2018–19 WHL season

2018–19 WHL season
LeagueWestern Hockey League
SportIce hockey
DurationRegular season
September 21, 2018 – March 19, 2019
Playoffs
March 22, 2019 – May 13, 2019
Number of teams22
TV partner(s)CW 32, JOEtv, Rogers Sportsnet
Regular season
Scotty Munro Memorial TrophyPrince Albert Raiders (2)
Season MVPJoachim Blichfeld (Portland Winterhawks)
Top scorerJoachim Blichfeld (Portland Winterhawks)
Playoffs
Playoffs MVPIan Scott (Raiders)
Finals championsPrince Albert Raiders (2)
  Runners-upVancouver Giants
2018–19 CHL seasons
LeagueCanadian Hockey League
SportIce hockey
DurationOHL
September 2018 – March 2019
QMJHL
September 2018 – March 2019
WHL
September 2018 – March 2019
Number of teams60
TV partner(s)TVA Sports, Rogers Sportsnet/Rogers TV, Shaw TV
Memorial Cup
Finals championsRouyn-Noranda Huskies (QMJHL) (1st title)
  Runners-upHalifax Mooseheads (QMJHL)

The 2018–19 WHL season was the 53rd season of the Western Hockey League (WHL). The regular season began on September 21, 2018, and ended on March 17, 2019. The regular season schedule was shortened from 72 to 68 games; the league had used a 72-game schedule since the 1975–76 season. The playoffs began on March 22, 2019, and ended on May 13; the winning team, the Prince Albert Raiders, were awarded the Ed Chynoweth Cup and a berth in the 2019 Memorial Cup, held at the Scotiabank Centre in Halifax, Nova Scotia, from May 17 to 26.