1997–98 Guildford Flames season
| Season 1997–98 | |
|---|---|
| League | British National League |
| Coach | Stan Marple |
| Chairman | John Hepburn |
| Managing Director | Valerie Vassie |
| Communications Officer | Andy Burton |
| Team Photographer | Alan Bone |
| Home Ice Rink | Guildford Spectrum |
| League position | 1st in British National League, 1st in Southern Premier League |
| Upper Deck Christmas Cup | Finalists |
| Playoff Record | Champions |
The 1997–98 season, was the Guildford Flames' sixth year of ice hockey. The Guildford Flames competed in the British National League.[1]
The Guildford Flames won the Southern Conference and the British National League. The Flames also scored the most goals (98) and conceded the least (16) en route to the two-legged Christmas Cup Final against the Telford Tigers, which they lost 10-7 on aggregate. The season ended with the Guildford Flames being crowned Playoff Champions at the Finals weekend in Hull.
The season was also a success off the ice when the club gained increased media exposure with the launch of 'Inferno' a weekly television show that aired on ONTV CableTel. The show debuted at 6pm on Friday 9 January 1998.
Player statistics[]
| Player | GP | G | A | PTS | PIMS |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Mike Harding | 59 | 58 | 72 | 130 | 70 |
| Pete Kasowski | 59 | 55 | 61 | 116 | 36 |
| Barcley Pearce | 41 | 49 | 50 | 99 | 36 |
| Ryan Campbell | 59 | 38 | 53 | 91 | 40 |
| Paul Thompson | 56 | 20 | 29 | 49 | 84 |
| Terry Kurtenbach | 50 | 12 | 36 | 48 | 42 |
| Kirk Humphreys | 32 | 21 | 20 | 41 | 16 |
| Rick Plant | 50 | 24 | 18 | 42 | 38 |
| Bobby Brown | 58 | 18 | 20 | 38 | 161 |
| Rob Lamey | 48 | 13 | 24 | 37 | 8 |
| Darrin Zinger | 56 | 12 | 22 | 34 | 22 |
| Anthony Page | 53 | 12 | 21 | 33 | 0 |
| Scott Adair | 49 | 14 | 16 | 30 | 233 |
| Russ Plant | 54 | 15 | 10 | 25 | 22 |
| Brian Mason | 27 | 7 | 14 | 21 | 20 |
| Andy Einhorn | 56 | 6 | 10 | 16 | 58 |
| Andy Hannah | 22 | 7 | 5 | 12 | 68 |
| Nick Rothwell | 12 | 5 | 2 | 7 | 2 |
| Stan Marple | 16 | 2 | 4 | 6 | 20 |
| Peter Morley | 39 | 0 | 6 | 6 | 8 |
| Joe Johnston | 20 | 1 | 4 | 5 | 2 |
| Jason Moses | 6 | 3 | 1 | 4 | 0 |
Netminders[]
| Netminder | Iced | Mins | SOG | GA | SV % | SO | GAA |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Jamey Organ | 58 | 2097 | 959 | 86 | 91.03 | 4 | 2.46 |
| Simon Smith | 57 | 1423 | 557 | 64 | 88.51 | 2 | 2.70 |
| Simon Lavis | 1 | 20 | 7 | 0 | 100.00 | 0 | 0.00 |
Schedule And Results[]
Regular season[]
| Date | Opponent | Venue | Result | Attendance | Competition | Goalscorers |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Sunday 14 September 1997 | Bracknell Bees | Home | Lost 5-3 | - | Superleague Series | Mike Harding, Barcley Pearce, Pete Kasowski |
| Sunday 21 September 1997 | Cardiff Rage | Home | Won 11-1 | - | Conference | Barcley Pearce (3), Pete Kasowski (2), Scott Adair, Andy Hannah, Mike Harding, Bobby Brown, Anthony Page, Jason Moses |
| Thursday 25 September 1997 | Bracknell Bees | Away | Lost 4-2 | - | Superleague Series | Barcley Pearce, Mike Harding |
| Saturday 27 September 1997 | Cardiff Rage | Away | Won 18-1 | - | Conference | Nick Rothwell (3), Pete Kasowski (3), Ryan Campbell (3), Mike Harding, Barcley Pearce, Bobby Brown, Darrin Zinger, Paul Thompson, Andrew Einhorn, Anthony Page, Russ Plant, Rob Lamey |
| Sunday 28 September 1997 | Basingstoke Bison | Away | Won 2-1 | - | Superleague Series | Pete Kasowski, Rick Plant |
| Saturday 4 October 1997 | Murrayfield Royals | Home | Won 10-3 | - | British National League | - |
| Sunday 5 October 1997 | Lancashire Hawks | Away | Won 9-2 | - | British National League | - |
| Wednesday 8 October 1997 | Basingstoke Bison | Home | Lost 8-4 | - | Superleague Series | Paul Thompson, Pete Kasowski, Mike Harding, Ricky Plant |
| Saturday 11 October 1997 | Telford Tigers | Away | Won 5-3 | - | Conference | Mike Harding (2), Pete Kasowski (2), Darrin Zinger |
| Sunday 12 October 1997 | Slough Jets | Home | Won 4-0 | - | Conference | Barcley Pearce, Darrin Zinger, Rob Lamey, Rick Plant |
| Saturday 18 October 1997 | Peterborough Pirates | Home | Won 5-1 | - | British National League | Barcley Pearce (2), Russ Plant (2), Pete Kasowski |
| Sunday 19 October 1997 | Slough Jets | Away | Won 3-1 | - | British National League | Paul Thompson, Andy Hannah, Barcley Pearce |
| Saturday 25 October 1997 | Cardiff Rage | Away | Won 11-3 | - | Conference | Rick Plant (2), Pete Kasowski (2), Terry Kurtenbach, Mike Harding, Scott Adair, Nick Rothwell, Bobby Brown, Andy Hannah, Ryan Campbell |
| Wednesday 29 October 1997 | Peterborough Pirates | Away | Won 7-5 | - | Conference | - |
| Sunday 2 November 1997 | Telford Tigers | Home | Won 5-2 | - | Conference | - |
| Saturday 8 November 1997 | Fife Flyers | Away | Lost 7-6 | - | British National League | Paul Thompson, Barcley Pearce, Rick Plant, Pete Kasowski, Mike Harding, Russ Plant |
| Sunday 9 November 1997 | Peterborough Pirates | Away | Won 4-2 | - | British National League | Mike Harding (2), Ryan Campbell, Rick Plant |
| Saturday 15 November 1997 | Telford Tigers | Away | Lost 5-3 | - | Conference | Andy Hannah, Russ Plant, Darrin Zinger |
| Sunday 16 November 1997 | Nottingham Panthers | Home | Won 6-3 | - | Superleague Series | Barcley Pearce (2), Andy Hannah (2), Ryan Campbell, Pete Kasowski, |
| Saturday 22 November 1997 | Paisley Pirates | Away | Lost 2-1 | - | British National League | Mike Harding |
| Sunday 23 November 1997 | Telford Tigers | Home | Won 1-0 | - | British National League | Mike Harding |
| Saturday 29 November 1997 | Telford Tigers | Away | Won 7-4 | - | British National League | Andrew Einhorn, Paul Thompson, Terry Kurtenbach, Rick Plant, Russ Plant, Darrin Zinger, Ryan Campbell |
| Sunday 30 November 1997 | Paisley Pirates | Home | Won 7-4 | - | British National League | Pete Kasowski (3), Barcley Pearce (2), Ryan Campbell, Bobby Brown |
| Saturday 6 December 1997 | Slough Jets | Away | Won 6-2 | - | Upper Deck Christmas Cup | Barcley Pearce (2), Darrin Zinger, Mike Harding, Ryan Campbell, Bobby Brown |
| Sunday 7 December 1997 | Solihull Blaze | Away | Won 6-0 | - | Upper Deck Christmas Cup | Scott Adair (3), Pete Kasowski, Mike Harding, Rick Plant |
| Saturday 13 December 1997 | Cardiff Rage | Away | Won 14-0 | - | Upper Deck Christmas Cup | Barcley Pearce (6), Mike Harding (2), Paul Thompson (2), Ryan Campbell, Pete Kasowski, Terry Kurtenbach, Russ Plant |
| Sunday 14 December 1997 | Solihull Blaze | Home | Won 13-5 | - | Upper Deck Christmas Cup | Mike Harding (3), Barcley Pearce (2), Scott Adair (2), Ryan Campbell, Bobby Brown, Pete Kasowski, Rob Lamey, Joe Johnston, Jason Moses |
| Saturday 20 December 1997 | Wightlink Raiders | Away | Won 15-0 | - | Upper Deck Christmas Cup | Barcley Pearce (5), Paul Thompson (3), Rick Plant (2), Russ Plant, Pete Kasowski, Mike Harding, Bobby Brown, Anthony Page |
| Sunday 21 December 1997 | Kingston Hawks | Home | Won 12-4 | - | Upper Deck Christmas Cup | Barcley Pearce (4), Mike Harding (3), Ryan Campbell (2), Terry Kurtenbach (2), Pete Kasowski, |
| Tuesday 23 December 1997 | Wightlink Raiders | Home | Won 9-0 | - | Upper Deck Christmas Cup | - |
| Sunday 28 December 1997 | Cardiff Rage | Home | Won 15-1 | - | Upper Deck Christmas Cup | Kirk Humphreys (3), Bobby Brown (2), Pete Kasowski (2), Paul Thompson (2), Russ Plant (2), Terry Kurtenbach, Andrew Einhorn, Darrin Zinger, Barcley Pearce |
| Saturday 3 January 1998 | Slough Jets | Home | Won 7-1 | - | Upper Deck Christmas Cup | Mike Harding (4), Russ Plant, Pete Kasowski, Ryan Campbell |
| Sunday 4 January 1998 | Kingston Hawks | Away | Won 7-5 | - | Upper Deck Christmas Cup | - |
| Saturday 10 January 1998 | Telford Tigers | Away | Tied 5-5 | 1,100 | Upper Deck Christmas Cup Final, First Leg | Rick Plant (2), Brian Mason (2), Andy Einhorn |
| Sunday 11 January 1998 | Telford Tigers | Home | Lost 5-2 (Tigers win 10-7 on agg) | 2,000 | Upper Deck Christmas Cup Final, Second Leg | Stan Marple, Kirk Humphreys |
| Saturday 17 January 1998 | Lancashire Hawks | Home | Won 7-1 | - | British National League | Kirk Humphreys (3), Rob Lamey (2), Pete Kasowski, Bobby Brown |
| Sunday 18 January 1998 | Fife Flyers | Home | Won 3-2 | - | British National League | Pete Kasowski (2), Rob Lamey |
| Sunday 25 January 1998 | Cardiff Rage | Home | Won 16-1 | - | Conference | Pete Kasowski (3), Bobby Brown (2), Anthony Page (2), Mike Harding (2), Ryan Campbell (2), Terry Kurtenbach (2), Darrin Zinger, Kirk Humphreys, Paul Thompson |
| Tuesday 27 January 1998 | Slough Jets | Away | Won 4-3 | - | Conference | - |
| Saturday 31 January 1998 | Slough Jets | Home | Won 6-4 | - | British National League | Pete Kasowski (2), Ryan Campbell (2), Kirk Humphreys, Darrin Zinger |
| Sunday 1 February 1998 | Murrayfield Royals | Away | Won 6-1 | - | British National League | - |
| Tuesday 3 February 1998 | Peterborough Pirates | Home | Won 8-1 | - | Conference | - |
| Saturday 7 February 1998 | Kingston Hawks | Away | Won 4-1 | - | British National League | Pete Kasowski, Brian Mason, Bobby Brown, Rick Plant |
| Sunday 8 February 1998 | Kingston Hawks | Home | Won 8-3 | - | British National League | Mike Harding (3), Terry Kurtenbach, Pete Kasowski, Russ Plant, Anthony Page, Rob Lamey |
| Tuesday 10 February 1998 | Peterborough Pirates | Away | Lost 6-4 | - | Conference | Ryan Campbell (2), Rob Lamey, Stan Marple |
| Sunday 15 February 1998 | Slough Jets | Away | Won 5-2 | - | Conference | Mike Harding (2), Andrew Einhorn, Kirk Humphreys, Paul Thompson |
| Saturday 21 February 1998 | Peterborough Pirates | Home | Won 4-3 | - | Conference | Barcley Pearce (2), Mike Harding (2) |
| Sunday 22 February 1998 | Slough Jets | Home | Won 5-2 | - | Conference | Darrin Zinger, Bobby Brown, Ryan Campbell, Scott Adair, Barcley Pearce |
| Wednesday 25 February 1998 | Telford Tigers | Home | Won 8-3 | - | Conference | Barcley Pearce (2), Bobby Brown (2), Brian Mason, Rick Plant, Kirk Humphreys, Anthony Page |
Postseason[]
| Date | Opponent | Venue | Result | Attendance | Competition | Goalscorers |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Tuesday 24 February 1998 | Slough Jets | Away | Won 6-2 | - | Play-Off Quarter-Final, Group A | Barcley Pearce (2), Paul Thompson, Ryan Campbell, Darrin Zinger, Pete Kasowski |
| Saturday 28 February 1998 | Murrayfield Royals | Away | Won 6-1 | - | Play-Off Quarter-Final, Group A | Mike Harding (2), Pete Kasowski (2), Kirk Humphreys, Brian Mason |
| Sunday 1 March 1998 | Paisley Pirates | Home | Won 7-4 | - | Play-Off Quarter-Final, Group A | Paul Thompson (2), Pete Kasowski, Mike Harding, Scott Adair, Anthony Page, Rick Plant |
| Tuesday 3 March 1998 | Paisley Pirates | Away | Won 5-4 | - | Play-Off Quarter-Final, Group A | Anthony Page, Mike Harding, Rick Plant, Rob Lamey, Paul Thompson |
| Wednesday 4 March 1998 | Kingston Hawks | Away | Lost 4-2 | - | Play-Off Quarter-Final, Group A | Kirk Humphreys, Pete Kasowski |
| Saturday 7 March 1998 | Murrayfield Royals | Home | Won 11-1 | - | Play-Off Quarter-Final, Group A | Scott Adair (2), Ryan Campbell (2), Mike Harding (2), Kirk Humphreys (2), Pete Kasowski, Terry Kurtenbach, Andrew Einhorn |
| Wednesday 11 March 1998 | Slough Jets | Home | Won 5-1 | - | Play-Off Quarter-Final, Group A | - |
| Sunday 15 March 1998 | Kingston Hawks | Home | Won 7-1 | - | Play-Off Quarter-Final, Group A | - |
| Saturday 21 March 1998 | Telford Tigers | Hull Arena | Won 5-3 | 1,750 | Play-Off Semi-Final | Rick Plant (2), Kirk Humphreys (2), Brian Mason |
| Sunday 22 March 1998 | Kingston Hawks | Hull Arena | Won 5-1 | 1,750 | Play-Off Final | Mike Harding (2), Ryan Campbell (2), Darrin Zinger |
End of Season Awards[]
At the traditional End of Season Awards dinner, the following awards were given out:
- Players' Player Of The Year - Mike Harding
- Top Points Scorer - Mike Harding
- Most Improved Player - Rob Lamey
- Supporters Club Player Of The Year - Mike Harding
- Supporters Club British Player Of The Year - Rob Lamey
External links[]
References[]
- ^ "1997-1998". GuildfordFlames.com. Retrieved 10 January 2015.
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