1997-98 Toledo Storm Roster
East Coast Hockey League (ECHL)
Team Record: 41-21 (SO: 0-8) - 90 points
in the ECHL's Northwest Division
Lost in 2nd Round
Coach: Greg Puhalski (41-21, 8 OTL)
Location: Toledo, Ohio
Attendance: 169,404, Avg. 4,840 in 35 home dates
1997-98 Toledo Storm StatisticsTeam Record: 41-21 (SO: 0-8) - 90 points
in the ECHL's Northwest Division
Lost in 2nd Round
Coach: Greg Puhalski (41-21, 8 OTL)
Location: Toledo, Ohio
Attendance: 169,404, Avg. 4,840 in 35 home dates
The Toledo Storm of the East Coast Hockey League ended the 1997-98 season with a record of 41 wins and 21 losses, with a 0-8 showing in shootouts for 90 points in the ECHL's Northwest Division.
The Storm scored 251 goals and allowed 210. Robert Thorpe netted 39 goals for Toledo, and Andrew Williamson tallied 30 or more also. Sean Venedam contributed 43 assists. Nick Vitucci earned 27 wins in front of the net for the squad and a team-best 2.76 goals against average, best among regular goalies.
Greg Puhalski coached the team. The 1997-98 Toledo Storm lost in the in 2nd Round of the playoffs.
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| Player | Pos. | Birth Date | Height | Weight | S/C | Hometown |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Dave Arsenault | G | March 21, 1977 | 6'1" | 181 | L | Frankfurt, GER |
| Louis Bernard | D | July 10, 1974 | 6'2" | 209 | R | Victoriaville, QC Canada |
| Brian Blad | D | July 22, 1967 | 6'1" | 201 | L | Brockville, ON Canada |
| Kevin Brown | RW | January 18, 1973 | 5'11" | 181 | R | Scarborough, ON Canada |
| Scott Burt | LW | February 7, 1977 | 5'11" | 185 | L | MacKenzie, BC |
| Lee Cole | L | July 13, 1976 | Timmins, ONT Canada | |||
| Mark Deazeley | D | April 8, 1972 | 6'2" | 210 | Toronto, ONT Canada | |
| Jason Gladney | D | January 26, 1974 | 6'0" | 198 | L | Toronto, ON Canada |
| Dennis Holland | C | January 30, 1969 | 5'10" | 176 | L | Vernon, BC Canada |
| Gordy Hunt | G | July 15, 1975 | Toledo, OH USA | |||
| Alexandre Jacques | RW | September 27, 1977 | 5'11" | 196 | R | Laval, QC Canada |
| Rick Judson | LW | August 13, 1969 | 5'10" | 198 | L | Toledo, OH USA |
| Mike Kolenda | D | March 6, 1972 | 6'0" | 190 | L | Grand Rapids, MI USA |
| Greg Labenski | D | April 4, 1978 | 6'1" | 205 | L | Welland, ON |
| Greg Lakovic | L | January 31, 1975 | 6'1" | 173 | L | New Westminster, BC Canada |
| Mike Loach | RW | September 8, 1976 | 6'1" | 227 | R | New Liskeard, ON Canada |
| Bruce MacDonald | RW | December 16, 1967 | 6'1" | 192 | L | Reading, MA |
| Shawn Maltby | C | June 22, 1976 | 5'9" | 187 | L | Cambridge, ON Canada |
| Mark McCoy | D | June 3, 1974 | 6'0" | 201 | L | Prince Rupert, BC Canada |
| Ron Newhook | C | August 9, 1977 | 5'5" | 165 | R | North Bay, ON Canada |
| Donovan Nunweiler | G | 5'9" | 176 | Redcliff, AB CAN | ||
| Sean Ortiz | LW | December 10, 1971 | 6'1" | 179 | R | Peoria, IL USA |
| Tony Prpic | RW | June 16, 1973 | 6'4" | 225 | R | Cleveland, OH USA |
| Jeremy Rebek | D | February 8, 1976 | 5'10" | 194 | R | Ottawa, ON Canada |
| Jaynen Rissling | D | July 4, 1972 | 6'1" | 205 | R | Edmonton, AB Canada |
| Andrei Sryubko | October 21, 1975 | Kiev, Ukraine | ||||
| Andy Suhy | D | March 9, 1970 | 6'2" | 201 | L | Detroit, MI USA |
| Anthony Terzo | C | January 18, 1978 | 6'0" | 181 | Scarborough, ON CAN | |
| Robert Thorpe | LW | July 22, 1973 | 6'0" | 198 | L | Hamilton, ON CAN |
| Sean Venedam | F | July 31, 1976 | 5'10" | 200 | L | Valley East, ON |
| Nick Vitucci | G | June 16, 1967 | 5'9" | 174 | L | Welland, ON Canada |
| Andrew Williamson | RW | January 21, 1976 | 5'10" | 194 | R | Thorold, ON Canada |
