1998-99 Saginaw Gears Statistics
United Hockey League (UHL)
Team Record: 20-46 (SO: 0-8) - 48 points
in the UHL's Central Division
Coach: Robert Dirk (20-46, 8 OTL)
Location: Saginaw, Michigan
Attendance: 87,118, Avg. 2,355 in 37 home dates
1998-99 Saginaw Gears RosterTeam Record: 20-46 (SO: 0-8) - 48 points
in the UHL's Central Division
Coach: Robert Dirk (20-46, 8 OTL)
Location: Saginaw, Michigan
Attendance: 87,118, Avg. 2,355 in 37 home dates
The Saginaw Gears of the United Hockey League ended the 1998-99 season with a record of 20 wins and 46 losses, with a 0-8 showing in shootouts for 48 points in the UHL's Central Division.
The Gears scored 212 goals, worst in the league and allowed 332, most in the circuit. Justin Morrison netted 24 goals for Saginaw, and Keith Osborne contributed 49 assists. Marc Delorme topped the squad with 10 wins and a team-best 3.88 goals against average, leading qualifying goaltenders.
Robert Dirk coached the team.
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Scoring:
| Player | Pos | GP | G | A | Pts | PIM | +/- | PPG | SHG | GWG | SOG | SG% |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Keith Osborne | R | 73 | 20 | 49 | 69 | 72 | -16 | 4 | 1 | 3 | 212 | 9.4 |
| Francois Sasseville | C | 70 | 23 | 30 | 53 | 49 | -38 | 5 | 1 | 1 | 223 | 10.3 |
| Justin Morrison | RW | 59 | 24 | 27 | 51 | 109 | -3 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 159 | 15.1 |
| Mark Giannetti | LW | 56 | 22 | 25 | 47 | 24 | -2 | 7 | 0 | 0 | 161 | 13.7 |
| Dominic Chiasson | LW | 49 | 15 | 26 | 41 | 8 | -14 | 3 | 0 | 3 | 178 | 8.4 |
| John Evangelista | F | 67 | 17 | 21 | 38 | 32 | -32 | 3 | 1 | 0 | 130 | 13.1 |
| Brian Mueller | D | 51 | 12 | 20 | 32 | 38 | 3 | 5 | 1 | 0 | 151 | 7.9 |
| Patrick Charbonneau | D | 72 | 10 | 17 | 27 | 92 | -38 | 5 | 0 | 2 | 134 | 7.5 |
| John Nelson | RW | 34 | 7 | 18 | 25 | 93 | -21 | 3 | 0 | 2 | 78 | 9.0 |
| David Van Drunen | D | 63 | 5 | 17 | 22 | 126 | -6 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 92 | 5.4 |
| Kevin Tucker | RW | 35 | 7 | 14 | 21 | 0 | -30 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 56 | 12.5 |
| Jamie Hayden | D | 74 | 3 | 14 | 17 | 33 | -33 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 60 | 5.0 |
| Mike Senior | RW | 64 | 11 | 5 | 16 | 30 | -52 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 101 | 10.9 |
| Peter Romeo | RW | 30 | 3 | 9 | 12 | 41 | -6 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 68 | 4.4 |
| Mike Pomichter | LW | 10 | 8 | 2 | 10 | 0 | -2 | 3 | 0 | 1 | 43 | 18.6 |
| Randy Best | D | 28 | 2 | 7 | 9 | 12 | -25 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 52 | 3.8 |
| Chris Palmer | F | 6 | 5 | 2 | 7 | 4 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 23 | 21.7 |
| Mike Hiebert | D | 16 | 2 | 5 | 7 | 64 | -19 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 16 | 12.5 |
| Doug Reynolds | R | 7 | 2 | 5 | 7 | 2 | -9 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 14 | 14.3 |
| Jason Ricci | D | 14 | 0 | 7 | 7 | 10 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 21 | 0.0 |
| Phil Husak | LW | 30 | 2 | 4 | 6 | 25 | -4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 21 | 9.5 |
| Bench | 74 | 5 | 5 | 12 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | ||||
| Marty Wells | LW | 11 | 1 | 3 | 4 | 4 | -5 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 29 | 3.4 |
| Darryl Sinclair | C | 6 | 3 | 0 | 3 | 4 | -5 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 13 | 23.1 |
| John Finstrom | C | 20 | 1 | 2 | 3 | 21 | -11 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 22 | 4.5 |
| Anthony Segala | D | 28 | 0 | 3 | 3 | 16 | -16 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 21 | 0.0 |
| Joel Gardner | C | 3 | 0 | 3 | 3 | 2 | -4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 6 | 0.0 |
| Jack Greig | LW | 26 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 146 | -9 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 6 | 16.7 |
| Kevin Westlake | C | 4 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 0 | -8 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 6 | 16.7 |
| D.J. Conte | D | 35 | 0 | 2 | 2 | 103 | -19 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 17 | 0.0 |
| Chad Holloway | D | 8 | 0 | 2 | 2 | 4 | -21 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 9 | 0.0 |
| Brian Steiner | D | 9 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 12 | -10 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 4 | 0.0 |
| Marc Delorme | G | 33 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 14 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |
| Dave Gregory | D | 9 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 8 | -5 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0.0 |
| Brian Scott | F | 12 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 5 | -4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 12 | 0.0 |
| Joe Smaza | D | 7 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 2 | -3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 9 | 0.0 |
| Trevor Bremner | LW | 10 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 32 | -4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 6 | 0.0 |
| Matt Hoffman | LW | 2 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 7 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 9 | 0.0 |
| Rick MacDonald | D | 9 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 4 | -5 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 18 | 0.0 |
| Jean-Yves Dube | G | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |
| Craig Griese | R | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | -2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |
| Shawn Grenier | G | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |
| Steve Adams | D | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 14 | -1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0.0 |
| Avi Karunakar | G | 28 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 8 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |
| Kevin Hill | D | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |
| Mike Alunno | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | -6 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 0.0 | |
| Brian Kreft | G | 13 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |
| Kevin Butt | L | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |
| Jessy Grenier | F/D | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 41 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0.0 |
| Todd Chinnick | R | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | -11 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 4 | 0.0 |
| Totals | 1276 | 212 | 349 | 561 | 1325 | -495 | 52 | 5 | 15 | 2192 | 9.7 |
Goaltenders:
| Player | GP | Min | W | L | T/OL | ENG | SHO | GA | GAA | Shts | SVS | SV% |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Avi Karunakar | 28 | 1516 | 7 | 17 | 3 | 2 | 1 | 116 | 4.59 | 990 | 874 | .883 |
| Brian Kreft | 13 | 739 | 2 | 8 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 55 | 4.47 | 415 | 360 | .867 |
| Marc Delorme | 33 | 1946 | 10 | 19 | 4 | 1 | 1 | 126 | 3.88 | 1003 | 877 | .874 |
| Shawn Grenier | 1 | 60 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 3.00 | 22 | 19 | .864 |
| Jean-Yves Dube | 2 | 108 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 15 | 8.33 | 96 | 81 | .844 |
| Kevin Butt | 1 | 60 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 5 | 5.00 | 50 | 45 | .900 |
| Totals | 78 | 4429 | 20 | 46 | 8 | 4 | 2 | 320 | 4.34 | 2576 | 2256 | .876 |
