DETROIT WHALERS 1996-1997 SCHEDULE

GM

DATE

OPPONENT

W-L-T

SCORE

RECORD

PTS

GOALTENDER

DECIDING GOAL

1

9/20

at Guelph

L

Ê2-3

0-1-0

0

Esche

Todd Norman

2

9/21

at Owen Sound

L

Ê2-6

Ê0-2-0

0

Esche/West

Ryan Davis

3

9/27

at Sarnia

W

Ê4-2

Ê1-2-0

2

Esche

Harold Druken

4

9/29

at Erie

W

Ê3-0

Ê2-2-0

4

Esche

Chad Cavanaugh

5

10/2

at Sarnia

ÊL

Ê1-3

Ê2-3-0

4

Esche

Darren Mortier

6

10/5

KINGSTON

ÊW

Ê2-0

Ê3-3-0

6

Esche

Chad Cavanaugh

7

10/6

BARRIE

W

Ê5-2

Ê4-3-0

8

Esche

Steve Dumonski

8

10/11

at Kitchener

ÊL

Ê3-6

Ê4-4-0

8

Esche

Ryan Deciantis

9

10/12

LONDON

L

Ê3-5

Ê4-5-0

8

Esche

Rico Fata

10

10/19

OSHAWA

T

Ê4-4 (OT)

Ê4-5-1

9

Esche

Julian Smith

11

10/20

SARNIA

L

Ê2-4

Ê4-6-1

9

Esche

Jon Sim

12

10/25

at Sarnia

L

Ê2-5

Ê4-7-1

9

Esche

Jon Sim

13

10/26

BELLEVILLE

W

Ê3-2

Ê5-7-1

11

Esche

Andrew Taylor

14

10/27

WINDSOR

W

Ê4-3

Ê6-7-1

13

Esche

Chad Cavanaugh

15

10/31

at Peterborough

L

Ê3-5

Ê6-8-1

13

Esche

Corey Crocker

16

11/1

at Kingston

L

Ê1-6

Ê6-9-1

13

Esche/West

Michael Tilson

17

11/3

at Ottawa

L

Ê5-9

Ê6-10-1

13

Esche

Alyn McCauley

18

11/8

at Sault Ste. Marie

L

Ê2-8

Ê6-11-1

13

Esche/West

Ben Schust

19

11/9

at Sault Ste. Marie

W

Ê4-3

Ê7-11-1

15

Esche

Andrew Taylor

20

11/15

at London

L

Ê1-3

Ê7-12-1

15

Esche

Ryan Gardner

21

11/16

LONDON

L

Ê0-1

Ê7-13-1

15

Esche

Mike Mazzuca

22

11/21

SARNIA

L

Ê1-2

Ê7-14-1

15

Esche

Bryan Blair

23

11/23

SUDBURY

W

Ê6-1

Ê8-14-1

17

Esche

Steve Dumonski

24

11/24

PETERBOROUGH

L

Ê4-6

Ê8-15-1

17

Esche/West

Cameron Mann

25

11/28

at Erie

T

Ê5-5 (OT)

Ê8-15-2

18

Esche/West

Harold Druken

26

11/30

at Erie

W

Ê5-2

Ê9-15-2

20

Esche

Steve Wasylko

27

12/6

at London

W

Ê4-3

Ê10-15-2

22

Esche

Randy Fitzgerald

28

12/7

OTTAWA

L

Ê3-4

Ê10-16-2

22

Esche

Joel Trottier

29

12/8

ERIE

W

Ê7-2

Ê11-16-2

24

Esche

Ryan Fitzgerald

30

12/12

at Windsor

L

Ê1-7

Ê11-17-2

24

Esche

Tim Findlay

31

12/14

GUELPH

W

Ê4-1

Ê12-17-2

26

Esche

Dan Pawlaczyk

32

12/15

WINDSOR

W

Ê5-4

13-17-2

28

Esche

Chad Cavanaugh

33

12/19

at Windsor

L

Ê2-3

Ê13-18-2

28

West

D.J. Mando

34

12/21

NORTH BAY

L

Ê4-5 (OT)

Ê13-19-2

28

Gallant

Chris Neil

35

12/28

LONDON

W

Ê8-4

Ê14-19-2

30

West

Luc Rioux

36

12/30

at Windsor

T

Ê6-6 (OT)

14-19-3

31

West/Gallant

Steve Wasylko

37

1/2

at North Bay

T

Ê4-4 (OT)

14-19-4

32

West/Gallant

Steve Wasylko

38

1/3

at Sudbury

L

Ê1-4

Ê14-20-4

32

Gallant

Konstantin Kalmikov

39

1/5

at Sault Ste. Marie

L

Ê1-3

Ê 14-21-4

32

Gallant

Chad Woollard

40

1/9

at Sarnia

L

Ê2-5

Ê14-22-4

32

Esche

Brad Simms

41

1/11

SAULT STE. MARIE

L

Ê3-4

Ê14-23-4

32

Esche

Joe Seroski

42

1/12

LONDON

W

Ê6-1

Ê15-23-4

34

Esche

Mike Morrone

43

1/15

at London

W

Ê3-2

16-23-4

36

Esche

Mark Cadotte

44

1/18

SAULT STE. MARIE

W

Ê3-1

Ê17-23-4

38

Esche

Steve Wasylko

45

1/19

SAULT STE. MARIE

W

Ê2-1

Ê18-23-4

40

Esche

Luc Rioux

46

1/23

at Windsor

W

Ê 6-2

Ê19-23-4

42

Esche/West

Sergei Fedotov

47

1/24

ERIE

T

Ê5-5 (OT)

Ê19-23-5

43

Esche/West

Bryan McKinney

48

Ê1/25

ERIE

W

Ê4-2

20-23-5

45

Esche

Andrew Taylor

49

1/31

at Barrie

W

Ê5-4

Ê21-23-5

47

Esche

Andrew Taylor

50

2/1

at Belleville

L

Ê2-6

Ê21-24-5

47

Esche/West

Mike Loach

51

2/2

at Oshawa

L

Ê3-5

Ê21-25-5

47

Esche

Ryan Lindsay

52

2/6

at Erie

L

Ê2-7

Ê21-26-5

47

Esche

Shane Nash

53

2/8

SARNIA

L

Ê3-5

Ê21-27-5

47

Esche

Jon Sim

54

2/9

WINDSOR

W

Ê5-2

Ê22-27-5

49

Esche

Harold Druken

55

2/12

SARNIA

L

Ê5-7

Ê22-28-5

49

Esche

Michael Hanson

56

2/14

at Sault Ste. Marie

L

Ê3-11

Ê22-29-5

49

Esche/West

Matt Lahey

57

2/15

at Sault Ste. Marie

L

Ê5-8

22-30-5

49

Esche/West

Wes Booker

58

2/20

ERIE

W

Ê5-4

Ê23-30-5

51

Esche

Steve Wasylko

59

2/22

KITCHENER

T

Ê3-3 (OT)

Ê23-30-6

52

Esche

Mike Morrone

60

Ê2/23

OWEN SOUND

W

Ê4-2

Ê24-30-6

54

Esche

Harold Druken

61

3/1

SAULT STE. MARIE

L

Ê1-5

Ê24-31-6

54

Esche

62

3/2

SAULT STE. MARIE

L

Ê3-7

Ê24-32-6

54

Esche

63

Ê3/8

WINDSOR

W

Ê7-5

Ê25-32-6

56

Esche

64

Ê3/9

WINDSOR

L

Ê4-6

Ê25-33-6

56

Esche

65

3/13

at Windsor

L

Ê4-10

Ê25-34-6

56

West

66

3/14

at London

W

Ê8-6

Ê26-34-6

58

Esche

PLAYOFFS

1

3/16

at Sault Ste. Marie

L

Ê3-4

Ê0-1

2

Ê3/17

at Sault Ste. Marie

L

Ê0-3

Ê0-2

3

3/21

SAULT STE. MARIE

L

Ê3-8

Ê0-3

4

Ê3/22

SAULT STE. MARIE

W

Ê4-3 (2 OT)

Ê1-3

Esche

Mike Morrone

5

3/24

at Sault Ste. Marie

L

Ê1-4

Ê1-4