1997-98 Wheeling Nailers Roster
East Coast Hockey League (ECHL)
Team Record: 37-24 (SO: 0-9) - 83 points
in the ECHL's Northeast Division
Lost in 3rd Round
Coach: Peter Laviolette (37-24, 9 OTL)
Location: Wheeling, West Virginia
Attendance: 119,887, Avg. 3,425 in 35 home dates
1997-98 Wheeling Nailers StatisticsTeam Record: 37-24 (SO: 0-9) - 83 points
in the ECHL's Northeast Division
Lost in 3rd Round
Coach: Peter Laviolette (37-24, 9 OTL)
Location: Wheeling, West Virginia
Attendance: 119,887, Avg. 3,425 in 35 home dates
The Wheeling Nailers of the East Coast Hockey League ended the 1997-98 season with a record of 37 wins and 24 losses, with a 0-9 showing in shootouts for 83 points in the ECHL's Northeast Division.
The Nailers scored 255 goals and yielded 255. Mike Latendresse netted 30 goals for Wheeling and accounted for 45 assists. David Brumby topped the squad with 15 wins and a team-best 2.85 goals against average, pacing regular goalies.
Peter Laviolette coached the team. The 1997-98 Wheeling Nailers lost in the in 3rd Round of the playoffs.
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| Player | Pos. | Birth Date | Height | Weight | S/C | Hometown |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| David Aebischer | G | February 7, 1978 | 6'1" | 185 | L | Fribourg, Switzerland |
| Greg Bailey | D | October 3, 1973 | 6'4" | 229 | L | Port Stanley, ON Canada |
| J.F. Boutin | L | November 17, 1976 | 6'0" | 207 | L | Sherbrooke, QC |
| Stefan Brannare | LW | October 17, 1972 | 5'10" | 190 | L | Pitea, SWE |
| Jeremy Brown | C | June 23, 1974 | 5'10" | 190 | Haileybury, ON Canada | |
| Kurt Brown | G | July 20, 1972 | 6'1" | 185 | L | Barrington, IL USA |
| David Brumby | G | May 21, 1975 | 6'1" | 190 | L | Victoria, BC Canada |
| Patrick Charbonneau | D | June 5, 1975 | 5'11" | 181 | R | Chateauguay, QC Canada |
| Clint Collins | RW | August 5, 1974 | 6'0" | 192 | R | Vancouver, BC Canada |
| Trevor Demmans | D | October 3, 1974 | 6'0" | 196 | L | Nipawin, SK Canada |
| Thomas Derungs | D | October 9, 1973 | 6'1" | 201 | L | Davos, SUI |
| Scott Dickson | C | December 5, 1976 | 6'1" | 216 | L | Brandon, MB Canada |
| Jason Disher | D | May 28, 1975 | 6'3" | 209 | L | Bells River, ON Canada |
| Stephen Douglas | D | July 25, 1977 | 6'6" | 238 | R | Scarborough, ON Canada |
| David Dragone | G | December 28, 1972 | 6'0" | 194 | L | New York, NY USA |
| Vincent Ferraiuolo | W | November 1, 1977 | Roanoke, VA USA | |||
| Martin Fillion | G | June 12, 1973 | 5'9" | 185 | L | Winnipeg, MB Canada |
| Matt Garzone | D | October 6, 1972 | 6'0" | 205 | Sherborn, MA USA | |
| Bob Gohde | D | June 9, 1971 | 6'1" | 205 | R | Chicago, IL USA |
| Joe Harney | D | January 13, 1973 | 5'9" | 187 | L | Hopkinton, MA USA |
| Karl Infanger | D | May 17, 1975 | 6'3" | 214 | R | Lowell, MA USA |
| Dan Jablonic | RW | September 5, 1973 | 6'1" | 201 | L | St. Cloud, MN USA |
| Chris Jensen | R | October 28, 1963 | 5'11" | 180 | R | Fort St. John, BC Canada |
| Scott Kirton | RW | December 4, 1971 | 6'4" | 220 | R | Penetanguishene, ON Canada |
| Bayne Koen | F | Edmonton, AB CAN | ||||
| Mike Latendresse | LW | February 11, 1971 | 5'10" | 161 | L | Montreal, QC Canada |
| Marquis Mathieu | C | May 31, 1973 | 5'11" | 190 | R | Hartford, CT USA |
| Alex Matvichuk | C | May 13, 1975 | 5'8" | 170 | L | Kiev, Ukraine |
| Jeff McArthur | D | July 27, 1976 | 6'1" | 216 | L | Oshawa, ON Canada |
| Mike Melas | C | March 10, 1975 | 5'10" | 170 | Thornhill, ON Canada | |
| Vlad Nayadun | D | January 30, 1976 | 6'1" | 197 | L | Minsk, Belarus |
| David Neilson | LW | January 25, 1971 | 6'3" | 216 | L | Long Island, NY USA |
| Clint Owen | G | May 10, 1974 | 5'11" | 190 | L | Toronto, ON Canada |
| Jeremy Parsons | C | November 17, 1975 | 6'1" | 201 | R | Binghamton, NY USA |
| Ryan Pisiak | RW | May 12, 1975 | 6'3" | 212 | R | Swift Current, SK Canada |
| Jim Popa | D | August 27, 1972 | 6'2" | 205 | L | Massillon, OH USA |
| Sergei Radchenko | D | February 22, 1978 | 6'1" | 194 | L | Kiev, UKR |
| Jon Rowe | D | May 16, 1972 | 5'11" | 181 | L | Westwood, MA USA |
| Jeff Rucinski | D | September 29, 1974 | 5'10" | 194 | R | Independence, OH USA |
| Andrei Sharkevitch | D | April 20, 1977 | 6'3" | 210 | L | Minsk, Belarus |
| John Sicinski | C | April 15, 1974 | 5'9" | 174 | L | Mississauga, ON Canada |
| Joe Smaza | D | December 4, 1973 | 6'1" | 201 | R | Farmington, MI USA |
| Olie Sundstrom | L | April 24, 1968 | 5'9" | 150 | L | Ange, Sweden |
| Fredrik Svensson | LW | June 29, 1973 | L | Stockholm, SWE | ||
| Shane Tapp | L | April 25, 1976 | Kelowna, BC Canada | |||
| Dmitri Tarabrin | RW | September 17, 1976 | 5'8" | 180 | R | Moscow, Russia |
| Matt Van Horlick | D | August 26, 1976 | 5'11" | 181 | L | Kamloops, BC Canada |
| Quinten Van Horlick | RW | March 13, 1975 | 5'10" | 174 | R | Kamloops, BC CAN |
