2002-03 Topeka Scarecrows Statistics
United States Hockey League (USHL)
Team Record: 36-17 (SO: 0-7) - 79 points
in the USHL's West Division
Lost in 1st Round
Coach: Bliss Littler (36-17)
Location: Topeka, Kansas
2002-03 Topeka Scarecrows RosterTeam Record: 36-17 (SO: 0-7) - 79 points
in the USHL's West Division
Lost in 1st Round
Coach: Bliss Littler (36-17)
Location: Topeka, Kansas
The Topeka Scarecrows of the United States Hockey League ended the 2002-03 season with a record of 36 wins and 17 losses, with a 0-7 showing in shootouts for 79 points in the USHL's West Division.
The Scarecrows scored 211 goals and yielded 166. Luke Erickson netted 25 goals for Topeka and contributed 32 assists. Layne Sedevie topped the squad with 22 wins, while Mike Zacharias registered a 2.55 goals against average, pacing qualifying goaltenders.
Bliss Littler coached the team. The 2002-03 Topeka Scarecrows lost in the in 1st Round of the playoffs.
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Scoring:
| Player | Pos | GP | G | A | Pts | PIM | +/- | PPG | PPA | SHG | SHA | GWG | SOG | SG% |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Luke Erickson | F | 49 | 25 | 32 | 57 | 60 | +22 | 9 | 11 | 3 | 1 | 5 | 157 | 15.9 |
| James Unger | RW | 57 | 19 | 26 | 45 | 113 | +20 | 6 | 6 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 157 | 12.1 |
| Rob Rankin | F | 58 | 22 | 21 | 43 | 161 | +8 | 8 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 194 | 11.3 |
| Phil Angell | D | 60 | 10 | 29 | 39 | 73 | +20 | 1 | 11 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 119 | 8.4 |
| Adam Bartholomay | LW | 59 | 18 | 20 | 38 | 40 | +9 | 1 | 3 | 1 | 0 | 3 | 156 | 11.5 |
| Erik Fabian | F | 54 | 18 | 19 | 37 | 72 | +17 | 6 | 7 | 1 | 0 | 4 | 142 | 12.7 |
| Slavomir Tomko | D | 59 | 6 | 29 | 35 | 106 | +19 | 2 | 11 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 69 | 8.7 |
| Ryan Miller | F | 59 | 17 | 15 | 32 | 51 | +8 | 5 | 5 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 129 | 13.2 |
| Eric Vesely | F | 60 | 12 | 17 | 29 | 65 | -5 | 4 | 5 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 129 | 9.3 |
| J.P. Platisha | F | 60 | 12 | 14 | 26 | 68 | +10 | 3 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 4 | 113 | 10.6 |
| Nick Pernula | F | 39 | 9 | 14 | 23 | 28 | +12 | 3 | 5 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 62 | 14.5 |
| Wade Harstad | F | 53 | 9 | 10 | 19 | 71 | +4 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 91 | 9.9 |
| Mark Buchholz | D | 59 | 2 | 15 | 17 | 25 | +21 | 0 | 9 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 78 | 2.6 |
| Brent Cummings | D | 60 | 8 | 7 | 15 | 71 | +3 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 83 | 9.6 |
| Nick Miller | F | 52 | 8 | 5 | 13 | 9 | +13 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 53 | 15.1 |
| Steve Eastman | F | 44 | 3 | 8 | 11 | 6 | +10 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 40 | 7.5 |
| Jeff Balvin | F | 23 | 3 | 4 | 7 | 4 | +7 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 18 | 16.7 |
| Tony Gliniany | D | 59 | 2 | 4 | 6 | 107 | +14 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 36 | 5.6 |
| Justin White | F | 30 | 1 | 5 | 6 | 0 | +5 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 13 | 7.7 |
| Ryan Peterson | D | 48 | 1 | 4 | 5 | 36 | +4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 40 | 2.5 |
| Josh Williams | D | 22 | 1 | 3 | 4 | 18 | +13 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 23 | 4.3 |
| Jeff McFarland | F | 11 | 2 | 1 | 3 | 22 | -4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 14 | 14.3 |
| Layne Sedevie | G | 36 | 0 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |
| Will Parr | D | 7 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 10 | -4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 8 | 0.0 |
| Mike Zacharias | G | 27 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |
| Totals | 1145 | 208 | 304 | 512 | 1220 | 226 | 49 | 83 | 7 | 2 | 33 | 1924 | 10.8 |
Goaltenders:
| Player | GP | Min | W | L | T/OL | ENG | SHO | GA | GAA | Shts | SVS | SV% |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Layne Sedevie | 36 | 2084 | 22 | 10 | 3 | 0 | 2 | 91 | 2.62 | 873 | 782 | .896 |
| Mike Zacharias | 27 | 1579 | 14 | 7 | 4 | 0 | 2 | 67 | 2.55 | 612 | 545 | .891 |
| Totals | 63 | 3663 | 36 | 17 | 7 | 0 | 4 | 158 | 2.59 | 1485 | 1327 | .894 |
Postseason - Scoring:
| Player | Pos | GP | G | A | Pts | PIM | +/- | PPG | PPA | SHG | SHA | GWG | SOG | SG% |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Luke Erickson | F | 4 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |
| James Unger | RW | 4 | 1 | 2 | 3 | 6 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |
| Rob Rankin | F | 4 | 1 | 3 | 4 | 12 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |
| Phil Angell | D | 4 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |
| Adam Bartholomay | LW | 4 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |
| Erik Fabian | F | 3 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |
| Slavomir Tomko | D | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |
| Ryan Miller | F | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |
| Eric Vesely | F | 4 | 3 | 1 | 4 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |
| J.P. Platisha | F | 4 | 1 | 2 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |
| Nick Pernula | F | 3 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |
| Wade Harstad | F | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |
| Mark Buchholz | D | 4 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |
| Brent Cummings | D | 4 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 14 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |
| Nick Miller | F | 4 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |
| Steve Eastman | F | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |
| Tony Gliniany | D | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 9 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |
| Justin White | F | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |
| Ryan Peterson | D | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |
| Mike Zacharias | G | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |
| Totals | 76 | 8 | 14 | 22 | 71 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
Postseason - Goaltenders:
| Player | GP | Min | W | L | T/OL | ENG | SHO | GA | GAA | Shts | SVS | SV% |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Mike Zacharias | 4 | 266 | 1 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 10 | 2.26 | 113 | 103 | .912 |
| Totals | 4 | 266 | 1 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 10 | 2.26 | 113 | 103 | .912 |
