1996-97 Fresno Falcons Statistics
West Coast Hockey League (WCHL)
Team Record: 38-20 (SO: 0-6) - 82 points
in the WCHL
Lost in 1st Round
Coach: Guy Gadowsky (38-20, 6 OTL)
Location: Fresno, California
Attendance: 112,846, Avg. 3,319 in 34 home dates
1996-97 Fresno Falcons RosterTeam Record: 38-20 (SO: 0-6) - 82 points
in the WCHL
Lost in 1st Round
Coach: Guy Gadowsky (38-20, 6 OTL)
Location: Fresno, California
Attendance: 112,846, Avg. 3,319 in 34 home dates
The Fresno Falcons of the West Coast Hockey League ended the 1996-97 season with a record of 38 wins and 20 losses, with a 0-6 showing in shootouts for 82 points in the WCHL.
The Falcons scored 313 goals and surrendered 254. Craig Lyons netted 51 goals for Fresno, while Teemu Numminen, Glen Gulutzan and Corey Lyons each tallied 30 or more also. Glen Gulutzan contributed 80 assists. Jeff Ferguson earned 26 wins in front of the net for the squad and a team-best 3.92 goals against average, leading goalies with significant playing time.
Guy Gadowsky coached the team. The 1996-97 Fresno Falcons 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% |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Craig Lyons | RW | 61 | 51 | 60 | 111 | 108 | 41 | 10 | 2 | 4 | 294 | 17.3 |
| Glen Gulutzan | C | 60 | 30 | 80 | 110 | 52 | 45 | 7 | 1 | 4 | 148 | 20.3 |
| Corey Lyons | F | 64 | 39 | 41 | 80 | 52 | 36 | 10 | 1 | 6 | 281 | 13.9 |
| Mike Mathers | LW | 51 | 24 | 37 | 61 | 31 | 33 | 4 | 2 | 1 | 150 | 16.0 |
| Teemu Numminen | C | 62 | 31 | 27 | 58 | 41 | 16 | 6 | 0 | 4 | 163 | 19.0 |
| Craig Chapman | C | 57 | 21 | 30 | 51 | 100 | 5 | 1 | 1 | 3 | 149 | 14.1 |
| Greg Spenrath | D/F | 61 | 14 | 32 | 46 | 375 | 20 | 8 | 1 | 1 | 142 | 9.9 |
| Brad Haelzle | RW | 49 | 16 | 25 | 41 | 120 | -9 | 4 | 1 | 3 | 120 | 13.3 |
| Shayne Green | C | 29 | 15 | 22 | 37 | 32 | 25 | 0 | 2 | 2 | 100 | 15.0 |
| Brandon Carper | D | 56 | 10 | 27 | 37 | 46 | 7 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 121 | 8.3 |
| Kelly Hultgren | D | 44 | 9 | 28 | 37 | 45 | 21 | 3 | 0 | 2 | 129 | 7.0 |
| Jason Knox | D | 58 | 9 | 14 | 23 | 106 | 24 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 94 | 9.6 |
| Mark Szoke | LW | 31 | 11 | 11 | 22 | 21 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 81 | 13.6 |
| Robert Edholm | D | 30 | 7 | 13 | 20 | 75 | 32 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 85 | 8.2 |
| Mark Kuntz | LW | 59 | 4 | 15 | 19 | 239 | 4 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 88 | 4.5 |
| Darren Stolk | D | 32 | 3 | 16 | 19 | 50 | 22 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 55 | 5.5 |
| Mike Henderson | LW | 14 | 7 | 3 | 10 | 95 | 8 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 30 | 23.3 |
| Shawn Byram | L | 6 | 3 | 5 | 8 | 13 | -2 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 18 | 16.7 |
| Dave Dupas | D | 19 | 0 | 8 | 8 | 21 | -3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 9 | 0.0 |
| Steve Carpenter | D | 6 | 2 | 4 | 6 | 10 | 7 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 18 | 11.1 |
| Bench | 64 | 5 | 5 | 16 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | ||||
| Jim McGroarty | D/RW | 4 | 1 | 3 | 4 | 2 | 6 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 5 | 20.0 |
| Todd Shestok | G | 18 | 0 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |
| Marty Gareau | RW | 8 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 18 | -3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 15 | 6.7 |
| Kurt Walsten | D | 23 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 112 | -5 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 20 | 0.0 |
| Jay Johnson | RW | 1 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0.0 |
| D.J. Conte | D | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |
| Jack Mildengren | F | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | -1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0.0 |
| Mark Costea | D | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | -1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0.0 |
| Mike McGrath | D | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |
| Jeff Ferguson | G | 51 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 67 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |
| Totals | 1024 | 313 | 505 | 818 | 1851 | 329 | 60 | 14 | 33 | 2319 | 13.5 |
Goaltenders:
| Player | GP | Min | W | L | T/OL | ENG | SHO | GA | GAA | Shts | SVS | SV% |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Jeff Ferguson | 51 | 2895 | 26 | 18 | 6 | 3 | 0 | 189 | 3.92 | 1602 | 1413 | .882 |
| Todd Shestok | 18 | 935 | 12 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 56 | 3.59 | 465 | 409 | .880 |
| Totals | 69 | 3830 | 38 | 20 | 6 | 3 | 1 | 245 | 3.84 | 2067 | 1822 | .881 |
Postseason - Scoring:
| Player | Pos | GP | G | A | Pts | PIM | +/- | PPG | SHG | GWG | SOG | SG% |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Craig Lyons | RW | 5 | 3 | 2 | 5 | 6 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |
| Glen Gulutzan | C | 5 | 0 | 9 | 9 | 8 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |
| Corey Lyons | F | 5 | 6 | 3 | 9 | 12 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |
| Mike Mathers | LW | 5 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 7 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |
| Teemu Numminen | C | 5 | 2 | 1 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |
| Craig Chapman | C | 5 | 2 | 2 | 4 | 14 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |
| Greg Spenrath | D/F | 5 | 0 | 4 | 4 | 53 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |
| Brad Haelzle | RW | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 24 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |
| Shayne Green | C | 5 | 4 | 1 | 5 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |
| Jason Knox | D | 5 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 13 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |
| Robert Edholm | D | 4 | 1 | 3 | 4 | 14 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |
| Mark Kuntz | LW | 3 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 57 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |
| Darren Stolk | D | 5 | 2 | 2 | 4 | 31 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |
| Shawn Byram | L | 5 | 2 | 5 | 7 | 67 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |
| Steve Carpenter | D | 5 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 30 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |
| Bench | 5 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | ||
| Todd Shestok | G | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |
| Jeff Ferguson | G | 5 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 40 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |
| Totals | 82 | 25 | 34 | 59 | 382 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
