1997-98 Seattle Thunderbirds Roster

Western Hockey League (WHL)
Team Record: 31-35-6 - 68 points
in the WHL's West Division
Coach: Don Nachbaur (31-35-6)
Location: Seattle, Washington
1997-98 Seattle Thunderbirds Statistics

The Seattle Thunderbirds of the Western Hockey League ended the 1997-98 season with a record of 31 wins and 35 losses and 6 ties for 68 points in the WHL's West Division.

The Thunderbirds netted 286 goals and conceded 278. Mark Parrish scored 54 goals for Seattle, while Bret DeCecco tallied 30 or more, too. Bret DeCecco contributed 56 assists. Cody Rudkowsky topped the squad with 20 wins and a team-best 3.74 goals against average, best among regularly-used goaltenders.

Don Nachbaur coached the team.

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Player Pos. Birth Date Height Weight S/C Hometown
Brian BallmanLWApril 16, 19806'1"198LRegina, SK Canada
Jeffrey BeatchDMay 14, 19816'5"201RBurnaby, BC Canada
Jason BeckettDJuly 23, 19806'3"216RLethbridge, AB
Rick BerryDNovember 4, 19786'2"210LBirtle, MB Canada
Jeff BlairGMay 8, 19785'10"174LKamloops, BC Canada
Matt CockellGMay 4, 19796'0"170LCalgary, AB Canada
Bret DeCeccoRWMay 20, 19805'11"190RSherwood Park, AB Canada
Matt DemarskiCJanuary 11, 19776'1"196LWinnipeg, MB Canada
Torrey DiRobertoCApril 17, 19785'11"181LUtica, NY USA
Shane EndicottCDecember 21, 19816'3"214LSaskatoon, SK Canada
Nathan ForsterDJuly 2, 19806'1"194RVictoria, BC Canada
Ray FraserGNovember 3, 19805'11"170LCalgary, AB Canada
Stanislav GronLOctober 28, 19786'2"205LBratislava, Slovakia
Scott KelmanCMay 7, 19816'3"215LWinnipeg, MB
Jouni KuokkanenFMarch 1, 19786'0"209LThunder Bay, ON CAN
Greg KuznikDJune 12, 19786'0"185LPrince George, BC Canada
Rod LerouxDAugust 21, 19796'4"205LGrand Falls-Windsor, NL Canada
Kevin McDonaldFApril 29, 19775'11"205ROlds, AB Canada
Dave MorissetRApril 6, 19816'2"195RLangley, BC Canada
Justin OssachukFMarch 14, 19805'10"181LKelowna, BC Canada
Mark ParrishRFebruary 2, 19775'11"205REdina, MN USA
Jame PollockRJune 16, 19796'1"210RQuebec, QC Canada
Tim PrestonLWJune 30, 19815'11"192LLangley, BC Canada
Jeremy ReichLFebruary 11, 19796'1"203LCraik, SK Canada
Cody RudkowskyGJuly 21, 19786'1"206LWillingdon, AB Canada
Cory SarichDAugust 16, 19786'4"207RSaskatoon, SK Canada
Mike SiklenkaRDecember 18, 19796'5"224RMeadow Lake, SK Canada
Shawn SkolneyDJuly 15, 19796'2"185LHumboldt, SK Canada
Chris SotiropoulosDDecember 6, 19796'4"212LCalgary, AB Canada
David TaylorLWApril 7, 19786'0"196LStony Plain, AB CAN
Chris ThompsonLWApril 10, 19786'2"205LPrince Albert, SK
Ryan TrsekLWJuly 1, 19815'10"183LLangley, BC Canada
Petr ValaLW/CMay 20, 19795'9"174LZlin, CZE
A.J. Van BruggenRWApril 24, 19776'6"231Wadena, MN USA
Kris WaltzeRWMay 30, 19786'0"209RTwo Hills, AB Canada



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