1999–2000 WHL season
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The 1999–2000 WHL season was the 34th season of the Western Hockey League (WHL). The season featured eighteen teams and a 72-game season. The Calgary Hitmen won their second consecutive Scotty Munro Memorial Trophy for having the league's best regular season record. In the playoffs, the Kootenay Ice won the franchise's first President's Cup in just their second season playing in Cranbrook, British Columbia.
| 1999–2000 WHL season | |
|---|---|
| League | Western Hockey League |
| Sport | Ice hockey |
| Number of teams | 18 |
| Regular season | |
| Scotty Munro Memorial Trophy | Calgary Hitmen (2) |
| Season MVP | Brad Moran (Calgary Hitmen) |
| Top scorer | Brad Moran (Calgary Hitmen) |
| Playoffs | |
| Playoffs MVP | Dan Blackburn (Ice) |
| Finals champions | Kootenay Ice (1) |
| Runners-up | Spokane Chiefs |
| 1999–2000 CHL season | |
|---|---|
| League | Canadian Hockey League |
| Sport | Ice hockey |
| Number of teams | 54 |
| OHL | |
| QMJHL | |
| WHL | |
| Memorial Cup | |
| Finals champions | Rimouski Océanic (QMJHL) (1st title) |
| Runners-up | Barrie Colts (OHL) |
League notes
- The WHL followed the lead of the National Hockey League and adopted both 4-on-4 overtime and a standings format that saw teams losing in overtime earn one point.
Regular season
Summarize
Perspective
Final standings
| East Division | GP | W | L | T | OTL | Pts | GF | GA |
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| x Swift Current Broncos | 72 | 47 | 18 | 4 | 3 | 101 | 257 | 170 |
| x Saskatoon Blades | 72 | 34 | 27 | 8 | 3 | 79 | 216 | 223 |
| x Regina Pats | 72 | 32 | 29 | 6 | 5 | 75 | 234 | 255 |
| x Prince Albert Raiders | 72 | 26 | 33 | 6 | 7 | 65 | 221 | 257 |
| x Moose Jaw Warriors | 72 | 25 | 34 | 9 | 4 | 63 | 221 | 259 |
| Brandon Wheat Kings | 72 | 25 | 38 | 4 | 5 | 59 | 212 | 260 |
| Central Division | GP | W | L | T | OTL | Pts | GF | GA |
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| x Calgary Hitmen | 72 | 58 | 10 | 2 | 2 | 120 | 313 | 182 |
| x Kootenay Ice | 72 | 44 | 14 | 11 | 3 | 102 | 275 | 200 |
| x Red Deer Rebels | 72 | 32 | 31 | 9 | 0 | 73 | 227 | 229 |
| Lethbridge Hurricanes | 72 | 25 | 38 | 4 | 5 | 59 | 220 | 250 |
| Medicine Hat Tigers | 72 | 21 | 39 | 6 | 6 | 54 | 222 | 295 |
| West Division | GP | W | L | T | OTL | Pts | GF | GA |
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| x Spokane Chiefs | 72 | 47 | 19 | 4 | 2 | 100 | 272 | 191 |
| x Prince George Cougars | 72 | 43 | 20 | 4 | 5 | 95 | 279 | 228 |
| x Seattle Thunderbirds | 72 | 34 | 26 | 8 | 4 | 80 | 250 | 221 |
| x Kamloops Blazers | 72 | 36 | 30 | 5 | 1 | 78 | 244 | 228 |
| x Kelowna Rockets | 72 | 25 | 40 | 4 | 3 | 57 | 193 | 228 |
| x Tri-City Americans | 72 | 24 | 39 | 7 | 2 | 57 | 231 | 288 |
| Portland Winter Hawks | 72 | 16 | 49 | 7 | 0 | 39 | 173 | 296 |
Scoring leaders
Note: GP = Games played; G = Goals; A = Assists; Pts = Points; PIM = Penalties in minutes
| Player | Team | GP | G | A | Pts | PIM |
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| Brad Moran | Calgary Hitmen | 72 | 48 | 72 | 120 | 84 |
| Pavel Brendl | Calgary Hitmen | 61 | 59 | 52 | 111 | 91 |
| Radek Duda | Lethbridge Hurricanes | 69 | 42 | 64 | 106 | 190 |
| Layne Ulmer | Swift Current Broncos | 71 | 50 | 54 | 104 | 66 |
| Justin Mapletoft | Red Deer Rebels | 72 | 39 | 57 | 96 | 135 |
| Tim Smith | Spokane Chiefs | 71 | 26 | 70 | 96 | 61 |
| Trent Hunter | Prince George Cougars | 67 | 46 | 49 | 95 | 47 |
| Mike G. Green | Kootenay Ice | 69 | 43 | 49 | 92 | 63 |
| Zdenek Blatny | Seattle/Kootenay | 68 | 47 | 44 | 91 | 131 |
| Jeremy Reich | Swift Current Broncos | 72 | 33 | 58 | 91 | 167 |
Goaltending leaders
Note: GP = Games played; Min = Minutes played; W = Wins; L = Losses; T = Ties ; GA = Goals against; SO = Total shutouts; SV% = Save percentage; GAA = Goals against average
| Player | Team | GP | Min | W | L | T | GA | SO | SV% | GAA |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Bryce Wandler | Swift Current Broncos | 56 | 3257 | 37 | 15 | 2 | 112 | 6 | .919 | 2.06 |
| Brent Krahn | Calgary Hitmen | 39 | 2316 | 33 | 6 | 0 | 92 | 4 | .912 | 2.38 |
| Dan Blackburn | Kootenay Ice | 51 | 3004 | 34 | 8 | 7 | 126 | 3 | .912 | 2.52 |
| Tyler MacKay | Saskatoon/Spokane | 42 | 2357 | 25 | 11 | 2 | 109 | 2 | .883 | 2.77 |
| Cam Ondrik | Medicine Hat/Saskatoon | 58 | 3381 | 30 | 24 | 4 | 159 | 4 | .908 | 2.82 |
2000 WHL Playoffs
- Top eight teams in the Eastern Conference (East and Central divisions) qualified for playoffs
- Top six teams in the Western Conference (division) qualified for the playoffs
| First round | Division Semi-Finals | Division Finals | WHL Championship | ||||||||||||||||
| C1 | Calgary | 4 | |||||||||||||||||
| E5 | Moose Jaw | 0 | |||||||||||||||||
| C1 | Calgary | 4 | |||||||||||||||||
| E2 | Saskatoon | 0 | |||||||||||||||||
| E2 | Saskatoon | 4 | |||||||||||||||||
| E3 | Regina | 3 | |||||||||||||||||
| C1 | Calgary | 1 | |||||||||||||||||
| C2 | Kootenay | 4 | |||||||||||||||||
| C2 | Kootenay | 4 | |||||||||||||||||
| C3 | Red Deer | 0 | |||||||||||||||||
| C2 | Kootenay | 4 | |||||||||||||||||
| E1 | Swift Current | 2 | |||||||||||||||||
| E1 | Swift Current | 4 | |||||||||||||||||
| E4 | Prince Albert | 2 | |||||||||||||||||
| C2 | Kootenay | 4 | |||||||||||||||||
| W1 | Spokane | 2 | |||||||||||||||||
| W1 | Spokane | 4 | |||||||||||||||||
| W6 | Tri-City | 0 | |||||||||||||||||
| W1 | Spokane | bye | |||||||||||||||||
| W1 | Spokane | 4 | |||||||||||||||||
| W2 | Prince George | 1 | |||||||||||||||||
| W2 | Prince George | 4 | |||||||||||||||||
| W5 | Kelowna | 1 | |||||||||||||||||
| W2 | Prince George | 3 | |||||||||||||||||
| W3 | Seattle | 0 | |||||||||||||||||
| W3 | Seattle | 4 | |||||||||||||||||
| W4 | Kamloops | 0 | |||||||||||||||||
Conference quarterfinals
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WHL Championship
| Kootenay vs. Spokane | |||
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| Date | Away | Home | |
| May 5 | Spokane 3 | 2 Kootenay | |
| May 6 | Spokane 3 | 2 Kootenay | |
| May 9 | Kootenay 3 | 2 Spokane | |
| May 10 | Kootenay 4 | 1 Spokane | |
| May 12 | Spokane 1 | 2 Kootenay | |
| May 13 | Kootenay 1 | 0 Spokane | |
| Kootenay wins series 4–2 | |||
All-Star game
On January 19, the Eastern Conference defeated the Western Conference 10–9 at Kelowna, British Columbia before a crowd of 5,420.
WHL awards
All-Star Teams
| Eastern Conference | ||||
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| First Team | Second Team | |||
| Goal | Bryce Wandler | Swift Current Broncos | Dan Blackburn | Kootenay Ice |
| Defense | Steve McCarthy | Kootenay Ice | Barret Jackman | Regina Pats |
| Lawrence Nycholat | Swift Current Broncos | Matt Kinch | Calgary Hitmen | |
| Forward | Justin Mapletoft | Red Deer Rebels | Zdenek Blatny | Kootenay Ice |
| Brad Moran | Calgary Hitmen | Pavel Brendl | Calgary Hitmen | |
| Layne Ulmer | Swift Current Broncos | Mike Green | Kootenay Ice | |
| Western Conference | ||||
| First Team | Second Team | |||
| Goal | Kevin Swanson | Kelowna Rockets | unknown | |
| Defense | Micki DuPont | Kamloops Blazers | ||
| Garry Toor | Prince George Cougars | |||
| Forward | Trent Hunter | Prince George Cougars | ||
| Tyler Bouck | Prince George Cougars | |||
| Tim Smith | Spokane Chiefs | |||
See also
References
- 2005–06 WHL Guide
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