# IHL 1998/99

Die Saison 1998/99 war die 54. reguläre Saison der International Hockey League. Während der regulären Saison bestritten die 16 Teams jeweils 82 Spiele. In den Play-offs setzten sich die Houston Aeros durch und gewannen den ersten Turner Cup in ihrer Vereinsgeschichte.

## Teamänderungen

Folgende Änderungen wurden vor Beginn der Saison vorgenommen:
* Die Rafales de Québec stellten den Spielbetrieb ein.
* Die San Antonio Dragons stellten den Spielbetrieb ein.

## Reguläre Saison
### Abschlusstabelle

Abkürzungen: GP = Spiele, W = Siege, L = Niederlagen, T = Unentschieden, OTL = Niederlage nach Overtime, GF = Erzielte Tore, GA = Gegentore, Pts = Punkte

#### Eastern Conference

| Central Division | GP | W | L | T | OTL | GF | GA | Pts |
| Michigan K-Wings | 82 | 35 | 34 | 0 | 13 | 232 | 253 | 83 |
| Fort Wayne Komets | 82 | 33 | 33 | 0 | 16 | 250 | 280 | 82 |
| Indianapolis Ice | 82 | 33 | 37 | 0 | 12 | 243 | 277 | 78 |
| Cleveland Lumberjacks | 82 | 28 | 47 | 0 | 7 | 248 | 310 | 63 |
| Northeast Division | GP | W | L | T | OTL | GF | GA | Pts |
| Detroit Vipers | 82 | 50 | 21 | 0 | 11 | 259 | 195 | 111 |
| Orlando Solar Bears | 82 | 45 | 33 | 0 | 4 | 264 | 253 | 94 |
| Cincinnati Cyclones | 82 | 44 | 32 | 0 | 6 | 269 | 270 | 94 |
| Grand Rapids Griffins | 82 | 34 | 40 | 0 | 8 | 256 | 281 | 76 |

#### Western Conference

| Midwest Division | GP | W | L | T | OTL | GF | GA | Pts |
| Chicago Wolves | 82 | 49 | 21 | 0 | 12 | 285 | 246 | 110 |
| Manitoba Moose | 82 | 47 | 21 | 0 | 14 | 269 | 236 | 108 |
| Kansas City Blades | 82 | 44 | 31 | 0 | 7 | 256 | 270 | 95 |
| Milwaukee Admirals | 82 | 38 | 28 | 0 | 16 | 254 | 265 | 92 |
| Southwest Division | GP | W | L | T | OTL | GF | GA | Pts |
| Houston Aeros | 82 | 54 | 15 | 0 | 13 | 307 | 209 | 121 |
| Long Beach Ice Dogs | 82 | 48 | 28 | 0 | 6 | 260 | 237 | 102 |
| Utah Grizzlies | 82 | 39 | 34 | 0 | 9 | 244 | 254 | 87 |
| Las Vegas Thunder | 82 | 35 | 39 | 0 | 8 | 247 | 307 | 78 |

## Turner-Cup-Playoffs

| Turner-Cup-Pre-Playoffs | Turner-Cup-Pre-Playoffs | Turner-Cup-Pre-Playoffs | | | Turner-Cup-Viertelfinale | Turner-Cup-Viertelfinale | Turner-Cup-Viertelfinale | Turner-Cup-Halbfinale | Turner-Cup-Halbfinale | Turner-Cup-Halbfinale | | | Turner-Cup-Finale | Turner-Cup-Finale | Turner-Cup-Finale |
| NE1 | Detroit Vipers | | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
| | Freilos | | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
| | Freilos | | | | NE1 | Detroit Vipers | 3 | | | | | | | | |
| | | | | | C3 | Indianapolis Ice | 1 | | | | | | | | |
| C3 | Indianapolis Ice | 2 | | | C3 | Indianapolis Ice | 1 | | | | | | | | |
| NE3 | Cincinnati Cyclones | 1 | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
| NE3 | Cincinnati Cyclones | 1 | | | | | | NE1 | Detroit Vipers | 3 | | | | | |
| Eastern Conference | Eastern Conference | Eastern Conference | Eastern Conference | Eastern Conference | Eastern Conference | Eastern Conference | Eastern Conference | NE2 | Orlando Solar Bears | 4 | | | | | |
| C1 | Michigan K-Wings | 2 | | | | | | | | NE2 | Orlando Solar Bears | 4 | | | | | |
| C2 | Fort Wayne Komets | 0 | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
| C2 | Fort Wayne Komets | 0 | | | C1 | Michigan K-Wings | 0 | | | | | | | | |
| | | | | | NE2 | Orlando Solar Bears | 3 | | | | | | | | |
| NE2 | Orlando Solar Bears | | | | NE2 | Orlando Solar Bears | 3 | | | | | | | | |
| | Freilos | | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
| | Freilos | | | | | | | | | | | | NE2 | Orlando Solar Bears | 3 |
| | | | | | | | | | | | | | SW1 | Houston Aeros | 4 |
| SW1 | Houston Aeros | | | | | | | | | | | | | | SW1 | Houston Aeros | 4 |
| | Freilos | | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
| | Freilos | | | | SW1 | Houston Aeros | 3 | | | | | | | | |
| | | | | | SW2 | Long Beach Ice Dogs | 2 | | | | | | | | |
| SW2 | Long Beach Ice Dogs | 2 | | | SW2 | Long Beach Ice Dogs | 2 | | | | | | | | |
| MW3 | Kansas City Blades | 1 | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
| MW3 | Kansas City Blades | 1 | | | | | | SW1 | Houston Aeros | 4 | | | | | |
| Western Conference | Western Conference | Western Conference | Western Conference | Western Conference | Western Conference | Western Conference | Western Conference | MW1 | Chicago Wolves | 3 | | | | | |
| MW1 | Chicago Wolves | | | | | | | | | MW1 | Chicago Wolves | 3 | | | | | |
| | Freilos | | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
| | Freilos | | | | MW1 | Chicago Wolves | 3 | | | | | | | | |
| | | | | | MW2 | Manitoba Moose | 0 | | | | | | | | |
| MW2 | Manitoba Moose | 2 | | | MW2 | Manitoba Moose | 0 | | | | | | | | |
| MW4 | Milwaukee Admirals | 0 | | | | | | | | | | | | | |

### Turner-Cup-Sieger

| Turner-Cup-Sieger Houston Aeros | Torhüter: Frédéric Chabot, Manny Fernandez, Danny Lorenz Verteidiger: Greg Andrusak, Sven Butenschön, Trent Cull, Paul Dyck, Brian Goudie, Greg Hawgood, Mark Lamb, Norm Maciver, Jim Paek, Jeff Tory Angreifer: Jeff Christian, Zac Boyer, Mark Freer, Bill Huard, Lane Lambert, David Oliver, Jason Ruff, Blake Sloan, Cam Stewart, Rob Valicevic, Brian Wiseman, Mike Yeo Cheftrainer: Dave Tippett |

## Vergebene Trophäen
### Mannschaftstrophäen

| Auszeichnung | Team |
| Turner Cup Gewinner der IHL-Playoffs | Houston Aeros |
| Fred A. Huber Trophy Bestes Team der regulären Saison | Houston Aeros |

### Individuelle Trophäen

| Auszeichnung | Spieler | Team |
| James Gatschene Memorial Trophy MVP der regulären Saison | Brian Wiseman | Houston Aeros |
| Leo P. Lamoureux Memorial Trophy Bester Scorer | Brian Wiseman | Houston Aeros |
| Larry D. Gordon Trophy Bester Verteidiger | Greg Hawgood | Houston Aeros |
| James Norris Memorial Trophy Torhüter mit den wenigsten Gegentoren | Andrei Trefilow | Detroit Vipers |
| James Norris Memorial Trophy Torhüter mit den wenigsten Gegentoren | Kevin Weekes | Detroit Vipers |
| Garry F. Longman Memorial Trophy Bester Rookie | Marty Turco | Michigan K-Wings |
| Ken McKenzie Trophy Bester US-amerikanischer Rookie | Mark Mowers | Milwaukee Admirals |
| Commissioner’s Trophy Bester Trainer | Dave Tippett | Houston Aeros |
| IHL Man of the Year Spieler/Person mit besonderen Engagement in der Gesellschaft | Chris Marinucci | Chicago Wolves |
| John Cullen Award Spieler mit leistungsstarkem Comeback nach langer Verletzung | Jeff Christian | Houston Aeros |
| Norman R. „Bud“ Poile Trophy MVP der Turner-Cup-Playoffs | Mark Freer | Houston Aeros |