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.

Contents 1 League notes 2 Regular season 2.1 Final standings 2.2 Scoring leaders 2.3 Goaltending leaders 3 WHL Playoffs 3.1 Conference quarterfinals 3.1.1 Eastern Conference 3.1.2 Western Conference 3.2 Conference semifinals 3.3 Conference finals 3.4 WHL Championship 4 All-Star Game 5 WHL awards 6 See also 7 References

[edit] League notes

• The Edmonton Ice relocated to Cranbrook, British Columbia to become the Kootenay Ice.

[edit] Regular season

[edit] Final standings

East Division	GP	W	L	T	Pts	GF	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

Central Division	GP	W	L	T	Pts	GF	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

West Division	GP	W	L	T	Pts	GF	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

[edit] 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

[edit] 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

Player	Team	GP	TOI	W	L	T	GA	SO	SV%	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

[edit] WHL Playoffs

[edit] 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

[edit] 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

[edit] Western Conference

Kamloops vs. Kelowna Date Away Home March 25 Kelowna 1 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

[edit] 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

[edit] 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

[edit] WHL Championship

Calgary vs. Kamloops Date Away Home April 30 Kamloops 4 2 Calgary May 2 Kamloops 0 5 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 [edit] All-Star Game On January 20, the Western Conference defeated the Eastern Conference 11–9 at Lethbridge, Alberta before a crowd of 5,071. [edit] WHL awards 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 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 [edit] See also 1999 Memorial Cup 1999 NHL Entry Draft 1998 in sports 1999 in sports [edit] References whl.ca 2005–06 WHL Guide Preceded by 1997–98 WHL season WHL seasons Succeeded by 1999–2000 WHL season