1996-97 Omaha Lancers Statistics
United States Hockey League (USHL)
Team Record: 40-12-2 - 82 points
in the USHL's South Division
Lost in 2nd Round
Coach: Mike Hastings (40-12, 2 OTL)
Location: Omaha, Nebraska
1996-97 Omaha Lancers RosterTeam Record: 40-12-2 - 82 points
in the USHL's South Division
Lost in 2nd Round
Coach: Mike Hastings (40-12, 2 OTL)
Location: Omaha, Nebraska
The Omaha Lancers of the United States Hockey League ended the 1996-97 season with a record of 40 wins and 12 losses (and 2 overtime losses) for 82 points in the USHL's South Division.
The Lancers paced the league with just 152 goals allowed. Omaha scored 252 goals. Mike Lephart netted 40 goals for the squad, while Kevin Swider and Scott Matzka tallied 30 or more as well. Mike Lephart contributed 50 assists. Graham Melanson topped the team with 19 wins and a team-best 2.84 goals against average, leading goaltenders with enough qualifying appearances.
Mike Hastings coached the team. The 1996-97 Omaha Lancers lost in the in 2nd Round of the playoffs.
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Scoring:
| Player | Pos | GP | G | A | Pts | PIM | +/- | PPG | SHG | GWG |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Mike Lephart | LW | 54 | 40 | 50 | 90 | 76 | 17 | 1 | 8 | |
| Kevin Swider | C | 52 | 37 | 44 | 81 | 16 | 8 | 0 | 10 | |
| Scott Matzka | F | 53 | 38 | 40 | 78 | 112 | 11 | 2 | 8 | |
| Andrew Tortorella | C | 37 | 19 | 44 | 63 | 59 | 3 | 3 | 2 | |
| Jeff Edwards | RW | 52 | 17 | 25 | 42 | 128 | 3 | 0 | 2 | |
| Nate Mauer | F | 52 | 13 | 22 | 35 | 145 | 2 | 0 | 1 | |
| Brent Voorhees | D | 53 | 10 | 22 | 32 | 16 | 9 | 0 | 1 | |
| Tom Kowal | D | 46 | 8 | 24 | 32 | 107 | 4 | 0 | 1 | |
| Justin Morrison | RW | 51 | 9 | 20 | 29 | 44 | 2 | 0 | 1 | |
| Mats Carseberg | D | 24 | 9 | 19 | 28 | 4 | 4 | 1 | 1 | |
| Neil Breen | F | 51 | 9 | 19 | 28 | 147 | 1 | 0 | 0 | |
| Nathan Rocheleau | LW | 25 | 7 | 12 | 19 | 16 | 1 | 0 | 2 | |
| Judd Stauss | D | 53 | 3 | 16 | 19 | 71 | 2 | 0 | 1 | |
| Glenn Coupal | D | 43 | 2 | 15 | 17 | 123 | 1 | 0 | 0 | |
| Jami Yoder | D | 54 | 6 | 8 | 14 | 117 | 1 | 1 | 0 | |
| Luke Duplessis | D | 48 | 6 | 7 | 13 | 74 | 1 | 0 | 0 | |
| Jason Urquhart | F | 41 | 4 | 6 | 10 | 74 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |
| James Armstrong | F | 24 | 2 | 6 | 8 | 6 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |
| Matt Murray | C | 11 | 3 | 4 | 7 | 44 | 1 | 1 | 0 | |
| Joey Culgin | D | 46 | 2 | 4 | 6 | 51 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |
| Rick Smith | LW | 8 | 3 | 1 | 4 | 14 | 1 | 0 | 0 | |
| Jack O'Brien | RW | 38 | 1 | 3 | 4 | 89 | 1 | 0 | 0 | |
| Bobby Pullum | D | 31 | 1 | 2 | 3 | 12 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |
| Bench | 54 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | ||||
| Ryan Burke | C | 9 | 0 | 2 | 2 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |
| Derrick Shaw | LW | 10 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 23 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |
| Graham Melanson | G | 29 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 6 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |
| Marcel Kuris | G | 18 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 6 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |
| Steve Briere | G | 12 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |
| Matt Lindsay | F | 5 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |
| Totals | 1084 | 252 | 417 | 669 | 1584 | 0 | 73 | 9 | 38 |
Goaltenders:
| Player | GP | Min | W | L | T/OL | ENG | SHO | GA | GAA | Shts | SVS | SV% |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Steve Briere | 12 | 688 | 9 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 31 | 2.70 | 288 | 257 | .892 |
| Graham Melanson | 29 | 1565 | 19 | 5 | 1 | 1 | 4 | 74 | 2.84 | 674 | 600 | .890 |
| Marcel Kuris | 18 | 998 | 12 | 5 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 43 | 2.59 | 429 | 386 | .900 |
| Totals | 59 | 3251 | 40 | 12 | 2 | 2 | 6 | 148 | 2.73 | 1391 | 1243 | .894 |
Postseason - Scoring:
| Player | Pos | GP | G | A | Pts | PIM | +/- | PPG | SHG | GWG |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Mike Lephart | LW | 10 | 4 | 5 | 9 | 16 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Kevin Swider | C | 8 | 5 | 8 | 13 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Scott Matzka | F | 8 | 8 | 6 | 14 | 14 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Andrew Tortorella | C | 10 | 2 | 10 | 12 | 28 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Jeff Edwards | RW | 9 | 2 | 4 | 6 | 10 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Nate Mauer | F | 10 | 2 | 1 | 3 | 22 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Brent Voorhees | D | 10 | 1 | 2 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Tom Kowal | D | 10 | 3 | 9 | 12 | 33 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Justin Morrison | RW | 10 | 2 | 4 | 6 | 8 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Neil Breen | F | 10 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 49 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Nathan Rocheleau | LW | 10 | 4 | 3 | 7 | 16 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Judd Stauss | D | 10 | 0 | 2 | 2 | 10 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Glenn Coupal | D | 9 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 24 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Jami Yoder | D | 9 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 16 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Luke Duplessis | D | 8 | 0 | 2 | 2 | 10 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Jason Urquhart | F | 7 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 20 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| James Armstrong | F | 9 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Joey Culgin | D | 6 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Jack O'Brien | RW | 10 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 6 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Bobby Pullum | D | 6 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Graham Melanson | G | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Marcel Kuris | G | 7 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Totals | 190 | 35 | 58 | 93 | 290 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
