1997-98 Saginaw Lumber Kings Statistics
Team Record: 23-46 (SO: 0-5) - 51 points
in the UHL's East Division
Coach: John Blum (0-0)
Coach: Warren Holmes (0-0)
Location: Saginaw, Michigan
Attendance: 75,384, Avg. 2,037 in 37 home dates
The Saginaw Lumber Kings of the United Hockey League ended the 1997-98 season with a record of 23 wins and 46 losses, with a 0-5 showing in shootouts for 51 points in the UHL's East Division.
The Lumber Kings scored 231 goals and allowed 342, most in the circuit. Kyle Millar netted 40 goals for Saginaw, while Mark Green tallied 30 or more, too. Kyle Millar contributed 38 assists. Kevin Butt topped the squad with 12 wins and a team-best 4.46 goals against average, best among regular goalies.
John Blum and Warren Holmes coached the team.
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Scoring:
| Player | Pos | GP | G | A | Pts | PIM | +/- | PPG | SHG | GWG | SOG | SG% |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Kyle Millar | C | 64 | 40 | 38 | 78 | 96 | -21 | 8 | 1 | 3 | 206 | 19.4 |
| Mark Green | LW | 51 | 32 | 31 | 63 | 39 | -19 | 4 | 3 | 3 | 254 | 12.6 |
| Joel Gardner | C | 47 | 20 | 36 | 56 | 20 | -21 | 9 | 0 | 3 | 148 | 13.5 |
| Mike Tomlinson | C | 52 | 17 | 20 | 37 | 72 | -29 | 2 | 1 | 3 | 179 | 9.5 |
| Jamie Dabanovich | R | 52 | 5 | 24 | 29 | 42 | -19 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 93 | 5.4 |
| Ken Blum | LW | 37 | 11 | 16 | 27 | 42 | -18 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 117 | 9.4 |
| Jason Smith | D | 34 | 7 | 19 | 26 | 0 | -34 | 4 | 0 | 2 | 138 | 5.1 |
| Dale Greenwood | L | 27 | 8 | 17 | 25 | 67 | -9 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 76 | 10.5 |
| Peter Cermak | LW | 55 | 10 | 12 | 22 | 16 | -22 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 95 | 10.5 |
| J.D. Eaton | RW | 26 | 10 | 8 | 18 | 74 | -14 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 46 | 21.7 |
| Sean McKegney | RW | 33 | 9 | 8 | 17 | 23 | -15 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 65 | 13.8 |
| Jason Renard | F | 19 | 5 | 12 | 17 | 90 | -7 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 48 | 10.4 |
| John Nelson | RW | 16 | 4 | 13 | 17 | 69 | -19 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 35 | 11.4 |
| Roger Lewis | RW | 46 | 9 | 7 | 16 | 54 | -35 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 87 | 10.3 |
| Jamie Hayden | D | 74 | 1 | 14 | 15 | 48 | -25 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 85 | 1.2 |
| Paul Vincent | C | 13 | 6 | 8 | 14 | 4 | -21 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 60 | 10.0 |
| Russ Ciesielski | D | 45 | 4 | 6 | 10 | 78 | -18 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 49 | 8.2 |
| David Grant | RW | 56 | 3 | 7 | 10 | 46 | -20 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 68 | 4.4 |
| Bench | 74 | 8 | 8 | 30 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | ||||
| Kelly Melton | D | 74 | 1 | 7 | 8 | 15 | -35 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 83 | 1.2 |
| Joe Coombs | LW | 9 | 4 | 3 | 7 | 4 | -14 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 21 | 19.0 |
| Mark Giannetti | LW | 10 | 3 | 3 | 6 | 5 | -12 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 38 | 7.9 |
| Bobby Ferraris | D | 26 | 2 | 4 | 6 | 12 | -3 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 18 | 11.1 |
| Corey Isen | LW | 25 | 2 | 4 | 6 | 23 | -21 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 40 | 5.0 |
| Trevor Tokarczyk | LW | 14 | 2 | 4 | 6 | 2 | -7 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 21 | 9.5 |
| Dave Ivaska | D | 29 | 1 | 5 | 6 | 16 | -12 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 36 | 2.8 |
| D.J. Conte | D | 62 | 0 | 6 | 6 | 209 | -21 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 33 | 0.0 |
| Kade McAllister | F | 13 | 2 | 2 | 4 | 49 | -3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 7 | 28.6 |
| Joe Clarke | 15 | 1 | 3 | 4 | 20 | -2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 4 | 25.0 | |
| Alex Herbison | D | 9 | 1 | 3 | 4 | 4 | -10 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 13 | 7.7 |
| John Guirestante | RW | 18 | 1 | 3 | 4 | 31 | -4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 20 | 5.0 |
| Colby Van Tassel | D | 30 | 0 | 4 | 4 | 77 | -13 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 23 | 0.0 |
| Rostyslav Saglo | L | 14 | 0 | 3 | 3 | 2 | -7 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 13 | 0.0 |
| Ian Crockford | C | 8 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 11 | 9.1 |
| David Geris | D | 18 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 28 | -20 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 17 | 5.9 |
| Michael Smith | D | 6 | 0 | 2 | 2 | 2 | -6 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 14 | 0.0 |
| Chad Anderson | L | 2 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | -4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 0.0 |
| J.J. Bamberger | D | 2 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 5 | 0.0 |
| Mike Masini | F | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | -2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0.0 |
| Kirk Johnston | G | 8 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0.0 |
| Kevin Butt | L | 41 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 19 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |
| Kevin Vaughan | D | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | -1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0.0 |
| Chris Grenville | RW | 8 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 4 | -5 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 24 | 0.0 |
| John Herrick | G | 29 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |
| Joe Bourdow | G | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |
| Andrew Dickson | C | 7 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | -8 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 4 | 0.0 |
| Dan Ryder | G | 17 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |
| Brad Smith | L | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |
| Shawn Harris | RW | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 14 | -2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 0.0 |
| Brian LaVack | D | 9 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 9 | -12 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 6 | 0.0 |
| Totals | 1333 | 231 | 356 | 587 | 1463 | -588 | 53 | 8 | 15 | 2311 | 10.0 |
Goaltenders:
| Player | GP | Min | W | L | T/OL | ENG | SHO | GA | GAA | Shts | SVS | SV% |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Dan Ryder | 17 | 914 | 6 | 9 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 54 | 3.54 | 550 | 496 | .902 |
| John Herrick | 29 | 1317 | 5 | 17 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 112 | 5.10 | 737 | 625 | .848 |
| Kevin Butt | 41 | 2194 | 12 | 20 | 5 | 4 | 0 | 163 | 4.46 | 1251 | 1088 | .870 |
| Totals | 87 | 4425 | 23 | 46 | 5 | 8 | 0 | 329 | 4.46 | 2538 | 2209 | .870 |
