1995-96 Utica Blizzard Statistics
Colonial Hockey League (COHL)
Team Record: 29-39 (SO: 0-6) - 64 points
in the COHL's East Division
Coach: Bob O'Reilly (0-0)
Coach: Don Martin (17-14-3)
Location: Utica, New York
Attendance: 77,811, Avg. 2,103 in 37 home dates
1995-96 Utica Blizzard RosterTeam Record: 29-39 (SO: 0-6) - 64 points
in the COHL's East Division
Coach: Bob O'Reilly (0-0)
Coach: Don Martin (17-14-3)
Location: Utica, New York
Attendance: 77,811, Avg. 2,103 in 37 home dates
The Utica Blizzard of the Colonial Hockey League ended the 1995-96 season with a record of 29 wins and 39 losses, with a 0-6 showing in shootouts for 64 points in the COHL's East Division.
The Blizzard scored 285 goals and gave up 339. Mark Green netted 51 goals for Utica, while John Vecchiarelli tallied 30 or more also. Jason Smith contributed 64 assists. Ron Bertrand topped the squad with 16 wins and a team-best 4.09 goals against average, leading regularly-used goaltenders.
Bob O'Reilly and Don Martin coached the team.
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Scoring:
| Player | Pos | GP | G | A | Pts | PIM | +/- | PPG | SHG | GWG | SOG | SG% |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Jason Smith | D | 74 | 23 | 64 | 87 | 38 | -26 | 11 | 0 | 1 | 307 | 7.5 |
| Mark Green | LW | 60 | 51 | 35 | 86 | 42 | -9 | 23 | 1 | 6 | 367 | 13.9 |
| John Vecchiarelli | RW | 58 | 32 | 50 | 82 | 165 | -3 | 10 | 5 | 5 | 245 | 13.1 |
| Rob MacInnis | D | 54 | 15 | 48 | 63 | 199 | -8 | 5 | 0 | 1 | 216 | 6.9 |
| Mike Tomlinson | C | 74 | 21 | 41 | 62 | 203 | -17 | 3 | 2 | 1 | 231 | 9.1 |
| Tim Fingerhut | LW | 58 | 25 | 23 | 48 | 95 | -23 | 10 | 0 | 0 | 168 | 14.9 |
| John Hendry | LW | 48 | 12 | 27 | 39 | 53 | -5 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 118 | 10.2 |
| Mike Steckler | C | 74 | 15 | 20 | 35 | 49 | -17 | 2 | 1 | 2 | 132 | 11.4 |
| Shayne Stevenson | R | 27 | 11 | 21 | 32 | 72 | -5 | 4 | 1 | 0 | 72 | 15.3 |
| Gary Miller | D | 74 | 8 | 22 | 30 | 123 | -1 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 145 | 5.5 |
| Nick Forbes | LW | 53 | 10 | 12 | 22 | 154 | -12 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 71 | 14.1 |
| Richard Fatrola | C | 20 | 12 | 6 | 18 | 39 | -2 | 3 | 0 | 2 | 70 | 17.1 |
| Pavel Komarov | D | 51 | 4 | 12 | 16 | 140 | -4 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 49 | 8.2 |
| Tim Sullivan | G | 21 | 4 | 11 | 15 | 18 | -4 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 49 | 8.2 |
| J.D. Eaton | RW | 58 | 5 | 9 | 14 | 184 | -17 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 39 | 12.8 |
| Jeff Whittle | RW | 15 | 6 | 6 | 12 | 26 | -6 | 4 | 1 | 0 | 70 | 8.6 |
| Larry Empey | D | 72 | 4 | 8 | 12 | 106 | -17 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 38 | 10.5 |
| Chris McCafferty | C | 32 | 5 | 6 | 11 | 6 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 23 | 21.7 |
| Jamie Allan | RW | 18 | 4 | 6 | 10 | 45 | -1 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 33 | 12.1 |
| Sebastien Fortier | LW | 19 | 1 | 7 | 8 | 15 | -6 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 32 | 3.1 |
| Bench | 74 | 7 | 7 | 48 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | ||||
| Bill Wagner | D | 21 | 3 | 2 | 5 | 12 | -5 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 27 | 11.1 |
| Phil Daigle | C | 8 | 2 | 1 | 3 | 10 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 8 | 25.0 |
| Darren Banks | L | 6 | 1 | 2 | 3 | 22 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 10 | 10.0 |
| Shawn McDonough | R | 9 | 1 | 2 | 3 | 5 | -1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 5 | 20.0 |
| Jamie Hayden | D | 12 | 0 | 3 | 3 | 8 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 5 | 0.0 |
| Chris Palmer | F | 4 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 12 | 8.3 |
| Mike Bajurny | LW | 18 | 0 | 2 | 2 | 63 | -3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 0.0 |
| Richie Walcott | RW | 23 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 99 | -3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 10 | 10.0 |
| Jacques Mailhot | R | 8 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 71 | -1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 6 | 16.7 |
| Mike Peters | F | 7 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 11 | 0.0 |
| Tom Cole | G | 16 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |
| Igor Yankovitch | D | 6 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 12 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 7 | 0.0 |
| Garrett Burnett | L | 15 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 78 | -1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 4 | 0.0 |
| Jason Payne | LW | 14 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 85 | -4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |
| Rodger Huiatt | C | 13 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 2 | -4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 6 | 0.0 |
| Bob Delorimiere | G | 28 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 6 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |
| Mark Strohack | D | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |
| Barry Clukey | C | 6 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 5 | 0.0 |
| Ron Bertrand | G | 41 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 9 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |
| Rob Striar | D | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |
| Pat Fisher | R | 5 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | -1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |
| Jeff Guay | D | 12 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 5 | 0.0 |
| Ralph Marziale | C | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |
| Don Martin | D | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 4 | -1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 4 | 0.0 |
| Ryan Reid | D | 10 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 29 | -4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 0.0 |
| Greg Bailey | D | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 8 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |
| Paul Cohen | G | 7 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |
| Totals | 1331 | 285 | 454 | 739 | 2353 | -203 | 88 | 12 | 22 | 2606 | 10.9 |
Goaltenders:
| Player | GP | Min | W | L | T/OL | ENG | SHO | GA | GAA | Shts | SVS | SV% |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Bob Delorimiere | 28 | 1224 | 9 | 10 | 2 | 4 | 1 | 82 | 4.02 | 710 | 628 | .885 |
| Tom Cole | 16 | 783 | 3 | 10 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 72 | 5.52 | 497 | 425 | .855 |
| Ron Bertrand | 41 | 2169 | 16 | 17 | 3 | 6 | 1 | 148 | 4.09 | 1178 | 1030 | .874 |
| Paul Cohen | 7 | 249 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 18 | 4.34 | 137 | 119 | .869 |
| Totals | 92 | 4425 | 29 | 39 | 6 | 13 | 2 | 320 | 4.34 | 2522 | 2202 | .873 |
