1998–99 Carolina Hurricanes season

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.

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]

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
13Carolina Hurricanes82343018210202115886
29Florida Panthers82303418210228152278
312Washington Capitals8231456200218138168
414Tampa Bay Lightning8219549179292131647

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Eastern Conference[4]
R Div GP W L T GF GA Pts
1y – New Jersey DevilsATL82472411248196105
2y – Ottawa SenatorsNE82442315239179103
3y – Carolina HurricanesSE8234301821020286
4Toronto Maple LeafsNE824530726823197
5Philadelphia FlyersATL8237261923119693
6Boston BruinsNE8239301321418191
7Buffalo SabresNE8237281720717591
8Pittsburgh PenguinsATL8238301424222590
9Florida PanthersSE8230341821022878
10New York RangersATL8233381121722777
11Montreal CanadiensNE8232391118420975
12Washington CapitalsSE823145620021868
13New York IslandersATL8224481019424458
14Tampa Bay LightningSE821954917929247

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
1TOctober 10, 19984–4 OTTampa Bay Lightning (1998–99)0–0–18,195
2LOctober 13, 19982–3@ Nashville Predators (1998–99)0–1–114,376
3TOctober 15, 19982–2 OTDallas Stars (1998–99)0–1–25,531
4TOctober 17, 19981–1 OTPhiladelphia Flyers (1998–99)0–1–310,063
5WOctober 20, 19983–1Vancouver Canucks (1998–99)1–1–35,573
6WOctober 24, 19983–1@ Ottawa Senators (1998–99)2–1–314,428
7LOctober 25, 19982–3Los Angeles Kings (1998–99)2–2–35,569
8WOctober 28, 19982–0Chicago Blackhawks (1998–99)3–2–35,902
9LOctober 30, 19980–1@ New York Rangers (1998–99)3–3–318,200
10WOctober 31, 19982–0@ Boston Bruins (1998–99)4–3–313,655

November

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

No. R Date Score Opponent Record Attendance
11LNovember 2, 19982–3Colorado Avalanche (1998–99)4–4–36,205
12WNovember 5, 19986–3@ New York Islanders (1998–99)5–4–310,856
13WNovember 6, 19983–2@ Washington Capitals (1998–99)6–4–319,740
14LNovember 8, 19982–5Boston Bruins (1998–99)6–5–38,566
15LNovember 11, 19984–5 OT@ Mighty Ducks of Anaheim (1998–99)6–6–314,668
16LNovember 12, 19980–3@ San Jose Sharks (1998–99)6–7–316,733
17WNovember 14, 19985–3@ Los Angeles Kings (1998–99)7–7–310,990
18WNovember 17, 19985–4Montreal Canadiens (1998–99)8–7–37,147
19LNovember 19, 19982–3 OT@ New Jersey Devils (1998–99)8–8–314,586
20LNovember 20, 19981–3Philadelphia Flyers (1998–99)8–9–311,013
21LNovember 22, 19982–5New Jersey Devils (1998–99)8–10–38,062
22WNovember 25, 19983–0San Jose Sharks (1998–99)9–10–36,037
23WNovember 28, 19983–1@ New York Islanders (1998–99)10–10–312,472
24WNovember 29, 19983–1Mighty Ducks of Anaheim (1998–99)11–10–36,871

December

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

No. R Date Score Opponent Record Attendance
25WDecember 2, 19984–1Montreal Canadiens (1998–99)12–10–35,664
26TDecember 4, 19983–3 OTPittsburgh Penguins (1998–99)12–10–49,083
27TDecember 5, 19983–3 OT@ Florida Panthers (1998–99)12–10–517,384
28LDecember 10, 19982–3Boston Bruins (1998–99)12–11–56,059
29WDecember 12, 19983–0Detroit Red Wings (1998–99)13–11–511,059
30WDecember 15, 19983–0Edmonton Oilers (1998–99)14–11–55,684
31LDecember 18, 19981–5@ Ottawa Senators (1998–99)14–12–515,124
32WDecember 19, 19983–2@ Buffalo Sabres (1998–99)15–12–517,979
33LDecember 21, 19981–4Buffalo Sabres (1998–99)15–13–57,655
34WDecember 23, 19981–0@ New York Rangers (1998–99)16–13–518,200
35LDecember 26, 19983–6New York Rangers (1998–99)16–14–511,059
36WDecember 30, 19984–3Tampa Bay Lightning (1998–99)17–14–57,898

January

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

No. R Date Score Opponent Record Attendance
37TJanuary 1, 19993–3 OT@ Florida Panthers (1998–99)17–14–618,505
38WJanuary 2, 19994–1Nashville Predators (1998–99)18–14–67,698
39TJanuary 4, 19994–4 OTOttawa Senators (1998–99)18–14–75,655
40LJanuary 7, 19992–4@ Pittsburgh Penguins (1998–99)18–15–713,719
41LJanuary 9, 19990–2@ Philadelphia Flyers (1998–99)18–16–719,618
42WJanuary 14, 19993–2Florida Panthers (1998–99)19–16–76,544
43LJanuary 16, 19992–3 OTWashington Capitals (1998–99)19–17–711,007
44WJanuary 18, 19994–2Toronto Maple Leafs (1998–99)20–17–78,894
45LJanuary 21, 19991–4@ Detroit Red Wings (1998–99)20–18–719,983
46WJanuary 26, 19995–3@ Pittsburgh Penguins (1998–99)21–18–714,731
47WJanuary 28, 19993–2 OTNew York Rangers (1998–99)22–18–711,059
48WJanuary 30, 19993–1@ Montreal Canadiens (1998–99)23–18–720,514
49TJanuary 31, 19990–0 OT@ Boston Bruins (1998–99)23–18–816,180

February

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

No. R Date Score Opponent Record Attendance
50LFebruary 3, 19991–4New Jersey Devils (1998–99)23–19–87,746
51LFebruary 5, 19991–4@ Washington Capitals (1998–99)23–20–817,601
52TFebruary 6, 19993–3 OTFlorida Panthers (1998–99)23–20–911,059
53WFebruary 10, 19996–5@ Toronto Maple Leafs (1998–99)24–20–915,726
54WFebruary 12, 19993–1@ New York Rangers (1998–99)25–20–918,200
55LFebruary 13, 19994–6@ New Jersey Devils (1998–99)25–21–917,023
56LFebruary 15, 19992–3@ Buffalo Sabres (1998–99)25–22–918,595
57TFebruary 18, 19992–2 OTWashington Capitals (1998–99)25–22–106,697
58WFebruary 20, 19993–2@ Tampa Bay Lightning (1998–99)26–22–1010,464
59WFebruary 21, 19994–1New York Islanders (1998–99)27–22–109,913
60TFebruary 24, 19992–2 OT@ Toronto Maple Leafs (1998–99)27–22–1118,460
61LFebruary 26, 19990–1@ Vancouver Canucks (1998–99)27–23–1115,072
62TFebruary 27, 19992–2 OT@ Edmonton Oilers (1998–99)27–23–1217,100

March

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

No. R Date Score Opponent Record Attendance
63WMarch 3, 19992–1Boston Bruins (1998–99)28–23–127,507
64TMarch 6, 19992–2 OT@ Florida Panthers (1998–99)28–23–1319,250
65WMarch 8, 19994–1Buffalo Sabres (1998–99)29–23–138,390
66LMarch 10, 19992–3 OTPittsburgh Penguins (1998–99)29–24–1310,563
67WMarch 12, 19992–1Calgary Flames (1998–99)30–24–138,564
68TMarch 15, 19995–5 OT@ Phoenix Coyotes (1998–99)30–24–1415,811
69LMarch 18, 19992–3@ Colorado Avalanche (1998–99)30–25–1416,061
70LMarch 21, 19992–3 OT@ Dallas Stars (1998–99)30–26–1416,928
71LMarch 22, 19992–5@ St. Louis Blues (1998–99)30–27–1417,311
72WMarch 24, 19992–1New York Islanders (1998–99)31–27–147,370
73LMarch 26, 19992–7Toronto Maple Leafs (1998–99)31–28–1410,014
74TMarch 28, 19993–3 OTTampa Bay Lightning (1998–99)31–28–1510,010
75TMarch 30, 19993–3 OT@ Philadelphia Flyers (1998–99)31–28–1619,681

April

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

No. R Date Score Opponent Record Attendance
76LApril 3, 19991–2@ Chicago Blackhawks (1998–99)31–29–1615,824
77WApril 6, 19994–2New Jersey Devils (1998–99)32–29–1610,340
78LApril 7, 19990–2@ Montreal Canadiens (1998–99)32–30–1620,336
79WApril 10, 19996–1@ New York Islanders (1998–99)33–30–1613,055
80WApril 14, 19993–0Washington Capitals (1998–99)34–30–166,790
81TApril 16, 19992–2 OT@ Tampa Bay Lightning (1998–99)34–30–1715,277
82TApril 17, 19991–1 OTOttawa Senators (1998–99)34–30–1810,981

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
1April 22Bruins 2, at Hurricanes 0
2April 24OTat Hurricanes 3, Bruins 2
3April 26Hurricanes 3, at Bruins 2
4April 28at Bruins 4, Hurricanes 1
5April 30OTBruins 4, at Hurricanes 3
6May 2at 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 PrimeauC78303262758915
Sami KapanenRW8124355910-1507
Ray SheppardRW74253358164504
Ron FrancisC8221315234-2802
Gary RobertsLW771428421782114
Jeff O'NeillRW75161531663402
Martin GelinasLW76131528673002
Robert KronLW759162510-13312
Glen WesleyD74717244414002
Nelson EmersonRW3581321361300
Paul RanheimLW7891019394021
Kevin DineenRW6781018975001
Bates BattagliaLW6071118227000
Kent MandervilleC8151116389000
Nolan PrattD61114159515001
Andrei KovalenkoRW18661203101
Marek MalikD52291136-6100
Paul CoffeyD44281028-1100
Sean HillD5401010489000
Curtis LeschyshynD6527950-1000
Steve ChiassonD28189167100
Adam BurtD51033463000
Steven HalkoD20033245000
Dave KarpaD33022551000
Mike RucinskiD1501181000
Arturs IrbeG62000100000
Trevor KiddG2500000000
Craig MacDonaldLW1100000000
Byron RitchieC300000000
Shane WillisRW70000-2000
Goaltending
Player MIN GP W L T GA GAA SO SA SV SV%
Arturs Irbe3643622720121352.22617531618.923
Trevor Kidd1358257106612.702640579.905
Team:5001823430181962.35823932197.918

Playoffs

Scoring
Player Pos GP G A Pts PIM PPG SHG GWG
Ray SheppardRW65162101
Steve ChiassonD61232100
Bates BattagliaLW60338000
Martin GelinasLW60332000
Keith PrimeauC60336000
Robert KronLW52020001
Sami KapanenRW51120000
Gary RobertsLW61128000
Andrei KovalenkoRW40222000
Paul CoffeyD50112000
Ron FrancisC30110000
Jeff O'NeillRW60110000
Kevin DineenRW60008000
Steven HalkoD40002000
Arturs IrbeG60000000
Dave KarpaD20002000
Curtis LeschyshynD60006000
Craig MacDonaldLW10000000
Marek MalikD40004000
Kent MandervilleC60002000
Nolan PrattD30002000
Paul RanheimLW60002000
Glen WesleyD60002000
Goaltending
Player MIN GP W L GA GAA SO SA SV SV%
Arturs Irbe408624152.210181166.917
Team:408624152.210181166.917

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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)
111Jeff Heerema CanadaSarnia Sting (OHL)
370Kevin Holdridge CanadaPlymouth Whalers (OHL)
371Erik Cole United StatesClarkson University (ECAC)
491Josef Vasicek Czech RepublicSlavia Prague (Czech Republic)
493Tommy Westlund SwedenBrynas IF (Sweden)
497Chris Madden United StatesGuelph Storm (OHL)
7184Donald Smith United StatesClarkson University (ECAC)
8208Jaroslav Svoboda Czech RepublicHC Olomouc (Czech Republic)
8211Mark Kosick CanadaUniversity of Michigan (CCHA)
9239Brent McDonald CanadaPrince 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 - 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

PlayerFormer Team
Ron FrancisPittsburgh Penguins
Al IafrateNashville Predators
Scott LevinsPhoenix Coyotes
Arturs IrbeVancouver Canucks
PlayerNew Team
Steve MartinsOttawa Senators
Dan KesaPittsburgh Penguins
Jason McBainLas Vegas Thunder (IHL)
Stephen LeachOttawa Senators

Roster

1998-99 Carolina Hurricanes
Goaltenders

Defensemen

Wingers

Centers

References

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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