1996-97 Fort Wayne Komets Statistics
International Hockey League (IHL)
Team Record: 28-47 (SO: 0-7) - 63 points
in the IHL's Central Division
Coach: Dave Farrish (6-13, 5 OTL)
Coach: John Torchetti (22-34, 2 OTL)
Location: Fort Wayne, Indiana
Attendance: 279,251, Avg. 6,811 in 41 home dates
1996-97 Fort Wayne Komets RosterTeam Record: 28-47 (SO: 0-7) - 63 points
in the IHL's Central Division
Coach: Dave Farrish (6-13, 5 OTL)
Coach: John Torchetti (22-34, 2 OTL)
Location: Fort Wayne, Indiana
Attendance: 279,251, Avg. 6,811 in 41 home dates
The Fort Wayne Komets of the International Hockey League ended the 1996-97 season with a record of 28 wins and 47 losses, with a 0-7 showing in shootouts for 63 points in the IHL's Central Division.
The Komets scored 223 goals and conceded 318, most in the circuit. John LeBlanc netted 30 goals for Fort Wayne, while Lee Davidson contributed 51 assists. Mike Torchia topped the squad with 20 wins and a team-best 3.47 goals against average, pacing goalies with significant playing time.
Dave Farrish and John Torchetti coached the team.
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Scoring:
| Player | Pos | GP | G | A | Pts | PIM | +/- | PPG | SHG | GWG | SOG | SG% |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Lee Davidson | C | 73 | 24 | 51 | 75 | 60 | -16 | 5 | 1 | 2 | 185 | 13.0 |
| John LeBlanc | L | 77 | 30 | 31 | 61 | 22 | -38 | 16 | 0 | 5 | 295 | 10.2 |
| Paul Broten | R | 59 | 19 | 28 | 47 | 82 | -9 | 6 | 1 | 2 | 143 | 13.3 |
| Craig Duncanson | L | 61 | 14 | 24 | 38 | 64 | -16 | 1 | 2 | 1 | 127 | 11.0 |
| Robin Bawa | R | 54 | 10 | 23 | 33 | 181 | -10 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 81 | 12.3 |
| Guy Dupuis | D | 80 | 6 | 23 | 29 | 84 | -5 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 155 | 3.9 |
| Todd Harkins | C | 60 | 12 | 13 | 25 | 131 | -20 | 4 | 1 | 4 | 140 | 8.6 |
| Rob Murphy | C | 35 | 9 | 16 | 25 | 40 | -8 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 82 | 11.0 |
| Dan Currie | L | 24 | 10 | 12 | 22 | 6 | -12 | 5 | 0 | 0 | 85 | 11.8 |
| Peter Ambroziak | L | 57 | 15 | 5 | 20 | 28 | -14 | 1 | 2 | 2 | 81 | 18.5 |
| Shawn Evans | D | 41 | 7 | 13 | 20 | 34 | -16 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 111 | 6.3 |
| Keli Corpse | C | 33 | 4 | 15 | 19 | 26 | -11 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 54 | 7.4 |
| Oleg Mikulchik | D | 51 | 5 | 13 | 18 | 75 | -16 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 59 | 8.5 |
| Paul Willett | C | 36 | 7 | 10 | 17 | 50 | -10 | 2 | 2 | 1 | 71 | 9.9 |
| Brian Farrell | LW | 45 | 8 | 7 | 15 | 36 | -21 | 4 | 0 | 1 | 93 | 8.6 |
| Liam Garvey | D | 55 | 5 | 10 | 15 | 92 | -19 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 80 | 6.3 |
| Sean Gagnon | D | 72 | 7 | 7 | 14 | 457 | -24 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 89 | 7.9 |
| Andy Bezeau | LW | 45 | 4 | 5 | 9 | 320 | -11 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 62 | 6.5 |
| Grant Richison | D | 51 | 1 | 7 | 8 | 57 | -18 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 60 | 1.7 |
| Marc Laniel | D | 21 | 2 | 5 | 7 | 19 | -6 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 35 | 5.7 |
| Brian Shantz | C | 18 | 2 | 5 | 7 | 4 | -3 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 20 | 10.0 |
| Bench | 82 | 6 | 6 | 18 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | ||||
| Mikhail Nemirovsky | RW | 16 | 2 | 4 | 6 | 18 | -2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 26 | 7.7 |
| Yuri Krivokhija | L | 18 | 2 | 4 | 6 | 12 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 39 | 5.1 |
| Chris Tok | D | 19 | 1 | 3 | 4 | 35 | -9 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 30 | 3.3 |
| Sergei Stas | D/LW | 14 | 1 | 3 | 4 | 23 | -2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 17 | 5.9 |
| Nikolai Tsulygin | D | 5 | 2 | 1 | 3 | 8 | 3 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 11 | 18.2 |
| Kevin MacDonald | D | 53 | 1 | 2 | 3 | 251 | -15 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 46 | 2.2 |
| Eric Lecompte | LW | 14 | 1 | 2 | 3 | 62 | -11 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 26 | 3.8 |
| Sebastien LaPlante | LW | 10 | 1 | 2 | 3 | 17 | -2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 10 | 10.0 |
| Igor Nikulin | R | 10 | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | -5 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 21 | 4.8 |
| Carlin Nordstrom | RW | 9 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 24 | -7 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 9 | 11.1 |
| Jeff McLean | C | 6 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 2 | -3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 12 | 8.3 |
| Ryan Savoia | C | 8 | 0 | 2 | 2 | 2 | -7 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 11 | 0.0 |
| Ravil Yakubov | C | 6 | 0 | 2 | 2 | 2 | -1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 4 | 0.0 |
| Brad Layzell | D | 15 | 0 | 2 | 2 | 17 | -11 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 31 | 0.0 |
| Mike Kolenda | D | 6 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | -2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 6 | 16.7 |
| Robin Bouchard | RW | 2 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 2 | -1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 33.3 |
| Shannon Finn | D | 1 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |
| Pat Mazzoli | G | 15 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |
| Shawn Cronin | D | 13 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 27 | -11 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 5 | 0.0 |
| Ross Wilson | RW | 5 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 4 | -1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 4 | 0.0 |
| Forbes MacPherson | C | 2 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 4 | -1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0.0 |
| David Goverde | G | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |
| Glenn Stewart | LW | 8 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | -3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 20 | 0.0 |
| Jacque Rodrigue | D | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | -1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |
| Sal Manganaro | RW | 7 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 0.0 |
| Dwight Parrish | D | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0.0 |
| Mike Torchia | G | 57 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 6 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |
| Paul Taylor | G | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |
| Paul Koch | D | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | -2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0.0 |
| Tim Cheveldae | G | 21 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |
| John Emmons | C | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |
| Totals | 1478 | 223 | 359 | 582 | 2412 | -391 | 68 | 9 | 22 | 2447 | 9.1 |
Goaltenders:
| Player | GP | Min | W | L | T/OL | ENG | SHO | GA | GAA | Shts | SVS | SV% |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Tim Cheveldae | 21 | 1137 | 6 | 9 | 4 | 4 | 0 | 75 | 3.96 | 616 | 541 | .878 |
| Mike Torchia | 57 | 2970 | 20 | 31 | 3 | 7 | 1 | 172 | 3.47 | 1603 | 1431 | .893 |
| Paul Taylor | 1 | 60 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 3.00 | 33 | 30 | .909 |
| Pat Mazzoli | 15 | 672 | 1 | 6 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 42 | 3.75 | 346 | 304 | .879 |
| David Goverde | 1 | 60 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 7 | 7.00 | 54 | 47 | .870 |
| Totals | 95 | 4899 | 28 | 47 | 7 | 12 | 1 | 299 | 3.66 | 2652 | 2353 | .887 |
