2008-09 Columbus Cottonmouths Statistics
Southern Professional Hockey League (SPHL)
Team Record: 31-22-5 (SO: 0-2) - 69 points
in the SPHL
Lost in 1st Round
Coach: Jerome Bechard (31-22, 7 OTL)
Location: Columbus, Georgia
Attendance: 82,415, Avg. 2,747 in 30 home dates
2008-09 Columbus Cottonmouths RosterTeam Record: 31-22-5 (SO: 0-2) - 69 points
in the SPHL
Lost in 1st Round
Coach: Jerome Bechard (31-22, 7 OTL)
Location: Columbus, Georgia
Attendance: 82,415, Avg. 2,747 in 30 home dates
The Columbus Cottonmouths of the Southern Professional Hockey League ended the 2008-09 season with a record of 31 wins and 22 losses (and 5 overtime losses), with a 0-2 showing in shootouts for 69 points in the SPHL.
The Cottonmouths scored 194 goals, worst in the league and yielded 196. Tim Green netted 35 goals for Columbus and recorded 40 assists. Ian Vigier topped the squad with 19 wins and a team-best 2.91 goals against average, best among qualifying goaltenders.
Jerome Bechard coached the team. The 2008-09 Columbus Cottonmouths lost in the in 1st Round of the playoffs.
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Scoring:
| Player | Pos | GP | G | A | Pts | PIM | +/- | PPG | PPA | SHG | SHA | GWG | SOG | SG% |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Tim Green | F | 60 | 35 | 40 | 75 | 79 | +10 | 14 | 14 | 0 | 1 | 8 | 226 | 15.5 |
| Lorne Misita | C | 60 | 22 | 34 | 56 | 62 | -4 | 6 | 12 | 2 | 1 | 6 | 166 | 13.3 |
| Sam Bowles | C | 44 | 22 | 31 | 53 | 73 | +16 | 7 | 13 | 2 | 0 | 3 | 149 | 14.8 |
| Michael George | LW | 59 | 21 | 29 | 50 | 81 | +10 | 10 | 9 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 137 | 15.3 |
| Brad Patterson | C | 45 | 7 | 28 | 35 | 77 | -4 | 0 | 16 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 84 | 8.3 |
| Ryan Rutz | RW | 59 | 15 | 19 | 34 | 42 | -13 | 5 | 4 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 190 | 7.9 |
| Ryan McCarthy | F | 57 | 20 | 13 | 33 | 188 | -4 | 1 | 5 | 0 | 0 | 4 | 113 | 17.7 |
| Mat Ponto | D | 60 | 11 | 20 | 31 | 74 | -4 | 6 | 10 | 0 | 1 | 2 | 128 | 8.6 |
| Tyler Johnson | D | 60 | 4 | 24 | 28 | 96 | +4 | 3 | 13 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 102 | 3.9 |
| Kyle Lundale | D | 46 | 7 | 20 | 27 | 72 | +18 | 3 | 8 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 91 | 7.7 |
| Craig Stahl | RW | 55 | 6 | 17 | 23 | 127 | -12 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 94 | 6.4 |
| Orrin Hergott | C | 36 | 9 | 8 | 17 | 14 | -1 | 2 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 127 | 7.1 |
| Roman Marakhovski | D | 49 | 3 | 7 | 10 | 60 | -15 | 1 | 5 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 61 | 4.9 |
| Steve Jensen | F | 26 | 4 | 5 | 9 | 14 | -4 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 45 | 8.9 |
| Will Barlow | D | 56 | 2 | 5 | 7 | 58 | -3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 32 | 6.3 |
| Jason Slusher | D | 18 | 0 | 7 | 7 | 18 | +8 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 22 | 0.0 |
| Dan Leslie | F | 56 | 3 | 3 | 6 | 222 | -11 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 46 | 6.5 |
| Josh Coyle | F | 7 | 0 | 4 | 4 | 12 | +1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 11 | 0.0 |
| Chris Stubel | D | 17 | 0 | 3 | 3 | 17 | -6 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 16 | 0.0 |
| Jason Schulz | D | 23 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 43 | +1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 24 | 4.2 |
| Daryl Moor | D | 8 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 16 | -6 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 9 | 11.1 |
| Andrew Dwyer | D | 20 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 36 | -4 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 40 | 2.5 |
| Ian Vigier | G | 33 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |
| Chad Rycroft | G | 27 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 41 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |
| Barney Slayton | G | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |
| Bench | 60 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 18 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | ||
| Mark Stockdale | F | 7 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 14 | 0.0 |
| Shayne Baylis | D | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | -3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0.0 |
| Totals | 1053 | 194 | 320 | 514 | 1544 | -26 | 64 | 115 | 6 | 5 | 31 | 1929 | 10.1 |
Goaltenders:
| Player | GP | Min | W | L | T/OL | ENG | SHO | GA | GAA | Shts | SVS | SV% |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Ian Vigier | 33 | 2003 | 19 | 9 | 5 | 0 | 0 | 97 | 2.91 | 1088 | 991 | .911 |
| Chad Rycroft | 27 | 1616 | 12 | 13 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 91 | 3.38 | 878 | 787 | .896 |
| Barney Slayton | 2 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0.00 | 0 | |||
| Totals | 62 | 3621 | 31 | 22 | 7 | 0 | 0 | 188 | 3.12 | 1966 | 1778 | .904 |
Postseason - Scoring:
| Player | Pos | GP | G | A | Pts | PIM | +/- | PPG | PPA | SHG | SHA | GWG | SOG | SG% |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Tim Green | F | 5 | 1 | 4 | 5 | 15 | -4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |
| Lorne Misita | C | 5 | 1 | 4 | 5 | 0 | 7 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |
| Sam Bowles | C | 5 | 3 | 2 | 5 | 6 | -5 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |
| Michael George | LW | 3 | 0 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |
| Brad Patterson | C | 5 | 1 | 3 | 4 | 10 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |
| Ryan Rutz | RW | 5 | 3 | 1 | 4 | 8 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |
| Ryan McCarthy | F | 5 | 0 | 7 | 7 | 14 | 8 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |
| Mat Ponto | D | 5 | 1 | 4 | 5 | 15 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |
| Tyler Johnson | D | 5 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |
| Kyle Lundale | D | 5 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 8 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |
| Craig Stahl | RW | 5 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 2 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |
| Orrin Hergott | C | 5 | 5 | 0 | 5 | 0 | 5 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |
| Roman Marakhovski | D | 5 | 3 | 0 | 3 | 11 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |
| Will Barlow | D | 5 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 4 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |
| Jason Slusher | D | 5 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 6 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |
| Josh Coyle | F | 5 | 0 | 2 | 2 | 4 | -4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |
| Ian Vigier | G | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |
| Chad Rycroft | G | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |
| Totals | 84 | 20 | 33 | 53 | 107 | 28 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
Postseason - Goaltenders:
| Player | GP | Min | W | L | T/OL | ENG | SHO | GA | GAA | Shts | SVS | SV% |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Ian Vigier | 2 | 93 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 9 | 5.81 | 65 | 56 | .862 |
| Chad Rycroft | 4 | 207 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 10 | 2.90 | 101 | 91 | .901 |
| Totals | 6 | 300 | 2 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 19 | 3.80 | 166 | 147 | .886 |
