1998-99 Waterloo Black Hawks Roster

United States Hockey League (USHL)
Team Record: 16-37-3 - 35 points
in the USHL's East Division
Coach: Scott Pionk (16-37, 3 OTL)
Location: Waterloo, Iowa
1998-99 Waterloo Black Hawks Statistics

The Waterloo Black Hawks of the United States Hockey League ended the 1998-99 season with a record of 16 wins and 37 losses (and 3 overtime losses) for 35 points in the USHL's East Division.

The Black Hawks netted 167 goals and yielded 245. BJ Stephens scored 29 goals for Waterloo, and Ryan Hale and Mike Bujdos each accounted for 26 assists. Nate Nomeland topped the squad with 8 wins and a team-best 4.05 goals against average, best among goaltenders with enough qualifying appearances.

Scott Pionk coached the team.

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Player Pos. Birth Date Height Weight S/C Hometown
Jeff AdduonoCDecember 10, 19815'9"179LThunder Bay, ON Canada
Mike BujdosDJune 28, 19795'9"185LLakewood, OH
Brian CanadyFJuly 29, 19806'1"194RKenai, AK USA
Joe DardisDJanuary 16, 19796'4"185Proctor, MN USA
Joe ExterGDecember 19, 19785'11"183Cranston, RI USA
Cale FinsethFMarch 3, 19795'8"174RAustin, MN USA
Cullen FlahertyDMay 2, 19785'9"181LDuluth, MN USA
Craig FlorkowskiDJuly 30, 19795'11"150RDepew, NY USA
Luke FulghumCOctober 16, 19805'11"180RColorado Springs, CO
Tom GalvinDNovember 2, 19795'10"195RStaten Island, NY
John GrubbFApril 16, 19805'10"190LBurlington, ND USA
Ryan HaleRWNovember 7, 19786'2"198RColorado Springs, CO USA
Jerimiah JohnsonFNovember 8, 19785'11"190LOmaha, NE USA
Brian KnaebleFOctober 9, 19795'10"174REden Prairie, MN USA
Shawn KnorrFAugust 23, 19780'0"174LHutchinson, MN USA
Jim MurphyFNovember 22, 19796'1"185LSt. Paul, MN USA
Nate NomelandGJuly 18, 19796'1"194LFargo, ND USA
Tom OgeeFOctober 17, 19785'10"181ROmaha, NE USA
Chris OppelGMarch 29, 19806'1"190Hermantown, MN
Mike SalmelaDSeptember 17, 19806'3"201LDuluth, MN USA
Ian SgambelluriRWMay 24, 19785'9"194LThunder Bay, ON Canada
Keith StanichDDecember 17, 19796'0"187RBethel Park, PA USA
BJ StephensRWApril 5, 19786'2"215RHershey, PA
Anthony SwitekFOctober 17, 19795'11"183LPhiladelphia, PA USA
Jake TesarDJune 4, 19796'1"212LWaterloo, NE USA
Joe UrbanikFDecember 6, 19796'0"190Calumet City, IL USA
Mike WalshGJanuary 29, 19805'11"174LDowningtown, PA USA
Chris WelchFJuly 26, 19805'11"194RTonowanda, NY USA
Nate WrightDAugust 11, 19805'11"185RAlexandria, MN USA
Chris WyzgowskiFDecember 31, 19786'0"190LNorth Street, MI USA
David WyzgowskiLWAugust 30, 19806'2"201North Street, MI USA


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