1997-98 Twin Cities Vulcans Statistics
United States Hockey League (USHL)
Team Record: 25-26 (SO: 0-5) - 43 points
in the USHL's North Division
Coach: Jim Johannson (25-26)
Location: Bloomington, Minnesota
1997-98 Twin Cities Vulcans RosterTeam Record: 25-26 (SO: 0-5) - 43 points
in the USHL's North Division
Coach: Jim Johannson (25-26)
Location: Bloomington, Minnesota
The Twin Cities Vulcans of the United States Hockey League ended the 1997-98 season with a record of 25 wins and 26 losses, with a 0-5 showing in shootouts for 43 points in the USHL's North Division.
The Vulcans scored 162 goals and allowed 242, most in the circuit. Mike Possin netted 23 goals for Twin Cities, while Nate Anderson contributed 31 assists. Jason Jensen topped the squad with 8 wins and a team-best 3.52 goals against average, pacing regularly-used goaltenders.
Jim Johannson coached the team.
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Scoring:
| Player | Pos | GP | G | A | Pts | PIM | +/- | PPG | GWG |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Nate Anderson | C | 55 | 18 | 31 | 49 | 18 | 2 | 0 | |
| Mike Possin | F | 54 | 23 | 22 | 45 | 56 | 5 | 1 | |
| Nick Anthony | F | 52 | 18 | 19 | 37 | 16 | 4 | 1 | |
| Drew Otten | F | 48 | 15 | 21 | 36 | 165 | 7 | 0 | |
| Mike Walsh | F | 56 | 15 | 19 | 34 | 213 | 6 | 0 | |
| Eric Wenkus | F | 53 | 5 | 24 | 29 | 26 | 1 | 0 | |
| Mike Alt | F | 56 | 12 | 15 | 27 | 34 | 1 | 4 | |
| Corey Hessler | D | 55 | 7 | 16 | 23 | 188 | 3 | 0 | |
| Mike Pudlick | D | 50 | 3 | 14 | 17 | 138 | 2 | 1 | |
| Matt Caven | F | 56 | 4 | 10 | 14 | 48 | 3 | 0 | |
| Chad Anderson | D | 53 | 7 | 4 | 11 | 33 | 1 | 1 | |
| Joe Bourne | D | 53 | 4 | 6 | 10 | 24 | 1 | 1 | |
| Eric Nelson | D | 51 | 2 | 8 | 10 | 82 | 0 | 0 | |
| Erik Wendell | C | 17 | 7 | 2 | 9 | 64 | 1 | 2 | |
| John Pohl | C | 10 | 6 | 3 | 9 | 10 | 1 | 0 | |
| T.J. Wasley | D | 48 | 2 | 7 | 9 | 48 | 1 | 1 | |
| Ambrose Tappe | LW | 45 | 1 | 8 | 9 | 22 | 0 | 0 | |
| Justin Brown | D | 46 | 2 | 6 | 8 | 30 | 0 | 0 | |
| Matt Elsen | F | 48 | 3 | 4 | 7 | 22 | 0 | 0 | |
| Bench | 56 | 6 | 6 | 0 | 0 | ||||
| Jake Froiland | F | 24 | 0 | 6 | 6 | 16 | 0 | 0 | |
| Steve Rodberg | D | 23 | 2 | 2 | 4 | 32 | 0 | 1 | |
| David Graham | D | 15 | 0 | 2 | 2 | 10 | 0 | 0 | |
| Sam Cornelius | D | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | |
| Brian Buskowiak | F | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |
| Jason Jensen | G | 26 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 4 | 0 | 0 | |
| Mark Birmingham | G | 23 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |
| Jeff Dotson | G | 18 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | |
| Totals | 1096 | 162 | 249 | 411 | 1303 | 0 | 39 | 13 |
Goaltenders:
| Player | GP | Min | W | L | T/OL | ENG | SHO | GA | GAA | Shts | SVS | SV% |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Jason Jensen | 26 | 1397 | 8 | 14 | 2 | 4 | 1 | 82 | 3.52 | 916 | 834 | .910 |
| Jeff Dotson | 18 | 841 | 6 | 5 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 61 | 4.35 | 565 | 504 | .892 |
| Mark Birmingham | 23 | 1159 | 5 | 13 | 1 | 3 | 0 | 87 | 4.50 | 842 | 755 | .897 |
| Totals | 67 | 3397 | 19 | 32 | 5 | 7 | 2 | 230 | 4.06 | 2323 | 2093 | .901 |
