1997-98 Utah Grizzlies Roster

International Hockey League (IHL)
Team Record: 47-27 (SO: 0-8) - 102 points
in the IHL's Southwest Division
Lost in 1st Round
Coach: Butch Goring (47-27, 8 OTL)
Location: Salt Lake City, Utah
Attendance: 349,581, Avg. 8,526 in 41 home dates
1997-98 Utah Grizzlies Statistics

The Utah Grizzlies of the International Hockey League ended the 1997-98 season with a record of 47 wins and 27 losses, with a 0-8 showing in shootouts for 102 points in the IHL's Southwest Division.

The Grizzlies netted 276 goals and surrendered 234. Kip Miller scored 38 goals for Utah, and Mark Lawrence tallied 30 or more, too. Kip Miller contributed 59 assists. Philippe DeRouville topped the squad with 18 wins, while Wade Flaherty added 15 or more wins, too.

Butch Goring coached the team. The 1997-98 Utah Grizzlies lost in the in 1st Round of the playoffs.

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Player Pos. Birth Date Height Weight S/C Hometown
Niklas AnderssonLMay 20, 19715'9"180LKungalv, Sweden
Geoff BumsteadRWJune 8, 19725'10"220RWinnipeg, MB Canada
Brian CurranDNovember 5, 19636'5"220LToronto, ON Canada
Philippe DeRouvilleGAugust 7, 19746'1"185LVictoriaville, QC Canada
Gord DineenDSeptember 21, 19626'0"195RToronto, ON Canada
Darren DouganCFebruary 21, 19725'11"194LAzilda, ON Canada
Eric FichaudGNovember 4, 19755'11"179LAnjue, QC Canada
Wade FlahertyGJanuary 11, 19686'0"171RTerrace, BC Canada
Mark HiltonDFebruary 9, 19696'1"201LToronto, ON CAN
Tony HoracekLFebruary 3, 19676'4"210LVancouver, BC Canada
Fred KnipscheerCSeptember 3, 19695'11"185LFt. Wayne, IN USA
Scott LaGrandGFebruary 11, 19706'0"190LPotsdam, USA
Brett LarsonDAugust 20, 19725'10"187RDuluth, MN USA
Mark LawrenceRJanuary 27, 19726'4"215RBurlington, ON Canada
John LeBlancLJanuary 21, 19646'1"190LCampbellton, NB Canada
Jeff LibbyDMarch 1, 19746'3"215LWaterville, ME USA
Darcy LoewenLFebruary 26, 19695'10"185LCalgary, AB Canada
Craig LyonsRWDecember 25, 19726'1"194LCalgary, AB Canada
Mark McArthurGNovember 16, 19755'11"190LEast York, ON Canada
Taj MelsonDApril 10, 19745'9"161LPlymouth, MN USA
Tom MenicciDJuly 23, 19716'0"205RWestford, MA USA
Brad MillerDJuly 23, 19696'4"220LEdmonton, AB Canada
Kip MillerCJune 11, 19695'10"190LLansing, MI USA
Rod MillerDFebruary 4, 19706'1"205L
Jaroslav ModryDFebruary 27, 19716'2"220LCeske Budejovice, Czech Republic
John NamestnikovDOctober 9, 19715'11"190RNovgorod, Russia
Sylvain NaudRWMarch 29, 19705'11"201RLaSalle, QC Canada
Bob NeedhamDDecember 11, 19746'1"201Quesnel, BC Canada
Sean O'BrienD/FFebruary 9, 1972LBoston, MA USA
Vladimir OrszaghRMay 24, 19775'11"195LBanska Bystrica, Slovakia
Daniel ParadisLWNovember 22, 19726'2"198LJonquiere, QC CAN
Rastislav PavlikovskýCMarch 2, 19775'11"198LIlava, SVK
Dan PlanteROctober 5, 19715'11"202RSt. Louis, MO USA
Tyler ProsofskyRWFebruary 19, 19766'1"209LSaskatoon, SK Canada
Jamie RamGJanuary 18, 19715'11"175LScarborough, ON Canada
Alain SavageLWNovember 13, 19745'7"190LMontreal, QC Canada
Lee SchillGMay 12, 19716'0"185RVancouver, BC Canada
Jeff SharplesDJuly 28, 19676'1"195LTerrace, BC Canada
Jason ShmyrLWJuly 27, 19756'4"220LFairview, AB Canada
Carlos SokeLWJanuary 13, 19766'3"216LSpy Hill, SK Canada
Greg SpenrathD/FSeptember 27, 19696'3"225LEdmonton, AB Canada
Jim StormLFebruary 5, 19716'2"200LMilford, MI USA
Lee SvangstuLWJuly 23, 19766'5"231
Chris TaylorCMarch 6, 19726'2"192LStratford, ON Canada
Jamie ThompsonLWMarch 24, 19746'0"187LFramingham, MA USA
Ryan ToblerLMay 13, 19766'3"227LCalgary, AB Canada
Graeme TownshendROctober 2, 19656'2"225RKingston, Jamaica
Rhett TrombleyRWDecember 9, 19746'3"225RNew Westminster, BC Canada
Jan VopatDMarch 22, 19736'0"205LMost, Czech Republic
Jason WelchCAugust 2, 19735'11"187Sault Ste. Marie, MI USA
Brad WingfieldRWJune 24, 19756'0"216LGibsons, BC Canada
Peter ZurbaLWNovember 15, 19745'11"185RThompson, MB Canada



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