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 |
| Vladislav Klochkov | RW | 18 | 1 | 4 | 5 | 13 | -3 | 0 | 0 |
| Dylan Kemp | D | 15 | 1 | 4 | 5 | 12 | -9 | 0 | 0 |
| Justin Bekkering | D | 22 | 1 | 3 | 4 | 36 | -16 | 0 | 0 |
| Darcy Robinson | D | 62 | 1 | 2 | 3 | 84 | -18 | 0 | 0 |
| Kevin Werner | D | 16 | 1 | 2 | 3 | 13 | +5 | 0 | 0 |
| Kane Ludwar | D | 6 | 1 | 2 | 3 | 0 | +1 | 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 |
| Matt Miller | RW | 15 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 12 | -6 | 0 | 0 |
| Jeff Blair | G | 18 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 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 |
| 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 |
| 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 |
| Darcy Robinson | D | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Kevin Werner | D | 6 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Garett Bembridge | RW | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Matt Miller | RW | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Jeff Blair | G | 6 | 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 |
