1998–99 CHL season

The 1998–99 CHL season was the 7th season of the Central Hockey League (CHL).

Franchise changes

 * The Nashville Ice Flyers announced a relocation to Albany, Georgia when the NHL's Nashville Predators start play. The franchise never came to fruition in Albany.
 * The San Antonio Iguanas return to the league after the San Antonio Dragons of the IHL folded
 * The Topeka Scarecrows are added to the league as an expansion team

Standings
Eastern Division Team                   GP  W  L SOL  P  GF  GA  Huntsville Channel Cats 70 47 19  4  98 310 251 Columbus Cottonmouths  70 41 21  8  91 276 210 Memphis Riverkings     70 36 27  7  79 313 307 Macon Whoopee          70 36 25  9  79 241 233 Fayetteville Force     70 35 27  8  78 267 285 Western Division Team                 GP  W  L SOL  P  GF  GA  Oklahoma City Blazers 70 49 19  2 100 322 203 San Antonio Iguanas  70 37 26  7  81 286 283 Wichita Thunder      70 34 26 10  78 257 262 Topeka Scarecrows    70 28 38  4  60 189 251 Fort Worth Fire      70 22 43  5  49 245 322 Tulsa Oilers         70 20 41  9  49 261 360

Format
The top four teams in each division qualify for the playoffs

Quarterfinals

 * Huntsville defeated Macon, three games to none; 3-2 (ot), 5-2, 6-3
 * Columbus defeated Memphis, three games to one; 4-1, 4-3, 4-5 (ot), 7-5
 * Oklahoma City defeated Topeka, three games to none; 3-1, 7-1, 4-0
 * San Antonio defeated Wichita, three games to one; 2-3 (ot), 9-3, 5-2, 5-4

Semifinals

 * Huntsville defeated Columbus, four games to two; 3-4 (ot), 5-3, 2-3 (ot), 4-1, 5-3, 6-2
 * Oklahoma City defeated San Antonio, four games to none; 5-3, 6-4, 6-3, 3-2

Final
source for standings and playoffs: hockeydb.com
 * Huntsville defeated Oklahoma City, four games to two, 1-2, 5-4 (ot), 3-0, 3-1, 2-3 (ot), 5-1