1996-97 Fort Wayne Komets Roster

International Hockey League (IHL)
Team Record: 28-47 (SO: 0-7) - 63 points
in the IHL's Central Division
Coach: Dave Farrish (6-13, 5 OTL)
Coach: John Torchetti (22-34, 2 OTL)
Location: Fort Wayne, Indiana
Attendance: 279,251, Avg. 6,811 in 41 home dates
1996-97 Fort Wayne Komets Statistics

The Fort Wayne Komets of the International Hockey League ended the 1996-97 season with a record of 28 wins and 47 losses, with a 0-7 showing in shootouts for 63 points in the IHL's Central Division.

The Komets scored 223 goals and conceded 318, most in the circuit. John LeBlanc netted 30 goals for Fort Wayne, while Lee Davidson contributed 51 assists. Mike Torchia topped the squad with 20 wins and a team-best 3.47 goals against average, pacing goalies with significant playing time.

Dave Farrish and John Torchetti coached the team.

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Player Pos. Birth Date Height Weight S/C Hometown
Peter AmbroziakLSeptember 15, 19716'0"206LKanata, ON Canada
Robin BawaRMarch 26, 19666'2"214RDuncan, BC Canada
Andy BezeauLWMarch 30, 19705'9"185LSaint John, NB Canada
Robin BouchardRWOctober 22, 19735'9"176RJonquiere, QC Canada
Paul BrotenROctober 27, 19655'11"188RRoseau, MN USA
Tim CheveldaeGFebruary 15, 19685'10"195LMelville, SK Canada
Keli CorpseCMay 14, 19745'11"176LLondon, ON Canada
Shawn CroninDAugust 20, 19636'2"225LFlushing, MI USA
Dan CurrieLMarch 15, 19686'2"195LBurlington, ON Canada
Lee DavidsonCJune 30, 19685'11"179LWinnipeg, MB Canada
Craig DuncansonLMarch 17, 19676'0"190LSudbury, ON Canada
Guy DupuisDMay 10, 19706'2"198RMoncton, NB Canada
John EmmonsCAugust 17, 19746'1"203LSan Jose, CA USA
Shawn EvansDSeptember 7, 19656'3"195LKingston, ON Canada
Brian FarrellLWApril 16, 19726'1"205LHartford, CT USA
Shannon FinnDJanuary 25, 19726'2"194LToronto, ON Canada
Sean GagnonDSeptember 11, 19736'2"219LSault Ste. Marie, ON Canada
Liam GarveyDJanuary 2, 19735'11"187LChicago Heights, IL USA
David GoverdeGApril 9, 19706'0"210RToronto, ON Canada
Todd HarkinsCOctober 8, 19686'3"210RCleveland, OH USA
Paul KochDJune 30, 19716'3"220LSt. Paul, MN USA
Mike KolendaDMarch 6, 19726'0"190LGrand Rapids, MI USA
Yuri KrivokhijaLMarch 30, 19685'10"165Minsk, Belarus
Marc LanielDJanuary 16, 19686'1"194LOshawa, ON Canada
Sebastien LaPlanteLWApril 23, 19715'11"190LCap-Rouge, QC Canada
Brad LayzellDMarch 15, 19726'3"190LBeaconsfield, QC Canada
John LeBlancLJanuary 21, 19646'1"190LCampbellton, NB Canada
Eric LecompteLWApril 4, 19756'5"190LMontreal, QC Canada
Kevin MacDonaldDFebruary 24, 19666'0"200LPrescott, ON Canada
Forbes MacPhersonCJune 5, 19725'10"179LCharlottetown, PE Canada
Sal ManganaroRWDecember 20, 19725'11"185RBoston, MA USA
Pat MazzoliGMarch 16, 19705'9"187RMarkham, ON Canada
Jeff McLeanCOctober 6, 19695'10"190LVancouver, BC Canada
Oleg MikulchikDJune 27, 19646'2"200RMinsk, Belarus
Rob MurphyCApril 7, 19696'3"205LHull, QC Canada
Mikhail NemirovskyRWSeptember 30, 19745'11"196LMoskva, Russia
Igor NikulinRAugust 26, 19726'1"200LCherepovets, Russia
Carlin NordstromRWFebruary 20, 19736'2"214RSaskatoon, SK Canada
Dwight ParrishDApril 6, 19725'11"194RSouthfield, MI USA
Grant RichisonDMay 5, 19676'2"205LDetroit, MI USA
Jacque RodrigueDMay 7, 19716'0"190LNashua, NH USA
Ryan SavoiaCMay 6, 19736'1"204RThorold, ON Canada
Brian ShantzCMay 15, 19705'9"181LEdmonton, AB Canada
Sergei StasD/LWApril 28, 19746'0"181LMinsk, BLR
Glenn StewartLWJuly 30, 19706'0"192LScarborough, ON Canada
Paul TaylorGAugust 20, 19716'0"190Richmond, BC Canada
Chris TokDMarch 19, 19736'2"205LGrand Rapids, MN USA
Mike TorchiaGFebruary 23, 19725'11"215LToronto, ON Canada
Nikolai TsulyginDMay 29, 19756'3"210RUfa, Russia
Paul WillettCMay 10, 19696'0"174LMaria, QC Canada
Ross WilsonRWJune 26, 19696'3"209RThe Pas, MB Canada
Ravil YakubovCJuly 26, 19705'10"185LMoskva, Russia



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