1996-97 Green Bay Gamblers Statistics
United States Hockey League (USHL)
Team Record: 41-11-2 - 84 points
in the USHL's North Division
Lost League Championship
Coach: Don Granato (41-11, 2 OTL)
Location: Green Bay, Wisconsin
1996-97 Green Bay Gamblers RosterTeam Record: 41-11-2 - 84 points
in the USHL's North Division
Lost League Championship
Coach: Don Granato (41-11, 2 OTL)
Location: Green Bay, Wisconsin
The Green Bay Gamblers of the United States Hockey League ended the 1996-97 season with a record of 41 wins and 11 losses (and 2 overtime losses) for 84 points in the USHL's North Division.
The Gamblers scored 260 goals, best in the league. Green Bay conceded 187 goals. Kevin Granato netted 41 goals for the team, while Chad Stauffacher tallied 30 or more also. Jason Cupp contributed 50 assists. Ty Conklin topped the squad with 19 wins and a team-best 3.21 goals against average, pacing regular goalies.
Don Granato coached the team. The 1996-97 Green Bay Gamblers lost in the League Championship.
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Scoring:
| Player | Pos | GP | G | A | Pts | PIM | +/- | PPG | SHG | GWG |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Kevin Granato | C | 54 | 41 | 41 | 82 | 72 | 9 | 1 | 6 | |
| Chad Stauffacher | F | 51 | 35 | 36 | 71 | 316 | 16 | 0 | 4 | |
| Jason Cupp | C | 54 | 17 | 50 | 67 | 47 | 3 | 0 | 2 | |
| Billy Pugliese | F | 46 | 29 | 34 | 63 | 75 | 8 | 0 | 7 | |
| Ryan Forbes | F | 47 | 23 | 37 | 60 | 170 | 6 | 3 | 3 | |
| Heath Gordon | LW | 52 | 16 | 28 | 44 | 71 | 2 | 0 | 3 | |
| Matt Golden | D | 54 | 16 | 22 | 38 | 145 | 5 | 0 | 3 | |
| Jim Kotajarvi | F | 48 | 17 | 20 | 37 | 96 | 5 | 0 | 3 | |
| Brian Cummings | F | 54 | 11 | 26 | 37 | 84 | 1 | 0 | 0 | |
| Craig Pierce | D | 54 | 6 | 20 | 26 | 115 | 3 | 0 | 1 | |
| Patrick Gruber | C | 45 | 9 | 16 | 25 | 68 | 1 | 0 | 1 | |
| Mark Fontas | D | 53 | 5 | 20 | 25 | 109 | 0 | 0 | 1 | |
| Willy Todd | LW | 53 | 7 | 13 | 20 | 80 | 1 | 0 | 1 | |
| Ed Hill | D | 44 | 4 | 10 | 14 | 22 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |
| Aaron Miskovich | C/LW | 14 | 4 | 9 | 13 | 14 | 0 | 1 | 1 | |
| Kevin Welch | F | 44 | 6 | 6 | 12 | 89 | 0 | 1 | 1 | |
| Justin Marcum | F | 14 | 4 | 6 | 10 | 10 | 0 | 0 | 1 | |
| Jim Westergaard | F | 35 | 5 | 3 | 8 | 8 | 0 | 0 | 2 | |
| Doug Christiansen | LW | 35 | 0 | 7 | 7 | 32 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |
| Eliot Komar | G | 26 | 1 | 5 | 6 | 33 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |
| Ryan Saverine | C | 37 | 0 | 5 | 5 | 95 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |
| David Brien | D | 11 | 1 | 2 | 3 | 12 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |
| Mark Christensen | C | 13 | 0 | 3 | 3 | 40 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |
| Jed Holtzman | F | 8 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |
| Bench | 54 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | ||||
| Joe Jenke | C | 12 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |
| Dan Zaluski | D | 3 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 8 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |
| Ernie Thorp | D | 2 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 30 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |
| Tony Zasowski | G | 20 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |
| Jacen Axelrod | C | 11 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |
| John DeRosa | C | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |
| Ty Conklin | G | 30 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 21 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |
| Totals | 1079 | 260 | 422 | 682 | 1874 | 0 | 60 | 6 | 40 |
Goaltenders:
| Player | GP | Min | W | L | T/OL | ENG | SHO | GA | GAA | Shts | SVS | SV% |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Jacen Axelrod | 11 | 584 | 8 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 34 | 3.49 | 303 | 269 | .888 |
| Ty Conklin | 30 | 1609 | 19 | 7 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 86 | 3.21 | 933 | 847 | .908 |
| Tony Zasowski | 20 | 1043 | 14 | 3 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 62 | 3.57 | 553 | 491 | .888 |
| John DeRosa | 1 | 20 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 6.00 | 12 | 10 | .833 | |||
| Totals | 62 | 3256 | 41 | 11 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 184 | 3.39 | 1801 | 1617 | .898 |
Postseason - Scoring:
| Player | Pos | GP | G | A | Pts | PIM | +/- | PPG | SHG | GWG |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Kevin Granato | C | 17 | 5 | 9 | 14 | 24 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Chad Stauffacher | F | 15 | 6 | 6 | 12 | 135 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Jason Cupp | C | 17 | 6 | 6 | 12 | 30 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Billy Pugliese | F | 17 | 9 | 11 | 20 | 18 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Ryan Forbes | F | 15 | 10 | 7 | 17 | 94 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Heath Gordon | LW | 17 | 7 | 12 | 19 | 28 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Matt Golden | D | 17 | 6 | 8 | 14 | 44 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Jim Kotajarvi | F | 17 | 2 | 6 | 8 | 35 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Brian Cummings | F | 14 | 0 | 3 | 3 | 58 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Craig Pierce | D | 17 | 0 | 2 | 2 | 42 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Patrick Gruber | C | 14 | 1 | 7 | 8 | 26 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Mark Fontas | D | 15 | 2 | 3 | 5 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Willy Todd | LW | 17 | 2 | 3 | 5 | 30 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Ed Hill | D | 17 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 14 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Aaron Miskovich | C/LW | 3 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 6 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Kevin Welch | F | 15 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 22 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Justin Marcum | F | 3 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 6 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Jim Westergaard | F | 6 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Doug Christiansen | LW | 16 | 0 | 2 | 2 | 6 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Eliot Komar | G | 16 | 0 | 4 | 4 | 55 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Ryan Saverine | C | 13 | 1 | 2 | 3 | 42 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Tony Zasowski | G | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Jacen Axelrod | C | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Scott Blair | C | 4 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 6 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Ty Conklin | G | 17 | 0 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Totals | 324 | 60 | 98 | 158 | 723 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
