1996-97 Mobile Mysticks Statistics
East Coast Hockey League (ECHL)
Team Record: 34-25 (SO: 0-11) - 79 points
in the ECHL's South Division
Lost in 1st Round
Coach: Eddie Johnstone (34-25, 11 OTL)
Location: Mobile, Alabama
Attendance: 172,095, Avg. 4,917 in 35 home dates
1996-97 Mobile Mysticks RosterTeam Record: 34-25 (SO: 0-11) - 79 points
in the ECHL's South Division
Lost in 1st Round
Coach: Eddie Johnstone (34-25, 11 OTL)
Location: Mobile, Alabama
Attendance: 172,095, Avg. 4,917 in 35 home dates
The Mobile Mysticks of the East Coast Hockey League ended the 1996-97 season with a record of 34 wins and 25 losses, with a 0-11 showing in shootouts for 79 points in the ECHL's South Division.
The Mysticks netted 257 goals and surrendered 263. Jason Elders scored 42 goals for Mobile, while Jamie Ling contributed 61 assists. Mike Lenarduzzi topped the squad with 15 wins, and Sinuhe Wallinheimo earned a 3.26 goals against average, leading qualifying goaltenders.
Eddie Johnstone coached the team. The 1996-97 Mobile Mysticks lost in the in 1st Round of the playoffs.
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Scoring:
| Player | Pos | GP | G | A | Pts | PIM | +/- | PPG | SHG | GWG | SOG | SG% |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Jason Elders | LW | 68 | 42 | 43 | 85 | 22 | 9 | 9 | 5 | 5 | 259 | 16.2 |
| Jamie Ling | C | 66 | 19 | 61 | 80 | 51 | 24 | 4 | 4 | 2 | 142 | 13.4 |
| Bob Woods | D | 69 | 19 | 50 | 69 | 68 | 2 | 3 | 0 | 3 | 194 | 9.8 |
| Steve Suk | C | 59 | 19 | 44 | 63 | 60 | 9 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 116 | 16.4 |
| Rob Atkinson | LW | 67 | 26 | 35 | 61 | 61 | 2 | 3 | 3 | 4 | 152 | 17.1 |
| Jim Ritchie | G | 68 | 25 | 25 | 50 | 77 | 10 | 2 | 1 | 4 | 130 | 19.2 |
| Mike Mayhew | RW | 55 | 16 | 22 | 38 | 215 | -4 | 7 | 0 | 1 | 124 | 12.9 |
| Dave Craievich | D | 65 | 13 | 25 | 38 | 125 | -9 | 4 | 0 | 1 | 195 | 6.7 |
| Mike Dennis | D | 59 | 6 | 21 | 27 | 155 | 4 | 2 | 0 | 2 | 87 | 6.9 |
| Patrice Paquin | LW | 50 | 13 | 13 | 26 | 137 | -16 | 1 | 1 | 5 | 91 | 14.3 |
| Eric Long | D | 65 | 11 | 15 | 26 | 69 | 10 | 2 | 1 | 2 | 167 | 6.6 |
| Shawn Heins | D | 56 | 6 | 17 | 23 | 253 | 4 | 2 | 0 | 2 | 122 | 4.9 |
| Jim Jensen | C | 54 | 9 | 12 | 21 | 64 | -12 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 97 | 9.3 |
| Hugues Gervais | LW | 57 | 12 | 5 | 17 | 198 | -12 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 144 | 8.3 |
| Lee Giffin | R | 20 | 7 | 9 | 16 | 4 | 6 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 36 | 19.4 |
| Craig Binns | D | 65 | 1 | 10 | 11 | 217 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 65 | 1.5 |
| Jason Smith | D | 19 | 4 | 5 | 9 | 7 | 7 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 50 | 8.0 |
| Brent Cullaton | RW | 4 | 1 | 4 | 5 | 16 | -3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 12 | 8.3 |
| Jeff Smith | D | 18 | 0 | 5 | 5 | 12 | -4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 43 | 0.0 |
| Trevor Converse | RW | 10 | 2 | 2 | 4 | 53 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 8 | 25.0 |
| Brian Stacey | D | 5 | 2 | 2 | 4 | 6 | 4 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 17 | 11.8 |
| Jarret Zukiwsky | RW | 5 | 2 | 1 | 3 | 14 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 15 | 13.3 |
| Phil Esposito | LW | 19 | 2 | 1 | 3 | 65 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 5 | 40.0 |
| Drew Palmer | D | 5 | 0 | 2 | 2 | 25 | -6 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 5 | 0.0 |
| Sinuhe Wallinheimo | G | 26 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |
| Dan Rublein | D | 4 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 6 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 4 | 0.0 |
| Mike Lenarduzzi | G | 37 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 21 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |
| Chuck Thuss | G | 9 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 19 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |
| Stu Dunn | R | 7 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |
| Craig Johnson | LW | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 74 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0.0 |
| Bench | 70 | 0 | 0 | 42 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | ||||
| Totals | 1185 | 257 | 432 | 689 | 2138 | 33 | 47 | 16 | 33 | 2282 | 11.3 |
Goaltenders:
| Player | GP | Min | W | L | T/OL | ENG | SHO | GA | GAA | Shts | SVS | SV% |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Chuck Thuss | 9 | 441 | 4 | 3 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 23 | 3.13 | 244 | 221 | .906 |
| Mike Lenarduzzi | 37 | 1932 | 15 | 10 | 8 | 3 | 1 | 118 | 3.66 | 934 | 816 | .874 |
| Sinuhe Wallinheimo | 26 | 1453 | 14 | 9 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 79 | 3.26 | 724 | 645 | .891 |
| Stu Dunn | 7 | 365 | 0 | 4 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 28 | 4.60 | 217 | 189 | .871 |
| Totals | 79 | 4191 | 33 | 26 | 11 | 4 | 1 | 248 | 3.55 | 2119 | 1871 | .883 |
Postseason - Scoring:
| Player | Pos | GP | G | A | Pts | PIM | +/- | PPG | SHG | GWG | SOG | SG% |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Jason Elders | LW | 3 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 0 | -1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |
| Jamie Ling | C | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | -4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |
| Bob Woods | D | 3 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 2 | -1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |
| Steve Suk | C | 3 | 0 | 4 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |
| Rob Atkinson | LW | 3 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 2 | -1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |
| Jim Ritchie | G | 3 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |
| Mike Mayhew | RW | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | -1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |
| Dave Craievich | D | 3 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | -4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |
| Mike Dennis | D | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 6 | -4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |
| Eric Long | D | 3 | 0 | 3 | 3 | 6 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |
| Shawn Heins | D | 3 | 0 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |
| Jim Jensen | C | 3 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 4 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |
| Hugues Gervais | LW | 3 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 10 | -2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |
| Lee Giffin | R | 3 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | -2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |
| Trevor Converse | RW | 3 | 2 | 1 | 3 | 2 | -1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |
| Jarret Zukiwsky | RW | 2 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |
| Mike Lenarduzzi | G | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |
| Chuck Thuss | G | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |
| Totals | 48 | 8 | 16 | 24 | 38 | -19 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
Postseason - Goaltenders:
| Player | GP | Min | W | L | T/OL | ENG | SHO | GA | GAA | Shts | SVS | SV% |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Chuck Thuss | 2 | 119 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 8 | 4.03 | 77 | 69 | .896 |
| Mike Lenarduzzi | 1 | 60 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 4 | 4.00 | 46 | 42 | .913 |
| Totals | 3 | 179 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 12 | 4.02 | 123 | 111 | .902 |
