The 1998–99 CHL season was the seventh season of the Central Hockey League (CHL).

1998–99 CHL season
LeagueCentral Hockey League
SportIce hockey
Regular season
Adams’ CupOklahoma City Blazers
Season MVPDerek Puppa (Huntsville)
Top scorerDerek Grant (Memphis)
Finals
ChampionsHuntsville Channel Cats
  Runners-upOklahoma City Blazers
CHL seasons

Teams

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1998-99 Central Hockey League
Division Team City Arena
Eastern Columbus Cottonmouths Columbus, Georgia Columbus Civic Center
Fayetteville Force Fayetteville, North Carolina Cumberland County Crown Coliseum
Huntsville Channel Cats Huntsville, Alabama Von Braun Civic Center
Macon Whoopee Macon, Georgia Macon Coliseum
Memphis RiverKings Memphis, Tennessee Mid-South Coliseum
Western Fort Worth Fire Fort Worth, Texas Fort Worth Convention Center
Oklahoma City Blazers Oklahoma City, Oklahoma Myriad Convention Center
San Antonio Iguanas San Antonio, Texas Freeman Coliseum
Topeka Scarecrows Topeka, Kansas Landon Arena
Tulsa Oilers Tulsa, Oklahoma Tulsa Coliseum
Wichita Thunder Wichita, Kansas Britt Brown Arena

Map of teams

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  Eastern Division   Western Division

Regular season

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Division standings

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Eastern Division GP W L SOL GF GA Pts
Huntsville Channel Cats 70 47 19 4 310 251 98
Columbus Cottonmouths 70 41 21 8 276 210 91
Memphis RiverKings 70 36 27 7 313 307 79
Macon Whoopee 70 36 25 9 241 233 79
Fayetteville Force 70 35 27 8 267 285 78
Western Division GP W L SOL GF GA Pts
Oklahoma City Blazers 70 49 19 2 322 203 100
San Antonio Iguanas 70 37 26 7 286 283 81
Wichita Thunder 70 34 26 10 257 262 78
Topeka Scarecrows 70 28 38 4 189 251 60
Fort Worth Fire 70 22 43 5 245 322 49
Tulsa Oilers 70 20 41 9 261 360 49

Note: GP = Games played; W = Wins; L = Losses; SOL = Shootout loss; Pts = Points; GF = Goals for; GA = Goals against

y - clinched league title; x - clinched playoff spot; e - eliminated from playoff contention

Playoffs

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Playoff bracket

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Quarter Finals Semi-Finals Championships
         
1 Huntsville 3
4 Macon 0
1 Huntsville 4
Eastern
2 Columbus 2
2 Columbus 3
3 Memphis 1
1 Huntsville 4
1 Oklahoma City 2
1 Oklahoma City 3
4 Topeka 0
1 Oklahoma City 4
Western
2 San Antonio 0
2 San Antonio 3
3 Wichita 1

CHL awards

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Ray Miron Cup: Huntsville Channel Cats
Adams Cup: Oklahoma City Blazers
Coach of the Year: Chris Stewart (Huntsville)
Most Valuable Player: Derek Puppa (Huntsville)
Playoff Most Valuable Player: Derek Puppa (Huntsville)
Most Outstanding Goaltender: Jean-Ian Filiatrault (Oklahoma City)
Most Outstanding Defenseman Igors Bondarevs (Huntsville)
Rookie of the Year Johnny Brdarovic (San Antonio)
Scoring Champion Derek Grant (Memphis)
Community Service Award Mike Berger (Tulsa)
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