1996-97 Columbus Chill Statistics
East Coast Hockey League (ECHL)
Team Record: 44-21 (SO: 0-5) - 93 points
in the ECHL's North Division
Lost in 2nd Round
Coach: Brian McCutcheon (44-21, 5 OTL)
Location: Columbus, Ohio
Attendance: 191,555, Avg. 5,473 in 35 home dates
1996-97 Columbus Chill RosterTeam Record: 44-21 (SO: 0-5) - 93 points
in the ECHL's North Division
Lost in 2nd Round
Coach: Brian McCutcheon (44-21, 5 OTL)
Location: Columbus, Ohio
Attendance: 191,555, Avg. 5,473 in 35 home dates
The Columbus Chill of the East Coast Hockey League ended the 1996-97 season with a record of 44 wins and 21 losses, with a 0-5 showing in shootouts for 93 points in the ECHL's North Division.
The Chill scored 303 goals and conceded 257. David Hymovitz netted 39 goals for Columbus, and Derek Gauthier tallied 30 or more also. Mark Turner contributed 48 assists. Jeff Salajko earned 35 wins for the squad and a team-best 3.35 goals against average, leading regularly-used goaltenders.
Brian McCutcheon coached the team. The 1996-97 Columbus Chill lost in the in 2nd Round of the playoffs.
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Scoring:
| Player | Pos | GP | G | A | Pts | PIM | +/- | PPG | SHG | GWG | SOG | SG% |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Derek Gauthier | RW | 60 | 33 | 40 | 73 | 164 | 12 | 10 | 0 | 5 | 192 | 17.2 |
| Keith Morris | LW | 61 | 26 | 47 | 73 | 22 | 13 | 7 | 0 | 5 | 237 | 11.0 |
| David Hymovitz | LW | 58 | 39 | 32 | 71 | 29 | -5 | 11 | 5 | 3 | 188 | 20.7 |
| Mark Turner | C | 55 | 20 | 48 | 68 | 81 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 4 | 153 | 13.1 |
| Matt Oates | LW | 70 | 22 | 43 | 65 | 59 | 22 | 3 | 3 | 1 | 193 | 11.4 |
| Joe Coombs | LW | 66 | 28 | 31 | 59 | 127 | 17 | 7 | 0 | 6 | 156 | 17.9 |
| Derek Clancey | C | 46 | 26 | 33 | 59 | 32 | 8 | 8 | 0 | 3 | 135 | 19.3 |
| Derek Wood | C | 66 | 27 | 30 | 57 | 181 | 8 | 4 | 0 | 5 | 139 | 19.4 |
| Lorne Toews | LW | 70 | 25 | 25 | 50 | 198 | 21 | 4 | 2 | 5 | 199 | 12.6 |
| Beau Bilek | D | 68 | 10 | 35 | 45 | 83 | 24 | 3 | 0 | 1 | 149 | 6.7 |
| Eric Manlow | C | 32 | 18 | 18 | 36 | 20 | 16 | 7 | 1 | 3 | 71 | 25.4 |
| Tim Hogan | D | 70 | 6 | 30 | 36 | 72 | 18 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 141 | 4.3 |
| Mike Rusk | D | 59 | 4 | 26 | 30 | 80 | 16 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 108 | 3.7 |
| Cory Bricknell | D | 62 | 3 | 15 | 18 | 331 | 13 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 80 | 3.8 |
| Pete Vandermeer | L | 30 | 6 | 11 | 17 | 195 | 4 | 1 | 1 | 3 | 58 | 10.3 |
| Patrick Pysz | D | 36 | 7 | 9 | 16 | 29 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 54 | 13.0 |
| Marc Dupuis | D | 23 | 2 | 13 | 15 | 8 | 10 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 57 | 3.5 |
| Jeff Salajko | G | 54 | 0 | 3 | 3 | 11 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |
| Kevin Vaughan | D | 53 | 0 | 2 | 2 | 31 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 23 | 0.0 |
| Jon Pirrong | D | 5 | 0 | 2 | 2 | 10 | 8 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 4 | 0.0 |
| Justin McPolin | L | 20 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 45 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 5 | 20.0 |
| Will Clarke | G | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |
| Bryan McKinney | D | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | -1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |
| Bench | 70 | 0 | 0 | 12 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | ||||
| Ron Paleczny | D | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |
| David Brumby | G | 18 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |
| Gary Coupal | RW | 10 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 67 | -4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 4 | 0.0 |
| Totals | 1169 | 303 | 493 | 796 | 1893 | 208 | 69 | 12 | 44 | 2346 | 12.9 |
Goaltenders:
| Player | GP | Min | W | L | T/OL | ENG | SHO | GA | GAA | Shts | SVS | SV% |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| David Brumby | 18 | 997 | 9 | 5 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 68 | 4.09 | 585 | 517 | .884 |
| Jeff Salajko | 54 | 3085 | 35 | 14 | 3 | 3 | 1 | 172 | 3.35 | 1833 | 1661 | .906 |
| Will Clarke | 3 | 108 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 7 | 3.89 | 58 | 51 | .879 |
| Totals | 75 | 4190 | 44 | 21 | 5 | 5 | 1 | 247 | 3.54 | 2476 | 2229 | .900 |
Postseason - Scoring:
| Player | Pos | GP | G | A | Pts | PIM | +/- | PPG | SHG | GWG | SOG | SG% |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Derek Gauthier | RW | 8 | 3 | 4 | 7 | 18 | -2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |
| Keith Morris | LW | 6 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |
| David Hymovitz | LW | 5 | 4 | 1 | 5 | 2 | -1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |
| Mark Turner | C | 8 | 3 | 5 | 8 | 6 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |
| Matt Oates | LW | 8 | 2 | 3 | 5 | 16 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |
| Joe Coombs | LW | 8 | 3 | 4 | 7 | 10 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |
| Derek Clancey | C | 8 | 1 | 2 | 3 | 8 | -1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |
| Derek Wood | C | 8 | 1 | 2 | 3 | 35 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |
| Lorne Toews | LW | 8 | 1 | 5 | 6 | 14 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |
| Beau Bilek | D | 8 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |
| Tim Hogan | D | 8 | 1 | 2 | 3 | 0 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |
| Mike Rusk | D | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |
| Cory Bricknell | D | 8 | 0 | 2 | 2 | 43 | -2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |
| Pete Vandermeer | L | 7 | 2 | 1 | 3 | 26 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |
| Patrick Pysz | D | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |
| Marc Dupuis | D | 8 | 0 | 3 | 3 | 4 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |
| Jeff Salajko | G | 8 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |
| Justin McPolin | L | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 11 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |
| Bryan McKinney | D | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |
| David Brumby | G | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |
| Totals | 127 | 23 | 36 | 59 | 203 | 7 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
Postseason - Goaltenders:
| Player | GP | Min | W | L | T/OL | ENG | SHO | GA | GAA | Shts | SVS | SV% |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| David Brumby | 1 | 10 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0.00 | 7 | 7 | 1.000 |
| Jeff Salajko | 8 | 516 | 3 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 24 | 2.79 | 333 | 309 | .928 |
| Totals | 9 | 526 | 3 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 24 | 2.74 | 340 | 316 | .929 |
