1997-98 Erie Otters Roster

Ontario Hockey League (OHL)
Team Record: 33-25-5-3 - 74 points
in the OHL's West Division
Coach: Dale Dunbar (33-25-5, 3 OTL)
Location: Erie, Pennsylvania
1997-98 Erie Otters Statistics

The Erie Otters of the Ontario Hockey League ended the 1997-98 season with a record of 33 wins and 25 losses (and 3 overtime losses) and 5 ties for 74 points in the OHL's West Division.

The Otters scored 261 goals and allowed 252. Colin Pepperall netted 31 goals for Erie, while Tim Connolly and Shane Nash tallied 30 or more also. Colin Pepperall accounted for 60 assists. Patrick Dovigi topped the squad with 17 wins, and Stephen Valiquette added 15 or more victories as well. Stephen Valiquette earned a 2.56 goals against average, best among goalies with significant playing time.

Dale Dunbar coached the team.

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Player Pos. Birth Date Height Weight S/C Hometown
Jason BairdWSeptember 16, 19806'1"205LCayuga, ON Canada
Jesse BlackDJune 23, 19786'6"243RThunder Bay, ON Canada
Wade ClubbDMarch 8, 19806'3"209RBridgen, ON Canada
Tim ConnollyCMay 7, 19816'1"191RBaldwinsville, NY USA
Sean DixonDFebruary 22, 19816'2"185LWaterloo, ON Canada
Patrick DovigiGJuly 2, 19796'0"176LSault Ste. Marie, ON Canada
Joe ExterGDecember 19, 19785'11"183Cranston, RI USA
Chester GallantRWDecember 22, 19776'2"207RRed Rock, ON Canada
Brett GibsonCAugust 17, 19796'1"190LGananoque, ON Canada
Paul HarveyRWAugust 8, 19786'4"205RSouth Boston, MA USA
Chris HaskettCMarch 18, 19776'1"220RLucan, ON Canada
Warren HeffordRWOctober 26, 19806'2"201RNew Pelican, NL Canada
Mark HynesDSeptember 19, 19796'2"201St. John's, NL Canada
Craig JalbertCApril 13, 19786'0"168LLondon, ON Canada
Jeff KapitanchukRWMay 13, 19806'2"172RNiagara Falls, ON CAN
Ryan LeeDJune 10, 19806'3"209RScarborough, ON Canada
Steve MontadorDDecember 21, 19796'0"205RVancouver, ON Canada
Shane NashCJanuary 24, 19795'9"185LToronto, ON Canada
Jeff PaulDMarch 1, 19786'4"225RLondon, ON Canada
Colin PepperallCApril 28, 19785'11"180LNiagara Falls, ON
Geoff PetersCApril 30, 19786'1"195LHamilton, ON
Jason PoleraRWMarch 21, 19796'0"194LScarborough, ON Canada
Arvid RekisDJanuary 1, 19796'0"185Riga, Latvia
Tyler RennetteCApril 16, 19796'1"181RNorth Bay, ON Canada
Jason RobinsonDAugust 22, 19786'1"190LGoderich, ON Canada
Mike RuppCJanuary 13, 19806'5"230LCleveland, OH USA
Vadim SharapovLWJanuary 13, 19785'10"179RMoskva, Russia
Adam SpyloRWJuly 17, 19786'1"218RKitchener, ON Canada
Brent TheobaldLWJanuary 19, 19806'0"181LCochrane, ON Canada
Derrell UptonDJuly 7, 19796'2"205Toronto, ONT Canada
Stephen ValiquetteGAugust 20, 19776'6"220LEtobicoke, ON Canada
Jason WardRJanuary 16, 19796'2"205RChapleau, ON Canada
Derek WatsonFAugust 11, 19786'2"185RShellbrook, SK Canada
Jeff ZehrLDecember 10, 19786'3"195LWoodstock, ON Canada



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