When was Saginaw/Ohio Gears founded?

Saginaw/Ohio Gears was founded in 1992 in Massillon, OH, USA, USA.

Where is Saginaw/Ohio Gears based?

Saginaw/Ohio Gears is based in Massillon, OH, USA.

Who is the head coach of Saginaw/Ohio Gears?

The head coach of Saginaw/Ohio Gears is Warren Holmes.

Who is the general manager of Saginaw/Ohio Gears?

The general manager of Saginaw/Ohio Gears is George Manias.

Saginaw Lumber Kings

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1997-1998

1997-1998 Season

Saginaw Lumber Kings were 23-46-5 in the 1997-98 UHL season with 51 points, 6th in the East Division and 10th overall.

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1997-1998 Saginaw Lumber Kings Roster

	#	Player	A	Born	Birthplace	HT	WT	S
GOALTENDERS
	#30	Kevin Butt (G)	56	1970	Oshawa, ON, CAN	5'8"	181	L
		John Herrick (G)	50	1975	Concord, NH, USA	5'10"	190	L
		Dan Ryder (G)	53	1972	Kitchener, ON, CAN	6'1"	207	L
DEFENSEMEN
		Russ Ciesielski (D)	53	1973	Flint, MI, USA	5'11"	181	-
		D.J. Conte (D)	53	1973	Lawrence, MA, USA	6'1"	209	R
	#16	Jamie Dabanovich (D)	58	1968	Sarnia, ON, CAN	6'0"	209	R
		Bobby Ferraris (D)	52	1974	Falmouth, MA, USA	6'3"	216	L
		David Geris (D)	50	1976	North Bay, ON, CAN	6'6"	243	L
		Jamie Hayden (D)	54	1972	Saskatoon, SK, CAN	6'0"	201	L
		Alex Herbison (D)	53	1973	Brantford, ON, CAN	6'0"	194	L
		Kirk Johnston (D)	48	1977	Summerside, PE, CAN	6'0"	174	L
		Brian LaVack (D)	51	1975	Massena, NY, USA	6'1"	194	R
		Kelly Melton (D)	54	1971	Minneapolis, MN, USA	6'2"	192	L
		Brad Smith (D)	55	1970	Prince George, BC, CAN	5'11"	205	L
		Jason Smith (D)	54	1972	The Pas, MB, CAN	5'10"	205	R
		Michael Smith (D)	55	1971	Winnipeg, MB, CAN	6'0"	185	L
	#5	Colby Van Tassel (D)	54	1972	Houghton, MI, USA	6'2"	218	L
		Kevin Vaughan (D)	51	1975	Waterloo, ON, CAN	6'4"	201	R
FORWARDS
	#28	Chad Anderson (C/RW)	51	1975	Grand Ledge, MI, USA	5'9"	170	R
		J.J. Bamberger (RW)	53	1973	Saginaw, MI, USA	5'10"	181	R
		Ken Blum (LW)	55	1971	Hackensack, NJ, USA	6'1"	201	L
		Joe Bourdow (RW)	57	1969	Saginaw, MI, USA	6'0"	181	R
		Peter Cermak (LW)	50	1976	Bratislava, SVK	6'1"	201	L
		Joe Clarke (LW)	51	1975	Peterborough, ON, CAN	6'1"	201	L
		Joe Coombs (LW)	51	1975	Brantford, ON, CAN	5'10"	194	L
		Ian Crockford (C)	52	1974	Grosse Pointe, MI, USA	6'0"	190	L
		Andrew Dickson (C)	56	1970	Almonte, ON, CAN	5'9"	170	L
	#27	J.D. Eaton (RW)	53	1973	Sudbury, ON, CAN	5'11"	205	R
	#27	Joel Gardner (C)	58	1967	Petrolia, ON, CAN	6'0"	190	L
		Mark Giannetti (LW)	50	1976	Metamora, MI, USA	5'11"	205	L
		David Grant (RW)	50	1975	Potsdam, NY, USA	6'2"	220	R
		Mark Green (LW)		1967	Massena, NY, USA	6'4"	203	R
		Dale Greenwood (C)	51	1975	Mississauga, ON, CAN	5'11"	185	L
		Chris Grenville (RW)	52	1974	St. Catharines, ON, CAN	6'1"	205	R
		John Guirestante (RW)	51	1975	Toronto, ON, CAN	6'2"	183	R
		Shawn Harris (RW)	51	1975	Sarnia, ON, CAN	5'11"	207	L
		Corey Isen (LW)	51	1975	London, ON, CAN	5'8"	201	L
		Dave Ivaska (RW)	53	1973	Boston, MA, USA	6'0"	190	R
		Roger Lewis (RW)	54	1972	Houghton, MI, USA	5'6"	174	R
		Mike Masini (F)	50	1976	Everett, MA, USA	6'1"	185	L
		Kade McAllister (F)	51	1974	Sudbury, ON, CAN	5'11"	201	L
		Sean McKegney (RW)	53	1973	Waterloo, ON, CAN	5'10"	181	R
		Kyle Millar (C)	52	1973	Winnipeg, MB, CAN	6'2"	190	L
		John Nelson (RW)	57	1969	Scarborough, ON, CAN	5'11"	190	L
		Jason Renard (F)	52	1974	Brooks, AB, CAN	6'1"	190	R
		Rostislav Saglo (LW)	48	1978	Kyiv, UKR	6'1"	190	L
	#14	Trevor Tokarczyk (LW)	48	1977	Kitchener, ON, CAN	6'0"	190	L
		Mike Tomlinson (C)	55	1971	Peterborough, ON, CAN	6'0"	185	L
		Paul Vincent (C)	51	1975	Utica, NY, USA	6'5"	234	L

Position: G: 3, D: 13, F: 26Av Age: 24.64 yearsAv Ht: 6'0"Av Wt: 196 lbsCompare with other teams »

1997-1998 Saginaw Lumber Kings Staff

Head CoachWarren Holmes
GM/Head CoachJohn Blum
Asst. CoachWarren Holmes
Asst. CoachRudy Varvari
General ManagerGeorge Manias
Franchise OwnerMuhanad Jondy
Franchise OwnerKhaled M. Shukairy
PresidentMuhanad Jondy

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1997-1998 Saginaw/Ohio Gears Demographics

Saginaw/Ohio Gears Facts

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Town: Massillon, OH, USA Map
Founded: 1992

1997-1998 Saginaw Lumber Kings Roster Facts

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28 players
19 players
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1 player

Experience

Saginaw Lumber Kings: 1 944 GP
AHL: 71 GP

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Saginaw/Ohio Gears History and Standings

season	league	GP	W	L	T	OTW	OTL	GF	GA	PTS	PPG	rank	postseason
Saginaw/Ohio Gears
1999-2000	UHL	74	12	57	-	-	5	198	370	29	0.39	5	Did not make playoffs
Saginaw Gears
1998-1999	UHL	74	20	46	-	-	8	212	232	48	0.65	4	Did not make playoffs
Saginaw Lumber Kings
1997-1998	UHL	74	23	46	-	-	5	231	342	51	0.69	6	Did not make playoffs
1996-1997	CoHL	74	21	48	5	-	-	263	399	47	0.64	5	Did not make playoffs
Saginaw Wheels
1995-1996	CoHL	74	32	35	7	-	-	299	341	71	0.96	4	Quarterfinal loss
1994-1995	CoHL	74	36	31	7	-	-	306	321	79	1.07	3	Semifinal loss
Chatham Wheels
1993-1994	CoHL	64	39	18	7	-	-	336	281	85	1.33	1	Final loss
1992-1993	CoHL	60	21	35	4	-	-	260	344	46	0.77	7	Did not make playoffs

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Average Height, Weight, Age Per Season

Season	Roster	Height	Weight	Age
1999-2000	View Roster	5'11"	194 lbs	25.88
1998-1999	View Roster	6'0"	192 lbs	25.76
1997-1998	View Roster	6'0"	196 lbs	24.64
1996-1997	View Roster	6'0"	194 lbs	25.47
1995-1996	View Roster	6'0"	194 lbs	24.26

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Regular Season

Franchise All-Time Points

#	Player	GP	G	A	TP
1.	Jim Ritchie (F)	243	117	158	275
2.	Jamey Hicks (F)	144	80	138	218
3.	Mark Green (F)	123	112	96	208
4.	John Vecchiarelli (F)	88	78	110	188
5.	Jason Stos (D)	226	35	139	174

Franchise All-Time Goals

#	Player	GP	G	A	TP
1.	Jim Ritchie (F)	243	117	158	275
2.	Mark Green (F)	123	112	96	208
3.	Jamey Hicks (F)	144	80	138	218
4.	John Vecchiarelli (F)	88	78	110	188
5.	Kyle Millar (F)	96	59	62	121

Franchise All-Time Assists

#	Player	GP	G	A	TP
1.	Jim Ritchie (F)	243	117	158	275
2.	Jason Stos (D)	226	35	139	174
3.	Jamey Hicks (F)	144	80	138	218
4.	John Vecchiarelli (F)	88	78	110	188
5.	Joel Gardner (F)	106	58	107	165

Franchise All-Time Penalty Min.

#	Player	GP	G	TP	PIM
1.	J.D. Eaton (F)	137	44	98	469
2.	Jim Ritchie (F)	243	117	275	441
3.	Bryce Davidson (F)	48	5	14	440
4.	Jason Renard (F)	81	18	48	394
5.	D.J. Conte (D)	97	0	8	312

Franchise All-Time Games Played

#	Player	GP	G	A	TP
1.	Jim Ritchie (F)	243	117	158	275
2.	Jason Stos (D)	226	35	139	174
3.	Jamie Hayden (D)	158	4	29	33
4.	Jamey Hicks (F)	144	80	138	218
5.	Keith Osborne (F)	143	35	104	139

Franchise All-Time Points Per Game

#	Player	GP	G	TP	PPG
1.	John Vecchiarelli (F)	88	78	188	2.14
2.	Mark Green (F)	123	112	208	1.69
3.	Jamie Allan (F)	30	16	49	1.63
4.	Ross Wilson (F)	42	38	68	1.62
5.	Joel Gardner (F)	106	58	165	1.56

Franchise All-Time Points Per Season

#	Player	Season	GP	G	TP
1.	Mark Green (F)	1996-1997	72	80	145
2.	Jamey Hicks (F)	1995-1996	73	38	116
3.	John Vecchiarelli (F)	1993-1994	48	45	109
4.	Jamey Hicks (F)	1994-1995	71	42	102
5.	Jim Ritchie (F)	1993-1994	55	41	85

Franchise All-Time Goals Per Season

#	Player	Season	GP	G	TP
1.	Mark Green (F)	1996-1997	72	80	145
2.	John Vecchiarelli (F)	1993-1994	48	45	109
3.	Jamey Hicks (F)	1994-1995	71	42	102
4.	Jim Ritchie (F)	1993-1994	55	41	85
5.	Kyle Millar (F)	1997-1998	64	40	78

Franchise All-Time Assists Per Season

#	Player	Season	GP	A	TP
1.	Jamey Hicks (F)	1995-1996	73	78	116
2.	Keith Whitmore (D)	1996-1997	72	66	77
3.	Mark Green (F)	1996-1997	72	65	145
4.	John Vecchiarelli (F)	1993-1994	48	64	109
5.	Jamey Hicks (F)	1994-1995	71	60	102

Franchise All-Time Penalty Min. Per Season

#	Player	Season	GP	TP	PIM
1.	Bryce Davidson (F)	1996-1997	48	14	440
2.	J.D. Eaton (F)	1996-1997	64	56	301
3.	Wayne Muir (F)	1993-1994	62	70	269
4.	Sasha Lakovic (F)	1992-1993	28	12	235
5.	D.J. Conte (D)	1997-1998	62	6	209