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1992–93 WHL season
LeagueWestern Hockey League
SportIce hockey
Number of teams16
Regular season
Scotty Munro Memorial TrophySwift Current Broncos (2)
Season MVPJason Krywulak (Swift Current Broncos)
Top scorerJason Krywulak (Swift Current Broncos)
Playoffs
Playoffs MVPAndrew Schneider (Broncos)
Finals championsSwift Current Broncos (2)
  Runners-upPortland Winter Hawks
WHL seasons
1992–93 CHL season
LeagueCanadian Hockey League
SportIce hockey
Number of teams44
OHL
QMJHL
WHL
Memorial Cup
Finals championsSault Ste. Marie Greyhounds (OHL) (1st title)
  Runners-upPeterborough Petes (OHL)

The 1992–93 WHL season was the 27th season of the Western Hockey League (WHL). The season featured sixteen teams and a 72-game regular season. The Swift Current Broncos won both the Scotty Munro Memorial Trophy for best regular season record and the President's Cup as playoff champions, both for the second time after first winning each trophy in the 1988–89 season.

The Red Deer Rebels joined the WHL as its sixteenth franchise.

Team changes

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Teams

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1992–93 Western Hockey League
Division Team City Arena Capacity
East Brandon Wheat Kings Brandon, Manitoba Keystone Centre 5,102
Lethbridge Hurricanes Lethbridge, Alberta Lethbridge Sportsplex 5,479
Medicine Hat Tigers Medicine Hat, Alberta Medicine Hat Arena 4,006
Moose Jaw Warriors Moose Jaw, Saskatchewan Moose Jaw Civic Centre 3,146
Prince Albert Raiders Prince Albert, Saskatchewan Prince Albert Communiplex 2,580
Red Deer Rebels Red Deer, Alberta Red Deer Centrium 7,111
Regina Pats Regina, Saskatchewan Regina Agridome 6,000
Saskatoon Blades Saskatoon, Saskatchewan Saskatchewan Place 12,911
Swift Current Broncos Swift Current, Saskatchewan Centennial Civic Centre 2,879
West Kamloops Blazers Kamloops, British Columbia Riverside Coliseum 5,464
Portland Winter Hawks Portland, Oregon Veterans Memorial Coliseum 12,000
Seattle Thunderbirds Seattle, Washington Seattle Center Coliseum 15,177
Spokane Chiefs Spokane, Washington Spokane Coliseum 5,400
Tacoma Rockets Tacoma, Washington Tacoma Dome 19,106
Tri-City Americans Kennewick, Washington Tri-Cities Coliseum 5,694
Victoria Cougars Victoria, British Columbia Victoria Memorial Arena 5,000

Map of teams

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East Division West Division

Regular season

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Final standings

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East Division GP W L T Pts GF GA
x Swift Current Broncos 72 49 21 2 100 384 267
x Brandon Wheat Kings 72 43 25 4 90 347 258
x Saskatoon Blades 72 42 27 3 87 311 236
x Regina Pats 72 35 36 1 71 322 313
x Lethbridge Hurricanes 72 33 36 3 69 317 328
x Red Deer Rebels 72 31 39 2 64 284 329
x Medicine Hat Tigers 72 29 38 5 63 285 343
Moose Jaw Warriors 72 27 42 3 57 277 326
Prince Albert Raiders 72 25 42 5 55 252 317
West Division GP W L T Pts GF GA
x Portland Winter Hawks 72 45 24 3 93 343 277
x Tacoma Rockets 72 45 27 0 90 324 259
x Kamloops Blazers 72 42 28 2 86 302 253
x Seattle Thunderbirds 72 31 38 3 65 234 292
x Spokane Chiefs 72 28 40 4 60 311 319
x Tri-City Americans 72 28 41 3 59 245 312
Victoria Cougars 72 20 49 3 43 217 326

Scoring leaders

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Note: GP = Games played; G = Goals; A = Assists; Pts = Points; PIM = Penalties in minutes

Player Team GP G A Pts PIM
Jason Krywulak Swift Current Broncos 72 81 81 162 58
Valeri Bure Spokane Chiefs 66 68 79 147 49
Rick Girard Swift Current Broncos 72 71 70 141 25
Louis Dumont Regina Pats 72 62 59 121 97
Domenic Pittis Lethbridge Hurricanes 66 46 73 119 69
Todd Holt Swift Current Broncos 67 56 57 113 90
Allan Egeland Tacoma Rockets 71 56 57 113 119
Dean Tiltgen Red Deer Rebels 72 50 61 111 33
Ryan Fujita Saskatoon Blades 72 56 54 110 105
Mike Mathers Kamloops Blazers 69 52 56 108 63

1993 WHL Playoffs

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First Round Division Semi-Finals Division Finals WHL Championship
            
E1 Swift Current bye
E1 Swift Current 4
E7 Medicine Hat 2
E2 Brandon 1
E7 Medicine Hat 3
E1 Swift Current 4
E4 Regina 0
E3 Saskatoon 3
E6 Red Deer 1
E3 Saskatoon 1
E4 Regina 4
E4 Regina 3
E5 Lethbridge 1
E1 Swift Current 4
W1 Portland 3
W1 Portland 4
W6 Tri-City 0
W1 Portland bye
 
W1 Portland 4
W3 Kamloops 1
W2 Tacoma 3
W5 Spokane 4
W3 Kamloops 3
W5 Spokane 0
W3 Kamloops 4
W4 Seattle 1

Division quarter-finals

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East Division

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(2) Brandon Wheat Kings vs. (7) Medicine Hat Tigers
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March 26 Medicine Hat Tigers 2 – 3 OT Brandon Wheat Kings Keystone Centre  
2:34 - sh - Jamie Linden (1) First period No scoring
No scoring Second period No scoring
1:28 - Cam Danyluk (1) Third period 14:43 - Aris Brimanis (1)
18:30 - Aris Brimanis (2)
No scoring First overtime period 12:35 - pp - Marty Murray (1)
Sonny Mignacca (53 saves/56 shots) Goalie stats Trevor Robins (46 saves/48 shots)
March 27 Medicine Hat Tigers 2 – 1 Brandon Wheat Kings Keystone Centre  
No scoring First period 5:22 - Mike Maneluk (1)
12:27 - Cam Danyluk (2) Second period No scoring
3:52 - Lorne Toews (1) Third period No scoring
Trevor Robins (28 saves/30 shots) Goalie stats Sonny Mignacca (40 saves/41 shots)
March 29 Brandon Wheat Kings 1 – 4 Medicine Hat Tigers Medicine Hat Arena  
No scoring First period No scoring
15:23 - pp - Bobby House (1) Second period 2:39 - David Cooper (1)
8:09 - Clayton Norris (1)
No scoring Third period 1:46 - Mark Polak (1)
19:32 - pp - en - Mike Jickling (1)
Trevor Robins (31 saves/34 shots) Goalie stats Sonny Mignacca (31 saves/32 shots)
March 30 Brandon Wheat Kings 3 – 4 OT Medicine Hat Tigers Medicine Hat Arena  
No scoring First period No scoring
14:33 - pp - Bobby House (2) Second period 18:48 - Lorne Toews (2)
9:28 - Mike Maneluk (2)
17:27 - Jeff Hoad (1)
Third period 7:59 - Mike Jickling (2)
9:13 - Clayton Norris (2)
No scoring First overtime period 5:29 - Stacy Roest (1)
Trevor Robins (33 saves/37 shots) Goalie stats Sonny Mignacca (26 saves/29 shots)
Medicine Hat wins series 3 – 1


(3) Saskatoon Blades vs. (6) Red Deer Rebels
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March 26 Red Deer Rebels 2 – 1 OT Saskatoon Blades Saskatchewan Place  
2:55 - pp - Craig Reichert (1) First period No scoring
No scoring Second period 2:03 - pp - Derek Tibbatts (1)
No scoring Third period No scoring
19:26 - Darren Van Impe (1) First overtime period No scoring
Mark Dawkins (37 saves/38 shots) Goalie stats Norm Maracle (42 saves/44 shots)
March 27 Red Deer Rebels 4 – 5 Saskatoon Blades Saskatchewan Place  
No scoring First period 3:43 - Mark Wotton (1)
13:03 - Clarke Wilm (1)
16:44 - Mike Gray (1)
10:53 - Tony Vlastelic (1)
12:53 - Scott Adair (1)
17:52 - Darren Van Impe (2)
Second period 1:11 - pp - Paul Buczkowski (1)
19:10 - Brian Loney (1) Third period 14:55 - pp - Shane Calder (1)
Mark Dawkins (33 saves/38 shots) Goalie stats Norm Maracle (25 saves/29 shots)
March 29 Saskatoon Blades 3 – 2 OT Red Deer Rebels Red Deer Centrium  
No scoring First period No scoring
No scoring Second period 14:23 - Curtis Cardinal (1)
0:12 - Andrew Kemper (1)
8:40 - Clarke Wilm (2)
Third period 9:27 - Craig Reichert (2)
9:52 - Frank Banham (1) First overtime period No scoring
Norm Maracle (34 saves/36 shots) Goalie stats Mark Dawkins (34 saves/37 shots)
March 30 Saskatoon Blades 5 – 3 Red Deer Rebels Red Deer Centrium  
No scoring First period 9:38 - Ken Richardson (1)
19:25 - Dean Tiltgen (1)
4:16 - Andy MacIntyre (1)
12:46 - James Startup (1)
Second period No scoring
3:30 - Frank Banham (2)
15:00 - pp - Mark Wotton (2)
19:41 - Ryan Fujita (1)
Third period 5:45 - pp - Craig Reichert (3)
Norm Maracle (33 saves/36 shots) Goalie stats Mark Dawkins (24 shots/29 saves)
Saskatoon wins series 3 – 1


(4) Regina Pats vs. (5) Lethbridge Hurricanes
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March 26 Lethbridge Hurricanes 4 – 3 OT Regina Pats Regina Agridome  
6:26 - sh - Mark Szoke (1) First period 4:32 - Russ Gronick (1)
9:56 - sh - Louis Dumont (1)
8:35 - Nick Polychronopoulos (1) Second period 4:38 - pp - Brandon Coates (1)
5:26 - Domenic Pittis (1) Third period No scoring
2:08 - Ivan Vologjaninov (1) First overtime period No scoring
Darcy Austin (34 saves/37 shots) Goalie stats Mike Risdale (38 shots/41 saves)
March 27 Lethbridge Hurricanes 4 – 5 Regina Pats Regina Agridome  
7:34 - pp - Shane Peacock (1) First period 1:14 - pp - Karry Biette (1)
4:08 - pp - Brandon Coates (2)
9:36 - Nathan Dempsey (1)
14:25 - Shane Peacock (2)
17:00 - Domenic Pittis (2)
18:38 - Todd MacIsaac (1)
Second period 0:08 - Nathan Dempsey (2)
No scoring Third period 0:56 - Grayden Reid (1)
Darcy Austin (33 saves/38 shots) Goalie stats Mike Risdale (27 saves/31 shots)
March 29 Regina Pats 7 – 6 Lethbridge Hurricanes Canada Games Sportsplex  
No scoring First period 15:45 - Mark Szoke (2)
1:08 - Brandon Coates (3)
4:33 - pp - Karry Biette (2)
18:55 - pp - Louis Dumont (2)
Second period 9:36 - pp - Brad Zimmer (1)
10:01 - Mark Szoke (3)
11:12 - pp - Domenic Pittis (3)
18:05 - Shane Peacock (3)
1:37 - Trevor Hanas (1)
8:54 - Jeff Friesen (1)
9:18 - Trevor Hanas (2)
19:01 - Jeff Friesen (2)
Third period 6:52 - Cory Dosdall (1)
Mike Risdale (41 saves/47 shots) Goalie stats Darcy Austin (35 saves/42 shots)
March 30 Regina Pats 2 – 1 2OT Lethbridge Hurricanes Canada Games Sportsplex  
No scoring First period 9:47 - Shane Peacock (4)
No scoring Second period No scoring
19:54 - Karry Biette (3) Third period No scoring
3:33 - Trevor Hanas (3) Second overtime period No scoring
Mike Risdale (32 saves/33 shots) Goalie stats Darcy Austin (43 saves/45 shots)
Regina wins series 3 – 1


West Division

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(1) Portland Winter Hawks vs. (6) Tri-City Americans
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March 27 Tri-City Americans 1 – 5 Portland Winter Hawks Veterans Memorial Coliseum  
No scoring First period 4:23 - Brandon Smith (1)
10:40 - sh - Jason Wiemer (1)
18:20 - Colin Foley (1)
12:53 - Tony Prpic (1) Second period No scoring
No scoring Third period 4:53 - Scott Nichol (1)
5:33 - Nicholas Vachon (1)
David Brumby (50 saves/55 shots) Goalie stats Scott Langkow (29 saves/30 shots)
March 28 Tri-City Americans 2 – 7 Portland Winter Hawks Veterans Memorial Coliseum  
No scoring First period 7:28 - pp Layne Roland (1)
7:35 - Adam Deadmarsh (1)
14:02 - Layne Roland (2)
No scoring Second period 16:06 - Nicholas Vachon (2)
0:49 - Chad Cabana (1)
17:34 - Brent Ascroft (1)
Third period 0:12 - Lonny Bohonos (1)
3:53 - Scott Nichol (2)
14:55 - pp - Scott Nichol (3)
David Brumby (36 saves/43 shots) Goalie stats Scott Langkow (22 saves/23 shots)
Joaquin Gage (3 saves/4 shots)
March 30 Portland Winter Hawks 4 – 3 Tri-City Americans Tri-Cities Coliseum  
14:11 - pp - Layne Roland (3) First period 9:36 - pp - Evan Marble (1)
3:39 - pp - Nicholas Vachon (3)
10:20 - Jason Wiemer (2)
Second period 9:08 - pp - Jason Renard (1)
9:11 - John Badduke (1) Third period 2:44 - Jason Bowen (1)
Scott Langkow (38 saves/41 shots) Goalie stats David Brumby (25 saves/29 shots)
April 2 Portland Winter Hawks 4 – 3 Tri-City Americans Tri-Cities Coliseum  
No scoring First period 12:26 - pp - Todd Klassen (1)
17:01 - Daymond Langkow (1)
13:45 - pp - Jiri Beranek (1)
17:58 - Nolan Pratt (1)
Second period No scoring
7:18 - Cale Hulse (1)
15:49 - Shannon Briske (1)
Third period 10:41 - Geoff Lynch (1)
Joaquin Gage (32 saves/35 shots) Goalie stats David Brumby (24 saves/28 shots)
Portland wins series 4 – 0


All-Star game

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On January 19, a combined WHL/OHL all-star team defeated the QMJHL all-stars 7–5 at Montreal, Quebec before a crowd of 4,355.

WHL awards

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Most Valuable Player - Four Broncos Memorial Trophy: Jason Krywulak, Swift Current Broncos
Scholastic Player of the Year - Daryl K. (Doc) Seaman Trophy: David Trofimenkoff, Lethbridge Hurricanes
Top Scorer - Bob Clarke Trophy: Jason Krywulak, Swift Current Broncos
Most Sportsmanlike Player - Brad Hornung Trophy: Rick Girard, Swift Current Broncos
Top Defenseman - Bill Hunter Trophy: Jason Smith, Regina Pats
Rookie of the Year - Jim Piggott Memorial Trophy: Jeff Friesen, Regina Pats
Top Goaltender - Del Wilson Trophy: Trevor Robins, Brandon Wheat Kings
Coach of the Year - Dunc McCallum Memorial Trophy: Marcel Comeau, Tacoma Rockets
Executive of the Year - Lloyd Saunders Memorial Trophy: Bruce Hamilton, Tacoma Rockets
Regular season Champions - Scotty Munro Memorial Trophy: Swift Current Broncos
Marketing/Public Relations Award - St. Clair Group Trophy: Rick Dillabough, Brandon Wheat Kings
WHL Humanitarian of the Year - Jamie Pushor, Lethbridge Hurricanes
WHL Plus-Minus Award: Mark Wotton, Saskatoon Blades
WHL Playoff Most Valuable Player: Andrew Schneider, Swift Current Broncos

All-Star Teams

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East Division
First Team Second Team
Goal Trevor Robins Brandon Wheat Kings Norm Maracle Saskatoon Blades
Defense Jason Smith Regina Pats Mike Rathje Medicine Hat Tigers
Darren Van Impe Red Deer Rebels Brent Bilodeau Swift Current Broncos
Forward Jeff Shantz Regina Pats Louis Dumont Regina Pats
Jason Krywulak Swift Current Broncos Bobby House Brandon Wheat Kings
Rick Girard Swift Current Broncos Andrew Schneider Swift Current Broncos
Rob Niedermayer Medicine Hat Tigers - -
West Division
First Team Second Team
Goal Steve Passmore Kamloops Blazers Jeff Calvert Tacoma Rockets
Defense Michal Sýkora Tacoma Rockets Bryan McCabe Spokane Chiefs
Brendan Witt Seattle Thunderbirds Brandon Smith Portland Winter Hawks
Forward Allan Egeland Tacoma Rockets Jamie Black Tacoma Rockets
Valeri Bure Spokane Chiefs Colin Foley Portland Winter Hawks
Mike Mathers Kamloops Blazers Craig Lyons Kamloops Blazers

See also

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References

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  • 2005–06 WHL Guide
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