1997-98 Waco Wizards Statistics
Western Professional Hockey League (WPHL)
Team Record: 18-48 (SO: 0-3) - 39 points
in the WPHL's Eastern Division
Coach: Rob Schriner (3-21, 3 OTL)
Coach: Tom Coolen (15-27)
Location: Waco, Texas
Attendance: 71,686, Avg. 2,048 in 35 home dates
1997-98 Waco Wizards RosterTeam Record: 18-48 (SO: 0-3) - 39 points
in the WPHL's Eastern Division
Coach: Rob Schriner (3-21, 3 OTL)
Coach: Tom Coolen (15-27)
Location: Waco, Texas
Attendance: 71,686, Avg. 2,048 in 35 home dates
The Waco Wizards of the Western Professional Hockey League ended the 1997-98 season with a record of 18 wins and 48 losses, with a 0-3 showing in shootouts for 39 points in the WPHL's Eastern Division.
The Wizards scored 203 goals and gave up 319. Ladislav Tresl and Rob Schriner netted 24 goals for Waco each, while Ladislav Tresl and Jamie Hearn each contributed 31 assists. Derek Shybunka topped the squad with 10 wins.
Rob Schriner and Tom Coolen coached the team.
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Scoring:
| Player | Pos | GP | G | A | Pts | PIM | +/- | PPG | SHG | GWG | SOG | SG% |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Ladislav Tresl | C | 54 | 24 | 31 | 55 | 44 | -40 | 7 | 0 | 1 | 189 | 12.7 |
| Tim Green | D | 65 | 20 | 28 | 48 | 37 | -33 | 4 | 0 | 2 | 230 | 8.7 |
| Sean Brady | C | 69 | 18 | 28 | 46 | 42 | -43 | 6 | 1 | 0 | 202 | 8.9 |
| Jamie Dunn | RW | 64 | 20 | 25 | 45 | 100 | -39 | 9 | 0 | 2 | 225 | 8.9 |
| Jamie Hearn | D | 58 | 9 | 31 | 40 | 86 | -59 | 6 | 0 | 0 | 152 | 5.9 |
| Rob Schriner | F | 30 | 24 | 10 | 34 | 14 | -14 | 11 | 1 | 3 | 118 | 20.3 |
| Billy Wright | LW | 24 | 9 | 15 | 24 | 28 | -6 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 63 | 14.3 |
| Chris Peach | LW | 49 | 6 | 15 | 21 | 56 | -36 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 98 | 6.1 |
| Ryan MacDonald | RW | 32 | 4 | 11 | 15 | 48 | -19 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 27 | 14.8 |
| Ryan Phillips | LW | 17 | 3 | 12 | 15 | 8 | -10 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 44 | 6.8 |
| Shawn Ulrich | C | 16 | 7 | 7 | 14 | 11 | -6 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 52 | 13.5 |
| Jarno Mensonen | LW | 21 | 7 | 6 | 13 | 0 | -8 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 48 | 14.6 |
| Tomas Pisa | LW | 35 | 4 | 9 | 13 | 4 | -18 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 75 | 5.3 |
| Ben White | D | 38 | 2 | 11 | 13 | 46 | -20 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 37 | 5.4 |
| Petri Aaltonen | RW | 15 | 4 | 8 | 12 | 2 | -6 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 29 | 13.8 |
| Chris O'Rourke | D | 35 | 1 | 10 | 11 | 112 | -25 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 40 | 2.5 |
| Mikhail Bogdanov | D | 30 | 5 | 5 | 10 | 13 | -3 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 50 | 10.0 |
| Mikko Outinen | D | 32 | 3 | 7 | 10 | 12 | -11 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 33 | 9.1 |
| Todd Newton | D | 16 | 2 | 7 | 9 | 14 | -8 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 30 | 6.7 |
| Jason King | RW | 17 | 5 | 1 | 6 | 6 | -9 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 23 | 21.7 |
| Jeff Beaudin | LW | 28 | 4 | 2 | 6 | 99 | -19 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 39 | 10.3 |
| Jamie Brown | D | 31 | 3 | 3 | 6 | 40 | -29 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 34 | 8.8 |
| Ralph Marziale | C | 15 | 3 | 2 | 5 | 4 | -7 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 31 | 9.7 |
| Alexei Khromchinkov | G | 9 | 3 | 1 | 4 | 2 | -1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 18 | 16.7 |
| Dave MacIntyre | RW | 6 | 3 | 1 | 4 | 19 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 18 | 16.7 |
| Jordan Shields | LW | 7 | 2 | 2 | 4 | 6 | -6 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 8 | 25.0 |
| Jon Olofson | D | 56 | 2 | 1 | 3 | 19 | -30 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 56 | 3.6 |
| Derek Riley | D | 7 | 1 | 2 | 3 | 20 | -2 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 23 | 4.3 |
| Jason Rose | D | 7 | 1 | 2 | 3 | 2 | 5 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 23 | 4.3 |
| Tommi Uusitalo | D | 22 | 0 | 3 | 3 | 18 | -1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 28 | 0.0 |
| Cotton Gore | RW | 17 | 0 | 2 | 2 | 9 | -14 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 28 | 0.0 |
| Eric Brown | D | 16 | 0 | 2 | 2 | 9 | -9 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 18 | 0.0 |
| Stephane Desjardins | D | 10 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 25 | -5 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 23 | 4.3 |
| Chris Haskett | C | 7 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 4 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 13 | 7.7 |
| Jessy Grenier | F/D | 13 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 40 | -5 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 8 | 12.5 |
| Brian Barnes | RW | 13 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 16 | -6 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 7 | 14.3 |
| Derek Shybunka | G | 21 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |
| Quinten Van Horlick | RW | 7 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 58 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 8 | 0.0 |
| Steve Jones | F | 27 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 8 | -31 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 23 | 0.0 |
| Derek Pajot | D | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 21 | -2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |
| Rick Nichol | G | 7 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |
| Bill Pye | G | 15 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 20 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |
| Jay Hutton | D | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | -1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0.0 |
| Rod Eberle | L | 6 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | -4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 9 | 0.0 |
| Ari Shocket | G | 13 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |
| Steve Dulac | RW | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | -1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0.0 |
| Chad Antonishyn | D | 5 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 16 | -1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0.0 |
| Evgeni Ryabchikov | G | 10 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |
| Darren McClellan | D | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 12 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0.0 |
| Bob Bell | G | 9 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 6 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |
| Bench | 69 | 0 | 0 | 24 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | ||||
| Totals | 1179 | 203 | 303 | 506 | 1192 | -578 | 61 | 2 | 18 | 2184 | 9.3 |
Goaltenders:
| Player | GP | Min | W | L | T/OL | ENG | SHO | GA | GAA | Shts | SVS | SV% |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Bill Pye | 15 | 860 | 2 | 11 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 69 | 4.81 | 482 | 413 | .857 |
| Rick Nichol | 7 | 371 | 2 | 5 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 33 | 5.34 | 181 | 148 | .818 |
| Bob Bell | 9 | 497 | 2 | 6 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 32 | 3.86 | 264 | 232 | .879 |
| Evgeni Ryabchikov | 10 | 591 | 2 | 8 | 0 | 0 | 47 | 4.77 | 297 | 250 | .842 | |
| Derek Shybunka | 21 | 1180 | 10 | 10 | 0 | 6 | 1 | 63 | 3.20 | 538 | 475 | .883 |
| Ari Shocket | 13 | 618 | 0 | 8 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 60 | 5.83 | 306 | 246 | .804 |
| Totals | 75 | 4117 | 18 | 48 | 3 | 12 | 1 | 304 | 4.43 | 2068 | 1764 | .853 |
