1997-98 Thunder Bay Flyers Statistics
United States Hockey League (USHL)
Team Record: 24-27 (SO: 0-5) - 45 points
in the USHL's North Division
Coach: Dave Bragnalo (0-0)
Coach: Doug Colbon (0-0)
Location: Thunder Bay, Ontario, Canada
1997-98 Thunder Bay Flyers RosterTeam Record: 24-27 (SO: 0-5) - 45 points
in the USHL's North Division
Coach: Dave Bragnalo (0-0)
Coach: Doug Colbon (0-0)
Location: Thunder Bay, Ontario, Canada
The Thunder Bay Flyers of the United States Hockey League ended the 1997-98 season with a record of 24 wins and 27 losses, with a 0-5 showing in shootouts for 45 points in the USHL's North Division.
The Flyers scored 165 goals and conceded 227. Gregg Zaporzan netted 32 goals for Thunder Bay and accounted for 35 assists. Scott Sutton topped the squad with 15 wins and a team-best 3.73 goals against average, pacing goaltenders with enough qualifying appearances.
Dave Bragnalo and Doug Colbon coached the team.
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Scoring:
| Player | Pos | GP | G | A | Pts | PIM | +/- | PPG | SHG | GWG |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Gregg Zaporzan | F | 56 | 32 | 35 | 67 | 53 | 9 | 1 | 0 | |
| Jesse Heerema | LW | 45 | 28 | 32 | 60 | 95 | 10 | 0 | 2 | |
| Jayme Adduono | LW | 55 | 9 | 31 | 40 | 59 | 3 | 0 | 1 | |
| Kris Bragnalo | C | 52 | 12 | 20 | 32 | 136 | 6 | 0 | 1 | |
| Derrick McIver | RW | 55 | 16 | 9 | 25 | 51 | 3 | 2 | 2 | |
| Ian Sgambelluri | RW | 56 | 11 | 13 | 24 | 137 | 3 | 0 | 4 | |
| Steve Bailot | F | 56 | 7 | 14 | 21 | 139 | 3 | 0 | 0 | |
| Chad McIver | D | 46 | 6 | 15 | 21 | 110 | 2 | 0 | 2 | |
| Chris Heino | D | 46 | 6 | 14 | 20 | 86 | 2 | 0 | 1 | |
| Erik Adams | D | 55 | 4 | 14 | 18 | 46 | 3 | 0 | 1 | |
| Jamie Minor | F | 34 | 7 | 6 | 13 | 69 | 1 | 0 | 0 | |
| Colin Heppner | F | 25 | 3 | 7 | 10 | 6 | 0 | 0 | 1 | |
| Joe Lombardo | F | 23 | 0 | 10 | 10 | 63 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |
| Jeff Pradal | D | 48 | 0 | 9 | 9 | 144 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |
| Chris Shaffer | LW | 50 | 2 | 6 | 8 | 114 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |
| Bryson Busniuk | C | 55 | 6 | 1 | 7 | 41 | 1 | 0 | 0 | |
| Jean-Paul Nault | F | 47 | 1 | 6 | 7 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 1 | |
| Shawn Perring | D | 32 | 3 | 3 | 6 | 76 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |
| Aaron Piccinin | D | 50 | 2 | 4 | 6 | 297 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |
| Tyler Williamson | D | 46 | 1 | 5 | 6 | 4 | 0 | 1 | 0 | |
| Colin Shaw | F | 19 | 3 | 2 | 5 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |
| Bench | 56 | 4 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | ||||
| Paolo Campagnolo | C | 16 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |
| Ray Agostino | F | 3 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |
| Troy Barnard | G | 24 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 14 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |
| Scott Sutton | G | 42 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 21 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |
| Jamie MacDonald | D | 27 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 12 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |
| David Algee | F | 8 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |
| Totals | 1127 | 165 | 258 | 423 | 1787 | 0 | 46 | 4 | 16 |
Goaltenders:
| Player | GP | Min | W | L | T/OL | ENG | SHO | GA | GAA | Shts | SVS | SV% |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Troy Barnard | 24 | 1137 | 5 | 11 | 3 | 1 | 0 | 79 | 4.17 | 648 | 569 | .878 |
| Scott Sutton | 42 | 2253 | 15 | 20 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 140 | 3.73 | 1405 | 1265 | .900 |
| Totals | 66 | 3390 | 20 | 31 | 5 | 3 | 2 | 219 | 3.88 | 2053 | 1834 | .893 |
