1986-87 Seattle Thunderbirds Roster

Western Hockey League (WHL)
Team Record: 21-47-4 - 46 points
in the WHL's West Division
Coach: Sheldon Ferguson (21-47-4)
Location: Seattle, Washington
1986-87 Seattle Thunderbirds Statistics

The Seattle Thunderbirds of the Western Hockey League ended the 1986-87 season with a record of 21 wins and 47 losses and 4 ties for 46 points in the WHL's West Division.

The Thunderbirds netted 328 goals and allowed 430. Glen Goodall scored 63 goals for Seattle, while Larry Bernard tallied 30 or more, too. Brad Melin contributed 55 assists. Danny Lorenz topped the squad with 12 wins and a team-best 5.68 goals against average, best among regular goalies.

Sheldon Ferguson coached the team.

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Player Pos. Birth Date Height Weight S/C Hometown
Larry BernardLWApril 16, 19676'2"209LPrince George, BC Canada
Gerald BzdelDMarch 13, 19686'1"196RWynyard, SK Canada
Shawn ChambersDOctober 11, 19666'2"210LSterling Heights, MI USA
Grant ChorneyRWJanuary 3, 19706'3"229LEdmonton, AB Canada
Trent CiprickRWJuly 31, 19676'3"190RRussell, MB Canada
Bruce Dirom0'0"
Kent DochukCNovember 14, 19695'11"185St. Albert, ALTA Canada
Rob DumasDMarch 19, 19696'0"201RSpirit River, AB Canada
Craig EndeanLApril 13, 19685'11"170LKamloops, BC Canada
Brent FedykRMarch 8, 19676'0"194RYorkton, SK Canada
Rob FlintoftFJune 15, 19706'0"195Osoyoos, BC Canada
Rick FryGMarch 30, 19705'11"170LCalgary, ALTA Canada
Victor GervaisLWMarch 13, 19695'10"176LPrince George, BC Canada
Erin GinnellCSeptember 9, 19686'3"194RMedicine Hat, AB Canada
Trevor Goertzen0'0"
Glen GoodallDJanuary 22, 19706'3"200Fort Nelson, BC Canada
Gary GrantGJune 30, 19680'0"Kamloops, BC Canada
Rob HaleD0'0"
Darryl HavrelockDOctober 3, 19666'1"205LEdmonton, ALTA Canada
Don HendersonFSeptember 23, 19686'0"185Calgary, ALTA Canada
Matt HerveyDMay 16, 19685'11"205RWhittier, CA USA
Mark HowellD0'0"Red Deer, AB CAN
Greg HubertDAugust 30, 19665'10"190RCoquitlam, BC Canada
Jamie HuscroftDJanuary 9, 19676'3"210RCreston, BC Canada
Chris JosephDSeptember 10, 19696'3"212RBurnaby, BC Canada
Garnet KazuikLWJune 27, 19675'9"179LEstevan, SK Canada
Brent KilpatrickGApril 12, 19685'10"185Nelson, BC Canada
Darren KwiatkowskiDNovember 25, 19686'2"200Prince George, BC Canada
Boyd LomowLWApril 1, 19666'2"198LSherwood Park, AB Canada
Danny LorenzGDecember 12, 19695'10"187LMurrayville, BC Canada
Ken McIntyreRJune 5, 19695'10"180RRegina, SASK
Mike McLeanGMarch 12, 19686'0"175LAvonlea, SASK
Brad MelinCSeptember 21, 19665'10"177LSherwood Park, ALTA
Daryll MitchellDFebruary 11, 19696'0"196LVancouver, BC
Joey MittelsteadtDMay 23, 19706'1"220LScarborough, ON Canada
Scott NeelyCJanuary 28, 19676'0"190LMaple Ridge, BC Canada
Barcley Pernata0'0"
Jason PhillipsFJanuary 29, 19676'0"195Coquitlam, BC Canada
Ray SavardRWJanuary 5, 19675'11"185RPort Alberni, BC Canada
Todd Sawtell0'0"
Mike SchwenglerCMay 10, 19695'10"170LMedicine Hat, AB Canada
Dean SexsmithCMay 13, 19686'2"174LVirden, MB Canada
Trevor SimRJune 9, 19706'2"192LCalgary, AB Canada
Darren TaylorFMay 28, 19676'2"190LCalgary, AB Canada
Shannon TravisDFebruary 24, 19696'2"190RLethbridge, ALTA Canada


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