1996-97 Oklahoma City Blazers Statistics
Team Record: 48-12 (SO: 0-6) - 102 points
in the CHL's Western Division
Lost in 1st Round
Coach: Doug Sauter (48-12, 6 OTL)
Location: Oklahoma City, Oklahoma
The Oklahoma City Blazers of the Central Hockey League ended the 1996-97 season with a record of 48 wins and 12 losses, with a 0-6 showing in shootouts for 102 points in the CHL's Western Division.
The Blazers allowed 200 goals, least in the league. Oklahoma City netted 307 goals. Joe Burton scored 53 goals for the squad, while George Dupont, Steve Moore and Hardy Sauter each tallied 30 or more, too. Hardy Sauter contributed 69 assists. Jean-Ian Filiatrault earned 26 wins in front of the net for the team, plus Rick Nichol added 15 or more wins, too. Jean-Ian Filiatrault recorded a 2.8 goals against average, best among regular goalies.
Doug Sauter coached the team. The 1996-97 Oklahoma City Blazers lost in the in 1st Round of the playoffs.
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Scoring:
| Player | Pos | GP | G | A | Pts | PIM | +/- | PPG | SHG | GWG | SOG | SG% |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Hardy Sauter | D | 66 | 32 | 69 | 101 | 54 | 65 | 10 | 0 | 7 | 338 | 9.5 |
| Joe Burton | RW | 66 | 53 | 41 | 94 | 39 | 43 | 13 | 4 | 13 | 333 | 15.9 |
| George Dupont | C | 63 | 31 | 60 | 91 | 328 | 29 | 9 | 3 | 5 | 185 | 16.8 |
| Steve Moore | C | 66 | 37 | 28 | 65 | 138 | 20 | 13 | 4 | 7 | 238 | 15.5 |
| Tom Gomes | RW | 66 | 25 | 25 | 50 | 155 | 16 | 8 | 1 | 0 | 197 | 12.7 |
| Kevin Meisner | D | 57 | 10 | 36 | 46 | 51 | 24 | 3 | 0 | 1 | 156 | 6.4 |
| Corey MacIntyre | LW | 64 | 15 | 29 | 44 | 61 | 22 | 6 | 0 | 1 | 115 | 13.0 |
| Tim Sullivan | G | 46 | 15 | 26 | 41 | 156 | 24 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 105 | 14.3 |
| Darcy Pengelly | LW | 65 | 22 | 15 | 37 | 190 | 25 | 4 | 2 | 5 | 171 | 12.9 |
| Steve Simoni | RW | 41 | 20 | 13 | 33 | 96 | 14 | 5 | 1 | 2 | 139 | 14.4 |
| David Shute | LW | 32 | 15 | 15 | 30 | 51 | 5 | 4 | 1 | 3 | 128 | 11.7 |
| Dominic Fafard | D | 66 | 2 | 20 | 22 | 111 | 11 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 114 | 1.8 |
| Regan Harper | D | 58 | 4 | 17 | 21 | 59 | 49 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 80 | 5.0 |
| Craig Johnson | LW | 36 | 6 | 11 | 17 | 134 | 15 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 55 | 10.9 |
| Mervin Kopeck | D | 62 | 3 | 14 | 17 | 57 | 19 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 71 | 4.2 |
| Chris Johnston | LW | 18 | 8 | 4 | 12 | 24 | 5 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 40 | 20.0 |
| Jason Duda | LW | 15 | 2 | 6 | 8 | 11 | 5 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 34 | 5.9 |
| Ross Harris | LW | 15 | 3 | 4 | 7 | 4 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 33 | 9.1 |
| Todd Harris | D | 16 | 2 | 4 | 6 | 47 | 7 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 30 | 6.7 |
| Kent Anderson | D | 4 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 4 | 25.0 |
| Chris Everett | C | 5 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 2 | -4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 10 | 10.0 |
| Jim McLarty | R | 3 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 12 | -1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 4 | 0.0 |
| Jean-Ian Filiatrault | G | 41 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |
| Mike Williams | G | 11 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |
| Scott Murray | D | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | -5 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 0.0 |
| Thomas Derungs | D | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | -1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 4 | 0.0 |
| Bench | 66 | 0 | 0 | 20 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | ||||
| Rick Nichol | G | 23 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 9 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |
| Larry Donovan | D | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 0.0 |
| Totals | 1079 | 307 | 441 | 748 | 1815 | 390 | 81 | 19 | 48 | 2590 | 11.9 |
Goaltenders:
| Player | GP | Min | W | L | T/OL | ENG | SHO | GA | GAA | Shts | SVS | SV% |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Mike Williams | 11 | 551 | 7 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 27 | 2.94 | 220 | 193 | .877 |
| Jean-Ian Filiatrault | 41 | 2185 | 26 | 9 | 4 | 1 | 1 | 102 | 2.80 | 947 | 845 | .892 |
| Rick Nichol | 23 | 1216 | 15 | 3 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 63 | 3.11 | 505 | 442 | .875 |
| Totals | 75 | 3952 | 48 | 12 | 6 | 2 | 3 | 192 | 2.91 | 1672 | 1480 | .885 |
Postseason - Scoring:
| Player | Pos | GP | G | A | Pts | PIM | +/- | PPG | SHG | GWG | SOG | SG% |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Hardy Sauter | D | 4 | 3 | 2 | 5 | 12 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |
| Joe Burton | RW | 4 | 2 | 5 | 7 | 14 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |
| George Dupont | C | 4 | 0 | 6 | 6 | 13 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |
| Steve Moore | C | 4 | 3 | 4 | 7 | 17 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |
| Tom Gomes | RW | 4 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 18 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |
| Kevin Meisner | D | 4 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |
| Corey MacIntyre | LW | 4 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |
| Darcy Pengelly | LW | 4 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 15 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |
| Steve Simoni | RW | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 16 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |
| Dominic Fafard | D | 4 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |
| Regan Harper | D | 4 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 14 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |
| Mervin Kopeck | D | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |
| Chris Johnston | LW | 4 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 35 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |
| Chris Everett | C | 4 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |
| Jim McLarty | R | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |
| Mike Williams | G | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |
| Bench | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | ||
| Totals | 65 | 13 | 21 | 34 | 172 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
