2000-01 Baton Rouge Kingfish Roster

East Coast Hockey League (ECHL)
Team Record: 35-26 (SO: 0-11) - 81 points
in the ECHL's Southwest Division
Lost in 1st Round
Coach: David Lohrei (35-26, 11 OTL)
Location: Baton Rouge, Louisiana
Attendance: 108,124, Avg. 3,003 in 36 home dates
2000-01 Baton Rouge Kingfish Statistics

The Baton Rouge Kingfish of the East Coast Hockey League ended the 2000-01 season with a record of 35 wins and 26 losses, with a 0-11 showing in shootouts for 81 points in the ECHL's Southwest Division.

The Kingfish netted 216 goals and yielded 225. Mike Rucinski scored 31 goals for Baton Rouge, and Jon Sturgis contributed 36 assists. Paxton Schafer topped the squad with 21 wins, while Brian Leitza recorded a 2.72 goals against average, best among goaltenders with enough qualifying appearances.

David Lohrei coached the team. The 2000-01 Baton Rouge Kingfish lost in the in 1st Round of the playoffs.

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Player Pos. Birth Date Height Weight S/C Hometown
Mike BarrieCMarch 17, 19746'1"194LKelowna, BC Canada
Sean BerensCApril 6, 19765'9"183LSkokie, IL USA
Keith BlandDFebruary 19, 19756'0"201LParamus, NJ USA
Cam BrownLMay 15, 19696'1"210LSaskatoon, SK Canada
C.J. BuzzellCSeptember 5, 19746'2"190RMinneapolis, MN USA
Shane CalderRWAugust 28, 19745'11"181RPortage la Prairie, MB Canada
Chris CerrellaFJanuary 3, 19775'11"201North Massapequa, NY USA
Chris CheliosDApril 18, 19745'9"194Chicago, IL USA
Torrey DiRobertoCApril 17, 19785'11"181LUtica, NY USA
Andy DoktorchikCMarch 6, 19785'11"201LDelia, AB CAN
Sylvain DufresneDJuly 24, 19786'2"205RWaterloo, QC
Matt ErredgeRWFebruary 23, 19766'0"190RMankato, MN USA
Chris FordRWJanuary 7, 19736'1"185RRochester, NY USA
Forrest GoreLWAugust 17, 19746'0"194Palmer, AK USA
Jason HamiltonDJanuary 25, 19776'2"220RBathurst, NB CAN
Per LedinLSeptember 14, 19786'0"194LLulea, Sweden
Jay LegaultLWMay 15, 19796'4"220LPeterborough, ON Canada
Brian LeitzaGMarch 16, 19746'2"225LLake Villa, IL USA
Dane LitkeDAugust 11, 19725'10"181RBeausejour, MB Canada
Kevin MagnusonDNovember 25, 19766'1"194Lake Forest, IL USA
Kris MalletteDJanuary 19, 19796'4"229R
Dean MandoLWApril 29, 19776'4"220RWest Bloomfield, MI USA
Jason McKeeDMay 3, 19795'11"174LLloydminster, AB CAN
Josh MizerekDOctober 6, 19776'0"200R
Samy NasreddineDAugust 24, 19766'2"201LMontreal, QC Canada
Ronalds OzolinshCFebruary 7, 19736'0"185Riga, Latvia
John PetermanDSeptember 7, 19766'0"194Madison, WI USA
Jesse RooneyCSeptember 4, 19755'11"190White Bear Lake, MN USA
Mike RucinskiLWJanuary 22, 19766'0"190Grand Forks, ND USA
Paxton SchaferGFebruary 26, 19765'9"164LMedicine Hat, AB Canada
Robbie SinclairRWOctober 27, 19765'10"194RGlace Bay, NS Canada
Jarrett SmithCJune 15, 19796'1"190LEdmonton, AB Canada
Jon SturgisLWNovember 26, 19756'1"205LWayzata, MN USA



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