2011–12 Season Recap

In the team’s seventh full AHA Winter season, and first at the new C3 level, the Spiders finished the regular season with a 10–7–2–1 record (23 of 40 possible points), in sixth place in C3.

The Spiders also made their fourth consecutive post-season appearance, where they went went 1–2 (2 points), beating only the Nighthawks, and losing by a goal apiece to the Wingmen and Puck Hounds.

This was the team’s fifth winning season, with 2010–11, 2009–10, 2008–09’s D1 Champion squad and 2006–07 representing the others.

• Regular season standings: 10–7–2–1, with 23 points.
• Post-season standings: 1–2–0, with 2 points.
• Full season standings: 11–9–2–1, with 25 points.

As is the Spiders’ club tradition, like last year’s season recap, here are the season’s notes and numbers:

Note: Although the Spiders saw post-season action this year, this recap focuses on the regular season, with playoff stats indicated in italics.

Team stat highlights

Goal stats

Most goals for:

7, vs. Fighting Saints (11/27/2011)

Fewest goals for:

1 (three times)

Most goals for in loss:

4, vs. Wingmen (2/12/2012)

Fewest goals for in win:

2, vs. Sled Dogs (12/18/2011)

Most goals against:

6, vs. Nighthawks (11/12/2011)

Fewest goals against:

1, vs. Sled Dogs (12/18/2011)

Most goals for in a period:

5, third period vs. Fighting Saints (11/27/2011)

Most goals against in a period:

4, vs. Nighthawks (third period; 11/12/2011)

Most Power-Play goals for:

3, vs. Fighting Saints (3/10/2012) (new team record)

Most Power-Play goals allowed:

1 (seven times)

Most short-handed goals for:

1 (twice)

Most short-handed goals allowed:

0

Number of games where opponent scored first:

8 [plus two more in post-season]

Number of games where opponent scored first and Spiders won game:

5, vs. Fighting Saints (11/27/2011); vs. Fighting Ice Fish (12/4/2011); vs. Fighting Ice Fish (3/14/2012) [plus 1 more in post-season, vs. Nighthawks (4/14/2012)]

Number of games where Spiders scored first and Spiders lost game:

3, vs. Maroons (11/19/2011); vs. Wingmen (2/12/2012); vs. Maroons (3/3/2012) [plus 1 more in post-season, vs. Wingmen (4/13/2012)]

Number of games where Spiders scored first and game ended in tie:

2, vs. Royals (2/19/2012); vs. Ak Bars (3/19/2012)

Number of games where opponent scored first and game ended in tie:

0

Number of games where Spiders scored first and game ended in tie:

2

Average number of goals allowed before Spiders’ first goal in games where opponent scored first:

1.125, among eight games [2, among two games in post-season; 1.3, among all 10 games]

Average number of Spiders’ goals allowed before opponent’ first goal in games where Spiders scored first:

1.33, among 12 games [2, in one game in post-season; 1.38, among all 13 games]

Quickest first Spiders’ goal:

At 15:39, 1:21 into first period, vs. Maroons (3/3/2012), by David Lavigne.

Latest first Spiders’ goal:

At 16:13 of third period, vs. Maroons (11/19/2011), by John Pellicci.

Latest first goal in a win:

1:49 of first period, vs. Fighting Saints (11/27/2011), by George Farner. [0:01 of first period in post-season, vs. Nighthawks (4/14/2012), by Cory Vandenberghe]

Quickest first opponent goal:

At 13:23, 3:37 into first period, vs. Fighting Ice Fish (12/4/2011)

Latest first opponent goal (not including shutouts):

At 10:07, 6:53 into third period, vs. Ak Bars (3/19/2012)

Highest number of goals allowed before Spiders scored:

2, vs. Nighthawks (2/26/2012). [3, in post-season, vs. Puck Hounds (4/14/2012)]

Percentage of Spiders goals scored with a BASE™ stick:

Approximately 36%.

Results stats

Wins with one-goal margin:

2 [plus 1 more in post-season]

Wins with two-goal margin:

2

Wins with three-goal margin:

4

Wins with four-goal margin:

1

Wins with five-goal or more margin:

1

Losses with one-goal margin:

6 [plus 2 more in post-season]

Losses with two-goal margin:

1

Losses with three-goal margin:

0

Losses with four-goal margin:

0

Losses with five-goal or more margin:

1

Longest winning streak:

5 (11/27/2011 – 1/7/2012)

Longest losing streak:

2 (twice)

Longest winless streak:

4 (2/12/2012 – 3/3/2012)

Shots stats

Most shots for:

60, vs. Ak Bars (3/19/2012) (new team record)

Fewest shots for:

17, vs. Fighting Piranhas (1/29/2012)

Most shots for in loss:

31 (three times)

Fewest shots for in win:

23, vs. Puck Hounds (1/7/2012)

Most shots against:

33, vs. Nighthawks (11/12/2011)

Fewest shots against:

16, vs. Ak Bars (3/19/2012)

Most shots against in win:

27 (twice), vs. Sled Dogs (12/18/2011), and vs. Fighting Saints (3/10/2012)

Fewest shots against in loss:

24, vs. Maroons (3/3/2012)

Most shots for in a period:

23, vs. Ak Bars (3/19/2012, third period)

Fewest shots for in a period:

1, vs. Fighting Piranhas (1/29/2012, first period) (tied team record)

Most shots against in a period:

17, vs. Nighthawks (11/12/2011, third period)

Fewest shots against in a period:

1, vs. Ak Bars (3/19/2012, first period) (tied team record)

Highest shots-to-goals percentage:

24.1% (7 goals on 29 shots), vs. Fighting Saints (11/27/2011)

Lowest shots-to-goals percentage (in non-shutout):

3.33% (2 goals on 60 shots), vs. Ak Bars (3/19/2012)

Penalty stats

Most penalties by Spiders in game:

5 (five times) [plus 1 more in post-season]

Most PIMs by Spiders in game:

10 PIM (five times)

Most penalties by opponent in game:

7, vs. Fighting Saints (second year running!) (14 PIM; 3/10/2012)

Most PIMs by opponent in game:

14 PIM, vs. Fighting Saints (second year running!) (on 7 penalties; 3/10/2012)

Most penalties in game (both teams combined):

10, vs. Fighting Saints (second year running!) (20 PIM; 3/10/2012)

Most PIMs in game (both teams combined):

24 PIM, vs. Fighting Saints (second year running!) (on 10 penalties; 3/10/2012)

Number of games where Spiders had no penalties:

1

Number of games where opponent had no penalties:

4 [plus 1 more in post-season]

Number of games where Spiders had more penalties than opponent:

11 [plus 3 more in post-season]

Number of games where Spiders had fewer penalties than opponent:

8

Number of games where Spiders and opponent had equal penalties:

1

Most frequently called penalty (including opponent penalties):

Tripping (called 28 times) [plus 4 more times in post-season]

Most frequently called penalty (on Spiders):

13 times, for tripping
(The rest: Hooking – 11; Interference – 7; Cross-Checking – 5; Checking – 4; Holding and high-sticking – 3; Roughing, Slashing, Too many men, goaltender interference – 2)
[Post-season: Tripping – 3; Hooking, Roughing – 2; Cross-checking, Interference, Unsportsmanlike conduct, Body check – 1]

Most frequently called penalty (on opponents):

15 times, for tripping
(The rest: Interference – 9; Roughing – 7; High-Sticking and Hooking – 5; Checking – 4; Cross-checking, Holding, Too many men, unsportsmanlike conduct – 2; Holding the stick, elbowing, slashing, goaltender interference – 2)
[Post-season: Hooking - 2; Tripping, Too many men, Roughing, Slashing – 1]

Number of opponent penalties drawn by Schuster, Schroeder, Flying V and Rag Doll:

Too many to count.

Bench stats

Largest roster:

15 skaters (four times; [plus 2 more in post-season]), vs. Ak Bars (12/11/2011), vs. Fighting Saints (3/10/2012), vs. Fighting Ice Fish (3/14/2012), vs. Ak Bars (3/19/2012), vs. Wingmen (4/13/2012), vs. Nighthawks (4/14/2012)

Shortest roster:

10 skaters, vs. Puck Hounds (1/7/2012), and vs. Nighthawks (11/12/2011; started with 11, ended with 10)

Largest opponent roster:

18, vs. Mintalar Moose (1/14/2012)

Shortest opponent roster:

11, vs. Maroons (11/19/2011)

Average Spiders roster:

13.4 skaters [14.67 in post-season; 13.57 full season]

Average opponent roster:

14.3 skaters [15.33 in post-season; 14.43 full season]

Largest negative roster differential:

-5 skaters, vs. Mintalar Moose (1/14/2012; 18 skaters–13 skaters)

Largest positive roster differential:

+2 skaters (twice), vs. Ak Bars (12/11/2011; 15 skaters–13 skaters), vs. Fighting Ice Fish (3/14/2012; 15–13)

Average roster differential:

-0.9 skaters [-1 in post-season]

Number of Ice Sages stickers seen on helmets on Spiders’ bench:

6

Number of mustaches grown in support of #Movember:

5

Number of players who wore the same jock:

3 (though laundered between uses, fortunately)

Number of players “impressed” by a leopard-skin jock:

18

Arena stats

Largest dressing rooom:

Coliseum

Coziest dressing room:

Wakota (2/2/2012), trying to squeeze in around the 12 bags of junior varsity gear, sticks, toolkits and backpacks.

Best ice:

Wakota (2/2/2012), vs. Diablos, following South St. Paul Packers/Tartan Titans varsity game.

Lousiest ice:

Drake (10/29/2011) vs. Wingmen [BIG 2 (4/13/2012) vs. Wingmen]

“Home” arena:

SLP (five games)

Number of games played on Olympic ice (200′x100′) in regular season:

0 [twice in post-season]

Player stat higlights

Scoring

Most goals:

15, David Schuster

Most assists:

13, Jason Freed [13, including post-season, Andrew Schwinn]

Most first assists:

10, Jason Freed

Most second assists:

5, Jeremy Litton [plus 1 more in post-season]; [6, including post-season, Mike Johnson]

Most points:

22, David Schuster; [23, including post-season, Jason Freed]

Most goals per game:

3, David Schuster (12/11/2011, vs. Ak Bars)

Highest average goals per game played:

1, John Pellicci (5 goals in 5 games)

Most assists per game:

4, Chris Pettengill (3/10/2012 vs. Fighting Saints)

Highest average assists per game played:

0.73, Mike Johnson (8 assists in 11 games) [0.72 including playoffs, 10 assists in 14 games]

Most points per game:

4, Chris Pettengill (3/10/2012 vs. Fighting Saints)

Highest average points per game played:

1.4, John Pellicci (7 points in 5 games)

Most power-play goals (season):

2, Andrew Schwinn

Most short-handed goals (season):

2, David Schuster

Most game-winning goals:

3, David Schuster

Most assisted goals:

14, David Schuster

Most unassisted goals:

1 (tied four ways), David Schuster, Tim Byland, Chris Pettengill, Cory Vandenberghe

Most frequent scoring combos:

15 goals, the line of David Schuster, Jason Freed and Cory Vandenberghe

Penalties

Most PIM:

Regular season: 18 (tied), Chris Pettengill and Paul LaCosse [plus 4 more in post-season]

Most penalties per game:

2 (tied), Chris Pettengill (three times: 11/27/2011, 2/19/2012, 3/14/2012); Paul LaCosse (twice: 11/19/2011, 2/2/2012); Eric Grotbeck (10/29/2011); David Lavigne (1/29/2012), Cory Vandenberghe (12/11/2011)
[3, in post-season; Dave Lavigne (4/14/2012)]

Highest average PIM per game played:

1.2 per game, Paul LaCosse, David Lavigne [2.0 per game, including post-season, David Lavigne]

Most misconducts:

0!

Most retroactively assessed (i.e., post-game) misconducts:

0!

Most penalties leading to opponent goals (season):

3, Mike Schroeder

Most offsetting (even-strength) penalties (season):

2, Paul LaCosse

Fewest penalties:

0, Paul Berman, George Farner, Jason Freed (second-year running!), David Schuster

Goaltending

Most saves per game:

28, Bill McCormick (2/26/2012, vs. Nighthawks)

Fewest saves per game:

14, Bill McCormick (3/19/2012, vs. Ak Bars)

Most saves per game in tie:

26, Bill McCormick (2/19/2012, vs. Royals)

Fewest saves per game in win:

15, Bill McCormick (11/27/2011, vs. Fighting Saints)

Most saves per game in win:

26, Bill McCormick (12/18/2011, vs. Sled Dogs)

Fewest saves per game in loss:

16, Bill McCormick (10/29/2011, vs. Wingmen; OT loss)

Most saves per game in loss:

28, Bill McCormick (2/26/2012, vs. Nighthawks)

Attendance

Most games played:

20 (tied) [plus 3 more in post-season], Eric Grotbeck (second year running!), Jason Freed and Bill McCormick

Most roster scratches:

A few, John Pellicci

Most on-ice season-ending injuries:

0 (regular season)! [0 (post-season)!]

Number of games (GP per player, per game) missed due to suspension:

0!

Number of games (GP per player, per game) missed due to snowstorm:

1 (11/19/2011)

Number of games (GP per player, per game) missed due to non-hockey sports injury:

5

Number of games (GP per player, per game) missed due to deer season:

A few

Number of games (GP per player, per game) missed due to the NFL Championship:

0 (sorry, Rob)

Number of games (GP per player, per game) missed due to having four games scheduled in one day:

1

Number of periods missed due to lousy arena sharpener skate botch:

1

Smallest audience to empty seat ratio:

1:3,400, Aldrich (12/11/2011) (note: there were at least 5 fans in attendance at the 5,250-capacity Coliseum)

Largest number of people in the arena not there to watch Spiders:

1/7/2012, SLP, for BSM first game after #Jabs injury; 2/2/2012, Wakota, following South St. Paul Packers/Tartan Titans varsity game.

Top 16 game official quotes

The officiating crews this season had a knack for the one-liner. Some of the more memorable:

• “I didn’t see what happened.”
• “You won’t be taking any faceoffs the rest of the game.”
• “Yeah, Jeremy, don’t pass the puck there.”
• “Well, just don’t get any more penalties then!”
• “No, no, no, no, no, this isn’t the NHL!”
• “I can’t see through bodies.”
• “What do you want me to do about it?”
• “He’s just doing it to himself.”
• “He’s gotta learn how to stop.”
• “I can’t count as shots how many times you were wide of the net.”
• “26: two-minutes...”
• “Sorry, I had to drive here from Plymouth.”
• “No, I’m sure I saw it go in.”
• “Really, no more icings, please.”
• “Hey, white, go get me the puck.”
• And one unprintable due to family-friendly nature of this website, from March 4.

C3 leader board – regular season (Spiders)

C3 leader board – including post-season (Spiders)

Opponent leader board – regular season

Who had the Spiders’ number — to rack up their own numbers — this season?

Game-by-game stats

View game-by-game team statistics for the 2011–12 season.