1998–99 AHL season

August 2023 March 2026 1998–99 AHL season American Hockey League Ice hockey Regular season Macgregor Kilpatrick Trophy Providence Bruins Randy Robitaille Les Cunningham Award Domenic Pittis John B. Sollenberger Trophy Playoffs 1999 Calder Cup playoffs Calder Cup Providence Bruins Rochester Americans Peter Ferraro Jack A. Butterfield Trophy 1997–98 1999–2000 List of AHL seasons AHL The 1998–99 AHL season was the 63rd season of the American Hockey League. Nineteen teams played 80 games each in the schedule. The Providence Bruins finished first overall in the regular season, and won their first Calder Cup championship. Team changes The Lowell Lock Monsters join the AHL as an expansion team, based in Lowell, Massachusetts, playing in the Atlantic Division. Final standings #97DEFF y– darkgray indicates team clinched division and a playoff spot #bbffbb x– darkgray indicates team clinched a playoff spot #ffcccc e– darkgray indicates team was eliminated from playoff contention Eastern Conference Atlantic Division GP Games played W Wins L Losses T Ties OTL Overtime losses Pts Points GF Goals for GA Goals against y–Lowell Lock Monsters (NYI) 80 33 32 13 2 81 219 237 x–St. John's Maple Leafs (TOR) 80 34 35 7 4 79 246 270 x–Fredericton Canadiens (MTL) 80 33 36 6 5 77 246 246 x–Saint John Flames (CGY) 80 31 40 8 1 71 238 296 e–Portland Pirates (CHI/WSH) 80 23 48 7 2 55 214 273 New England Division GP Games played W Wins L Losses T Ties OTL Overtime losses Pts Points GF Goals for GA Goals against y–Providence Bruins (BOS) 80 56 16 4 4 120 321 223 x–Hartford Wolf Pack (NYR) 80 38 31 5 6 87 256 256 x–Springfield Falcons (LAK/PHX) 80 35 35 9 1 80 245 232 x–Worcester IceCats (STL) 80 34 36 8 2 78 237 260 e–Beast of New Haven (CAR/FLA) 80 33 35 7 5 78 240 250 Western Conference Empire State Division GP Games played W Wins L Losses T Ties OTL Overtime losses Pts Points GF Goals for GA Goals against y–Rochester Americans (BUF) 80 52 21 6 1 111 287 176 x–Albany River Rats (NJD) 80 46 26 6 2 100 275 230 x–Hamilton Bulldogs (EDM) 80 40 29 7 4 91 229 206 x–Adirondack Red Wings (DET) 80 21 48 8 3 53 184 280 e–Syracuse Crunch (PIT/VAN) 80 18 50 9 3 48 220 327 Mid-Atlantic Division GP Games played W Wins L Losses T Ties OTL Overtime losses Pts Points GF Goals for GA Goals against y–Philadelphia Phantoms (PHI) 80 47 22 9 2 105 272 221 x–Kentucky Thoroughblades (FLA/SJS) 80 44 26 7 3 98 272 214 x–Hershey Bears (COL) 80 37 32 10 1 85 242 224 x–Cincinnati Mighty Ducks (ANA) 80 35 39 4 2 76 227 249 Scoring leaders Note: GP = Games played; G = Goals; A = Assists; Pts = Points; PIM = Penalty minutes Player Team GP G A Pts PIM Domenic Pittis Rochester Americans763866104108 Randy Robitaille Providence Bruins74287410234 John Madden Albany River Rats 753860 98 44 Peter White Philadelphia Phantoms 773159 90 20 Jim Montgomery Philadelphia Phantoms 782958 87 89 Steve Brule Albany River Rats 783252 84 35 Richard Park Philadelphia Phantoms 754142 83 33 Lonny Bohonos St. John's Maple Leafs 703448 82 40 Craig Fisher Rochester Americans702952 81 28 Shane Willis Beast of New Haven 733150 81 49 complete list Calder Cup playoffs 1999 Calder Cup playoffs Division Semifinals Division Finals Conference Finals Calder Cup Final Eastern Conference Western Conference Atlantic Division New England Division Empire State Division Mid-Atlantic Division A1 Lowell A4 Saint John 0 3 A2 St. John's A3 Fredericton 2 3 N1 Providence N4 Worcester 3 1 N2 Hartford N3 Springfield 3 0 E1 Rochester E4 Adirondack 3 0 E2 Albany E3 Hamilton 2 3 M1 Philadelphia M4 Cincinnati 3 0 M2 Kentucky M3 Hershey 3 2 A4 Saint John A3 Fredericton 0 4 N1 Providence N2 Hartford 4 0 E1 Rochester E3 Hamilton 4 2 M1 Philadelphia M2 Kentucky 4 3 A3 Fredericton N1 Providence 2 4 E1 Rochester M1 Philadelphia 4 2 N1 Providence E1 Rochester 4 1 All Star Classic The 12th AHL All-Star Game was played on January 25, 1999, at the First Union Center in Philadelphia. Team PlanetUSA defeated Team Canada 5–4 in a shootout. In the skills competition held the day before the All-Star Game, Team Canada won 15–12 over Team PlanetUSA. Trophy and award winners Team awards Calder CupPlayoff champions: Providence Bruins Richard F. Canning TrophyEastern Conference playoff champions: Providence Bruins Robert W. Clarke TrophyWestern Conference playoff champions: Rochester Americans Macgregor Kilpatrick TrophyRegular season champions, League: Providence Bruins Frank Mathers TrophyRegular Season champions, Mid-Atlantic Division: Philadelphia Phantoms F. G. "Teddy" Oke TrophyRegular Season champions, New England Division: Providence Bruins Sam Pollock TrophyRegular Season champions, Atlantic Division: Lowell Lock Monsters John D. Chick TrophyRegular Season champions, Empire State Division: Rochester Americans Individual awards Les Cunningham AwardMost valuable player: Randy Robitaille – Providence Bruins John B. Sollenberger TrophyTop point scorer: Domenic Pittis – Rochester Americans Dudley "Red" Garrett Memorial AwardRookie of the year: Shane Willis – Beast of New Haven Eddie Shore AwardDefenceman of the year: Ken Sutton – Albany River Rats Aldege "Baz" Bastien Memorial AwardBest Goaltender: Martin Biron – Rochester Americans Harry "Hap" Holmes Memorial AwardLowest goals against average: Martin Biron & Tom Draper – Rochester Americans Louis A.R. Pieri Memorial AwardCoach of the year: Peter Laviolette – Providence Bruins Fred T. Hunt Memorial AwardSportsmanship / Perseverance: Mitch Lamoureux – Hershey Bears Yanick Dupre Memorial AwardCommunity Service Award: Brent Thompson – Hartford Wolf Pack Jack A. Butterfield TrophyMVP of the playoffs: Peter Ferraro – Providence Bruins Other awards James C. Hendy Memorial AwardMost outstanding executive: Jody Gage, Rochester Americans Thomas Ebright Memorial AwardCareer contributions: Gordon Anziano James H. Ellery Memorial Awards Outstanding media coverage: Phil Janack, Albany, (newspaper)Tim Woodburn, Kentucky, (radio)Cable Atlantic, St. John's, (television) Ken McKenzie AwardOutstanding marketing executive: Cary Kaplan, Hamilton Bulldogs See also List of AHL seasons References AHL official site AHL Hall of Fame HockeyDB 1997–98 AHL season 1999–2000 AHL season AHL seasons Category:American Hockey League seasons 2 2