1997-98 Tacoma Sabercats Statistics
West Coast Hockey League (WCHL)
Team Record: 42-19 (SO: 0-3) - 87 points
in the WCHL's North Division
Lost League Championship
Coach: John Olver (42-19, 3 OTL)
Location: Tacoma, Washington
Attendance: 142,042, Avg. 4,439 in 32 home dates
1997-98 Tacoma Sabercats RosterTeam Record: 42-19 (SO: 0-3) - 87 points
in the WCHL's North Division
Lost League Championship
Coach: John Olver (42-19, 3 OTL)
Location: Tacoma, Washington
Attendance: 142,042, Avg. 4,439 in 32 home dates
The Tacoma Sabercats of the West Coast Hockey League ended the 1997-98 season with a record of 42 wins and 19 losses, with a 0-3 showing in shootouts for 87 points in the WCHL's North Division.
The Sabercats scored 300 goals and surrendered 214. Kim Maier netted 56 goals for Tacoma, and Dan Shermerhorn tallied 30 or more also. Dan Shermerhorn accounted for 69 assists. Konstantin Simchuk earned 33 wins for the squad and a team-best 3.08 goals against average, topping goaltenders with enough qualifying appearances.
John Olver coached the team. The 1997-98 Tacoma Sabercats lost in the League Championship.
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Scoring:
| Player | Pos | GP | G | A | Pts | PIM | +/- | PPG | SHG | GWG | SOG | SG% |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Dan Shermerhorn | C | 54 | 45 | 69 | 114 | 56 | 23 | 24 | 4 | 4 | 242 | 18.6 |
| Kim Maier | LW | 55 | 56 | 47 | 103 | 57 | 23 | 31 | 3 | 8 | 271 | 20.7 |
| Scott Drevitch | D | 57 | 11 | 64 | 75 | 85 | -9 | 8 | 0 | 2 | 230 | 4.8 |
| Scott Boston | D | 63 | 17 | 50 | 67 | 104 | 22 | 6 | 1 | 0 | 225 | 7.6 |
| Dampy Brar | RW | 55 | 20 | 38 | 58 | 50 | 14 | 7 | 0 | 1 | 109 | 18.3 |
| Alex Podalinski | R | 62 | 27 | 25 | 52 | 104 | -6 | 7 | 2 | 7 | 187 | 14.4 |
| Troy Kennedy | LW | 50 | 14 | 27 | 41 | 42 | 3 | 6 | 0 | 2 | 79 | 17.7 |
| Edgars Zaltkovskis | LW | 61 | 18 | 21 | 39 | 50 | 12 | 2 | 2 | 1 | 132 | 13.6 |
| Jim McGroarty | D/RW | 41 | 9 | 19 | 28 | 18 | 1 | 4 | 0 | 1 | 72 | 12.5 |
| Jamie Butt | LW | 50 | 13 | 11 | 24 | 105 | -8 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 125 | 10.4 |
| Thom Cullen | D | 29 | 6 | 13 | 19 | 54 | 13 | 5 | 0 | 0 | 66 | 9.1 |
| Marc Salsman | RW | 29 | 6 | 9 | 15 | 60 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 37 | 16.2 |
| Trevor Roenick | RW | 11 | 7 | 7 | 14 | 17 | 0 | 4 | 0 | 1 | 55 | 12.7 |
| Greg Godber | D | 48 | 2 | 12 | 14 | 119 | -17 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 50 | 4.0 |
| Steve Nemeth | R | 33 | 5 | 8 | 13 | 12 | -10 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 81 | 6.2 |
| Brett Punchard | LW | 12 | 4 | 8 | 12 | 34 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 36 | 11.1 |
| Brad Haelzle | RW | 19 | 5 | 6 | 11 | 37 | -2 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 46 | 10.9 |
| Pavel Mikulchik | D | 54 | 1 | 10 | 11 | 93 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 56 | 1.8 |
| John Coyle | RW | 12 | 7 | 3 | 10 | 4 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 2 | 26 | 26.9 |
| Jim Gattolliat | D | 46 | 4 | 4 | 8 | 145 | -5 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 34 | 11.8 |
| Rodrigo Lavinsh | D | 10 | 4 | 4 | 8 | 6 | 2 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 21 | 19.0 |
| Don Larner | RW | 4 | 2 | 6 | 8 | 27 | 5 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 11 | 18.2 |
| Bench | 64 | 7 | 7 | 14 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | ||||
| Brett Duncan | D | 34 | 2 | 5 | 7 | 78 | 10 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 33 | 6.1 |
| Brian Bruininks | D | 27 | 3 | 3 | 6 | 4 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 46 | 6.5 |
| Bob Thornton | C | 20 | 3 | 2 | 5 | 10 | -8 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 23 | 13.0 |
| Kyle Ferguson | RW | 8 | 2 | 3 | 5 | 54 | -4 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 15 | 13.3 |
| Konstantin Simchuk | G | 46 | 0 | 4 | 4 | 40 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |
| Brent Bilodeau | D | 2 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 2 | -1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 4 | 0.0 |
| Trevor Matter | G | 25 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 10 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |
| Gord Besse | G | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |
| Totals | 1085 | 300 | 479 | 779 | 1493 | 64 | 120 | 13 | 35 | 2312 | 13.0 |
Goaltenders:
| Player | GP | Min | W | L | T/OL | ENG | SHO | GA | GAA | Shts | SVS | SV% |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Trevor Matter | 25 | 1110 | 9 | 8 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 68 | 3.68 | 565 | 497 | .880 |
| Konstantin Simchuk | 46 | 2631 | 33 | 11 | 1 | 3 | 3 | 135 | 3.08 | 1228 | 1093 | .890 |
| Gord Besse | 4 | 80 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 4 | 3.00 | 28 | 24 | .857 | |
| Totals | 75 | 3821 | 42 | 19 | 3 | 4 | 4 | 207 | 3.25 | 1821 | 1614 | .886 |
Postseason - Scoring:
| Player | Pos | GP | G | A | Pts | PIM | +/- | PPG | SHG | GWG | SOG | SG% |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Dan Shermerhorn | C | 11 | 11 | 7 | 18 | 12 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |
| Kim Maier | LW | 12 | 6 | 11 | 17 | 10 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |
| Scott Drevitch | D | 10 | 2 | 7 | 9 | 18 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |
| Scott Boston | D | 12 | 1 | 9 | 10 | 14 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |
| Dampy Brar | RW | 12 | 7 | 11 | 18 | 6 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |
| Alex Podalinski | R | 12 | 6 | 6 | 12 | 12 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |
| Troy Kennedy | LW | 12 | 1 | 9 | 10 | 20 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |
| Edgars Zaltkovskis | LW | 12 | 6 | 2 | 8 | 10 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |
| Jamie Butt | LW | 12 | 2 | 4 | 6 | 38 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |
| Thom Cullen | D | 11 | 6 | 5 | 11 | 22 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |
| Greg Godber | D | 11 | 0 | 2 | 2 | 10 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |
| Brett Punchard | LW | 11 | 3 | 12 | 15 | 18 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |
| Pavel Mikulchik | D | 12 | 1 | 2 | 3 | 29 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |
| Jim Gattolliat | D | 5 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 6 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |
| Rodrigo Lavinsh | D | 8 | 2 | 10 | 12 | 8 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |
| Brett Duncan | D | 9 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 31 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |
| Kyle Ferguson | RW | 8 | 2 | 3 | 5 | 51 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |
| Konstantin Simchuk | G | 12 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 12 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |
| Trevor Matter | G | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |
| Totals | 194 | 57 | 101 | 158 | 327 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
