1999–2000 WHL season

The 1999–2000 WHL season was the 34th season for the Western Hockey League. Eighteen teams completed a 72 game season. The Kootenay Ice won the President's Cup.

League notes

• The WHL followed the NHL's lead and adopted the "regulation tie" format that saw a team losing in overtime earn a point.
• Overtime was to be played 4 on 4.

Regular season

Final standings

East Division	GP	W	L	T	OTL	Pts	GF	GA
x Swift Current Broncos	72	47	18	4	3	101	257	170
x Saskatoon Blades	72	34	27	8	3	79	216	223
x Regina Pats	72	32	29	6	5	75	234	255
x Prince Albert Raiders	72	26	33	6	7	65	221	257
x Moose Jaw Warriors	72	25	34	9	4	63	221	259
Brandon Wheat Kings	72	25	38	4	5	59	212	260

Central Division	GP	W	L	T	OTL	Pts	GF	GA
x Calgary Hitmen	72	58	10	2	2	120	313	182
x Kootenay Ice	72	44	14	11	3	102	275	200
x Red Deer Rebels	72	32	31	9	0	73	227	229
Lethbridge Hurricanes	72	25	38	4	5	59	220	250
Medicine Hat Tigers	72	21	39	6	6	54	222	295

West Division	GP	W	L	T	OTL	Pts	GF	GA
x Spokane Chiefs	72	47	19	4	2	100	272	191
x Prince George Cougars	72	43	20	4	2	95	279	228
x Seattle Thunderbirds	72	34	26	8	4	80	250	221
x Kamloops Blazers	72	36	30	5	1	78	244	228
x Kelowna Rockets	72	25	40	4	3	57	193	228
x Tri-City Americans	72	24	39	7	2	57	231	288
Portland Winter Hawks	72	16	49	7	0	39	173	296

Scoring leaders

Note: GP = Games played; G = Goals; A = Assists; Pts = Points; PIM = Penalties in minutes

Player	Team	GP	G	A	Pts	PIM
Brad Moran	Calgary Hitmen	72	48	72	120	84
Pavel Brendl	Calgary Hitmen	61	59	52	111	91
Radek Duda	Lethbridge Hurricanes	69	42	64	106	190
Layne Ulmer	Swift Current Broncos	71	50	54	104	66
Justin Mapletoft	Red Deer Rebels	72	39	57	96	135
Tim Smith	Spokane Chiefs	71	26	70	96	61
Trent Hunter	Prince George Cougars	67	46	49	95	47
Mike G. Green	Kootenay Ice	69	43	49	92	63
Zdenek Blatny	Seattle/Kootenay	68	47	44	91	131
Jeremy Reich	Swift Current Broncos	72	33	58	91	167

Goaltending leaders

Note: GP = Games played; TOI = Total ice time; W = Wins; L = Losses; T = Ties ; GA = Goals against; SO = Total shutouts; SV% = Save percentage; GAA = Goals against average

Player	Team	GP	TOI	W	L	T	GA	SO	SV%	GAA
Bryce Wandler	Swift Current Broncos	56	3257	37	15	2	112	6	.919	2.06
Brent Krahn	Calgary Hitmen	39	2316	33	6	0	92	4	.912	2.38
Dan Blackburn	Kootenay Ice	51	3004	34	8	7	126	3	.912	2.52
Tyler MacKay	Saskatoon/Spokane	42	2357	25	11	2	109	2	.883	2.77
Cam Ondrik	Medicine Hat/Saskatoon	58	3381	30	24	4	159	4	.908	2.82

WHL Playoffs

Conference quarterfinals

• Top eight teams in the Eastern Conference (East and Central divisions) qualified for playoffs
• Top six teams in the Western Conference (division) qualified for the playoffs

Eastern Conference

Calgary vs. Moose Jaw Date Away Home March 29 Moose Jaw 4 5 Calgary OT March 30 Moose Jae 3 6 Calgary April 1 Calgary 4 2 Moose Jaw April 2 Calgary 8 2 Moose Jaw Calgary wins series 4–0	Kootenay vs. Red Deer Date Away Home March 30 Red Deer 4 7 Kootenay March 31 Red Deer 0 8 Kootenay April 2 Kootenay 7 4 Red Deer April 3 Kootenay 2 1 Red Deer OT Kootenay wins series 4–0
Swift Current vs. Prince Albert Date Away Home March 30 Prince Albert 3 2 Swift Current March 31 Prince Albert 2 6 Swift Current April 2 Swift Current 4 2 Prince Albert April 3 Swift Current 2 5 Prince Albert April 5 Prince Albert 3 6 Swift Current April 7 Swift Current 4 3 Prince Albert Swift Current wins series 4–2	Saskatoon vs. Regina Date Away Home March 29 Regina 6 4 Saskatoon March 31 Saskatoon 1 6 Regina April 1 Regina 0 3 Saskatoon April 3 Saskatoon 6 3 Regina April 5 Regina 0 4 Saskatoon April 7 Saskatoon 2 7 Regina April 8 Regina 1 5 Saskatoon Saskatoon wins series 4–3

Western Conference

Spokane vs. Tri-City Date Away Home March 29 Tri-City 1 8 Spokane March 31 Spokane 6 2 Tri-City April 1 Spokane 3 2 Tri-City April 5 Tri-City 0 2 Spokane Spokane wins series 4–0	Seattle vs. Kamloops Date Away Home April 1 Kamloops 2 5 Seattle April 2 Kamloops 2 7 Seattle April 4 Seattle 3 2 Kamloops April 5 Seattle 5 2 Kamloops Seattle wins series 4–0
Prince George vs. Kelowna Date Away Home March 31 Kelowna 4 2 Prince George April 1 Kelowna 0 4 Prince George April 4 Prince George 4 1 Kelowna April 5 Prince George 4 2 Kelowna April 7 Kelowna 3 4 Prince George OT Prince George wins series 4–1

Conference semifinals

Eastern Conference
Calgary vs. Saskatoon Date Away Home April 10 Saskatoon 0 7 Calgary April 11 Saskatoon 2 6 Calgary April 13 Calgary 6 2 Saskatoon April 14 Calgary 4 2 Saskatoon Calgary wins series 4–0	Kootenay vs. Swift Current Date Away Home April 10 Swift Current 2 1 Kootenay April 11 Swift Current 2 6 Kootenay April 13 Kootenay 1 2 Swift Current April 14 Kootenay 4 2 Swift Current April 16 Swift Current 1 6 Kootenay April 18 Kootenay 3 1 Swift Current Kootenay wins series 4–2

Western Conference
Prince George vs. Seattle Date Away Home April 13 Seattle 2 5 Prince George April 14 Seattle 0 7 Prince George April 16 Prince George 4 2 Seattle Prince George wins series 3–0	Spokane earns bye

Conference finals

Eastern Conference	Western Conference
Calgary vs. Kootenay Date Away Home April 21 Kootenay 2 3 Calgary April 22 Kootenay 3 2 Calgary April 25 Calgary 2 3 Kootenay April 26 Calgary 2 3 Kootenay April 29 Kootenay 6 5 Calgary OT Kootenay wins series 4–1	Prince George vs. Spokane Date Away Home April 23 Prince George 4 5 Spokane April 24 Prince George 3 4 Spokane April 25 Spokane 0 3 Prince George April 28 Spokane 4 3 Prince George OT April 29 Spokane 4 2 Prince George Spokane wins series 4–1

WHL Championship

Kootenay vs. Spokane Date Away Home May 5 Spokane 3 2 Kootenay May 6 Spokane 3 2 Kootenay May 9 Kootenay 3 2 Spokane May 10 Kootenay 4 1 Spokane May 12 Spokane 1 2 Kootenay May 13 Kootenay 1 0 Spokane Kootenay wins series 4–2 All-Star Game On January 19, the Eastern Conference defeated the Western Conference 10–9 at Kelowna, British Columbia before a crowd of 5,420. WHL awards Player of the Year - Four Broncos Memorial Trophy: Brad Moran, Calgary Hitmen Scholastic Player of the Year - Daryl K. (Doc) Seaman Trophy: Chris Nielson, Calgary Hitmen Top Scorer - Bob Clarke Trophy: Brad Moran, Calgary Hitmen Most Sportsmanlike Player - Brad Hornung Trophy: Trent Hunter, Prince George Cougars Top Defenseman - Bill Hunter Trophy: Micki Dupont, Kamloops Blazers Rookie of the Year - Jim Piggott Memorial Trophy: Dan Blackburn, Kootenay Ice Top Goaltender - Del Wilson Trophy: Bryce Wandler, Swift Current Broncos Coach of the Year - Dunc McCallum Memorial Trophy: Todd McLellan, Swift Current Broncos Executive of the Year - Lloyd Saunders Memorial Trophy: Tim Speltz, Spokane Chiefs Regular season Champions - Scotty Munro Memorial Trophy: Calgary Hitmen Top Official - Allen Paradice Memorial Trophy: Mike Hasenfratz Marketing/Public Relations Award - St. Clair Group Trophy: Mike Jenkins, Prince Albert Raiders Humanitarian of the Year - Chris Nielson, Calgary Hitmen WHL Plus-Minus Award: Kenton Smith, Calgary Hitmen Playoff Most Valuable Player - airBC Trophy: Dan Blackburn, Kootenay Ice All-Star Teams Eastern Conference First Team Second Team Goal Bryce Wandler Swift Current Broncos Dan Blackburn Kootenay Ice Defense Steve McCarthy Kootenay Ice Barret Jackman Regina Pats Lawrence Nycholat Swift Current Broncos Matt Kinch Calgary Hitmen Forward Justin Mapletoft Red Deer Rebels Zdenek Blatny Kootenay Ice Brad Moran Calgary Hitmen Pavel Brendl Calgary Hitmen Layne Ulmer Swift Current Broncos Mike Green Kootenay Ice Western Conference First Team Second Team Goal Kevin Swanson Kelowna Rockets [[]] [[]] Defense Micki DuPont Kamloops Blazers Darrell Hay Tri-City Americans Garry Toor Prince George Cougars [[]] [[]] Forward Trent Hunter Prince George Cougars Oleg Saprykin Seattle Thunderbirds Tyler Bouck Prince George Cougars [[]] [[]] Tim Smith Spokane Chiefs [[]] [[]] Brandon Wheat Kings References whl.ca 2005–06 WHL Guide Preceded by 1998–99 WHL season WHL seasons Succeeded by 2000–01 WHL season