1996-97 Michigan K-Wings Statistics
International Hockey League (IHL)
Team Record: 31-44 (SO: 0-7) - 69 points
in the IHL's Central Division
Lost in 1st Round
Coach: Claude Noel (31-44, 7 OTL)
Location: Kalamazoo, Michigan
Attendance: 135,423, Avg. 3,303 in 41 home dates
1996-97 Michigan K-Wings RosterTeam Record: 31-44 (SO: 0-7) - 69 points
in the IHL's Central Division
Lost in 1st Round
Coach: Claude Noel (31-44, 7 OTL)
Location: Kalamazoo, Michigan
Attendance: 135,423, Avg. 3,303 in 41 home dates
The Michigan K-Wings of the International Hockey League ended the 1996-97 season with a record of 31 wins and 44 losses, with a 0-7 showing in shootouts for 69 points in the IHL's Central Division.
The K-Wings netted 208 goals, worst in the circuit and allowed 272. Jim Storm scored 25 goals for Michigan, while Lee Jinman contributed 40 assists. Manny Fernandez topped the squad with 20 wins, and Roman Turek recorded a 2.97 goals against average, pacing qualifying goaltenders.
Claude Noel coached the team. The 1996-97 Michigan K-Wings 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% |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Pat Elynuik | R | 81 | 24 | 34 | 58 | 62 | -22 | 6 | 0 | 3 | 212 | 11.3 |
| Lee Jinman | C | 81 | 17 | 40 | 57 | 65 | -20 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 173 | 9.8 |
| Jim Storm | L | 75 | 25 | 24 | 49 | 27 | -17 | 5 | 1 | 5 | 166 | 15.1 |
| Shane Peacock | D | 81 | 9 | 31 | 40 | 49 | -33 | 3 | 0 | 2 | 167 | 5.4 |
| Mark Lawrence | R | 68 | 15 | 21 | 36 | 141 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 1 | 184 | 8.2 |
| Neil Brady | C | 76 | 13 | 20 | 33 | 62 | -24 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 201 | 6.5 |
| Derrick Smith | L | 68 | 8 | 21 | 29 | 55 | -23 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 158 | 5.1 |
| Alexander Galchenyuk | C | 52 | 11 | 17 | 28 | 24 | -9 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 112 | 9.8 |
| Steven King | R | 39 | 15 | 11 | 26 | 39 | -22 | 4 | 0 | 3 | 131 | 11.5 |
| Patrick Cote | L | 58 | 14 | 10 | 24 | 237 | -7 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 103 | 13.6 |
| Dan Keczmer | D | 42 | 3 | 17 | 20 | 24 | -4 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 60 | 5.0 |
| Sergey Gusev | D | 51 | 7 | 8 | 15 | 44 | 4 | 5 | 0 | 0 | 114 | 6.1 |
| Bench | 82 | 14 | 14 | 20 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | ||||
| Jamie Wright | L | 60 | 6 | 8 | 14 | 34 | -15 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 103 | 5.8 |
| Brad Berry | D | 77 | 4 | 7 | 11 | 68 | -25 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 59 | 6.8 |
| Marc Labelle | L | 46 | 4 | 7 | 11 | 148 | -2 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 64 | 6.3 |
| Petr Buzek | D | 67 | 4 | 6 | 10 | 48 | -21 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 54 | 7.4 |
| Collin Bauer | D | 49 | 2 | 7 | 9 | 15 | -33 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 73 | 2.7 |
| Dennis Smith | D | 62 | 2 | 7 | 9 | 60 | 11 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 60 | 3.3 |
| Brad Lukowich | D | 69 | 2 | 6 | 8 | 77 | -15 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 83 | 2.4 |
| Jason Lafreniere | C | 17 | 2 | 4 | 6 | 18 | -9 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 23 | 8.7 |
| Marty Flichel | RW | 19 | 2 | 3 | 5 | 10 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 13 | 15.4 |
| Igor Korolev | C | 4 | 2 | 2 | 4 | 0 | -1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 13 | 15.4 |
| Yuri Krivokhija | L | 6 | 2 | 1 | 3 | 0 | -2 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 11 | 18.2 |
| Brent Fedyk | R | 9 | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | -2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 23 | 4.3 |
| Jeff Mitchell | R | 24 | 0 | 3 | 3 | 40 | -5 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 31 | 0.0 |
| Ryan Gillis | D | 11 | 0 | 2 | 2 | 12 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 11 | 0.0 |
| Manny Fernandez | G | 48 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |
| Roman Turek | G | 29 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0.0 |
| Mike Kennedy | R | 2 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 5 | 0.0 |
| Jason Payne | LW | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 5 | -1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |
| Sergei Zvyagin | G | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |
| Derek Herlofsky | G | 9 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |
| Nick Forbes | LW | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | -1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |
| Jordan Willis | G | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |
| Chris Scourletis | D | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 12 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0.0 |
| Robert Thorpe | LW | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |
| Dwight Parrish | D | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |
| Colin Miller | C | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | -1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0.0 |
| Craig Johnson | LW | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |
| Steve Roberts | LW | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | -1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 0.0 |
| Totals | 1479 | 208 | 322 | 530 | 1406 | -299 | 45 | 2 | 17 | 2414 | 8.6 |
Goaltenders:
| Player | GP | Min | W | L | T/OL | ENG | SHO | GA | GAA | Shts | SVS | SV% |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Roman Turek | 29 | 1555 | 8 | 13 | 4 | 4 | 0 | 77 | 2.97 | 808 | 731 | .905 |
| Manny Fernandez | 48 | 2720 | 20 | 24 | 2 | 5 | 2 | 142 | 3.13 | 1485 | 1343 | .904 |
| Derek Herlofsky | 9 | 442 | 2 | 4 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 23 | 3.12 | 229 | 206 | .900 |
| Sergei Zvyagin | 2 | 79 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 4 | 3.04 | 43 | 39 | .907 |
| Jordan Willis | 2 | 102 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 8 | 4.71 | 73 | 65 | .890 |
| Totals | 90 | 4898 | 31 | 44 | 7 | 11 | 2 | 254 | 3.11 | 2638 | 2384 | .904 |
Postseason - Scoring:
| Player | Pos | GP | G | A | Pts | PIM | +/- | PPG | SHG | GWG | SOG | SG% |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Pat Elynuik | R | 4 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |
| Lee Jinman | C | 4 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |
| Jim Storm | L | 4 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |
| Shane Peacock | D | 4 | 0 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |
| Mark Lawrence | R | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 18 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |
| Neil Brady | C | 4 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |
| Derrick Smith | L | 4 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 16 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |
| Alexander Galchenyuk | C | 4 | 2 | 1 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |
| Steven King | R | 4 | 1 | 2 | 3 | 12 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |
| Patrick Cote | L | 4 | 2 | 0 | 2 | 6 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |
| Sergey Gusev | D | 4 | 0 | 4 | 4 | 6 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |
| Jamie Wright | L | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |
| Brad Berry | D | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |
| Marc Labelle | L | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 6 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |
| Collin Bauer | D | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |
| Dennis Smith | D | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 6 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |
| Brad Lukowich | D | 4 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |
| Ryan Gillis | D | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 12 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |
| Manny Fernandez | G | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |
| Totals | 68 | 9 | 12 | 21 | 98 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
Postseason - Goaltenders:
| Player | GP | Min | W | L | T/OL | ENG | SHO | GA | GAA | Shts | SVS | SV% |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Manny Fernandez | 4 | 277 | 1 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 15 | 3.25 | 0 | ||
| Totals | 4 | 277 | 1 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 15 | 3.25 | 0 |
