1996-97 Fort Worth Fire Statistics
Team Record: 45-16 (SO: 0-5) - 95 points
in the CHL's Western Division
Won League Championship
Coach: Bill McDonald (45-16, 5 OTL)
Location: Fort Worth, Texas
The Fort Worth Fire of the Central Hockey League ended the 1996-97 season with a record of 45 wins and 16 losses, with a 0-5 showing in shootouts for 95 points in the CHL's Western Division.
The Fire potted 279 goals and allowed 210. Terry Menard scored 50 goals for Fort Worth, while Stephane Larocque and Mark O'Donnell netted 30 or more also. Terry Menard contributed 65 assists. Steve Plouffe earned 38 wins for the squad and a team-best 2.88 goals against average, leading regular goalies.
Bill McDonald coached the team. The 1996-97 Fort Worth Fire won the League Championship.
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Scoring:
| Player | Pos | GP | G | A | Pts | PIM | +/- | PPG | SHG | GWG | SOG | SG% |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Terry Menard | C | 63 | 50 | 65 | 115 | 138 | 48 | 11 | 7 | 7 | 247 | 20.2 |
| Stephane Larocque | RW | 59 | 41 | 39 | 80 | 354 | 44 | 13 | 0 | 5 | 208 | 19.7 |
| Mark O'Donnell | LW | 63 | 35 | 33 | 68 | 24 | 35 | 11 | 3 | 4 | 155 | 22.6 |
| Mike McCourt | D | 50 | 15 | 52 | 67 | 73 | 22 | 7 | 0 | 7 | 164 | 9.1 |
| Mark Strohack | D | 66 | 13 | 38 | 51 | 79 | 44 | 9 | 0 | 1 | 115 | 11.3 |
| Mike Sanderson | C | 56 | 16 | 32 | 48 | 16 | 6 | 3 | 2 | 2 | 192 | 8.3 |
| Ryan Black | LW | 52 | 27 | 20 | 47 | 44 | -6 | 8 | 1 | 4 | 162 | 16.7 |
| Glenn Painter | G | 64 | 6 | 35 | 41 | 71 | 17 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 116 | 5.2 |
| Brian Caruso | LW | 59 | 8 | 29 | 37 | 117 | 15 | 3 | 0 | 3 | 73 | 11.0 |
| Todd Howarth | C | 27 | 15 | 19 | 34 | 100 | 2 | 3 | 1 | 2 | 55 | 27.3 |
| Adam Robbins | C | 58 | 8 | 16 | 24 | 139 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 56 | 14.3 |
| Steve Carter | D | 64 | 5 | 18 | 23 | 95 | 11 | 3 | 0 | 1 | 72 | 6.9 |
| Dwight Mullins | RW | 48 | 12 | 7 | 19 | 301 | -2 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 82 | 14.6 |
| Murray Hogg | D | 66 | 4 | 13 | 17 | 197 | 20 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 64 | 6.3 |
| Malcolm Cameron | RW | 26 | 5 | 11 | 16 | 10 | -3 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 49 | 10.2 |
| Carlos Assayag | RW | 13 | 7 | 5 | 12 | 10 | 9 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 28 | 25.0 |
| Bob Cunningham | LW | 10 | 4 | 7 | 11 | 15 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 19 | 21.1 |
| Vern Ray | D | 66 | 5 | 5 | 10 | 182 | -19 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 55 | 9.1 |
| Bill McGuigan | R | 8 | 3 | 3 | 6 | 25 | -3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 12 | 25.0 |
| Steve Plouffe | G | 52 | 0 | 5 | 5 | 25 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |
| Bob Delorimiere | G | 17 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |
| Bench | 66 | 0 | 0 | 42 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | ||||
| Dale Matthew | D | 9 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 4 | -2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0.0 |
| Fran Bussey | LW | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0.0 |
| Totals | 1064 | 279 | 453 | 732 | 2065 | 240 | 80 | 14 | 45 | 1928 | 14.5 |
Goaltenders:
| Player | GP | Min | W | L | T/OL | ENG | SHO | GA | GAA | Shts | SVS | SV% |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Bob Delorimiere | 17 | 969 | 7 | 7 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 62 | 3.84 | 489 | 427 | .873 |
| Steve Plouffe | 52 | 2983 | 38 | 9 | 5 | 0 | 2 | 143 | 2.88 | 1572 | 1429 | .909 |
| Totals | 69 | 3952 | 45 | 16 | 5 | 0 | 2 | 205 | 3.11 | 2061 | 1856 | .901 |
Postseason - Scoring:
| Player | Pos | GP | G | A | Pts | PIM | +/- | PPG | SHG | GWG | SOG | SG% |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Terry Menard | C | 17 | 8 | 15 | 23 | 46 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |
| Stephane Larocque | RW | 17 | 14 | 10 | 24 | 66 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |
| Mark O'Donnell | LW | 17 | 4 | 7 | 11 | 8 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |
| Mark Strohack | D | 17 | 2 | 13 | 15 | 14 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |
| Mike Sanderson | C | 15 | 6 | 3 | 9 | 8 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |
| Ryan Black | LW | 17 | 5 | 6 | 11 | 10 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |
| Glenn Painter | G | 17 | 1 | 5 | 6 | 18 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |
| Brian Caruso | LW | 17 | 6 | 7 | 13 | 6 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |
| Todd Howarth | C | 17 | 5 | 9 | 14 | 49 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |
| Adam Robbins | C | 17 | 5 | 5 | 10 | 25 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |
| Steve Carter | D | 17 | 0 | 5 | 5 | 18 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |
| Dwight Mullins | RW | 17 | 1 | 4 | 5 | 82 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |
| Murray Hogg | D | 12 | 1 | 2 | 3 | 40 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |
| Vern Ray | D | 17 | 0 | 3 | 3 | 55 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |
| Steve Plouffe | G | 17 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 12 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |
| Bob Delorimiere | G | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |
| Bench | 17 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 14 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | ||
| Dale Matthew | D | 5 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |
| James Boyd | C | 2 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 9 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |
| Totals | 273 | 58 | 95 | 153 | 482 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
