2023-2024 Season Recap  
 
 
Helmut wins the 2023-2024 WHL Championship with 448 goals. This is the fourth championship won by Helmut and their first since 2006-2007. Helmut GM and Coach Kenny reacted to winning it all by screaming "I am Helmut. I am Helmut. I am Helmut. Aaaaarrrrrrrgggggguuuuuuuuuhhhhhhhhhh....".
Coming in second place with their highest finish ever was Son of Rudy with 424 goals. Coming in third place was the Cluster Pucks with 417 goals and finishing in the money their first two years in the league. Finishing in fourth place was last years champions the Sudbury Wolves with 413 goals. In the last money spot was Big Three with 402 goals.

 

 

 

 
TEAM OT TOTAL
Helmut 18 448
Son of Rudy 13 424
Cluster Pucks 17 417
Sudbury Wolves 12 413
Big Three 13 402
Blackhawks 9 399
Vandelay Industries 7 380
Reservoir Dogs 14 376
Bada Bing 9 362
Winter is Coming 10 355



 

INDIVIDUAL PLAYERS AWARDS FOR THE 2023-2024 WHL Season
 
Most Valuable Player:  Auston Matthews 69 goals  -  Big Three
Rookie of the Year:  Connor Bedard 22 goals - Helmut
Defenseman of the Year:  Roman Josi 23 goals - Big Three

 
WHL PLAYOFFS
The fourth year of WHL Playoffs hockey saw the Sudbury Wolves defeating the Vandelay Insustries 15 to 9 in the finals. This makes the Wolves and Vandelay Industries the only two teams to win the Playoffs since the inaugural 2019-2020 season.

 

STATISTICAL RECAPS

 
BEST ENTRY DRAFT PICK BY ROUND    
Round Pick # Player Goals Team
Best 1st round pick #10: Matthews 69 Big Three
Best 2nd round pick #20
 Nylander 40 Reservoir Dogs
Best 3rd round pick #29:  
 B Tkachuk 37 Vandelay Industries
Best 4th round pick #31:  
 Aho 36 Big Three
Best 5th round pick #47:
 Hyman 54 Son of Rudy
Best 6th round pick #56:
 Forsberg 48 Sudbury Wolves
Best 7th round pick #66: 
 Kucherov 44 Cluster Pucks
Best 8th round pick #78:
 Panarin 49 Helmut
Best 9th round pick #86:
 Reinhart 57 Cluster Pucks
Best 10th round pick #94:
 Buchnevich 27 Son of Rudy
Best 11th round pick #110: Marchand 29 Big Three
Best 12th round pick #116:
 Raymond 31 Sudbury Wolves
Best 13th round pick #123:
 Tippett 28 Helmut
Best 14th round pick #135:
 Nichushkin 28 Cluster Pucks
Best 15th round pick #142:
 Hartman 21 Bada Bing
Best 16th round pick #151:
 O'Reilly 26 Big Three
Best 17th round pick #165:
 Boeser 40 Sudbury Wolves
Best 18th round pick #174
 Coleman 30 Son of Rudy
Best 19th round pick #185: Peterka 28 Sudbury Wolves
                        #187: Rust 28 Son of Rudy
Best 20th round pick #193:
 Saad 26 Blackhawks
 
 
      
EXTRA PICKS
      
Best 21th round pick #201:
 Bennett 20 Reservoir Dogs
                              #204: Foerster** 20 Sudbury Wolves
Best 22th round pick #208:
 Henrique 24 Cluster Pucks
Best 23th round pick #213:
 L Carlsson** 12 Sudbury Wolves

 
BEST  RE-ENTRY PICK BY ROUND    
Round Pick # Player Goals Team
Best 1st round pick #2: Moore 31 Winter is Coming
                      pick #9: Sharangovich 31 Helmut
Best 2nd round pick #21:
 Henrique 22 Vandelay Industries
 
 

The standings from the original drafted teams, no re-entry, no trades.

 
TEAM TOTAL ORIGINAL TOTAL W/TRANS DIFF
Helmut 432 448 +16
Cluster Pucks 431 417 -14
Son of Rudy 404 424 +20
Sudbury Wolves 402 413 +11
Big Three 386 402 +16
Blackhawks 383 399 +16
Reservoir Dogs 372 376 +4
Vandelay Industries 365 380 +15
Winter is Coming 336 355 +19
Bada Bing 329 362 +33