1998-99 Johnstown Chiefs Roster
East Coast Hockey League (ECHL)
Team Record: 27-34 (SO: 0-9) - 63 points
in the ECHL's Northeast Division
Coach: Scott Allen (27-34, 9 OTL)
Location: Johnstown, Pennsylvania
Attendance: 84,159, Avg. 2,405 in 35 home dates
1998-99 Johnstown Chiefs StatisticsTeam Record: 27-34 (SO: 0-9) - 63 points
in the ECHL's Northeast Division
Coach: Scott Allen (27-34, 9 OTL)
Location: Johnstown, Pennsylvania
Attendance: 84,159, Avg. 2,405 in 35 home dates
The Johnstown Chiefs of the East Coast Hockey League ended the 1998-99 season with a record of 27 wins and 34 losses, with a 0-9 showing in shootouts for 63 points in the ECHL's Northeast Division.
The Chiefs netted 218 goals and yielded 265. Martin Masa scored 27 goals for Johnstown and contributed 30 assists. Matt Eisler topped the squad with 14 wins and a team-best 3.54 goals against average, pacing qualifying goaltenders.
Scott Allen coached the team.
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| Player | Pos. | Birth Date | Height | Weight | S/C | Hometown |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Mike Beale | G | 6'3" | 190 | |||
| E.J. Bradley | C | January 1, 1975 | 5'11" | 185 | New Hyde Park, NY USA | |
| Aaron Cain | D | February 16, 1973 | 6'3" | 216 | R | Regina, SK Canada |
| Etienne Drapeau | C | January 10, 1978 | 6'1" | 194 | L | Quebec, QC Canada |
| Steve Duke | D | August 31, 1975 | 6'0" | 185 | Georgetown, ON CAN | |
| Matt Eisler | G | September 19, 1975 | 6'1" | 185 | West Milford, NJ USA | |
| Matt Eldred | D | March 17, 1974 | 6'0" | 194 | L | Rocky River, OH USA |
| Brad Englehart | C | September 16, 1975 | 5'11" | 194 | L | Grand Barachois, NB CAN |
| David Ficenec | F | May 16, 1978 | 6'0" | 183 | L | Hradec Kralove, CZE |
| Jakub Ficenec | D | February 11, 1977 | 5'10" | 196 | R | Hradec Kralove, CZE |
| Carl Fleury | F | October 22, 1973 | 6'1" | 203 | R | Levis, QC Canada |
| Shawn Frappier | D | July 2, 1975 | 6'0" | 185 | R | Sudbury, ON Canada |
| Roby Gropp | G | May 22, 1973 | 6'1" | 181 | L | Kamloops, BC CAN |
| Eric Hamlet | C | May 7, 1973 | 5'10" | 171 | L | Fairbanks, AK USA |
| Kevin Hill | D | August 31, 1971 | 6'1" | 191 | L | Carbondale, IL USA |
| Joel Irving | F | January 2, 1976 | 6'4" | 225 | R | Lumsden, SK |
| Igor Karpenko | G | July 23, 1976 | 5'8" | 187 | L | Kiev, UKR |
| Casey Kesselring | C | February 5, 1974 | 6'0" | 185 | Cambridge, ON CAN | |
| Martin Masa | RW | August 10, 1973 | 6'0" | 220 | L | Brno, CZE |
| Bryan McKinney | D | April 19, 1977 | 6'0" | 183 | R | East Meadow, NY USA |
| Pavel Nestak | G | March 12, 1975 | 5'10" | 220 | L | Brno, CZE |
| Eric Normandin | RW | August 27, 1977 | 6'0" | 201 | R | St-Eustache, QC Canada |
| Jody Shelley | L | February 7, 1976 | 6'4" | 230 | L | Thompson, MB Canada |
| Kent Simpson | LW | July 20, 1975 | 5'10" | 174 | L | North Vancouver, BC CAN |
| Lukas Smital | RW | August 15, 1974 | 6'0" | 209 | R | Brno, CZE |
| Ian Smith | D | February 13, 1973 | 5'10" | 181 | R | Montreal, QC Canada |
| Jonathan Sorg | D | May 21, 1974 | 6'2" | 205 | R | Branchville, NJ USA |
| Mikhail Strelkov | D | March 17, 1975 | 6'2" | 231 | L | |
| Dmitri Tarabrin | RW | September 17, 1976 | 5'8" | 180 | R | Moscow, Russia |
| Jeremy Thompson | RW | April 8, 1975 | 5'11" | 190 | R | Vernon, BC Canada |
| John Tripp | R | May 4, 1977 | 6'2" | 215 | R | Kingston, ON Canada |
| Mike Vellinga | D | August 19, 1978 | 6'2" | 212 | L | Chatham, ON |
| Derrick Walser | D | May 12, 1978 | 5'10" | 190 | L | New Glasgow, NS Canada |
