1997-98 Fort Wayne Komets Statistics
International Hockey League (IHL)
Team Record: 47-29 (SO: 0-6) - 100 points
in the IHL's Central Division
Lost in 1st Round
Coach: John Torchetti (47-29, 6 OTL)
Location: Fort Wayne, Indiana
Attendance: 278,629, Avg. 6,796 in 41 home dates
1997-98 Fort Wayne Komets RosterTeam Record: 47-29 (SO: 0-6) - 100 points
in the IHL's Central Division
Lost in 1st Round
Coach: John Torchetti (47-29, 6 OTL)
Location: Fort Wayne, Indiana
Attendance: 278,629, Avg. 6,796 in 41 home dates
The Fort Wayne Komets of the International Hockey League ended the 1997-98 season with a record of 47 wins and 29 losses, with a 0-6 showing in shootouts for 100 points in the IHL's Central Division.
The Komets scored 270 goals and surrendered 243. Viacheslav Butsayev netted 36 goals for Fort Wayne, while Konstantin Shafranov contributed 52 assists. Bruce Racine and Bruce Racine apiece earned 30 wins in front of the net for the squad and a team-best 2.51 goals against average, topping regular goalies.
John Torchetti coached the team. The 1997-98 Fort Wayne Komets 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% |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Viacheslav Butsayev | C | 76 | 36 | 51 | 87 | 128 | 42 | 7 | 1 | 8 | 230 | 15.7 |
| Konstantin Shafranov | R | 67 | 28 | 52 | 80 | 50 | 39 | 6 | 0 | 4 | 180 | 15.6 |
| Andrei Bashkirov | L | 65 | 28 | 48 | 76 | 16 | 49 | 4 | 1 | 6 | 160 | 17.5 |
| Lee Davidson | C | 76 | 14 | 48 | 62 | 54 | -11 | 7 | 0 | 1 | 161 | 8.7 |
| Steffon Walby | RW | 77 | 28 | 26 | 54 | 53 | -20 | 8 | 3 | 4 | 178 | 15.7 |
| Dan Currie | L | 77 | 29 | 22 | 51 | 17 | -28 | 15 | 0 | 2 | 194 | 14.9 |
| Chris Armstrong | D | 79 | 8 | 36 | 44 | 66 | 9 | 4 | 1 | 1 | 180 | 4.4 |
| Tom Pederson | D | 78 | 12 | 24 | 36 | 87 | -23 | 7 | 0 | 1 | 192 | 6.3 |
| Guy Dupuis | D | 77 | 10 | 19 | 29 | 108 | 19 | 3 | 1 | 1 | 177 | 5.6 |
| Ian Boyce | LW | 66 | 15 | 13 | 28 | 14 | 5 | 2 | 1 | 4 | 101 | 14.9 |
| Robin Bawa | R | 58 | 12 | 15 | 27 | 125 | -12 | 6 | 0 | 2 | 77 | 15.6 |
| Norm Batherson | C | 54 | 8 | 18 | 26 | 46 | 3 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 61 | 13.1 |
| Ed Campbell | D | 50 | 10 | 5 | 15 | 147 | 20 | 4 | 0 | 1 | 95 | 10.5 |
| Roman Oksiuta | R | 19 | 5 | 8 | 13 | 50 | -4 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 46 | 10.9 |
| Eric Boguniecki | C | 35 | 4 | 8 | 12 | 29 | -4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 34 | 11.8 |
| Derek Eberle | D | 44 | 0 | 9 | 9 | 52 | 13 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 33 | 0.0 |
| Mike Taylor | C | 21 | 3 | 5 | 8 | 20 | -2 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 33 | 9.1 |
| Bench | 82 | 6 | 6 | 18 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | ||||
| Tom Nemeth | D | 24 | 3 | 3 | 6 | 12 | 7 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 30 | 10.0 |
| Trevor Halverson | L | 14 | 1 | 4 | 5 | 34 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 24 | 4.2 |
| Todd Reirden | D | 11 | 2 | 2 | 4 | 16 | -10 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 26 | 7.7 |
| Marc Dupuis | D | 20 | 0 | 4 | 4 | 22 | -6 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 19 | 0.0 |
| Wes Swinson | D | 18 | 1 | 2 | 3 | 21 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 34 | 2.9 |
| Nick Stajduhar | D | 15 | 2 | 0 | 2 | 27 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 24 | 8.3 |
| Trevor Doyle | D | 36 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 201 | -1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 32 | 3.1 |
| Rob Weingartner | RW | 14 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 26 | -2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 11 | 9.1 |
| Bruce Racine | G | 45 | 0 | 2 | 2 | 8 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |
| Kevin Weekes | G | 12 | 0 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |
| Eric Boulton | L | 8 | 0 | 2 | 2 | 42 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0.0 |
| Paul Willett | C | 1 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 50.0 |
| Carlin Nordstrom | RW | 23 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 86 | -5 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 10 | 10.0 |
| Stephane Brochu | D | 2 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 100.0 |
| Kurt Mallett | RW | 5 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0.0 |
| Richard Shulmistra | G | 11 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |
| Dwight Parrish | D | 3 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 4 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |
| Mark Turner | C | 8 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 4 | -1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 4 | 0.0 |
| Dave Duerden | L | 7 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | -3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 4 | 0.0 |
| Aaron Boh | D | 6 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 8 | -5 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 11 | 0.0 |
| Grant Richison | D | 23 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 20 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 12 | 0.0 |
| Bob Woods | D | 10 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | -6 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 12 | 0.0 |
| Bruce Racine | G | 45 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | ||||||
| Kirk Llano | D | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | -2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |
| Chris Scourletis | D | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | -1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0.0 |
| Marc Magliarditi | G | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |
| Rich Bronilla | D | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0.0 |
| Scott Kirton | RW | 7 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | -3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 11 | 0.0 |
| Scott LaGrand | G | 11 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 6 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |
| Gaëtan Poirier | LW | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |
| Tim Fingerhut | LW | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | -1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0.0 |
| Chad Cabana | LW | 6 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 22 | -1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 4 | 0.0 |
| Ryan Pisiak | RW | 11 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 24 | -1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0.0 |
| Mark Fitzpatrick | G | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |
| Judd Lambert | G | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |
| Totals | 1517 | 270 | 437 | 707 | 1675 | 64 | 76 | 9 | 41 | 2410 | 11.2 |
Goaltenders:
| Player | GP | Min | W | L | T/OL | ENG | SHO | GA | GAA | Shts | SVS | SV% |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Kevin Weekes | 12 | 719 | 9 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 34 | 2.84 | 415 | 381 | .918 |
| Bruce Racine | 45 | 2605 | 30 | 10 | 4 | 0 | 1 | 109 | 2.51 | 1362 | 1253 | .920 |
| Bruce Racine | 45 | 2605 | 30 | 10 | 4 | 1 | 109 | 2.51 | 1471 | 1362 | .926 | |
| Scott LaGrand | 11 | 488 | 3 | 5 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 28 | 3.44 | 308 | 280 | .909 |
| Richard Shulmistra | 11 | 656 | 3 | 8 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 34 | 3.11 | 330 | 296 | .897 |
| Mark Fitzpatrick | 2 | 119 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 8 | 4.03 | 56 | 48 | .857 |
| Judd Lambert | 4 | 196 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 12 | 3.67 | 83 | 71 | .855 |
| Marc Magliarditi | 2 | 119 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 6 | 3.03 | 60 | 54 | .900 |
| Totals | 132 | 7507 | 77 | 39 | 10 | 6 | 4 | 340 | 2.72 | 4085 | 3745 | .917 |
Postseason - Scoring:
| Player | Pos | GP | G | A | Pts | PIM | +/- | PPG | SHG | GWG | SOG | SG% |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Viacheslav Butsayev | C | 4 | 2 | 2 | 4 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |
| Konstantin Shafranov | R | 4 | 2 | 4 | 6 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |
| Andrei Bashkirov | L | 4 | 2 | 2 | 4 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |
| Lee Davidson | C | 4 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 8 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |
| Steffon Walby | RW | 4 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 6 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |
| Dan Currie | L | 4 | 0 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |
| Chris Armstrong | D | 4 | 0 | 2 | 2 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |
| Tom Pederson | D | 4 | 2 | 0 | 2 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |
| Guy Dupuis | D | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |
| Ian Boyce | LW | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |
| Roman Oksiuta | R | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 12 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |
| Eric Boguniecki | C | 4 | 1 | 2 | 3 | 10 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |
| Derek Eberle | D | 4 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |
| Todd Reirden | D | 4 | 0 | 2 | 2 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |
| Marc Dupuis | D | 1 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |
| Trevor Doyle | D | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 23 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |
| Bruce Racine | G | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |
| Carlin Nordstrom | RW | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 18 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |
| Bob Woods | D | 3 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |
| Bruce Racine | G | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |||||
| Scott LaGrand | G | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |
| Totals | 72 | 11 | 21 | 32 | 109 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
Postseason - Goaltenders:
| Player | GP | Min | W | L | T/OL | ENG | SHO | GA | GAA | Shts | SVS | SV% |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Bruce Racine | 3 | 0 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |||
| Bruce Racine | 3 | 152 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 10 | 3.95 | 0 | ||
| Totals | 6 | 152 | 2 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 10 | 3.95 | 0 |
