1996-97 Austin Ice Bats Statistics
Western Professional Hockey League (WPHL)
Team Record: 35-22 (SO: 0-7) - 77 points
in the WPHL
Lost in 1st Round
Coach: Blaine Stoughton (35-22, 7 OTL)
Location: Austin, Texas
Attendance: 199,648, Avg. 6,239 in 32 home dates
1996-97 Austin Ice Bats RosterTeam Record: 35-22 (SO: 0-7) - 77 points
in the WPHL
Lost in 1st Round
Coach: Blaine Stoughton (35-22, 7 OTL)
Location: Austin, Texas
Attendance: 199,648, Avg. 6,239 in 32 home dates
The Austin Ice Bats of the Western Professional Hockey League ended the 1996-97 season with a record of 35 wins and 22 losses, with a 0-7 showing in shootouts for 77 points in the WPHL.
The Ice Bats scored 271 goals and gave up 249. Bobby Wallwork netted 42 goals for Austin, while Andy Ross, Troy Binnie and Brett Seguin each tallied 30 or more as well. Brett Seguin contributed 54 assists. Chad Erickson topped the squad with 18 wins, and John Blue added 15 or more victories as well. John Blue earned a 3.47 goals against average, leading regularly-used goaltenders.
Blaine Stoughton coached the team. The 1996-97 Austin Ice Bats lost in the in 1st Round of the playoffs.
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Scoring:
| Player | Pos | GP | G | A | Pts | PIM | +/- | PPG | SHG | GWG | SOG | SG% |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Bobby Wallwork | LW | 61 | 42 | 53 | 95 | 80 | 26 | 9 | 2 | 4 | 271 | 15.5 |
| Brett Seguin | C | 53 | 35 | 54 | 89 | 26 | 24 | 3 | 3 | 3 | 190 | 18.4 |
| Andy Ross | RW | 61 | 35 | 34 | 69 | 34 | 7 | 13 | 1 | 8 | 194 | 18.0 |
| Jim Burton | 52 | 21 | 47 | 68 | 65 | 31 | 6 | 1 | 5 | 173 | 12.1 | |
| Troy Binnie | LW | 47 | 33 | 31 | 64 | 30 | 14 | 6 | 0 | 4 | 178 | 18.5 |
| Paul Lawless | L | 30 | 11 | 35 | 46 | 54 | 7 | 2 | 0 | 3 | 113 | 9.7 |
| Brian Dobbin | R | 23 | 14 | 18 | 32 | 25 | 11 | 2 | 1 | 2 | 73 | 19.2 |
| David Moore | D | 61 | 10 | 22 | 32 | 84 | 6 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 140 | 7.1 |
| Jeff Gabriel | RW | 33 | 11 | 17 | 28 | 28 | 2 | 4 | 1 | 0 | 83 | 13.3 |
| Mike Jackson | RW | 52 | 11 | 11 | 22 | 192 | -6 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 98 | 11.2 |
| Rick Girhiny | D | 64 | 10 | 9 | 19 | 55 | -4 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 84 | 11.9 |
| Chris Morque | D | 63 | 5 | 14 | 19 | 126 | -10 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 74 | 6.8 |
| Jason Smith | D | 31 | 3 | 16 | 19 | 10 | 6 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 98 | 3.1 |
| Mark Deazeley | D | 20 | 5 | 8 | 13 | 28 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 67 | 7.5 |
| Martin Duval | RW | 28 | 5 | 7 | 12 | 41 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 56 | 8.9 |
| Stephane Desjardins | D | 37 | 2 | 8 | 10 | 84 | 13 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 47 | 4.3 |
| Brian Sakic | C | 16 | 2 | 8 | 10 | 23 | 6 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 20 | 10.0 |
| Ryan Anderson | D | 59 | 2 | 7 | 9 | 222 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 45 | 4.4 |
| Jeremy Thompson | RW | 8 | 4 | 3 | 7 | 20 | -5 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 18 | 22.2 |
| Scott Shaunessy | D | 32 | 3 | 4 | 7 | 138 | -8 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 39 | 7.7 |
| Dave Morissette | L | 5 | 2 | 3 | 5 | 10 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 14 | 14.3 |
| Kyle Haviland | D | 40 | 1 | 4 | 5 | 130 | -9 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 37 | 2.7 |
| Chris O'Rourke | D | 15 | 1 | 3 | 4 | 26 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 6 | 16.7 |
| John Poirer | LW | 38 | 2 | 1 | 3 | 18 | -10 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 22 | 9.1 |
| John Blue | G | 34 | 0 | 3 | 3 | 46 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |
| Rob Hrytsak | C | 2 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 2 | -3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 33.3 |
| Brett Fizzell | D | 27 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 88 | -5 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 9 | 0.0 |
| Jack Williams | D | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | -1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0.0 |
| Bench | 64 | 0 | 0 | 34 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | ||||
| Jeff Massey | C | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | -3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0.0 |
| Chad Erickson | G | 32 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |
| Gerald Stoughton | LW | 5 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 12 | -2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |
| Steve Adams | D | 5 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |
| Totals | 1102 | 271 | 422 | 693 | 1735 | 93 | 54 | 10 | 35 | 2154 | 12.6 |
Goaltenders:
| Player | GP | Min | W | L | T/OL | ENG | SHO | GA | GAA | Shts | SVS | SV% |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Chad Erickson | 32 | 1875 | 18 | 11 | 2 | 5 | 0 | 122 | 3.90 | 1260 | 1138 | .903 |
| John Blue | 33 | 1955 | 17 | 11 | 5 | 2 | 1 | 113 | 3.47 | 1208 | 1095 | .906 |
| Totals | 65 | 3830 | 35 | 22 | 7 | 7 | 1 | 235 | 3.68 | 2468 | 2233 | .905 |
Postseason - Scoring:
| Player | Pos | GP | G | A | Pts | PIM | +/- | PPG | SHG | GWG | SOG | SG% |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Bobby Wallwork | LW | 6 | 2 | 2 | 4 | 12 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |
| Brett Seguin | C | 6 | 1 | 5 | 6 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |
| Andy Ross | RW | 6 | 3 | 0 | 3 | 10 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |
| Jim Burton | 5 | 0 | 4 | 4 | 12 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | ||
| Troy Binnie | LW | 6 | 5 | 4 | 9 | 26 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |
| Paul Lawless | L | 6 | 2 | 4 | 6 | 26 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |
| Brian Dobbin | R | 6 | 2 | 5 | 7 | 11 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |
| David Moore | D | 6 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 8 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |
| Mike Jackson | RW | 6 | 1 | 2 | 3 | 48 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |
| Rick Girhiny | D | 6 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 16 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |
| Chris Morque | D | 5 | 0 | 2 | 2 | 23 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |
| Jason Smith | D | 6 | 0 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |
| Martin Duval | RW | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |
| Ryan Anderson | D | 6 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 30 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |
| Jeremy Thompson | RW | 6 | 3 | 1 | 4 | 31 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |
| Scott Shaunessy | D | 6 | 3 | 0 | 3 | 22 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |
| Kyle Haviland | D | 6 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 40 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |
| Chris O'Rourke | D | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 12 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |
| John Blue | G | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |
| Bench | 6 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | ||
| Chad Erickson | G | 5 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |
| Totals | 109 | 22 | 35 | 57 | 331 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
Postseason - Goaltenders:
| Player | GP | Min | W | L | T/OL | ENG | SHO | GA | GAA | Shts | SVS | SV% |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Chad Erickson | 5 | 281 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 19 | 4.06 | 0 | ||
| John Blue | 2 | 97 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 11 | 6.80 | 0 | ||
| Totals | 7 | 378 | 2 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 30 | 4.76 | 0 |
