1996-97 Huntsville Channel Cats Statistics
Team Record: 39-24 (SO: 0-3) - 81 points
in the CHL's Eastern Division
Lost in 2nd Round
Coach: Larry Floyd (39-24, 3 OTL)
Location: Huntsville, Alabama
The Huntsville Channel Cats of the Central Hockey League ended the 1996-97 season with a record of 39 wins and 24 losses, with a 0-3 showing in shootouts for 81 points in the CHL's Eastern Division.
The Channel Cats scored 311 goals, best in the league. Huntsville conceded 297 goals. Tony Frenette netted 41 goals for the team, while Igor Bonderev, Mike Degurse and Alex Kholomeyev each tallied 30 or more also. Alex Kholomeyev accounted for 58 assists. Troy Seibel earned 28 wins in front of the net for the squad and a team-best 4.12 goals against average, leading goaltenders with enough qualifying appearances.
Larry Floyd coached the team. The 1996-97 Huntsville Channel Cats lost in the in 2nd Round of the playoffs.
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Scoring:
| Player | Pos | GP | G | A | Pts | PIM | +/- | PPG | SHG | GWG | SOG | SG% |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Alex Kholomeyev | C | 57 | 37 | 58 | 95 | 90 | 10 | 12 | 3 | 1 | 312 | 11.9 |
| Igor Bonderev | D | 60 | 38 | 53 | 91 | 26 | 34 | 6 | 4 | 9 | 213 | 17.8 |
| Tony Frenette | RW | 47 | 41 | 31 | 72 | 50 | 24 | 5 | 4 | 5 | 166 | 24.7 |
| John Gibson | D | 66 | 15 | 50 | 65 | 111 | 6 | 2 | 0 | 4 | 212 | 7.1 |
| Jonathan Dubois | C | 62 | 15 | 49 | 64 | 307 | 0 | 6 | 0 | 0 | 123 | 12.2 |
| Donald MacPherson | D | 54 | 14 | 47 | 61 | 64 | -3 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 218 | 6.4 |
| Mike Degurse | LW | 62 | 31 | 15 | 46 | 282 | -13 | 13 | 1 | 1 | 201 | 15.4 |
| Max Middendorf | R | 42 | 14 | 32 | 46 | 79 | 10 | 4 | 0 | 1 | 97 | 14.4 |
| Chris George | RW | 54 | 27 | 15 | 42 | 21 | -4 | 7 | 2 | 5 | 173 | 15.6 |
| Phil Daigle | C | 55 | 18 | 23 | 41 | 217 | -1 | 3 | 1 | 2 | 129 | 14.0 |
| Tom Moulton | D | 66 | 7 | 24 | 31 | 167 | 9 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 138 | 5.1 |
| Marc Vachon | D | 57 | 9 | 18 | 27 | 100 | 16 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 94 | 9.6 |
| Mike Gamble | C | 11 | 10 | 11 | 21 | 18 | 8 | 1 | 1 | 4 | 54 | 18.5 |
| Chris Kostopoulos | F | 22 | 8 | 12 | 20 | 26 | 4 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 43 | 18.6 |
| Jamie Salera | C | 24 | 6 | 10 | 16 | 21 | -2 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 62 | 9.7 |
| Shawn Randall | RW | 48 | 3 | 12 | 15 | 135 | -6 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 55 | 5.5 |
| Todd Dougherty | D | 44 | 3 | 12 | 15 | 201 | 5 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 42 | 7.1 |
| Greg Murray | L | 17 | 5 | 9 | 14 | 8 | -2 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 39 | 12.8 |
| Dan Carter | LW | 5 | 2 | 8 | 10 | 20 | 4 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 19 | 10.5 |
| Jeff Frankel | D | 17 | 4 | 5 | 9 | 38 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 24 | 16.7 |
| Wade Tulk | LW | 8 | 2 | 1 | 3 | 9 | -5 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 21 | 9.5 |
| Gatis Tseplis | L | 10 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 23 | 4.3 |
| Paul Berrington | F | 3 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 7 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 5 | 20.0 |
| Derek Puppa | G | 25 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |
| Troy Seibel | G | 49 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 65 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |
| Sam Fields | D | 6 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 25 | -1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 0.0 |
| Greg Lovell | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | ||
| Bench | 66 | 0 | 0 | 20 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | ||||
| Totals | 1039 | 311 | 496 | 807 | 2111 | 95 | 72 | 16 | 39 | 2466 | 12.6 |
Goaltenders:
| Player | GP | Min | W | L | T/OL | ENG | SHO | GA | GAA | Shts | SVS | SV% |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Troy Seibel | 49 | 2709 | 28 | 17 | 0 | 4 | 0 | 186 | 4.12 | 1569 | 1383 | .881 |
| Derek Puppa | 25 | 1219 | 11 | 7 | 3 | 1 | 1 | 99 | 4.87 | 771 | 672 | .872 |
| Greg Lovell | 2 | 16 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 4 | 15.00 | 14 | 10 | .714 | |
| Totals | 76 | 3944 | 39 | 24 | 3 | 5 | 1 | 289 | 4.40 | 2354 | 2065 | .877 |
Postseason - Scoring:
| Player | Pos | GP | G | A | Pts | PIM | +/- | PPG | SHG | GWG | SOG | SG% |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Alex Kholomeyev | C | 9 | 13 | 1 | 14 | 24 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |
| Igor Bonderev | D | 9 | 1 | 12 | 13 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |
| Tony Frenette | RW | 9 | 1 | 2 | 3 | 10 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |
| John Gibson | D | 9 | 5 | 9 | 14 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |
| Jonathan Dubois | C | 9 | 2 | 13 | 15 | 17 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |
| Donald MacPherson | D | 9 | 3 | 5 | 8 | 12 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |
| Mike Degurse | LW | 8 | 3 | 6 | 9 | 46 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |
| Chris George | RW | 9 | 2 | 2 | 4 | 6 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |
| Phil Daigle | C | 9 | 6 | 4 | 10 | 16 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |
| Tom Moulton | D | 8 | 0 | 3 | 3 | 38 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |
| Marc Vachon | D | 9 | 1 | 2 | 3 | 12 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |
| Mike Gamble | C | 4 | 2 | 1 | 3 | 30 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |
| Chris Kostopoulos | F | 9 | 3 | 3 | 6 | 6 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |
| Shawn Randall | RW | 5 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |
| Todd Dougherty | D | 6 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 28 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |
| Dan Carter | LW | 7 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 20 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |
| Troy Seibel | G | 9 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |
| Bench | 9 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | ||
| Totals | 146 | 42 | 66 | 108 | 269 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
