1997-98 Lethbridge Hurricanes Statistics
Western Hockey League (WHL)
Team Record: 32-29-11 - 75 points
in the WHL's Central Division
Coach: Bryan Maxwell (32-29-11)
Location: Lethbridge, Alberta, Canada
1997-98 Lethbridge Hurricanes RosterTeam Record: 32-29-11 - 75 points
in the WHL's Central Division
Coach: Bryan Maxwell (32-29-11)
Location: Lethbridge, Alberta, Canada
The Lethbridge Hurricanes of the Western Hockey League ended the 1997-98 season with a record of 32 wins and 29 losses and 11 ties for 75 points in the WHL's Central Division.
The Hurricanes scored 261 goals and conceded 237. Shane Willis netted 58 goals for Lethbridge, and Mark Smith tallied 30 or more, too. Mark Smith contributed 67 assists. Jason McLean topped the squad with 19 wins and a team-best 3.01 goals against average, best among regular goalies.
Bryan Maxwell coached the team.
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Scoring:
| Player | Pos | GP | G | A | Pts | PIM | +/- | PPG | SHG |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Shane Willis | R | 64 | 58 | 54 | 112 | 73 | +25 | 18 | 6 |
| Mark Smith | C | 70 | 42 | 67 | 109 | 206 | +28 | 19 | 5 |
| Jason Hegberg | LW | 54 | 26 | 49 | 75 | 73 | +23 | 11 | 2 |
| Luc Theoret | D | 65 | 12 | 37 | 49 | 98 | +28 | 5 | 1 |
| Darren Shakotko | D | 72 | 16 | 25 | 41 | 47 | +14 | 5 | 3 |
| Vladislav Klochkov | RW | 49 | 18 | 9 | 27 | 69 | +1 | 5 | 0 |
| Kaleb Toth | RW | 21 | 14 | 10 | 24 | 24 | -1 | 4 | 0 |
| Curtis Huppe | RW | 37 | 7 | 17 | 24 | 35 | +1 | 2 | 0 |
| Joey Bouvier | 32 | 4 | 20 | 24 | 59 | -4 | 0 | 0 | |
| Paul Elliott | D | 48 | 4 | 18 | 22 | 35 | -19 | 0 | 0 |
| Shaun Sutter | RW | 69 | 11 | 9 | 20 | 146 | -13 | 3 | 1 |
| Evgeny Tsybuk | D | 41 | 5 | 13 | 18 | 129 | +3 | 3 | 0 |
| Derek Holland | D | 20 | 3 | 15 | 18 | 59 | +7 | 1 | 0 |
| Scott Borders | LW | 57 | 4 | 12 | 16 | 70 | -4 | 0 | 0 |
| Marek Ivan | C | 14 | 8 | 6 | 14 | 26 | -2 | 2 | 0 |
| Trevor Wasyluk | LW | 23 | 6 | 7 | 13 | 43 | -6 | 1 | 0 |
| Sean Robertson | C | 20 | 3 | 8 | 11 | 19 | +2 | 0 | 0 |
| Jason Boyd | LW | 28 | 5 | 5 | 10 | 28 | -10 | 2 | 0 |
| Charlie Mattersdorfer | F | 47 | 4 | 5 | 9 | 17 | -6 | 1 | 0 |
| Jordan Peter | F | 36 | 2 | 4 | 6 | 8 | -7 | 1 | 0 |
| Bart Rushmer | D | 51 | 1 | 5 | 6 | 143 | +16 | 0 | 0 |
| Shane Belter | D | 8 | 1 | 4 | 5 | 14 | -6 | 0 | 0 |
| Thomas Scantlebury | D | 40 | 1 | 3 | 4 | 102 | +6 | 0 | 0 |
| Derrick Atkinson | LW | 50 | 2 | 1 | 3 | 38 | -6 | 0 | 0 |
| Graeme Potts | 14 | 1 | 2 | 3 | 9 | -1 | 0 | 0 | |
| Dustin Kazak | D | 52 | 0 | 3 | 3 | 53 | -6 | 0 | 0 |
| Jeff Church | D | 22 | 0 | 3 | 3 | 43 | -3 | 0 | 0 |
| Mike Varhaug | RW | 51 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 214 | -7 | 1 | 0 |
| Craig Strain | D | 42 | 0 | 2 | 2 | 55 | +1 | 0 | 0 |
| Chad Kletzel | RW | 2 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 47 | +1 | 0 | 0 |
| Dylan Kemp | D | 13 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 14 | -5 | 0 | 0 |
| Brad Cruikshank | F | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | -1 | 0 | 0 |
| Eric Godard | R | 7 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 26 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Brent Hope | D | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | -1 | 0 | 0 |
| Jonathan Boh | D | 6 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 6 | -1 | 0 | 0 |
| Jason McLean | G | 46 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 21 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Colin Kobza | RW | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Chad Shiel | LW | 6 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 24 | +1 | 0 | 0 |
| Brady Block | G | 17 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Brandon Janes | D | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | +3 | 0 | 0 |
| Phil Cole | D | 6 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 5 | -3 | 0 | 0 |
| Ryan Hoople | G | 14 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Marty Virostek | C | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | -1 | 0 | 0 |
| Totals | 1323 | 259 | 416 | 675 | 2092 | 47 | 84 | 18 |
Goaltenders:
| Player | GP | Min | W | L | T/OL | ENG | SHO | GA | GAA | Shts | SVS | SV% |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Brady Block | 17 | 900 | 7 | 5 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 52 | 3.47 | 420 | 368 | .876 |
| Ryan Hoople | 14 | 847 | 6 | 6 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 47 | 3.33 | 415 | 368 | .887 |
| Jason McLean | 46 | 2610 | 19 | 18 | 6 | 1 | 2 | 131 | 3.01 | 1266 | 1135 | .897 |
| Totals | 77 | 4357 | 32 | 29 | 11 | 1 | 2 | 230 | 3.17 | 2101 | 1871 | .891 |
Postseason - Scoring:
| Player | Pos | GP | G | A | Pts | PIM | +/- | PPG | SHG |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Shane Willis | R | 4 | 2 | 3 | 5 | 6 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Mark Smith | C | 3 | 0 | 2 | 2 | 18 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Jason Hegberg | LW | 4 | 3 | 1 | 4 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Luc Theoret | D | 4 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 8 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Darren Shakotko | D | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 9 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Vladislav Klochkov | RW | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Kaleb Toth | RW | 4 | 3 | 2 | 5 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Curtis Huppe | RW | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Shaun Sutter | RW | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Evgeny Tsybuk | D | 4 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 12 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Derek Holland | D | 4 | 0 | 4 | 4 | 12 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Scott Borders | LW | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 6 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Trevor Wasyluk | LW | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Sean Robertson | C | 4 | 0 | 3 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Charlie Mattersdorfer | F | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 7 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Bart Rushmer | D | 4 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Thomas Scantlebury | D | 4 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 6 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Dustin Kazak | D | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Mike Varhaug | RW | 4 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Chad Kletzel | RW | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Eric Godard | R | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Jason McLean | G | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Brady Block | G | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Totals | 77 | 10 | 19 | 29 | 108 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
Postseason - Goaltenders:
| Player | GP | Min | W | L | T/OL | ENG | SHO | GA | GAA | Shts | SVS | SV% |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Brady Block | 1 | 50 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 4 | 4.80 | 28 | 24 | .857 |
| Jason McLean | 4 | 190 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 17 | 5.37 | 119 | 102 | .857 |
| Totals | 5 | 240 | 0 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 21 | 5.25 | 147 | 126 | .857 |
