| 1998–99 AHL season | |
|---|---|
| League | American Hockey League |
| Sport | Ice hockey |
| Regular season | |
| Macgregor Kilpatrick Trophy | Providence Bruins |
| SeasonMVP | Randy Robitaille |
| Top scorer | Domenic Pittis |
| Playoffs | |
| PlayoffsMVP | Peter Ferraro |
| Calder Cup | |
| Champions | Providence Bruins |
| Runners-up | Rochester Americans |
| AHL seasons | |
← 1997–98 | |
The1998–99 AHLseason was the63rd season of theAmerican Hockey League. Nineteen teams played 80 games each in the schedule. TheProvidence Bruins finished first overall in the regular season, and won their firstCalder Cup championship.
| Atlantic Division | GP | W | L | T | OTL | Pts | GF | GA |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| y–Lowell Lock Monsters (NYI) | 80 | 33 | 32 | 13 | 2 | 81 | 219 | 237 |
| x–St. John's Maple Leafs (TOR) | 80 | 34 | 35 | 7 | 4 | 79 | 246 | 270 |
| x–Fredericton Canadiens (MTL) | 80 | 33 | 36 | 6 | 5 | 77 | 246 | 246 |
| x–Saint John Flames (CGY) | 80 | 31 | 40 | 8 | 1 | 71 | 238 | 296 |
| e–Portland Pirates (CHI/WSH) | 80 | 23 | 48 | 7 | 2 | 55 | 214 | 273 |
| New England Division | GP | W | L | T | OTL | Pts | GF | GA |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| y–Providence Bruins (BOS) | 80 | 56 | 16 | 4 | 4 | 120 | 321 | 223 |
| x–Hartford Wolf Pack (NYR) | 80 | 38 | 31 | 5 | 6 | 87 | 256 | 256 |
| x–Springfield Falcons (LAK/PHX) | 80 | 35 | 35 | 9 | 1 | 80 | 245 | 232 |
| x–Worcester IceCats (STL) | 80 | 34 | 36 | 8 | 2 | 78 | 237 | 260 |
| e–Beast of New Haven (CAR/FLA) | 80 | 33 | 35 | 7 | 5 | 78 | 240 | 250 |
| Empire State Division | GP | W | L | T | OTL | Pts | GF | GA |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| y–Rochester Americans (BUF) | 80 | 52 | 21 | 6 | 1 | 111 | 287 | 176 |
| x–Albany River Rats (NJD) | 80 | 46 | 26 | 6 | 2 | 100 | 275 | 230 |
| x–Hamilton Bulldogs (EDM) | 80 | 40 | 29 | 7 | 4 | 91 | 229 | 206 |
| x–Adirondack Red Wings (DET) | 80 | 21 | 48 | 8 | 3 | 53 | 184 | 280 |
| e–Syracuse Crunch (PIT/VAN) | 80 | 18 | 50 | 9 | 3 | 48 | 220 | 327 |
| Mid-Atlantic Division | GP | W | L | T | OTL | Pts | GF | GA |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| y–Philadelphia Phantoms (PHI) | 80 | 47 | 22 | 9 | 2 | 105 | 272 | 221 |
| x–Kentucky Thoroughblades (FLA/SJS) | 80 | 44 | 26 | 7 | 3 | 98 | 272 | 214 |
| x–Hershey Bears (COL) | 80 | 37 | 32 | 10 | 1 | 85 | 242 | 224 |
| x–Cincinnati Mighty Ducks (ANA) | 80 | 35 | 39 | 4 | 2 | 76 | 227 | 249 |
Note: GP = Games played; G = Goals; A = Assists; Pts = Points; PIM = Penalty minutes
| Player | Team | GP | G | A | Pts | PIM |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Domenic 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 | 20 |
| Jim Montgomery | Philadelphia Phantoms | 78 | 29 | 58 | 87 | 89 |
| Steve Brûlé | 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 |
| Division Semifinals | Division Finals | Conference Finals | Calder Cup Final | ||||||||||||||||
| A1 | Lowell | 0 | |||||||||||||||||
| A4 | Saint John | 3 | |||||||||||||||||
| A4 | Saint John | 0 | |||||||||||||||||
| Atlantic Division | |||||||||||||||||||
| A3 | Fredericton | 4 | |||||||||||||||||
| A2 | St. John's | 2 | |||||||||||||||||
| A3 | Fredericton | 3 | |||||||||||||||||
| A3 | Fredericton | 2 | |||||||||||||||||
| Eastern Conference | |||||||||||||||||||
| N1 | Providence | 4 | |||||||||||||||||
| N1 | Providence | 3 | |||||||||||||||||
| N4 | Worcester | 1 | |||||||||||||||||
| N1 | Providence | 4 | |||||||||||||||||
| New England Division | |||||||||||||||||||
| N2 | Hartford | 0 | |||||||||||||||||
| N2 | Hartford | 3 | |||||||||||||||||
| N3 | Springfield | 0 | |||||||||||||||||
| N1 | Providence | 4 | |||||||||||||||||
| E1 | Rochester | 1 | |||||||||||||||||
| E1 | Rochester | 3 | |||||||||||||||||
| E4 | Adirondack | 0 | |||||||||||||||||
| E1 | Rochester | 4 | |||||||||||||||||
| Empire State Division | |||||||||||||||||||
| E3 | Hamilton | 2 | |||||||||||||||||
| E2 | Albany | 2 | |||||||||||||||||
| E3 | Hamilton | 3 | |||||||||||||||||
| E1 | Rochester | 4 | |||||||||||||||||
| Western Conference | |||||||||||||||||||
| M1 | Philadelphia | 2 | |||||||||||||||||
| M1 | Philadelphia | 3 | |||||||||||||||||
| M4 | Cincinnati | 0 | |||||||||||||||||
| M1 | Philadelphia | 4 | |||||||||||||||||
| Mid-Atlantic Division | |||||||||||||||||||
| M2 | Kentucky | 3 | |||||||||||||||||
| M2 | Kentucky | 3 | |||||||||||||||||
| M3 | Hershey | 2 | |||||||||||||||||
The 12th AHL All-Star Game was played on January 25, 1999, at theFirst Union Center inPhiladelphia. Team PlanetUSA defeated Team Canada 5-4 in a shootout. In the skills competition held the day before the All-Star Game, Team Canada won 15-12 over Team PlanetUSA.[1]
| Calder Cup Playoff champions: | Providence Bruins |
| Richard F. Canning Trophy Eastern Conference playoff champions: | Providence Bruins |
| Robert W. Clarke Trophy Western Conference playoff champions: | Rochester Americans |
| Macgregor Kilpatrick Trophy Regular season champions, League: | Providence Bruins |
| Frank Mathers Trophy Regular Season champions, Mid-Atlantic Division: | Philadelphia Phantoms |
| F. G. "Teddy" Oke Trophy Regular Season champions, New England Division: | Providence Bruins |
| Sam Pollock Trophy Regular Season champions, Atlantic Division: | Lowell Lock Monsters |
| John D. Chick Trophy Regular Season champions, Empire State Division: | Rochester Americans |
| Les Cunningham Award Most valuable player: | Randy Robitaille –Providence Bruins |
| John B. Sollenberger Trophy Top point scorer: | Domenic Pittis –Rochester Americans |
| Dudley "Red" Garrett Memorial Award Rookie of the year: | Shane Willis –Beast of New Haven |
| Eddie Shore Award Defenceman of the year: | Ken Sutton –Albany River Rats |
| Aldege "Baz" Bastien Memorial Award Best Goaltender: | Martin Biron –Rochester Americans |
| Harry "Hap" Holmes Memorial Award Lowest goals against average: | Martin Biron &Tom Draper –Rochester Americans |
| Louis A.R. Pieri Memorial Award Coach of the year: | Peter Laviolette –Providence Bruins |
| Fred T. Hunt Memorial Award Sportsmanship / Perseverance: | Mitch Lamoureux –Hershey Bears |
| Yanick Dupre Memorial Award Community Service Award: | Brent Thompson –Hartford Wolf Pack |
| Jack A. Butterfield Trophy MVP of the playoffs: | Peter Ferraro –Providence Bruins |
| James C. Hendy Memorial Award Most outstanding executive: | Jody Gage,Rochester Americans |
| Thomas Ebright Memorial Award Career contributions: | Gordon Anziano |
| James H. Ellery Memorial Awards Outstanding media coverage: | Phil Janack, Albany,(newspaper) Tim Woodburn, Kentucky,(radio) Cable Atlantic, St. John's,(television) |
| Ken McKenzie Award Outstanding marketing executive: | Cary Kaplan,Hamilton Bulldogs |
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