1997-98 Saskatoon Blades Statistics
Western Hockey League (WHL)
Team Record: 25-39-8 - 58 points
in the WHL's East Division
Coach: Donn Clark (0-0)
Coach: Willie Desjardins (0-0)
Location: Saskatoon, Saskatchewan, Canada
1997-98 Saskatoon Blades RosterTeam Record: 25-39-8 - 58 points
in the WHL's East Division
Coach: Donn Clark (0-0)
Coach: Willie Desjardins (0-0)
Location: Saskatoon, Saskatchewan, Canada
The Saskatoon Blades of the Western Hockey League ended the 1997-98 season with a record of 25 wins and 39 losses and 8 ties for 58 points in the WHL's East Division.
The Blades scored 263 goals and conceded 327. Martin Sonnenberg netted 40 goals for Saskatoon and recorded 52 assists. Tyler MacKay topped the squad with 14 wins and a team-best 4.25 goals against average, pacing regular goalies.
Donn Clark and Willie Desjardins coached the team.
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Scoring:
| Player | Pos | GP | G | A | Pts | PIM | +/- | PPG | SHG |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Martin Sonnenberg | L | 72 | 40 | 52 | 92 | 87 | -11 | 11 | 4 |
| Garrett Prosofsky | C | 71 | 28 | 42 | 70 | 76 | -33 | 14 | 0 |
| Mathieu Cusson | C | 63 | 22 | 35 | 57 | 59 | -23 | 6 | 1 |
| Greg Phillips | RW | 47 | 24 | 28 | 52 | 116 | -3 | 11 | 1 |
| Ryan Johnston | LW | 64 | 17 | 35 | 52 | 81 | -18 | 4 | 0 |
| Jon Barkman | C | 58 | 25 | 24 | 49 | 33 | -20 | 16 | 0 |
| Nathan Rempel | RW | 62 | 21 | 28 | 49 | 123 | -23 | 4 | 1 |
| Ryan Gaucher | D | 65 | 15 | 26 | 41 | 74 | -11 | 5 | 0 |
| Christian Chartier | D | 68 | 8 | 33 | 41 | 43 | -41 | 6 | 0 |
| Cory Sarich | D | 33 | 5 | 24 | 29 | 90 | -8 | 3 | 0 |
| Petja Pietilainen | LW | 66 | 16 | 11 | 27 | 63 | -12 | 5 | 0 |
| Ryan Bonni | D | 42 | 5 | 14 | 19 | 100 | -3 | 1 | 1 |
| Dennis Mullen | D | 35 | 3 | 15 | 18 | 146 | -7 | 0 | 1 |
| Bobby Leavins | LW | 20 | 5 | 7 | 12 | 9 | -3 | 1 | 0 |
| Derek Halldorson | C | 59 | 6 | 5 | 11 | 58 | -7 | 0 | 0 |
| Bevin Guenther | C | 23 | 3 | 6 | 9 | 7 | +3 | 1 | 0 |
| Kevin McKay | D | 32 | 2 | 7 | 9 | 88 | -15 | 0 | 0 |
| Chris Fleury | D | 20 | 0 | 9 | 9 | 7 | +2 | 0 | 0 |
| Chad Elmy | LW | 61 | 5 | 3 | 8 | 28 | -13 | 0 | 0 |
| Tyler Shybunka | C | 20 | 3 | 4 | 7 | 17 | -4 | 1 | 0 |
| Derek Bjornson | RW | 40 | 1 | 5 | 6 | 33 | -12 | 0 | 0 |
| Dylan Kemp | D | 15 | 1 | 4 | 5 | 12 | -9 | 0 | 0 |
| Vladislav Klochkov | RW | 18 | 1 | 4 | 5 | 13 | -3 | 0 | 0 |
| Justin Bekkering | D | 22 | 1 | 3 | 4 | 36 | -16 | 0 | 0 |
| Kevin Werner | D | 16 | 1 | 2 | 3 | 13 | +5 | 0 | 0 |
| Kane Ludwar | D | 6 | 1 | 2 | 3 | 0 | +1 | 0 | 0 |
| Darcy Robinson | D | 62 | 1 | 2 | 3 | 84 | -18 | 0 | 0 |
| Garett Bembridge | RW | 6 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 0 | -4 | 0 | 0 |
| Marco Cefalo | RW | 6 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 14 | -4 | 0 | 0 |
| Mike Schlamp | D | 4 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Jeff Blair | G | 18 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Matt Miller | RW | 15 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 12 | -6 | 0 | 0 |
| T.J. Little | D | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Brian Goren | C | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | -1 | 0 | 0 |
| Pat Stachniak | D | 7 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 9 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Tyler MacKay | G | 42 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 38 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Steve MacIntyre | L | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | -1 | 0 | 0 |
| Blaine Wotherspoon | C | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Ryan Henderson | D | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 4 | +3 | 0 | 0 |
| Matt Cockell | G | 22 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Warren Peters | L | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Lyle Steenbergen | LW | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | -3 | 0 | 0 |
| Rob Boleski | D | 18 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 58 | -5 | 0 | 0 |
| Kyle Werner | RW | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Jared Dumba | LW | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Sheldon Nedjelski | D | 8 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 32 | -2 | 0 | 0 |
| Totals | 1323 | 263 | 433 | 696 | 1671 | -325 | 89 | 9 |
Goaltenders:
| Player | GP | Min | W | L | T/OL | ENG | SHO | GA | GAA | Shts | SVS | SV% |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Matt Cockell | 22 | 1085 | 6 | 11 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 99 | 5.47 | 668 | 569 | .852 |
| Jeff Blair | 18 | 1073 | 5 | 10 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 68 | 3.80 | 567 | 499 | .880 |
| Tyler MacKay | 42 | 2202 | 14 | 18 | 4 | 0 | 2 | 156 | 4.25 | 1129 | 973 | .862 |
| Totals | 82 | 4360 | 25 | 39 | 8 | 0 | 3 | 323 | 4.44 | 2364 | 2041 | .863 |
Postseason - Scoring:
| Player | Pos | GP | G | A | Pts | PIM | +/- | PPG | SHG |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Martin Sonnenberg | L | 6 | 1 | 3 | 4 | 9 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Garrett Prosofsky | C | 6 | 6 | 3 | 9 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Mathieu Cusson | C | 6 | 0 | 3 | 3 | 15 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Ryan Johnston | LW | 6 | 2 | 0 | 2 | 6 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Nathan Rempel | RW | 6 | 1 | 5 | 6 | 18 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Ryan Gaucher | D | 6 | 0 | 3 | 3 | 15 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Christian Chartier | D | 6 | 0 | 3 | 3 | 12 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Petja Pietilainen | LW | 6 | 2 | 1 | 3 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Bobby Leavins | LW | 6 | 0 | 4 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Derek Halldorson | C | 6 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 19 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Bevin Guenther | C | 6 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 7 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Kevin McKay | D | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 6 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Chris Fleury | D | 6 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 12 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Chad Elmy | LW | 6 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Tyler Shybunka | C | 6 | 2 | 1 | 3 | 8 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Justin Bekkering | D | 6 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 12 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Kevin Werner | D | 6 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Darcy Robinson | D | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Garett Bembridge | RW | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Jeff Blair | G | 6 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Matt Miller | RW | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Totals | 114 | 15 | 27 | 42 | 151 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
Postseason - Goaltenders:
| Player | GP | Min | W | L | T/OL | ENG | SHO | GA | GAA | Shts | SVS | SV% |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Jeff Blair | 6 | 358 | 2 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 14 | 2.35 | 203 | 189 | .931 |
| Totals | 6 | 358 | 2 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 14 | 2.35 | 203 | 189 | .931 |
