1997-98 Erie Otters Statistics
Ontario Hockey League (OHL)
Team Record: 33-25-5-3 - 74 points
in the OHL's West Division
Coach: Dale Dunbar (33-25-5, 3 OTL)
Location: Erie, Pennsylvania
1997-98 Erie Otters RosterTeam Record: 33-25-5-3 - 74 points
in the OHL's West Division
Coach: Dale Dunbar (33-25-5, 3 OTL)
Location: Erie, Pennsylvania
The Erie Otters of the Ontario Hockey League ended the 1997-98 season with a record of 33 wins and 25 losses (and 3 overtime losses) and 5 ties for 74 points in the OHL's West Division.
The Otters scored 261 goals and allowed 252. Colin Pepperall netted 31 goals for Erie, while Shane Nash and Tim Connolly tallied 30 or more also. Colin Pepperall accounted for 60 assists. Patrick Dovigi topped the squad with 17 wins, and Stephen Valiquette added 15 or more victories as well. Stephen Valiquette earned a 2.56 goals against average, best among goalies with significant playing time.
Dale Dunbar coached the team.
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Scoring:
| Player | Pos | GP | G | A | Pts | PIM | +/- | PPG | SHG |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Colin Pepperall | C | 60 | 31 | 60 | 91 | 151 | +24 | 11 | 3 |
| Tim Connolly | C | 59 | 30 | 32 | 62 | 32 | 0 | 11 | 2 |
| Shane Nash | C | 54 | 30 | 27 | 57 | 20 | +2 | 6 | 6 |
| Arvid Rekis | D | 60 | 9 | 36 | 45 | 77 | -2 | 4 | 0 |
| Brett Gibson | C | 36 | 23 | 21 | 44 | 54 | -6 | 11 | 1 |
| Jeff Zehr | L | 32 | 15 | 24 | 39 | 91 | +6 | 1 | 1 |
| Vadim Sharapov | LW | 54 | 13 | 21 | 34 | 100 | -9 | 7 | 0 |
| Tyler Rennette | C | 24 | 16 | 17 | 33 | 20 | +13 | 3 | 2 |
| Adam Spylo | RW | 48 | 11 | 17 | 28 | 309 | +13 | 4 | 0 |
| Geoff Peters | C | 31 | 15 | 11 | 26 | 36 | -13 | 6 | 0 |
| Jason Polera | RW | 32 | 8 | 16 | 24 | 25 | -6 | 2 | 0 |
| Jesse Black | D | 61 | 7 | 14 | 21 | 57 | -3 | 4 | 0 |
| Jason Robinson | D | 49 | 5 | 15 | 20 | 97 | +12 | 1 | 0 |
| Jeff Paul | D | 48 | 3 | 17 | 20 | 108 | +4 | 1 | 0 |
| Steve Montador | D | 26 | 3 | 17 | 20 | 35 | +17 | 1 | 0 |
| Jason Baird | W | 59 | 6 | 11 | 17 | 173 | +1 | 2 | 0 |
| Jason Ward | R | 21 | 7 | 9 | 16 | 42 | -5 | 0 | 2 |
| Craig Jalbert | C | 27 | 6 | 8 | 14 | 6 | -10 | 0 | 0 |
| Mike Rupp | C | 26 | 7 | 3 | 10 | 57 | +5 | 1 | 0 |
| Brent Theobald | LW | 60 | 3 | 7 | 10 | 34 | -8 | 1 | 0 |
| Derek Watson | F | 23 | 5 | 4 | 9 | 60 | +8 | 2 | 0 |
| Paul Harvey | RW | 31 | 3 | 6 | 9 | 64 | -1 | 0 | 0 |
| Sean Dixon | D | 58 | 0 | 8 | 8 | 22 | -5 | 0 | 0 |
| Mark Hynes | D | 59 | 1 | 3 | 4 | 21 | -3 | 0 | 0 |
| Wade Clubb | D | 51 | 1 | 3 | 4 | 49 | -9 | 0 | 0 |
| Chris Haskett | C | 5 | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | +3 | 0 | 0 |
| Patrick Dovigi | G | 41 | 0 | 3 | 3 | 6 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Ryan Lee | D | 25 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 20 | +3 | 0 | 0 |
| Chester Gallant | RW | 5 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 11 | +2 | 0 | 0 |
| Warren Hefford | RW | 40 | 0 | 2 | 2 | 38 | -10 | 0 | 0 |
| Derrell Upton | D | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | -1 | 0 | 0 |
| Stephen Valiquette | G | 28 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Joe Exter | G | 11 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Jeff Kapitanchuk | RW | 8 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Totals | 1254 | 261 | 416 | 677 | 1819 | 22 | 79 | 17 |
Goaltenders:
| Player | GP | Min | W | L | T/OL | ENG | SHO | GA | GAA | Shts | SVS | SV% |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Patrick Dovigi | 41 | 2174 | 17 | 17 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 161 | 4.44 | 1166 | 1005 | .862 |
| Stephen Valiquette | 28 | 1525 | 16 | 7 | 3 | 2 | 3 | 65 | 2.56 | 779 | 714 | .917 |
| Joe Exter | 11 | 305 | 0 | 4 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 21 | 4.13 | 150 | 129 | .860 |
| Totals | 80 | 4004 | 33 | 28 | 5 | 5 | 3 | 247 | 3.70 | 2095 | 1848 | .882 |
Postseason - Scoring:
| Player | Pos | GP | G | A | Pts | PIM | +/- | PPG | SHG |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Colin Pepperall | C | 7 | 4 | 4 | 8 | 16 | 5 | 0 | 0 |
| Tim Connolly | C | 7 | 1 | 6 | 7 | 6 | 1 | 0 | 0 |
| Shane Nash | C | 7 | 4 | 2 | 6 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Arvid Rekis | D | 7 | 1 | 2 | 3 | 2 | 7 | 0 | 0 |
| Jeff Zehr | L | 5 | 0 | 3 | 3 | 24 | -2 | 0 | 0 |
| Vadim Sharapov | LW | 7 | 2 | 5 | 7 | 12 | 4 | 0 | 0 |
| Tyler Rennette | C | 6 | 3 | 3 | 6 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Adam Spylo | RW | 7 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 19 | 1 | 0 | 0 |
| Jesse Black | D | 7 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 5 | 0 | 0 |
| Jason Robinson | D | 7 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 14 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Jeff Paul | D | 7 | 0 | 2 | 2 | 13 | 2 | 0 | 0 |
| Steve Montador | D | 7 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 8 | -5 | 0 | 0 |
| Jason Baird | W | 7 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 26 | -1 | 0 | 0 |
| Mike Rupp | C | 7 | 3 | 1 | 4 | 6 | 3 | 0 | 0 |
| Brent Theobald | LW | 7 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 4 | -2 | 0 | 0 |
| Derek Watson | F | 6 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 9 | -2 | 0 | 0 |
| Paul Harvey | RW | 6 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | -1 | 0 | 0 |
| Sean Dixon | D | 4 | 0 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 |
| Mark Hynes | D | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Wade Clubb | D | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 6 | 1 | 0 | 0 |
| Ryan Lee | D | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Stephen Valiquette | G | 7 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Totals | 133 | 21 | 33 | 54 | 171 | 17 | 0 | 0 |
Postseason - Goaltenders:
| Player | GP | Min | W | L | T/OL | ENG | SHO | GA | GAA | Shts | SVS | SV% |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Stephen Valiquette | 7 | 468 | 3 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 15 | 1.92 | 283 | 268 | .947 |
| Totals | 7 | 468 | 3 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 15 | 1.92 | 283 | 268 | .947 |
