1997-98 Kentucky Thoroughblades Roster
American Hockey League (AHL)
Team Record: 29-39-9-3 - 70 points
in the AHL's Mid-Atlantic Division
Lost in 1st Round
Coach: Jim Wiley (29-39-9, 3 OTL)
Location: Lexington, Kentucky
Attendance: 313,894, Avg. 7,847 in 40 home dates
1997-98 Kentucky Thoroughblades StatisticsTeam Record: 29-39-9-3 - 70 points
in the AHL's Mid-Atlantic Division
Lost in 1st Round
Coach: Jim Wiley (29-39-9, 3 OTL)
Location: Lexington, Kentucky
Attendance: 313,894, Avg. 7,847 in 40 home dates
The Kentucky Thoroughblades of the American Hockey League ended the 1997-98 season with a record of 29 wins and 39 losses (and 3 overtime losses) and 9 ties for 70 points in the AHL's Mid-Atlantic Division.
The Thoroughblades scored 241 goals and conceded 278. Steve Guolla netted 37 goals for Kentucky, while Alexei Yegorov and Sean Haggerty tallied 30 or more, too. Steve Guolla contributed 63 assists. Jamie Ram topped the squad with 17 wins and a team-best 2.91 goals against average, leading goaltenders with enough qualifying appearances.
Jim Wiley coached the team. The 1997-98 Kentucky Thoroughblades lost in the in 1st Round of the playoffs.
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| Player | Pos. | Birth Date | Height | Weight | S/C | Hometown |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Peter Allen | D | March 6, 1970 | 6'2" | 200 | R | Calgary, AB Canada |
| Niklas Andersson | L | May 20, 1971 | 5'9" | 180 | L | Kungalv, Sweden |
| Alexandre Boikov | D | February 7, 1975 | 6'0" | 200 | L | Chelyabinsk, Russia |
| Rich Brennan | D | November 26, 1972 | 6'2" | 200 | R | Schenectady, NY USA |
| Zdeno Chara | D | March 18, 1977 | 6'9" | 255 | L | Trencin, Slovakia |
| Vladimir Chebaturkin | D | April 23, 1975 | 6'2" | 226 | L | Tyumen, Russia |
| Steve Guolla | C | March 15, 1973 | 6'0" | 190 | L | Scarborough, ON Canada |
| Sean Haggerty | L | February 11, 1976 | 6'1" | 186 | L | Rye, NY USA |
| Harold Hersh | RW | April 18, 1974 | 6'1" | 185 | R | Laval, QC Canada |
| Jason Holland | D | April 30, 1976 | 6'3" | 219 | R | Morinville, AB Canada |
| Fred Knipscheer | C | September 3, 1969 | 5'11" | 185 | L | Ft. Wayne, IN USA |
| Alexander Korolyuk | R | January 15, 1976 | 5'9" | 190 | L | Moscow, Russia |
| Yuri Krivokhija | L | March 30, 1968 | 5'10" | 165 | Minsk, Belarus | |
| Jeff Libby | D | March 1, 1974 | 6'3" | 215 | L | Waterville, ME USA |
| Terry Lindgren | D | October 11, 1975 | 6'1" | 190 | R | Edmonton, AB Canada |
| Warren Luhning | R | July 3, 1975 | 6'2" | 185 | R | Edmonton, AB Canada |
| Marko Makinen | RW | March 31, 1977 | 6'5" | 218 | R | Turku, FIN |
| Jason Muzzatti | G | February 3, 1970 | 6'2" | 210 | L | Toronto, ON Canada |
| Evgeni Nabokov | G | July 25, 1975 | 6'0" | 200 | L | Ust-Kamenogorsk, Kazakhstan |
| Fredrik Oduya | D | May 31, 1975 | 6'3" | 218 | L | Stockholm, SWE |
| Chad Penney | L | September 18, 1973 | 6'0" | 195 | L | Labrador City, NL Canada |
| Jamie Ram | G | January 18, 1971 | 5'11" | 175 | L | Scarborough, ON Canada |
| Peter Roed | C | November 15, 1976 | 6'1" | 198 | L | St. Paul, MN USA |
| Ray Schultz | D | November 14, 1976 | 6'2" | 215 | L | Edmonton, AB Canada |
| Jarrod Skalde | C | February 26, 1971 | 6'0" | 185 | L | Niagara Falls, ON Canada |
| Mark Smith | C | October 24, 1977 | 5'10" | 200 | L | Edmonton, AB Canada |
| Jason Strudwick | D | July 17, 1975 | 6'4" | 225 | L | Edmonton, AB Canada |
| Andy Sutton | D | March 10, 1975 | 6'6" | 245 | L | Kingston, ON Canada |
| Tony Tuzzolino | C | October 9, 1975 | 6'2" | 208 | R | Buffalo, NY USA |
| David Vallieres | LW | July 14, 1974 | 5'11" | 201 | L | Juneau, AK USA |
| Steve Webb | R | April 30, 1975 | 6'0" | 211 | R | Peterborough, ON Canada |
| Jason Widmer | D | August 1, 1973 | 6'0" | 200 | L | Calgary, AB Canada |
| Brendan Yarema | C | July 16, 1976 | 6'0" | 194 | L | Sault Ste. Marie, ON Canada |
| Alexei Yegorov | R | May 21, 1975 | 5'11" | 185 | L | St. Petersburg, Russia |
| Andrei Zyuzin | D | January 21, 1978 | 6'1" | 208 | L | Ufa, Russia |
