2020–21 WHL season
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The 2020–21 WHL season was the 55th season of the Western Hockey League (WHL). The season began on February 26 and ended on May 12.
2020–21 WHL season | |
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League | Western Hockey League |
Sport | Hockey |
Duration | February 26, 2021 – May 12, 2021 |
Number of teams | 22 |
TV partner(s) | KRCW-TV KZJO Sportsnet |
Finals champions | None |
WHL seasons | |
← 2019–20 2021–22 → |
2020–21 CHL seasons | |
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League | Canadian Hockey League |
Sport | Hockey |
Duration | OHL Did not play QMJHL October 2020–June 2021 WHL February–May 2021 |
Number of teams | 60 |
TV partner(s) | TVA Sports Rogers Sportsnet Rogers TV Shaw TV |
Due to the ongoing COVID-19 pandemic and a late start, the season was shortened from 68 to 24 games, and the WHL officially termed the season as a "developmental season".[1][2] Teams played within their respective divisions only: the Central Division consisted exclusively of Alberta-based teams, the U.S. Division played exclusively in Washington state, all B.C.-based teams played from either Sandman Centre or Prospera Place in Kamloops and Kelowna, British Columbia, and all East Division games were played at Brandt Centre in Regina, Saskatchewan.[3][4][5]
In Alberta due to protocols agreed upon by the league, a five-day period was required between games involving different opponents. Therefore, all Central Division games were scheduled as home-and-home series on weekends only, and thus no team was scheduled to play more than one opponent per-week.[6]
On April 19, citing logistical issues and interprovincial travel restrictions, and following the cancellation of the 2021 Memorial Cup, the WHL announced that it had cancelled the playoffs.[7] Therefore, no league champion was declared for the second season in a row.