1998–99 WHL season

Junior ice hockey season August 2023 1998–99 WHL season Western Hockey League Ice hockey Playoffs WHL Playoff MVP Brad Moran (Hitmen) Calgary Hitmen (1) Kamloops Blazers 18 Regular season Scotty Munro Memorial Trophy Calgary Hitmen (1) Four Broncos Memorial Trophy Cody Rudkowsky (Seattle Thunderbirds) Bob Clarke Trophy Pavel Brendl (Calgary Hitmen) WHL 1997–98 1999–2000 1998–99 CHL season #4B489D #FFFFFF Canadian Hockey League Ice hockey 53 OHL QMJHL WHL Memorial Cup Ottawa 67's (OHL) 2 Calgary Hitmen (WHL) The 1998–99 WHL season was the 33rd season of the Western Hockey League (WHL). The season featured eighteen teams and a 72-game season. The Calgary Hitmen won both the Scotty Munro Memorial Trophy for posting the best regular season record and the President's Cup as playoff champions, both for the first time in team history. They thus earned a berth in the 1999 Memorial Cup tournament, where they lost the final to the Ottawa 67's. Prior to the season, the Edmonton Ice relocated to Cranbrook, British Columbia and became the Kootenay Ice. Regular season Final standings main WDL y n y 2 before qualified for playoffs East Division PRI Prince Albert Raiders BRA Brandon Wheat Kings MOO Moose Jaw Warriors SWI Swift Current Broncos REG Regina Pats SAS Saskatoon Blades 45 22 5 288 213 x 39 29 4 293 267 x 39 31 2 292 262 x 34 32 6 232 211 x 24 43 5 238 312 16 49 7 184 291 complete main WDL y n y 2 before qualified for playoffs Central Division CAL Calgary Hitmen RED Red Deer Rebels LET Lethbridge Hurricanes KOO Kootenay Ice MED Medicine Hat Tigers 51 13 8 319 187 x 34 33 5 274 250 x 31 32 9 224 215 x 30 35 7 245 276 x 15 56 1 185 323 complete main WDL y n y 2 before qualified for playoffs West Division KAM Kamloops Blazers TRI Tri-City Americans SEA Seattle Thunderbirds PRI Prince George Cougars POR Portland Winter Hawks KEL Kelowna Rockets SPO Spokane Chiefs 48 11 13 298 195 x 43 23 6 311 219 x 37 24 11 279 236 x 34 32 6 255 264 x 23 36 13 215 278 x 25 42 5 241 282 x 19 44 9 193 268 complete Scoring leaders Note: GP = Games played; G = Goals; A = Assists; Pts = Points; PIM = Penalties in minutes Player Team GP G A Pts PIM 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% GAAKenric ExnerKamloops Blazers51 2967 34 6 8 114 5 .912 2.31Bryce WandlerSwift Current Broncos51 2885 23 20 4 123 3 .905 2.56Alexander FomichevCalgary Hitmen57 3321 39 10 7 142 4 .901 2.57Evan LindsayPrince Albert Raiders56 3336 34 16 5 158 1 .905 2.84Cody RudkowskySeattle Thunderbirds64 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 E2 Brandon 1 C2 Red Deer 4 E1 Prince Albert 4 C3 Lethbridge 0 E3 Moose Jaw 4 E4 Swift Current 2 W1 Kamloops 4 W6 Kelowna 2 W2 Tri-City 4 W5 Portland 0 W3 Seattle 4 W4 Prince George 3 C1 Calgary 4 C2 Red Deer 0 E1 Prince Albert 4 E3 Moose Jaw 1 W1 Kamloops bye W2 Tri-City 3 W3 Seattle 1 C1 Calgary 4 E1 Prince Albert 1 W1 Kamloops 4 W2 Tri-City 0 C1 Calgary 4 W1 Kamloops 1 Conference quarterfinals Eastern Conference Calgary vs. Kootenay Date Away Home March 24 Kootenay 5 7 Calgary March 26 Calgary 3 6 Kootenay March 27 Calgary 4 5 Kootenay OT March 29 Kootenay 2 5 Calgary March 31 Kootenay 2 3 Calgary April 1 Calgary 3 4 Kootenay April 2 Kootenay 3 8 Calgary Calgary wins series 4–3 Prince Albert vs. Lethbridge Date Away Home March 24 Lethbridge 1 7 Prince Albert March 26 Lethbridge 2 3 Prince Albert March 27 Prince Albert 11 2 Lethbridge March 29 Prince Albert 4 1 Lethbridge Prince Albert wins series 4–0 Moose Jaw vs. Swift Current Date Away Home March 25 Swift Current 2 3 Moose Jaw March 26 Swift Current 2 4 Moose Jaw March 28 Moose Jaw 3 4 Swift Current OT March 30 Moose Jaw 5 3 Swift Current March 31 Swift Current 2 0 Moose Jaw April 2 Moose Jaw 3 2 Swift Current Moose Jaw wins series 4–2 Red Deer vs. Brandon Date Away Home March 24 Red Deer 5 2 Brandon March 25 Red Deer 5 1 Brandon March 27 Brandon 5 9 Red Deer March 28 Brandon 4 3 Red Deer March 30 Red Deer 7 3 Brandon Red Deer wins series 4–1 Western Conference Kamloops vs. Kelowna Date Away Home March 25 Kelowna 0 2 Kamloops March 36 Kelowna 1 3 Kamloops March 30 Kamloops 1 3 Kelowna April 1 Kamloops 3 1 Kelowna April 3 Kelowna 4 3 Kamloops April 4 Kamloops 3 2 Kelowna Kamloops wins series 4–2 Tri-City vs. Portland Date Away Home March 26 Portland 3 4 Tri-City OT March 27 Portland 2 6 Tri-City March 31 Tri-City 3 2 Portland OT April 2 Tri-City 6 2 Portland Tri-City wins series 4–0 Seattle vs. Prince George Date Away Home March 27 Prince George 2 5 Seattle March 28 Prince George 1 3 Seattle March 30 Seattle 4 5 Prince George March 31 Seattle 3 2 Prince George April 3 Prince George 3 1 Seattle April 5 Seattle 1 4 Prince George April 7 Prince George 0 6 Seattle Seattle wins series 4–3 Conference semifinals Eastern Conference Calgary vs. Red Deer Date Away Home April 5 Red Deer 3 6 Calgary April 6 Calgary 4 3 Red Deer OT April 8 Red Deer 2 4 Calgary April 9 Calgary 3 1 Red Deer Calgary wins series 4–0 Prince Albert vs. Moose Jaw Date Away Home April 5 Moose Jaw 1 5 Prince Albert April 6 Moose Jaw 2 5 Prince Albert April 8 Prince Albert 6 0 Moose Jaw April 9 Prince Albert 3 4 Moose Jaw April 11 Moose Jaw 3 8 Prince Albert Prince Albert wins series 4–1 Western Conference Tri-City vs. Seattle Date Away Home April 9 Seattle 4 3 Tri-City April 10 Seattle 0 6 Tri-City April 12 Tri-City 4 0 Seattle April 13 Tri-City 4 2 Seattle Tri-City wins series 3–1 Kamloops earns bye Conference finals Eastern Conference Western Conference Calgary vs. Prince Albert Date Away Home April 16 Prince Albert 3 7 Calgary April 18 Prince Albert 4 5 Calgary OT April 20 Calgary 5 6 Prince Albert April 22 Calgary 7 1 Prince Albert April 24 Prince Albert 2 6 Calgary Calgary wins series 4–1 Kamloops vs. Tri-City Date Away Home April 17 Tri-City 3 4 Kamloops April 18 Tri-City 0 6 Kamloops April 21 Kamloops 3 2 Tri-City OT April 22 Kamloops 4 3 Tri-City Kamloops wins series 4–0 WHL Championship Calgary vs. Kamloops 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 Player of the Year - Four Broncos Memorial Trophy: Cody Rudkowsky, Seattle ThunderbirdsScholastic Player of the Year - Daryl K. (Doc) Seaman Trophy: Chris Nielson, Calgary HitmenTop Scorer - Bob Clarke Trophy: Pavel Brendl, Calgary HitmenMost Sportsmanlike Player - Brad Hornung Trophy: Matt Kinch, Calgary HitmenTop Defenseman - Bill Hunter Trophy: Brad Stuart, Calgary HitmenRookie of the Year - Jim Piggott Memorial Trophy: Pavel Brendl, Calgary HitmenTop Goaltender - Del Wilson Trophy: Cody Rudkowsky, Seattle ThunderbirdsCoach of the Year - Dunc McCallum Memorial Trophy: Don Hay, Tri-City AmericansExecutive of the Year - Lloyd Saunders Memorial Trophy: Don Hay, Tri-City AmericansRegular season champions - Scotty Munro Memorial Trophy: Calgary HitmenTop Official - Allen Paradice Memorial Trophy: Kelly SutherlandMarketing/Public Relations Award - St. Clair Group Trophy: Scott Clark, Regina PatsWHL Humanitarian of the Year: Andrew Ference, Portland Winter HawksWHL Plus-Minus Award: Pavel Brendl, Calgary HitmenWHL Playoff Most Valuable Player: Brad Moran, Calgary Hitmen All-Star teams Eastern Conference First Team Second Team Goal Alexander Fomichev Calgary Hitmen Evan Lindsay Prince Albert RaidersDefense Brad Stuart Calgary Hitmen Kurt Drummond Swift Current Broncos Matt Kinch Calgary Hitmen Burke Henry Brandon Wheat KingsForward Pavel Brendl Calgary Hitmen Brad Leeb Red Deer Rebels Brad Moran Calgary Hitmen Jamie Lundmark Moose Jaw Warriors Chad Hinz Moose Jaw Warriors Brett Lysak Regina PatsWestern Conference First Team Second Team Goal Cody Rudkowsky Seattle Thunderbirds Kenric Exner Kamloops BlazersDefense Robyn Regehr Kamloops Blazers Andrew Ference Portland Winter Hawks Scott Hannan Kelowna Rockets Garry Toor Prince George CougarsForward Scott Gomez Tri-City Americans Ajay Baines Kamloops Blazers Dylan Gyori Tri-City Americans Bret DeCecco Seattle Thunderbirds Brenden Morrow Portland Winter Hawks Oleg Saprykin Seattle Thunderbirds See also 1999 NHL entry draft 1998 in sports 1999 in sports References 2005–06 WHL Guide 1997–98 WHL season 1999–2000 WHL season WHL seasons Category:Western Hockey League seasons WHL WHL