1997-98 Calgary Hitmen Statistics
Western Hockey League (WHL)
Team Record: 40-28-4 - 84 points
in the WHL's Central Division
Coach: Dean Clark (40-28-4)
Location: Calgary, Alberta, Canada
1997-98 Calgary Hitmen RosterTeam Record: 40-28-4 - 84 points
in the WHL's Central Division
Coach: Dean Clark (40-28-4)
Location: Calgary, Alberta, Canada
The Calgary Hitmen of the Western Hockey League ended the 1997-98 season with a record of 40 wins and 28 losses and 4 ties for 84 points in the WHL's Central Division.
The Hitmen scored 265 goals and allowed 232. Brad Moran netted 53 goals for Calgary, while Boris Protsenko tallied 30 or more also. Brad Moran and Brad Mehalko each recorded 49 assists. Alexander Fomitchev earned 32 wins in front of the net for the squad and a team-best 2.98 goals against average, leading regular goalies.
Dean Clark coached the team.
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Scoring:
| Player | Pos | GP | G | A | Pts | PIM | +/- | PPG | SHG |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Brad Moran | C | 72 | 53 | 49 | 102 | 64 | +23 | 19 | 4 |
| Boris Protsenko | RW | 70 | 40 | 47 | 87 | 124 | +26 | 13 | 1 |
| Brad Mehalko | RW | 55 | 26 | 49 | 75 | 107 | +10 | 8 | 3 |
| Chris Nielsen | C | 68 | 22 | 29 | 51 | 31 | +7 | 5 | 1 |
| Peter Bergman | LW | 71 | 16 | 21 | 37 | 94 | -4 | 7 | 1 |
| Brent Dodginghorse | LW | 53 | 14 | 23 | 37 | 78 | -8 | 7 | 0 |
| Kris Beech | C | 58 | 10 | 25 | 35 | 24 | -7 | 2 | 0 |
| Kenton Smith | D | 69 | 7 | 26 | 33 | 81 | +14 | 3 | 0 |
| Matt Kinch | D | 55 | 7 | 24 | 31 | 13 | +4 | 3 | 0 |
| Sean McAslan | RW | 69 | 8 | 16 | 24 | 83 | -1 | 1 | 1 |
| Ryan Geremia | LW | 67 | 11 | 12 | 23 | 37 | +6 | 2 | 1 |
| Jerred Smithson | C | 65 | 12 | 9 | 21 | 65 | -4 | 1 | 1 |
| Chris Fleury | D | 36 | 5 | 16 | 21 | 30 | +10 | 1 | 0 |
| Ryan Shannon | D | 71 | 2 | 17 | 19 | 129 | +26 | 0 | 0 |
| Ryan Andres | RW | 67 | 11 | 6 | 17 | 302 | +2 | 0 | 0 |
| Curtis Rich | D | 70 | 3 | 12 | 15 | 204 | +11 | 0 | 0 |
| Mike Broda | LW | 31 | 7 | 5 | 12 | 18 | +12 | 1 | 0 |
| Dennis Mullen | D | 21 | 4 | 7 | 11 | 103 | -3 | 3 | 0 |
| Justin Bekkering | D | 42 | 1 | 4 | 5 | 75 | -3 | 0 | 0 |
| Thomas Migdal | RW | 22 | 1 | 4 | 5 | 4 | +1 | 0 | 0 |
| Kevin Lapp | LW | 24 | 2 | 2 | 4 | 53 | -5 | 0 | 0 |
| Michael Bubnick | 11 | 1 | 3 | 4 | 0 | +1 | 0 | 0 | |
| Nathan Strueby | C | 5 | 1 | 2 | 3 | 8 | +1 | 0 | 0 |
| Alexander Fomitchev | G | 60 | 0 | 3 | 3 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Jeff Feniak | D | 48 | 0 | 2 | 2 | 25 | -7 | 0 | 0 |
| Jordan Krestanovich | L | 22 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Rod Sarich | D/F | 9 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 2 | -1 | 0 | 0 |
| Donald Choukalos | G | 9 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Wade Davis | D | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Joe Stephenson | G | 7 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Greg Tooke | G | 6 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Brady Austin | D | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 10 | -1 | 0 | 0 |
| Totals | 1339 | 265 | 414 | 679 | 1770 | 110 | 76 | 13 |
Goaltenders:
| Player | GP | Min | W | L | T/OL | ENG | SHO | GA | GAA | Shts | SVS | SV% |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Donald Choukalos | 9 | 404 | 4 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 21 | 3.12 | 180 | 159 | .883 |
| Alexander Fomitchev | 60 | 3381 | 32 | 23 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 168 | 2.98 | 1649 | 1481 | .898 |
| Joe Stephenson | 7 | 341 | 3 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 18 | 3.17 | 131 | 113 | .863 |
| Greg Tooke | 6 | 210 | 1 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 19 | 5.43 | 132 | 113 | .856 |
| Totals | 82 | 4336 | 40 | 28 | 5 | 0 | 1 | 226 | 3.13 | 2092 | 1866 | .892 |
Postseason - Scoring:
| Player | Pos | GP | G | A | Pts | PIM | +/- | PPG | SHG |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Brad Moran | C | 18 | 10 | 8 | 18 | 20 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Boris Protsenko | RW | 18 | 6 | 8 | 14 | 30 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Brad Mehalko | RW | 17 | 5 | 10 | 15 | 53 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Chris Nielsen | C | 18 | 2 | 4 | 6 | 10 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Peter Bergman | LW | 17 | 5 | 4 | 9 | 32 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Brent Dodginghorse | LW | 12 | 2 | 6 | 8 | 42 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Kris Beech | C | 12 | 4 | 5 | 9 | 14 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Kenton Smith | D | 18 | 1 | 6 | 7 | 26 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Matt Kinch | D | 18 | 3 | 2 | 5 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Sean McAslan | RW | 18 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 23 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Ryan Geremia | LW | 14 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 12 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Jerred Smithson | C | 18 | 0 | 2 | 2 | 25 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Ryan Shannon | D | 18 | 0 | 3 | 3 | 57 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Ryan Andres | RW | 16 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 66 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Curtis Rich | D | 17 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 36 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Mike Broda | LW | 18 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 10 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Dennis Mullen | D | 17 | 6 | 8 | 14 | 68 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Michael Bubnick | 5 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |
| Alexander Fomitchev | G | 18 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Jeff Feniak | D | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Jordan Krestanovich | L | 13 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Rod Sarich | D/F | 17 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Wade Davis | D | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Brent Williams | G | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Totals | 344 | 45 | 70 | 115 | 528 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
Postseason - Goaltenders:
| Player | GP | Min | W | L | T/OL | ENG | SHO | GA | GAA | Shts | SVS | SV% |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Alexander Fomitchev | 18 | 1077 | 9 | 9 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 50 | 2.79 | 622 | 572 | .920 |
| Brent Williams | 2 | 50 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 2.40 | 25 | 23 | .920 |
| Totals | 20 | 1127 | 9 | 9 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 52 | 2.77 | 647 | 595 | .920 |
