1998-99 Utah Grizzlies Roster

International Hockey League (IHL)
Team Record: 39-34 (SO: 0-9) - 87 points
in the IHL's Southwest Division
Coach: Butch Goring (39-34, 9 OTL)
Location: Salt Lake City, Utah
Attendance: 333,325, Avg. 8,130 in 41 home dates
1998-99 Utah Grizzlies Statistics

The Utah Grizzlies of the International Hockey League ended the 1998-99 season with a record of 39 wins and 34 losses, with a 0-9 showing in shootouts for 87 points in the IHL's Southwest Division.

The Grizzlies scored 244 goals and surrendered 254. Brad Lauer netted 31 goals for Utah, and John Purves contributed 39 assists. Steve Vezina topped the squad with 12 wins.

Butch Goring coached the team.

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Player Pos. Birth Date Height Weight S/C Hometown
Micah AivazoffCMay 4, 19696'0"195LPowell River, BC Canada
Dave ArchibaldCApril 14, 19696'1"210LChilliwack, BC Canada
Ryan BachGOctober 21, 19736'1"185LSherwood Park, AB Canada
Frederik BeaubienGApril 1, 19756'1"205LLauzon, QC Canada
Don BiggsCApril 7, 19655'8"185RMississauga, ON Canada
Rob BonneauCNovember 2, 19736'0"174RSpringfield, MA USA
Johnny BrdarovicLWMarch 21, 19756'0"201LToronto, ON Canada
Martin BrochuGMarch 10, 19736'0"199LAnjou, QC Canada
John ByceRAugust 9, 19676'1"180LMadison, WI USA
Anson CarterCJune 6, 19746'1"210RToronto, ON Canada
Rene ChapdelaineDSeptember 27, 19666'1"195RWeyburn, SK Canada
Colin ChaulkCJanuary 7, 19776'0"199LToronto, ON
Philippe DeRouvilleGAugust 7, 19746'1"185LVictoriaville, QC Canada
Gord DineenDSeptember 21, 19626'0"195RToronto, ON Canada
Petr FranekGApril 6, 19756'0"187LMost, CZE
Stanislav GronLOctober 28, 19786'2"205LBratislava, Slovakia
Terry HollingerDFebruary 24, 19716'1"200LRegina, SK Canada
Mike HoughLFebruary 6, 19636'1"197LMontreal, QC Canada
Brent HughesLApril 5, 19665'11"195LNew Westminster, BC Canada
Yan KaminskyLJuly 28, 19716'1"176LPenza, Russia
Chris KenadyRApril 10, 19736'2"195RMound, MN USA
Fred KnipscheerCSeptember 3, 19695'11"185LFt. Wayne, IN USA
Scott LaGrandGFebruary 11, 19706'0"190LPotsdam, USA
Scott LangkowGApril 21, 19755'11"190LEdmonton, AB Canada
Mike LarkinDMarch 15, 19736'3"201RSouth Weymouth, MA USA
Brett LarsonDAugust 20, 19725'10"187RDuluth, MN USA
Brad LauerLOctober 27, 19666'0"195LHumboldt, SK Canada
Andrei LupandinGFebruary 15, 19785'10"175Kharkov, Ukraine
Mark McArthurGNovember 16, 19755'11"190LEast York, ON Canada
Jan MertzigDJuly 18, 19706'4"218LStockholm, Sweden
Rod MillerDFebruary 4, 19706'1"205L
Nick NaumenkoDJuly 7, 19745'11"200RChicago, IL
Mike NicholishenDFebruary 28, 19756'2"216LMississauga, ON Canada
Scott NiedermayerDAugust 31, 19736'1"200LEdmonton, AB Canada
John PurvesRFebruary 12, 19686'1"201RToronto, ON Canada
Bryan RandallRWAugust 8, 19786'5"238L
Andy RoachDAugust 22, 19735'11"181RMattawan, MI USA
Trevor RoenickRWOctober 7, 19746'1"201RDerby, CT USA
Darren RumbleDJanuary 23, 19696'1"200LBarrie, ON Canada
Jeff SharplesDJuly 28, 19676'1"195LTerrace, BC Canada
Curtis SheptakD/FNovember 19, 19746'3"220LLeduc, AB Canada
Mike TaylorCAugust 18, 19715'9"181LKingston, ON Canada
Rhett TrombleyRWDecember 9, 19746'3"225RNew Westminster, BC Canada
Steve VezinaGOctober 25, 19755'11"176LMontreal, QC Canada
Mitch VigDMay 18, 19746'3"201Bismarck, ND USA
Mark VilneffDNovember 28, 19736'2"207RCobourg, ON Canada
Mick VukotaRSeptember 14, 19666'1"225RSaskatoon, SK Canada
Jimmy WaiteGApril 15, 19696'1"180RSherbrooke, QC Canada
Rob ZettlerDMarch 8, 19686'3"200LSept-Iles, QC Canada



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