1997-98 Oklahoma City Blazers Statistics
Central Hockey League (CHL)
Team Record: 48-19 (SO: 0-3) - 99 points
in the CHL's Western Division
Lost in 2nd Round
Coach: Doug Sauter (48-19, 3 OTL)
Location: Oklahoma City, Oklahoma
Attendance: 330,878, Avg. 9,454 in 35 home dates
1997-98 Oklahoma City Blazers RosterTeam Record: 48-19 (SO: 0-3) - 99 points
in the CHL's Western Division
Lost in 2nd Round
Coach: Doug Sauter (48-19, 3 OTL)
Location: Oklahoma City, Oklahoma
Attendance: 330,878, Avg. 9,454 in 35 home dates
The Oklahoma City Blazers of the Central Hockey League ended the 1997-98 season with a record of 48 wins and 19 losses, with a 0-3 showing in shootouts for 99 points in the CHL's Western Division.
The Blazers potted 319 goals and conceded 237. Joe Burton scored 74 goals for Oklahoma City, while Steve Moore netted 30 or more, too. Hardy Sauter contributed 87 assists. Brian Elder earned 28 wins in front of the net for the squad, and Mike Williams added 15 or more wins, too. Brian Elder recorded a 2.82 goals against average, best among qualifying goaltenders.
Doug Sauter coached the team. The 1997-98 Oklahoma City Blazers 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% |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Joe Burton | RW | 69 | 74 | 50 | 124 | 43 | 50 | 23 | 9 | 13 | 375 | 19.7 |
| Hardy Sauter | D | 69 | 22 | 87 | 109 | 87 | 55 | 8 | 1 | 3 | 353 | 6.2 |
| Steve Moore | C | 67 | 38 | 59 | 97 | 142 | 45 | 14 | 1 | 5 | 281 | 13.5 |
| Chris Johnston | LW | 51 | 27 | 40 | 67 | 156 | 16 | 10 | 2 | 3 | 177 | 15.3 |
| Corey MacIntyre | LW | 62 | 18 | 49 | 67 | 63 | 31 | 10 | 0 | 4 | 142 | 12.7 |
| Simon Olivier | D | 64 | 12 | 31 | 43 | 302 | 16 | 2 | 0 | 3 | 213 | 5.6 |
| Brad Preston | C | 61 | 22 | 15 | 37 | 66 | 7 | 8 | 0 | 3 | 181 | 12.2 |
| Peter Arvanitis | C | 68 | 17 | 16 | 33 | 403 | 5 | 3 | 3 | 0 | 138 | 12.3 |
| Travis Riggin | F | 66 | 16 | 14 | 30 | 65 | 9 | 3 | 0 | 2 | 182 | 8.8 |
| Trent Schachle | D | 64 | 10 | 20 | 30 | 137 | 15 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 173 | 5.8 |
| Steve Simoni | RW | 20 | 17 | 12 | 29 | 63 | 1 | 8 | 0 | 5 | 86 | 19.8 |
| Lee Hamilton | LW | 46 | 7 | 13 | 20 | 141 | 19 | 0 | 1 | 2 | 75 | 9.3 |
| Lance Burns | C | 54 | 10 | 8 | 18 | 145 | -6 | 0 | 1 | 3 | 82 | 12.2 |
| Paul Johnson | D | 42 | 2 | 13 | 15 | 163 | 26 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 86 | 2.3 |
| Craig Johnson | LW | 40 | 7 | 7 | 14 | 142 | -1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 101 | 6.9 |
| Marian Menhart | D | 57 | 1 | 13 | 14 | 85 | 11 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 85 | 1.2 |
| Joey Beaudry | D | 16 | 7 | 5 | 12 | 32 | 10 | 3 | 0 | 1 | 25 | 28.0 |
| Tim Sullivan | G | 14 | 3 | 7 | 10 | 36 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 48 | 6.3 |
| Eric Preston | RW | 15 | 3 | 4 | 7 | 21 | -4 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 35 | 8.6 |
| Chris Bowen | LW | 19 | 2 | 4 | 6 | 21 | -3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 17 | 11.8 |
| Dominic Fafard | D | 11 | 1 | 5 | 6 | 20 | 11 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 29 | 3.4 |
| John Sicinski | C | 5 | 1 | 2 | 3 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 7 | 14.3 |
| Rod Eberle | L | 4 | 1 | 2 | 3 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 5 | 20.0 |
| Brian Holk | D | 11 | 0 | 3 | 3 | 17 | -2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 8 | 0.0 |
| Wade Tulk | LW | 15 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 29 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 27 | 3.7 |
| Mike Hiebert | D | 10 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 73 | -1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 8 | 0.0 |
| Matt Kelley | D | 5 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 4 | 0.0 |
| Brian Elder | G | 40 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 18 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |
| Jeff McKenna | D | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 4 | -1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0.0 |
| Mike Williams | G | 34 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |
| Paul Neeve | D | 8 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 7 | -2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 6 | 0.0 |
| Ron Aubrey | LW | 8 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 47 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 12 | 0.0 |
| Bench | 70 | 0 | 0 | 18 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | ||||
| Totals | 1188 | 319 | 481 | 800 | 2552 | 320 | 99 | 18 | 48 | 2962 | 10.8 |
Goaltenders:
| Player | GP | Min | W | L | T/OL | ENG | SHO | GA | GAA | Shts | SVS | SV% |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Brian Elder | 40 | 2258 | 28 | 8 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 106 | 2.82 | 1080 | 974 | .902 |
| Mike Williams | 34 | 1933 | 20 | 11 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 127 | 3.94 | 967 | 840 | .869 |
| Totals | 74 | 4191 | 48 | 19 | 3 | 1 | 2 | 233 | 3.34 | 2047 | 1814 | .886 |
Postseason - Scoring:
| Player | Pos | GP | G | A | Pts | PIM | +/- | PPG | SHG | GWG | SOG | SG% |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Joe Burton | RW | 11 | 9 | 9 | 18 | 12 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |
| Hardy Sauter | D | 11 | 3 | 8 | 11 | 8 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |
| Steve Moore | C | 11 | 10 | 3 | 13 | 28 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |
| Chris Johnston | LW | 11 | 2 | 2 | 4 | 52 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |
| Corey MacIntyre | LW | 11 | 2 | 9 | 11 | 14 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |
| Simon Olivier | D | 11 | 1 | 6 | 7 | 58 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |
| Brad Preston | C | 7 | 3 | 2 | 5 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |
| Peter Arvanitis | C | 11 | 1 | 2 | 3 | 45 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |
| Travis Riggin | F | 2 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 6 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |
| Trent Schachle | D | 11 | 3 | 3 | 6 | 8 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |
| Steve Simoni | RW | 9 | 2 | 2 | 4 | 42 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |
| Lee Hamilton | LW | 10 | 0 | 2 | 2 | 18 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |
| Lance Burns | C | 7 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 8 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |
| Paul Johnson | D | 11 | 0 | 3 | 3 | 10 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |
| Craig Johnson | LW | 10 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 80 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |
| Marian Menhart | D | 10 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |
| Dominic Fafard | D | 11 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 10 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |
| Brian Elder | G | 11 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |
| Mike Williams | G | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |
| Totals | 177 | 37 | 54 | 91 | 409 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
