1996-97 Spokane Chiefs Statistics
Western Hockey League (WHL)
Team Record: 35-33-4 - 74 points
in the WHL's West Division
Coach: Mike Babcock (35-33-4)
Location: Spokane, Washington
1996-97 Spokane Chiefs RosterTeam Record: 35-33-4 - 74 points
in the WHL's West Division
Coach: Mike Babcock (35-33-4)
Location: Spokane, Washington
The Spokane Chiefs of the Western Hockey League ended the 1996-97 season with a record of 35 wins and 33 losses and 4 ties for 74 points in the WHL's West Division.
The Chiefs scored 260 goals and yielded 235. Joe Cardarelli and Trent Whitfield netted 34 goals for Spokane each, while John Cirjak and Marian Cisar tallied 30 or more as well. Greg Leeb recorded 59 assists. Aren Miller topped the squad with 22 wins, and Marc Magliarditi registered a 3.05 goals against average, leading goaltenders with enough qualifying appearances.
Mike Babcock coached the team.
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Scoring:
| Player | Pos | GP | G | A | Pts | PIM | +/- | PPG | SHG |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Greg Leeb | C | 72 | 27 | 59 | 86 | 69 | +15 | 14 | 0 |
| John Cirjak | C | 71 | 31 | 53 | 84 | 65 | -14 | 18 | 1 |
| Trent Whitfield | C | 58 | 34 | 42 | 76 | 74 | +15 | 12 | 4 |
| Joe Cardarelli | LW | 66 | 34 | 37 | 71 | 39 | -5 | 16 | 0 |
| Marian Cisar | R | 70 | 31 | 35 | 66 | 52 | +16 | 4 | 1 |
| Ty Jones | R | 67 | 20 | 34 | 54 | 202 | +5 | 8 | 1 |
| Hugh Hamilton | D | 57 | 8 | 37 | 45 | 69 | +9 | 1 | 2 |
| Derek Schutz | C | 61 | 20 | 21 | 41 | 126 | +14 | 9 | 0 |
| Adam Magarrell | D | 70 | 5 | 23 | 28 | 123 | -4 | 2 | 0 |
| Brad Ference | D | 67 | 6 | 20 | 26 | 324 | -4 | 3 | 0 |
| Igor Mikhailov | F | 45 | 10 | 10 | 20 | 34 | +6 | 4 | 1 |
| Joel Boschman | D | 60 | 3 | 13 | 16 | 170 | +10 | 0 | 0 |
| Mike Haley | F | 58 | 5 | 9 | 14 | 185 | -9 | 0 | 0 |
| Kirk DeWaele | D | 33 | 0 | 14 | 14 | 38 | -24 | 0 | 0 |
| Chad Reich | LW | 25 | 5 | 8 | 13 | 38 | -20 | 4 | 0 |
| Marc Brown | LW | 52 | 4 | 8 | 12 | 37 | -10 | 1 | 0 |
| Blake Evans | C | 53 | 4 | 7 | 11 | 19 | +4 | 1 | 0 |
| Chris Lane | D | 62 | 2 | 9 | 11 | 59 | +7 | 0 | 0 |
| Jared Smyth | LW | 54 | 3 | 5 | 8 | 50 | -9 | 1 | 0 |
| Jay Bertsch | 17 | 3 | 3 | 6 | 62 | +1 | 0 | 0 | |
| Kris Graf | LW | 35 | 2 | 4 | 6 | 91 | -3 | 0 | 0 |
| Curtis Suter | D | 56 | 2 | 2 | 4 | 133 | -9 | 0 | 0 |
| Ryan Berry | D | 4 | 0 | 2 | 2 | 11 | +2 | 0 | 0 |
| Kyle Rossiter | D | 50 | 0 | 2 | 2 | 65 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Aren Miller | G | 52 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 8 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Marc Magliarditi | G | 29 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Nolan McDonald | G | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Andrew Milne | D | 8 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 43 | -2 | 0 | 0 |
| Brandin Cote | C | 7 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | -2 | 0 | 0 |
| Jamie Pryor | D | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Totals | 1364 | 259 | 459 | 718 | 2188 | -11 | 98 | 10 |
Goaltenders:
| Player | GP | Min | W | L | T/OL | ENG | SHO | GA | GAA | Shts | SVS | SV% |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Aren Miller | 52 | 2835 | 22 | 15 | 5 | 2 | 3 | 151 | 3.20 | 1387 | 1236 | .891 |
| Marc Magliarditi | 29 | 1457 | 12 | 12 | 1 | 3 | 0 | 74 | 3.05 | 714 | 640 | .896 |
| Nolan McDonald | 2 | 107 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 5 | 2.80 | 57 | 52 | .912 |
| Totals | 83 | 4399 | 35 | 27 | 6 | 5 | 3 | 230 | 3.14 | 2158 | 1928 | .893 |
Postseason - Scoring:
| Player | Pos | GP | G | A | Pts | PIM | +/- | PPG | SHG |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Greg Leeb | C | 9 | 3 | 3 | 6 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| John Cirjak | C | 9 | 3 | 8 | 11 | 8 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Trent Whitfield | C | 9 | 5 | 7 | 12 | 10 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Joe Cardarelli | LW | 9 | 6 | 1 | 7 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Marian Cisar | R | 9 | 6 | 2 | 8 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Ty Jones | R | 9 | 2 | 4 | 6 | 10 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Hugh Hamilton | D | 9 | 1 | 6 | 7 | 14 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Derek Schutz | C | 9 | 1 | 3 | 4 | 9 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Adam Magarrell | D | 9 | 0 | 3 | 3 | 10 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Brad Ference | D | 9 | 0 | 4 | 4 | 21 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Joel Boschman | D | 9 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 6 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Mike Haley | F | 9 | 2 | 1 | 3 | 15 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Kirk DeWaele | D | 9 | 0 | 3 | 3 | 10 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Chad Reich | LW | 9 | 0 | 3 | 3 | 18 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Marc Brown | LW | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Blake Evans | C | 7 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Jared Smyth | LW | 7 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Kris Graf | LW | 9 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Curtis Suter | D | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Kyle Rossiter | D | 9 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 6 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Aren Miller | G | 9 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Nolan McDonald | G | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Totals | 172 | 31 | 50 | 81 | 149 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
Postseason - Goaltenders:
| Player | GP | Min | W | L | T/OL | ENG | SHO | GA | GAA | Shts | SVS | SV% |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Aren Miller | 9 | 555 | 4 | 5 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 28 | 3.03 | 274 | 246 | .898 |
| Nolan McDonald | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |||
| Totals | 10 | 556 | 4 | 5 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 28 | 3.02 | 274 | 246 | .898 |
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