1996-97 Cleveland Lumberjacks Roster

International Hockey League (IHL)
Team Record: 40-32 (SO: 0-10) - 90 points
in the IHL's Central Division
Lost in 3rd Round
Coach: Rick Paterson (40-32, 10 OTL)
Location: Cleveland, Ohio
Attendance: 369,738, Avg. 9,018 in 41 home dates
1996-97 Cleveland Lumberjacks Statistics

The Cleveland Lumberjacks of the International Hockey League ended the 1996-97 season with a record of 40 wins and 32 losses, with a 0-10 showing in shootouts for 90 points in the IHL's Central Division.

The Lumberjacks netted 286 goals and allowed 280. Jeff Christian scored 40 goals for Cleveland, and Dave McLlwain contributed 46 assists. Derek Wilkinson topped the squad with 20 wins and a team-best 3.19 goals against average, best among goaltenders with enough qualifying appearances.

Rick Paterson coached the team. The 1996-97 Cleveland Lumberjacks lost in the in 3rd Round of the playoffs.

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Player Pos. Birth Date Height Weight S/C Hometown
Peter AllenDMarch 6, 19706'2"200RCalgary, AB Canada
Bill ArmstrongDMay 18, 19706'5"220LRichmond Hill, ON Canada
Serge AubinCFebruary 15, 19756'1"200LVal d'Or, QC Canada
Dave BaseggioDOctober 28, 19676'0"195LNiagara Falls, ON
Stefan BergkvistDMarch 10, 19756'2"224LLeksand, Sweden
Brian BoninCNovember 28, 19735'10"186LSt. Paul, MN USA
Sven ButenschonDMarch 22, 19766'4"215LItzehoe, Germany
Jock CallanderCApril 23, 19616'1"188RRegina, SK Canada
Jeff ChristianLJuly 30, 19706'2"210LBurlington, ON Canada
Mark CornforthDNovember 13, 19726'1"193LMontreal, QC Canada
Corey FosterDOctober 27, 19696'3"204LOttawa, ON Canada
Rick HaywardDFebruary 25, 19666'0"180LToledo, OH USA
Jan HrdinaCFebruary 5, 19766'0"205RHradec Kralove, Czech Republic
Andreas JohanssonCMay 19, 19736'0"202LFalun, Sweden
Petr KlimaLDecember 23, 19646'0"190RChaomutov, Czech Republic
Paul KrakeGMarch 25, 19696'0"170LLloydminster, AB Canada
Les KuntarGJuly 28, 19696'2"195LElmira, NY USA
Patrick LalimeGJuly 7, 19746'3"189LSt. Bonaventure, QC Canada
Lane LambertRNovember 18, 19646'0"185RMelfort, SK Canada
Brad LauerLOctober 27, 19666'0"195LHumboldt, SK Canada
Dave McLlwainCJanuary 9, 19676'0"185LSeaforth, ON Canada
Dave MichaylukLMay 18, 19625'10"189LWakaw, SK Canada
Ian MoranDAugust 24, 19726'0"205RCleveland, OH USA
Mark OsborneLAugust 13, 19616'2"205LToronto, ON Canada
Jim PaekDApril 7, 19676'1"195LSeoul, Korea
Drew PalmerDJanuary 10, 19766'3"209LWayzata, MN USA
Richard ParkCMay 27, 19765'11"190RSeoul, South Korea
Ed PattersonRNovember 14, 19726'2"213RCalgary, AB Canada
Dave RocheLJune 13, 19756'4"230LLindsay, ON Canada
Alain SavageLWNovember 13, 19745'7"190LMontreal, QC Canada
Ryan SavoiaCMay 6, 19736'1"204RThorold, ON Canada
Mike StevensLDecember 30, 19656'0"202LKitchener, ON Canada
Mike TamburroGMarch 26, 19735'7"170LToronto, ON Canada
Andy WeidenbachCMay 28, 19715'10"174RLincoln Park, MI USA
Chris WellsCNovember 12, 19756'6"223LCalgary, AB Canada
Derek WilkinsonGJuly 29, 19746'0"170LLasalle, QC Canada
Neil WilkinsonDAugust 15, 19676'3"194RSelkirk, MB Canada
Tyler WrightCApril 6, 19736'0"190RCanora, SK Canada



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