Wheat Kings versus..........

To continue my what I intend to be extensive Western Hockey League coverage, I'm going to prognosticate the Western Hockey League standings for how I see fit and then predict the playoffs based off of my aforementioned standings. Some teams I may rate higher or lower which could contradict some analysis I construed back in July in my league preview but the climate has changed for some teams and my standings will reflect that.

Eastern Division:

1.Brandon Wheat Kings
2.Saskatoon Blades
3.Moose Jaw Warriors
4.Regina Pats(W2)
5.Prince Albert Raiders
6.Swift Current Broncos

Central Division:

1.Red Deer Rebels
2.Calgary Hitmen
3.Edmonton Oil Kings
4.Lethbridge Hurricanes(W1)
5.Medicine Hat Tigers
6.Kootenay Ice

B.C Division:

1.Kelowna Rockets
2.Prince George Cougars
3.Kamloops Blazers
4.Vancouver Giants(W2)
5.Victoria Royals

U.S Division:

1.Seattle Thunderbirds
2.Spokane Chiefs
3.Everett Silvertips
4.Portland Winterhawks(W1)
5.Tri-City Americans


Playoffs:

First round:

Brandon Wheat Kings v (W2) Regina Pats=Brandon in five
Red Deer Rebels (W1) Lethbridge Hurricanes=Lethbridge in seven
Saskatoon Blades v Moose Jaw Warriors=Saskatoon in seven
Calgary Hitmen v Edmonton Oil Kings=Calgary in six

Kelowna Rockets v (W2) Vancouver Giants=Kelowna in four
Seattle Thunderbirds v (W1) Portland Winterhawks=Seattle in five
Prince George Cougars v Kamloops Blazers=Prince George in five
Spokane Chiefs v Everett Silvertips=Everett in seven

Second Round:

Brandon Wheat Kings v Saskatoon Blades=Brandon in four
Calgary Hitmen v Lethbridge Hurricanes=Lethbridge in seven

Kelowna Rockets v Prince George Cougars=Kelowna in six
Seattle Thunderbirds v Everett Silvertips=Seattle in five

Third round:

Brandon Wheat Kings v Lethbridge Hurricanes=Brandon in four
Kelowna Rockets v Seattle Thunderbirds=Kelowna in seven

Western Hockey League final:

Brandon Wheat Kings v Kelowna Rockets=Brandon Wheat Kings win the WHL championship in five games.