1996-97 Lethbridge Hurricanes Statistics
Western Hockey League (WHL)
Team Record: 47-22-3 - 97 points
in the WHL's Central Division
Coach: Parry Shockey (47-22-3)
Location: Lethbridge, Alberta, Canada
1996-97 Lethbridge Hurricanes RosterTeam Record: 47-22-3 - 97 points
in the WHL's Central Division
Coach: Parry Shockey (47-22-3)
Location: Lethbridge, Alberta, Canada
The Lethbridge Hurricanes of the Western Hockey League ended the 1996-97 season with a record of 47 wins and 22 losses and 3 ties for 97 points in the WHL's Central Division.
The Hurricanes scored 342 goals, best in the league. Lethbridge conceded 248 goals. Byron Ritchie netted 50 goals for the team, while Travis Brigley, Mike Josephson and Kirby Law each tallied 30 or more also. Byron Ritchie contributed 76 assists. Ryan Hoople earned 37 wins for the squad and a team-best 3.32 goals against average, best among goaltenders with enough qualifying appearances.
Parry Shockey coached the team.
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Scoring:
| Player | Pos | GP | G | A | Pts | PIM | +/- | PPG | SHG |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Byron Ritchie | C | 63 | 50 | 76 | 126 | 115 | +33 | 15 | 6 |
| Kirby Law | R | 72 | 39 | 52 | 91 | 200 | +20 | 15 | 0 |
| Travis Brigley | L | 71 | 43 | 47 | 90 | 56 | +17 | 11 | 5 |
| Mike Josephson | LW | 57 | 32 | 39 | 71 | 149 | +20 | 9 | 4 |
| Martin Hohenberger | LW | 57 | 26 | 33 | 59 | 74 | +30 | 9 | 1 |
| Mark Smith | C | 62 | 19 | 38 | 57 | 125 | +43 | 5 | 2 |
| Matt Demarski | C | 66 | 21 | 33 | 54 | 39 | +15 | 6 | 0 |
| Bryce Salvador | D | 63 | 8 | 32 | 40 | 81 | +19 | 6 | 0 |
| Shane Willis | R | 26 | 22 | 17 | 39 | 24 | +17 | 5 | 0 |
| Mike O'Grady | D | 61 | 8 | 25 | 33 | 262 | +28 | 1 | 0 |
| Dale Purinton | D | 51 | 6 | 26 | 32 | 254 | +21 | 4 | 0 |
| Jason Hegberg | LW | 72 | 13 | 18 | 31 | 43 | +6 | 0 | 0 |
| Shane Belter | D | 34 | 4 | 24 | 28 | 30 | +30 | 1 | 0 |
| Cam Severson | L | 45 | 12 | 13 | 25 | 169 | +14 | 3 | 1 |
| Marek Ivan | C | 69 | 14 | 10 | 24 | 127 | +14 | 1 | 0 |
| Chris Phillips | D | 26 | 4 | 18 | 22 | 28 | +16 | 1 | 0 |
| Darren Shakotko | D | 69 | 7 | 7 | 14 | 52 | -1 | 1 | 0 |
| David Taylor | LW | 32 | 2 | 10 | 12 | 45 | +3 | 0 | 0 |
| Dylan Kemp | D | 20 | 2 | 9 | 11 | 10 | +18 | 2 | 0 |
| Luc Theoret | D | 43 | 3 | 7 | 10 | 51 | +3 | 0 | 0 |
| Paul Elliott | D | 46 | 0 | 8 | 8 | 17 | +11 | 0 | 0 |
| David Cameron | C | 38 | 3 | 3 | 6 | 5 | -1 | 1 | 0 |
| Randy Perry | D | 6 | 3 | 0 | 3 | 17 | +2 | 1 | 0 |
| Ryan Hoople | G | 57 | 0 | 2 | 2 | 12 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Ross Lupaschuk | D | 3 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | +1 | 0 | 0 |
| Shane Yellowhorn | RW | 25 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 8 | -4 | 0 | 0 |
| Evgeny Tsybuk | D | 10 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 13 | -1 | 0 | 0 |
| Shaun Sutter | RW | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Andrew Kaminsky | D | 5 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 6 | +2 | 0 | 0 |
| Bart Rushmer | D | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Shane Murphy | RW | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Brett Virostek | LW | 18 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | -2 | 0 | 0 |
| Jonathan Boh | D | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Erik Lodge | D | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Wes Schneider | G | 16 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Mike Bayrack | F | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 5 | -1 | 0 | 0 |
| Richard Seeley | D | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 11 | +3 | 0 | 0 |
| Blaine Russell | G | 6 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Totals | 1303 | 342 | 549 | 891 | 2032 | 376 | 97 | 19 |
Goaltenders:
| Player | GP | Min | W | L | T/OL | ENG | SHO | GA | GAA | Shts | SVS | SV% |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Wes Schneider | 16 | 699 | 6 | 4 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 45 | 3.86 | 295 | 250 | .847 |
| Blaine Russell | 6 | 370 | 4 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 17 | 2.76 | 159 | 142 | .893 |
| Ryan Hoople | 57 | 3309 | 37 | 16 | 2 | 1 | 3 | 183 | 3.32 | 1626 | 1443 | .887 |
| Totals | 79 | 4378 | 47 | 21 | 4 | 3 | 3 | 245 | 3.36 | 2080 | 1835 | .882 |
Postseason - Scoring:
| Player | Pos | GP | G | A | Pts | PIM | +/- | PPG | SHG |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Byron Ritchie | C | 18 | 16 | 12 | 28 | 28 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Kirby Law | R | 19 | 4 | 14 | 18 | 60 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Travis Brigley | L | 19 | 9 | 9 | 18 | 31 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Mike Josephson | LW | 19 | 10 | 5 | 15 | 39 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Martin Hohenberger | LW | 19 | 7 | 13 | 20 | 15 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Mark Smith | C | 19 | 7 | 13 | 20 | 51 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Matt Demarski | C | 19 | 5 | 5 | 10 | 10 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Bryce Salvador | D | 19 | 0 | 7 | 7 | 14 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Shane Willis | R | 19 | 13 | 11 | 24 | 20 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Mike O'Grady | D | 18 | 1 | 5 | 6 | 41 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Dale Purinton | D | 18 | 3 | 5 | 8 | 88 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Jason Hegberg | LW | 19 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Shane Belter | D | 17 | 2 | 9 | 11 | 18 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Marek Ivan | C | 19 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 20 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Chris Phillips | D | 19 | 4 | 21 | 25 | 20 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Darren Shakotko | D | 19 | 2 | 1 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Dylan Kemp | D | 19 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Luc Theoret | D | 19 | 1 | 5 | 6 | 8 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Paul Elliott | D | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Ryan Hoople | G | 6 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Brett Virostek | LW | 19 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Jonathan Boh | D | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Blaine Russell | G | 14 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Totals | 380 | 84 | 135 | 219 | 471 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
Postseason - Goaltenders:
| Player | GP | Min | W | L | T/OL | ENG | SHO | GA | GAA | Shts | SVS | SV% |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Blaine Russell | 14 | 818 | 13 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 29 | 2.13 | 414 | 385 | .930 |
| Ryan Hoople | 6 | 341 | 3 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 24 | 4.22 | 197 | 173 | .878 |
| Totals | 20 | 1159 | 16 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 53 | 2.74 | 611 | 558 | .913 |
