1995-96 Knoxville Cherokees Statistics
Team Record: 37-29 (SO: 0-4) - 78 points
in the ECHL's South Division
Lost in 2nd Round
Coach: Barry Smith (37-29, 4 OTL)
Location: Knoxville, Tennessee
Attendance: 118,965, Avg. 3,399 in 35 home dates
The Knoxville Cherokees of the East Coast Hockey League ended the 1995-96 season with a record of 37 wins and 29 losses, with a 0-4 showing in shootouts for 78 points in the ECHL's South Division.
The Cherokees scored 323 goals and surrendered 303. Kim Maier netted 52 goals for Knoxville, while Jim Brown, Frank LaScala and Vaclav Nedomansky each tallied 30 or more also. Jim Brown recorded 70 assists. Brad Guzda topped the squad with 16 wins, and Stephane Menard registered a 4.44 goals against average, pacing goalies with significant playing time.
Barry Smith coached the team. The 1995-96 Knoxville Cherokees lost in the in 2nd Round of the playoffs.
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Scoring:
| Player | Pos | GP | G | A | Pts | PIM | +/- | PPG | SHG | GWG | SOG | SG% |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Jim Brown | C | 69 | 50 | 70 | 120 | 80 | 39 | 11 | 0 | 8 | 257 | 19.5 |
| Kim Maier | LW | 70 | 52 | 60 | 112 | 92 | 48 | 19 | 3 | 7 | 266 | 19.5 |
| Frank LaScala | LW | 69 | 45 | 50 | 95 | 112 | 32 | 18 | 3 | 1 | 212 | 21.2 |
| Mike Gaul | D | 54 | 13 | 48 | 61 | 44 | 12 | 7 | 0 | 1 | 128 | 10.2 |
| Bob Wren | C | 50 | 21 | 35 | 56 | 257 | -9 | 6 | 2 | 4 | 156 | 13.5 |
| Stephane Soulliere | C | 59 | 26 | 26 | 52 | 124 | -5 | 4 | 5 | 5 | 161 | 16.1 |
| Dale Junkin | C | 53 | 18 | 32 | 50 | 32 | -1 | 8 | 1 | 1 | 159 | 11.3 |
| Vaclav Nedomansky | RW | 37 | 32 | 17 | 49 | 160 | -3 | 10 | 2 | 5 | 166 | 19.3 |
| Sean Brown | RW | 67 | 13 | 23 | 36 | 251 | -4 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 105 | 12.4 |
| Doug Searle | D | 58 | 4 | 30 | 34 | 261 | -8 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 85 | 4.7 |
| Chris Fess | D | 63 | 16 | 14 | 30 | 121 | -11 | 4 | 0 | 2 | 127 | 12.6 |
| Frank Evans | D | 43 | 3 | 26 | 29 | 186 | 9 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 84 | 3.6 |
| Shaun Hannah | F | 62 | 6 | 22 | 28 | 66 | -10 | 3 | 0 | 1 | 127 | 4.7 |
| Randy Stevens | RW | 47 | 5 | 17 | 22 | 28 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 66 | 7.6 |
| Karl Johnston | D | 52 | 2 | 14 | 16 | 22 | 14 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 65 | 3.1 |
| Mike Vandenberghe | D | 65 | 1 | 13 | 14 | 162 | 12 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 75 | 1.3 |
| Troy Binnie | LW | 15 | 4 | 6 | 10 | 48 | -7 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 38 | 10.5 |
| Steve Cheredaryk | D | 13 | 0 | 10 | 10 | 72 | 7 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 19 | 0.0 |
| Martin Masa | RW | 17 | 6 | 3 | 9 | 22 | 3 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 31 | 19.4 |
| Dean Moore | LW | 34 | 3 | 6 | 9 | 154 | -6 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 26 | 11.5 |
| Kent Fearns | D | 21 | 1 | 8 | 9 | 24 | -3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 59 | 1.7 |
| Jon Jenkins | LW | 6 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 4 | -4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 14 | 7.1 |
| Robb McIntyre | LW | 1 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 3 | 33.3 |
| Stephane Menard | G | 25 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |
| Chris Rogles | G | 14 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0.0 |
| Rick Lacroix | D/RW | 4 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 6 | 0.0 |
| Bench | 70 | 0 | 0 | 12 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | ||||
| Brad Guzda | G | 19 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 21 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |
| Cory Cadden | G | 17 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 8 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |
| Rhett Dudley | D | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 14 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |
| Totals | 1177 | 323 | 534 | 857 | 2383 | 106 | 102 | 19 | 37 | 2436 | 13.3 |
Goaltenders:
| Player | GP | Min | W | L | T/OL | ENG | SHO | GA | GAA | Shts | SVS | SV% |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Stephane Menard | 25 | 1419 | 8 | 12 | 3 | 1 | 0 | 105 | 4.44 | 862 | 757 | .878 |
| Chris Rogles | 14 | 772 | 7 | 7 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 56 | 4.35 | 460 | 404 | .878 |
| Cory Cadden | 17 | 915 | 6 | 9 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 67 | 4.39 | 572 | 505 | .883 |
| Brad Guzda | 19 | 1083 | 16 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 69 | 3.82 | 711 | 642 | .903 |
| Totals | 75 | 4189 | 37 | 29 | 4 | 2 | 0 | 297 | 4.25 | 2605 | 2308 | .886 |
Postseason - Scoring:
| Player | Pos | GP | G | A | Pts | PIM | +/- | PPG | SHG | GWG | SOG | SG% |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Jim Brown | C | 8 | 4 | 7 | 11 | 4 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |
| Kim Maier | LW | 8 | 5 | 7 | 12 | 12 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |
| Frank LaScala | LW | 8 | 5 | 4 | 9 | 30 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |
| Bob Wren | C | 8 | 4 | 11 | 15 | 32 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |
| Stephane Soulliere | C | 5 | 0 | 2 | 2 | 16 | -2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |
| Dale Junkin | C | 5 | 2 | 1 | 3 | 6 | 5 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |
| Vaclav Nedomansky | RW | 8 | 4 | 4 | 8 | 28 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |
| Sean Brown | RW | 8 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 20 | -1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |
| Doug Searle | D | 7 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 13 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |
| Chris Fess | D | 8 | 0 | 2 | 2 | 14 | -1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |
| Shaun Hannah | F | 8 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 4 | -4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |
| Randy Stevens | RW | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 6 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |
| Karl Johnston | D | 7 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 6 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |
| Mike Vandenberghe | D | 8 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 13 | -3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |
| Steve Cheredaryk | D | 6 | 2 | 4 | 6 | 12 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |
| Dean Moore | LW | 6 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 13 | -1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |
| Kent Fearns | D | 8 | 1 | 5 | 6 | 6 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |
| Chris Rogles | G | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |
| Brad Guzda | G | 7 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |
| Totals | 128 | 30 | 49 | 79 | 235 | 23 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
Postseason - Goaltenders:
| Player | GP | Min | W | L | T/OL | ENG | SHO | GA | GAA | Shts | SVS | SV% |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Chris Rogles | 1 | 60 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 3.00 | 59 | 56 | .949 |
| Brad Guzda | 7 | 433 | 3 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 24 | 3.33 | 264 | 240 | .909 |
| Totals | 8 | 493 | 3 | 5 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 27 | 3.29 | 323 | 296 | .916 |
