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1998–99 Carolina Hurricanes season
National Hockey League team season
National Hockey League team season
| Field | Value |
|---|---|
| League | NHL |
| Season | 1998–99 |
| year | 1998 |
| Team | Carolina Hurricanes |
| Record | 34–30–18 |
| HomeRecord | 20–12–9 |
| RoadRecord | 14–18–9 |
| Conference | Eastern |
| ConferenceRank | 3rd |
| Division | Southeast |
| DivisionRank | 1st |
| GoalsFor | 210 |
| GoalsAgainst | 202 |
| GeneralManager | Jim Rutherford |
| Coach | Paul Maurice |
| Captain | Keith Primeau |
| Arena | Greensboro Coliseum Complex |
| Attendance | 8,188 |
| MinorLeague | Beast of New Haven |
| Florida Everblades | |
| GoalsLeader | Keith Primeau (30) |
| AssistsLeader | Sami Kapanen (35) |
| PointsLeader | Keith Primeau (62) |
| PIMLeader | Gary Roberts (178) |
| PlusMinusLeader | Nolan Pratt (+15) |
| WinsLeader | Arturs Irbe (27) |
| GAALeader | Arturs Irbe (2.22) |
| DivisionWin | Yes |
| next_season | [1999–2000](1999-2000-carolina-hurricanes-season) |
Florida Everblades The 1998–99 Carolina Hurricanes season was the second season of the NHL franchise in Greensboro, North Carolina. The club qualified for the playoffs for the first time since 1992, and their first winning season since 1990 (and first time as the Hurricanes), placing first in the NHL Southeast division. The Hurricanes lost in the Eastern Conference Quarterfinals to the Boston Bruins.
Offseason
In a re-organization of the NHL, the club was placed in the new Southeast Division. Another major headline was the signing of former Hartford Whalers captain Ron Francis as a free agent.
Regular season
The Hurricanes struggled on the power-play during the regular season, finishing 27th in power-play percentage, at 10.99%.
The division was weaker than the Hurricanes' previous division, the Northeast and the Hurricanes were able to win the division and qualify for the playoffs, the only team from the division to do so.
Final standings
Playoffs
The Hurricanes drew the Boston Bruins as their first-round opponent. The Hurricanes were defeated in six games.
Schedule and results
Regular season
|- |1||October 10, 1998||4–4 OT|| align="left"| Tampa Bay Lightning (1998–99) ||0–0–1 || 8,195 || |- |2||October 13, 1998||2–3 || align="left"| @ Nashville Predators (1998–99) ||0–1–1 || 14,376 || |- |3||October 15, 1998||2–2 OT|| align="left"| Dallas Stars (1998–99) ||0–1–2 || 5,531 || |- |4||October 17, 1998||1–1 OT|| align="left"| Philadelphia Flyers (1998–99) ||0–1–3 || 10,063 || |- |5||October 20, 1998||3–1 || align="left"| Vancouver Canucks (1998–99) ||1–1–3 || 5,573 || |- |6||October 24, 1998||3–1 || align="left"| @ Ottawa Senators (1998–99) ||2–1–3 || 14,428 || |- |7||October 25, 1998||2–3 || align="left"| Los Angeles Kings (1998–99) ||2–2–3 || 5,569 || |- |8||October 28, 1998||2–0 || align="left"| Chicago Blackhawks (1998–99) ||3–2–3 || 5,902 || |- |9||October 30, 1998||0–1 || align="left"| @ New York Rangers (1998–99) ||3–3–3 || 18,200 || |- |10||October 31, 1998||2–0 || align="left"| @ Boston Bruins (1998–99) ||4–3–3 || 13,655 ||
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Playoffs
|- | 1 || April 22, 1999 || 0–2 || align="left"| Boston Bruins || Bruins lead 1–0 || |- | 2 || April 24, 1999 || 3–2 OT || align="left"| Boston Bruins || Series tied 1–1 || |- | 3 || April 26, 1999 || 3–2 || align="left"| @ Boston Bruins || Hurricanes lead 2–1 || |- | 4 || April 28, 1999 || 1–4 || align="left"| @ Boston Bruins || Series tied 2–2 || |- | 5 || April 30, 1999 || 3–4 2OT || align="left"| Boston Bruins || Bruins lead 3–2 || |- | 6 || May 2, 1999 || 0–2 || align="left"| @ Boston Bruins || Bruins win 4–2 ||
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Player statistics
Scoring
- Position abbreviations: C = Center; D = Defense; G = Goaltender; LW = Left wing; RW = Right wing
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- = Joined team via a transaction (e.g., trade, waivers, signing) during the season. Stats reflect time with the Hurricanes only.*
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- = Left team via a transaction (e.g., trade, waivers, release) during the season. Stats reflect time with the Hurricanes only.*
| No. | Player | Pos | Regular season | Playoffs | GP | G | A | Pts | +/- | PIM | GP | G | A | Pts | +/- | PIM |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 55 | C | 78 | 30 | 32 | 62 | 8 | 75 | 6 | 0 | 3 | 3 | −3 | 6 | |||
| 24 | RW | 81 | 24 | 35 | 59 | −1 | 10 | 5 | 1 | 1 | 2 | −2 | 0 | |||
| 26 | RW | 74 | 25 | 33 | 58 | 4 | 16 | 6 | 5 | 1 | 6 | −2 | 2 | |||
| 21 | C | 82 | 21 | 31 | 52 | −2 | 34 | 3 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 0 | |||
| 10 | LW | 77 | 14 | 28 | 42 | 2 | 178 | 6 | 1 | 1 | 2 | −3 | 8 | |||
| 92 | RW | 75 | 16 | 15 | 31 | 3 | 66 | 6 | 0 | 1 | 1 | −5 | 0 | |||
| 23 | LW | 76 | 13 | 15 | 28 | 3 | 67 | 6 | 0 | 3 | 3 | −4 | 2 | |||
| 18 | LW | 75 | 9 | 16 | 25 | −13 | 10 | 5 | 2 | 0 | 2 | 2 | 0 | |||
| 2 | D | 74 | 7 | 17 | 24 | 14 | 44 | 6 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | |||
| 19 | RW | 35 | 8 | 13 | 21 | 1 | 36 | |||||||||
| 28 | LW | 78 | 9 | 10 | 19 | 4 | 39 | 6 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | |||
| 11 | RW | 67 | 8 | 10 | 18 | 5 | 97 | 6 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 8 | |||
| 13 | LW | 60 | 7 | 11 | 18 | 7 | 22 | 6 | 0 | 3 | 3 | 3 | 8 | |||
| 44 | C | 81 | 5 | 11 | 16 | 9 | 38 | 6 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | |||
| 4 | D | 61 | 1 | 14 | 15 | 15 | 95 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | |||
| 51 | RW | 18 | 6 | 6 | 12 | 3 | 0 | 4 | 0 | 2 | 2 | 1 | 2 | |||
| 5 | D | 52 | 2 | 9 | 11 | −6 | 36 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | −2 | 4 | |||
| 77 | D | 44 | 2 | 8 | 10 | −1 | 28 | 5 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 2 | |||
| 22 | D | 54 | 0 | 10 | 10 | 9 | 48 | |||||||||
| 7 | D | 65 | 2 | 7 | 9 | −1 | 50 | 6 | 0 | 0 | 0 | −3 | 6 | |||
| 3 | D | 28 | 1 | 8 | 9 | 7 | 16 | 6 | 1 | 2 | 3 | 1 | 2 | |||
| 6 | D | 51 | 0 | 3 | 3 | 3 | 46 | |||||||||
| 14 | D | 20 | 0 | 3 | 3 | 5 | 24 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | −2 | 2 | |||
| 33 | D | 33 | 0 | 2 | 2 | 1 | 55 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | −2 | 2 | |||
| 46 | D | 15 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 8 | |||||||||
| 1 | G | 62 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 10 | 6 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |||||
| 37 | G | 25 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | ||||||||||
| 31 | LW | 11 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |||
| 15 | C | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |||||||||
| 45 | RW | 7 | 0 | 0 | 0 | −2 | 0 |
Goaltending
| No. | Player | Regular season | Playoffs | GP | W | L | T | SA | GA | GAA | SV% | SO | TOI | GP | W | L | SA | GA | GAA | SV% | SO | TOI |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Arturs Irbe | 62 | 27 | 20 | 12 | 1753 | 135 | 2.22 | .923 | 6 | 3643 | 6 | 2 | 4 | 181 | 15 | 2.21 | .917 | 0 | 408 | ||
| 37 | Trevor Kidd | 25 | 7 | 10 | 6 | 640 | 61 | 2.70 | .905 | 2 | 1358 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
Awards and records
Awards
| Type | Award/honor | Recipient | Ref | League |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| (in-season) | ||||
| [NHL All-Star Game](1999-national-hockey-league-all-star-game) selection | Arturs Irbe | |||
| Keith Primeau | ||||
| NHL Player of the Month | Arturs Irbe (October) | |||
| NHL Player of the Week | Arturs Irbe (November 2) |
Milestones
| Milestone | Player | Date | Ref | First game |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Byron Ritchie | December 21, 1998 | |||
| Craig MacDonald | January 7, 1999 | |||
| Shane Willis | February 5, 1999 |
Transactions
The Hurricanes were involved in the following transactions during the 1998–99 season.
Trades
| March 6, 1999 | To Philadelphia FlyersAdam Burt | To Carolina HurricanesAndrei Kovalenko |
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Free agents
| Arturs Irbe | Vancouver Canucks |
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| Stephen Leach | Ottawa Senators |
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Draft picks
Carolina's draft picks at the 1998 NHL entry draft held at the Marine Midland Arena in Buffalo, New York.
| Round | # | Player | Nationality | College/Junior/Club team (League) |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | 11 | Jeff Heerema | Sarnia Sting (OHL) | |
| 3 | 70 | Kevin Holdridge | Plymouth Whalers (OHL) | |
| 3 | 71 | Erik Cole | Clarkson University (ECAC) | |
| 4 | 91 | Josef Vasicek | Slavia Prague (Czech Republic) | |
| 4 | 93 | Tommy Westlund | Brynas IF (Sweden) | |
| 4 | 97 | Chris Madden | Guelph Storm (OHL) | |
| 7 | 184 | Donald Smith | Clarkson University (ECAC) | |
| 8 | 208 | Jaroslav Svoboda | HC Olomouc (Czech Republic) | |
| 8 | 211 | Mark Kosick | University of Michigan (CCHA) | |
| 9 | 239 | Brent McDonald | Prince George Cougars (WHL) |
Farm teams
American Hockey League
The Beast of New Haven were the Hurricanes American Hockey League affiliate for the 1998–99 AHL season.
East Coast Hockey League
The Florida Everblades were the Hurricanes East Coast Hockey League affiliate.
Notes
References
References
- "NHL Average Attendance since 1989-90". Andrew's Dallas Stars Page.
- "1998-99 NHL Summary".
- "1998-99 Carolina Hurricanes Schedule".
- "1999 NHL All-Star Game Rosters".
- (November 2, 1998). "Irbe Captures Weekly, Monthly Honors".
- "1998-99 NHL Debuts".
- "1998 NHL Entry Draft Picks at hockeydb.com".
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