1998–99 ECHL season

The 1998-99 ECHL season was the 11th season of the ECHL. Before the start of the season, the league saw the Louisville River Frogs move to Miami, FL and the Raleigh Icecaps move to Augusta, GA as well as welcoming two new franchises in Estero, FL and Greenville, SC. The Pee Dee Pride finished first overall in the regular season, winning the Brabham Cup and the Mississippi Sea Wolves won their first Kelly Cup defeating the Richmond Renegades four games to three.

Contents 1 Regular season 1.1 Final standings 1.1.1 Northern Conference 1.1.2 Southern Conference 2 Kelly Cup playoffs 2.1 Northern Conference 2.1.1 Bracket 2.1.2 Quarterfinals 2.1.3 Semifinals 2.1.4 Finals 2.2 Southern Conference 2.2.1 Bracket 2.2.2 Wild Card 2.2.3 Quarterfinals 2.2.4 Semifinals 2.2.5 Finals 2.3 Kelly Cup finals 3 ECHL awards 4 See also

Regular season

Final standings

Note: GP = Games played; W = Wins; L= Loses; T = Ties; GF = Goals for; GA = Goals against; Pts = Points; Green shade = Clinched playoff spot; Blue shade = Clinched division; (z) = Clinched home-ice advantage

Northern Conference

Northeast Division	GP	W	L	T	Pts	GF	GA
Roanoke Express	70	38	22	10	86	224	201
Hampton Roads Admirals	70	38	24	8	84	215	213
Richmond Renegades	70	40	27	3	83	239	196
Chesapeake Icebreakers	70	34	25	11	79	229	206
Johnstown Chiefs	70	27	34	9	63	218	265

Northwest Division	GP	W	L	T	PTS	GF	GA
Columbus Chill	70	39	24	7	85	257	242
Peoria Rivermen	70	39	25	6	84	243	230
Toledo Storm	70	39	26	5	83	256	246
Dayton Bombers	70	34	27	9	77	239	241
Huntington Blizzard	70	31	33	6	68	221	253
Wheeling Nailers	70	27	37	6	60	206	249

Southern Conference

Southeast Division	GP	W	L	T	PTS	GF	GA
Pee Dee Pride	70	51	15	4	106	289	191
Florida Everblades	70	45	20	5	95	253	180
South Carolina Stingrays	70	40	20	10	90	235	216
Augusta Lynx	70	38	27	5	81	235	233
Jacksonville Lizard Kings	70	35	33	2	72	235	255
Charlotte Checkers	70	29	30	11	69	221	262
Miami Matadors	70	28	32	10	66	208	266
Greenville Grrrowl	70	26	33	11	63	208	241

Southwest Division	GP	W	L	T	PTS	GF	GA
Louisiana IceGators	70	46	18	6	98	297	205
Mississippi Sea Wolves	70	41	22	7	89	251	215
Birmingham Bulls	70	37	29	4	78	251	267
New Orleans Brass	70	30	27	13	73	244	261
Mobile Mysticks	70	31	31	8	70	231	259
Baton Rouge Kingfish	70	30	30	10	70	222	228
Tallahassee Tiger Sharks	70	27	34	9	63	212	250
Pensacola Ice Pilots	70	25	41	4	54	199	267

Kelly Cup playoffs

Northern Conference

Bracket

	Conference Quarterfinals (Best of 5)					Conference Semifinals (Best of 5)					Conference Finals (Best of 7)
	1	Roanoke	3
	8	Dayton	1
						1	Roanoke	3
						7	Chesapeake	1
	2	Columbus	1
	7	Chesapeake	3
											1	Roanoke	0
											5	Richmond	4
	3	Peoria	1
	6	Toledo	3
						6	Toledo	0
						5	Richmond	3
	4	Hampton Roads	1
	5	Richmond	3

Quarterfinals

(1) Roanoke vs. (8) Dayton Date Away Home April 7 Dayton 3 Roanoke 5 April 9 Dayton 1 Roanoke 3 April 10 Roanoke 0 Dayton 5 April 12 Roanoke 4 Dayton 1 Roanoke wins series 3–1

(2) Columbus vs. (7) Chesapeake Date Away Home April 7 Chesapeake 3 Columbus 5 April 8 Chesapeake 3 Columbus 2 April 9 Columbus 2 Chesapeake 5 April 11 Columbus 1 Chesapeake 2 OT Chesapeake wins series 3–1

(3) Peoria vs. (6) Toledo Date Away Home April 6 Toledo 2 Peoria 8 April 7 Toledo 5 Peoria 1 April 9 Peoria 3 Toledo 6 April 10 Peoria 1 Toledo 4 Toledo wins series 3–1

(4) Hampton Roads vs. (5) Richmond Date Away Home April 7 Richmond 1 Hampton Roads 6 April 9 Richmond 9 Hampton Roads 0 April 10 Hampton Roads 2 Richmond 5 April 13 Hampton Roads 3 Richmond 4 Richmond wins series 3–1

Semifinals

(1) Roanoke vs. (7) Chesapeake Date Away Home April 16 Chesapeake 1 Roanoke 2 April 17 Chesapeake 1 Roanoke 2 April 23 Roanoke 0 Chesapeake 2 April 24 Roanoke 1 Chesapeake 0 Roanoke wins series 3–1

(5) Richmond vs. (6) Toledo Date Away Home April 19 Toledo 3 Richmond 4 April 21 Toledo 3 Richmond 5 April 23 Richmond 4 Toledo 1 Richmond wins series 3–0

Finals

(1) Roanoke vs. (5) Richmond Date Away Home April 30 Richmond 3 Roanoke 2 OT May 1 Richmond 3 Roanoke 0 May 5 Roanoke 0 Richmond 3 May 7 Roanoke 2 Richmond 4 Richmond wins series 4–0

Southern Conference

Bracket

	Conference Wild Card (Best of 3)					Conference Quarterfinals (Best of 5)					Conference Semifinals (Best of 5)					Conference Finals (Best of 7)
						1	Pee Dee	3
						11	Baton Rouge	1
	6	Augusta	0
	11	Baton Rouge	2
											1	Pee Dee	3
										8	New Orleans	1
						2	Louisiana	2
						8	New Orleans	3
	8	New Orleans	2
	9	Jacksonville	0
																1	Pee Dee	1
																5	Mississippi	4
						3	Florida	3
						7	Birmingham	0
	7	Birmingham	2
	10	Mobile	0
											3	Florida	0
										5	Mississippi	3
						4	South Carolina	0
						5	Mississippi	3

Wild Card

(6) Augusta vs. (11) Baton Rouge Date Away Home April 5 Baton Rouge 3 Augusta 0 April 6 Augusta 2 Baton Rouge 3 Baton Rouge wins series 2–0

(7) Birmingham vs. (10) Mobile Date Away Home April 5 Mobile 2 Birmingham 3 April 6 Birmingham 6 Mobile 3 Birmingham wins series 2–0

(8) New Orleans vs. (9) Jacksonville Date Away Home April 6 Jacksonville 3 New Orleans 5 April 7 New Orleans 5 Jacksonville 3 New Orleans wins series 2–0

Quarterfinals

(1) Pee Dee vs. (11) Baton Rouge Date Away Home April 10 Baton Rouge 3 Pee Dee 6 April 11 Baton Rouge 1 Pee Dee 6 April 15 Pee Dee 1 Baton Rouge 2 OT April 16 Pee Dee 4 Baton Rouge 1 Pee Dee wins series 3–1

(2) Louisiana vs. (8) New Orleans Date Away Home April 11 New Orleans 2 Louisiana 4 April 13 Louisiana 1 New Orleans 3 April 14 New Orleans 2 Louisiana 3 April 16 Louisiana 0 New Orleans 3 April 18 New Orleans 3 Louisiana 2 New Orleans wins series 3–2

(3) Florida vs. (7) Birmingham Date Away Home April 10 Birmingham 0 Florida 3 April 11 Birmingham 3 Florida 4 April 14 Florida 9 Birmingham 2 Florida wins series 3–0

(4) South Carolina vs. (5) Mississippi Date Away Home April 1 Mississippi 3 South Carolina 2 April 3 Mississippi 4 South Carolina 1 April 4 South Carolina 3 Mississippi 4 OT Mississippi wins series 3–0

Semifinals

(1) Pee Dee vs. (8) New Orleans Date Away Home April 22 New Orleans 2 Pee Dee 5 April 23 New Orleans 3 Pee Dee 6 April 26 Pee Dee 0 New Orleans 6 April 27 Pee Dee 4 New Orleans 3 Pee Dee wins series 3–1

(3) Florida vs. (5) Mississippi Date Away Home April 20 Mississippi 4 Florida 3 April 22 Mississippi 5 Florida 4 OT April 24 Florida 0 Mississippi 5 Mississippi wins series 3–0

Finals

(1) Pee Dee vs. (5) Mississippi Date Away Home May 1 Mississippi 1 Pee Dee 0 OT May 2 Mississippi 3 Pee Dee 4 OT May 5 Pee Dee 5 Mississippi 7 May 7 Pee Dee 1 Mississippi 3 May 8 Pee Dee 2 Mississippi 3 OT Mississippi wins series 4–1

Kelly Cup finals

	Kelly Cup Finals
	N.5	Richmond	3
	S.5	Mississippi	4

(S.5) Mississippi vs. (N.5) Richmond Date Away Home May 15 Richmond 2 Mississippi 0 May 16 Richmond 3 Mississippi 5 May 19 Mississippi 3 Richmond 5 May 23 Mississippi 0 Richmond 1 May 24 Richmond 0 Mississippi 2 May 28 Mississippi 7 Richmond 3 May 30 Richmond 3 Mississippi 4 Mississippi wins series 4–3

ECHL awards

Patrick J. Kelly Cup:	Mississippi Sea Wolves
Henry Brabham Cup:	Pee Dee Pride
Northern Conference Champion:	Richmond Renegades
Southern Conference Champion:	Mississippi Sea Wolves
John Brophy Award:	Bob Ferguson (Florida)
ECHL Most Valuable Player:	Chris Valicevic (Louisiana)
Kelly Cup Playoffs Most Valuable Player:	Travis Scott (Mississippi)
ECHL Goaltender of the Year:	Maxime Gingras (Richmond)
ECHL Rookie of the Year:	Maxime Gingras (Richmond)
Defenseman of the Year:	Chris Valicevic (Louisiana)
Leading Scorer:	John Spoltore (Louisiana)
Sportsmanship Award:	Jamie Ling (Dayton)

See also

• ECHL
• ECHL All-Star Game
• Kelly Cup
• List of ECHL seasons

ECHL seasons 1988–89 · 1989–90 · 1990–91 · 1991–92 · 1992–93 · 1993–94 · 1994–95 · 1995–96 · 1996–97 · 1997–98 · 1998–99 · 1999–2000 2000–01 · 2001–02 · 2002–03 · 2003–04 · 2004–05 · 2005–06 · 2006–07 · 2007–08 · 2008–09 · 2009–10 · 2010–11 · 2011–12

ECHL (2011–12) Western Conference Eastern Conference Pacific Division Bakersfield Condors Las Vegas Wranglers Ontario Reign Stockton Thunder Mountain Division Alaska Aces Colorado Eagles Idaho Steelheads Utah Grizzlies Atlantic Division Elmira Jackals Reading Royals Trenton Titans Wheeling Nailers North Division Chicago Express Cincinnati Cyclones Kalamazoo Wings Toledo Walleye South Division Florida Everblades Greenville Road Warriors Gwinnett Gladiators South Carolina Stingrays Begin play in 2012–13: Orlando Solar Bears · San Francisco Bulls Seasons · Kelly Cup · Brabham Cup · All-Star Game · Awards · Defunct teams · Hall of Fame · Arenas · Other Professional Hockey Leagues Category · Portal