| # | Pos | Player | HT | WT | Shts | DOB | POB | 1997-98 Club | GP | G | A | PTS | PIM | 1998-99 Status | Notes |
|---|
| 1 | G | Jim Mullen | 5'11 | 189 | R | 10/10/73 | Chesterfield, MA | Austin (WPHL)
Odessa (WPHL)
Jacksonville (ECHL) | 8
5
1 | 0
0
0 | 2
0
0 | 2
0
0 | 0
0
0 | Assigned to Mississippi (ECHL) 9/29/98 | Camp Tryout |
| 2 | D | Darren Rumble | 6'1 | 200 | L | 1/23/69 | Barrie, ONT | Mannheim (DEL)
San Antonio (AHL) | 21
46 | 2
7 | 7
22 | 9
29 | 18
47 | | Acquired from San Antonio (IHL) 7/17/98 |
| 3 | D | Mark Vilneff | 6'2 | 195 | R | 11/28/73 | Cobourg, ONT | Muskegon (UHL)
Grand Rapids (IHL)
Michigan (IHL) | 71
5
1 | 3
0
0 | 19
0
0 | 22
0
0 | 57
0
0 | Assigned to Muskegon (UHL) 9/29/98 | Camp Tryout |
| 4 | D | Brian Lafleur | 5'11 | 197 | L | 3/11/75 | Bloomington, MN | Pennsacola (ECHL)
Quebec (IHL) |
4 | 11
0 | 38
0 | 49
0 | 44
4 | Signed 1 yr contract 9/28/98 | Camp Tryout |
| 5 | D | Pavol Pekarik | 6'4 | 215 | R | 12/24/77 | Bratislava, SVK | Caledon (MetJHL) | 40 | 12 | 24 | 36 | 140 | Assigned to Mississippi (ECHL) 9/29/98 | Signed 1 yr contract with Grand Rapids (IHL) 7/28/98 |
| 6 | D | Travis Tucker | 6'3 | 220 | R | 3/15/71 | Boston, MA | Quad City (UHL)
Portland (AHL)
Grand Rapids (IHL) | 51
17
2 | 7
1
0 | 20
0
0 | 27
1
0 | 97
24
7 | | Signed 1 yr contract with Grand Rapids (IHL) 7/28/98 |
| 7 | LW | Jeff Petruic | 6'1 | 202 | R | 5/19/74 | Avonlea, SK | Bakersfield (WCHL)
Reno (WCHL) | 7
50 | 2
38 | 0
25 | 2
63 | 4
12 | Assigned to Alexandria 9/29/98 | Camp Tryout |
| 8 | F | Kevin Stevens | 6'0 | 185 | | 2/1/72 | Olmstead, OH | | | | | | | Released from Camp 9/24/98 | Camp Tryout |
| 8 | RW | Maxim Spiridonov | 5'10 | 176 | L | 4/7/78 | Moscow, Rus | London (OHL)
Grand Rapids (IHL) | 66
0 | 54
0 | 44
0 | 98
0 | 52
0 | Joined Camp 9/29 after being cut by Edmonton (NHL) | Signed 1 yr contract with Grand Rapids (IHL) 9/29/98 |
| 9 | C | Kip Miller | 5'11 | 195 | L | 6/11/69 | Lansing, MI | Utah (IHL)
New York I (NHL) | 72
9 | 38
1 | 59
3 | 97
4 | 30
2 | Claimed on waivers by Pitteburgh (NHL 10/5/98 | Signed 2 yr contract with Grand Rapids (IHL) 8/11/98 |
| 10 | RW | Gaetan Royer | 6'3 | 193 | R | 3/13/76 | Donnaconna, PQ | Canadian National Team (Intl) | 55 | 10 | 17 | 27 | 101 | | Signed 1 yr contract with Grand Rapids (IHL) 9/4/98 |
| 11 | LW | Matt Ruchty | 6'1 | 225 | L | 11/27/69 | Kitchener, ONT | Grand Rapids (IHL)
Rochester (AHL) | 64
6 | 8
2 | 14
3 | 22
5 | 259
21 | | Signed 2 yr contract with Grand Rapids (IHL) 8/5/97 |
| 12 | C | Kevin Hilton | 5'11 | 185 | L | 1/5/75 | Trenton, MI | Mobile (ECHL)
Orlando (IHL) | 69
1 | 29
0 | 53
0 | 82
0 | 50
0 | Assigned to Alexandia (WPHL) 9/29/98 | Camp Tryout |
| 14 | RW | Sean Tallaire | 5'10 | 190 | R | 10/3/73 | Steinbach, MB | Grand Rapids (IHL)
Central Texas (WPHL)
Long Beach (IHL)
Rochester (AHL) | 4
2
56
6 | 0
1
24
2 | 0
3
19
1 | 0
4
43
3 | 0
0
68
0 | | Camp Tryout |
| 15 | LW | Bruce Coles | 5'9 | 283 | L | 1/12/68 | Montreal, PQ | Philadelphia (AHL) | 39 | 19 | 23 | 42 | 55 | Did not Report to training Camp | On Loan from PHI (NHL) |
| 16 | C/RW | Danton Cole | 5'11 | 185 | R | 1/10/67 | Pontiac, MI | Grand Rapids (IHL) | 81 | 13 | 13 | 26 | 36 | | Signed 1 yr contract with Grand Rapids (IHL) 8/12/98 |
| 17 | LW | Chad Remackel | 6'1 | 198 | L | 11/9/71 | St Paul, MN | Mobile (ECHL)
Rochester (AHL)
Chicago (IHL) | 53
4
3 | 19
0
0 | 36
0
1 | 55
0
1 | 51
0
0 | Released from Camp 9/24/98 | Camp Tryout |
| 18 | C | Anders Bjork | 6'3 | 206 | | 10/17/73 | Stockholm, SWE | Denver (WCHA) | 29 | 17 | 18 | 35 | 30 | | Signed 1 yr contract with Grand Rapids (IHL) 9/5/98 |
| 19 | C | Glen Metropolit | 6'0 | 185 | R | 6/25/74 | Toronto, ONT | Grand Rapids (IHL) | 79 | 20 | 35 | 55 | 90 | | Signed 1 yr contract with Grand Rapids (IHL) 8/5/98 |
| 20 | C | Robert Petrovicky | 5'11 | 172 | L | 10/26/73 | Kosice, SVK | Worcester (AHL) | 65 | 27 | 34 | 61 | 97 | | Signed 1 yr contract with Grand Rapids (IHL) 8/20/98 |
| 21 | D | Jared Bednar | 6'3 | 205 | R | 2/28/72 | Yorktown, SK | Rochester (AHL)
South Carolina (ECHL) | 19
36 | 0
4 | 2
4 | 2
8 | 49
126 | Signed 25 game tryout 10/8/98 | Camp Tryout |
| 22 | C | Greg Clancy | 6'1 | 196 | R | 11/15/72 | Kingston, ONT | Grand Rapids (IHL)
Muskegon (UHL) | 50
13 | 9
2 | 3
3 | 12
5 | 26
4 | | Signed 1 yr contract with Grand Rapids (IHL) 8/12/98 |
| 23 | D | Jan Vodraska | 6'1 | 200 | L | 11/10/76 | Plzen, CZECH | Milwaukee (IHL)
Madison (UHL) | 10
55 | 0
3 | 0
15 | 0
18 | 32
224 | | Camp Tryout |
| 24 | D | Travis Richards | 6'2 | 195 | L | 3/22/70 | Richfield, MN | Grand Rapids (IHL) | 81 | 12 | 20 | 32 | 70 | | Signed 2 yr contract with Grand Rapids (IHL) 7/29/97 |
| 25 | LW | Jason Weaver | 6'3 | 215 | L | 9/22/72 | Brampton, ONT | Grand Rapids (IHL)
Nottingham (BISL) | 10
23 | 9
7 | 1
13 | 1
20 | 28
67 | | Signed 1 yr contract with Grand Rapids (IHL) 8/12/98 |
| 26 | LW | Bob Brandon | 6'0 | 200 | L | 1/2/74 | Burlington, ONT | Fayetteville (CHL) | 53 | 13 | 13 | 26 | 141 | Assigned to Mississippi (ECHL) 9/29/98 | Camp Tryout |
| 27 | D | Tom Ashe | 5'9 | 185 | L | 4/6/74 | Springfield, MA | Grand Rapids (IHL) | 53 | 5 | 8 | 13 | 38 | | Signed 1 yr contract with Grand Rapids (IHL) 7/27/98 |
| 28 | D | Kerry Huffman | 6'0 | 200 | L | 1/3/68 | Peterborough, ONT | Grand Rapids (IHL) | 73 | 4 | 23 | 27 | 60 | | Signed 2 yr contract with Grand Rapids (IHL) 6/24/98 |
| 29 | LW | Bruce Ramsey | 6'0 | 180 | L | 5/13/69 | Dryden, ONT | Grand Rapids (IHL) | 47 | 1 | 3 | 4 | 165 | | Signed 2 yr contract with Grand Rapids (IHL) 10/13/97 |
| 30 | G | Gregg Malicke | 6'0 | 175 | L | 4/20/75 | Rocherster Hills, MI | U of M (CCHA) | 8 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | Returned to Alexandria (WPHL) 10/7/98 | Camp Tryout |
| 31 | G | Neil Little | 6'1 | 193 | L | 12/18/71 | Medicine Hat, ALB | Philadelphia (AHL) | 51 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 24 | In camp with PHI (NHL) | On Loan from PHI (NHL) |
| 32 | LW | John Kosubud | 6'1 | 205 | L | 8/26/72 | Fargo, ND | Mississippi (ECHL)
Springfield (AHL) | 66
2 |
2 | 21
0 | 39
2 | 28
4 | Assigned to Mississippi (ECHL) 9/29/98 | Camp Tryout |
| 35 | G | Ian Gordon | 5'10 | 170 | L | 5/15/75 | N. Battleford, SK | Grand Rapids (IHL) | 49 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 4 | | Signed 1 yr contract with Grand Rapids (IHL) 6/30/98 |
| | G | Marc Delorme | 6'0 | 170 | R | 6/19/70 | Montreal, PQ | Reno (WCHL)
Birmingham (ECHL) | 14
23 | 0
0 | 1
5 | 1
5 | 14
14 | Returned to Saginaw (UHL) 10/7/98 | Joined Camp 9/29 after being cut by Detroit (IHL) |
* - Amateur Player.
