1997-98 Sarnia Sting Statistics
Ontario Hockey League (OHL)
Team Record: 32-18-13-3 - 80 points
in the OHL's West Division
Coach: Mark Hunter (32-18-13, 3 OTL)
Location: Sarnia, Ontario, Canada
1997-98 Sarnia Sting RosterTeam Record: 32-18-13-3 - 80 points
in the OHL's West Division
Coach: Mark Hunter (32-18-13, 3 OTL)
Location: Sarnia, Ontario, Canada
The Sarnia Sting of the Ontario Hockey League ended the 1997-98 season with a record of 32 wins and 18 losses (and 3 overtime losses) and 13 ties for 80 points in the OHL's West Division.
The Sting scored 253 goals and conceded 227. Jon Sim netted 44 goals for Sarnia, while Jeff Heerema tallied 30 or more, too. Darryl Knight contributed 54 assists. Patrick DesRochers earned 26 wins in front of the net for the squad and a team-best 3.35 goals against average, best among goalies with significant playing time.
Mark Hunter coached the team.
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Scoring:
| Player | Pos | GP | G | A | Pts | PIM | +/- | PPG | SHG |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Jon Sim | L | 59 | 44 | 50 | 94 | 95 | +23 | 12 | 1 |
| Jeff Heerema | R | 63 | 32 | 40 | 72 | 88 | +21 | 4 | 0 |
| Darryl Knight | C | 64 | 17 | 54 | 71 | 16 | +1 | 5 | 1 |
| Andrew Proskurnicki | LW | 66 | 20 | 33 | 53 | 229 | +16 | 9 | 0 |
| Ivan Novoseltsev | R | 53 | 26 | 22 | 48 | 41 | -5 | 5 | 1 |
| Mike Hanson | D | 56 | 13 | 22 | 35 | 228 | +15 | 1 | 0 |
| Chad Cavanagh | C | 50 | 14 | 19 | 33 | 43 | +3 | 2 | 0 |
| Shane Kenny | D | 45 | 11 | 21 | 32 | 91 | +9 | 4 | 0 |
| Greg Willers | D | 40 | 12 | 16 | 28 | 26 | +11 | 6 | 0 |
| Darren Mortier | C | 33 | 11 | 14 | 25 | 19 | +1 | 1 | 0 |
| Ryan Van Buskirk | D | 61 | 8 | 17 | 25 | 84 | -3 | 2 | 0 |
| Abe Herbst | D | 65 | 1 | 24 | 25 | 19 | +19 | 0 | 0 |
| Marek Posmyk | D | 48 | 8 | 16 | 24 | 94 | +13 | 4 | 0 |
| Dan Watson | D | 66 | 6 | 15 | 21 | 19 | +13 | 3 | 0 |
| Robb Palahnuk | LW | 58 | 7 | 12 | 19 | 92 | +6 | 0 | 1 |
| Tim Verbeek | RW | 24 | 4 | 9 | 13 | 40 | -4 | 2 | 0 |
| Chris Berti | C | 59 | 2 | 7 | 9 | 9 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Kevin Malcolm | RW | 37 | 6 | 2 | 8 | 55 | -5 | 0 | 0 |
| Louie Blackbird | RW | 54 | 1 | 7 | 8 | 49 | -1 | 0 | 0 |
| Mike Danton | C | 12 | 6 | 1 | 7 | 37 | -5 | 0 | 0 |
| Kevin Mota | D | 64 | 1 | 5 | 6 | 42 | +2 | 0 | 0 |
| Patrick DesRochers | G | 56 | 0 | 3 | 3 | 10 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Casey Wolak | RW | 3 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 11 | -2 | 0 | 1 |
| Lucas Nehrling | D | 22 | 0 | 2 | 2 | 46 | -3 | 0 | 0 |
| Tony Pappas | LW | 24 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 33 | +2 | 0 | 0 |
| Wes Mason | LW | 2 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 4 | -2 | 1 | 0 |
| Jamie Ritskos | D | 26 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 2 | +2 | 0 | 0 |
| Trevor Gillies | L | 17 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 33 | -4 | 0 | 0 |
| Rodney Richard | C | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Jeff Alcombrack | D | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | -1 | 0 | 0 |
| Dan McIntyre | G | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Greg Hewitt | G | 18 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Jeremy Robertson | D | 8 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 8 | -3 | 0 | 0 |
| Totals | 1257 | 253 | 414 | 667 | 1563 | 119 | 61 | 5 |
Goaltenders:
| Player | GP | Min | W | L | T/OL | ENG | SHO | GA | GAA | Shts | SVS | SV% |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Greg Hewitt | 18 | 774 | 6 | 3 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 40 | 3.10 | 445 | 405 | .910 |
| Patrick DesRochers | 56 | 3205 | 26 | 17 | 11 | 2 | 1 | 179 | 3.35 | 1802 | 1623 | .901 |
| Dan McIntyre | 1 | 60 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 5 | 5.00 | 37 | 32 | .865 |
| Totals | 75 | 4039 | 32 | 21 | 13 | 3 | 1 | 224 | 3.33 | 2284 | 2060 | .902 |
Postseason - Scoring:
| Player | Pos | GP | G | A | Pts | PIM | +/- | PPG | SHG |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Jon Sim | L | 5 | 1 | 4 | 5 | 14 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Jeff Heerema | R | 5 | 4 | 1 | 5 | 10 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Darryl Knight | C | 5 | 0 | 4 | 4 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 |
| Andrew Proskurnicki | LW | 5 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 28 | -5 | 0 | 0 |
| Ivan Novoseltsev | R | 5 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 8 | -1 | 0 | 0 |
| Mike Hanson | D | 5 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 11 | -3 | 0 | 0 |
| Chad Cavanagh | C | 5 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 9 | -5 | 0 | 0 |
| Shane Kenny | D | 5 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 21 | 2 | 0 | 0 |
| Greg Willers | D | 5 | 2 | 1 | 3 | 6 | -3 | 0 | 0 |
| Ryan Van Buskirk | D | 5 | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 1 | 0 | 0 |
| Abe Herbst | D | 5 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 2 | -3 | 0 | 0 |
| Marek Posmyk | D | 5 | 0 | 2 | 2 | 6 | -2 | 0 | 0 |
| Dan Watson | D | 5 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 4 | -3 | 0 | 0 |
| Robb Palahnuk | LW | 5 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 7 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Tim Verbeek | RW | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 8 | 1 | 0 | 0 |
| Chris Berti | C | 5 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Louie Blackbird | RW | 5 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 4 | -1 | 0 | 0 |
| Kevin Mota | D | 5 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 5 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Patrick DesRochers | G | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Greg Hewitt | G | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| John-Paul Luciuk | LW/C | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | -2 | 0 | 0 |
| Jeremy Robertson | D | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Totals | 101 | 12 | 20 | 32 | 149 | -23 | 0 | 0 |
Postseason - Goaltenders:
| Player | GP | Min | W | L | T/OL | ENG | SHO | GA | GAA | Shts | SVS | SV% |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Greg Hewitt | 3 | 140 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 11 | 4.71 | 125 | 114 | .912 |
| Patrick DesRochers | 4 | 161 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 12 | 4.47 | 119 | 107 | .899 |
| Totals | 7 | 301 | 1 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 23 | 4.58 | 244 | 221 | .906 |
