1997-98 Brandon Wheat Kings Roster

Western Hockey League (WHL)
Team Record: 45-21-6 - 96 points
in the WHL's East Division
Coach: Bob Lowes (45-21-6)
Location: Brandon, Manitoba, Canada
1997-98 Brandon Wheat Kings Statistics

The Brandon Wheat Kings of the Western Hockey League ended the 1997-98 season with a record of 45 wins and 21 losses and 6 ties for 96 points in the WHL's East Division.

The Wheat Kings scored 322 goals and yielded 235. Cory Cyrenne netted 47 goals for Brandon, while Stefan Cherneski and Kirby Law tallied 30 or more, too. Cory Cyrenne contributed 71 assists. David Haun topped the squad with 17 wins, plus Jomar Cruz added 15 or more wins, too. Jomar Cruz recorded a 3.05 goals against average, pacing goaltenders with enough qualifying appearances.

Bob Lowes coached the team.

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Player Pos. Birth Date Height Weight S/C Hometown
Johnathan AitkenDMay 24, 19786'4"230LEdmonton, AB Canada
Les BorsheimDApril 27, 19796'2"194RWatrous, SK Canada
Stefan CherneskiRWSeptember 19, 19786'1"203LWinnipeg, MB Canada
Ryan CraigCJanuary 6, 19826'2"220LAbbotsford, BC Canada
Jomar CruzGApril 5, 19806'2"201LThe Pas, MB Canada
Cory CyrenneCAugust 25, 19775'9"185LWinnipeg, MB Canada
Mike GerstanbuhlerDJune 24, 19816'1"185LLethbridge, ALTA
Brett GirardCFebruary 23, 19805'11"190LRed Deer, AB Canada
Aaron GoldadeLWJuly 30, 19806'1"203LPrince Albert, SK Canada
Bevin GuentherCApril 22, 19806'0"183LWarman, SK Canada
Kevin HarrisDJanuary 27, 19825'11"219RAltona, MB
David HaunGFebruary 6, 19785'10"174Solsgirth, MB Canada
Burke HenryDJanuary 21, 19796'3"206LSte. Rose, MB Canada
Jamie HodsonGApril 8, 19806'2"198LLenore, MB
Andrew KaminskyDSeptember 3, 19796'1"209LBrunkild, MB Canada
Jeff KatcherDApril 16, 19796'4"190LWinnipeg, MB Canada
J.D. KehlerCJanuary 20, 19815'10"198LEdson, AB Canada
Kyle KettlesGJune 19, 19816'3"185LLac-du-Bonnet, MB Canada
Kirby LawRMarch 11, 19776'1"185RMcCreary, MB Canada
Bobby LeavinsLWFebruary 14, 19796'1"190LSaskatoon, SK Canada
Andrei LupandinGFebruary 15, 19785'10"175Kharkov, Ukraine
Scott McCallumDFebruary 15, 19796'4"229LDauphin, MB Canada
Brooks PaisleyLMay 11, 19806'4"200LRegina, SASK
Greg PhillipsRWMarch 27, 19786'2"205RWinnipeg, MB Canada
Randy PonteLWMarch 27, 19815'11"203LLangley, BC Canada
Ryan RobsonRWAugust 29, 19785'11"198RRussell, MB Canada
Wade SkolneyDJune 24, 19816'0"197RWynyard, SK Canada
Kelly SmartCSeptember 9, 19776'0"194LBrandon, MB Canada
Jeff TempleLWSeptember 23, 19785'11"187LBrandon, MB CAN
Daniel TetraultDSeptember 4, 19796'0"205RLabroquerie, MB
Brett ThurstonDMarch 8, 19826'0"220LStrathmore, AB
Brad TwordikLWNovember 20, 19795'10"201LSaskatoon, SK Canada
Darren Van OeneLWJanuary 18, 19786'4"225LEdmonton, AB Canada
Mike WirllRWFebruary 28, 19825'10"206RRegina, SK
Josh WoitasF6'4"236Calgary, AB Canada



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