1999-00 Seattle Thunderbirds Roster

Western Hockey League (WHL)
Team Record: 34-26-8-4 - 80 points
in the WHL's West Division
Coach: Don Nachbaur (22-21-4, 3 OTL)
Location: Seattle, Washington
1999-00 Seattle Thunderbirds Statistics

The Seattle Thunderbirds of the Western Hockey League ended the 1999-00 season with a record of 34 wins and 26 losses (and 4 overtime losses) and 8 ties for 80 points in the WHL's West Division.

The Thunderbirds scored 250 goals and allowed 221. Oleg Saprykin netted 30 goals for Seattle, while Scott Kelman contributed 42 assists. Alexander Fomitchev topped the squad with 20 wins and a team-best 2.82 goals against average, best among goalies with significant playing time.

Don Nachbaur coached the team.

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Player Pos. Birth Date Height Weight S/C Hometown
Igor AgarunovLWMarch 19, 19836'1"201LGrand Forks, BC Canada
Jeffrey BeatchDMay 14, 19816'5"201RBurnaby, BC Canada
Jason BeckettDJuly 23, 19806'3"216RLethbridge, AB
Greg BlackCMay 13, 19826'1"185RSurrey, BC Canada
Zdenek BlatnyLJanuary 14, 19816'1"190LBrno, Czech Republic
Bret DeCeccoRWMay 20, 19805'11"190RSherwood Park, AB Canada
Gerard DicaireDSeptember 14, 19826'2"230LSt. John, BC
Shane EndicottCDecember 21, 19816'3"214LSaskatoon, SK Canada
Brennan EvansDJanuary 16, 19826'3"220LCamrose, AB Canada
Alexander FomitchevGFebruary 19, 19795'10"187LMoscow, Russia
Nathan ForsterDJuly 2, 19806'1"194RVictoria, BC Canada
Ray FraserGNovember 3, 19805'11"170LCalgary, AB Canada
Paul HurdLWJanuary 12, 19816'2"192LMelfort, SK Canada
Dustin JohnerCMarch 6, 19835'11"180RSylvan Lake, AB
David KaczowkaLWJuly 5, 19816'2"231LRegina, SK Canada
Scott KelmanCMay 7, 19816'3"215LWinnipeg, MB
Mark KeltsLWFebruary 16, 19836'1"194LConsort, AB CAN
Chris ManchakowskiDMarch 17, 19806'2"212RFort Saskatchewan, AB Canada
Alan MannessRWAugust 5, 19796'0"194LDomain, MB Canada
Keegan McAvoyRWFebruary 1, 19816'0"194R
Jason McKeeDMay 3, 19795'11"174LLloydminster, AB CAN
Darren McLachlanLWFebruary 16, 19836'2"216LPenticton, BC Canada
Tyler MetcalfeLWJune 12, 19846'0"194LHeadingley, MB Canada
Dave MorissetRApril 6, 19816'2"195RLangley, BC Canada
Joel NedeckyCOctober 27, 19806'0"174LWinnipeg, MB CAN
Craig OlynickDAugust 21, 19826'1"198RHumboldt, SK Canada
Tim PrestonLWJune 30, 19815'11"192LLangley, BC Canada
Oleg SaprykinLFebruary 12, 19816'1"190LMoscow, Russia
Matthew SpillerDFebruary 7, 19836'5"233LDaysland, AB Canada
David UllmannRWDecember 9, 19826'2"194RSemiahmoo, BC Canada
Thomas VicarsGMay 31, 19816'0"174LKelowna, BC Canada



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