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1999–2000 WHL season

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
LeagueWestern Hockey League
SportIce hockey
Number of teams18
Regular season
Scotty Munro Memorial TrophyCalgary Hitmen (2)
Season MVPBrad Moran (Calgary Hitmen)
Top scorerBrad Moran (Calgary Hitmen)
Playoffs
Playoffs MVPDan Blackburn (Ice)
Finals championsKootenay Ice (1)
  Runners-upSpokane Chiefs
WHL seasons
1999–2000 CHL season
LeagueCanadian Hockey League
SportIce hockey
Number of teams54
OHL
QMJHL
WHL
Memorial Cup
Finals championsRimouski Océanic (QMJHL) (1st title)
  Runners-upBarrie Colts (OHL)

League notes

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  • 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

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Final standings

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East Division GP W L T OTL Pts GF GA
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
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
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
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

Scoring leaders

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

Player Team GP G A Pts PIM
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

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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
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

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  • 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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Eastern Conference

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Calgary vs. Moose Jaw
Date Away Home
March 29 Moose Jaw 4 5 Calgary OT
March 30 Moose Jaw 3 6 Calgary
April 1 Calgary 4 2 Moose Jaw
April 2 Calgary 8 2 Moose Jaw
Calgary wins series 4–0
Kootenay vs. Red Deer
Date Away Home
March 30 Red Deer 4 7 Kootenay
March 31 Red Deer 0 8 Kootenay
April 2 Kootenay 7 4 Red Deer
April 3 Kootenay 2 1 Red Deer OT
Kootenay wins series 4–0
Swift Current vs. Prince Albert
Date Away Home
March 30 Prince Albert 3 2 Swift Current
March 31 Prince Albert 2 6 Swift Current
April 2 Swift Current 4 2 Prince Albert
April 3 Swift Current 2 5 Prince Albert
April 5 Prince Albert 3 6 Swift Current
April 7 Swift Current 4 3 Prince Albert
Swift Current wins series 4–2
Saskatoon vs. Regina
Date Away Home
March 29 Regina 6 4 Saskatoon
March 31 Saskatoon 1 6 Regina
April 1 Regina 0 3 Saskatoon
April 3 Saskatoon 6 3 Regina
April 5 Regina 0 4 Saskatoon
April 7 Saskatoon 2 7 Regina
April 8 Regina 1 5 Saskatoon
Saskatoon wins series 4–3

Western Conference

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Spokane vs. Tri-City
Date Away Home
March 29 Tri-City 1 8 Spokane
March 31 Spokane 6 2 Tri-City
April 1 Spokane 3 2 Tri-City
April 5 Tri-City 0 2 Spokane
Spokane wins series 4–0
Seattle vs. Kamloops
Date Away Home
April 1 Kamloops 2 5 Seattle
April 2 Kamloops 2 7 Seattle
April 4 Seattle 3 2 Kamloops
April 5 Seattle 5 2 Kamloops
Seattle wins series 4–0
Prince George vs. Kelowna
Date Away Home
March 31 Kelowna 4 2 Prince George
April 1 Kelowna 0 4 Prince George
April 4 Prince George 4 1 Kelowna
April 5 Prince George 4 2 Kelowna
April 7 Kelowna 3 4 Prince George OT
Prince George wins series 4–1

Conference semifinals

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Eastern Conference
Calgary vs. Saskatoon
Date Away Home
April 10 Saskatoon 0 7 Calgary
April 11 Saskatoon 2 6 Calgary
April 13 Calgary 6 2 Saskatoon
April 14 Calgary 4 2 Saskatoon
Calgary wins series 4–0
Kootenay vs. Swift Current
Date Away Home
April 10 Swift Current 2 1 Kootenay
April 11 Swift Current 2 6 Kootenay
April 13 Kootenay 1 2 Swift Current
April 14 Kootenay 4 2 Swift Current
April 16 Swift Current 1 6 Kootenay
April 18 Kootenay 3 1 Swift Current
Kootenay wins series 4–2
Western Conference
Prince George vs. Seattle
Date Away Home
April 13 Seattle 2 5 Prince George
April 14 Seattle 0 7 Prince George
April 16 Prince George 4 2 Seattle
Prince George wins series 3–0
Spokane earns bye

Conference finals

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Eastern Conference Western Conference
Calgary vs. Kootenay
Date Away Home
April 21 Kootenay 2 3 Calgary
April 22 Kootenay 3 2 Calgary
April 25 Calgary 2 3 Kootenay
April 26 Calgary 2 3 Kootenay
April 29 Kootenay 6 5 Calgary OT
Kootenay wins series 4–1
Prince George vs. Spokane
Date Away Home
April 23 Prince George 4 5 Spokane
April 24 Prince George 3 4 Spokane
April 25 Spokane 0 3 Prince George
April 28 Spokane 4 3 Prince George OT
April 29 Spokane 4 2 Prince George
Spokane wins series 4–1

WHL Championship

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Kootenay vs. Spokane
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

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On January 19, the Eastern Conference defeated the Western Conference 10–9 at Kelowna, British Columbia before a crowd of 5,420.

WHL awards

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Four Broncos Memorial Trophy (Player of the Year): Brad Moran, Calgary Hitmen
Daryl K. (Doc) Seaman Trophy (Scholastic Player of the Year): Chris Nielson, Calgary Hitmen
Scholastic Team of the Year: Portland Winterhawks
Bob Clarke Trophy (Top scorer): Brad Moran, Calgary Hitmen
Brad Hornung Trophy (Most Sportsmanlike Player): Trent Hunter, Prince George Cougars
Bill Hunter Trophy (Top Defenseman): Micki Dupont, Kamloops Blazers
Jim Piggott Memorial Trophy (Rookie of the Year): Dan Blackburn, Kootenay Ice
Del Wilson Trophy (Top Goaltender): Bryce Wandler, Swift Current Broncos
Dunc McCallum Memorial Trophy (Coach of the Year): Todd McLellan, Swift Current Broncos
Lloyd Saunders Memorial Trophy (Executive of the Year): Tim Speltz, Spokane Chiefs
Scotty Munro Memorial Trophy (Best regular season record): Calgary Hitmen
Allen Paradice Memorial Trophy (Top Official): Mike Hasenfratz
St. Clair Group Trophy (Marketing/Public Relations Award): Mike Jenkins, Prince Albert Raiders
WHL Humanitarian of the Year: Chris Nielson, Calgary Hitmen
WHL Plus-Minus Award: Kenton Smith, Calgary Hitmen
WHL Playoff Most Valuable Player: Dan Blackburn, Kootenay Ice

All-Star Teams

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Eastern Conference
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

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References

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  • 2005–06 WHL Guide
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