1997-98 Shreveport Mudbugs Statistics
Western Professional Hockey League (WPHL)
Team Record: 42-20 (SO: 0-7) - 91 points
in the WPHL's Eastern Division
Lost in 2nd Round
Coach: J.F. Laforest (42-20, 7 OTL)
Location: Shreveport, Louisiana
Attendance: 179,255, Avg. 5,122 in 35 home dates
1997-98 Shreveport Mudbugs RosterTeam Record: 42-20 (SO: 0-7) - 91 points
in the WPHL's Eastern Division
Lost in 2nd Round
Coach: J.F. Laforest (42-20, 7 OTL)
Location: Shreveport, Louisiana
Attendance: 179,255, Avg. 5,122 in 35 home dates
The Shreveport Mudbugs of the Western Professional Hockey League ended the 1997-98 season with a record of 42 wins and 20 losses, with a 0-7 showing in shootouts for 91 points in the WPHL's Eastern Division.
The Mudbugs netted 308 goals and conceded 228. Paul Jackson scored 55 goals for Shreveport, while Trevor Buchanan, Dale Henry, Toby Burkitt and Brian Shantz each tallied 30 or more as well. Brian Shantz contributed 82 assists. Kevin St. Pierre earned 36 wins for the squad and a team-best 3 goals against average, topping goaltenders with enough qualifying appearances.
J.F. Laforest coached the team. The 1997-98 Shreveport Mudbugs lost in the in 2nd Round of the playoffs.
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Scoring:
| Player | Pos | GP | G | A | Pts | PIM | +/- | PPG | SHG | GWG | SOG | SG% |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Paul Jackson | C | 68 | 55 | 60 | 115 | 249 | 29 | 14 | 0 | 9 | 294 | 18.7 |
| Brian Shantz | C | 69 | 30 | 82 | 112 | 64 | 26 | 6 | 2 | 3 | 235 | 12.8 |
| Dale Henry | L | 66 | 34 | 46 | 80 | 91 | 30 | 9 | 0 | 2 | 193 | 17.6 |
| Toby Burkitt | C | 69 | 30 | 35 | 65 | 49 | 25 | 3 | 1 | 3 | 170 | 17.6 |
| Trevor Buchanan | RW | 69 | 31 | 32 | 63 | 282 | 13 | 6 | 0 | 4 | 174 | 17.8 |
| Perry Neufeld | RW | 58 | 23 | 37 | 60 | 55 | 19 | 4 | 1 | 3 | 179 | 12.8 |
| Dave Doucette | D | 67 | 10 | 45 | 55 | 24 | 25 | 6 | 0 | 1 | 174 | 5.7 |
| Andrew Power | LW | 61 | 13 | 31 | 44 | 174 | 15 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 132 | 9.8 |
| Colin Baustad | D/F | 68 | 14 | 22 | 36 | 18 | 37 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 151 | 9.3 |
| Brandy Semchuk | R | 34 | 20 | 11 | 31 | 33 | 3 | 2 | 0 | 6 | 126 | 15.9 |
| Jim Sprott | D | 66 | 8 | 21 | 29 | 241 | 32 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 120 | 6.7 |
| Kevin Barrett | D | 60 | 7 | 19 | 26 | 296 | 30 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 120 | 5.8 |
| Pat Dunn | R | 32 | 4 | 19 | 23 | 14 | 10 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 40 | 10.0 |
| Scott Muscutt | LW | 43 | 5 | 15 | 20 | 89 | 9 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 59 | 8.5 |
| Dean Hulett | RW | 22 | 7 | 12 | 19 | 89 | 15 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 44 | 15.9 |
| Chris Nadeau | D | 69 | 2 | 17 | 19 | 53 | 18 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 107 | 1.9 |
| Billy Wright | LW | 29 | 5 | 13 | 18 | 51 | 7 | 2 | 0 | 2 | 55 | 9.1 |
| Brady Blain | F | 12 | 4 | 4 | 8 | 4 | 3 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 34 | 11.8 |
| Cory Keenan | D | 29 | 2 | 6 | 8 | 15 | 7 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 56 | 3.6 |
| Mike Evans | C | 7 | 2 | 4 | 6 | 2 | 3 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 10 | 20.0 |
| Dwayne Gylywoychuk | D | 30 | 1 | 4 | 5 | 32 | -1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 23 | 4.3 |
| Rob Hrytsak | C | 12 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 7 | -1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 33.3 |
| Kevin St. Pierre | C | 55 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 29 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |
| Bob Bell | G | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |
| John Rockbrune | D | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 15 | -1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0.0 |
| Bench | 69 | 0 | 0 | 10 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | ||||
| Pierre Gagnon | G | 12 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |
| Jeff Melnechuk | G | 8 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |
| Totals | 1189 | 308 | 537 | 845 | 1988 | 353 | 62 | 5 | 42 | 2500 | 12.3 |
Goaltenders:
| Player | GP | Min | W | L | T/OL | ENG | SHO | GA | GAA | Shts | SVS | SV% |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Pierre Gagnon | 12 | 598 | 4 | 2 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 34 | 3.41 | 313 | 279 | .891 |
| Kevin St. Pierre | 55 | 3140 | 36 | 16 | 2 | 2 | 3 | 157 | 3.00 | 1736 | 1579 | .910 |
| Jeff Melnechuk | 8 | 297 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 18 | 3.64 | 157 | 139 | .885 |
| Bob Bell | 3 | 90 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 10 | 6.67 | 56 | 46 | .821 |
| Totals | 78 | 4125 | 42 | 20 | 7 | 2 | 3 | 219 | 3.19 | 2262 | 2043 | .903 |
Postseason - Scoring:
| Player | Pos | GP | G | A | Pts | PIM | +/- | PPG | SHG | GWG | SOG | SG% |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Paul Jackson | C | 8 | 3 | 3 | 6 | 22 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |
| Brian Shantz | C | 8 | 5 | 7 | 12 | 6 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |
| Dale Henry | L | 8 | 3 | 5 | 8 | 29 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |
| Toby Burkitt | C | 8 | 3 | 7 | 10 | 6 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |
| Trevor Buchanan | RW | 8 | 3 | 2 | 5 | 33 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |
| Perry Neufeld | RW | 8 | 0 | 5 | 5 | 8 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |
| Dave Doucette | D | 5 | 4 | 3 | 7 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |
| Andrew Power | LW | 8 | 3 | 1 | 4 | 24 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |
| Colin Baustad | D/F | 8 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |
| Jim Sprott | D | 8 | 1 | 4 | 5 | 31 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |
| Kevin Barrett | D | 8 | 0 | 4 | 4 | 51 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |
| Pat Dunn | R | 8 | 0 | 2 | 2 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |
| Scott Muscutt | LW | 8 | 1 | 2 | 3 | 16 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |
| Dean Hulett | RW | 8 | 2 | 1 | 3 | 32 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |
| Chris Nadeau | D | 8 | 0 | 6 | 6 | 6 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |
| Dwayne Gylywoychuk | D | 8 | 0 | 2 | 2 | 14 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |
| Kevin St. Pierre | C | 5 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |
| Pierre Gagnon | G | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |
| Totals | 134 | 29 | 55 | 84 | 286 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
