1998-99 Huntsville Channel Cats Statistics
Central Hockey League (CHL)
Team Record: 47-19 (SO: 0-4) - 98 points
in the CHL's Eastern Division
Won League Championship
Coach: Chris Stewart (47-19, 4 OTL)
Location: Huntsville, Alabama
Attendance: 95,088, Avg. 2,717 in 35 home dates
1998-99 Huntsville Channel Cats RosterTeam Record: 47-19 (SO: 0-4) - 98 points
in the CHL's Eastern Division
Won League Championship
Coach: Chris Stewart (47-19, 4 OTL)
Location: Huntsville, Alabama
Attendance: 95,088, Avg. 2,717 in 35 home dates
The Huntsville Channel Cats of the Central Hockey League ended the 1998-99 season with a record of 47 wins and 19 losses, with a 0-4 showing in shootouts for 98 points in the CHL's Eastern Division.
The Channel Cats scored 310 goals and allowed 251. Chris George netted 59 goals for Huntsville, and Igor Bonderev contributed 78 assists. Derek Puppa earned 39 wins for the squad and a team-best 3.13 goals against average, leading qualifying goaltenders.
Chris Stewart coached the team. The 1998-99 Huntsville Channel Cats won the League Championship.
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Scoring:
| Player | Pos | GP | G | A | Pts | PIM | +/- | PPG | SHG | GWG | SOG | SG% |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Chris George | RW | 70 | 59 | 48 | 107 | 28 | 34 | 24 | 5 | 5 | 358 | 16.5 |
| Igor Bonderev | D | 64 | 26 | 78 | 104 | 86 | 64 | 9 | 2 | 1 | 186 | 14.0 |
| Jonathan Dubois | C | 58 | 28 | 71 | 99 | 140 | 29 | 13 | 0 | 6 | 142 | 19.7 |
| Tyler Quiring | LW | 61 | 17 | 42 | 59 | 78 | -6 | 4 | 1 | 3 | 134 | 12.7 |
| John Gibson | D | 70 | 10 | 35 | 45 | 120 | 18 | 4 | 0 | 1 | 164 | 6.1 |
| Mike Gamble | C | 55 | 22 | 22 | 44 | 117 | -7 | 5 | 3 | 3 | 189 | 11.6 |
| Phil Daigle | C | 70 | 19 | 23 | 42 | 264 | 0 | 4 | 2 | 2 | 135 | 14.1 |
| Mike Degurse | LW | 44 | 23 | 18 | 41 | 212 | 2 | 8 | 0 | 3 | 147 | 15.6 |
| Ryan Wood | LW | 64 | 14 | 27 | 41 | 61 | 23 | 3 | 1 | 3 | 123 | 11.4 |
| Ken Richardson | F | 53 | 17 | 21 | 38 | 240 | 3 | 3 | 0 | 3 | 115 | 14.8 |
| Greg Lakovic | L | 59 | 17 | 18 | 35 | 180 | -9 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 120 | 14.2 |
| Josh Erdman | RW | 67 | 8 | 18 | 26 | 107 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 90 | 8.9 |
| Wade Gibson | D | 57 | 10 | 14 | 24 | 142 | -6 | 6 | 0 | 0 | 109 | 9.2 |
| Marc Vachon | D | 55 | 2 | 22 | 24 | 84 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 91 | 2.2 |
| Todd Dougherty | D | 61 | 4 | 12 | 16 | 96 | -13 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 46 | 8.7 |
| Alex Kholomeyev | C | 11 | 6 | 6 | 12 | 20 | -1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 55 | 10.9 |
| Bench | 70 | 11 | 11 | 28 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | ||||
| Clint Collins | RW | 25 | 6 | 5 | 11 | 212 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 51 | 11.8 |
| Scott Lindsay | RW | 14 | 6 | 1 | 7 | 36 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 26 | 23.1 |
| Aigars Mironovics | D | 15 | 3 | 4 | 7 | 19 | 14 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 28 | 10.7 |
| Chris Morgan | LW | 15 | 1 | 2 | 3 | 32 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 15 | 6.7 |
| Dave DeFrancesco | D | 5 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 5 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 4 | 25.0 |
| Derek Puppa | G | 55 | 0 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |
| Jon Sikkema | G | 12 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |
| Troy Seibel | G | 7 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |
| Ryan Esselmont | D | 5 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 6 | 0.0 |
| Cedrick Billequey | G | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |
| Matt Stone | RW | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0.0 |
| Totals | 1146 | 310 | 491 | 801 | 2313 | 153 | 88 | 17 | 36 | 2336 | 13.3 |
Goaltenders:
| Player | GP | Min | W | L | T/OL | ENG | SHO | GA | GAA | Shts | SVS | SV% |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Troy Seibel | 7 | 379 | 4 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 32 | 5.07 | 199 | 167 | .839 |
| Derek Puppa | 55 | 3104 | 39 | 11 | 2 | 2 | 1 | 162 | 3.13 | 1623 | 1461 | .900 |
| Cedrick Billequey | 2 | 120 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 4 | 2.00 | 52 | 48 | .923 |
| Jon Sikkema | 12 | 589 | 2 | 6 | 1 | 3 | 0 | 44 | 4.48 | 327 | 283 | .865 |
| Totals | 76 | 4192 | 47 | 19 | 4 | 5 | 1 | 242 | 3.46 | 2201 | 1959 | .890 |
Postseason - Scoring:
| Player | Pos | GP | G | A | Pts | PIM | +/- | PPG | SHG | GWG | SOG | SG% |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Chris George | RW | 15 | 6 | 6 | 12 | 6 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |
| Igor Bonderev | D | 15 | 5 | 11 | 16 | 12 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |
| Jonathan Dubois | C | 15 | 3 | 16 | 19 | 19 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |
| Tyler Quiring | LW | 12 | 5 | 5 | 10 | 15 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |
| John Gibson | D | 15 | 2 | 5 | 7 | 33 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |
| Phil Daigle | C | 15 | 2 | 4 | 6 | 31 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |
| Mike Degurse | LW | 14 | 8 | 0 | 8 | 32 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |
| Ryan Wood | LW | 15 | 4 | 1 | 5 | 6 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |
| Ken Richardson | F | 15 | 6 | 9 | 15 | 44 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |
| Greg Lakovic | L | 12 | 2 | 4 | 6 | 48 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |
| Josh Erdman | RW | 7 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |
| Wade Gibson | D | 15 | 1 | 6 | 7 | 32 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |
| Todd Dougherty | D | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |
| Alex Kholomeyev | C | 15 | 6 | 4 | 10 | 30 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |
| Bench | 15 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 10 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | ||
| Scott Lindsay | RW | 15 | 5 | 6 | 11 | 16 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |
| Aigars Mironovics | D | 15 | 1 | 6 | 7 | 8 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |
| Derek Puppa | G | 15 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |
| Joe Murphy | RW | 13 | 1 | 5 | 6 | 20 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |
| Totals | 255 | 58 | 90 | 148 | 366 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
