1997-98 Portland Winter Hawks Statistics
Western Hockey League (WHL)
Team Record: 53-14-5 - 111 points
in the WHL's West Division
Coach: Brent Peterson (53-14-5)
Location: Portland, Oregon
1997-98 Portland Winter Hawks RosterTeam Record: 53-14-5 - 111 points
in the WHL's West Division
Coach: Brent Peterson (53-14-5)
Location: Portland, Oregon
The Portland Winter Hawks of the Western Hockey League ended the 1997-98 season with a record of 53 wins and 14 losses and 5 ties for 111 points in the WHL's West Division.
The Winter Hawks paced the league with 342 goals. Portland surrendered 203 goals, least in the league. Marian Hossa scored 45 goals for the squad, while Bobby Russell, Todd Robinson, Andrej Podkonicky, Brenden Morrow and Mike Hurley each tallied 30 or more as well. Todd Robinson contributed 74 assists. Brent Belecki earned 35 wins for the team, and Jason Labarbera added 15 or more victories also. Brent Belecki recorded a 2.58 goals against average, best among goalies with significant playing time.
Brent Peterson coached the team.
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Scoring:
| Player | Pos | GP | G | A | Pts | PIM | +/- | PPG | SHG |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Todd Robinson | C | 71 | 35 | 74 | 109 | 55 | +45 | 13 | 4 |
| Brenden Morrow | L | 68 | 34 | 52 | 86 | 184 | +51 | 11 | 2 |
| Marian Hossa | R | 53 | 45 | 40 | 85 | 50 | +41 | 11 | 1 |
| Bobby Russell | LW | 72 | 32 | 43 | 75 | 51 | +41 | 7 | 3 |
| Andrej Podkonicky | L | 64 | 30 | 44 | 74 | 81 | +52 | 8 | 2 |
| Andrew Ference | D | 72 | 11 | 57 | 68 | 142 | +75 | 5 | 1 |
| Mike Hurley | RW | 49 | 40 | 25 | 65 | 28 | -20 | 22 | 4 |
| Marty Standish | RW | 69 | 29 | 27 | 56 | 132 | +18 | 3 | 3 |
| Kevin Haupt | D | 65 | 16 | 39 | 55 | 12 | +51 | 11 | 0 |
| Chris Jacobson | C | 61 | 23 | 24 | 47 | 159 | +18 | 4 | 2 |
| Todd Hornung | C | 64 | 19 | 18 | 37 | 96 | +13 | 7 | 0 |
| Ken Davis | RW | 66 | 8 | 11 | 19 | 27 | -5 | 1 | 0 |
| Matt Walker | D | 64 | 2 | 13 | 15 | 124 | +25 | 0 | 0 |
| Joey Tetarenko | R | 49 | 2 | 12 | 14 | 148 | +19 | 1 | 0 |
| Derek MacLean | LW | 48 | 3 | 9 | 12 | 54 | +5 | 0 | 0 |
| Mike Muzechka | D | 72 | 2 | 10 | 12 | 134 | +31 | 0 | 0 |
| Ryan Thrussell | D | 52 | 0 | 12 | 12 | 29 | +9 | 0 | 0 |
| Josh Green | L | 5 | 9 | 1 | 10 | 27 | +1 | 4 | 0 |
| Kyle Chant | LW | 45 | 2 | 6 | 8 | 74 | -1 | 1 | 0 |
| Shon Jones-Parry | D | 60 | 1 | 6 | 7 | 109 | +3 | 0 | 0 |
| Tyler Murray | C | 10 | 3 | 3 | 6 | 4 | -1 | 1 | 0 |
| Bobby Duncan | C | 44 | 5 | 0 | 5 | 18 | -5 | 0 | 0 |
| Gerry King | LW | 11 | 1 | 3 | 4 | 39 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Ondrej Vesely | LW | 8 | 3 | 0 | 3 | 12 | +4 | 1 | 0 |
| Brent Belecki | G | 51 | 0 | 3 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Jason Labarbera | G | 23 | 0 | 2 | 2 | 9 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Jared Smith | 23 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 14 | -3 | 0 | 0 | |
| Blake Robson | LW | 2 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | +2 | 0 | 0 |
| Ryan Kehrig | LW | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Steve Fetter | C | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Totals | 1343 | 355 | 536 | 891 | 1812 | 469 | 111 | 22 |
Goaltenders:
| Player | GP | Min | W | L | T/OL | ENG | SHO | GA | GAA | Shts | SVS | SV% |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Brent Belecki | 51 | 3051 | 35 | 10 | 5 | 0 | 2 | 131 | 2.58 | 1600 | 1469 | .918 |
| Jason Labarbera | 23 | 1305 | 18 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 72 | 3.31 | 660 | 588 | .891 |
| Totals | 74 | 4356 | 53 | 12 | 7 | 0 | 3 | 203 | 2.80 | 2260 | 2057 | .910 |
Postseason - Scoring:
| Player | Pos | GP | G | A | Pts | PIM | +/- | PPG | SHG |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Todd Robinson | C | 16 | 6 | 21 | 27 | 28 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Brenden Morrow | L | 16 | 10 | 8 | 18 | 65 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Marian Hossa | R | 16 | 13 | 6 | 19 | 6 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Bobby Russell | LW | 16 | 10 | 6 | 16 | 22 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Andrej Podkonicky | L | 16 | 4 | 12 | 16 | 20 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Andrew Ference | D | 16 | 2 | 18 | 20 | 28 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Mike Hurley | RW | 16 | 4 | 5 | 9 | 12 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Marty Standish | RW | 16 | 5 | 4 | 9 | 29 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Kevin Haupt | D | 16 | 6 | 12 | 18 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Chris Jacobson | C | 16 | 2 | 12 | 14 | 35 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Todd Hornung | C | 16 | 6 | 6 | 12 | 26 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Ken Davis | RW | 14 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 7 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Matt Walker | D | 16 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 21 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Joey Tetarenko | R | 16 | 0 | 2 | 2 | 30 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Derek MacLean | LW | 16 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 6 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Mike Muzechka | D | 16 | 1 | 3 | 4 | 30 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Ryan Thrussell | D | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Shon Jones-Parry | D | 16 | 0 | 2 | 2 | 28 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Gerry King | LW | 16 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 32 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Brent Belecki | G | 16 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Totals | 304 | 70 | 118 | 188 | 429 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
Postseason - Goaltenders:
| Player | GP | Min | W | L | T/OL | ENG | SHO | GA | GAA | Shts | SVS | SV% |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Brent Belecki | 16 | 958 | 12 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 39 | 2.44 | 547 | 508 | .929 |
| Totals | 16 | 958 | 12 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 39 | 2.44 | 547 | 508 | .929 |
