1999–2000 IHL season#Turner Cup-Playoffs
{{Use mdy dates|date=August 2023}}
{{Infobox sports season
| title = 1999-00 IHL season
| league = International Hockey League
| sport = Ice hockey
| duration = October 1, 1999 – June 5, 2000
| no_of_games = 82
| no_of_teams = 13
| season = Regular season
| season_champ_name = Fred A. Huber Trophy
| season_champs = Chicago Wolves
| MVP = Frederic Chabot (Aeros)
Nikolai Khabibulin (Ice Dogs)
| MVP_link = James Gatschene Memorial Trophy
| top_scorer = Steve Maltais (Wolves)
| top_scorer_link = Leo P. Lamoureux Memorial Trophy
| playoffs = Playoffs
| playoffs_MVP = Andrei Trefilov (Wolves)
| playoffs_MVP_link = Norman R. "Bud" Poile Trophy (IHL)
| finals = Turner Cup
| finals_link = Turner Cup
| finals_champ = Chicago Wolves
| finals_runner-up = Grand Rapids Griffins
| prevseason_year = 1998–99
| nextseason_year = 2000–01
}}
The 1999–2000 IHL season was the 55th season of the International Hockey League, a North American minor professional league. 13 teams participated in the regular season, and the Chicago Wolves won the Turner Cup.
Offseason
The Indianapolis Ice departed the IHL and joined the CHL for the CHL’s 1999-00 season.
The Las Vegas Thunder we’re forced to fold after the UNLV refused to renew their lease to continue playing at Thomas & Mack Center forcing the Thunder to fold after failing to negotiate with Orleans Arena and MGM Grand Garden Arena
Regular season
= Eastern Conference =
| class="wikitable"
! width="40%" | ! width="5%" | GP ! width="5%" | W ! width="5%" | L ! width="5%" | SOL ! width="7.5%" | GF ! width="7.5%" | GA ! width="7.5%" | Pts | |||||||
| align="center" bgcolor="#CCFFCC"
| align="left" | Grand Rapids Griffins (OTT) | 82 | 51 | 22 | 9 | 254 | 200 | 111 |
| align="center" bgcolor="#CCFFCC"
| align="left" | Orlando Solar Bears (ATL) | 82 | 47 | 23 | 12 | 250 | 202 | 106 |
| align="center" bgcolor="#CCFFCC"
| align="left" | Cincinnati Cyclones (CAR) | 82 | 44 | 30 | 8 | 244 | 246 | 96 |
| align="center" bgcolor="#CCFFCC"
| align="left" | Cleveland Lumberjacks (CHI) | 82 | 40 | 30 | 12 | 225 | 238 | 92 |
| align="center" bgcolor="#CCFFCC"
| align="left" | Milwaukee Admirals (NSH) | 82 | 37 | 36 | 9 | 222 | 246 | 83 |
| align="center"
| align="left" | Michigan K-Wings (DAL) | 82 | 33 | 37 | 12 | 178 | 223 | 78 |
| align="center"
| align="left" | Detroit Vipers (TBL) | 82 | 22 | 52 | 8 | 163 | 277 | 52 |
= Western Conference =
| class="wikitable"
! width="40%" | ! width="5%" | GP ! width="5%" | W ! width="5%" | L ! width="5%" | SOL ! width="7.5%" | GF ! width="7.5%" | GA ! width="7.5%" | Pts | |||||||
| align="center" bgcolor="#CCFFCC"
| align="left" | Chicago Wolves (NYI) | 82 | 53 | 21 | 8 | 270 | 228 | 114 |
| align="center" bgcolor="#CCFFCC"
| align="left" | Utah Grizzlies | 82 | 45 | 25 | 12 | 265 | 220 | 102 |
| align="center" bgcolor="#CCFFCC"
| align="left" | Houston Aeros | 82 | 44 | 29 | 9 | 219 | 197 | 97 |
| align="center" bgcolor="#CCFFCC"
| align="left" | Long Beach Ice Dogs (LAK) | 82 | 44 | 31 | 7 | 234 | 216 | 95 |
| align="center" bgcolor="#CCFFCC"
| align="left" | Manitoba Moose | 82 | 37 | 31 | 14 | 227 | 237 | 88 |
| align="center"
| align="left" | Kansas City Blades | 82 | 36 | 37 | 9 | 249 | 270 | 81 |
Turner Cup-Playoffs
{{10TeamBracket
| RD1= Turner Cup-Pre-Playoffs
| RD2= Turner Cup-Quarterfinals
| RD3= Turner Cup-Semifinals
| RD4= Turner Cup-Final
| RD2-group1= Eastern Conference
| RD2-group2= Western Conference
| RD1-seed1= E4
| RD1-team1= Cleveland
| RD1-score1= 2
| RD1-seed2= E5
| RD1-team2= Milwaukee
| RD1-score2= 1
| RD1-seed3= W4
| RD1-team3= Long Beach
| RD1-score3= 2
| RD1-seed4= W5
| RD1-team4= Manitoba
| RD1-score4= 0
| RD2-seed1= E1
| RD2-team1= Grand Rapids
| RD2-score1= 4
| RD2-seed2= E4
| RD2-team2= Cleveland
| RD2-score2= 2
| RD2-seed3= E2
| RD2-team3= Orlando
| RD2-score3= 2
| RD2-seed4= E3
| RD2-team4= Cincinnati
| RD2-score4= 4
| RD2-seed5= W1
| RD2-team5= Chicago
| RD2-score5= 4
| RD2-seed6= W4
| RD2-team6= Long Beach
| RD2-score6= 0
| RD2-seed7= W2
| RD2-team7= Utah
| RD2-score7= 1
| RD2-seed8= W3
| RD2-team8= Houston
| RD2-score8= 4
| RD3-seed1= E1
| RD3-team1= Grand Rapids
| RD3-score1= 4
| RD3-seed2= E3
| RD3-team2= Cincinnati
| RD3-score2= 1
| RD3-seed3= W3
| RD3-team3= Houston
| RD3-score3= 2
| RD3-seed4= W1
| RD3-team4= Chicago
| RD3-score4= 4
| RD4-seed01= E1
| RD4-team01= Grand Rapids
| RD4-score01= 2
| RD4-seed02= W1
| RD4-team02= Chicago
| RD4-score02= 4
}}
=Pre-Playoffs=
==(E4) Cleveland Lumberjacks vs. (E5) Milwaukee Admirals==
{{NHLPlayoffs
|team1=Milwaukee Admirals
|team2=Cleveland Lumberjacks
|stadium1=Gund Arena
|stadium2=Bradley Center
|date1=April 21
|home1=2
|score1=2–1
|ot1=1
|won1=2
|date2=April 22
|home2=1
|score2=5–4
|ot2=1
|won2=1
|date3=April 24
|home3=1
|score3=2–5
|won3=2
|series=Cleveland wins series 2–1
}}
==(W4) Long Beach Ice Dogs vs. (W5) Manitoba Moose==
{{NHLPlayoffs
|team1=Manitoba Moose
|team2=Long Beach Ice Dogs
|stadium1=Long Beach Sports Arena
|stadium2=Winnipeg Arena
|date1=April 19
|home1=2
|score1=5–2
|won1=2
|date2=April 21
|home2=1
|score2=2–3
|ot2=1
|won2=2
|series=Long Beach wins series 2–0
}}
=Quarterfinals=
==(E1) Grand Rapids Griffins vs. (E4) Cleveland Lumberjacks==
{{NHLPlayoffs
|team1=Cleveland Lumberjacks
|team2=Grand Rapids Griffins
|stadium1=Van Andel Arena
|stadium2=Gund Arena
|date1=April 26
|score1=2–1
|ot1=1
|won1=1
|date2=April 27
|score2=0–2
|won2=2
|date3=April 30
|score3=4–3
|ot3=1
|won3=2
|date4=May 2
|score4=4–1
|won4=2
|date5=May 4
|score5=2–0
|won5=1
|date6=May 7
|score6=5–2
|won6=2
|series=Grand Rapids wins series 4–2
}}
==(E2) Orlando Solar Bears vs. (E3) Cincinnati Cyclones==
{{NHLPlayoffs
|team1=Cincinnati Cyclones
|team2=Orlando Solar Bears
|stadium1=TD Waterhouse Centre
|stadium2=Firstar Center
|date1=April 26
|score1=5–1
|won1=1
|date2=April 28
|score2=1–2
|ot2=1
|won2=2
|date3=April 29
|score3=0–5
|won3=1
|date4=May 1
|score4=5–6
|ot4=1
|won4=1
|date5=May 3
|home5=2
|score5=3–1
|won5=2
|date6=May 6
|home6=1
|score6=1–0
|won6=1
|series=Cincinnati wins series 4–2
}}
==(W1) Chicago Wolves vs. (W4) Long Beach Ice Dogs==
{{NHLPlayoffs
|team1=Long Beach Ice Dogs
|team2=Chicago Wolves
|stadium1=Allstate Arena
|stadium2=Long Beach Sports Arena
|date1=April 26
|score1=1–3
|won1=2
|date2=April 28
|score2=1–4
|won2=2
|date3=May 1
|score3=5–1
|won3=2
|date4=May 3
|score4=4–1
|won4=2
|series=Chicago wins series 4–0
}}
==(W2) Utah Grizzlies vs. (W3) Houston Aeros==
{{NHLPlayoffs
|team1=Houston Aeros
|team2=Utah Grizzlies
|stadium1=E Center
|stadium2=Compaq Center
|date1=April 25
|score1=1–2
|won1=2
|date2=April 28
|score2=3–0
|won2=1
|date3=April 29
|score3=0–1
|ot3=1
|won3=1
|date4=May 1
|score4=1–3
|won4=1
|date5=May 3
|score5=3–2
|won5=1
|series=Houston wins series 4–1
}}
=Semifinals=
==(E1) Grand Rapids Griffins vs. (E3) Cincinnati Cyclones==
{{NHLPlayoffs
|team1=Cincinnati Cyclones
|team2=Grand Rapids Griffins
|stadium1=Van Andel Arena
|stadium2=Firstar Center
|date1=May 12
|score1=2–1
|won1=1
|date2=May 13
|score2=3–4
|won2=2
|date3=May 19
|score3=10–1
|won3=2
|date4=May 20
|score4=4–1
|won4=2
|date5=May 23
|score5=1–6
|won5=2
|series=Grand Rapids wins series 4–1
}}
==(W1) Chicago Wolves vs. (W3) Houston Aeros==
{{NHLPlayoffs
|team1=Houston Aeros
|team2=Chicago Wolves
|stadium1=Allstate Arena
|stadium2=Compaq Center
|date1=May 10
|score1=5–0
|won1=1
|date2=May 14
|score2=4–1
|won2=1
|date3=May 16
|score3=6–4
|won3=2
|date4=May 19
|score4=2–0
|won4=2
|date5=May 21
|score5=2–4
|won5=2
|date6=May 23
|score6=3–2
|won6=2
|series=Chicago wins series 4–2
}}
=Turner Cup Final=
==(E1) Grand Rapids Griffins vs. (W1) Chicago Wolves==
{{NHLPlayoffs
|team1=Grand Rapids Griffins
|team2=Chicago Wolves
|stadium1=Allstate Arena
|stadium2=Van Andel Arena
|date1=May 26
|score1=3–4
|ot1=1
|won1=2
|date2=May 28
|score2=0–4
|won2=2
|date3=May 30
|score3=3–5
|won3=1
|date4=June 1
|score4=5–3
|won4=2
|date5=June 3
|score5=6–4
|won5=1
|date6=June 5
|score6=3–1
|won6=2
|series=Chicago wins series 4–2
}}
Player statistics
=Scoring leaders=
Note: GP = Games played; G = Goals; A = Assists; Pts = Points; PIM = Penalty minutes
| class="wikitable" | ||||||
| bgcolor="#DDDDFF" width="30%" | Player
! bgcolor="#DDDDFF" width="30%" | Team ! bgcolor="#DDDDFF" width="7.5%" | GP ! bgcolor="#DDDDFF" width="7.5%" | G ! bgcolor="#DDDDFF" width="7.5%" | A ! bgcolor="#DDDDFF" width="7.5%" | Pts ! bgcolor="#DDDDFF" width="7.5%" | PIM | ||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| align="center"
|align="left" |Steve Maltais | align="left" |Chicago Wolves | 82 | 44 | 46 | 90 | 78 |
| align="center"
|align="left" |Steve Larouche | align="left" |Chicago Wolves | 82 | 31 | 57 | 88 | 52 |
| align="center"
|align="left" |David Ling | align="left" |Kansas City Blades | 82 | 35 | 48 | 83 | 210 |
| align="center"
|align="left" |Gilbert Dionne | align="left" |Cincinnati Cyclones | 81 | 34 | 49 | 83 | 88 |
| align="center"
|align="left" |Jarrod Skalde | align="left" |Utah Grizzlies | 77 | 25 | 54 | 79 | 98 |
| align="center"
|align="left" |Mark Beaufait | align="left" |Orlando Solar Bears | 78 | 28 | 50 | 78 | 87 |
| align="center"
|align="left" |Dave Chyzowski | align="left" |Kansas City Blades | 81 | 37 | 33 | 70 | 138 |
| align="center"
|align="left" |Brett Harkins | align="left" |Cleveland Lumberjacks | 76 | 20 | 50 | 70 | 79 |
| align="center"
|align="left" |Michel Picard | align="left" |Grand Rapids Griffins | 65 | 33 | 35 | 68 | 50 |
| align="center"
|align="left" |Todd Simon | align="left" |Cincinnati Cyclones | 71 | 19 | 48 | 67 | 58 |
=Leading goaltenders=
Note: GP = Games played; Min = Minutes played; GA = Goals against; GAA = Goals against average; W = Wins; L = Losses; T = Ties; SO = Shutouts
| class="wikitable" | |||||||||
| bgcolor="#DDDDFF" width="20%" | Player
! bgcolor="#DDDDFF" width="20%" | Team ! bgcolor="#DDDDFF" width="6%" | GP ! bgcolor="#DDDDFF" width="6%" | MIN ! bgcolor="#DDDDFF" width="6%" | GA ! bgcolor="#DDDDFF" width="6%" | GAA ! bgcolor="#DDDDFF" width="6%" | W ! bgcolor="#DDDDFF" width="6%" | L ! bgcolor="#DDDDFF" width="6%" | T ! bgcolor="#DDDDFF" width="6%" | SO | |||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| align="center"
|align="left" |Nikolai Khabibulin | align="left" |Long Beach Ice Dogs | 33 | 1,936 | 59 | 1.83 | 21 | 11 | 1 | 5 |
| align="center"
|align="left" |Frederic Chabot | align="left" |Houston Aeros | 62 | 3,695 | 131 | 2.13 | 36 | 19 | 7 | 4 |
| align="center"
|align="left" |Jani Hurme | align="left" |Grand Rapids Griffins | 52 | 2,948 | 107 | 2.18 | 29 | 15 | 4 | 4 |
| align="center"
|align="left" |Rich Parent | align="left" |Utah Grizzlies/Detroit Vipers | 37 | 2,110 | 81 | 2.30 | 20 | 12 | 4 | 2 |
| align="center"
|align="left" |Andrei Trefilov | align="left" |Chicago Wolves | 37 | 2,060 | 81 | 2.36 | 21 | 9 | 3 | 3 |
Awards
| class="wikitable"
! bgcolor="#DDDDDD" colspan="2" | AHL Awards | |
| Turner Cup | Chicago Wolves |
| Fred A. Huber Trophy (Best regular-season record) | Chicago Wolves |
| Commissioner's Trophy (Best coach) | Guy Charron, Grand Rapids Griffins |
| Leo P. Lamoureux Memorial Trophy (Player with most points) | Steve Maltais, Chicago Wolves |
| James Gatschene Memorial Trophy (Most valuable player, regular season) | Frederic Chabot, Houston Aeros and Nikolai Khabibulin, Long Beach Ice Dogs |
| Norman R. "Bud" Poile Trophy (Most valuable player, playoffs) | Andrei Trefilov, Chicago Wolves |
| Gary F. Longman Memorial Trophy (Best first-year player) | Nils Ekman, Long Beach Ice Dogs |
| Ken McKenzie Trophy (Best American-born first-year player) | Andrew Berenzweig, Milwaukee Admirals |
| Larry D. Gordon Trophy (Best defenceman) | Brett Hauer, Manitoba Moose |
| James Norris Memorial Trophy (Goaltender(s) of team with fewest goals against) | Frederic Chabot, Houston Aeros |
| John Cullen Award (Perseverance, Sportsmanship, and Dedication) | Steve Larouche, Chicago Wolves |
| Ironman Award (Played all team's games while showing offensive and defensive skills) | Steve Maltais, Chicago Wolves |
| IHL Man of the Year (Leadership and community activities) | Pat MacLeod, Cincinnati Cyclones |
=All-Star teams=
| class="wikitable" | ||
| First team | colspan="2"|Position | Second team |
|---|---|---|
| Frederic Chabot, Houston Aeros
| colspan="2" align=center |G | ||
| Mike Crowley, Long Beach Ice Dogs
| colspan="2" align=center |D |Dallas Eakins, Chicago Wolves | ||
| Brett Hauer, Manitoba Moose
| colspan="2" align=center |D |Bob Nardella, Chicago Wolves | ||
| Jarrod Skalde, Utah Grizzlies
| colspan="2" align=center |C |Steve Larouche, Chicago Wolves | ||
| David Ling, Kansas City Blades
| align=center |RW | align=center |LW
|Niklas Andersson, Chicago Wolves | |
| Steve Maltais, Chicago Wolves
| colspan="2" align=center |LW |
External links
- [http://hockeydb.com/ihdb/stats/leagues/seasons/ihl19852000.html Season 1999/2000] on hockeydb.com
{{IHL seasons}}
{{DEFAULTSORT:1999-2000 IHL season}}