1996-97 Twin Cities Vulcans Statistics
United States Hockey League (USHL)
Team Record: 25-26-3 - 53 points
in the USHL's North Division
Lost in 1st Round
Coach: Jim Johannson (25-26, 3 OTL)
Location: Bloomington, Minnesota
1996-97 Twin Cities Vulcans RosterTeam Record: 25-26-3 - 53 points
in the USHL's North Division
Lost in 1st Round
Coach: Jim Johannson (25-26, 3 OTL)
Location: Bloomington, Minnesota
The Twin Cities Vulcans of the United States Hockey League ended the 1996-97 season with a record of 25 wins and 26 losses (and 3 overtime losses) for 53 points in the USHL's North Division.
The Vulcans scored 190 goals and allowed 211. T.J. Guidarelli netted 22 goals for Twin Cities and accounted for 39 assists. Brad Musta and Todd Kelzenberg topped the squad with 12 wins each, while Brad Musta recorded a 3.71 goals against average, pacing qualifying goaltenders.
Jim Johannson coached the team. The 1996-97 Twin Cities Vulcans lost in the in 1st Round of the playoffs.
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Scoring:
| Player | Pos | GP | G | A | Pts | PIM | +/- | PPG | SHG | GWG |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| T.J. Guidarelli | C | 54 | 22 | 39 | 61 | 30 | 3 | 1 | 2 | |
| Ryan Dolder | F | 52 | 17 | 29 | 46 | 26 | 6 | 0 | 2 | |
| Chris Paradise | C | 53 | 16 | 21 | 37 | 92 | 3 | 1 | 2 | |
| Mike Possin | F | 54 | 21 | 15 | 36 | 40 | 7 | 1 | 2 | |
| Doug Schueller | D | 54 | 7 | 29 | 36 | 83 | 3 | 0 | 0 | |
| Nate Anderson | C | 45 | 12 | 21 | 33 | 54 | 5 | 0 | 1 | |
| Mike Pudlick | D | 49 | 10 | 19 | 29 | 93 | 6 | 1 | 3 | |
| Eric Wenkus | F | 52 | 12 | 16 | 28 | 36 | 0 | 1 | 3 | |
| Jared Anderson | W | 52 | 14 | 8 | 22 | 20 | 2 | 3 | 2 | |
| Ben Christopherson | D | 54 | 4 | 18 | 22 | 109 | 1 | 1 | 0 | |
| Ryan Maxson | F | 33 | 8 | 11 | 19 | 41 | 0 | 0 | 1 | |
| Nick Stephens | F | 48 | 10 | 7 | 17 | 52 | 1 | 0 | 1 | |
| Kelly Wynn | F | 47 | 5 | 11 | 16 | 95 | 1 | 0 | 0 | |
| Jon Maruk | LW | 18 | 5 | 10 | 15 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |
| Corey Hessler | D | 48 | 7 | 6 | 13 | 168 | 0 | 1 | 0 | |
| Matt Caven | F | 48 | 5 | 8 | 13 | 38 | 0 | 0 | 1 | |
| Mark Leitner | D | 50 | 0 | 13 | 13 | 64 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |
| Drew Otten | F | 46 | 5 | 6 | 11 | 191 | 3 | 0 | 2 | |
| Christian Graham | D | 44 | 2 | 9 | 11 | 108 | 1 | 0 | 0 | |
| Mike Walsh | F | 18 | 3 | 3 | 6 | 51 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |
| T.J. Wasley | D | 32 | 2 | 4 | 6 | 18 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |
| Bench | 54 | 3 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | ||||
| Brad Musta | G | 27 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |
| Wes Ruprecht | F | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |
| Todd Kelzenberg | G | 30 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |
| Jason Jensen | G | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |
| Matt Kephart | C | 13 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 27 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |
| Brent Selge | F | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 17 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |
| Totals | 1081 | 190 | 304 | 494 | 1461 | 0 | 42 | 10 | 22 |
Goaltenders:
| Player | GP | Min | W | L | T/OL | ENG | SHO | GA | GAA | Shts | SVS | SV% |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Brad Musta | 27 | 1520 | 12 | 12 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 94 | 3.71 | 854 | 760 | .890 |
| Todd Kelzenberg | 30 | 1678 | 12 | 14 | 2 | 4 | 0 | 105 | 3.75 | 891 | 786 | .882 |
| Jason Jensen | 1 | 60 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 4 | 4.00 | 18 | 14 | .778 |
| Totals | 58 | 3258 | 25 | 26 | 3 | 5 | 0 | 203 | 3.74 | 1763 | 1560 | .885 |
Postseason - Scoring:
| Player | Pos | GP | G | A | Pts | PIM | +/- | PPG | SHG | GWG |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| T.J. Guidarelli | C | 5 | 4 | 0 | 4 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Ryan Dolder | F | 5 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Chris Paradise | C | 5 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 28 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Mike Possin | F | 5 | 2 | 1 | 3 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Doug Schueller | D | 5 | 0 | 2 | 2 | 29 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Nate Anderson | C | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Mike Pudlick | D | 5 | 0 | 2 | 2 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Eric Wenkus | F | 5 | 1 | 2 | 3 | 12 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Jared Anderson | W | 5 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 6 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Ben Christopherson | D | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Ryan Maxson | F | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Nick Stephens | F | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Kelly Wynn | F | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 6 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Jon Maruk | LW | 5 | 1 | 2 | 3 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Corey Hessler | D | 5 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 21 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Matt Caven | F | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Mark Leitner | D | 5 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Drew Otten | F | 4 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 6 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Christian Graham | D | 5 | 2 | 0 | 2 | 6 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Mike Walsh | F | 4 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 8 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| T.J. Wasley | D | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Todd Kelzenberg | G | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Jason Jensen | G | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Matt Kephart | C | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Totals | 96 | 12 | 13 | 25 | 146 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
