Detroit Red Wings
1998-99 Season Recap

Teams Detroit Red Wings 1998-99 Season Recap

In a quest to win a 3rd straight Stanley Cup the Red Wings finish in first place with a solid 43-32-7 record that lands them in first place in the Central Division. In the playoffs the Red Wings would get off to a fast start sweeping the Mighty Ducks of Anaheim in 4 straight. However, the Wings reign would be ended in the 2nd round as they fall in 6 games to the Colorado Avalanche.

In a quest to win a 3rd straight Stanley Cup the Red Wings finish in first place with a solid 43-32-7 record that lands them in first place in the Central Division. In the playoffs the Red Wings would get off to a fast start sweeping the Mighty Ducks of Anaheim in 4 straight. However, the Wings reign would be ended in the 2nd round as they fall in 6 games to the Colorado Avalanche.

1999 Detroit Red Wings season

1998-99 Detroit Red WingsRed Wings

Lost Conference Semifinals

43-32 (.567)

1st place in NHL Western Conference Central Division

Head Coach

Barry Smith (4-1-0)
Dave Lewis (4-1-0)
Scotty Bowman (39-31-7)

General Manager

Team Owner

Arena

Joe Louis Arena

Attendance

819,303 total
19,983 per game

1999 Draft Picks

Round Pick Player

4 120 Jari Tolsa L

5 149 Andrei Maximenko

6 181 Kent McDonell R

7 210 Henrik Zetterberg L

8 238 Anton Borodkin L

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