1997-98 San Diego Gulls Statistics
West Coast Hockey League (WCHL)
Team Record: 53-10 (SO: 0-1) - 107 points
in the WCHL's South Division
Won League Championship
Coach: Steve Martinson (53-10, 1 OTL)
Location: San Diego, California
Attendance: 216,189, Avg. 6,756 in 32 home dates
1997-98 San Diego Gulls RosterTeam Record: 53-10 (SO: 0-1) - 107 points
in the WCHL's South Division
Won League Championship
Coach: Steve Martinson (53-10, 1 OTL)
Location: San Diego, California
Attendance: 216,189, Avg. 6,756 in 32 home dates
The San Diego Gulls of the West Coast Hockey League ended the 1997-98 season with a record of 53 wins and 10 losses, with a 0-1 showing in shootouts for 107 points in the WCHL's South Division.
The Gulls netted 347 goals, tops in the circuit. San Diego conceded 198 goals, the lowest total in the circuit. Kevin St. Jacques scored 38 goals for the team, while Martin St. Amour and Kyle Reeves tallied 30 or more, too. Len Hachborn contributed 63 assists. Sergei Naumov earned 39 wins for the squad and a team-best 3.08 goals against average, leading goaltenders with enough qualifying appearances.
Steve Martinson coached the team. The 1997-98 San Diego Gulls won the League Championship.
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Scoring:
| Player | Pos | GP | G | A | Pts | PIM | +/- | PPG | SHG | GWG | SOG | SG% |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Len Hachborn | C | 45 | 27 | 63 | 90 | 62 | 43 | 5 | 4 | 8 | 130 | 20.8 |
| Kevin St. Jacques | C | 56 | 38 | 47 | 85 | 123 | 48 | 5 | 6 | 5 | 179 | 21.2 |
| Martin St. Amour | L | 61 | 35 | 44 | 79 | 203 | 45 | 9 | 1 | 7 | 257 | 13.6 |
| B.J. MacPherson | C | 63 | 25 | 50 | 75 | 181 | 49 | 7 | 1 | 3 | 140 | 17.9 |
| Kyle Reeves | C | 54 | 36 | 35 | 71 | 167 | 19 | 9 | 0 | 6 | 235 | 15.3 |
| Darren Perkins | D | 58 | 17 | 50 | 67 | 74 | 70 | 4 | 3 | 3 | 174 | 9.8 |
| Brad Belland | LW | 58 | 21 | 35 | 56 | 161 | 23 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 124 | 16.9 |
| Stephane St. Amour | D | 49 | 28 | 27 | 55 | 79 | 37 | 10 | 1 | 1 | 175 | 16.0 |
| Mark Stitt | C | 58 | 20 | 33 | 53 | 42 | 21 | 2 | 1 | 3 | 149 | 13.4 |
| Taj Melson | D | 51 | 17 | 26 | 43 | 59 | 64 | 4 | 4 | 2 | 175 | 9.7 |
| Sandy Gasseau | D/F | 56 | 21 | 15 | 36 | 82 | 38 | 0 | 1 | 3 | 153 | 13.7 |
| Serge Roy | D | 56 | 7 | 27 | 34 | 76 | 25 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 113 | 6.2 |
| Brett Larson | D | 52 | 8 | 19 | 27 | 26 | 42 | 3 | 1 | 1 | 96 | 8.3 |
| Claude Jutras | RW | 24 | 16 | 5 | 21 | 139 | 15 | 3 | 1 | 1 | 107 | 15.0 |
| Jason Courtemanche | D | 42 | 7 | 11 | 18 | 291 | 23 | 2 | 0 | 2 | 66 | 10.6 |
| Clark Polglase | D | 48 | 1 | 14 | 15 | 109 | 26 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 47 | 2.1 |
| Mike Josephson | LW | 20 | 6 | 6 | 12 | 43 | 11 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 44 | 13.6 |
| Chad Wagner | RW | 34 | 5 | 4 | 9 | 439 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 28 | 17.9 |
| Bench | 64 | 7 | 7 | 58 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | ||||
| Al Murphy | D | 22 | 1 | 5 | 6 | 116 | 15 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 37 | 2.7 |
| Ryan Shmyr | LW | 7 | 3 | 2 | 5 | 37 | 5 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 14 | 21.4 |
| Sergei Naumov | C | 49 | 0 | 4 | 4 | 26 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |
| Jason Krywulak | F | 3 | 1 | 2 | 3 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 6 | 16.7 |
| Jason Shmyr | LW | 14 | 0 | 3 | 3 | 50 | 5 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 29 | 0.0 |
| Ron Duguay | C | 3 | 0 | 3 | 3 | 2 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 8 | 0.0 |
| Danny Laviolette | G | 23 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 16 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0.0 |
| Aigars Mironovics | D | 5 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 4 | 0.0 |
| Kelly Vipond | RW | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 15 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |
| Bryan Masotta | G | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |
| Totals | 1079 | 347 | 531 | 878 | 2680 | 638 | 68 | 25 | 46 | 2492 | 13.9 |
Goaltenders:
| Player | GP | Min | W | L | T/OL | ENG | SHO | GA | GAA | Shts | SVS | SV% |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Sergei Naumov | 49 | 2728 | 39 | 7 | 1 | 4 | 4 | 140 | 3.08 | 1316 | 1176 | .894 |
| Danny Laviolette | 23 | 1039 | 14 | 3 | 0 | 1 | 2 | 50 | 2.89 | 461 | 411 | .892 |
| Bryan Masotta | 1 | 40 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 3.00 | 19 | 17 | .895 | |
| Totals | 73 | 3807 | 53 | 10 | 1 | 5 | 6 | 192 | 3.03 | 1796 | 1604 | .893 |
Postseason - Scoring:
| Player | Pos | GP | G | A | Pts | PIM | +/- | PPG | SHG | GWG | SOG | SG% |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Len Hachborn | C | 12 | 7 | 7 | 14 | 10 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |
| Kevin St. Jacques | C | 13 | 7 | 10 | 17 | 20 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |
| Martin St. Amour | L | 12 | 11 | 7 | 18 | 28 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |
| B.J. MacPherson | C | 13 | 3 | 6 | 9 | 45 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |
| Kyle Reeves | C | 13 | 10 | 5 | 15 | 78 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |
| Darren Perkins | D | 12 | 2 | 6 | 8 | 26 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |
| Brad Belland | LW | 13 | 5 | 19 | 24 | 30 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |
| Stephane St. Amour | D | 12 | 3 | 6 | 9 | 12 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |
| Mark Stitt | C | 13 | 4 | 9 | 13 | 16 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |
| Taj Melson | D | 13 | 2 | 6 | 8 | 26 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |
| Sandy Gasseau | D/F | 13 | 3 | 5 | 8 | 20 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |
| Serge Roy | D | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 6 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |
| Brett Larson | D | 13 | 4 | 9 | 13 | 20 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |
| Jason Courtemanche | D | 12 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 50 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |
| Clark Polglase | D | 12 | 0 | 4 | 4 | 14 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |
| Chad Wagner | RW | 5 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 63 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |
| Sergei Naumov | C | 12 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |
| Jason Shmyr | LW | 11 | 3 | 3 | 6 | 78 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |
| Danny Laviolette | G | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |
| Todd Laurin | G | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |
| Totals | 212 | 64 | 103 | 167 | 542 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
