2002-03 Arkansas RiverBlades Statistics
East Coast Hockey League (ECHL)
Team Record: 37-24 (SO: 0-11) - 85 points
in the ECHL's Southwest Division
Lost in 1st Round
Coach: Chris Cichocki (37-24, 11 OTL)
Location: Little Rock, Arkansas
Attendance: 115,637, Avg. 3,212 in 36 home dates
2002-03 Arkansas RiverBlades RosterTeam Record: 37-24 (SO: 0-11) - 85 points
in the ECHL's Southwest Division
Lost in 1st Round
Coach: Chris Cichocki (37-24, 11 OTL)
Location: Little Rock, Arkansas
Attendance: 115,637, Avg. 3,212 in 36 home dates
The Arkansas RiverBlades of the East Coast Hockey League ended the 2002-03 season with a record of 37 wins and 24 losses, with a 0-11 showing in shootouts for 85 points in the ECHL's Southwest Division.
The RiverBlades netted 238 goals and yielded 236. Jason Bermingham scored 38 goals for Arkansas, and Bud Smith tallied 30 or more as well. Bud Smith recorded 74 assists. Jason Saal topped the squad with 20 wins and a team-best 3.03 goals against average, best among goalies with significant playing time.
Chris Cichocki coached the team. The 2002-03 Arkansas RiverBlades 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% |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Bud Smith | F | 72 | 30 | 74 | 104 | 28 | -2 | 11 | 0 | 3 | 164 | 18.3 |
| Jason Bermingham | LW | 72 | 38 | 35 | 73 | 100 | 3 | 18 | 0 | 4 | 265 | 14.3 |
| Terry Marchant | C | 72 | 21 | 47 | 68 | 66 | -3 | 5 | 5 | 2 | 221 | 9.5 |
| Matt Pagnutti | D | 66 | 15 | 43 | 58 | 58 | 7 | 12 | 0 | 0 | 193 | 7.8 |
| Ernie Hartlieb | LW | 47 | 21 | 34 | 55 | 43 | 10 | 6 | 1 | 3 | 153 | 13.7 |
| Eric Long | D | 60 | 14 | 32 | 46 | 102 | 8 | 10 | 1 | 2 | 196 | 7.1 |
| Damon Whitten | LW | 67 | 12 | 27 | 39 | 127 | 4 | 2 | 4 | 1 | 144 | 8.3 |
| Mike Cirillo | LW/C | 63 | 20 | 14 | 34 | 216 | -13 | 8 | 0 | 5 | 158 | 12.7 |
| Dean Stork | D | 68 | 15 | 13 | 28 | 84 | -17 | 10 | 0 | 3 | 128 | 11.7 |
| Mike Sandbeck | C | 72 | 12 | 16 | 28 | 82 | -7 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 120 | 10.0 |
| Dean Stock | C | 55 | 8 | 17 | 25 | 76 | -11 | 3 | 0 | 3 | 95 | 8.4 |
| Garry Toor | D | 49 | 3 | 15 | 18 | 16 | -16 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 71 | 4.2 |
| Kyle Kos | D | 23 | 3 | 9 | 12 | 83 | -7 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 38 | 7.9 |
| Ryan Coole | D | 70 | 2 | 8 | 10 | 164 | -5 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 47 | 4.3 |
| Mike Renzi | C | 26 | 5 | 4 | 9 | 28 | -2 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 48 | 10.4 |
| Matt Poapst | C/LW | 13 | 2 | 6 | 8 | 14 | -2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 34 | 5.9 |
| Jason Deskins | C | 13 | 3 | 4 | 7 | 14 | -4 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 38 | 7.9 |
| Mark Scott | RW | 69 | 1 | 6 | 7 | 142 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 43 | 2.3 |
| Bench | 72 | 5 | 5 | 32 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | ||||
| Aaron Davis | C | 23 | 2 | 3 | 5 | 11 | -5 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 41 | 4.9 |
| Kevin Korol | LW | 6 | 3 | 0 | 3 | 4 | -5 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 9 | 33.3 |
| Philippe Lakos | D | 22 | 0 | 3 | 3 | 22 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 20 | 0.0 |
| Shawn Mamane | LW | 10 | 2 | 0 | 2 | 34 | -6 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 24 | 8.3 |
| Samuel Paquet | RW | 5 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 14 | 7.1 |
| Maxim Linnik | F | 23 | 0 | 2 | 2 | 28 | -13 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 13 | 0.0 |
| Jimi St. John | G | 21 | 0 | 2 | 2 | 6 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0.0 |
| Tom Kaiman | D | 23 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 73 | -1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 9 | 0.0 |
| Scott Fankhouser | G | 19 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |
| Jeremy Bachusz | C | 7 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 13 | 0.0 |
| Jarrett Gibbons | F | 1 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0.0 |
| Jason Saal | G | 38 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |
| Kory Baker | C | 7 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | -4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 10 | 0.0 |
| Jack O'Brien | RW | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |
| Paul Harvey | RW | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | -3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |
| Totals | 1261 | 238 | 420 | 658 | 1661 | -88 | 94 | 11 | 32 | 2311 | 10.3 |
Goaltenders:
| Player | GP | Min | W | L | T/OL | ENG | SHO | GA | GAA | Shts | SVS | SV% |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Jimi St. John | 21 | 1124 | 6 | 9 | 2 | 2 | 1 | 67 | 3.58 | 582 | 515 | .885 |
| Jason Saal | 38 | 2158 | 20 | 10 | 7 | 1 | 2 | 109 | 3.03 | 1139 | 1030 | .904 |
| Scott Fankhouser | 19 | 1110 | 11 | 5 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 49 | 2.65 | 590 | 541 | .917 |
| Totals | 78 | 4392 | 37 | 24 | 11 | 3 | 4 | 225 | 3.07 | 2311 | 2086 | .903 |
Postseason - Scoring:
| Player | Pos | GP | G | A | Pts | PIM | +/- | PPG | SHG | GWG | SOG | SG% |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Bud Smith | F | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |
| Jason Bermingham | LW | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |
| Terry Marchant | C | 3 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 0 | -1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |
| Matt Pagnutti | D | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 4 | -1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |
| Damon Whitten | LW | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | -1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |
| Mike Cirillo | LW/C | 3 | 0 | 2 | 2 | 10 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |
| Dean Stork | D | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | -3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |
| Mike Sandbeck | C | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | -2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |
| Dean Stock | C | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | -1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |
| Garry Toor | D | 3 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 2 | -2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |
| Ryan Coole | D | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |
| Bench | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | ||
| Aaron Davis | C | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |
| Samuel Paquet | RW | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |
| Maxim Linnik | F | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |
| Scott Fankhouser | G | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |
| Jeremy Bachusz | C | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | -1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |
| Totals | 51 | 2 | 3 | 5 | 38 | -10 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
Postseason - Goaltenders:
| Player | GP | Min | W | L | T/OL | ENG | SHO | GA | GAA | Shts | SVS | SV% |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Scott Fankhouser | 3 | 177 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 7 | 2.37 | 116 | 109 | .940 |
| Totals | 3 | 177 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 7 | 2.37 | 116 | 109 | .940 |
