1998-99 Fort Wayne Komets Roster

International Hockey League (IHL)
Team Record: 33-33 (SO: 0-16) - 82 points
in the IHL's Central Division
Lost in 1st Round
Coach: Grant Sonier (33-33, 16 OTL)
Location: Fort Wayne, Indiana
Attendance: 256,669, Avg. 6,260 in 41 home dates
1998-99 Fort Wayne Komets Statistics

The Fort Wayne Komets of the International Hockey League ended the 1998-99 season with a record of 33 wins and 33 losses, with a 0-16 showing in shootouts for 82 points in the IHL's Central Division.

The Komets scored 250 goals and allowed 280. Eric Boguniecki netted 32 goals for Fort Wayne, while Viacheslav Butsayev recorded 44 assists. Bruce Racine and Bruce Racine topped the squad with 21 wins each and a team-best 3.06 goals against average, pacing goaltenders with enough qualifying appearances.

Grant Sonier coached the team. The 1998-99 Fort Wayne Komets lost in the in 1st Round of the playoffs.

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Player Pos. Birth Date Height Weight S/C Hometown
Andrei BashkirovLJune 22, 19706'0"215LShelehov, Russia
Robin BawaRMarch 26, 19666'2"214RDuncan, BC Canada
Hugo BelangerLWMay 28, 19706'0"190LSt-Hubert, QC Canada
Eric BogunieckiCMay 6, 19755'8"192RNew Haven, CT USA
Ian BoyceLWJanuary 24, 19685'9"176RSt. Laurent, QC Canada
Johnny BrdarovicLWMarch 21, 19756'0"201LToronto, ON Canada
Viacheslav ButsayevCJune 13, 19706'2"228LTogliatti, Russia
Ed CampbellDNovember 26, 19746'2"210LWorcester, MA
Chad DameworthDJuly 6, 19726'2"216LMarquette, MI USA
Dion DarlingDOctober 22, 19746'3"220LEdmonton, AB Canada
Dave DoucetteDSeptember 22, 19655'10"198LToronto, ON Canada
Guy DupuisDMay 10, 19706'2"198RMoncton, NB Canada
Tracy EgelandRWAugust 20, 19706'2"181RLethbridge, AB Canada
Jed FiebelkornLWSeptember 1, 19726'4"209RMaple Grove, MN USA
Jan KobezdaDJuly 31, 19756'5"216LIlava, SVK
Mike LeggRWMay 25, 19756'0"194RLondon, ON Canada
Tero LehteraCApril 21, 19726'0"192LEspoo, FIN
Mike MartinDOctober 27, 19766'2"205RStratford, ON Canada
Bryan McKinneyDApril 19, 19776'0"183REast Meadow, NY USA
David NemirovskyRAugust 1, 19766'2"205RToronto, ON Canada
Chris NewansDOctober 6, 19695'11"180RSummerside, PEI
Shawn PennLWFebruary 27, 19716'2"209LMadison Heights, MI USA
Andrei PetrakovRWApril 26, 19766'0"187LEkaterinburg, Russia
Brad PurdieCSeptember 11, 19725'10"187RDollard-des-Ormeaux, QC Canada
Bruce RacineGAugust 9, 19666'2"170Bethesda, MD
Bruce RacineGAugust 9, 19666'0"170LCornwall, ON Canada
Pokey ReddickGOctober 6, 19645'8"170LHalifax, NS Canada
Andre RoyLFebruary 8, 19756'4"225LPort Chester, NY USA
Sean SelmserLNovember 10, 19746'1"195LCalgary, AB Canada
Konstantin ShafranovRSeptember 11, 19685'11"176LUst-Kamenogorsk, Kazakhstan
Oleg ShargorodskyDNovember 19, 19696'2"192LKharkov, UKR
Adam SmithDMay 24, 19766'0"216LDigby, NS Canada
Lee SorochanDSeptember 9, 19755'11"210LEdmonton, AB Canada
Andrei SryubkoOctober 21, 1975Kiev, Ukraine
Nikolai TsulyginDMay 29, 19756'3"210RUfa, Russia
Lance WardDJune 2, 19786'3"210LLloydminster, AB Canada
Paul WillettCMay 10, 19696'0"174LMaria, QC Canada
Derek WoodCJuly 8, 19755'10"190LPrince George, BC Canada
Bob WoodsDJanuary 24, 19686'1"192LLeRoy, SK Canada



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