The 2004–05 WHL season was the 39th season of the Western Hockey League (WHL). Twenty teams completed a 72-game schedule. The Kootenay Ice won their first Scotty Munro Memorial Trophy for posting the league's best regular season record. The Kelowna Rockets defeated the Brandon Wheat Kings in the championship series of the playoffs to win their second President's Cup in three seasons and advance to the 2005 Memorial Cup tournament.

Regular season

Final standings

Eastern Conference

Western Conference

Scoring leaders

Note: GP = Games played; G = Goals; A = Assists; Pts = Points; PIM = Penalties in minutes

Leading goaltenders

Note: GP = Games played; Min = Minutes played; W = Wins; L = Losses; T = Ties ; GA = Goals against; SO = Total shutouts; SV% = Save percentage; GAA = Goals against average

2005 WHL playoffs

Conference quarterfinals

Eastern Conference

(E1) Brandon Wheat Kings vs. (E4) Moose Jaw Warriors

(E2) Saskatoon Blades vs. (E3) Prince Albert Raiders

(C1) Medicine Hat Tigers vs. (C4) Red Deer Rebels

(U2) Lethbridge Hurricanes vs. (U3) Calgary Hitmen

Western Conference

(B1) Kootenay Ice vs. (B4) Kamloops Blazers

(B2) Kelowna Rockets vs. (B3) Vancouver Giants

(U1) Seattle Thunderbirds vs. (U4) Tri-City Americans

(U2) Portland Winterhawks vs. (U3) Everett Silvertips

Conference semifinals

Eastern Conference

(C1) Medicine Hat Tigers vs. (E3) Prince Albert Raiders

(E1) Brandon Wheat Kings vs. (C3) Calgary Hitmen

Western Conference

(B1) Kootenay Ice vs. (U3) Everett Silvertips

(U1) Seattle Thunderbirds vs. (B2) Kelowna Rockets

Conference finals

Eastern Conference

(E1) Brandon Wheat Kings vs. (E3) Prince Albert Raiders

Eastern Conference

(B1) Kootenay Ice vs. (B2) Kelowna Rockets

WHL Championship

(E1) Brandon Wheat Kings vs. (B2) Kelowna Rockets

ADT Canada-Russia Challenge

On December 1, Team WHL defeated the Russian Selects 6–0 in Red Deer, Alberta before a crowd of 6,443. On December 2, Team WHL defeated the Russian Selects 5–2 in Lethbridge, Alberta before a crowd of 5,152.

WHL awards

All-Star Teams

2005 Bantam Draft

The 2005 WHL Bantam Draft was the 16th annual draft into the WHL. It was held at the WHL head office in Calgary, on May 5, 2005.