1996-97 Macon Whoopee Statistics
Central Hockey League (CHL)
Team Record: 38-24 (SO: 0-4) - 80 points
in the CHL's Eastern Division
Lost in 1st Round
Coach: John Paris (38-24, 4 OTL)
Location: Macon, Georgia
1996-97 Macon Whoopee RosterTeam Record: 38-24 (SO: 0-4) - 80 points
in the CHL's Eastern Division
Lost in 1st Round
Coach: John Paris (38-24, 4 OTL)
Location: Macon, Georgia
The Macon Whoopee of the Central Hockey League ended the 1996-97 season with a record of 38 wins and 24 losses, with a 0-4 showing in shootouts for 80 points in the CHL's Eastern Division.
The Whoopee netted 276 goals and conceded 237. Bruno Villeneuve scored 49 goals for Macon, while Alexei Deev and Mario Therrien tallied 30 or more, too. Alexei Deev contributed 54 assists. Pierre Gagnon earned 33 wins for the squad and a team-best 3.27 goals against average, leading regularly-used goaltenders.
John Paris coached the team. The 1996-97 Macon Whoopee 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% |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Bruno Villeneuve | RW | 66 | 49 | 46 | 95 | 14 | 35 | 11 | 2 | 4 | 223 | 22.0 |
| Alexei Deev | R | 66 | 38 | 54 | 92 | 28 | 42 | 10 | 0 | 6 | 263 | 14.4 |
| Joe Suk | C | 65 | 21 | 37 | 58 | 71 | -21 | 5 | 0 | 3 | 141 | 14.9 |
| Jean-Francois Bouchard | LW | 61 | 15 | 43 | 58 | 63 | 3 | 4 | 0 | 4 | 150 | 10.0 |
| Alain Cote | D | 65 | 23 | 33 | 56 | 76 | 34 | 7 | 1 | 3 | 153 | 15.0 |
| Mario Therrien | LW | 66 | 30 | 22 | 52 | 96 | -2 | 10 | 1 | 5 | 177 | 16.9 |
| Tom Stewart | RW | 64 | 24 | 27 | 51 | 164 | -13 | 9 | 2 | 2 | 152 | 15.8 |
| Claude Fillion | D | 62 | 15 | 30 | 45 | 246 | -10 | 5 | 0 | 3 | 213 | 7.0 |
| Christian Therrien | 50 | 11 | 24 | 35 | 20 | 10 | 3 | 0 | 1 | 71 | 15.5 | |
| Martin Belanger | D | 57 | 5 | 24 | 29 | 43 | 23 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 91 | 5.5 |
| Rob Mencunas | C | 35 | 8 | 13 | 21 | 93 | 5 | 5 | 0 | 2 | 64 | 12.5 |
| Adam French | D | 22 | 4 | 15 | 19 | 46 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 76 | 5.3 |
| Christian Gosselin | D | 63 | 8 | 10 | 18 | 229 | 19 | 3 | 0 | 1 | 78 | 10.3 |
| Eric Moreau | D | 66 | 5 | 13 | 18 | 24 | 10 | 3 | 0 | 1 | 132 | 3.8 |
| Craig Willard | D | 55 | 4 | 5 | 9 | 116 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 96 | 4.2 |
| Sebastien Parent | LW | 10 | 8 | 0 | 8 | 63 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 20 | 40.0 |
| Jocelyn Langlois | LW | 5 | 1 | 5 | 6 | 15 | 5 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 11 | 9.1 |
| Pierre Gagnon | G | 57 | 0 | 5 | 5 | 22 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 4 | 0.0 |
| Luc Jette | L | 16 | 4 | 0 | 4 | 20 | -3 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 14 | 28.6 |
| Fredrik Karlstrom | D | 28 | 1 | 3 | 4 | 27 | 8 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 29 | 3.4 |
| Gord Kalverda | C | 8 | 1 | 2 | 3 | 12 | -4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 11 | 9.1 |
| Francois Chaput | D | 7 | 1 | 2 | 3 | 14 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 9 | 11.1 |
| Raymond Delarosbil | D | 4 | 0 | 2 | 2 | 5 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 8 | 0.0 |
| Dale Matthew | D | 18 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 15 | -8 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 13 | 0.0 |
| Don Ashley | D | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | -1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |
| Wayne Marion | G | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |
| Shamus Gregga | G | 15 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 60 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |
| Mark Conley | G | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |
| Andre Gervais | D | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |
| Robert Keegan | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 10 | 0.0 | |
| David Pluck | F | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 0.0 |
| Reggie Brezeault | D | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 9 | -1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0.0 |
| Rod Butler | D | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 17 | -3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |
| Nathan Grobins | G | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |
| Bench | 66 | 0 | 0 | 26 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | ||||
| Totals | 1115 | 276 | 416 | 692 | 1642 | 139 | 81 | 6 | 38 | 2214 | 12.5 |
Goaltenders:
| Player | GP | Min | W | L | T/OL | ENG | SHO | GA | GAA | Shts | SVS | SV% |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Shamus Gregga | 15 | 672 | 4 | 5 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 44 | 3.93 | 402 | 358 | .891 |
| Pierre Gagnon | 57 | 3155 | 33 | 18 | 2 | 4 | 1 | 172 | 3.27 | 1781 | 1609 | .903 |
| Nathan Grobins | 2 | 21 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 2.86 | 13 | 12 | .923 |
| Mark Conley | 1 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0.00 | 0 | |||
| Wayne Marion | 2 | 100 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 11 | 6.60 | 68 | 57 | .838 |
| Totals | 77 | 3950 | 38 | 24 | 4 | 5 | 1 | 228 | 3.46 | 2264 | 2036 | .899 |
Postseason - Scoring:
| Player | Pos | GP | G | A | Pts | PIM | +/- | PPG | SHG | GWG | SOG | SG% |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Bruno Villeneuve | RW | 5 | 1 | 4 | 5 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |
| Alexei Deev | R | 4 | 2 | 2 | 4 | 6 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |
| Joe Suk | C | 5 | 2 | 0 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |
| Alain Cote | D | 5 | 2 | 1 | 3 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |
| Mario Therrien | LW | 5 | 0 | 3 | 3 | 32 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |
| Tom Stewart | RW | 5 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 17 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |
| Claude Fillion | D | 5 | 1 | 2 | 3 | 36 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |
| Martin Belanger | D | 5 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 6 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |
| Adam French | D | 5 | 0 | 3 | 3 | 10 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |
| Christian Gosselin | D | 5 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 29 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |
| Eric Moreau | D | 5 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |
| Sebastien Parent | LW | 3 | 2 | 1 | 3 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |
| Jocelyn Langlois | LW | 5 | 4 | 2 | 6 | 8 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |
| Pierre Gagnon | G | 5 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |
| Francois Chaput | D | 5 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 12 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |
| Raymond Delarosbil | D | 5 | 0 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |
| Bench | 5 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | ||
| Totals | 82 | 15 | 23 | 38 | 172 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
