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1998–99 Florida Panthers season
National Hockey League team season
National Hockey League team season
| Field | Value |
|---|---|
| League | NHL |
| Season | 1998–99 |
| year | 1998 |
| Team | Florida Panthers |
| Conference | Eastern |
| ConferenceRank | 9th |
| Division | Southeast |
| DivisionRank | 2nd |
| Record | 30–34–18 |
| HomeRecord | 17–17–7 |
| RoadRecord | 13–17–11 |
| GoalsFor | 210 |
| GoalsAgainst | 228 |
| GeneralManager | Bryan Murray |
| Coach | Terry Murray |
| Captain | Scott Mellanby |
| Arena | National Car Rental Center |
| Attendance | 18,493 |
| MinorLeague | Beast of New Haven |
| Kentucky Thoroughblades | |
| Miami Matadors | |
| Port Huron Border Cats | |
| GoalsLeader | Ray Whitney (26) |
| AssistsLeader | Ray Whitney (38) |
| PointsLeader | Ray Whitney (64) |
| PlusMinusLeader | Jaroslav Spacek (+15) |
| PIMLeader | Peter Worrell (258) |
| WinsLeader | Sean Burke (21) |
| GAALeader | Sean Burke (2.66) |
| next_season | [1999–2000](1999-2000-florida-panthers-season) |
Kentucky Thoroughblades Miami Matadors Port Huron Border Cats
The 1998–99 Florida Panthers season was their sixth season in the National Hockey League (NHL). Though they made a major move in acquiring star forward Pavel Bure during the season, the Panthers failed to qualify for the playoffs for the second consecutive season.
Regular season
Final standings
Schedule and results
|- |1||October 9, 1998||4–1 || align="left"| Tampa Bay Lightning (1998–99) ||1–0–0 || |- |2||October 10, 1998||1–0 || align="left"| @ Nashville Predators (1998–99) ||2–0–0 || |- |3||October 16, 1998||2–2 OT|| align="left"| @ Buffalo Sabres (1998–99) ||2–0–1 || |- |4||October 21, 1998||1–1 OT|| align="left"| Los Angeles Kings (1998–99) ||2–0–2 || |- |5||October 23, 1998||0–5 || align="left"| Vancouver Canucks (1998–99) ||2–1–2 || |- |6||October 24, 1998||2–2 OT|| align="left"| @ Washington Capitals (1998–99) ||2–1–3 || |- |7||October 28, 1998||2–7 || align="left"| Detroit Red Wings (1998–99) ||2–2–3 || |- |8||October 30, 1998||7–3 || align="left"| @ Chicago Blackhawks (1998–99) ||3–2–3 || |- |9||October 31, 1998||1–3 || align="left"| @ New Jersey Devils (1998–99) ||3–3–3 ||
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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 Panthers only.*
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- = Left team via a transaction (e.g., trade, waivers, release) during the season. Stats reflect time with the Panthers only.*
| No. | Player | Pos | Regular season | GP | G | A | Pts | +/- | PIM |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 14 | LW | 81 | 26 | 38 | 64 | −3 | 18 | ||
| 44 | C | 82 | 18 | 33 | 51 | −13 | 50 | ||
| 25 | C | 65 | 16 | 35 | 51 | 13 | 24 | ||
| 27 | RW | 67 | 18 | 27 | 45 | 5 | 85 | ||
| 19 | RW | 82 | 19 | 24 | 43 | 7 | 29 | ||
| 21 | RW | 73 | 24 | 13 | 37 | −6 | 25 | ||
| 24 | D | 80 | 8 | 29 | 37 | −13 | 83 | ||
| 11 | RW | 75 | 12 | 15 | 27 | −1 | 92 | ||
| 16 | LW | 68 | 12 | 13 | 25 | 5 | 45 | ||
| 29 | LW | 64 | 8 | 9 | 17 | −9 | 42 | ||
| 10 | RW | 11 | 13 | 3 | 16 | 3 | 4 | ||
| 55 | D | 41 | 3 | 13 | 16 | −4 | 82 | ||
| 9 | LW | 82 | 4 | 11 | 15 | −11 | 49 | ||
| 8 | D | 63 | 3 | 12 | 15 | 15 | 28 | ||
| 15 | C | 36 | 4 | 10 | 14 | −7 | 39 | ||
| 2 | D | 62 | 2 | 9 | 11 | 0 | 54 | ||
| 4 | D | 25 | 3 | 7 | 10 | −2 | 17 | ||
| 3 | D | 75 | 1 | 9 | 10 | −1 | 218 | ||
| 28 | LW | 62 | 4 | 5 | 9 | 0 | 258 | ||
| 26 | D | 22 | 3 | 5 | 8 | 0 | 6 | ||
| 22 | RW | 14 | 6 | 1 | 7 | −1 | 27 | ||
| 5 | D | 51 | 0 | 7 | 7 | 4 | 16 | ||
| 7 | D | 48 | 0 | 7 | 7 | −1 | 64 | ||
| 18 | LW | 51 | 0 | 6 | 6 | −4 | 58 | ||
| 31 | G | 59 | 0 | 4 | 4 | 27 | |||
| 12 | LW | 8 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 2 | 5 | ||
| 6 | D | 24 | 1 | 1 | 2 | −1 | 10 | ||
| 23 | C | 20 | 0 | 2 | 2 | −4 | 31 | ||
| 17 | C | 1 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | ||
| 33 | D | 5 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 0 | ||
| 26 | RW | 2 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 0 | ||
| 15 | D | 6 | 0 | 1 | 1 | −6 | 6 | ||
| 12 | D | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | ||
| 17 | C | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | −1 | 2 | ||
| 12 | LW | 9 | 0 | 0 | 0 | −1 | 0 | ||
| 15 | D | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | −1 | 0 | ||
| 1 | G | 30 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | |||
| 6 | D | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | ||
| 37 | RW | 5 | 0 | 0 | 0 | −1 | 2 | ||
| 17 | C | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | −1 | 4 | ||
| 7 | D | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 |
Goaltending
| No. | Player | Regular season | GP | W | L | T | SA | GA | GAA | SV% | SO | TOI |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 31 | Sean Burke | 59 | 21 | 24 | 14 | 1624 | 151 | 2.66 | .907 | 3 | 3402 | |
| 1 | Kirk McLean | 30 | 9 | 10 | 4 | 727 | 73 | 2.74 | .900 | 2 | 1597 |
Awards and records
Awards
| Type | Award/honor | Recipient | Ref | League |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| (in-season) | ||||
| [NHL All-Star Game](1999-national-hockey-league-all-star-game) selection | Viktor Kozlov | |||
| NHL Rookie of the Month | Mark Parrish (October) |
Milestones
| Milestone | Player | Date | Ref | First game | 500th game played |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Oleg Kvasha | October 9, 1998 | ||||
| Mark Parrish | |||||
| Jaroslav Spacek | |||||
| Peter Ratchuk | December 16, 1998 | ||||
| Marcus Nilson | January 6, 1999 | ||||
| Dan Boyle | February 18, 1999 | ||||
| Filip Kuba | April 9, 1999 | ||||
| Herberts Vasiljevs | |||||
| Sean Burke | January 18, 1999 |
Draft picks
Florida'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) |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2 | 30 | Kyle Rossiter | Spokane Chiefs (WHL) | |
| 3 | 61 | Joe DiPenta | Boston University (Hockey East) | |
| 3 | 63 | Lance Ward | Red Deer Rebels (WHL) | |
| 4 | 89 | Ryan Jardine | Sault Ste. Marie Greyhounds (OHL) | |
| 5 | 117 | Jaroslav Spacek | Färjestads BK (Sweden) | |
| 6 | 148 | Chris Ovington | Red Deer Rebels (WHL) | |
| 7 | 176 | B. J. Ketcheson | Peterborough Petes (OHL) | |
| 8 | 203 | Ian Jacobs | Ottawa 67's (OHL) | |
| 9 | 231 | Adrian Wichser | EHC Kloten (Switzerland) |
Notes
References
References
- "1998-99 Florida Panthers Schedule".
- (January 22, 1999). "Lindros Gets All-Star Start - CBS News".
- (November 3, 1998). "Panthers Parrish NHL Rookie of Month - UPI Archives".
- "1998-99 NHL Debuts".
- "Phoenix Coyotes: The Team: Players: Sean Burke".
- "1998 NHL Entry Draft Picks at hockeydb.com".
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