1997-98 Kelowna Rockets Roster

Western Hockey League (WHL)
Team Record: 33-35-4 - 70 points
in the WHL's West Division
Coach: Peter Anholt (33-35-4)
Location: Kelowna, British Columbia, Canada
1997-98 Kelowna Rockets Statistics

The Kelowna Rockets of the Western Hockey League ended the 1997-98 season with a record of 33 wins and 35 losses and 4 ties for 70 points in the WHL's West Division.

The Rockets scored 313 goals and allowed 290. Jason Deleurme netted 51 goals for Kelowna, while Ryan Wade, Scott Parker and Brett McLean each tallied 30 or more, too. Jason Deleurme accounted for 52 assists. Chris Noble topped the squad with 20 wins and a team-best 3.8 goals against average, leading goalies with significant playing time.

Peter Anholt coached the team.

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Player Pos. Birth Date Height Weight S/C Hometown
Karel BetikDOctober 28, 19786'2"208LOstrava, Czech Republic
Mike BrattonDNovember 27, 19806'4"185LLangbank, SK CAN
Jeff ChurchDAugust 29, 19796'3"194LDauphin, MB CAN
Luke CurtinLWSeptember 23, 19776'2"205LSt. Paul, MN
Jason DeleurmeRWFebruary 1, 19775'8"185RKelowna, BC
Jan DusanekDOctober 7, 19806'2"185LPardubice, CZE
Todd FedorukLFebruary 13, 19796'2"235LRedwater, AB Canada
Vern FiddlerCMay 9, 19805'11"204LEdmonton, AB Canada
Scott HannanDJanuary 23, 19796'1"225LRichmond, BC Canada
Bruce HarrisonCJanuary 18, 19806'2"172RMerritt, BC Canada
Justin JackRWJuly 11, 19796'4"194RMelfort, SK Canada
Clint KeichingerRWMay 19, 19816'0"201RGalahad, AB Canada
Kevin KorolLWFebruary 1, 19815'10"176LChoiceland, SK Canada
Corey KoskiLWFebruary 25, 19816'2"194LWeyburn, SK Canada
Quintin LaingLJune 8, 19796'2"175LHarris, SK Canada
Kris MalletteDJanuary 19, 19796'4"229R
Kevin MarshFJune 30, 19786'0"207LArdrossan, AB Canada
Rory McDadeCAugust 27, 19815'11"181LNew Westminster, BC Canada
Brett McLeanCAugust 14, 19785'11"185LComox, BC Canada
Gavin McLeodDJanuary 1, 19806'5"216LDelta, BC Canada
Kiel McLeodCDecember 30, 19826'6"235RSherwood Park, AB
Chris NobleGDecember 12, 19785'10"181RSherwood Park, AB Canada
Scott ParkerRJanuary 29, 19786'5"240RHanford, CA USA
Bryan RandallRWAugust 8, 19786'5"238L
Brad RohrigCAugust 24, 19805'11"168LCranbrook, BC Canada
David SelthunDApril 6, 19826'0"198REdmonton, AB Canada
Aaron SprouleGFebruary 3, 19806'5"216LVictoria, BC Canada
Brad SwansonDJanuary 6, 19776'0"183LKamloops, BC CAN
Ryan WadeFMay 11, 19785'11"200RVictoria, BC
Jordan WattG0'0", BC CAN
Chad WilchynskiDApril 4, 19776'3"220LRegina, SK Canada
Nolan YonkmanDApril 1, 19816'6"245RPunnichy, SK Canada


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