1996-97 Brandon Wheat Kings Statistics
Western Hockey League (WHL)
Team Record: 47-24-1 - 95 points
in the WHL's East Division
Coach: Bob Lowes (47-24-1)
Location: Brandon, Manitoba, Canada
1996-97 Brandon Wheat Kings RosterTeam Record: 47-24-1 - 95 points
in the WHL's East Division
Coach: Bob Lowes (47-24-1)
Location: Brandon, Manitoba, Canada
The Brandon Wheat Kings of the Western Hockey League ended the 1996-97 season with a record of 47 wins and 24 losses and 1 ties for 95 points in the WHL's East Division.
The Wheat Kings potted 339 goals and conceded 208. Peter Schaefer scored 49 goals for Brandon, while Kelly Smart and Stefan Cherneski tallied 30 or more, too. Peter Schaefer accounted for 74 assists. Brian Elder earned 32 wins in front of the net for the squad, plus David Haun added 15 or more wins, too. Brian Elder recorded a 2.7 goals against average, pacing goalies with significant playing time.
Bob Lowes coached the team.
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Scoring:
| Player | Pos | GP | G | A | Pts | PIM | +/- | PPG | SHG |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Peter Schaefer | L | 61 | 49 | 74 | 123 | 85 | +57 | 15 | 6 |
| Kelly Smart | C | 69 | 39 | 60 | 99 | 13 | +54 | 9 | 0 |
| Cory Cyrenne | C | 55 | 26 | 56 | 82 | 23 | +33 | 9 | 3 |
| Stefan Cherneski | RW | 56 | 39 | 29 | 68 | 83 | +52 | 16 | 0 |
| Justin Kurtz | D | 59 | 24 | 44 | 68 | 85 | +48 | 9 | 1 |
| Dorian Anneck | RW | 48 | 20 | 38 | 58 | 48 | +26 | 6 | 0 |
| Gerhard Unterluggauer | D | 59 | 9 | 48 | 57 | 50 | +42 | 2 | 0 |
| Brad Twordik | LW | 71 | 23 | 33 | 56 | 77 | +12 | 6 | 1 |
| Darren Van Oene | LW | 56 | 21 | 27 | 48 | 139 | +27 | 3 | 1 |
| Ryan Robson | RW | 44 | 21 | 11 | 32 | 19 | +7 | 5 | 0 |
| Burke Henry | D | 55 | 6 | 25 | 31 | 81 | +33 | 2 | 1 |
| Daniel Tetrault | D | 64 | 5 | 24 | 29 | 136 | +28 | 0 | 1 |
| Mark Dutiaume | LW | 48 | 12 | 11 | 23 | 73 | +13 | 4 | 0 |
| Johnathan Aitken | D | 65 | 4 | 18 | 22 | 211 | +16 | 1 | 0 |
| Andrei Lupandin | G | 45 | 7 | 12 | 19 | 73 | +27 | 2 | 1 |
| Daryl Stockham | LW | 50 | 6 | 12 | 18 | 7 | -7 | 1 | 0 |
| Aaron Goldade | LW | 59 | 4 | 10 | 14 | 51 | -3 | 0 | 0 |
| Les Borsheim | D | 55 | 8 | 4 | 12 | 80 | +6 | 0 | 0 |
| Bobby Leavins | LW | 59 | 5 | 6 | 11 | 42 | -17 | 0 | 0 |
| Jason Boyd | LW | 38 | 5 | 5 | 10 | 38 | +3 | 0 | 0 |
| Brian Elder | G | 52 | 0 | 5 | 5 | 18 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Jeff Katcher | D | 48 | 2 | 2 | 4 | 31 | -3 | 0 | 0 |
| Jeff Temple | LW | 3 | 2 | 2 | 4 | 7 | +4 | 1 | 0 |
| Josh Woitas | F | 61 | 2 | 2 | 4 | 97 | -10 | 0 | 0 |
| Derek Holland | D | 3 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 19 | -1 | 0 | 0 |
| Wade Skolney | D | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | -1 | 0 | 0 |
| David Haun | G | 27 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Brett Girard | C | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Troy Stewart | D | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Alex Argyriou | RW | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Chad Hackywicz | RW | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Totals | 1319 | 339 | 559 | 898 | 1588 | 446 | 91 | 15 |
Goaltenders:
| Player | GP | Min | W | L | T/OL | ENG | SHO | GA | GAA | Shts | SVS | SV% |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Brian Elder | 52 | 2930 | 32 | 12 | 3 | 3 | 2 | 132 | 2.70 | 1409 | 1277 | .906 |
| David Haun | 27 | 1442 | 15 | 8 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 72 | 3.00 | 708 | 636 | .898 |
| Totals | 79 | 4372 | 47 | 20 | 4 | 4 | 3 | 204 | 2.80 | 2117 | 1913 | .904 |
Postseason - Scoring:
| Player | Pos | GP | G | A | Pts | PIM | +/- | PPG | SHG |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Peter Schaefer | L | 6 | 1 | 4 | 5 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Kelly Smart | C | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Cory Cyrenne | C | 6 | 3 | 3 | 6 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Justin Kurtz | D | 6 | 3 | 2 | 5 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Dorian Anneck | RW | 6 | 1 | 4 | 5 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Gerhard Unterluggauer | D | 6 | 2 | 3 | 5 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Brad Twordik | LW | 6 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 17 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Darren Van Oene | LW | 6 | 2 | 3 | 5 | 19 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Ryan Robson | RW | 6 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 6 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Burke Henry | D | 6 | 1 | 3 | 4 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Daniel Tetrault | D | 6 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 14 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Mark Dutiaume | LW | 6 | 2 | 2 | 4 | 13 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Johnathan Aitken | D | 6 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Andrei Lupandin | G | 6 | 0 | 3 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Daryl Stockham | LW | 5 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Aaron Goldade | LW | 6 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Les Borsheim | D | 6 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 13 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Bobby Leavins | LW | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Jason Boyd | LW | 6 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Brian Elder | G | 6 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Totals | 114 | 17 | 29 | 46 | 106 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
Postseason - Goaltenders:
| Player | GP | Min | W | L | T/OL | ENG | SHO | GA | GAA | Shts | SVS | SV% |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Brian Elder | 6 | 375 | 2 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 20 | 3.20 | 192 | 172 | .896 |
| Totals | 6 | 375 | 2 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 20 | 3.20 | 192 | 172 | .896 |
