1997-98 Philadelphia Phantoms Statistics
American Hockey League (AHL)
Team Record: 47-21-10-2 - 106 points
in the AHL's Mid-Atlantic Division
Won League Championship
Coach: Bill Barber (47-21-10, 2 OTL)
Location: Philadelphia, Pennsylvania
Attendance: 472,392, Avg. 11,810 in 40 home dates
1997-98 Philadelphia Phantoms RosterTeam Record: 47-21-10-2 - 106 points
in the AHL's Mid-Atlantic Division
Won League Championship
Coach: Bill Barber (47-21-10, 2 OTL)
Location: Philadelphia, Pennsylvania
Attendance: 472,392, Avg. 11,810 in 40 home dates
The Philadelphia Phantoms of the American Hockey League ended the 1997-98 season with a record of 47 wins and 21 losses (and 2 overtime losses) and 10 ties for 106 points in the AHL's Mid-Atlantic Division.
The Phantoms scored 314 goals, most in the league. Philadelphia gave up 249 goals. Craig Darby netted 42 goals for the team, while Paul Healey tallied 30 or more, too. Peter White contributed 78 assists. Neil Little earned 31 wins in front of the net for the squad, and Brian Boucher added 15 or more wins, too. Neil Little recorded a 2.94 goals against average, best among regular goalies.
Bill Barber coached the team. The 1997-98 Philadelphia Phantoms won the League Championship.
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Scoring:
| Player | Pos | GP | G | A | Pts | PIM | +/- | PPG | SHG | GWG | GTG | SOG | SG% |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Peter White | C | 80 | 27 | 78 | 105 | 28 | 18 | 13 | 2 | 6 | 1 | 191 | 14.1 |
| Craig Darby | C | 77 | 42 | 45 | 87 | 34 | 8 | 20 | 2 | 4 | 0 | 238 | 17.6 |
| Shawn McCosh | C | 80 | 24 | 54 | 78 | 102 | 1 | 7 | 3 | 5 | 0 | 161 | 14.9 |
| Jamie Heward | D | 72 | 17 | 48 | 65 | 54 | 21 | 5 | 0 | 4 | 1 | 292 | 5.8 |
| Mike Maneluk | R | 66 | 27 | 35 | 62 | 62 | 26 | 4 | 3 | 4 | 1 | 181 | 14.9 |
| Jim Montgomery | C | 68 | 19 | 43 | 62 | 75 | 20 | 3 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 138 | 13.8 |
| Paul Healey | R | 71 | 34 | 18 | 52 | 48 | 8 | 8 | 2 | 4 | 0 | 185 | 18.4 |
| John Druce | R | 39 | 21 | 28 | 49 | 45 | 10 | 5 | 2 | 5 | 0 | 170 | 12.4 |
| Bruce Coles | LW | 39 | 19 | 23 | 42 | 55 | 15 | 1 | 2 | 4 | 0 | 110 | 17.3 |
| Brian Wesenberg | R | 74 | 17 | 22 | 39 | 93 | 9 | 5 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 140 | 12.1 |
| Andy Delmore | D | 73 | 9 | 30 | 39 | 46 | -4 | 5 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 155 | 5.8 |
| Dave MacIsaac | D | 80 | 7 | 21 | 28 | 241 | 22 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 123 | 5.7 |
| Jeff Staples | D | 63 | 4 | 16 | 20 | 187 | 16 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 64 | 6.3 |
| Martin Cerven | C | 50 | 7 | 11 | 18 | 27 | -1 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 66 | 10.6 |
| Sean O'Brien | D/F | 33 | 7 | 10 | 17 | 88 | 5 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 44 | 15.9 |
| Jeff Lank | D | 69 | 7 | 9 | 16 | 59 | 15 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 110 | 6.4 |
| Frank Bialowas | L | 65 | 5 | 7 | 12 | 259 | 6 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 51 | 9.8 |
| Aris Brimanis | D | 30 | 1 | 11 | 12 | 26 | 7 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 54 | 1.9 |
| Colin Forbes | L | 13 | 7 | 4 | 11 | 22 | -4 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 45 | 15.6 |
| Andre Payette | LW | 56 | 5 | 5 | 10 | 209 | 3 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 56 | 8.9 |
| John Stevens | D | 50 | 1 | 9 | 10 | 76 | 10 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 43 | 2.3 |
| Brantt Myhres | L | 18 | 4 | 4 | 8 | 67 | 6 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 12 | 33.3 |
| Chris Joseph | D | 6 | 2 | 3 | 5 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 10 | 20.0 |
| Garrett Burnett | L | 14 | 1 | 2 | 3 | 129 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 7 | 14.3 |
| Neil Little | G | 51 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 24 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |
| Travis Van Tighem | D | 31 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 46 | 5 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 26 | 0.0 |
| Brett Bruininks | RW | 6 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 13 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0.0 |
| Jason Bowen | D | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 19 | -1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 7 | 0.0 |
| Bench | 80 | 0 | 0 | 16 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | ||||
| Brian Boucher | G | 34 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |
| Totals | 1491 | 314 | 539 | 853 | 2152 | 227 | 85 | 18 | 47 | 4 | 2680 | 11.7 |
Goaltenders:
| Player | GP | Min | W | L | T/OL | ENG | SHO | GA | GAA | Shts | SVS | SV% |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Neil Little | 51 | 2960 | 31 | 11 | 7 | 0 | 0 | 145 | 2.94 | 1492 | 1347 | .903 |
| Brian Boucher | 34 | 1901 | 16 | 12 | 3 | 3 | 0 | 101 | 3.19 | 901 | 800 | .888 |
| Totals | 85 | 4861 | 47 | 23 | 10 | 3 | 0 | 246 | 3.04 | 2393 | 2147 | .897 |
Postseason - Scoring:
| Player | Pos | GP | G | A | Pts | PIM | +/- | PPG | SHG | GWG | GTG | SOG | SG% |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Peter White | C | 20 | 9 | 9 | 18 | 6 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | ||
| Craig Darby | C | 20 | 5 | 9 | 14 | 4 | 6 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | ||
| Shawn McCosh | C | 20 | 6 | 13 | 19 | 14 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | ||
| Jamie Heward | D | 20 | 3 | 16 | 19 | 10 | 8 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | ||
| Mike Maneluk | R | 20 | 13 | 21 | 34 | 30 | 9 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | ||
| Jim Montgomery | C | 20 | 13 | 16 | 29 | 55 | 7 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | ||
| Paul Healey | R | 20 | 6 | 2 | 8 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | ||
| Bruce Coles | LW | 17 | 4 | 3 | 7 | 12 | 6 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | ||
| Brian Wesenberg | R | 19 | 1 | 4 | 5 | 34 | -1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | ||
| Andy Delmore | D | 18 | 4 | 4 | 8 | 21 | 7 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | ||
| Dave MacIsaac | D | 18 | 5 | 13 | 18 | 20 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | ||
| Jeff Staples | D | 19 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 23 | -1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | ||
| Martin Cerven | C | 8 | 1 | 2 | 3 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | ||
| Sean O'Brien | D/F | 20 | 4 | 2 | 6 | 48 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | ||
| Jeff Lank | D | 20 | 1 | 4 | 5 | 22 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | ||
| Frank Bialowas | L | 19 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 26 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | ||
| Andre Payette | LW | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 9 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | ||
| John Stevens | D | 20 | 0 | 6 | 6 | 44 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | ||
| Neil Little | G | 20 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | ||
| Travis Van Tighem | D | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 15 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | ||
| Brian Boucher | G | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | ||
| Totals | 346 | 75 | 125 | 200 | 401 | 58 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
Postseason - Goaltenders:
| Player | GP | Min | W | L | T/OL | ENG | SHO | GA | GAA | Shts | SVS | SV% |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Neil Little | 20 | 1193 | 15 | 5 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 48 | 2.41 | 0 | ||
| Brian Boucher | 2 | 31 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1.94 | 0 | ||
| Totals | 22 | 1224 | 15 | 5 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 49 | 2.40 | 0 |
