season. The Kamloops Blazers won their sixth Scotty Munro Memorial Trophy for best regular season record. In the playoffs, the Blazers defeated the Saskatoon Blades in a re-match of the 1991–92 championship series, claiming their fifth President's Cup and a berth in the 1994 Memorial Cup tournament. The Blazers went on to win their second Memorial Cup title in three seasons.
| 1993–94 WHL season | |
|---|---|
| League | Western Hockey League |
| Sport | Ice hockey |
| Teams | 16 |
| Regular season | |
| Scotty Munro Memorial Trophy | Kamloops Blazers (6) |
| Season MVP | Sonny Mignacca (Medicine Hat Tigers) |
| Top scorer | Lonny Bohonos (Portland Winter Hawks) |
| Playoffs | |
| Playoffs MVP | Steve Passmore (Blazers) |
| Finals champions | Kamloops Blazers (5) |
| Runners-up | Saskatoon Blades |
| 1993–94 CHL season | |
|---|---|
| League | Canadian Hockey League |
| Sport | Ice hockey |
| Teams | 45 |
| OHL | |
| QMJHL | |
| WHL | |
| Memorial Cup | |
| Finals champions | Kamloops Blazers (WHL) (2nd title) |
| Runners-up | Laval Titan (QMJHL) |
Regular season
Final standings
| Pos | Team | Pld | W | L | T | GF | GA | Pts |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | x – Saskatoon Blades | 72 | 49 | 22 | 1 | 326 | 229 | 99 |
| 2 | x – Brandon Wheat Kings | 72 | 42 | 25 | 5 | 291 | 251 | 89 |
| 3 | x – Lethbridge Hurricanes | 72 | 35 | 32 | 5 | 306 | 317 | 75 |
| 4 | x – Swift Current Broncos | 72 | 35 | 33 | 4 | 284 | 258 | 74 |
| 5 | x – Medicine Hat Tigers | 72 | 33 | 33 | 6 | 263 | 264 | 72 |
| 6 | x – Red Deer Rebels | 72 | 35 | 36 | 1 | 310 | 334 | 71 |
| 7 | x – Regina Pats | 72 | 34 | 36 | 2 | 308 | 341 | 70 |
| 8 | Prince Albert Raiders | 72 | 31 | 37 | 4 | 326 | 321 | 66 |
| 9 | Moose Jaw Warriors | 72 | 21 | 48 | 3 | 269 | 361 | 45 |
| Pos | Team | Pld | W | L | T | GF | GA | Pts |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | x – Kamloops Blazers | 72 | 50 | 16 | 6 | 381 | 225 | 106 |
| 2 | x – Portland Winter Hawks | 72 | 49 | 22 | 1 | 392 | 260 | 99 |
| 3 | x – Tacoma Rockets | 72 | 33 | 34 | 5 | 303 | 301 | 71 |
| 4 | x – Seattle Thunderbirds | 72 | 32 | 37 | 3 | 283 | 312 | 67 |
| 5 | x – Spokane Chiefs | 72 | 31 | 37 | 4 | 324 | 320 | 66 |
| 6 | x – Tri-City Americans | 72 | 19 | 48 | 5 | 272 | 373 | 43 |
| 7 | Victoria Cougars | 72 | 18 | 51 | 3 | 222 | 393 | 39 |
Scoring leaders
Note: GP = Games played; G = Goals; A = Assists; Pts = Points; PIM = Penalties in minutes
| Player | Team | GP | G | A | Pts | PIM |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Lonny Bohonos | Portland Winter Hawks | 70 | 62 | 90 | 152 | 80 |
| Darcy Tucker | Kamloops Blazers | 66 | 52 | 88 | 140 | 143 |
| Domenic Pittis | Lethbridge Hurricanes | 72 | 58 | 69 | 127 | 93 |
| Ryan Duthie | Spokane Chiefs | 71 | 57 | 69 | 126 | 111 |
| Allan Egeland | Tacoma Rockets | 70 | 47 | 76 | 123 | 204 |
| John Varga | Tacoma Rockets | 65 | 60 | 62 | 122 | 122 |
| Stacy Roest | Medicine Hat Tigers | 72 | 48 | 72 | 120 | 48 |
| Craig Reicher | Red Deer Rebels | 72 | 52 | 67 | 119 | 153 |
| Jeff Friesen | Regina Pats | 66 | 51 | 67 | 118 | 48 |
| Maxim Bets | Spokane Chiefs | 63 | 46 | 70 | 116 | 111 |
1994 WHL Playoffs
| First round | Division Semi-Finals | Division Finals | WHL Championship | ||||||||||||||||
| E1 | Saskatoon | bye | |||||||||||||||||
| E1 | Saskatoon | 4 | |||||||||||||||||
| E4 | Swift Current | 0 | |||||||||||||||||
| E4 | Swift Current | 3 | |||||||||||||||||
| E5 | Medicine Hat | 0 | |||||||||||||||||
| E1 | Saskatoon | 4 | |||||||||||||||||
| E2 | Brandon | 1 | |||||||||||||||||
| E2 | Brandon | 3 | |||||||||||||||||
| E7 | Regina | 1 | |||||||||||||||||
| E2 | Brandon | 4 | |||||||||||||||||
| E3 | Lethbridge | 1 | |||||||||||||||||
| E3 | Lethbridge | 3 | |||||||||||||||||
| E6 | Red Deer | 1 | |||||||||||||||||
| E1 | Saskatoon | 3 | |||||||||||||||||
| W1 | Kamloops | 4 | |||||||||||||||||
| W1 | Kamloops | bye | |||||||||||||||||
| W1 | Kamloops | 4 | |||||||||||||||||
| W4 | Seattle | 2 | |||||||||||||||||
| W4 | Seattle | 3 | |||||||||||||||||
| W5 | Spokane | 1 | |||||||||||||||||
| W1 | Kamloops | 4 | |||||||||||||||||
| W2 | Portland | 2 | |||||||||||||||||
| W2 | Portland | bye | |||||||||||||||||
| W2 | Portland | 4 | |||||||||||||||||
| W3 | Tacoma | 0 | |||||||||||||||||
| W3 | Tacoma | 3 | |||||||||||||||||
| W6 | Tri-City | 1 | |||||||||||||||||
All-Star game
On February 1, a combined WHL/OHL All-Star team defeated the QMJHL All-Stars 9–7 at Moncton, New Brunswick before a crowd of 6,380.
WHL awards
All-Star teams
See also
References
- 2005–06 WHL Guide