2011–12 WHL season
| 2011–12 WHL season | |
|---|---|
| League | Western Hockey League |
| Sport | Ice hockey |
| Duration | Regular season September 22, 2011 – March 18, 2012 Playoffs March 22, 2012 – May 13, 2012 |
| Number of teams | 22 |
| TV partner(s) | Shaw TV, Rogers Sportsnet, Root Sports Northwest |
| Regular season | |
| Scotty Munro Memorial Trophy | Edmonton Oil Kings (1) |
| Season MVP | Brendan Shinnimin (Tri-City Americans) |
| Top scorer | Brendan Shinnimin (Tri-City Americans) |
| Playoffs | |
| Playoffs MVP | Laurent Brossoit (Oil Kings) |
| Finals champions | Edmonton Oil Kings (1) |
| Runners-up | Portland Winterhawks |
| 2011–12 CHL season | |
|---|---|
| League | Canadian Hockey League |
| Sport | Ice hockey |
| Duration | OHL September 2011 – March 2012 QMJHL September 2011 – March 2012 WHL September 2011 – March 2012 |
| Number of teams | 60 |
| TV partner(s) | RDS, Rogers Sportsnet, Rogers TV, Shaw TV |
| Memorial Cup | |
| Finals champions | Shawinigan Cataractes (QMJHL) (1st title) |
| Runners-up | London Knights (OHL) |
The 2011–12 WHL season was the 46th season of the Western Hockey League (WHL). The regular season began in September 2011 and ended in March 2012. The playoffs began on March 22 and ended in early May when the regular season-champion Edmonton Oil Kings won their first Ed Chynoweth Cup, defeating the Portland Winterhawks in the championship series and earning a berth in the 2012 Memorial Cup tournament. This was the inaugural season of the Victoria Royals—the team relocated to Victoria, British Columbia from Chilliwack, where they had played as the Chilliwack Bruins from 2006 until 2011.