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 StatisticsTeam 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
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 Bashkirov | L | June 22, 1970 | 6'0" | 215 | L | Shelehov, Russia |
| Robin Bawa | R | March 26, 1966 | 6'2" | 214 | R | Duncan, BC Canada |
| Hugo Belanger | LW | May 28, 1970 | 6'0" | 190 | L | St-Hubert, QC Canada |
| Eric Boguniecki | C | May 6, 1975 | 5'8" | 192 | R | New Haven, CT USA |
| Ian Boyce | LW | January 24, 1968 | 5'9" | 176 | R | St. Laurent, QC Canada |
| Johnny Brdarovic | LW | March 21, 1975 | 6'0" | 201 | L | Toronto, ON Canada |
| Viacheslav Butsayev | C | June 13, 1970 | 6'2" | 228 | L | Togliatti, Russia |
| Ed Campbell | D | November 26, 1974 | 6'2" | 210 | L | Worcester, MA |
| Chad Dameworth | D | July 6, 1972 | 6'2" | 216 | L | Marquette, MI USA |
| Dion Darling | D | October 22, 1974 | 6'3" | 220 | L | Edmonton, AB Canada |
| Dave Doucette | D | September 22, 1965 | 5'10" | 198 | L | Toronto, ON Canada |
| Guy Dupuis | D | May 10, 1970 | 6'2" | 198 | R | Moncton, NB Canada |
| Tracy Egeland | RW | August 20, 1970 | 6'2" | 181 | R | Lethbridge, AB Canada |
| Jed Fiebelkorn | LW | September 1, 1972 | 6'4" | 209 | R | Maple Grove, MN USA |
| Jan Kobezda | D | July 31, 1975 | 6'5" | 216 | L | Ilava, SVK |
| Mike Legg | RW | May 25, 1975 | 6'0" | 194 | R | London, ON Canada |
| Tero Lehtera | C | April 21, 1972 | 6'0" | 192 | L | Espoo, FIN |
| Mike Martin | D | October 27, 1976 | 6'2" | 205 | R | Stratford, ON Canada |
| Bryan McKinney | D | April 19, 1977 | 6'0" | 183 | R | East Meadow, NY USA |
| David Nemirovsky | R | August 1, 1976 | 6'2" | 205 | R | Toronto, ON Canada |
| Chris Newans | D | October 6, 1969 | 5'11" | 180 | R | Summerside, PEI |
| Shawn Penn | LW | February 27, 1971 | 6'2" | 209 | L | Madison Heights, MI USA |
| Andrei Petrakov | RW | April 26, 1976 | 6'0" | 187 | L | Ekaterinburg, Russia |
| Brad Purdie | C | September 11, 1972 | 5'10" | 187 | R | Dollard-des-Ormeaux, QC Canada |
| Bruce Racine | G | August 9, 1966 | 6'0" | 170 | L | Cornwall, ON Canada |
| Bruce Racine | G | August 9, 1966 | 6'2" | 170 | Bethesda, MD | |
| Pokey Reddick | G | October 6, 1964 | 5'8" | 170 | L | Halifax, NS Canada |
| Andre Roy | L | February 8, 1975 | 6'4" | 225 | L | Port Chester, NY USA |
| Sean Selmser | L | November 10, 1974 | 6'1" | 195 | L | Calgary, AB Canada |
| Konstantin Shafranov | R | September 11, 1968 | 5'11" | 176 | L | Ust-Kamenogorsk, Kazakhstan |
| Oleg Shargorodsky | D | November 19, 1969 | 6'2" | 192 | L | Kharkov, UKR |
| Adam Smith | D | May 24, 1976 | 6'0" | 216 | L | Digby, NS Canada |
| Lee Sorochan | D | September 9, 1975 | 5'11" | 210 | L | Edmonton, AB Canada |
| Andrei Sryubko | October 21, 1975 | Kiev, Ukraine | ||||
| Nikolai Tsulygin | D | May 29, 1975 | 6'3" | 210 | R | Ufa, Russia |
| Lance Ward | D | June 2, 1978 | 6'3" | 210 | L | Lloydminster, AB Canada |
| Paul Willett | C | May 10, 1969 | 6'0" | 174 | L | Maria, QC Canada |
| Derek Wood | C | July 8, 1975 | 5'10" | 190 | L | Prince George, BC Canada |
| Bob Woods | D | January 24, 1968 | 6'1" | 192 | L | LeRoy, SK Canada |
