1997-98 Roanoke Express Statistics
East Coast Hockey League (ECHL)
Team Record: 42-21 (SO: 0-7) - 91 points
in the ECHL's Northeast Division
Lost in 2nd Round
Coach: Frank Anzalone (42-21, 7 OTL)
Location: Roanoke, Virginia
Attendance: 192,653, Avg. 5,504 in 35 home dates
1997-98 Roanoke Express RosterTeam Record: 42-21 (SO: 0-7) - 91 points
in the ECHL's Northeast Division
Lost in 2nd Round
Coach: Frank Anzalone (42-21, 7 OTL)
Location: Roanoke, Virginia
Attendance: 192,653, Avg. 5,504 in 35 home dates
The Roanoke Express of the East Coast Hockey League ended the 1997-98 season with a record of 42 wins and 21 losses, with a 0-7 showing in shootouts for 91 points in the ECHL's Northeast Division.
The Express paced the circuit with just 208 goals allowed. Roanoke scored 235 goals. Chris Lipsett netted 32 goals for the team, while Kris Cantu tallied 30 or more, too. Duane Harmer contributed 40 assists. David Gagnon earned 25 wins in front of the net for the squad, and Daniel Berthiaume added 15 or more victories also. Daniel Berthiaume earned a 2.59 goals against average, leading regularly-used goaltenders.
Frank Anzalone coached the team. The 1997-98 Roanoke Express 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% |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Chris Lipsett | RW | 67 | 32 | 33 | 65 | 47 | 5 | 8 | 3 | 7 | 142 | 22.5 |
| Peter Brearley | RW | 70 | 24 | 30 | 54 | 20 | 8 | 8 | 0 | 3 | 154 | 15.6 |
| Kris Cantu | LW | 52 | 30 | 20 | 50 | 78 | 11 | 5 | 0 | 10 | 148 | 20.3 |
| Duane Harmer | D | 66 | 10 | 40 | 50 | 94 | 18 | 3 | 0 | 4 | 148 | 6.8 |
| Tim Christian | RW | 65 | 24 | 18 | 42 | 20 | 8 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 153 | 15.7 |
| Jeff Loder | C | 67 | 16 | 26 | 42 | 73 | 8 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 157 | 10.2 |
| Wayne Strachan | RW | 33 | 11 | 20 | 31 | 20 | 4 | 3 | 0 | 2 | 58 | 19.0 |
| J.F. Tremblay | D | 61 | 20 | 10 | 30 | 183 | 4 | 7 | 0 | 4 | 78 | 25.6 |
| Dave Stewart | D | 67 | 10 | 20 | 30 | 119 | -8 | 8 | 0 | 0 | 203 | 4.9 |
| Mike Peron | C | 44 | 13 | 16 | 29 | 85 | 8 | 2 | 0 | 3 | 71 | 18.3 |
| Michael Smith | D | 62 | 5 | 19 | 24 | 24 | 7 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 90 | 5.6 |
| Jeremy Schaefer | LW | 62 | 9 | 9 | 18 | 253 | -1 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 64 | 14.1 |
| Chris Fess | D | 34 | 5 | 12 | 17 | 40 | -1 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 75 | 6.7 |
| Cory Peterson | D | 67 | 2 | 15 | 17 | 93 | 10 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 82 | 2.4 |
| Kelly Hollingshead | D | 31 | 3 | 11 | 14 | 42 | -3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 37 | 8.1 |
| Todd Norman | LW | 21 | 5 | 7 | 12 | 6 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 46 | 10.9 |
| J.C. Ruid | L | 24 | 4 | 8 | 12 | 14 | -3 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 46 | 8.7 |
| Dave Tremblay | C | 35 | 4 | 6 | 10 | 4 | -5 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 73 | 5.5 |
| Travis Smith | D | 46 | 2 | 8 | 10 | 38 | -2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 35 | 5.7 |
| Rick Schuhwerk | D | 55 | 0 | 10 | 10 | 15 | 10 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 65 | 0.0 |
| Adam Young | LW | 12 | 2 | 5 | 7 | 15 | 5 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 9 | 22.2 |
| Patrick Charbonneau | D | 20 | 3 | 2 | 5 | 17 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 11 | 27.3 |
| Regan Stocco | D | 15 | 1 | 2 | 3 | 15 | 5 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 18 | 5.6 |
| Eric Hallman | D | 18 | 0 | 2 | 2 | 12 | 5 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 23 | 0.0 |
| John Tripp | R | 9 | 0 | 2 | 2 | 22 | -2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 23 | 0.0 |
| Cory Evans | LW | 3 | 0 | 2 | 2 | 12 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 0.0 |
| Daniel Berthiaume | G | 30 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 12 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |
| Chris Smith | D | 2 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 2 | -2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0.0 |
| Matt O'Dette | D | 5 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 29 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 13 | 0.0 |
| Erik Noack | D/LW | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |
| Bench | 70 | 0 | 0 | 8 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | ||||
| David Gagnon | G | 43 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0.0 |
| Totals | 1259 | 235 | 355 | 590 | 1416 | 96 | 55 | 4 | 42 | 2028 | 11.6 |
Goaltenders:
| Player | GP | Min | W | L | T/OL | ENG | SHO | GA | GAA | Shts | SVS | SV% |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| David Gagnon | 43 | 2466 | 25 | 13 | 4 | 4 | 2 | 119 | 2.90 | 1224 | 1105 | .903 |
| Daniel Berthiaume | 30 | 1711 | 17 | 8 | 3 | 4 | 2 | 74 | 2.59 | 814 | 740 | .909 |
| Totals | 73 | 4177 | 42 | 21 | 7 | 8 | 4 | 193 | 2.77 | 2038 | 1845 | .905 |
Postseason - Scoring:
| Player | Pos | GP | G | A | Pts | PIM | +/- | PPG | SHG | GWG | SOG | SG% |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Chris Lipsett | RW | 9 | 0 | 2 | 2 | 4 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |
| Peter Brearley | RW | 9 | 2 | 3 | 5 | 10 | -1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |
| Duane Harmer | D | 9 | 1 | 2 | 3 | 16 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |
| Tim Christian | RW | 8 | 1 | 3 | 4 | 4 | -2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |
| Jeff Loder | C | 9 | 0 | 2 | 2 | 10 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |
| Wayne Strachan | RW | 9 | 4 | 7 | 11 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |
| J.F. Tremblay | D | 7 | 2 | 4 | 6 | 26 | 5 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |
| Dave Stewart | D | 9 | 4 | 4 | 8 | 23 | -2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |
| Mike Peron | C | 7 | 3 | 1 | 4 | 31 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |
| Michael Smith | D | 9 | 1 | 4 | 5 | 4 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |
| Jeremy Schaefer | LW | 9 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 22 | -1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |
| Cory Peterson | D | 9 | 1 | 2 | 3 | 2 | -1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |
| J.C. Ruid | L | 9 | 2 | 1 | 3 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |
| Travis Smith | D | 9 | 2 | 1 | 3 | 8 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |
| Rick Schuhwerk | D | 9 | 2 | 2 | 4 | 2 | -1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |
| Patrick Charbonneau | D | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |
| Eric Hallman | D | 7 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | -2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |
| Daniel Berthiaume | G | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |
| David Gagnon | G | 7 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |
| Totals | 149 | 26 | 38 | 64 | 166 | 9 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
Postseason - Goaltenders:
| Player | GP | Min | W | L | T/OL | ENG | SHO | GA | GAA | Shts | SVS | SV% |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| David Gagnon | 7 | 441 | 3 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 15 | 2.04 | 0 | ||
| Daniel Berthiaume | 2 | 120 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 4 | 2.00 | 0 | ||
| Totals | 9 | 561 | 5 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 19 | 2.03 | 0 |
