2002-03 Seattle Thunderbirds Statistics
Western Hockey League (WHL)
Team Record: 44-22-3-3 - 94 points
in the WHL's U.S. Division
Lost in 3rd Round
Coach: Dean Chynoweth (44-22-3, 3 OTL)
Location: Seattle, Washington
2002-03 Seattle Thunderbirds RosterTeam Record: 44-22-3-3 - 94 points
in the WHL's U.S. Division
Lost in 3rd Round
Coach: Dean Chynoweth (44-22-3, 3 OTL)
Location: Seattle, Washington
The Seattle Thunderbirds of the Western Hockey League ended the 2002-03 season with a record of 44 wins and 22 losses (and 3 overtime losses) and 3 ties for 94 points in the WHL's U.S. Division.
The Thunderbirds scored 280 goals and surrendered 224. Brooks Laich netted 41 goals for Seattle, while Dustin Johner and Greg Black tallied 30 or more as well. Brooks Laich contributed 53 assists. Brandon Heatherington topped the squad with 14 wins.
Dean Chynoweth coached the team. The 2002-03 Seattle Thunderbirds lost in the in 3rd Round of the playoffs.
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Scoring:
| Player | Pos | GP | G | A | Pts | PIM | +/- | PPG | SHG |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Brooks Laich | C | 60 | 41 | 53 | 94 | 65 | +34 | 19 | 1 |
| Dustin Johner | C | 71 | 36 | 41 | 77 | 97 | +30 | 11 | 1 |
| Tomas Mojzis | D | 62 | 21 | 49 | 70 | 126 | +45 | 7 | 1 |
| Greg Black | C | 71 | 36 | 27 | 63 | 203 | +9 | 9 | 1 |
| Tyler Metcalfe | LW | 72 | 21 | 39 | 60 | 85 | +42 | 5 | 1 |
| Darren McLachlan | LW | 66 | 17 | 43 | 60 | 195 | +14 | 2 | 2 |
| David Svagrovsky | RW | 68 | 17 | 25 | 42 | 47 | +17 | 4 | 0 |
| Aaron Bader | LW | 71 | 16 | 19 | 35 | 64 | +19 | 1 | 0 |
| Matthew Spiller | D | 68 | 11 | 24 | 35 | 198 | +50 | 6 | 0 |
| Nate Thompson | C | 61 | 10 | 24 | 34 | 48 | +7 | 2 | 0 |
| Steven Goertzen | R | 71 | 12 | 19 | 31 | 95 | +21 | 1 | 0 |
| Zack Fitzgerald | D | 64 | 8 | 14 | 22 | 232 | +11 | 1 | 0 |
| Matthew Hansen | D | 51 | 3 | 18 | 21 | 2 | +21 | 0 | 0 |
| Aaron Gagnon | C | 60 | 5 | 13 | 18 | 14 | +1 | 0 | 0 |
| Ryan Gibbons | RW | 67 | 9 | 6 | 15 | 91 | +7 | 0 | 0 |
| Eric Benke | D | 67 | 3 | 10 | 13 | 122 | -6 | 0 | 0 |
| Marc Desloges | C | 51 | 4 | 6 | 10 | 12 | +1 | 0 | 0 |
| Mark Lindsay | D | 59 | 3 | 7 | 10 | 24 | +1 | 1 | 0 |
| Clayton Barthel | D | 62 | 1 | 8 | 9 | 48 | +17 | 0 | 0 |
| Trevor Johnson | D | 10 | 2 | 4 | 6 | 29 | -2 | 1 | 0 |
| Jake Riddle | LW | 14 | 2 | 2 | 4 | 19 | -2 | 0 | 0 |
| Jason Roberts | C | 27 | 2 | 2 | 4 | 2 | +2 | 0 | 0 |
| Blake Ward | G | 24 | 0 | 2 | 2 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Brandon Heatherington | G | 26 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 13 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Cole Simpson | D | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Brent Krahn | G | 5 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Bubba Westwood | F | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Tyler Gunn | D | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Ryan Papaioannou | G | 19 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 11 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Scott Jackson | D | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | -1 | 0 | 0 |
| Ryan Cyr | G | 8 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Totals | 1365 | 280 | 456 | 736 | 1854 | 338 | 70 | 7 |
Goaltenders:
| Player | GP | Min | W | L | T/OL | ENG | SHO | GA | GAA | Shts | SVS | SV% |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Brent Krahn | 5 | 302 | 5 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 9 | 1.79 | 125 | 116 | .928 |
| Ryan Cyr | 8 | 417 | 2 | 3 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 31 | 4.46 | 224 | 193 | .862 |
| Brandon Heatherington | 26 | 1283 | 14 | 4 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 64 | 2.99 | 628 | 564 | .898 |
| Ryan Papaioannou | 19 | 1052 | 13 | 5 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 48 | 2.74 | 481 | 433 | .900 |
| Blake Ward | 24 | 1267 | 10 | 10 | 2 | 0 | 2 | 67 | 3.17 | 687 | 620 | .902 |
| Totals | 82 | 4321 | 44 | 22 | 6 | 0 | 6 | 219 | 3.04 | 2145 | 1926 | .898 |
Postseason - Scoring:
| Player | Pos | GP | G | A | Pts | PIM | +/- | PPG | SHG |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Brooks Laich | C | 15 | 5 | 14 | 19 | 24 | 10 | 0 | 0 |
| Dustin Johner | C | 15 | 7 | 6 | 13 | 14 | 8 | 0 | 0 |
| Tomas Mojzis | D | 15 | 1 | 6 | 7 | 36 | 15 | 0 | 0 |
| Greg Black | C | 8 | 5 | 5 | 10 | 14 | 5 | 0 | 0 |
| Tyler Metcalfe | LW | 15 | 7 | 6 | 13 | 18 | 7 | 0 | 0 |
| Darren McLachlan | LW | 5 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 11 | -1 | 0 | 0 |
| David Svagrovsky | RW | 15 | 4 | 6 | 10 | 12 | 1 | 0 | 0 |
| Aaron Bader | LW | 15 | 0 | 4 | 4 | 6 | 1 | 0 | 0 |
| Matthew Spiller | D | 15 | 2 | 7 | 9 | 36 | 16 | 0 | 0 |
| Nate Thompson | C | 15 | 5 | 4 | 9 | 6 | 1 | 0 | 0 |
| Steven Goertzen | R | 14 | 4 | 3 | 7 | 9 | 6 | 0 | 0 |
| Zack Fitzgerald | D | 15 | 0 | 4 | 4 | 33 | 3 | 0 | 0 |
| Matthew Hansen | D | 15 | 0 | 5 | 5 | 2 | -2 | 0 | 0 |
| Aaron Gagnon | C | 15 | 3 | 2 | 5 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Ryan Gibbons | RW | 15 | 3 | 1 | 4 | 22 | 1 | 0 | 0 |
| Eric Benke | D | 8 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 6 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Marc Desloges | C | 10 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 2 | -1 | 0 | 0 |
| Mark Lindsay | D | 8 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | -1 | 0 | 0 |
| Clayton Barthel | D | 15 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 10 | -3 | 0 | 0 |
| Jason Roberts | C | 15 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 0 |
| Cole Simpson | D | 7 | 0 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 |
| Brent Krahn | G | 15 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Totals | 285 | 48 | 78 | 126 | 269 | 69 | 0 | 0 |
Postseason - Goaltenders:
| Player | GP | Min | W | L | T/OL | ENG | SHO | GA | GAA | Shts | SVS | SV% |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Brent Krahn | 15 | 959 | 9 | 6 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 38 | 2.38 | 509 | 471 | .925 |
| Totals | 15 | 959 | 9 | 6 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 38 | 2.38 | 509 | 471 | .925 |
