1996-97 Waterloo Black Hawks Statistics
United States Hockey League (USHL)
Team Record: 16-34-4 - 36 points
in the USHL's South Division
Coach: Barry Smith (16-34, 4 OTL)
Location: Waterloo, Iowa
1996-97 Waterloo Black Hawks RosterTeam Record: 16-34-4 - 36 points
in the USHL's South Division
Coach: Barry Smith (16-34, 4 OTL)
Location: Waterloo, Iowa
The Waterloo Black Hawks of the United States Hockey League ended the 1996-97 season with a record of 16 wins and 34 losses (and 4 overtime losses) for 36 points in the USHL's South Division.
The Black Hawks scored 182 goals and surrendered 273. Chris Cerrella netted 23 goals for Waterloo, while Mark Eaton contributed 32 assists. Jeff Melnechuk topped the squad with 14 wins and a team-best 4.54 goals against average, best among qualifying goaltenders.
Barry Smith coached the team.
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Scoring:
| Player | Pos | GP | G | A | Pts | PIM | +/- | PPG | SHG | GWG |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Chris Cerrella | F | 54 | 23 | 22 | 45 | 80 | 10 | 0 | 1 | |
| Doug Schmidt | D | 48 | 18 | 26 | 44 | 201 | 5 | 1 | 0 | |
| Matt Murray | C | 36 | 18 | 26 | 44 | 120 | 5 | 1 | 1 | |
| Kyle O'Keefe | C | 40 | 19 | 23 | 42 | 63 | 9 | 1 | 2 | |
| Mark Eaton | D | 50 | 6 | 32 | 38 | 62 | 2 | 1 | 1 | |
| Chad Poliquin | F | 37 | 12 | 23 | 35 | 47 | 5 | 1 | 1 | |
| Matt Chandler | F | 45 | 11 | 16 | 27 | 26 | 4 | 0 | 1 | |
| Ryan Hale | RW | 49 | 9 | 15 | 24 | 134 | 7 | 0 | 1 | |
| Mark Wilkinson | C/RW/D | 47 | 10 | 13 | 23 | 157 | 1 | 0 | 0 | |
| Derrick Shaw | LW | 39 | 7 | 15 | 22 | 58 | 2 | 1 | 1 | |
| Jim Mroz | C | 47 | 6 | 16 | 22 | 123 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |
| Jason Kroffat | F | 27 | 11 | 9 | 20 | 4 | 3 | 3 | 2 | |
| Morgan Roach | F | 53 | 8 | 9 | 17 | 10 | 2 | 0 | 0 | |
| Andrew Tortorella | C | 12 | 3 | 12 | 15 | 54 | 2 | 0 | 0 | |
| Joe Dolci | F | 43 | 4 | 10 | 14 | 14 | 1 | 0 | 1 | |
| Willie Zago | 39 | 2 | 10 | 12 | 69 | 0 | 1 | 0 | ||
| Jason Harris | C | 52 | 2 | 8 | 10 | 161 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |
| Joe Heinbecker | D | 45 | 2 | 7 | 9 | 62 | 1 | 0 | 0 | |
| Jayme Adduono | LW | 12 | 3 | 4 | 7 | 8 | 1 | 0 | 1 | |
| Scott Butts | D | 20 | 1 | 3 | 4 | 60 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |
| Bench | 54 | 3 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | ||||
| Joe Giacalone | D | 44 | 2 | 1 | 3 | 92 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |
| Matt Romaniski | F | 8 | 1 | 2 | 3 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | |
| James Ord | L | 38 | 0 | 3 | 3 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |
| Kelly Miller | F | 6 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |
| Jeff Melnechuk | G | 44 | 0 | 2 | 2 | 16 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |
| Cory Eilek | D | 10 | 0 | 2 | 2 | 33 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |
| Brian Steiner | D | 13 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |
| Kris Harris | D | 11 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 6 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |
| Jason Rohde | D | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |
| Josh Chase | R | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |
| Mike Sheehan | L | 13 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |
| Jamal Mason | F | 12 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 51 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |
| Jeremie Hedrick | R | 8 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |
| Totals | 1063 | 182 | 312 | 494 | 1717 | 0 | 61 | 10 | 13 |
Goaltenders:
| Player | GP | Min | W | L | T/OL | ENG | SHO | GA | GAA | Shts | SVS | SV% |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Jeff Melnechuk | 44 | 2472 | 14 | 23 | 4 | 4 | 0 | 187 | 4.54 | 1582 | 1395 | .882 |
| Jason Rohde | 4 | 180 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 17 | 5.67 | 96 | 79 | .823 |
| Mike Sheehan | 13 | 618 | 1 | 10 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 59 | 5.73 | 377 | 318 | .844 |
| Totals | 61 | 3270 | 16 | 34 | 4 | 6 | 0 | 263 | 4.83 | 2055 | 1792 | .872 |
