The Western Hockey League’s regular season has been extended by two weeks through April 17.
The playoffs will begin April 22 with the latest date a league champion would be decided being June 14. The move follows yesterday’s announcement by the Canadian Hockey League to push back the Memorial Cup in Saint John, New Brunswick from a June 3 to 12 event to a June 20 through 29 competition. All of this is due to postponements due to COVID-19 and/or attendance restrictions because of the pandemic. The Saskatoon Blades have four games re-scheduled and added to the end of their campaign. A March 18 home game against Prince Albert will now be played April 8. Bridge City Bunch away games in Medicine Hat and Lethbridge will be played April 5 and 6, respectively while the Blue and Gold will close out their 68-game season with an April 15 home game against Brandon. Following is the news release from the W-H-L…..
WHL ANNOUNCES UPDATE TO 2021-22 REGULAR SEASON SCHEDULE & PLAYOFFS
FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE / THURSDAY, FEBRUARY 17, 2022
Calgary, Alta. – The Western Hockey League announced today the 2022 WHL Playoffs will begin Friday, April 22, allowing for an update to the 2021-22 WHL Regular Season schedule, including the rescheduling of previously postponed Regular Season games.
The up-to-date 2021-22 WHL Regular Season schedule can be found in its entirety at the following LINK. The 2021-22 WHL Regular Season is now scheduled to conclude on Sunday, April 17. Should tie-breaker game(s) be needed, it will be scheduled for Tuesday, April 19.
The 2022 WHL Playoffs will feature the reintroduction of the Conference Playoff format, including three best-of-seven rounds followed by a best-of-seven WHL Championship Series. The 2022 WHL Championship is scheduled from Friday, June 3 through Tuesday, June 14. More information on the WHL Playoff format can be found HERE.
Following the 2022 WHL Championship Series, the 2022 Memorial Cup presented by Kia will be contested from Monday, June 20 through Wednesday, June 29 in Saint John, N.B.
For detailed updates to the Regular Season schedule for each WHL Club, please visit the Club sites, as linked below: