1999-00 IHL season | |
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League | International Hockey League |
Sport | Ice hockey |
Duration | October 1, 1999 – June 5, 2000 |
Number of games | 82 |
Number of teams | 13 |
Regular season | |
Fred A. Huber Trophy | Chicago Wolves |
Season MVP | Frederic Chabot (Aeros) Nikolai Khabibulin (Ice Dogs) |
Top scorer | Steve Maltais (Wolves) |
Playoffs | |
Playoffs MVP | Andrei Trefilov (Wolves) |
Turner Cup | |
Champions | Chicago Wolves |
Runners-up | Grand Rapids Griffins |
The 1999–2000 IHL season was the 55th season of the International Hockey League, a North American minor professional league. 13 teams participated in the regular season, and the Chicago Wolves won the Turner Cup.
Offseason
[edit]The Indianapolis Ice departed the IHL and joined the CHL for the CHL’s 1999-00 season.
The Las Vegas Thunder we’re forced to fold after the UNLV refused to renew their lease to continue playing at Thomas & Mack Center forcing the Thunder to fold after failing to negotiate with Orleans Arena and MGM Grand Garden Arena
Regular season
[edit]Eastern Conference
[edit]GP | W | L | SOL | GF | GA | Pts | |
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Grand Rapids Griffins (OTT) | 82 | 51 | 22 | 9 | 254 | 200 | 111 |
Orlando Solar Bears (ATL) | 82 | 47 | 23 | 12 | 250 | 202 | 106 |
Cincinnati Cyclones (CAR) | 82 | 44 | 30 | 8 | 244 | 246 | 96 |
Cleveland Lumberjacks (CHI) | 82 | 40 | 30 | 12 | 225 | 238 | 92 |
Milwaukee Admirals (NSH) | 82 | 37 | 36 | 9 | 222 | 246 | 83 |
Michigan K-Wings (DAL) | 82 | 33 | 37 | 12 | 178 | 223 | 78 |
Detroit Vipers (TBL) | 82 | 22 | 52 | 8 | 163 | 277 | 52 |
Western Conference
[edit]GP | W | L | SOL | GF | GA | Pts | |
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Chicago Wolves (NYI) | 82 | 53 | 21 | 8 | 270 | 228 | 114 |
Utah Grizzlies | 82 | 45 | 25 | 12 | 265 | 220 | 102 |
Houston Aeros | 82 | 44 | 29 | 9 | 219 | 197 | 97 |
Long Beach Ice Dogs (LAK) | 82 | 44 | 31 | 7 | 234 | 216 | 95 |
Manitoba Moose | 82 | 37 | 31 | 14 | 227 | 237 | 88 |
Kansas City Blades | 82 | 36 | 37 | 9 | 249 | 270 | 81 |
Turner Cup-Playoffs
[edit]Turner Cup-Pre-Playoffs | Turner Cup-Quarterfinals | Turner Cup-Semifinals | Turner Cup-Final | ||||||||||||||||
E1 | Grand Rapids | 4 | |||||||||||||||||
E4 | Cleveland | 2 | E4 | Cleveland | 2 | ||||||||||||||
E5 | Milwaukee | 1 | Eastern Conference | E1 | Grand Rapids | 4 | |||||||||||||
E3 | Cincinnati | 1 | |||||||||||||||||
E2 | Orlando | 2 | |||||||||||||||||
E3 | Cincinnati | 4 | |||||||||||||||||
E1 | Grand Rapids | 2 | |||||||||||||||||
W1 | Chicago | 4 | |||||||||||||||||
W1 | Chicago | 4 | |||||||||||||||||
W4 | Long Beach | 2 | W4 | Long Beach | 0 | ||||||||||||||
W5 | Manitoba | 0 | Western Conference | W3 | Houston | 2 | |||||||||||||
W1 | Chicago | 4 | |||||||||||||||||
W2 | Utah | 1 | |||||||||||||||||
W3 | Houston | 4 |
Pre-Playoffs
[edit](E4) Cleveland Lumberjacks vs. (E5) Milwaukee Admirals
[edit]April 21 | Cleveland Lumberjacks | 2–1 | OT | Milwaukee Admirals | Bradley Center |
April 22 | Milwaukee Admirals | 5–4 | OT | Cleveland Lumberjacks | Gund Arena |
April 24 | Milwaukee Admirals | 2–5 | Cleveland Lumberjacks | Gund Arena |
Cleveland wins series 2–1 | |
(W4) Long Beach Ice Dogs vs. (W5) Manitoba Moose
[edit]April 19 | Long Beach Ice Dogs | 5–2 | Manitoba Moose | Winnipeg Arena |
April 21 | Manitoba Moose | 2–3 | OT | Long Beach Ice Dogs | Long Beach Sports Arena |
Long Beach wins series 2–0 | |
Quarterfinals
[edit](E1) Grand Rapids Griffins vs. (E4) Cleveland Lumberjacks
[edit]April 26 | Cleveland Lumberjacks | 2–1 | OT | Grand Rapids Griffins | Van Andel Arena |
April 27 | Cleveland Lumberjacks | 0–2 | Grand Rapids Griffins | Van Andel Arena |
April 30 | Grand Rapids Griffins | 4–3 | OT | Cleveland Lumberjacks | Gund Arena |
May 2 | Grand Rapids Griffins | 4–1 | Cleveland Lumberjacks | Gund Arena |
May 4 | Cleveland Lumberjacks | 2–0 | Grand Rapids Griffins | Van Andel Arena |
May 7 | Grand Rapids Griffins | 5–2 | Cleveland Lumberjacks | Gund Arena |
Grand Rapids wins series 4–2 | |
(E2) Orlando Solar Bears vs. (E3) Cincinnati Cyclones
[edit]April 26 | Cincinnati Cyclones | 5–1 | Orlando Solar Bears | TD Waterhouse Centre |
April 28 | Cincinnati Cyclones | 1–2 | OT | Orlando Solar Bears | TD Waterhouse Centre |
April 29 | Orlando Solar Bears | 0–5 | Cincinnati Cyclones | Firstar Center |
May 1 | Orlando Solar Bears | 5–6 | OT | Cincinnati Cyclones | Firstar Center |
May 3 | Orlando Solar Bears | 3–1 | Cincinnati Cyclones | Firstar Center |
May 6 | Cincinnati Cyclones | 1–0 | Orlando Solar Bears | TD Waterhouse Centre |
Cincinnati wins series 4–2 | |
(W1) Chicago Wolves vs. (W4) Long Beach Ice Dogs
[edit]April 26 | Long Beach Ice Dogs | 1–3 | Chicago Wolves | Allstate Arena |
April 28 | Long Beach Ice Dogs | 1–4 | Chicago Wolves | Allstate Arena |
May 1 | Chicago Wolves | 5–1 | Long Beach Ice Dogs | Long Beach Sports Arena |
May 3 | Chicago Wolves | 4–1 | Long Beach Ice Dogs | Long Beach Sports Arena |
Chicago wins series 4–0 | |
(W2) Utah Grizzlies vs. (W3) Houston Aeros
[edit]April 25 | Houston Aeros | 1–2 | Utah Grizzlies | E Center |
April 28 | Houston Aeros | 3–0 | Utah Grizzlies | E Center |
April 29 | Utah Grizzlies | 0–1 | OT | Houston Aeros | Compaq Center |
May 1 | Utah Grizzlies | 1–3 | Houston Aeros | Compaq Center |
May 3 | Houston Aeros | 3–2 | Utah Grizzlies | E Center |
Houston wins series 4–1 | |
Semifinals
[edit](E1) Grand Rapids Griffins vs. (E3) Cincinnati Cyclones
[edit]May 12 | Cincinnati Cyclones | 2–1 | Grand Rapids Griffins | Van Andel Arena |
May 13 | Cincinnati Cyclones | 3–4 | Grand Rapids Griffins | Van Andel Arena |
May 19 | Grand Rapids Griffins | 10–1 | Cincinnati Cyclones | Firstar Center |
May 20 | Grand Rapids Griffins | 4–1 | Cincinnati Cyclones | Firstar Center |
May 23 | Cincinnati Cyclones | 1–6 | Grand Rapids Griffins | Van Andel Arena |
Grand Rapids wins series 4–1 | |
(W1) Chicago Wolves vs. (W3) Houston Aeros
[edit]May 10 | Houston Aeros | 5–0 | Chicago Wolves | Allstate Arena |
May 14 | Houston Aeros | 4–1 | Chicago Wolves | Allstate Arena |
May 16 | Chicago Wolves | 6–4 | Houston Aeros | Compaq Center |
May 19 | Chicago Wolves | 2–0 | Houston Aeros | Compaq Center |
May 21 | Houston Aeros | 2–4 | Chicago Wolves | Allstate Arena |
May 23 | Chicago Wolves | 3–2 | Houston Aeros | Compaq Center |
Chicago wins series 4–2 | |
Turner Cup Final
[edit](E1) Grand Rapids Griffins vs. (W1) Chicago Wolves
[edit]May 26 | Grand Rapids Griffins | 3–4 | OT | Chicago Wolves | Allstate Arena |
May 28 | Grand Rapids Griffins | 0–4 | Chicago Wolves | Allstate Arena |
May 30 | Chicago Wolves | 3–5 | Grand Rapids Griffins | Van Andel Arena |
June 1 | Chicago Wolves | 5–3 | Grand Rapids Griffins | Van Andel Arena |
June 3 | Grand Rapids Griffins | 6–4 | Chicago Wolves | Allstate Arena |
June 5 | Chicago Wolves | 3–1 | Grand Rapids Griffins | Van Andel Arena |
Chicago wins series 4–2 | |
Player statistics
[edit]Scoring leaders
[edit]Note: GP = Games played; G = Goals; A = Assists; Pts = Points; PIM = Penalty minutes
Player | Team | GP | G | A | Pts | PIM |
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Steve Maltais | Chicago Wolves | 82 | 44 | 46 | 90 | 78 |
Steve Larouche | Chicago Wolves | 82 | 31 | 57 | 88 | 52 |
David Ling | Kansas City Blades | 82 | 35 | 48 | 83 | 210 |
Gilbert Dionne | Cincinnati Cyclones | 81 | 34 | 49 | 83 | 88 |
Jarrod Skalde | Utah Grizzlies | 77 | 25 | 54 | 79 | 98 |
Mark Beaufait | Orlando Solar Bears | 78 | 28 | 50 | 78 | 87 |
Dave Chyzowski | Kansas City Blades | 81 | 37 | 33 | 70 | 138 |
Brett Harkins | Cleveland Lumberjacks | 76 | 20 | 50 | 70 | 79 |
Michel Picard | Grand Rapids Griffins | 65 | 33 | 35 | 68 | 50 |
Todd Simon | Cincinnati Cyclones | 71 | 19 | 48 | 67 | 58 |
Leading goaltenders
[edit]Note: GP = Games played; Min = Minutes played; GA = Goals against; GAA = Goals against average; W = Wins; L = Losses; T = Ties; SO = Shutouts
Player | Team | GP | MIN | GA | GAA | W | L | T | SO |
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Nikolai Khabibulin | Long Beach Ice Dogs | 33 | 1,936 | 59 | 1.83 | 21 | 11 | 1 | 5 |
Frederic Chabot | Houston Aeros | 62 | 3,695 | 131 | 2.13 | 36 | 19 | 7 | 4 |
Jani Hurme | Grand Rapids Griffins | 52 | 2,948 | 107 | 2.18 | 29 | 15 | 4 | 4 |
Rich Parent | Utah Grizzlies/Detroit Vipers | 37 | 2,110 | 81 | 2.30 | 20 | 12 | 4 | 2 |
Andrei Trefilov | Chicago Wolves | 37 | 2,060 | 81 | 2.36 | 21 | 9 | 3 | 3 |
Awards
[edit]AHL Awards | |
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Turner Cup | Chicago Wolves |
Fred A. Huber Trophy (Best regular-season record) |
Chicago Wolves |
Commissioner's Trophy (Best coach) |
Guy Charron, Grand Rapids Griffins |
Leo P. Lamoureux Memorial Trophy (Player with most points) |
Steve Maltais, Chicago Wolves |
James Gatschene Memorial Trophy (Most valuable player, regular season) |
Frederic Chabot, Houston Aeros and Nikolai Khabibulin, Long Beach Ice Dogs |
Norman R. "Bud" Poile Trophy (Most valuable player, playoffs) |
Andrei Trefilov, Chicago Wolves |
Gary F. Longman Memorial Trophy (Best first-year player) |
Nils Ekman, Long Beach Ice Dogs |
Ken McKenzie Trophy (Best American-born first-year player) |
Andrew Berenzweig, Milwaukee Admirals |
Larry D. Gordon Trophy (Best defenceman) |
Brett Hauer, Manitoba Moose |
James Norris Memorial Trophy (Goaltender(s) of team with fewest goals against) |
Frederic Chabot, Houston Aeros |
John Cullen Award (Perseverance, Sportsmanship, and Dedication) |
Steve Larouche, Chicago Wolves |
Ironman Award (Played all team's games while showing offensive and defensive skills) |
Steve Maltais, Chicago Wolves |
IHL Man of the Year (Leadership and community activities) |
Pat MacLeod, Cincinnati Cyclones |
All-Star teams
[edit]First team | Position | Second team | |
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Frederic Chabot, Houston Aeros | G | Jani Hurme, Grand Rapids Griffins | |
Mike Crowley, Long Beach Ice Dogs | D | Dallas Eakins, Chicago Wolves | |
Brett Hauer, Manitoba Moose | D | Bob Nardella, Chicago Wolves | |
Jarrod Skalde, Utah Grizzlies | C | Steve Larouche, Chicago Wolves | |
David Ling, Kansas City Blades | RW | LW | Niklas Andersson, Chicago Wolves |
Steve Maltais, Chicago Wolves | LW | Gilbert Dionne, Cincinnati Cyclones |
External links
[edit]- Season 1999/2000 on hockeydb.com