1996-97 North Iowa Huskies Statistics
United States Hockey League (USHL)
Team Record: 28-21-5 - 61 points
in the USHL's North Division
Lost in 2nd Round
Coach: P.K. O'Handley (28-21, 5 OTL)
Location: Mason City, Iowa
1996-97 North Iowa Huskies RosterTeam Record: 28-21-5 - 61 points
in the USHL's North Division
Lost in 2nd Round
Coach: P.K. O'Handley (28-21, 5 OTL)
Location: Mason City, Iowa
The North Iowa Huskies of the United States Hockey League ended the 1996-97 season with a record of 28 wins and 21 losses (and 5 overtime losses) for 61 points in the USHL's North Division.
The Huskies scored 210 goals and allowed 190. Tom Nelson netted 24 goals for North Iowa and contributed 35 assists. Darren Henry topped the squad with 17 wins and a team-best 3 goals against average, pacing goalies with significant playing time.
P.K. O'Handley coached the team. The 1996-97 North Iowa Huskies lost in the in 2nd Round of the playoffs.
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Scoring:
| Player | Pos | GP | G | A | Pts | PIM | +/- | PPG | SHG | GWG |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Tom Nelson | C | 52 | 24 | 35 | 59 | 78 | 5 | 3 | 3 | |
| Keith Anderson | C | 54 | 17 | 24 | 41 | 68 | 3 | 1 | 6 | |
| Nate DiCasmirro | RW | 51 | 18 | 22 | 40 | 86 | 5 | 1 | 1 | |
| Mike Skogland | F | 45 | 14 | 26 | 40 | 22 | 3 | 1 | 1 | |
| Paul Murphy | D | 49 | 13 | 24 | 37 | 12 | 3 | 0 | 0 | |
| Mat Snesrud | D | 50 | 12 | 22 | 34 | 76 | 3 | 1 | 3 | |
| Jay Kopischke | LW | 53 | 14 | 17 | 31 | 97 | 6 | 0 | 0 | |
| Lionel Crump | F | 54 | 19 | 11 | 30 | 137 | 6 | 0 | 2 | |
| Jon Cullen | C | 53 | 13 | 17 | 30 | 57 | 3 | 1 | 1 | |
| B.J. Anderson | F | 48 | 13 | 15 | 28 | 18 | 2 | 0 | 1 | |
| Shane Fukushima | F | 47 | 11 | 14 | 25 | 26 | 3 | 1 | 0 | |
| Peter Cullen | R | 49 | 3 | 20 | 23 | 40 | 2 | 0 | 0 | |
| Brian Gaffaney | D | 48 | 8 | 13 | 21 | 49 | 5 | 1 | 1 | |
| Shaun Winkler | F | 52 | 11 | 8 | 19 | 37 | 2 | 0 | 1 | |
| Ben Johnson | LW | 40 | 3 | 7 | 10 | 28 | 1 | 0 | 0 | |
| Pat Gunderson | D | 52 | 1 | 8 | 9 | 50 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |
| Kevin Mackey | F | 16 | 6 | 2 | 8 | 30 | 1 | 0 | 0 | |
| Eric Lawson | D | 39 | 1 | 7 | 8 | 34 | 0 | 0 | 1 | |
| Bench | 54 | 6 | 6 | 0 | 0 | 0 | ||||
| Dave Almquist | D | 22 | 3 | 1 | 4 | 23 | 0 | 0 | 1 | |
| Mike Mansson | D | 45 | 0 | 3 | 3 | 34 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |
| Cullen Flaherty | D | 12 | 0 | 3 | 3 | 14 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |
| Kris Swinney | D | 29 | 0 | 2 | 2 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |
| Rheese Carlson | LW | 1 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |
| Darren Henry | D | 35 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |
| Gregg Naumenko | G | 25 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 8 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |
| Chad Matushak | D | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |
| Totals | 1076 | 210 | 302 | 512 | 1034 | 0 | 53 | 10 | 22 |
Goaltenders:
| Player | GP | Min | W | L | T/OL | ENG | SHO | GA | GAA | Shts | SVS | SV% |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Darren Henry | 35 | 1937 | 17 | 10 | 5 | 3 | 3 | 97 | 3.00 | 925 | 828 | .895 |
| Gregg Naumenko | 25 | 1343 | 11 | 11 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 85 | 3.80 | 694 | 609 | .878 |
| Totals | 60 | 3280 | 28 | 21 | 6 | 3 | 4 | 182 | 3.33 | 1619 | 1437 | .888 |
Postseason - Scoring:
| Player | Pos | GP | G | A | Pts | PIM | +/- | PPG | SHG | GWG |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Tom Nelson | C | 10 | 2 | 4 | 6 | 8 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Keith Anderson | C | 5 | 2 | 3 | 5 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Nate DiCasmirro | RW | 12 | 0 | 6 | 6 | 22 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Mike Skogland | F | 12 | 2 | 8 | 10 | 8 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Paul Murphy | D | 9 | 2 | 6 | 8 | 6 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Mat Snesrud | D | 12 | 1 | 7 | 8 | 40 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Jay Kopischke | LW | 12 | 4 | 3 | 7 | 47 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Lionel Crump | F | 12 | 5 | 2 | 7 | 44 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Jon Cullen | C | 12 | 9 | 9 | 18 | 12 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| B.J. Anderson | F | 12 | 7 | 1 | 8 | 6 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Shane Fukushima | F | 11 | 8 | 4 | 12 | 6 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Peter Cullen | R | 12 | 1 | 11 | 12 | 24 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Brian Gaffaney | D | 11 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 61 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Shaun Winkler | F | 12 | 2 | 5 | 7 | 6 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Ben Johnson | LW | 10 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 20 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Pat Gunderson | D | 12 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 10 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Eric Lawson | D | 12 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Dave Almquist | D | 10 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Mike Mansson | D | 8 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Kris Swinney | D | 9 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Darren Henry | D | 8 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Gregg Naumenko | G | 6 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Totals | 229 | 46 | 70 | 116 | 334 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
