The 1998–99 AHL season was the 63rd season of the American Hockey League. Nineteen teams played 80 games each in the schedule. The Providence Bruins finished first overall in the regular season, and won their first Calder Cup championship.

Team changes The Lowell Lock Monsters join the AHL as an expansion team, based in Lowell, Massachusetts, playing in the Atlantic Division.

Final standings

indicates team clinched division and a playoff spot indicates team clinched a playoff spot indicates team was eliminated from playoff contention

Eastern Conference Atlantic Division y–Lowell Lock Monsters (NYI) 80 33 32 13 2 81 219 237 x–St. John's Maple Leafs (TOR) 80 34 35 7 4 79 246 270 x–Fredericton Canadiens (MTL) 80 33 36 6 5 77 246 246 x–Saint John Flames (CGY) 80 31 40 8 1 71 238 296 e–Portland Pirates (CHI/WSH) 80 23 48 7 2 55 214 273

New England Division y–Providence Bruins (BOS) 80 56 16 4 4 120 321 223 x–Hartford Wolf Pack (NYR) 80 38 31 5 6 87 256 256 x–Springfield Falcons (LAK/PHX) 80 35 35 9 1 80 245 232 x–Worcester IceCats (STL) 80 34 36 8 2 78 237 260 e–Beast of New Haven (CAR/FLA) 80 33 35 7 5 78 240 250

Western Conference Empire State Division y–Rochester Americans (BUF) 80 52 21 6 1 111 287 176 x–Albany River Rats (NJD) 80 46 26 6 2 100 275 230 x–Hamilton Bulldogs (EDM) 80 40 29 7 4 91 229 206 x–Adirondack Red Wings (DET) 80 21 48 8 3 53 184 280 e–Syracuse Crunch (PIT/VAN) 80 18 50 9 3 48 220 327

Mid-Atlantic Division y–Philadelphia Phantoms (PHI) 80 47 22 9 2 105 272 221 x–Kentucky Thoroughblades (FLA/SJS) 80 44 26 7 3 98 272 214 x–Hershey Bears (COL) 80 37 32 10 1 85 242 224 x–Cincinnati Mighty Ducks (ANA) 80 35 39 4 2 76 227 249

Scoring leaders

Note: GP = Games played; G = Goals; A = Assists; Pts = Points; PIM = Penalty minutes Player Team GP G A Pts PIM Domenic Pittis Rochester Americans763866104108 Randy Robitaille Providence Bruins74287410234 John Madden Albany River Rats 753860 98 44 Peter White Philadelphia Phantoms 773159 90 20 Jim Montgomery Philadelphia Phantoms 782958 87 89 Steve Brule Albany River Rats 783252 84 35 Richard Park Philadelphia Phantoms 754142 83 33 Lonny Bohonos St. John's Maple Leafs 703448 82 40 Craig Fisher Rochester Americans702952 81 28 Shane Willis Beast of New Haven 733150 81 49 complete list

Calder Cup playoffs

All Star Classic The 12th AHL All-Star Game was played on January 25, 1999, at the First Union Center in Philadelphia. Team PlanetUSA defeated Team Canada 5–4 in a shootout. In the skills competition held the day before the All-Star Game, Team Canada won 15–12 over Team PlanetUSA.

Trophy and award winners

Team awards Calder CupPlayoff champions: Providence Bruins Richard F. Canning TrophyEastern Conference playoff champions: Providence Bruins Robert W. Clarke TrophyWestern Conference playoff champions: Rochester Americans Macgregor Kilpatrick TrophyRegular season champions, League: Providence Bruins Frank Mathers TrophyRegular Season champions, Mid-Atlantic Division: Philadelphia Phantoms F. G. "Teddy" Oke TrophyRegular Season champions, New England Division: Providence Bruins Sam Pollock TrophyRegular Season champions, Atlantic Division: Lowell Lock Monsters John D. Chick TrophyRegular Season champions, Empire State Division: Rochester Americans

Individual awards Les Cunningham AwardMost valuable player: Randy Robitaille – Providence Bruins John B. Sollenberger TrophyTop point scorer: Domenic Pittis – Rochester Americans Dudley "Red" Garrett Memorial AwardRookie of the year: Shane Willis – Beast of New Haven Eddie Shore AwardDefenceman of the year: Ken Sutton – Albany River Rats Aldege "Baz" Bastien Memorial AwardBest Goaltender: Martin Biron – Rochester Americans Harry "Hap" Holmes Memorial AwardLowest goals against average: Martin Biron & Tom Draper – Rochester Americans Louis A.R. Pieri Memorial AwardCoach of the year: Peter Laviolette – Providence Bruins Fred T. Hunt Memorial AwardSportsmanship / Perseverance: Mitch Lamoureux – Hershey Bears Yanick Dupre Memorial AwardCommunity Service Award: Brent Thompson – Hartford Wolf Pack Jack A. Butterfield TrophyMVP of the playoffs: Peter Ferraro – Providence Bruins

Other awards James C. Hendy Memorial AwardMost outstanding executive: Jody Gage, Rochester Americans Thomas Ebright Memorial AwardCareer contributions: Gordon Anziano James H. Ellery Memorial Awards Outstanding media coverage: Phil Janack, Albany, (newspaper)Tim Woodburn, Kentucky, (radio)Cable Atlantic, St. John's, (television) Ken McKenzie AwardOutstanding marketing executive: Cary Kaplan, Hamilton Bulldogs

See also List of AHL seasons

References AHL official site AHL Hall of Fame HockeyDB