1997-98 Hershey Bears Roster
American Hockey League (AHL)
Team Record: 36-31-7-6 - 85 points
in the AHL's Mid-Atlantic Division
Lost in 2nd Round
Coach: Bob Hartley (36-31-7, 6 OTL)
Location: Hershey, Pennsylvania
Attendance: 254,097, Avg. 6,352 in 40 home dates
1997-98 Hershey Bears StatisticsTeam Record: 36-31-7-6 - 85 points
in the AHL's Mid-Atlantic Division
Lost in 2nd Round
Coach: Bob Hartley (36-31-7, 6 OTL)
Location: Hershey, Pennsylvania
Attendance: 254,097, Avg. 6,352 in 40 home dates
The Hershey Bears of the American Hockey League ended the 1997-98 season with a record of 36 wins and 31 losses (and 6 overtime losses) and 7 ties for 85 points in the AHL's Mid-Atlantic Division.
The Bears netted 238 goals and yielded 235. Christian Matte scored 33 goals for Hershey, while Rob Shearer tallied 30 or more, too. Mike Gaul recorded 47 assists. Petr Franek topped the squad with 19 wins, plus Marc Denis added 15 or more wins, too. Petr Franek recorded a 2.71 goals against average, leading goalies with significant playing time.
Bob Hartley coached the team. The 1997-98 Hershey Bears lost in the in 2nd Round of the playoffs.
Click on column headings to sort.
| Player | Pos. | Birth Date | Height | Weight | S/C | Hometown |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| David Aebischer | G | February 7, 1978 | 6'1" | 185 | L | Fribourg, Switzerland |
| Peter Ambroziak | L | September 15, 1971 | 6'0" | 206 | L | Kanata, ON Canada |
| Serge Aubin | C | February 15, 1975 | 6'1" | 200 | L | Val d'Or, QC Canada |
| Cory Banika | LW | April 9, 1970 | 5'10" | 190 | L | Oshawa, ON Canada |
| Graham Belak | LW | September 1, 1979 | 6'4" | 229 | L | Saskatoon, SK Canada |
| Wade Belak | D | July 3, 1976 | 6'5" | 221 | R | Saskatoon, SK Canada |
| Brian Corcoran | D | April 23, 1972 | 6'2" | 216 | L | Baldwinsville, NY USA |
| Luke Curtin | LW | September 23, 1977 | 6'2" | 205 | L | St. Paul, MN |
| Marc Denis | G | August 1, 1977 | 6'1" | 193 | L | Montreal, QC Canada |
| Petr Franek | G | April 6, 1975 | 6'0" | 187 | L | Most, CZE |
| Mike Gaul | D | April 22, 1973 | 6'1" | 200 | R | Lachine, QC Canada |
| Hugues Gervais | LW | January 10, 1975 | 6'1" | 205 | L | Fortierville, QC Canada |
| Eric Hallman | D | May 21, 1973 | 6'2" | 220 | R | Eden Prairie, MN USA |
| Dan Hinote | C | January 30, 1977 | 6'0" | 190 | R | Leesburg, FL USA |
| Bobby House | RW | January 7, 1973 | 6'1" | 198 | R | Whitehorse, YT Canada |
| Keith Jones | R | November 8, 1968 | 6'2" | 200 | R | Brantford, ON Canada |
| Patrick Labrecque | G | March 6, 1971 | 6'0" | 190 | L | LaSalle, QC Canada |
| Martin Lamarche | LW | October 2, 1975 | 6'1" | 209 | L | Senneterre, QC Canada |
| Mitch Lamoureux | C | August 22, 1962 | 5'6" | 175 | L | Ottawa, ON Canada |
| Brad Larsen | L | June 28, 1977 | 6'0" | 210 | L | Nakusp, BC Canada |
| Steve Lingren | D | April 15, 1973 | 6'0" | 185 | L | Lake Cowichan, BC |
| Kevin MacDonald | D | February 24, 1966 | 6'0" | 200 | L | Prescott, ON Canada |
| Scott Malone | D | January 16, 1971 | 6'0" | 181 | L | South Boston, MA USA |
| Josef Marha | C | June 2, 1976 | 6'0" | 176 | L | Havlickuv Brod, Czech Republic |
| Bobby Marshall | D | April 11, 1972 | 6'1" | 190 | L | North York, ON |
| Christian Matte | R | January 20, 1975 | 6'0" | 190 | R | Hull, QC Canada |
| Mike McHugh | L | August 16, 1965 | 5'10" | 190 | L | Bowdoin, ME USA |
| Brian Mueller | D | June 2, 1972 | 5'11" | 227 | L | Liverpool, NY USA |
| Bob Needham | D | December 11, 1974 | 6'1" | 201 | Quesnel, BC Canada | |
| Ville Nieminen | L | April 6, 1977 | 5'11" | 200 | L | Tampere, Finland |
| J.P. O'Connor | C | May 31, 1974 | 5'10" | 185 | R | Montreal, QC Canada |
| Daniel Payette | LW | January 29, 1977 | 6'2" | 190 | L | Hull, QC Canada |
| Christian Proulx | D | December 10, 1973 | 6'0" | 185 | L | Coaticook, QC Canada |
| Bruce Richardson | C | June 8, 1977 | 5'9" | 174 | L | Ville St-Pierre, QC Canada |
| Yves Sarault | L | December 23, 1972 | 6'1" | 190 | L | Valleyfield, QC Canada |
| Rob Shearer | C | October 19, 1976 | 5'10" | 190 | R | Kitchener, ON Canada |
| Jason Simon | L | March 21, 1969 | 6'1" | 210 | L | Sarnia, ON Canada |
| Jeff Sirkka | D | June 17, 1968 | 6'0" | 194 | L | Sudbury, ON Canada |
| Dan Smith | D | October 19, 1976 | 6'2" | 200 | L | Fernie, BC Canada |
| Jonathan Sorg | D | May 21, 1974 | 6'2" | 205 | R | Branchville, NJ USA |
| Patrick Traverse | D | March 14, 1974 | 6'4" | 207 | L | Montreal, QC Canada |
| Pascal Trepanier | D | September 4, 1973 | 6'0" | 210 | R | Gaspe, QC Canada |
| David Van Drunen | D | January 31, 1976 | 6'0" | 204 | R | Sherwood Park, AB Canada |
| Eric Veilleux | C | February 20, 1972 | 5'9" | 165 | L | Quebec, QC Canada |
