1996-97 Dubuque Fighting Saints Statistics
United States Hockey League (USHL)
Team Record: 17-34-3 - 37 points
in the USHL's South Division
Coach: Adam Brinker (0-0)
Coach: Scott Mikesch (0-0)
Location: Dubuque, Iowa
1996-97 Dubuque Fighting Saints RosterTeam Record: 17-34-3 - 37 points
in the USHL's South Division
Coach: Adam Brinker (0-0)
Coach: Scott Mikesch (0-0)
Location: Dubuque, Iowa
The Dubuque Fighting Saints of the United States Hockey League ended the 1996-97 season with a record of 17 wins and 34 losses (and 3 overtime losses) for 37 points in the USHL's South Division.
The Fighting Saints netted 157 goals, worst in the circuit and allowed 211. Josh Kern scored 22 goals for Dubuque, and Dan Stepanek contributed 25 assists. Josh Blackburn topped the squad with 15 wins and a team-best 3.72 goals against average, leading qualifying goaltenders.
Adam Brinker and Scott Mikesch coached the team.
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Scoring:
| Player | Pos | GP | G | A | Pts | PIM | +/- | PPG | SHG | GWG |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Josh Kern | F | 52 | 22 | 22 | 44 | 155 | 7 | 1 | 2 | |
| Dan Stepanek | C | 41 | 13 | 25 | 38 | 38 | 4 | 2 | 1 | |
| Jed Holtzman | F | 46 | 19 | 17 | 36 | 72 | 9 | 2 | 4 | |
| Tom Rouleau | F | 51 | 17 | 15 | 32 | 60 | 9 | 0 | 1 | |
| Ken Marsch | D | 54 | 7 | 23 | 30 | 24 | 0 | 1 | 0 | |
| Phil Lewandowski | LW | 53 | 7 | 14 | 21 | 72 | 1 | 1 | 0 | |
| Mikhail Saliyenko | G | 23 | 6 | 15 | 21 | 36 | 1 | 0 | 2 | |
| Denny O'Connor | F | 54 | 11 | 7 | 18 | 52 | 4 | 0 | 0 | |
| Alex Todd | D | 49 | 4 | 11 | 15 | 179 | 2 | 0 | 0 | |
| Jay Varady | F | 51 | 5 | 8 | 13 | 195 | 0 | 1 | 0 | |
| Tom Puorro | F | 19 | 5 | 8 | 13 | 43 | 0 | 0 | 1 | |
| Matt Doman | RW | 43 | 8 | 4 | 12 | 194 | 3 | 0 | 0 | |
| Darrin Bradley | D | 9 | 3 | 7 | 10 | 46 | 0 | 0 | 1 | |
| Kris Harris | D | 43 | 1 | 9 | 10 | 64 | 1 | 0 | 0 | |
| Matt Herhal | D | 52 | 3 | 6 | 9 | 65 | 1 | 0 | 1 | |
| Kyle O'Keefe | C | 10 | 1 | 7 | 8 | 24 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |
| Pete Pierman | F | 9 | 4 | 3 | 7 | 8 | 1 | 0 | 0 | |
| Josh Myers | F | 33 | 3 | 3 | 6 | 8 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |
| Dave Mugavero | LW | 12 | 3 | 3 | 6 | 56 | 2 | 0 | 0 | |
| Jayme Adduono | LW | 18 | 2 | 4 | 6 | 49 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |
| Erik Hanson | F | 32 | 2 | 3 | 5 | 22 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |
| Ryan Burke | C | 24 | 2 | 3 | 5 | 21 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |
| Chris Thompson | D | 10 | 1 | 3 | 4 | 38 | 1 | 0 | 0 | |
| Bench | 54 | 3 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | ||||
| Brad Bonine | F | 21 | 2 | 1 | 3 | 10 | 0 | 1 | 0 | |
| P.J. Deluca | F | 35 | 1 | 2 | 3 | 37 | 0 | 0 | 1 | |
| Cory Buchholz | D | 12 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 12 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |
| Adam Egerdahl | W | 27 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 27 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |
| Josh Blackburn | G | 52 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |
| David Brien | D | 26 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 43 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |
| Ron Sarelli | F | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |
| Aaron Stodgell | G | 10 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |
| Tom Cloherty | D | 7 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 16 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |
| Andy Torzewski | D | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |
| Matt Smith | F | 16 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 16 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |
| Joe Statkus | D | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |
| Ryan Smith | LW | 11 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |
| Totals | 1066 | 157 | 227 | 384 | 1690 | 0 | 46 | 9 | 14 |
Goaltenders:
| Player | GP | Min | W | L | T/OL | ENG | SHO | GA | GAA | Shts | SVS | SV% |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Aaron Stodgell | 10 | 292 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 22 | 4.52 | 179 | 157 | .877 |
| Josh Blackburn | 52 | 2980 | 15 | 32 | 3 | 1 | 1 | 185 | 3.72 | 1750 | 1565 | .894 |
| Totals | 62 | 3272 | 17 | 34 | 3 | 1 | 1 | 207 | 3.80 | 1929 | 1722 | .893 |
