1996-97 Prince George Cougars Statistics
Western Hockey League (WHL)
Team Record: 28-39-5 - 61 points
in the WHL's West Division
Coach: Stan Butler (28-39-5)
Location: Prince George, British Columbia, Canada
1996-97 Prince George Cougars RosterTeam Record: 28-39-5 - 61 points
in the WHL's West Division
Coach: Stan Butler (28-39-5)
Location: Prince George, British Columbia, Canada
The Prince George Cougars of the Western Hockey League ended the 1996-97 season with a record of 28 wins and 39 losses and 5 ties for 61 points in the WHL's West Division.
The Cougars netted 238 goals and conceded 287. Quinn Hancock scored 33 goals for Prince George, while Ronald Petrovicky tallied 30 or more also. Ronald Petrovicky recorded 37 assists. Chris Mason topped the squad with 19 wins and a team-best 3.62 goals against average, best among qualifying goaltenders.
Stan Butler coached the team.
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Scoring:
| Player | Pos | GP | G | A | Pts | PIM | +/- | PPG | SHG |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Ronald Petrovicky | R | 72 | 32 | 37 | 69 | 119 | -20 | 9 | 0 |
| Quinn Hancock | C/LW | 70 | 33 | 35 | 68 | 49 | -2 | 12 | 3 |
| Joel Kwiatkowski | D | 72 | 16 | 36 | 52 | 94 | -7 | 8 | 1 |
| Brad Mehalko | RW | 58 | 16 | 29 | 45 | 104 | -14 | 5 | 0 |
| Jarrett Smith | C | 67 | 20 | 22 | 42 | 58 | -20 | 5 | 0 |
| Andrew Luciuk | LW | 57 | 21 | 19 | 40 | 25 | -3 | 5 | 1 |
| Peter Roed | C | 51 | 21 | 16 | 37 | 8 | -15 | 7 | 0 |
| Blair Betts | C | 58 | 12 | 18 | 30 | 19 | +4 | 0 | 2 |
| Dennis Mullen | D | 56 | 9 | 20 | 29 | 153 | +1 | 0 | 1 |
| Eric Brewer | D | 71 | 5 | 24 | 29 | 81 | -23 | 3 | 0 |
| Chris Low | LW | 62 | 9 | 19 | 28 | 38 | -16 | 5 | 0 |
| Zdeno Chara | D | 49 | 3 | 19 | 22 | 120 | -5 | 0 | 1 |
| Geoff Lynch | LW | 18 | 6 | 12 | 18 | 18 | 0 | 1 | 2 |
| Michael Kiesman | C/D | 69 | 5 | 13 | 18 | 118 | -8 | 0 | 1 |
| Ian Walterson | D | 60 | 3 | 14 | 17 | 62 | -6 | 0 | 1 |
| Travis Tipler | LW | 38 | 8 | 4 | 12 | 34 | -7 | 3 | 0 |
| Rob Voltera | LW | 52 | 6 | 6 | 12 | 110 | -15 | 1 | 1 |
| Kevin McKay | D | 52 | 3 | 9 | 12 | 66 | -21 | 1 | 0 |
| Tyler Brough | F | 58 | 3 | 4 | 7 | 39 | -7 | 2 | 0 |
| Jeff Church | D | 65 | 1 | 6 | 7 | 75 | -10 | 0 | 0 |
| Mike Bayrack | F | 37 | 5 | 1 | 6 | 45 | -9 | 0 | 0 |
| Tyler Bouck | R | 12 | 0 | 2 | 2 | 11 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Chris Mason | G | 50 | 0 | 2 | 2 | 21 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Cary Ernewein | F | 5 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Scott Myers | G | 25 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Marty Virostek | C | 9 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 22 | -6 | 0 | 0 |
| Tyler Love | G | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Lee Siemens | D | 13 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 7 | -7 | 0 | 0 |
| Josh Bostock | RW | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Kyle Freadrich | L | 12 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 12 | -1 | 0 | 0 |
| Travis Eagles | RW | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Kyle Kautz | D | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Harkie Singh | D | 7 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 15 | -1 | 0 | 0 |
| Totals | 1338 | 238 | 369 | 607 | 1527 | -218 | 67 | 14 |
Goaltenders:
| Player | GP | Min | W | L | T/OL | ENG | SHO | GA | GAA | Shts | SVS | SV% |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Scott Myers | 25 | 1285 | 6 | 12 | 2 | 3 | 0 | 94 | 4.39 | 777 | 683 | .879 |
| Tyler Love | 4 | 241 | 3 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 12 | 2.99 | 120 | 108 | .900 |
| Chris Mason | 50 | 2852 | 19 | 23 | 1 | 5 | 2 | 172 | 3.62 | 1725 | 1553 | .900 |
| Totals | 79 | 4378 | 28 | 36 | 3 | 9 | 2 | 278 | 3.81 | 2622 | 2344 | .894 |
Postseason - Scoring:
| Player | Pos | GP | G | A | Pts | PIM | +/- | PPG | SHG |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Ronald Petrovicky | R | 15 | 4 | 9 | 13 | 31 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Quinn Hancock | C/LW | 15 | 3 | 3 | 6 | 8 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Joel Kwiatkowski | D | 15 | 4 | 2 | 6 | 24 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Brad Mehalko | RW | 15 | 1 | 8 | 9 | 29 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Jarrett Smith | C | 15 | 2 | 2 | 4 | 5 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Andrew Luciuk | LW | 15 | 5 | 6 | 11 | 10 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Peter Roed | C | 14 | 5 | 2 | 7 | 9 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Blair Betts | C | 15 | 2 | 2 | 4 | 6 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Dennis Mullen | D | 15 | 2 | 2 | 4 | 24 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Eric Brewer | D | 15 | 2 | 4 | 6 | 16 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Chris Low | LW | 15 | 5 | 0 | 5 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Zdeno Chara | D | 15 | 1 | 7 | 8 | 45 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Michael Kiesman | C/D | 15 | 2 | 0 | 2 | 7 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Ian Walterson | D | 6 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Travis Tipler | LW | 15 | 3 | 3 | 6 | 11 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Rob Voltera | LW | 15 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 30 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Kevin McKay | D | 13 | 0 | 2 | 2 | 20 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Jeff Church | D | 12 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 10 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Mike Bayrack | F | 14 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 18 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Chris Mason | G | 15 | 0 | 3 | 3 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Totals | 284 | 42 | 58 | 100 | 313 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
Postseason - Goaltenders:
| Player | GP | Min | W | L | T/OL | ENG | SHO | GA | GAA | Shts | SVS | SV% |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Chris Mason | 15 | 938 | 9 | 6 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 44 | 2.81 | 601 | 557 | .927 |
| Totals | 15 | 938 | 9 | 6 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 44 | 2.81 | 601 | 557 | .927 |
