The 1998–99 NHL
season
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was the
82nd regular season of the
National Hockey League
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. The league expanded to 27 teams with the addition of the
Nashville Predators
The Nashville Predators (colloquially referred to as the Preds) are a professional ice hockey team based in Nashville, Tennessee. The Predators compete in the National Hockey League (NHL) as a member of the Central Division (NHL), Central Divisio ...
. The NHL also realigned to a strictly geographic six-division structure, with three per conference. The 1998–99 season marked the retirement of
Wayne Gretzky
Wayne Douglas Gretzky ( ; born January 26, 1961) is a Canadian former professional ice hockey player and former head coach. He played 20 seasons in the National Hockey League (NHL) for four teams from 1979 to 1999. Nicknamed "the Great One ...
, the NHL's all-time leading scorer, who played his final three
NHL seasons with the
New York Rangers
The New York Rangers are a professional ice hockey team based in New York City. The Rangers compete in the National Hockey League (NHL) as a member of the Metropolitan Division in the Eastern Conference (NHL), Eastern Conference. The team plays ...
. The
Dallas Stars
The Dallas Stars are a professional ice hockey team based in Dallas. The Stars compete in the National Hockey League (NHL) as a member of the Central Division (NHL), Central Division in the Western Conference (NHL), Western Conference. The Stars ...
finished first in regular season play, and won the
Stanley Cup
The Stanley Cup () is the championship trophy awarded annually to the National Hockey League (NHL) playoff champion. It is the oldest existing trophy to be awarded to a professional sports franchise in North America, and the International Ic ...
championship over the
Buffalo Sabres
The Buffalo Sabres are a professional ice hockey team based in Buffalo, New York. The Sabres compete in the National Hockey League (NHL) as a member of the Atlantic Division (NHL), Atlantic Division in the Eastern Conference (NHL), Eastern Con ...
on a controversial triple-overtime goal by
Brett Hull
Brett Andrew Hull (born August 9, 1964) is a Canadians, Canadian–Americans, American former ice hockey player and general manager, and currently an executive vice president of the St. Louis Blues of the National Hockey League (NHL). He played f ...
.
League business
Expansion and realignment
The
Nashville Predators
The Nashville Predators (colloquially referred to as the Preds) are a professional ice hockey team based in Nashville, Tennessee. The Predators compete in the National Hockey League (NHL) as a member of the Central Division (NHL), Central Divisio ...
joined the NHL, increasing the league to 27 teams. The
1998 NHL expansion draft was held on June 26 to fill the Predators' roster.
With the debut of the Predators, and the planned expansion of three more teams within the next two seasons (
Atlanta
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,
Columbus, and
Minnesota
Minnesota ( ) is a U.S. state, state in the Upper Midwestern region of the United States. It is bordered by the Canadian provinces of Manitoba and Ontario to the north and east and by the U.S. states of Wisconsin to the east, Iowa to the so ...
), the NHL realigned to a strictly geographic six-division structure (three per conference). This erased the last vestiges of the traditional
Adams/
Patrick/
Norris/
Smythe four-division structure abandoned in
1993–94. Other than the reassignment of
Colorado
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to the
Western Conference in
1995
1995 was designated as:
* United Nations Year for Tolerance
* World Year of Peoples' Commemoration of the Victims of the Second World War
This was the first year that the Internet was entirely privatized, with the United States government ...
due to its move from
Quebec
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, the divisions' membership had remained static for five years although several franchises had relocated. As part of this realignment, the
Toronto Maple Leafs
The Toronto Maple Leafs (officially the Toronto Maple Leaf Hockey Club and often referred to as the Leafs) are a professional ice hockey team based in Toronto. The Maple Leafs compete in the National Hockey League (NHL) as a member of the A ...
moved from the Western Conference to the
Eastern Conference. This put three of the Original Six teams in the Northeast Division (Boston, Montreal, and Toronto), and the three original cities of the NHL in the Northeast (Montreal, Ottawa, and Toronto). The playoff format was subsequently modified so the three division winners in each conference were seeded one through three by order of point finish, then the top five remaining teams in the conference were seeded four through eight.
Entry draft
The
1998 NHL entry draft was held on June 27 at the
Marine Midland Arena
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in
Buffalo, New York
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.
Vincent Lecavalier was selected first overall by the
Tampa Bay Lightning
The Tampa Bay Lightning (colloquially known as the Bolts) are a professional ice hockey team based in Tampa, Florida. The Lightning compete in the National Hockey League (NHL) as a member of the Atlantic Division (NHL), Atlantic Division in the ...
.
Rule changes
* In an effort to reduce the number of disallowed goals due to the skate-in-the-crease violation, regulatory reforms were implemented resulting the goal crease shape and size being significantly reduced. In spite of this regulatory change, goaltenders and defensive systems continued to dominate the league, as only two teams, the
Toronto Maple Leafs
The Toronto Maple Leafs (officially the Toronto Maple Leaf Hockey Club and often referred to as the Leafs) are a professional ice hockey team based in Toronto. The Maple Leafs compete in the National Hockey League (NHL) as a member of the A ...
and the
New Jersey Devils
The New Jersey Devils are a professional ice hockey team based in Newark, New Jersey. The Devils compete in the National Hockey League (NHL) as a member of the Metropolitan Division in the Eastern Conference (NHL), Eastern Conference. The club w ...
, averaged more than three goals scored per game. In addition, no player reached the 50-goal plateau. A total of 160 shutouts were recorded for the second-straight regular season.
* The league began to phase in a two-referee system. Each team played 20 selected regular games with two referees and two linesmen, instead of just one referee and two linesmen. The two-referee system was also used in all playoff games.
Preseason games in Austria
Three preseason games were held in Austria. The
Tampa Bay Lightning
The Tampa Bay Lightning (colloquially known as the Bolts) are a professional ice hockey team based in Tampa, Florida. The Lightning compete in the National Hockey League (NHL) as a member of the Atlantic Division (NHL), Atlantic Division in the ...
played against Austrian team
VEU Feldkirch at
Vorarlberghalle in
Klagenfurt on September 15. One day later at the same arena, the
Buffalo Sabres
The Buffalo Sabres are a professional ice hockey team based in Buffalo, New York. The Sabres compete in the National Hockey League (NHL) as a member of the Atlantic Division (NHL), Atlantic Division in the Eastern Conference (NHL), Eastern Con ...
faced of against
KAC Klagenfurt. The Sabres and the Lightning then met at
Olympiahalle in
Innsbruck
Innsbruck (; ) is the capital of Tyrol (federal state), Tyrol and the List of cities and towns in Austria, fifth-largest city in Austria. On the Inn (river), River Inn, at its junction with the Wipptal, Wipp Valley, which provides access to the ...
on September 18.
Uniform changes
*Anaheim: The third and fourth jerseys from 1997 got new socks.
*Boston: The team wore a 75th-anniversary patch for their 75th season.
*Calgary: New Black Alternates introduced. Crest has its alternate Flaming-Horse Logo.
*Colorado: No updates in the regular season, but in the 1999 Playoffs, the Avalanche wore a CHS patch for the victims of the
Columbine High School massacre
A school shooting and attempted bombing occurred on April 20, 1999, at Columbine High School in Columbine, Colorado, United States. The perpetrators, twelfth-grade students Eric Harris and Dylan Klebold, murdered 13 students and one teach ...
on their left sleeve just above the number. The patch remained on the jerseys throughout the playoffs.
*Florida: The names on the back become vertically arched, and a navy blue alternate jersey is introduced. On that jersey, the panther is breaking a stick in half.
*Los Angeles: Jerseys Redesigned, Purple is Reintroduced.
*Nashville: white jerseys include a Blue triangle for the Crest, and the blue ones do not. The team wore an Inaugural season patch that would later become the team's alternate logo.
*New York Islanders: The jerseys reverted to its 1978–1995 design, retaining navy blue as its main color with a patch on the right shoulder featuring four diagonal stripes, symbolizing the team's four Stanley Cup titles in the 1980s.
*New York Rangers: White Lady Liberty Jerseys.
*Phoenix: The Coyotes introduce a new green alternate jersey, complete with a desertscape at the bottom and the sleeve ends
*St Louis: Alternates are retired and adopt a new color scheme
*San Jose: Alternates are retired and become the basis of the team's new uniforms.
*Tampa Bay: All-Star Game Patches for the
1999 NHL All-Star Game in Tampa.
*Toronto: Team wore alternate throwbacks and a patch to commemorate their final season at
Maple Leaf Gardens
Maple Leaf Gardens is a historic building located at the northwest corner of Carlton Street and Church and Wellesley, Church Street in Toronto, Ontario, Canada. The building was originally constructed in 1931 as an indoor arena to host ice hoc ...
.
*Washington: For the first few games, the Capitals wore a patch celebrating their 25th season in the NHL. The patch was worn on the upper right chest.
Arena changes
* The
Edmonton Oilers
The Edmonton Oilers are a professional ice hockey team based in Edmonton. The Oilers compete in the National Hockey League (NHL) as a member of the Pacific Division (NHL), Pacific Division in the Western Conference (NHL), Western Conference. Th ...
' home arena, Edmonton Coliseum, was renamed
Skyreach Centre as part of a new naming rights agreement with Skyreach Equipment.
* The
Florida Panthers
The Florida Panthers are a professional ice hockey team based in the Miami metropolitan area. The Panthers compete in the National Hockey League (NHL) as a member of the Atlantic Division in the Eastern Conference. The team initially played it ...
moved from
Miami Arena in Miami to
National Car Rental Center in
Sunrise, Florida
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History
Early history
In ...
, with
National Car Rental acquiring the naming rights.
* The expansion
Nashville Predators
The Nashville Predators (colloquially referred to as the Preds) are a professional ice hockey team based in Nashville, Tennessee. The Predators compete in the National Hockey League (NHL) as a member of the Central Division (NHL), Central Divisio ...
moved into
Gaylord Entertainment Center, with
Gaylord Entertainment Company acquiring the naming rights.
* The
Philadelphia Flyers
The Philadelphia Flyers are a professional ice hockey team based in Philadelphia. The Flyers compete in the National Hockey League (NHL) as a member of the Metropolitan Division in the Eastern Conference (NHL), Eastern Conference. The team play ...
's home arena, the CoreStates Center, was renamed the
First Union Center after
First Union acquired
CoreStates Financial Corporation.
* The
Toronto Maple Leafs
The Toronto Maple Leafs (officially the Toronto Maple Leaf Hockey Club and often referred to as the Leafs) are a professional ice hockey team based in Toronto. The Maple Leafs compete in the National Hockey League (NHL) as a member of the A ...
moved from
Maple Leaf Gardens
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to the
Air Canada Centre on February 20, 1999, with
Air Canada
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acquiring the naming rights.
Regular season
International games
The
Calgary Flames
The Calgary Flames are a professional ice hockey team based in Calgary. The Flames compete in the National Hockey League (NHL) as a member of the Pacific Division (NHL), Pacific Division in the Western Conference (NHL), Western Conference. The ...
and the
San Jose Sharks
The San Jose Sharks are a professional ice hockey team based in San Jose, California. The Sharks compete in the National Hockey League (NHL) as a member of the Pacific Division (NHL), Pacific Division in the Western Conference (NHL), Western Con ...
played a two-game series on October 9 and 10, 1999 at
Yoyogi National Gymnasium
Yoyogi National Gymnasium, officially is an indoor arena located at Yoyogi Park in Shibuya, Tokyo, Japan, which is famous for its Suspended structure, suspension roof design.
The arena holds 13,291 people (9,079 stand seats, 4,124 arena sea ...
in
Tokyo
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, Japan.
All-Star Game
The
All-Star Game
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was held on January 24, 1999, at
Ice Palace in
Tampa
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, home to the
Tampa Bay Lightning
The Tampa Bay Lightning (colloquially known as the Bolts) are a professional ice hockey team based in Tampa, Florida. The Lightning compete in the National Hockey League (NHL) as a member of the Atlantic Division (NHL), Atlantic Division in the ...
.
Final standings
Eastern Conference
Western Conference
Playoffs
Bracket
In each round, teams competed in a best-of-seven series following a 2–2–1–1–1 format (scores in the bracket indicate the number of games won in each best-of-seven series). The team with
home ice advantage played at home for games one and two (and games five and seven, if necessary), and the other team played at home for games three and four (and game six, if necessary). The top eight teams in each conference made the playoffs, with the three division winners
seeded 1–3 based on regular season record, and the five remaining teams seeded 4–8.
The NHL used "re-seeding" instead of a fixed bracket playoff system. During the first three rounds, the highest remaining seed in each conference was matched against the lowest remaining seed, the second-highest remaining seed played the second-lowest remaining seed, and so forth. The higher-seeded team was awarded home ice advantage. The two conference winners then advanced to the Stanley Cup Finals, where home ice advantage was awarded to the team that had the better regular season record.
Awards
The
Maurice "Rocket" Richard Trophy for the most goals by a player in a season made its debut this year.
All-Star teams
Player statistics
Scoring leaders
''Note: GP = Games played; G = Goals; A = Assists; Pts = Points''
Source: NHL.
Leading goaltenders
Regular season
Coaches
Eastern Conference
*Boston Bruins:
Pat Burns
*Buffalo Sabres:
Lindy Ruff
*Carolina Hurricanes:
Paul Maurice
*Florida Panthers:
Terry Murray
*Montreal Canadiens:
Alain Vigneault
*New Jersey Devils:
Robbie Ftorek
*New York Islanders:
Mike Milbury and
Bill Stewart
*New York Rangers:
John Muckler
*Ottawa Senators:
Jacques Martin
*Philadelphia Flyers:
Roger Neilson
*Pittsburgh Penguins:
Kevin Constantine
*Tampa Bay Lightning:
Jacques Demers
*Toronto Maple Leafs:
Pat Quinn
*Washington Capitals:
Ron Wilson
Western Conference
*Mighty Ducks of Anaheim:
Craig Hartsburg
*Calgary Flames:
Brian Sutter
*Chicago Blackhawks:
Dirk Graham and
Lorne Molleken
*Colorado Avalanche:
Bob Hartley
*Dallas Stars:
Ken Hitchcock
*Detroit Red Wings:
Scotty Bowman
William Scott Bowman (born September 18, 1933) is a Canadian former professional ice hockey head coach. He holds the record for most wins in National Hockey League (NHL) history, with 1,244 wins in the regular season and 223 in the Stanley Cup ...
*Edmonton Oilers:
Ron Low
*Los Angeles Kings:
Larry Robinson
*Nashville Predators:
Barry Trotz
*Phoenix Coyotes:
Jim Schoenfeld
*San Jose Sharks:
Darryl Sutter
*St. Louis Blues:
Joel Quenneville
*Vancouver Canucks:
Mike Keenan and
Marc Crawford
Marc Joseph John Crawford (born February 13, 1961) is a Canadian former professional ice hockey player and coach. He played as a forward (hockey), forward for the Vancouver Canucks in the National Hockey League (NHL). Crawford won the Stanley Cup ...
Milestones
Debuts
The following is a list of
players of note who played their first NHL game in 1998–99 (listed with their first team, an asterisk(*) marks debut in playoffs):
*
Martin St. Louis
Martin St. Louis (French spelling Martin St-Louis, ; born June 18, 1975) is a Canadian professional ice hockey coach and former player who is the head coach for the Montreal Canadiens of the National Hockey League (NHL). An undrafted player, St. ...
, Calgary Flames
*
Chris Drury, Colorado Avalanche
*
Milan Hejduk, Colorado Avalanche
*
Dan Boyle, Florida Panthers
*
Jason Blake, Los Angeles Kings
*
David Legwand, Nashville Predators
*
Karlis Skrastins, Nashville Predators
*
Kimmo Timonen, Nashville Predators
*
Eric Brewer, New York Islanders
*
Vincent Lecavalier, Tampa Bay Lightning
*
Tomas Kaberle, Toronto Maple Leafs
Last games
The following is a list of
players of note who played their last game in the NHL in 1998–99 (listed with their last team):
*
Dave Babych,
Los Angeles Kings
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*
Brian Bellows
Brian Edward Bellows (born September 1, 1964) is a Canadian former professional ice hockey player. He played nearly 1,200 games in the National Hockey League (NHL) with the Minnesota North Stars, Montreal Canadiens, Tampa Bay Lightning, Mighty D ...
,
Washington Capitals
The Washington Capitals (colloquially known as the Caps) are a professional ice hockey team based in Washington, D.C. The Capitals compete in the National Hockey League (NHL) as a member of the Metropolitan Division in the Eastern Conference (NH ...
*
Jim Carey,
St. Louis Blues
*
Bobby Carpenter,
New Jersey Devils
The New Jersey Devils are a professional ice hockey team based in Newark, New Jersey. The Devils compete in the National Hockey League (NHL) as a member of the Metropolitan Division in the Eastern Conference (NHL), Eastern Conference. The club w ...
*
Dino Ciccarelli,
Florida Panthers
The Florida Panthers are a professional ice hockey team based in the Miami metropolitan area. The Panthers compete in the National Hockey League (NHL) as a member of the Atlantic Division in the Eastern Conference. The team initially played it ...
*
Russ Courtnall,
Los Angeles Kings
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*
John Cullen,
Tampa Bay Lightning
The Tampa Bay Lightning (colloquially known as the Bolts) are a professional ice hockey team based in Tampa, Florida. The Lightning compete in the National Hockey League (NHL) as a member of the Atlantic Division (NHL), Atlantic Division in the ...
*
Wayne Gretzky
Wayne Douglas Gretzky ( ; born January 26, 1961) is a Canadian former professional ice hockey player and former head coach. He played 20 seasons in the National Hockey League (NHL) for four teams from 1979 to 1999. Nicknamed "the Great One ...
,
New York Rangers
The New York Rangers are a professional ice hockey team based in New York City. The Rangers compete in the National Hockey League (NHL) as a member of the Metropolitan Division in the Eastern Conference (NHL), Eastern Conference. The team plays ...
*
Ron Hextall,
Philadelphia Flyers
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*
Dale Hunter,
Colorado Avalanche
The Colorado Avalanche (colloquially known as the Avs) are a professional ice hockey team based in Denver. The Avalanche compete in the National Hockey League (NHL) as a member of the Central Division (NHL), Central Division in the Western Con ...
*
Craig Ludwig,
Dallas Stars
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*
Jamie Macoun,
Detroit Red Wings
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*
Bernie Nicholls,
San Jose Sharks
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*
Kjell Samuelsson,
Tampa Bay Lightning
The Tampa Bay Lightning (colloquially known as the Bolts) are a professional ice hockey team based in Tampa, Florida. The Lightning compete in the National Hockey League (NHL) as a member of the Atlantic Division (NHL), Atlantic Division in the ...
(Last player born in the 1950s)
*
Tomas Sandstrom,
Mighty Ducks of Anaheim
*
Esa Tikkanen,
Florida Panthers
The Florida Panthers are a professional ice hockey team based in the Miami metropolitan area. The Panthers compete in the National Hockey League (NHL) as a member of the Atlantic Division in the Eastern Conference. The team initially played it ...
*
Mark Tinordi,
Washington Capitals
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Broadcasting
Canada
This was the first season of the league's Canadian national broadcast rights deals with
CBC and
CTV Sportsnet. CBC continued to air Saturday night ''Hockey Night in Canada'' regular season games. The fledgling CTV Sportsnet replaced
TSN as the league's cable broadcaster. ''Tuesday Night Hockey'' became CTV Sportsnet's signature weekly regular season telecasts. Coverage of the Stanley Cup playoffs continued to primarily be on CBC, while CTV Sportsnet aired first round all-U.S. series.
United States
This was the fifth and final season of the league's U.S. national broadcast rights deals with
Fox and
ESPN
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. Both ESPN and
ESPN2
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ESPN2 was initially ...
aired weeknight games throughout the regular season, and Fox had the All-Star Game and weekly regional telecasts on 11 weekend afternoons between February and April. During the first two rounds of the playoffs, ESPN and ESPN2 aired selected games, while Fox had Sunday regional telecasts. Each U.S. team's regional broadcaster produced local coverage of first and second round games (except for those games on Fox). Fox's Sunday telecasts continued into the Conference Finals, while ESPN had the rest of the third round games. The Stanley Cup Finals were also split between Fox and ESPN.
The league then signed a new five-year deal with ESPN that also called for sister network
ABC to become the new broadcast network partner.
See also
*
List of Stanley Cup champions
The Stanley Cup is a trophy awarded annually to the Season structure of the NHL, playoff champion club of the National Hockey League (NHL). It was donated by the Governor General of Canada Frederick Stanley, 16th Earl of Derby, Lord Stanley of Pr ...
*
1998 NHL entry draft
*
1998 NHL expansion draft
*
1998–99 NHL transactions
*
49th National Hockey League All-Star Game
*
National Hockey League All-Star Game
*
Lester Patrick Trophy
The Lester Patrick Trophy has been presented by the National Hockey League and USA Hockey since 1966 to honor a recipient's contribution to ice hockey in the United States. It is considered a non-NHL trophy because it may be awarded to players, ...
*
1998 in sports
*
1999 in sports
1999 was designated as the International Year of Older Persons.
Events January
* January 1 – The euro currency is established and the European Central Bank assumes its full powers.
* January 3 – The Mars Polar Lander is lau ...
References
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External links
Hockey Database*http://nhl.com/
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