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1998–99 Nashville Predators season
Professional ice hockey team season
Professional ice hockey team season
| Field | Value |
|---|---|
| League | NHL |
| Season | 1998–99 |
| year | 1998 |
| Team | Nashville Predators |
| Conference | Western |
| ConferenceRank | 12th |
| Division | Central |
| DivisionRank | 4th |
| Record | 28–47–7 |
| HomeRecord | 15–22–4 |
| RoadRecord | 13–25–3 |
| GoalsFor | 190 |
| GoalsAgainst | 261 |
| GeneralManager | David Poile |
| Coach | Barry Trotz |
| Captain | Tom Fitzgerald |
| Arena | Nashville Arena |
| Attendance | 16,194 |
| MinorLeague | Milwaukee Admirals |
| Hampton Roads Admirals | |
| GoalsLeader | Sergei Krivokrasov (25) |
| AssistsLeader | Cliff Ronning (35) |
| PointsLeader | Cliff Ronning (53) |
| PIMLeader | Patrick Cote (242) |
| PlusMinusLeader | Rob Valicevic (+4) |
| WinsLeader | Mike Dunham (16) |
| GAALeader | Tomas Vokoun (2.95) |
| next_season | [1999–2000](1999-2000-nashville-predators-season) |
Hampton Roads Admirals
The 1998–99 Nashville Predators season was the inaugural season of the Nashville Predators franchise, the first of four NHL teams added to the league between 1998 and 2000. The team accumulated 28 wins and 47 losses, with seven games ending in ties for a total of 63 points, finishing in 4th place in the Central Division and 12th in the Western Conference. The team failed to qualify for the Stanley Cup playoffs.
Off-season
In the expansion draft, the Predators chose five goaltenders, including Mike Dunham and Tomas Vokoun, who would become their starting goaltenders, and Mike Richter, who was a free agent and chose not to sign with the Predators. In the 1998 NHL entry draft, the Predators chose David Legwand, a center, as their first-ever draft pick, second overall. On July 6, the Predators signed veteran forward Tom Fitzgerald to a three-year contract and immediately named him the franchise's first captain.
Regular season
The Predators struggled on the power-play during the regular season, finishing 27th overall in the NHL in power-play goals scored (40). They also had the lowest penalty-kill percentage in the league, at 78.99%.
Season standings
Schedule and results
|- |1||October 10, 1998||0–1 || align="left"| Florida Panthers (1998–99) ||0–1–0 || |- |2||October 13, 1998||3–2 || align="left"| Carolina Hurricanes (1998–99) ||1–1–0 || |- |3||October 17, 1998||1–3 || align="left"| @ Ottawa Senators (1998–99) ||1–2–0 || |- |4||October 19, 1998||2–2 OT|| align="left"| @ Toronto Maple Leafs (1998–99) ||1–2–1 || |- |5||October 21, 1998||2–5 || align="left"| @ Detroit Red Wings (1998–99) ||1–3–1 || |- |6||October 23, 1998||3–4 || align="left"| Calgary Flames (1998–99) ||1–4–1 || |- |7||October 24, 1998||4–5 || align="left"| @ Chicago Blackhawks (1998–99) ||1–5–1 || |- |8||October 27, 1998||5–4 || align="left"| Vancouver Canucks (1998–99) ||2–5–1 || |- |9||October 31, 1998||3–2 || align="left"| Colorado Avalanche (1998–99) ||3–5–1 ||
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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 Predators only.*
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- = Left team via a transaction (e.g., trade, waivers, release) during the season. Stats reflect time with the Predators only.*
| No. | Player | Pos | Regular season | GP | G | A | Pts | +/- | PIM |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 7 | C | 72 | 18 | 35 | 53 | −6 | 40 | ||
| 22 | C | 68 | 16 | 34 | 50 | −8 | 24 | ||
| 25 | RW | 70 | 25 | 23 | 48 | −5 | 42 | ||
| 71 | C | 72 | 16 | 24 | 40 | −14 | 26 | ||
| 24 | RW | 71 | 15 | 25 | 40 | 0 | 103 | ||
| 21 | RW | 80 | 13 | 19 | 32 | −18 | 48 | ||
| 19 | LW | 77 | 11 | 20 | 31 | −10 | 26 | ||
| 10 | RW | 71 | 11 | 20 | 31 | −13 | 24 | ||
| 20 | D | 63 | 6 | 12 | 18 | −24 | 44 | ||
| 43 | LW | 55 | 7 | 10 | 17 | −10 | 10 | ||
| 15 | D | 74 | 2 | 15 | 17 | −9 | 140 | ||
| 28 | LW | 76 | 5 | 11 | 16 | −3 | 218 | ||
| 42 | D | 64 | 4 | 11 | 15 | −10 | 60 | ||
| 23 | RW | 53 | 8 | 6 | 14 | −10 | 16 | ||
| 27 | D | 46 | 2 | 12 | 14 | −12 | 14 | ||
| 6 | D | 79 | 3 | 10 | 13 | −6 | 137 | ||
| 44 | D | 50 | 4 | 8 | 12 | −4 | 30 | ||
| 5 | D | 55 | 5 | 6 | 11 | 0 | 28 | ||
| 16 | LW | 14 | 5 | 5 | 10 | 1 | 2 | ||
| 9 | C | 40 | 4 | 5 | 9 | −11 | 16 | ||
| 12 | RW | 19 | 4 | 2 | 6 | 4 | 2 | ||
| 18 | C | 30 | 0 | 6 | 6 | −4 | 4 | ||
| 36 | D | 35 | 2 | 2 | 4 | −4 | 38 | ||
| 32 | LW | 9 | 1 | 3 | 4 | −1 | 2 | ||
| 7 | C | 9 | 2 | 1 | 3 | −1 | 2 | ||
| 17 | LW | 70 | 1 | 2 | 3 | −7 | 242 | ||
| 4 | D | 18 | 0 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 18 | ||
| 8 | LW | 2 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 14 | ||
| 40 | D | 2 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | ||
| 29 | G | 37 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 6 | |||
| 7 | D | 6 | 0 | 0 | 0 | −4 | 4 | ||
| 1 | G | 44 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 4 | |||
| 35 | G | 9 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |||
| 47 | RW | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | −1 | 2 | ||
| 2 | D | 16 | 0 | 0 | 0 | −3 | 12 | ||
| 11 | C | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | ||
| 30 | G | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |||
| 12 | RW | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | −1 | 6 | ||
| 50 | C | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | −1 | 0 | ||
| 2 | D | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | −2 | 2 |
Goaltending
| No. | Player | Regular season | GP | W | L | T | SA | GA | GAA | SV% | SO | TOI |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Mike Dunham | 44 | 16 | 23 | 3 | 1387 | 127 | 3.08 | .908 | 1 | 2472 | |
| 29 | Tomas Vokoun | 37 | 12 | 18 | 4 | 1041 | 96 | 2.95 | .908 | 1 | 1954 | |
| 35 | Eric Fichaud | 9 | 0 | 6 | 0 | 229 | 24 | 3.22 | .895 | 0 | 447 | |
| 30 | Chris Mason | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 44 | 6 | 5.22 | .864 | 0 | 69 |
Awards and records
Awards
| Type | Award/honor | Recipient | Ref | League |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| (in-season) | ||||
| [NHL All-Star Game](1999-national-hockey-league-all-star-game) selection | Sergei Krivokrasov |
Milestones
| Milestone | Player | Date | Ref | First game |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Rob Valicevic | December 8, 1998 | |||
| Chris Mason | December 16, 1998 | |||
| Kimmo Timonen | ||||
| Mark Mowers | January 15, 1999 | |||
| Karlis Skrastins | February 9, 1999 | |||
| Matt Henderson | April 14, 1999 | |||
| Petr Sykora | ||||
| David Legwand | April 17, 1999 |
Transactions
This section will cover signings from May 4, 1998, until the end of the 1998–99 season.
Free agent signings
Nashville signed the following free agents between June and September 1998: Jayson More (June 4), Tom Fitzgerald (July 6), David Gosselin (July 9), Jeff Staples (July 16), Brad Smyth (July 16), Jamie Heward (Aug. 6), Andrew Brunette (Sept. 2), Vitali Yachmenev (Sept. 2), Sebastien Bordeleau (Sept. 3) and Sergei Krivokrasov (Sept. 11).
All season trades
| Date | Traded | Acquired | Acquired From |
|---|---|---|---|
| May 29 | future considerations | Marian Cisar | Los Angeles Kings |
| June 26 | future considerations | Kimmo Timonen and Jan Vopat | Los Angeles Kings |
| June 26 | future considerations | Darren Turcotte | St. Louis Blues |
| June 26 | 1998 5th round pick | Ville Peltonen | San Jose Sharks |
| June 26 | future considerations | Sergei Krivokrasov | Chicago Blackhawks |
| June 26 | future considerations | Jim Dowd | Calgary Flames |
| June 26 | future considerations | Sebastien Bordeleau | Montreal Canadiens |
| June 26 | 1998 7th round pick | Dominic Roussel and Jeff Staples | Philadelphia Flyers |
| June 30 | 1999 7th round pick | Mike Sullivan | Phoenix Coyotes |
| July 7 | future considerations | Vitali Yachmenev | Los Angeles Kings |
| July 9 | future considerations | Tony Hrkac | Dallas Stars |
| July 14 | Doug Brown | Petr Sykora, 1999 3rd round pick, and 1999 conditional pick | Detroit Red Wings |
| August 19 | future considerations | Jeff Nelson | Washington Capitals |
| Oct 1 | Jim Dowd and Mikhail Shtalenkov | Drake Berehowsky, Eric Fichaud and Greg de Vries | Edmonton Oilers |
| Oct 5 | Dominic Roussel | Marc Moro and Chris Mason | Mighty Ducks of Anaheim |
| Oct 25 | Greg de Vries | 1999 3rd round draft pick | Colorado Avalanche |
| Oct 31 | future considerations | Cliff Ronning and Richard Lintner | Phoenix Coyotes |
| Jan 13 | J. J. Daigneault | future considerations | Phoenix Coyotes |
| Jan 26 | future considerations | Sergei Klimentiev | Philadelphia Flyers |
| Mar 23 | Blair Atcheynum | 2000 6th round pick | St. Louis Blues |
| Apr 13 | 1999 4th round pick | Andy Berenzweig | New York Islanders |
| May 3 | Brad Smyth | future considerations | New York Rangers |
Draft picks
Expansion draft
These results are numbered 1–26 for aesthetic purposes, but the players were not necessarily chosen in this order. As the Predators were the only team participating in the draft, the order is inconsequential.
| # | Player | Drafted from |
|---|---|---|
| 1. | Frederic Chabot (G) | Los Angeles Kings |
| 2. | Mike Dunham (G) | New Jersey Devils |
| 3. | Mike Richter (G) | New York Rangers |
| 4. | Mikhail Shtalenkov (G) | Mighty Ducks of Anaheim |
| 5. | Tomas Vokoun (G) | Montreal Canadiens |
| 6. | Joel Bouchard (D) | Calgary Flames |
| 7. | Bob Boughner (D) | Buffalo Sabres |
| 8. | J. J. Daigneault (D) | New York Islanders |
| 9. | Al Iafrate (D) | San Jose Sharks |
| 10. | Uwe Krupp (D) | Colorado Avalanche |
| 11. | John Slaney (D) | Phoenix Coyotes |
| 12. | Rob Zettler (D) | Toronto Maple Leafs |
| 13. | Chris Armstrong (D) | Florida Panthers |
| 14. | Blair Atcheynum (RW) | St. Louis Blues |
| 15. | Paul Brousseau (F) | Tampa Bay Lightning |
| 16. | Doug Brown (RW) | Detroit Red Wings |
| 17. | Andrew Brunette (LW) | Washington Capitals |
| 18. | Patrick Cote (LW) | Dallas Stars |
| 19. | Jeff Daniels (LW) | Carolina Hurricanes |
| 20. | Craig Darby (C) | Philadelphia Flyers |
| 21. | Doug Friedman (LW) | Edmonton Oilers |
| 22. | Tony Hrkac (C) | Pittsburgh Penguins |
| 23. | Greg Johnson (C) | Chicago Blackhawks |
| 24. | Denny Lambert (LW) | Ottawa Senators |
| 25. | Mike Sullivan (C) | Boston Bruins |
| 26. | Scott Walker (RW) | Vancouver Canucks |
Entry draft
Nashville's draft picks at the 1998 NHL entry draft held at the Marine Midland Arena in Buffalo, New York.
| Round | # | Player | Position | Nationality | College/Junior/Club team |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | 2 | David Legwand | Center | Plymouth Whalers (OHL) | |
| 3 | 60 | Denis Arkhipov | Center | Ak Bars Kazan (Russia) | |
| 3 | 85 | Geoff Koch | Left wing | University of Michigan (Big Ten) | |
| 4 | 88 | Kent Sauer | Defense | North Iowa Huskies (USHL) | |
| 5 | 138 | Martin Beauchesne | Defense | Sherbrooke Faucons (QMJHL) | |
| 6 | 147 | Craig Brunel | Right wing | Prince Albert Raiders (WHL) | |
| 8 | 202 | Martin Bartek | Left wing | Sherbrooke Faucons (QMJHL) | |
| 9 | 230 | Karlis Skrastins | Defense | TPS (SM-liiga) |
Notes
References
References
- (July 6, 1998). "Predators sign Fitzgerald, name him captain".
- "1998-99 NHL Summary".
- "1998-99 Nashville Predators Schedule".
- "1999 NHL All-Star Game Rosters".
- "1998-99 NHL Debuts".
- "1998 NHL Entry Draft Picks at hockeydb.com".
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