2016-17 Roanoke Rail Yard Dawgs Statistics

SPHL (SPHL)
Team Record: 17-30-9 - 43 points
Finishing 9th in the SPHL
Coach: Sam Ftorek (17-30-7, 2 OTL)
Location: Roanoke, Virginia
Attendance: 87,831, Avg. 3,137 in 28 home dates
2016-17 Roanoke Rail Yard Dawgs Roster

The Roanoke Rail Yard Dawgs of the SPHL ended the 2016-17 season with a record of 17 wins and 30 losses (and 9 overtime losses) for 43 points finishing ninth in the SPHL.

The Rail Yard Dawgs netted 158 goals and yielded 216, most in the league. Jackson Brewer scored 16 goals for Roanoke, while Nick Schneider accounted for 34 assists. Ryan DeMelo topped the squad with 9 wins and a team-best 3.29 goals against average, leading qualifying goaltenders.

Sam Ftorek coached the team.

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Scoring:

Player Pos GP G A Pts PIM +/- PPG PPA SHG SHA GWG SOG SG%
Jackson BrewerF4316254120-107800213112.2
Nick SchneiderD556344094-15317000896.7
Massimo LamacchiaF4114223670-52700312910.9
Dmytro BabenkoLW5211122337-13220019811.2
Zach TatrnF33148226-8222006621.2
Tyler GjurichF2910122214-7340019011.1
Steve MeleF29813216-8330024916.3
Daniel VernaceRW421181926-9021027115.5
Peter GintoliF445131833-1011000875.7
Mike MorosoF3689176-802003889.1
Mike DriscollF40781544-1401000818.6
Michael TurnerLW25691529-7021004912.2
David GandaraLW33510157-811000806.3
Cody WalshD552121420-1800000782.6
Phil BronnerRW35561126-1421100846.0
Colin MurrayF1764108-210003649.4
Phil TesorieroD4018939-700010342.9
Travis ArmstrongD22257390010101414.3
Tim BoyleD1325720-8110001711.8
Mike DonnellanD2216727-710000342.9
Mitchell MuellerD2633629-710000496.1
Bryan DallaireD112358+1120001020.0
Maxim ChegrintsevLW1431410-1000001225.0
Riley SpraggsRW81342-810000224.5
Matt ChiarantanoD81344-702000147.1
Jeremy BeirnesF1612384-400000303.3
Justin StevensD71234-501000128.3
Cory MelkertD2012325-701000156.7
Evan SchultzF50334+10100090.0
Jason PopekF,RW52024010000728.6
Vincent LlorcaD51120+1000001010.0
Ben BauerD110228-500000200.0
Mike BakerD11010-200000520.0
Alex Vazquez21012-100000333.3
Sean OrlandoRW30110-10000060.0
Craig SkudalskiF50110-400000140.0
Brandon AndersonG7000000
James KrugerG18000000
Ty ReichenbachG3000000
Mark MeadsF20000-30000020.0
Ryan DeMeloG28000000
Michael PetersG1000000
Joey BallmerG5000000
Taylor BourneC50000-40000090.0
Ian HarrisRW60000-40000090.0
Michael LipariD40000-20000030.0
Totals932158256414755-2403362521716949.3

Goaltenders:

Player GP Min W L T/OL ENG SHO GA GAA Shts SVS SV%
Ryan DeMelo281568:4791331863.29963877.911
James Kruger181009:103950643.81675611.905
Brandon Anderson7369:272400233.74206183.888
Michael Peters141:10100022.912624.923
Ty Reichenbach3184:45111092.92127118.929
Joey Ballmer5212:441300215.92146125.856
Totals62338317309012053.6421431938.904


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