1997-98 London Knights Statistics
Ontario Hockey League (OHL)
Team Record: 40-21-5 - 85 points
in the OHL's West Division
Coach: Gary Agnew (40-21-5)
Location: London, Ontario, Canada
1997-98 London Knights RosterTeam Record: 40-21-5 - 85 points
in the OHL's West Division
Coach: Gary Agnew (40-21-5)
Location: London, Ontario, Canada
The London Knights of the Ontario Hockey League ended the 1997-98 season with a record of 40 wins and 21 losses and 5 ties for 85 points in the OHL's West Division.
The Knights scored 301 goals and conceded 238. Maxim Spiridonov netted 54 goals for London, while Richard Pitirri, Mark Cadotte, Rico Fata and Jay Legault each tallied 30 or more also. Jay Legault contributed 56 assists. Gene Chiarello earned 31 wins in front of the net for the squad and a team-best 3.16 goals against average, leading qualifying goaltenders.
Gary Agnew coached the team.
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Scoring:
| Player | Pos | GP | G | A | Pts | PIM | +/- | PPG | SHG |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Maxim Spiridonov | RW | 66 | 54 | 44 | 98 | 52 | +23 | 16 | 0 |
| Jay Legault | LW | 61 | 39 | 56 | 95 | 87 | +18 | 10 | 3 |
| Mark Cadotte | C | 63 | 33 | 54 | 87 | 72 | +32 | 7 | 5 |
| Rico Fata | R | 64 | 43 | 33 | 76 | 110 | +26 | 8 | 6 |
| Richard Pitirri | C | 63 | 33 | 39 | 72 | 32 | +34 | 5 | 5 |
| Jeff Brown | D | 63 | 12 | 42 | 54 | 96 | +59 | 7 | 0 |
| Tom Kostopoulos | R | 66 | 24 | 26 | 50 | 108 | +26 | 2 | 0 |
| Krys Barch | R | 65 | 9 | 27 | 36 | 62 | +16 | 2 | 0 |
| Chris Kelly | C | 54 | 15 | 14 | 29 | 4 | +17 | 3 | 0 |
| Jason Metcalfe | D | 66 | 2 | 21 | 23 | 270 | +28 | 0 | 0 |
| Eric Pacey | RW | 45 | 4 | 14 | 18 | 40 | -4 | 2 | 0 |
| Mike Mazzuca | RW | 63 | 8 | 9 | 17 | 161 | +3 | 3 | 0 |
| Jim Moss | LW | 43 | 6 | 8 | 14 | 38 | +13 | 1 | 0 |
| Alex Henry | D | 62 | 5 | 9 | 14 | 97 | +14 | 1 | 1 |
| Evgeny Korolev | D | 27 | 4 | 10 | 14 | 36 | -3 | 2 | 0 |
| Mike DePetrillo | LW | 60 | 4 | 8 | 12 | 117 | -6 | 0 | 0 |
| Duncan Dalmao | D | 36 | 1 | 11 | 12 | 39 | +11 | 0 | 0 |
| John Erskine | D | 55 | 0 | 9 | 9 | 205 | +19 | 0 | 0 |
| Peter Reynolds | D | 55 | 0 | 8 | 8 | 30 | -2 | 0 | 0 |
| Jason Lange | C | 57 | 2 | 5 | 7 | 2 | -4 | 0 | 0 |
| Joel Scherban | C | 8 | 2 | 5 | 7 | 2 | +5 | 0 | 0 |
| Jarl Ygranes | D | 25 | 0 | 7 | 7 | 19 | +5 | 0 | 0 |
| Michael Stalk | F | 3 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Gene Chiarello | G | 51 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Scott Thompson | D | 5 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | -1 | 0 | 0 |
| Mark Aggio | G | 5 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Allan Hitchen | G | 11 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Elliott Faust | R | 9 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 13 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Totals | 1251 | 301 | 460 | 761 | 1702 | 329 | 69 | 20 |
Goaltenders:
| Player | GP | Min | W | L | T/OL | ENG | SHO | GA | GAA | Shts | SVS | SV% |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Elliott Faust | 9 | 477 | 4 | 3 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 40 | 5.03 | 300 | 260 | .867 |
| Allan Hitchen | 11 | 449 | 4 | 4 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 28 | 3.74 | 252 | 224 | .889 |
| Gene Chiarello | 51 | 2866 | 31 | 14 | 3 | 2 | 4 | 151 | 3.16 | 1600 | 1449 | .906 |
| Mark Aggio | 5 | 196 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 14 | 4.29 | 100 | 86 | .860 |
| Totals | 76 | 3988 | 40 | 21 | 5 | 5 | 4 | 233 | 3.51 | 2252 | 2019 | .897 |
Postseason - Scoring:
| Player | Pos | GP | G | A | Pts | PIM | +/- | PPG | SHG |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Maxim Spiridonov | RW | 16 | 3 | 4 | 7 | 4 | 2 | 0 | 0 |
| Jay Legault | LW | 16 | 1 | 8 | 9 | 34 | 2 | 0 | 0 |
| Mark Cadotte | C | 16 | 12 | 7 | 19 | 15 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Rico Fata | R | 16 | 9 | 5 | 14 | 49 | -4 | 0 | 0 |
| Richard Pitirri | C | 16 | 4 | 8 | 12 | 11 | 5 | 0 | 0 |
| Jeff Brown | D | 15 | 1 | 4 | 5 | 26 | 9 | 0 | 0 |
| Tom Kostopoulos | R | 16 | 6 | 4 | 10 | 26 | 4 | 0 | 0 |
| Krys Barch | R | 16 | 4 | 3 | 7 | 16 | -1 | 0 | 0 |
| Chris Kelly | C | 16 | 4 | 5 | 9 | 12 | 7 | 0 | 0 |
| Jason Metcalfe | D | 5 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 8 | -3 | 0 | 0 |
| Eric Pacey | RW | 11 | 0 | 3 | 3 | 12 | -3 | 0 | 0 |
| Mike Mazzuca | RW | 16 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 11 | -3 | 0 | 0 |
| Jim Moss | LW | 15 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 33 | 2 | 0 | 0 |
| Alex Henry | D | 16 | 0 | 3 | 3 | 14 | -2 | 0 | 0 |
| Evgeny Korolev | D | 15 | 2 | 7 | 9 | 29 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Mike DePetrillo | LW | 14 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 15 | -1 | 0 | 0 |
| John Erskine | D | 16 | 0 | 5 | 5 | 25 | 4 | 0 | 0 |
| Peter Reynolds | D | 16 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 10 | 2 | 0 | 0 |
| Jason Lange | C | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Joel Scherban | C | 16 | 2 | 3 | 5 | 4 | 1 | 0 | 0 |
| Gene Chiarello | G | 16 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Elliott Faust | R | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Totals | 302 | 49 | 73 | 122 | 354 | 21 | 0 | 0 |
Postseason - Goaltenders:
| Player | GP | Min | W | L | T/OL | ENG | SHO | GA | GAA | Shts | SVS | SV% |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Elliott Faust | 1 | 32 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 4 | 7.50 | 25 | 21 | .840 |
| Gene Chiarello | 16 | 985 | 8 | 7 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 52 | 3.17 | 709 | 657 | .927 |
| Totals | 17 | 1017 | 8 | 8 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 56 | 3.30 | 734 | 678 | .924 |
