IHL 1999/2000

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The 1999/2000 season was the 55th regular season of the International Hockey League . During the regular season, the 13 teams played 82 games each. In the play-offs, the Chicago Wolves prevailed and won the second Turner Cup in their club history.

Team changes

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

The Fort Wayne Komets moved to the United Hockey League .
The Indianapolis Ice moved to the Central Hockey League .
The Las Vegas Thunder stopped playing.

Regular season

Closing table

Abbreviations: GP = games, W = wins, L = defeats, T = draws, OTL = defeat after overtime , GF = goals scored, GA = goals conceded, Pts = points

Eastern Conference

	GP	W.	L.	OTL	GF	GA	Pts
Grand Rapids Griffins	82	51	22nd	9	254	200	111
Orlando Solar Bears	82	47	23	12	250	202	106
Cincinnati Cyclones	82	44	30th	8th	244	246	96
Cleveland Lumberjacks	82	40	30th	12	225	238	92
Milwaukee Admirals	82	37	36	9	222	246	83
Michigan K-Wings	82	33	37	12	178	223	78
Detroit Vipers	82	22nd	52	8th	163	277	52

Western Conference

	GP	W.	L.	OTL	GF	GA	Pts
Chicago Wolves	82	53	21st	8th	270	228	114
Utah grizzlies	82	45	25th	12	265	220	102
Houston Eros	82	44	29	9	219	197	97
Long Beach Ice Dogs	82	44	31	7th	234	216	95
Manitoba mosses	82	37	31	14th	227	237	88
Kansas City Blades	82	36	37	9	249	270	81

Turner Cup Playoffs

Turner Cup pre-playoffs

Turner Cup Quarter Finals

Turner Cup semi-finals

Turner Cup Final

E1

Grand Rapids Griffins

4th

E4

Cleveland Lumberjacks

2

E4

Cleveland Lumberjacks

2

E5

Milwaukee Admirals

1

E1

Grand Rapids Griffins

4th

Eastern Conference

E3

Cincinnati Cyclones

1

E2

Orlando Solar Bears

2

E3

Cincinnati Cyclones

4th

E1

Grand Rapids Griffins

2

W1

Chicago Wolves

4th

W1

Chicago Wolves

4th

W4

Long Beach Ice Dogs

0

W4

Long Beach Ice Dogs

2

W5

Manitoba mosses

0

W1

Chicago Wolves

4th

Western Conference

W3

Houston Eros

2

W2

Utah grizzlies

1

W3

Houston Eros

4th

Turner Cup winner

Turner Cup winner Chicago Wolves	Goalkeepers: Andrei Trefilow , Wendell Young Defenders: Greg Andrusak , Kevin Dahl , Gord Dineen , Dallas Eakins , Glen Featherstone , Chris LiPuma , Dean Malkoc , Bob Nardella , Tom Tilley Attackers: Niklas Andersson , Sean Berens , Chris Ferraro , Daniel Lacroix , Guy Larose , Steve Larouche , Lonnie Loach , David Mackey , Steve Maltais , Chris Marinucci , Brian Noonan , Scott Pearson , Dan Plante , Derek Plante Head Coach: John Anderson General Manager: Kevin Cheveldayoff

Awarded trophies

Team trophies

Award	team
Turner Cup winner of the IHL playoffs	Chicago Wolves
Fred A. Huber Trophy Best team of the regular season	Chicago Wolves

Individual trophies

Award	player	team
James Gatschene Memorial Trophy MVP of the regular season	Nikolai Chabibulin	Long Beach Ice Dogs
	Frédéric Chabot	Houston Eros
Leo P. Lamoureux Memorial Trophy Best Scorer	Steve Maltais	Chicago Wolves
Larry D. Gordon Trophy Best Defender	Brett Hauer	Manitoba mosses
James Norris Memorial Trophy Goalkeeper with the fewest goals against	Frédéric Chabot	Houston Eros
Garry F. Longman Memorial Trophy Best Rookie	Nils Ekman	Long Beach Ice Dogs
Ken McKenzie Trophy Best American Rookie	Andrew Berenzweig	Milwaukee Admirals
Commissioner's Trophy Best Trainer	Guy Charron	Grand Rapids Griffins
Ironman Award player with all season appearances and consistently high performances	Steve Maltais	Chicago Wolves
IHL Man of the Year Player / person with a special commitment to society	Pat MacLeod	Cincinnati Cyclones
John Cullen Award player with a powerful comeback after a long injury	Steve Larouche	Chicago Wolves
Norman R. "Bud" Poile Trophy MVP of the Turner Cup Playoffs	Andrei Trefilow	Chicago Wolves

Web links

1999/2000 season on hockeydb.com (English)