2002-03 Saginaw Spirit Roster
Ontario Hockey League (OHL)
Team Record: 11-45-5-7 - 34 points
in the OHL's West Division
Coach: Dennis Desrosiers (11-45-5, 7 OTL)
Location: Saginaw, Michigan
2002-03 Saginaw Spirit StatisticsTeam Record: 11-45-5-7 - 34 points
in the OHL's West Division
Coach: Dennis Desrosiers (11-45-5, 7 OTL)
Location: Saginaw, Michigan
The Saginaw Spirit of the Ontario Hockey League ended the 2002-03 season with a record of 11 wins and 45 losses (and 7 overtime losses) and 5 ties for 34 points in the OHL's West Division.
The Spirit netted 158 goals, worst in the circuit and yielded 275. Geoff Platt scored 32 goals for Saginaw, and Denis Yachmenev accounted for 28 assists. Mike Brown topped the squad with 8 wins and a team-best 3.68 goals against average, leading goaltenders with enough qualifying appearances.
Dennis Desrosiers coached the team.
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| Player | Pos. | Birth Date | Height | Weight | S/C | Hometown |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Paul Bissonnette | L | March 11, 1985 | 6'2" | 211 | L | Welland, ON Canada |
| Daniel Borges | LW | January 9, 1986 | 5'11" | 192 | L | Brampton, ON CAN |
| Mike Brown | G | March 4, 1985 | 5'11" | 215 | L | Baldwinsville, NY |
| Frank Burgio | D | March 5, 1983 | 6'0" | 209 | Rochester, NY USA | |
| Adam Chapman | LW | March 27, 1982 | 6'0" | 194 | L | Alliston, ON CAN |
| Tomas Csabi | F | November 16, 1984 | 6'3" | 181 | R | |
| Steve Dix | RW | April 7, 1983 | 5'11" | 174 | R | North Bay, ON CAN |
| James Edgar | RW | April 30, 1983 | 5'11" | 190 | R | Petrolia, ON CAN |
| Peter Flache | C | March 4, 1982 | 6'5" | 210 | R | Ennismore, ON |
| Craig Foster | LW | February 10, 1984 | 6'0" | 181 | L | Carp, ON Canada |
| Adam Gibson | D | June 7, 1984 | 5'10" | 185 | L | Prescott, ON CAN |
| Greg Goodnough | RW | April 18, 1984 | 5'10" | 209 | R | Mannsville, NY USA |
| Denis Heroux | F | November 11, 1983 | 6'0" | 194 | R | Rouyn-Noranda, QC CAN |
| Scott Hotham | D | July 19, 1984 | 6'2" | 200 | R | Barrie, ON |
| D.J. Jelitto | LW | June 29, 1984 | 6'3" | 215 | L | West Valley City, UT |
| Jesse Jenish | LW | July 26, 1985 | 6'2" | 205 | L | Ajax, ON CAN |
| Tyson Kellerman | G | January 18, 1984 | 6'2" | 159 | R | Kingston, ON CAN |
| Colt King | LW | March 4, 1983 | 6'2" | 220 | L | Calgary, AB |
| Phil Kozak | D | September 22, 1985 | R | Toledo, OH USA | ||
| Jeff Luckovitch | D | August 24, 1983 | 5'10" | 190 | London, ON Canada | |
| Alex MacDonell | D | August 13, 1983 | 6'5" | 209 | R | Ottawa, ON CAN |
| Mike Pain | October 2, 1985 | Thornhill, ONT Canada | ||||
| Geoff Platt | C | July 10, 1985 | 5'9" | 175 | L | Toronto, ON Canada |
| Taylor Raszka | RW | October 22, 1986 | 6'2" | 185 | L | Sylvania, OH |
| Jean-Michel Rizk | RW | March 24, 1986 | 6'1" | 195 | R | New Liskeard, ON |
| Marc-Andre Rizk | C | January 27, 1984 | 6'1" | 185 | R | New Liskeard, ON CAN |
| Adam Sturgeon | D | March 19, 1984 | 5'11" | 185 | R | Erin, ON Canada |
| Josh Tataryn | LW | July 23, 1982 | 6'0" | 185 | L | Orton, ON Canada |
| Mike Thompson | LW | June 1, 1984 | 6'2" | 190 | ||
| Chris Thorburn | C | June 3, 1983 | 6'3" | 225 | R | Sault Ste. Marie, ON Canada |
| Nick Vernelli | RW | January 2, 1983 | 6'1" | 187 | R | Odessa, ON CAN |
| Denis Yachmenev | June 4, 1984 | Chelyabinsk, Russia |
