| 1998–99 AHL season | |
| League: | American Hockey League |
| Sport: | Ice hockey |
| Season: | Regular season |
| Season Champ Name: | Macgregor Kilpatrick Trophy |
| Season Champs: | Providence Bruins |
| Mvp: | Randy Robitaille |
| Mvp Link: | Les Cunningham Award |
| Top Scorer: | Domenic Pittis |
| Top Scorer Link: | John B. Sollenberger Trophy |
| Playoffs: | Playoffs |
| Playoffs Link: | 1999 Calder Cup playoffs |
| Finals: | Calder Cup |
| Finals Champ: | Providence Bruins |
| Finals Runner-Up: | Rochester Americans |
| Playoffs Mvp: | Peter Ferraro |
| Playoffs Mvp Link: | Jack A. Butterfield Trophy |
| Seasonslistnames: | AHL |
The 1998–99 AHL season was the 63rd season of the American Hockey League. Nineteen teams played 80 games each in the schedule. The Providence Bruins finished first overall in the regular season, and won their first Calder Cup championship.
Note: GP = Games played; W = Wins; L = Losses; T = Ties; OTL = Overtime losses; GF = Goals for; GA = Goals against; Pts = Points;
| Atlantic | GP | W | L | T | OTL | Pts | GF | GA | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Lowell Lock Monsters (NYI) | 80 | 33 | 32 | 13 | 2 | 81 | 219 | 237 | |
| St. John's Maple Leafs (TOR) | 80 | 34 | 35 | 7 | 4 | 79 | 246 | 270 | |
| Fredericton Canadiens (MTL) | 80 | 33 | 36 | 6 | 5 | 77 | 246 | 246 | |
| Saint John Flames (CGY) | 80 | 31 | 40 | 8 | 1 | 71 | 238 | 296 | |
| Portland Pirates (CHI/WSH) | 80 | 23 | 48 | 7 | 2 | 55 | 214 | 273 |
| New England | GP | W | L | T | OTL | Pts | GF | GA | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Providence Bruins (BOS) | 80 | 56 | 16 | 4 | 4 | 120 | 321 | 223 | |
| Hartford Wolf Pack (NYR) | 80 | 38 | 31 | 5 | 6 | 87 | 256 | 256 | |
| Springfield Falcons (LAK/PHX) | 80 | 35 | 35 | 9 | 1 | 80 | 245 | 232 | |
| Worcester IceCats (STL) | 80 | 34 | 36 | 8 | 2 | 78 | 237 | 260 | |
| Beast of New Haven (CAR/FLA) | 80 | 33 | 35 | 7 | 5 | 78 | 240 | 250 |
| Empire State | GP | W | L | T | OTL | Pts | GF | GA | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Rochester Americans (BUF) | 80 | 52 | 21 | 6 | 1 | 111 | 287 | 176 | |
| Albany River Rats (NJD) | 80 | 46 | 26 | 6 | 2 | 100 | 275 | 230 | |
| Hamilton Bulldogs (EDM) | 80 | 40 | 29 | 7 | 4 | 91 | 229 | 206 | |
| Adirondack Red Wings (DET) | 80 | 21 | 48 | 8 | 3 | 53 | 184 | 280 | |
| Syracuse Crunch (PIT/VAN) | 80 | 18 | 50 | 9 | 3 | 48 | 220 | 327 |
| Mid-Atlantic | GP | W | L | T | OTL | Pts | GF | GA | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Philadelphia Phantoms (PHI) | 80 | 47 | 22 | 9 | 2 | 105 | 272 | 221 | |
| Kentucky Thoroughblades (FLA/SJS) | 80 | 44 | 26 | 7 | 3 | 98 | 272 | 214 | |
| Hershey Bears (COL) | 80 | 37 | 32 | 10 | 1 | 85 | 242 | 224 | |
| Cincinnati Mighty Ducks (ANA) | 80 | 35 | 39 | 4 | 2 | 76 | 227 | 249 |
Note: GP = Games played; G = Goals; A = Assists; Pts = Points; PIM = Penalty minutes
| Player | Team | GP | G | A | Pts | PIM | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Rochester Americans | 76 | 38 | 66 | 104 | 108 | ||
| Providence Bruins | 74 | 28 | 74 | 102 | 34 | ||
| 75 | 38 | 60 | 98 | 44 | |||
| 77 | 31 | 59 | 90 | 20 | |||
| 78 | 29 | 58 | 87 | 89 | |||
| 78 | 32 | 52 | 84 | 35 | |||
| 75 | 41 | 42 | 83 | 33 | |||
| 70 | 34 | 48 | 82 | 40 | |||
| Rochester Americans | 70 | 29 | 52 | 81 | 28 | ||
| 73 | 31 | 50 | 81 | 49 |
See main article: 1999 Calder Cup playoffs.
The 12th AHL All-Star Game was played on January 25, 1999, at the First Union Center in Philadelphia. Team PlanetUSA defeated Team Canada 5-4 in a shootout. In the skills competition held the day before the All-Star Game, Team Canada won 15-12 over Team PlanetUSA. https://web.archive.org/web/20090819073132/http://www.theahl.com/allstar/events/
| Calder Cup Playoff champions: | Providence Bruins | |
| Richard F. Canning Trophy Eastern Conference playoff champions: | Providence Bruins | |
| Robert W. Clarke Trophy Western Conference playoff champions: | Rochester Americans | |
| Macgregor Kilpatrick Trophy Regular season champions, League: | Providence Bruins | |
| Frank Mathers Trophy Regular Season champions, Mid-Atlantic Division: | Philadelphia Phantoms | |
| F. G. "Teddy" Oke Trophy Regular Season champions, New England Division: | Providence Bruins | |
| Sam Pollock Trophy Regular Season champions, Atlantic Division: | Lowell Lock Monsters | |
| John D. Chick Trophy Regular Season champions, Empire State Division: | Rochester Americans |
| Les Cunningham Award Most valuable player: | Randy Robitaille – Providence Bruins | |
| John B. Sollenberger Trophy Top point scorer: | Domenic Pittis – Rochester Americans | |
| Dudley "Red" Garrett Memorial Award Rookie of the year: | Shane Willis – Beast of New Haven | |
| Eddie Shore Award Defenceman of the year: | Ken Sutton – Albany River Rats | |
| Aldege "Baz" Bastien Memorial Award Best Goaltender: | ||
| Harry "Hap" Holmes Memorial Award Lowest goals against average: | Martin Biron & Tom Draper – Rochester Americans | |
| Louis A.R. Pieri Memorial Award Coach of the year: | Peter Laviolette – Providence Bruins | |
| Fred T. Hunt Memorial Award Sportsmanship / Perseverance: | Mitch Lamoureux – Hershey Bears | |
| Yanick Dupre Memorial Award Community Service Award: | ||
| Jack A. Butterfield Trophy MVP of the playoffs: | Peter Ferraro – Providence Bruins |
| James C. Hendy Memorial Award Most outstanding executive: | Jody Gage, Rochester Americans | |
| Thomas Ebright Memorial Award Career contributions: | Gordon Anziano | |
| James H. Ellery Memorial Awards Outstanding media coverage: | Phil Janack, Albany, (newspaper) Tim Woodburn, Kentucky, (radio) Cable Atlantic, St. John's, (television) | |
| Ken McKenzie Award Outstanding marketing executive: | Cary Kaplan, Hamilton Bulldogs |