1997-98 Chesapeake Icebreakers Statistics
East Coast Hockey League (ECHL)
Team Record: 34-28 (SO: 0-8) - 76 points
in the ECHL's Northeast Division
Lost in 1st Round
Coach: Chris Nilan (34-28, 8 OTL)
Location: Upper Marlboro, Maryland
Attendance: 92,762, Avg. 2,650 in 35 home dates
1997-98 Chesapeake Icebreakers RosterTeam Record: 34-28 (SO: 0-8) - 76 points
in the ECHL's Northeast Division
Lost in 1st Round
Coach: Chris Nilan (34-28, 8 OTL)
Location: Upper Marlboro, Maryland
Attendance: 92,762, Avg. 2,650 in 35 home dates
The Chesapeake Icebreakers of the East Coast Hockey League ended the 1997-98 season with a record of 34 wins and 28 losses, with a 0-8 showing in shootouts for 76 points in the ECHL's Northeast Division.
The Icebreakers scored 252 goals and gave up 239. Justin Cardwell netted 40 goals for Chesapeake, while Denny Felsner tallied 30 or more, too. Derek Clancey contributed 77 assists. Mike Tamburro topped the squad with 16 wins and a team-best 2.68 goals against average, best among goaltenders with enough qualifying appearances.
Chris Nilan coached the team. The 1997-98 Chesapeake Icebreakers 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% |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Derek Clancey | C | 70 | 28 | 77 | 105 | 20 | 32 | 6 | 1 | 3 | 195 | 14.4 |
| Denny Felsner | R | 50 | 30 | 37 | 67 | 6 | 24 | 7 | 4 | 4 | 187 | 16.0 |
| Justin Cardwell | C/RW | 61 | 40 | 14 | 54 | 54 | 20 | 10 | 0 | 3 | 220 | 18.2 |
| Arturs Kupaks | D | 51 | 17 | 36 | 53 | 72 | 15 | 7 | 1 | 4 | 151 | 11.3 |
| Jamie Ling | C | 47 | 14 | 28 | 42 | 36 | 16 | 2 | 3 | 6 | 72 | 19.4 |
| Mathieu Raby | D | 66 | 10 | 25 | 35 | 230 | -1 | 7 | 0 | 1 | 149 | 6.7 |
| Eduard Pershin | RW | 38 | 12 | 21 | 33 | 38 | 19 | 4 | 1 | 1 | 101 | 11.9 |
| J.P. O'Connor | C | 62 | 13 | 17 | 30 | 28 | -10 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 140 | 9.3 |
| Steve Wilson | D | 51 | 6 | 23 | 29 | 26 | -7 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 128 | 4.7 |
| L.P. Charbonneau | R | 53 | 16 | 10 | 26 | 201 | -4 | 2 | 0 | 3 | 122 | 13.1 |
| Jeff Da Costa | D | 34 | 7 | 15 | 22 | 26 | 11 | 4 | 0 | 1 | 83 | 8.4 |
| Dan Pawlaczyk | RW | 65 | 14 | 7 | 21 | 120 | -21 | 5 | 1 | 0 | 93 | 15.1 |
| Colin Cloutier | C | 31 | 7 | 10 | 17 | 215 | -6 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 44 | 15.9 |
| Billy Pierce | F | 49 | 7 | 9 | 16 | 67 | -6 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 90 | 7.8 |
| Brad Domonsky | RW | 59 | 7 | 6 | 13 | 244 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 38 | 18.4 |
| Jurgen Leitner | D | 63 | 5 | 3 | 8 | 49 | 23 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 45 | 11.1 |
| Petri Gynther | F/D | 18 | 1 | 7 | 8 | 7 | -7 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 28 | 3.6 |
| Jeff Boettger | D | 48 | 2 | 5 | 7 | 37 | 9 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 38 | 5.3 |
| Ryan Mougenel | RW | 7 | 3 | 3 | 6 | 4 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 9 | 33.3 |
| Ryan Equale | F | 17 | 3 | 3 | 6 | 19 | -6 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 29 | 10.3 |
| Joe Cardarelli | LW | 8 | 2 | 4 | 6 | 4 | 5 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 39 | 5.1 |
| Ryan Brown | D | 16 | 3 | 2 | 5 | 21 | 5 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 29 | 10.3 |
| Cory Murphy | D | 64 | 1 | 4 | 5 | 106 | -7 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 39 | 2.6 |
| Matt Ball | RW | 8 | 2 | 2 | 4 | 17 | -7 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 20 | 10.0 |
| Adam Young | LW | 22 | 1 | 2 | 3 | 84 | -3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 19 | 5.3 |
| Darren Wetherill | D | 4 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 9 | 11.1 |
| Martin Legault | G | 16 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |
| David Aebischer | G | 17 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 10 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |
| Bruce Richardson | C | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 26 | -2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |
| Wade Simpson | D | 13 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 21 | -7 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 5 | 0.0 |
| Jim Walsh | F | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | -2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |
| Phil Milbourne | D | 7 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 13 | -5 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0.0 |
| Bench | 70 | 0 | 0 | 48 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | ||||
| Thomas Durong | D | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | -1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |
| Scott Steeves | LW | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | -5 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |
| Martin Bradette | G | 26 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |
| Lars Borggren | D | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | -1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |
| Mike Tamburro | G | 25 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 6 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |
| Totals | 1247 | 252 | 372 | 624 | 1861 | 74 | 66 | 13 | 34 | 2123 | 11.9 |
Goaltenders:
| Player | GP | Min | W | L | T/OL | ENG | SHO | GA | GAA | Shts | SVS | SV% |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Martin Bradette | 26 | 1095 | 9 | 9 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 68 | 3.73 | 609 | 541 | .888 |
| David Aebischer | 17 | 930 | 5 | 7 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 52 | 3.35 | 503 | 451 | .897 |
| Martin Legault | 16 | 750 | 4 | 6 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 46 | 3.68 | 348 | 302 | .868 |
| Mike Tamburro | 25 | 1411 | 16 | 6 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 63 | 2.68 | 758 | 695 | .917 |
| Totals | 84 | 4186 | 34 | 28 | 8 | 2 | 2 | 229 | 3.28 | 2218 | 1989 | .897 |
Postseason - Scoring:
| Player | Pos | GP | G | A | Pts | PIM | +/- | PPG | SHG | GWG | SOG | SG% |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Derek Clancey | C | 3 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 2 | -4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |
| Justin Cardwell | C/RW | 3 | 3 | 0 | 3 | 2 | -2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |
| Arturs Kupaks | D | 3 | 1 | 3 | 4 | 6 | -3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |
| Jamie Ling | C | 3 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | -1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |
| Mathieu Raby | D | 3 | 1 | 2 | 3 | 6 | -3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |
| Eduard Pershin | RW | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 4 | -2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |
| J.P. O'Connor | C | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 4 | -2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |
| L.P. Charbonneau | R | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 9 | -3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |
| Dan Pawlaczyk | RW | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 5 | -1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |
| Billy Pierce | F | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 4 | -2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |
| Brad Domonsky | RW | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |
| Jurgen Leitner | D | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | -3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |
| Jeff Boettger | D | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | -3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |
| Joe Cardarelli | LW | 3 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | -2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |
| Ryan Brown | D | 2 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 4 | -1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |
| Cory Murphy | D | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | -3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |
| Martin Legault | G | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |
| Mike Tamburro | G | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |
| Totals | 51 | 5 | 9 | 14 | 50 | -35 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
