1997-98 Indianapolis Ice Roster
International Hockey League (IHL)
Team Record: 40-36 (SO: 0-6) - 86 points
in the IHL's Central Division
Lost in 1st Round
Coach: Bob Ferguson (40-36, 6 OTL)
Location: Indianapolis, Indiana
Attendance: 216,245, Avg. 5,274 in 41 home dates
1997-98 Indianapolis Ice StatisticsTeam Record: 40-36 (SO: 0-6) - 86 points
in the IHL's Central Division
Lost in 1st Round
Coach: Bob Ferguson (40-36, 6 OTL)
Location: Indianapolis, Indiana
Attendance: 216,245, Avg. 5,274 in 41 home dates
The Indianapolis Ice of the International Hockey League ended the 1997-98 season with a record of 40 wins and 36 losses, with a 0-6 showing in shootouts for 86 points in the IHL's Central Division.
The Ice scored 245 goals and allowed 261. Todd White netted 46 goals for Indianapolis, while Petri Varis contributed 54 assists. Marc Lamothe topped the squad with 18 wins and a team-best 2.44 goals against average, pacing regular goalies.
Bob Ferguson coached the team. The 1997-98 Indianapolis Ice lost in the in 1st Round of the playoffs.
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| Player | Pos. | Birth Date | Height | Weight | S/C | Hometown |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Beau Bilek | D | May 3, 1973 | 6'1" | 201 | R | Des Moines, IA USA |
| Brett Bruininks | RW | March 10, 1972 | 6'4" | 229 | R | Minneapolis, MN USA |
| Daniel Cleary | L | December 18, 1978 | 6'0" | 210 | L | Carbonear, NL Canada |
| Kory Cooper | G | February 21, 1977 | 5'10" | 170 | L | Winsloe, PE Canada |
| Kirk Daubenspeck | G | July 16, 1974 | 6'0" | 190 | L | Madison, WI |
| Matt Eldred | D | March 17, 1974 | 6'0" | 194 | L | Rocky River, OH USA |
| Len Esau | D | June 3, 1968 | 6'3" | 190 | R | Meadow Lake, SK Canada |
| Glen Featherstone | D | July 8, 1968 | 6'4" | 209 | L | Toronto, ON Canada |
| Brian Felsner | L | November 11, 1972 | 5'11" | 189 | L | Mt. Clemens, MI USA |
| Tim Ferguson | LW | September 9, 1966 | 5'10" | 192 | L | Kingston, ON Canada |
| Martin Gendron | R | February 15, 1974 | 5'9" | 190 | R | Valleyfield, QC Canada |
| Tuomas Gronman | D | March 22, 1974 | 6'3" | 219 | R | Viitasaari, Finland |
| Dan Hodge | D | September 18, 1971 | 6'3" | 220 | R | Melrose, MA USA |
| Jani Hurme | G | January 7, 1975 | 6'0" | 190 | L | Turku, Finland |
| Ryan Huska | C | July 2, 1975 | 6'2" | 194 | L | Cranbrook, BC Canada |
| Marc Hussey | D | September 8, 1975 | 6'4" | 209 | R | Chatham, NB Canada |
| David Hymovitz | LW | May 30, 1974 | 5'11" | 190 | L | Randolph, MA USA |
| Richard Keyes | F | July 7, 1975 | 5'10" | 185 | R | Kalamazoo, MI USA |
| Andrei Kozyrev | D | June 17, 1973 | 6'0" | 209 | L | Tomsk, Russia |
| Marc Lamothe | G | February 27, 1974 | 6'2" | 210 | L | New Liskeard, ON Canada |
| Eric Lecompte | LW | April 4, 1975 | 6'5" | 190 | L | Montreal, QC Canada |
| David Ling | R | January 9, 1975 | 5'10" | 204 | R | Halifax, NS Canada |
| Andy MacIntyre | LW | April 16, 1974 | 6'1" | 190 | L | Thunder Bay, ON Canada |
| Marc Magliarditi | G | July 9, 1976 | 5'11" | 190 | L | Niagara Falls, NY |
| Eric Manlow | C | April 7, 1975 | 6'0" | 180 | L | Belleville, ON Canada |
| Steve McLaren | L | February 3, 1975 | 6'0" | 227 | L | Owen Sound, ON Canada |
| Kevin Miller | R | September 2, 1965 | 5'11" | 190 | R | Lansing, MI USA |
| Craig Mills | R | August 27, 1976 | 6'0" | 190 | R | Toronto, ON Canada |
| Frantisek Musil | D | December 17, 1964 | 6'3" | 215 | L | Pardubice, Czech Republic |
| Dmitri Nabokov | C | January 4, 1977 | 6'2" | 209 | R | Novosibirsk, Russia |
| Alain Nasreddine | D | July 10, 1975 | 6'1" | 204 | L | Montreal, QC Canada |
| Kent Paynter | D | April 17, 1965 | 6'0" | 183 | L | Summerside, PE Canada |
| Nathan Perrott | R | December 8, 1976 | 6'0" | 225 | R | Owen Sound, ON Canada |
| Geoff Peters | C | April 30, 1978 | 6'1" | 195 | L | Hamilton, ON |
| Ryan Risidore | D | April 6, 1976 | 6'5" | 205 | R | Hamilton, ON Canada |
| Todd Rohloff | D | January 16, 1974 | 6'3" | 213 | L | Grand Rapids, MN USA |
| Remi Royer | D | February 12, 1978 | 6'2" | 200 | R | Donnacona, QC Canada |
| Jarrod Skalde | C | February 26, 1971 | 6'0" | 185 | L | Niagara Falls, ON Canada |
| Michal Sykora | D | July 5, 1973 | 6'5" | 225 | L | Pardubice, Czech Republic |
| Steve Tardif | C | March 29, 1977 | 6'0" | 185 | L | St-Agapit, QC Canada |
| Chris Terreri | G | November 15, 1964 | 5'9" | 170 | L | Providence, RI USA |
| Andrei Trefilov | G | August 31, 1969 | 6'0" | 190 | L | Moscow, Russia |
| Alfie Turcotte | C | June 5, 1965 | 5'11" | 185 | L | Gary, IN USA |
| Ryan VandenBussche | R | February 28, 1973 | 6'0" | 200 | R | Simcoe, ON Canada |
| Petri Varis | L | May 13, 1969 | 6'1" | 200 | L | Varkaus, Finland |
| Todd White | C | May 21, 1975 | 5'10" | 195 | L | Kanata, ON Canada |
| Marty Wilford | D | April 17, 1977 | 6'1" | 215 | L | Cobourg, ON |
