2016-17 Wilkes-Barre/Scranton Knights Statistics
Team Record: 30-25-1 (SO: 0-4) - 65 points
Finishing 4th in the NAHL's East Division
Lost in 1st Round
Coach: Tom Kowal (30-25-1, 4 OTL)
Location: Wilkes-Barre, Pennsylvania
The Wilkes-Barre/Scranton Knights of the North American Hockey League ended the 2016-17 season with a record of 30 wins and 25 losses (and 1 overtime losses), with a 0-4 showing in shootouts for 65 points finishing fourth in the NAHL's East Division.
The Knights scored 193 goals and allowed 190. Matt Kidney netted 20 goals for Wilkes-Barre/Scranton, and Paul Maust contributed 28 assists. Grant Valentine topped the squad with 20 wins and a team-best 2.8 goals against average, pacing qualifying goaltenders.
Tom Kowal coached the team. The 2016-17 Wilkes-Barre/Scranton Knights lost in the in 1st Round of the playoffs.
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Scoring:
Goaltenders:
| Player | GP | Min | W | L | T/OL | ENG | SHO | GA | GAA | Shts | SVS | SV% |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Colt Hanks | 14 | 784:00 | 7 | 4 | 0 | 1 | 44 | 3.37 | 419 | 375 | .895 | |
| Grant Valentine | 42 | 2403:00 | 20 | 18 | 4 | 3 | 112 | 2.80 | 1251 | 1139 | .910 | |
| Liam Murray | 2 | 120:00 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 6 | 3.00 | 48 | 42 | .875 | |
| Matteo Esposito | 5 | 302:00 | 1 | 3 | 1 | 1 | 17 | 3.38 | 176 | 159 | .903 | |
| Austin Ryman | 1 | 4:00 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 2 | 1.000 | ||
| Jacob Urban | 1 | 3:00 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 3 | 1.000 | ||
| Totals | 65 | 3616 | 30 | 25 | 5 | 0 | 5 | 179 | 2.97 | 1899 | 1720 | .906 |
Postseason - Scoring:
| Player | Pos | GP | G | A | Pts | PIM | +/- | PPG | SHG |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Matt Kidney | F | 3 | 0 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Paul Maust | F | 3 | 1 | 2 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 |
| Sam Antonitsch | F | 3 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Curtis Carlson | F | 3 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Mike Gelatt | F | 3 | 2 | 0 | 2 | 6 | 0 | 1 | 0 |
| Dorian Dawson | D | 2 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Reed Robinson | F | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Markuss Komuls | D | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Vince Marino | F | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Michael Morrissey | F | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Jimmy Elser | F | 3 | 0 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Joe Schuler | F | 3 | 2 | 0 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 0 |
| Tim Gelatt | D | 3 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 |
| Adrian Danchenko | F | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Andrew Jackson | F | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Paul Cimilluca | D | 3 | 0 | 4 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Joey Kubachka | F | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Elijah Latimer | D | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Joey Verkerke | D | 1 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Grant Valentine | G | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Thomas Farrell | D | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Blake Kryska | D | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Totals | 57 | 7 | 14 | 21 | 28 | 0 | 4 | 0 |
Postseason - Goaltenders:
| Player | GP | Min | W | L | T/OL | ENG | SHO | GA | GAA | Shts | SVS | SV% |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Grant Valentine | 3 | 179 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 11 | 3.69 | 76 | 65 | .855 |
| Totals | 3 | 179 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 11 | 3.69 | 76 | 65 | .855 |

