1996-97 Thunder Bay Flyers Statistics
United States Hockey League (USHL)
Team Record: 19-33-2 - 40 points
in the USHL's North Division
Coach: Dave Bragnalo (19-33, 2 OTL)
Location: Thunder Bay, Ontario, Canada
1996-97 Thunder Bay Flyers RosterTeam Record: 19-33-2 - 40 points
in the USHL's North Division
Coach: Dave Bragnalo (19-33, 2 OTL)
Location: Thunder Bay, Ontario, Canada
The Thunder Bay Flyers of the United States Hockey League ended the 1996-97 season with a record of 19 wins and 33 losses (and 2 overtime losses) for 40 points in the USHL's North Division.
The Flyers netted 186 goals and allowed 251. Jesse Heerema scored 24 goals for Thunder Bay and contributed 38 assists. Colin Zulianello topped the squad with 11 wins, while Scott Sutton recorded a 4.21 goals against average, pacing goalies with significant playing time.
Dave Bragnalo coached the team.
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Scoring:
| Player | Pos | GP | G | A | Pts | PIM | +/- | PPG | SHG | GWG |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Jesse Heerema | LW | 54 | 24 | 38 | 62 | 79 | 5 | 1 | 2 | |
| Ian Sgambelluri | RW | 50 | 23 | 23 | 46 | 157 | 10 | 0 | 1 | |
| Ted Belisle | F | 53 | 18 | 26 | 44 | 103 | 3 | 2 | 0 | |
| Steve Bailot | F | 54 | 11 | 28 | 39 | 224 | 3 | 1 | 1 | |
| Kevin French | C | 53 | 17 | 18 | 35 | 8 | 3 | 2 | 0 | |
| Gregg Zaporzan | F | 46 | 15 | 18 | 33 | 93 | 2 | 0 | 1 | |
| Kris Bragnalo | C | 53 | 9 | 15 | 24 | 132 | 1 | 0 | 0 | |
| Jamie Minor | F | 53 | 10 | 13 | 23 | 38 | 3 | 1 | 1 | |
| Corey LaFreniere | R | 25 | 6 | 13 | 19 | 29 | 1 | 0 | 1 | |
| Michael Simeoni | D | 27 | 7 | 11 | 18 | 16 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |
| Chris Heino | D | 48 | 6 | 12 | 18 | 51 | 2 | 0 | 0 | |
| Chad McIver | D | 50 | 8 | 9 | 17 | 94 | 4 | 0 | 1 | |
| Kevin Veneruzzo | D | 53 | 5 | 7 | 12 | 181 | 5 | 0 | 0 | |
| Derrick McIver | RW | 49 | 3 | 9 | 12 | 60 | 1 | 0 | 1 | |
| Jeff Pradal | D | 34 | 1 | 7 | 8 | 113 | 1 | 0 | 0 | |
| Bench | 54 | 7 | 7 | 0 | 0 | 0 | ||||
| Joe Lombardo | F | 20 | 3 | 4 | 7 | 118 | 2 | 0 | 0 | |
| Aaron Piccinin | D | 41 | 3 | 3 | 6 | 254 | 2 | 0 | 0 | |
| Jayme Adduono | LW | 17 | 0 | 6 | 6 | 26 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |
| Jeff Koski | C | 14 | 3 | 2 | 5 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 1 | |
| Damien Liddle | D | 46 | 0 | 4 | 4 | 31 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |
| Shawn Perring | D | 39 | 2 | 1 | 3 | 70 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |
| David Lacaria | R | 9 | 2 | 1 | 3 | 18 | 0 | 0 | 1 | |
| Kevin Godfrey | D | 19 | 1 | 2 | 3 | 8 | 0 | 0 | 1 | |
| Jesse Pyatt | C | 10 | 1 | 2 | 3 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |
| Jason Burke | LW | 22 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 34 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |
| Jamie Speiss | F | 8 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |
| Colin Zulianello | G | 32 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 8 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |
| Scott Sutton | G | 28 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 54 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |
| Steve Brindley | C | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |
| Kurtis Mintenko | G | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |
| Totals | 1066 | 186 | 275 | 461 | 2007 | 0 | 49 | 7 | 12 |
Goaltenders:
| Player | GP | Min | W | L | T/OL | ENG | SHO | GA | GAA | Shts | SVS | SV% |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Scott Sutton | 28 | 1438 | 8 | 13 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 101 | 4.21 | 857 | 756 | .882 |
| Colin Zulianello | 32 | 1793 | 11 | 19 | 0 | 5 | 134 | 4.48 | 1193 | 1059 | .888 | |
| Kurtis Mintenko | 1 | 34 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 6 | 10.59 | 22 | 16 | .727 |
| Totals | 61 | 3265 | 19 | 33 | 2 | 8 | 0 | 241 | 4.43 | 2072 | 1831 | .884 |
