The 2004–05 WHL season was the 39th season for the Western Hockey League. Twenty teams completed a 72-game schedule. The Kelowna Rockets won the President's Cup.
Regular season
Final standings
Eastern Conference
| East Division | GP | W | L | T | OTL | Pts | GF | GA |
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| x Brandon Wheat Kings | 72 | 45 | 21 | 5 | 1 | 96 | 255 | 199 |
| x Saskatoon Blades | 72 | 37 | 23 | 6 | 6 | 86 | 234 | 215 |
| x Prince Albert Raiders | 72 | 31 | 32 | 5 | 4 | 71 | 185 | 191 |
| x Moose Jaw Warriors | 72 | 14 | 47 | 10 | 1 | 39 | 182 | 282 |
| Regina Pats | 72 | 12 | 50 | 4 | 6 | 34 | 154 | 285 |
| Central Division | GP | W | L | T | OTL | Pts | GF | GA |
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| x Medicine Hat Tigers | 72 | 45 | 21 | 4 | 2 | 96 | 234 | 143 |
| x Lethbridge Hurricanes | 72 | 39 | 20 | 12 | 1 | 91 | 222 | 162 |
| x Calgary Hitmen | 72 | 34 | 23 | 9 | 6 | 83 | 200 | 183 |
| x Red Deer Rebels | 72 | 36 | 26 | 6 | 4 | 82 | 206 | 200 |
| Swift Current Broncos | 72 | 22 | 41 | 6 | 3 | 53 | 135 | 218 |
Western Conference
| B.C. Division | GP | W | L | T | OTL | Pts | GF | GA |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| x Kootenay Ice | 72 | 47 | 15 | 7 | 3 | 104 | 218 | 137 |
| x Kelowna Rockets | 72 | 45 | 13 | 12 | 2 | 104 | 215 | 139 |
| x Vancouver Giants | 72 | 34 | 30 | 4 | 4 | 76 | 212 | 205 |
| x Kamloops Blazers | 72 | 26 | 37 | 7 | 2 | 61 | 161 | 211 |
| Prince George Cougars | 72 | 26 | 41 | 3 | 2 | 57 | 158 | 223 |
| U.S. Division | GP | W | L | T | OTL | Pts | GF | GA |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| x Seattle Thunderbirds | 72 | 43 | 24 | 2 | 3 | 91 | 204 | 144 |
| x Portland Winter Hawks | 72 | 35 | 27 | 5 | 5 | 80 | 204 | 198 |
| x Everett Silvertips | 72 | 33 | 28 | 9 | 2 | 77 | 167 | 149 |
| x Tri-City Americans | 72 | 26 | 34 | 8 | 4 | 64 | 172 | 196 |
| Spokane Chiefs | 72 | 24 | 38 | 8 | 2 | 58 | 192 | 230 |
Scoring leaders
Note: GP = Games played; G = Goals; A = Assists; Pts = Points; PIM = Penalties in minutes
| Player | Team | GP | G | A | Pts | PIM |
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| Eric Fehr | Brandon Wheat Kings | 71 | 59 | 52 | 111 | 91 |
| Ryan Stone | Brandon Wheat Kings | 70 | 33 | 66 | 99 | 127 |
| Gilbert Brule | Vancouver Giants | 70 | 39 | 48 | 87 | 169 |
| Tim Konsorada | Brandon Wheat Kings | 71 | 29 | 58 | 87 | 43 |
| Colton Yellow Horn | Lethbridge Hurricanes | 70 | 35 | 51 | 86 | 40 |
| Jonathan Filewich | Lethbridge Hurricanes | 68 | 42 | 38 | 80 | 26 |
| Adam Courchaine | Vancouver Giants | 71 | 28 | 50 | 78 | 32 |
| Stefan Meyer | Medicine Hat Tigers | 69 | 34 | 43 | 77 | 104 |
| Nigel Dawes | Kootenay Ice | 63 | 50 | 26 | 76 | 30 |
| Kenndal McArdle | Moose Jaw Warriors | 70 | 37 | 37 | 74 | 122 |
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 |
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| Matt Keetley | Medicine Hat Tigers | 32 | 1845 | 21 | 5 | 3 | 51 | 6 | .933 | 1.66 |
| Jeff Glass | Kootenay Ice | 51 | 3060 | 34 | 11 | 5 | 91 | 8 | .931 | 1.78 |
| Bryan Bridges | Seattle Thunderbirds | 58 | 3381 | 36 | 20 | 2 | 103 | 13 | .926 | 1.83 |
| Derek Yeomans | Kelowna Rockets | 54 | 3277 | 33 | 13 | 8 | 100 | 6 | .923 | 1.83 |
| Mike Wall | Everett Silvertips | 56 | 3190 | 24 | 22 | 8 | 102 | 10 | .931 | 1.92 |
2005 WHL playoffs
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| E1 | Brandon | 4 | |||||||||||||||||
| E4 | Moose Jaw | 1 | |||||||||||||||||
| C1 | Medicine Hat | 2 | |||||||||||||||||
| E3 | Prince Albert | 4 | |||||||||||||||||
| E2 | Saskatoon | 0 | |||||||||||||||||
| E3 | Prince Albert | 4 | |||||||||||||||||
| E1 | Brandon | 4 | |||||||||||||||||
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| E3 | Prince Albert | 3 | |||||||||||||||||
| C1 | Medicine Hat | 4 | |||||||||||||||||
| C4 | Red Deer | 3 | |||||||||||||||||
| E1 | Brandon | 4 | |||||||||||||||||
| C3 | Calgary | 3 | |||||||||||||||||
| C2 | Lethbridge | 1 | |||||||||||||||||
| C3 | Calgary | 4 | |||||||||||||||||
| E1 | Brandon | 1 | |||||||||||||||||
| B2 | Kelowna | 4 | |||||||||||||||||
| B1 | Kootenay | 4 | |||||||||||||||||
| B4 | Kamloops | 2 | |||||||||||||||||
| B1 | Kootenay | 4 | |||||||||||||||||
| U3 | Everett | 0 | |||||||||||||||||
| B2 | Kelowna | 4 | |||||||||||||||||
| B3 | Vancouver | 2 | |||||||||||||||||
| B1 | Kootenay | 2 | |||||||||||||||||
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| B2 | Kelowna | 4 | |||||||||||||||||
| U1 | Seattle | 4 | |||||||||||||||||
| U4 | Tri-City | 1 | |||||||||||||||||
| U1 | Seattle | 3 | |||||||||||||||||
| B2 | Kelowna | 4 | |||||||||||||||||
| U2 | Portland | 3 | |||||||||||||||||
| U3 | Everett | 4 | |||||||||||||||||
Conference quarterfinals
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ADT Canada-Russia Challenge
On December 1, Team WHL defeated the Russian Selects 6–0 in Red Deer, Alberta before a crowd of 6,443.
On December 2, Team WHL defeated the Russian Selects 5–2 in Lethbridge, Alberta before a crowd of 5,152.
The WHL has an all-time record of 4–0 against the Russian Selects since the tournament began in 2003–04.
WHL awards
All-Star Teams
- source: Western Hockey League press release
2005 Bantam Draft
The 2005 WHL Bantam Draft was the 16th annual draft into the WHL. It was held at the WHL head office in Calgary, on May 5, 2005.
- List of first round picks in the bantam draft.
| # | Player | Nationality | WHL Team |
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| 1 | Colten Teubert (D) | .svg.png.webp){kind=small} Canada |
Regina Pats |
| 2 | Geordie Wudrick (LW) | Canada |
Swift Current Broncos |
| 3 | Dale Hunt (RW) | Canada |
Prince George Cougars |
| 4 | Mitch Wahl (C) |  United States |
Spokane Chiefs |
| 5 | Neal Prokop (C) | Canada |
Moose Jaw Warriors |
| 6 | Tyler Shattock (RW) | Canada |
Kamloops Blazers |
| 7 | Eric Mestery (D) | Canada |
Tri-City Americans |
| 8 | Jordan Trach (LW) | Canada |
Prince Albert Raiders |
| 9 | James Wright (C) | Canada |
Vancouver Giants |
| 10 | Kyle Beach (C) | Canada |
Everett Silvertips |
| 11 | Thomas Frazee (C) | Canada |
Portland Winter Hawks |
| 12 | Cassidy Mappin (C) | Canada |
Red Deer Rebels |
| 13 | Brendon Rowinski (C) | Canada |
Calgary Hitmen |
| 14 | Teigan Zahn (D) | Canada |
Saskatoon Blades |
| 15 | Travis Bobbee (D) | Canada |
Lethbridge Hurricanes |
| 16 | Cody Hanson (RW) | Canada |
Seattle Thunderbirds |
| 17 | Sanfred King (C) | Canada |
Brandon Wheat Kings |
| 18 | Jordan Hickmott (C) | Canada |
Medicine Hat Tigers |
| 19 | Tyler Myers (D) | Canada |
Kelowna Rockets |
| 20 | Jordan Wilkins (D) | Canada |
Kootenay Ice |
See also
References
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