1997 Hershey Wildcats Statistics
A-League (A-League)
Team Record: 19-9 (SO: 1-1) - 55 points
Finishing 1st in the A-League's Atlantic Division
Coach: Bob Lilley (19-9)
Location: Hershey, Pennsylvania
1997 Hershey Wildcats RosterTeam Record: 19-9 (SO: 1-1) - 55 points
Finishing 1st in the A-League's Atlantic Division
Coach: Bob Lilley (19-9)
Location: Hershey, Pennsylvania
The Hershey Wildcats of the A-League ended the 1997 season with a record of 19 wins and 9 losses, with a 1-1 showing in shootouts for 55 points finishing first in the A-League's Atlantic Division.
The Wildcats recorded 56 goals and surrendered 33. Don D'Ambra scored 9 goals for Hershey, while Lee Tschantret, Sasa Zoric, Mark Waite, Rob Johnson, Brent Longenecker and Mike Feniger each contributed five or more also. Brent Longenecker and Lee Tschantret each recorded 8 assists. Doug Petras topped the squad with 10 wins. Pete Pappas and Doug Petras earned a 0.85 goals against average, pacing keepers with significant playing time.
Bob Lilley coached the team.
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Scoring:
| Player | Pos | GP | GS | Min | G | A | FC | FS | Y | R | OFF | PKG | Shts | S% |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Don D'Ambra | F | 27 | 26 | 2091 | 9 | 4 | 46 | 0 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 62 | 14.5 |
| Lee Tschantret | M | 20 | 15 | 1417 | 7 | 8 | 19 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 35 | 20.0 |
| Brent Longenecker | M | 28 | 27 | 2332 | 7 | 8 | 46 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 47 | 14.9 |
| Mark Waite | M | 26 | 26 | 2150 | 8 | 4 | 31 | 0 | 5 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 43 | 18.6 |
| Sasa Zoric | M | 11 | 8 | 765 | 6 | 4 | 21 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 19 | 31.6 |
| Rob Johnson | F | 20 | 16 | 1529 | 7 | 1 | 26 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 43 | 16.3 |
| Mike Feniger | M | 28 | 19 | 1824 | 5 | 4 | 38 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 31 | 16.1 |
| Nathan Fairchild | D | 25 | 13 | 1370 | 1 | 3 | 28 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 19 | 5.3 |
| John Ferrandino | M | 16 | 3 | 519 | 1 | 2 | 8 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 33.3 |
| Kyle Swords | D | 27 | 18 | 1741 | 1 | 1 | 17 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 24 | 4.2 |
| Christopher Tassy | F | 11 | 0 | 150 | 1 | 0 | 5 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 33.3 |
| Mike Williams | D | 21 | 20 | 1837 | 1 | 0 | 38 | 0 | 5 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 8 | 12.5 |
| Christian Penny | D | 22 | 22 | 1954 | 1 | 0 | 41 | 0 | 5 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 7 | 14.3 |
| Danny Kelly | M | 10 | 7 | 693 | 0 | 2 | 11 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 16 | 0.0 |
| Marcelo Valencia | F | 4 | 4 | 296 | 0 | 1 | 6 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 4 | 0.0 |
| Patrick McSorley | M | 5 | 2 | 256 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |
| Darren Eales | F | 5 | 4 | 362 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 10 | 0.0 |
| Jari Takatalo | M | 6 | 3 | 252 | 0 | 1 | 3 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 5 | 0.0 |
| Pete Pappas | G | 14 | 14 | 1199 | 0 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |
| Brandon Lieb | D | 22 | 17 | 1532 | 0 | 1 | 15 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |
| Mark Peters | G | 2 | 0 | 38 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |
| Joe Roy | F | 2 | 0 | 51 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0.0 |
| Garth Lagerwey | G | 3 | 3 | 285 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |
| Mike Coll | D | 4 | 2 | 92 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0.0 |
| Christopher Thomas | D | 5 | 1 | 212 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0.0 |
| Doug Petras | G | 12 | 11 | 1064 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |
| Manny Oudin | D | 27 | 27 | 2360 | 0 | 0 | 27 | 0 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 0.0 |
| Totals | 403 | 308 | 28371 | 55 | 47 | 435 | 0 | 45 | 4 | 0 | 2 | 386 | 14.2 |
Goalkeepers:
| Player | GP | GS | Min | W | L | T | SHO | GA | GAA | Shts | SVS | SV% |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Mark Peters | 2 | 0 | 38:00 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0.00 | 0 | 0 | |
| Garth Lagerwey | 3 | 3 | 285:00 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 1 | 0.32 | 0 | 0 | |
| Doug Petras | 12 | 11 | 1064:00 | 10 | 2 | 0 | 3 | 15 | 1.27 | 0 | 0 | |
| Pete Pappas | 14 | 14 | 1199:00 | 8 | 6 | 0 | 3 | 17 | 1.28 | 0 | 0 | |
| Totals | 31 | 28 | 2586:00 | 22 | 9 | 0 | 10 | 33 | 1.15 | 0 | 0 |
Postseason - Scoring:
| Player | Pos | GP | GS | Min | G | A | FC | FS | Y | R | OFF | PKG | Shts | S% |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Don D'Ambra | F | 3 | 3 | 161 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |
| Lee Tschantret | M | 3 | 3 | 250 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |
| Brent Longenecker | M | 3 | 2 | 180 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |
| Mark Waite | M | 3 | 3 | 246 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |
| Sasa Zoric | M | 3 | 2 | 224 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |
| Rob Johnson | F | 3 | 1 | 119 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |
| Mike Feniger | M | 3 | 2 | 114 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |
| Nathan Fairchild | D | 2 | 1 | 69 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |
| Kyle Swords | D | 2 | 1 | 64 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |
| Mike Williams | D | 2 | 2 | 135 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |
| Christian Penny | D | 3 | 3 | 250 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |
| Danny Kelly | M | 3 | 1 | 126 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |
| Pete Pappas | G | 3 | 1 | 119 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |
| Brandon Lieb | D | 2 | 2 | 220 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |
| Christopher Thomas | D | 3 | 1 | 92 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |
| Doug Petras | G | 2 | 2 | 131 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |
| Manny Oudin | D | 3 | 3 | 250 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |
| Totals | 46 | 33 | 2750 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
Postseason - Goalkeepers:
| Player | GP | GS | Min | W | L | T | SHO | GA | GAA | Shts | SVS | SV% |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Doug Petras | 2 | 2 | 131:00 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0.69 | 0 | 0 | |
| Pete Pappas | 3 | 1 | 119:00 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0.76 | 0 | 0 | |
| Totals | 5 | 3 | 250:00 | 1 | 4 | 0 | 2 | 2 | 0.72 | 0 | 0 |
