1997-98 Fresno Fighting Falcons Statistics
West Coast Hockey League (WCHL)
Team Record: 33-29 (SO: 0-2) - 68 points
in the WCHL's South Division
Lost in 1st Round
Coach: Guy Gadowsky (33-29, 2 OTL)
Location: Fresno, California
Attendance: 83,079, Avg. 2,596 in 32 home dates
1997-98 Fresno Fighting Falcons RosterTeam Record: 33-29 (SO: 0-2) - 68 points
in the WCHL's South Division
Lost in 1st Round
Coach: Guy Gadowsky (33-29, 2 OTL)
Location: Fresno, California
Attendance: 83,079, Avg. 2,596 in 32 home dates
The Fresno Fighting Falcons of the West Coast Hockey League ended the 1997-98 season with a record of 33 wins and 29 losses, with a 0-2 showing in shootouts for 68 points in the WCHL's South Division.
The Fighting Falcons scored 273 goals and allowed 262. Craig Lyons netted 33 goals for Fresno and contributed 59 assists. Jeff Ferguson earned 28 wins in front of the net for the squad and a team-best 3.81 goals against average, leading goaltenders with enough qualifying appearances.
Guy Gadowsky coached the team. The 1997-98 Fresno Fighting Falcons lost in the in 1st Round of the playoffs.
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Scoring:
| Player | Pos | GP | G | A | Pts | PIM | +/- | PPG | SHG | GWG | SOG | SG% |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Craig Lyons | RW | 50 | 33 | 59 | 92 | 78 | 12 | 6 | 0 | 6 | 242 | 13.6 |
| Bob Wilkie | D | 54 | 13 | 50 | 63 | 60 | -3 | 7 | 0 | 2 | 229 | 5.7 |
| Blaine Moore | C | 40 | 20 | 40 | 60 | 50 | 7 | 3 | 3 | 2 | 121 | 16.5 |
| Corey Lyons | F | 47 | 24 | 27 | 51 | 43 | -12 | 10 | 0 | 1 | 185 | 13.0 |
| Mike Mathers | LW | 60 | 24 | 26 | 50 | 78 | -8 | 6 | 4 | 0 | 179 | 13.4 |
| Shayne Green | C | 46 | 18 | 29 | 47 | 78 | 10 | 5 | 1 | 2 | 113 | 15.9 |
| Ken Richardson | F | 45 | 20 | 22 | 42 | 84 | 3 | 3 | 0 | 3 | 101 | 19.8 |
| Brandy Semchuk | R | 25 | 20 | 18 | 38 | 21 | 18 | 4 | 0 | 2 | 85 | 23.5 |
| Craig Chapman | C | 42 | 20 | 16 | 36 | 43 | -9 | 8 | 1 | 1 | 106 | 18.9 |
| Jason Lowe | RW | 54 | 15 | 21 | 36 | 34 | 3 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 121 | 12.4 |
| Chris Clancy | LW | 62 | 12 | 13 | 25 | 96 | -20 | 5 | 0 | 1 | 112 | 10.7 |
| Mitch Shawara | RW | 50 | 10 | 12 | 22 | 189 | 5 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 90 | 11.1 |
| Brad Haelzle | RW | 40 | 4 | 17 | 21 | 76 | -18 | 2 | 2 | 1 | 93 | 4.3 |
| Shawn Snesar | D | 41 | 5 | 14 | 19 | 106 | 14 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 82 | 6.1 |
| Clint Collins | RW | 27 | 9 | 8 | 17 | 219 | 8 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 52 | 17.3 |
| Mark Kuntz | LW | 55 | 4 | 11 | 15 | 162 | 13 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 71 | 5.6 |
| Chris Rowland | RW | 9 | 5 | 7 | 12 | 50 | 11 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 25 | 20.0 |
| Chris Nelson | D | 33 | 3 | 9 | 12 | 63 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 99 | 3.0 |
| Jason Knox | D | 24 | 4 | 4 | 8 | 26 | 22 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 42 | 9.5 |
| Doug Johnson | D | 58 | 0 | 8 | 8 | 120 | -5 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 48 | 0.0 |
| Jay Johnson | RW | 16 | 3 | 3 | 6 | 73 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 19 | 15.8 |
| Bench | 64 | 5 | 5 | 32 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | ||||
| Greg Spenrath | D/F | 7 | 1 | 4 | 5 | 59 | -6 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 30 | 3.3 |
| Jeff Ferguson | G | 54 | 0 | 5 | 5 | 63 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |
| Doug Marsden | F/D | 17 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 16 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 16 | 6.3 |
| Mike Rees | C | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0.0 |
| Dan West | R | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 4 | -1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 6 | 0.0 |
| Jesse Austin | D | 12 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 63 | -9 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |
| Todd Shestok | G | 12 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |
| Jeff McArthur | D | 8 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 24 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 5 | 0.0 |
| Totals | 1057 | 273 | 424 | 697 | 2018 | 39 | 65 | 13 | 28 | 2274 | 12.0 |
Goaltenders:
| Player | GP | Min | W | L | T/OL | ENG | SHO | GA | GAA | Shts | SVS | SV% |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Todd Shestok | 12 | 637 | 5 | 5 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 52 | 4.90 | 402 | 350 | .871 |
| Jeff Ferguson | 54 | 3168 | 28 | 24 | 2 | 6 | 1 | 201 | 3.81 | 1883 | 1682 | .893 |
| Doug Johnson | 1 | 17 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 3.53 | 10 | 9 | .900 | |
| Totals | 67 | 3822 | 33 | 29 | 2 | 6 | 1 | 254 | 3.99 | 2295 | 2041 | .889 |
Postseason - Scoring:
| Player | Pos | GP | G | A | Pts | PIM | +/- | PPG | SHG | GWG | SOG | SG% |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Craig Lyons | RW | 5 | 5 | 4 | 9 | 19 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |
| Bob Wilkie | D | 5 | 1 | 7 | 8 | 38 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |
| Blaine Moore | C | 5 | 2 | 7 | 9 | 10 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |
| Mike Mathers | LW | 5 | 1 | 5 | 6 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |
| Shayne Green | C | 5 | 3 | 1 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |
| Ken Richardson | F | 5 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 28 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |
| Brandy Semchuk | R | 5 | 2 | 3 | 5 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |
| Craig Chapman | C | 5 | 0 | 4 | 4 | 6 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |
| Chris Clancy | LW | 5 | 3 | 0 | 3 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |
| Mitch Shawara | RW | 5 | 2 | 0 | 2 | 11 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |
| Shawn Snesar | D | 5 | 0 | 4 | 4 | 8 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |
| Mark Kuntz | LW | 5 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 16 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |
| Chris Rowland | RW | 5 | 2 | 2 | 4 | 8 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |
| Jason Knox | D | 5 | 0 | 2 | 2 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |
| Doug Johnson | D | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |
| Jeff Ferguson | G | 5 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |
| Mike Rees | C | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |
| Totals | 80 | 21 | 41 | 62 | 158 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
