1996-97 South Carolina Stingrays Roster

East Coast Hockey League (ECHL)
Team Record: 45-15 (SO: 0-10) - 100 points
in the ECHL's East Division
Won League Championship
Coach: Rick Vaive (45-15, 10 OTL)
Location: North Charleston, South Carolina
Attendance: 260,470, Avg. 7,442 in 35 home dates
1996-97 South Carolina Stingrays Statistics

The South Carolina Stingrays of the East Coast Hockey League ended the 1996-97 season with a record of 45 wins and 15 losses, with a 0-10 showing in shootouts for 100 points in the ECHL's East Division.

The Stingrays paced the league with 345 goals. South Carolina surrendered 253 goals. Ed Courtenay scored 54 goals for the squad, while David Seitz and Mike Ross netted 30 or more also. Mike Ross recorded 60 assists. Taras Lendzyk earned 28 wins in front of the net for the team and a team-best 3.2 goals against average, leading goaltenders with enough qualifying appearances.

Rick Vaive coached the team. The 1996-97 South Carolina Stingrays won the League Championship.

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Player Pos. Birth Date Height Weight S/C Hometown
Andy AdamsFebruary 10, 1976Thornhill, ONT Canada
Jared BednarDFebruary 28, 19726'3"205RYorkton, SK Canada
Scott BostonDJuly 13, 19716'2"194ROttawa, ON Canada
Rob ButlerLWMarch 31, 19766'2"181LSt. Louis, MO USA
Cory CaddenGFebruary 21, 19696'2"194LEdmonton, AB Canada
Jason CipollaCDecember 30, 19725'9"181LToronto, ON Canada
Rob ConcannonLWDecember 2, 19706'0"190LDorchester, MA USA
Mario CormierDFebruary 24, 19765'11"201LMoncton, NB Canada
Ed CourtenayRFebruary 2, 19686'4"215RVerdun, QC Canada
Brad DexterDMarch 29, 19725'10"179RBrockville, ON Canada
Kyle FergusonRWAugust 12, 19736'4"227RToronto, ON Canada
Jason FitzsimmonsGJune 3, 19715'11"185LRegina, SK Canada
Dan FournelRWFebruary 15, 19726'3"220RGeraldton, ON Canada
Marc GenestCFebruary 19, 19735'11"187LOrleans, ON Canada
Jason HehrD/CFebruary 8, 19715'11"196LMedicine Hat, AB Canada
Chris HynnesDAugust 12, 19706'0"209Thunder Bay, ON Canada
Kevin KnoppDOctober 24, 19696'2"205LEdmonton, AB Canada
Taras LendzykGMarch 7, 19725'9"181LWadena, SK Canada
Roddy MacCormickRWJanuary 25, 19736'1"201RDartmouth, NS Canada
Brett MariettiLWFebruary 9, 19736'0"205RHaileybury, ON Canada
David MayesDJuly 26, 19746'0"187LThunder Bay, ON Canada
J.P. McKersieGJanuary 23, 19726'1"209Madison, WI USA
Jay MoserRWDecember 26, 19726'2"190RCottage Grove, MN USA
Steve ParsonLWMarch 14, 19736'0"181LElmira, ON Canada
Jeff RomfoRWFebruary 9, 19745'11"196LSt. Paul, MN USA
Mike RossCJanuary 29, 19705'9"179LGreenwich, CT USA
Chris RowlandRWMarch 30, 19716'1"194RSylvan Lake, AB Canada
David SeitzCFebruary 2, 19745'10"185LBuffalo, NY USA
Marc TardifLWJanuary 6, 19736'1"190LMontreal, QC Canada
Doug WoodDJanuary 7, 19746'0"209RWaltham, MA USA
Brendan YaremaCJuly 16, 19766'0"194LSault Ste. Marie, ON Canada



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