1998–99 Carolina Hurricanes season

The 1998–99 Carolina Hurricanes season was the second season of the NHL franchise in Greensboro, North Carolina. The club qualified for the playoffs for the first time since 1992 (and first time as the Hurricanes), placing first in the NHL Southeast division. The Hurricanes lost in the Eastern Conference Quarterfinals to the Boston Bruins.

1998–99 Carolina Hurricanes
Southeast Division champions
Division1st Southeast
Conference3rd Eastern
1998–99 record34–30–18
Home record20–12–9
Road record14–18–9
Goals for210
Goals against202
Team information
General managerJim Rutherford
CoachPaul Maurice
CaptainKeith Primeau
ArenaGreensboro Coliseum Complex
Average attendance8,188[1]
Minor league affiliate(s)Beast of New Haven
Florida Everblades
Team leaders
GoalsKeith Primeau (30)
AssistsSami Kapanen (35)
PointsKeith Primeau (62)
Penalty minutesGary Roberts (178)
Plus/minusNolan Pratt (+15)
WinsArturs Irbe (27)
Goals against averageArturs Irbe (2.22)

Offseason

In a re-organization of the NHL, the club was placed in the new Southeast Division. Another major headline was the signing of former Hartford Whalers captain Ron Francis as a free agent.

Regular season

The Hurricanes struggled on the power-play during the regular season, finishing 27th in power-play percentage, at 10.99%.[2]

The division was weaker than the Hurricanes' previous division, the Northeast and the Hurricanes were able to win the division and qualify for the playoffs, the only team from the division to do so.

Final standings

Southeast Division
R CR GP W L T GF GA PIM Pts
13Carolina Hurricanes82343018210202115886
29Florida Panthers82303418210228152278
312Washington Capitals8231456200218138168
414Tampa Bay Lightning8219549179292131647

[3]

Eastern Conference[4]
R Div GP W L T GF GA Pts
1y – New Jersey DevilsATL82472411248196105
2y – Ottawa SenatorsNE82442315239179103
3y – Carolina HurricanesSE8234301821020286
4Toronto Maple LeafsNE824530726823197
5Philadelphia FlyersATL8237261923119693
6Boston BruinsNE8239301321418191
7Buffalo SabresNE8237281720717591
8Pittsburgh PenguinsATL8238301424222590
9Florida PanthersSE8230341821022878
10New York RangersATL8233381121722777
11Montreal CanadiensNE8232391118420975
12Washington CapitalsSE823145620021868
13New York IslandersATL8224481019424458
14Tampa Bay LightningSE821954917929247

Divisions: ATL – Atlantic Division, NE – Northeast Division, SE – Southeast Division

bold – Qualified for playoffs; y – Won division

Playoffs

The Hurricanes drew the Boston Bruins as their first-round opponent. The Hurricanes were defeated in six games.

Schedule and results

Regular season

1998–99 regular season[5]
October: 4–3–3 (home: 2–1–3; road: 2–2–0)
GameResultDateScoreOpponentRecordAttendanceRecap
1TOctober 10, 19984–4 OTTampa Bay Lightning (1998–99)0–0–18,195Recap
2LOctober 13, 19982–3@ Nashville Predators (1998–99)0–1–114,376Recap
3TOctober 15, 19982–2 OTDallas Stars (1998–99)0–1–25,531Recap
4TOctober 17, 19981–1 OTPhiladelphia Flyers (1998–99)0–1–310,063Recap
5WOctober 20, 19983–1Vancouver Canucks (1998–99)1–1–35,573Recap
6WOctober 24, 19983–1@ Ottawa Senators (1998–99)2–1–314,428Recap
7LOctober 25, 19982–3Los Angeles Kings (1998–99)2–2–35,569Recap
8WOctober 28, 19982–0Chicago Blackhawks (1998–99)3–2–35,902Recap
9LOctober 30, 19980–1@ New York Rangers (1998–99)3–3–318,200Recap
10WOctober 31, 19982–0@ Boston Bruins (1998–99)4–3–313,655Recap
November: 7–7–0 (home: 3–4–0; road: 4–3–0)
GameResultDateScoreOpponentRecordAttendanceRecap
11LNovember 2, 19982–3Colorado Avalanche (1998–99)4–4–36,205Recap
12WNovember 5, 19986–3@ New York Islanders (1998–99)5–4–310,856Recap
13WNovember 6, 19983–2@ Washington Capitals (1998–99)6–4–319,740Recap
14LNovember 8, 19982–5Boston Bruins (1998–99)6–5–38,566Recap
15LNovember 11, 19984–5 OT@ Mighty Ducks of Anaheim (1998–99)6–6–314,668Recap
16LNovember 12, 19980–3@ San Jose Sharks (1998–99)6–7–316,733Recap
17WNovember 14, 19985–3@ Los Angeles Kings (1998–99)7–7–310,990Recap
18WNovember 17, 19985–4Montreal Canadiens (1998–99)8–7–37,147Recap
19LNovember 19, 19982–3 OT@ New Jersey Devils (1998–99)8–8–314,586Recap
20LNovember 20, 19981–3Philadelphia Flyers (1998–99)8–9–311,013Recap
21LNovember 22, 19982–5New Jersey Devils (1998–99)8–10–38,062Recap
22WNovember 25, 19983–0San Jose Sharks (1998–99)9–10–36,037Recap
23WNovember 28, 19983–1@ New York Islanders (1998–99)10–10–312,472Recap
24WNovember 29, 19983–1Mighty Ducks of Anaheim (1998–99)11–10–36,871Recap
December: 6–4–2 (home: 4–3–1; road: 2–1–1)
GameResultDateScoreOpponentRecordAttendanceRecap
25WDecember 2, 19984–1Montreal Canadiens (1998–99)12–10–35,664Recap
26TDecember 4, 19983–3 OTPittsburgh Penguins (1998–99)12–10–49,083Recap
27TDecember 5, 19983–3 OT@ Florida Panthers (1998–99)12–10–517,384Recap
28LDecember 10, 19982–3Boston Bruins (1998–99)12–11–56,059Recap
29WDecember 12, 19983–0Detroit Red Wings (1998–99)13–11–511,059Recap
30WDecember 15, 19983–0Edmonton Oilers (1998–99)14–11–55,684Recap
31LDecember 18, 19981–5@ Ottawa Senators (1998–99)14–12–515,124Recap
32WDecember 19, 19983–2@ Buffalo Sabres (1998–99)15–12–517,979Recap
33LDecember 21, 19981–4Buffalo Sabres (1998–99)15–13–57,655Recap
34WDecember 23, 19981–0@ New York Rangers (1998–99)16–13–518,200Recap
35LDecember 26, 19983–6New York Rangers (1998–99)16–14–511,059Recap
36WDecember 30, 19984–3Tampa Bay Lightning (1998–99)17–14–57,898Recap
January: 6–4–3 (home: 4–1–1; road: 2–3–2)
GameResultDateScoreOpponentRecordAttendanceRecap
37TJanuary 1, 19993–3 OT@ Florida Panthers (1998–99)17–14–618,505Recap
38WJanuary 2, 19994–1Nashville Predators (1998–99)18–14–67,698Recap
39TJanuary 4, 19994–4 OTOttawa Senators (1998–99)18–14–75,655Recap
40LJanuary 7, 19992–4@ Pittsburgh Penguins (1998–99)18–15–713,719Recap
41LJanuary 9, 19990–2@ Philadelphia Flyers (1998–99)18–16–719,618Recap
42WJanuary 14, 19993–2Florida Panthers (1998–99)19–16–76,544Recap
43LJanuary 16, 19992–3 OTWashington Capitals (1998–99)19–17–711,007Recap
44WJanuary 18, 19994–2Toronto Maple Leafs (1998–99)20–17–78,894Recap
45LJanuary 21, 19991–4@ Detroit Red Wings (1998–99)20–18–719,983Recap
46WJanuary 26, 19995–3@ Pittsburgh Penguins (1998–99)21–18–714,731Recap
47WJanuary 28, 19993–2 OTNew York Rangers (1998–99)22–18–711,059Recap
48WJanuary 30, 19993–1@ Montreal Canadiens (1998–99)23–18–720,514Recap
49TJanuary 31, 19990–0 OT@ Boston Bruins (1998–99)23–18–816,180Recap
February: 4–5–4 (home: 1–1–2; road: 3–4–2)
GameResultDateScoreOpponentRecordAttendanceRecap
50LFebruary 3, 19991–4New Jersey Devils (1998–99)23–19–87,746Recap
51LFebruary 5, 19991–4@ Washington Capitals (1998–99)23–20–817,601Recap
52TFebruary 6, 19993–3 OTFlorida Panthers (1998–99)23–20–911,059Recap
53WFebruary 10, 19996–5@ Toronto Maple Leafs (1998–99)24–20–915,726Recap
54WFebruary 12, 19993–1@ New York Rangers (1998–99)25–20–918,200Recap
55LFebruary 13, 19994–6@ New Jersey Devils (1998–99)25–21–917,023Recap
56LFebruary 15, 19992–3@ Buffalo Sabres (1998–99)25–22–918,595Recap
57TFebruary 18, 19992–2 OTWashington Capitals (1998–99)25–22–106,697Recap
58WFebruary 20, 19993–2@ Tampa Bay Lightning (1998–99)26–22–1010,464Recap
59WFebruary 21, 19994–1New York Islanders (1998–99)27–22–109,913Recap
60TFebruary 24, 19992–2 OT@ Toronto Maple Leafs (1998–99)27–22–1118,460Recap
61LFebruary 26, 19990–1@ Vancouver Canucks (1998–99)27–23–1115,072Recap
62TFebruary 27, 19992–2 OT@ Edmonton Oilers (1998–99)27–23–1217,100Recap
March: 4–5–4 (home: 4–2–1; road: 0–3–3)
GameResultDateScoreOpponentRecordAttendanceRecap
63WMarch 3, 19992–1Boston Bruins (1998–99)28–23–127,507Recap
64TMarch 6, 19992–2 OT@ Florida Panthers (1998–99)28–23–1319,250Recap
65WMarch 8, 19994–1Buffalo Sabres (1998–99)29–23–138,390Recap
66LMarch 10, 19992–3 OTPittsburgh Penguins (1998–99)29–24–1310,563Recap
67WMarch 12, 19992–1Calgary Flames (1998–99)30–24–138,564Recap
68TMarch 15, 19995–5 OT@ Phoenix Coyotes (1998–99)30–24–1415,811Recap
69LMarch 18, 19992–3@ Colorado Avalanche (1998–99)30–25–1416,061Recap
70LMarch 21, 19992–3 OT@ Dallas Stars (1998–99)30–26–1416,928Recap
71LMarch 22, 19992–5@ St. Louis Blues (1998–99)30–27–1417,311Recap
72WMarch 24, 19992–1New York Islanders (1998–99)31–27–147,370Recap
73LMarch 26, 19992–7Toronto Maple Leafs (1998–99)31–28–1410,014Recap
74TMarch 28, 19993–3 OTTampa Bay Lightning (1998–99)31–28–1510,010Recap
75TMarch 30, 19993–3 OT@ Philadelphia Flyers (1998–99)31–28–1619,681Recap
April: 3–2–2 (home: 2–0–1; road: 1–2–1)
GameResultDateScoreOpponentRecordAttendanceRecap
76LApril 3, 19991–2@ Chicago Blackhawks (1998–99)31–29–1615,824Recap
77WApril 6, 19994–2New Jersey Devils (1998–99)32–29–1610,340Recap
78LApril 7, 19990–2@ Montreal Canadiens (1998–99)32–30–1620,336Recap
79WApril 10, 19996–1@ New York Islanders (1998–99)33–30–1613,055Recap
80WApril 14, 19993–0Washington Capitals (1998–99)34–30–166,790Recap
81TApril 16, 19992–2 OT@ Tampa Bay Lightning (1998–99)34–30–1715,277Recap
82TApril 17, 19991–1 OTOttawa Senators (1998–99)34–30–1810,981Recap
Legend:

  Win (2 points)   Loss (0 points)   Tie (1 point)

Playoffs

1999 Stanley Cup playoffs[5]
Eastern Conference Quarterfinals vs. (6) Boston Bruins – Bruins win 4–2
GameResultDateScoreOpponentSeriesRecap
1LApril 22, 19990–2Boston BruinsBruins lead 1–0Recap
2WApril 24, 19993–2 OTBoston BruinsSeries tied 1–1Recap
3WApril 26, 19993–2@ Boston BruinsHurricanes lead 2–1Recap
4LApril 28, 19991–4@ Boston BruinsSeries tied 2–2Recap
5LApril 30, 19993–4 2OTBoston BruinsBruins lead 3–2Recap
6LMay 2, 19990–2@ Boston BruinsBruins win 4–2Recap
Legend:

  Win   Loss

Player statistics

Scoring

  • Position abbreviations: C = Center; D = Defense; G = Goaltender; LW = Left Wing; RW = Right Wing
  • = Joined team via a transaction (e.g., trade, waivers, signing) during the season. Stats reflect time with the Hurricanes only.
  • = Left team via a transaction (e.g., trade, waivers, release) during the season. Stats reflect time with the Hurricanes only.
Regular season Playoffs
No. Player Pos GP G A Pts +/- PIM GP G A Pts +/- PIM
55Keith PrimeauC783032628756033−36
24Sami KapanenRW81243559−1105112−20
26Ray SheppardRW742533584166516−22
21Ron FrancisC82213152−234301110
10Gary RobertsLW7714284221786112−38
92Jeff O'NeillRW751615313666011−50
23Martin GelinasLW761315283676033−42
18Robert KronLW7591625−1310520220
2Glen WesleyD74717241444600002
19Nelson EmersonRW3581321136
28Paul RanheimLW7891019439600002
11Kevin DineenRW6781018597600008
13Bates BattagliaLW6071118722603338
44Kent MandervilleC8151116938600002
4Nolan PrattD61114151595300002
51Andrei KovalenkoRW18661230402212
5Marek MalikD522911−6364000−24
77Paul CoffeyD442810−128501102
22Sean HillD5401010948
7Curtis LeschyshynD65279−1506000−36
3Steve ChiassonD28189716612312
6Adam BurtD51033346
14Steven HalkoD200335244000−22
33Dave KarpaD330221552000−22
46Mike RucinskiD1501118
1Arturs IrbeG620001060000
37Trevor KiddG250000
31Craig MacDonaldLW1100000100000
15Byron RitchieC300000
45Shane WillisRW7000−20

Goaltending

Regular season Playoffs
No. Player GP W L T SA GA GAA SV% SO TOI GP W L SA GA GAA SV% SO TOI
1Arturs Irbe6227201217531352.22.92363643624181152.21.9170408
37Trevor Kidd257106640612.70.90521358

Awards and records

Awards

Type Award/honor Recipient Ref
League
(in-season)
NHL All-Star Game selection Arturs Irbe [6]
Keith Primeau

Transactions

The Hurricanes were involved in the following transactions during the 1998–99 season.

Trades

June 1, 1998 To Colorado Avalanche
5th round pick in 1999 - Will Magnuson
To Carolina Hurricanes
Randy Petruk
July 29, 1998 To Los Angeles Kings
Manny Legace
To Carolina Hurricanes
Future Considerations
August 11, 1998 To Anaheim Mighty Ducks
Stu Grimson
Kevin Haller
To Carolina Hurricanes
Dave Karpa
4th round pick in 2000 - Blake Robson
December 29, 1998 To Chicago Blackhawks
Nelson Emerson
To Carolina Hurricanes
Paul Coffey
March 6, 1999 To Philadelphia Flyers
Adam Burt
To Carolina Hurricanes
Andrei Kovalenko

Free agents

PlayerFormer Team
Ron FrancisPittsburgh Penguins
Al IafrateNashville Predators
Scott LevinsPhoenix Coyotes
Arturs IrbeVancouver Canucks
PlayerNew Team
Steve MartinsOttawa Senators
Dan KesaPittsburgh Penguins
Jason McBainLas Vegas Thunder (IHL)
Stephen LeachOttawa Senators

Draft picks

Carolina's draft picks at the 1998 NHL Entry Draft held at the Marine Midland Arena in Buffalo, New York.[7]

Round # Player Nationality College/Junior/Club team (League)
111Jeff Heerema CanadaSarnia Sting (OHL)
370Kevin Holdridge CanadaPlymouth Whalers (OHL)
371Erik Cole United StatesClarkson University (ECAC)
491Josef Vasicek Czech RepublicSlavia Prague (Czech Republic)
493Tommy Westlund SwedenBrynas IF (Sweden)
497Chris Madden United StatesGuelph Storm (OHL)
7184Donald Smith United StatesClarkson University (ECAC)
8208Jaroslav Svoboda Czech RepublicHC Olomouc (Czech Republic)
8211Mark Kosick CanadaUniversity of Michigan (CCHA)
9239Brent McDonald CanadaPrince George Cougars (WHL)

Farm teams

American Hockey League

The Beast of New Haven were the Hurricanes American Hockey League affiliate for the 1998–99 AHL season.

East Coast Hockey League

The Florida Everblades were the Hurricanes East Coast Hockey League affiliate.

Notes

    References

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    • "1998-99 Carolina Hurricanes Roster, Stats, Injuries, Scores, Results, Shootouts". Hockey-Reference.com. Retrieved June 16, 2023.
    • Dinger, Ralph, ed. (2011). The National Hockey League Official Guide & Record Book 2012. Toronto: Dan Diamond & Associates. ISBN 978-1-894801-22-5.
    1. "NHL Average Attendance since 1989-90". Andrew's Dallas Stars Page. Archived from the original on June 13, 2011. Retrieved May 24, 2011.
    2. "1998-99 NHL Summary".
    3. Dinger 2011, p. 155.
    4. "1998-1999 Conference Standings Standings - NHL.com - Standings". NHL.
    5. "1998-99 Carolina Hurricanes Schedule". Hockey-Reference.com. Retrieved June 16, 2023.
    6. "NHL All-Star Game Historical Summaries - 1999". NHL.com. Retrieved June 27, 2023.
    7. "1998 NHL Entry Draft Picks at hockeydb.com". www.hockeydb.com. Retrieved June 28, 2023.
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