1999–2000 IHL season

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1999-00 IHL season
LeagueInternational Hockey League
SportIce hockey
DurationOctober 1, 1999 – June 5, 2000
Number of games82
Number of teams13
Regular season
Fred A. Huber TrophyChicago Wolves
Season MVPFrederic Chabot (Aeros)
Nikolai Khabibulin (Ice Dogs)
Top scorerSteve Maltais (Wolves)
Playoffs
Playoffs MVPAndrei Trefilov (Wolves)
Turner Cup
ChampionsChicago Wolves
  Runners-upGrand Rapids Griffins
Seasons

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

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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

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Eastern Conference

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GP W L SOL GF GA Pts
Grand Rapids Griffins (OTT) 82 51 22 9 254 200 111
Orlando Solar Bears (ATL) 82 47 23 12 250 202 106
Cincinnati Cyclones (CAR) 82 44 30 8 244 246 96
Cleveland Lumberjacks (CHI) 82 40 30 12 225 238 92
Milwaukee Admirals (NSH) 82 37 36 9 222 246 83
Michigan K-Wings (DAL) 82 33 37 12 178 223 78
Detroit Vipers (TBL) 82 22 52 8 163 277 52

Western Conference

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GP W L SOL GF GA Pts
Chicago Wolves (NYI) 82 53 21 8 270 228 114
Utah Grizzlies 82 45 25 12 265 220 102
Houston Aeros 82 44 29 9 219 197 97
Long Beach Ice Dogs (LAK) 82 44 31 7 234 216 95
Manitoba Moose 82 37 31 14 227 237 88
Kansas City Blades 82 36 37 9 249 270 81

Turner Cup-Playoffs

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Turner Cup-Pre-Playoffs Turner Cup-Quarterfinals Turner Cup-Semifinals Turner Cup-Final
E1 Grand Rapids 4
E4 Cleveland 2 E4 Cleveland 2
E5 Milwaukee 1 Eastern ConferenceE1 Grand Rapids 4
E3 Cincinnati 1
E2 Orlando 2
E3 Cincinnati 4
E1 Grand Rapids 2
W1 Chicago 4
W1 Chicago 4
W4 Long Beach 2 W4 Long Beach 0
W5 Manitoba 0 Western ConferenceW3 Houston 2
W1 Chicago 4
W2 Utah 1
W3 Houston 4


Pre-Playoffs

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(E4) Cleveland Lumberjacks vs. (E5) Milwaukee Admirals

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April 21 Cleveland Lumberjacks 2–1 OT Milwaukee Admirals Bradley Center
April 22 Milwaukee Admirals 5–4 OT Cleveland Lumberjacks Gund Arena
April 24 Milwaukee Admirals 2–5 Cleveland Lumberjacks Gund Arena
Cleveland wins series 2–1


(W4) Long Beach Ice Dogs vs. (W5) Manitoba Moose

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April 19 Long Beach Ice Dogs 5–2 Manitoba Moose Winnipeg Arena
April 21 Manitoba Moose 2–3 OT Long Beach Ice Dogs Long Beach Sports Arena
Long Beach wins series 2–0


Quarterfinals

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(E1) Grand Rapids Griffins vs. (E4) Cleveland Lumberjacks

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April 26 Cleveland Lumberjacks 2–1 OT Grand Rapids Griffins Van Andel Arena
April 27 Cleveland Lumberjacks 0–2 Grand Rapids Griffins Van Andel Arena
April 30 Grand Rapids Griffins 4–3 OT Cleveland Lumberjacks Gund Arena
May 2 Grand Rapids Griffins 4–1 Cleveland Lumberjacks Gund Arena
May 4 Cleveland Lumberjacks 2–0 Grand Rapids Griffins Van Andel Arena
May 7 Grand Rapids Griffins 5–2 Cleveland Lumberjacks Gund Arena
Grand Rapids wins series 4–2


(E2) Orlando Solar Bears vs. (E3) Cincinnati Cyclones

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April 26 Cincinnati Cyclones 5–1 Orlando Solar Bears TD Waterhouse Centre
April 28 Cincinnati Cyclones 1–2 OT Orlando Solar Bears TD Waterhouse Centre
April 29 Orlando Solar Bears 0–5 Cincinnati Cyclones Firstar Center
May 1 Orlando Solar Bears 5–6 OT Cincinnati Cyclones Firstar Center
May 3 Orlando Solar Bears 3–1 Cincinnati Cyclones Firstar Center
May 6 Cincinnati Cyclones 1–0 Orlando Solar Bears TD Waterhouse Centre
Cincinnati wins series 4–2


(W1) Chicago Wolves vs. (W4) Long Beach Ice Dogs

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April 26 Long Beach Ice Dogs 1–3 Chicago Wolves Allstate Arena
April 28 Long Beach Ice Dogs 1–4 Chicago Wolves Allstate Arena
May 1 Chicago Wolves 5–1 Long Beach Ice Dogs Long Beach Sports Arena
May 3 Chicago Wolves 4–1 Long Beach Ice Dogs Long Beach Sports Arena
Chicago wins series 4–0


(W2) Utah Grizzlies vs. (W3) Houston Aeros

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April 25 Houston Aeros 1–2 Utah Grizzlies E Center
April 28 Houston Aeros 3–0 Utah Grizzlies E Center
April 29 Utah Grizzlies 0–1 OT Houston Aeros Compaq Center
May 1 Utah Grizzlies 1–3 Houston Aeros Compaq Center
May 3 Houston Aeros 3–2 Utah Grizzlies E Center
Houston wins series 4–1


Semifinals

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(E1) Grand Rapids Griffins vs. (E3) Cincinnati Cyclones

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May 12 Cincinnati Cyclones 2–1 Grand Rapids Griffins Van Andel Arena
May 13 Cincinnati Cyclones 3–4 Grand Rapids Griffins Van Andel Arena
May 19 Grand Rapids Griffins 10–1 Cincinnati Cyclones Firstar Center
May 20 Grand Rapids Griffins 4–1 Cincinnati Cyclones Firstar Center
May 23 Cincinnati Cyclones 1–6 Grand Rapids Griffins Van Andel Arena
Grand Rapids wins series 4–1


(W1) Chicago Wolves vs. (W3) Houston Aeros

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May 10 Houston Aeros 5–0 Chicago Wolves Allstate Arena
May 14 Houston Aeros 4–1 Chicago Wolves Allstate Arena
May 16 Chicago Wolves 6–4 Houston Aeros Compaq Center
May 19 Chicago Wolves 2–0 Houston Aeros Compaq Center
May 21 Houston Aeros 2–4 Chicago Wolves Allstate Arena
May 23 Chicago Wolves 3–2 Houston Aeros Compaq Center
Chicago wins series 4–2


Turner Cup Final

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(E1) Grand Rapids Griffins vs. (W1) Chicago Wolves

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May 26 Grand Rapids Griffins 3–4 OT Chicago Wolves Allstate Arena
May 28 Grand Rapids Griffins 0–4 Chicago Wolves Allstate Arena
May 30 Chicago Wolves 3–5 Grand Rapids Griffins Van Andel Arena
June 1 Chicago Wolves 5–3 Grand Rapids Griffins Van Andel Arena
June 3 Grand Rapids Griffins 6–4 Chicago Wolves Allstate Arena
June 5 Chicago Wolves 3–1 Grand Rapids Griffins Van Andel Arena
Chicago wins series 4–2


Player statistics

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Scoring leaders

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Note: GP = Games played; G = Goals; A = Assists; Pts = Points; PIM = Penalty minutes

Player Team GP G A Pts PIM
Steve Maltais Chicago Wolves 82 44 46 90 78
Steve Larouche Chicago Wolves 82 31 57 88 52
David Ling Kansas City Blades 82 35 48 83 210
Gilbert Dionne Cincinnati Cyclones 81 34 49 83 88
Jarrod Skalde Utah Grizzlies 77 25 54 79 98
Mark Beaufait Orlando Solar Bears 78 28 50 78 87
Dave Chyzowski Kansas City Blades 81 37 33 70 138
Brett Harkins Cleveland Lumberjacks 76 20 50 70 79
Michel Picard Grand Rapids Griffins 65 33 35 68 50
Todd Simon Cincinnati Cyclones 71 19 48 67 58

Leading goaltenders

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Note: GP = Games played; Min = Minutes played; GA = Goals against; GAA = Goals against average; W = Wins; L = Losses; T = Ties; SO = Shutouts

Player Team GP MIN GA GAA W L T SO
Nikolai Khabibulin Long Beach Ice Dogs 33 1,936 59 1.83 21 11 1 5
Frederic Chabot Houston Aeros 62 3,695 131 2.13 36 19 7 4
Jani Hurme Grand Rapids Griffins 52 2,948 107 2.18 29 15 4 4
Rich Parent Utah Grizzlies/Detroit Vipers 37 2,110 81 2.30 20 12 4 2
Andrei Trefilov Chicago Wolves 37 2,060 81 2.36 21 9 3 3

Awards

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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

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First team Position   Second team
Frederic Chabot, Houston Aeros G Jani Hurme, Grand Rapids Griffins
Mike Crowley, Long Beach Ice Dogs D Dallas Eakins, Chicago Wolves
Brett Hauer, Manitoba Moose D Bob Nardella, Chicago Wolves
Jarrod Skalde, Utah Grizzlies C Steve Larouche, Chicago Wolves
David Ling, Kansas City Blades RW LW Niklas Andersson, Chicago Wolves
Steve Maltais, Chicago Wolves LW Gilbert Dionne, Cincinnati Cyclones
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