1997-98 Detroit Vipers Roster

International Hockey League (IHL)
Team Record: 47-20 (SO: 0-15) - 109 points
in the IHL's Northeast Division
Lost League Championship
Coach: Steve Ludzik (47-20, 15 OTL)
Location: Detroit, Michigan
Attendance: 526,759, Avg. 12,848 in 41 home dates
1997-98 Detroit Vipers Statistics

The Detroit Vipers of the International Hockey League ended the 1997-98 season with a record of 47 wins and 20 losses, with a 0-15 showing in shootouts for 109 points in the IHL's Northeast Division.

The Vipers netted 267 goals and allowed 232. Dan Kesa scored 40 goals for Detroit, and Steve Walker contributed 49 assists. Jeff Reese earned 27 wins in front of the net for the squad and a team-best 2.22 goals against average, leading goalies with significant playing time.

Steve Ludzik coached the team. The 1997-98 Detroit Vipers lost in the League Championship.

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Player Pos. Birth Date Height Weight S/C Hometown
Chris AlbertRWOctober 12, 19725'11"194ROttawa, ON Canada
Keith AldridgeDJuly 20, 19735'11"185RDetroit, MI USA
Derek ArmstrongCApril 23, 19736'0"190ROttawa, ON Canada
Darren BanksLMarch 18, 19666'2"215LToronto, ON Canada
Clayton BeddoesCNovember 10, 19705'11"190LBentley, AB Canada
Louis BernardDJuly 10, 19746'2"209RVictoriaville, QC Canada
Andy BezeauLWMarch 30, 19705'9"185LSaint John, NB Canada
Radim BicanekDJanuary 18, 19756'1"209LUherske Hradiste, Czech Republic
Kevin BoydLWMay 19, 19776'4"220RNewmarket, ON Canada
Stephane BrochuDAugust 15, 19676'0"185LSherbrooke, QC Canada
Jimmy CarsonCJuly 20, 19686'1"200RSouthfield, MI USA
Peter CiavagliaCJuly 15, 19695'10"173LAlbany, NY USA
Sylvain CloutierCFebruary 13, 19746'0"200LMont-Laurier, QC Canada
Jon ColemanDMarch 9, 19756'1"180LBoston, MA USA
Phil CroweRApril 4, 19706'2"230LNanton, AB Canada
Mike DonnellyLOctober 10, 19635'11"185LLivonia, MI USA
Stan DruliaRJanuary 5, 19685'11"190RElmira, NY USA
Brent FedykRMarch 8, 19676'0"194RYorkton, SK Canada
Denny FelsnerRApril 29, 19706'0"195LWarren, MI USA
Jason GloverRWMarch 29, 19725'11"190LLondon, ON Canada
Erich GoldmannDApril 7, 19766'3"212LDingolfing, Germany
John GrudenDJune 4, 19706'0"203LVirginia, MN USA
Johan HedbergGMay 5, 19736'0"185LLeksand, Sweden
Ian HerbersDJuly 18, 19676'4"225LJasper, AB Canada
Harold HershRWApril 18, 19746'1"185RLaval, QC Canada
Gordie HoweRMarch 31, 19286'0"205RFloral, SK Canada
Jani HurmeGJanuary 7, 19756'0"190LTurku, Finland
Bob JayDNovember 18, 19655'11"190RBurlington, MA USA
Duane JoyceDMay 5, 19656'2"203RPembroke, MA USA
Dan KesaRNovember 23, 19716'0"190RVancouver, BC Canada
Martin LaîtreLWApril 11, 19735'11"229LGatineau, QC Canada
Marc MagliarditiGJuly 9, 19765'11"190LNiagara Falls, NY
Jason MansoffDNovember 12, 19725'11"201LEdmonton, AB Canada
Trent McClearyRSeptember 8, 19726'0"182RSwift Current, SK Canada
Bryan McMullenGMay 23, 19776'1"201LBuffalo, NY USA
Andrei MezinGJuly 8, 19746'0"172LChelyabinsk, Russia
Tim MurrayDNovember 14, 19746'2"194LCalgary, AB Canada
Frantisek MusilDDecember 17, 19646'3"215LPardubice, Czech Republic
Luch NasatoDMarch 10, 19775'11"205LMississauga, ON Canada
Brad NortonDFebruary 13, 19756'6"235LCambridge, MA USA
Dave ParadiseCNovember 24, 19735'10"194RSt. Paul, MN USA
Rich ParentGJanuary 12, 19736'3"195LMontreal, QC Canada
Michel PetitDFebruary 12, 19646'1"205RSt. Malo, QC Canada
Chad PowerRWJuly 20, 19736'0"205Corner Brook, NL Canada
Wayne PresleyRMarch 23, 19655'11"195RDearborn, MI USA
Jeff ReeseGMarch 24, 19665'9"180RBrantford, ON Canada
Steve RobertsLWFebruary 17, 19745'10"192RSaskatoon, SK Canada
Scott RocheGMarch 19, 19776'4"220LPeterborough, ON Canada
Dmitri RodinDFebruary 25, 19756'2"214RTallinn, Estonia
Brad ShawDApril 28, 19646'0"190RCambridge, ON Canada
Zdenek SkorepaRWAugust 10, 19766'0"203LDuchov, CZE
Darcy SmithDMay 1, 19766'4"231Sherwood Park, AB Canada
Patrice TardifCOctober 30, 19706'2"202LSaint-Methode-de-Fro, QC Canada
Scott ThomasRJanuary 18, 19706'2"200RBuffalo, NY USA
Janis TomansLWMay 2, 19736'0"209LRiga, LAT
Jeff TriggGOctober 3, 19696'0"176LVancouver, BC Canada
Gatis TseplisLMay 1, 19715'10"180LRiga, Latvia
David Van DrunenDJanuary 31, 19766'0"204RSherwood Park, AB Canada
Alexander VasilevskiRJanuary 8, 19755'11"190LKiev, Ukraine
Steve WalkerRWJanuary 12, 19736'0"190LCollingwood, ON Canada
Jeff WhittleRWMarch 22, 19715'9"187RToronto, ON Canada
Jason ZentLApril 15, 19715'11"204LBuffalo, NY USA



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