The 1998-99 WPHL season was the 3rd season of the Western Professional Hockey League. The league brought back all twelve teams from the previous season and added francises in Abilene, Texas, Alexandria, Louisiana, Corpus Christi, Texas, Little Rock, Arkansas and Tupelo, Mississippi.
The 17 teams each played 69 games including a home game against either Russian Super League sides Chelyabinsk Traktor or Kristall Elektrostal, who were touring the southern United States. The Shreveport Mudbugs finished first overall in the regular season and won their first President's Cup, becoming the first team in WPHL history to win both the regular season and playoff championships in the same season.
League Realignment[]
With the league expanded to 17 teams, the league was realigned to include three separate divisions, Central, Eastern and Western.
Central Division[]
Eastern Division[]
- Alexandria Warthogs
- Arkansas Glacier Cats
- Lake Charles Ice Pirates
- Monroe Moccasins
- Shreveport Mudbugs
- Tupelo T-Rex
Western Division[]
Regular Season[]
Note: GP = Games played, W = Wins, L = Losses, SOL = Shootout losses, Pts = Points, GF = Goals for, GA = Goals against, Green shade = Clinched playoff spot, Blue shade = Clinched first round bye
| Central Division | GP | W | L | SOL | Pts | GF | GA |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Waco Wizards | 69 | 40 | 22 | 7 | 87 | 275 | 232 |
| Corpus Christi IceRays | 69 | 40 | 23 | 6 | 86 | 253 | 210 |
| Central Texas Stampede | 69 | 33 | 24 | 12 | 78 | 286 | 266 |
| Fort Worth Brahmas | 69 | 34 | 26 | 9 | 77 | 227 | 235 |
| Austin Ice Bats | 69 | 26 | 33 | 10 | 54 | 211 | 287 |
| Eastern Division | GP | W | L | SOL | Pts | GF | GA |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Shreveport Mudbugs | 69 | 47 | 17 | 5 | 99 | 315 | 234 |
| Lake Charles Ice Pirates | 69 | 40 | 25 | 4 | 84 | 275 | 232 |
| Monroe Moccasins | 69 | 37 | 26 | 6 | 80 | 252 | 248 |
| Arkansas Glacier Cats | 69 | 37 | 27 | 5 | 79 | 272 | 247 |
| Alexandria Warthogs | 69 | 25 | 30 | 14 | 64 | 264 | 310 |
| Tupelo T-Rex | 69 | 20 | 45 | 4 | 44 | 195 | 316 |
| Western Division | GP | W | L | SOL | Pts | GF | GA |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Abilene Aviators | 69 | 43 | 23 | 3 | 89 | 261 | 230 |
| San Angelo Outlaws | 69 | 39 | 25 | 5 | 83 | 284 | 253 |
| El Paso Buzzards | 69 | 36 | 27 | 6 | 78 | 246 | 231 |
| Odessa Jackalopes | 69 | 35 | 29 | 5 | 75 | 233 | 221 |
| Amarillo Rattlers | 69 | 31 | 30 | 8 | 70 | 246 | 271 |
| New Mexico Scorpions | 69 | 27 | 34 | 8 | 62 | 245 | 293 |
President's Cup playoffs[]
First round[]
San Angelo 2, Odessa 1
Fort Worth 2, El Paso 1
Lake Charles 2, Central Texas 0
Monroe 2, Arkansas 1
Quarterfinals[]
Fort Worth 3, Abilene 0
San Angelo 3, Waco 1
Shreveport 3, Monroe 0
Lake Charles 3, Corpus Christi 1
Semifinals[]
Shreveport 4, Lake Charles 1
San Angelo 4, Fort Worth 2
President's Cup finals[]
Shreveport 4, San Angelo 0
References[]
All stats from Internet Hockey Database
| WPHL seasons |
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| 1996-97 · 1997-98 · 1998-99 · 1999-00 · 2000-01 |