1997-98 Kitchener Rangers Roster

Ontario Hockey League (OHL)
Team Record: 27-25-10-4 - 68 points
in the OHL's Central Division
Coach: Geoff Ward (27-25-10, 4 OTL)
Location: Kitchener, Ontario, Canada
1997-98 Kitchener Rangers Statistics

The Kitchener Rangers of the Ontario Hockey League ended the 1997-98 season with a record of 27 wins and 25 losses (and 4 overtime losses) and 10 ties for 68 points in the OHL's Central Division.

The Rangers scored 224 goals and gave up 239. Jason Byrnes netted 30 goals for Kitchener, and Mark McMahon contributed 38 assists. Mike Gorman topped the squad with 15 wins and a team-best 2.92 goals against average, pacing regularly-used goaltenders.

Geoff Ward coached the team.

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Player Pos. Birth Date Height Weight S/C Hometown
Dallas AshfordDApril 3, 19806'0"209ROttawa, ON Canada
Rick BertranDMarch 12, 19806'3"181LFort Erie, ON Canada
Jason ByrnesRWMay 9, 19776'0"194RBrockville, ON Canada
Vratislav CechDJanuary 28, 19796'2"212LBrno, CZE
Shawn DegagneGDecember 18, 19786'0"172LNorth Bay, ON Canada
Joe DiBiaseLWAugust 17, 19816'2"181LWoodbridge, ON Canada
Bryan DuceRWJanuary 15, 19786'0"185RThunder Bay, ON Canada
Michal DvorakLW/RWAugust 12, 19796'0"209LSternberk, CZE
Denver EnglandGFebruary 11, 19786'0"174Lucan, ON Canada
Mike GormanGDecember 29, 19795'10"190LNepean, ON Canada
Barry GrahamDMarch 30, 19816'3"194RMurillo, ON Canada
Tony GutillaDOctober 24, 19806'3"192LFairport, NY USA
Darcy HarrisRWDecember 22, 19786'1"181RO'Leary, PE Canada
Ryan HeldFJanuary 30, 19806'1"194London, ON Canada
Wes JarvisDApril 16, 19796'4"223LOttawa, ON Canada
Tim KnudsenGJune 4, 19796'1"223LKitchener, ON Canada
Adam LewisLWFebruary 3, 19786'1"185LWoodstock, ON Canada
Travis LisabethLWApril 1, 19806'0"200LLangton, ON
Mark McMahonDFebruary 10, 19786'1"216LGeraldton, ON Canada
Brandon MerliLWMarch 16, 19776'0"201LKitchener, ON Canada
Ryan MilanovicLWSeptember 3, 19806'2"216LAjax, ON Canada
Darren MortierCMay 4, 19786'3"196LLondon, ON Canada
Serge PayerCMay 7, 19796'0"191LRockland, ON Canada
Nick RobinsonDOctober 10, 19796'2"194LCavan, ON Canada
Allan RourkeDMarch 6, 19806'2"215LMississauga, ON Canada
Ben SchustLWApril 6, 19776'0"183LKitchener, ON Canada
Josh SeabrookCMarch 5, 19806'0"181RWellesley, ON Canada
Tim VerbeekRWOctober 5, 19796'0"195LSarnia, ON



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