1997-98 Huntington Blizzard Statistics

East Coast Hockey League (ECHL)
Team Record: 34-29 (SO: 0-7) - 75 points
in the ECHL's Northwest Division
Lost in 1st Round
Coach: Charlie Huddy (34-29, 7 OTL)
Location: Huntington, West Virginia
Attendance: 89,736, Avg. 2,564 in 35 home dates
1997-98 Huntington Blizzard Roster

The Huntington Blizzard of the East Coast Hockey League ended the 1997-98 season with a record of 34 wins and 29 losses, with a 0-7 showing in shootouts for 75 points in the ECHL's Northwest Division.

The Blizzard scored 230 goals and gave up 259. Jim Bermingham netted 41 goals for Huntington, while Kelly Harper tallied 30 or more, too. Jim Bermingham accounted for 59 assists. Chad Lang topped the squad with 18 wins, and Chris Wickenheiser added 15 or more victories as well. Chris Wickenheiser earned a 3.38 goals against average, pacing qualifying goaltenders.

Charlie Huddy coached the team. The 1997-98 Huntington Blizzard lost in the in 1st Round of the playoffs.

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Scoring:

Player Pos GP G A Pts PIM +/- PPG SHG GWG SOG SG%
Jim BerminghamC6741591001165140827215.1
Kelly HarperRW59314778371470315819.6
Jan SlavikD701543586278002416.2
Ray EdwardsRW48212748174920516013.1
Kevin PadenLW69182644107-150012914.0
Rich BronillaD687374472-102022303.0
Tracy EgelandRW45152843107-155021539.8
Mark ZdanC5722184060661610720.6
Derek SmithC7014173135-1421110713.1
Brodie CoffinRW63131831169-193117916.5
Travis DillaboughLW599142344-73009010.0
Mike PernaD4611314160-3000462.2
Eric WeichselbaumerC2757122000035010.0
Jason BerminghamLW34471140-15001805.0
Jamie SokolskyD22461026-1000488.3
Jake DeadmarshD50281082-1010593.4
Valeri ErmolovR333474-50012810.7
Jay McGeeD24257244000229.1
Marty MelnychukD62145296-6000531.9
Jason DagefordeW3604419-8000140.0
Kyle KirkpatrickF101126-6000147.1
Garry GruberD911262001128.3
Owen LessardLW50112-4000100.0
Chris WickenheiserG32011800000
Greg DrevenyF2000000000
Stuart LoganD1000000000
Bench 7000340000
Blaine RussellG1000000000
Chad LangG400004700000
Chad HollowayD50006000020.0
Totals11842303966261763-6857434216410.6


Goaltenders:

Player GP Min W L T/OL ENG SHO GA GAA Shts SVS SV%
Chad Lang40222418164221283.4512231095.895
Chris Wickenheiser3217581610312993.38933834.894
Stuart Logan129000048.28128.667
Blaine Russell1600100066.003630.833
Greg Dreveny212002010126.007462.838
Totals76419134297442493.5622782029.891

Postseason - Scoring:

Player Pos GP G A Pts PIM +/- PPG SHG GWG SOG SG%
Jim BerminghamC40112-20000
Kelly HarperRW40222-40000
Jan SlavikD40004-30000
Ray EdwardsRW402213-20000
Kevin PadenLW41014-20000
Rich BronillaD40332-20000
Tracy EgelandRW431410-20000
Mark ZdanC3101000000
Derek SmithC40222-20000
Brodie CoffinRW40000-30000
Travis DillaboughLW3000600000
Mike PernaD400010-20000
Jamie SokolskyD43146-10000
Marty MelnychukD40004-10000
Kyle KirkpatrickF4022600000
Owen LessardLW40000-10000
Chad LangG4000000000
Totals668142271-270000

Postseason - Goaltenders:

Player GP Min W L T/OL ENG SHO GA GAA Shts SVS SV%
Totals000000000


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