2002-03 Florida Everblades Roster

East Coast Hockey League (ECHL)
Team Record: 35-23 (SO: 0-14) - 84 points
in the ECHL's Southeast Division
Lost in Qualifying Round
Coach: Gerry Fleming (35-23, 14 OTL)
Location: Estero, Florida
Attendance: 224,839, Avg. 6,246 in 36 home dates
2002-03 Florida Everblades Statistics

The Florida Everblades of the East Coast Hockey League ended the 2002-03 season with a record of 35 wins and 23 losses, with a 0-14 showing in shootouts for 84 points in the ECHL's Southeast Division.

The Everblades potted 239 goals and surrendered 243. Joe Blaznek scored 34 goals for Florida, while Marty Johnston and Tom Buckley each contributed 41 assists. Rob Zepp topped the squad with 20 wins and a team-best 2.83 goals against average, pacing goaltenders with enough qualifying appearances.

Gerry Fleming coached the team. The 2002-03 Florida Everblades lost in the in Qualifying Round of the playoffs.

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Player Pos. Birth Date Height Weight S/C Hometown
Keith AndersonCApril 12, 19786'2"201Thief River Falls, MN USA
George AwadaFJune 2, 19756'2"209RSt. Paul, MN USA
Anthony BattagliaLWAugust 15, 19796'0"195LChicago, IL
Joe BlaznekLW/CSeptember 8, 19756'1"205LAllen Park, MI USA
Daniel BoisclairGNovember 2, 19826'2"181LSept-Iles, QC CAN
Kevin BrownRMay 11, 19746'1"212RBirmingham, England
Tom BuckleyCMay 26, 19766'1"209LBuffalo, NY USA
John CampbellRWSeptember 12, 19776'1"201RWestborough, MA USA
Sean CurryDApril 29, 19826'5"227RBurnsville, MN
Shaun FisherDJune 2, 19795'11"170LDetroit, MI
Brian GoudieDNovember 9, 19725'10"201RThe Pas, MB Canada
Duane HarmerDJune 3, 19745'11"203RFullarton, ON Canada
Ed HillDOctober 24, 19806'3"210LNewburyport, MA
Jon InsanaDSeptember 2, 19806'1"202RMount Clemens, MI
Marty JohnstonLWNovember 17, 19785'7"181RGloucester, ON CAN
Jaroslav KerestesDJuly 11, 19756'2"216RPresov, SVK
Kyle KosDMay 25, 19796'3"183R
Brian LeitzaGMarch 16, 19746'2"225LLake Villa, IL USA
Cam McCormickGNovember 1, 19776'2"220LBonnyville, AB Canada
Brent McDonaldCOctober 7, 19795'11"195ROlds, AB
Brian McMeekinDJune 20, 19796'4"207Rossland, BC CAN
Laurent MeunierC/RWJanuary 16, 19796'0"183RSaint-Martin-d'Heres, FRA
Ryan MurphyLWMarch 21, 19796'1"205LVan Nuys, CA
Tom NelsonCDecember 19, 19776'0"190Superior, WI USA
Jared NewmanDMay 7, 19826'2"198Lincoln Park, MI USA
Randy PetrukGApril 23, 19785'9"RCranbrook, BC Canada
Peter ReynoldsDApril 27, 19816'2"190LWaterloo, ON Canada
Remi RoyerDFebruary 12, 19786'2"200RDonnacona, QC Canada
Lee RuffDJanuary 25, 19766'0"194LMinnedosa, MB CAN
Don SmithC/LWMarch 17, 19796'2"205Niagara Falls, NY USA
Jonathan St. LouisDOctober 12, 19806'2"215LTerrebonne, QC
Ryan StewartLWApril 27, 19746'0"192LNiagara Falls, ON Canada
Jimmy VerduleDMay 3, 19785'10"203LMontreal, QC Canada
Vince WilliamsDNovember 27, 19756'0"201Ottawa, ON Canada
Chris WismerDSeptember 23, 19776'2"190LCambridge, ON Canada
Rob ZeppGSeptember 7, 19816'1"194LNewmarket, ON Canada
Alex ZinevychCMarch 2, 19795'8"170Kiev, Ukraine


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