1997-98 Baton Rouge Kingfish Statistics
East Coast Hockey League (ECHL)
Team Record: 33-27 (SO: 0-10) - 76 points
in the ECHL's Southwest Division
Coach: Dave Schultz (26-24-9)
Coach: Ron Hansis (7-3-1)
Location: Baton Rouge, Louisiana
Attendance: 180,771, Avg. 5,165 in 35 home dates
1997-98 Baton Rouge Kingfish RosterTeam Record: 33-27 (SO: 0-10) - 76 points
in the ECHL's Southwest Division
Coach: Dave Schultz (26-24-9)
Coach: Ron Hansis (7-3-1)
Location: Baton Rouge, Louisiana
Attendance: 180,771, Avg. 5,165 in 35 home dates
The Baton Rouge Kingfish of the East Coast Hockey League ended the 1997-98 season with a record of 33 wins and 27 losses, with a 0-10 showing in shootouts for 76 points in the ECHL's Southwest Division.
The Kingfish scored 220 goals and conceded 238. Chad Power netted 29 goals for Baton Rouge, and Billy-Jay Johnston recorded 26 assists. Patrick Labrecque topped the squad with 17 wins, while Travis Scott recorded a 2.96 goals against average, best among goaltenders with enough qualifying appearances.
Dave Schultz and Ron Hansis coached the team.
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Scoring:
| Player | Pos | GP | G | A | Pts | PIM | +/- | PPG | SHG | GWG | SOG | SG% |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Chad Power | RW | 67 | 29 | 19 | 48 | 46 | 10 | 2 | 1 | 9 | 193 | 15.0 |
| Billy-Jay Johnston | RW | 65 | 19 | 26 | 45 | 78 | 5 | 3 | 1 | 2 | 129 | 14.7 |
| Janis Tomans | LW | 44 | 18 | 20 | 38 | 42 | -1 | 3 | 0 | 3 | 128 | 14.1 |
| Cam Brown | L | 62 | 18 | 19 | 37 | 205 | 5 | 3 | 1 | 3 | 131 | 13.7 |
| David Evans | D | 45 | 15 | 22 | 37 | 39 | 3 | 6 | 0 | 2 | 91 | 16.5 |
| Jay Prentice | RW | 59 | 10 | 23 | 33 | 66 | 4 | 0 | 2 | 1 | 140 | 7.1 |
| David Van Drunen | D | 59 | 8 | 22 | 30 | 107 | 7 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 101 | 7.9 |
| Dean Tiltgen | C | 61 | 14 | 15 | 29 | 41 | 4 | 3 | 1 | 1 | 120 | 11.7 |
| Anton Fedorov | L | 42 | 9 | 19 | 28 | 28 | 0 | 3 | 1 | 4 | 96 | 9.4 |
| Greg McLean | D | 66 | 9 | 18 | 27 | 110 | 4 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 112 | 8.0 |
| J.C. Ruid | L | 36 | 8 | 17 | 25 | 20 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 99 | 8.1 |
| Allan Sirois | F | 37 | 7 | 17 | 24 | 80 | 8 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 117 | 6.0 |
| Bryan Richardson | C | 27 | 12 | 10 | 22 | 18 | 8 | 5 | 1 | 2 | 68 | 17.6 |
| Shawn Evans | D | 49 | 5 | 17 | 22 | 40 | -9 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 113 | 4.4 |
| Kevin MacDonald | D | 58 | 2 | 17 | 19 | 222 | 5 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 80 | 2.5 |
| Jamie Ling | C | 24 | 4 | 12 | 16 | 10 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 49 | 8.2 |
| Trevor Demmans | D | 38 | 7 | 8 | 15 | 53 | 4 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 73 | 9.6 |
| Tyler Willis | RW | 21 | 4 | 10 | 14 | 112 | -5 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 57 | 7.0 |
| Kelly Hollingshead | D | 24 | 6 | 6 | 12 | 22 | -1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 55 | 10.9 |
| Bob Needham | D | 21 | 2 | 10 | 12 | 31 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 70 | 2.9 |
| Mikhail Kravets | R | 11 | 2 | 9 | 11 | 37 | -1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 14 | 14.3 |
| Paul Croteau | D | 44 | 4 | 4 | 8 | 6 | -1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 59 | 6.8 |
| Jon Rempel | D | 55 | 0 | 8 | 8 | 144 | 8 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 48 | 0.0 |
| Eric Montreuil | C | 27 | 2 | 5 | 7 | 32 | -13 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 56 | 3.6 |
| Reed Low | R | 39 | 4 | 2 | 6 | 145 | -12 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 53 | 7.5 |
| Paul Strand | LW | 10 | 2 | 1 | 3 | 8 | -6 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 28 | 7.1 |
| David Neilson | LW | 6 | 0 | 3 | 3 | 19 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 9 | 0.0 |
| Travis Scott | G | 36 | 0 | 2 | 2 | 6 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |
| Carlin Nordstrom | RW | 5 | 0 | 2 | 2 | 21 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 0.0 |
| Rob McCaig | D | 6 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 28 | -1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 6 | 0.0 |
| Mike Veisor | G | 4 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |
| Patrick Labrecque | G | 34 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 14 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |
| Bench | 70 | 0 | 0 | 26 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | ||||
| Bob Westerby | LW | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 22 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |
| Johan Hedberg | G | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |
| Totals | 1257 | 220 | 366 | 586 | 1880 | 31 | 41 | 10 | 33 | 2298 | 9.6 |
Goaltenders:
| Player | GP | Min | W | L | T/OL | ENG | SHO | GA | GAA | Shts | SVS | SV% |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Patrick Labrecque | 34 | 1935 | 17 | 13 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 107 | 3.32 | 1190 | 1083 | .910 |
| Travis Scott | 36 | 1949 | 14 | 11 | 6 | 4 | 1 | 96 | 2.96 | 1071 | 975 | .910 |
| Johan Hedberg | 2 | 100 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 7 | 4.20 | 58 | 51 | .879 |
| Mike Veisor | 4 | 205 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 14 | 4.10 | 98 | 84 | .857 |
| Totals | 76 | 4189 | 33 | 27 | 10 | 4 | 1 | 224 | 3.21 | 2417 | 2193 | .907 |
