1994-95 Wheeling Thunderbirds Roster

East Coast Hockey League (ECHL)
Team Record: 46-17-5 - 97 points
in the ECHL's North Division
Lost in 1st Round
Coach: Doug Sauter (46-17, 5 OTL)
Location: Wheeling, West Virginia
Attendance: 163,982, Avg. 4,823 in 34 home dates
1994-95 Wheeling Thunderbirds Statistics

The Wheeling Thunderbirds of the East Coast Hockey League ended the 1994-95 season with a record of 46 wins and 17 losses (and 5 overtime losses) for 97 points in the ECHL's North Division.

The Thunderbirds topped the league with 313 goals. Wheeling surrendered 243 goals. Derek DeCosty scored 41 goals for the squad, while Steve Gibson and Vadim Slivchenko netted 30 or more, too. Tim Roberts contributed 58 assists. Geoff Finch recorded 26 wins in front of the net for the team and a team-best 3.01 goals against average, best among goaltenders with enough qualifying appearances.

Doug Sauter coached the team. The 1994-95 Wheeling Thunderbirds lost in the in 1st Round of the playoffs.

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Player Pos. Birth Date Height Weight S/C Hometown
Mike BajurnyLWSeptember 28, 19746'2"209LWalkerton, ON Canada
Pat BartonRWMay 4, 19745'11"205RMontreal, QC Canada
Louis BernardDJuly 10, 19746'2"209RVictoriaville, QC Canada
Daniel BerthiaumeGJanuary 26, 19665'9"155LLongueuil, QC Canada
John BradleyGFebruary 5, 19686'1"161LPawtucket, RI USA
Jeff ConnollyLWFebruary 1, 19745'11"194LMedway, MA USA
Dion DarlingDOctober 22, 19746'3"220LEdmonton, AB Canada
Derek DeCostyCJanuary 4, 19685'11"190LClarksville, TN USA
Duane DennisLWFebruary 6, 19696'0"187LVernon, BC Canada
Alex DuchesneCJanuary 4, 19745'5"160Val-d'Or, QUE Canada
Louis DumontCJanuary 30, 19735'10"181RCalgary, AB Canada
Dominic FafardDJuly 13, 19746'4"225RLongueuil, QC Canada
Scott FergusonDJanuary 6, 19736'1"195LCamrose, AB Canada
Geoff FinchGApril 8, 19726'1"174LOshawa, ON Canada
Scott FraserRMay 3, 19726'1"178RMoncton, NB Canada
Steve GibsonLWOctober 10, 19726'1"201LListowel, ON Canada
Dennis HollandCJanuary 30, 19695'10"176LVernon, BC Canada
Claude JutrasRWSeptember 18, 19736'0"187RAsbestos, QC Canada
Patrick LabrecqueGMarch 6, 19716'0"190LLaSalle, QC Canada
Marc LamotheGFebruary 27, 19746'2"210LNew Liskeard, ON Canada
Christian LariviereDApril 25, 19706'2"194LMontreal, QC Canada
Brad LayzellDMarch 15, 19726'3"190LBeaconsfield, QC Canada
Greg LouderGNovember 16, 19716'1"185LConcord, MA USA
Xavier MajicCOctober 3, 19736'0"187LFernie, BC Canada
Petr MarekFJanuary 13, 19686'2"203LPraha, CZE
Scott MatusovichDOctober 31, 19696'2"205LSouthbury, CT USA
Darren McAuslandDMarch 3, 19725'11"181LGrovedale, AB Canada
Kevin O'SullivanDNovember 13, 19705'11"196LBoston, MA USA
Mike ParsonGMarch 12, 19706'0"170LListowel, ON Canada
Cory PatersonDApril 18, 19705'11"198RRegina, SASK Canada
Brent PopeDFebruary 20, 19736'2"225RHamilton, ON Canada
Tony PrpicRWJune 16, 19736'4"225RCleveland, OH USA
Tim RobertsDMarch 6, 19696'2"190LBoston, MA USA
Stephen RohrCMarch 22, 19726'2"176Fenton, MI USA
Vadim SlivchenkoFMarch 28, 19705'10"180LKharkov, Ukraine
Gairin SmithDApril 15, 19726'0"194LTillsonburg, ON Canada
Tim TisdaleCMay 28, 19686'1"190RShaunavon, SK Canada
Lorne ToewsLWJune 17, 19736'5"212LWinnipeg, MB Canada
Brock WoodsDApril 20, 19716'0"187RBelleville, ON Canada



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