1997-98 Thunder Bay Thunder Cats Roster

United Hockey League (UHL)
Team Record: 42-26 (SO: 0-6) - 90 points
in the UHL's West Division
Lost in 1st Round
Coach: Kevin Devine (42-26, 6 OTL)
Location: Thunder Bay, Ontario, Canada
Attendance: 81,596, Avg. 2,205 in 37 home dates
1997-98 Thunder Bay Thunder Cats Statistics

The Thunder Bay Thunder Cats of the United Hockey League ended the 1997-98 season with a record of 42 wins and 26 losses, with a 0-6 showing in shootouts for 90 points in the UHL's West Division.

The Thunder Cats netted 337 goals and surrendered 304. Jason Firth and Brant Blackned scored 63 goals for Thunder Bay each, while Mike Figliomeni, Barry McKinlay and Neal Purdon each tallied 30 or more also. Jason Firth contributed 99 assists. J.F. Rivard earned 39 wins for the squad and a team-best 3.69 goals against average, leading goalies with significant playing time.

Kevin Devine coached the team. The 1997-98 Thunder Bay Thunder Cats lost in the in 1st Round of the playoffs.

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Player Pos. Birth Date Height Weight S/C Hometown
Brant BlacknedLWApril 4, 19746'0"220LWeminji, QC Canada
Nicolas CantinLOctober 26, 19725'10"180LSte. Foy, QUE Canada
Peter CavaCFebruary 14, 19785'11"176LThunder Bay, ON Canada
Joe ClarkeAugust 7, 19756'0"165Peterborough, ONT Canada
Jamie CoonFJune 17, 19726'0"195RToronto, ONT Canada
Mike FigliomeniLWMay 3, 19725'5"154LThunder Bay, ON Canada
Jason FirthCMarch 29, 19715'11"185LDartmouth, NS Canada
Chester GallantRWDecember 22, 19776'2"207RRed Rock, ON Canada
Dave GregoryDMay 1, 19675'11"209RWoodstock, ON Canada
Jeff GuayDFebruary 9, 19725'9"187LLewiston, ME USA
Tim HoganDJanuary 7, 19746'1"216ROshawa, ON Canada
Kevin HollidayDMay 6, 19756'2"225LRed Lake, ON Canada
Phil JamesDNovember 6, 19756'0"175Toronto, ONT Canada
Troy KennedyLWMarch 12, 19685'11"201RBrandon, MB Canada
Derek LandmesserDJanuary 27, 19756'1"200R
David MayesDJuly 26, 19746'0"187LThunder Bay, ON Canada
Sean McEachranRWMay 27, 19755'11"201RWinnipeg, MB Canada
Barry McKinlayDAugust 8, 19676'3"192REdmonton, AB Canada
Craig MittleholtLWJuly 24, 19746'2"190ROttawa, ON Canada
Erik OlsenDDecember 16, 19776'0"194LSarnia, ON Canada
Normand PaquetCJuly 5, 19735'10"201LBeauport, QC CAN
David PaxtonDJune 6, 19716'1"201LThunder Bay, ON Canada
Jason PayneLWSeptember 21, 19756'2"223RToronto, ON
Neal PurdonRWFebruary 1, 19705'10"174LThunder Bay, ON Canada
J.F. RivardROctober 2, 19725'9"175RLoretteville, QUE Canada
Allan RouletteDJanuary 20, 19756'0"185LPortage la Prairie, MB Canada
Ivan RouletteFJuly 31, 19726'1"190Portage la Prairie, MAN Canada
Michael SawickiDOctober 11, 19736'1"201LToronto, ON Canada
Jason SirotaGMay 12, 19725'8"174RThornhill, ON Canada
Shawn SmithFJanuary 5, 19735'11"140RWinnipeg, MAN Canada
Wayne StrachanRWDecember 12, 19725'9"185RFort Frances, ON Canada
Darrin SzczygielGDecember 2, 19745'8"140LBancroft, ONT Canada
Ken TaskerRWJanuary 21, 19766'0"201ROttawa, ON Canada
Brett ThompsonGMay 19, 19775'9"168LCornwall, ON Canada
Kelly von HiltgenDDecember 6, 19736'4"220RVancouver, BC Canada



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