1996-97 Nashville Nighthawks Roster

Central Hockey League (CHL)
Team Record: 12-52 (SO: 0-2) - 26 points
in the CHL's Eastern Division
Coach: Iain Duncan (10-43-2)
Coach: Bill LaForge (2-9)
Location: Nashville, Tennessee
1996-97 Nashville Nighthawks Statistics

The Nashville Nighthawks of the Central Hockey League ended the 1996-97 season with a record of 12 wins and 52 losses, with a 0-2 showing in shootouts for 26 points in the CHL's Eastern Division.

The Nighthawks potted 219 goals, worst in the circuit and gave up 359, most in the league. Kevin McKinnon scored 30 goals for Nashville, and Chris McCafferty accounted for 45 assists, while Greg Smith recorded a 5.32 goals against average, best among goalies with significant playing time.

Iain Duncan and Bill LaForge coached the team.

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Player Pos. Birth Date Height Weight S/C Hometown
Steve AdamsDApril 11, 19756'1"225REdmonton, AB Canada
Bernie AdlysDMarch 4, 19725'11"176Waterloo, ONT Canada
Peter ArvanitisCApril 29, 19745'10"181LMontreal, QC Canada
Don AshleyD
Ron AubreyLWSeptember 27, 19666'4"229LPortland, ME USA
Greg BaileyDOctober 3, 19736'4"229LPort Stanley, ON Canada
Wade BartleyDMay 16, 19706'0"190RKillarney, MB Canada
Griff BrackettLWJune 13, 19746'1"194LHarwich, MA USA
Dampy BrarRWMay 22, 19766'2"205LSparwood, BC Canada
Lindsey BraunDMarch 21, 19735'10"190Calgary, AB CAN
Michel Brind'AmourLWAugust 15, 19746'3"225LCampbell River, BC Canada
Fran BusseyLWJuly 9, 19746'3"190LDuluth, MN USA
Rod ButlerDFebruary 27, 19756'3"201RLas Vegas, NV USA
Darcy CahillCAugust 19, 19706'0"190RKingston, ON Canada
Malcolm CameronRWAugust 30, 19695'11"190RCole Harbour, NS Canada
Rich Cubin
Brad DameDJanuary 31, 19725'10"203LWindsor, ON Canada
Iain DuncanLAugust 4, 19636'1"200LToronto, ON Canada
Joe EaganDApril 30, 19706'0"185RDarien, CT USA
Sam FieldsDAugust 31, 19766'3"216RChicago, IL USA
Jeff FrankelDMay 9, 19746'0"182LPhiladelphia, PA USA
Adam FrenchDJanuary 9, 19725'10"185LAncaster, ON Canada
Joe GaffneyFDecember 4, 19725'9"170LWarwick, RI USA
Davie GreenwayLJune 27, 19765'11"168Edmonton, ALTA Canada
Rob HrytsakCAugust 11, 19655'11"179LSaskatoon, SK Canada
Fredrik KarlstromDApril 25, 19735'10"187LHarnosand, SWE
Matt KelleyDFebruary 17, 19626'0"181LConcord, MA USA
Travis KirbyLJune 15, 19745'10"175LParksville, BC Canada
Evgeny KourilinCJanuary 3, 19796'0"185RMinsk, Belarus
Gino Kourilin
Justin LundLWJanuary 29, 19725'11"190LToronto, ON Canada
Mark MaceraDDecember 20, 19715'11"194RLondon, ON Canada
Vinnie MannettaRWAugust 11, 19745'9"185RWading River, NY USA
Don MargettieWJuly 10, 19755'10"190LNiagara Falls, ON
Stan MatwijiwGAugust 9, 19735'10"174LWindsor, ON Canada
Chris McCaffertyCJune 20, 19705'8"190RBelleville, NJ USA
Kevin McKinnonLWJune 12, 19726'0"201LFort Erie, ON Canada
Andrei MikhalevRFebruary 23, 19785'11"170LMinsk, Belarus
Greg MurrayLOctober 25, 19676'3"200LDublin, ON
Kevin PadenLWFebruary 12, 19756'4"223LWoodhaven, MI USA
Jeff PawlukDJuly 23, 19735'11"212LWindsor, ON CAN
Ryan PhillipsLWJuly 8, 19756'0"185LNorth Vancouver, BC Canada
Alex PodalinskiRApril 8, 19735'10"186RMoscow, Russia
Steve PottieCSeptember 28, 19735'11"196LWaverly, NS Canada
Ryan QuigleyROctober 7, 19746'0"200R
Al RooneyFDecember 28, 19725'10"175LNorth Babylon, NY USA
Mike SeniorRWSeptember 10, 19756'0"170RTrenton, ON Canada
Greg SmithGAugust 11, 19716'0"190LSouthgate, MI USA
Kevin St. PierreCApril 7, 1975Sherbrooke, QUE Canada
Randy ToyeLWJanuary 28, 19756'2"209LCarr Landing, BC Canada
George TrakosasCFebruary 12, 19755'11"190LScarborough, ON CAN
Gatis TseplisLMay 1, 19715'10"180LRiga, Latvia
Wade TulkLWSeptember 23, 19715'9"190LSt. Catharines, ON CAN
Joe WassilynCJanuary 20, 19745'11"203LToronto, ON CAN
Sean WilmertDMay 26, 19696'0"201LMarietta, GA USA
Rob WilsonDJuly 18, 19686'3"212LToronto, ON Canada
Lance WolgemuthDFebruary 24, 19755'11"175Lancaster, PA USA
Peter WoodFSeptember 4, 19706'2"205Owen Sound, ONT Canada



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