2012–13 WHL season

2012–13 WHL season
LeagueWestern Hockey League
SportIce hockey
DurationRegular season
September 20, 2012 – March 17, 2013
Playoffs
March 21, 2013 – May 12, 2013
Number of teams22
TV partner(s)Shaw TV, Rogers Sportsnet, Root Sports Northwest
Regular season
Scotty Munro Memorial TrophyPortland Winterhawks (3)
Season MVPAdam Lowry (Swift Current Broncos)
Top scorerBrendan Leipsic (Portland Winterhawks)
Playoffs
Playoffs MVPTy Rattie (Winterhawks)
Finals championsPortland Winterhawks (3)
  Runners-upEdmonton Oil Kings
2012–13 CHL season
LeagueCanadian Hockey League
SportIce hockey
DurationOHL
September 2012 – March 2013
QMJHL
September 2012 – March 2013
WHL
September 2012 – March 2013
Number of teams60
TV partner(s)RDS, Rogers Sportsnet, Rogers TV, Shaw TV
Memorial Cup
Finals championsHalifax Mooseheads (QMJHL) (1st title)
  Runners-upPortland Winterhawks (WHL)

The 2012–13 WHL season was the 47th season of the Western Hockey League (WHL). The regular season began in September 2012 and ended in March 2013. The Portland Winterhawks won their third Scotty Munro Memorial Trophy with the best record in the regular season. The playoffs began in late March 2013 and ended in mid-May 2013, with the Winterhawks defeating the Edmonton Oil Kings in a rematch of the 2012 final to win their third Ed Chynoweth Cup, their first since 1997–98, and a berth in the 2013 Memorial Cup tournament, which was held in Saskatoon, Saskatchewan. The Saskatoon Blades also participated in the Memorial Cup tournament by virtue of hosting it.