1996-97 Houston Aeros Statistics
International Hockey League (IHL)
Team Record: 44-30 (SO: 0-8) - 96 points
in the IHL's Southwest Division
Lost in 3rd Round
Coach: Dave Tippett (44-30, 8 OTL)
Location: Houston, Texas
Attendance: 373,346, Avg. 9,106 in 41 home dates
1996-97 Houston Aeros RosterTeam Record: 44-30 (SO: 0-8) - 96 points
in the IHL's Southwest Division
Lost in 3rd Round
Coach: Dave Tippett (44-30, 8 OTL)
Location: Houston, Texas
Attendance: 373,346, Avg. 9,106 in 41 home dates
The Houston Aeros of the International Hockey League ended the 1996-97 season with a record of 44 wins and 30 losses, with a 0-8 showing in shootouts for 96 points in the IHL's Southwest Division.
The Aeros netted 247 goals and conceded 228. Guy Larose scored 29 goals for Houston, while Mark Lamb recorded 53 assists. Frederic Chabot earned 39 wins for the squad and a team-best 2.53 goals against average, leading goalies with significant playing time.
Dave Tippett coached the team. The 1996-97 Houston Aeros lost in the in 3rd Round of the playoffs.
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Scoring:
| Player | Pos | GP | G | A | Pts | PIM | +/- | PPG | SHG | GWG | SOG | SG% |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Mark Lamb | C | 81 | 25 | 53 | 78 | 83 | 6 | 6 | 2 | 4 | 244 | 10.2 |
| Bill Bowler | C | 78 | 22 | 43 | 65 | 79 | 7 | 9 | 2 | 5 | 167 | 13.2 |
| Mark Freer | C | 81 | 21 | 36 | 57 | 43 | 8 | 5 | 0 | 7 | 213 | 9.9 |
| Guy Larose | C | 79 | 29 | 25 | 54 | 108 | 5 | 5 | 3 | 2 | 181 | 16.0 |
| Al Conroy | C | 70 | 15 | 32 | 47 | 171 | 15 | 4 | 0 | 3 | 166 | 9.0 |
| Dave Baseggio | D | 76 | 13 | 33 | 46 | 44 | 14 | 3 | 0 | 1 | 177 | 7.3 |
| Mark Greig | R | 59 | 12 | 30 | 42 | 59 | -5 | 4 | 0 | 2 | 145 | 8.3 |
| Gary Shuchuk | R | 55 | 18 | 23 | 41 | 48 | 1 | 6 | 0 | 2 | 131 | 13.7 |
| Graeme Townshend | R | 74 | 21 | 15 | 36 | 68 | -2 | 10 | 0 | 3 | 128 | 16.4 |
| Mike Hurlbut | D | 70 | 11 | 24 | 35 | 62 | 14 | 5 | 0 | 1 | 184 | 6.0 |
| Darcy Werenka | D | 74 | 12 | 20 | 32 | 31 | 6 | 2 | 0 | 2 | 168 | 7.1 |
| Rob Valicevic | R | 58 | 11 | 12 | 23 | 42 | -10 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 76 | 14.5 |
| Mike Yeo | LW | 56 | 10 | 11 | 21 | 105 | -4 | 1 | 2 | 2 | 94 | 10.6 |
| Alan May | R | 82 | 7 | 11 | 18 | 270 | -1 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 129 | 5.4 |
| Carl Valimont | D | 59 | 4 | 10 | 14 | 28 | 4 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 77 | 5.2 |
| Bench | 82 | 9 | 9 | 30 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | ||||
| Steve Jaques | 50 | 0 | 8 | 8 | 116 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 55 | 0.0 | |
| Steve Simoni | RW | 18 | 3 | 3 | 6 | 14 | 3 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 19 | 15.8 |
| Paul Dyck | D | 30 | 1 | 4 | 5 | 32 | -4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 34 | 2.9 |
| Gord Kruppke | D | 43 | 0 | 5 | 5 | 91 | 9 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 30 | 0.0 |
| Dave Morissette | L | 59 | 2 | 1 | 3 | 214 | -4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 23 | 8.7 |
| Brian Straub | D | 7 | 0 | 3 | 3 | 11 | -5 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 11 | 0.0 |
| Frantisek Kucera | D | 12 | 0 | 3 | 3 | 20 | -5 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 39 | 0.0 |
| Lorne Knauft | D | 7 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 33.3 |
| Frederic Chabot | G | 72 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 8 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |
| Jason Courtemanche | D | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 5 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |
| Myles O'Connor | D | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 6 | -3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 4 | 0.0 |
| Rob Dopson | G | 12 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |
| Alan Leggett | D | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | -1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |
| Gord Donnelly | D | 5 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 25 | -3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0.0 |
| Dan O'Rourke | LW | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |
| Aaron Boh | D | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | -1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0.0 |
| Sverre Sears | D | 15 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 15 | -4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 6 | 0.0 |
| Hardy Sauter | D | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |
| Eric Cloutier | LW | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 6 | -3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0.0 |
| Totals | 1478 | 247 | 406 | 653 | 1844 | 40 | 67 | 10 | 35 | 2509 | 9.8 |
Goaltenders:
| Player | GP | Min | W | L | T/OL | ENG | SHO | GA | GAA | Shts | SVS | SV% |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Rob Dopson | 12 | 637 | 5 | 4 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 36 | 3.39 | 344 | 308 | .895 |
| Frederic Chabot | 72 | 4265 | 39 | 26 | 7 | 4 | 7 | 180 | 2.53 | 2243 | 2063 | .920 |
| Totals | 84 | 4902 | 44 | 30 | 8 | 4 | 7 | 216 | 2.64 | 2587 | 2371 | .917 |
Postseason - Scoring:
| Player | Pos | GP | G | A | Pts | PIM | +/- | PPG | SHG | GWG | SOG | SG% |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Mark Lamb | C | 13 | 3 | 12 | 15 | 10 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |
| Bill Bowler | C | 13 | 2 | 5 | 7 | 6 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |
| Mark Freer | C | 12 | 2 | 3 | 5 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |
| Guy Larose | C | 13 | 6 | 7 | 13 | 12 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |
| Al Conroy | C | 13 | 4 | 10 | 14 | 26 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |
| Dave Baseggio | D | 13 | 3 | 7 | 10 | 8 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |
| Mark Greig | R | 13 | 5 | 8 | 13 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |
| Gary Shuchuk | R | 13 | 5 | 2 | 7 | 18 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |
| Graeme Townshend | R | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |
| Mike Hurlbut | D | 13 | 5 | 8 | 13 | 12 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |
| Darcy Werenka | D | 13 | 2 | 1 | 3 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |
| Rob Valicevic | R | 12 | 1 | 3 | 4 | 11 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |
| Mike Yeo | LW | 13 | 2 | 3 | 5 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |
| Alan May | R | 13 | 1 | 2 | 3 | 28 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |
| Carl Valimont | D | 13 | 0 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |
| Paul Dyck | D | 13 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 12 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |
| Gord Kruppke | D | 9 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 14 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |
| Dave Morissette | L | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |
| Frederic Chabot | G | 13 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |
| Totals | 220 | 41 | 75 | 116 | 173 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
