1997-98 Windsor Spitfires Roster

Ontario Hockey League (OHL)
Team Record: 19-39-5-3 - 46 points
in the OHL's West Division
Coach: Vern Stenburgh (0-0)
Coach: Dave Prpich (0-0)
Coach: Tony Curtale (0-0)
Location: Windsor, Ontario, Canada
1997-98 Windsor Spitfires Statistics

The Windsor Spitfires of the Ontario Hockey League ended the 1997-98 season with a record of 19 wins and 39 losses (and 3 overtime losses) and 5 ties for 46 points in the OHL's West Division.

The Spitfires scored 261 goals and allowed 340, most in the circuit. Jeff Martin netted 40 goals for Windsor, while Peter Sarno tallied 30 or more, too. Peter Sarno contributed 88 assists. Ron Vogel topped the squad with 11 wins and a team-best 4.88 goals against average, pacing regular goalies.

Vern Stenburgh, Dave Prpich and Tony Curtale coached the team.

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Player Pos. Birth Date Height Weight S/C Hometown
Robin BoucherCFebruary 20, 19815'10"181RCorbiel, ON Canada
Kip BrennanLAugust 27, 19806'4"230LKingston, ON Canada
Andy BurnhamRWJuly 2, 19806'4"201RNew Liskeard, ON Canada
Aaron ColesD0'0"
Matt CookeLSeptember 7, 19785'11"205LStirling, ON Canada
Glenn CrawfordLWFebruary 27, 19785'10"187LBarrie, ON Canada
Matt ElichRSeptember 22, 19796'3"196RGrosse Pointe, MI USA
Drew FelderDApril 12, 19796'1"185LRodney, ON Canada
Jason FlickGApril 13, 19796'2"209Sudbury, ON Canada
Darren ForbesD6'2"205R
Jason GoldenbergRWOctober 3, 19805'11"194RWindsor, ON Canada
Kevin HansenDMarch 25, 19786'1"209LHamburg, NY USA
Gareth HopesLW0'0"
Craig JalbertCApril 13, 19786'0"168LLondon, ON Canada
Jeff KapitanchukRWMay 13, 19806'2"172RNiagara Falls, ON CAN
Cameron KincaidDAugust 1, 19785'11"181LKingston, ON Canada
Jeff KugelLWFebruary 7, 19806'7"265LRoseville, MI USA
Brent L'HeureuxDJune 24, 19805'10"183LLondon, ON Canada
Mike LankshearDSeptember 8, 19786'3"205LBurlington, ON Canada
Craig MahonDJanuary 29, 19816'2"209RWoodslee, ON Canada
Dean MandoLWApril 29, 19776'4"220RWest Bloomfield, MI USA
Jeff MartinCApril 26, 19796'2"212L
Derek McNamaraDJune 15, 19806'2"183RPickering, ON Canada
Michal PodolkaGAugust 10, 19776'0"170RMost, CZE
Jason PoleraRWMarch 21, 19796'0"194LScarborough, ON Canada
Nick PrushRW/CJuly 29, 19806'4"201Wyandotte, MI USA
Jon ReidG0'0"
Mark RidoutDDecember 19, 19806'2"220LWindsor, ON Canada
Luc RiouxDMarch 16, 19796'1"205Hammond, ON Canada
Mike RuppCJanuary 13, 19806'5"230LCleveland, OH USA
Peter SarnoCJuly 26, 19795'11"185LToronto, ON Canada
Ryan ShaverCApril 1, 19786'3"214RGrimsby, ON Canada
Tim SinasacRWFebruary 5, 19805'10"194LWindsor, ON Canada
Harkie SinghDSeptember 15, 19786'3"218LToronto, ON Canada
Rick SmithLWJuly 29, 19785'11"180LBrighton, MI
Blair StayzerDOctober 4, 19806'3"225LDunnville, ON Canada
Ron VogelGApril 25, 19795'10"175RLondon, ON
Jason WardRJanuary 16, 19796'2"205RChapleau, ON Canada
Curtis WatsonRWMarch 12, 19805'11"190RBelleville, ON Canada
Jeff ZehrLDecember 10, 19786'3"195LWoodstock, ON Canada


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