1996-97 Phoenix Roadrunners Statistics
International Hockey League (IHL)
Team Record: 27-42 (SO: 0-13) - 67 points
in the IHL's Southwest Division
Coach: John Perpich (27-42, 13 OTL)
Location: Phoenix, Arizona
Attendance: 282,326, Avg. 6,886 in 41 home dates
1996-97 Phoenix Roadrunners RosterTeam Record: 27-42 (SO: 0-13) - 67 points
in the IHL's Southwest Division
Coach: John Perpich (27-42, 13 OTL)
Location: Phoenix, Arizona
Attendance: 282,326, Avg. 6,886 in 41 home dates
The Phoenix Roadrunners of the International Hockey League ended the 1996-97 season with a record of 27 wins and 42 losses, with a 0-13 showing in shootouts for 67 points in the IHL's Southwest Division.
The Roadrunners potted 239 goals and gave up 309. Ken McRae scored 25 goals for Phoenix, and Chris Marinucci accounted for 29 assists. Jamie Storr topped the squad with 16 wins, while Jean-Claude Bergeron recorded a 3.32 goals against average, pacing goalies with significant playing time.
John Perpich coached the team.
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Scoring:
| Player | Pos | GP | G | A | Pts | PIM | +/- | PPG | SHG | GWG | SOG | SG% |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Ken McRae | C | 72 | 25 | 28 | 53 | 190 | -22 | 8 | 0 | 2 | 220 | 11.4 |
| Chris Marinucci | C | 62 | 23 | 29 | 52 | 26 | -12 | 12 | 0 | 2 | 130 | 17.7 |
| Dave Thomlinson | L | 67 | 16 | 24 | 40 | 40 | -9 | 2 | 1 | 2 | 149 | 10.7 |
| Jeff Shevalier | L | 46 | 16 | 21 | 37 | 26 | -26 | 5 | 0 | 1 | 131 | 12.2 |
| Brad Tiley | D | 66 | 8 | 28 | 36 | 34 | -21 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 127 | 6.3 |
| John Slaney | D | 35 | 9 | 25 | 34 | 8 | 8 | 5 | 0 | 0 | 117 | 7.7 |
| Paul DiPietro | C | 33 | 9 | 20 | 29 | 32 | -12 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 83 | 10.8 |
| Brian Chapman | D | 69 | 9 | 16 | 25 | 109 | -27 | 3 | 0 | 1 | 153 | 5.9 |
| Brent Grieve | L | 31 | 10 | 14 | 24 | 51 | -10 | 5 | 0 | 0 | 120 | 8.3 |
| Todd Gillingham | LW | 34 | 9 | 10 | 19 | 106 | -14 | 3 | 0 | 1 | 48 | 18.8 |
| Mark Astley | D | 52 | 6 | 11 | 17 | 43 | -11 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 84 | 7.1 |
| Roman Vopat | C | 50 | 8 | 8 | 16 | 139 | -11 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 89 | 9.0 |
| Fred Knipscheer | C | 24 | 5 | 11 | 16 | 19 | 2 | 0 | 3 | 2 | 82 | 6.1 |
| Mike Hudson | C | 33 | 6 | 9 | 15 | 10 | -4 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 40 | 15.0 |
| Jaroslav Modry | D | 23 | 3 | 12 | 15 | 17 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 62 | 4.8 |
| Michel Mongeau | C | 16 | 4 | 10 | 14 | 8 | -2 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 27 | 14.8 |
| Andrew Dale | C | 32 | 7 | 6 | 13 | 19 | -5 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 36 | 19.4 |
| Ted Crowley | D | 30 | 5 | 8 | 13 | 21 | -14 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 77 | 6.5 |
| Barry Potomski | L | 28 | 2 | 11 | 13 | 58 | -8 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 46 | 4.3 |
| Steve McKenna | L | 66 | 6 | 5 | 11 | 187 | -11 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 57 | 10.5 |
| Chris Schmidt | C | 37 | 3 | 6 | 9 | 60 | -5 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 30 | 10.0 |
| Jason Morgan | C | 57 | 3 | 6 | 9 | 29 | -15 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 64 | 4.7 |
| Igor Korolev | C | 4 | 2 | 6 | 8 | 4 | -1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 13 | 15.4 |
| Jeff Madill | R | 9 | 5 | 2 | 7 | 22 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 31 | 16.1 |
| Brad Smyth | R | 3 | 5 | 2 | 7 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 12 | 41.7 |
| Todd Harkins | C | 16 | 4 | 3 | 7 | 24 | -3 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 26 | 15.4 |
| Ruslan Batyrshin | D | 59 | 3 | 4 | 7 | 123 | -15 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 44 | 6.8 |
| Nathan LaFayette | C | 31 | 2 | 5 | 7 | 16 | -9 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 60 | 3.3 |
| Bench | 82 | 6 | 6 | 22 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | ||||
| Kurt Mallett | RW | 12 | 4 | 2 | 6 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 22 | 18.2 |
| Nick Vachon | C | 16 | 3 | 3 | 6 | 18 | -7 | 0 | 2 | 1 | 18 | 16.7 |
| Neal Broten | C | 11 | 3 | 3 | 6 | 4 | -3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 13 | 23.1 |
| Sean O'Brien | D/F | 10 | 3 | 3 | 6 | 20 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 25 | 12.0 |
| Rick Zombo | D | 23 | 0 | 6 | 6 | 22 | -7 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 23 | 0.0 |
| Jan Vopat | D | 4 | 0 | 6 | 6 | 6 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 5 | 0.0 |
| Joe Frederick | RW | 9 | 2 | 3 | 5 | 10 | -4 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 17 | 11.8 |
| Trevor Roenick | RW | 8 | 2 | 2 | 4 | 22 | -1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 7 | 28.6 |
| Mike MacWilliam | L | 29 | 1 | 3 | 4 | 169 | -6 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 37 | 2.7 |
| Aki Berg | D | 23 | 1 | 3 | 4 | 21 | -9 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 37 | 2.7 |
| David Emma | R | 8 | 0 | 4 | 4 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 12 | 0.0 |
| Patrice Tardif | C | 9 | 0 | 3 | 3 | 13 | -5 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 11 | 0.0 |
| Jan Nemecek | D | 24 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 2 | -9 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 35 | 2.9 |
| Brent Thompson | D | 12 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 67 | -6 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 15 | 0.0 |
| Stephane Soulliere | C | 6 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 6 | 0.0 |
| Jamie Hearn | D | 2 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0.0 |
| Brad Guzda | G | 5 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |
| Hugo Belanger | LW | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | -4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 4 | 0.0 |
| Jamie Storr | G | 44 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 8 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |
| Roger Maxwell | RW | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 12 | -2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0.0 |
| Jean-Claude Bergeron | G | 42 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |
| Doug Torrel | RW | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |
| Dan Brierly | D | 10 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 4 | -3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 8 | 0.0 |
| Totals | 1480 | 239 | 385 | 624 | 1851 | -314 | 60 | 10 | 21 | 2455 | 9.7 |
Goaltenders:
| Player | GP | Min | W | L | T/OL | ENG | SHO | GA | GAA | Shts | SVS | SV% |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Jamie Storr | 44 | 2441 | 16 | 22 | 4 | 5 | 0 | 147 | 3.61 | 1400 | 1253 | .895 |
| Jean-Claude Bergeron | 42 | 2296 | 11 | 19 | 7 | 5 | 0 | 127 | 3.32 | 1271 | 1144 | .900 |
| Brad Guzda | 5 | 164 | 0 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 12 | 4.39 | 100 | 88 | .880 |
| Totals | 91 | 4901 | 27 | 42 | 13 | 10 | 0 | 286 | 3.50 | 2771 | 2485 | .897 |
