1997-98 Michigan K-Wings Roster

International Hockey League (IHL)
Team Record: 36-39 (SO: 0-7) - 79 points
in the IHL's Central Division
Lost in 1st Round
Coach: Claude Noel (36-39, 7 OTL)
Location: Kalamazoo, Michigan
Attendance: 145,000, Avg. 3,537 in 41 home dates
1997-98 Michigan K-Wings Statistics

The Michigan K-Wings of the International Hockey League ended the 1997-98 season with a record of 36 wins and 39 losses, with a 0-7 showing in shootouts for 79 points in the IHL's Central Division.

The K-Wings scored 223 goals and allowed 261. Chris Tancill netted 30 goals for Michigan and contributed 39 assists. Manny Fernandez earned 27 wins in front of the net for the squad and a team-best 2.76 goals against average, topping regular goalies.

Claude Noel coached the team. The 1997-98 Michigan K-Wings lost in the in 1st Round of the playoffs.

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Player Pos. Birth Date Height Weight S/C Hometown
Jim BerminghamCNovember 12, 19716'4"214LMontreal, QC Canada
Brad BerryDApril 1, 19656'2"190LBashaw, AB Canada
Andy BezeauLWMarch 30, 19705'9"185LSaint John, NB Canada
Jason BotterillLMay 19, 19766'4"220LEdmonton, AB Canada
Frederic BouchardDAugust 30, 19766'1"194RBeauport, QC Canada
Vladislav BoulinDMay 18, 19726'0"LPenza, Russia
Aris BrimanisDMarch 14, 19726'3"215RShaker Heights, OH USA
Petr BuzekDApril 26, 19776'1"220LJihlava, Czech Republic
Steve CarrierG
Brian CliffordRWJune 18, 19736'1"185RBuffalo, NY USA
Patrick CoteLJanuary 24, 19756'3"220LLaSalle, QC Canada
Norman DezaindeLWJanuary 29, 19736'0"190LToronto, ON Canada
Peter DourisRFebruary 19, 19666'1"195RToronto, ON Canada
Larry DyckGDecember 15, 19655'11"181LWinkler, MB Canada
Matt EldredDMarch 17, 19746'0"194LRocky River, OH USA
John EmmonsCAugust 17, 19746'1"203LSan Jose, CA USA
Manny FernandezGAugust 27, 19746'0"207LEtobicoke, ON Canada
Jed FiebelkornLWSeptember 1, 19726'4"209RMaple Grove, MN USA
Marty FlichelRWMarch 6, 19765'11"195RHodgeville, SK
Alexander GalchenyukCJuly 28, 19675'11"192LMinsk, BLR
Ryan GillisDDecember 31, 19766'1"209LSalisbury, NB Canada
Jason GloverRWMarch 29, 19725'11"190LLondon, ON Canada
Sergey GusevDJuly 31, 19756'1"205LNizhniy Tagil, Russia
Dan HendricksonCDecember 26, 19745'10"185RRichfield, MN USA
Tony HrkacCJuly 7, 19665'10"190LThunder Bay, ON Canada
Ric JackmanDJune 28, 19786'2"214RToronto, ON Canada
Lee JinmanCJanuary 10, 19765'11"187RToronto, ON Canada
Cory JohnsonLWSeptember 15, 19736'2"205LAntigonish, NS Canada
Dan KeczmerDMay 25, 19686'1"190LMt. Clemens, MI USA
Mike KolendaDMarch 6, 19726'0"190LGrand Rapids, MI USA
Aaron KrissDSeptember 17, 19726'2"203LParma, OH USA
Emmanuel LabrancheRWAugust 5, 19766'3"209RMontreal, QC Canada
Martin LegaultGJanuary 26, 19745'9"183LGloucester, ON Canada
Juha LindLJanuary 2, 19745'11"185LHelsinki, Finland
Brad LukowichDAugust 12, 19766'1"205LCranbrook, BC Canada
Darren MaloneyDMarch 10, 19726'2"201LClaresholm, AB Canada
Sal ManganaroRWDecember 20, 19725'11"185RBoston, MA USA
Jeff MitchellRMay 16, 19756'1"190RWayne, MI USA
Dwight ParrishDApril 6, 19725'11"194RSouthfield, MI USA
Brian RidolfiRWOctober 3, 19715'7"179RPawtucket, RI USA
Dmitri RodinDFebruary 25, 19756'2"214RTallinn, Estonia
Kevin SawyerLFebruary 21, 19746'2"212LChristina Lake, BC Canada
Brian SecordCJune 19, 19755'11"181LChatham, ON Canada
Derrick SmithLJanuary 22, 19656'2"215LScarborough, ON Canada
John SpoltoreCAugust 25, 19715'10"194RBridgeton, NJ USA
Chris TancillCFebruary 7, 19685'10"185LLivonia, MI USA
Roman TurekGMay 21, 19706'3"220RStrakonice, Czech Republic
Mark VilneffDNovember 28, 19736'2"207RCobourg, ON Canada
Jordan WillisGFebruary 28, 19755'9"155LKincardine, ON Canada
Jamie WrightLMay 13, 19766'0"195LKitchener, ON Canada



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