1996-97 Kamloops Blazers Statistics
Western Hockey League (WHL)
Team Record: 28-37-7 - 63 points
in the WHL's West Division
Coach: Ed Dempsey (28-37-7)
Location: Kamloops, British Columbia, Canada
1996-97 Kamloops Blazers RosterTeam Record: 28-37-7 - 63 points
in the WHL's West Division
Coach: Ed Dempsey (28-37-7)
Location: Kamloops, British Columbia, Canada
The Kamloops Blazers of the Western Hockey League ended the 1996-97 season with a record of 28 wins and 37 losses and 7 ties for 63 points in the WHL's West Division.
The Blazers netted 256 goals and yielded 285. Donnie Kinney scored 44 goals for Kamloops, while Shawn McNeil and Ajay Baines tallied 30 or more as well. Shawn McNeil contributed 47 assists. Randy Petruk earned 25 wins in front of the net for the squad and a team-best 3.62 goals against average, topping goalies with significant playing time.
Ed Dempsey coached the team.
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Scoring:
| Player | Pos | GP | G | A | Pts | PIM | +/- | PPG | SHG |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Donnie Kinney | L | 71 | 44 | 45 | 89 | 36 | -11 | 21 | 2 |
| Shawn McNeil | C | 70 | 38 | 47 | 85 | 37 | +7 | 11 | 4 |
| Ajay Baines | C | 70 | 32 | 43 | 75 | 106 | +1 | 15 | 2 |
| Chris St. Croix | D | 67 | 11 | 39 | 50 | 67 | -20 | 5 | 0 |
| Wade Burt | RW | 70 | 20 | 15 | 35 | 29 | -4 | 4 | 0 |
| Micki DuPont | D | 59 | 8 | 27 | 35 | 39 | -5 | 3 | 0 |
| Steve Shrum | C | 63 | 11 | 19 | 30 | 48 | -8 | 5 | 0 |
| Alan Manness | RW | 67 | 8 | 22 | 30 | 50 | -18 | 4 | 0 |
| Steve Gainey | L | 60 | 9 | 18 | 27 | 60 | -8 | 0 | 0 |
| Gennady Razin | D | 63 | 7 | 19 | 26 | 56 | -5 | 3 | 0 |
| Blair Rota | LW | 69 | 12 | 11 | 23 | 89 | -14 | 2 | 1 |
| Robyn Regehr | D | 64 | 4 | 19 | 23 | 96 | -20 | 2 | 0 |
| Jonathan Hobson | C | 53 | 8 | 13 | 21 | 9 | -8 | 1 | 0 |
| Rob Skrlac | R | 61 | 8 | 10 | 18 | 278 | -22 | 1 | 0 |
| Jeff Ainsworth | F | 42 | 7 | 10 | 17 | 55 | +1 | 0 | 1 |
| Darcy Smith | D | 65 | 6 | 10 | 16 | 206 | -20 | 2 | 0 |
| Steve Albrecht | LW | 54 | 2 | 10 | 12 | 142 | -5 | 0 | 0 |
| Nils Antons | F | 42 | 7 | 3 | 10 | 31 | -8 | 1 | 0 |
| John Bradley | D | 11 | 6 | 4 | 10 | 4 | +7 | 5 | 0 |
| Drew Kehler | D | 48 | 3 | 5 | 8 | 106 | -10 | 2 | 0 |
| Konrad Brand | D | 40 | 1 | 4 | 5 | 50 | -4 | 0 | 0 |
| Randy Petruk | G | 60 | 0 | 5 | 5 | 12 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Thomas Scantlebury | D | 35 | 1 | 2 | 3 | 99 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Jake Deadmarsh | D | 12 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 13 | -1 | 0 | 0 |
| Darren Wright | D | 9 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 52 | -6 | 0 | 0 |
| Clayton Pool | G | 18 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Peter Bergman | LW | 3 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 4 | -1 | 0 | 0 |
| Jordan Landry | RW | 10 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 27 | -6 | 0 | 0 |
| Bryce Wandler | G | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Dean Kletzel | RW | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | -1 | 0 | 0 |
| Ryan Rishaug | RW | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Totals | 1359 | 254 | 404 | 658 | 1803 | -189 | 87 | 10 |
Goaltenders:
| Player | GP | Min | W | L | T/OL | ENG | SHO | GA | GAA | Shts | SVS | SV% |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Clayton Pool | 18 | 894 | 3 | 9 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 68 | 4.56 | 556 | 488 | .878 |
| Randy Petruk | 60 | 3476 | 25 | 26 | 2 | 4 | 0 | 210 | 3.62 | 2074 | 1864 | .899 |
| Bryce Wandler | 1 | 34 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 5.29 | 25 | 22 | .880 | |
| Totals | 79 | 4404 | 28 | 35 | 4 | 4 | 1 | 281 | 3.83 | 2655 | 2374 | .894 |
Postseason - Scoring:
| Player | Pos | GP | G | A | Pts | PIM | +/- | PPG | SHG |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Donnie Kinney | L | 5 | 3 | 1 | 4 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Shawn McNeil | C | 5 | 1 | 3 | 4 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Ajay Baines | C | 5 | 4 | 1 | 5 | 6 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Chris St. Croix | D | 5 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Wade Burt | RW | 5 | 0 | 2 | 2 | 8 | 1 | 0 | 0 |
| Micki DuPont | D | 5 | 0 | 4 | 4 | 8 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Steve Shrum | C | 5 | 2 | 1 | 3 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Alan Manness | RW | 5 | 2 | 2 | 4 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Steve Gainey | L | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 9 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Gennady Razin | D | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Robyn Regehr | D | 5 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 18 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Jonathan Hobson | C | 4 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Rob Skrlac | R | 5 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 35 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Jeff Ainsworth | F | 5 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 7 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Darcy Smith | D | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 14 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Steve Albrecht | LW | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 11 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Nils Antons | F | 5 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Drew Kehler | D | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 6 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Thomas Scantlebury | D | 5 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 6 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Darren Wright | D | 5 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 17 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Clayton Pool | G | 5 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Burt Wade | 5 | 0 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |
| Totals | 100 | 13 | 19 | 32 | 165 | 1 | 0 | 0 |
Postseason - Goaltenders:
| Player | GP | Min | W | L | T/OL | ENG | SHO | GA | GAA | Shts | SVS | SV% |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Clayton Pool | 5 | 300 | 1 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 23 | 4.60 | 202 | 179 | .886 |
| Totals | 5 | 300 | 1 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 23 | 4.60 | 202 | 179 | .886 |
