1998-99 WHL season

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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.

League notes

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

Regular season

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

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; 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

WHL Playoffs

Conference Quarterfinals

• Top eight teams in the Eastern Conference (East and Central divsions) qualified for playoffs
• Top six teams in the Western Conference (division) qualified for the playoffs

Eastern Conference

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Western Conference

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Conference semifinals

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Conference finals

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WHL Championship

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

See also

• 1999 Memorial Cup
• 1999 NHL Entry Draft
• 1998 in sports
• 1999 in sports

References

• [whl.ca]
• 2005-06 WHL Guide

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