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Albany River Rats
- Club status: active
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Season 1997-1998
Club teams
This club in 1997-1998: AHL
Current rosterseason 1997-1998
| # | Pos | Player name | State | Born | Height | Weight | Shoots | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| G | Richard Shulmistra |  | 01.04.1971 | 188 cm | 85 kg | right | Show profile» | |
| G | Peter Sidorkiewicz | | 29.06.1963 | 176 cm | 80 kg | left | Show profile» | |
| D | Josh De Wolf |  | 25.07.1977 | 188 cm | 92 kg | left | Show profile» | |
| D | Kevin Dean | | 01.04.1969 | 189 cm | 88 kg | left | Show profile» | |
| D | Bryan Helmer | | 15.07.1972 | 185 cm | 96 kg | right | Show profile» | |
| D | Geordie Kinnear | | 09.07.1973 | 186 cm | 88 kg | left | Show profile» | |
| D | Vlastimil Kroupa |  | 27.04.1975 | 195 cm | 92 kg | left | Show profile» | |
| D | Bryan Muir | | 08.06.1973 | 193 cm | 99 kg | left | Show profile» | |
| LD | Dan Ratushny | | 29.10.1970 | 185 cm | 84 kg | right | Show profile» | |
| D | Sheldon Souray | | 13.07.1976 | 193 cm | 102 kg | left | Show profile» | |
| D | Ken Sutton | | 11.05.1969 | 183 cm | 91 kg | left | Show profile» | |
| D | Paul Traynor | | 14.09.1977 | 187 cm | 86 kg | left | Show profile» | |
| D | Sergei Vyshedkevich |  | 03.01.1975 | 183 cm | 88 kg | left | Show profile» | |
| D | Colin White | | 12.12.1977 | 190 cm | 98 kg | left | Show profile» | |
| LW | Eric Bertrand | | 16.04.1975 | 185 cm | 95 kg | left | Show profile» | |
| LW | Jiri Bicek |  | 03.12.1978 | 178 cm | 83 kg | left | Show profile» | |
| RW | Steve Brulé | | 15.01.1975 | 180 cm | 92 kg | right | Show profile» | |
| C | Sergei Brylin | | 13.01.1974 | 178 cm | 86 kg | left | Show profile» | |
| LW | David Cunniff | | 09.10.1970 | 178 cm | 82 kg | left | Show profile» | |
| LW | Patrik Elias | | 13.04.1976 | 183 cm | 90 kg | left | Show profile» | |
| RW | Bobby House | | 07.01.1973 | 185 cm | 90 kg | right | Show profile» | |
| C | John Madden | | 04.05.1973 | 180 cm | 86 kg | left | Show profile» | |
| C | Brendan Morrison | | 15.08.1975 | 180 cm | 84 kg | left | Show profile» | |
| LW | Jay Pandolfo | | 27.12.1974 | 183 cm | 81 kg | left | Show profile» | |
| C | Richard Rochefort | | 07.01.1977 | 179 cm | 86 kg | right | Show profile» | |
| RW | Vadim Sharifiyanov | | 23.12.1975 | 184 cm | 92 kg | left | Show profile» | |
| RW | Zdenek Skorepa | | 10.08.1976 | 183 cm | 92 kg | left | Show profile» | |
| RW | Petr Sykora | | 19.11.1976 | 183 cm | 83 kg | left | Show profile» | |
| LW | Jeff Williams | | 11.02.1976 | 183 cm | 89 kg | left | Show profile» | |
| LW | Dody Wood | | 08.05.1972 | 181 cm | 80 kg | left | Show profile» |
| Coach name | State | Born | Coach position | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| John Cunniff | | 09.04.1944 | Head Coach | Show profile» |
| Dennis (Red) Gendron | | ??.??.???? | Assistant Coach | Show profile» |
* no longer in the club
League winners:
- 1994-1995: AHL
Team statistics
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Fast factsseason 1997-1998
- Youngest player: Jiri Bicek (19 years)
- Oldest player: Peter Sidorkiewicz (35 years)
- Shortest player: Peter Sidorkiewicz (176 cm)
- Tallest player: Vlastimil Kroupa (195 cm)
- Nationalities: Canada (18), Czechia (4), Russia (3), Slovakia (1), USA (4)
Leagues
Albany River Rats participates in season 1997-1998: AHL
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