| 1999–2000 NAHL season | |
|---|---|
| League | North American Hockey League |
| Sport | Ice hockey |
| Duration | Regular season September 1999 – March 2000 Post-season April 6 – April 28, 2000 |
| Games | 56 |
| Teams | 11 |
| Regular season | |
| Season champions | Texas Tornado |
| Season MVP | Ron Vogel (Texas Tornado) |
| Top scorer | Colin Shields (Cleveland Jr. Barons) |
| Robertson Cup Playoffs | |
| Finals champions | Danville Wings |
| Runners-up | Texas Tornado |
| NAHL seasons | |
The1999–2000 NAHL season was the16th season of theNorth American Hockey League. The season ran from September 1999 to April 2000 with a 56-game schedule for each team. TheTexas Tornado won the regular season championship and went on be defeated by theDanville Wings 3 games to 0 for the Robertson Cup.
The standings at the end of the regular season were as follows:[1]
Note: x = clinched playoff berth; y = clinched division title; z = clinched regular season title
| Team | GP | W | L | OTL | Pts | GF | GA |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| xy –Detroit Compuware Ambassadors | 56 | 38 | 15 | 3 | 79 | 211 | 143 |
| x –Soo Indians | 56 | 35 | 15 | 6 | 76 | 187 | 142 |
| x –Cleveland Jr. Barons | 56 | 34 | 19 | 3 | 71 | 210 | 194 |
| x –USNTDP | 56 | 21 | 29 | 6 | 48 | 158 | 195 |
| Grand Rapids Bearcats/Rockets | 56 | 18 | 35 | 3 | 39 | 148 | 196 |
| Rochester Jr. Americans | 56 | 12 | 41 | 3 | 27 | 166 | 260 |
| Team | GP | W | L | OTL | Pts | GF | GA |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| xyz –Texas Tornado | 56 | 42 | 12 | 2 | 86 | 239 | 133 |
| x –Danville Wings | 56 | 36 | 13 | 7 | 79 | 201 | 175 |
| x –Springfield Jr. Blues | 56 | 28 | 24 | 4 | 60 | 190 | 183 |
| x –Chicago Freeze | 56 | 26 | 26 | 4 | 56 | 171 | 194 |
| St. Louis Sting | 56 | 18 | 35 | 3 | 39 | 164 | 230 |
The following players led the league in regular season points at the completion of all regular season games.[2]
| Player | Team | GP | G | A | Pts | PIM |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Colin Shields | Cleveland Jr. Barons | 55 | 46 | 49 | 95 | 40 |
| Jim Slater | Cleveland Jr. Barons | 56 | 35 | 50 | 85 | 129 |
| Craig Bushey | Cleveland Jr. Barons | 54 | 34 | 42 | 76 | 170 |
| Jason Deitsch | Texas Tornado | 55 | 29 | 40 | 69 | 120 |
| Don Patrick | Rochester Jr. Americans | 53 | 27 | 37 | 64 | 31 |
| Jason Guerriero | Texas Tornado | 48 | 24 | 37 | 61 | 117 |
| Eric Ortlip | St. Louis Sting | 51 | 28 | 30 | 58 | 45 |
| Eric Przepiorka | Chicago Freeze | 55 | 28 | 28 | 56 | 89 |
| Adam Nightingale | Soo Indians | 52 | 20 | 36 | 56 | 63 |
| Chris Lieckfield | Texas Tornado | 50 | 19 | 36 | 55 | 110 |
| Division Semifinals (Best-of-3) | Semifinal (Best-of-3) | Championship (Best-of-5) | ||||||||||||||||||||
| E1 | Detroit Compuware Ambassadors | 3* | 1 | 4* | ||||||||||||||||||
| E4 | USNTDP | 2 | 2 | 3 | ||||||||||||||||||
| E1 | Detroit Compuware Ambassadors | 2 | 2 | - | ||||||||||||||||||
| W2 | Danville Wings | 3 | 3* | - | ||||||||||||||||||
| W2 | Danville Wings | 5 | 6 | - | ||||||||||||||||||
| W3 | Springfield Jr. Blues | 4 | 2 | - | ||||||||||||||||||
| E2 | Danville Wings | 7 | 4 | 3 | - | - | ||||||||||||||||
| W1 | Texas Tornado | 4 | 2 | 1 | - | - | ||||||||||||||||
| W1 | Texas Tornado | 9 | 5 | - | ||||||||||||||||||
| W4 | Chicago Freeze | 1 | 1 | - | ||||||||||||||||||
| W1 | Texas Tornado | 5 | 6 | - | ||||||||||||||||||
| E2 | Soo Indians | 3 | 2 | - | ||||||||||||||||||
| E2 | Soo Indians | 1 | 6 | 5 | ||||||||||||||||||
| E3 | Cleveland Jr. Barons | 6 | 4 | 3 | ||||||||||||||||||
Note: * denotes overtime period(s)