1997-98 Worcester IceCats Roster

American Hockey League (AHL)
Team Record: 34-31-9-6 - 83 points
in the AHL's New England Division
Lost in 2nd Round
Coach: Greg Gilbert (34-31-9, 6 OTL)
Location: Worcester, Massachusetts
Attendance: 262,222, Avg. 6,556 in 40 home dates
1997-98 Worcester IceCats Statistics

The Worcester IceCats of the American Hockey League ended the 1997-98 season with a record of 34 wins and 31 losses (and 6 overtime losses) and 9 ties for 83 points in the AHL's New England Division.

The IceCats netted 267 goals and conceded 268. Michal Handzus and Robert Petrovicky scored 27 goals for Worcester each, and Michal Handzus accounted for 36 assists. Frederic Cassivi topped the squad with 20 wins, while Brent Johnson recorded a 3.19 goals against average, pacing goaltenders with enough qualifying appearances.

Greg Gilbert coached the team. The 1997-98 Worcester IceCats lost in the in 2nd Round of the playoffs.

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Player Pos. Birth Date Height Weight S/C Hometown
Lubos BarteckoLJuly 14, 19765'11"200LKezmarok, Slovakia
Frederic CassiviGJune 12, 19756'4"220LSorel, QC Canada
Ivan CiernikLOctober 30, 19776'1"234LLevice, Slovakia
Derek DienerDJuly 13, 19766'3"183LBurnaby, BC Canada
Rory FitzpatrickDJanuary 11, 19756'2"208RRochester, NY USA
Erich GoldmannDApril 7, 19766'3"212LDingolfing, Germany
Michal HandzusCMarch 11, 19776'5"217LBanska Bystrica, Czech Republic
Justin HockingDJanuary 9, 19746'4"215RStettler, AB Canada
Terry HollingerDFebruary 24, 19716'1"200LRegina, SK Canada
Brent JohnsonGMarch 12, 19776'3"199LFarmington, MI USA
Billy-Jay JohnstonRWNovember 13, 19756'2"201RBlenheim, ON Canada
Chris KenadyRApril 10, 19736'2"195RMound, MN USA
Bob LachanceCFebruary 1, 19746'0"198RBristol, CT USA
Reed LowRJune 21, 19766'4"220RMoose Jaw, SK Canada
Mike ManelukROctober 1, 19735'11"190RWinnipeg, MB Canada
Jamal MayersROctober 24, 19746'2"220RToronto, ON Canada
Samy NasreddineDAugust 24, 19766'2"201LMontreal, QC Canada
Nick NaumenkoDJuly 7, 19745'11"200RChicago, IL
Ricard PerssonDAugust 24, 19696'1"201LOstersund, Sweden
Robert PetrovickyCOctober 26, 19735'11"172LKosice, Slovakia
Mike ProkopecRMay 17, 19746'2"190RToronto, ON Canada
Stephane RoyCJanuary 26, 19765'11"194LSte-Martine, QC Canada
Bryce SalvadorDFebruary 11, 19766'2"222LBrandon, MB Canada
Allan SiroisFFebruary 19, 19756'1"200LRiviere-du-Loup, QC
Matt SmithDDecember 23, 19766'6"235RKent, England
Shayne ToporowskiRAugust 6, 19756'2"216RPaddockwood, SK Canada
Terry VirtueDAugust 12, 19706'0"198LScarborough, ON Canada
Tyler WillisRWApril 8, 19775'8"191RPrinceton, Canada
Dennis WrightLWJanuary 18, 19746'2"216LPalmer, AK USA
Libor ZabranskyDNovember 25, 19736'3"196LBrno, Czech Republic
Jason ZentLApril 15, 19715'11"204LBuffalo, NY USA



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