1997-98 Sarnia Sting Roster

Ontario Hockey League (OHL)
Team Record: 32-18-13-3 - 80 points
in the OHL's West Division
Coach: Mark Hunter (32-18-13, 3 OTL)
Location: Sarnia, Ontario, Canada
1997-98 Sarnia Sting Statistics

The Sarnia Sting of the Ontario Hockey League ended the 1997-98 season with a record of 32 wins and 18 losses (and 3 overtime losses) and 13 ties for 80 points in the OHL's West Division.

The Sting scored 253 goals and conceded 227. Jon Sim netted 44 goals for Sarnia, while Jeff Heerema tallied 30 or more, too. Darryl Knight contributed 54 assists. Patrick DesRochers earned 26 wins in front of the net for the squad and a team-best 3.35 goals against average, best among goalies with significant playing time.

Mark Hunter coached the team.

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Player Pos. Birth Date Height Weight S/C Hometown
Jeff AlcombrackDJanuary 10, 19806'0"201LKincardine, ON Canada
Chris BertiCOctober 6, 19816'5"214Oshawa, ON Canada
Louie BlackbirdRWOctober 23, 19796'1"207LWadpole Island, ON Canada
Chad CavanaghCFebruary 13, 19786'0"187Peterborough, ON Canada
Mike DantonCOctober 21, 19805'9"190RBrampton, ON Canada
Patrick DesRochersGOctober 27, 19796'3"209LPenetanguishene, ON Canada
Trevor GilliesLJanuary 30, 19796'3"215LCambridge, ON Canada
Mike HansonDMay 26, 19785'9"170LOakville, ONT Canada
Jeff HeeremaRJanuary 17, 19806'2"212RThunder Bay, ON Canada
Abe HerbstDFebruary 2, 19806'2"201LHarriston, ON Canada
Greg HewittGOctober 8, 19795'7"154LLondon, ON Canada
Shane KennyDMarch 1, 19776'2"227LOromocto, NB Canada
Darryl KnightCApril 14, 19796'1"181Sarnia, ON Canada
John-Paul LuciukLW/CApril 21, 19796'0"185LOshawa, ON Canada
Kevin MalcolmRWApril 1, 19795'11"198RMarkham, ON Canada
Wes MasonLWDecember 12, 19776'2"194LWindsor, ON Canada
Dan McIntyreGJuly 3, 19786'1"190London, ON Canada
Darren MortierCMay 4, 19786'3"196LLondon, ON Canada
Kevin MotaDFebruary 5, 19806'2"194RWoodstock, ON Canada
Lucas NehrlingDAugust 14, 19796'5"227RPeterborough, ON Canada
Ivan NovoseltsevRJanuary 23, 19796'1"210LGolitsino, Russia
Robb PalahnukLWJune 19, 19806'0"190LSault Ste. Marie, ON Canada
Tony PappasLWMay 23, 19796'0"176LChatham, ON Canada
Marek PosmykDSeptember 15, 19786'5"228RJihlava, Czech Republic
Andrew ProskurnickiLWJuly 24, 19786'3"209LHamilton, ON Canada
Rodney RichardCMay 5, 19795'7"154RSarnia, ON Canada
Jamie RitskosD6'0"181
Jeremy RobertsonD
Jon SimLSeptember 29, 19775'10"195LNew Glasgow, NS Canada
Ryan Van BuskirkDJanuary 12, 19806'2"215LSault-Ste. Marie, ON
Tim VerbeekRWOctober 5, 19796'0"195LSarnia, ON
Dan WatsonDOctober 5, 19796'2"220LGlencoe, ON
Greg WillersDAugust 8, 19796'1"203RScarborough, ON Canada
Casey WolakRWMarch 26, 19785'11"183RPointe-Claire, QC Canada



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