1996-97 Seattle Thunderbirds Statistics
Western Hockey League (WHL)
Team Record: 41-27-4 - 86 points
in the WHL's West Division
Coach: Don Nachbaur (41-27-4)
Location: Seattle, Washington
1996-97 Seattle Thunderbirds RosterTeam Record: 41-27-4 - 86 points
in the WHL's West Division
Coach: Don Nachbaur (41-27-4)
Location: Seattle, Washington
The Seattle Thunderbirds of the Western Hockey League ended the 1996-97 season with a record of 41 wins and 27 losses and 4 ties for 86 points in the WHL's West Division.
The Thunderbirds scored 311 goals and gave up 249. Patrick Marleau netted 51 goals for Seattle, while Torrey DiRoberto and Kris Cantu tallied 30 or more, too. Patrick Marleau accounted for 74 assists. Jeff Blair topped the squad with 22 wins, and Cody Rudkowsky added 15 or more wins also. Jeff Blair recorded a 3.19 goals against average, best among goalies with significant playing time.
Don Nachbaur coached the team.
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Scoring:
| Player | Pos | GP | G | A | Pts | PIM | +/- | PPG | SHG |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Patrick Marleau | C | 71 | 51 | 74 | 125 | 37 | +14 | 7 | 9 |
| Torrey DiRoberto | C | 72 | 37 | 44 | 81 | 91 | +16 | 12 | 1 |
| Kris Cantu | LW | 72 | 42 | 35 | 77 | 90 | +18 | 17 | 4 |
| Brad Swanson | D | 72 | 11 | 45 | 56 | 92 | +10 | 5 | 0 |
| Martin Cerven | C | 72 | 27 | 25 | 52 | 64 | +4 | 13 | 1 |
| Tyler Willis | RW | 72 | 12 | 40 | 52 | 302 | -3 | 5 | 0 |
| Jeremy Reich | L | 62 | 19 | 31 | 50 | 134 | +10 | 5 | 1 |
| Randy Perry | D | 60 | 9 | 37 | 46 | 39 | +29 | 3 | 0 |
| Jouni Kuokkanen | F | 69 | 14 | 29 | 43 | 27 | +17 | 4 | 0 |
| Paul Ferone | LW | 59 | 20 | 21 | 41 | 155 | -9 | 11 | 0 |
| Bret DeCecco | RW | 54 | 17 | 19 | 36 | 40 | +23 | 1 | 0 |
| Jame Pollock | R | 66 | 15 | 19 | 34 | 94 | +8 | 8 | 0 |
| Rick Berry | D | 72 | 12 | 21 | 33 | 125 | +16 | 2 | 1 |
| Chris Thompson | LW | 65 | 3 | 14 | 17 | 191 | +6 | 0 | 0 |
| Greg Kuznik | D | 70 | 4 | 9 | 13 | 181 | +23 | 2 | 1 |
| Tony Mohagen | LW | 55 | 5 | 6 | 11 | 191 | +6 | 1 | 0 |
| Brian Ballman | LW | 44 | 4 | 6 | 10 | 6 | +11 | 0 | 0 |
| David Taylor | LW | 26 | 5 | 3 | 8 | 53 | +6 | 1 | 1 |
| Shawn Skolney | D | 37 | 0 | 6 | 6 | 24 | +1 | 0 | 0 |
| Shane Belter | D | 13 | 1 | 4 | 5 | 29 | +1 | 0 | 0 |
| Cody Rudkowsky | G | 40 | 0 | 5 | 5 | 13 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Rod Leroux | D | 46 | 0 | 4 | 4 | 90 | +9 | 0 | 0 |
| Nathan Forster | D | 22 | 1 | 2 | 3 | 39 | -1 | 0 | 0 |
| Reynold Monais | 7 | 0 | 3 | 3 | 9 | -1 | 0 | 0 | |
| Chris Locker | C | 2 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | +1 | 0 | 0 |
| Nick Szadkowski | D | 15 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 34 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Scott Kelman | C | 5 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | -1 | 0 | 0 |
| Lee Svangstu | LW | 11 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 44 | -1 | 0 | 0 |
| Richard Peacock | RW | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 14 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Jeff Blair | G | 41 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 6 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Totals | 1375 | 311 | 503 | 814 | 2214 | 213 | 97 | 19 |
Goaltenders:
| Player | GP | Min | W | L | T/OL | ENG | SHO | GA | GAA | Shts | SVS | SV% |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Jeff Blair | 41 | 2216 | 22 | 10 | 1 | 3 | 2 | 118 | 3.19 | 1236 | 1118 | .905 |
| Cody Rudkowsky | 40 | 2163 | 19 | 14 | 2 | 4 | 0 | 124 | 3.44 | 1251 | 1127 | .901 |
| Totals | 81 | 4379 | 41 | 24 | 3 | 7 | 2 | 242 | 3.32 | 2487 | 2245 | .903 |
Postseason - Scoring:
| Player | Pos | GP | G | A | Pts | PIM | +/- | PPG | SHG |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Patrick Marleau | C | 15 | 7 | 16 | 23 | 12 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Torrey DiRoberto | C | 15 | 9 | 5 | 14 | 8 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Kris Cantu | LW | 13 | 7 | 3 | 10 | 8 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Brad Swanson | D | 15 | 1 | 6 | 7 | 16 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Martin Cerven | C | 15 | 2 | 6 | 8 | 14 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Tyler Willis | RW | 15 | 1 | 7 | 8 | 68 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Jeremy Reich | L | 15 | 2 | 5 | 7 | 36 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Randy Perry | D | 15 | 5 | 9 | 14 | 8 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Jouni Kuokkanen | F | 15 | 0 | 3 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Paul Ferone | LW | 15 | 1 | 4 | 5 | 41 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Bret DeCecco | RW | 15 | 7 | 1 | 8 | 9 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Jame Pollock | R | 15 | 3 | 5 | 8 | 16 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Rick Berry | D | 15 | 3 | 7 | 10 | 23 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Chris Thompson | LW | 15 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 67 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Greg Kuznik | D | 14 | 0 | 2 | 2 | 26 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Tony Mohagen | LW | 15 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 50 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Brian Ballman | LW | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| David Taylor | LW | 15 | 3 | 0 | 3 | 26 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Cody Rudkowsky | G | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Rod Leroux | D | 13 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Nathan Forster | D | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Jeff Blair | G | 15 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Totals | 286 | 52 | 81 | 133 | 432 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
Postseason - Goaltenders:
| Player | GP | Min | W | L | T/OL | ENG | SHO | GA | GAA | Shts | SVS | SV% |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Jeff Blair | 15 | 891 | 7 | 7 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 42 | 2.83 | 503 | 461 | .917 |
| Cody Rudkowsky | 1 | 31 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 12 | 12 | 1.000 | |
| Totals | 16 | 922 | 8 | 7 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 42 | 2.73 | 515 | 473 | .918 |
