1998–99 Carolina Hurricanes season

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1998–99 Carolina Hurricanes
Southeast Division champions
Division1st Southeast
1998–99 record34–30–18
Goals for210
Goals against202
Team information
General managerJim Rutherford
CoachPaul Maurice
CaptainKeith Primeau
ArenaGreensboro Coliseum
Average attendance8,188[1]

The 1998–99 Carolina Hurricanes season was the second season of the NHL franchise in Greensboro, North Carolina. The club qualified for the playoffs for the first time in franchise history, placing first in the NHL Southeast division. The Hurricanes lost in the Eastern Conference Quarter-finals to the Boston Bruins.

Offseason[]

In a re-organization of the NHL, the club was placed in the new Southeast Division. Another major headline is the Signing of former Hartford Whalers Captain Ron Francis

Regular season[]

The Hurricanes struggled on the power-play during the regular season, finishing 27th in power-play percentage, at 10.99%.[2]

The division was weaker than the Hurricanes' previous division, the Northeast and the Hurricanes were able to win the division and qualify for the playoffs, the only team from the division to do so.

Final standings[]

Southeast Division
R CR GP W L T GF GA PIM Pts
1 3 Carolina Hurricanes 82 34 30 18 210 202 1158 86
2 9 Florida Panthers 82 30 34 18 210 228 1522 78
3 12 Washington Capitals 82 31 45 6 200 218 1381 68
4 14 Tampa Bay Lightning 82 19 54 9 179 292 1316 47

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Eastern Conference[4]
R Div GP W L T GF GA Pts
1 y – New Jersey Devils ATL 82 47 24 11 248 196 105
2 y – Ottawa Senators NE 82 44 23 15 239 179 103
3 y – Carolina Hurricanes SE 82 34 30 18 210 202 86
4 Toronto Maple Leafs NE 82 45 30 7 268 231 97
5 Philadelphia Flyers ATL 82 37 26 19 231 196 93
6 Boston Bruins NE 82 39 30 13 214 181 91
7 Buffalo Sabres NE 82 37 28 17 207 175 91
8 Pittsburgh Penguins ATL 82 38 30 14 242 225 90
9 Florida Panthers SE 82 30 34 18 210 228 78
10 New York Rangers ATL 82 33 38 11 217 227 77
11 Montreal Canadiens NE 82 32 39 11 184 209 75
12 Washington Capitals SE 82 31 45 6 200 218 68
13 New York Islanders ATL 82 24 48 10 194 244 58
14 Tampa Bay Lightning SE 82 19 54 9 179 292 47

Divisions: ATL – Atlantic Division, NE – Northeast Division, SE – Southeast Division

bold – Qualified for playoffs; y – Won division


Schedule and results[]

October[]

Record for the month 4-3-3 (Home 2-1-3 Away 2-2-0)

No. R Date Score Opponent Record Attendance
1 T October 10, 1998 4–4 OT Tampa Bay Lightning (1998–99) 0–0–1 8,195
2 L October 13, 1998 2–3 @ Nashville Predators (1998–99) 0–1–1 14,376
3 T October 15, 1998 2–2 OT Dallas Stars (1998–99) 0–1–2 5,531
4 T October 17, 1998 1–1 OT Philadelphia Flyers (1998–99) 0–1–3 10,063
5 W October 20, 1998 3–1 Vancouver Canucks (1998–99) 1–1–3 5,573
6 W October 24, 1998 3–1 @ Ottawa Senators (1998–99) 2–1–3 14,428
7 L October 25, 1998 2–3 Los Angeles Kings (1998–99) 2–2–3 5,569
8 W October 28, 1998 2–0 Chicago Blackhawks (1998–99) 3–2–3 5,902
9 L October 30, 1998 0–1 @ New York Rangers (1998–99) 3–3–3 18,200
10 W October 31, 1998 2–0 @ Boston Bruins (1998–99) 4–3–3 13,655

November[]

Record for the month 7-7-0 (Home 3-4-0 Away 4-3-0)

No. R Date Score Opponent Record Attendance
11 L November 2, 1998 2–3 Colorado Avalanche (1998–99) 4–4–3 6,205
12 W November 5, 1998 6–3 @ New York Islanders (1998–99) 5–4–3 10,856
13 W November 6, 1998 3–2 @ Washington Capitals (1998–99) 6–4–3 19,740
14 L November 8, 1998 2–5 Boston Bruins (1998–99) 6–5–3 8,566
15 L November 11, 1998 4–5 OT @ Mighty Ducks of Anaheim (1998–99) 6–6–3 14,668
16 L November 12, 1998 0–3 @ San Jose Sharks (1998–99) 6–7–3 16,733
17 W November 14, 1998 5–3 @ Los Angeles Kings (1998–99) 7–7–3 10,990
18 W November 17, 1998 5–4 Montreal Canadiens (1998–99) 8–7–3 7,147
19 L November 19, 1998 2–3 OT @ New Jersey Devils (1998–99) 8–8–3 14,586
20 L November 20, 1998 1–3 Philadelphia Flyers (1998–99) 8–9–3 11,013
21 L November 22, 1998 2–5 New Jersey Devils (1998–99) 8–10–3 8,062
22 W November 25, 1998 3–0 San Jose Sharks (1998–99) 9–10–3 6,037
23 W November 28, 1998 3–1 @ New York Islanders (1998–99) 10–10–3 12,472
24 W November 29, 1998 3–1 Mighty Ducks of Anaheim (1998–99) 11–10–3 6,871

December[]

Record for the month 6-4-2 (Home 4-3-1 Away 2-1-1)

No. R Date Score Opponent Record Attendance
25 W December 2, 1998 4–1 Montreal Canadiens (1998–99) 12–10–3 5,664
26 T December 4, 1998 3–3 OT Pittsburgh Penguins (1998–99) 12–10–4 9,083
27 T December 5, 1998 3–3 OT @ Florida Panthers (1998–99) 12–10–5 17,384
28 L December 10, 1998 2–3 Boston Bruins (1998–99) 12–11–5 6,059
29 W December 12, 1998 3–0 Detroit Red Wings (1998–99) 13–11–5 11,059
30 W December 15, 1998 3–0 Edmonton Oilers (1998–99) 14–11–5 5,684
31 L December 18, 1998 1–5 @ Ottawa Senators (1998–99) 14–12–5 15,124
32 W December 19, 1998 3–2 @ Buffalo Sabres (1998–99) 15–12–5 17,979
33 L December 21, 1998 1–4 Buffalo Sabres (1998–99) 15–13–5 7,655
34 W December 23, 1998 1–0 @ New York Rangers (1998–99) 16–13–5 18,200
35 L December 26, 1998 3–6 New York Rangers (1998–99) 16–14–5 11,059
36 W December 30, 1998 4–3 Tampa Bay Lightning (1998–99) 17–14–5 7,898

January[]

Record for the month 6-4-3 (Home 4-1-1 Away 2-3-2)

No. R Date Score Opponent Record Attendance
37 T January 1, 1999 3–3 OT @ Florida Panthers (1998–99) 17–14–6 18,505
38 W January 2, 1999 4–1 Nashville Predators (1998–99) 18–14–6 7,698
39 T January 4, 1999 4–4 OT Ottawa Senators (1998–99) 18–14–7 5,655
40 L January 7, 1999 2–4 @ Pittsburgh Penguins (1998–99) 18–15–7 13,719
41 L January 9, 1999 0–2 @ Philadelphia Flyers (1998–99) 18–16–7 19,618
42 W January 14, 1999 3–2 Florida Panthers (1998–99) 19–16–7 6,544
43 L January 16, 1999 2–3 OT Washington Capitals (1998–99) 19–17–7 11,007
44 W January 18, 1999 4–2 Toronto Maple Leafs (1998–99) 20–17–7 8,894
45 L January 21, 1999 1–4 @ Detroit Red Wings (1998–99) 20–18–7 19,983
46 W January 26, 1999 5–3 @ Pittsburgh Penguins (1998–99) 21–18–7 14,731
47 W January 28, 1999 3–2 OT New York Rangers (1998–99) 22–18–7 11,059
48 W January 30, 1999 3–1 @ Montreal Canadiens (1998–99) 23–18–7 20,514
49 T January 31, 1999 0–0 OT @ Boston Bruins (1998–99) 23–18–8 16,180

February[]

Record for the month 4-5-4 (Home 1-1-2 Away 3-4-2)

No. R Date Score Opponent Record Attendance
50 L February 3, 1999 1–4 New Jersey Devils (1998–99) 23–19–8 7,746
51 L February 5, 1999 1–4 @ Washington Capitals (1998–99) 23–20–8 17,601
52 T February 6, 1999 3–3 OT Florida Panthers (1998–99) 23–20–9 11,059
53 W February 10, 1999 6–5 @ Toronto Maple Leafs (1998–99) 24–20–9 15,726
54 W February 12, 1999 3–1 @ New York Rangers (1998–99) 25–20–9 18,200
55 L February 13, 1999 4–6 @ New Jersey Devils (1998–99) 25–21–9 17,023
56 L February 15, 1999 2–3 @ Buffalo Sabres (1998–99) 25–22–9 18,595
57 T February 18, 1999 2–2 OT Washington Capitals (1998–99) 25–22–10 6,697
58 W February 20, 1999 3–2 @ Tampa Bay Lightning (1998–99) 26–22–10 10,464
59 W February 21, 1999 4–1 New York Islanders (1998–99) 27–22–10 9,913
60 T February 24, 1999 2–2 OT @ Toronto Maple Leafs (1998–99) 27–22–11 18,460
61 L February 26, 1999 0–1 @ Vancouver Canucks (1998–99) 27–23–11 15,072
62 T February 27, 1999 2–2 OT @ Edmonton Oilers (1998–99) 27–23–12 17,100

March[]

Record for the month 4-5-4 (Home 4-2-1 Away 0-3-3)

No. R Date Score Opponent Record Attendance
63 W March 3, 1999 2–1 Boston Bruins (1998–99) 28–23–12 7,507
64 T March 6, 1999 2–2 OT @ Florida Panthers (1998–99) 28–23–13 19,250
65 W March 8, 1999 4–1 Buffalo Sabres (1998–99) 29–23–13 8,390
66 L March 10, 1999 2–3 OT Pittsburgh Penguins (1998–99) 29–24–13 10,563
67 W March 12, 1999 2–1 Calgary Flames (1998–99) 30–24–13 8,564
68 T March 15, 1999 5–5 OT @ Phoenix Coyotes (1998–99) 30–24–14 15,811
69 L March 18, 1999 2–3 @ Colorado Avalanche (1998–99) 30–25–14 16,061
70 L March 21, 1999 2–3 OT @ Dallas Stars (1998–99) 30–26–14 16,928
71 L March 22, 1999 2–5 @ St. Louis Blues (1998–99) 30–27–14 17,311
72 W March 24, 1999 2–1 New York Islanders (1998–99) 31–27–14 7,370
73 L March 26, 1999 2–7 Toronto Maple Leafs (1998–99) 31–28–14 10,014
74 T March 28, 1999 3–3 OT Tampa Bay Lightning (1998–99) 31–28–15 10,010
75 T March 30, 1999 3–3 OT @ Philadelphia Flyers (1998–99) 31–28–16 19,681

April[]

Record for the month 3-2-2 (Home 2-0-1 Away 1-2-1)

No. R Date Score Opponent Record Attendance
76 L April 3, 1999 1–2 @ Chicago Blackhawks (1998–99) 31–29–16 15,824
77 W April 6, 1999 4–2 New Jersey Devils (1998–99) 32–29–16 10,340
78 L April 7, 1999 0��2 @ Montreal Canadiens (1998–99) 32–30–16 20,336
79 W April 10, 1999 6–1 @ New York Islanders (1998–99) 33–30–16 13,055
80 W April 14, 1999 3–0 Washington Capitals (1998–99) 34–30–16 6,790
81 T April 16, 1999 2–2 OT @ Tampa Bay Lightning (1998–99) 34–30–17 15,277
82 T April 17, 1999 1–1 OT Ottawa Senators (1998–99) 34–30–18 10,981

Playoffs[]

The Hurricanes drew the Boston Bruins as their first-round opponent. The Hurricanes were defeated in six games.

Eastern Conference Quarterfinals[]

Carolina Hurricanes (3) vs. Boston Bruins (6)

Game-by-Game Score
1 April 22 Bruins 2, at Hurricanes 0
2 April 24 OT at Hurricanes 3, Bruins 2
3 April 26 Hurricanes 3, at Bruins 2
4 April 28 at Bruins 4, Hurricanes 1
5 April 30 OT Bruins 4, at Hurricanes 3
6 May 2 at Bruins 2, Hurricanes 0
Bruins win series 4–2

Player statistics[]

Regular season[]

Scoring
Player Pos GP G A Pts PIM +/- PPG SHG GWG
Keith Primeau C 78 30 32 62 75 8 9 1 5
Sami Kapanen RW 81 24 35 59 10 -1 5 0 7
Ray Sheppard RW 74 25 33 58 16 4 5 0 4
Ron Francis C 82 21 31 52 34 -2 8 0 2
Gary Roberts LW 77 14 28 42 178 2 1 1 4
Jeff O'Neill RW 75 16 15 31 66 3 4 0 2
Martin Gelinas LW 76 13 15 28 67 3 0 0 2
Robert Kron LW 75 9 16 25 10 -13 3 1 2
Glen Wesley D 74 7 17 24 44 14 0 0 2
Nelson Emerson RW 35 8 13 21 36 1 3 0 0
Paul Ranheim LW 78 9 10 19 39 4 0 2 1
Kevin Dineen RW 67 8 10 18 97 5 0 0 1
Bates Battaglia LW 60 7 11 18 22 7 0 0 0
Kent Manderville C 81 5 11 16 38 9 0 0 0
Nolan Pratt D 61 1 14 15 95 15 0 0 1
Andrei Kovalenko RW 18 6 6 12 0 3 1 0 1
Marek Malik D 52 2 9 11 36 -6 1 0 0
Paul Coffey D 44 2 8 10 28 -1 1 0 0
Sean Hill D 54 0 10 10 48 9 0 0 0
Curtis Leschyshyn D 65 2 7 9 50 -1 0 0 0
Steve Chiasson D 28 1 8 9 16 7 1 0 0
Adam Burt D 51 0 3 3 46 3 0 0 0
Steven Halko D 20 0 3 3 24 5 0 0 0
Dave Karpa D 33 0 2 2 55 1 0 0 0
Mike Rucinski D 15 0 1 1 8 1 0 0 0
Arturs Irbe G 62 0 0 0 10 0 0 0 0
Trevor Kidd G 25 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
Craig MacDonald LW 11 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
Byron Ritchie C 3 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
Shane Willis RW 7 0 0 0 0 -2 0 0 0
Goaltending
Player MIN GP W L T GA GAA SO SA SV SV%
Arturs Irbe 3643 62 27 20 12 135 2.22 6 1753 1618 .923
Trevor Kidd 1358 25 7 10 6 61 2.70 2 640 579 .905
Team: 5001 82 34 30 18 196 2.35 8 2393 2197 .918

Playoffs[]

Scoring
Player Pos GP G A Pts PIM PPG SHG GWG
Ray Sheppard RW 6 5 1 6 2 1 0 1
Steve Chiasson D 6 1 2 3 2 1 0 0
Bates Battaglia LW 6 0 3 3 8 0 0 0
Martin Gelinas LW 6 0 3 3 2 0 0 0
Keith Primeau C 6 0 3 3 6 0 0 0
Robert Kron LW 5 2 0 2 0 0 0 1
Sami Kapanen RW 5 1 1 2 0 0 0 0
Gary Roberts LW 6 1 1 2 8 0 0 0
Andrei Kovalenko RW 4 0 2 2 2 0 0 0
Paul Coffey D 5 0 1 1 2 0 0 0
Ron Francis C 3 0 1 1 0 0 0 0
Jeff O'Neill RW 6 0 1 1 0 0 0 0
Kevin Dineen RW 6 0 0 0 8 0 0 0
Steven Halko D 4 0 0 0 2 0 0 0
Arturs Irbe G 6 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
Dave Karpa D 2 0 0 0 2 0 0 0
Curtis Leschyshyn D 6 0 0 0 6 0 0 0
Craig MacDonald LW 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
Marek Malik D 4 0 0 0 4 0 0 0
Kent Manderville C 6 0 0 0 2 0 0 0
Nolan Pratt D 3 0 0 0 2 0 0 0
Paul Ranheim LW 6 0 0 0 2 0 0 0
Glen Wesley D 6 0 0 0 2 0 0 0
Goaltending
Player MIN GP W L GA GAA SO SA SV SV%
Arturs Irbe 408 6 2 4 15 2.21 0 181 166 .917
Team: 408 6 2 4 15 2.21 0 181 166 .917

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Note:
Pos = Position; GPI = Games played in; G = Goals; A = Assists; Pts = Points; PIM = Penalty minutes; +/- = Plus/minus; PPG = Power-play goals; SHG = Short-handed goals; GWG = Game-winning goals
Min, TOI = Minutes played; W = Wins; L = Losses; T,T/OT = Ties; OTL = Overtime losses; GA = Goals-against; GAA = Goals-against average; SO = Shutouts; SA = Shots against; SV = Shots saved; SV% = Save percentage;

Draft picks[]

Carolina's draft picks at the 1998 NHL Entry Draft held at the Marine Midland Arena in Buffalo, New York.

Round # Player Nationality College/Junior/Club Team (League)
1 11 Jeff Heerema  Canada Sarnia Sting (OHL)
3 70 Kevin Holdridge  Canada Plymouth Whalers (OHL)
3 71 Erik Cole  United States Clarkson University (ECAC)
4 91 Josef Vasicek  Czech Republic Slavia Prague (Czech Republic)
4 93 Tommy Westlund  Sweden Brynas IF (Sweden)
4 97 Chris Madden  United States Guelph Storm (OHL)
7 184 Donald Smith  United States Clarkson University (ECAC)
8 208 Jaroslav Svoboda  Czech Republic HC Olomouc (Czech Republic)
8 211 Mark Kosick  Canada University of Michigan (CCHA)
9 239 Brent McDonald  Canada Prince George Cougars (WHL)

Farm teams[]

American Hockey League[]

The Beast of New Haven are the Hurricanes American Hockey League affiliate for the 1998–99 AHL season.

East Coast Hockey League[]

The Florida Everblades are the Hurricanes East Coast Hockey League affiliate.

Transactions[]

The Hurricanes were involved in the following transactions during the 1998–99 season.

Trades[]

June 1, 1998 To Colorado Avalanche
5th round pick in 1999 - 		To Carolina Hurricanes
July 29, 1998 To Los Angeles Kings
Manny Legace 		To Carolina Hurricanes
Future Considerations
August 11, 1998 To Anaheim Mighty Ducks
Stu Grimson
Kevin Haller 		To Carolina Hurricanes
Dave Karpa
4th round pick in 2000 -
December 29, 1998 To Chicago Blackhawks
Nelson Emerson 		To Carolina Hurricanes
Paul Coffey
March 6, 1999 To Philadelphia Flyers
Adam Burt 		To Carolina Hurricanes
Andrei Kovalenko

Free agents[]

Player Former Team
Ron Francis Pittsburgh Penguins
Al Iafrate Nashville Predators
Scott Levins Phoenix Coyotes
Arturs Irbe Vancouver Canucks
Player New Team
Steve Martins Ottawa Senators
Dan Kesa Pittsburgh Penguins
Jason McBain Las Vegas Thunder (IHL)
Stephen Leach Ottawa Senators

References[]

  1. ^ "NHL Average Attendance since 1989-90". Andrew's Dallas Stars Page. Archived from the original on 2011-06-13. Retrieved May 24, 2011.
  2. ^ "1998-99 NHL Summary".
  3. ^ Dinger 2011, p. 155.
  4. ^ "1998-1999 Conference Standings Standings - NHL.com - Standings". NHL.
  5. ^ "1998-99 Carolina Hurricanes Statistics - Hockey-Reference.com". hockey-reference.com. Retrieved 2009-06-02.
Bibliography
  • Dinger, Ralph, ed. (2011). The National Hockey League Official Guide & Record Book 2012. Toronto: Dan Diamond & Associates. ISBN 978-1-894801-22-5.

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