1998–99 USHL season
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The 1998–99 USHL season was the 20th season of the United States Hockey League as an all-junior league. The regular season began in September 1998 and concluded in March 1999. The Des Moines Buccaneers won the Anderson Cup as regular season champions. The Des Moines Buccaneers also defeated the Omaha Lancers 4 games to 2 for the Clark Cup.
September 1998 – March 1999
Postseason
March 24 – April 23, 1999
| 1998–99 USHL season | |
|---|---|
| League | United States Hockey League |
| Sport | Ice hockey |
| Duration | Regular season September 1998 – March 1999 Postseason March 24 – April 23, 1999 |
| Games | 56 |
| Teams | 13 |
| Regular season | |
| Anderson Cup | Des Moines Buccaneers |
| Clark Cup Playoffs | |
| Finals champions | Des Moines Buccaneers |
| Runners-up | Green Bay Gamblers |
Member changes
Regular season
Final standings[1]
Note: GP = Games played; W = Wins; L = Losses; OTL = Overtime losses; GF = Goals for; GA = Goals against; PTS = Points; x = clinched playoff berth; y = clinched division title; z = clinched league title
Central Division
| Team | GP | W | L | OTL | Pts | GF | GA |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| xyz – Des Moines Buccaneers | 56 | 48 | 7 | 1 | 97 | 304 | 133 |
| x – Thunder Bay Flyers | 56 | 19 | 30 | 7 | 45 | 164 | 247 |
| x – Twin City Vulcans | 56 | 22 | 34 | 0 | 44 | 183 | 246 |
| Rochester Mustangs | 56 | 20 | 32 | 4 | 44 | 170 | 206 |
| North Iowa Huskies | 56 | 18 | 36 | 2 | 38 | 150 | 221 |
East Division
| Team | GP | W | L | SOL | Pts | GF | GA |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| xy – Green Bay Gamblers | 56 | 41 | 11 | 4 | 86 | 213 | 143 |
| USNTDP | 56 | 38 | 15 | 3 | 79 | 211 | 133 |
| x – Dubuque Fighting Saints | 56 | 22 | 32 | 2 | 46 | 164 | 217 |
| Waterloo Black Hawks | 56 | 16 | 37 | 3 | 35 | 167 | 245 |
West Division
| Team | GP | W | L | SOL | Pts | GF | GA |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| xy – Omaha Lancers | 56 | 43 | 13 | 0 | 86 | 234 | 130 |
| x – Sioux City Musketeers | 56 | 34 | 19 | 3 | 71 | 196 | 148 |
| x – Lincoln Stars | 56 | 29 | 20 | 7 | 65 | 198 | 174 |
| Fargo-Moorhead Ice Sharks | 56 | 14 | 41 | 1 | 29 | 164 | 275 |
Note: The USNTDP was unavailable for postseason play due to participating in the NAHL playoffs.
Statistics
Scoring leaders
The following players led the league in regular season points at the completion of all regular season games.[2]
| Player | Team | GP | G | A | Pts | PIM |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Peter Fregoe | Des Moines Buccaneers | 56 | 46 | 57 | 103 | 43 |
| Ruslan Fedotenko | Sioux City Musketeers | 55 | 43 | 34 | 77 | 139 |
| Tyler Palmiscno | Sioux City Musketeers | 56 | 13 | 57 | 70 | 18 |
| Peter Sejna | Des Moines Buccaneers | 52 | 40 | 23 | 63 | 26 |
| Noah Clarke | Des Moines Buccaneers | 52 | 31 | 32 | 63 | 47 |
| Jed Ortmeyer | Omaha Lancers | 52 | 23 | 36 | 59 | 81 |
| Andy Hilbert | USNTDP | 46 | 23 | 35 | 58 | 140 |
| Chris Fournier | Lincoln Stars | 54 | 23 | 33 | 56 | 54 |
| B. J. Abel | Rochester Mustangs | 50 | 31 | 24 | 55 | 52 |
| Mike Perpich | Green Bay Gamblers | 56 | 23 | 32 | 55 | 64 |
| Tom Preissing | Green Bay Gamblers | 53 | 18 | 37 | 55 | 40 |
Leading goaltenders
Minimum 1000 minutes played.
Note: GP = Games played; Mins = Minutes played; W = Wins; L = Losses; OTL = Overtime losses; SO = Shutouts; GAA = Goals against average; SV% = Save percentage
| Player | Team | GP | Mins | W | L | OTL | SO | GA | SV | SV% | GAA |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Tony Zasowski | Omaha Lancers | 47 | 2786 | 35 | 11 | 0 | 5 | 91 | 972 | .914 | 1.96 |
| Matt Carney | Des Moines Buccaneers | 38 | 2177 | 31 | 5 | 1 | 4 | 76 | 888 | .921 | 2.10 |
| Chris Gartman | USNTDP | 17 | 1007 | 11 | 3 | 2 | 1 | 36 | 375 | .922 | 2.15 |
| Rob Anderson | Green Bay Gamblers | 44 | 2607 | 32 | 8 | 3 | 5 | 100 | 1,143 | .920 | 2.30 |
| Rick DiPietro | USNTDP | 30 | 1733 | 22 | 6 | 1 | 3 | 67 | 656 | .907 | 2.32 |
Clark Cup playoffs
The regular season division champions received the top three seeds.
Teams were reseeded after the quarterfinal round.
| Quarterfinal (Best-of-5) | Semifinal (Best-of-5) | Championship (Best-of-7) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| C1 | Des Moines Buccaneers | 6 | 8 | 5* | - | - | ||||||||||||||||||||||
| 8 | Twin City Vulcans | 1 | 5 | 4 | - | - | ||||||||||||||||||||||
| C1 | Des Moines Buccaneers | 3* | 1 | 6 | 4 | 4 | ||||||||||||||||||||||
| 4 | Lincoln Stars | 2 | 2 | 2 | 5* | 2 | ||||||||||||||||||||||
| E1 | Green Bay Gamblers | 4 | 5 | 6 | - | - | ||||||||||||||||||||||
| 7 | Thunder Bay Flyers | 2 | 4 | 3 | - | - | ||||||||||||||||||||||
| C1 | Des Moines Buccaneers | 0 | 5 | 3 | 2 | 5 | 5 | - | ||||||||||||||||||||
| W1 | Omaha Lancers | 2 | 3 | 3 | 2 | 4 | 0 | - | ||||||||||||||||||||
| W1 | Omaha Lancers | 5 | 10 | 4 | - | - | ||||||||||||||||||||||
| 6 | Dubuque Fighting Saints | 2 | 0 | 2 | - | - | ||||||||||||||||||||||
| E1 | Green Bay Gamblers | 1 | 1 | 3 | - | - | ||||||||||||||||||||||
| W1 | Omaha Lancers | 2 | 2 | 4* | - | - | ||||||||||||||||||||||
| 4 | Lincoln Stars | 4 | 4 | 2 | 0 | 3* | ||||||||||||||||||||||
| 5 | Sioux City Musketeers | 5* | 1 | 0 | 2 | 2 | ||||||||||||||||||||||
Note: * denotes overtime period(s)