1997-98 Kentucky Thoroughblades Statistics
American Hockey League (AHL)
Team Record: 29-39-9-3 - 70 points
in the AHL's Mid-Atlantic Division
Lost in 1st Round
Coach: Jim Wiley (29-39-9, 3 OTL)
Location: Lexington, Kentucky
Attendance: 313,894, Avg. 7,847 in 40 home dates
1997-98 Kentucky Thoroughblades RosterTeam Record: 29-39-9-3 - 70 points
in the AHL's Mid-Atlantic Division
Lost in 1st Round
Coach: Jim Wiley (29-39-9, 3 OTL)
Location: Lexington, Kentucky
Attendance: 313,894, Avg. 7,847 in 40 home dates
The Kentucky Thoroughblades of the American Hockey League ended the 1997-98 season with a record of 29 wins and 39 losses (and 3 overtime losses) and 9 ties for 70 points in the AHL's Mid-Atlantic Division.
The Thoroughblades scored 241 goals and conceded 278. Steve Guolla netted 37 goals for Kentucky, while Alexei Yegorov and Sean Haggerty tallied 30 or more, too. Steve Guolla contributed 63 assists. Jamie Ram topped the squad with 17 wins and a team-best 2.91 goals against average, leading goaltenders with enough qualifying appearances.
Jim Wiley coached the team. The 1997-98 Kentucky Thoroughblades lost in the in 1st Round of the playoffs.
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Scoring:
| Player | Pos | GP | G | A | Pts | PIM | +/- | PPG | SHG | GWG | GTG | SOG | SG% |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Steve Guolla | C | 69 | 37 | 63 | 100 | 45 | 15 | 9 | 6 | 3 | 1 | 228 | 16.2 |
| Alexei Yegorov | R | 79 | 32 | 52 | 84 | 56 | 2 | 7 | 0 | 4 | 1 | 281 | 11.4 |
| Sean Haggerty | L | 63 | 33 | 20 | 53 | 64 | 4 | 13 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 168 | 19.6 |
| Alexander Korolyuk | R | 44 | 16 | 23 | 39 | 96 | -2 | 3 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 159 | 10.1 |
| Niklas Andersson | L | 37 | 10 | 28 | 38 | 54 | 4 | 4 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 109 | 9.2 |
| Chad Penney | L | 78 | 16 | 21 | 37 | 43 | -7 | 6 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 154 | 10.4 |
| Rich Brennan | D | 42 | 11 | 17 | 28 | 71 | 5 | 9 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 123 | 8.9 |
| Jason Holland | D | 50 | 10 | 16 | 26 | 29 | -12 | 5 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 144 | 6.9 |
| Tony Tuzzolino | C | 35 | 9 | 14 | 23 | 83 | 12 | 4 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 86 | 10.5 |
| Brendan Yarema | C | 64 | 8 | 14 | 22 | 172 | -5 | 4 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 124 | 6.5 |
| Jarrod Skalde | C | 23 | 5 | 15 | 20 | 48 | -10 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 51 | 9.8 |
| Alexandre Boikov | D | 69 | 5 | 14 | 19 | 153 | -10 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 62 | 8.1 |
| Jason Widmer | D | 71 | 5 | 13 | 18 | 176 | 3 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 80 | 6.3 |
| Steve Webb | R | 37 | 5 | 13 | 18 | 139 | -10 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 60 | 8.3 |
| Peter Allen | D | 72 | 0 | 18 | 18 | 73 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 113 | 0.0 |
| Fredrik Oduya | D | 72 | 6 | 10 | 16 | 300 | -11 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 72 | 8.3 |
| Vladimir Chebaturkin | D | 54 | 6 | 8 | 14 | 52 | 5 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 67 | 9.0 |
| Peter Roed | C | 67 | 6 | 7 | 13 | 44 | -8 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 76 | 7.9 |
| Warren Luhning | R | 51 | 6 | 7 | 13 | 82 | -11 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 100 | 6.0 |
| Zdeno Chara | D | 48 | 4 | 9 | 13 | 125 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 64 | 6.3 |
| Andrei Zyuzin | D | 17 | 4 | 5 | 9 | 28 | -2 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 39 | 10.3 |
| Fred Knipscheer | C | 17 | 0 | 7 | 7 | 8 | -16 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 45 | 0.0 |
| Ray Schultz | D | 51 | 2 | 4 | 6 | 179 | 6 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 37 | 5.4 |
| Jason Strudwick | D | 39 | 3 | 1 | 4 | 87 | -12 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 27 | 11.1 |
| Marko Makinen | RW | 26 | 2 | 2 | 4 | 15 | -4 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 22 | 9.1 |
| Terry Lindgren | D | 16 | 0 | 3 | 3 | 33 | -2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 16 | 0.0 |
| Jeff Libby | D | 8 | 0 | 3 | 3 | 4 | -1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 17 | 0.0 |
| David Vallieres | LW | 1 | 0 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 4 | 0.0 |
| Evgeni Nabokov | G | 33 | 0 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |
| Harold Hersh | RW | 5 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 4 | -1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 6 | 0.0 |
| Bench | 80 | 0 | 0 | 16 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | ||||
| Yuri Krivokhija | L | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | -2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0.0 |
| Jamie Ram | G | 44 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 18 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |
| Mark Smith | C | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | ||
| Jason Muzzatti | G | 7 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 12 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |
| Andy Sutton | D | 7 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 33 | -4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 0.0 |
| Totals | 1479 | 241 | 411 | 652 | 2346 | -73 | 78 | 11 | 29 | 2 | 2539 | 9.5 |
Goaltenders:
| Player | GP | Min | W | L | T/OL | ENG | SHO | GA | GAA | Shts | SVS | SV% |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Jason Muzzatti | 7 | 430 | 2 | 3 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 25 | 3.49 | 210 | 185 | .881 |
| Jamie Ram | 44 | 2553 | 17 | 18 | 5 | 4 | 3 | 124 | 2.91 | 1317 | 1193 | .906 |
| Evgeni Nabokov | 33 | 1866 | 10 | 21 | 2 | 3 | 0 | 122 | 3.92 | 955 | 833 | .872 |
| Totals | 84 | 4849 | 29 | 42 | 9 | 7 | 3 | 271 | 3.35 | 2482 | 2211 | .891 |
Postseason - Scoring:
| Player | Pos | GP | G | A | Pts | PIM | +/- | PPG | SHG | GWG | GTG | SOG | SG% |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Steve Guolla | C | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | ||
| Alexei Yegorov | R | 3 | 2 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | ||
| Sean Haggerty | L | 3 | 0 | 2 | 2 | 4 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | ||
| Alexander Korolyuk | R | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | -4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | ||
| Chad Penney | L | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | -3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | ||
| Brendan Yarema | C | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | ||
| Jarrod Skalde | C | 3 | 3 | 0 | 3 | 6 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | ||
| Alexandre Boikov | D | 3 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 8 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | ||
| Jason Widmer | D | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 6 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | ||
| Steve Webb | R | 3 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 10 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | ||
| Peter Allen | D | 3 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | ||
| Vladimir Chebaturkin | D | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 4 | -1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | ||
| Zdeno Chara | D | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 4 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | ||
| Fred Knipscheer | C | 3 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 7 | -2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | ||
| Ray Schultz | D | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 25 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | ||
| Terry Lindgren | D | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | -1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | ||
| Jeff Libby | D | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 4 | -1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | ||
| David Vallieres | LW | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | ||
| Evgeni Nabokov | G | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | ||
| Mark Smith | C | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | ||
| Jason Muzzatti | G | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | ||
| Totals | 52 | 5 | 6 | 11 | 84 | -6 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
Postseason - Goaltenders:
| Player | GP | Min | W | L | T/OL | ENG | SHO | GA | GAA | Shts | SVS | SV% |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Jason Muzzatti | 3 | 153 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 13 | 5.10 | 0 | ||
| Evgeni Nabokov | 1 | 23 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 2.61 | 0 | ||
| Totals | 4 | 176 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 14 | 4.77 | 0 |
