1997-98 Fort Worth Fire Roster

Central Hockey League (CHL)
Team Record: 13-53 (SO: 0-4) - 30 points
in the CHL's Western Division
Coach: Mike Gamble (0-8, 1 OTL)
Coach: Bob Wedlake (3-11)
Coach: Mike Krushelnyski (10-34, 3 OTL)
Location: Fort Worth, Texas
Attendance: 73,813, Avg. 2,109 in 35 home dates
1997-98 Fort Worth Fire Statistics

The Fort Worth Fire of the Central Hockey League ended the 1997-98 season with a record of 13 wins and 53 losses, with a 0-4 showing in shootouts for 30 points in the CHL's Western Division.

The Fire scored 214 goals, worst in the league and conceded 397, most in the circuit. Phil Miaskowski and Dan Menard netted 27 goals for Fort Worth each, while Craig Conley and Phil Miaskowski each contributed 34 assists. Nathan Grobins topped the squad with 9 wins and a team-best 5.01 goals against average, leading regularly-used goaltenders.

Mike Gamble, Bob Wedlake and Mike Krushelnyski coached the team.

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Player Pos. Birth Date Height Weight S/C Hometown
Francois AlbertCDecember 3, 19755'9"174LEdmundston, NB Canada
Jerry AnderssonCNovember 27, 19695'8"168LHarnosand, SWE
Chad AntonishynDMay 25, 19746'2"209LRegina, SK Canada
Carlos AssayagRWFebruary 11, 19725'10"201RQuebec, QC Canada
Ryan BeaminDOctober 31, 19755'9"170Chilliwack, BC Canada
Rex BellomyLApril 18, 19615'9"170LKnoxville, TN USA
Jason CarriereLWApril 22, 19746'3"240RCalgary, AB Canada
Mattias CederlundLWMay 13, 19756'0"190LSundsvall, SWE
John CherubiniDJanuary 31, 19736'0"201Clinton, MA USA
Cosmo ClarkeLWMay 1, 19706'3"238LKanata, ON Canada
Craig ConleyRWOctober 25, 19705'11"170RMadison Heights, MI USA
Ray DeSouzaDMarch 26, 19676'4"220RDublin, IRE
Scott DonaldsonCMarch 12, 19715'10"165LSt-Adolphe d'Howard, QUE Canada
Shane DowDOctober 1, 19766'1"205Peterborough, ON Canada
Steve DykstraDDecember 1, 19626'2"190LEdmonton, AB Canada
Chris GallardiDJanuary 2, 19746'1"181RNiagara Falls, ON Canada
Mike GambleCAugust 17, 19755'9"174LBrantford, ON Canada
Kyle GizowskiLWJune 12, 19765'11"190LEdmonton, AB Canada
Jack GreigLWJanuary 11, 19736'0"201LSyosset, NY USA
Nathan GrobinsGJune 6, 19726'1"209LHouston, BC Canada
Ryan HarnettLFebruary 19, 19756'3"205LUxbridge, ONT Canada
William HarnischR
Mike HiebertDApril 16, 19756'0"187LWinnipeg, MB Canada
Brian HolkDMay 17, 19735'10"165RStony Creek, ONT Canada
Rob HrytsakCAugust 11, 19655'11"179LSaskatoon, SK Canada
Tobias JohanssonDMay 20, 19765'10"194RStockholm, SWE
Chris KostopoulosFJuly 24, 19736'1"201RMississauga, ON CAN
Kevin KreutzerGFebruary 16, 19746'3"220LBuffalo, NY
Mike LobinowichCApril 28, 19716'0"200RBrampton, ONT Canada
Craig LochheadDApril 11, 19756'1"194LBrampton, ON Canada
Greg LovellSeptember 1, 1975Cres, ONT Canada
Justin LundLWJanuary 29, 19725'11"190LToronto, ON Canada
D.J. MacPhailDDecember 8, 19725'8"174RScituate, MA USA
Stan MatwijiwGAugust 9, 19735'10"174LWindsor, ON Canada
Dan MenardCDecember 5, 19736'0"187LOttawa, ON Canada
Phil MiaskowskiFApril 16, 1974LToronto, ON Canada
Roland MonilawsDApril 5, 19766'0"205LLeduc, AB Canada
Jay NiemiecLWJune 22, 19795'11"185LAssonet, MA USA
Ron PalecznyDMarch 13, 19766'1"205RKitchener, ON CAN
Ola PerssonRJanuary 28, 19685'11"180LSibbholl, Sweden
Tomas PisaLWApril 17, 19766'4"205LPardubice, CZE
Shawn RandallRWNovember 13, 19725'9"185RMontrose, MI USA
Andrew RodgersRWDecember 21, 19756'2"220LNapanee, ON Canada
Virgil RutiliDFebruary 17, 19735'11"181RAddison, IL USA
Dan SkeneLApril 26, 19715'11"180Duncan, BC Canada
Brent SwarbrickC
George SwarbrickCMarch 21, 19655'9"176San Mateo, CA USA
Chad TurnerLMarch 14, 19755'9"185Kitchener, ONT Canada
Kelly von HiltgenDDecember 6, 19736'4"220RVancouver, BC Canada
Steve WaggCAugust 13, 19735'11"198RBridgewater, NS Canada
Richie WalcottRWMay 17, 19706'2"225RGrand Cache, AB Canada
Kurt WalstenDMay 5, 19685'11"216LKenora, ON Canada
David ZunicJanuary 24, 1976Etobicoke, ONT Canada



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