2002-03 Plymouth Whalers Statistics
Ontario Hockey League (OHL)
Team Record: 43-14-9-2 - 97 points
in the OHL's West Division
Coach: Mike Vellucci (43-14-9, 2 OTL)
Location: Plymouth, Michigan
2002-03 Plymouth Whalers RosterTeam Record: 43-14-9-2 - 97 points
in the OHL's West Division
Coach: Mike Vellucci (43-14-9, 2 OTL)
Location: Plymouth, Michigan
The Plymouth Whalers of the Ontario Hockey League ended the 2002-03 season with a record of 43 wins and 14 losses (and 2 overtime losses) and 9 ties for 97 points in the OHL's West Division.
The Whalers surrendered 174 goals, fewest in the league. Plymouth potted 259 goals. Chad LaRose scored 61 goals for the team, while Karl Stewart and Ryan Ramsay netted 30 or more as well. Chad LaRose contributed 56 assists. Paul Drew earned 29 wins in front of the net for the squad and a team-best 2.49 goals against average, topping goalies with significant playing time.
Mike Vellucci coached the team.
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Scoring:
| Player | Pos | GP | G | A | Pts | PIM | +/- | PPG | SHG |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Chad LaRose | R | 67 | 61 | 56 | 117 | 52 | +51 | 23 | 2 |
| Ryan Ramsay | C | 59 | 33 | 55 | 88 | 97 | +29 | 11 | 2 |
| Karl Stewart | L | 68 | 35 | 50 | 85 | 120 | +39 | 10 | 2 |
| John Mitchell | C | 68 | 18 | 37 | 55 | 31 | +18 | 3 | 0 |
| Cole Jarrett | D | 58 | 14 | 41 | 55 | 138 | +16 | 11 | 0 |
| James Wisniewski | D | 52 | 18 | 34 | 52 | 60 | +35 | 11 | 0 |
| John Vigilante | LW | 65 | 15 | 24 | 39 | 31 | +2 | 5 | 1 |
| Chris Thorburn | C | 27 | 11 | 22 | 33 | 56 | +22 | 0 | 0 |
| Jonas Fiedler | LW | 63 | 7 | 21 | 28 | 59 | +5 | 1 | 1 |
| Tim Sestito | L | 61 | 11 | 7 | 18 | 49 | +6 | 1 | 1 |
| David Liffiton | D | 64 | 5 | 11 | 16 | 139 | +15 | 1 | 0 |
| Nate Kiser | D | 52 | 6 | 9 | 15 | 132 | +23 | 3 | 0 |
| Jimmy Gagnon | RW | 64 | 4 | 9 | 13 | 168 | -3 | 0 | 1 |
| Sean Thompson | F | 62 | 6 | 5 | 11 | 55 | -3 | 1 | 0 |
| Mike Letizia | D | 60 | 2 | 7 | 9 | 38 | +27 | 1 | 0 |
| Martin Cizek | D | 58 | 2 | 7 | 9 | 40 | +13 | 1 | 0 |
| Taylor Raszka | RW | 34 | 3 | 4 | 7 | 24 | 0 | 2 | 0 |
| Brent Mahon | F | 53 | 1 | 4 | 5 | 23 | -1 | 0 | 0 |
| Gary Klapkowski | RW | 28 | 2 | 2 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Mike Nelson | RW | 34 | 1 | 2 | 3 | 16 | +3 | 0 | 0 |
| Paul Drew | G | 49 | 0 | 3 | 3 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Matt Armstrong | LW | 4 | 0 | 3 | 3 | 2 | +1 | 0 | 0 |
| Erik Lundmark | D | 41 | 2 | 0 | 2 | 20 | +5 | 0 | 0 |
| Nick Vernelli | RW | 18 | 2 | 0 | 2 | 11 | +2 | 0 | 0 |
| Ryan Nie | G | 2 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Trevor Waddell | D | 10 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | -1 | 0 | 0 |
| Sean Pennock | D | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | +1 | 0 | 0 |
| Jeff Weber | G | 19 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Jeff Phillips | C | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | +1 | 0 | 0 |
| Grant Buckley | D | 15 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 8 | +1 | 0 | 0 |
| Steve Phillips | C | 12 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 13 | -1 | 0 | 0 |
| Totals | 1271 | 259 | 414 | 673 | 1392 | 306 | 85 | 10 |
Goaltenders:
| Player | GP | Min | W | L | T/OL | ENG | SHO | GA | GAA | Shts | SVS | SV% |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Paul Drew | 49 | 2869 | 29 | 12 | 7 | 0 | 3 | 119 | 2.49 | 1331 | 1212 | .911 |
| Jeff Weber | 19 | 1086 | 13 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 42 | 2.32 | 561 | 519 | .925 |
| Ryan Nie | 2 | 71 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0.85 | 35 | 34 | .971 |
| Totals | 70 | 4026 | 43 | 15 | 9 | 0 | 4 | 162 | 2.41 | 1927 | 1765 | .916 |
Postseason - Scoring:
| Player | Pos | GP | G | A | Pts | PIM | +/- | PPG | SHG |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Chad LaRose | R | 15 | 9 | 8 | 17 | 25 | 5 | 0 | 0 |
| Ryan Ramsay | C | 11 | 2 | 4 | 6 | 18 | 1 | 0 | 0 |
| Karl Stewart | L | 17 | 7 | 10 | 17 | 31 | 1 | 0 | 0 |
| John Mitchell | C | 18 | 2 | 10 | 12 | 8 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Cole Jarrett | D | 14 | 5 | 6 | 11 | 29 | 3 | 0 | 0 |
| James Wisniewski | D | 18 | 2 | 10 | 12 | 14 | -1 | 0 | 0 |
| John Vigilante | LW | 18 | 6 | 3 | 9 | 8 | 3 | 0 | 0 |
| Chris Thorburn | C | 18 | 11 | 9 | 20 | 10 | -1 | 0 | 0 |
| Jonas Fiedler | LW | 18 | 5 | 9 | 14 | 10 | 4 | 0 | 0 |
| Tim Sestito | L | 18 | 2 | 3 | 5 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| David Liffiton | D | 18 | 1 | 3 | 4 | 29 | 3 | 0 | 0 |
| Nate Kiser | D | 18 | 2 | 7 | 9 | 26 | 3 | 0 | 0 |
| Jimmy Gagnon | RW | 18 | 4 | 6 | 10 | 52 | 6 | 0 | 0 |
| Sean Thompson | F | 18 | 1 | 6 | 7 | 28 | 2 | 0 | 0 |
| Mike Letizia | D | 18 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 6 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Martin Cizek | D | 18 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 6 | 1 | 0 | 0 |
| Brent Mahon | F | 18 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 2 | -1 | 0 | 0 |
| Mike Nelson | RW | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Paul Drew | G | 18 | 0 | 3 | 3 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Erik Lundmark | D | 10 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 5 | 2 | 0 | 0 |
| Nick Vernelli | RW | 14 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Jeff Weber | G | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Steve Phillips | C | 5 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 16 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Totals | 345 | 60 | 100 | 160 | 337 | 31 | 0 | 0 |
Postseason - Goaltenders:
| Player | GP | Min | W | L | T/OL | ENG | SHO | GA | GAA | Shts | SVS | SV% |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Paul Drew | 18 | 1027 | 11 | 6 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 52 | 3.04 | 537 | 485 | .903 |
| Jeff Weber | 3 | 70 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 1.71 | 23 | 21 | .913 |
| Totals | 21 | 1097 | 11 | 7 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 54 | 2.95 | 560 | 506 | .904 |
