2001-02 Asheville Smoke Statistics
United Hockey League (UHL)
Team Record: 36-34 (SO: 0-4) - 76 points
in the UHL's Eastern Division
Coach: Shawn Ulrich (36-34, 4 OTL)
Location: Asheville, North Carolina
Attendance: 88,161, Avg. 2,383 in 37 home dates
2001-02 Asheville Smoke RosterTeam Record: 36-34 (SO: 0-4) - 76 points
in the UHL's Eastern Division
Coach: Shawn Ulrich (36-34, 4 OTL)
Location: Asheville, North Carolina
Attendance: 88,161, Avg. 2,383 in 37 home dates
The Asheville Smoke of the United Hockey League ended the 2001-02 season with a record of 36 wins and 34 losses, with a 0-4 showing in shootouts for 76 points in the UHL's Eastern Division.
The Smoke scored 273 goals and allowed 270. Jeff Petruic netted 57 goals for Asheville, and Jean-Francois Dufour tallied 30 or more, too. Jean-Francois Dufour contributed 65 assists. Blaine Russell topped the squad with 21 wins and a team-best 3.45 goals against average, leading goalies with significant playing time.
Shawn Ulrich coached the team.
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Scoring:
| Player | Pos | GP | G | A | Pts | PIM | +/- | PPG | SHG | GWG | SOG | SG% |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Jeff Petruic | LW | 62 | 57 | 57 | 114 | 47 | 15 | 18 | 1 | 10 | 289 | 19.7 |
| Jean-Francois Dufour | F | 74 | 40 | 65 | 105 | 24 | 28 | 16 | 4 | 3 | 337 | 11.9 |
| Bobby Rapoza | D | 71 | 12 | 48 | 60 | 84 | 17 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 231 | 5.2 |
| J.C. Ruid | L | 30 | 25 | 31 | 56 | 53 | 27 | 8 | 1 | 5 | 123 | 20.3 |
| Todd MacIsaac | C | 65 | 16 | 40 | 56 | 144 | -9 | 4 | 1 | 1 | 126 | 12.7 |
| Tyler McMillan | C | 72 | 18 | 31 | 49 | 18 | -9 | 4 | 1 | 1 | 149 | 12.1 |
| Kevin Swider | C | 32 | 19 | 22 | 41 | 8 | -1 | 6 | 0 | 3 | 124 | 15.3 |
| Curtis Menzul | D | 73 | 8 | 31 | 39 | 156 | 3 | 3 | 0 | 1 | 201 | 4.0 |
| Samuel Paquet | RW | 65 | 11 | 15 | 26 | 132 | -16 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 129 | 8.5 |
| Kris Schultz | LW | 60 | 9 | 17 | 26 | 211 | -8 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 101 | 8.9 |
| Forrest Gore | LW | 27 | 9 | 14 | 23 | 50 | -5 | 5 | 0 | 1 | 91 | 9.9 |
| Chad Wagner | RW | 58 | 10 | 12 | 22 | 463 | 8 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 74 | 13.5 |
| Cory Peterson | D | 65 | 6 | 13 | 19 | 104 | 5 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 138 | 4.3 |
| Kamil Kuriplach | D | 71 | 4 | 14 | 18 | 163 | 4 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 76 | 5.3 |
| Sean Fitzgerald | L | 70 | 5 | 7 | 12 | 34 | -18 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 92 | 5.4 |
| Mike Payne | LW | 43 | 2 | 10 | 12 | 274 | -8 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 40 | 5.0 |
| Todd Bisson | F | 41 | 6 | 5 | 11 | 14 | -8 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 66 | 9.1 |
| Kris Mallette | D | 49 | 2 | 7 | 9 | 369 | -15 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 65 | 3.1 |
| Doug Merrell | C | 29 | 1 | 8 | 9 | 12 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 50 | 2.0 |
| Tom Wilson | D | 51 | 3 | 5 | 8 | 168 | -7 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 77 | 3.9 |
| Bench | 74 | 6 | 6 | 24 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | ||||
| Shane Lanigan | L | 8 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 27 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 8 | 12.5 |
| Leif Ericson | D | 11 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 10 | -3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 8 | 12.5 |
| Travis Payne | F | 7 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 8 | -3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 7 | 14.3 |
| Marty Diamond | RW | 3 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | -2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 7 | 14.3 |
| Mark Scally | G | 15 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 21 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |
| Geoff Derouin | G | 18 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 17 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |
| Blaine Russell | G | 49 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 6 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |
| Pat O'Connell | RW | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | -1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |
| Totals | 1295 | 273 | 456 | 729 | 2641 | -4 | 75 | 10 | 30 | 2609 | 10.5 |
Goaltenders:
| Player | GP | Min | W | L | T/OL | ENG | SHO | GA | GAA | Shts | SVS | SV% |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Mark Scally | 15 | 783 | 5 | 6 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 51 | 3.91 | 556 | 505 | .908 |
| Blaine Russell | 49 | 2681 | 21 | 22 | 1 | 8 | 2 | 154 | 3.45 | 1445 | 1291 | .893 |
| Geoff Derouin | 18 | 957 | 10 | 6 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 52 | 3.26 | 473 | 421 | .890 |
| Totals | 82 | 4421 | 36 | 34 | 4 | 9 | 2 | 257 | 3.49 | 2474 | 2217 | .896 |
