2024 WHL Playoffs - Schedule & Results

[David]

The following is the complete schedule for the 2024 Western Hockey League Playoffs.

The defending WHL Champions, the Seattle Thunderbirds, came up short of returning to the playoffs a year after their ride to the Memorial Cup Championship, where they would fall to the Quebec Remparts 5-0. Seattle tumbled to 1st place to 9th place in the Western Conference with a 27-38-2-1 record (57 points), and finishing 5th in the U.S. Division.

Seattle's opponent in the 2023 WHL Championship, the Winnipeg Ice, were sold and relocated to Wenatchee, Washington to become the Wenatchee Wild. The organization returns to the playoffs, while the Wild will make their WHL Playoff debut. Wenatchee (34-30-4-0, 72 points) finished third in the U.S. Division and earning the #4 overall seed in the Western Conference.

The Saskatoon Blades (50-13-2-3, 105 points) captured their first Scotty Munro Memorial Trophy since 2010-11, and the fifth time organization has finished with the league's best overall record. The Blades will have home ice advantage through the entirety of the WHL playoffs.

The Quarterfinal round (Round 1) of the playoffs will be a 1-8 format in each Conference, with the first place teams in the two Divisions in each Conference receiving the 1 and 2 seeds based on Regular Season points. The remaining 3-8 seeds are assigned to teams based on Regular Season point totals.

Teams that advance advancing to the Conference Semifinals and Conference Championships will be re-seeded each round based on Regular Season points. The two Conference Champions will advance to the WHL Championship Series, with the team possessing the most Regular Season points receiving home-ice advantage.

Each round of the WHL Playoffs will appear most recent at the top of the post. Final results will be updated following the conclusion of the games. All game times are listed in the Pacific Time Zone (PST). Where applicable, click on the final score to view the WHL's game tracker for the complete box score.

All WHL Playoff games are streamed on WHL Live, but it requires a pay subscription.

WHL CHAMPIONSHIP



#2 Moose Jaw Warriors vs #2 Portland Winterhawks (Moose Jaw leads series 2-0)
Game 1 -- Fri., May 10 - Moose Jaw 3, Portland (H) 2
Game 2 -- Sat., May 11 - Moose Jaw 5, Portland (H) 1
Game 3 -- Tue., May 14 - Portland at Moose Jaw, 7 p.m.
Game 4 -- Wed., May 15 - Portland at Moose Jaw, 7 p.m.
Game 5* -- Fri., May 17 - Portland at Moose Jaw, 7 p.m.
Game 6* -- Sun., May 19 - Moose Jaw at Portland, TBA
Game 7* -- Mon., May 20 - Moose Jaw at Portland, TBA

*If Necessary


EASTERN CONFERENCE FINAL



#2 Moose Jaw Warriors vs #1 Saskatoon Blades (Moose Jaw wins series 4-3)
Game 1 -- Fri., April 26 - Moose Jaw 4, Saskatoon (H) 3 - (OT)
Game 2 -- Sat., April 27 - Saskatoon (H) 3, Moose Jaw 2 - (OT)
Game 3 -- Tue., April 30 - Moose Jaw (H) 3, Saskatoon 1
Game 4 -- Wed., May 1 - Saskatoon 5, Moose Jaw (H) 4 - (OT)
Game 5 -- Fri., May 3 - Saskatoon (H) 5, Moose Jaw 4 - (OT)
Game 6 -- Sun., May 5 - Moose Jaw (H) 4, Saskatoon 3 - (OT)
Game 7 -- Tue., May 7 - Moose Jaw 3, Saskatoon (H) 2 - (OT)


WESTERN CONFERENCE FINAL



#2 Portland Winterhawks vs #1 Prince George Cougars (Portland wins series 4-2)
Game 1 -- Fri., April 26 - Prince George (H) 5, Portland 0
Game 2 -- Sat., April 27 - Portland 5, Prince George (H) 3
Game 3 -- Mon., April 29 - Portland (H) 4, Prince George 1
Game 4 -- Wed., May 1 - Portland (H) 5, Prince George 2
Game 5 -- Thu., May 2 - Prince George 6, Portland (H) 1
Game 6 -- Mon., May 6 - Portland 2, Prince George (H) 1 - (2OT)


EASTERN CONFERENCE SEMIFINALS



#4 Red Deer Rebels vs #1 Saskatoon Blades (Saskatoon wins series 4-0)
Game 1 -- Fri., April 12 - Saskatoon (H) 4, Red Deer 1
Game 2 -- Sun., April 14 - Saskatoon (H) 2, Red Deer 1 - (OT)
Game 3 -- Tue., April 16 - Saskatoon 8, Red Deer (H) 5
Game 4 -- Wed., April 17 - Saskatoon 7, Red Deer (H) 0




#3 Swift Current Broncos vs #2 Moose Jaw Warriors (Moose Jaw wins series 4-1)
Game 1 -- Fri., April 12 - Swift Current 7, Moose Jaw (H) 2
Game 2 -- Sat., April 13 - Moose Jaw (H) 7, Swift Current 2
Game 3 -- Tue., April 16 - Moose Jaw 5, Swift Current (H) 3
Game 4 -- Wed., April 17 - Moose Jaw 5, Swift Current (H) 2
Game 5 -- Fri., April 19 - Moose Jaw (H) 4, Swift Current 2


WESTERN CONFERENCE SEMIFINALS



#4 Kelowna Rockets vs #1 Prince George Cougars (Prince George wins series 4-1)
Game 1 -- Fri., April 12 - Prince George (H) 4, Kelowna 0
Game 2 -- Sat., April 13 - Prince George (H) 5, Kelowna 0
Game 3 -- Tue., April 16 - Prince George 4, Kelowna (H) 3 - (OT)
Game 4 -- Wed., April 17 - Kelowna (H) 2, Prince George 1
Game 5 -- Fri., April 19 - Prince George (H) 6, Kelowna 3




#3 Everett Silvertips vs #2 Portland Winterhawks (Portland wins series 4-0)
Game 1 -- Fri., April 12 - Portland (H) 8, Everett 2
Game 2 -- Sat., April 13 - Portland (H) 6, Everett 1
Game 3 -- Mon., April 15 - Portland 4, Everett (H) 3 - (OT)
Game 4 -- Fri., April 19 - Portland 5, Everett (H) 0


EASTERN CONFERENCE QUARTERFINALS



#8 Prince Albert Raiders vs #1 Saskatoon Blades (Saskatoon wins series 4-1)
Game 1 -- Thu., March 28 - Prince Albert 4, Saskatoon (H) 3
Game 2 -- Fri., March 29 - Saskatoon (H) 4, Prince Albert 1
Game 3 -- Tue., April 2 - Saskatoon 4, Prince Albert (H) 3 - (OT)
Game 4 -- Wed., April 3 - Saskatoon 4, Prince Albert (H) 1
Game 5 -- Fri., April 5 - Saskatoon (H) 6, Prince Albert 2




#7 Lethbridge Hurricanes vs #2 Swift Current Broncos (Swift Current wins series 4-0)
Game 1 -- Fri., March 29 - Swift Current (H) 3, Lethbridge 2
Game 2 -- Sat., March 30 - Swift Current (H) 4, Lethbridge 3
Game 3 -- Tue., April 2 - Swift Current 5, Lethbridge (H) 3
Game 4 -- Wed., April 3 - Swift Current 5, Lethbridge (H) 4 - (2OT)




#6 Brandon Wheat Kings vs #3 Moose Jaw Warriors (Moose Jaw wins series 4-0)
Game 1 -- Fri., March 29 - Moose Jaw (H) 7, Brandon 4
Game 2 -- Sat., March 30 - Moose Jaw (H) 5, Brandon 4 - (OT)
Game 3 -- Wed., April 3 - Moose Jaw 6, Brandon (H) 4
Game 4 -- Thu., April 4 - Moose Jaw 6, Brandon (H) 2




#5 Red Deer Rebels vs #4 Medicine Hat Tigers (Red Deer wins series 4-1)
Game 1 -- Fri., March 29 - Red Deer 5, Medicine Hat (H) 4 - (2OT)
Game 2 -- Sat., March 30 - Medicine Hat (H) 3, Red Deer 1
Game 3 -- Tue., April 2 - Red Deer (H) 4, Medicine Hat 3 - (OT)
Game 4 -- Wed., April 3 - Red Deer (H) 3, Medicine Hat 2
Game 5 -- Fri., April 5 - Red Deer 5, Medicine Hat (H) 2


WESTERN CONFERENCE QUARTERFINALS



#8 Spokane Chiefs vs #1 Prince George (Prince George wins series 4-0)
Game 1 -- Fri., March 29 - Prince George (H) 6, Spokane 1
Game 2 -- Sat., March 30 - Prince George (H) 7, Spokane 4
Game 3 -- Tue., April 2 - Prince George 4, Spokane (H) 2
Game 4 -- Wed., April 3 - Prince George 3, Spokane (H) 2




#7 Victoria Royals vs #2 Portland Winterhawks (Portland wins series 4-0)
Game 1 -- Fri., March 29 - Portland (H) 4, Victoria 3
Game 2 -- Sat., March 30 - Portland (H) 5, Victoria 1
Game 3 -- Tue., April 2 - Portland 6, Victoria (H) 5
Game 4 -- Wed., April 3 - Portland 4, Victoria (H) 1




#6 Vancouver Giants vs #3 Everett Silvertips (Everett wins series 4-1)
Game 1 -- Fri., March 29 - Vancouver 6, Everett (H) 4
Game 2 -- Sat., March 30 - Everett (H) 2, Vancouver 1
Game 3 -- Wed., April 3 - Everett 3, Vancouver (H) 1
Game 4 -- Fri., April 5 - Everett 4, Vancouver (H) 1
Game 5 -- Sun., April 7 - Everett (H) 5, Vancouver 0




#5 Kelowna Rockets vs #4 Wenatchee Wild (Kelowna wins series 4-2)
Game 1 -- Fri., March 29 - Wenatchee (H) 8, Kelowna 6
Game 2 -- Sat., March 30 - Kelowna 3, Wenatchee (H) 1
Game 3 -- Tue., April 2 - Kelowna (H) 5, Wenatchee 1
Game 4 -- Wed., April 3 - Kelowna (H) 3, Wenatchee 1
Game 5 -- Fri., April 5 - Wenatchee (H) 5, Kelowna 4 - (OT)
Game 6 -- Sun., April 7 - Kelowna (H) 4, Wenatchee 2


WHL TEAM VENUES
Brandon Wheat Kings - Westoba Place; Brandon, Manitoba
Everett Silvertips - Angel of the Winds Arena; Everett, Washington
Kelowna Rockets - Prospera Place; Kelowna, British Columbia
Lethbridge Hurricanes - ENMAX Centre; Lethbridge, Alberta
Medicine Hat Tigers - Co-op Place; Medicine Hat, Alberta
Moose Jaw Warriors - Mosaic Place; Moose Jaw, Saskatchewan
Portland Winterhawks - Veteran's Memorial Coliseum; Portland, Oregon
Prince Albert Raiders - Art Hauser Centre; Prince Albert, Saskatchewan
Prince George Cougars - CN Centre; Prince George, British Columbia
Red Deer Rebels - ENMAX Centrium; Red Deer, Alberta
Saskatoon Blades - SaskTel Centre; Saskatoon, Saskatchewan
Spokane Chiefs - Spokane Veterans Memorial Arena; Spokane, Washington
Swift Current Broncos - Innovation Credit Union iPlex; Swift Current, Saskatchewan
Vancouver Giants - Langley Events Centre; Langley, British Columbia
Victoria Royals - Save-On-Foods Memorial Centre; Victoria, British Columbia
Wenatchee Wild - Town Toyota Center; Wenatchee, Washington


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[David]

• The Saskatoon Blades have advanced to the Eastern Conference Semifinals. They defeated the Prince Albert Raiders in 5 games. (4/5/24)
  
• The Swift Current Broncos have advanced to the Eastern Conference Semifinals. They swept the Lethbridge Hurricanes. (4/3/24)
• The Moose Jaw Warriors have advanced to the Eastern Conference Semifinals. They swept the Brandon Wheat Kings. (4/4/24)
• The Red Deer Rebels have advanced to the Eastern Conference Semifinals. They defeated the Medicine Hat Tigers in 5 games. (4/5/24)
• The Prince George Cougars have advanced to the Western Conference Semifinals. They swept the Spokane Chiefs. (4/3/24)
• The Portland Winterhawks have advanced to the Western Conference Semifinals. They swept the Victoria Royals. (4/3/24)

[David]

The Kelowna Rockets and Everett Silvertips have advanced to the Western Conference Semifinals.

Kelowna defeated the Wenatchee Wild in six games.

Everett, after dropping Game 1 to the Vancouver Giants, took command of the series by winning four straight, defeating the Giants in five games.

[David]

The Saskatoon Blades have advanced to the Eastern Conference Final.

Saskatoon defeated the Red Deer Rebels in a 4-game sweep.

The Blades advanced to their second consecutive Eastern Final and seek to win their first Conference Final in franchise history. They await the winner of the Moose Jaw-Swift Current series.

[David]

The Moose Jaw Warriors, Prince George Cougars, and Portland Winterhawks have all advanced to the Eastern and Western Conference Final, respectively.

Saskatoon takes on Moose Jaw in the Eastern Conference Final, the first Division/Conference Final between the two clubs. The two last met in the 2022 Eastern Conference Quarterfinals, with Moose Jaw winning in 5 games.

Portland takes on Prince George for the first time in the Division/Conference Final. The two previously met in the 2021-22 Western Conference Quarterfinals, with the Winterhawks sweeping the Cougars. 

[David]

The Portland Winterhawks have advanced to the WHL Championship.

Portland advances to its first Championship game appearance since 2014. They will take on the winner of the deciding Game 7 between the Saskatoon Blades and Moose Jaw Warriors.

The Winterhawks seek the franchise's fourth WHL Title, having previously won the WHL Championship in 1982, 1998, and 2013.

[David]

The Moose Jaw Warriors have advanced to the WHL Championship.

Moose Jaw advances to its second ever Championship appearance. The team previously reached the WHL Championship during the 2005-06 season, where they fell to Vancouver Giants in a 4-game sweep.