The 1998–99 USHL season was the 20th season of the United States Hockey League as an all-junior league. The regular season began in September 1998 and concluded in March 1999. The Des Moines Buccaneers won the Anderson Cup as regular season champions. The Des Moines Buccaneers also defeated the Omaha Lancers 4 games to 2 for the Clark Cup.
Member changes The USNTDP played a full league schedule for the first time but was unavailable for postseason play due to participating in the NAHL playoffs.
Regular season Final standings
Note: GP = Games played; W = Wins; L = Losses; OTL = Overtime losses; GF = Goals for; GA = Goals against; PTS = Points; x = clinched playoff berth; y = clinched division title; z = clinched league title
Central Division Team xyz – Des Moines Buccaneers 56487197304133 x – Thunder Bay Flyers 561930745164247 x – Twin City Vulcans 562234044183246 Rochester Mustangs 562032444170206 North Iowa Huskies 561836238150221
East Division Team xy – Green Bay Gamblers 564111486213143 USNTDP 563815379211133 x – Dubuque Fighting Saints 562232246164217 Waterloo Black Hawks 561637335167245
West Division Team xy – Omaha Lancers 564313086234130 x – Sioux City Musketeers 563419371196148 x – Lincoln Stars 562920765198174 Fargo-Moorhead Ice Sharks 561441129164275 Note: The USNTDP was unavailable for postseason play due to participating in the NAHL playoffs.
Statistics Scoring leaders
The following players led the league in regular season points at the completion of all regular season games.
Player Team Peter Fregoe Des Moines Buccaneers 56 46 57 103 43 Ruslan Fedotenko Sioux City Musketeers 55 43 34 77 139 Tyler Palmiscno Sioux City Musketeers 56 13 57 70 18 Peter Sejna Des Moines Buccaneers 52 40 23 63 26 Noah Clarke Des Moines Buccaneers 52 31 32 63 47 Jed Ortmeyer Omaha Lancers 52 23 36 59 81 Andy Hilbert USNTDP 46 23 35 58 140 Chris Fournier Lincoln Stars 54 23 33 56 54 B. J. Abel Rochester Mustangs 50 31 24 55 52 Mike Perpich Green Bay Gamblers 56 23 32 55 64 Tom Preissing Green Bay Gamblers 53 18 37 55 40
Leading goaltenders Minimum 1000 minutes played. Note: GP = Games played; Mins = Minutes played; W = Wins; L = Losses; OTL = Overtime losses; SO = Shutouts; GAA = Goals against average; SV% = Save percentage
Player Team GP Mins W L OTL SO GA SV SV% GAA Tony Zasowski Omaha Lancers 47 2786 35 11 0 5 91 972 .914 1.96 Matt Carney Des Moines Buccaneers 38 2177 31 5 1 4 76 888 .921 2.10 Chris Gartman USNTDP 17 1007 11 3 2 1 36 375 .922 2.15 Rob Anderson Green Bay Gamblers 44 2607 32 8 3 5 100 1,143 .920 2.30 Rick DiPietro USNTDP 30 1733 22 6 1 3 67 656 .907 2.32
Clark Cup playoffs The regular season division champions received the top three seeds.Teams were reseeded after the quarterfinal round.
Note: * denotes overtime period(s)
Awards Award Recipient Team Player of the Year Pete Fregoe Des Moines Buccaneers Forward of the Year Pete Fregoe Des Moines Buccaneers Defenseman of the Year Tom Preissing Green Bay Gamblers Goaltender of the Year Tony Zasowski Omaha Lancers Rookie of the Year Tyler Palmiscno Sioux City Musketeers Coach of the Year Mark Osiecki Green Bay GamblersGeneral Manager of the Year Scott Owens Des Moines Buccaneers
References
External links Hockey DB Elite Prospects