1999–2000 WHL season

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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.

[edit] 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.

[edit] Regular season

[edit] Final standings

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

[edit] Scoring leaders

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

[edit] 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
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

[edit] 2000 WHL Playoffs

[edit] Conference quarterfinals

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

[edit] Eastern Conference

Calgary vs. Moose Jaw
Date	Away	Home
March 29	Moose Jaw 4	5 Calgary	OT
March 30	Moose Jae 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

[edit] Western Conference

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

[edit] Conference semifinals

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

[edit] Conference finals

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

[edit] WHL Championship

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