1998-99 Thunder Bay Flyers Statistics
United States Hockey League (USHL)
Team Record: 19-30-7 - 45 points
in the USHL's Central Division
Lost in 1st Round
Coach: Gary Wenzel (19-30, 7 OTL)
Location: Thunder Bay, Ontario, Canada
1998-99 Thunder Bay Flyers RosterTeam Record: 19-30-7 - 45 points
in the USHL's Central Division
Lost in 1st Round
Coach: Gary Wenzel (19-30, 7 OTL)
Location: Thunder Bay, Ontario, Canada
The Thunder Bay Flyers of the United States Hockey League ended the 1998-99 season with a record of 19 wins and 30 losses (and 7 overtime losses) for 45 points in the USHL's Central Division.
The Flyers scored 164 goals and conceded 247. Patrick Sharp and Chris Shaffer netted 19 goals for Thunder Bay each, while Mike Tilson and Bryson Busniuk each contributed 30 assists. Cory McEachran topped the squad with 14 wins and a team-best 3.72 goals against average, pacing regularly-used goaltenders.
Gary Wenzel coached the team. The 1998-99 Thunder Bay Flyers lost in the in 1st Round of the playoffs.
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Scoring:
| Player | Pos | GP | G | A | Pts | PIM | +/- | PPG | SHG | GWG |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Bryson Busniuk | C | 55 | 17 | 30 | 47 | 61 | 6 | 0 | 0 | |
| Patrick Sharp | C | 55 | 19 | 24 | 43 | 48 | 6 | 0 | 1 | |
| Derrick McIver | RW | 55 | 16 | 27 | 43 | 124 | 3 | 1 | 2 | |
| Chris Shaffer | LW | 55 | 19 | 21 | 40 | 144 | 4 | 0 | 2 | |
| Mike Tilson | D | 54 | 5 | 30 | 35 | 211 | 3 | 0 | 0 | |
| Chris Sharp | RW | 53 | 13 | 19 | 32 | 22 | 4 | 1 | 1 | |
| Jeff Miles | C | 56 | 11 | 19 | 30 | 57 | 0 | 0 | 2 | |
| Aaron Grynol | C | 53 | 14 | 9 | 23 | 106 | 2 | 0 | 3 | |
| Aaron MacKenzie | D | 49 | 8 | 12 | 20 | 123 | 3 | 0 | 0 | |
| Clayton Carson | LW | 55 | 6 | 13 | 19 | 105 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |
| Aaron Piccinin | D | 54 | 5 | 14 | 19 | 205 | 4 | 0 | 0 | |
| Murray Magill | RW | 53 | 8 | 7 | 15 | 34 | 0 | 0 | 1 | |
| Jozef Balej | R | 38 | 8 | 7 | 15 | 9 | 3 | 0 | 0 | |
| Jesse Baraniuk | D | 36 | 3 | 6 | 9 | 103 | 0 | 0 | 1 | |
| Libor Ustrnul | D | 52 | 2 | 5 | 7 | 65 | 0 | 0 | 1 | |
| Tyler Williamson | D | 55 | 1 | 6 | 7 | 43 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |
| Malcolm MacMillan | C | 9 | 3 | 2 | 5 | 11 | 0 | 0 | 2 | |
| Kris Bragnalo | C | 18 | 1 | 3 | 4 | 59 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |
| Paul Cohen | F | 18 | 0 | 4 | 4 | 8 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |
| Bench | 56 | 3 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | ||||
| Cory McEachran | G | 34 | 0 | 3 | 3 | 15 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |
| Shawn Perring | D | 16 | 0 | 2 | 2 | 22 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |
| Billy Foulds | F | 2 | 0 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |
| Tyler Bruno | F | 4 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |
| B.J. Greaves | F | 3 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |
| Justin Arno | F | 10 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 10 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |
| Jason Wright | G | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |
| Paolo Campagnolo | C | 9 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 8 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |
| George Ellard | G | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |
| Neil Harrison | D | 8 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |
| Nicolas Chatham | G | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |
| Dwight Cormier | G | 7 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |
| Kelly Cain | 5 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | ||
| Ken Ritson | G | 25 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |
| Totals | 1057 | 164 | 266 | 430 | 1599 | 0 | 38 | 2 | 16 |
Goaltenders:
| Player | GP | Min | W | L | T/OL | ENG | SHO | GA | GAA | Shts | SVS | SV% |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Ken Ritson | 25 | 1140 | 4 | 10 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 79 | 4.16 | 654 | 575 | .879 |
| Cory McEachran | 34 | 1839 | 14 | 15 | 5 | 2 | 1 | 114 | 3.72 | 1106 | 992 | .897 |
| Dwight Cormier | 7 | 292 | 1 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 26 | 5.34 | 155 | 129 | .832 |
| Jason Wright | 3 | 91 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 12 | 7.91 | 73 | 61 | .836 |
| George Ellard | 1 | 36 | 0 | 0 | 4 | 6.67 | 30 | 26 | .867 | |||
| Nicolas Chatham | 1 | 10 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 12.00 | 9 | 7 | .778 | |||
| Totals | 71 | 3408 | 19 | 30 | 7 | 3 | 1 | 237 | 4.17 | 2027 | 1790 | .883 |
Postseason - Scoring:
| Player | Pos | GP | G | A | Pts | PIM | +/- | PPG | SHG | GWG |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Bryson Busniuk | C | 3 | 0 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Patrick Sharp | C | 3 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Derrick McIver | RW | 3 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Chris Shaffer | LW | 3 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Mike Tilson | D | 3 | 1 | 2 | 3 | 16 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Chris Sharp | RW | 3 | 0 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Jeff Miles | C | 3 | 2 | 0 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Aaron Grynol | C | 3 | 3 | 0 | 3 | 6 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Aaron MacKenzie | D | 3 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Clayton Carson | LW | 3 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Aaron Piccinin | D | 3 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 16 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Murray Magill | RW | 3 | 0 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Jesse Baraniuk | D | 3 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Libor Ustrnul | D | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Tyler Williamson | D | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Paul Cohen | F | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Cory McEachran | G | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Totals | 50 | 9 | 15 | 24 | 52 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
