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The 1998–99 OHL season was the 19th season of the Ontario Hockey League . The Brampton Battalion and the Mississauga IceDogs were added as expansion teams. The league realigned from three divisions into two conferences and four divisions. Brampton were placed in the Midwest division of the Western conference, and Mississauga were placed in the Central division of the Eastern donference. The OHL inaugurates four new trophies this season. The Holody Trophy is created for the regular season champion of the Midwest division. Two conference playoffs champions are created; the Bobby Orr Trophy for the Eastern conference, and the Wayne Gretzky Trophy for the Western conference. The fourth new trophy is the Wayne Gretzky 99 Award , to be awarded to the MVP of the playoffs. Twenty teams each played 68 games. The Belleville Bulls won the J. Ross Robertson Cup , defeating the London Knights .
Regular season
Standings
Eastern conference
Western conference
Scoring leaders
Playoffs
Conference quarterfinals
Eastern conference
Barrie (1) vs. Kingston (8)
Date
Away
Home
March 21
Kingston 2
5 Barrie
March 23
Barrie 4
3 Kingston
March 24
Barrie 3
4 Kingston
OT
March 26
Kingston 2
5 Barrie
March 28
Kingston 4
6 Barrie
Barrie wins series 4–1
Ottawa (2) vs. North Bay (7)
Date
Away
Home
March 21
North Bay 1
4 Ottawa
March 23
North Bay 1
3 Ottawa
March 26
Ottawa 3
0 North Bay
March 28
Ottawa 4
1 North Bay
Ottawa wins series 4–0
Belleville (3) vs. Sudbury (6)
Date
Away
Home
March 20
Sudbury 2
7 Belleville
March 21
Sudbury 3
8 Belleville
March 23
Belleville 8
2 Sudbury
March 25
Belleville 8
5 Sudbury
Belleville wins series 4–0
Oshawa (4) vs. Peterborough (5)
Date
Away
Home
March 21
Peterborough 1
2 Oshawa
March 23
Oshawa 2
4 Peterborough
March 24
Peterborough 5
6 Oshawa
March 25
Oshawa 5
2 Peterborough
March 28
Peterborough 1
9 Oshawa
Oshawa wins series 4–1
Western conference
Plymouth (1) vs. Windsor (8)
Date
Away
Home
March 21
Windsor 1
9 Plymouth
March 23
Plymouth 6
0 Windsor
March 25
Plymouth 4
3 Windsor
March 26
Windsor 2
8 Plymouth
Plymouth wins series 4–0
Guelph (2) vs. Erie (7)
Date
Away
Home
March 22
Erie 0
1 Guelph
OT
March 23
Erie 4
6 Guelph
March 26
Guelph 4
3 Erie
March 27
Guelph 1
5 Erie
March 29
Erie 2
3 Guelph
Guelph wins series 4–1
Owen Sound (3) vs. Sault Ste. Marie (6)
Date
Away
Home
March 21
Sault Ste. Marie 5
10 Owen Sound
March 22
Sault Ste. Marie 2
3 Owen Sound
March 25
Owen Sound 2
6 Sault Ste. Marie
March 26
Owen Sound 3
2 Sault Ste. Marie
March 28
Sault Ste. Marie 4
6 Owen Sound
Owen Sound wins series 4–1
Sarnia (4) vs. London (5)
Date
Away
Home
March 21
London 3
6 Sarnia
March 23
Sarnia 3
5 London
March 25
London 2
3 Sarnia
OT
March 26
Sarnia 3
4 London
OT
March 28
London 4
2 Sarnia
March 30
Sarnia 1
4 London
London wins series 4–2
Conference semifinals
Eastern conference
Barrie (1) vs. Oshawa (4)
Date
Away
Home
April 4
Oshawa 5
4 Barrie
April 6
Barrie 5
2 Oshawa
April 8
Oshawa 1
8 Barrie
April 9
Barrie 4
1 Oshawa
April 11
Oshawa 5
4 Barrie
OT
April 13
Barrie 2
4 Oshawa
April 15
Oshawa 5
3 Barrie
Oshawa wins series 4–3
Ottawa (2) vs. Belleville (3)
Date
Away
Home
April 2
Belleville 5
6 Ottawa
OT
April 3
Ottawa 2
5 Belleville
April 6
Belleville 3
1 Ottawa
April 7
Ottawa 4
5 Belleville
OT
April 9
Belleville 3
2 Ottawa
OT
Belleville wins series 4–1
Western conference
Plymouth (1) vs. London (5)
Date
Away
Home
April 3
London 3
2 Plymouth
OT
April 5
Plymouth 2
3 London
OT
April 7
London 3
7 Plymouth
April 9
Plymouth 5
4 London
OT
April 10
London 4
5 Plymouth
April 13
Plymouth 2
8 London
April 15
London 10
3 Plymouth
London wins series 4–3
Guelph (2) vs. Owen Sound (3)
Date
Away
Home
April 1
Owen Sound 5
6 Guelph
OT
April 3
Guelph 4
8 Owen Sound
April 5
Owen Sound 4
3 Guelph
April 7
Guelph 3
4 Owen Sound
April 9
Owen Sound 1
4 Guelph
April 11
Guelph 3
6 Owen Sound
Owen Sound wins series 4–2
Conference finals
Eastern conference
Western conference
Belleville (3) vs. Oshawa (4)
Date
Away
Home
April 16
Oshawa 1
8 Belleville
April 18
Belleville 4
6 Oshawa
April 20
Oshawa 2
4 Belleville
April 21
Belleville 6
4 Oshawa
April 23
Oshawa 2
8 Belleville
Belleville wins series 4–1
Owen Sound (3) vs. London (5)
Date
Away
Home
April 18
Owen Sound 0
3 London
April 20
London 2
3 Owen Sound
April 22
London 3
1 Owen Sound
April 23
Owen Sound 3
4 London
April 25
London 4
3 Owen Sound
London wins series 4–1
J. Ross Robertson Cup finals
Belleville (3) vs. London (5)
Date
Away
Home
April 29
London 5
4 Belleville
OT
May 1
Belleville 6
3 London
May 3
London 3
5 Belleville
May 5
Belleville 6
1 London
May 7
London 6
4 Belleville
May 9
Belleville 1
5 London
May 11
London 2
9 Belleville
Belleville wins series 4–3
All-Star teams
First team
Daniel Tkaczuk , Centre, Barrie Colts
Ryan Ready , Left Wing, Belleville Bulls
Ivan Novoseltsev , Right Wing, Sarnia Sting
Brian Campbell , Defence, Ottawa 67's
Bryan Allen , Defence, Oshawa Generals
Brian Finley , Goaltender, Barrie Colts
Peter DeBoer , Coach, Plymouth Whalers
Second team
Harold Druken , Centre, Plymouth Whalers
Denis Shvidki , Left Wing, Barrie Colts
Norm Milley , Right Wing, Sudbury Wolves
Kevin Mitchell , Defence, Guelph Storm
Martin Skoula , Defence, Barrie Colts
Tyrone Garner , Goaltender, Oshawa Generals
Lou Crawford , Coach, Belleville Bulls
Third team
Peter Sarno , Centre, Sarnia Sting
Jay Legault , Left Wing, London Knights
Sheldon Keefe , Right Wing, Barrie Colts
Nick Boynton , Defence, Ottawa 67's
Nikos Tselios , Defence, Plymouth Whalers
Seamus Kotyk , Goaltender, Ottawa 67's
Dave Siciliano , Coach, Owen Sound Platers
Awards
J. Ross Robertson Cup :
Belleville Bulls
Hamilton Spectator Trophy :
Plymouth Whalers
Bobby Orr Trophy :
Belleville Bulls
Wayne Gretzky Trophy :
London Knights
Leyden Trophy :
Ottawa 67's
Emms Trophy :
Barrie Colts
Holody Trophy :
Guelph Storm
Bumbacco Trophy :
Plymouth Whalers
Red Tilson Trophy :
Brian Campbell , Ottawa 67's
Eddie Powers Memorial Trophy :
Peter Sarno , Sarnia Sting
Matt Leyden Trophy :
Peter DeBoer , Plymouth Whalers
Jim Mahon Memorial Trophy :
Norm Milley , Sudbury Wolves
Max Kaminsky Trophy :
Brian Campbell , Ottawa 67's
OHL Goaltender of the Year :
Brian Finley , Barrie Colts
Jack Ferguson Award :
Jason Spezza , Mississauga IceDogs
Dave Pinkney Trophy :
Robert Holsinger and Rob Zepp , Plymouth Whalers
OHL Executive of the Year :
Jeff Hunt , Ottawa 67's
Emms Family Award :
Sheldon Keefe , Barrie Colts
F.W. 'Dinty' Moore Trophy :
Levente Szuper , Ottawa 67's
OHL Humanitarian of the Year :
Ryan McKie , Sudbury Wolves
William Hanley Trophy :
Brian Campbell , Ottawa 67's
Leo Lalonde Memorial Trophy :
Ryan Ready , Belleville Bulls
Bobby Smith Trophy :
Rob Zepp , Plymouth Whalers
Wayne Gretzky 99 Award :
Justin Papineau , Belleville Bulls
See also
References
East Division Central Division Midwest Division West Division Defunct teams