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1998-1999

1998-1999 Fort Wayne Komets Roster

	#	Player	A	Born	Birthplace	HT	WT	S
GOALTENDERS
		Bruce Racine (G)	59	1966	Cornwall, ON, CAN	6'0"	170	L
		Pokey Reddick (G)	61	1964	Halifax, NS, CAN	5'8"	170	L
DEFENSEMEN
		Ed Campbell (D)	51	1974	Worcester, MA, USA	6'2"	209	L
		Chad Dameworth (D)	53	1972	Marquette, MI, USA	6'2"	216	L
		Dion Darling (D)	51	1974	Edmonton, AB, CAN	6'3"	220	L
		Dave Doucette (D)	60	1965	Toronto, ON, CAN	5'10"	198	L
		Guy Dupuis (D)	55	1970	Moncton, NB, CAN	6'2"	198	R
		Jan Kobezda (D)		1975	Ilava, SVK	6'5"	216	L
		Mike Martin (D)	49	1976	Stratford, ON, CAN	6'2"	205	R
		Bryan McKinney (D)	48	1977	East Meadow, NY, USA	6'0"	183	R
		Chris Newans (D)	56	1969	Summerside, PE, CAN	5'11"	181	R
		Oleg Shargorodsky (D)	56	1969	Kharkiv, UKR	6'2"	192	L
		Adam Smith (D)	49	1976	Digby, NS, CAN	6'0"	216	L
		Lee Sorochan (D)	50	1975	Edmonton, AB, CAN	6'0"	207	L
		Andri Sriubko (D)	50	1975	Kyiv, UKR	6'3"	212	L
		Nikolai Tsulygin (D)	50	1975	Ufa, RUS	6'3"	225	R
		Lance Ward (D)	47	1978	Lloydminster, AB, CAN	6'4"	216	L
		Bob Woods (D)	57	1968	LeRoy, SK, CAN	6'1"	192	L
FORWARDS
		Andrei Bashkirov (LW)	55	1970	Shelekhov, RUS	6'0"	194	L
		Robin Bawa (RW)	59	1966	Duncan, BC, CAN	6'2"	214	R
		Hugo Bélanger (LW)	55	1970	St-Hubert, QC, CAN	6'0"	190	L
	#33	Eric Boguniecki (C/RW)	50	1975	New Haven, CT, USA	5'8"	198	R
		Ian Boyce (LW)"C"	57	1968	St-Laurent, QC, CAN	5'9"	176	R
		Johnny Brdarovic (LW)	50	1975	Toronto, ON, CAN	6'0"	201	L
		Vyacheslav Butsayev (C)	55	1970	Togliatti, RUS	6'2"	218	L
		Tracy Egeland (RW)	55	1970	Lethbridge, AB, CAN	6'2"	181	R
		Jed Fiebelkorn (LW)	53	1972	Maple Grove, MN, USA	6'4"	209	R
		Mike Legg (RW)	50	1975	London, ON, CAN	6'0"	194	R
		Tero Lehterä (C)	53	1972	Espoo, FIN	6'0"	192	L
		David Nemirovsky (RW)	49	1976	Toronto, ON, CAN	6'2"	198	R
		Shawn Penn (LW)	54	1971	Madison Heights, MI, USA	6'2"	209	L
		Andrei Petrakov (RW)		1976	Yekaterinburg, RUS	6'0"	187	L
		Brad Purdie (C)	53	1972	Dollard-des-Ormeaux, QC, CAN	5'10"	187	R
		André Roy (LW)	50	1975	Port Chester, NY, USA	6'4"	229	L
		Sean Selmser (LW)	51	1974	Calgary, AB, CAN	6'0"	196	L
		Konstantin Shafranov (RW)	57	1968	Ust-Kamenogorsk, KAZ	6'0"	198	L
		Paul Willett (C)	56	1969	Maria, QC, CAN	6'0"	174	L
		Derek Wood (C)	50	1975	Prince George, BC, CAN	5'10"	190	L

Position: G: 2, D: 11, F: 17Av Age: 27.07 yearsAv Ht: 6'0"Av Wt: 198 lbsCompare with other teams »

1998-1999 Fort Wayne Komets Staff

Head CoachGrant Sonier
Asst. CoachGerard Gallant
General ManagerDavid Franke
Asst. Equipment ManagerClint Reif
BroadcasterBob Chase
BroadcasterTim Hoke
Dir. of CommunicationsChuck Bailey
Equipment ManagerJoe Franke
Franchise OwnerDavid Franke
Franchise OwnerMichael Franke
Franchise OwnerStephen Franke
PresidentMichael Franke

Team Staff History

1998-1999 Fort Wayne Komets Captains

"C"

Ian Boyce

Team Captaincy History

Fort Wayne Komets Facts

Plays in: ECHL
Team Colors: Black + Orange
Town: Fort Wayne, IN, USA Map
Founded: 1952

1998-1999 Fort Wayne Komets Roster Facts

Nationalities

23 players
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Experience

Fort Wayne Komets: 3 229 GP
NHL: 474 GP
WC: 44 GP
OG: 27 GP
SHL: 77 GP
Liiga: 330 GP
AHL: 2 406 GP

Affiliated Team(s)

Bakersfield Condors (AHL)
Edmonton Oilers (NHL)

Arena Information

Arena Name: Allen County War Memorial Coliseum
Location: Fort Wayne, IN, USA
Capacity: 10 500
Construction Year: 1952

Fort Wayne Komets Games

date	home	visiting	score	league
12/18/2025 01:00 AM UTC	Bloomington Bison	Fort Wayne Komets	-	ECHL
12/14/2025 08:00 PM UTC	Kalamazoo Wings	Fort Wayne Komets	-	ECHL
12/14/2025 12:35 AM UTC	Fort Wayne Komets	Kalamazoo Wings	4 - 5	ECHL
12/13/2025 12:35 AM UTC	Fort Wayne Komets	Kansas City Mavericks	4 - 5	ECHL
12/07/2025 10:05 PM UTC	Fort Wayne Komets	Cincinnati Cyclones	4 - 1	ECHL

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12/12/2025

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Tyler Inamoto (D)

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11/29/2025

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Connor Ungar (G)

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11/21/2025

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Connor Ungar (G)

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11/15/2025

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Odeen Tufto (F)

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Beau Akey (D)

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11/14/2025

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Brandon McNally (F)

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11/05/2025

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Beau Akey (D)

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Fort Wayne Komets History and Standings

season	league	GP	W	L	T	OTW	OTL	GF	GA	PTS	PPG	rank	postseason
2025-2026	ECHL	22	14	6	-	-	2	78	54	30	1.36	1	-
2024-2025	ECHL	72	41	22	-	-	9	229	193	91	1.26	2	Division Final loss
2023-2024	ECHL	72	35	30	-	-	7	224	226	77	1.07	5	Did not make playoffs
2022-2023	ECHL	72	34	31	-	-	7	267	273	75	1.04	4	Division Semifinal loss
2021-2022	ECHL	72	40	25	-	-	7	267	225	87	1.21	2	Division Semifinal loss
2020-2021	ECHL	51	29	17	-	-	5	170	136	63	1.24	3	Champion
2019-2020	ECHL	62	31	23	-	-	8	218	220	70	1.13	3	Playoffs Cancelled
2018-2019	ECHL	72	36	26	-	-	10	233	248	82	1.14	3	Division Semifinal loss
2017-2018	ECHL	72	46	20	-	-	6	290	216	98	1.36	2	Conference Final loss
2016-2017	ECHL	72	45	19	-	-	8	264	210	98	1.36	2	Division Final loss
2015-2016	ECHL	72	40	23	-	-	9	240	200	89	1.24	1	Conference Final loss
2014-2015	ECHL	72	48	18	-	-	6	251	200	102	1.42	2	Division Final loss
2013-2014	ECHL	72	36	24	-	-	12	215	215	84	1.17	3	Conference SF loss
2012-2013	ECHL	72	33	35	-	-	4	205	246	70	0.97	4	Did not make playoffs
2011-2012	CHL	66	40	19	-	-	7	228	187	87	1.32	1	Champion
2010-2011	CHL	66	31	27	-	-	8	187	204	70	1.06	6	Conference SF loss
2009-2010	IHL	76	50	21	-	-	5	263	183	105	1.38	2	Champion
2008-2009	IHL	76	46	18	-	-	12	288	213	104	1.37	1	Champion
2007-2008	IHL	76	56	12	-	-	8	280	186	120	1.58	1	Champion
2006-2007	UHL	76	51	21	-	-	4	263	187	106	1.39	1	Conference Final loss
2005-2006	UHL	76	44	26	-	-	6	258	206	94	1.24	2	Quarterfinal loss
2004-2005	UHL	80	51	24	-	-	5	274	211	107	1.34	1	Final loss
2003-2004	UHL	76	53	17	-	-	6	281	180	112	1.47	1	Conference Final loss
2002-2003	UHL	76	44	21	-	-	11	249	191	99	1.3	1	Champion
2001-2002	UHL	74	37	24	-	-	13	227	215	87	1.18	5	Did not make playoffs
2000-2001	UHL	74	42	26	-	-	6	261	253	90	1.22	1	Conference Final loss
1999-2000	UHL	74	40	27	-	-	7	281	251	87	1.18	4	Semifinal loss
1998-1999	IHL	82	33	33	-	-	16	250	280	82	1	5	Conference QF loss
1997-1998	IHL	82	47	29	-	-	6	270	243	100	1.22	2	Conference QF loss
1996-1997	IHL	82	28	47	-	-	7	223	318	63	0.77	9	Did not make playoffs

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