1997-98 Cleveland Lumberjacks Roster

International Hockey League (IHL)
Team Record: 35-37 (SO: 0-10) - 80 points
in the IHL's Central Division
Lost in 2nd Round
Coach: Perry Ganchar (35-37, 10 OTL)
Location: Cleveland, Ohio
Attendance: 372,762, Avg. 9,092 in 41 home dates
1997-98 Cleveland Lumberjacks Statistics

The Cleveland Lumberjacks of the International Hockey League ended the 1997-98 season with a record of 35 wins and 37 losses, with a 0-10 showing in shootouts for 80 points in the IHL's Central Division.

The Lumberjacks netted 228 goals and allowed 262. Brett Harkins scored 32 goals for Cleveland and contributed 62 assists. Pat Jablonski topped the squad with 13 wins and a team-best 3.02 goals against average, best among goaltenders with enough qualifying appearances.

Perry Ganchar coached the team. The 1997-98 Cleveland Lumberjacks lost in the in 2nd Round of the playoffs.

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Player Pos. Birth Date Height Weight S/C Hometown
Dave BaseggioDOctober 28, 19676'0"195LNiagara Falls, ON
Stefan BergkvistDMarch 10, 19756'2"224LLeksand, Sweden
Jason BonsignoreCApril 15, 19766'4"220RRochester, NY USA
David BrumbyGMay 21, 19756'1"190LVictoria, BC Canada
Jock CallanderCApril 23, 19616'1"188RRegina, SK Canada
Christian CampeauRWFebruary 6, 19715'10"190RVerdun, QC Canada
Mark CornforthDNovember 13, 19726'1"193LMontreal, QC Canada
John CraigheadRNovember 23, 19716'0"195RRichmond, VA USA
David DartschLWFebruary 17, 19745'11"194LPointe-Claire, QC Canada
Dale DeGrayDSeptember 1, 19636'0"200LOshawa, ON Canada
Tom DraperGNovember 20, 19665'11"185LOutremont, QC Canada
Rob DumasDMarch 19, 19696'0"201RSpirit River, AB Canada
Joe DziedzicLDecember 18, 19716'3"227LMinneapolis, MN USA
Vadim EpanchintsevCMarch 16, 19765'10"180Orsk, Russia
Rusty FitzgeraldCOctober 4, 19726'1"210LMinneapolis, MN USA
Rick GirardC/LWMay 1, 19745'10"174LEdmonton, AB Canada
Brett HarkinsCJuly 2, 19706'1"185LNorth Ridgeville, OH USA
Rick HaywardDFebruary 25, 19666'0"180LToledo, OH USA
Pat JablonskiGJune 20, 19676'0"180RToledo, OH USA
Steve KellyCOctober 26, 19766'2"205LVancouver, BC Canada
Alexei KrivchenkovDJune 11, 19746'1"205LUsolje-Sibirskoje, Russia
Lane LambertRNovember 18, 19646'0"185RMelfort, SK Canada
Brad LauerLOctober 27, 19666'0"195LHumboldt, SK Canada
Eric LavigneDNovember 4, 19726'3"195LVictoriaville, QC Canada
Chris LongoRWJanuary 5, 19725'10"187RBelleville, ON Canada
Cail MacLeanRWSeptember 30, 19765'11"195RMiddleton, NS
Sal ManganaroRWDecember 20, 19725'11"185RBoston, MA USA
Jason McBainDApril 12, 19746'2"180LKimberley, BC Canada
Ryan MougenelRWMarch 2, 19766'0"194LScarborough, ON Canada
Burke MurphyFJune 5, 19736'0"181LGloucester, ON Canada
J.P. O'ConnorCMay 31, 19745'10"185RMontreal, QC Canada
Mark OsborneLAugust 13, 19616'2"205LToronto, ON Canada
Jim PaekDApril 7, 19676'1"195LSeoul, Korea
Rob PearsonRMarch 8, 19716'3"198ROshawa, ON Canada
Eric PerrinCNovember 1, 19755'9"180LLaval, QC Canada
Mike RucinskiDMarch 30, 19755'11"179LTrenton, MI USA
Jason RuffLJanuary 27, 19706'2"192LKelowna, BC Canada
Darcy SimonDJanuary 21, 19706'1"201RNorth Battleford, SK Canada
Martin St. LouisRJune 18, 19755'9"185LLaval, QC Canada
Sean TallaireRWOctober 3, 19736'0"198RSteinbach, MB Canada
Mike TamburroGMarch 26, 19735'7"170LToronto, ON Canada
Darren WetherillDJanuary 28, 19706'0"185LRegina, SK Canada
Derek WilkinsonGJuly 29, 19746'0"170LLasalle, QC Canada
Steve WilsonDMarch 7, 19745'11"196Nepean, ON Canada



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