1996-97 Toledo Storm Roster
East Coast Hockey League (ECHL)
Team Record: 32-28 (SO: 0-10) - 74 points
in the ECHL's North Division
Lost in 1st Round
Coach: Greg Puhalski (32-28, 10 OTL)
Location: Toledo, Ohio
Attendance: 169,750, Avg. 4,850 in 35 home dates
1996-97 Toledo Storm StatisticsTeam Record: 32-28 (SO: 0-10) - 74 points
in the ECHL's North Division
Lost in 1st Round
Coach: Greg Puhalski (32-28, 10 OTL)
Location: Toledo, Ohio
Attendance: 169,750, Avg. 4,850 in 35 home dates
The Toledo Storm of the East Coast Hockey League ended the 1996-97 season with a record of 32 wins and 28 losses, with a 0-10 showing in shootouts for 74 points in the ECHL's North Division.
The Storm netted 258 goals and conceded 248. Robert Thorpe scored 47 goals for Toledo, while Rick Judson and Dennis Purdie tallied 30 or more as well. Jason Gladney contributed 46 assists. David Goverde earned 23 wins in front of the net for the squad and a team-best 2.96 goals against average, best among regular goalies.
Greg Puhalski coached the team. The 1996-97 Toledo Storm lost in the in 1st Round of the playoffs.
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| Player | Pos. | Birth Date | Height | Weight | S/C | Hometown |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Ryan Bach | G | October 21, 1973 | 6'1" | 185 | L | Sherwood Park, AB Canada |
| Ryan Bast | D | August 27, 1975 | 6'2" | 190 | L | Regina, SK Canada |
| Chris Bergeron | C | November 28, 1970 | 5'11" | 190 | R | Wallaceburg, ON Canada |
| Louis Bernard | D | July 10, 1974 | 6'2" | 209 | R | Victoriaville, QC Canada |
| Brian Blad | D | July 22, 1967 | 6'1" | 201 | L | Brockville, ON Canada |
| Dampy Brar | RW | May 22, 1976 | 6'2" | 205 | L | Sparwood, BC Canada |
| Lindsey Braun | D | March 21, 1973 | 5'10" | 190 | Calgary, AB CAN | |
| Kevin Brown | RW | January 18, 1973 | 5'11" | 181 | R | Scarborough, ON Canada |
| Brian Clifford | RW | June 18, 1973 | 6'1" | 185 | R | Buffalo, NY USA |
| Lee Cole | L | July 13, 1976 | Timmins, ONT Canada | |||
| Ted Dent | C | November 5, 1969 | 5'11" | 185 | L | Toronto, ON Canada |
| Norman Dezainde | LW | January 29, 1973 | 6'0" | 190 | L | Toronto, ON Canada |
| Martin Duris | D | July 8, 1976 | 6'2" | 198 | L | Tabor, CZE |
| Jason Gladney | D | January 26, 1974 | 6'0" | 198 | L | Toronto, ON Canada |
| David Goverde | G | April 9, 1970 | 6'0" | 210 | R | Toronto, ON Canada |
| Rick Judson | LW | August 13, 1969 | 5'10" | 198 | L | Toledo, OH USA |
| Paul Koch | D | June 30, 1971 | 6'3" | 220 | L | St. Paul, MN USA |
| Mike Kolenda | D | March 6, 1972 | 6'0" | 190 | L | Grand Rapids, MI USA |
| Arturs Kupaks | D | July 14, 1973 | 6'0" | 187 | L | Riga, LAT |
| Greg Lakovic | L | January 31, 1975 | 6'1" | 173 | L | New Westminster, BC Canada |
| Don Larner | RW | February 16, 1975 | 6'1" | 205 | L | Langham, SK Canada |
| Mike Loach | RW | September 8, 1976 | 6'1" | 227 | R | New Liskeard, ON Canada |
| Justin Lund | LW | January 29, 1972 | 5'11" | 190 | L | Toronto, ON Canada |
| Bruce MacDonald | RW | December 16, 1967 | 6'1" | 192 | L | Reading, MA |
| Paul MacLean | LW | November 27, 1969 | 6'1" | 194 | L | Oakville, ON Canada |
| Alex Matvichuk | C | May 13, 1975 | 5'8" | 170 | L | Kiev, Ukraine |
| Matt McElwee | RW | January 12, 1975 | 6'1" | 201 | R | Peoria, IL USA |
| Mike McGhan | LW | July 11, 1975 | 6'1" | 201 | Ardrossan, AB Canada | |
| John Mewhort | G | |||||
| Jeremy Mylymok | D | January 12, 1972 | 6'1" | 201 | R | London, ON Canada |
| Aaron Nagy | R | December 29, 1972 | 5'8" | 165 | R | Stratford, ONT Canada |
| Ron Newhook | C | August 9, 1977 | 5'5" | 165 | R | North Bay, ON Canada |
| Jaroslav Obsut | D | September 3, 1976 | 6'1" | 200 | L | Presov, Slovakia |
| Dan Pawlaczyk | RW | July 31, 1976 | 6'0" | 165 | R | Troy, MI USA |
| Ryan Pawluk | LW | March 28, 1976 | 6'0" | 190 | L | Windsor, ON Canada |
| Sean Perry | LW | February 9, 1974 | 5'10" | 185 | L | Waltham, MA USA |
| Greg Puhalski | C | January 1, 1965 | 6'0" | 190 | L | Thunder Bay, ON Canada |
| Dennis Purdie | RW | November 27, 1972 | 5'11" | 196 | R | Amherstburg, ON Canada |
| Marc Siegel | G | December 28, 1973 | 6'2" | 190 | L | Pompano Beach, FL USA |
| Andrei Sryubko | October 21, 1975 | Kiev, Ukraine | ||||
| Andy Suhy | D | March 9, 1970 | 6'2" | 201 | L | Detroit, MI USA |
| Mike Sullivan | C | October 16, 1973 | 6'1" | 201 | L | Reading, MA USA |
| Chris Tarsha | F | |||||
| Robert Thorpe | LW | July 22, 1973 | 6'0" | 198 | L | Hamilton, ON CAN |
| Rhett Trombley | RW | December 9, 1974 | 6'3" | 225 | R | New Westminster, BC Canada |
| Mike Whitton | LW/C | September 3, 1970 | 6'2" | 216 | L | Toronto, ON Canada |
| Russ Wood | L | January 20, 1975 | 5'9" | 160 | R | Kingsville, ONT Canada |
