1998–99 WHL season
The 1998–99 WHL season was the 33rd season for the Western Hockey League. Eighteen teams completed a 72-game season. The Calgary Hitmen won the President's Cup.
League notes
- The Edmonton Ice relocated to Cranbrook, British Columbia to become the Kootenay Ice.
Regular season
Final standings
East Division | GP | W | L | T | Pts | GF | GA |
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x Prince Albert Raiders | 72 | 45 | 22 | 5 | 95 | 288 | 213 |
x Brandon Wheat Kings | 72 | 39 | 29 | 4 | 82 | 293 | 267 |
x Moose Jaw Warriors | 72 | 39 | 31 | 2 | 80 | 292 | 262 |
x Swift Current Broncos | 72 | 34 | 32 | 6 | 74 | 232 | 211 |
Regina Pats | 72 | 24 | 43 | 5 | 53 | 238 | 312 |
Saskatoon Blades | 72 | 16 | 49 | 7 | 39 | 184 | 291 |
Central Division | GP | W | L | T | Pts | GF | GA |
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x Calgary Hitmen | 72 | 51 | 13 | 8 | 110 | 319 | 187 |
x Red Deer Rebels | 72 | 34 | 33 | 5 | 73 | 274 | 250 |
x Lethbridge Hurricanes | 72 | 31 | 32 | 9 | 71 | 224 | 215 |
x Kootenay Ice | 72 | 30 | 35 | 7 | 67 | 245 | 276 |
Medicine Hat Tigers | 72 | 15 | 56 | 1 | 31 | 185 | 323 |
West Division | GP | W | L | T | Pts | GF | GA |
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x Kamloops Blazers | 72 | 48 | 11 | 13 | 109 | 298 | 195 |
x Tri-City Americans | 72 | 43 | 23 | 6 | 92 | 311 | 219 |
x Seattle Thunderbirds | 72 | 37 | 24 | 11 | 85 | 279 | 236 |
x Prince George Cougars | 72 | 34 | 32 | 6 | 74 | 255 | 264 |
x Portland Winter Hawks | 72 | 23 | 36 | 13 | 59 | 215 | 278 |
x Kelowna Rockets | 72 | 25 | 42 | 5 | 55 | 241 | 282 |
Spokane Chiefs | 72 | 19 | 44 | 9 | 47 | 193 | 268 |
Scoring leaders
Note: GP = Games played; G = Goals; A = Assists; Pts = Points; PIM = Penalties in minutes
Player | Team | GP | G | A | Pts | PIM |
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Pavel Brendl | Calgary Hitmen | 68 | 73 | 61 | 134 | 40 |
Brad Moran | Calgary Hitmen | 71 | 60 | 58 | 118 | 96 |
Dylan Gyori | Tri-City Americans | 69 | 53 | 65 | 118 | 112 |
Chad Hinz | Moose Jaw Warriors | 71 | 42 | 75 | 117 | 40 |
Scott Gomez | Tri-City Americans | 58 | 30 | 78 | 108 | 55 |
Shawn McNeil | Red Deer Rebels | 72 | 44 | 59 | 103 | 87 |
Brett McLean | Kelowna/Brandon | 65 | 47 | 54 | 101 | 66 |
Bret DeCecco | Seattle Thunderbirds | 72 | 57 | 43 | 100 | 81 |
Ryan Robson | Brandon Wheat Kings | 72 | 33 | 61 | 94 | 35 |
Oleg Saprykin | Seattle Thunderbirds | 66 | 47 | 46 | 93 | 107 |
Goaltending leaders
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
Player | Team | GP | Min | W | L | T | GA | SO | SV% | GAA |
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Kenric Exner | Kamloops Blazers | 51 | 2967 | 34 | 6 | 8 | 114 | 5 | .912 | 2.31 |
Bryce Wandler | Swift Current Broncos | 51 | 2885 | 23 | 20 | 4 | 123 | 3 | .905 | 2.56 |
Alexandre Fomitchev | Calgary Hitmen | 57 | 3321 | 39 | 10 | 7 | 142 | 4 | .901 | 2.57 |
Evan Lindsay | Prince Albert Raiders | 56 | 3336 | 34 | 16 | 5 | 158 | 1 | .905 | 2.84 |
Cody Rudkowsky | Seattle Thunderbirds | 64 | 3670 | 34 | 17 | 10 | 177 | 7 | .920 | 2.89 |
1999 WHL Playoffs
- Top eight teams in the Eastern Conference (East and Central divisions) qualified for playoffs
- Top six teams in the Western Conference (division) qualified for the playoffs
First Round | Division Semi-Finals | Division Finals | WHL Championship | |||||||||||||||
C1 | Calgary | 4 | ||||||||||||||||
C4 | Kootenay | 3 | ||||||||||||||||
C1 | Calgary | 4 | ||||||||||||||||
C2 | Red Deer | 0 | ||||||||||||||||
E2 | Brandon | 1 | ||||||||||||||||
C2 | Red Deer | 4 | ||||||||||||||||
C1 | Calgary | 4 | ||||||||||||||||
E1 | Prince Albert | 1 | ||||||||||||||||
E1 | Prince Albert | 4 | ||||||||||||||||
C3 | Lethbridge | 0 | ||||||||||||||||
E1 | Prince Albert | 4 | ||||||||||||||||
E3 | Moose Jaw | 1 | ||||||||||||||||
E3 | Moose Jaw | 4 | ||||||||||||||||
E4 | Swift Current | 2 | ||||||||||||||||
C1 | Calgary | 4 | ||||||||||||||||
W1 | Kamloops | 1 | ||||||||||||||||
W1 | Kamloops | 4 | ||||||||||||||||
W6 | Kelowna | 2 | ||||||||||||||||
W1 | Kamloops | bye | ||||||||||||||||
W1 | Kamloops | 4 | ||||||||||||||||
W2 | Tri-City | 0 | ||||||||||||||||
W2 | Tri-City | 4 | ||||||||||||||||
W5 | Portland | 0 | ||||||||||||||||
W2 | Tri-City | 3 | ||||||||||||||||
W3 | Seattle | 1 | ||||||||||||||||
W3 | Seattle | 4 | ||||||||||||||||
W4 | Prince George | 3 |
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Conference finals
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WHL Championship
Calgary vs. Kamloops | |||
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Date | Away | Home | |
April 30 | Kamloops 4 | 2 Calgary | |
May 2 | Kamloops 0 | 4 Calgary | |
May 4 | Calgary 4 | 2 Kamloops | |
May 5 | Calgary 4 | 3 Kamloops | 2OT |
May 7 | Kamloops 2 | 5 Calgary | |
Calgary wins series 4–1 |
All-Star game
On January 20, the Western Conference defeated the Eastern Conference 11–9 at Lethbridge, Alberta before a crowd of 5,071.
WHL awards
References
- whl.ca
- 2005–06 WHL Guide
Preceded by 1997–98 WHL season |
WHL seasons | Succeeded by 1999–2000 WHL season |
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