ECHL 1998/99

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The 1998/99 season was the eleventh regular season of the East Coast Hockey League (ECHL). The 27 teams completed 70 matches each in the regular season . The team with the highest points in the regular season was the Pee Dee Pride , while the Mississippi Sea Wolves won their first ever Kelly Cup in the play-offs .

Team changes

The following changes were made before the start of the season:

• The Louisville River Frogs were relocated to Miami , Florida , and from then on played under the name Miami Matadors .
• The Raleigh Icecaps were relocated to Augusta , Georgia , and from then on played under the name Augusta Lynx .
• The Florida Everblades were added to the league as an expansion team.
• The Greenville Grrrowl 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

Northern Conference

Northeast Division	GP	W.	L.	SOL	GF	GA	Pts
Roanoke Express	70	38	22nd	10	224	201	86
Hampton Roads Admirals	70	38	24	8th	215	213	84
Richmond Renegades	70	40	27	3	239	196	83
Chesapeake Icebreakers	70	34	25th	11	229	206	79
Johnstown Chiefs	70	27	34	9	218	265	63

Northwest Division	GP	W.	L.	SOL	GF	GA	Pts
Columbus Chill	70	39	24	7th	257	242	85
Peoria Rivermen	70	39	25th	6th	243	230	84
Toledo Storm	70	39	26th	5	256	246	83
Dayton Bombers	70	34	27	9	239	241	77
Huntington Blizzard	70	31	33	6th	221	253	68
Wheeling Nailers	70	27	37	6th	206	249	60

Southern Conference

Southeast Division	GP	W.	L.	SOL	GF	GA	Pts
Pee Dee Pride	70	51	15th	4th	289	191	106
Florida Everblades	70	45	20th	5	253	180	95
South Carolina Stingrays	70	40	20th	10	235	216	90
Augusta Lynx	70	38	27	5	235	233	81
Jacksonville Lizard Kings	70	35	33	2	235	255	72
Charlotte Checkers	70	29	30th	11	221	262	69
Miami matadors	70	28	32	10	208	266	66
Greenville Grrrowl	70	26th	33	11	208	241	63

Southwest Division	GP	W.	L.	SOL	GF	GA	Pts
Louisiana IceGators	70	46	18th	6th	297	205	98
Mississippi Sea Wolves	70	41	22nd	7th	251	215	89
Birmingham Bulls	70	37	29	4th	251	267	78
New Orleans Brass	70	30th	27	13	244	261	73
Mobile mysticks	70	31	31	8th	231	259	70
Baton Rouge Kingfish	70	30th	30th	10	222	228	70
Tallahassee Tiger Sharks	70	27	34	9	212	250	63
Pensacola Ice Pilots	70	25th	41	4th	199	267	54

Kelly Cup Playoffs

Southern Conference qualification

• (S6) Augusta Lynx - (S11) Baton Rouge Kingfish 0: 2
• (S8) New Orleans Brass - (S9) Jacksonville Lizard Kings 2-0
• (S7) Birmingham Bulls - (S10) Mobile Mysticks 2-0

Tournament schedule

First round

Second round

Third round

Kelly Cup Final

N1

Roanoke Express

3

N8

Dayton Bombers

1

N1

Roanoke Express

3

N7

Chesapeake Icebreakers

1

N2

Columbus Chill

1

N7

Chesapeake Icebreakers

3

N1

Roanoke Express

0

N5

Richmond Renegades

4th

N3

Peoria Rivermen

1

N6

Toledo Storm

3

N6

Toledo Storm

0

N5

Richmond Renegades

3

N4

Hampton Roads Admirals

1

N5

Richmond Renegades

3

N5

Richmond Renegades

3

S5

Mississippi Sea Wolves

4th

S1

Pee Dee Pride

3

S11

Baton Rouge Kingfish

1

S1

Pee Dee Pride

3

S8

New Orleans Brass

1

S2

Louisiana IceGators

2

S8

New Orleans Brass

3

S1

Pee Dee Pride

1

S5

Mississippi Sea Wolves

4th

S3

Florida Everblades

3

S7

Birmingham Bulls

0

S3

Florida Everblades

0

S5

Mississippi Sea Wolves

3

S4

South Carolina Stingrays

0

S5

Mississippi Sea Wolves

3

Kelly Cup winner

Kelly Cup winner Mississippi Sea Wolves

Sean Blanchard , Cody Bowtell , Andrew Dale , Brad Essex , Quinn Fair , Kevin Hilton , Kelly Hurd , Karl Infanger , John Kosobud , Michail Krawez , DJ Mando , Troy Mann , Mike Martone , Václav Nedomanský , Patrick Rochon , Mark Rupnow , Chris Schmidt , Travis Scott , Chuck Thuss , Bob Woods Trainer: Bruce Boudreau

Awarded trophies

Award	player	team
John Brophy Award Best Trainer	Bob Ferguson	Florida Everblades
ECHL Most Valuable Player Best player of the regular season	Chris Valicevic	Louisiana IceGators
Kelly Cup Playoffs Most Valuable Player Best player of the playoffs	Travis Scott	Mississippi Sea Wolves
ECHL Rookie of the Year Best rookie of the regular season	Maxim Gingras	Richmond Renegades
ECHL Goaltender of the Year Best goalkeeper of the regular season	Maxim Gingras	Richmond Renegades
ECHL Defenseman of the Year Best Regular Season Defender	Chris Valicevic	Louisiana IceGators
ECHL Leading Scorer Best scorer of the regular season	John Spoltore	Louisiana IceGators
ECHL Sportsmanship Award High sporting standard and exemplary behavior	Jamie Ling	Dayton Bombers
Kelly Cup winner of the ECHL playoffs	Mississippi Sea Wolves
Henry Brabham Cup Best team of the regular season	Pee Dee Pride
Northern Conference Champion Best team in the Northern Conference	Richmond Renegades
Southern Conference Champion Best team in the Southern Conference	Mississippi Sea Wolves

Web links

• Official website of the ECHL
• Statistics on hockeydb.com