AHL 1998/99
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The 1998/99 season was the 63rd regular season of the American Hockey League (AHL). During the regular season, the 19 teams in the league played 80 games each. The eight best teams from the Eastern Conference and the Western Conference then played in a play-off round for the Calder Cup .
Team changes
The following changes were made before the start of the season:
- The Lowell Lock Monsters were added to the league as an expansion team.
Regular season
Closing tables
Abbreviations: GP = games, W = wins, L = defeats, T = draws, OTL = defeat after overtime , GF = goals scored, GA = goals conceded, Pts = points
Explanations: The placement within the conference is shown in brackets; = Playoff qualification, = division winner, = conference winner
Eastern Conference
Atlantic Division | GP | W. | L. | T | OTL | GF | GA | Pts |
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Lowell Lock Monsters | 80 | 33 | 32 | 13 | 2 | 219 | 237 | 81 |
St. John's Maple Leafs | 80 | 34 | 35 | 7th | 4th | 246 | 270 | 79 |
Fredericton Canadiens | 80 | 33 | 36 | 6th | 5 | 246 | 246 | 77 |
Saint John Flames | 80 | 31 | 40 | 8th | 1 | 238 | 296 | 71 |
Portland Pirates | 80 | 23 | 48 | 7th | 2 | 214 | 273 | 55 |
New England Division | GP | W. | L. | T | OTL | GF | GA | Pts |
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Providence Bruins | 80 | 56 | 16 | 4th | 4th | 321 | 223 | 120 |
Hartford Wolf Pack | 80 | 38 | 31 | 5 | 6th | 256 | 256 | 87 |
Springfield Falcons | 80 | 35 | 35 | 9 | 1 | 245 | 232 | 80 |
Worcester IceCats | 80 | 34 | 36 | 8th | 2 | 237 | 260 | 78 |
Beast of New Haven | 80 | 33 | 35 | 7th | 5 | 240 | 250 | 78 |
Western Conference
Empire State Division | GP | W. | L. | T | OTL | GF | GA | Pts |
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Rochester Americans | 80 | 52 | 21st | 6th | 1 | 287 | 176 | 111 |
Albany River Rats | 80 | 46 | 26th | 6th | 2 | 275 | 230 | 100 |
Hamilton Bulldogs | 80 | 40 | 29 | 7th | 4th | 229 | 206 | 91 |
Adirondack Red Wings | 80 | 21st | 48 | 8th | 3 | 184 | 280 | 53 |
Syracuse crunch | 80 | 18th | 50 | 9 | 3 | 220 | 327 | 48 |
Mid-Atlantic Division | GP | W. | L. | T | OTL | GF | GA | Pts |
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Philadelphia Phantoms | 80 | 47 | 22nd | 9 | 2 | 272 | 221 | 105 |
Kentucky Thoroughblades | 80 | 44 | 26th | 7th | 3 | 272 | 214 | 98 |
Hershey Bears | 80 | 37 | 32 | 10 | 1 | 242 | 224 | 85 |
Cincinnati Mighty Ducks | 80 | 35 | 39 | 4th | 2 | 227 | 249 | 76 |
Best scorer
Abbreviations: GP = games, G = goals, A = assists , Pts = points, +/- = plus / minus , PIM = penalty minutes; Bold: Season best
player | team | GP | G | A. | Pts | PIM |
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Domenico Pittis | Rochester Americans | 76 | 38 | 66 | 104 | 108 |
Randy Robitaille | Providence Bruins | 74 | 28 | 74 | 102 | 34 |
John Madden | Albany River Rats | 75 | 38 | 60 | 98 | 44 |
Peter White | Philadelphia Phantoms | 77 | 31 | 59 | 90 | 20th |
Jim Montgomery | Philadelphia Phantoms | 78 | 29 | 58 | 87 | 89 |
Steve Brulé | Albany River Rats | 78 | 32 | 52 | 84 | 35 |
Richard Park | Philadelphia Phantoms | 75 | 41 | 42 | 83 | 33 |
Lonny Bohonos | St. John's Maple Leafs | 70 | 34 | 48 | 82 | 40 |
Craig Fisher | Rochester Americans | 70 | 29 | 52 | 81 | 28 |
Shane Willis | Beast of New Haven | 73 | 31 | 50 | 81 | 49 |
Calder Cup playoffs
mode
The eight best teams each qualified for the playoffs in the Eastern Conference and Western Conference . From each division, four of the best four teams qualified for the playoffs. Only the fifth placed in the larger New England Division and Empire State Division were excluded from the playoffs, regardless of the season's performance. So it happened that the team Beast of New Haven with 78 points as fifth in the New England Division in the regular season was better than four later playoff participants, but the season was over for them.
In the first three playoff rounds, the winners of the Eastern and Western divisions were played, which then met in the final of the Calder Cup. While the first playoff round was played in best-of-five mode, all other play-offs and the final were played in best-of-seven mode.
Playoff tree
Semifinals division | Division Finals | Conference Finals | Calder Cup Finals | |||||||||||||||
A1 | Lowell Lock Monsters | 0 | ||||||||||||||||
A4 | Saint John Flames | 3 | ||||||||||||||||
A4 | Saint John Flames | 0 | ||||||||||||||||
A3 | Fredericton Canadiens | 4th | ||||||||||||||||
A2 | St. John's Maple Leafs | 2 | ||||||||||||||||
A3 | Fredericton Canadiens | 3 | ||||||||||||||||
A3 | Fredericton Canadiens | 2 | ||||||||||||||||
Eastern Conference | ||||||||||||||||||
N1 | Providence Bruins | 4th | ||||||||||||||||
N1 | Providence Bruins | 3 | ||||||||||||||||
N4 | Worcester IceCats | 1 | ||||||||||||||||
N1 | Providence Bruins | 4th | ||||||||||||||||
N2 | Hartford Wolf Pack | 0 | ||||||||||||||||
N2 | Hartford Wolf Pack | 3 | ||||||||||||||||
N3 | Springfield Falcons | 0 | ||||||||||||||||
N1 | Providence Bruins | 4th | ||||||||||||||||
E1 | Rochester Americans | 1 | ||||||||||||||||
E1 | Rochester Americans | 3 | ||||||||||||||||
E4 | Adirondack Red Wings | 0 | ||||||||||||||||
E1 | Rochester Americans | 4th | ||||||||||||||||
E3 | Hamilton Bulldogs | 2 | ||||||||||||||||
E2 | Albany River Rats | 2 | ||||||||||||||||
E3 | Hamilton Bulldogs | 3 | ||||||||||||||||
E1 | Rochester Americans | 4th | ||||||||||||||||
Western Conference | ||||||||||||||||||
M1 | Philadelphia Phantoms | 2 | ||||||||||||||||
M1 | Philadelphia Phantoms | 3 | ||||||||||||||||
M4 | Cincinnati Mighty Ducks | 0 | ||||||||||||||||
M1 | Philadelphia Phantoms | 4th | ||||||||||||||||
M2 | Kentucky Thoroughblades | 3 | ||||||||||||||||
M2 | Kentucky Thoroughblades | 3 | ||||||||||||||||
M3 | Hershey Bears | 2 |
Calder Cup winner
Calder Cup winner Providence Bruins |
Goalkeepers: David Brumby , John Grahame Defenders: Elias Abrahamsson , Johnathan Aitken , Steve Bancroft , Bob Beers , Jason McBain , Brandon Smith , Dennis Vaske , Terry Virtue Attackers: Jeremy Brown , Dan Ceman , Aaron Downey , Peter Ferraro , Jay Henderson , Steven King , Antti Laaksonen , Cameron Mann , Marquis Mathieu , Roger Maxwell , Eric Nickulas , Joel Prpic , Randy Robitaille , Andre Savage , John Spoltore , Landon Wilson Head Coach: Peter Laviolette General Manager: Harry Sinden |
Awarded trophies
Team trophies
Award | team |
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Calder Cup winners of the AHL playoffs |
Providence Bruins |
Richard F. Canning Trophy winner of the Eastern Conference Finals |
Providence Bruins |
Robert W. Clarke Trophy winner of the Western Conference Finals |
Rochester Americans |
Macgregor Kilpatrick Trophy Best Regular Season Team |
Providence Bruins |
Frank S. Mathers Trophy Best Team in the Mid-Atlantic Division |
Philadelphia Phantoms |
FG "Teddy" Oke Trophy Best team in the New England Division |
Providence Bruins |
Sam Pollock Trophy Best Team in the Atlantic Division |
Lowell Lock Monsters |
John D. Chick Trophy Best Team in the Empire State Division |
Rochester Americans |
Individual trophies
Award | player | team |
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Les Cunningham Award MVP of the regular season |
Randy Robitaille | Providence Bruins |
John B. Sollenberger Trophy Best Scorer |
Domenico Pittis | Rochester Americans |
Dudley "Red" Garrett Memorial Award Best Rookie |
Shane Willis | Beast of New Haven |
Eddie Shore Award Best Defender |
Ken Sutton | Albany River Rats |
Aldege "Baz" Bastien Memorial Award Best Goalkeeper |
Martin Biron | Rochester Americans |
Harry "Hap" Holmes Memorial Award Goalkeeper with the fewest goals conceded |
Martin Biron | Rochester Americans |
Tom Draper | ||
Louis AR Pieri Memorial Award Best Trainer |
Peter Laviolette | Providence Bruins |
Fred T. Hunt Memorial Award For the player who excels through fairness, commitment and dedication |
Mitch Lamoureux | Hershey Bears |
Yanick Dupré Memorial Award For the player who distinguishes himself through special commitment in society |
Brent Thompson | Hartford Wolf Pack |
Jack A. Butterfield Trophy MVP of the Calder Cup Playoffs |
Peter Ferraro | Providence Bruins |
Web links
- Official site of the AHL (English)