1998-99 Waco Wizards Statistics
Western Professional Hockey League (WPHL)
Team Record: 40-22 (SO: 0-7) - 87 points
in the WPHL's Central Division
Lost in 2nd Round
Coach: Todd Lalonde (40-22, 7 OTL)
Location: Waco, Texas
Attendance: 74,825, Avg. 2,138 in 35 home dates
1998-99 Waco Wizards RosterTeam Record: 40-22 (SO: 0-7) - 87 points
in the WPHL's Central Division
Lost in 2nd Round
Coach: Todd Lalonde (40-22, 7 OTL)
Location: Waco, Texas
Attendance: 74,825, Avg. 2,138 in 35 home dates
The Waco Wizards of the Western Professional Hockey League ended the 1998-99 season with a record of 40 wins and 22 losses, with a 0-7 showing in shootouts for 87 points in the WPHL's Central Division.
The Wizards scored 275 goals and allowed 232. Randy Holmes netted 33 goals for Waco, while Eric Preston and Chad Michalchuk tallied 30 or more, too. Tony Cimellaro accounted for 54 assists. Kory Cooper earned 36 wins for the squad and a team-best 2.77 goals against average, best among regular goalies.
Todd Lalonde coached the team. The 1998-99 Waco Wizards lost in the in 2nd Round of the playoffs.
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Scoring:
| Player | Pos | GP | G | A | Pts | PIM | +/- | PPG | SHG | GWG | SOG | SG% |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Randy Holmes | C | 69 | 33 | 50 | 83 | 103 | 3 | 13 | 1 | 6 | 213 | 15.5 |
| Tony Cimellaro | C | 61 | 28 | 54 | 82 | 110 | 21 | 12 | 4 | 10 | 247 | 11.3 |
| Chad Michalchuk | LW | 64 | 32 | 30 | 62 | 224 | 8 | 7 | 0 | 4 | 154 | 20.8 |
| Eric Preston | RW | 69 | 31 | 25 | 56 | 54 | 18 | 3 | 2 | 4 | 195 | 15.9 |
| Billy Wright | LW | 63 | 25 | 29 | 54 | 52 | 13 | 10 | 2 | 2 | 141 | 17.7 |
| Neal Martin | D | 50 | 13 | 41 | 54 | 27 | 17 | 7 | 0 | 2 | 206 | 6.3 |
| Cotton Gore | RW | 62 | 19 | 34 | 53 | 25 | 6 | 5 | 2 | 3 | 128 | 14.8 |
| Ron Newhook | C | 67 | 13 | 37 | 50 | 68 | 3 | 5 | 1 | 1 | 120 | 10.8 |
| Dave MacIntyre | RW | 60 | 28 | 18 | 46 | 138 | 13 | 4 | 0 | 3 | 151 | 18.5 |
| Luc Gagne | RW | 61 | 17 | 25 | 42 | 74 | -3 | 8 | 0 | 2 | 128 | 13.3 |
| Ian LaRocque | C | 54 | 13 | 25 | 38 | 55 | 14 | 3 | 0 | 3 | 96 | 13.5 |
| Paul Tzountzouris | D | 54 | 7 | 13 | 20 | 48 | 4 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 106 | 6.6 |
| Brad Domonsky | RW | 56 | 5 | 15 | 20 | 314 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 74 | 6.8 |
| Jesse Andersson | R | 50 | 3 | 7 | 10 | 53 | -1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 57 | 5.3 |
| Dieter Bloem | D | 32 | 1 | 8 | 9 | 47 | 19 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 59 | 1.7 |
| Kory Cooper | G | 59 | 0 | 7 | 7 | 19 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0.0 |
| John Murphy | D | 39 | 3 | 3 | 6 | 243 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 28 | 10.7 |
| Tim Green | D | 16 | 2 | 4 | 6 | 21 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 51 | 3.9 |
| Darcy Cahill | C | 5 | 1 | 4 | 5 | 7 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 9 | 11.1 |
| Per Sveder | D | 30 | 1 | 4 | 5 | 10 | -5 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 46 | 2.2 |
| Kenneth Carlsson | D | 37 | 0 | 2 | 2 | 80 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 12 | 0.0 |
| Craig Hayden | D | 15 | 0 | 2 | 2 | 14 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 9 | 0.0 |
| Tyler Rice | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0.0 | |
| George Bosak | G | 19 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |
| Steve Adams | D | 8 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 39 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |
| Todd Newton | D | 5 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 17 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0.0 |
| Ron Bertrand | G | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |
| Bench | 69 | 0 | 0 | 52 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | ||||
| Totals | 1177 | 275 | 437 | 712 | 1898 | 142 | 82 | 12 | 40 | 2235 | 12.3 |
Goaltenders:
| Player | GP | Min | W | L | T/OL | ENG | SHO | GA | GAA | Shts | SVS | SV% |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Kory Cooper | 59 | 3232 | 36 | 14 | 4 | 7 | 4 | 149 | 2.77 | 1661 | 1512 | .910 |
| George Bosak | 19 | 785 | 3 | 7 | 3 | 1 | 1 | 62 | 4.74 | 430 | 368 | .856 |
| Ron Bertrand | 2 | 118 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 6 | 3.05 | 70 | 64 | .914 |
| Totals | 80 | 4135 | 40 | 22 | 7 | 8 | 5 | 217 | 3.15 | 2161 | 1944 | .900 |
Postseason - Scoring:
| Player | Pos | GP | G | A | Pts | PIM | +/- | PPG | SHG | GWG | SOG | SG% |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Randy Holmes | C | 4 | 2 | 1 | 3 | 6 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |
| Tony Cimellaro | C | 4 | 2 | 1 | 3 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |
| Chad Michalchuk | LW | 4 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 15 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |
| Eric Preston | RW | 4 | 2 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |
| Billy Wright | LW | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |
| Neal Martin | D | 4 | 0 | 5 | 5 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |
| Cotton Gore | RW | 4 | 1 | 2 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |
| Ron Newhook | C | 4 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |
| Dave MacIntyre | RW | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 10 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |
| Luc Gagne | RW | 4 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |
| Ian LaRocque | C | 4 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 14 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |
| Paul Tzountzouris | D | 4 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |
| Brad Domonsky | RW | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 17 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |
| Jesse Andersson | R | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |
| Dieter Bloem | D | 4 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |
| Kory Cooper | G | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |
| John Murphy | D | 4 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 32 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |
| Craig Hayden | D | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |
| Bench | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | ||
| Totals | 72 | 9 | 15 | 24 | 114 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
