1997 Worcester Wildfire Statistics
Team Record: 7-21 (SO: 1-2) - 19 points
Finishing 6th in the A-League's Northeast Division
Location: Worcester, Massachusetts
The Worcester Wildfire of the A-League ended the 1997 season with a record of 7 wins and 21 losses, with a 1-2 showing in shootouts for 19 points finishing sixth in the A-League's Northeast Division.
The Wildfire recorded 26 goals and allowed 61. Matt Miles and Jake Ouimet scored 5 goals each for Worcester, and Brad Agoos contributed 5 assists. Jon Busch topped the squad with 4 wins and a team-best 1.27 goals against average, pacing keepers with significant playing time.
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Scoring:
| Player | Pos | GP | GS | Min | G | A | FC | FS | Y | R | OFF | PKG | Shts | S% |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Jake Ouimet | F | 25 | 22 | 1876 | 5 | 2 | 55 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 31 | 16.1 |
| Matt Miles | F | 13 | 13 | 1148 | 5 | 1 | 19 | 0 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 31 | 16.1 |
| Paul Keegan | F | 6 | 6 | 555 | 4 | 1 | 17 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 12 | 33.3 |
| Mark Heimgartner | F | 17 | 15 | 1326 | 2 | 1 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 66.7 |
| Brad Agoos | D | 23 | 20 | 1838 | 0 | 5 | 26 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 18 | 0.0 |
| Steve Klein | M | 6 | 6 | 540 | 2 | 0 | 5 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 6 | 33.3 |
| Brendan Sullivan | M | 14 | 13 | 1115 | 2 | 0 | 17 | 0 | 5 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 26 | 7.7 |
| Kyle Fresh | D | 17 | 8 | 877 | 2 | 0 | 11 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 13 | 15.4 |
| Ibrahim Jaradat | F | 1 | 1 | 68 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 50.0 |
| Darren Sawatzky | M | 2 | 1 | 129 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 6 | 16.7 |
| John Vrionis | D | 8 | 8 | 637 | 1 | 0 | 15 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 33.3 |
| Stuart MacRury | M | 12 | 9 | 695 | 1 | 0 | 8 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 15 | 6.7 |
| Anthony Buckley | M | 15 | 12 | 983 | 0 | 2 | 14 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 13 | 0.0 |
| Lester Berrospe | M | 7 | 7 | 575 | 0 | 1 | 19 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 5 | 0.0 |
| Stuart Susten | M | 24 | 21 | 1877 | 0 | 1 | 32 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 8 | 0.0 |
| Erik White | D | 1 | 0 | 15 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |
| Shawn Loth | G | 1 | 0 | 21 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |
| Ted Haley | D | 1 | 1 | 90 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |
| Sam George | M | 1 | 1 | 105 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |
| Joe Bradley | D | 1 | 0 | 45 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |
| D Johnson | 1 | 0 | 45 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0.0 | |
| Rob Jachym | F | 1 | 0 | 45 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0.0 |
| Brian Dunseth | D | 1 | 1 | 90 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0.0 |
| Marc Bailey | 2 | 2 | 195 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | ||
| Leonardo Squadrone | D | 2 | 2 | 165 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |
| Rogerio Lima | F | 2 | 2 | 171 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |
| Bill Harte | D | 2 | 2 | 180 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |
| Kevin Wylie | D | 2 | 2 | 145 | 0 | 0 | 6 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0.0 |
| Jeremiah Keeler | F | 2 | 1 | 92 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0.0 |
| Greg Lalas | D | 2 | 2 | 195 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 0.0 |
| Damon Rensing | M | 3 | 0 | 48 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |
| Steven Cesnek | M | 3 | 2 | 164 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |
| Sean Carey | M | 3 | 3 | 270 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 0.0 |
| Glen Jusczyk | D | 4 | 1 | 130 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |
| Oscar Medina | F | 4 | 2 | 201 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0.0 |
| Justin Ceccarelli | M | 4 | 3 | 270 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 5 | 0.0 |
| Alan Branigan | D | 5 | 4 | 398 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |
| Tony Lage | D | 5 | 4 | 378 | 0 | 0 | 7 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |
| Kenneth Risley | D | 5 | 5 | 405 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0.0 |
| Geoffrey Thompson | D | 7 | 6 | 584 | 0 | 0 | 8 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0.0 |
| David Ditomasso | D | 8 | 7 | 583 | 0 | 0 | 17 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0.0 |
| Shannon Murray | M | 9 | 1 | 220 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |
| Steve Sailsman | M | 11 | 7 | 608 | 0 | 0 | 12 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0.0 |
| Edilton Martins | D | 13 | 12 | 1101 | 0 | 0 | 14 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 4 | 0.0 |
| Eddie Pigford | G | 14 | 14 | 1254 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |
| Jon Busch | G | 14 | 14 | 1275 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0.0 |
| Reinaldo Restifo | D | 14 | 12 | 1084 | 0 | 0 | 9 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 10 | 0.0 |
| Shawn Cassella | M | 16 | 8 | 914 | 0 | 0 | 23 | 0 | 4 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 13 | 0.0 |
| Gary Crompton | D | 26 | 25 | 2265 | 0 | 0 | 46 | 0 | 9 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 13 | 0.0 |
| Totals | 380 | 308 | 27990 | 26 | 14 | 407 | 0 | 42 | 2 | 0 | 4 | 257 | 10.1 |
Goalkeepers:
| Player | GP | GS | Min | W | L | T | SHO | GA | GAA | Shts | SVS | SV% |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Jon Busch | 14 | 14 | 1275:00 | 4 | 10 | 0 | 2 | 27 | 1.91 | 0 | 0 | |
| Eddie Pigford | 14 | 14 | 1254:00 | 3 | 11 | 0 | 3 | 33 | 2.37 | 0 | 0 | |
| Shawn Loth | 1 | 0 | 21:00 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 4.29 | 0 | 0 | |
| Totals | 29 | 28 | 2550:00 | 7 | 22 | 0 | 5 | 61 | 2.15 | 0 | 0 |
