1996-97 Seattle Thunderbirds Statistics

Western Hockey League (WHL)
Team Record: 41-27-4 - 86 points
in the WHL's West Division
Coach: Don Nachbaur (41-27-4)
Location: Seattle, Washington
1996-97 Seattle Thunderbirds Roster

The Seattle Thunderbirds of the Western Hockey League ended the 1996-97 season with a record of 41 wins and 27 losses and 4 ties for 86 points in the WHL's West Division.

The Thunderbirds scored 311 goals and gave up 249. Patrick Marleau netted 51 goals for Seattle, while Kris Cantu and Torrey DiRoberto tallied 30 or more, too. Patrick Marleau accounted for 74 assists. Jeff Blair topped the squad with 22 wins, and Cody Rudkowsky added 15 or more wins also. Jeff Blair recorded a 3.19 goals against average, best among goalies with significant playing time.

Don Nachbaur coached the team.

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Scoring:

Player Pos GP G A Pts PIM +/- PPG SHG
Patrick MarleauC71517412537+1479
Torrey DiRobertoC7237448191+16121
Kris CantuLW7242357790+18174
Brad SwansonD7211455692+1050
Martin CervenC7227255264+4131
Tyler WillisRW72124052302-350
Jeremy ReichL62193150134+1051
Randy PerryD609374639+2930
Jouni KuokkanenF6914294327+1740
Paul FeroneLW59202141155-9110
Bret DeCeccoRW5417193640+2310
Jame PollockR6615193494+880
Rick BerryD72122133125+1621
Chris ThompsonLW6531417191+600
Greg KuznikD704913181+2321
Tony MohagenLW555611191+610
Brian BallmanLW4446106+1100
David TaylorLW2653853+611
Shawn SkolneyD3706624+100
Shane BelterD1314529+100
Cody RudkowskyG4005513000
Rod LerouxD4604490+900
Nathan ForsterD2212339-100
Reynold Monais70339-100
Nick SzadkowskiD1510134000
Chris LockerC21010+100
Scott KelmanC50110-100
Richard PeacockRW300014000
Jeff BlairG410006000
Lee SvangstuLW1100044-100
Totals137531150381422142139719


Goaltenders:

Player GP Min W L T/OL ENG SHO GA GAA Shts SVS SV%
Jeff Blair41221622101321183.1912361118.905
Cody Rudkowsky40216319142401243.4412511127.901
Totals81437941243722423.3224872245.903

Postseason - Scoring:

Player Pos GP G A Pts PIM +/- PPG SHG
Patrick MarleauC157162312000
Torrey DiRobertoC1595148000
Kris CantuLW1373108000
Brad SwansonD1516716000
Martin CervenC1526814000
Tyler WillisRW1517868000
Jeremy ReichL1525736000
Randy PerryD1559148000
Jouni KuokkanenF150330000
Paul FeroneLW1514541000
Bret DeCeccoRW157189000
Jame PollockR1535816000
Rick BerryD15371023000
Chris ThompsonLW1511267000
Greg KuznikD1402226000
Tony MohagenLW1501150000
Brian BallmanLW10000000
David TaylorLW1530326000
Cody RudkowskyG10000000
Rod LerouxD130004000
Nathan ForsterD40000000
Jeff BlairG150000000
Totals2865281133432000

Postseason - Goaltenders:

Player GP Min W L T/OL ENG SHO GA GAA Shts SVS SV%
Jeff Blair1589177000422.83503461.917
Cody Rudkowsky1311000000.0012121.000
Totals1692287000422.73515473.918


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