1997-98 Fort Wayne Komets Roster

International Hockey League (IHL)
Team Record: 47-29 (SO: 0-6) - 100 points
in the IHL's Central Division
Lost in 1st Round
Coach: John Torchetti (47-29, 6 OTL)
Location: Fort Wayne, Indiana
Attendance: 278,629, Avg. 6,796 in 41 home dates
1997-98 Fort Wayne Komets Statistics

The Fort Wayne Komets of the International Hockey League ended the 1997-98 season with a record of 47 wins and 29 losses, with a 0-6 showing in shootouts for 100 points in the IHL's Central Division.

The Komets scored 270 goals and surrendered 243. Viacheslav Butsayev netted 36 goals for Fort Wayne, while Konstantin Shafranov contributed 52 assists. Bruce Racine and Bruce Racine apiece earned 30 wins in front of the net for the squad and a team-best 2.51 goals against average, topping regular goalies.

John Torchetti coached the team. The 1997-98 Fort Wayne Komets lost in the in 1st Round of the playoffs.

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Player Pos. Birth Date Height Weight S/C Hometown
Chris ArmstrongDJune 26, 19756'0"205LRegina, SK Canada
Andrei BashkirovLJune 22, 19706'0"215LShelehov, Russia
Norm BathersonCMarch 27, 19696'0"203LNorth Sydney, NS Canada
Robin BawaRMarch 26, 19666'2"214RDuncan, BC Canada
Eric BogunieckiCMay 6, 19755'8"192RNew Haven, CT USA
Aaron BohDJuly 4, 19746'0"185LLethbridge, AB Canada
Eric BoultonLAugust 17, 19766'1"220LHalifax, NS Canada
Ian BoyceLWJanuary 24, 19685'9"176RSt. Laurent, QC Canada
Stephane BrochuDAugust 15, 19676'0"185LSherbrooke, QC Canada
Rich BronillaDJuly 15, 19756'2"214RMississauga, ON Canada
Viacheslav ButsayevCJune 13, 19706'2"228LTogliatti, Russia
Chad CabanaLWOctober 1, 19746'1"209LBonnyville, AB Canada
Ed CampbellDNovember 26, 19746'2"210LWorcester, MA
Dan CurrieLMarch 15, 19686'2"195LBurlington, ON Canada
Lee DavidsonCJune 30, 19685'11"179LWinnipeg, MB Canada
Trevor DoyleDJanuary 1, 19746'3"203ROttawa, ON Canada
Dave DuerdenLApril 11, 19776'2"200LOshawa, ON Canada
Guy DupuisDMay 10, 19706'2"198RMoncton, NB Canada
Marc DupuisDApril 22, 19766'0"201LCornwall, ON Canada
Derek EberleDJuly 18, 19725'10"205LRegina, SK Canada
Tim FingerhutLWMay 20, 19716'0"194LPennsauken, NJ USA
Mark FitzpatrickGNovember 13, 19686'2"195RToronto, ON Canada
Trevor HalversonLApril 6, 19716'0"200LWhite River, ON Canada
Scott KirtonRWDecember 4, 19716'4"220RPenetanguishene, ON Canada
Scott LaGrandGFebruary 11, 19706'0"190LPotsdam, USA
Judd LambertGJune 3, 19746'1"176LRichmond, BC Canada
Kirk LlanoDJanuary 10, 19735'11"198RCalgary, AB Canada
Marc MagliarditiGJuly 9, 19765'11"190LNiagara Falls, NY
Kurt MallettRWMarch 27, 19715'11"185RSaugus, MA USA
Tom NemethDJanuary 6, 19716'2"198LSt. Catharines, ON Canada
Carlin NordstromRWFebruary 20, 19736'2"214RSaskatoon, SK Canada
Roman OksiutaRAugust 21, 19706'3"230LMurmansk, Russia
Dwight ParrishDApril 6, 19725'11"194RSouthfield, MI USA
Tom PedersonDJanuary 14, 19705'9"175RBloomington, MN USA
Ryan PisiakRWMay 12, 19756'3"212RSwift Current, SK Canada
Gaëtan PoirierLWDecember 28, 19766'2"201LSaint Marie , NB Canada
Bruce RacineGAugust 9, 19666'0"170LCornwall, ON Canada
Bruce RacineGAugust 9, 19666'2"170Bethesda, MD
Todd ReirdenDJune 25, 19716'5"225LDeerfield, IL USA
Grant RichisonDMay 5, 19676'2"205LDetroit, MI USA
Chris ScourletisDAugust 4, 19715'11"196RGloucester, MA USA
Konstantin ShafranovRSeptember 11, 19685'11"176LUst-Kamenogorsk, Kazakhstan
Richard ShulmistraGApril 1, 19716'2"185RSudbury, ON Canada
Nick StajduharDDecember 6, 19746'3"200LKitchener, ON Canada
Wes SwinsonDMay 26, 19756'1"181LPeterborough, ON Canada
Mike TaylorCAugust 18, 19715'9"181LKingston, ON Canada
Mark TurnerCMay 9, 19685'10"185RWindsor, ON Canada
Steffon WalbyRWNovember 22, 19726'1"190RMadison, WI USA
Kevin WeekesGApril 4, 19756'1"215LToronto, ON Canada
Rob WeingartnerRWOctober 22, 19715'9"185RLake Ronkonkoma, NY USA
Paul WillettCMay 10, 19696'0"174LMaria, QC Canada
Bob WoodsDJanuary 24, 19686'1"192LLeRoy, SK Canada



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