1997-98 Seattle Thunderbirds Statistics
Western Hockey League (WHL)
Team Record: 31-35-6 - 68 points
in the WHL's West Division
Coach: Don Nachbaur (31-35-6)
Location: Seattle, Washington
1997-98 Seattle Thunderbirds RosterTeam Record: 31-35-6 - 68 points
in the WHL's West Division
Coach: Don Nachbaur (31-35-6)
Location: Seattle, Washington
The Seattle Thunderbirds of the Western Hockey League ended the 1997-98 season with a record of 31 wins and 35 losses and 6 ties for 68 points in the WHL's West Division.
The Thunderbirds netted 286 goals and conceded 278. Mark Parrish scored 54 goals for Seattle, while Bret DeCecco tallied 30 or more, too. Bret DeCecco contributed 56 assists. Cody Rudkowsky topped the squad with 20 wins and a team-best 3.74 goals against average, best among regularly-used goaltenders.
Don Nachbaur coached the team.
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Scoring:
| Player | Pos | GP | G | A | Pts | PIM | +/- | PPG | SHG |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Mark Parrish | R | 54 | 54 | 38 | 92 | 29 | +33 | 20 | 4 |
| Bret DeCecco | RW | 71 | 36 | 56 | 92 | 84 | +9 | 14 | 0 |
| Matt Demarski | C | 63 | 29 | 50 | 79 | 42 | +17 | 9 | 2 |
| Chris Thompson | LW | 70 | 16 | 32 | 48 | 339 | +4 | 0 | 1 |
| Jeremy Reich | L | 43 | 24 | 23 | 47 | 121 | +17 | 6 | 2 |
| Jame Pollock | R | 66 | 11 | 36 | 47 | 78 | +22 | 6 | 1 |
| Stanislav Gron | L | 61 | 9 | 29 | 38 | 21 | -2 | 3 | 0 |
| Torrey DiRoberto | C | 43 | 14 | 21 | 35 | 48 | +1 | 4 | 1 |
| Petr Vala | LW/C | 71 | 16 | 18 | 34 | 25 | -17 | 1 | 2 |
| Scott Kelman | C | 61 | 13 | 17 | 30 | 35 | +5 | 5 | 0 |
| Kevin McDonald | F | 23 | 11 | 9 | 20 | 138 | +8 | 4 | 0 |
| A.J. Van Bruggen | RW | 37 | 9 | 10 | 19 | 126 | -1 | 5 | 0 |
| Cory Sarich | D | 13 | 3 | 16 | 19 | 47 | +2 | 2 | 0 |
| Rick Berry | D | 37 | 5 | 12 | 17 | 100 | +6 | 0 | 1 |
| Greg Kuznik | D | 72 | 5 | 12 | 17 | 197 | +11 | 0 | 1 |
| Tim Preston | LW | 55 | 11 | 5 | 16 | 49 | -6 | 2 | 1 |
| Jouni Kuokkanen | F | 42 | 4 | 12 | 16 | 2 | -5 | 2 | 0 |
| Nathan Forster | D | 68 | 1 | 12 | 13 | 153 | +11 | 0 | 0 |
| Jason Beckett | D | 71 | 1 | 11 | 12 | 241 | +1 | 0 | 0 |
| Rod Leroux | D | 45 | 0 | 11 | 11 | 100 | +1 | 0 | 0 |
| Dave Morisset | R | 58 | 6 | 2 | 8 | 104 | -10 | 1 | 0 |
| David Taylor | LW | 9 | 2 | 4 | 6 | 26 | +5 | 0 | 0 |
| Ryan Trsek | LW | 45 | 3 | 2 | 5 | 18 | +4 | 0 | 0 |
| Cody Rudkowsky | G | 53 | 0 | 4 | 4 | 16 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Justin Ossachuk | F | 19 | 2 | 1 | 3 | 44 | -8 | 0 | 0 |
| Shawn Skolney | D | 22 | 0 | 3 | 3 | 40 | +9 | 0 | 0 |
| Brian Ballman | LW | 14 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 26 | +1 | 0 | 0 |
| Chris Sotiropoulos | D | 16 | 0 | 2 | 2 | 45 | +1 | 0 | 0 |
| Mike Siklenka | R | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Jeff Blair | G | 20 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 9 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Ray Fraser | G | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Matt Cockell | G | 10 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Shane Endicott | C | 5 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Kris Waltze | RW | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 4 | +1 | 0 | 0 |
| Jeffrey Beatch | D | 23 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 9 | +6 | 0 | 0 |
| Totals | 1364 | 286 | 449 | 735 | 2320 | 126 | 84 | 16 |
Goaltenders:
| Player | GP | Min | W | L | T/OL | ENG | SHO | GA | GAA | Shts | SVS | SV% |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Jeff Blair | 20 | 1042 | 8 | 8 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 58 | 3.34 | 645 | 587 | .910 |
| Matt Cockell | 10 | 484 | 3 | 5 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 33 | 4.09 | 268 | 235 | .877 |
| Cody Rudkowsky | 53 | 2805 | 20 | 22 | 3 | 1 | 1 | 175 | 3.74 | 1689 | 1514 | .896 |
| Ray Fraser | 1 | 10 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0.00 | 10 | 10 | 1.000 | |
| Totals | 84 | 4341 | 31 | 35 | 6 | 2 | 1 | 266 | 3.68 | 2612 | 2346 | .898 |
Postseason - Scoring:
| Player | Pos | GP | G | A | Pts | PIM | +/- | PPG | SHG |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Mark Parrish | R | 5 | 2 | 3 | 5 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Bret DeCecco | RW | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Matt Demarski | C | 5 | 4 | 2 | 6 | 6 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Chris Thompson | LW | 5 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 18 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Jame Pollock | R | 5 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 17 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Stanislav Gron | L | 5 | 1 | 5 | 6 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Torrey DiRoberto | C | 5 | 0 | 2 | 2 | 14 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Petr Vala | LW/C | 5 | 2 | 1 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Scott Kelman | C | 5 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Kevin McDonald | F | 5 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 21 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Greg Kuznik | D | 5 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Tim Preston | LW | 5 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Nathan Forster | D | 5 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 8 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Jason Beckett | D | 5 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 16 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Rod Leroux | D | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Dave Morisset | R | 5 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 6 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Ryan Trsek | LW | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Cody Rudkowsky | G | 5 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Mike Siklenka | R | 5 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 6 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Matt Cockell | G | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Shane Endicott | C | 5 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Jeffrey Beatch | D | 5 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 6 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Totals | 96 | 11 | 15 | 26 | 128 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
Postseason - Goaltenders:
| Player | GP | Min | W | L | T/OL | ENG | SHO | GA | GAA | Shts | SVS | SV% |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Matt Cockell | 1 | 20 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 6.00 | 16 | 14 | .875 |
| Cody Rudkowsky | 5 | 279 | 1 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 18 | 3.87 | 248 | 230 | .927 |
| Totals | 6 | 299 | 1 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 20 | 4.01 | 264 | 244 | .924 |
