WPHL 1999/2000
# WPHL 1999/2000

Die Saison 1999/2000 war die vierte reguläre Saison der Western Professional Hockey League. Die 18 Teams sollten in der regulären Saison je 72 Begegnungen bestreiten, jedoch musste der Spielplan aufgrund des vorzeitigen finanziellen Ausscheidens der Abilene Aviators und Waco Wizards umgeändert werden. Das punktbeste Team der regulären Saison waren die Central Texas Stampede, während die Shreveport Mudbugs in den Play-offs zum zweiten Mal den President’s Cup gewannen.

## Teamänderungen

Folgende Änderungen wurden vor Beginn der Saison vorgenommen:

* Die Lubbock Cotton Kings wurden als Expansionsteam in die Liga aufgenommen.

## Reguläre Saison

### Abschlusstabellen

Abkürzungen: GP = Spiele, W = Siege, L = Niederlagen, T = Unentschieden, OTL = Niederlage nach Overtime, GF = Erzielte Tore, GA = Gegentore, Pts = Punkte

| Central Division | GP | W | L | OTL | GF | GA | Pts |
| - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
| Central Texas Stampede | 70 | 50 | 17 | 3 | 282 | 187 | 103 |
| Austin Ice Bats | 71 | 42 | 23 | 6 | 279 | 245 | 90 |
| Corpus Christi Icerays | 71 | 36 | 26 | 9 | 306 | 302 | 81 |
| Fort Worth Brahmas | 70 | 28 | 38 | 4 | 238 | 287 | 60 |
| Waco Wizards | 27 | 11 | 14 | 2 | 86 | 107 | 24 |
| Abilene Aviators | 26 | 6 | 16 | 4 | 70 | 115 | 16 |
| Eastern Division | GP | W | L | OTL | GF | GA | Pts |
| Shreveport Mudbugs | 70 | 44 | 19 | 7 | 272 | 198 | 95 |
| Lake Charles Ice Pirates | 70 | 41 | 25 | 4 | 285 | 222 | 86 |
| Monroe Moccasins | 70 | 39 | 25 | 6 | 240 | 211 | 84 |
| Arkansas GlacierCats | 70 | 32 | 29 | 9 | 257 | 295 | 73 |
| Tupelo T-Rex | 70 | 31 | 28 | 11 | 241 | 281 | 73 |
| Alexandria Warthogs | 71 | 21 | 40 | 10 | 211 | 307 | 52 |
| Western Division | GP | W | L | OTL | GF | GA | Pts |
| New Mexico Scorpions | 70 | 49 | 18 | 3 | 261 | 230 | 101 |
| Lubbock Cotton Kings | 70 | 42 | 24 | 4 | 284 | 253 | 88 |
| El Paso Buzzards | 70 | 39 | 24 | 7 | 246 | 231 | 85 |
| Odessa Jackalopes | 70 | 30 | 32 | 8 | 233 | 221 | 68 |
| San Angelo Outlaws | 70 | 26 | 41 | 3 | 246 | 271 | 55 |
| Amarillo Rattlers | 70 | 21 | 41 | 8 | 245 | 293 | 50 |

## President’s-Cup-Playoffs

| Pre-Playoffs | Pre-Playoffs | Pre-Playoffs | Viertelfinale | Viertelfinale | Viertelfinale | Halbfinale | Halbfinale | Halbfinale | | | Finale | Finale | Finale |
| - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
| E1 | Shreveport Mudbugs | | | | | | | | | | | | |
| | Freilos | | | | | | | | | | | | |
| | Freilos | | E1 | Shreveport Mudbugs | 3 | | | | | | | | |
| | | | E2 | Lake Charles Ice Pirates | 0 | | | | | | | | |
| E2 | Lake Charles Ice Pirates | 2 | E2 | Lake Charles Ice Pirates | 0 | | | | | | | | |
| E5 | Tupelo T-Rex | 1 | | | | | | | | | | | |
| E5 | Tupelo T-Rex | 1 | | | | E1 | Shreveport Mudbugs | 4 | | | | | |
| | | | | | | C1 | Central Texas Stampede | 1 | | | | | |
| C1 | Central Texas Stampede | | | | | | | C1 | Central Texas Stampede | 1 | | | | | |
| | Freilos | | | | | | | | | | | | |
| | Freilos | | C1 | Central Texas Stampede | 3 | | | | | | | | |
| | | | E4 | Arkansas GlacierCats | 1 | | | | | | | | |
| E3 | Monroe Moccasins | 0 | E4 | Arkansas GlacierCats | 1 | | | | | | | | |
| E4 | Arkansas GlacierCats | 2 | | | | | | | | | | | |
| E4 | Arkansas GlacierCats | 2 | | | | | | | | | E1 | Shreveport Mudbugs | 4 |
| | | | | | | | | | | | W1 | New Mexico Scorpions | 2 |
| W1 | New Mexico Scorpions | | | | | | | | | | | | W1 | New Mexico Scorpions | 2 |
| | Freilos | | | | | | | | | | | | |
| | Freilos | | W1 | New Mexico Scorpions | 3 | | | | | | | | |
| | | | C3 | Corpus Christi Icerays | 1 | | | | | | | | |
| C3 | Corpus Christi Icerays | 2 | C3 | Corpus Christi Icerays | 1 | | | | | | | | |
| W3 | El Paso Buzzards | 1 | | | | | | | | | | | |
| W3 | El Paso Buzzards | 1 | | | | W1 | New Mexico Scorpions | 4 | | | | | |
| | | | | | | C2 | Austin Ice Bats | 1 | | | | | |
| C2 | Austin Ice Bats | | | | | | | C2 | Austin Ice Bats | 1 | | | | | |
| | Freilos | | | | | | | | | | | | |
| | Freilos | | C2 | Austin Ice Bats | 3 | | | | | | | | |
| | | | W2 | Lubbock Cotton Kings | 2 | | | | | | | | |
| W2 | Lubbock Cotton Kings | 2 | W2 | Lubbock Cotton Kings | 2 | | | | | | | | |
| W4 | Odessa Jackalopes | 0 | | | | | | | | | | | |

## Vergebene Trophäen

| Auszeichnung | Spieler | Team |
| - | - | - |
| Coach of the Year Bester Trainer | Brian Curran | Monroe Moccasins |
| Most Valuable Player Bester Spieler der regulären Saison | Ron Newhook | Central Texas Stampede |
| Playoff Most Valuable Player Bester Spieler der Playoffs | Hugo Hamelin | Shreveport Mudbugs |
| Man of the Year Spieler des Jahres | Brad Haelzle | Amarillo Rattlers |
| Man of the Year Spieler des Jahres | Scott Muscutt | Shreveport Mudbugs |
| Most Outstanding Defenseman Bester Verteidiger der regulären Saison | Artūrs Kupaks | Lubbock Cotton Kings |
| Most Outstanding Goaltender Bester Torhüter der regulären Saison | Matt Barnes | Central Texas Stampede |
| Rookie of the Year Bester Rookie der regulären Saison | Dan Price | Austin Ice Bats |
| Scoring Champion Bester Scorer der regulären Saison | Geoff Bumstead | Corpus Christi Icerays |
| President’s Cup Gewinner der WPHL-Playoffs | Shreveport Mudbugs | Shreveport Mudbugs |
| Governors’ Cup Bestes Team der regulären Saison | Central Texas Stampede | Central Texas Stampede |
