1995-96 Las Vegas Thunder Roster
International Hockey League (IHL)
Team Record: 57-17 (SO: 0-8) - 122 points
in the IHL's Southwest Division
Lost in 3rd Round
Coach: Chris McSorley (57-17, 8 OTL)
Location: Las Vegas, Nevada
Attendance: 318,611, Avg. 7,771 in 41 home dates
1995-96 Las Vegas Thunder StatisticsTeam Record: 57-17 (SO: 0-8) - 122 points
in the IHL's Southwest Division
Lost in 3rd Round
Coach: Chris McSorley (57-17, 8 OTL)
Location: Las Vegas, Nevada
Attendance: 318,611, Avg. 7,771 in 41 home dates
The Las Vegas Thunder of the International Hockey League ended the 1995-96 season with a record of 57 wins and 17 losses, with a 0-8 showing in shootouts for 122 points in the IHL's Southwest Division.
The Thunder scored 380 goals, best in the league. Las Vegas gave up 249 goals. Sergei Zholtok netted 51 goals for the team, while Ken Quinney, Patrice Lefebvre, Daniel Shank and Bill Bowler each tallied 30 or more as well. Patrice Lefebvre accounted for 78 assists. Pokey Reddick earned 27 wins in front of the net for the squad and a team-best 2.94 goals against average, topping qualifying goaltenders.
Chris McSorley coached the team. The 1995-96 Las Vegas Thunder lost in the in 3rd Round of the playoffs.
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| Player | Pos. | Birth Date | Height | Weight | S/C | Hometown |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Darren Banks | L | March 18, 1966 | 6'2" | 215 | L | Toronto, ON Canada |
| Bill Bowler | C | September 25, 1974 | 5'9" | 180 | L | Toronto, ON Canada |
| Joe Day | C | May 11, 1968 | 5'11" | 180 | L | Chicago, IL USA |
| Paul DiPietro | C | September 8, 1970 | 5'9" | 181 | R | Sault Ste. Marie, ON Canada |
| Peter Fiorentino | D | December 22, 1968 | 6'1" | 205 | R | Niagara Falls, ON Canada |
| Trevor Halverson | L | April 6, 1971 | 6'0" | 200 | L | White River, ON Canada |
| Greg Hawgood | D | August 10, 1968 | 5'10" | 190 | L | Edmonton, AB Canada |
| Jim Hrivnak | G | May 28, 1968 | 6'2" | 195 | L | Montreal, QC Canada |
| Curtis Joseph | G | April 29, 1967 | 5'11" | 193 | L | Keswick, ON Canada |
| Rick Knickle | G | February 26, 1960 | 5'10" | 175 | L | Chatham, NB Canada |
| Arturs Kupaks | D | July 14, 1973 | 6'0" | 187 | L | Riga, LAT |
| Sasha Lakovic | L | September 7, 1971 | 6'0" | 220 | L | East Vancouver, BC Canada |
| Marc Laniel | D | January 16, 1968 | 6'1" | 194 | L | Oshawa, ON Canada |
| Guy Larose | C | August 31, 1967 | 5'9" | 180 | L | Hull, QC Canada |
| Patrice Lefebvre | R | June 28, 1967 | 5'6" | 160 | L | Montreal, QC Canada |
| Darcy Loewen | L | February 26, 1969 | 5'10" | 185 | L | Calgary, AB Canada |
| Clint Malarchuk | G | May 1, 1961 | 6'0" | 185 | L | Grande Prairie, AB Canada |
| Igor Malykhin | D | June 6, 1969 | 6'1" | 192 | L | Kharkov, UKR |
| Gordon Mark | D | September 10, 1964 | 6'4" | 218 | R | Edmonton, AB Canada |
| Blaine Moore | C | October 8, 1969 | 6'0" | 185 | L | Kitimat, BC Canada |
| Vaclav Nedomansky | RW | January 5, 1971 | 6'1" | 203 | L | Bratislava, SVK |
| Sean O'Brien | D/F | February 9, 1972 | L | Boston, MA USA | ||
| Grigori Panteleev | L | November 13, 1972 | 5'9" | 190 | L | Gastello, Russia |
| Ken Quinney | L | May 23, 1965 | 5'10" | 186 | R | New Westminster, BC Canada |
| Pokey Reddick | G | October 6, 1964 | 5'8" | 170 | L | Halifax, NS Canada |
| Jeff Ricciardi | F | June 21, 1971 | 6'0" | 190 | Thunder Bay, ONT Canada | |
| Jean-Marc Richard | D | October 8, 1966 | 5'11" | 178 | L | St. Raymond, QC Canada |
| Marc Rodgers | R | March 16, 1972 | 5'9" | 185 | R | Shawville, QC Canada |
| Chris Rogles | G | January 22, 1969 | 5'11" | 174 | L | St. Louis, MO USA |
| Ruslan Salei | D | November 2, 1974 | 6'1" | 212 | L | Minsk, Belarus |
| Jeff Serowik | D | January 10, 1967 | 6'1" | 210 | R | Manchester, NH USA |
| Daniel Shank | R | May 12, 1967 | 5'10" | 190 | R | Montreal, QC Canada |
| Jeff Sharples | D | July 28, 1967 | 6'1" | 195 | L | Terrace, BC Canada |
| Todd Simon | C | April 21, 1972 | 5'10" | 188 | R | Toronto, ON Canada |
| Randy Stevens | RW | August 9, 1973 | 6'0" | 194 | R | Sault Ste. Marie, MI USA |
| Rhett Trombley | RW | December 9, 1974 | 6'3" | 225 | R | New Westminster, BC Canada |
| Vladimir Tsyplakov | L | April 18, 1969 | 6'1" | 197 | L | Moscow, Russia |
| John Vecchiarelli | RW | July 4, 1964 | 6'0" | 194 | L | Toronto, ON Canada |
| Sergei Zholtok | C | December 2, 1972 | 6'2" | 197 | R | Riga, Latvia |
