Calgary - The Western Hockey League today announced the Eastern
Conference All - Star team for the 1998 SaskTel WHL All - Star Classic,
which will be held in Regina on January 21, 1998.
The Eastern Conference All - Star team, which is coached by Todd McLellan
of the Swift Current Broncos, has four players from Brandon and three
players each from Lethbridge, Regina, and Swift Current.
The goaltending will be handled by Broncos=92 Terry Friesen and Evan Lindsay
of the Prince Albert Raiders. Friesen has led the Broncos to first in the
Eastern Conference while Lindsay is a Calgary Flames draft pick in 1997.
The defense will feature Jesse Wallin of the Red Deer Rebels and Saskatoon
Blades Cory Sarich who both played for the Canadian World Junior Team.
They are joined by Michal Rozsival of the Broncos, Lethbridge Hurricanes
Luc Theoret, Brad Stuart of the Regina Pats, and Burke Henry from the
Brandon Wheat Kings.
The offense is led by the Pats Josh Holden who participated in the World
Juniors for Canada and the Wheat Kings Stefan Cherneski and Darren Van
Oene. The offense also includes the Broncos Sergei Varlamov and Shane
Willis of the Hurricanes who are currently leading (first and second) the
WHL in scoring.
The Eastern Conference forwards are rounded out by Chad Hinz (Moose Jaw),
Kirby Law (Brandon), Shawn McNeil (Red Deer), Brad Moran (Calgary), Ronald
Petrovicky (Regina), Mark Smith (Lethbridge), and Martin Sonnenberg
(Saskatoon).
1998 SaskTel WHL All Star Classic
Eastern Conference All - Star Team
No. Goaltenders Team GP MP AVG SV% Hometown D.O.B. NHL
1. Evan Lindsay P. Albert 32 1843 3.91 .890 Red Deer, AB 05/15/79 CGY 97
31. Terry Friesen Swift Current 22 1298 2.96 .903 Winkler, MB 10/29/77 S.J. 96
No. Defencemen Team GP G A Pts Hometown D.O.B. NHL
4. Jesse Wallin Red Deer 8 0 3 3 N. Battleford, SK 03/10/78 DET 96
5. Michal Rozsival Swift Current 42 13 33 46 Vlasim, Czech Rep. 09/03/78 --
6. Luc Theoret Lethbridge 42 11 28 39 Winnipeg, MB 07/30/79 BUF 97
7. Brad Stuart Regina 41 11 24 35 Rocky Mt. House, AB 11/06/79 --
19. Burke Henry Brandon 42 9 39 48 Ste. Rose, MB 01/21/79 NYR 97
22. Cory Sarich Saskatoon 28 2 23 25 Bladworth, SK 08/16/78 BUF 96
No. Forwards Team GP G A Pts Hometown D.O.B. NHL
11. Martin Sonnenberg Saskatoon 42 28 36 64 Wetaskiwin, AB 01/23/78 --
17. Mark Smith Lethbridge 42 25 39 64 Eyebrow, SK 10/24/77 S.J. 97
18. Shawn McNeil Red Deer 41 30 32 62 Medley, AB 03/17/78 WAS 96
20. Brad Moran Calgary 40 29 26 55 Abbotsford, BC 03/20/79 --
21. Josh Holden Regina 30 27 26 53 Calgary, AB 01/18/78 VAN =9196
23. Darren Van Oene Brandon 39 17 19 36 Edmonton, AB 01/18/78 BUF 96
24. Shane Willis Lethbridge 38 32 35 67 Sylvan Lake, AB 06/13/77 CAR 97
25. Stefan Cherneski Brandon 36 26 17 43 Thompson, MB 09/19/78 NYR 97
27. Kirby Law Brandon 42 28 39 67 McCreary, MB 03/11/77 --
28. Ronald Petrovicky Regina 40 35 28 63 Zilina, SLO 02/15/77 CGY 96
29. Sergei Varlamov Swift Current 42 43 36 79 Kiev, UKR 07/21/78 CGY
57. Chad Hinz Moose Jaw 42 13 36 49 Laird, SK 03/21/79 EDM 97
