1996-97 Des Moines Buccaneers Statistics
United States Hockey League (USHL)
Team Record: 37-13-4 - 78 points
in the USHL's South Division
Lost in 1st Round
Coach: Scott Owens (37-13, 4 OTL)
Location: Des Moines, Iowa
1996-97 Des Moines Buccaneers RosterTeam Record: 37-13-4 - 78 points
in the USHL's South Division
Lost in 1st Round
Coach: Scott Owens (37-13, 4 OTL)
Location: Des Moines, Iowa
The Des Moines Buccaneers of the United States Hockey League ended the 1996-97 season with a record of 37 wins and 13 losses (and 4 overtime losses) for 78 points in the USHL's South Division.
The Buccaneers scored 245 goals and conceded 168. Derek Robertson netted 31 goals for Des Moines, while Erik Cole tallied 30 or more as well. Derek Robertson accounted for 42 assists. Scott Clemmensen topped the squad with 22 wins, plus Jayme Platt added 15 or more wins, too. Jayme Platt recorded a 2.5 goals against average, best among regularly-used goaltenders.
Scott Owens coached the team. The 1996-97 Des Moines Buccaneers lost in the in 1st Round of the playoffs.
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Scoring:
| Player | Pos | GP | G | A | Pts | PIM | +/- | PPG | SHG | GWG |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Derek Robertson | F | 54 | 31 | 42 | 73 | 26 | 14 | 2 | 2 | |
| Erik Cole | L | 48 | 30 | 34 | 64 | 140 | 5 | 0 | 5 | |
| Peter Fregoe | C | 52 | 25 | 25 | 50 | 84 | 6 | 4 | 5 | |
| Mike Hanson | C | 53 | 18 | 30 | 48 | 36 | 4 | 0 | 3 | |
| Alex Kim | C | 50 | 25 | 22 | 47 | 94 | 9 | 1 | 2 | |
| David Boehm | F | 54 | 18 | 29 | 47 | 44 | 6 | 0 | 4 | |
| Bill Trainor | LW | 52 | 20 | 24 | 44 | 8 | 3 | 0 | 3 | |
| Sean Austin | D | 51 | 7 | 35 | 42 | 49 | 2 | 1 | 1 | |
| Jake Searles | C | 54 | 13 | 25 | 38 | 36 | 3 | 0 | 3 | |
| Adrian Fure | D | 53 | 6 | 32 | 38 | 131 | 2 | 0 | 0 | |
| Bob Haglund | LW | 45 | 18 | 14 | 32 | 86 | 2 | 0 | 3 | |
| Matt Libby | D | 48 | 6 | 14 | 20 | 60 | 2 | 0 | 0 | |
| Mikhail Saliyenko | G | 33 | 5 | 13 | 18 | 12 | 0 | 0 | 2 | |
| Jason Furness | F | 50 | 6 | 10 | 16 | 107 | 0 | 0 | 2 | |
| Chris Antzoulatos | F | 34 | 3 | 12 | 15 | 192 | 1 | 0 | 0 | |
| Garrett Stafford | D | 37 | 1 | 10 | 11 | 40 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |
| Tom Puorro | F | 21 | 3 | 5 | 8 | 55 | 0 | 0 | 1 | |
| Christian Laden | D | 51 | 1 | 6 | 7 | 89 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |
| Yvon Hopps | D | 51 | 0 | 6 | 6 | 54 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |
| Erik Strand | F | 21 | 3 | 2 | 5 | 12 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |
| Eric Lind | D | 14 | 2 | 3 | 5 | 10 | 1 | 0 | 0 | |
| Chris Von Trzcinski | D | 17 | 2 | 1 | 3 | 29 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |
| Mark Krueger | F | 25 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 23 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |
| Jayme Platt | G | 22 | 0 | 2 | 2 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |
| Bench | 54 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | ||||
| Scott Clemmensen | G | 36 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |
| Totals | 1080 | 245 | 398 | 643 | 1423 | 0 | 60 | 8 | 36 |
Goaltenders:
| Player | GP | Min | W | L | T/OL | ENG | SHO | GA | GAA | Shts | SVS | SV% |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Scott Clemmensen | 36 | 2042 | 22 | 9 | 2 | 2 | 1 | 111 | 3.26 | 1194 | 1083 | .907 |
| Jayme Platt | 22 | 1223 | 15 | 4 | 2 | 0 | 2 | 51 | 2.50 | 679 | 628 | .925 |
| Totals | 58 | 3265 | 37 | 13 | 4 | 2 | 3 | 162 | 2.98 | 1873 | 1711 | .914 |
Postseason - Scoring:
| Player | Pos | GP | G | A | Pts | PIM | +/- | PPG | SHG | GWG |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Derek Robertson | F | 5 | 2 | 5 | 7 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Erik Cole | L | 5 | 2 | 0 | 2 | 8 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Peter Fregoe | C | 5 | 1 | 2 | 3 | 10 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Mike Hanson | C | 5 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 14 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Alex Kim | C | 5 | 2 | 2 | 4 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| David Boehm | F | 5 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 8 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Bill Trainor | LW | 5 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Sean Austin | D | 5 | 1 | 3 | 4 | 6 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Jake Searles | C | 5 | 2 | 2 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Adrian Fure | D | 5 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Bob Haglund | LW | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Matt Libby | D | 5 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Jason Furness | F | 5 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Chris Antzoulatos | F | 3 | 0 | 2 | 2 | 31 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Garrett Stafford | D | 5 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Tom Puorro | F | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Christian Laden | D | 5 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Yvon Hopps | D | 4 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Erik Strand | F | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 12 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Chris Von Trzcinski | D | 2 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Mark Krueger | F | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Jayme Platt | G | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Scott Clemmensen | G | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Totals | 96 | 13 | 20 | 33 | 111 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
