1997-98 Waterloo Black Hawks Statistics
United States Hockey League (USHL)
Team Record: 29-25 (SO: 0-2) - 52 points
in the USHL's South Division
Lost in 1st Round
Coach: Scott Pionk (29-25)
Location: Waterloo, Iowa
1997-98 Waterloo Black Hawks RosterTeam Record: 29-25 (SO: 0-2) - 52 points
in the USHL's South Division
Lost in 1st Round
Coach: Scott Pionk (29-25)
Location: Waterloo, Iowa
The Waterloo Black Hawks of the United States Hockey League ended the 1997-98 season with a record of 29 wins and 25 losses, with a 0-2 showing in shootouts for 52 points in the USHL's South Division.
The Black Hawks potted 159 goals and allowed 200. Kyle O'Keefe scored 24 goals for Waterloo, and Matt Murray contributed 29 assists. Ben Plester topped the squad with 13 wins, while Phil Osaer recorded a 3.07 goals against average, best among regularly-used goaltenders.
Scott Pionk coached the team. The 1997-98 Waterloo Black Hawks lost in the in 1st Round of the playoffs.
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Scoring:
| Player | Pos | GP | G | A | Pts | PIM | +/- | PPG | SHG | GWG |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Kyle O'Keefe | C | 55 | 24 | 21 | 45 | 91 | 6 | 1 | 2 | |
| Matt Murray | C | 53 | 14 | 29 | 43 | 98 | 3 | 1 | 3 | |
| Matt Chandler | F | 56 | 22 | 20 | 42 | 34 | 5 | 2 | 4 | |
| Ryan Hale | RW | 54 | 16 | 25 | 41 | 52 | 6 | 1 | 3 | |
| BJ Stephens | RW | 37 | 16 | 15 | 31 | 20 | 2 | 0 | 3 | |
| Tom Ogee | F | 56 | 13 | 18 | 31 | 50 | 4 | 1 | 2 | |
| Nic Boileau | F | 39 | 10 | 16 | 26 | 10 | 6 | 0 | 0 | |
| Steve Savre | F | 46 | 8 | 16 | 24 | 22 | 2 | 1 | 0 | |
| Chris Von Trzcinski | D | 45 | 3 | 15 | 18 | 41 | 2 | 0 | 0 | |
| Tim Murphy | D | 48 | 5 | 11 | 16 | 109 | 1 | 0 | 1 | |
| Mike LaRocca | D | 53 | 6 | 9 | 15 | 39 | 2 | 0 | 2 | |
| Chase Ernst | D | 34 | 1 | 11 | 12 | 115 | 1 | 0 | 0 | |
| Nick Stipech | F | 50 | 3 | 7 | 10 | 10 | 0 | 1 | 0 | |
| Keith Stanich | D | 48 | 2 | 6 | 8 | 74 | 1 | 0 | 1 | |
| Mike Ritter | D | 46 | 0 | 7 | 7 | 46 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |
| Dave Hytinen | F | 48 | 3 | 2 | 5 | 18 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |
| Bench | 56 | 4 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | ||||
| Chris Welch | F | 13 | 3 | 1 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |
| Kris Swinney | D | 37 | 0 | 4 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |
| Travis Wood | F | 32 | 2 | 1 | 3 | 35 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |
| Frank Udovich | F | 31 | 2 | 1 | 3 | 192 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |
| Matt Stearns | D | 14 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |
| Morgan Roach | F | 3 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | |
| Josh Piro | C | 45 | 0 | 2 | 2 | 6 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |
| Jake Tesar | D | 39 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 123 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |
| Phil Osaer | G | 36 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |
| Ben Plester | G | 23 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |
| Bill Lockwood | F | 6 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 17 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |
| Andrew Murdoch | F | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |
| Mike Pingatore | F | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |
| Mark Prebish | RW | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |
| Mark Yoder | F | 9 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |
| Totals | 1118 | 159 | 242 | 401 | 1208 | 0 | 42 | 8 | 21 |
Goaltenders:
| Player | GP | Min | W | L | T/OL | ENG | SHO | GA | GAA | Shts | SVS | SV% |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Ben Plester | 23 | 1283 | 13 | 9 | 0 | 2 | 1 | 79 | 3.69 | 698 | 619 | .887 |
| Phil Osaer | 36 | 2094 | 12 | 20 | 2 | 10 | 2 | 107 | 3.07 | 1135 | 1028 | .906 |
| Totals | 59 | 3377 | 25 | 29 | 2 | 12 | 3 | 186 | 3.30 | 1833 | 1647 | .899 |
Postseason - Scoring:
| Player | Pos | GP | G | A | Pts | PIM | +/- | PPG | SHG | GWG |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Kyle O'Keefe | C | 5 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 22 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Matt Murray | C | 5 | 2 | 3 | 5 | 18 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Matt Chandler | F | 5 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 14 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Ryan Hale | RW | 5 | 1 | 3 | 4 | 10 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| BJ Stephens | RW | 5 | 1 | 3 | 4 | 16 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Tom Ogee | F | 5 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 8 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Nic Boileau | F | 5 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 6 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Chris Von Trzcinski | D | 5 | 1 | 3 | 4 | 8 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Tim Murphy | D | 5 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 24 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Mike LaRocca | D | 5 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 14 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Nick Stipech | F | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Keith Stanich | D | 5 | 0 | 2 | 2 | 22 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Mike Ritter | D | 5 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 24 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Dave Hytinen | F | 5 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Chris Welch | F | 5 | 0 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Kris Swinney | D | 5 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Travis Wood | F | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Frank Udovich | F | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 54 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Josh Piro | C | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Jake Tesar | D | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 6 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Phil Osaer | G | 5 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Totals | 95 | 11 | 21 | 32 | 250 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
