1997-98 Kitchener Rangers Statistics
Ontario Hockey League (OHL)
Team Record: 27-25-10-4 - 68 points
in the OHL's Central Division
Coach: Geoff Ward (27-25-10, 4 OTL)
Location: Kitchener, Ontario, Canada
1997-98 Kitchener Rangers RosterTeam Record: 27-25-10-4 - 68 points
in the OHL's Central Division
Coach: Geoff Ward (27-25-10, 4 OTL)
Location: Kitchener, Ontario, Canada
The Kitchener Rangers of the Ontario Hockey League ended the 1997-98 season with a record of 27 wins and 25 losses (and 4 overtime losses) and 10 ties for 68 points in the OHL's Central Division.
The Rangers scored 224 goals and gave up 239. Jason Byrnes netted 30 goals for Kitchener, and Mark McMahon contributed 38 assists. Mike Gorman topped the squad with 15 wins and a team-best 2.92 goals against average, pacing regularly-used goaltenders.
Geoff Ward coached the team.
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Scoring:
| Player | Pos | GP | G | A | Pts | PIM | +/- | PPG | SHG |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Jason Byrnes | RW | 59 | 30 | 33 | 63 | 143 | +7 | 8 | 5 |
| Ben Schust | LW | 59 | 23 | 29 | 52 | 28 | -2 | 9 | 3 |
| Mark McMahon | D | 61 | 12 | 38 | 50 | 175 | +13 | 4 | 1 |
| Vratislav Cech | D | 63 | 9 | 33 | 42 | 66 | +5 | 1 | 1 |
| Serge Payer | C | 44 | 20 | 21 | 41 | 51 | +1 | 8 | 2 |
| Darcy Harris | RW | 61 | 21 | 19 | 40 | 200 | +1 | 9 | 1 |
| Adam Lewis | LW | 59 | 14 | 19 | 33 | 79 | +7 | 2 | 0 |
| Ryan Held | F | 59 | 15 | 16 | 31 | 35 | -4 | 0 | 1 |
| Michal Dvorak | LW/RW | 65 | 11 | 19 | 30 | 83 | -13 | 2 | 0 |
| Bryan Duce | RW | 37 | 9 | 20 | 29 | 12 | +4 | 4 | 0 |
| Wes Jarvis | D | 47 | 10 | 18 | 28 | 112 | +3 | 5 | 0 |
| Allan Rourke | D | 48 | 5 | 17 | 22 | 59 | -8 | 3 | 0 |
| Tim Verbeek | RW | 39 | 13 | 8 | 21 | 65 | -14 | 5 | 0 |
| Josh Seabrook | C | 63 | 6 | 14 | 20 | 105 | +1 | 0 | 0 |
| Brandon Merli | LW | 60 | 9 | 6 | 15 | 43 | -10 | 0 | 1 |
| Travis Lisabeth | LW | 58 | 4 | 10 | 14 | 53 | -3 | 0 | 0 |
| Darren Mortier | C | 21 | 3 | 8 | 11 | 10 | -5 | 1 | 1 |
| Ryan Milanovic | LW | 42 | 1 | 8 | 9 | 72 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Rick Bertran | D | 56 | 0 | 9 | 9 | 149 | -12 | 0 | 0 |
| Tony Gutilla | D | 50 | 3 | 4 | 7 | 70 | +5 | 1 | 0 |
| Nick Robinson | D | 27 | 1 | 5 | 6 | 25 | -12 | 1 | 0 |
| Dallas Ashford | D | 50 | 2 | 3 | 5 | 102 | -1 | 0 | 0 |
| Joe DiBiase | LW | 45 | 2 | 1 | 3 | 30 | -7 | 0 | 0 |
| Barry Graham | D | 7 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 9 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Denver England | G | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Mike Gorman | G | 42 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 6 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Shawn Degagne | G | 38 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 8 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Tim Knudsen | G | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Totals | 1262 | 224 | 358 | 582 | 1790 | -44 | 63 | 16 |
Goaltenders:
| Player | GP | Min | W | L | T/OL | ENG | SHO | GA | GAA | Shts | SVS | SV% |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Mike Gorman | 42 | 2135 | 15 | 13 | 5 | 5 | 1 | 104 | 2.92 | 1271 | 1167 | .918 |
| Shawn Degagne | 38 | 1863 | 12 | 15 | 5 | 3 | 0 | 125 | 4.03 | 1129 | 1004 | .889 |
| Denver England | 1 | 13 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 9.23 | 6 | 4 | .667 |
| Tim Knudsen | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0.00 | ||||||
| Totals | 82 | 4012 | 27 | 29 | 10 | 8 | 1 | 231 | 3.45 | 2406 | 2175 | .904 |
Postseason - Scoring:
| Player | Pos | GP | G | A | Pts | PIM | +/- | PPG | SHG |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Jason Byrnes | RW | 6 | 0 | 4 | 4 | 14 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Ben Schust | LW | 6 | 3 | 1 | 4 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 0 |
| Mark McMahon | D | 6 | 1 | 5 | 6 | 27 | -8 | 0 | 0 |
| Vratislav Cech | D | 6 | 2 | 2 | 4 | 13 | 3 | 0 | 0 |
| Serge Payer | C | 6 | 3 | 0 | 3 | 7 | -1 | 0 | 0 |
| Darcy Harris | RW | 6 | 2 | 4 | 6 | 28 | -1 | 0 | 0 |
| Adam Lewis | LW | 6 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Ryan Held | F | 6 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 7 | -6 | 0 | 0 |
| Michal Dvorak | LW/RW | 6 | 2 | 1 | 3 | 15 | -2 | 0 | 0 |
| Wes Jarvis | D | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Allan Rourke | D | 6 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 6 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Josh Seabrook | C | 5 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 9 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Brandon Merli | LW | 6 | 0 | 2 | 2 | 0 | -1 | 0 | 0 |
| Travis Lisabeth | LW | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 0 |
| Darren Mortier | C | 6 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 0 | -2 | 0 | 0 |
| Ryan Milanovic | LW | 6 | 1 | 3 | 4 | 19 | -1 | 0 | 0 |
| Rick Bertran | D | 6 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 11 | -4 | 0 | 0 |
| Tony Gutilla | D | 5 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 9 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Nick Robinson | D | 6 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 12 | -1 | 0 | 0 |
| Dallas Ashford | D | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Joe DiBiase | LW | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 11 | -3 | 0 | 0 |
| Mike Gorman | G | 5 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Shawn Degagne | G | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 7 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Totals | 117 | 19 | 27 | 46 | 207 | -25 | 0 | 0 |
Postseason - Goaltenders:
| Player | GP | Min | W | L | T/OL | ENG | SHO | GA | GAA | Shts | SVS | SV% |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Mike Gorman | 5 | 229 | 2 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 15 | 3.93 | 186 | 171 | .919 |
| Shawn Degagne | 4 | 132 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 9 | 4.09 | 107 | 98 | .916 |
| Totals | 9 | 361 | 2 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 24 | 3.99 | 293 | 269 | .918 |
