1999–2000 WHL season

Junior ice hockey season August 2023 1999–2000 WHL season Western Hockey League Ice hockey Playoffs WHL Playoff MVP Dan Blackburn (Ice) Kootenay Ice (1) Spokane Chiefs 18 Regular season Scotty Munro Memorial Trophy Calgary Hitmen (2) Four Broncos Memorial Trophy Brad Moran (Calgary Hitmen) Bob Clarke Trophy Brad Moran (Calgary Hitmen) WHL 1998–99 2000–01 1999–2000 CHL season #4B489D #FFFFFF Canadian Hockey League Ice hockey 54 OHL QMJHL WHL Memorial Cup Rimouski Océanic (QMJHL) 1 Barrie Colts (OHL) The 1999–2000 WHL season was the 34th season of the Western Hockey League (WHL). The season featured eighteen teams and a 72-game season. The Calgary Hitmen won their second consecutive Scotty Munro Memorial Trophy for having the league's best regular season record. In the playoffs, the Kootenay Ice won the franchise's first President's Cup in just their second season playing in Cranbrook, British Columbia. League notes The WHL followed the lead of the National Hockey League and adopted both 4-on-4 overtime and a standings format that saw teams losing in overtime earn one point. Regular season Final standings main WDL OT East Division no yes yes no before 2 yes qualified for playoffs SWI Swift Current Broncos x SAS Saskatoon Blades x REG Regina Pats x PRI Prince Albert Raiders x MOO Moose Jaw Warriors x BRA Brandon Wheat Kings 47 18 4 3 257 170 34 27 8 3 216 223 32 29 6 5 234 255 26 33 6 7 221 257 25 34 9 4 221 259 25 38 4 5 212 260 complete main WDL OT Central Division no yes yes no before 2 yes qualified for playoffs CAL Calgary Hitmen x KOO Kootenay Ice x RED Red Deer Rebels x LET Lethbridge Hurricanes MED Medicine Hat Tigers 58 10 2 2 313 182 44 14 11 3 275 200 32 31 9 0 227 229 25 38 4 5 220 250 21 39 6 6 222 295 complete main WDL OT West Division no yes yes no before 2 yes qualified for playoffs SPO Spokane Chiefs x PRI Prince George Cougars x SEA Seattle Thunderbirds x KAM Kamloops Blazers x KEL Kelowna Rockets x TRI Tri-City Americans x POR Portland Winter Hawks 47 19 4 2 272 191 43 20 4 5 279 228 34 26 8 4 250 221 36 30 5 1 244 228 25 40 4 3 193 228 24 39 7 2 231 288 16 49 7 0 173 296 complete Scoring leaders Note: GP = Games played; G = Goals; A = Assists; Pts = Points; PIM = Penalties in minutes Player Team GP G A Pts PIM Brad Moran Calgary Hitmen 72 48 72 120 84 Pavel Brendl Calgary Hitmen 61 59 52 111 91 Radek Duda Lethbridge Hurricanes 69 42 64 106 190 Layne Ulmer Swift Current Broncos 71 50 54 104 66 Justin Mapletoft Red Deer Rebels 72 39 57 96 135 Tim Smith Spokane Chiefs 71 26 70 96 61 Trent Hunter Prince George Cougars 67 46 49 95 47 Mike G. Green Kootenay Ice 69 43 49 92 63 Zdenek Blatny Seattle/Kootenay 68 47 44 91 131 Jeremy Reich Swift Current Broncos 72 33 58 91 167 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% GAABryce WandlerSwift Current Broncos56 3257 37 15 2 112 6 .919 2.06Brent KrahnCalgary Hitmen39 2316 33 6 0 92 4 .912 2.38Dan BlackburnKootenay Ice51 3004 34 8 7 126 3 .912 2.52Tyler MacKaySaskatoon/Spokane42 2357 25 11 2 109 2 .883 2.77Cam OndrikMedicine Hat/Saskatoon58 3381 30 24 4 159 4 .908 2.82 2000 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 E5 Moose Jaw 0 E2 Saskatoon 4 E3 Regina 3 C2 Kootenay 4 C3 Red Deer 0 E1 Swift Current 4 E4 Prince Albert 2 W1 Spokane 4 W6 Tri-City 0 W2 Prince George 4 W5 Kelowna 1 W3 Seattle 4 W4 Kamloops 0 C1 Calgary 4 E2 Saskatoon 0 C2 Kootenay 4 E1 Swift Current 2 W1 Spokane bye W2 Prince George 3 W3 Seattle 0 C1 Calgary 1 C2 Kootenay 4 W1 Spokane 4 W2 Prince George 1 C2 Kootenay 4 W1 Spokane 2 Conference quarterfinals Eastern Conference Calgary vs. Moose Jaw Date Away Home March 29 Moose Jaw 4 5 Calgary OT March 30 Moose Jaw 3 6 Calgary April 1 Calgary 4 2 Moose Jaw April 2 Calgary 8 2 Moose Jaw Calgary wins series 4–0 Kootenay vs. Red Deer Date Away Home March 30 Red Deer 4 7 Kootenay March 31 Red Deer 0 8 Kootenay April 2 Kootenay 7 4 Red Deer April 3 Kootenay 2 1 Red Deer OT Kootenay wins series 4–0 Swift Current vs. Prince Albert Date Away Home March 30 Prince Albert 3 2 Swift Current March 31 Prince Albert 2 6 Swift Current April 2 Swift Current 4 2 Prince Albert April 3 Swift Current 2 5 Prince Albert April 5 Prince Albert 3 6 Swift Current April 7 Swift Current 4 3 Prince Albert Swift Current wins series 4–2 Saskatoon vs. Regina Date Away Home March 29 Regina 6 4 Saskatoon March 31 Saskatoon 1 6 Regina April 1 Regina 0 3 Saskatoon April 3 Saskatoon 6 3 Regina April 5 Regina 0 4 Saskatoon April 7 Saskatoon 2 7 Regina April 8 Regina 1 5 Saskatoon Saskatoon wins series 4–3 Western Conference Spokane vs. Tri-City Date Away Home March 29 Tri-City 1 8 Spokane March 31 Spokane 6 2 Tri-City April 1 Spokane 3 2 Tri-City April 5 Tri-City 0 2 Spokane Spokane wins series 4–0 Seattle vs. Kamloops Date Away Home April 1 Kamloops 2 5 Seattle April 2 Kamloops 2 7 Seattle April 4 Seattle 3 2 Kamloops April 5 Seattle 5 2 Kamloops Seattle wins series 4–0 Prince George vs. Kelowna Date Away Home March 31 Kelowna 4 2 Prince George April 1 Kelowna 0 4 Prince George April 4 Prince George 4 1 Kelowna April 5 Prince George 4 2 Kelowna April 7 Kelowna 3 4 Prince George OT Prince George wins series 4–1 Conference semifinals Eastern Conference Calgary vs. Saskatoon Date Away Home April 10 Saskatoon 0 7 Calgary April 11 Saskatoon 2 6 Calgary April 13 Calgary 6 2 Saskatoon April 14 Calgary 4 2 Saskatoon Calgary wins series 4–0 Kootenay vs. Swift Current Date Away Home April 10 Swift Current 2 1 Kootenay April 11 Swift Current 2 6 Kootenay April 13 Kootenay 1 2 Swift Current April 14 Kootenay 4 2 Swift Current April 16 Swift Current 1 6 Kootenay April 18 Kootenay 3 1 Swift Current Kootenay wins series 4–2 Western Conference Prince George vs. Seattle Date Away Home April 13 Seattle 2 5 Prince George April 14 Seattle 0 7 Prince George April 16 Prince George 4 2 Seattle Prince George wins series 3–0 Spokane earns bye Conference finals Eastern Conference Western Conference Calgary vs. Kootenay Date Away Home April 21 Kootenay 2 3 Calgary April 22 Kootenay 3 2 Calgary April 25 Calgary 2 3 Kootenay April 26 Calgary 2 3 Kootenay April 29 Kootenay 6 5 Calgary OT Kootenay wins series 4–1 Prince George vs. Spokane Date Away Home April 23 Prince George 4 5 Spokane April 24 Prince George 3 4 Spokane April 25 Spokane 0 3 Prince George April 28 Spokane 4 3 Prince George OT April 29 Spokane 4 2 Prince George Spokane wins series 4–1 WHL Championship Kootenay vs. Spokane Date Away Home May 5 Spokane 3 2 Kootenay May 6 Spokane 3 2 Kootenay May 9 Kootenay 3 2 Spokane May 10 Kootenay 4 1 Spokane May 12 Spokane 1 2 Kootenay May 13 Kootenay 1 0 Spokane Kootenay wins series 4–2 All-Star game On January 19, the Eastern Conference defeated the Western Conference 10–9 at Kelowna, British Columbia before a crowd of 5,420. WHL awards Four Broncos Memorial Trophy (Player of the Year): Brad Moran, Calgary HitmenDaryl K. (Doc) Seaman Trophy (Scholastic Player of the Year): Chris Nielson, Calgary HitmenScholastic Team of the Year: Portland WinterhawksBob Clarke Trophy (Top scorer): Brad Moran, Calgary HitmenBrad Hornung Trophy (Most Sportsmanlike Player): Trent Hunter, Prince George CougarsBill Hunter Trophy (Top Defenseman): Micki Dupont, Kamloops BlazersJim Piggott Memorial Trophy (Rookie of the Year): Dan Blackburn, Kootenay IceDel Wilson Trophy (Top Goaltender): Bryce Wandler, Swift Current BroncosDunc McCallum Memorial Trophy (Coach of the Year): Todd McLellan, Swift Current BroncosLloyd Saunders Memorial Trophy (Executive of the Year): Tim Speltz, Spokane ChiefsScotty Munro Memorial Trophy (Best regular season record): Calgary HitmenAllen Paradice Memorial Trophy (Top Official): Mike HasenfratzSt. Clair Group Trophy (Marketing/Public Relations Award): Mike Jenkins, Prince Albert RaidersWHL Humanitarian of the Year: Chris Nielson, Calgary HitmenWHL Plus-Minus Award: Kenton Smith, Calgary HitmenWHL Playoff Most Valuable Player: Dan Blackburn, Kootenay Ice All-Star teams Eastern Conference First Team Second Team Goal Bryce Wandler Swift Current Broncos Dan Blackburn Kootenay IceDefense Steve McCarthy Kootenay Ice Barret Jackman Regina Pats Lawrence Nycholat Swift Current Broncos Matt Kinch Calgary HitmenForward Justin Mapletoft Red Deer Rebels Zdenek Blatny Kootenay Ice Brad Moran Calgary Hitmen Pavel Brendl Calgary Hitmen Layne Ulmer Swift Current Broncos Mike Green Kootenay IceWestern Conference First Team Second Team Goal Kevin Swanson Kelowna Rockets unknown Defense Micki DuPont Kamloops Blazers Garry Toor Prince George Cougars Forward Trent Hunter Prince George Cougars Tyler Bouck Prince George Cougars Tim Smith Spokane Chiefs See also 2000 Memorial Cup 2000 NHL entry draft 1999 in sports 2000 in sports References 2005–06 WHL Guide 1998–99 WHL season 2000–01 WHL season WHL seasons Category:Western Hockey League seasons WHL WHL