1997-98 Lake Charles Ice Pirates Statistics
Western Professional Hockey League (WPHL)
Team Record: 35-28 (SO: 0-6) - 76 points
in the WPHL's Eastern Division
Lost in 1st Round
Coach: Dennis Maruk (12-12, 1 OTL)
Coach: Bob Loucks (23-16, 5 OTL)
Location: Lake Charles, Louisiana
Attendance: 160,771, Avg. 4,593 in 35 home dates
1997-98 Lake Charles Ice Pirates RosterTeam Record: 35-28 (SO: 0-6) - 76 points
in the WPHL's Eastern Division
Lost in 1st Round
Coach: Dennis Maruk (12-12, 1 OTL)
Coach: Bob Loucks (23-16, 5 OTL)
Location: Lake Charles, Louisiana
Attendance: 160,771, Avg. 4,593 in 35 home dates
The Lake Charles Ice Pirates of the Western Professional Hockey League ended the 1997-98 season with a record of 35 wins and 28 losses, with a 0-6 showing in shootouts for 76 points in the WPHL's Eastern Division.
The Ice Pirates scored 273 goals and allowed 280. Graeme Townshend netted 43 goals for Lake Charles, while John Hanson tallied 30 or more, too. Bobby Wallwork accounted for 51 assists. Mark Cavallin earned 30 wins in front of the net for the squad and a team-best 3.78 goals against average, leading goalies with significant playing time.
Dennis Maruk and Bob Loucks coached the team. The 1997-98 Lake Charles Ice Pirates lost in the in 1st Round of the playoffs.
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Scoring:
| Player | Pos | GP | G | A | Pts | PIM | +/- | PPG | SHG | GWG | SOG | SG% |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Graeme Townshend | R | 68 | 43 | 44 | 87 | 67 | 14 | 12 | 7 | 4 | 224 | 19.2 |
| Bobby Wallwork | LW | 69 | 28 | 51 | 79 | 26 | 9 | 6 | 2 | 5 | 192 | 14.6 |
| John Hanson | RW | 69 | 36 | 23 | 59 | 64 | 5 | 6 | 2 | 4 | 269 | 13.4 |
| Billy Lund | C | 69 | 18 | 40 | 58 | 34 | 4 | 5 | 0 | 3 | 149 | 12.1 |
| Ryan Tobler | L | 66 | 22 | 34 | 56 | 204 | 29 | 3 | 2 | 4 | 170 | 12.9 |
| David Barozzino | D | 40 | 16 | 29 | 45 | 75 | 3 | 6 | 0 | 4 | 185 | 8.6 |
| Lee Leslie | LW | 28 | 14 | 26 | 40 | 34 | 5 | 4 | 1 | 3 | 103 | 13.6 |
| Darcy Verot | C | 68 | 11 | 26 | 37 | 269 | -13 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 114 | 9.6 |
| Wade Gibson | D | 41 | 10 | 22 | 32 | 50 | -4 | 6 | 0 | 1 | 132 | 7.6 |
| Kevin Malgunas | RW | 54 | 12 | 15 | 27 | 139 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 113 | 10.6 |
| David Shute | LW | 39 | 12 | 14 | 26 | 34 | -9 | 4 | 0 | 2 | 139 | 8.6 |
| Brad Smith | D | 39 | 8 | 15 | 23 | 4 | 12 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 96 | 8.3 |
| Mike Henderson | LW | 52 | 11 | 11 | 22 | 187 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 100 | 11.0 |
| Stephane Desjardins | D | 39 | 7 | 8 | 15 | 95 | 16 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 59 | 11.9 |
| Bob Pardy | D | 42 | 5 | 9 | 14 | 42 | 4 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 74 | 6.8 |
| Steve Ross | D | 22 | 2 | 11 | 13 | 8 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 30 | 6.7 |
| Jeff Smith | D | 25 | 1 | 8 | 9 | 29 | 4 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 49 | 2.0 |
| Mike Ross | D | 22 | 1 | 8 | 9 | 29 | 10 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 38 | 2.6 |
| Randy Favaro | RW | 28 | 2 | 6 | 8 | 55 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 29 | 6.9 |
| Ryan Connolly | D | 27 | 1 | 6 | 7 | 59 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 20 | 5.0 |
| Rob McCaig | D | 20 | 1 | 6 | 7 | 85 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 30 | 3.3 |
| Shawn Rivers | D | 5 | 3 | 3 | 6 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 22 | 13.6 |
| Craig Conley | RW | 5 | 2 | 4 | 6 | 4 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 13 | 15.4 |
| Carlos Soke | LW | 36 | 1 | 5 | 6 | 124 | -4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 23 | 4.3 |
| Paul Fioroni | F | 15 | 4 | 0 | 4 | 86 | -9 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 19 | 21.1 |
| Lucas Kirsch | D | 13 | 2 | 2 | 4 | 11 | -1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 20 | 10.0 |
| Mark Cavallin | G | 57 | 0 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |
| Tim May | D | 16 | 0 | 2 | 2 | 13 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0.0 |
| Dustin Lattery | C | 6 | 0 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 6 | 0.0 |
| Scott Galt | G | 15 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 19 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |
| Greg Bailey | D | 26 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 98 | -10 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 18 | 0.0 |
| Steve Vezina | G | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |
| Bench | 69 | 0 | 0 | 24 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | ||||
| Todd St. Louis | D | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | -3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |
| Randy Toye | LW | 8 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 6 | -5 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 9 | 0.0 |
| Gene Bono | G | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |
| David Andrew | D | 6 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 6 | -6 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 9 | 0.0 |
| Paul Pipke | C | 5 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | -1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 5 | 0.0 |
| Totals | 1214 | 273 | 434 | 707 | 1986 | 56 | 60 | 16 | 35 | 2461 | 11.1 |
Goaltenders:
| Player | GP | Min | W | L | T/OL | ENG | SHO | GA | GAA | Shts | SVS | SV% |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Scott Galt | 15 | 771 | 5 | 5 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 53 | 4.12 | 374 | 321 | .858 |
| Mark Cavallin | 57 | 3177 | 30 | 20 | 5 | 3 | 2 | 200 | 3.78 | 1865 | 1665 | .893 |
| Gene Bono | 1 | 60 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 6 | 6.00 | 36 | 30 | .833 |
| Steve Vezina | 2 | 119 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 11 | 5.55 | 84 | 73 | .869 |
| Totals | 75 | 4127 | 35 | 28 | 6 | 4 | 2 | 270 | 3.93 | 2359 | 2089 | .886 |
Postseason - Scoring:
| Player | Pos | GP | G | A | Pts | PIM | +/- | PPG | SHG | GWG | SOG | SG% |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Graeme Townshend | R | 4 | 0 | 4 | 4 | 14 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |
| Bobby Wallwork | LW | 4 | 4 | 1 | 5 | 8 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |
| John Hanson | RW | 4 | 1 | 3 | 4 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |
| Billy Lund | C | 4 | 2 | 2 | 4 | 8 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |
| Ryan Tobler | L | 4 | 2 | 3 | 5 | 18 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |
| Lee Leslie | LW | 4 | 2 | 1 | 3 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |
| Darcy Verot | C | 4 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 25 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |
| Kevin Malgunas | RW | 4 | 2 | 0 | 2 | 22 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |
| Brad Smith | D | 4 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |
| Mike Henderson | LW | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 43 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |
| Stephane Desjardins | D | 4 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 6 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |
| Steve Ross | D | 4 | 0 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |
| Mike Ross | D | 4 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 13 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |
| Randy Favaro | RW | 4 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |
| Rob McCaig | D | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 34 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |
| Mark Cavallin | G | 4 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |
| Greg Bailey | D | 4 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 34 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |
| Totals | 67 | 14 | 22 | 36 | 239 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
