1996-97 Milwaukee Admirals Statistics
International Hockey League (IHL)
Team Record: 38-36 (SO: 0-8) - 84 points
in the IHL's Midwest Division
Lost in 1st Round
Coach: Phil Wittliff (38-36, 8 OTL)
Location: Milwaukee, Wisconsin
Attendance: 359,365, Avg. 8,765 in 41 home dates
1996-97 Milwaukee Admirals RosterTeam Record: 38-36 (SO: 0-8) - 84 points
in the IHL's Midwest Division
Lost in 1st Round
Coach: Phil Wittliff (38-36, 8 OTL)
Location: Milwaukee, Wisconsin
Attendance: 359,365, Avg. 8,765 in 41 home dates
The Milwaukee Admirals of the International Hockey League ended the 1996-97 season with a record of 38 wins and 36 losses, with a 0-8 showing in shootouts for 84 points in the IHL's Midwest Division.
The Admirals scored 253 goals and conceded 298. Peter Douris netted 36 goals for Milwaukee, while Tony Hrkac contributed 61 assists. Danny Lorenz earned 33 wins for the squad and a team-best 3.4 goals against average, topping goaltenders with enough qualifying appearances.
Phil Wittliff coached the team. The 1996-97 Milwaukee Admirals lost in the in 1st Round of the playoffs.
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Scoring:
| Player | Pos | GP | G | A | Pts | PIM | +/- | PPG | SHG | GWG | SOG | SG% |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Tony Hrkac | C | 81 | 27 | 61 | 88 | 20 | -24 | 8 | 5 | 6 | 191 | 14.1 |
| Peter Douris | R | 80 | 36 | 36 | 72 | 14 | -24 | 17 | 2 | 4 | 307 | 11.7 |
| Sylvain Couturier | L | 79 | 26 | 24 | 50 | 42 | -23 | 4 | 0 | 3 | 222 | 11.7 |
| Chris Luongo | D | 81 | 10 | 35 | 45 | 69 | -22 | 6 | 0 | 1 | 179 | 5.6 |
| Steve Tuttle | R | 71 | 25 | 19 | 44 | 20 | -7 | 8 | 1 | 1 | 148 | 16.9 |
| Mike McNeill | C | 74 | 18 | 26 | 44 | 24 | 7 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 105 | 17.1 |
| Kent Paynter | D | 77 | 10 | 28 | 38 | 97 | -29 | 6 | 0 | 0 | 158 | 6.3 |
| Mike Tomlak | C | 47 | 8 | 23 | 31 | 44 | 6 | 0 | 1 | 2 | 89 | 9.0 |
| David Mackey | L | 79 | 15 | 15 | 30 | 223 | -17 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 131 | 11.5 |
| Larry DePalma | L | 68 | 13 | 13 | 26 | 131 | -16 | 8 | 0 | 3 | 66 | 19.7 |
| Michel Mongeau | C | 31 | 6 | 19 | 25 | 29 | -9 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 60 | 10.0 |
| Len Esau | D | 49 | 6 | 16 | 22 | 70 | -1 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 141 | 4.3 |
| Steve Strunk | C | 71 | 10 | 9 | 19 | 54 | -8 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 80 | 12.5 |
| Jacques Joubert | C | 42 | 7 | 9 | 16 | 22 | -5 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 62 | 11.3 |
| Bench | 82 | 15 | 15 | 14 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | ||||
| Shannon Finn | D | 70 | 7 | 8 | 15 | 83 | -3 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 117 | 6.0 |
| Ken Sabourin | D | 81 | 2 | 9 | 11 | 233 | -9 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 84 | 2.4 |
| Tom Tilley | D | 25 | 1 | 10 | 11 | 8 | -8 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 58 | 1.7 |
| Eric Fenton | RW | 43 | 3 | 5 | 8 | 169 | -9 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 52 | 5.8 |
| Christian Proulx | D | 74 | 3 | 4 | 7 | 145 | -16 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 89 | 3.4 |
| Danny Lorenz | G | 67 | 0 | 5 | 5 | 6 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |
| Denny Felsner | R | 14 | 1 | 3 | 4 | 2 | -6 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 16 | 6.3 |
| Mike Harder | F | 7 | 1 | 3 | 4 | 6 | -2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 11 | 9.1 |
| Brad Layzell | D | 20 | 1 | 2 | 3 | 12 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 24 | 4.2 |
| Patrice Robitaille | C/RW | 12 | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 9 | 11.1 |
| Marc Labelle | L | 14 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 33 | -9 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 15 | 6.7 |
| Carl Valimont | D | 12 | 0 | 2 | 2 | 6 | -5 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 13 | 0.0 |
| Jamie Ling | C | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | -4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0.0 |
| Jeff Kungle | D | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | -1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0.0 |
| Brian Downey | LW | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |
| Duane Derksen | G | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |
| Rick Knickle | G | 19 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |
| Totals | 1478 | 253 | 387 | 640 | 1580 | -244 | 69 | 13 | 23 | 2430 | 10.4 |
Goaltenders:
| Player | GP | Min | W | L | T/OL | ENG | SHO | GA | GAA | Shts | SVS | SV% |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Rick Knickle | 19 | 940 | 5 | 9 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 60 | 3.83 | 488 | 428 | .877 |
| Danny Lorenz | 67 | 3903 | 33 | 27 | 6 | 5 | 0 | 221 | 3.40 | 2029 | 1808 | .891 |
| Duane Derksen | 1 | 60 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 2.00 | 41 | 39 | .951 |
| Totals | 87 | 4903 | 38 | 36 | 8 | 7 | 0 | 283 | 3.46 | 2558 | 2275 | .889 |
Postseason - Scoring:
| Player | Pos | GP | G | A | Pts | PIM | +/- | PPG | SHG | GWG | SOG | SG% |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Tony Hrkac | C | 3 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |
| Peter Douris | R | 3 | 2 | 2 | 4 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |
| Sylvain Couturier | L | 3 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |
| Chris Luongo | D | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |
| Steve Tuttle | R | 3 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |
| Mike McNeill | C | 3 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |
| Kent Paynter | D | 3 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |
| David Mackey | L | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 19 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |
| Larry DePalma | L | 3 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |
| Michel Mongeau | C | 2 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |
| Steve Strunk | C | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |
| Shannon Finn | D | 3 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |
| Ken Sabourin | D | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |
| Tom Tilley | D | 3 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |
| Eric Fenton | RW | 3 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 6 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |
| Christian Proulx | D | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |
| Danny Lorenz | G | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |
| Mike Harder | F | 2 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |
| Brad Layzell | D | 3 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |
| Totals | 51 | 8 | 13 | 21 | 57 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
Postseason - Goaltenders:
| Player | GP | Min | W | L | T/OL | ENG | SHO | GA | GAA | Shts | SVS | SV% |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Danny Lorenz | 3 | 187 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 11 | 3.53 | 0 | ||
| Totals | 3 | 187 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 11 | 3.53 | 0 |
