1996-97 Orlando Solar Bears Statistics
International Hockey League (IHL)
Team Record: 53-24 (SO: 0-5) - 111 points
in the IHL's Northeast Division
Lost in 2nd Round
Coach: Curt Fraser (53-24, 5 OTL)
Location: Orlando, Florida
Attendance: 374,904, Avg. 9,144 in 41 home dates
1996-97 Orlando Solar Bears RosterTeam Record: 53-24 (SO: 0-5) - 111 points
in the IHL's Northeast Division
Lost in 2nd Round
Coach: Curt Fraser (53-24, 5 OTL)
Location: Orlando, Florida
Attendance: 374,904, Avg. 9,144 in 41 home dates
The Orlando Solar Bears of the International Hockey League ended the 1996-97 season with a record of 53 wins and 24 losses, with a 0-5 showing in shootouts for 111 points in the IHL's Northeast Division.
The Solar Bears scored 305 goals and allowed 232. Hubie McDonough netted 30 goals for Orlando, and Mark Beaufait contributed 65 assists. Allan Bester earned 37 wins for the squad, while Scott LaGrand added 15 or more wins, too. Allan Bester recorded a 2.54 goals against average, pacing goalies with significant playing time.
Curt Fraser coached the team. The 1996-97 Orlando Solar Bears lost in the in 2nd Round of the playoffs.
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Scoring:
| Player | Pos | GP | G | A | Pts | PIM | +/- | PPG | SHG | GWG | SOG | SG% |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Mark Beaufait | C | 80 | 26 | 65 | 91 | 63 | 18 | 6 | 1 | 3 | 207 | 12.6 |
| Zac Boyer | R | 80 | 25 | 49 | 74 | 63 | 12 | 9 | 2 | 6 | 213 | 11.7 |
| Brian Felsner | L | 75 | 29 | 41 | 70 | 38 | 20 | 10 | 0 | 5 | 193 | 15.0 |
| Hubie McDonough | C | 68 | 30 | 25 | 55 | 60 | 4 | 11 | 1 | 4 | 148 | 20.3 |
| Pat Neaton | D | 81 | 17 | 35 | 52 | 68 | 30 | 3 | 0 | 2 | 146 | 11.6 |
| Bob Joyce | L | 76 | 15 | 33 | 48 | 98 | 11 | 3 | 1 | 2 | 162 | 9.3 |
| Shawn Carter | C | 53 | 22 | 25 | 47 | 40 | 22 | 7 | 0 | 3 | 108 | 20.4 |
| Todd Richards | D | 82 | 9 | 36 | 45 | 134 | 9 | 5 | 2 | 2 | 118 | 7.6 |
| Dave Barr | R | 50 | 15 | 29 | 44 | 29 | 5 | 4 | 0 | 5 | 73 | 20.5 |
| Jeff Buchanan | D | 81 | 11 | 27 | 38 | 246 | 17 | 4 | 0 | 2 | 145 | 7.6 |
| Kevin Smyth | L | 38 | 14 | 17 | 31 | 49 | 10 | 3 | 0 | 1 | 119 | 11.8 |
| Mark Ferner | D | 61 | 12 | 18 | 30 | 55 | 8 | 6 | 1 | 0 | 128 | 9.4 |
| Trevor Sim | R | 58 | 9 | 21 | 30 | 32 | 6 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 84 | 10.7 |
| Bill Armstrong | C | 34 | 4 | 25 | 29 | 55 | -4 | 3 | 0 | 2 | 70 | 5.7 |
| Joe Frederick | RW | 48 | 16 | 9 | 25 | 82 | 8 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 99 | 16.2 |
| Barry Dreger | D | 81 | 10 | 14 | 24 | 387 | 28 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 74 | 13.5 |
| Clayton Norris | RW | 69 | 9 | 9 | 18 | 261 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 70 | 12.9 |
| Kelly Fairchild | C | 25 | 9 | 6 | 15 | 20 | -1 | 2 | 2 | 1 | 84 | 10.7 |
| Bench | 82 | 7 | 7 | 22 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | ||||
| Kerry Clark | F | 48 | 6 | 1 | 7 | 204 | -9 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 50 | 12.0 |
| Dave Smith | L | 15 | 4 | 3 | 7 | 54 | -2 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 29 | 13.8 |
| Martin Hamrlík | D | 16 | 3 | 3 | 6 | 21 | -1 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 40 | 7.5 |
| Kris Miller | D | 41 | 2 | 3 | 5 | 57 | 10 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 47 | 4.3 |
| Scott LaGrand | G | 35 | 0 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |
| Doug Torrel | RW | 2 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 5 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 4 | 25.0 |
| Allan Bester | G | 61 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |
| Kevin Malgunas | RW | 2 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0.0 |
| Mike Taylor | C | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | -2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0.0 |
| Blair Allison | G | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |
| Darren Wetherill | D | 32 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 43 | -12 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 20 | 0.0 |
| Scott Malone | D | 12 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 26 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 9 | 0.0 |
| Totals | 1489 | 305 | 498 | 803 | 2218 | 190 | 78 | 11 | 46 | 2442 | 12.5 |
Goaltenders:
| Player | GP | Min | W | L | T/OL | ENG | SHO | GA | GAA | Shts | SVS | SV% |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Allan Bester | 61 | 3115 | 37 | 13 | 3 | 5 | 2 | 132 | 2.54 | 1358 | 1226 | .903 |
| Scott LaGrand | 35 | 1746 | 16 | 10 | 2 | 0 | 2 | 85 | 2.92 | 837 | 752 | .898 |
| Blair Allison | 1 | 41 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 5 | 7.32 | 23 | 18 | .783 |
| Totals | 97 | 4902 | 53 | 24 | 5 | 5 | 4 | 222 | 2.72 | 2218 | 1996 | .900 |
Postseason - Scoring:
| Player | Pos | GP | G | A | Pts | PIM | +/- | PPG | SHG | GWG | SOG | SG% |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Mark Beaufait | C | 10 | 5 | 8 | 13 | 18 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |
| Zac Boyer | R | 3 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |
| Brian Felsner | L | 7 | 2 | 3 | 5 | 6 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |
| Hubie McDonough | C | 10 | 5 | 8 | 13 | 6 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |
| Pat Neaton | D | 10 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 13 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |
| Bob Joyce | L | 5 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |
| Todd Richards | D | 10 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |
| Dave Barr | R | 9 | 2 | 3 | 5 | 8 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |
| Kevin Smyth | L | 10 | 1 | 2 | 3 | 6 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |
| Trevor Sim | R | 2 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |
| Bill Armstrong | C | 10 | 3 | 6 | 9 | 29 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |
| Barry Dreger | D | 10 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 57 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |
| Clayton Norris | RW | 10 | 2 | 3 | 5 | 17 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |
| Kelly Fairchild | C | 9 | 6 | 5 | 11 | 16 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |
| Kerry Clark | F | 7 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 15 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |
| Dave Smith | L | 10 | 2 | 3 | 5 | 53 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |
| Martin Hamrlík | D | 10 | 1 | 6 | 7 | 10 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |
| Kris Miller | D | 10 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 10 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |
| Scott LaGrand | G | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |
| Allan Bester | G | 10 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |
| Darren Wetherill | D | 8 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 25 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |
| Totals | 174 | 30 | 54 | 84 | 297 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
Postseason - Goaltenders:
| Player | GP | Min | W | L | T/OL | ENG | SHO | GA | GAA | Shts | SVS | SV% |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Allan Bester | 10 | 512 | 4 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 27 | 3.16 | 0 | ||
| Totals | 10 | 512 | 4 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 27 | 3.16 | 0 |
