
1997-98 Las Vegas Thunder Roster
Team Record: 33-39 (SO: 0-10) - 76 points
in the IHL's Southwest Division
Lost in 1st Round
Coach: Chris McSorley (0-0)
Coach: Clint Malarchuk (6-9-4)
Location: Las Vegas, Nevada
Attendance: 273,109, Avg. 6,661 in 41 home dates
The Las Vegas Thunder of the International Hockey League ended the 1997-98 season with a record of 33 wins and 39 losses, with a 0-10 showing in shootouts for 76 points in the IHL's Southwest Division.
The Thunder scored 260 goals and yielded 305. Ken Quinney netted 34 goals for Las Vegas, while Jesse Belanger and Joe Day tallied 30 or more also. Patrice Lefebvre accounted for 89 assists. Manny Legace topped the squad with 18 wins and a team-best 3.16 goals against average, pacing regular goalies.
Chris McSorley and Clint Malarchuk coached the team. The 1997-98 Las Vegas Thunder lost in the in 1st Round of the playoffs.
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Player | Pos. | Birth Date | Height | Weight | S/C | Hometown |
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Mel Angelstad | L | October 31, 1972 | 6'2" | 214 | L | Saskatoon, SK Canada |
Steve Bancroft | D | October 6, 1970 | 6'1" | 214 | L | Toronto, ON Canada |
Andrei Bashkirov | L | June 22, 1970 | 6'0" | 215 | L | Shelehov, Russia |
Jesse Belanger | C | June 15, 1969 | 6'1" | 190 | R | St. Georges Beauce, QC Canada |
Brent Bilodeau | D | March 27, 1973 | 6'4" | 229 | L | Dallas, TX USA |
Ilja Byakin | D | February 2, 1963 | 5'9" | 185 | L | Sverdlovsk, Ukraine |
Tim Cheveldae | G | February 15, 1968 | 5'10" | 195 | L | Melville, SK Canada |
Jeff Christian | L | July 30, 1970 | 6'2" | 210 | L | Burlington, ON Canada |
Thom Cullen | D | July 14, 1975 | 6'2" | 190 | St. Lambert, QUE Canada | |
Brian Curran | D | November 5, 1963 | 6'5" | 220 | L | Toronto, ON Canada |
Jean-Paul Davis | D | February 10, 1972 | 6'0" | 187 | L | Oshawa, ON Canada |
Joe Day | C | May 11, 1968 | 5'11" | 180 | L | Chicago, IL USA |
Scott Drevitch | D | September 9, 1965 | 5'10" | 176 | R | Brookline, MA USA |
Sami Helenius | D | January 22, 1974 | 6'6" | 230 | L | Helsinki, Finland |
Sergei Klimovich | C | March 8, 1974 | 6'3" | 189 | R | Novosibrisk, Russia |
Justin Kurtz | D | January 14, 1977 | 6'0" | 188 | L | Winnipeg, MB Canada |
Christian Lariviere | D | April 25, 1970 | 6'2" | 194 | L | Montreal, QC Canada |
Rodrigo Lavinsh | D | August 3, 1974 | Riga, Latvia | |||
Patrice Lefebvre | R | June 28, 1967 | 5'6" | 160 | L | Montreal, QC Canada |
Manny Legace | G | February 4, 1973 | 5'9" | 204 | L | Alliston, ON Canada |
Jamie Linden | R | July 19, 1972 | 6'3" | 185 | R | Medicine Hat, AB Canada |
Darcy Loewen | L | February 26, 1969 | 5'10" | 185 | L | Calgary, AB Canada |
Jason Mansoff | D | November 12, 1972 | 5'11" | 201 | L | Edmonton, AB Canada |
Mike Maurice | C | April 22, 1966 | 6'1" | 209 | L | Hamilton, ON Canada |
Keith McCambridge | D | February 1, 1974 | 6'2" | 205 | L | Thompson, MB Canada |
Trent McCleary | R | September 8, 1972 | 6'0" | 182 | R | Swift Current, SK Canada |
Chris McSorley | C | March 22, 1962 | 5'11" | 187 | L | Hamilton, ON Canada |
Pavel Mikulchik | D | September 16, 1975 | 6'0" | 187 | R | Minsk, BLR |
Petr Nedved | C | December 9, 1971 | 6'3" | 196 | L | Liberec, Czech Republic |
Rob Pattison | LW | September 18, 1971 | 6'0" | 194 | L | Oakville, ON Canada |
Rastislav Pavlikovský | C | March 2, 1977 | 5'11" | 198 | L | Ilava, SVK |
Barry Potomski | L | November 24, 1972 | 6'2" | 215 | L | Windsor, ON Canada |
Tyler Prosofsky | RW | February 19, 1976 | 6'1" | 209 | L | Saskatoon, SK Canada |
Brett Punchard | LW | July 12, 1974 | 6'0" | 190 | L | Scarborough, ON Canada |
Ken Quinney | L | May 23, 1965 | 5'10" | 186 | R | New Westminster, BC Canada |
Eric Ricard | D | February 16, 1969 | 6'4" | 236 | L | St-Cesaire, QC Canada |
Trevor Roenick | RW | October 7, 1974 | 6'1" | 201 | R | Derby, CT USA |
Russell Romaniuk | L | June 9, 1970 | 6'0" | 195 | L | Winnipeg, MB Canada |
Paxton Schulte | L | July 16, 1972 | 6'2" | 217 | L | Onoway, AB Canada |
David Shaw | D | May 25, 1964 | 6'2" | 205 | R | St. Thomas, ON Canada |
Dan Shermerhorn | C | July 15, 1973 | 5'11" | 201 | L | Calgary, AB Canada |
Konstantin Simchuk | G | February 26, 1974 | 6'0" | 174 | L | Kiev, UKR |
John Slaney | D | February 7, 1972 | 6'0" | 189 | L | St. John's, NL Canada |
Andrei Sryubko | October 21, 1975 | Kiev, Ukraine | ||||
Radoslav Suchy | D | April 7, 1976 | 6'2" | 204 | L | Kezmarok, Slovakia |
Lorne Toews | LW | June 17, 1973 | 6'5" | 212 | L | Winnipeg, MB Canada |
Rhett Trombley | RW | December 9, 1974 | 6'3" | 225 | R | New Westminster, BC Canada |
Chad Wagner | RW | November 12, 1974 | 6'5" | 225 | L | Calgary, AB Canada |
Bob Wilkie | D | February 11, 1969 | 6'2" | 215 | R | Calgary, AB Canada |
Sergei Yerkovich | D | March 9, 1974 | 6'3" | 207 | L | Minsk, BLR |