1997-98 Peoria Rivermen Statistics
East Coast Hockey League (ECHL)
Team Record: 44-19 (SO: 0-7) - 95 points
in the ECHL's Northwest Division
Lost in 1st Round
Coach: Mark Reeds (44-19, 7 OTL)
Location: Peoria, Illinois
Attendance: 163,821, Avg. 4,681 in 35 home dates
1997-98 Peoria Rivermen RosterTeam Record: 44-19 (SO: 0-7) - 95 points
in the ECHL's Northwest Division
Lost in 1st Round
Coach: Mark Reeds (44-19, 7 OTL)
Location: Peoria, Illinois
Attendance: 163,821, Avg. 4,681 in 35 home dates
The Peoria Rivermen of the East Coast Hockey League ended the 1997-98 season with a record of 44 wins and 19 losses, with a 0-7 showing in shootouts for 95 points in the ECHL's Northwest Division.
The Rivermen netted 296 goals and surrendered 213. Jean-Guy Trudel scored 39 goals for Peoria and accounted for 74 assists. Scott Roche earned 23 wins in front of the net for the squad, while Marcel Kuris added 15 or more wins, too. Marcel Kuris recorded a 2.87 goals against average, leading regular goalies.
Mark Reeds coached the team. The 1997-98 Peoria Rivermen lost in the in 1st Round of the playoffs.
Click on column headings to sort.
Scoring:
| Player | Pos | GP | G | A | Pts | PIM | +/- | PPG | SHG | GWG | SOG | SG% |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Jean-Guy Trudel | L | 62 | 39 | 74 | 113 | 147 | 28 | 12 | 0 | 9 | 265 | 14.7 |
| David Vallieres | LW | 57 | 26 | 44 | 70 | 92 | 20 | 6 | 0 | 8 | 164 | 15.9 |
| Doug Evans | L | 52 | 27 | 37 | 64 | 98 | 25 | 3 | 0 | 2 | 124 | 21.8 |
| Jon Pratt | LW | 50 | 27 | 22 | 49 | 136 | 18 | 8 | 0 | 4 | 163 | 16.6 |
| Joe Craigen | C | 69 | 18 | 26 | 44 | 30 | 17 | 6 | 1 | 3 | 127 | 14.2 |
| Samy Nasreddine | D | 61 | 8 | 32 | 40 | 109 | 30 | 4 | 1 | 0 | 102 | 7.8 |
| Marc Terris | R | 50 | 20 | 19 | 39 | 20 | 19 | 1 | 1 | 3 | 121 | 16.5 |
| Trevor Hanas | RW | 61 | 12 | 25 | 37 | 136 | 11 | 1 | 0 | 3 | 120 | 10.0 |
| Darren Maloney | D | 69 | 10 | 27 | 37 | 86 | 30 | 4 | 0 | 1 | 162 | 6.2 |
| Dan Hodge | D | 33 | 14 | 19 | 33 | 22 | 15 | 7 | 0 | 4 | 122 | 11.5 |
| Brian Clifford | RW | 57 | 13 | 20 | 33 | 32 | 18 | 3 | 0 | 3 | 105 | 12.4 |
| Garry Gruber | D | 52 | 8 | 23 | 31 | 22 | 7 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 89 | 9.0 |
| Karl Kaebel | LW | 52 | 9 | 15 | 24 | 10 | 11 | 0 | 3 | 2 | 77 | 11.7 |
| Dave Paradise | C | 15 | 16 | 7 | 23 | 42 | 4 | 7 | 1 | 0 | 47 | 34.0 |
| Justin Krall | D | 67 | 8 | 15 | 23 | 61 | 19 | 5 | 0 | 0 | 139 | 5.8 |
| John Dance | D | 67 | 5 | 14 | 19 | 82 | 30 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 84 | 6.0 |
| Rob Phillips | RW | 48 | 7 | 10 | 17 | 25 | 10 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 59 | 11.9 |
| Rob Giffin | C | 28 | 6 | 11 | 17 | 18 | 9 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 45 | 13.3 |
| Brent Cullaton | RW | 7 | 8 | 8 | 16 | 19 | 12 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 24 | 33.3 |
| Darcy Smith | D | 52 | 2 | 7 | 9 | 207 | 9 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 56 | 3.6 |
| Brad Essex | RW | 28 | 3 | 5 | 8 | 144 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 28 | 10.7 |
| Dennis Wright | LW | 16 | 5 | 2 | 7 | 67 | -5 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 16 | 31.3 |
| Tom White | LW | 28 | 2 | 5 | 7 | 36 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 35 | 5.7 |
| Derek Diener | D | 4 | 2 | 2 | 4 | 4 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 6 | 33.3 |
| Steve Ferranti | C | 10 | 0 | 2 | 2 | 4 | 5 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 15 | 0.0 |
| Rodney Bowers | L | 3 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 5 | 20.0 |
| Marcel Kuris | G | 27 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 12 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |
| Glenn Mulvenna | C | 4 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 14 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 6 | 0.0 |
| Scott Roche | G | 38 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 31 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |
| Alexandre Laporte | D | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 0.0 |
| Kurt Brown | G | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |
| Brian Hamilton | G | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |
| Bench | 70 | 0 | 0 | 30 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | ||||
| Mike Torchia | G | 5 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0.0 |
| Totals | 1247 | 296 | 474 | 770 | 1738 | 349 | 74 | 8 | 44 | 2311 | 12.8 |
Goaltenders:
| Player | GP | Min | W | L | T/OL | ENG | SHO | GA | GAA | Shts | SVS | SV% |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Mike Torchia | 5 | 299 | 4 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 16 | 3.21 | 144 | 128 | .889 |
| Scott Roche | 38 | 2228 | 23 | 11 | 3 | 3 | 1 | 109 | 2.94 | 1025 | 916 | .894 |
| Marcel Kuris | 27 | 1566 | 16 | 7 | 3 | 1 | 1 | 75 | 2.87 | 684 | 609 | .890 |
| Kurt Brown | 1 | 60 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 2.00 | 33 | 31 | .939 |
| Brian Hamilton | 1 | 40 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0.00 | 21 | 21 | 1.000 |
| Totals | 72 | 4193 | 44 | 19 | 7 | 4 | 2 | 202 | 2.89 | 1907 | 1705 | .894 |
Postseason - Scoring:
| Player | Pos | GP | G | A | Pts | PIM | +/- | PPG | SHG | GWG | SOG | SG% |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Jean-Guy Trudel | L | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | -5 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |
| David Vallieres | LW | 3 | 1 | 3 | 4 | 8 | -1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |
| Doug Evans | L | 3 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 4 | -2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |
| Jon Pratt | LW | 3 | 2 | 1 | 3 | 4 | -4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |
| Joe Craigen | C | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | -2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |
| Samy Nasreddine | D | 3 | 0 | 2 | 2 | 4 | -2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |
| Marc Terris | R | 3 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | -1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |
| Trevor Hanas | RW | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 6 | -2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |
| Darren Maloney | D | 3 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | -2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |
| Dan Hodge | D | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | -3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |
| Justin Krall | D | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | -3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |
| John Dance | D | 3 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 4 | -1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |
| Rob Giffin | C | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | -1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |
| Brent Cullaton | RW | 3 | 1 | 2 | 3 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |
| Darcy Smith | D | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 4 | -1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |
| Dennis Wright | LW | 3 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 11 | -2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |
| Tom White | LW | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |
| Scott Roche | G | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |
| Mike Torchia | G | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |
| Totals | 51 | 6 | 11 | 17 | 51 | -31 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
