1995-96 Fort Wayne Komets Roster

International Hockey League (IHL)
Team Record: 39-35 (SO: 0-8) - 86 points
in the IHL's North Division
Lost in 1st Round
Coach: Dave Farrish (39-35, 8 OTL)
Location: Fort Wayne, Indiana
Attendance: 300,612, Avg. 7,332 in 41 home dates
1995-96 Fort Wayne Komets Statistics

The Fort Wayne Komets of the International Hockey League ended the 1995-96 season with a record of 39 wins and 35 losses, with a 0-8 showing in shootouts for 86 points in the IHL's North Division.

The Komets netted 276 goals and yielded 296. Konstantin Shafranov scored 46 goals for Fort Wayne, while Shawn Evans contributed 61 assists. Bob Essensa earned 24 wins in front of the net for the squad and a team-best 2.89 goals against average, topping regularly-used goaltenders.

Dave Farrish coached the team. The 1995-96 Fort Wayne Komets lost in the in 1st Round of the playoffs.

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Player Pos. Birth Date Height Weight S/C Hometown
Andy BezeauLWMarch 30, 19705'9"185LSaint John, NB Canada
John BlueGFebruary 19, 19665'10"185LHuntington Beach, CA USA
Colin ChinFAugust 28, 19615'8"165LFort Wayne, IN USA
Yvan CorbinLWOctober 4, 19725'11"181LKapuskasing, ON Canada
Shawn CroninDAugust 20, 19636'2"225LFlushing, MI USA
Duane DerksenGJuly 7, 1968LWinnipeg, MB Canada
Guy DupuisDMay 10, 19706'2"198RMoncton, NB Canada
Pat ElynuikROctober 30, 19676'0"185RFoam Lake, SK Canada
Bob EssensaGJanuary 14, 19656'0"190LToronto, ON Canada
Shawn EvansDSeptember 7, 19656'3"195LKingston, ON Canada
Steven FletcherLMarch 31, 19626'2"180LMontreal, QC Canada
Darryl GilmourGFebruary 13, 19676'0"181LWinnipeg, MB Canada
Scott GruhlLSeptember 13, 19595'11"185LPort Colborne, ON Canada
Peter IngGApril 28, 19696'2"170LToronto, ON Canada
Paul JerrardDApril 20, 19655'10"185RWinnipeg, MB Canada
Les KuntarGJuly 28, 19696'2"195LElmira, NY USA
John LeBlancLJanuary 21, 19646'1"190LCampbellton, NB Canada
Andrew McBainRJanuary 18, 19656'1"205RToronto, ON Canada
Wes McCauleyDJanuary 11, 19726'1"190LToronto, ON
Mitch MessierCAugust 21, 19656'2"200RRegina, SK Canada
Andrei MezinGJuly 8, 19746'0"172LChelyabinsk, Russia
Kevin MiehmCSeptember 10, 19696'2"200LKitchener, ON Canada
Rob MurphyCApril 7, 19696'3"205LHull, QC Canada
Alex NikolicLWMarch 1, 19706'1"201LSudbury, ON Canada
Grant RichisonDMay 5, 19676'2"205LDetroit, MI USA
Jeff RohlicekCJanuary 27, 19666'0"180LPark Ridge, IL USA
Chris RowlandRWMarch 30, 19716'1"194RSylvan Lake, AB Canada
Konstantin ShafranovRSeptember 11, 19685'11"176LUst-Kamenogorsk, Kazakhstan
Darin SmithLWFebruary 20, 19676'2"205LSt. Catharines, ON Canada
Sergei StasD/LWApril 28, 19746'0"181LMinsk, BLR
Brian StraubDJuly 2, 19686'3"201LBozeman, MT USA
Chris TokDMarch 19, 19736'2"205LGrand Rapids, MN USA
Paul WillettCMay 10, 19696'0"174LMaria, QC Canada
Ross WilsonRWJune 26, 19696'3"209RThe Pas, MB Canada
Chris WinnesRFebruary 12, 19686'0"201RRidgefield, CT USA
Kevin WortmanDFebruary 22, 19696'0"200RSaugus, MA USA
Oleg YashinLWNovember 3, 19685'11"198R



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