1998–99 OHL season

The 1998–99 OHL season was the 19th season of the Ontario Hockey League. The Brampton Battalion and the Mississauga IceDogs were added as expansion teams. The league realigned from three divisions into two conferences and four divisions. Brampton were placed in the Midwest division of the Western conference, and Mississauga were placed in the Central division of the Eastern donference. The OHL inaugurates four new trophies this season. The Holody Trophy is created for the regular season champion of the Midwest division. Two conference playoffs champions are created; the Bobby Orr Trophy for the Eastern conference, and the Wayne Gretzky Trophy for the Western conference. The fourth new trophy is the Wayne Gretzky 99 Award, to be awarded to the MVP of the playoffs. Twenty teams each played 68 games. The Belleville Bulls won the J. Ross Robertson Cup, defeating the London Knights.

Regular season

Standings

Eastern conference

East division GP W L T Pts GF GA Rank
y-Ottawa 67's68481371033051642
x-Belleville Bulls6839227853342463
x-Oshawa Generals6839245832802174
x-Peterborough Petes6840262822662135
x-Kingston Frontenacs6822424482403208
Central division GP W L T Pts GF GA Rank
z-Barrie Colts68491361043431921
x-Sudbury Wolves6825358582612886
x-North Bay Centennials6822406502152487
Toronto St. Michael's Majors6820426462143169
Mississauga IceDogs6846131114542610

Western conference

Midwest division GP W L T Pts GF GA Rank
y-Guelph Storm6844222903002182
x-Owen Sound Platers6839245833122933
x-Erie Otters6831334662712977
Kitchener Rangers6823396522052579
Brampton Battalion6885731919836210
West division GP W L T Pts GF GA Rank
z-Plymouth Whalers68511341063131621
x-Sarnia Sting6837256802792164
x-London Knights6834304722602175
x-Sault Ste. Marie Greyhounds6831298702442426
x-Windsor Spitfires6823396522032948

Scoring leaders

Player Team GP G A Pts PIM
Peter SarnoSarnia Sting68379313049
Norm MilleySudbury Wolves68526812047
Sheldon KeefeToronto St. Michael's Majors/Barrie Colts665165116140
Adam ColagiacomoPlymouth Whalers67406810889
Mike FisherSudbury Wolves68416510655
Daniel TkaczukBarrie Colts58436210558
Harold DrukenPlymouth Whalers60584510334
Kevin ColleyOshawa Generals63396210168
Justin PapineauBelleville Bulls6852479928
Ivan NovoseltsevSarnia Sting6857399645

Playoffs

Conference quarterfinals Conference semifinals Conference finals Finals
            
E1 Barrie 4
E8 Kingston 1
E1 Barrie 3
E4 Oshawa 4
E4 Oshawa 4
E5 Peterborough 1
E4 Oshawa 1
E3 Belleville 4
E3 Belleville 4
E6 Sudbury 0
E3 Belleville 4
E2 Ottawa 1
E2 Ottawa 4
E7 North Bay 0
E3 Belleville 4
W5 London 3
W1 Plymouth 4
W8 Windsor 0
W1 Plymouth 3
W5 London 4
W4 Sarnia 2
W5 London 4
W5 London 4
W3 Owen Sound 1
W3 Owen Sound 4
W6 S.S. Marie 1
W3 Owen Sound 4
W2 Guelph 2
W2 Guelph 4
W7 Erie 1

Conference quarterfinals

Eastern conference

Barrie (1) vs. Kingston (8)
DateAwayHome
March 21Kingston 25 Barrie
March 23Barrie 43 Kingston
March 24Barrie 34 KingstonOT
March 26Kingston 25 Barrie
March 28Kingston 46 Barrie
Barrie wins series 4–1
Ottawa (2) vs. North Bay (7)
DateAwayHome
March 21North Bay 14 Ottawa
March 23North Bay 13 Ottawa
March 26Ottawa 30 North Bay
March 28Ottawa 41 North Bay
Ottawa wins series 4–0
Belleville (3) vs. Sudbury (6)
DateAwayHome
March 20Sudbury 27 Belleville
March 21Sudbury 38 Belleville
March 23Belleville 82 Sudbury
March 25Belleville 85 Sudbury
Belleville wins series 4–0
Oshawa (4) vs. Peterborough (5)
DateAwayHome
March 21Peterborough 12 Oshawa
March 23Oshawa 24 Peterborough
March 24Peterborough 56 Oshawa
March 25Oshawa 52 Peterborough
March 28Peterborough 19 Oshawa
Oshawa wins series 4–1

Western conference

Plymouth (1) vs. Windsor (8)
DateAwayHome
March 21Windsor 19 Plymouth
March 23Plymouth 60 Windsor
March 25Plymouth 43 Windsor
March 26Windsor 28 Plymouth
Plymouth wins series 4–0
Guelph (2) vs. Erie (7)
DateAwayHome
March 22Erie 01 GuelphOT
March 23Erie 46 Guelph
March 26Guelph 43 Erie
March 27Guelph 15 Erie
March 29Erie 23 Guelph
Guelph wins series 4–1
Owen Sound (3) vs. Sault Ste. Marie (6)
DateAwayHome
March 21Sault Ste. Marie 510 Owen Sound
March 22Sault Ste. Marie 23 Owen Sound
March 25Owen Sound 26 Sault Ste. Marie
March 26Owen Sound 32 Sault Ste. Marie
March 28Sault Ste. Marie 46 Owen Sound
Owen Sound wins series 4–1
Sarnia (4) vs. London (5)
DateAwayHome
March 21London 36 Sarnia
March 23Sarnia 35 London
March 25London 23 SarniaOT
March 26Sarnia 34 LondonOT
March 28London 42 Sarnia
March 30Sarnia 14 London
London wins series 4–2

Conference semifinals

Eastern conference
Barrie (1) vs. Oshawa (4)
DateAwayHome
April 4Oshawa 54 Barrie
April 6Barrie 52 Oshawa
April 8Oshawa 18 Barrie
April 9Barrie 41 Oshawa
April 11Oshawa 54 BarrieOT
April 13Barrie 24 Oshawa
April 15Oshawa 53 Barrie
Oshawa wins series 4–3
Ottawa (2) vs. Belleville (3)
DateAwayHome
April 2Belleville 56 OttawaOT
April 3Ottawa 25 Belleville
April 6Belleville 31 Ottawa
April 7Ottawa 45 BellevilleOT
April 9Belleville 32 OttawaOT
Belleville wins series 4–1
Western conference
Plymouth (1) vs. London (5)
DateAwayHome
April 3London 32 PlymouthOT
April 5Plymouth 23 LondonOT
April 7London 37 Plymouth
April 9Plymouth 54 LondonOT
April 10London 45 Plymouth
April 13Plymouth 28 London
April 15London 103 Plymouth
London wins series 4–3
Guelph (2) vs. Owen Sound (3)
DateAwayHome
April 1Owen Sound 56 GuelphOT
April 3Guelph 48 Owen Sound
April 5Owen Sound 43 Guelph
April 7Guelph 34 Owen Sound
April 9Owen Sound 14 Guelph
April 11Guelph 36 Owen Sound
Owen Sound wins series 4–2

Conference finals

Eastern conferenceWestern conference
Belleville (3) vs. Oshawa (4)
DateAwayHome
April 16Oshawa 18 Belleville
April 18Belleville 46 Oshawa
April 20Oshawa 24 Belleville
April 21Belleville 64 Oshawa
April 23Oshawa 28 Belleville
Belleville wins series 4–1
Owen Sound (3) vs. London (5)
DateAwayHome
April 18Owen Sound 03 London
April 20London 23 Owen Sound
April 22London 31 Owen Sound
April 23Owen Sound 34 London
April 25London 43 Owen Sound
London wins series 4–1

J. Ross Robertson Cup finals

Belleville (3) vs. London (5)
DateAwayHome
April 29London 54 BellevilleOT
May 1Belleville 63 London
May 3London 35 Belleville
May 5Belleville 61 London
May 7London 64 Belleville
May 9Belleville 15 London
May 11London 29 Belleville
Belleville wins series 4–3

All-Star teams

First team

Second team

Third team

Awards

J. Ross Robertson Cup:Belleville Bulls
Hamilton Spectator Trophy:Plymouth Whalers
Bobby Orr Trophy:Belleville Bulls
Wayne Gretzky Trophy:London Knights
Leyden Trophy:Ottawa 67's
Emms Trophy:Barrie Colts
Holody Trophy:Guelph Storm
Bumbacco Trophy:Plymouth Whalers
Red Tilson Trophy:Brian Campbell, Ottawa 67's
Eddie Powers Memorial Trophy:Peter Sarno, Sarnia Sting
Matt Leyden Trophy:Peter DeBoer, Plymouth Whalers
Jim Mahon Memorial Trophy:Norm Milley, Sudbury Wolves
Max Kaminsky Trophy:Brian Campbell, Ottawa 67's
OHL Goaltender of the Year:Brian Finley, Barrie Colts
Jack Ferguson Award:Jason Spezza, Mississauga IceDogs
Dave Pinkney Trophy:Robert Holsinger and Rob Zepp, Plymouth Whalers
OHL Executive of the Year:Jeff Hunt, Ottawa 67's
Emms Family Award:Sheldon Keefe, Barrie Colts
F.W. 'Dinty' Moore Trophy:Levente Szuper, Ottawa 67's
OHL Humanitarian of the Year:Ryan McKie, Sudbury Wolves
William Hanley Trophy:Brian Campbell, Ottawa 67's
Leo Lalonde Memorial Trophy:Ryan Ready, Belleville Bulls
Bobby Smith Trophy:Rob Zepp, Plymouth Whalers
Wayne Gretzky 99 Award:Justin Papineau, Belleville Bulls

See also

References

Preceded by
1997–98 OHL season		 OHL seasons Succeeded by
1999–2000 OHL season
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