1997-98 Rochester Mustangs Statistics
United States Hockey League (USHL)
Team Record: 22-30 (SO: 0-4) - 46 points
in the USHL's North Division
Coach: Steve Ross (0-0)
Coach: Gary Sampson (0-0)
Location: Rochester, Minnesota
1997-98 Rochester Mustangs RosterTeam Record: 22-30 (SO: 0-4) - 46 points
in the USHL's North Division
Coach: Steve Ross (0-0)
Coach: Gary Sampson (0-0)
Location: Rochester, Minnesota
The Rochester Mustangs of the United States Hockey League ended the 1997-98 season with a record of 22 wins and 30 losses, with a 0-4 showing in shootouts for 46 points in the USHL's North Division.
The Mustangs netted 148 goals and allowed 180. Tim Turner scored 15 goals for Rochester, and Scott Turner contributed 26 assists. Dean Weasler topped the squad with 13 wins, while Marc Ranfranz recorded a 2.98 goals against average, pacing goaltenders with enough qualifying appearances.
Steve Ross and Gary Sampson coached the team.
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Scoring:
| Player | Pos | GP | G | A | Pts | PIM | +/- | PPG | SHG | GWG |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Scott Turner | F | 53 | 14 | 26 | 40 | 43 | 6 | 1 | 3 | |
| Mark Carlson | D | 56 | 12 | 22 | 34 | 79 | 5 | 1 | 5 | |
| B.J. Abel | C | 54 | 10 | 24 | 34 | 77 | 1 | 1 | 0 | |
| Tim Turner | FRW | 53 | 15 | 15 | 30 | 53 | 3 | 1 | 1 | |
| Rob Kellogg | F | 44 | 14 | 12 | 26 | 43 | 2 | 1 | 1 | |
| Ryan Wetterberg | RW | 33 | 13 | 11 | 24 | 30 | 4 | 2 | 1 | |
| Aaron Gill | F | 56 | 11 | 12 | 23 | 6 | 1 | 0 | 0 | |
| Ben Johnson | LW | 22 | 13 | 6 | 19 | 40 | 2 | 1 | 1 | |
| Mike Stuart | D | 50 | 4 | 15 | 19 | 77 | 1 | 0 | 1 | |
| Tanner Martell | RW | 54 | 7 | 11 | 18 | 69 | 2 | 0 | 1 | |
| Brian Buskowiak | F | 50 | 7 | 9 | 16 | 46 | 0 | 0 | 3 | |
| Jay Vancik | D | 53 | 3 | 12 | 15 | 161 | 1 | 0 | 0 | |
| Livon Mikaelyan | 49 | 4 | 10 | 14 | 171 | 2 | 0 | 0 | ||
| Christian Fletcher | F | 26 | 1 | 8 | 9 | 60 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |
| Chad Olheiser | F | 15 | 4 | 3 | 7 | 20 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |
| Nick Stodgell | D | 51 | 3 | 4 | 7 | 31 | 0 | 0 | 2 | |
| Nick Christensen | F | 41 | 2 | 4 | 6 | 8 | 0 | 0 | 1 | |
| Peter Runkel | D | 51 | 1 | 4 | 5 | 50 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |
| Brad Shaw | 21 | 2 | 2 | 4 | 81 | 0 | 0 | 0 | ||
| Jon Otterstad | F | 23 | 3 | 0 | 3 | 40 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |
| Shawn Knorr | F | 19 | 2 | 1 | 3 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |
| J.C. Newby | F | 12 | 2 | 1 | 3 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |
| BJ Stephens | RW | 15 | 0 | 3 | 3 | 43 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |
| Dean Weasler | G | 35 | 0 | 3 | 3 | 12 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |
| Bench | 56 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | ||||
| Alex Plummer | D | 11 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 6 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |
| Zach Hallett | C | 1 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |
| Marc Ranfranz | G | 28 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |
| Ryan Branham | D | 13 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 59 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |
| Kenny Bowers | L | 11 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |
| Fredrik Olausson | F | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |
| Brett Kallias | F | 5 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 6 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |
| Kevin Silver | D | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |
| Dan Starkey | D | 22 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 34 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |
| Tony Gruba | F | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |
| Rob Downs | D | 18 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 6 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |
| Bill Robeck | F | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |
| Jake Froiland | F | 7 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |
| Totals | 1119 | 148 | 223 | 371 | 1369 | 0 | 30 | 8 | 20 |
Goaltenders:
| Player | GP | Min | W | L | T/OL | ENG | SHO | GA | GAA | Shts | SVS | SV% |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Marc Ranfranz | 28 | 1491 | 8 | 12 | 3 | 2 | 2 | 74 | 2.98 | 760 | 686 | .903 |
| Dean Weasler | 35 | 1884 | 13 | 19 | 1 | 3 | 3 | 97 | 3.09 | 928 | 831 | .895 |
| Totals | 63 | 3375 | 21 | 31 | 4 | 5 | 5 | 171 | 3.04 | 1688 | 1517 | .899 |
