Albany River Rats

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1997-1998

1997-1998 Albany River Rats Roster

	Player	A	Born	Birthplace	HT	WT	S
GOALTENDERS
	Frédéric Henry (G)	47	1977	Québec, QC, CAN	180	81	L
	Judd Lambert (G)	50	1974	Richmond, BC, CAN	185	80	L
	Richard Shulmistra (G)	53	1971	Sudbury, ON, CAN	188	84	R
	Peter Sidorkiewicz (G)	61	1963	Dabrowa Bialostocka, POL	175	82	L
DEFENSEMEN
	Brad Bombardir (D)	52	1972	Powell River, BC, CAN	185	92	L
	Kevin Dean (D)	55	1969	Madison, WI, USA	189	88	L
	Josh DeWolf (D)	47	1977	Bloomington, MN, USA	188	92	L
	Bryan Helmer (D)	52	1972	Sault Ste. Marie, ON, CAN	185	95	R
	Geordie Kinnear (D)	51	1973	Simcoe, ON, CAN	186	88	L
	Vlastimil Kroupa (D)	49	1975	Most, CZE	192	92	L
	Bryan Muir (D)	51	1973	Winnipeg, MB, CAN	193	93	L
	Dan Ratushny (D)	54	1970	Nepean, ON, CAN	185	84	R
	Richard Rochefort (D/F)	47	1977	Astorville, ON, CAN	179	86	R
	Sheldon Souray (D)	48	1976	Elk Point, AB, CAN	193	105	L
	Ken Sutton (D)	55	1969	Edmonton, AB, CAN	185	93	L
	Paul Traynor (D)	47	1977	Thunder Bay, ON, CAN	187	86	L
	Sergei Vyshedkevich (D)	49	1975	Dedovsk, RUS	183	88	L
	Colin White (D)	47	1977	New Glasgow, NS, CAN	193	100	L
FORWARDS
	Éric Bertrand (LW)	49	1975	St-Éphrem, QC, CAN	185	95	L
	Jiri Bicek (LW/RW)	46	1978	Kosice, SVK	178	83	L
	Steve Brulé (RW)	49	1975	Montréal, QC, CAN	180	92	R
	Sergei Brylin (W/C)	50	1974	Moskva, RUS	178	86	L
	David Cunniff (LW)	54	1970	South Boston, MA, USA	178	82	L
	Patrik Elias (LW)	48	1976	Trebic, CZE	185	86	L
	Bobby House (RW)	51	1973	Coeur d'Alene, ID, USA	185	90	R
	Sasha Lakovic (LW)		1971	Vancouver, BC, CAN	183	90	L
	John Madden (C)	51	1973	Barrie, ON, CAN	180	86	L
	Brendan Morrison (C)	49	1975	Pitt Meadows, BC, CAN	180	84	L
	Jay Pandolfo (LW)	49	1974	Winchester, MA, USA	185	86	L
	Vadim Sharifyanov (LW)	49	1975	Ufa, RUS	188	91	L
	Zdenek Skorepa (RW)	48	1976	Duchov, CZE	183	92	L
	Rob Skrlac (LW)	48	1976	Port McNeill, BC, CAN	196	111	L
	Petr Sýkora (RW)	48	1976	Plzen, CZE	183	86	L
	Jeff Williams (LW)	48	1976	Pointe-Claire, QC, CAN	183	87	L
	Dody Wood (LW)	52	1972	Chetwynd, BC, CAN	181	80	L
	Peter Zezel (C)		1965	Toronto, ON, CAN	180	91	L

Position: G: 2, D: 11, F: 15Av Age: 24.54 yearsAv Ht: 184.61 cmAv Wt: 90.00 kgCompare with other teams »

1997-1998 Albany River Rats Staff

Head CoachJohn Cunniff
Asst. CoachRed Gendron
General ManagerGaren Szablewski
Asst. Equipment ManagerJason McGrath
Athletic TrainerChris Scarlata
BroadcasterJohn Hennessy
Equipment ManagerDana McGuane
Franchise OwnerNed Harkness
Franchise OwnerAl Lawrence

Team Staff History

Albany River Rats Facts

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Team Colors: Red + Black + White
Town: Albany, NY, USA Map
Founded: 1993

1997-1998 Albany River Rats Roster Facts

Nationalities

24 players
4 players
4 players
3 players
1 player

Experience

Albany River Rats: 3 677 GP
NHL: 2 303 GP
WC: 38 GP
OG: 8 GP
Czechia: 132 GP
AHL: 4 407 GP
NL: 2 GP

Affiliated Team(s)

Arena Information

Arena Name: MVP Arena
Location: Albany, NY, USA
Capacity: 14 236
Construction Year: 1990

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Latest Transactions

22/10/2010

confirmed

Benn Olson (D)

Leaving forCincinnati Cyclones

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27/08/2010

confirmed

Brad Herauf (F)

Leaving forCharlotte Checkers

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21/07/2010

confirmed

Jonathan Paiement (D)

Leaving forAugsburger Panther

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11/04/2010

loan

Kevin Baker (F)

Joining fromFlorida Everblades

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10/04/2010

loan

Jason Lepine (D)

Joining fromBloomington PrairieThunder

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02/04/2010

confirmed

Thomas Dignard (D)

Joining fromYale Univ.

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24/03/2010

confirmed

Mike McKenzie (F)

Joining fromSt. Lawrence Univ.

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05/02/2010

loan

Tyler Sims (G)

Joining fromElmira Jackals

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Albany River Rats History and Standings

season	league	GP	W	L	T	OTW	OTL	GF	GA	PTS	PPG	rank	postseason
2009-2010	AHL	80	34	29	-	9	8	244	262	94	1.18	2	Conference SF loss
2008-2009	AHL	80	24	40	-	9	7	219	231	73	0.91	7	Did not make playoffs
2007-2008	AHL	80	32	30	-	11	7	213	258	93	1.16	3	Conference QF loss
2006-2007	AHL	80	32	36	-	5	7	246	198	81	1.01	4	Conference QF loss
2005-2006	AHL	80	20	48	-	5	7	206	258	57	0.71	7	Did not make playoffs
2004-2005	AHL	80	29	38	11	-	13	198	278	71	0.89	7	Did not make playoffs
2003-2004	AHL	80	21	39	11	-	9	182	248	62	0.78	7	Did not make playoffs
2002-2003	AHL	80	25	37	12	-	7	197	235	68	0.85	5	Did not make playoffs
2001-2002	AHL	80	14	42	6	-	12	172	171	52	0.65	5	Did not make playoffs
2000-2001	AHL	80	30	40	6	-	4	216	262	70	0.88	6	Did not make playoffs
1999-2000	AHL	80	30	40	7	-	3	225	250	70	0.88	4	Conference QF loss
1998-1999	AHL	80	46	26	6	-	2	275	230	100	1.25	2	Conference QF loss
1997-1998	AHL	80	43	20	11	-	6	290	223	103	1.29	1	Conference Final loss
1996-1997	AHL	80	38	28	9	-	5	269	231	90	1.13	3	Conference Final loss
1995-1996	AHL	80	54	19	7	-	-	322	218	115	1.44	1	Conference QF loss
1994-1995	AHL	80	46	17	17	-	-	293	219	109	1.36	1	Champion
1993-1994	AHL	80	38	34	8	-	-	312	315	84	1.05	3	Division Semifinal loss

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