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1998–99 WHL season
League	Western Hockey League
Sport	Ice hockey
Number of teams	18
Regular season
Scotty Munro Memorial Trophy	Calgary Hitmen (1)
Season MVP	Cody Rudkowsky (Seattle Thunderbirds)
Top scorer	Pavel Brendl (Calgary Hitmen)
Playoffs
Playoffs MVP	Brad Moran (Hitmen)
Finals champions	Calgary Hitmen (1)
Runners-up	Kamloops Blazers
WHL seasons
← 1997–98 1999–2000 →

1998–99 CHL season
League	Canadian Hockey League
Sport	Ice hockey
Number of teams	53
OHL
QMJHL
WHL
Memorial Cup
Finals champions	Ottawa 67's (OHL) (2nd title)
Runners-up	Calgary Hitmen (WHL)

The 1998–99 WHL season was the 33rd season of the Western Hockey League (WHL). The season featured eighteen teams and a 72-game season. The Calgary Hitmen won both the Scotty Munro Memorial Trophy for posting the best regular season record and the President's Cup as playoff champions, both for the first time in team history. They thus earned a berth in the 1999 Memorial Cup tournament, where they lost the final to the Ottawa 67's.

Prior to the season, the Edmonton Ice relocated to Cranbrook, British Columbia and became the Kootenay Ice.

East Division	GP	W	L	T	Pts	GF	GA
x Prince Albert Raiders	72	45	22	5	95	288	213
x Brandon Wheat Kings	72	39	29	4	82	293	267
x Moose Jaw Warriors	72	39	31	2	80	292	262
x Swift Current Broncos	72	34	32	6	74	232	211
Regina Pats	72	24	43	5	53	238	312
Saskatoon Blades	72	16	49	7	39	184	291

Central Division	GP	W	L	T	Pts	GF	GA
x Calgary Hitmen	72	51	13	8	110	319	187
x Red Deer Rebels	72	34	33	5	73	274	250
x Lethbridge Hurricanes	72	31	32	9	71	224	215
x Kootenay Ice	72	30	35	7	67	245	276
Medicine Hat Tigers	72	15	56	1	31	185	323

West Division	GP	W	L	T	Pts	GF	GA
x Kamloops Blazers	72	48	11	13	109	298	195
x Tri-City Americans	72	43	23	6	92	311	219
x Seattle Thunderbirds	72	37	24	11	85	279	236
x Prince George Cougars	72	34	32	6	74	255	264
x Portland Winter Hawks	72	23	36	13	59	215	278
x Kelowna Rockets	72	25	42	5	55	241	282
Spokane Chiefs	72	19	44	9	47	193	268

Map of WHL, 1998–97 to 2000–01

200km
125miles

Wheat Kings

Pats

Warriors

Raiders

Blades

Broncos

Tigers

Hurricanes

Rebels

Hitmen

Ice

Chiefs

Americans

Rockets

Blazers

Thunderbirds

Winterhawks

Cougars

East Division

Central Division

West Division

Note: GP = Games played; G = Goals; A = Assists; Pts = Points; PIM = Penalties in minutes

Player	Team	GP	G	A	Pts	PIM
Pavel Brendl	Calgary Hitmen	68	73	61	134	40
Brad Moran	Calgary Hitmen	71	60	58	118	96
Dylan Gyori	Tri-City Americans	69	53	65	118	112
Chad Hinz	Moose Jaw Warriors	71	42	75	117	40
Scott Gomez	Tri-City Americans	58	30	78	108	55
Shawn McNeil	Red Deer Rebels	72	44	59	103	87
Brett McLean	Kelowna/Brandon	65	47	54	101	66
Bret DeCecco	Seattle Thunderbirds	72	57	43	100	81
Ryan Robson	Brandon Wheat Kings	72	33	61	94	35
Oleg Saprykin	Seattle Thunderbirds	66	47	46	93	107

Goaltending leaders

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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
Kenric Exner	Kamloops Blazers	51	2967	34	6	8	114	5	.912	2.31
Bryce Wandler	Swift Current Broncos	51	2885	23	20	4	123	3	.905	2.56
Alexander Fomichev	Calgary Hitmen	57	3321	39	10	7	142	4	.901	2.57
Evan Lindsay	Prince Albert Raiders	56	3336	34	16	5	158	1	.905	2.84
Cody Rudkowsky	Seattle Thunderbirds	64	3670	34	17	10	177	7	.920	2.89

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

Calgary

Kootenay

Calgary

Red Deer

Brandon

Red Deer

Calgary

Prince Albert

Prince Albert

Lethbridge

Prince Albert

Moose Jaw

Moose Jaw

Swift Current

Calgary

Kamloops

Kamloops

Kelowna

Kamloops

bye

Kamloops

Tri-City

Tri-City

Portland

Tri-City

Seattle

Seattle

Prince George

Conference quarterfinals

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Calgary vs. Kootenay
Date	Away	Home
March 24	Kootenay 5	7 Calgary
March 26	Calgary 3	6 Kootenay
March 27	Calgary 4	5 Kootenay	OT
March 29	Kootenay 2	5 Calgary
March 31	Kootenay 2	3 Calgary
April 1	Calgary 3	4 Kootenay
April 2	Kootenay 3	8 Calgary
Calgary wins series 4–3

Prince Albert vs. Lethbridge
Date	Away	Home
March 24	Lethbridge 1	7 Prince Albert
March 26	Lethbridge 2	3 Prince Albert
March 27	Prince Albert 11	2 Lethbridge
March 29	Prince Albert 4	1 Lethbridge
Prince Albert wins series 4–0

Moose Jaw vs. Swift Current
Date	Away	Home
March 25	Swift Current 2	3 Moose Jaw
March 26	Swift Current 2	4 Moose Jaw
March 28	Moose Jaw 3	4 Swift Current	OT
March 30	Moose Jaw 5	3 Swift Current
March 31	Swift Current 2	0 Moose Jaw
April 2	Moose Jaw 3	2 Swift Current
Moose Jaw wins series 4–2

Red Deer vs. Brandon
Date	Away	Home
March 24	Red Deer 5	2 Brandon
March 25	Red Deer 5	1 Brandon
March 27	Brandon 5	9 Red Deer
March 28	Brandon 4	3 Red Deer
March 30	Red Deer 7	3 Brandon
Red Deer wins series 4–1

Kamloops vs. Kelowna
Date	Away	Home
March 25	Kelowna 0	2 Kamloops
March 36	Kelowna 1	3 Kamloops
March 30	Kamloops 1	3 Kelowna
April 1	Kamloops 3	1 Kelowna
April 3	Kelowna 4	3 Kamloops
April 4	Kamloops 3	2 Kelowna
Kamloops wins series 4–2

Tri-City vs. Portland
Date	Away	Home
March 26	Portland 3	4 Tri-City	OT
March 27	Portland 2	6 Tri-City
March 31	Tri-City 3	2 Portland	OT
April 2	Tri-City 6	2 Portland
Tri-City wins series 4–0

Seattle vs. Prince George
Date	Away	Home
March 27	Prince George 2	5 Seattle
March 28	Prince George 1	3 Seattle
March 30	Seattle 4	5 Prince George
March 31	Seattle 3	2 Prince George
April 3	Prince George 3	1 Seattle
April 5	Seattle 1	4 Prince George
April 7	Prince George 0	6 Seattle
Seattle wins series 4–3

Conference semifinals

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Eastern Conference

Calgary vs. Red Deer
Date	Away	Home
April 5	Red Deer 3	6 Calgary
April 6	Calgary 4	3 Red Deer	OT
April 8	Red Deer 2	4 Calgary
April 9	Calgary 3	1 Red Deer
Calgary wins series 4–0

Prince Albert vs. Moose Jaw
Date	Away	Home
April 5	Moose Jaw 1	5 Prince Albert
April 6	Moose Jaw 2	5 Prince Albert
April 8	Prince Albert 6	0 Moose Jaw
April 9	Prince Albert 3	4 Moose Jaw
April 11	Moose Jaw 3	8 Prince Albert
Prince Albert wins series 4–1

Western Conference

Tri-City vs. Seattle
Date	Away	Home
April 9	Seattle 4	3 Tri-City
April 10	Seattle 0	6 Tri-City
April 12	Tri-City 4	0 Seattle
April 13	Tri-City 4	2 Seattle
Tri-City wins series 3–1

Kamloops earns bye

Eastern Conference

Western Conference

Calgary vs. Prince Albert
Date	Away	Home
April 16	Prince Albert 3	7 Calgary
April 18	Prince Albert 4	5 Calgary	OT
April 20	Calgary 5	6 Prince Albert
April 22	Calgary 7	1 Prince Albert
April 24	Prince Albert 2	6 Calgary
Calgary wins series 4–1

Kamloops vs. Tri-City
Date	Away	Home
April 17	Tri-City 3	4 Kamloops
April 18	Tri-City 0	6 Kamloops
April 21	Kamloops 3	2 Tri-City	OT
April 22	Kamloops 4	3 Tri-City
Kamloops wins series 4–0

Calgary vs. Kamloops
Date	Away	Home
April 30	Kamloops 4	2 Calgary
May 2	Kamloops 0	4 Calgary
May 4	Calgary 4	2 Kamloops
May 5	Calgary 4	3 Kamloops	2OT
May 7	Kamloops 2	5 Calgary
Calgary wins series 4–1

On January 20, the Western Conference defeated the Eastern Conference 11–9 at Lethbridge, Alberta before a crowd of 5,071.

Player of the Year - Four Broncos Memorial Trophy: Cody Rudkowsky, Seattle Thunderbirds

Scholastic Player of the Year - Daryl K. (Doc) Seaman Trophy: Chris Nielson, Calgary Hitmen

Top Scorer - Bob Clarke Trophy: Pavel Brendl, Calgary Hitmen

Most Sportsmanlike Player - Brad Hornung Trophy: Matt Kinch, Calgary Hitmen

Top Defenseman - Bill Hunter Trophy: Brad Stuart, Calgary Hitmen

Rookie of the Year - Jim Piggott Memorial Trophy: Pavel Brendl, Calgary Hitmen

Top Goaltender - Del Wilson Trophy: Cody Rudkowsky, Seattle Thunderbirds

Coach of the Year - Dunc McCallum Memorial Trophy: Don Hay, Tri-City Americans

Executive of the Year - Lloyd Saunders Memorial Trophy: Don Hay, Tri-City Americans

Regular season champions - Scotty Munro Memorial Trophy: Calgary Hitmen

Top Official - Allen Paradice Memorial Trophy: Kelly Sutherland

Marketing/Public Relations Award - St. Clair Group Trophy: Scott Clark, Regina Pats

WHL Humanitarian of the Year: Andrew Ference, Portland Winter Hawks

WHL Plus-Minus Award: Pavel Brendl, Calgary Hitmen

WHL Playoff Most Valuable Player: Brad Moran, Calgary Hitmen

Eastern Conference
	First Team	Second Team
Goal	Alexander Fomichev	Calgary Hitmen	Evan Lindsay	Prince Albert Raiders
Defense	Brad Stuart	Calgary Hitmen	Kurt Drummond	Swift Current Broncos
Matt Kinch	Calgary Hitmen	Burke Henry	Brandon Wheat Kings
Forward	Pavel Brendl	Calgary Hitmen	Brad Leeb	Red Deer Rebels
Brad Moran	Calgary Hitmen	Jamie Lundmark	Moose Jaw Warriors
Chad Hinz	Moose Jaw Warriors	Brett Lysak	Regina Pats
Western Conference
	First Team	Second Team
Goal	Cody Rudkowsky	Seattle Thunderbirds	Kenric Exner	Kamloops Blazers
Defense	Robyn Regehr	Kamloops Blazers	Andrew Ference	Portland Winter Hawks
Scott Hannan	Kelowna Rockets	Garry Toor	Prince George Cougars
Forward	Scott Gomez	Tri-City Americans	Ajay Baines	Kamloops Blazers
Dylan Gyori	Tri-City Americans	Bret DeCecco	Seattle Thunderbirds
Brenden Morrow	Portland Winter Hawks	Oleg Saprykin	Seattle Thunderbirds

2005–06 WHL Guide