1999–2000 WHL season
The 1999–2000 WHL season was the 34th season for the Western Hockey League. Eighteen teams completed a 72-game season. The Kootenay Ice won the President's Cup.
League notes
- The WHL followed the NHL's lead and adopted the "regulation tie" format that saw a team losing in overtime earn a point.
- Overtime was to be played 4 on 4.
Regular season
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 |
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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 |
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Conference finals
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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 |
References
- whl.ca
- 2005–06 WHL Guide
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