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1998–99 Carolina Hurricanes
Southeast Division champions
Division1st Southeast
Conference3rd Eastern
1998–99 record34–30–18
Home record20–12–9
Road record14–18–9
Goals for210
Goals against202
Team information
General manager Jim Rutherford
Coach Paul Maurice
Captain Keith Primeau
Arena Greensboro Coliseum Complex
Average attendance8,188 [1]
Minor league affiliate(s) Beast of New Haven
Florida Everblades
Team leaders
GoalsKeith Primeau (30)
Assists Sami Kapanen (35)
PointsKeith Primeau (62)
Penalty minutes Gary Roberts (178)
Plus/minus Nolan Pratt (+15)
Wins Arturs Irbe (27)
Goals against averageArturs Irbe (2.22)

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 since 1992 (and first time as the Hurricanes), placing first in the NHL Southeast division. The Hurricanes lost in the Eastern Conference Quarterfinals to the Boston Bruins.

Offseason

In a re-organization of the NHL, the club was placed in the new Southeast Division. Another major headline was the signing of former Hartford Whalers captain Ron Francis as a free agent.

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

[3]

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


Playoffs

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

Schedule and results

Regular season

1998–99 regular season [5]
October: 4–3–3 (home: 2–1–3; road: 2–2–0)
Game Result Date Score Opponent Record Attendance Recap
1 T October 10, 1998 4–4 OT Tampa Bay Lightning ( 1998–99) 0–0–1 8,195 Recap
2 L October 13, 1998 2–3 @ Nashville Predators ( 1998–99) 0–1–1 14,376 Recap
3 T October 15, 1998 2–2 OT Dallas Stars ( 1998–99) 0–1–2 5,531 Recap
4 T October 17, 1998 1–1 OT Philadelphia Flyers ( 1998–99) 0–1–3 10,063 Recap
5 W October 20, 1998 3–1 Vancouver Canucks ( 1998–99) 1–1–3 5,573 Recap
6 W October 24, 1998 3–1 @ Ottawa Senators ( 1998–99) 2–1–3 14,428 Recap
7 L October 25, 1998 2–3 Los Angeles Kings ( 1998–99) 2–2–3 5,569 Recap
8 W October 28, 1998 2–0 Chicago Blackhawks ( 1998–99) 3–2–3 5,902 Recap
9 L October 30, 1998 0–1 @ New York Rangers ( 1998–99) 3–3–3 18,200 Recap
10 W October 31, 1998 2–0 @ Boston Bruins ( 1998–99) 4–3–3 13,655 Recap
November: 7–7–0 (home: 3–4–0; road: 4–3–0)
Game Result Date Score Opponent Record Attendance Recap
11 L November 2, 1998 2–3 Colorado Avalanche ( 1998–99) 4–4–3 6,205 Recap
12 W November 5, 1998 6–3 @ New York Islanders ( 1998–99) 5–4–3 10,856 Recap
13 W November 6, 1998 3–2 @ Washington Capitals ( 1998–99) 6–4–3 19,740 Recap
14 L November 8, 1998 2–5 Boston Bruins ( 1998–99) 6–5–3 8,566 Recap
15 L November 11, 1998 4–5 OT @ Mighty Ducks of Anaheim ( 1998–99) 6–6–3 14,668 Recap
16 L November 12, 1998 0–3 @ San Jose Sharks ( 1998–99) 6–7–3 16,733 Recap
17 W November 14, 1998 5–3 @ Los Angeles Kings ( 1998–99) 7–7–3 10,990 Recap
18 W November 17, 1998 5–4 Montreal Canadiens ( 1998–99) 8–7–3 7,147 Recap
19 L November 19, 1998 2–3 OT @ New Jersey Devils ( 1998–99) 8–8–3 14,586 Recap
20 L November 20, 1998 1–3 Philadelphia Flyers ( 1998–99) 8–9–3 11,013 Recap
21 L November 22, 1998 2–5 New Jersey Devils ( 1998–99) 8–10–3 8,062 Recap
22 W November 25, 1998 3–0 San Jose Sharks ( 1998–99) 9–10–3 6,037 Recap
23 W November 28, 1998 3–1 @ New York Islanders ( 1998–99) 10–10–3 12,472 Recap
24 W November 29, 1998 3–1 Mighty Ducks of Anaheim ( 1998–99) 11–10–3 6,871 Recap
December: 6–4–2 (home: 4–3–1; road: 2–1–1)
Game Result Date Score Opponent Record Attendance Recap
25 W December 2, 1998 4–1 Montreal Canadiens ( 1998–99) 12–10–3 5,664 Recap
26 T December 4, 1998 3–3 OT Pittsburgh Penguins ( 1998–99) 12–10–4 9,083 Recap
27 T December 5, 1998 3–3 OT @ Florida Panthers ( 1998–99) 12–10–5 17,384 Recap
28 L December 10, 1998 2–3 Boston Bruins ( 1998–99) 12–11–5 6,059 Recap
29 W December 12, 1998 3–0 Detroit Red Wings ( 1998–99) 13–11–5 11,059 Recap
30 W December 15, 1998 3–0 Edmonton Oilers ( 1998–99) 14–11–5 5,684 Recap
31 L December 18, 1998 1–5 @ Ottawa Senators ( 1998–99) 14–12–5 15,124 Recap
32 W December 19, 1998 3–2 @ Buffalo Sabres ( 1998–99) 15–12–5 17,979 Recap
33 L December 21, 1998 1–4 Buffalo Sabres ( 1998–99) 15–13–5 7,655 Recap
34 W December 23, 1998 1–0 @ New York Rangers ( 1998–99) 16–13–5 18,200 Recap
35 L December 26, 1998 3–6 New York Rangers ( 1998–99) 16–14–5 11,059 Recap
36 W December 30, 1998 4–3 Tampa Bay Lightning ( 1998–99) 17–14–5 7,898 Recap
January: 6–4–3 (home: 4–1–1; road: 2–3–2)
Game Result Date Score Opponent Record Attendance Recap
37 T January 1, 1999 3–3 OT @ Florida Panthers ( 1998–99) 17–14–6 18,505 Recap
38 W January 2, 1999 4–1 Nashville Predators ( 1998–99) 18–14–6 7,698 Recap
39 T January 4, 1999 4–4 OT Ottawa Senators ( 1998–99) 18–14–7 5,655 Recap
40 L January 7, 1999 2–4 @ Pittsburgh Penguins ( 1998–99) 18–15–7 13,719 Recap
41 L January 9, 1999 0–2 @ Philadelphia Flyers ( 1998–99) 18–16–7 19,618 Recap
42 W January 14, 1999 3–2 Florida Panthers ( 1998–99) 19–16–7 6,544 Recap
43 L January 16, 1999 2–3 OT Washington Capitals ( 1998–99) 19–17–7 11,007 Recap
44 W January 18, 1999 4–2 Toronto Maple Leafs ( 1998–99) 20–17–7 8,894 Recap
45 L January 21, 1999 1–4 @ Detroit Red Wings ( 1998–99) 20–18–7 19,983 Recap
46 W January 26, 1999 5–3 @ Pittsburgh Penguins ( 1998–99) 21–18–7 14,731 Recap
47 W January 28, 1999 3–2 OT New York Rangers ( 1998–99) 22–18–7 11,059 Recap
48 W January 30, 1999 3–1 @ Montreal Canadiens ( 1998–99) 23–18–7 20,514 Recap
49 T January 31, 1999 0–0 OT @ Boston Bruins ( 1998–99) 23–18–8 16,180 Recap
February: 4–5–4 (home: 1–1–2; road: 3–4–2)
Game Result Date Score Opponent Record Attendance Recap
50 L February 3, 1999 1–4 New Jersey Devils ( 1998–99) 23–19–8 7,746 Recap
51 L February 5, 1999 1–4 @ Washington Capitals ( 1998–99) 23–20–8 17,601 Recap
52 T February 6, 1999 3–3 OT Florida Panthers ( 1998–99) 23–20–9 11,059 Recap
53 W February 10, 1999 6–5 @ Toronto Maple Leafs ( 1998–99) 24–20–9 15,726 Recap
54 W February 12, 1999 3–1 @ New York Rangers ( 1998–99) 25–20–9 18,200 Recap
55 L February 13, 1999 4–6 @ New Jersey Devils ( 1998–99) 25–21–9 17,023 Recap
56 L February 15, 1999 2–3 @ Buffalo Sabres ( 1998–99) 25–22–9 18,595 Recap
57 T February 18, 1999 2–2 OT Washington Capitals ( 1998–99) 25–22–10 6,697 Recap
58 W February 20, 1999 3–2 @ Tampa Bay Lightning ( 1998–99) 26–22–10 10,464 Recap
59 W February 21, 1999 4–1 New York Islanders ( 1998–99) 27–22–10 9,913 Recap
60 T February 24, 1999 2–2 OT @ Toronto Maple Leafs ( 1998–99) 27–22–11 18,460 Recap
61 L February 26, 1999 0–1 @ Vancouver Canucks ( 1998–99) 27–23–11 15,072 Recap
62 T February 27, 1999 2–2 OT @ Edmonton Oilers ( 1998–99) 27–23–12 17,100 Recap
March: 4–5–4 (home: 4–2–1; road: 0–3–3)
Game Result Date Score Opponent Record Attendance Recap
63 W March 3, 1999 2–1 Boston Bruins ( 1998–99) 28–23–12 7,507 Recap
64 T March 6, 1999 2–2 OT @ Florida Panthers ( 1998–99) 28–23–13 19,250 Recap
65 W March 8, 1999 4–1 Buffalo Sabres ( 1998–99) 29–23–13 8,390 Recap
66 L March 10, 1999 2–3 OT Pittsburgh Penguins ( 1998–99) 29–24–13 10,563 Recap
67 W March 12, 1999 2–1 Calgary Flames ( 1998–99) 30–24–13 8,564 Recap
68 T March 15, 1999 5–5 OT @ Phoenix Coyotes ( 1998–99) 30–24–14 15,811 Recap
69 L March 18, 1999 2–3 @ Colorado Avalanche ( 1998–99) 30–25–14 16,061 Recap
70 L March 21, 1999 2–3 OT @ Dallas Stars ( 1998–99) 30–26–14 16,928 Recap
71 L March 22, 1999 2–5 @ St. Louis Blues ( 1998–99) 30–27–14 17,311 Recap
72 W March 24, 1999 2–1 New York Islanders ( 1998–99) 31–27–14 7,370 Recap
73 L March 26, 1999 2–7 Toronto Maple Leafs ( 1998–99) 31–28–14 10,014 Recap
74 T March 28, 1999 3–3 OT Tampa Bay Lightning ( 1998–99) 31–28–15 10,010 Recap
75 T March 30, 1999 3–3 OT @ Philadelphia Flyers ( 1998–99) 31–28–16 19,681 Recap
April: 3–2–2 (home: 2–0–1; road: 1–2–1)
Game Result Date Score Opponent Record Attendance Recap
76 L April 3, 1999 1–2 @ Chicago Blackhawks ( 1998–99) 31–29–16 15,824 Recap
77 W April 6, 1999 4–2 New Jersey Devils ( 1998–99) 32–29–16 10,340 Recap
78 L April 7, 1999 0–2 @ Montreal Canadiens ( 1998–99) 32–30–16 20,336 Recap
79 W April 10, 1999 6–1 @ New York Islanders ( 1998–99) 33–30–16 13,055 Recap
80 W April 14, 1999 3–0 Washington Capitals ( 1998–99) 34–30–16 6,790 Recap
81 T April 16, 1999 2–2 OT @ Tampa Bay Lightning ( 1998–99) 34–30–17 15,277 Recap
82 T April 17, 1999 1–1 OT Ottawa Senators ( 1998–99) 34–30–18 10,981 Recap
Legend:

  Win (2 points)   Loss (0 points)   Tie (1 point)

Playoffs

1999 Stanley Cup playoffs [5]
Eastern Conference Quarterfinals vs. (6) Boston Bruins – Bruins win 4–2
Game Result Date Score Opponent Series Recap
1 L April 22, 1999 0–2 Boston Bruins Bruins lead 1–0 Recap
2 W April 24, 1999 3–2 OT Boston Bruins Series tied 1–1 Recap
3 W April 26, 1999 3–2 @ Boston Bruins Hurricanes lead 2–1 Recap
4 L April 28, 1999 1–4 @ Boston Bruins Series tied 2–2 Recap
5 L April 30, 1999 3–4 2OT Boston Bruins Bruins lead 3–2 Recap
6 L May 2, 1999 0–2 @ Boston Bruins Bruins win 4–2 Recap
Legend:

  Win   Loss

Player statistics

Scoring

  • Position abbreviations: C = Center; D = Defense; G = Goaltender; LW = Left Wing; RW = Right Wing
  • † = Joined team via a transaction (e.g., trade, waivers, signing) during the season. Stats reflect time with the Hurricanes only.
  • ‡ = Left team via a transaction (e.g., trade, waivers, release) during the season. Stats reflect time with the Hurricanes only.
Regular season Playoffs
No. Player Pos GP G A Pts +/- PIM GP G A Pts +/- PIM
55 Keith Primeau C 78 30 32 62 8 75 6 0 3 3 −3 6
24 Sami Kapanen RW 81 24 35 59 −1 10 5 1 1 2 −2 0
26 Ray Sheppard RW 74 25 33 58 4 16 6 5 1 6 −2 2
21 Ron Francis C 82 21 31 52 −2 34 3 0 1 1 1 0
10 Gary Roberts LW 77 14 28 42 2 178 6 1 1 2 −3 8
92 Jeff O'Neill RW 75 16 15 31 3 66 6 0 1 1 −5 0
23 Martin Gelinas LW 76 13 15 28 3 67 6 0 3 3 −4 2
18 Robert Kron LW 75 9 16 25 −13 10 5 2 0 2 2 0
2 Glen Wesley D 74 7 17 24 14 44 6 0 0 0 0 2
19 Nelson Emerson‡ RW 35 8 13 21 1 36 — — — — — —
28 Paul Ranheim LW 78 9 10 19 4 39 6 0 0 0 0 2
11 Kevin Dineen RW 67 8 10 18 5 97 6 0 0 0 0 8
13 Bates Battaglia LW 60 7 11 18 7 22 6 0 3 3 3 8
44 Kent Manderville C 81 5 11 16 9 38 6 0 0 0 0 2
4 Nolan Pratt D 61 1 14 15 15 95 3 0 0 0 0 2
51 Andrei Kovalenko† RW 18 6 6 12 3 0 4 0 2 2 1 2
5 Marek Malik D 52 2 9 11 −6 36 4 0 0 0 −2 4
77 Paul Coffey† D 44 2 8 10 −1 28 5 0 1 1 0 2
22 Sean Hill D 54 0 10 10 9 48 — — — — — —
7 Curtis Leschyshyn D 65 2 7 9 −1 50 6 0 0 0 −3 6
3 Steve Chiasson D 28 1 8 9 7 16 6 1 2 3 1 2
6 Adam Burt‡ D 51 0 3 3 3 46 — — — — — —
14 Steven Halko D 20 0 3 3 5 24 4 0 0 0 −2 2
33 Dave Karpa D 33 0 2 2 1 55 2 0 0 0 −2 2
46 Mike Rucinski D 15 0 1 1 1 8 — — — — — —
1 Arturs Irbe G 62 0 0 0 10 6 0 0 0 0
37 Trevor Kidd G 25 0 0 0 0 — — — — — —
31 Craig MacDonald LW 11 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 0
15 Byron Ritchie C 3 0 0 0 0 0 — — — — — —
45 Shane Willis RW 7 0 0 0 −2 0 — — — — — —

Goaltending

Regular season Playoffs
No. Player GP W L T SA GA GAA SV% SO TOI GP W L SA GA GAA SV% SO TOI
1 Arturs Irbe 62 27 20 12 1753 135 2.22 .923 6 3643 6 2 4 181 15 2.21 .917 0 408
37 Trevor Kidd 25 7 10 6 640 61 2.70 .905 2 1358 — — — — — — — — —

Awards and records

Awards

Type Award/honor Recipient Ref
League
(in-season) 		NHL All-Star Game selection Arturs Irbe [6]
Keith Primeau

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 - Will Magnuson 		To Carolina Hurricanes
Randy Petruk
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 - Blake Robson
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

Draft picks

Carolina's draft picks at the 1998 NHL Entry Draft held at the Marine Midland Arena in Buffalo, New York. [7]

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 were the Hurricanes American Hockey League affiliate for the 1998–99 AHL season.

East Coast Hockey League

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

Notes

References

  • "Carolina Hurricanes 1998-99 roster and scoring statistics at hockeydb.com". www.hockeydb.com. Retrieved June 16, 2023.
  • "1998-99 Carolina Hurricanes Roster, Stats, Injuries, Scores, Results, Shootouts". Hockey-Reference.com. Retrieved June 16, 2023.
  • Dinger, Ralph, ed. (2011). The National Hockey League Official Guide & Record Book 2012. Toronto: Dan Diamond & Associates. ISBN  978-1-894801-22-5.
  1. ^ "NHL Average Attendance since 1989-90". Andrew's Dallas Stars Page. Archived from the original on June 13, 2011. 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. ^ a b "1998-99 Carolina Hurricanes Schedule". Hockey-Reference.com. Retrieved June 16, 2023.
  6. ^ "NHL All-Star Game Historical Summaries - 1999". NHL.com. Retrieved June 27, 2023.
  7. ^ "1998 NHL Entry Draft Picks at hockeydb.com". www.hockeydb.com. Retrieved June 28, 2023.
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