1997-98 Belleville Bulls Statistics
Ontario Hockey League (OHL)
Team Record: 41-19-3-3 - 88 points
in the OHL's East Division
Coach: Lou Crawford (41-19-3, 3 OTL)
Location: Belleville, Ontario, Canada
1997-98 Belleville Bulls RosterTeam Record: 41-19-3-3 - 88 points
in the OHL's East Division
Coach: Lou Crawford (41-19-3, 3 OTL)
Location: Belleville, Ontario, Canada
The Belleville Bulls of the Ontario Hockey League ended the 1997-98 season with a record of 41 wins and 19 losses (and 3 overtime losses) and 3 ties for 88 points in the OHL's East Division.
The Bulls scored 315 goals and gave up 239. Justin Papineau netted 41 goals for Belleville, while Jonathan Cheechoo, Ryan Ready and Jeff Scharf each tallied 30 or more also. Justin Papineau accounted for 53 assists. Shawn Gallant earned 25 wins in front of the net for the squad, plus Reg Bourcier added 15 or more wins, too. Shawn Gallant recorded a 3.29 goals against average, topping regularly-used goaltenders.
Lou Crawford coached the team.
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Scoring:
| Player | Pos | GP | G | A | Pts | PIM | +/- | PPG | SHG |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Justin Papineau | C | 66 | 41 | 53 | 94 | 34 | +36 | 11 | 1 |
| Jeff Scharf | C | 63 | 34 | 51 | 85 | 60 | +26 | 12 | 0 |
| Jonathan Cheechoo | R | 64 | 31 | 45 | 76 | 62 | +14 | 11 | 0 |
| Ryan Ready | L | 66 | 33 | 39 | 72 | 80 | +1 | 11 | 0 |
| Joel Dezainde | D | 65 | 13 | 45 | 58 | 81 | +26 | 2 | 0 |
| Joel Trottier | RW | 43 | 23 | 32 | 55 | 51 | +23 | 8 | 0 |
| Daniel Cleary | L | 30 | 16 | 31 | 47 | 14 | +9 | 3 | 0 |
| Chris Stanley | C | 66 | 21 | 23 | 44 | 31 | +7 | 3 | 0 |
| Andrei Chouroupov | C | 44 | 17 | 26 | 43 | 33 | +15 | 5 | 1 |
| Kevin Baker | RW | 63 | 21 | 21 | 42 | 62 | +11 | 7 | 1 |
| Jim Midgley | C | 66 | 18 | 24 | 42 | 48 | +15 | 6 | 1 |
| Jason Lawmaster | D | 45 | 6 | 25 | 31 | 138 | +30 | 3 | 0 |
| Michael Jacobsen | D | 56 | 7 | 14 | 21 | 14 | +15 | 4 | 0 |
| Randy Rowe | LW | 51 | 7 | 13 | 20 | 14 | +2 | 0 | 0 |
| Derek Campbell | LW | 59 | 6 | 12 | 18 | 70 | -4 | 1 | 0 |
| Mark Chaplin | C | 34 | 4 | 11 | 15 | 10 | -1 | 0 | 0 |
| Steve Gallace | D | 26 | 2 | 12 | 14 | 34 | +11 | 0 | 0 |
| Mike Tilson | D | 34 | 1 | 12 | 13 | 71 | +13 | 0 | 0 |
| Nikos Tselios | D | 20 | 2 | 10 | 12 | 16 | -6 | 1 | 0 |
| Wes Scanzano | F | 29 | 4 | 6 | 10 | 5 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Branislav Mezei | D | 53 | 3 | 5 | 8 | 58 | +22 | 1 | 0 |
| Scott Murchie | RW | 33 | 2 | 2 | 4 | 17 | -5 | 0 | 0 |
| Brent Mulder | D | 46 | 1 | 2 | 3 | 116 | -4 | 0 | 0 |
| Mike Ancuta | D | 16 | 1 | 2 | 3 | 54 | -1 | 0 | 0 |
| Shawn Gallant | G | 39 | 0 | 3 | 3 | 16 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Todd Bowler | C | 5 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 2 | -4 | 0 | 0 |
| Reg Bourcier | G | 27 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 6 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Ryan Crowther | D | 16 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 30 | -7 | 0 | 0 |
| Chad Mehlenbacher | G | 5 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Adam Collins | D | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Shawn Scanzano | D | 22 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 25 | -3 | 0 | 0 |
| Jared Ruston | G | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Steve Lafleur | G | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 4 | +3 | 0 | 0 |
| Totals | 1260 | 315 | 522 | 837 | 1262 | 244 | 89 | 4 |
Goaltenders:
| Player | GP | Min | W | L | T/OL | ENG | SHO | GA | GAA | Shts | SVS | SV% |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Shawn Gallant | 39 | 2042 | 25 | 7 | 1 | 0 | 3 | 112 | 3.29 | 1090 | 978 | .897 |
| Reg Bourcier | 27 | 1551 | 15 | 10 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 96 | 3.71 | 801 | 705 | .880 |
| Chad Mehlenbacher | 5 | 253 | 1 | 3 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 18 | 4.27 | 136 | 118 | .868 |
| Jared Ruston | 3 | 145 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 12 | 4.97 | 71 | 59 | .831 |
| Totals | 74 | 3991 | 41 | 22 | 3 | 1 | 4 | 238 | 3.58 | 2098 | 1860 | .887 |
Postseason - Scoring:
| Player | Pos | GP | G | A | Pts | PIM | +/- | PPG | SHG |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Justin Papineau | C | 10 | 5 | 9 | 14 | 6 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Jeff Scharf | C | 10 | 3 | 7 | 10 | 12 | -1 | 0 | 0 |
| Jonathan Cheechoo | R | 10 | 4 | 2 | 6 | 10 | -2 | 0 | 0 |
| Ryan Ready | L | 10 | 5 | 2 | 7 | 12 | 2 | 0 | 0 |
| Joel Dezainde | D | 10 | 3 | 5 | 8 | 16 | 10 | 0 | 0 |
| Joel Trottier | RW | 10 | 5 | 6 | 11 | 9 | 3 | 0 | 0 |
| Daniel Cleary | L | 10 | 6 | 17 | 23 | 10 | 10 | 0 | 0 |
| Chris Stanley | C | 10 | 3 | 2 | 5 | 4 | 1 | 0 | 0 |
| Andrei Chouroupov | C | 10 | 2 | 3 | 5 | 4 | 4 | 0 | 0 |
| Kevin Baker | RW | 9 | 4 | 5 | 9 | 11 | 13 | 0 | 0 |
| Jim Midgley | C | 10 | 4 | 5 | 9 | 2 | 13 | 0 | 0 |
| Jason Lawmaster | D | 10 | 0 | 9 | 9 | 12 | 6 | 0 | 0 |
| Michael Jacobsen | D | 10 | 0 | 3 | 3 | 0 | -1 | 0 | 0 |
| Randy Rowe | LW | 10 | 1 | 2 | 3 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Derek Campbell | LW | 9 | 2 | 0 | 2 | 14 | -1 | 0 | 0 |
| Mark Chaplin | C | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 |
| Steve Gallace | D | 7 | 2 | 1 | 3 | 4 | 13 | 0 | 0 |
| Mike Tilson | D | 10 | 0 | 3 | 3 | 20 | 6 | 0 | 0 |
| Branislav Mezei | D | 8 | 0 | 2 | 2 | 8 | -2 | 0 | 0 |
| Brent Mulder | D | 5 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Shawn Gallant | G | 10 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Totals | 190 | 49 | 84 | 133 | 156 | 75 | 0 | 0 |
Postseason - Goaltenders:
| Player | GP | Min | W | L | T/OL | ENG | SHO | GA | GAA | Shts | SVS | SV% |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Shawn Gallant | 10 | 602 | 6 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 29 | 2.89 | 355 | 326 | .918 |
| Totals | 10 | 602 | 6 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 29 | 2.89 | 355 | 326 | .918 |
