This is the 1998-99 Empire Junior B Hockey League season.
Membership Changes[]
- The league added the Baltimore Jr. Bandits, North Country Ice, Pittsburgh Jr. Penguins, Rochester Jr. Americans
- The St. Lawrence Muskies and Fingerlakes Lakehawks left the league
Standings[]
Team GP W L T GF GA PIM P Wheatfield Blades 28 25 2 1 168 68 674 51 Syracuse Stars 28 19 7 2 137 88 752 40 Pittsburgh Jr. Penguins 28 19 9 0 156 112 792 38 Rochester Jr. Americans 28 14 10 4 134 114 1248 32 Baltimore Jr. Bandits 28 10 17 1 137 176 706 21 North Country Ice 28 9 17 2 102 129 521 20 Uncle Sam's of Troy 28 8 18 2 108 138 914 18 Elmira Tornadoes 28 1 25 2 73 190 702 4
Post Season[]
Round Robin[]
- Wheatfield defeated Rochester 9-1
- Pittsburgh defeated Syracuse 5-2
- Pittsburgh defeated Wheatfield 8-4
- Rochester defeated Syracuse 2-1
- Wheatfield defeated Syracuse 11-6
- Rochester defeated Pittsburgh 4-0
Team GP W L P GF GA GD Wheatfield 3 2 1 4 24 15 +9 Pittsburgh 3 2 1 4 13 10 +3 Rochester 3 2 1 4 7 10 -3 Syracuse 3 0 3 0 9 18 -9
It appears Wheatfield won the championship in the round robin, but there is a game listed between Wheatfield and a TBD team for the morning following the end of the round robin (with no result listed).