1998-99 Seattle Thunderbirds Statistics
Western Hockey League (WHL)
Team Record: 37-24-11 - 85 points
in the WHL's West Division
Coach: Don Nachbaur (37-24-11)
Location: Seattle, Washington
1998-99 Seattle Thunderbirds RosterTeam Record: 37-24-11 - 85 points
in the WHL's West Division
Coach: Don Nachbaur (37-24-11)
Location: Seattle, Washington
The Seattle Thunderbirds of the Western Hockey League ended the 1998-99 season with a record of 37 wins and 24 losses and 11 ties for 85 points in the WHL's West Division.
The Thunderbirds potted 279 goals and yielded 236. Bret DeCecco scored 57 goals for Seattle, and Oleg Saprykin tallied 30 or more, too. Scott Kelman contributed 54 assists. Cody Rudkowsky earned 34 wins for the squad and a team-best 2.89 goals against average, best among goalies with significant playing time.
Don Nachbaur coached the team.
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Scoring:
| Player | Pos | GP | G | A | Pts | PIM | +/- | PPG | SHG |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Bret DeCecco | RW | 72 | 57 | 43 | 100 | 81 | +26 | 26 | 5 |
| Oleg Saprykin | L | 66 | 47 | 46 | 93 | 107 | +31 | 15 | 5 |
| Scott Kelman | C | 66 | 19 | 54 | 73 | 95 | 0 | 9 | 1 |
| Torrey DiRoberto | C | 66 | 25 | 42 | 67 | 100 | +21 | 9 | 4 |
| Ben Clymer | D | 70 | 12 | 44 | 56 | 93 | +21 | 3 | 0 |
| Jame Pollock | R | 59 | 10 | 32 | 42 | 78 | +2 | 7 | 1 |
| Shane Endicott | C | 72 | 13 | 26 | 39 | 27 | +2 | 5 | 1 |
| Zdenek Blatny | L | 44 | 18 | 15 | 33 | 25 | +7 | 6 | 0 |
| Mike Siklenka | R | 68 | 19 | 13 | 32 | 115 | +14 | 4 | 1 |
| Jason Beckett | D | 70 | 4 | 26 | 30 | 195 | +30 | 1 | 1 |
| Tim Preston | LW | 60 | 12 | 15 | 27 | 98 | -1 | 1 | 0 |
| Nathan Forster | D | 65 | 5 | 17 | 22 | 153 | +8 | 2 | 0 |
| Justin Ossachuk | F | 56 | 9 | 9 | 18 | 231 | +11 | 1 | 0 |
| Jeffrey Beatch | D | 66 | 4 | 10 | 14 | 63 | +2 | 1 | 0 |
| David Ullmann | RW | 49 | 7 | 6 | 13 | 37 | -10 | 3 | 0 |
| Keegan McAvoy | RW | 66 | 2 | 11 | 13 | 87 | -8 | 1 | 0 |
| Craig Olynick | D | 51 | 1 | 9 | 10 | 89 | -1 | 0 | 0 |
| Paul Hurd | LW | 35 | 5 | 3 | 8 | 67 | -12 | 1 | 0 |
| David Kaczowka | LW | 60 | 3 | 2 | 5 | 247 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Dave Morisset | R | 17 | 4 | 0 | 4 | 31 | +1 | 0 | 0 |
| Ryan Trsek | LW | 38 | 3 | 1 | 4 | 35 | -3 | 0 | 0 |
| Cody Rudkowsky | G | 64 | 0 | 4 | 4 | 8 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Chris Manchakowski | D | 32 | 0 | 2 | 2 | 24 | -3 | 0 | 0 |
| Darren McLachlan | LW | 2 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 7 | +1 | 0 | 0 |
| Thomas Vicars | G | 16 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Garret Stroshein | R | 11 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 32 | -3 | 0 | 0 |
| Ray Fraser | G | 5 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Greg Black | C | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Totals | 1348 | 279 | 431 | 710 | 2129 | 136 | 95 | 19 |
Goaltenders:
| Player | GP | Min | W | L | T/OL | ENG | SHO | GA | GAA | Shts | SVS | SV% |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Cody Rudkowsky | 64 | 3670 | 34 | 16 | 1 | 4 | 7 | 177 | 2.89 | 2208 | 2031 | .920 |
| Thomas Vicars | 16 | 456 | 2 | 4 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 34 | 4.47 | 236 | 202 | .856 |
| Ray Fraser | 5 | 251 | 1 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 21 | 5.02 | 152 | 131 | .862 |
| Totals | 85 | 4377 | 37 | 23 | 2 | 4 | 7 | 232 | 3.18 | 2596 | 2364 | .911 |
Postseason - Scoring:
| Player | Pos | GP | G | A | Pts | PIM | +/- | PPG | SHG |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Bret DeCecco | RW | 11 | 1 | 4 | 5 | 21 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Oleg Saprykin | L | 11 | 5 | 11 | 16 | 36 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Scott Kelman | C | 11 | 4 | 3 | 7 | 37 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Torrey DiRoberto | C | 11 | 4 | 4 | 8 | 14 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Ben Clymer | D | 11 | 1 | 5 | 6 | 12 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Jame Pollock | R | 11 | 3 | 4 | 7 | 8 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Shane Endicott | C | 11 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Zdenek Blatny | L | 11 | 4 | 0 | 4 | 24 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Mike Siklenka | R | 11 | 6 | 6 | 12 | 24 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Jason Beckett | D | 11 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 40 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Tim Preston | LW | 11 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 11 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Nathan Forster | D | 10 | 0 | 2 | 2 | 26 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Justin Ossachuk | F | 6 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 20 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Jeffrey Beatch | D | 11 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 10 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| David Ullmann | RW | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Craig Olynick | D | 11 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 14 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Paul Hurd | LW | 11 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 13 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| David Kaczowka | LW | 9 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 24 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Dave Morisset | R | 11 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 22 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Cody Rudkowsky | G | 11 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Brennan Evans | D | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Thomas Vicars | G | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Garret Stroshein | R | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 7 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Totals | 210 | 29 | 44 | 73 | 367 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
Postseason - Goaltenders:
| Player | GP | Min | W | L | T/OL | ENG | SHO | GA | GAA | Shts | SVS | SV% |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Cody Rudkowsky | 11 | 638 | 5 | 6 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 31 | 2.92 | 496 | 465 | .938 |
| Thomas Vicars | 1 | 20 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 3.00 | 17 | 16 | .941 |
| Totals | 12 | 658 | 5 | 6 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 32 | 2.92 | 513 | 481 | .938 |
