1997-98 Seattle Thunderbirds Statistics

Western Hockey League (WHL)
Team Record: 31-35-6 - 68 points
in the WHL's West Division
Coach: Don Nachbaur (31-35-6)
Location: Seattle, Washington
1997-98 Seattle Thunderbirds Roster

The Seattle Thunderbirds of the Western Hockey League ended the 1997-98 season with a record of 31 wins and 35 losses and 6 ties for 68 points in the WHL's West Division.

The Thunderbirds netted 286 goals and conceded 278. Mark Parrish scored 54 goals for Seattle, while Bret DeCecco tallied 30 or more, too. Bret DeCecco contributed 56 assists. Cody Rudkowsky topped the squad with 20 wins and a team-best 3.74 goals against average, best among regularly-used goaltenders.

Don Nachbaur coached the team.

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Scoring:

Player Pos GP G A Pts PIM +/- PPG SHG
Mark ParrishR5454389229+33204
Bret DeCeccoRW7136569284+9140
Matt DemarskiC6329507942+1792
Chris ThompsonLW70163248339+401
Jeremy ReichL43242347121+1762
Jame PollockR6611364778+2261
Stanislav GronL619293821-230
Torrey DiRobertoC4314213548+141
Petr ValaLW/C7116183425-1712
Scott KelmanC6113173035+550
Kevin McDonaldF2311920138+840
A.J. Van BruggenRW3791019126-150
Cory SarichD133161947+220
Greg KuznikD7251217197+1101
Rick BerryD3751217100+601
Tim PrestonLW551151649-621
Jouni KuokkanenF42412162-520
Nathan ForsterD6811213153+1100
Jason BeckettD7111112241+100
Rod LerouxD4501111100+100
Dave MorissetR58628104-1010
David TaylorLW924626+500
Ryan TrsekLW4532518+400
Cody RudkowskyG5304416000
Justin OssachukF1921344-800
Shawn SkolneyD2203340+900
Brian BallmanLW1411226+100
Chris SotiropoulosD1602245+100
Kris WaltzeRW20004+100
Jeffrey BeatchD230009+600
Mike SiklenkaR10000000
Jeff BlairG200009000
Ray FraserG10000000
Matt CockellG100004000
Shane EndicottC50000000
Totals136428644973523201268416


Goaltenders:

Player GP Min W L T/OL ENG SHO GA GAA Shts SVS SV%
Jeff Blair20104288300583.34645587.910
Matt Cockell1048435010334.09268235.877
Cody Rudkowsky53280520223111753.7416891514.896
Ray Fraser110000000.0010101.000
Totals84434131356212663.6826122346.898

Postseason - Scoring:

Player Pos GP G A Pts PIM +/- PPG SHG
Mark ParrishR52352000
Bret DeCeccoRW30000000
Matt DemarskiC54266000
Chris ThompsonLW500018000
Jame PollockR501117000
Stanislav GronL51560000
Torrey DiRobertoC502214000
Petr ValaLW/C52130000
Scott KelmanC50004000
Kevin McDonaldF510121000
Greg KuznikD50004000
Tim PrestonLW50000000
Nathan ForsterD50118000
Jason BeckettD500016000
Rod LerouxD10000000
Dave MorissetR51016000
Ryan TrsekLW10000000
Cody RudkowskyG50000000
Jeffrey BeatchD50006000
Mike SiklenkaR50006000
Matt CockellG10000000
Shane EndicottC50000000
Totals96111526128000

Postseason - Goaltenders:

Player GP Min W L T/OL ENG SHO GA GAA Shts SVS SV%
Matt Cockell1200000026.001614.875
Cody Rudkowsky527914000183.87248230.927
Totals629914000204.01264244.924


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