1998-99 WSHL season

This is the '''1998-98 Western States Hockey League season. '''This is the league's fifth season.

Membership Changes

 * The Las Vegas Bandits folded
 * The league added the Las Vegas Blackjacks, Las Vegas based Nevada Gamblers, and the Whitehorse, Yukon based Yukon Claimjumpers
 * The Peninsula Hellfighters were renamed the Peninsula Chinooks
 * The Southern California Bombers would suspend operations on October 28th and the balance of their schedule was counted as 1-0 forfeit losses

Standings
North Division Team                         GP     W   L   OTL   GF   GA      P  Fairbanks Ice Dogs            32    31   0    1   216   75     63 Sinbad Sailors               32    24   7    1   229   91     49 Yukon Claimjumpers           32    12   19   1   145   154    25 Peninsula Chinooks           32    10   21   1   102   182    21 Alaska Arctic Ice            32    2    30   0   85    275    4 South Division Team                         GP    W    L   OTL    GF   GA     P  Ventura Mariners              42    35   6    0    315   139   71 Utah Junior Grizzlies        42    29   9    2    249   144   62 Utah Valley Golden Eagles    42    29   11   1    225   133   60 New Mexico Ice Breakers      42    28   14   1    207   164   56 Flagstaff Mountaineers       41    23   17   0    204   173   47 Las Vegas Blackjacks         42    17   24   3    164   256   35 Nevada Gambers               41    6    35   1    138   392   12 Southern California Bombers  42    0    42   0    34    135   0 note: the Southern California Bombers suspended operations 10/28 and the balance of their schedule was counted as forfeit loses

Southern Division First Round

 * Utah Valley defeated Las Vegas 2 games to none (8-6, 7-2)
 * New Mexico defeated Flagstaff 2 games to 1 (6-4, 6-7, 4-3)

Northern Division First Round

 * Fairbanks defeated Peninsula 2 games to none (9-2, 7-2)
 * Sinbad defeated Yukon 2 games to none (3-1, 9-2)

Southern Division Semifinals

 * Ventura defeated New Mexico 2 games to none (8-5, 9-2)
 * Utah defeated Utah Valley 2 games to none (4-3 (2ot), 6-3)

Northern Division Final
(Fairbanks qualifies for Nationals)
 * Fairbanks defeated Sinbad 2 games to none (4-1, 4-2)

Southern Division Final
(Ventura qualifies for Nationals)
 * Ventura defeated Utah 2 games to 1 (3-6, 8-4, 7-2)

League championship

 * Ventura wins league championship (not sure how was determined)