2001-02 Plymouth Whalers Statistics
Ontario Hockey League (OHL)
Team Record: 39-15-12-2 - 92 points
in the OHL's West Division
Coach: Mike Vellucci (39-15-12, 2 OTL)
Location: Plymouth, Michigan
2001-02 Plymouth Whalers RosterTeam Record: 39-15-12-2 - 92 points
in the OHL's West Division
Coach: Mike Vellucci (39-15-12, 2 OTL)
Location: Plymouth, Michigan
The Plymouth Whalers of the Ontario Hockey League ended the 2001-02 season with a record of 39 wins and 15 losses (and 2 overtime losses) and 12 ties for 92 points in the OHL's West Division.
The Whalers yielded 166 goals, fewest in the league. Plymouth potted 249 goals. Chad LaRose scored 32 goals for the team, and Stephen Weiss contributed 45 assists. Jason Bacashihua earned 26 wins in front of the net for the squad and a team-best 2.34 goals against average, topping regularly-used goaltenders.
Mike Vellucci coached the team.
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Scoring:
| Player | Pos | GP | G | A | Pts | PIM | +/- | PPG | SHG |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Stephen Weiss | C | 46 | 25 | 45 | 70 | 69 | +38 | 2 | 3 |
| Chad LaRose | R | 53 | 32 | 27 | 59 | 40 | +31 | 9 | 3 |
| Damian Surma | L | 55 | 28 | 27 | 55 | 68 | +19 | 6 | 2 |
| Kris Vernarsky | C | 59 | 19 | 36 | 55 | 98 | +30 | 2 | 3 |
| Gregory Campbell | C | 65 | 17 | 36 | 53 | 105 | +31 | 5 | 1 |
| Karl Stewart | L | 65 | 20 | 23 | 43 | 104 | +19 | 6 | 0 |
| George Nistas | C | 52 | 17 | 25 | 42 | 25 | +19 | 1 | 0 |
| Cole Jarrett | D | 51 | 14 | 24 | 38 | 92 | +32 | 7 | 1 |
| James Wisniewski | D | 62 | 11 | 25 | 36 | 100 | +39 | 7 | 0 |
| Brad Yeo | RW | 51 | 14 | 20 | 34 | 98 | +20 | 5 | 0 |
| Tim Sestito | L | 51 | 10 | 11 | 21 | 40 | +11 | 2 | 1 |
| Jonas Fiedler | LW | 68 | 8 | 12 | 20 | 27 | +4 | 1 | 0 |
| John Mitchell | C | 62 | 9 | 9 | 18 | 23 | +1 | 0 | 0 |
| Mike Smith | F | 16 | 6 | 11 | 17 | 25 | +10 | 1 | 1 |
| Jared Newman | D | 60 | 2 | 14 | 16 | 106 | +27 | 0 | 0 |
| David Liffiton | D | 62 | 3 | 9 | 12 | 65 | +20 | 0 | 0 |
| Nathan Tennant | D | 25 | 2 | 8 | 10 | 25 | +4 | 0 | 0 |
| Nate Kiser | D | 60 | 3 | 6 | 9 | 134 | +14 | 0 | 0 |
| Libor Ustrnul | D | 43 | 1 | 8 | 9 | 84 | +35 | 0 | 0 |
| Bob McBride | C | 23 | 3 | 5 | 8 | 19 | +3 | 1 | 1 |
| Dan McDonald | LW | 34 | 4 | 1 | 5 | 14 | -3 | 0 | 0 |
| Sean Thompson | F | 38 | 0 | 4 | 4 | 21 | +2 | 0 | 0 |
| Andre Robichaud | D | 11 | 0 | 3 | 3 | 8 | +3 | 0 | 0 |
| Jeff Phillips | C | 25 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 49 | -2 | 0 | 0 |
| Kyle Neufeld | LW | 21 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 7 | -3 | 0 | 0 |
| Josh Chambers | D | 10 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 6 | +3 | 0 | 0 |
| Bryan Thompson | RW | 6 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 10 | +1 | 0 | 0 |
| Paul Drew | G | 26 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Dan Reed | G | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Kyle Schutte | LW | 8 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 32 | +1 | 0 | 0 |
| Steve Phillips | C | 5 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Sean Pennock | D | 5 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Jason Bacashihua | G | 46 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Totals | 1265 | 249 | 392 | 641 | 1502 | 409 | 55 | 16 |
Goaltenders:
| Player | GP | Min | W | L | T/OL | ENG | SHO | GA | GAA | Shts | SVS | SV% |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Jason Bacashihua | 46 | 2688 | 26 | 12 | 7 | 0 | 5 | 105 | 2.34 | 1321 | 1216 | .921 |
| Paul Drew | 26 | 1457 | 13 | 5 | 5 | 0 | 0 | 61 | 2.51 | 685 | 624 | .911 |
| Dan Reed | 1 | 13 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0.00 | 2 | 2 | 1.000 | |
| Totals | 73 | 4158 | 39 | 17 | 12 | 0 | 5 | 166 | 2.40 | 2008 | 1842 | .917 |
Postseason - Scoring:
| Player | Pos | GP | G | A | Pts | PIM | +/- | PPG | SHG |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Stephen Weiss | C | 6 | 2 | 7 | 9 | 13 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Chad LaRose | R | 6 | 3 | 4 | 7 | 16 | 1 | 0 | 0 |
| Damian Surma | L | 6 | 3 | 0 | 3 | 10 | -2 | 0 | 0 |
| Kris Vernarsky | C | 6 | 1 | 2 | 3 | 15 | -3 | 0 | 0 |
| Gregory Campbell | C | 6 | 0 | 2 | 2 | 13 | -1 | 0 | 0 |
| Karl Stewart | L | 6 | 0 | 2 | 2 | 21 | -2 | 0 | 0 |
| George Nistas | C | 6 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Cole Jarrett | D | 6 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 18 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| James Wisniewski | D | 6 | 1 | 2 | 3 | 6 | 3 | 0 | 0 |
| Brad Yeo | RW | 6 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 16 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Tim Sestito | L | 6 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Jonas Fiedler | LW | 6 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 4 | -1 | 0 | 0 |
| John Mitchell | C | 6 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 4 | -1 | 0 | 0 |
| Jared Newman | D | 6 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 8 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| David Liffiton | D | 6 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | -1 | 0 | 0 |
| Nathan Tennant | D | 4 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 8 | -1 | 0 | 0 |
| Nate Kiser | D | 6 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 10 | -1 | 0 | 0 |
| Libor Ustrnul | D | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 6 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Sean Thompson | F | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Steve Phillips | C | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Jason Bacashihua | G | 6 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Totals | 114 | 13 | 23 | 36 | 170 | -9 | 0 | 0 |
Postseason - Goaltenders:
| Player | GP | Min | W | L | T/OL | ENG | SHO | GA | GAA | Shts | SVS | SV% |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Jason Bacashihua | 6 | 360 | 2 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 15 | 2.50 | 182 | 167 | .918 |
| Totals | 6 | 360 | 2 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 15 | 2.50 | 182 | 167 | .918 |
