1984-85 Carolina Thunderbirds Statistics
Team Record: 53-10-1 - 107 points
in the ACHL
Won League Championship
Coach: Rick Dudley (53-10, 1 OTL)
Location: Winston-Salem, North Carolina
The Carolina Thunderbirds of the Atlantic Coast Hockey League ended the 1984-85 season with a record of 53 wins and 10 losses (and 1 overtime losses) for 107 points in the ACHL.
The Thunderbirds led the league with 374 goals. Carolina allowed 220 goals, least in the league. John Torchetti scored 44 goals for the squad, while Matt Winnicki, Michel Lanouette, Dave Watson, Ed Christian, Brian Carroll, Kim Elliot and Joe Curran each netted 30 or more, too. Kim Elliot contributed 67 assists. Pierre Hamel earned 28 wins in front of the net for the team, and Dan Olson added 15 or more victories as well. Dan Olson earned a 3.35 goals against average, best among goalies with significant playing time.
Rick Dudley coached the team. The 1984-85 Carolina Thunderbirds won the League Championship.
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Scoring:
| Player | Pos | GP | G | A | Pts | PIM | +/- | G/PG | A/PG | Pts/PG |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Kim Elliot | C | 64 | 30 | 67 | 97 | 51 | 0.47 | 1.05 | 1.52 | |
| Michel Lanouette | RW | 61 | 37 | 56 | 93 | 64 | 0.61 | 0.92 | 1.52 | |
| Ed Christian | F | 58 | 43 | 49 | 92 | 91 | 0.74 | 0.84 | 1.59 | |
| Joe Curran | C | 54 | 38 | 49 | 87 | 34 | 0.70 | 0.91 | 1.61 | |
| John Torchetti | 64 | 44 | 42 | 86 | 73 | 0.69 | 0.66 | 1.34 | ||
| Dave Watson | L | 64 | 31 | 54 | 85 | 138 | 0.48 | 0.84 | 1.33 | |
| Brian Carroll | LW | 64 | 32 | 49 | 81 | 167 | 0.50 | 0.77 | 1.27 | |
| Rory Cava | G | 64 | 20 | 56 | 76 | 83 | 0.31 | 0.88 | 1.19 | |
| Matt Winnicki | D | 47 | 33 | 29 | 62 | 28 | 0.70 | 0.62 | 1.32 | |
| Randy Irving | D/LW | 63 | 10 | 50 | 60 | 98 | 0.16 | 0.79 | 0.95 | |
| Bob Hagan | D | 64 | 13 | 43 | 56 | 53 | 0.20 | 0.67 | 0.88 | |
| Mark Huglen | F | 36 | 15 | 15 | 30 | 55 | 0.42 | 0.42 | 0.83 | |
| Steve Szydlowski | L | 41 | 9 | 16 | 25 | 13 | 0.22 | 0.39 | 0.61 | |
| Bill Morris | L | 18 | 4 | 16 | 20 | 6 | 0.22 | 0.89 | 1.11 | |
| John O'Connor | D | 13 | 9 | 5 | 14 | 60 | 0.69 | 0.38 | 1.08 | |
| Scott Willoughby-Ray | D | 12 | 6 | 8 | 14 | 11 | 0.50 | 0.67 | 1.17 | |
| Dan Olson | G | 37 | 0 | 3 | 3 | 20 | 0.08 | 0.08 | ||
| Kevin Weber | C | 2 | 0 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 1.00 | 1.00 | ||
| Pierre Hamel | G | 36 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 27 | 0.03 | 0.03 | ||
| Bob Dore | F | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 4 | ||||
| Don Sockwell | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 5 | |||||
| Totals | 867 | 374 | 610 | 984 | 1081 | 0 |
Goaltenders:
| Player | GP | Min | W | L | T/OL | ENG | SHO | GA | GAA | Shts | SVS | SV% |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Pierre Hamel | 36 | 1909 | 28 | 3 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 109 | 3.43 | 742 | 633 | .853 |
| Dan Olson | 37 | 1950 | 25 | 8 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 109 | 3.35 | 828 | 719 | .868 |
| Totals | 73 | 3859 | 53 | 11 | 0 | 2 | 1 | 218 | 3.39 | 1570 | 1352 | .861 |
Postseason - Scoring:
| Player | Pos | GP | G | A | Pts | PIM | +/- | G/PG | A/PG | Pts/PG |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Kim Elliot | C | 10 | 6 | 7 | 13 | 12 | 0 | 0.60 | 0.70 | 1.30 |
| Michel Lanouette | RW | 10 | 5 | 5 | 10 | 17 | 0 | 0.50 | 0.50 | 1.00 |
| Ed Christian | F | 10 | 3 | 7 | 10 | 10 | 0 | 0.30 | 0.70 | 1.00 |
| Joe Curran | C | 10 | 5 | 13 | 18 | 12 | 0 | 0.50 | 1.30 | 1.80 |
| John Torchetti | 10 | 8 | 6 | 14 | 9 | 0 | 0.80 | 0.60 | 1.40 | |
| Dave Watson | L | 10 | 3 | 14 | 17 | 26 | 0 | 0.30 | 1.40 | 1.70 |
| Brian Carroll | LW | 10 | 11 | 9 | 20 | 14 | 0 | 1.10 | 0.90 | 2.00 |
| Rory Cava | G | 10 | 7 | 11 | 18 | 15 | 0 | 0.70 | 1.10 | 1.80 |
| Matt Winnicki | D | 10 | 3 | 6 | 9 | 10 | 0 | 0.30 | 0.60 | 0.90 |
| Randy Irving | D/LW | 10 | 1 | 11 | 12 | 15 | 0 | 0.10 | 1.10 | 1.20 |
| Bob Hagan | D | 10 | 0 | 11 | 11 | 14 | 0 | 1.10 | 1.10 | |
| Mark Huglen | F | 10 | 7 | 5 | 12 | 26 | 0 | 0.70 | 0.50 | 1.20 |
| John O'Connor | D | 8 | 4 | 2 | 6 | 23 | 0 | 0.50 | 0.25 | 0.75 |
| Dan Olson | G | 3 | 0 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0.67 | 0.67 | |
| Pierre Hamel | G | 8 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0.13 | 0.13 | |
| Totals | 139 | 63 | 110 | 173 | 203 | 0 |
Postseason - Goaltenders:
| Player | GP | Min | W | L | T/OL | ENG | SHO | GA | GAA | Shts | SVS | SV% |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Pierre Hamel | 8 | 452 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 27 | 3.58 | 0 | ||
| Totals | 8 | 452 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 27 | 3.58 | 0 |
