1996-97 Huntsville Channel Cats Roster

Central Hockey League (CHL)
Team Record: 39-24 (SO: 0-3) - 81 points
in the CHL's Eastern Division
Lost in 2nd Round
Coach: Larry Floyd (39-24, 3 OTL)
Location: Huntsville, Alabama
1996-97 Huntsville Channel Cats Statistics

The Huntsville Channel Cats of the Central Hockey League ended the 1996-97 season with a record of 39 wins and 24 losses, with a 0-3 showing in shootouts for 81 points in the CHL's Eastern Division.

The Channel Cats scored 311 goals, best in the league. Huntsville conceded 297 goals. Tony Frenette netted 41 goals for the team, while Mike Degurse, Alex Kholomeyev and Igor Bonderev each tallied 30 or more also. Alex Kholomeyev accounted for 58 assists. Troy Seibel earned 28 wins in front of the net for the squad and a team-best 4.12 goals against average, leading goaltenders with enough qualifying appearances.

Larry Floyd coached the team. The 1996-97 Huntsville Channel Cats lost in the in 2nd Round of the playoffs.

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Player Pos. Birth Date Height Weight S/C Hometown
Paul BerringtonFJanuary 24, 19755'10"174RKitchener, ON Canada
Igor BonderevDFebruary 9, 19746'0"190LRiga, Latvia
Dan CarterLWJune 25, 19725'11"194LMt. Clemens, MI USA
Phil DaigleCDecember 21, 19695'7"181LBathurst, NB Canada
Mike DegurseLWOctober 4, 19746'2"220LAmajinnang, ON Canada
Todd DoughertyDFebruary 17, 19716'0"216RAlburg, VT USA
Jonathan DuboisCAugust 3, 19745'9"181RDrummondville, QC Canada
Sam FieldsDAugust 31, 19766'3"216RChicago, IL USA
Jeff FrankelDMay 9, 19746'0"182LPhiladelphia, PA USA
Tony FrenetteRWJanuary 20, 19735'10"181REdmonton, AB Canada
Mike GambleCAugust 17, 19755'9"174LBrantford, ON Canada
Chris GeorgeRWDecember 3, 19715'10"192RKitchener, ON Canada
John GibsonDSeptember 30, 19706'2"205LKingston, ON CAN
Alex KholomeyevCMarch 23, 19696'0"190LSt. Petersburg, Russia
Chris KostopoulosFJuly 24, 19736'1"201RMississauga, ON CAN
Greg LovellSeptember 1, 1975Cres, ONT Canada
Donald MacPhersonDMarch 29, 19735'11"205LFredericton, NB Canada
Max MiddendorfRAugust 18, 19676'4"210RSyracuse, NY USA
Tom MoultonDMarch 28, 19706'1"205LLondon, ON Canada
Greg MurrayLOctober 25, 19676'3"200LDublin, ON
Derek PuppaGFebruary 18, 19725'9"174LKirkland Lake, ON CAN
Shawn RandallRWNovember 13, 19725'9"185RMontrose, MI USA
Jamie SaleraCAugust 10, 19735'7"165Providence, RI USA
Troy SeibelGJune 16, 19706'2"198LDrumheller, AB Canada
Gatis TseplisLMay 1, 19715'10"180LRiga, Latvia
Wade TulkLWSeptember 23, 19715'9"190LSt. Catharines, ON CAN
Marc VachonDOctober 5, 19655'11"185LTrenton, ON Canada



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