2002-03 Columbus Cottonmouths Statistics
East Coast Hockey League (ECHL)
Team Record: 25-39 (SO: 0-8) - 58 points
in the ECHL's Southeast Division
Coach: Bruce Garber (15-23-6)
Coach: Phil Roberto (10-16-2)
Location: Columbus, Georgia
Attendance: 104,153, Avg. 2,893 in 36 home dates
2002-03 Columbus Cottonmouths RosterTeam Record: 25-39 (SO: 0-8) - 58 points
in the ECHL's Southeast Division
Coach: Bruce Garber (15-23-6)
Coach: Phil Roberto (10-16-2)
Location: Columbus, Georgia
Attendance: 104,153, Avg. 2,893 in 36 home dates
The Columbus Cottonmouths of the East Coast Hockey League ended the 2002-03 season with a record of 25 wins and 39 losses, with a 0-8 showing in shootouts for 58 points in the ECHL's Southeast Division.
The Cottonmouths netted 197 goals and allowed 270. Jeff Zehr scored 23 goals for Columbus, while Brent Cullaton accounted for 44 assists. Matus Kostur topped the squad with 16 wins, and Mike Morrison recorded a 3.48 goals against average, best among goaltenders with enough qualifying appearances.
Bruce Garber and Phil Roberto coached the team.
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Scoring:
| Player | Pos | GP | G | A | Pts | PIM | +/- | PPG | SHG | GWG | SOG | SG% |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Brent Cullaton | RW | 72 | 18 | 44 | 62 | 110 | -15 | 5 | 2 | 4 | 205 | 8.8 |
| Jeff Zehr | L | 58 | 23 | 35 | 58 | 229 | -3 | 11 | 0 | 2 | 151 | 15.2 |
| J.J. Hunter | C | 70 | 17 | 36 | 53 | 82 | -7 | 4 | 3 | 3 | 246 | 6.9 |
| Andrew Long | C | 66 | 18 | 30 | 48 | 36 | -20 | 8 | 0 | 3 | 210 | 8.6 |
| John Morlang | RW | 69 | 18 | 19 | 37 | 56 | -1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 134 | 13.4 |
| Carlyle Lewis | RW | 59 | 15 | 20 | 35 | 275 | -21 | 10 | 0 | 2 | 126 | 11.9 |
| Sean McAslan | RW | 53 | 15 | 17 | 32 | 132 | -19 | 6 | 0 | 1 | 130 | 11.5 |
| Mike Bishai | C | 25 | 12 | 17 | 29 | 24 | -15 | 7 | 0 | 0 | 55 | 21.8 |
| Darren McAusland | D | 71 | 10 | 18 | 28 | 34 | -10 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 159 | 6.3 |
| Darren Tiemstra | D | 70 | 5 | 22 | 27 | 90 | -7 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 104 | 4.8 |
| Ryan Risidore | D | 62 | 5 | 15 | 20 | 139 | -16 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 118 | 4.2 |
| Jerome Bechard | LW | 69 | 11 | 5 | 16 | 199 | -17 | 3 | 1 | 1 | 78 | 14.1 |
| Jay Vancik | D | 36 | 5 | 10 | 15 | 46 | -15 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 63 | 7.9 |
| Randy Copley | LW | 16 | 7 | 5 | 12 | 6 | 4 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 47 | 14.9 |
| Phil Cole | D | 51 | 4 | 5 | 9 | 135 | -7 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 47 | 8.5 |
| Mike Lee | RW | 63 | 2 | 7 | 9 | 281 | -14 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 70 | 2.9 |
| Mitch Fritz | L | 33 | 2 | 4 | 6 | 144 | -6 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 30 | 6.7 |
| Chad Hamilton | D | 57 | 1 | 5 | 6 | 51 | -13 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 60 | 1.7 |
| Jerome Marois | LW | 20 | 0 | 6 | 6 | 6 | -12 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 30 | 0.0 |
| Bench | 72 | 5 | 5 | 24 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | ||||
| Bart Rushmer | D | 61 | 2 | 3 | 5 | 95 | -17 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 58 | 3.4 |
| Mike Nelson | C | 14 | 2 | 2 | 4 | 16 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 19 | 10.5 |
| Ales Dolinar | F | 23 | 0 | 4 | 4 | 4 | -2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 32 | 0.0 |
| Alex Zinevych | C | 16 | 0 | 2 | 2 | 6 | -1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 4 | 0.0 |
| Mike Morrison | G | 38 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 6 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |
| Matus Kostur | G | 44 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 49 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |
| Tyler Palmer | D | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 4 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0.0 |
| Totals | 1290 | 197 | 332 | 529 | 2279 | -231 | 66 | 7 | 20 | 2177 | 9.0 |
Goaltenders:
| Player | GP | Min | W | L | T/OL | ENG | SHO | GA | GAA | Shts | SVS | SV% |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Mike Morrison | 38 | 1948 | 9 | 18 | 6 | 1 | 1 | 113 | 3.48 | 1043 | 930 | .892 |
| Matus Kostur | 44 | 2422 | 16 | 21 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 150 | 3.72 | 1371 | 1221 | .891 |
| Totals | 82 | 4370 | 25 | 39 | 8 | 2 | 2 | 263 | 3.61 | 2414 | 2151 | .891 |
