The 1999–2000 WHL season was the 34th season of the
Western Hockey League
The Western Hockey League (WHL) is a junior ice hockey league based in Western Canada and the Northwestern United States. The WHL is one of three leagues that constitutes the Canadian Hockey League (CHL) as the highest level of junior hocke ...
(WHL). The season featured eighteen teams and a 72-game season. The
Calgary Hitmen won their second consecutive
Scotty Munro Memorial Trophy for having the league's best regular season record. In the playoffs, the
Kootenay Ice won the franchise's first
President's Cup in just their second season playing in
Cranbrook, British Columbia
Cranbrook ( ) is a city in southeast British Columbia, Canada, located approximately 10 km southwest of the confluence of the Kootenay River and the St. Mary River (British Columbia), St. Mary's River. It is the largest urban centre in the region ...
.
League notes
*The WHL followed the lead of the
National Hockey League
The National Hockey League (NHL; , ''LNH'') is a professional ice hockey league in North America composed of 32 teams25 in the United States and 7 in Canada. The NHL is one of the major professional sports leagues in the United States and Cana ...
and adopted both 4-on-4 overtime and a standings format that saw teams losing in overtime earn one point.
Regular season
Final standings
Scoring leaders
''Note: GP = Games played; G = Goals; A = Assists; Pts = Points; PIM = Penalties in minutes''
Goaltending leaders
''Note: GP = Games played; Min = Minutes played; W = Wins; L = Losses; T = Ties ; GA = Goals against; SO = Total shutouts; SV% = Save percentage; GAA = Goals against average''
2000 WHL Playoffs
*Top eight teams in the Eastern Conference (East and Central divisions) qualified for playoffs
*Top six teams in the Western Conference (division) qualified for the playoffs
Conference quarterfinals
Eastern Conference
Western Conference
Conference semifinals
Conference finals
WHL Championship
All-Star game
On January 19, the Eastern Conference defeated the Western Conference 10–9 at
Kelowna, British Columbia
Kelowna ( ) is a city on Okanagan Lake in the Okanagan Valley in the southern interior of British Columbia, Canada. It serves as the head office of the Regional District of Central Okanagan. The name Kelowna derives from the Okanagan word ', ...
before a crowd of 5,420.
WHL awards
All-Star Teams
See also
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2000 Memorial Cup
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2000 NHL Entry Draft
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1999 in sports
1999 was designated as the International Year of Older Persons.
Events January
* January 1 – The euro currency is established and the European Central Bank assumes its full powers.
* January 3 – The Mars Polar Lander is lau ...
*
2000 in sports
References
* 2005–06 WHL Guide
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