Junior ice hockey season
Sports season
Sports season
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 .
Map of WHL, 1998–97 to 2000–01
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Wheat Kings
Pats
Warriors
Raiders
Blades
Broncos
Tigers
Hurricanes
Rebels
Hitmen
Ice
Chiefs
Americans
Rockets
Blazers
Thunderbirds
Winterhawks
Cougars
East Division
Central Division
West Division
Note: GP = Games played; G = Goals; A = Assists; Pts = Points; PIM = Penalties in minutes
Goaltending leaders [ edit ] 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
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 Conference quarterfinals [ edit ] 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
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 [ edit ] 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
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
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
On January 20, the Western Conference defeated the Eastern Conference 11–9 at Lethbridge, Alberta before a crowd of 5,071.
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 : 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 : Andrew Ference , Portland Winter Hawks WHL Plus-Minus Award : Pavel Brendl , Calgary Hitmen WHL Playoff Most Valuable Player : Brad Moran , Calgary Hitmen
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