1998–99 WHL season
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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 (WHL)|President's Cup]].
==League notes==
*The [[Edmonton Ice]] relocated to [[Cranbrook, British Columbia]] to become the [[Kootenay Ice]].
==Regular season==
===Final standings===
{| class="wikitable"
|-
! width="45%" | East Division
! width="5%" | GP
! width="5%" | W
! width="5%" | L
! width="5%" | T
! width="7.5%" | Pts
! width="7.5%" | GF
! width="7.5%" | GA
|-
| '''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
|-
|}
{| class="wikitable"
|-
! width="45%" | Central Division
! width="5%" | GP
! width="5%" | W
! width="5%" | L
! width="5%" | T
! width="7.5%" | Pts
! width="7.5%" | GF
! width="7.5%" | GA
|-
| '''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
|-
|}
{| class="wikitable"
|-
! width="45%" | West Division
! width="5%" | GP
! width="5%" | W
! width="5%" | L
! width="5%" | T
! width="7.5%" | Pts
! width="7.5%" | GF
! width="7.5%" | GA
|-
| '''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''
{| class="wikitable"
|-
! width="30%" | Player
! width="30%" | Team
! width="7.5%" | GP
! width="7.5%" | G
! width="7.5%" | A
! width="7.5%" | Pts
! width="7.5%" | PIM
|-
| [[Pavel Brendl]] || [[Calgary Hitmen]] || 68 || 73 || 61 || 134 || 40
|-
| [[Brad Moran (hockey)|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 Rockets|Kelowna]]/[[Brandon Wheat Kings|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; TOI = Total Ice Time; W = Wins; L = Losses; T = Ties ; GA = Goals Against; SO = Total Shutouts; Sv% = Save Percentage; GAA = Goals Against Average''
{| border="1" cellpadding="3" cellspacing="0" class="wikitable"
|-
! bgcolor="#DDDDFF" width="27.5%" | Player
! bgcolor="#DDDDFF" width="27.5%" | Team
! bgcolor="#DDDDFF" width="5%" | GP
! bgcolor="#DDDDFF" width="5%" | TOI
! bgcolor="#DDDDFF" width="5%" | W
! bgcolor="#DDDDFF" width="5%" | L
! bgcolor="#DDDDFF" width="5%" | T
! bgcolor="#DDDDFF" width="5%" | GA
! bgcolor="#DDDDFF" width="5%" | SO
! bgcolor="#DDDDFF" width="5%" | Sv%
! bgcolor="#DDDDFF" width="5%" | GAA
|-
|[[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
|-
|}
==WHL Playoffs==
===Conference Quarterfinals===
*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
====Eastern Conference====
{| cellspacing="10"
| valign="top" |
{| class="wikitable"
! bgcolor="#DDDDDD" colspan="4" | Calgary vs. Kootenay
|-
! Date !! Away !! Home
|-
| March 24 || align="right" | Kootenay 5 || '''7 Calgary'''
|-
| March 26 || align="right" | Calgary 3 || '''6 Kootenay'''
|-
| March 27 || align="right" | Calgary 4 || '''5 Kootenay''' || OT
|-
| March 29 || align="right" | Kootenay 2 || '''5 Calgary'''
|-
| March 31 || align="right" | Kootenay 2 || '''3 Calgary'''
|-
| April 1 || align="right" | Calgary 3 || '''4 Kootenay'''
|-
| April 2 || align="right" | Kootenay 3 || '''8 Calgary'''
|-
|- align="center"
| colspan="4" | '''''Calgary wins series 4–3'''''
|}
| valign="top" |
{| class="wikitable"
! bgcolor="#DDDDDD" colspan="4" | Prince Albert vs. Lethbridge
|-
! Date !! Away !! Home
|-
| March 24 || align="right" | Lethbridge 1 || '''7 Prince Albert'''
|-
| March 26 || align="right" | Lethbridge 2 || '''3 Prince Albert'''
|-
| March 27 || align="right" | '''Prince Albert 11''' || 2 Lethbridge
|-
| March 29 || align="right" | '''Prince Albert 4''' || 1 Lethbridge
|-
|- align="center"
| colspan="4" | '''''Prince Albert wins series 4–0'''''
|}
|-
| valign="top" |
{| class="wikitable"
! bgcolor="#DDDDDD" colspan="4" | Moose Jaw vs. Swift Current
|-
! Date !! Away !! Home
|-
| March 25 || align="right" | Swift Current 2 || '''3 Moose Jaw'''
|-
| March 26 || align="right" | Swift Current 2 || '''4 Moose Jaw'''
|-
| March 28 || align="right" | Moose Jaw 3 || '''4 Swift Current''' || OT
|-
| March 30 || align="right" | '''Moose Jaw 5''' || 3 Swift Current
|-
| March 31 || align="right" | '''Swift Current 2''' || 0 Moose Jaw
|-
| April 2 || align="right" | '''Moose Jaw 3''' || 2 Swift Current
|- align="center"
| colspan="4" | '''''Moose Jaw wins series 4–2'''''
|}
| valign="top" |
{| class="wikitable"
! bgcolor="#DDDDDD" colspan="4" | Red Deer vs. Brandon
|-
! Date !! Away !! Home
|-
| March 24 || align="right" | '''Red Deer 5''' || 2 Brandon
|-
| March 25 || align="right" | '''Red Deer 5''' || 1 Brandon
|-
| March 27 || align="right" | Brandon 5 || '''9 Red Deer'''
|-
| March 28 || align="right" | '''Brandon 4''' || 3 Red Deer
|-
| March 30 || align="right" | '''Red Deer 7''' || 3 Brandon
|- align="center"
| colspan="4" | '''''Red Deer wins series 4–1'''''
|}
|}
====Western Conference====
{| cellspacing="10"
| valign="top" |
{| class="wikitable"
! bgcolor="#DDDDDD" colspan="4" | Kamloops vs. Kelowna
|-
! Date !! Away !! Home
|-
| March 25 || align="right" | Kelowna 1 || '''2 Kamloops'''
|-
| March 36 || align="right" | Kelowna 1 || '''3 Kamloops'''
|-
| March 30 || align="right" | Kamloops 1 || '''3 Kelowna'''
|-
| April 1 || align="right" | '''Kamloops 3''' || 1 Kelowna
|-
| April 3 || align="right" | '''Kelowna 4''' || 3 Kamloops
|-
| April 4 || align="right" | '''Kamloops 3''' || 2 Kelowna
|- align="center"
| colspan="4" | '''''Kamloops wins series 4–2'''''
|}
| valign="top" |
{| class="wikitable"
! bgcolor="#DDDDDD" colspan="4" | Tri-City vs. Portland
|-
! Date !! Away !! Home
|-
| March 26 || align="right" | Portland 3 || '''4 Tri-City''' || OT
|-
| March 27 || align="right" | Portland 2 || '''6 Tri-City'''
|-
| March 31 || align="right" | '''Tri-City 3''' || 2 Portland || OT
|-
| April 2 || align="right" | '''Tri-City 6''' || 2 Portland
|- align="center"
| colspan="4" | '''''Tri-City wins series 4–0'''''
|}
|-
| valign="top" |
{| class="wikitable"
! bgcolor="#DDDDDD" colspan="4" | Seattle vs. Prince George
|-
! Date !! Away !! Home
|-
| March 27 || align="right" | Prince George 2 || '''5 Seattle'''
|-
| March 28 || align="right" | Prince George 1 || '''3 Seattle'''
|-
| March 30 || align="right" | Seattle 4 || '''5 Prince George'''
|-
| March 31 || align="right" | '''Seattle 3''' || 2 Prince George
|-
| April 3 || align="right" | '''Prince George 3''' || 1 Seattle
|-
| April 5 || align="right" | Seattle 1 || '''4 Prince George'''
|-
| April 7 || align="right" | Prince George 0 || '''6 Seattle'''
|- align="center"
| colspan="4" | '''''Seattle wins series 4–3'''''
|}
|}
===Conference semifinals===
{| cellspacing="10"
! colspan="2" | Eastern Conference
|-
| valign="top" |
{| class="wikitable"
! bgcolor="#DDDDDD" colspan="4" | Calgary vs. Red Deer
|-
! Date !! Away !! Home
|-
| April 5 || align="right" | Red Deer 3 || '''6 Calgary'''
|-
| April 6 || align="right" | '''Calgary 4''' || 3 Red Deer || OT
|-
| April 8 || align="right" | Red Deer 2 || '''4 Calgary'''
|-
| April 9 || align="right" | '''Calgary 3''' || 1 Red Deer
|- align="center"
| colspan="4" | '''''Calgary wins series 4–0'''''
|}
| valign="top" |
{| class="wikitable"
! bgcolor="#DDDDDD" colspan="4" | Prince Albert vs. Moose Jaw
|-
! Date !! Away !! Home
|-
| April 5 || align="right" | Moose Jaw 1 || '''5 Prince Albert'''
|-
| April 6 || align="right" | Moose Jaw 2 || '''5 Prince Albert'''
|-
| April 8 || align="right" | '''Prince Albert 6''' || 0 Moose Jaw
|-
| April 9 || align="right" | Prince Albert 3 || '''4 Moose Jaw'''
|-
| April 11 || align="right" | Moose Jaw 3 || '''8 Prince Albert'''
|- align="center"
| colspan="4" | '''''Prince Albert wins series 4–1'''''
|}
|}
{| cellspacing="10"
! colspan="2" | Western Conference
|-
| valign="top" |
{| class="wikitable"
! bgcolor="#DDDDDD" colspan="4" | Tri-City vs. Seattle
|-
! Date !! Away !! Home
|-
| April 9 || align="right" | '''Seattle 4''' || 3 Tri-City
|-
| April 10 || align="right" | Seattle 0 || '''6 Tri-City'''
|-
| April 12 || align="right" | '''Tri-City 4''' || 0 Seattle
|-
| April 13 || align="right" | '''Tri-City 4''' || 2 Seattle
|- align="center"
| colspan="4" | '''''Tri-City wins series 3–1'''''
|}
| valign="top" |
{| class="wikitable"
! bgcolor="#DDDDDD" colspan="4" | Kamloops earns bye
|}
|}
===Conference finals===
{| cellspacing="10"
! Eastern Conference !! Western Conference
|-
| valign="top" |
{| class="wikitable"
! bgcolor="#DDDDDD" colspan="4" | Calgary vs. Prince Albert
|-
! Date !! Away !! Home
|-
| April 16 || align="right" | Prince Albert 3 || '''7 Calgary'''
|-
| April 18 || align="right" | Prince Albert 4 || '''5 Calgary''' || OT
|-
| April 20 || align="right" | Calgary 5 || '''6 Prince Albert'''
|-
| April 22 || align="right" | '''Calgary 7''' || 1 Prince Albert
|-
| April 24 || align="right" | Prince Albert 2 || '''6 Calgary'''
|- align="center"
| colspan="4" | '''''Calgary wins series 4–1'''''
|}
| valign="top" |
{| class="wikitable"
! bgcolor="#DDDDDD" colspan="4" | Kamloops vs. Tri-City
|-
! Date !! Away !! Home
|-
| April 17 || align="right" | Tri-City 3 || '''4 Kamloops'''
|-
| April 18 || align="right" | Tri-City 0 || '''6 Kamloops'''
|-
| April 21 || align="right" | '''Kamloops 3''' || 2 Tri-City || OT
|-
| April 22 || align="right" | '''Kamloops 4''' || 3 Tri-City
|- align="center"
| colspan="4" | '''''Kamloops wins series 4–0'''''
|}
|}
===WHL Championship===
{| cellspacing="10"
|-
| valign="top" |
{| class="wikitable"
! bgcolor="#DDDDDD" colspan="4" | Calgary vs. Kamloops
|-
! Date !! Away !! Home
|-
| April 30 || align="right" | '''Kamloops 4''' || 2 Calgary
|-
| May 2 || align="right" | Kamloops 0 || '''5 Calgary'''
|-
| May 4 || align="right" | '''Calgary 4''' || 2 Kamloops
|-
| May 5 || align="right" | '''Calgary 4''' || 3 Kamloops || 2OT
|-
| May 7 || align="right" | Kamloops 2 || '''5 Calgary'''
|- align="center"
| colspan="4" | '''''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==
{| cellpadding="3" cellspacing="1"
|Player of the Year - [[Four Broncos Memorial Trophy]]: [[Cody Rudkowsky]], [[Seattle Thunderbirds]]
|-
|Scholastic Player of the Year - [[Daryl K. (Doc) Seaman Trophy]]: [[Chris Nielson]], [[Calgary Hitmen]]
|-
|Top Scorer - [[Bob Clarke Trophy]]: [[Pavel Brendl]], [[Calgary Hitmen]]
|-
|Most Sportsmanlike Player - [[Brad Hornung Trophy]]: [[Matt Kinch]], [[Calgary Hitmen]]
|-
|Top Defenseman - [[Bill Hunter Trophy (WHL)|Bill Hunter Trophy]]: [[Brad Stuart]], [[Calgary Hitmen]]
|-
|Rookie of the Year - [[Jim Piggott Memorial Trophy]]: [[Pavel Brendl]], [[Calgary Hitmen]]
|-
|Top Goaltender - [[Del Wilson Trophy]]: [[Cody Rudkowsky]], [[Seattle Thunderbirds]]
|-
|Coach of the Year - [[Dunc McCallum Memorial Trophy]]: [[Don Hay]], [[Tri-City Americans]]
|-
|Executive of the Year - [[Lloyd Saunders Memorial Trophy]]: [[Don Hay]], [[Tri-City Americans]]
|-
|Regular season Champions - [[Scotty Munro Memorial Trophy]]: [[Calgary Hitmen]]
|-
|Top Official - [[Allen Paradice Memorial Trophy]]: [[Kelly Sutherland]]
|-
|Marketing/Public Relations Award - [[St. Clair Group Trophy]]: Scott Clark, [[Regina Pats]]
|-
|[[WHL Humanitarian of the Year Award|Humanitarian of the Year]] - [[Andrew Ference]], [[Portland Winter Hawks]]
|-
|[[WHL Plus-Minus Award]]: [[Pavel Brendl]], [[Calgary Hitmen]]
|-
|Playoff Most Valuable Player - [[airBC Trophy]]: [[Brad Moran]], [[Calgary Hitmen]]
|}
==See also==
*[[1999 Memorial Cup]]
*[[1999 NHL Entry Draft]]
*[[1998 in sports]]
*[[1999 in sports]]
==References==
*[http://www.whl.ca whl.ca]
* 2005–06 WHL Guide
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