1999–2000 WHL season

The 1999–2000 WHL season was the 34th season for the Western Hockey League. Eighteen teams completed a 72 game season. The Kootenay Ice won the President's Cup.
==League notes==
*The WHL followed the NHL's lead and adopted the "regulation tie" format that saw a team losing in overtime earn a point.
*Overtime was to be played 4 on 4.
==Regular season==
===Final standings===
East Division 	GP	W 	L 	T	OTL	Pts	GF 	GA
x Swift Current Broncos	72	47	18	4	3 	101	257	170
x Saskatoon Blades 	72	34	27	8	3 	79 	216	223
x Regina Pats 	72	32	29	6	5 	75 	234	255
x Prince Albert Raiders	72	26	33	6	7 	65 	221	257
x Moose Jaw Warriors 	72	25	34	9	4 	63 	221	259
Brandon Wheat Kings 	72	25	38	4	5 	59 	212	260
Central Division 	GP	W 	L 	T 	OTL	Pts	GF 	GA
x Calgary Hitmen 	72	58	10	2 	2 	120	313	182
x Kootenay Ice 	72	44	14	11	3 	102	275	200
x Red Deer Rebels 	72	32	31	9 	0 	73 	227	229
Lethbridge Hurricanes	72	25	38	4 	5 	59 	220	250
Medicine Hat Tigers 	72	21	39	6 	6 	54 	222	295
West Division 	GP	W 	L 	T	OTL	Pts	GF 	GA
x Spokane Chiefs 	72	47	19	4	2 	100	272	191
x Prince George Cougars	72	43	20	4	2 	95 	279	228
x Seattle Thunderbirds 	72	34	26	8	4 	80 	250	221
x Kamloops Blazers 	72	36	30	5	1 	78 	244	228
x Kelowna Rockets 	72	25	40	4	3 	57 	193	228
x Tri-City Americans 	72	24	39	7	2 	57 	231	288
Portland Winter Hawks 	72	16	49	7	0 	39 	173	296
===Scoring leaders===
Note: GP = Games played; G = Goals; A = Assists; Pts = Points; PIM = Penalties in minutes
Player 	Team 	GP	G 	A 	Pts	PIM
Brad Moran 	Calgary Hitmen 	72	48	72	120	84
Pavel Brendl 	Calgary Hitmen 	61	59	52	111	91
Radek Duda 	Lethbridge Hurricanes	69	42	64	106	190
Layne Ulmer 	Swift Current Broncos	71	50	54	104	66
Justin Mapletoft	Red Deer Rebels 	72	39	57	96 	135
Tim Smith 	Spokane Chiefs 	71	26	70	96 	61
Trent Hunter 	Prince George Cougars	67	46	49	95 	47
Mike G. Green 	Kootenay Ice 	69	43	49	92 	63
Zdenek Blatny 	Seattle/Kootenay 	68	47	44	91 	131
Jeremy Reich 	Swift Current Broncos	72	33	58	91 	167
===Goaltending leaders===
Note: GP = Games played; TOI = Total ice time; W = Wins; L = Losses; T = Ties ; GA = Goals against; SO = Total shutouts; SV% = Save percentage; GAA = Goals against average
Player 	Team 	GP	TOI 	W 	L 	T	GA 	SO	SV% 	GAA
Bryce Wandler	Swift Current Broncos 	56	3257	37	15	2	112	6 	.919	2.06
Brent Krahn 	Calgary Hitmen 	39	2316	33	6 	0	92 	4 	.912	2.38
Dan Blackburn	Kootenay Ice 	51	3004	34	8 	7	126	3 	.912	2.52
Tyler MacKay 	Saskatoon/Spokane 	42	2357	25	11	2	109	2 	.883	2.77
Cam Ondrik 	Medicine Hat/Saskatoon	58	3381	30	24	4	159	4 	.908	2.82
==WHL Playoffs==
===Conference quarterfinals===
*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
====Eastern Conference====
{| class="wikitable" 	Calgary vs. Moose Jaw 	Calgary vs. Moose Jaw 	Calgary vs. Moose Jaw 	Calgary vs. Moose Jaw
Date 	Away 	Home 	 	
March 29 	Moose Jaw 4 	5 Calgary 	OT 	
March 30 	Moose Jae 3 	6 Calgary 	 	
April 1 	Calgary 4 	2 Moose Jaw 	 	
April 2 	Calgary 8 	2 Moose Jaw 	 	
Calgary wins series 4–0	Calgary wins series 4–0	Calgary wins series 4–0	Calgary wins series 4–0	
====Western Conference====
{| class="wikitable" 	Spokane vs. Tri-City 	Spokane vs. Tri-City 	Spokane vs. Tri-City 	Spokane vs. Tri-City
Date 	Away 	Home 	 	
March 29 	Tri-City 1 	8 Spokane 	 	
March 31 	Spokane 6 	2 Tri-City 	 	
April 1 	Spokane 3 	2 Tri-City 	 	
April 5 	Tri-City 0 	2 Spokane 	 	
Spokane wins series 4–0	Spokane wins series 4–0	Spokane wins series 4–0	Spokane wins series 4–0	
===Conference semifinals===
Eastern Conference 	Eastern Conference 	 	 	
{| class="wikitable" 	Calgary vs. Saskatoon 	Calgary vs. Saskatoon 	Calgary vs. Saskatoon 	Calgary vs. Saskatoon
Date 	Away 	Home 	 	
April 10 	Saskatoon 0 	7 Calgary 	 	
April 11 	Saskatoon 2 	6 Calgary 	 	
April 13 	Calgary 6 	2 Saskatoon 	 	
April 14 	Calgary 4 	2 Saskatoon 	 	
Calgary wins series 4–0	Calgary wins series 4–0	Calgary wins series 4–0	Calgary wins series 4–0	
Western Conference 	Western Conference 	 	 	
{| class="wikitable" 	Prince George vs. Seattle 	Prince George vs. Seattle 	Prince George vs. Seattle 	Prince George vs. Seattle
Date 	Away 	Home 	 	
April 13 	Seattle 2 	5 Prince George 	 	
April 14 	Seattle 0 	7 Prince George 	 	
April 16 	Prince George 4 	2 Seattle 	 	
Prince George wins series 3–0	Prince George wins series 3–0	Prince George wins series 3–0	Prince George wins series 3–0	
===Conference finals===
Eastern Conference 	Western Conference 	 	 	
{| class="wikitable" 	Calgary vs. Kootenay 	Calgary vs. Kootenay 	Calgary vs. Kootenay 	Calgary vs. Kootenay
Date 	Away 	Home 	 	
April 21 	Kootenay 2 	3 Calgary 	 	
April 22 	Kootenay 3 	2 Calgary 	 	
April 25 	Calgary 2 	3 Kootenay 	 	
April 26 	Calgary 2 	3 Kootenay 	 	
April 29 	Kootenay 6 	5 Calgary 	OT 	
Kootenay wins series 4–1	Kootenay wins series 4–1	Kootenay wins series 4–1	Kootenay wins series 4–1	
===WHL Championship===
{| cellspacing="10"
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Kootenay vs. Spokane 	Kootenay vs. Spokane 	Kootenay vs. Spokane 	Kootenay vs. Spokane
Date 	Away 	Home 	
May 5 	Spokane 3 	2 Kootenay 	
May 6 	Spokane 3 	2 Kootenay 	
May 9 	Kootenay 3 	2 Spokane 	
May 10 	Kootenay 4 	1 Spokane 	
May 12 	Spokane 1 	2 Kootenay 	
May 13 	Kootenay 1 	0 Spokane 	
Kootenay wins series 4–2	Kootenay wins series 4–2	Kootenay wins series 4–2	Kootenay wins series 4–2
==All-Star Game==
On January 19, the Eastern Conference defeated the Western Conference 10–9 at Kelowna, British Columbia before a crowd of 5,420.
==WHL awards==
Player of the Year - Four Broncos Memorial Trophy: Brad Moran, Calgary Hitmen
Scholastic Player of the Year - Daryl K. (Doc) Seaman Trophy: Chris Nielson, Calgary Hitmen
Top Scorer - Bob Clarke Trophy: Brad Moran, Calgary Hitmen
Most Sportsmanlike Player - Brad Hornung Trophy: Trent Hunter, Prince George Cougars
Top Defenseman - Bill Hunter Trophy: Micki Dupont, Kamloops Blazers
Rookie of the Year - Jim Piggott Memorial Trophy: Dan Blackburn, Kootenay Ice
Top Goaltender - Del Wilson Trophy: Bryce Wandler, Swift Current Broncos
Coach of the Year - Dunc McCallum Memorial Trophy: Todd McLellan, Swift Current Broncos
Executive of the Year - Lloyd Saunders Memorial Trophy: Tim Speltz, Spokane Chiefs
Regular season Champions - Scotty Munro Memorial Trophy: Calgary Hitmen
Top Official - Allen Paradice Memorial Trophy: Mike Hasenfratz
Marketing/Public Relations Award - St. Clair Group Trophy: Mike Jenkins, Prince Albert Raiders
Humanitarian of the Year - Chris Nielson, Calgary Hitmen
WHL Plus-Minus Award: Kenton Smith, Calgary Hitmen
Playoff Most Valuable Player - airBC Trophy: Dan Blackburn, Kootenay Ice
==All-Star Teams==
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99-00BraWK.jpg|Brandon Wheat Kings
==References==
*whl.ca
* 2005–06 WHL Guide
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