1998-99 Tacoma Sabercats Statistics
West Coast Hockey League (WCHL)
Team Record: 44-18 (SO: 0-8) - 96 points
in the WCHL's North Division
Won League Championship
Coach: John Olver (44-18, 8 OTL)
Location: Tacoma, Washington
Attendance: 168,216, Avg. 4,948 in 34 home dates
1998-99 Tacoma Sabercats RosterTeam Record: 44-18 (SO: 0-8) - 96 points
in the WCHL's North Division
Won League Championship
Coach: John Olver (44-18, 8 OTL)
Location: Tacoma, Washington
Attendance: 168,216, Avg. 4,948 in 34 home dates
The Tacoma Sabercats of the West Coast Hockey League ended the 1998-99 season with a record of 44 wins and 18 losses, with a 0-8 showing in shootouts for 96 points in the WCHL's North Division.
The Sabercats netted 278 goals and surrendered 234. Kim Maier scored 34 goals for Tacoma, while Edgars Zaltkovskis, Tim Lovell and Dampy Brar each tallied 30 or more also. Scott Drevitch accounted for 64 assists. Blair Allison earned 33 wins for the squad and a team-best 2.66 goals against average, topping regular goalies.
John Olver coached the team. The 1998-99 Tacoma Sabercats won the League Championship.
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Scoring:
| Player | Pos | GP | G | A | Pts | PIM | +/- | PPG | SHG | GWG | SOG | SG% |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Kim Maier | LW | 49 | 34 | 42 | 76 | 97 | 16 | 12 | 0 | 2 | 214 | 15.9 |
| Tim Lovell | C | 54 | 33 | 43 | 76 | 68 | 22 | 12 | 3 | 6 | 196 | 16.8 |
| Scott Drevitch | D | 70 | 11 | 64 | 75 | 79 | 18 | 3 | 0 | 1 | 235 | 4.7 |
| Dampy Brar | RW | 58 | 33 | 32 | 65 | 49 | 23 | 14 | 0 | 4 | 151 | 21.9 |
| Scott Boston | D | 64 | 11 | 49 | 60 | 102 | 1 | 3 | 1 | 1 | 185 | 5.9 |
| Edgars Zaltkovskis | LW | 70 | 32 | 26 | 58 | 48 | -3 | 12 | 1 | 6 | 174 | 18.4 |
| Kevin Smyth | L | 42 | 25 | 21 | 46 | 83 | -2 | 10 | 0 | 3 | 133 | 18.8 |
| Alex Podalinski | R | 57 | 15 | 22 | 37 | 66 | 3 | 2 | 0 | 3 | 135 | 11.1 |
| Brad Mehalko | RW | 49 | 14 | 22 | 36 | 75 | -11 | 6 | 0 | 2 | 132 | 10.6 |
| Casey Hungle | RW | 50 | 17 | 16 | 33 | 40 | -18 | 6 | 0 | 1 | 174 | 9.8 |
| Scott Green | F | 32 | 11 | 12 | 23 | 16 | -4 | 3 | 2 | 2 | 91 | 12.1 |
| Chris MacKenzie | C | 18 | 2 | 14 | 16 | 14 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 48 | 4.2 |
| Jim Gattolliat | D | 64 | 4 | 11 | 15 | 121 | 6 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 67 | 6.0 |
| Trevor Roenick | RW | 12 | 3 | 12 | 15 | 15 | 3 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 34 | 8.8 |
| Chris Nelson | D | 39 | 6 | 8 | 14 | 31 | 5 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 79 | 7.6 |
| Jergis Bertins | C | 50 | 3 | 11 | 14 | 29 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 50 | 6.0 |
| Alexander Alexeev | D | 26 | 2 | 11 | 13 | 28 | -2 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 68 | 2.9 |
| Chad Richard | LW | 42 | 4 | 6 | 10 | 347 | -13 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 45 | 8.9 |
| Bench | 70 | 9 | 9 | 34 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | ||||
| Mike DeAngelis | D | 14 | 1 | 8 | 9 | 8 | 3 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 27 | 3.7 |
| Alex Mukhanov | D | 29 | 3 | 5 | 8 | 50 | -4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 40 | 7.5 |
| Shayne Tomlinson | D | 13 | 1 | 5 | 6 | 10 | 6 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 14 | 7.1 |
| Blair Allison | G | 48 | 0 | 6 | 6 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |
| Jamie Butt | LW | 25 | 3 | 2 | 5 | 57 | -11 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 31 | 9.7 |
| Sean Berens | C | 5 | 1 | 3 | 4 | 4 | -1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 24 | 4.2 |
| Brett Duncan | D | 47 | 0 | 4 | 4 | 81 | -1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 26 | 0.0 |
| Laurie Billeck | D | 5 | 0 | 2 | 2 | 6 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0.0 |
| Dmitri Sergeyev | C | 13 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 2 | -6 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 16 | 0.0 |
| Paul Taylor | G | 11 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 30 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0.0 |
| Sandy Gasseau | D/F | 2 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 14 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 6 | 0.0 |
| Eric Rice | RW | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | -1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 0.0 |
| Jeff Mercer | LW | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 0.0 |
| Trevor Matter | G | 20 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 19 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |
| Ivar Muzis | D | 7 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | -5 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 4 | 0.0 |
| Totals | 1158 | 278 | 460 | 738 | 1627 | 32 | 88 | 8 | 35 | 2408 | 11.5 |
Goaltenders:
| Player | GP | Min | W | L | T/OL | ENG | SHO | GA | GAA | Shts | SVS | SV% |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Trevor Matter | 20 | 1034 | 8 | 8 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 65 | 3.77 | 417 | 352 | .844 |
| Blair Allison | 48 | 2592 | 33 | 5 | 5 | 0 | 2 | 115 | 2.66 | 1168 | 1053 | .902 |
| Paul Taylor | 11 | 557 | 3 | 5 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 43 | 4.63 | 260 | 217 | .835 |
| Totals | 79 | 4183 | 44 | 18 | 8 | 0 | 2 | 223 | 3.20 | 1845 | 1622 | .879 |
Postseason - Scoring:
| Player | Pos | GP | G | A | Pts | PIM | +/- | PPG | SHG | GWG | SOG | SG% |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Kim Maier | LW | 11 | 10 | 5 | 15 | 18 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |
| Tim Lovell | C | 5 | 2 | 6 | 8 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |
| Scott Drevitch | D | 11 | 4 | 11 | 15 | 12 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |
| Dampy Brar | RW | 11 | 5 | 4 | 9 | 10 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |
| Scott Boston | D | 11 | 5 | 10 | 15 | 20 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |
| Edgars Zaltkovskis | LW | 11 | 3 | 2 | 5 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |
| Kevin Smyth | L | 11 | 7 | 13 | 20 | 10 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |
| Alex Podalinski | R | 10 | 2 | 3 | 5 | 20 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |
| Casey Hungle | RW | 11 | 3 | 2 | 5 | 8 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |
| Trevor Roenick | RW | 11 | 6 | 8 | 14 | 44 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |
| Chris Nelson | D | 7 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 6 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |
| Alexander Alexeev | D | 10 | 1 | 12 | 13 | 22 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |
| Chad Richard | LW | 6 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 10 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |
| Bench | 11 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | ||
| Shayne Tomlinson | D | 8 | 0 | 3 | 3 | 25 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |
| Blair Allison | G | 11 | 0 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |
| Brett Duncan | D | 11 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 12 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |
| Jeff Mercer | LW | 10 | 2 | 1 | 3 | 12 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |
| Jeff Helperl | D | 9 | 0 | 3 | 3 | 27 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |
| Jamie Burt | D | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |
| Totals | 187 | 50 | 88 | 138 | 262 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
