The 1999–2000 NAHL season was the 16th season of the North American Hockey League. The season ran from September 1999 to April 2000 with a 56-game schedule for each team. The Texas Tornado won the regular season championship and went on be defeated by the Danville Wings 3 games to 0 for the Robertson Cup.
Member changes The Texas Tornado and Rochester Jr. Americans joined the NAHL as expansion franchises.
During the season, the league assumed control of the Grand Rapids Bearcats. After this, the team was renamed the Grand Rapids Rockets for the rest of the year.
Regular season
The standings at the end of the regular season were as follows:
Note: x = clinched playoff berth; y = clinched division title; z = clinched regular season title Standings
East Division
Team xy – Detroit Compuware Ambassadors 563815379211143 x – Soo Indians 563515676187142 x – Cleveland Jr. Barons 563419371210194 x – USNTDP 562129648158195 Grand Rapids Bearcats/Rockets 561835339148196 Rochester Jr. Americans 561241327166260
West Division
Team xyz – Texas Tornado 564212286239133 x – Danville Wings 563613779201175 x – Springfield Jr. Blues 562824460190183 x – Chicago Freeze 562626456171194 St. Louis Sting 561835339164230
Statistics Scoring leaders
The following players led the league in regular season points at the completion of all regular season games.
Player Team Colin Shields Cleveland Jr. Barons 55 46 49 95 40 Jim Slater Cleveland Jr. Barons 56 35 50 85 129 Craig Bushey Cleveland Jr. Barons 54 34 42 76 170 Jason Deitsch Texas Tornado 55 29 40 69 120 Don Patrick Rochester Jr. Americans 53 27 37 64 31 Jason Guerriero Texas Tornado 48 24 37 61 117 Eric Ortlip St. Louis Sting 51 28 30 58 45 Eric Przepiorka Chicago Freeze 55 28 28 56 89 Adam Nightingale Soo Indians 52 20 36 56 63 Chris Lieckfield Texas Tornado 50 19 36 55 110
Robertson Cup playoffs
Note: * denotes overtime period(s)
References
NAHL reference
External links Official website of the North American Hockey League