ECHL 1998/99
Saison der East Coast Hockey League
Die Saison 1998/99 war die elfte reguläre Saison der East Coast Hockey League (ECHL). Die 27 Teams absolvierten in der regulären Saison je 70 Begegnungen. Das punktbeste Team der regulären Saison waren die Pee Dee Pride, während die Mississippi Sea Wolves in den Play-offs ihren ersten Kelly Cup überhaupt gewannen.
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East Coast Hockey League | ||
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| ◄ vorherige | Saison 1998/99 | nächste ► | |
| Meister: | Mississippi Sea Wolves | ||
| ↑↑ NHL | ↑ AHL | ↑ IHL | • ECHL | WCHL • | CHL • | WPHL • | UHL • | LHSPQ ↓ | |||
Teamänderungen
BearbeitenFolgende Änderungen wurden vor Beginn der Saison vorgenommen:
- Die Louisville River Frogs wurden nach Miami, Florida, umgesiedelt und spielten fortan unter dem Namen Miami Matadors.
- Die Raleigh Icecaps wurden nach Augusta, Georgia, umgesiedelt und spielten fortan unter dem Namen Augusta Lynx.
- Die Florida Everblades wurden als Expansionsteam in die Liga aufgenommen.
- Die Greenville Grrrowl wurden als Expansionsteam in die Liga aufgenommen.
Reguläre Saison
BearbeitenAbschlusstabellen
BearbeitenAbkürzungen: GP = Spiele, W = Siege, L = Niederlagen, T = Unentschieden, OTL = Niederlage nach Overtime, GF = Erzielte Tore, GA = Gegentore, Pts = Punkte
Northern Conference
Bearbeiten| Northeast Division | GP | W | L | SOL | GF | GA | Pts |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Roanoke Express | 70 | 38 | 22 | 10 | 224 | 201 | 86 |
| Hampton Roads Admirals | 70 | 38 | 24 | 8 | 215 | 213 | 84 |
| Richmond Renegades | 70 | 40 | 27 | 3 | 239 | 196 | 83 |
| Chesapeake Icebreakers | 70 | 34 | 25 | 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 | 7 | 257 | 242 | 85 |
| Peoria Rivermen | 70 | 39 | 25 | 6 | 243 | 230 | 84 |
| Toledo Storm | 70 | 39 | 26 | 5 | 256 | 246 | 83 |
| Dayton Bombers | 70 | 34 | 27 | 9 | 239 | 241 | 77 |
| Huntington Blizzard | 70 | 31 | 33 | 6 | 221 | 253 | 68 |
| Wheeling Nailers | 70 | 27 | 37 | 6 | 206 | 249 | 60 |
Southern Conference
Bearbeiten| Southeast Division | GP | W | L | SOL | GF | GA | Pts |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Pee Dee Pride | 70 | 51 | 15 | 4 | 289 | 191 | 106 |
| Florida Everblades | 70 | 45 | 20 | 5 | 253 | 180 | 95 |
| South Carolina Stingrays | 70 | 40 | 20 | 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 | 30 | 11 | 221 | 262 | 69 |
| Miami Matadors | 70 | 28 | 32 | 10 | 208 | 266 | 66 |
| Greenville Grrrowl | 70 | 26 | 33 | 11 | 208 | 241 | 63 |
| Southwest Division | GP | W | L | SOL | GF | GA | Pts |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Louisiana IceGators | 70 | 46 | 18 | 6 | 297 | 205 | 98 |
| Mississippi Sea Wolves | 70 | 41 | 22 | 7 | 251 | 215 | 89 |
| Birmingham Bulls | 70 | 37 | 29 | 4 | 251 | 267 | 78 |
| New Orleans Brass | 70 | 30 | 27 | 13 | 244 | 261 | 73 |
| Mobile Mysticks | 70 | 31 | 31 | 8 | 231 | 259 | 70 |
| Baton Rouge Kingfish | 70 | 30 | 30 | 10 | 222 | 228 | 70 |
| Tallahassee Tiger Sharks | 70 | 27 | 34 | 9 | 212 | 250 | 63 |
| Pensacola Ice Pilots | 70 | 25 | 41 | 4 | 199 | 267 | 54 |
Kelly-Cup-Playoffs
BearbeitenQualifikation der Southern Conference
Bearbeiten- (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
Turnierplan
Bearbeiten| Erste Runde | Zweite Runde | Dritte Runde | Kelly-Cup-Finale | |||||||||||||||
| 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 | 4 | ||||||||||||||||
| 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 | 4 | ||||||||||||||||
| 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 | 4 | ||||||||||||||||
| 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-Sieger
Bearbeiten| Kelly-Cup-Sieger Mississippi Sea Wolves |
Sean Blanchard, Cody Bowtell, Andrew Dale, Brad Essex, Quinn Fair, Kevin Hilton, Kelly Hurd, Karl Infanger, John Kosobud, Michail Krawez, D. J. Mando, Troy Mann, Mike Martone, Václav Nedomanský, Patrick Rochon, Mark Rupnow, Chris Schmidt, Travis Scott, Chuck Thuss, Bob Woods Trainer: Bruce Boudreau |