1997-98 Kelowna Rockets Statistics
Western Hockey League (WHL)
Team Record: 33-35-4 - 70 points
in the WHL's West Division
Coach: Peter Anholt (33-35-4)
Location: Kelowna, British Columbia, Canada
1997-98 Kelowna Rockets RosterTeam Record: 33-35-4 - 70 points
in the WHL's West Division
Coach: Peter Anholt (33-35-4)
Location: Kelowna, British Columbia, Canada
The Kelowna Rockets of the Western Hockey League ended the 1997-98 season with a record of 33 wins and 35 losses and 4 ties for 70 points in the WHL's West Division.
The Rockets scored 313 goals and allowed 290. Jason Deleurme netted 51 goals for Kelowna, while Scott Parker, Brett McLean and Ryan Wade each tallied 30 or more, too. Jason Deleurme accounted for 52 assists. Chris Noble topped the squad with 20 wins and a team-best 3.8 goals against average, leading goalies with significant playing time.
Peter Anholt coached the team.
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Scoring:
| Player | Pos | GP | G | A | Pts | PIM | +/- | PPG | SHG |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Jason Deleurme | RW | 72 | 51 | 52 | 103 | 47 | +14 | 15 | 4 |
| Brett McLean | C | 54 | 42 | 45 | 87 | 91 | +25 | 10 | 6 |
| Ryan Wade | F | 72 | 39 | 40 | 79 | 149 | +2 | 10 | 3 |
| Luke Curtin | LW | 51 | 29 | 48 | 77 | 42 | +5 | 11 | 2 |
| Scott Parker | R | 71 | 30 | 22 | 52 | 243 | -4 | 12 | 0 |
| Scott Hannan | D | 47 | 10 | 30 | 40 | 70 | +2 | 6 | 0 |
| Rory McDade | C | 67 | 15 | 23 | 38 | 60 | -3 | 3 | 0 |
| Kevin Marsh | F | 37 | 12 | 25 | 37 | 6 | +13 | 4 | 0 |
| Quintin Laing | L | 59 | 11 | 24 | 35 | 47 | +1 | 1 | 1 |
| Chad Wilchynski | D | 39 | 9 | 24 | 33 | 53 | +3 | 6 | 0 |
| Kevin Korol | LW | 67 | 15 | 16 | 31 | 43 | -5 | 3 | 1 |
| Karel Betik | D | 61 | 5 | 25 | 30 | 121 | +23 | 0 | 0 |
| Vern Fiddler | C | 65 | 10 | 11 | 21 | 31 | +3 | 1 | 2 |
| Bryan Randall | RW | 25 | 8 | 12 | 20 | 26 | -4 | 5 | 0 |
| Gavin McLeod | D | 70 | 3 | 17 | 20 | 98 | +7 | 0 | 0 |
| Bruce Harrison | C | 68 | 6 | 9 | 15 | 73 | -5 | 0 | 0 |
| Brad Swanson | D | 29 | 2 | 13 | 15 | 40 | -4 | 2 | 0 |
| Kris Mallette | D | 63 | 4 | 9 | 13 | 220 | +10 | 0 | 0 |
| Jan Dusanek | D | 67 | 4 | 8 | 12 | 33 | +4 | 0 | 0 |
| Todd Fedoruk | L | 31 | 3 | 5 | 8 | 120 | -3 | 0 | 0 |
| Brad Rohrig | C | 19 | 4 | 2 | 6 | 29 | +1 | 1 | 1 |
| Justin Jack | RW | 37 | 1 | 3 | 4 | 93 | -4 | 0 | 0 |
| Jordan Watt | G | 38 | 0 | 2 | 2 | 13 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Jeff Church | D | 16 | 0 | 2 | 2 | 35 | +3 | 0 | 0 |
| Nolan Yonkman | D | 65 | 0 | 2 | 2 | 36 | -9 | 0 | 0 |
| Clint Keichinger | RW | 20 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 5 | +3 | 0 | 0 |
| Corey Koski | LW | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | -1 | 0 | 0 |
| Chris Noble | G | 46 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Aaron Sproule | G | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| David Selthun | D | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Kiel McLeod | C | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Mike Bratton | D | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Totals | 1365 | 313 | 470 | 783 | 1826 | 77 | 90 | 20 |
Goaltenders:
| Player | GP | Min | W | L | T/OL | ENG | SHO | GA | GAA | Shts | SVS | SV% |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Chris Noble | 46 | 2497 | 20 | 18 | 4 | 1 | 0 | 158 | 3.80 | 1270 | 1112 | .876 |
| Jordan Watt | 38 | 1799 | 13 | 16 | 4 | 0 | 2 | 120 | 4.00 | 1031 | 911 | .884 |
| Aaron Sproule | 1 | 44 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 5 | 6.82 | 29 | 24 | .828 |
| Totals | 85 | 4340 | 33 | 35 | 8 | 1 | 2 | 283 | 3.91 | 2330 | 2047 | .879 |
Postseason - Scoring:
| Player | Pos | GP | G | A | Pts | PIM | +/- | PPG | SHG |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Jason Deleurme | RW | 7 | 2 | 6 | 8 | 13 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Brett McLean | C | 7 | 4 | 5 | 9 | 17 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Ryan Wade | F | 7 | 1 | 3 | 4 | 15 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Luke Curtin | LW | 7 | 4 | 7 | 11 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Scott Parker | R | 7 | 6 | 0 | 6 | 23 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Scott Hannan | D | 7 | 2 | 7 | 9 | 14 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Rory McDade | C | 7 | 2 | 0 | 2 | 8 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Quintin Laing | L | 7 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 8 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Kevin Korol | LW | 5 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Karel Betik | D | 7 | 1 | 2 | 3 | 8 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Vern Fiddler | C | 7 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Bryan Randall | RW | 7 | 0 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Gavin McLeod | D | 7 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 14 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Brad Swanson | D | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Kris Mallette | D | 7 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 20 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Jan Dusanek | D | 6 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Brad Rohrig | C | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Justin Jack | RW | 7 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 23 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Jordan Watt | G | 5 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Nolan Yonkman | D | 7 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Chris Noble | G | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| David Selthun | D | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Totals | 134 | 23 | 36 | 59 | 187 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
Postseason - Goaltenders:
| Player | GP | Min | W | L | T/OL | ENG | SHO | GA | GAA | Shts | SVS | SV% |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Chris Noble | 3 | 154 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 12 | 4.68 | 112 | 100 | .893 |
| Jordan Watt | 5 | 279 | 3 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 14 | 3.01 | 167 | 153 | .916 |
| Totals | 8 | 433 | 3 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 26 | 3.60 | 279 | 253 | .907 |
