Series A1 1998/99

Series A1
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Master:	HC Merano
• Series A1

The 1998/99 season was the 65th season of Serie A1 , the highest Italian ice hockey division . Champion was for the second time in the history of the HC Meran club .

mode

In the main round, each of the nine teams played a total of 16 games. The eight best-placed teams qualified for the playoffs in which the champions were played out. Each team received two points for a win after regular time and after extra time, one point for a loss after extra time and zero points for a loss after regular time. In addition, the teams received a certain number of bonus points according to their placement in the Alpine League .

Main round

The team of SG Cortina played their home games in the absence of a suitable ice rink in Milan, but the club's headquarters remained in Cortina d'Ampezzo .

table

	club	Sp	S.	N (OT + SO)	Gates	Points (bonus)
1.	HC Bolzano	16	12	4 (0)	94:58	37 (13)
2.	HC Merano	16	12	4 (1)	95:58	36 (11)
3.	SG Milano-Cortina	16	11	5 (1)	65:47	33 (10)
4th	Asiago Hockey	16	9	7 (3)	92:66	32 (11)
5.	WSV Sterzing Broncos	16	9	7 (1)	79:65	30 (12) *
6th	SHC Fassa	16	9	7 (1)	69:59	25 (6)
7th	HC Alleghe	16	5	11 (1)	58:90	17 (6)
8th.	HC Bruneck	16	3	13 (2)	55: 101	13 (5)
9.	HC Courmaosta	16	2	14 (1)	45: 108	8 (3)

Sp = games, W = wins, U = draws, N = defeats

• (Sterzing received one penalty point)

Playoffs

	Quarter finals					Semifinals					final
	1	HC Bolzano	3
	8th	HC Bruneck	0
						1	HC Bolzano	3
						5	WSV Sterzing Broncos	0
	4th	Asiago Hockey	0
	5	WSV Sterzing Broncos	3
											1	HC Bolzano	0
											2	HC Merano	3
	2	HC Merano	3
	7th	HC Alleghe	0
						2	HC Merano	3
						3	SG Cortina	1
	3	SG Cortina	3
	6th	SHC Fassa	1

Champions team

Massimo Ansoldi , Christian Borgatello , Massimiliano Boriero , Markus Brunner , Scott Campbell , Christian Campeau , Pierangelo Cibien , Luigi Da Corte Zandatina , Ryan Duthie , Harald Egger , Martin Götsch , Dmitri Gogoljew , Ingemar Gruber , Jason Jennings , Richard Laplante , Åke Lilljebjörn , Brian McColgan , Karel Metelka , Willy Niederegger , Jens Nordin , Roland Pircher , Christian Timpone , Jari Torkki , Michail Wolkow . Coach: Miroslav Fryčer

Web links

• Federazione Italiana Sport del Ghiaccio
• Playing time at hockeyarchives.info (French)
• Playing time at hockeytime.net (Italian)