WHL Announces 2018-19 Conference Award Winners
March 20, 2019 - Western Hockey League (WHL) News Release
Calgary, Alta. - The Western Hockey League announced today Eastern and Western Conference individual award winners for the 2018-19 WHL season.
WHL Conference Awards are voted upon by all WHL General Managers and Head Coaches.
All individual WHL Conference Award winners will be eligible for the overall WHL Awards at the 2019 WHL Awards luncheon in Red Deer, Alta., on Wednesday, May 1, 2019.
2018-19 WHL Conference Award Winners
WHL Player of the Year (Four Broncos Memorial Trophy)
Eastern Conference Player of the Year - Trey Fix-Wolansky (Edmonton, Alta.) - Edmonton Oil Kings
Western Conference Player of the Year - Joachim Blichfeld (Frederikshavn, Denmark) - Portland Winterhawks
WHL Top Goaltender (Del Wilson Memorial Trophy)
Eastern Conference Top Goaltender - Ian Scott (Calgary Alta.) - Prince Albert Raiders
Western Conference Top Goaltender - Dustin Wolf (Tustin, Calif.) - Everett Silvertips
WHL Top Defenceman (Bill Hunter Memorial Trophy)
Eastern Conference Top Defenceman - Josh Brook (Roblin, Man.) - Moose Jaw Warriors
Western Conference Top Defenceman - Ty Smith (Lloydminster, Alta.) - Spokane Chiefs
WHL Rookie of the Year (Jim Piggott Memorial Trophy)
Eastern Conference Rookie of the Year - Brayden Tracey (Calgary, Alta.) - Moose Jaw Warriors
Western Conference Rookie of the Year - Lassi Thomson (Tempere, Finland) - Kelowna Rockets
WHL Most Sportsmanlike Player of the Year (Brad Hornung Trophy)
Eastern Conference Most Sportsmanlike Player - Justin Almeida (Kitimat, B.C.) - Moose Jaw Warriors
Western Conference Most Sportsmanlike Player - Cody Glass (Winnipeg, Man.) - Portland Winterhawks
WHL Executive of the Year (Lloyd Saunders Memorial Trophy)
Eastern Conference Executive of the Year - Curtis Hunt - Prince Albert Raiders
Western Conference Executive of the Year - Garry Davidson - Everett Silvertips
WHL Coach of the Year (Dunc McCallum Memorial Trophy)
Eastern Conference Coach of the Year - Marc Habscheid - Prince Albert Raiders
Western Conference Coach of the Year - Michael Dyck - Vancouver Giants
The following individual and team awards were won during the 2018-19 WHL Regular Season:
WHL Regular Season Champions (Scotty Munro Memorial Trophy)
Prince Albert Raiders: 68 GP - 54 W - 10 L - 2 OTL - 2 SOL - 112 PTS
WHL Top Scorer (Bob Clarke Trophy)
Joachim Blichfeld (Frederikshavn, Denmark) - Portland Winterhawks
68 GP - 53 G - 61 A - 114 PTS - +16 - 70 PIM
WHL Top Plus-Minus
Brayden Pachal (Estevan, Sask.) - Prince Albert Raiders
66 GP - 15 G - 36 A - 51 PTS - +76 - 113 PIM
WHL Conference Awards for WHL Scholastic Player of the Year, WHL Humanitarian of the Year and the WHL Business Award will be announced at a later date.
Western Hockey League Stories from March 20, 2019
- Raiders Rank Second in Final Kia CHL Top 10 Rankings - WHL
- Fix-Wolansky Named Eastern Conference Player of the Year, First Team All-Star - Edmonton Oil Kings
- Silvertips General Manager Garry Davidson Named Back-To-Back WHL Western Conference Executive of the Year - Everett Silvertips
- Wolf, Dewar Capture Honors - Everett Silvertips
- CHIEFS NEWS: Smith Named WHL Western Conference Defenseman of the Year, First-Team All-Star - Spokane Chiefs
- Kelowna Rocketsthomson Earns Conference Honours - Kelowna Rockets
- Long-Time Rebels Equipment Manager Horning Surpasses 2,000-Game Mark - Red Deer Rebels
- Riley Woods Named Western Conference Second Team All-Star - Spokane Chiefs
- Glass and Blichfeld Win League Awards - Portland Winterhawks
- Royals' Scott Walford Named to Western Conference All-Star Team - Victoria Royals
- Bowen Byram Named a First Team Western Conference All-Star - Vancouver Giants
- Michael Dyck Named WHL Western Conference Coach of the Year - Vancouver Giants
- Raiders Earn WHL Conference Awards, All-Star Team Spots - Prince Albert Raiders
- Mattheos Chosen Second Team All Star - Brandon Wheat Kings
- WHL Announces 2018-19 Conference Award Winners - WHL
- 2019 WHL Bantam Draft Lottery Results Revealed - Prince George Cougars
- WHL Announces 2018-19 Conference All-Star Teams - WHL
- Winnipeg ICE Win 2019 WHL Bantam Draft Lottery - WHL
- Rockets retain spot at upcoming WHL Bantam Draft - Kelowna Rockets
- Wheat Kings to Select 6th Overall in Bantam Draft - Brandon Wheat Kings
- Rockets' Season Concludes with Tiebreaker Loss - Kelowna Rockets
- Royals to Face Blazers in First Round of 2019 WHL Playoffs - Victoria Royals
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