1997-98 Muskegon Fury Statistics
United Hockey League (UHL)
Team Record: 43-23 (SO: 0-8) - 94 points
in the UHL's West Division
Lost in 2nd Round
Coach: Paul Kelly (43-23, 8 OTL)
Location: Muskegon, Michigan
Attendance: 124,297, Avg. 3,359 in 37 home dates
1997-98 Muskegon Fury RosterTeam Record: 43-23 (SO: 0-8) - 94 points
in the UHL's West Division
Lost in 2nd Round
Coach: Paul Kelly (43-23, 8 OTL)
Location: Muskegon, Michigan
Attendance: 124,297, Avg. 3,359 in 37 home dates
The Muskegon Fury of the United Hockey League ended the 1997-98 season with a record of 43 wins and 23 losses, with a 0-8 showing in shootouts for 94 points in the UHL's West Division.
The Fury led the league with just 244 goals allowed. Muskegon scored 341 goals. Robin Bouchard netted 55 goals for the team, while Paul Willett, Bob Berg and Sergei Kharin each tallied 30 or more, too. Sergei Kharin contributed 86 assists. Joe Dimaline earned 26 wins in front of the net for the squad and a team-best 2.89 goals against average, leading qualifying goaltenders.
Paul Kelly coached the team. The 1997-98 Muskegon Fury lost in the in 2nd Round of the playoffs.
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Scoring:
| Player | Pos | GP | G | A | Pts | PIM | +/- | PPG | SHG | GWG | SOG | SG% |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Sergei Kharin | C | 74 | 36 | 86 | 122 | 38 | 55 | 8 | 0 | 3 | 191 | 18.8 |
| Paul Willett | C | 60 | 47 | 64 | 111 | 83 | 51 | 10 | 4 | 5 | 258 | 18.2 |
| Bob Berg | LW | 73 | 43 | 65 | 108 | 39 | 48 | 10 | 1 | 7 | 237 | 18.1 |
| Robin Bouchard | RW | 72 | 55 | 48 | 103 | 126 | 25 | 13 | 0 | 9 | 329 | 16.7 |
| Blair Manning | C | 68 | 22 | 57 | 79 | 57 | 26 | 9 | 0 | 1 | 179 | 12.3 |
| Justin Morrison | RW | 73 | 28 | 42 | 70 | 132 | 16 | 4 | 0 | 3 | 211 | 13.3 |
| Derek Knorr | C | 72 | 21 | 40 | 61 | 104 | 12 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 172 | 12.2 |
| John Vary | D | 74 | 13 | 48 | 61 | 71 | 61 | 6 | 0 | 1 | 310 | 4.2 |
| Jason Weaver | LW | 29 | 19 | 21 | 40 | 44 | 29 | 5 | 1 | 2 | 116 | 16.4 |
| Scott Feasby | D | 71 | 5 | 30 | 35 | 84 | 45 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 115 | 4.3 |
| Mark Vilneff | D | 71 | 3 | 19 | 22 | 57 | 46 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 79 | 3.8 |
| Kevin Lune | D | 67 | 5 | 14 | 19 | 126 | 8 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 76 | 6.6 |
| Sergei Olympiev | L | 40 | 8 | 10 | 18 | 22 | 13 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 66 | 12.1 |
| Dave Ivaska | D | 45 | 5 | 12 | 17 | 67 | 17 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 45 | 11.1 |
| Andy Bezeau | LW | 17 | 7 | 9 | 16 | 100 | 3 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 47 | 14.9 |
| Rob Melanson | D | 55 | 3 | 10 | 13 | 178 | 17 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 60 | 5.0 |
| Gary Coupal | RW | 26 | 7 | 5 | 12 | 101 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 48 | 14.6 |
| Bench | 74 | 7 | 7 | 16 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | ||||
| Mike Feasby | D | 68 | 3 | 4 | 7 | 169 | 8 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 44 | 6.8 |
| Greg Clancy | C | 13 | 2 | 3 | 5 | 4 | -8 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 28 | 7.1 |
| Shawn Maltby | C | 11 | 2 | 1 | 3 | 18 | -4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 11 | 18.2 |
| Donald MacPherson | D | 10 | 0 | 3 | 3 | 10 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 16 | 0.0 |
| Dan Gratton | C | 4 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | -2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 12 | 0.0 |
| Grant Richison | D | 3 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 9 | 0.0 |
| Akil Adams | D | 2 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | -1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 4 | 0.0 |
| Joe Dimaline | D | 43 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |
| Ryan Caley | 28 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | ||
| Cory Johnson | LW | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | -1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 0.0 |
| Colby Van Tassel | D | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0.0 |
| Michal Podolka | G | 8 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |
| Vlad Nayadun | D | 5 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 9 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0.0 |
| Totals | 1258 | 341 | 596 | 937 | 1661 | 474 | 69 | 11 | 36 | 2669 | 12.8 |
Goaltenders:
| Player | GP | Min | W | L | T/OL | ENG | SHO | GA | GAA | Shts | SVS | SV% |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Michal Podolka | 8 | 384 | 3 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 30 | 4.69 | 205 | 175 | .854 |
| Joe Dimaline | 43 | 2433 | 26 | 11 | 4 | 2 | 2 | 117 | 2.89 | 1174 | 1057 | .900 |
| Ryan Caley | 28 | 1610 | 14 | 9 | 4 | 3 | 2 | 84 | 3.13 | 796 | 712 | .894 |
| Totals | 79 | 4427 | 43 | 23 | 8 | 5 | 4 | 231 | 3.13 | 2175 | 1944 | .894 |
Postseason - Scoring:
| Player | Pos | GP | G | A | Pts | PIM | +/- | PPG | SHG | GWG | SOG | SG% |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Sergei Kharin | C | 11 | 4 | 15 | 19 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |
| Paul Willett | C | 11 | 8 | 10 | 18 | 22 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |
| Bob Berg | LW | 10 | 9 | 5 | 14 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |
| Robin Bouchard | RW | 11 | 4 | 5 | 9 | 34 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |
| Blair Manning | C | 11 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 8 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |
| Justin Morrison | RW | 11 | 0 | 3 | 3 | 12 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |
| Derek Knorr | C | 10 | 2 | 2 | 4 | 24 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |
| John Vary | D | 11 | 2 | 8 | 10 | 10 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |
| Jason Weaver | LW | 4 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 6 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |
| Scott Feasby | D | 11 | 1 | 3 | 4 | 20 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |
| Mark Vilneff | D | 11 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |
| Kevin Lune | D | 11 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 9 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |
| Sergei Olympiev | L | 7 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |
| Dave Ivaska | D | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |
| Rob Melanson | D | 11 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 21 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |
| Mike Feasby | D | 6 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |
| Greg Clancy | C | 11 | 5 | 5 | 10 | 10 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |
| Akil Adams | D | 11 | 1 | 3 | 4 | 6 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |
| Joe Dimaline | D | 11 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |
| Totals | 184 | 40 | 61 | 101 | 194 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
