When was Louisiana IceGators founded?

Louisiana IceGators was founded in 1995 in Lafayette, LA, USA, USA.

Where is Louisiana IceGators based?

Louisiana IceGators is based in Lafayette, LA, USA.

Who is the head coach of Louisiana IceGators?

The head coach of Louisiana IceGators is Doug Shedden.

What arena does Louisiana IceGators play in?

Louisiana IceGators play their home games at Cajundome in Lafayette, LA, USA.

Who is the general manager of Louisiana IceGators?

The general manager of Louisiana IceGators is Dave Berryman.

What are the team colors of Louisiana IceGators?

The team colors of Louisiana IceGators are Green + Gold + Black + White.

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1996-1997

1996-1997 Season

Louisiana IceGators were 38-28-4 in the 1996-97 ECHL season with 80 points, 3rd in the South Division and 9th overall.

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1996-1997 Louisiana IceGators Player Stats

All Positions

#	Skater	GP	G	A	TP	PIM	+/-	GP	G	A	TP	PIM	+/-
ECHL
1.	Ron Handy (LW/C)	66	33	67	100	58	22	17	5	17	22	0	-9
2.	John DePourcq (C)	68	28	63	91	14	-	13	2	8	10	6
3.	Louis Dumont (C)	64	42	45	87	106	18	17	6	11	17	8	3
4.	Chris Valicevic (D)	70	18	51	69	75	-	17	7	10	17	18
5.	Mikhail Kravets (RW)	57	22	45	67	93	-	17	4	9	13	18
6.	Aaron Boh (D)	52	11	54	65	193	-	17	4	17	21	93
7.	Don Parsons (RW)	49	28	21	49	94	-3	17	7	9	16	54
8.	Dan O'Rourke (LW)	58	28	20	48	160	7	10	3	1	4	42	-2
9.	Rob Weingartner (RW)	59	20	15	35	334	15	17	5	10	15	46	3
10.	Joey Mittelsteadt (D)	69	3	20	23	292	-	17	0	2	2	35
11.	Jack Williams (D)	49	10	10	20	124	-	17	4	4	8	35
12.	David Neilson (LW)	30	5	12	17	102	-	13	1	2	3	38
13.	Dean Seymour (C)	23	4	12	16	30	-
14.	Jason McQuat (RW)	51	7	5	12	268	-4	12	2	0	2	38	1
15.	Ken Ruddick (D)	56	7	4	11	93	-
16.	James Latos (RW)	32	4	7	11	150	-
17.	Rob McCaig (D)	59	4	7	11	383	-	3	0	0	0	34
18.	Stan Melanson (D)	56	3	8	11	201	-5	17	0	1	1	36	-1
19.	Jay Murphy (RW)	15	5	5	10	42	-5	17	7	5	12	91
20.	Rob Valicevic (RW)	8	7	2	9	21	-
21.	John Spoltore (C)	9	0	8	8	8	4	17	10	13	23	20	2
22.	Ryan Shanahan (RW)	11	4	3	7	66	-
23.	Chad Nelson (D)	10	0	3	3	54	1
24.	Mark Sakala (D)	7	0	1	1	10	-2
25.	Darryl Shedden (RW)	1	0	0	0	10	0
26.	Murray Galbraith (D)	5	0	0	0	18	0

#	Goalie	GP	GAA	SV%	W	L	T	SO	TOI	SVS	GP	GAA
ECHL
1.	Marc Delorme (G)	56	3.06	.905	36	14	3	2	3114:48	1522	14	4.54
2.	Bryan Schoen (G)	14	3.91	.879	6	2	0	0	552:04	262	7
3.	Sergei Tkachenko (G)	10	4.46	.857	5	3	1	0	524:29	234

1996-1997 Louisiana IceGators Staff

Head CoachDoug Shedden
Asst. CoachBilly Thurlow
General ManagerDave Berryman
Asst. Equipment ManagerTony Addeo
Athletic TrainerRicky Castaneda
CEOBob Wright
Dir. of BroadcastingBruce LeVine
Dir. of Media RelationsPeter Kostos
Dir. of Public RelationsPeter Kostos
Equipment ManagerJohn Jennings
Franchise OwnerTim Berryman
Franchise OwnerDave Berryman
Franchise OwnerLogan Nichols
Franchise OwnerErnie Parker
Franchise OwnerBob Wright
PresidentLogan Nichols

1996-1997 Louisiana IceGators Demographics

Louisiana IceGators Facts

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Team Colors: Green + Gold + Black + White
Town: Lafayette, LA, USA Map
Founded: 1995

1996-1997 Louisiana IceGators Roster Facts

Nationalities

16 players
11 players
1 player
1 player

Experience

Louisiana IceGators: 1 685 GP
NHL: 17 GP
SHL: 2 GP
AHL: 319 GP

Affiliated Team(s)

Arena Information

Arena Name: Cajundome
Location: Lafayette, LA, USA
Capacity: 10 340
Construction Year: 1985

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Latest Transactions

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Blake Hietala (F)

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09/15/2016

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Anton Lennartsson (F)

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08/27/2016

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Bo Driscoll (D)

Leaving forEvansville Thunderbolts

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08/09/2016

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Jordan Ciccarello (D)

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Tanner Burton (D)

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08/04/2016

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Eric Levine (G)

Leaving forRockford IceHogs

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04/13/2016

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Eric Levine (G)

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03/22/2016

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Travis Armstrong (D)

Leaving forBrampton Beast

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Louisiana IceGators History and Standings

season	league	GP	W	L	T	OTW	OTL	GF	GA	PTS	PPG	rank	postseason
2015-2016	SPHL	56	26	26	-	-	4	151	162	56	1	6	Quarterfinal loss
2014-2015	SPHL	56	27	21	-	-	8	177	184	62	1.11	6	Semifinal loss
2013-2014	SPHL	56	35	18	-	-	3	198	175	73	1.3	2	Quarterfinal loss
2012-2013	SPHL	56	34	17	-	-	5	172	167	73	1.3	2	Semifinal loss
2011-2012	SPHL	56	24	27	-	-	5	177	202	53	0.95	7	Quarterfinal loss
2010-2011	SPHL	56	16	40	-	-	-	170	231	32	0.57	8	Did not make playoffs
2009-2010	SPHL	56	23	31	-	-	2	175	223	48	0.86	7	Did not make playoffs
2004-2005	ECHL	72	26	40	-	-	6	192	266	58	0.81	5	Did not make playoffs
2003-2004	ECHL	72	48	22	-	-	2	235	167	98	1.36	1	Division Final loss
2002-2003	ECHL	72	40	20	-	-	12	249	210	92	1.28	2	Division Final loss
2001-2002	ECHL	72	56	12	-	-	4	261	156	116	1.61	1	Division Semifinal loss
2000-2001	ECHL	72	42	24	-	-	6	237	209	90	1.25	1	Conference Final loss
1999-2000	ECHL	70	43	18	-	-	9	281	241	95	1.36	1	Final loss
1998-1999	ECHL	70	46	18	-	-	6	297	205	98	1.4	1	Conference QF loss
1997-1998	ECHL	70	43	17	-	-	10	298	232	96	1.37	1	Conference Final loss
1996-1997	ECHL	70	38	28	-	-	4	292	244	80	1.14	3	Final loss
1995-1996	ECHL	70	43	21	-	-	6	312	261	92	1.31	1	First round loss

Where Are They Now?

Played in the team during season

#	player	season	team	league	GP	G	A	PTS	PIM
1.	Kaleb Chillman (D)	2026-2027	Northern Michigan Warhounds	MIHL	-	-	-	-	-
2.	Dominic Forget (F)	2026-2027	Neuchâtel Young Sprinters	SwissDiv3	-	-	-	-	-
3.	Robert Vanwynsberghe (F)	2026-2027	Saint John Flames	LHSB	-	-	-	-	-
4.	Phil Bushbacher (F)	2026-2027	Kenosha Knights	COHL-Sr.	-	-	-	-	-

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Average Height, Weight, Age Per Season

Season	Roster	Height	Weight	Age
2015-2016	View Roster	6'0"	190 lbs	26.24
2014-2015	View Roster	6'0"	194 lbs	25.74
2013-2014	View Roster	6'0"	190 lbs	26.24
2012-2013	View Roster	6'0"	190 lbs	25.59
2011-2012	View Roster	5'11"	190 lbs	25.52

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Regular Season

Franchise All-Time Points

#	Player	GP	G	A	TP
1.	Shawn McNeil (F)	542	223	328	551
2.	Chris Valicevic (D)	494	132	395	527
3.	John Spoltore (F)	282	125	320	445
4.	Jay Murphy (F)	312	192	174	366
5.	Louis Dumont (F)	185	103	137	240

Franchise All-Time Goals

#	Player	GP	G	A	TP
1.	Shawn McNeil (F)	542	223	328	551
2.	Jay Murphy (F)	312	192	174	366
3.	Chris Valicevic (D)	494	132	395	527
4.	John Spoltore (F)	282	125	320	445
5.	Don Parsons (F)	163	117	95	212

Franchise All-Time Assists

#	Player	GP	G	A	TP
1.	Chris Valicevic (D)	494	132	395	527
2.	Shawn McNeil (F)	542	223	328	551
3.	John Spoltore (F)	282	125	320	445
4.	Jay Murphy (F)	312	192	174	366
5.	John DePourcq (F)	185	72	162	234

Franchise All-Time Penalty Min.

#	Player	GP	G	TP	PIM
1.	Jason McQuat (F)	255	38	73	1073
2.	Jay Murphy (F)	312	192	366	953
3.	Stan Melanson (D)	307	16	54	938
4.	Rob McCaig (D)	114	7	25	895
5.	Rob Weingartner (F)	194	71	142	827

Franchise All-Time Games Played

#	Player	GP	G	A	TP
1.	Shawn McNeil (F)	542	223	328	551
2.	Chris Valicevic (D)	494	132	395	527
3.	Jay Murphy (F)	312	192	174	366
4.	Stan Melanson (D)	307	16	38	54
5.	John Spoltore (F)	282	125	320	445

Franchise All-Time Points Per Game

#	Player	GP	G	TP	PPG
1.	Robert Berg (F)	68	59	109	1.60
2.	John Spoltore (F)	282	125	445	1.58
3.	Mark Versteeg-Lytwyn (F)	9	6	14	1.56
4.	Ron Handy (F)	124	53	185	1.49
5.	Jason Hill (F)	71	32	106	1.49

Franchise All-Time Points Per Season

#	Player	Season	GP	G	TP
1.	John Spoltore (F)	1999-2000	66	27	119
2.	John Spoltore (F)	1997-1998	68	32	111
3.	Robert Berg (F)	1995-1996	68	59	109
4.	John Spoltore (F)	1998-1999	69	36	109
5.	Don Parsons (F)	1997-1998	70	55	100

Franchise All-Time Goals Per Season

#	Player	Season	GP	G	TP
1.	Robert Berg (F)	1995-1996	68	59	109
2.	Don Parsons (F)	1997-1998	70	55	100
3.	Jay Murphy (F)	1999-2000	69	55	83
4.	Louis Dumont (F)	1996-1997	64	42	87
5.	Rob Valicevic (F)	1995-1996	60	42	62

Franchise All-Time Assists Per Season

#	Player	Season	GP	A	TP
1.	John Spoltore (F)	1999-2000	66	92	119
2.	John Spoltore (F)	1997-1998	68	79	111
3.	John Spoltore (F)	1998-1999	69	73	109
4.	Chris Valicevic (D)	1997-1998	70	73	92
5.	Chris Valicevic (D)	1998-1999	70	72	92

Franchise All-Time Penalty Min. Per Season

#	Player	Season	GP	TP	PIM
1.	Rob McCaig (D)	1995-1996	55	14	512
2.	Éric Cloutier (F)	1997-1998	50	16	398
3.	Rob McCaig (D)	1996-1997	59	11	383
4.	Rob Weingartner (F)	1996-1997	59	35	334
5.	Doug MacIver (D)	2004-2005	63	6	326

Player Nationalities Throughout History

Elite Prospects Notes and Trivia

- Originally founded in 1995
- Ceased operations in 2005
- Was re-created for the 09/10 SPHL.
- Suspending play for the 2016-2017 season, due to upcoming arena renovations