2005-06 Saginaw Spirit Statistics

Ontario Hockey League (OHL)
Team Record: 36-30-2 - 74 points
in the OHL's West Division
Lost in 1st Round
Coach: Bob Mancini (36-30, 2 OTL)
Location: Saginaw, Michigan
2005-06 Saginaw Spirit Roster

The Saginaw Spirit of the Ontario Hockey League ended the 2005-06 season with a record of 36 wins and 30 losses (and 2 overtime losses) for 74 points in the OHL's West Division.

The Spirit scored 242 goals and yielded 246. Ryan McDonough netted 39 goals for Saginaw, and Michal Birner tallied 30 or more, too. Patrick McNeill accounted for 56 assists. Francois Thuot topped the squad with 20 wins, while Ryan Daniels added 15 or more wins, too. Francois Thuot registered a 3.22 goals against average, leading goalies with significant playing time.

Bob Mancini coached the team. The 2005-06 Saginaw Spirit lost in the in 1st Round of the playoffs.

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Scoring:

Player Pos GP G A Pts PIM +/- PPG SHG
Ryan McDonoughC6839498871+25170
Michal BirnerLW6031548591+2392
Patrick McNeillD6821567764+24150
Tom PyattC5824295329+581
Jesse GimblettLW66212647116+15123
Patrick AsselinLW6823214445083
Zack TorquatoC6519183756+440
Matthew CorrenteD6162430172+230
Jack CombsF5911102180-1430
Chris ChappellLW608122053-1240
Joe McCannRW378101837+701
Ryan BerardF304141821-110
Tyson GimblettD6841216153+610
Tim PriamoD604101440-910
Vaclav MeidlC263111461+110
Garrett SinfieldD55581338011
Tom ManninoD22391220+110
Jamie KlieD652101242+100
Anthony SoboczynskiLW4423516-300
Tom CraigF4314510-200
Steve WhitelyD3205569000
Scott FletcherD62112215-100
Francois ThuotG4402214000
Ryan DanielsG270226000
Chris FergusonLW100110000
Chris BreenD2500010+300
Erik LundmarkD30008+300
John ZelenbabaG20000000
Marek KvapilRW10000000
Totals12892404016411537788911

Goaltenders:

Player GP Min W L T/OL ENG SHO GA GAA Shts SVS SV%
Francois Thuot43253420202011363.2215801444.914
Ryan Daniels26151116100001044.13935831.889
John Zelenbaba2400000034.502320.870
Totals71408536302012433.5725382295.904

Postseason - Scoring:

Player Pos GP G A Pts PIM +/- PPG SHG
Ryan McDonoughC40118-100
Michal BirnerLW41348-100
Patrick McNeillD41346-100
Tom PyattC41234-200
Jesse GimblettLW42136-300
Patrick AsselinLW40002-100
Zack TorquatoC41016-300
Matthew CorrenteD41128-400
Jack CombsF30110-200
Chris ChappellLW40002000
Ryan BerardF40000-200
Tyson GimblettD40006-300
Tim PriamoD30002000
Vaclav MeidlC401110-300
Garrett SinfieldD40002-100
Tom ManninoD40002-300
Jamie KlieD40006-200
Tom CraigF20000000
Scott FletcherD40006000
Francois ThuotG30000000
Ryan DanielsG10000000
Bench 40000000
Totals807132084-3200

Postseason - Goaltenders:

Player GP Min W L T/OL ENG SHO GA GAA Shts SVS SV%
Francois Thuot31750300093.0910798.916
Ryan Daniels1590100044.073733.892
Totals423404000133.33144131.910


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