2003–04 WHL season
| 2003–04 WHL season | |
|---|---|
| League | Western Hockey League |
| Sport | Ice hockey |
| Teams | 20 |
| Regular season | |
| Scotty Munro Memorial Trophy | Kelowna Rockets (2) |
| Season MVP | Cam Ward (Red Deer Rebels) |
| Top scorer | Tyler Redenbach (Swift Current Broncos) |
| Playoffs | |
| Playoffs MVP | Kevin Nastiuk (Tigers) |
| Finals champions | Medicine Hat Tigers (4) |
| Runners-up | Everett Silvertips |
| 2003–04 CHL season | |
|---|---|
| League | Canadian Hockey League |
| Sport | Ice hockey |
| Teams | 56 |
| OHL | |
| QMJHL | |
| WHL | |
| Memorial Cup | |
| Finals champions | Kelowna Rockets (WHL) (1st title) |
| Runners-up | Gatineau Olympiques (QMJHL) |
The 2003–04 WHL season was the 38th season of the Western Hockey League (WHL). Twenty teams completed a 72-game season. The defending champion Kelowna Rockets won their second consecutive Scotty Munro Memorial Trophy for the best regular season record; however, they failed to defend their playoff title as the Medicine Hat Tigers won the President's Cup, their fourth in team history, defeating the expansion Everett Silvertips in the championship series. This gave Medicine Hat a berth in the 2004 Memorial Cup tournament, which, because it was hosted by Kelowna, also featured the Rockets, who went on to win the tournament.
League notes
- The Everett Silvertips joined the WHL as its 20th franchise, playing in the U.S. Division of the Western Conference.[1] The Silvertips went on to post an historic inaugural season, breaking 10 junior hockey expansion team records. This included winning both a division title and conference title, winning a playoff series against the league's top regular season team, and becoming the first junior hockey expansion team to win a conference championship.
- The playoff format was simplified so that the top four teams in each division qualified for the playoffs, eliminating the possibility of cross-overs between divisions.
Regular season
Final standings
Eastern Conference
| East Division | GP | W | L | T | OTL | Pts | GF | GA |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| x Moose Jaw Warriors | 72 | 41 | 22 | 8 | 1 | 91 | 209 | 172 |
| x Prince Albert Raiders | 72 | 38 | 23 | 6 | 5 | 87 | 215 | 186 |
| x Brandon Wheat Kings | 72 | 28 | 32 | 9 | 3 | 68 | 230 | 224 |
| x Regina Pats | 72 | 24 | 37 | 7 | 4 | 59 | 155 | 232 |
| Saskatoon Blades | 72 | 7 | 52 | 11 | 2 | 27 | 140 | 279 |
| Central Division | GP | W | L | T | OTL | Pts | GF | GA |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| x Medicine Hat Tigers | 72 | 40 | 20 | 9 | 3 | 92 | 277 | 216 |
| x Red Deer Rebels | 72 | 35 | 22 | 10 | 5 | 85 | 167 | 169 |
| x Calgary Hitmen | 72 | 34 | 24 | 8 | 6 | 82 | 220 | 187 |
| x Swift Current Broncos | 72 | 36 | 29 | 7 | 0 | 79 | 234 | 209 |
| Lethbridge Hurricanes | 72 | 27 | 28 | 10 | 7 | 71 | 196 | 203 |
Western Conference
| B.C. Division | GP | W | L | T | OTL | Pts | GF | GA |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| x Kelowna Rockets | 72 | 47 | 21 | 4 | 0 | 98 | 185 | 125 |
| x Vancouver Giants | 72 | 33 | 24 | 9 | 6 | 81 | 215 | 196 |
| x Kamloops Blazers | 72 | 34 | 28 | 8 | 2 | 78 | 192 | 192 |
| x Kootenay Ice | 72 | 32 | 30 | 7 | 3 | 74 | 183 | 200 |
| Prince George Cougars | 72 | 30 | 34 | 7 | 1 | 68 | 214 | 236 |
| U.S. Division | GP | W | L | T | OTL | Pts | GF | GA |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| x Everett Silvertips | 72 | 35 | 27 | 8 | 2 | 80 | 157 | 153 |
| x Portland Winter Hawks | 72 | 34 | 29 | 6 | 3 | 77 | 199 | 206 |
| x Tri-City Americans | 72 | 31 | 27 | 10 | 4 | 76 | 199 | 206 |
| x Spokane Chiefs | 72 | 32 | 29 | 4 | 7 | 75 | 200 | 215 |
| Seattle Thunderbirds | 72 | 24 | 31 | 8 | 9 | 65 | 192 | 198 |
118miles
Scoring leaders
Note: GP = Games played; G = Goals; A = Assists; Pts = Points; PIM = Penalties in minutes
| Player | Team | GP | G | A | Pts | PIM |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Tyler Redenbach | Swift Current Broncos | 71 | 31 | 74 | 105 | 52 |
| Jeremy Williams | Swift Current Broncos | 68 | 52 | 49 | 101 | 82 |
| Kyle Brodziak | Moose Jaw Warriors | 70 | 39 | 54 | 93 | 58 |
| Brad Schell | Spokane Chiefs | 71 | 35 | 57 | 92 | 47 |
| Chris St. Jaques | Medicine Hat Tigers | 64 | 33 | 59 | 92 | 80 |
| Chad Klassen | Spokane Chiefs | 72 | 35 | 56 | 91 | 67 |
| Seth Leonard | Prince Albert Raiders | 72 | 50 | 40 | 90 | 53 |
| Eric Fehr | Brandon Wheat Kings | 71 | 40 | 34 | 84 | 129 |
| Adam Courchaine | Vancouver Giants | 70 | 39 | 43 | 82 | 34 |
| Darren Reid | Medicine Hat Tigers | 67 | 33 | 48 | 81 | 194 |
Goaltending leaders
Note: GP = Games played; Min = Minutes played; W = Wins; L = Losses; T = Ties ; GA = Goals against; SO = Total shutouts; SV% = Save percentage; GAA = Goals against average
| Player | Team | GP | Min | W | L | T | GA | SO | SV% | GAA |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Kelly Guard | Kelowna Rockets | 62 | 3651 | 44 | 14 | 4 | 95 | 13 | .925 | 1.56 |
| Jeff Harvey | Everett Silvertips | 48 | 2684 | 24 | 15 | 5 | 89 | 3 | .925 | 1.99 |
| Cam Ward | Red Deer Rebels | 56 | 3338 | 31 | 16 | 8 | 114 | 4 | .926 | 2.05 |
| Mike Brodeur | Moose Jaw Warriors | 41 | 2385 | 23 | 12 | 5 | 84 | 4 | .929 | 2.11 |
| Michael Wall | Prince George/Everett | 36 | 1716 | 12 | 13 | 3 | 65 | 2 | .920 | 2.27 |
2004 WHL Playoffs
| Conference Quarter-finals | Conference Semi-finals | Conference Finals | WHL Championship | ||||||||||||||||
| E1 | Moose Jaw | 4 | |||||||||||||||||
| E4 | Regina | 0 | |||||||||||||||||
| C1 | Medicine Hat | 4 | |||||||||||||||||
| E3 | Brandon | 1 | |||||||||||||||||
| E2 | Prince Albert | 2 | |||||||||||||||||
| E3 | Brandon | 4 | |||||||||||||||||
| C1 | Medicine Hat | 4 | |||||||||||||||||
| Eastern | |||||||||||||||||||
| C2 | Red Deer | 2 | |||||||||||||||||
| C1 | Medicine Hat | 4 | |||||||||||||||||
| C4 | Swift Current | 1 | |||||||||||||||||
| E1 | Moose Jaw | 2 | |||||||||||||||||
| C2 | Red Deer | 4 | |||||||||||||||||
| C2 | Red Deer | 4 | |||||||||||||||||
| C3 | Calgary | 3 | |||||||||||||||||
| C1 | Medicine Hat | 4 | |||||||||||||||||
| U1 | Everett | 0 | |||||||||||||||||
| B1 | Kelowna | 4 | |||||||||||||||||
| B4 | Kootenay | 0 | |||||||||||||||||
| B1 | Kelowna | 4 | |||||||||||||||||
| U3 | Tri-City | 2 | |||||||||||||||||
| B2 | Vancouver | 4 | |||||||||||||||||
| B3 | Kamloops | 1 | |||||||||||||||||
| U1 | Everett | 4 | |||||||||||||||||
| Western | |||||||||||||||||||
| B1 | Kelowna | 3 | |||||||||||||||||
| U1 | Everett | 4 | |||||||||||||||||
| U4 | Spokane | 0 | |||||||||||||||||
| U1 | Everett | 4 | |||||||||||||||||
| B2 | Vancouver | 2 | |||||||||||||||||
| U2 | Portland | 1 | |||||||||||||||||
| U3 | Tri-City | 4 | |||||||||||||||||
Conference quarterfinals
Eastern Conference
(E1) Moose Jaw Warriors vs. (E4) Regina Pats
| March 19 | Moose Jaw Warriors | 3 – 0 | Regina Pats | Moose Jaw Civic Centre | ||||
| 14:22 - Ashton Rome (1) | First period | No scoring | ||||||
| 7:34 - sh - Tomáš Fleischmann (1) 14:55 - Masi Marjamäki (1) |
Second period | No scoring | ||||||
| No scoring | Third period | No scoring | ||||||
| Mike Brodeur (19 saves / 19 shots) | Goalie stats | Dustin Slade (35 saves / 38 shots) Nick Olynyk (1 save / 1 shot) | ||||||
| March 20 | Moose Jaw Warriors | 4 – 2 | Regina Pats | Moose Jaw Civic Centre | ||||
| March 23 | Regina Pats | 1 – 5 | Moose Jaw Warriors | Brandt Centre | ||||
| April 13 | Regina Pats | 1 – 4 | Moose Jaw Warriors | Brandt Centre | ||||
| Moose Jaw wins series 4 – 0 | |
(E2) Prince Albert Raiders vs. (E3) Brandon Wheat Kings
| March 18 | Prince Albert Raiders | 2 – 3 | OT | Brandon Wheat Kings | Art Hauser Centre | |||
| No scoring | First period | No scoring | ||||||
| 10:06 - Jeremy Colliton (1) 11:07 - Justin Cruse (1) |
Second period | No scoring | ||||||
| No scoring | Third period | Tyler Boldt (1) - 13:46 Mark Shefchyk (1) - 16:46 | ||||||
| No scoring | First overtime period | Erik Christensen (1) - pp - 1:47 | ||||||
| Réjean Beauchemin (23 saves / 26 shots) | Goalie stats | Josh Harding (27 saves / 29 shots) | ||||||
| March 19 | Prince Albert Raiders | 5 – 1 | Brandon Wheat Kings | Art Hauser Centre | ||||
| March 23 | Brandon Wheat Kings | 3 – 1 | Prince Albert Raiders | Keystone Centre | ||||
| March 24 | Brandon Wheat Kings | 3 – 2 | Prince Albert Raiders | Keystone Centre | ||||
| March 26 | Prince Albert Raiders | 6 – 2 | Brandon Wheat Kings | Art Hauser Centre | ||||
| March 29 | Brandon Wheat Kings | 4 – 1 | Prince Albert Raiders | Keystone Centre | ||||
| Brandon wins series 4 – 2 | |
* Note: Game 6 was played at MTS Centre in Winnipeg.
(C1) Medicine Hat Tigers vs. (C4) Swift Current Broncos
| March 19 | Medicine Hat Tigers | 3 – 0 | Swift Current Broncos | Medicine Hat Arena | ||||
| 9:35 - Kris Russell (1) | First period | No scoring | ||||||
| No scoring | Second period | No scoring | ||||||
| 4:38 - Chris St. Jacques (1) 10:58 - pp - Clarke MacArthur (1) |
Third period | No scoring | ||||||
| Kevin Nastiuk (29 saves / 29 shots) | Goalie stats | Blake Grenier (26 saves / 29 shots) | ||||||
| March 20 | Medicine Hat Tigers | 4 – 2 | Swift Current Broncos | Medicine Hat Arena | ||||
| March 23 | Swift Current Broncos | 4 – 2 | Medicine Hat Tigers | InnovationPlex | ||||
| March 24 | Swift Current Broncos | 2 – 4 | Medicine Hat Tigers | InnovationPlex | ||||
| March 26 | Medicine Hat Tigers | 8 – 0 | Swift Current Broncos | Medicine Hat Arena | ||||
| Medicine Hat wins series 4 – 1 | |
(C2) Red Deer Rebels vs. (C3) Calgary Hitmen
| March 19 | Red Deer Rebels | 4 – 0 | Calgary Hitmen | Marchant Crane Centrium | ||||
| 14:31 - Joel Henituik (1) | First period | No scoring | ||||||
| 13:10 - Ladislav Kouba (1) 15:47 - pp - Colin Fraser (1) |
Second period | No scoring | ||||||
| 0:38 - pp - Shay Stephenson (1) | Third period | No scoring | ||||||
| Cam Ward (37 saves / 37 shots) | Goalie stats | Barry Brust (28 saves / 32 shots) | ||||||
| March 20 | Red Deer Rebels | 4 – 3 | 2OT | Calgary Hitmen | Marchant Crane Centrium | |||
| March 23 | Calgary Hitmen | 2 – 0 | Red Deer Rebels | Scotiabank Saddledome | ||||
| March 25 | Calgary Hitmen | 1 – 4 | Red Deer Rebels | Scotiabank Saddledome | ||||
| March 27 | Red Deer Rebels | 1 – 3 | Calgary Hitmen | Marchant Crane Centrium | ||||
| March 30 | Calgary Hitmen | 3 – 0 | Red Deer Rebels | Scotiabank Saddledome | ||||
| March 31 | Red Deer Rebels | 4 – 2 | Calgary Hitmen | Marchant Crane Centrium | ||||
| Red Deer wins series 4 – 3 | |
Western Conference
(B1) Kelowna Rockets vs. (B4) Swift Current Broncos
| March 19 | Kelowna Rockets | 5 – 3 | Kootenay Ice | Prospera Place | ||||
| 7:24 - Randall Gelech (1) | First period | Dale Mahovsky (1) - 10:12 Adam Cracknell (1) - pp - 17:59 | ||||||
| No scoring | Second period | Brad Cole (1) - 14:18 | ||||||
| 2:48 - Blake Comeau (1) 5:53 - Blake Comeau (2) 11:56 - pp - Randall Gelech (2) 19:55 - en - Blake Comeau (3) |
Third period | No scoring | ||||||
| Kelly Guard (15 saves / 18 shots) | Goalie stats | Jeff Glass (24 saves / 28 shots) | ||||||
| March 20 | Kelowna Rockets | 4 – 1 | Kootenay Ice | Prospera Place | ||||
| No scoring | First period | Nigel Dawes (1) - 19:20 | ||||||
| 8:32 - pp - Randall Gelech (3) 10:34 - pp - Justin Keller (1) 13:23 - pp - Cam Paddock (1) |
Second period | No scoring | ||||||
| 18:05 - Tyler Spurgeon (1) | Third period | No scoring | ||||||
| Kelly Guard (10 saves / 11 shots) | Goalie stats | Jeff Glass (29 saves / 33 shots) | ||||||
| March 23 | Kootenay Ice | 0 – 4 | Kelowna Rockets | Cranbrook Recreational Complex | ||||
| No scoring | First period | Tyler Mosienko (1) - 3:55 Josh Gorges (1) - pp - 14:39 | ||||||
| No scoring | Second period | Randall Gelech (4) - 6:43 Randall Gelech (5) - 18:43 | ||||||
| No scoring | Third period | No scoring | ||||||
| Jeff Glass (23 saves / 27 shots) | Goalie stats | Kelly Guard (23 saves / 23 shots) | ||||||
| March 24 | Kootenay Ice | 1 – 3 | Kelowna Rockets | Cranbrook Recreational Complex | ||||
| No scoring | First period | No scoring | ||||||
| 18:45 - Igor Agarunov (1) | Second period | Tyler Mosienko (2) - 4:32 | ||||||
| No scoring | Third period | Shea Weber (1) - 7:34 Randall Gelech (6) - en - 19:34 | ||||||
| Jeff Glass (25 saves / 27 shots) | Goalie stats | Kelly Guard (23 saves / 24 shots) | ||||||
| Kelowna wins series 4 – 0 | |
(B2) Vancouver Giants vs. (B5) Kamloops Blazers
| March 19 | Vancouver Giants | 1 – 2 | Kamloops Blazers | Pacific Coliseum | ||||
| 4:53 - Triston Grant (1) | First period | No scoring | ||||||
| No scoring | Second period | Reid Jorgensen (1) - 11:13 | ||||||
| No scoring | Third period | Jarret Lukin (1) - 4:27 | ||||||
| Aaron Sorochan (26 saves / 28 shots) | Goalie stats | Devan Dubnyk (18 saves / 19 shots) | ||||||
| March 20 | Vancouver Giants | 4 – 2 | Kamloops Blazers | Pacific Coliseum | ||||
| 7:46 - pp - Ty Morris (1) 8:18 - Mitch Bartley (1) |
First period | No scoring | ||||||
| 13:16 - Ty Morris (2) | Second period | Jonas Johansson (1) - sh - 9:32 | ||||||
| 12:02 - Adam Courchaine (1) | Third period | Rick Kozak (1) - pp - 14:44 | ||||||
| Aaron Sorochan (31 saves / 33 shots) | Goalie stats | Devan Dubnyk (25 saves / 29 shots) | ||||||
| March 23 | Kamloops Blazers | 1 – 2 | Vancouver Giants | Interior Savings Centre | ||||
| March 24 | Kamloops Blazers | 3 – 5 | Vancouver Giants | Interior Savings Centre | ||||
| March 27 | Vancouver Giants | 5 – 4 | OT | Kamloops Blazers | Pacific Coliseum | |||
| Vancouver wins series 4 – 1 | |
(U1) Everett Silvertips vs. (U4) Spokane Chiefs
| March 19 | Everett Silvertips | 2 – 1 | OT | Spokane Chiefs | Everett Events Center | |||
| No scoring | First period | No scoring | ||||||
| No scoring | Second period | No scoring | ||||||
| 18:14 - John Dahl (1) | Third period | Doug Auchenberg (1) - 13:49 | ||||||
| 1:07 - pp - Barry Horman (1) | First overtime period | No scoring | ||||||
| Jeff Harvey (28 saves / 29 shots) | Goalie stats | Jim Watt (26 saves / 28 shots) | ||||||
| March 20 | Everett Silvertips | 3 – 0 | Spokane Chiefs | Everett Events Center | ||||
| No scoring | First period | No scoring | ||||||
| 15:06 - Chad Bassen (1) | Second period | No scoring | ||||||
| 15:33 - Chad Bassen (2) 19:40 - en - Marc Desloges (1) |
Third period | No scoring | ||||||
| Jeff Harvey (22 saves / 22 shots) | Goalie stats | Jim Watt (25 saves / 27 shots) | ||||||
| March 23 | Spokane Chiefs | 4 – 5 | OT | Everett Silvertips | Numerica Veterans Arena | |||
| 17:47 - pp - Derek Ryan (1) | First period | Mark Kress (1) - 3:51 Marc Desloges (2) - 5:20 Cody Thoring (1) - 9:49 | ||||||
| No scoring | Second period | Riley Armstrong (1) - pp - 18:11 | ||||||
| 1:22 - Ned Lukačević (1) 8:35 - Brad Schell (1) 15:38 - pp - Jeff Lucky (1) |
Third period | No scoring | ||||||
| No scoring | First overtime period | Zach Hamill (1) - 2:26 | ||||||
| Jim Watt (17 saves / 22 shots) | Goalie stats | Jeff Harvey (43 saves / 47 shots) | ||||||
| March 24 | Spokane Chiefs | 0 – 3 | Everett Silvertips | Numerica Veterans Arena | ||||
| No scoring | First period | No scoring | ||||||
| No scoring | Second period | No scoring | ||||||
| No scoring | Third period | Bryan Nathe (1) - 0:55 Chad Bassen (3) - 16:02 Marc Desloges (3) - en - 19:08 | ||||||
| Jim Watt (19 saves / 21 shots) | Goalie stats | Jeff Harvey (34 saves / 34 shots) | ||||||
| Everett wins series 4 – 0 | |
(U2) Portland Winterhawks vs. (U3) Tri-City Americans
| March 19 | Portland Winterhawks | 2 – 4 | Tri-City Americans | Moda Center | ||||
| 3:15 - Robin Big Snake (1) | First period | Matt Schneider (1) - 1:29 Jason Beeman (1) - 8:54 | ||||||
| 15:11 - Robin Big Snake (2) | Second period | Marc Connors (1) - 3:15 Ryan Kinasewich (1) - 7:24 | ||||||
| No scoring | Third period | No scoring | ||||||
| Krister Toews (33 saves / 37 shots) | Goalie stats | Carey Price (24 saves / 26 shots) | ||||||
| March 21 | Portland Winterhawks | 2 – 1 | 2OT | Tri-City Americans | Moda Center | |||
| 1:12 - Cody McLeod (1) | First period | No scoring | ||||||
| No scoring | Second period | Ryan Kinasewich (2) - 1:04 | ||||||
| No scoring | Third period | No scoring | ||||||
| 5:39 - Brian Woolger (1) | Second overtime period | No scoring | ||||||
| Krister Toews (39 saves / 40 shots) | Goalie stats | Carey Price (31 saves / 33 shots) | ||||||
| March 23 | Tri-City Americans | 4 – 1 | Portland Winterhawks | Toyota Center | ||||
| 19:11 - Shawn Belle (1) 19:47 - Ryan Kinasewich (3) |
First period | No scoring | ||||||
| 3:41 - pp - Dylan Stanley (1) 6:27 - Matt Schneider (2) |
Second period | Derek Poplawski (1) - 19:31 | ||||||
| No scoring | Third period | No scoring | ||||||
| Carey Price (27 saves / 28 shots) | Goalie stats | Krister Toews (21 saves / 25 shots) | ||||||
| March 24 | Tri-City Americans | 3 – 2 | Portland Winterhawks | Toyota Center | ||||
| 11:58 - Marcus Jonasen (1) 16:14 - Clayton Stoner (1) |
First period | No scoring | ||||||
| No scoring | Second period | Darrell May (1) - 17:15 | ||||||
| 7:59 - pp - Shawn Belle (2) | Third period | Cody McLeod (2) - 16:26 | ||||||
| Carey Price (22 saves / 24 shots) | Goalie stats | Krister Toews (30 saves / 33 shots) | ||||||
| March 26 | Portland Winterhawks | 1 – 3 | Tri-City Americans | Moda Center | ||||
| 9:03 - Brendan Mikkelson (1) | First period | Nikita Korovkin (1) - pp - 15:55 | ||||||
| No scoring | Second period | No scoring | ||||||
| No scoring | Third period | Brett Festerling (1) - 17:24 Ryan Costanzo (1) - en - 18:36 | ||||||
| Krister Toews (24 saves / 26 shots) | Goalie stats | Carey Price (17 saves / 18 shots) | ||||||
| Tri-City wins series 4 – 1 | |
Conference semifinals
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On November 26, Team WHL defeated the Russian Selects 4–1 in Calgary, Alberta before a crowd of 7,844.
On November 27, Team WHL defeated the Russian Selects 7–1 in Brandon, Manitoba before a crowd of 4,908.
WHL awards
All-Star teams
| Eastern Conference | ||||
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| First Team | Second Team | |||
| Goal | Cam Ward | Red Deer Rebels | Rejean Beauchemin | Prince Albert Raiders |
| Defense | Dion Phaneuf | Red Deer Rebels | Derek Meech | Red Deer Rebels |
| Mark Ardelan | Prince Albert Raiders | Aaron Rome | Moose Jaw Warriors | |
| Forward | Kyle Brodziak | Moose Jaw Warriors | Tomas Fleischmann | Moose Jaw Warriors |
| Ryan Getzlaf | Calgary Hitmen | Seth Leonard | Prince Albert Raiders | |
| Jeremy Williams | Swift Current Broncos | Tyler Redenbach | Swift Current Broncos | |
| Western Conference | ||||
| First Team | Second Team | |||
| Goal | Kelly Guard | Kelowna Rockets | Jeff Harvey | Everett Silvertips |
| Defense | Josh Gorges | Kelowna Rockets | Richie Regehr | Portland Winter Hawks |
| Braydon Coburn | Portland Winter Hawks | Shea Weber | Kelowna Rockets | |
| Forward | Adam Courchaine | Vancouver Giants | Brandon Dubinsky | Portland Winter Hawks |
| Nigel Dawes | Kootenay Ice | Chad Klassen | Spokane Chiefs | |
| Ryan Kinasewich | Tri-City Americans | Brad Schell | Spokane Chiefs | |
- source: Western Hockey League press release
2004 Bantam Draft
The 2004 WHL Bantam Draft was held at the WHL's head office in Calgary on April 29, 2004.
- List of first round picks in the bantam draft.
See also
References
- ^ Wade, Susan (November 22, 2002). "It's official: Everett's hockey team will be called Silvertips". The Seattle Times. p. D3. Archived from the original on March 27, 2017. Retrieved March 25, 2017.
- 2005–06 WHL Guide