1997-98 Flint Generals Statistics
United Hockey League (UHL)
Team Record: 46-22 (SO: 0-6) - 98 points
in the UHL's East Division
Lost League Championship
Coach: Robbie Nichols (46-22, 6 OTL)
Location: Flint, Michigan
Attendance: 122,346, Avg. 3,307 in 37 home dates
1997-98 Flint Generals RosterTeam Record: 46-22 (SO: 0-6) - 98 points
in the UHL's East Division
Lost League Championship
Coach: Robbie Nichols (46-22, 6 OTL)
Location: Flint, Michigan
Attendance: 122,346, Avg. 3,307 in 37 home dates
The Flint Generals of the United Hockey League ended the 1997-98 season with a record of 46 wins and 22 losses, with a 0-6 showing in shootouts for 98 points in the UHL's East Division.
The Generals scored 371 goals, best in the league. Flint conceded 278 goals. Kevin Kerr netted 63 goals for the team, while Jason Glover and Ross Wilson tallied 30 or more as well. Brian Sakic contributed 99 assists. Andrei Mezin topped the squad with 21 wins and a team-best 3.47 goals against average, leading qualifying goaltenders.
Robbie Nichols coached the team. The 1997-98 Flint Generals lost in the League Championship.
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Scoring:
| Player | Pos | GP | G | A | Pts | PIM | +/- | PPG | SHG | GWG | SOG | SG% |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Brian Sakic | C | 72 | 21 | 99 | 120 | 10 | 28 | 9 | 0 | 3 | 129 | 16.3 |
| Kevin Kerr | RW | 67 | 63 | 48 | 111 | 208 | 27 | 22 | 3 | 7 | 351 | 17.9 |
| Jason Glover | RW | 71 | 40 | 44 | 84 | 115 | 11 | 11 | 1 | 4 | 287 | 13.9 |
| Kahlil Thomas | C | 61 | 24 | 58 | 82 | 34 | 21 | 6 | 3 | 2 | 185 | 13.0 |
| Ross Wilson | RW | 57 | 50 | 31 | 81 | 46 | 20 | 19 | 0 | 3 | 285 | 17.5 |
| Stephane Brochu | D | 54 | 10 | 62 | 72 | 52 | 20 | 3 | 2 | 2 | 191 | 5.2 |
| Jeff Whittle | RW | 38 | 21 | 32 | 53 | 37 | -2 | 6 | 5 | 3 | 155 | 13.5 |
| Chad Grills | C | 62 | 21 | 29 | 50 | 123 | 2 | 4 | 1 | 3 | 96 | 21.9 |
| Nick Forbes | LW | 55 | 22 | 26 | 48 | 175 | 9 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 153 | 14.4 |
| Lorne Knauft | D | 60 | 13 | 33 | 46 | 80 | 34 | 4 | 2 | 0 | 177 | 7.3 |
| Brett MacDonald | D | 56 | 7 | 37 | 44 | 32 | 26 | 6 | 1 | 1 | 143 | 4.9 |
| Trevor Jobe | C | 22 | 24 | 15 | 39 | 10 | 18 | 6 | 0 | 3 | 124 | 19.4 |
| Mark Giannetti | LW | 63 | 11 | 23 | 34 | 15 | 14 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 113 | 9.7 |
| John Batten | D | 28 | 10 | 23 | 33 | 43 | 4 | 8 | 0 | 1 | 109 | 9.2 |
| Ken Spangler | D | 64 | 4 | 21 | 25 | 116 | 13 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 54 | 7.4 |
| Dmitri Rodin | D | 32 | 3 | 21 | 24 | 16 | 10 | 2 | 0 | 2 | 71 | 4.2 |
| Steve Beadle | D | 47 | 4 | 17 | 21 | 8 | -6 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 82 | 4.9 |
| John Heasty | L | 68 | 5 | 14 | 19 | 28 | 19 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 59 | 8.5 |
| Paul Vincent | C | 16 | 7 | 8 | 15 | 10 | 8 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 56 | 12.5 |
| Jeremy Sladovnik | L | 55 | 2 | 7 | 9 | 301 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 21 | 9.5 |
| Bench | 74 | 5 | 5 | 16 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | ||||
| David Grant | RW | 10 | 1 | 3 | 4 | 0 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 6 | 16.7 |
| Emmanuel Labranche | RW | 9 | 1 | 2 | 3 | 51 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 12 | 8.3 |
| Ian Crockford | C | 15 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 21 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 15 | 6.7 |
| Bryan McMullen | G | 32 | 0 | 2 | 2 | 27 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |
| Andrei Mezin | G | 27 | 0 | 2 | 2 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |
| Cory Holland | RW | 8 | 0 | 2 | 2 | 17 | -1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0.0 |
| Tim Modreski | D | 8 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 7 | 14.3 |
| Raitis Ivanans | L | 18 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 20 | 5 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 6 | 0.0 |
| Brent Daugherty | F | 8 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0.0 |
| Joe Glover | C | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |
| Taner Gorica | F | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 17 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |
| Janis Tomans | LW | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0.0 |
| Randy Nichols | R | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |
| Terry Bernard | R | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |
| Ray LeBlanc | G | 29 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |
| Shaun Wilcox | L | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |
| Matt Mullin | G | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |
| Totals | 1295 | 371 | 662 | 1033 | 1640 | 288 | 109 | 19 | 41 | 2892 | 12.8 |
Goaltenders:
| Player | GP | Min | W | L | T/OL | ENG | SHO | GA | GAA | Shts | SVS | SV% |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Andrei Mezin | 27 | 1488 | 21 | 5 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 86 | 3.47 | 749 | 663 | .885 |
| Bryan McMullen | 32 | 1573 | 12 | 13 | 1 | 4 | 2 | 96 | 3.66 | 793 | 697 | .879 |
| Ray LeBlanc | 29 | 1303 | 12 | 4 | 5 | 0 | 2 | 79 | 3.64 | 684 | 605 | .885 |
| Matt Mullin | 2 | 64 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 6 | 5.63 | 35 | 29 | .829 |
| Totals | 90 | 4428 | 46 | 22 | 6 | 5 | 5 | 267 | 3.62 | 2261 | 1994 | .882 |
Postseason - Scoring:
| Player | Pos | GP | G | A | Pts | PIM | +/- | PPG | SHG | GWG | SOG | SG% |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Brian Sakic | C | 3 | 0 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |
| Kevin Kerr | RW | 16 | 9 | 12 | 21 | 62 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |
| Jason Glover | RW | 17 | 8 | 11 | 19 | 34 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |
| Kahlil Thomas | C | 17 | 12 | 9 | 21 | 8 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |
| Ross Wilson | RW | 12 | 8 | 4 | 12 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |
| Stephane Brochu | D | 17 | 2 | 18 | 20 | 12 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |
| Jeff Whittle | RW | 13 | 6 | 12 | 18 | 22 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |
| Chad Grills | C | 17 | 8 | 9 | 17 | 36 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |
| Nick Forbes | LW | 17 | 4 | 4 | 8 | 17 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |
| Lorne Knauft | D | 11 | 2 | 6 | 8 | 20 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |
| Brett MacDonald | D | 17 | 1 | 6 | 7 | 14 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |
| Trevor Jobe | C | 17 | 11 | 17 | 28 | 29 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |
| John Batten | D | 17 | 4 | 17 | 21 | 50 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |
| Ken Spangler | D | 11 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 12 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |
| Steve Beadle | D | 10 | 0 | 3 | 3 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |
| John Heasty | L | 11 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |
| Jeremy Sladovnik | L | 11 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 34 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |
| Emmanuel Labranche | RW | 17 | 1 | 2 | 3 | 30 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |
| Bryan McMullen | G | 13 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |
| Andrei Mezin | G | 8 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |
| Robbie Nichols | RW | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 12 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |
| Janis Tomans | LW | 15 | 3 | 4 | 7 | 6 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |
| Luch Nasato | D | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |
| Marc Magliarditi | G | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |
| Totals | 291 | 80 | 138 | 218 | 416 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
