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2009–10 WHL season

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League
  
Western Hockey League

Number of teams
  
22

Sport
  
Hockey

Duration
  
Preseason 2009-08-27 – 2009-09-13 Regular season 2009-09-17 – 2010-03-14 Playoffs 2010-03-18 – 2010-05-07

TV partner(s)
  
Shaw TV Rogers Sportsnet FSN Northwest

The 2009–10 WHL season is the 44th season of the Western Hockey League (WHL). The regular season began on September 17, 2009 and ended on March 14, 2010. The 2009 Subway Super Series (formerly ADT Canada-Russia Challenge), featuring Team WHL versus Team Russia, took place from November 25–26, 2009.

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Regular season

The Western Hockey League opened its 44th regular season on September 17, 2009 in Kelowna, British Columbia between defending WHL Champions, Kelowna Rockets and the Vancouver Giants.

The 2009–10 WHL season was also highlighted with the Subway Super Series (formerly Canada-Russia Challenge), an annual CHL showcase event. The 2009 Subway Super Series, featured a two-game series between Team WHL versus Team Russia, on November 25, 2009 in Victoria, British Columbia, and the second game took place on November 26, 2009 in Kelowna, British Columbia.

Standings

Note: GP = Games played, W = Wins, L = Losses, T = Ties, OTL = Overtime losses, Pts = Points, GF = Goals for, GA = Goals against, PIM = Penalties in minutes

Conference standings


x - team clinched Western Hockey League Playoff spot

y - team is division leader

z - team has cliched division

Division standings

Eastern Conference
Western Conference

x - team clinched Western Hockey League Playoff spot

y - team is division leader

z - team has cliched division

Scoring leaders

Note: GP = Games played; G = Goals; A = Assists; Pts. = Points; PIM = Penalty minutes

Goaltending leaders

Note: GP = Games played; Mins = Minutes played; W = Wins; L = Losses; OTL = Overtime losses; SOL = Shootout Losses; SO = Shutouts; GAA = Goals against average; Sv% = Save percentage

1 Previously played with Prince Albert Raiders

2009 NHL Entry Draft

In total, 31 WHL players were selected at the 2009 NHL Entry Draft.

Contracts and scholarships

  • May 15, 2009 — Steven Hodges and Kade Pilton sign WHL Player Contracts with the Chilliwack Bruins.
  • May 18, 2009 — Derrick Pouliot signs a WHL Players Contract with the Portland Winterhawks.
  • May 18, 2009 — Morgan Rielly signs a WHL Players Contract with the Moose Jaw Warriors.
  • May 22, 2009 — Mike Winther signs a WHL Players Contract with the Prince Albert Raiders.
  • May 24, 2009 — Ryan Olsen signs a WHL Players Contract with the Saskatoon Blades.
  • May 27, 2009 — Griffin Reinhart signs a WHL Players Contract with the Edmonton Oil Kings.
  • May 30, 2009 — WHL Grads Jesse Deckert and Brandon Lockerby commits to the Manitoba Bisons.
  • June 3, 2009 — WHL Grad Justin McCrae commits to the UBC Thunderbirds.
  • June 3, 2009 — Josh Smith signs a WHL Players Contract with the Prince George Cougars.
  • June 6, 2009 — Connor Rankin signs a WHL Players Contract with the Tri-City Americans.
  • June 8, 2009 — Troy Bourke signs a WHL Players Contract with the Prince George Cougars.
  • June 8, 2009 — WHL Grad Carter Smith commits to the Regina Cougars.
  • June 10, 2009 — Dave Hunchak signs a WHL Players Contract with the Moose Jaw Warriors.
  • June 16, 2009 — WHL Grad Ian Duval commits to the Manitoba Bisons.
  • June 19, 2009 — Nicholas Walters signs a WHL Educational Contract with the Everett Silvertips.
  • June 25, 2009 — WHL Grads Eric Frere, Graham Potuer, Luke Egener commits to the Calgary Dinos.
  • June 29, 2009 — WHL Grad Chad Erb commits to the Manitoba Bisons.
  • July 8, 2009 — WHL Grad Tyler Swystun commits to the Calgary Dinos.
  • July 11, 2009 — Taylor Aronson, Spencer Bennett, and Seth Swenson sign WHL Players Contracts with the Portland Winterhawks.
  • July 16, 2009 — WHL Grad Partik Bhungal commits to the Regina Cougars.
  • July 21, 2009 — WHL Grad Scott Wasden commits to the UBC Thunderbirds.
  • July 21, 2009 — WHL Grads Joey Perricone, Spencer McAvoy, and Brennen Wray commits to the StFX X-Men.
  • July 29, 2009 — Kevin Connauton signs a WHL Players Contract with the Vancouver Giants.
  • August 4, 2009 — Taylor Leier and Nino Niederreiter sign WHL Player Contracts with the Portland Winterhawks.
  • August 7, 2009 — Andrew Bailey, Brennan Bosch, Kyle Bortis, Kyle Ross, Cody Hobbs, Brett Ward, and David Reekie commits to the Saskatchewan Huskies.
  • August 9, 2009 — WHL Grads Colin Joe, Ian Barteaux, Travis Yonkman, Sean Ringrose and Michael MacAngus commits to the Alberta Golden Bears.
  • August 9, 2009 — WHL Grads Taylor Procyshen, Jeff Lee and Ben Wright commits to the UNB Varsity Reds.
  • August 12, 2009 — Josh Hanson signs a WHL Players Contract with the Portland Winterhawks.
  • August 18, 2009 — WHL Grad Mike Reich commits to the STU Tommies.
  • August 19, 2009 — Ryan Johansen signs a WHL Players Contract with the Portland Winterhawks.
  • August 24, 2009 — Dalton Sward and Matthieu Bellerive sign WHL Players Contracts with the Vancouver Giants.
  • August 25, 2009 — Brett Cote, Turner Popoff, Brandon Magee, Zane Jones, Matt Bissett, and Travis Belhorad sign Standard WHL Education Contracts with the Chilliwack Bruins.
  • August 25, 2009 — Chandler Stephenson and Tayler Balog sign WHL Players Contracts with the Regina Pats.
  • August 27, 2009 — WHL Grad Cale Jefferies commits to the Guelph Gryphons.
  • August 27, 2009 — Andrew Sullivan, Andy Blanke, Adam Lowry and Shea Howorko sign WHL Players Contracts with the Swift Current Broncos.
  • August 28, 2009 — Mitchell Moroz signs WHL Players Contract with the Edmonton Oil Kings.
  • August 31, 2009 — Dane Muench and Graeme Craig sign WHL Players Contracts with the Swift Current Broncos.

    • Subway Super Series

    The Subway Super Series (formerly known as ADT Canada Russia Challenge) is a six-game series featuring four teams: three from the Canadian Hockey League (CHL) versus Russia's National Junior hockey team. Within the Canadian Hockey League umbrella, one team from each of its three leagues — the Ontario Hockey League, Quebec Major Junior Hockey League, and Western Hockey League — compete in two games against the Russian junior team.

    The 2009 Subway Super Series was held in six cities across Canada, with two cities for each league within the Canadian Hockey League. The series begun on November 16, 2009, and concluded on November 26, 2009. Both Western Hockey League games were held in the province of British Columbia. Former Victoria Cougar goaltender and Hall of Famer, Grant Fuhr was named Honorary Captain for the first game in the series, held in Victoria on November 25, 2009. The next night, retired Kelowna fire chief, Gerry Zimmermann, was named Honorary Captain for the final game of the series, who was a popular local citizen who led Kelowna through the devastating Okanagan Mountain Park Fire that burned 200 homes in 2003.

    All six games were televised nationwide on Rogers Sportsnet, which broadcast both games from the Western Hockey League.

    Results

    In the first game of the two part series between Team WHL and Team Russia, Team WHL scored two goals en route to a 2–1 win in front of 6,695 fans at Save-On-Foods Memorial Centre in Victoria, British Columbia. Goaltender, Igor Bobkov of Team Russia and forward Levko Koper of Team WHL, were named Players of the Game for their respective teams. The next night at Prospera Place in Kelowna, British Columbia, Team WHL defeated Team Russia 4-2 to end the series and give the CHL a clean 6-0 sweep. Goaltender Igor Bobkov was named Team Russia's Player of the Game for the second straight night, while Brandon McMillan was named Team WHL's Player of the Game.

    Memorial Cup

    The 92nd MasterCard Memorial Cup was held in Brandon, Manitoba.

    Western Conference

  • denotes unanimous selection

    • References

    2009–10 WHL season Wikipedia
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