1996-97 Bakersfield Fog Statistics
West Coast Hockey League (WCHL)
Team Record: 33-26 (SO: 0-5) - 71 points
in the WCHL
Lost in 1st Round
Coach: Keith Gretzky (33-26, 5 OTL)
Location: Bakersfield, California
Attendance: 68,000, Avg. 2,000 in 34 home dates
1996-97 Bakersfield Fog RosterTeam Record: 33-26 (SO: 0-5) - 71 points
in the WCHL
Lost in 1st Round
Coach: Keith Gretzky (33-26, 5 OTL)
Location: Bakersfield, California
Attendance: 68,000, Avg. 2,000 in 34 home dates
The Bakersfield Fog of the West Coast Hockey League ended the 1996-97 season with a record of 33 wins and 26 losses, with a 0-5 showing in shootouts for 71 points in the WCHL.
The Fog scored 345 goals and yielded 325. Steve Dowhy netted 51 goals for Bakersfield, while Jeff Petruic, Jeff Jubenville and David Lessard each tallied 30 or more also. Steve Dowhy contributed 73 assists. Lee Schill earned 27 wins in front of the net for the squad and a team-best 4.81 goals against average, leading goalies with significant playing time.
Keith Gretzky coached the team. The 1996-97 Bakersfield Fog lost in the in 1st Round of the playoffs.
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Scoring:
| Player | Pos | GP | G | A | Pts | PIM | +/- | PPG | SHG | GWG | SOG | SG% |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Steve Dowhy | C | 63 | 51 | 73 | 124 | 84 | 2 | 17 | 4 | 6 | 241 | 21.2 |
| Lindsay Vallis | R | 58 | 26 | 65 | 91 | 82 | 7 | 3 | 1 | 3 | 172 | 15.1 |
| David Lessard | F | 63 | 34 | 45 | 79 | 95 | 13 | 3 | 0 | 1 | 168 | 20.2 |
| Jeff Petruic | LW | 62 | 36 | 37 | 73 | 50 | -12 | 13 | 1 | 1 | 194 | 18.6 |
| Brian McCarthy | C | 62 | 25 | 46 | 71 | 34 | -6 | 3 | 4 | 3 | 189 | 13.2 |
| Jeff Jubenville | RW | 50 | 30 | 34 | 64 | 47 | 23 | 3 | 1 | 2 | 143 | 21.0 |
| Jeff Antonovich | C | 44 | 22 | 31 | 53 | 35 | 9 | 2 | 4 | 3 | 129 | 17.1 |
| Wade Welte | LW | 61 | 28 | 21 | 49 | 280 | 16 | 3 | 3 | 3 | 137 | 20.4 |
| Glen Mears | D/RW | 57 | 8 | 41 | 49 | 190 | 41 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 145 | 5.5 |
| Rob Milliken | D | 64 | 9 | 21 | 30 | 221 | 6 | 3 | 0 | 1 | 122 | 7.4 |
| Kevin Barrett | D | 61 | 5 | 25 | 30 | 271 | 12 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 113 | 4.4 |
| John Devereaux | C | 20 | 10 | 19 | 29 | 10 | 17 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 56 | 17.9 |
| Chris Sittlow | C | 37 | 11 | 16 | 27 | 25 | 10 | 0 | 1 | 2 | 68 | 16.2 |
| Jeff Gorman | F | 14 | 12 | 9 | 21 | 4 | 2 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 50 | 24.0 |
| Mark Cipriano | D | 33 | 7 | 14 | 21 | 151 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 77 | 9.1 |
| Jason MacIntyre | D | 41 | 3 | 18 | 21 | 270 | 12 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 112 | 2.7 |
| Michel Couvrette | C | 11 | 8 | 8 | 16 | 10 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 35 | 22.9 |
| Ross Harris | LW | 22 | 8 | 7 | 15 | 42 | 7 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 83 | 9.6 |
| Jim Lessard | D | 19 | 2 | 10 | 12 | 64 | 10 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 29 | 6.9 |
| Brett Dunleavy | C | 19 | 3 | 4 | 7 | 6 | 6 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 23 | 13.0 |
| Lee Schill | G | 55 | 0 | 6 | 6 | 11 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |
| Bench | 64 | 5 | 5 | 14 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | ||||
| Chris Petersen | F | 10 | 2 | 3 | 5 | 15 | 5 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 7 | 28.6 |
| Iannique Renaud | RW | 3 | 0 | 3 | 3 | 8 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 4 | 0.0 |
| Dave Gregory | D | 6 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 0.0 |
| Steve Parsons | LW | 5 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 38 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0.0 |
| Angelo Karitsiotis | G | 7 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |
| Craig Crowe | G | 5 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |
| Justin Lund | LW | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | -2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0.0 |
| Maurice Hall | F | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | -1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 0.0 |
| Scott Reid | G | 7 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |
| Totals | 1028 | 345 | 558 | 903 | 2061 | 183 | 61 | 21 | 28 | 2307 | 15.0 |
Goaltenders:
| Player | GP | Min | W | L | T/OL | ENG | SHO | GA | GAA | Shts | SVS | SV% |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Scott Reid | 7 | 358 | 3 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 30 | 5.03 | 231 | 201 | .870 | |
| Lee Schill | 55 | 3034 | 27 | 22 | 3 | 8 | 2 | 243 | 4.81 | 1918 | 1675 | .873 |
| Angelo Karitsiotis | 7 | 327 | 2 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 27 | 4.95 | 200 | 173 | .865 |
| Craig Crowe | 5 | 112 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 12 | 6.43 | 82 | 70 | .854 |
| Totals | 74 | 3831 | 33 | 26 | 5 | 8 | 2 | 312 | 4.89 | 2431 | 2119 | .872 |
Postseason - Scoring:
| Player | Pos | GP | G | A | Pts | PIM | +/- | PPG | SHG | GWG | SOG | SG% |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Steve Dowhy | C | 4 | 2 | 3 | 5 | 12 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |
| Lindsay Vallis | R | 4 | 0 | 3 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |
| David Lessard | F | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |
| Jeff Petruic | LW | 4 | 2 | 1 | 3 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |
| Brian McCarthy | C | 4 | 0 | 3 | 3 | 17 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |
| Jeff Jubenville | RW | 4 | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |
| Wade Welte | LW | 4 | 0 | 2 | 2 | 58 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |
| Glen Mears | D/RW | 4 | 2 | 5 | 7 | 18 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |
| Rob Milliken | D | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 12 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |
| Kevin Barrett | D | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 32 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |
| John Devereaux | C | 4 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 29 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |
| Jeff Gorman | F | 4 | 3 | 2 | 5 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |
| Mark Cipriano | D | 4 | 3 | 0 | 3 | 19 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |
| Jason MacIntyre | D | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 32 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |
| Lee Schill | G | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 17 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |
| Bench | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | ||
| Iannique Renaud | RW | 3 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 50 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |
| Dave Gregory | D | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |
| Scott Reid | G | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |
| Totals | 65 | 13 | 23 | 36 | 310 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
