1997-98 Brandon Wheat Kings Statistics
Western Hockey League (WHL)
Team Record: 45-21-6 - 96 points
in the WHL's East Division
Coach: Bob Lowes (45-21-6)
Location: Brandon, Manitoba, Canada
1997-98 Brandon Wheat Kings RosterTeam Record: 45-21-6 - 96 points
in the WHL's East Division
Coach: Bob Lowes (45-21-6)
Location: Brandon, Manitoba, Canada
The Brandon Wheat Kings of the Western Hockey League ended the 1997-98 season with a record of 45 wins and 21 losses and 6 ties for 96 points in the WHL's East Division.
The Wheat Kings scored 322 goals and yielded 235. Cory Cyrenne netted 47 goals for Brandon, while Stefan Cherneski and Kirby Law tallied 30 or more, too. Cory Cyrenne contributed 71 assists. David Haun topped the squad with 17 wins, plus Jomar Cruz added 15 or more wins, too. Jomar Cruz recorded a 3.05 goals against average, pacing goaltenders with enough qualifying appearances.
Bob Lowes coached the team.
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Scoring:
| Player | Pos | GP | G | A | Pts | PIM | +/- | PPG | SHG |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Cory Cyrenne | C | 72 | 47 | 71 | 118 | 28 | +24 | 15 | 3 |
| Kelly Smart | C | 71 | 28 | 64 | 92 | 21 | +43 | 13 | 2 |
| Burke Henry | D | 72 | 18 | 65 | 83 | 153 | +35 | 6 | 1 |
| Stefan Cherneski | RW | 65 | 43 | 38 | 81 | 127 | +34 | 15 | 0 |
| Kirby Law | R | 49 | 34 | 44 | 78 | 153 | +27 | 10 | 4 |
| Brad Twordik | LW | 69 | 23 | 49 | 72 | 81 | +22 | 4 | 2 |
| Darren Van Oene | LW | 51 | 23 | 24 | 47 | 161 | +26 | 8 | 3 |
| Andrei Lupandin | G | 66 | 18 | 28 | 46 | 83 | +16 | 5 | 0 |
| Aaron Goldade | LW | 66 | 19 | 16 | 35 | 58 | -4 | 3 | 0 |
| Johnathan Aitken | D | 69 | 9 | 25 | 34 | 183 | +25 | 6 | 1 |
| Greg Phillips | RW | 22 | 10 | 21 | 31 | 49 | +8 | 1 | 0 |
| Ryan Robson | RW | 55 | 16 | 13 | 29 | 21 | -7 | 2 | 0 |
| Brett Girard | C | 62 | 6 | 9 | 15 | 30 | +3 | 0 | 0 |
| Bobby Leavins | LW | 28 | 6 | 7 | 13 | 15 | +5 | 0 | 0 |
| Josh Woitas | F | 59 | 5 | 8 | 13 | 76 | -9 | 0 | 0 |
| Les Borsheim | D | 44 | 2 | 10 | 12 | 93 | +11 | 0 | 0 |
| Wade Skolney | D | 42 | 1 | 11 | 12 | 49 | +8 | 1 | 0 |
| Jeff Temple | LW | 13 | 4 | 7 | 11 | 17 | +5 | 1 | 1 |
| Andrew Kaminsky | D | 55 | 2 | 8 | 10 | 59 | +19 | 0 | 0 |
| Scott McCallum | D | 32 | 1 | 7 | 8 | 52 | +4 | 0 | 0 |
| Randy Ponte | LW | 49 | 2 | 3 | 5 | 129 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Daniel Tetrault | D | 16 | 2 | 3 | 5 | 32 | +8 | 0 | 0 |
| Mike Wirll | RW | 9 | 2 | 1 | 3 | 0 | +2 | 0 | 0 |
| Bevin Guenther | C | 35 | 0 | 3 | 3 | 25 | -4 | 0 | 0 |
| Brooks Paisley | L | 51 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 25 | -8 | 0 | 0 |
| Jomar Cruz | G | 30 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 5 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Jamie Hodson | G | 20 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| David Haun | G | 32 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 5 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| J.D. Kehler | C | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Jeff Katcher | D | 9 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 13 | +4 | 0 | 0 |
| Ryan Craig | C | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | +1 | 0 | 0 |
| Mike Gerstanbuhler | D | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Kevin Harris | D | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | -1 | 0 | 0 |
| Brett Thurston | D | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Totals | 1321 | 322 | 538 | 860 | 1745 | 297 | 90 | 17 |
Goaltenders:
| Player | GP | Min | W | L | T/OL | ENG | SHO | GA | GAA | Shts | SVS | SV% |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| David Haun | 32 | 1784 | 17 | 10 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 97 | 3.26 | 892 | 795 | .891 |
| Jomar Cruz | 30 | 1596 | 16 | 9 | 1 | 1 | 3 | 81 | 3.05 | 708 | 627 | .886 |
| Jamie Hodson | 20 | 964 | 12 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 2 | 52 | 3.24 | 475 | 423 | .891 |
| Totals | 82 | 4344 | 45 | 21 | 6 | 1 | 5 | 230 | 3.18 | 2075 | 1845 | .889 |
Postseason - Scoring:
| Player | Pos | GP | G | A | Pts | PIM | +/- | PPG | SHG |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Cory Cyrenne | C | 18 | 10 | 14 | 24 | 10 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Kelly Smart | C | 18 | 7 | 10 | 17 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Burke Henry | D | 18 | 3 | 16 | 19 | 37 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Stefan Cherneski | RW | 18 | 15 | 8 | 23 | 21 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Kirby Law | R | 9 | 3 | 3 | 6 | 41 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Brad Twordik | LW | 18 | 5 | 11 | 16 | 35 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Darren Van Oene | LW | 18 | 6 | 8 | 14 | 51 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Andrei Lupandin | G | 17 | 5 | 11 | 16 | 37 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Aaron Goldade | LW | 16 | 0 | 2 | 2 | 22 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Johnathan Aitken | D | 18 | 0 | 8 | 8 | 67 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Greg Phillips | RW | 18 | 11 | 11 | 22 | 58 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Ryan Robson | RW | 16 | 4 | 3 | 7 | 10 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Brett Girard | C | 16 | 4 | 0 | 4 | 31 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Josh Woitas | F | 18 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 14 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Les Borsheim | D | 18 | 1 | 2 | 3 | 41 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Wade Skolney | D | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Jeff Temple | LW | 14 | 0 | 3 | 3 | 8 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Andrew Kaminsky | D | 14 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 13 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Scott McCallum | D | 10 | 0 | 2 | 2 | 14 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Randy Ponte | LW | 8 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 15 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Daniel Tetrault | D | 18 | 0 | 5 | 5 | 25 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Mike Wirll | RW | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Jomar Cruz | G | 14 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Jamie Hodson | G | 6 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Kyle Kettles | G | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Totals | 345 | 75 | 120 | 195 | 552 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
Postseason - Goaltenders:
| Player | GP | Min | W | L | T/OL | ENG | SHO | GA | GAA | Shts | SVS | SV% |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Jomar Cruz | 14 | 750 | 7 | 6 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 41 | 3.28 | 423 | 382 | .903 |
| Jamie Hodson | 6 | 338 | 5 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 16 | 2.84 | 155 | 139 | .897 |
| Kyle Kettles | 1 | 10 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 12.00 | 13 | 11 | .846 |
| Totals | 21 | 1098 | 12 | 6 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 59 | 3.22 | 591 | 532 | .900 |
