1996-97 San Diego Gulls Statistics
West Coast Hockey League (WCHL)
Team Record: 50-12 (SO: 0-2) - 102 points
in the WCHL
Won League Championship
Coach: Steve Martinson (50-12, 2 OTL)
Location: San Diego, California
Attendance: 175,814, Avg. 5,171 in 34 home dates
1996-97 San Diego Gulls RosterTeam Record: 50-12 (SO: 0-2) - 102 points
in the WCHL
Won League Championship
Coach: Steve Martinson (50-12, 2 OTL)
Location: San Diego, California
Attendance: 175,814, Avg. 5,171 in 34 home dates
The San Diego Gulls of the West Coast Hockey League ended the 1996-97 season with a record of 50 wins and 12 losses, with a 0-2 showing in shootouts for 102 points in the WCHL.
The Gulls led the league with 400 goals. San Diego allowed 210 goals. Martin St. Amour scored 60 goals for the squad, while Mark Stitt, Kevin St. Jacques and Stephane St. Amour each netted 30 or more, too. Mark Stitt contributed 75 assists. Sergei Naumov earned 38 wins for the team and a team-best 3.14 goals against average, leading regularly-used goaltenders.
Steve Martinson coached the team. The 1996-97 San Diego Gulls won the League Championship.
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Scoring:
| Player | Pos | GP | G | A | Pts | PIM | +/- | PPG | SHG | GWG | SOG | SG% |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Martin St. Amour | L | 59 | 60 | 67 | 127 | 170 | 57 | 25 | 1 | 3 | 319 | 18.8 |
| Stephane St. Amour | D | 61 | 56 | 51 | 107 | 167 | 33 | 9 | 5 | 7 | 263 | 21.3 |
| Mark Stitt | C | 63 | 31 | 75 | 106 | 99 | 29 | 7 | 2 | 1 | 189 | 16.4 |
| Kevin St. Jacques | C | 57 | 41 | 62 | 103 | 148 | 60 | 5 | 2 | 8 | 192 | 21.4 |
| Brad Belland | LW | 54 | 22 | 68 | 90 | 132 | 51 | 5 | 3 | 4 | 142 | 15.5 |
| B.J. MacPherson | C | 60 | 29 | 47 | 76 | 157 | 34 | 6 | 2 | 1 | 180 | 16.1 |
| Alan Leggett | D | 57 | 18 | 45 | 63 | 98 | 58 | 5 | 0 | 3 | 186 | 9.7 |
| Doug Torrel | RW | 41 | 29 | 31 | 60 | 65 | 46 | 5 | 4 | 3 | 169 | 17.2 |
| Sandy Gasseau | D/F | 42 | 26 | 22 | 48 | 35 | 35 | 6 | 2 | 5 | 132 | 19.7 |
| Darren Perkins | D | 50 | 15 | 30 | 45 | 68 | 45 | 9 | 2 | 2 | 168 | 8.9 |
| Clark Polglase | D | 54 | 8 | 33 | 41 | 123 | 23 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 82 | 9.8 |
| Pasi Schalin | F | 38 | 14 | 18 | 32 | 6 | 21 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 89 | 15.7 |
| Serge Roy | D | 45 | 8 | 22 | 30 | 48 | 46 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 105 | 7.6 |
| Jason Courtemanche | D | 45 | 13 | 16 | 29 | 285 | 46 | 3 | 0 | 2 | 99 | 13.1 |
| Taj Melson | D | 36 | 8 | 16 | 24 | 47 | 41 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 77 | 10.4 |
| Chad Wagner | RW | 45 | 6 | 10 | 16 | 503 | 14 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 42 | 14.3 |
| Bruce Shoebottom | D | 38 | 6 | 6 | 12 | 288 | 43 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 56 | 10.7 |
| Dan Elsener | R | 8 | 0 | 8 | 8 | 4 | 13 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 12 | 0.0 |
| Michel Couvrette | C | 7 | 2 | 4 | 6 | 6 | 7 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 11 | 18.2 |
| Kelly Vipond | RW | 8 | 1 | 5 | 6 | 41 | 8 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 6 | 16.7 |
| Sergei Naumov | C | 49 | 0 | 6 | 6 | 24 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |
| Bench | 64 | 5 | 5 | 36 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | ||||
| Brett Strot | RW | 9 | 0 | 3 | 3 | 2 | -1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 16 | 0.0 |
| Ron Duguay | C | 2 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 50.0 |
| Rob Madia | F | 1 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 100.0 |
| Danny Laviolette | G | 19 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 19 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |
| Matt Bibeau | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0.0 | |
| Murray Galbraith | D | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0.0 |
| Christian LaLonde | D | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | -2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |
| Bob Thornton | C | 7 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | -2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 5 | 0.0 |
| Totals | 1024 | 400 | 647 | 1047 | 2571 | 708 | 88 | 24 | 45 | 2545 | 15.7 |
Goaltenders:
| Player | GP | Min | W | L | T/OL | ENG | SHO | GA | GAA | Shts | SVS | SV% |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Sergei Naumov | 49 | 2832 | 38 | 8 | 2 | 3 | 1 | 148 | 3.14 | 1451 | 1303 | .898 |
| Danny Laviolette | 19 | 995 | 12 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 57 | 3.44 | 507 | 450 | .888 |
| Totals | 68 | 3827 | 50 | 12 | 2 | 3 | 1 | 205 | 3.21 | 1958 | 1753 | .895 |
Postseason - Scoring:
| Player | Pos | GP | G | A | Pts | PIM | +/- | PPG | SHG | GWG | SOG | SG% |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Martin St. Amour | L | 8 | 8 | 4 | 12 | 23 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |
| Stephane St. Amour | D | 4 | 0 | 2 | 2 | 6 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |
| Mark Stitt | C | 8 | 2 | 6 | 8 | 8 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |
| Kevin St. Jacques | C | 8 | 4 | 8 | 12 | 31 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |
| Brad Belland | LW | 8 | 5 | 12 | 17 | 18 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |
| B.J. MacPherson | C | 8 | 4 | 8 | 12 | 30 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |
| Alan Leggett | D | 8 | 2 | 6 | 8 | 29 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |
| Doug Torrel | RW | 8 | 7 | 6 | 13 | 24 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |
| Sandy Gasseau | D/F | 6 | 3 | 3 | 6 | 14 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |
| Clark Polglase | D | 8 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 21 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |
| Serge Roy | D | 6 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |
| Jason Courtemanche | D | 6 | 1 | 2 | 3 | 50 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |
| Taj Melson | D | 8 | 1 | 5 | 6 | 23 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |
| Chad Wagner | RW | 5 | 2 | 1 | 3 | 80 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |
| Bruce Shoebottom | D | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 24 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |
| Dan Elsener | R | 3 | 0 | 2 | 2 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |
| Sergei Naumov | C | 8 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 21 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |
| Bench | 8 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | ||
| Danny Laviolette | G | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |
| Dan Gravelle | D | 4 | 3 | 3 | 6 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |
| Chad Nelson | D | 3 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 21 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |
| Totals | 128 | 43 | 71 | 114 | 439 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
