1997-98 Tri-City Americans Statistics
Western Hockey League (WHL)
Team Record: 17-49-6 - 40 points
in the WHL's West Division
Coach: Rick Lanz (17-49-6)
Location: Kennewick, Washington
1997-98 Tri-City Americans RosterTeam Record: 17-49-6 - 40 points
in the WHL's West Division
Coach: Rick Lanz (17-49-6)
Location: Kennewick, Washington
The Tri-City Americans of the Western Hockey League ended the 1997-98 season with a record of 17 wins and 49 losses and 6 ties for 40 points in the WHL's West Division.
The Americans scored 264 goals and allowed 371, most in the circuit. Mike Hurley netted 40 goals for Tri-City, while Dylan Gyori tallied 30 or more, too. Dylan Gyori contributed 54 assists. Aaron Baker topped the squad with 15 wins and a team-best 4.82 goals against average, pacing regular goalies.
Rick Lanz coached the team.
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Scoring:
| Player | Pos | GP | G | A | Pts | PIM | +/- | PPG | SHG |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Dylan Gyori | C | 72 | 33 | 54 | 87 | 81 | -19 | 10 | 2 |
| Mike Hurley | RW | 49 | 40 | 25 | 65 | 51 | -20 | 22 | 4 |
| Ken McKay | F | 65 | 27 | 30 | 57 | 35 | +5 | 8 | 2 |
| Scott Gomez | C | 45 | 12 | 37 | 49 | 57 | -11 | 6 | 0 |
| Blake Evans | C | 57 | 13 | 29 | 42 | 102 | -30 | 2 | 0 |
| Darrell Hay | D | 71 | 5 | 33 | 38 | 90 | -20 | 1 | 1 |
| Bobby Almeida | C | 61 | 19 | 17 | 36 | 34 | +1 | 5 | 0 |
| Chris Flynn | D | 52 | 10 | 24 | 34 | 50 | -20 | 7 | 0 |
| Josef Melichar | D | 67 | 9 | 24 | 33 | 152 | -42 | 5 | 0 |
| Jarrett Thompson | C | 58 | 16 | 16 | 32 | 123 | -31 | 7 | 0 |
| Jody Lapeyre | RW | 54 | 14 | 13 | 27 | 90 | -34 | 3 | 1 |
| K.C. Timmons | D/F | 72 | 11 | 7 | 18 | 139 | -26 | 2 | 0 |
| Chris Anderson | D | 50 | 5 | 13 | 18 | 98 | -13 | 2 | 0 |
| Craig Stahl | RW | 51 | 8 | 8 | 16 | 103 | -40 | 3 | 0 |
| Jeff Katcher | D | 54 | 1 | 12 | 13 | 104 | -13 | 0 | 0 |
| Joey Bastien | C | 25 | 6 | 5 | 11 | 12 | -12 | 3 | 0 |
| David Darguzas | LW | 29 | 5 | 6 | 11 | 20 | -34 | 3 | 0 |
| Ryan Thomas | C | 59 | 1 | 7 | 8 | 86 | -13 | 0 | 0 |
| Bobby Duncan | C | 44 | 5 | 0 | 5 | 6 | -5 | 0 | 0 |
| David Boychuk | D | 47 | 2 | 2 | 4 | 47 | -22 | 0 | 0 |
| Zenith Komarniski | D | 3 | 0 | 4 | 4 | 18 | +1 | 0 | 0 |
| Ondrej Vesely | LW | 8 | 3 | 0 | 3 | 30 | +4 | 1 | 0 |
| Regan Darby | D | 32 | 1 | 2 | 3 | 125 | -13 | 0 | 0 |
| Aaron Baker | G | 65 | 0 | 3 | 3 | 40 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Scott McCallum | D | 9 | 0 | 3 | 3 | 18 | -10 | 0 | 0 |
| Kris Waltze | RW | 6 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 21 | -3 | 1 | 0 |
| Nathan Barrett | C | 47 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 23 | -8 | 0 | 0 |
| Curtis Capjack | LW | 5 | 0 | 2 | 2 | 8 | -2 | 0 | 0 |
| Chris Lane | D | 6 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 2 | -7 | 0 | 0 |
| Eric Johansson | C/LW | 1 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 2 | +1 | 0 | 0 |
| Brady Austin | D | 48 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 154 | -14 | 0 | 0 |
| Blaire Faulkner | G | 15 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Roman Sykora | RW | 8 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 4 | -5 | 0 | 0 |
| Ryan Jorde | D | 3 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 2 | -3 | 0 | 0 |
| Eric Skaug | D | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 4 | -1 | 0 | 0 |
| Tim Green | F | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | -1 | 0 | 0 |
| Shawn Legault | F | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Dean Beuker | RW | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| David Rathjen | G | 11 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Totals | 1357 | 249 | 383 | 632 | 1937 | -460 | 91 | 10 |
Goaltenders:
| Player | GP | Min | W | L | T/OL | ENG | SHO | GA | GAA | Shts | SVS | SV% |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Blaire Faulkner | 15 | 612 | 2 | 5 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 58 | 5.69 | 393 | 335 | .852 |
| Aaron Baker | 65 | 3425 | 15 | 42 | 4 | 2 | 1 | 275 | 4.82 | 2100 | 1825 | .869 |
| David Rathjen | 11 | 313 | 0 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 34 | 6.52 | 169 | 135 | .799 |
| Totals | 91 | 4350 | 17 | 49 | 6 | 2 | 1 | 367 | 5.06 | 2662 | 2295 | .862 |
