1997-98 Fort Worth Brahmas Statistics
Western Professional Hockey League (WPHL)
Team Record: 41-17 (SO: 0-11) - 93 points
in the WPHL's Eastern Division
Lost League Championship
Coach: Bill McDonald (41-17, 11 OTL)
Location: Fort Worth, Texas
Attendance: 70,814, Avg. 2,023 in 35 home dates
1997-98 Fort Worth Brahmas RosterTeam Record: 41-17 (SO: 0-11) - 93 points
in the WPHL's Eastern Division
Lost League Championship
Coach: Bill McDonald (41-17, 11 OTL)
Location: Fort Worth, Texas
Attendance: 70,814, Avg. 2,023 in 35 home dates
The Fort Worth Brahmas of the Western Professional Hockey League ended the 1997-98 season with a record of 41 wins and 17 losses, with a 0-11 showing in shootouts for 93 points in the WPHL's Eastern Division.
The Brahmas netted 296 goals and gave up 219. Stephane Larocque scored 51 goals for Fort Worth, while Alex Kholomeyev, Terry Menard and Cosmo Dupaul each tallied 30 or more also. Terry Menard contributed 80 assists. Rob Laurie earned 30 wins in front of the net for the squad and a team-best 2.99 goals against average, topping goaltenders with enough qualifying appearances.
Bill McDonald coached the team. The 1997-98 Fort Worth Brahmas lost in the League Championship.
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Scoring:
| Player | Pos | GP | G | A | Pts | PIM | +/- | PPG | SHG | GWG | SOG | SG% |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Terry Menard | C | 68 | 36 | 80 | 116 | 115 | 44 | 13 | 1 | 3 | 230 | 15.7 |
| Stephane Larocque | RW | 65 | 51 | 53 | 104 | 275 | 30 | 20 | 0 | 6 | 262 | 19.5 |
| Cosmo Dupaul | LW | 68 | 40 | 59 | 99 | 32 | 29 | 11 | 1 | 4 | 156 | 25.6 |
| Alex Kholomeyev | C | 67 | 34 | 39 | 73 | 83 | 20 | 7 | 0 | 9 | 272 | 12.5 |
| Gatis Tseplis | L | 56 | 19 | 45 | 64 | 24 | 43 | 10 | 0 | 2 | 166 | 11.4 |
| Mark Strohack | D | 69 | 13 | 38 | 51 | 67 | 37 | 6 | 0 | 3 | 149 | 8.7 |
| Chris Albert | RW | 68 | 21 | 29 | 50 | 205 | 10 | 3 | 1 | 2 | 155 | 13.5 |
| Mark O'Donnell | LW | 58 | 18 | 28 | 46 | 13 | 24 | 3 | 1 | 3 | 130 | 13.8 |
| Mike McCormick | RW | 53 | 17 | 6 | 23 | 82 | 10 | 3 | 0 | 2 | 130 | 13.1 |
| Steve Carter | D | 64 | 5 | 18 | 23 | 98 | 12 | 3 | 0 | 2 | 87 | 5.7 |
| Brian Caruso | LW | 68 | 13 | 9 | 22 | 75 | -1 | 2 | 0 | 4 | 56 | 23.2 |
| Adam Robbins | C | 65 | 11 | 10 | 21 | 154 | 4 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 91 | 12.1 |
| Craig Hayden | D | 52 | 3 | 12 | 15 | 44 | 13 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 53 | 5.7 |
| Max Middendorf | R | 18 | 4 | 10 | 14 | 56 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 20 | 20.0 |
| Mike Reimann | LW | 26 | 5 | 5 | 10 | 61 | -1 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 46 | 10.9 |
| Murray Hogg | D | 69 | 1 | 7 | 8 | 153 | 9 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 63 | 1.6 |
| Mel Angelstad | L | 19 | 1 | 6 | 7 | 102 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 25 | 4.0 |
| Todd St. Louis | D | 41 | 2 | 2 | 4 | 150 | 12 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 21 | 9.5 |
| David Graff | L | 32 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 56 | -10 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 41 | 2.4 |
| Rob Fitzgerald | C | 7 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 2 | -3 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 33.3 |
| David Woodward | D | 9 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 2 | -4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 6 | 0.0 |
| Vern Ray | D | 3 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 12 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |
| Rob Laurie | G | 51 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |
| Chris O'Rourke | D | 11 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 48 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 5 | 0.0 |
| Darren McClellan | D | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |
| Ron Paleczny | D | 6 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | -2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 5 | 0.0 |
| Bob Delorimiere | G | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |
| Curtis Voth | RW | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 17 | -6 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 4 | 0.0 |
| Bench | 69 | 0 | 0 | 12 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | ||||
| Barry Cummins | D | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 8 | 0.0 |
| Nolan McDonald | G | 17 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 6 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |
| Ben White | D | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 7 | -5 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 4 | 0.0 |
| Trevor Converse | RW | 8 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 6 | -3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0.0 |
| Totals | 1226 | 296 | 462 | 758 | 1963 | 272 | 85 | 5 | 41 | 2189 | 13.5 |
Goaltenders:
| Player | GP | Min | W | L | T/OL | ENG | SHO | GA | GAA | Shts | SVS | SV% |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Rob Laurie | 51 | 2991 | 30 | 11 | 9 | 1 | 3 | 149 | 2.99 | 1394 | 1245 | .893 |
| Nolan McDonald | 17 | 976 | 10 | 4 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 42 | 2.58 | 473 | 431 | .911 |
| Bob Delorimiere | 3 | 155 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 13 | 5.03 | 62 | 49 | .790 |
| Totals | 71 | 4122 | 41 | 17 | 11 | 4 | 3 | 204 | 2.97 | 1929 | 1725 | .894 |
Postseason - Scoring:
| Player | Pos | GP | G | A | Pts | PIM | +/- | PPG | SHG | GWG | SOG | SG% |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Terry Menard | C | 13 | 4 | 9 | 13 | 28 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |
| Stephane Larocque | RW | 13 | 8 | 7 | 15 | 30 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |
| Cosmo Dupaul | LW | 13 | 5 | 10 | 15 | 6 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |
| Alex Kholomeyev | C | 5 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |
| Gatis Tseplis | L | 13 | 2 | 8 | 10 | 14 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |
| Mark Strohack | D | 13 | 1 | 4 | 5 | 10 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |
| Chris Albert | RW | 13 | 7 | 5 | 12 | 20 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |
| Mark O'Donnell | LW | 13 | 5 | 7 | 12 | 8 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |
| Mike McCormick | RW | 13 | 0 | 2 | 2 | 55 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |
| Steve Carter | D | 12 | 0 | 3 | 3 | 19 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |
| Brian Caruso | LW | 13 | 5 | 2 | 7 | 6 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |
| Adam Robbins | C | 13 | 1 | 2 | 3 | 18 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |
| Craig Hayden | D | 13 | 0 | 2 | 2 | 23 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |
| Mike Reimann | LW | 3 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 17 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |
| Murray Hogg | D | 13 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 39 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |
| Todd St. Louis | D | 10 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 32 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |
| Vern Ray | D | 9 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 35 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |
| Rob Laurie | G | 11 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |
| Nolan McDonald | G | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |
| Trevor Converse | RW | 13 | 3 | 2 | 5 | 43 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |
| Totals | 222 | 44 | 67 | 111 | 405 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
