1996-97 Jacksonville Lizard Kings Statistics
East Coast Hockey League (ECHL)
Team Record: 21-37 (SO: 0-12) - 54 points
in the ECHL's South Division
Coach: Mike LaZazzera (6-12-2)
Coach: Bruce Cassidy (15-25-10)
Location: Jacksonville, Florida
Attendance: 118,020, Avg. 3,372 in 35 home dates
1996-97 Jacksonville Lizard Kings RosterTeam Record: 21-37 (SO: 0-12) - 54 points
in the ECHL's South Division
Coach: Mike LaZazzera (6-12-2)
Coach: Bruce Cassidy (15-25-10)
Location: Jacksonville, Florida
Attendance: 118,020, Avg. 3,372 in 35 home dates
The Jacksonville Lizard Kings of the East Coast Hockey League ended the 1996-97 season with a record of 21 wins and 37 losses, with a 0-12 showing in shootouts for 54 points in the ECHL's South Division.
The Lizard Kings scored 220 goals, worst in the league and gave up 299. Mike Pomichter netted 37 goals for Jacksonville, and Kurt Mallett contributed 48 assists. Steve Vezina topped the squad with 14 wins and a team-best 3.54 goals against average, leading regularly-used goaltenders.
Mike LaZazzera and Bruce Cassidy coached the team.
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Scoring:
| Player | Pos | GP | G | A | Pts | PIM | +/- | PPG | SHG | GWG | SOG | SG% |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Mike Pomichter | LW | 61 | 37 | 40 | 77 | 26 | -14 | 13 | 2 | 2 | 288 | 12.8 |
| Kurt Mallett | RW | 61 | 25 | 48 | 73 | 20 | -18 | 10 | 1 | 4 | 197 | 12.7 |
| Rick Bennett | L | 64 | 23 | 33 | 56 | 120 | -10 | 10 | 0 | 3 | 189 | 12.2 |
| Tobias Ablad | D | 70 | 11 | 26 | 37 | 86 | -14 | 7 | 0 | 1 | 137 | 8.0 |
| Jason Clark | LW | 28 | 10 | 24 | 34 | 8 | -9 | 3 | 0 | 2 | 70 | 14.3 |
| Andy MacIntyre | LW | 37 | 13 | 13 | 26 | 17 | -9 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 138 | 9.4 |
| Eric Cloutier | LW | 47 | 13 | 11 | 24 | 334 | -5 | 2 | 0 | 2 | 72 | 18.1 |
| Dan Brierly | D | 60 | 8 | 14 | 22 | 76 | -22 | 3 | 1 | 0 | 118 | 6.8 |
| Barry Clukey | C | 45 | 12 | 8 | 20 | 112 | -4 | 1 | 0 | 3 | 105 | 11.4 |
| Jocelyn Langlois | LW | 39 | 6 | 13 | 19 | 17 | -16 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 69 | 8.7 |
| Francois Leroux | LW | 41 | 5 | 14 | 19 | 60 | -17 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 59 | 8.5 |
| Jeff Mead | C | 27 | 5 | 14 | 19 | 4 | -3 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 60 | 8.3 |
| Dan Carney | D | 50 | 5 | 12 | 17 | 36 | -7 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 58 | 8.6 |
| Mike Hall | C | 19 | 8 | 8 | 16 | 8 | -4 | 3 | 0 | 1 | 44 | 18.2 |
| Gaetan Royer | R | 28 | 7 | 8 | 15 | 149 | -10 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 60 | 11.7 |
| Mike McLaughlin | LW | 8 | 4 | 8 | 12 | 4 | -5 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 41 | 9.8 |
| Doug Evans | D | 55 | 2 | 10 | 12 | 251 | -23 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 67 | 3.0 |
| David Cunniff | LW | 16 | 4 | 5 | 9 | 75 | -4 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 17 | 23.5 |
| L.P. Charbonneau | R | 27 | 3 | 6 | 9 | 241 | -9 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 40 | 7.5 |
| Ronalds Ozolinsh | C | 50 | 1 | 8 | 9 | 41 | -8 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 45 | 2.2 |
| Chris Fargher | F | 33 | 4 | 4 | 8 | 35 | -11 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 26 | 15.4 |
| Mick Kempffer | D | 23 | 2 | 6 | 8 | 24 | -2 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 38 | 5.3 |
| Scott Chartier | D | 10 | 1 | 7 | 8 | 26 | -2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 23 | 4.3 |
| Mark Bultje | C | 16 | 4 | 3 | 7 | 6 | -13 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 41 | 9.8 |
| Eric Peterson | F | 10 | 0 | 5 | 5 | 4 | -1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 16 | 0.0 |
| Greg Capson | D | 20 | 2 | 2 | 4 | 56 | -6 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 36 | 5.6 |
| Shane Doyle | D | 14 | 0 | 4 | 4 | 83 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 9 | 0.0 |
| Marc Yakabuski | D | 4 | 2 | 1 | 3 | 4 | -2 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 8 | 25.0 |
| Marc Salsman | RW | 7 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 9 | -4 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 18 | 5.6 |
| Craig Lutes | RW | 4 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 6 | -8 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 13 | 7.7 |
| Patrick Clement | LW | 17 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 62 | -5 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 10 | 10.0 |
| Steve Vezina | G | 44 | 0 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |
| Tim Chase | D | 9 | 0 | 2 | 2 | 10 | -7 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 24 | 0.0 |
| James Mooney | D | 4 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | -5 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0.0 |
| Kevin Kreutzer | G | 5 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |
| Bench | 70 | 0 | 0 | 38 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | ||||
| James Jensen | G | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |
| Joe Bonvie | G | 14 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 14 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |
| Oleg Sorokin | L | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | -4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0.0 |
| Brian Renfrew | G | 10 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |
| Peter Cermak | LW | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | -6 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0.0 |
| Kelly Morel | D | 7 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 4 | -6 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 13 | 0.0 |
| Totals | 1162 | 220 | 363 | 583 | 2070 | -291 | 63 | 8 | 20 | 2153 | 10.2 |
Goaltenders:
| Player | GP | Min | W | L | T/OL | ENG | SHO | GA | GAA | Shts | SVS | SV% |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Joe Bonvie | 14 | 736 | 5 | 6 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 52 | 4.24 | 385 | 333 | .865 |
| Steve Vezina | 44 | 2440 | 14 | 19 | 8 | 2 | 0 | 144 | 3.54 | 1344 | 1200 | .893 |
| James Jensen | 4 | 199 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 16 | 4.82 | 108 | 92 | .852 |
| Kevin Kreutzer | 5 | 298 | 0 | 4 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 18 | 3.62 | 152 | 134 | .882 |
| Brian Renfrew | 10 | 517 | 0 | 8 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 53 | 6.15 | 266 | 213 | .801 |
| Totals | 77 | 4190 | 20 | 38 | 12 | 4 | 0 | 283 | 4.05 | 2255 | 1972 | .875 |
