1997-98 Prince George Cougars Statistics
Western Hockey League (WHL)
Team Record: 43-24-5 - 91 points
in the WHL's West Division
Coach: Ed Dempsey (43-24-5)
Location: Prince George, British Columbia, Canada
1997-98 Prince George Cougars RosterTeam Record: 43-24-5 - 91 points
in the WHL's West Division
Coach: Ed Dempsey (43-24-5)
Location: Prince George, British Columbia, Canada
The Prince George Cougars of the Western Hockey League ended the 1997-98 season with a record of 43 wins and 24 losses and 5 ties for 91 points in the WHL's West Division.
The Cougars scored 311 goals and yielded 236. Quinn Hancock netted 54 goals for Prince George, while Blair Betts and Andrew Luciuk tallied 30 or more as well. Quinn Hancock contributed 58 assists. Scott Myers earned 29 wins in front of the net for the squad and a team-best 2.96 goals against average, best among goalies with significant playing time.
Ed Dempsey coached the team.
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Scoring:
| Player | Pos | GP | G | A | Pts | PIM | +/- | PPG | SHG |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Quinn Hancock | C/LW | 69 | 54 | 58 | 112 | 31 | +20 | 9 | 3 |
| Blair Betts | C | 71 | 35 | 41 | 76 | 38 | +14 | 15 | 1 |
| Andrew Luciuk | LW | 63 | 30 | 46 | 76 | 47 | +12 | 11 | 0 |
| Joel Kwiatkowski | D | 62 | 21 | 43 | 64 | 65 | +16 | 8 | 0 |
| Mike Bayrack | F | 66 | 21 | 38 | 59 | 107 | +26 | 3 | 1 |
| Curtis Tipler | RW | 68 | 26 | 32 | 58 | 43 | +5 | 9 | 0 |
| Jordan Walker | C | 71 | 22 | 35 | 57 | 22 | +28 | 3 | 2 |
| Ian Walterson | D | 72 | 12 | 29 | 41 | 77 | +26 | 2 | 1 |
| Tyler Bouck | R | 65 | 11 | 26 | 37 | 90 | +8 | 1 | 0 |
| Jarrett Smith | C | 42 | 12 | 22 | 34 | 21 | +6 | 2 | 0 |
| Eric Brewer | D | 34 | 5 | 28 | 33 | 45 | +11 | 3 | 0 |
| Garry Toor | D | 71 | 5 | 27 | 32 | 41 | +13 | 1 | 0 |
| Trent Hunter | R | 60 | 13 | 14 | 27 | 34 | +3 | 1 | 0 |
| Jeff Zorn | D | 70 | 10 | 16 | 26 | 89 | +6 | 3 | 0 |
| Adam Loncan | D/F | 60 | 13 | 12 | 25 | 16 | +3 | 0 | 0 |
| Tyler Brough | F | 55 | 8 | 12 | 20 | 57 | +7 | 0 | 0 |
| Petr Kubos | D | 58 | 3 | 17 | 20 | 12 | +23 | 1 | 0 |
| Michael Kiesman | C/D | 46 | 6 | 8 | 14 | 88 | +1 | 2 | 0 |
| Owen Richey | LW | 42 | 0 | 6 | 6 | 4 | -2 | 0 | 0 |
| Justin Cox | RW | 40 | 1 | 4 | 5 | 15 | +3 | 0 | 0 |
| Kevin McKay | D | 12 | 1 | 4 | 5 | 42 | -4 | 1 | 0 |
| Richard Peacock | RW | 62 | 2 | 2 | 4 | 195 | -2 | 0 | 0 |
| Scott Myers | G | 48 | 0 | 2 | 2 | 8 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Alex Andreyev | D | 23 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 30 | -1 | 0 | 0 |
| Mike Olynyk | F | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Kevin Swanson | G | 28 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Michael Dewar | RW | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Travis Tipler | LW | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | -1 | 0 | 0 |
| Dustin Ernest | D | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | -2 | 0 | 0 |
| Totals | 1365 | 311 | 523 | 834 | 1221 | 219 | 75 | 8 |
Goaltenders:
| Player | GP | Min | W | L | T/OL | ENG | SHO | GA | GAA | Shts | SVS | SV% |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Scott Myers | 48 | 2822 | 29 | 13 | 4 | 0 | 2 | 139 | 2.96 | 1387 | 1248 | .900 |
| Kevin Swanson | 28 | 1532 | 14 | 11 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 93 | 3.64 | 730 | 637 | .873 |
| Totals | 76 | 4354 | 43 | 24 | 5 | 0 | 2 | 232 | 3.20 | 2117 | 1885 | .890 |
Postseason - Scoring:
| Player | Pos | GP | G | A | Pts | PIM | +/- | PPG | SHG |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Quinn Hancock | C/LW | 11 | 4 | 11 | 15 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Blair Betts | C | 11 | 4 | 6 | 10 | 8 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Andrew Luciuk | LW | 11 | 5 | 6 | 11 | 16 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Joel Kwiatkowski | D | 11 | 3 | 6 | 9 | 6 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Mike Bayrack | F | 11 | 2 | 1 | 3 | 7 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Curtis Tipler | RW | 11 | 0 | 3 | 3 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Jordan Walker | C | 11 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 8 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Ian Walterson | D | 11 | 1 | 2 | 3 | 13 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Tyler Bouck | R | 11 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 21 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Jarrett Smith | C | 11 | 3 | 1 | 4 | 8 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Eric Brewer | D | 11 | 4 | 2 | 6 | 19 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Garry Toor | D | 11 | 0 | 3 | 3 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Trent Hunter | R | 8 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Jeff Zorn | D | 11 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 12 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Adam Loncan | D/F | 6 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Tyler Brough | F | 10 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 8 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Petr Kubos | D | 11 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Michael Kiesman | C/D | 11 | 0 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Owen Richey | LW | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Justin Cox | RW | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Richard Peacock | RW | 5 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 13 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Scott Myers | G | 11 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 6 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Totals | 209 | 29 | 45 | 74 | 163 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
Postseason - Goaltenders:
| Player | GP | Min | W | L | T/OL | ENG | SHO | GA | GAA | Shts | SVS | SV% |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Scott Myers | 11 | 666 | 5 | 6 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 25 | 2.25 | 398 | 373 | .937 |
| Totals | 11 | 666 | 5 | 6 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 25 | 2.25 | 398 | 373 | .937 |
