1987-88 Seattle Thunderbirds Roster

Western Hockey League (WHL)
Team Record: 25-45-2 - 52 points
in the WHL's West Division
Coach: Jim Dobson (25-45-2)
Location: Seattle, Washington
1987-88 Seattle Thunderbirds Statistics

The Seattle Thunderbirds of the Western Hockey League ended the 1987-88 season with a record of 25 wins and 45 losses and 2 ties for 52 points in the WHL's West Division.

The Thunderbirds scored 313 goals and yielded 436. Glen Goodall netted 53 goals for Seattle, while Mario Desjardins, Jamie Nicolls, Lindsay Vallis and Victor Gervais each tallied 30 or more also. Glen Goodall contributed 64 assists. Danny Lorenz topped the squad with 20 wins and a team-best 5.71 goals against average, best among qualifying goaltenders.

Jim Dobson coached the team.

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Player Pos. Birth Date Height Weight S/C Hometown
Corey BeaulieuDSeptember 10, 19696'2"229LWinnipeg, MB Canada
Graham Bewley
Bruce CourtnallFSeptember 16, 19676'2"210Victoria, BC Canada
Mario DesjardinsCApril 24, 19675'11"185LTerrace, BC Canada
Kent DochukCNovember 14, 19695'11"185St. Albert, ALTA Canada
Micky DonerCApril 1, 19675'10"174Seattle, WA USA
Rob DumasDMarch 19, 19696'0"201RSpirit River, AB Canada
Rob FlintoftFJune 15, 19706'0"195Osoyoos, BC Canada
Rick FryGMarch 30, 19705'11"170LCalgary, ALTA Canada
Marco Fuster
Victor GervaisLWMarch 13, 19695'10"176LPrince George, BC Canada
Trevor Goertzen
Glen GoodallDJanuary 22, 19706'3"200Fort Nelson, BC Canada
Gary GrantGJune 30, 1968Kamloops, BC Canada
Rob HaleD
Mark HowellDRed Deer, AB CAN
Chris JosephDSeptember 10, 19696'3"212RBurnaby, BC Canada
Jon KlemmDJanuary 8, 19706'2"200RCranbrook, BC Canada
Kevin KnoppDOctober 24, 19696'2"205LEdmonton, AB Canada
Kevin KowalchukFFebruary 22, 19685'11"170Sherwood Park, ALTA Canada
Danny LorenzGDecember 12, 19695'10"187LMurrayville, BC Canada
Joey MittelsteadtDMay 23, 19706'1"220LScarborough, ON Canada
Scott NeelyCJanuary 28, 19676'0"190LMaple Ridge, BC Canada
Jamie NicollsRWMarch 27, 19686'1"196Vancouver, BC Canada
Alex PattersonRApril 8, 19696'0"188Toronto, ONT Canada
Chris PetresG
Neil PilonDApril 26, 19676'4"185RAshcroft, BC Canada
Troy PohlDOctober 14, 19676'0"170LVernon, BC Canada
Paul Ritchie
Dean SexsmithCMay 13, 19686'2"174LVirden, MB Canada
Trevor SimRJune 9, 19706'2"192LCalgary, AB Canada
Darcy SimonDJanuary 21, 19706'1"201RNorth Battleford, SK Canada
Jay StarkDFebruary 29, 19686'1"190RVernon, BC Canada
Shannon TravisDFebruary 24, 19696'2"190RLethbridge, ALTA Canada
Lindsay VallisRJanuary 12, 19716'3"207RWinnipeg, MB Canada
Garvin WeberLFebruary 10, 19696'1"174Watson, SASK Canada



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