# 1998–99 CHL season

The 1998–99 CHL season was the seventh season of the Central Hockey League (CHL).

## Teams

1998-99 Central Hockey League :
| Division | Team | City | Arena |
| Eastern | Columbus Cottonmouths | Columbus, Georgia | Columbus Civic Center |
| Eastern | Fayetteville Force | Fayetteville, North Carolina | Cumberland County Crown Coliseum |
| Eastern | Huntsville Channel Cats | Huntsville, Alabama | Von Braun Civic Center |
| Eastern | Macon Whoopee | Macon, Georgia | Macon Coliseum |
| Eastern | Memphis RiverKings | Memphis, Tennessee | Mid-South Coliseum |
| Western | Fort Worth Fire | Fort Worth, Texas | Fort Worth Convention Center |
| Western | Oklahoma City Blazers | Oklahoma City, Oklahoma | Myriad Convention Center |
| Western | San Antonio Iguanas | San Antonio, Texas | Freeman Coliseum |
| Western | Topeka Scarecrows | Topeka, Kansas | Landon Arena |
| Western | Tulsa Oilers | Tulsa, Oklahoma | Tulsa Coliseum |
| Western | Wichita Thunder | Wichita, Kansas | Britt Brown Arena |

## Regular season
### Division standings

| Eastern Division | GP | W | L | SOL | GF | GA | Pts |
| Huntsville Channel Cats | 70 | 47 | 19 | 4 | 310 | 251 | 98 |
| Columbus Cottonmouths | 70 | 41 | 21 | 8 | 276 | 210 | 91 |
| Memphis RiverKings | 70 | 36 | 27 | 7 | 313 | 307 | 79 |
| Macon Whoopee | 70 | 36 | 25 | 9 | 241 | 233 | 79 |
| Fayetteville Force | 70 | 35 | 27 | 8 | 267 | 285 | 78 |
| Western Division | GP | W | L | SOL | GF | GA | Pts |
| Oklahoma City Blazers | 70 | 49 | 19 | 2 | 322 | 203 | 100 |
| San Antonio Iguanas | 70 | 37 | 26 | 7 | 286 | 283 | 81 |
| Wichita Thunder | 70 | 34 | 26 | 10 | 257 | 262 | 78 |
| Topeka Scarecrows | 70 | 28 | 38 | 4 | 189 | 251 | 60 |
| Fort Worth Fire | 70 | 22 | 43 | 5 | 245 | 322 | 49 |
| Tulsa Oilers | 70 | 20 | 41 | 9 | 261 | 360 | 49 |
Note: GP = Games played; W = Wins; L = Losses; SOL = Shootout loss; Pts = Points; GF = Goals for; GA = Goals against
y - clinched league title; x - clinched playoff spot; e - eliminated from playoff contention

## Playoffs
### Playoff bracket

| Quarter Finals | Quarter Finals | Quarter Finals | Semi-Finals | Semi-Finals | Semi-Finals | Championships | Championships | Championships |
| 1 | Huntsville | 3 | | | | | | |
| 4 | Macon | 0 | | | | | | |
| 4 | Macon | 0 | 1 | Huntsville | 4 | | | |
| Eastern | Eastern | Eastern | 1 | Huntsville | 4 | | | |
| Eastern | Eastern | Eastern | 2 | Columbus | 2 | | | |
| 2 | Columbus | 3 | 2 | Columbus | 2 | | | |
| 3 | Memphis | 1 | | | | | | |
| 3 | Memphis | 1 | | | | 1 | Huntsville | 4 |
| | | | | | | 1 | Oklahoma City | 2 |
| 1 | Oklahoma City | 3 | | | | | | | 1 | Oklahoma City | 2 |
| 4 | Topeka | 0 | | | | | | |
| 4 | Topeka | 0 | 1 | Oklahoma City | 4 | | | |
| Western | Western | Western | 1 | Oklahoma City | 4 | | | |
| Western | Western | Western | 2 | San Antonio | 0 | | | |
| 2 | San Antonio | 3 | 2 | San Antonio | 0 | | | |
| 3 | Wichita | 1 | | | | | | |

## CHL awards

| Ray Miron Cup: | Huntsville Channel Cats |
| Adams Cup: | Oklahoma City Blazers |
| Coach of the Year: | Chris Stewart (Huntsville) |
| Most Valuable Player: | Derek Puppa (Huntsville) |
| Playoff Most Valuable Player: | Derek Puppa (Huntsville) |
| Most Outstanding Goaltender: | Jean-Ian Filiatrault (Oklahoma City) |
| Most Outstanding Defenseman | Igors Bondarevs (Huntsville) |
| Rookie of the Year | Johnny Brdarovic (San Antonio) |
| Scoring Champion | Derek Grant (Memphis) |
| Community Service Award | Mike Berger (Tulsa) |