2000-01 Baton Rouge Kingfish Statistics
East Coast Hockey League (ECHL)
Team Record: 35-26 (SO: 0-11) - 81 points
in the ECHL's Southwest Division
Lost in 1st Round
Coach: David Lohrei (35-26, 11 OTL)
Location: Baton Rouge, Louisiana
Attendance: 108,124, Avg. 3,003 in 36 home dates
2000-01 Baton Rouge Kingfish RosterTeam Record: 35-26 (SO: 0-11) - 81 points
in the ECHL's Southwest Division
Lost in 1st Round
Coach: David Lohrei (35-26, 11 OTL)
Location: Baton Rouge, Louisiana
Attendance: 108,124, Avg. 3,003 in 36 home dates
The Baton Rouge Kingfish of the East Coast Hockey League ended the 2000-01 season with a record of 35 wins and 26 losses, with a 0-11 showing in shootouts for 81 points in the ECHL's Southwest Division.
The Kingfish netted 216 goals and yielded 225. Mike Rucinski scored 31 goals for Baton Rouge, and Jon Sturgis contributed 36 assists. Paxton Schafer topped the squad with 21 wins, while Brian Leitza recorded a 2.72 goals against average, best among goaltenders with enough qualifying appearances.
David Lohrei coached the team. The 2000-01 Baton Rouge Kingfish 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% |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Mike Rucinski | LW | 64 | 31 | 33 | 64 | 81 | 11 | 13 | 3 | 5 | 193 | 16.1 |
| Jon Sturgis | LW | 71 | 23 | 36 | 59 | 40 | 11 | 6 | 1 | 7 | 263 | 8.7 |
| Cam Brown | L | 71 | 18 | 28 | 46 | 131 | -4 | 3 | 1 | 1 | 153 | 11.8 |
| Shane Calder | RW | 67 | 22 | 21 | 43 | 95 | -13 | 7 | 1 | 5 | 156 | 14.1 |
| Dane Litke | D | 69 | 10 | 33 | 43 | 24 | 24 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 187 | 5.3 |
| Andy Doktorchik | C | 56 | 19 | 20 | 39 | 89 | -1 | 3 | 0 | 1 | 153 | 12.4 |
| Matt Erredge | RW | 53 | 18 | 20 | 38 | 16 | 8 | 3 | 0 | 2 | 127 | 14.2 |
| C.J. Buzzell | C | 58 | 12 | 23 | 35 | 28 | 8 | 2 | 1 | 2 | 105 | 11.4 |
| Josh Mizerek | D | 69 | 11 | 18 | 29 | 54 | 19 | 3 | 0 | 3 | 145 | 7.6 |
| Sylvain Dufresne | D | 72 | 5 | 22 | 27 | 45 | -9 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 103 | 4.9 |
| Chris Chelios | D | 53 | 5 | 20 | 25 | 91 | -16 | 3 | 0 | 1 | 88 | 5.7 |
| Sean Berens | C | 18 | 12 | 9 | 21 | 26 | -1 | 3 | 2 | 3 | 73 | 16.4 |
| Forrest Gore | LW | 16 | 8 | 11 | 19 | 17 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 53 | 15.1 |
| Per Ledin | L | 27 | 4 | 8 | 12 | 37 | -4 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 62 | 6.5 |
| Keith Bland | D | 69 | 3 | 9 | 12 | 177 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 41 | 7.3 |
| Jarrett Smith | C | 18 | 4 | 7 | 11 | 16 | -8 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 39 | 10.3 |
| Ronalds Ozolinsh | C | 62 | 2 | 9 | 11 | 86 | -2 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 45 | 4.4 |
| Jason McKee | D | 20 | 2 | 9 | 11 | 24 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 17 | 11.8 |
| Jay Legault | LW | 8 | 3 | 5 | 8 | 6 | -3 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 23 | 13.0 |
| Jesse Rooney | C | 6 | 3 | 2 | 5 | 2 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 16 | 18.8 |
| Kris Mallette | D | 45 | 1 | 4 | 5 | 114 | -2 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 18 | 5.6 |
| Torrey DiRoberto | C | 3 | 0 | 3 | 3 | 2 | -1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 16 | 0.0 |
| Paxton Schafer | G | 45 | 0 | 3 | 3 | 10 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |
| John Peterman | D | 10 | 0 | 3 | 3 | 8 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 11 | 0.0 |
| Kevin Magnuson | D | 66 | 0 | 2 | 2 | 98 | -3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 26 | 0.0 |
| Chris Cerrella | F | 6 | 0 | 2 | 2 | 4 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 4 | 0.0 |
| Chris Ford | RW | 7 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 2 | -2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 5 | 0.0 |
| Dean Mando | LW | 5 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 6 | -3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 10 | 0.0 |
| Samy Nasreddine | D | 5 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 18 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 10 | 0.0 |
| Brian Leitza | G | 32 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |
| Robbie Sinclair | RW | 4 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 9 | 0.0 |
| Jason Hamilton | D | 12 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 79 | -1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 5 | 0.0 |
| Bench | 72 | 0 | 0 | 10 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | ||||
| Mike Barrie | C | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 17 | -1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |
| Totals | 1260 | 216 | 366 | 582 | 1455 | 18 | 55 | 10 | 35 | 2156 | 10.0 |
Goaltenders:
| Player | GP | Min | W | L | T/OL | ENG | SHO | GA | GAA | Shts | SVS | SV% |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Paxton Schafer | 44 | 2564 | 21 | 10 | 9 | 1 | 0 | 130 | 3.04 | 1393 | 1263 | .907 |
| Brian Leitza | 32 | 1806 | 14 | 16 | 2 | 5 | 5 | 82 | 2.72 | 969 | 887 | .915 |
| Totals | 76 | 4370 | 35 | 26 | 11 | 6 | 5 | 212 | 2.91 | 2362 | 2150 | .910 |
Postseason - Scoring:
| Player | Pos | GP | G | A | Pts | PIM | +/- | PPG | SHG | GWG | SOG | SG% |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Mike Rucinski | LW | 2 | 1 | 2 | 3 | 0 | -1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |
| Jon Sturgis | LW | 2 | 2 | 1 | 3 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |
| Cam Brown | L | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | -1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |
| Shane Calder | RW | 2 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |
| Dane Litke | D | 2 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |
| Matt Erredge | RW | 2 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |
| C.J. Buzzell | C | 2 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |
| Josh Mizerek | D | 2 | 0 | 3 | 3 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |
| Sylvain Dufresne | D | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |
| Forrest Gore | LW | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | -1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |
| Keith Bland | D | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |
| Ronalds Ozolinsh | C | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 6 | -2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |
| Jesse Rooney | C | 2 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |
| Kris Mallette | D | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | -1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |
| Paxton Schafer | G | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |
| John Peterman | D | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | -1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |
| Chris Cerrella | F | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |
| Totals | 34 | 6 | 9 | 15 | 18 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
Postseason - Goaltenders:
| Player | GP | Min | W | L | T/OL | ENG | SHO | GA | GAA | Shts | SVS | SV% |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Paxton Schafer | 2 | 120 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 8 | 4.00 | 84 | 76 | .905 |
| Totals | 2 | 120 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 8 | 4.00 | 84 | 76 | .905 |
