1996-97 Lincoln Stars Statistics
United States Hockey League (USHL)
Team Record: 40-13-1 - 81 points
in the USHL's South Division
Won League Championship
Coach: Steve Johnson (40-13, 1 OTL)
Location: Lincoln, Nebraska
1996-97 Lincoln Stars RosterTeam Record: 40-13-1 - 81 points
in the USHL's South Division
Won League Championship
Coach: Steve Johnson (40-13, 1 OTL)
Location: Lincoln, Nebraska
The Lincoln Stars of the United States Hockey League ended the 1996-97 season with a record of 40 wins and 13 losses (and 1 overtime losses) for 81 points in the USHL's South Division.
The Stars scored 244 goals and conceded 168. Josh Langfeld netted 35 goals for Lincoln, while Derek Reynolds accounted for 41 assists. Jason Braun earned 28 wins in front of the net for the squad and a team-best 2.91 goals against average, leading regularly-used goaltenders.
Steve Johnson coached the team. The 1996-97 Lincoln Stars won the League Championship.
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Scoring:
| Player | Pos | GP | G | A | Pts | PIM | +/- | PPG | SHG | GWG |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Derek Reynolds | RW | 50 | 21 | 41 | 62 | 265 | 8 | 1 | 3 | |
| Josh Langfeld | R | 38 | 35 | 23 | 58 | 100 | 17 | 1 | 4 | |
| Chad Kline | C/LW | 53 | 19 | 35 | 54 | 165 | 4 | 1 | 3 | |
| Marc Suderman | F | 54 | 16 | 38 | 54 | 33 | 9 | 0 | 1 | |
| Bryan Lundbohm | C | 52 | 12 | 33 | 45 | 33 | 6 | 2 | 1 | |
| Nick Fohr | LW | 51 | 12 | 29 | 41 | 40 | 2 | 1 | 1 | |
| Rich Anderson | F | 43 | 13 | 26 | 39 | 71 | 6 | 0 | 3 | |
| Ryan Bencurik | D | 51 | 12 | 24 | 36 | 107 | 4 | 0 | 2 | |
| Ted Suihkonen | F | 49 | 12 | 24 | 36 | 82 | 0 | 0 | 2 | |
| Jay Shaw | F | 39 | 15 | 20 | 35 | 75 | 4 | 0 | 2 | |
| Chad Mazurak | D | 54 | 10 | 19 | 29 | 107 | 3 | 0 | 2 | |
| Trent Clark | RW | 37 | 11 | 16 | 27 | 41 | 3 | 0 | 4 | |
| Austin Messer | F | 53 | 15 | 8 | 23 | 47 | 3 | 1 | 2 | |
| Rob Kellogg | F | 43 | 12 | 8 | 20 | 28 | 2 | 0 | 2 | |
| Anders Johnson | LW | 33 | 6 | 11 | 17 | 34 | 0 | 0 | 1 | |
| Tim Schneider | D | 49 | 7 | 7 | 14 | 40 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |
| Louis Mass | D | 51 | 1 | 13 | 14 | 111 | 0 | 0 | 1 | |
| Ryan Clark | D | 34 | 6 | 7 | 13 | 79 | 1 | 1 | 0 | |
| Rich Spiller | D | 45 | 3 | 9 | 12 | 77 | 1 | 0 | 0 | |
| Bench | 54 | 5 | 5 | 0 | 0 | 0 | ||||
| Josh Morino | D | 2 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | |
| Luke Simonson | F | 16 | 0 | 2 | 2 | 32 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |
| Ryan Glynn | R | 13 | 0 | 2 | 2 | 10 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |
| Justin Shaw | D | 45 | 0 | 2 | 2 | 121 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |
| Jason Braun | G | 40 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |
| Ryan James | R | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |
| Brad Bonine | F | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |
| Matt Olson | F | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |
| Brian Shier | G | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |
| John Gilbert | F | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |
| Kemper Schultze | G | 10 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |
| Shane Spears | D | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |
| Nick Kalwinski | R | 6 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |
| Totals | 1073 | 244 | 399 | 643 | 1712 | 0 | 73 | 8 | 35 |
Goaltenders:
| Player | GP | Min | W | L | T/OL | ENG | SHO | GA | GAA | Shts | SVS | SV% |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Kemper Schultze | 10 | 603 | 8 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 36 | 3.58 | 278 | 242 | .871 |
| Nick Kalwinski | 6 | 319 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 13 | 2.45 | 118 | 105 | .890 |
| Jason Braun | 40 | 2249 | 28 | 11 | 1 | 2 | 1 | 109 | 2.91 | 1064 | 955 | .898 |
| Brian Shier | 2 | 80 | 0 | 0 | 5 | 3.75 | 37 | 32 | .865 | |||
| Totals | 58 | 3251 | 40 | 13 | 1 | 4 | 1 | 163 | 3.01 | 1497 | 1334 | .891 |
Postseason - Scoring:
| Player | Pos | GP | G | A | Pts | PIM | +/- | PPG | SHG | GWG |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Derek Reynolds | RW | 14 | 8 | 12 | 20 | 33 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Josh Langfeld | R | 14 | 8 | 13 | 21 | 42 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Chad Kline | C/LW | 14 | 6 | 3 | 9 | 26 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Marc Suderman | F | 14 | 5 | 6 | 11 | 6 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Bryan Lundbohm | C | 14 | 8 | 4 | 12 | 20 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Nick Fohr | LW | 14 | 5 | 5 | 10 | 8 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Rich Anderson | F | 11 | 5 | 7 | 12 | 22 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Ryan Bencurik | D | 10 | 1 | 5 | 6 | 12 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Ted Suihkonen | F | 14 | 4 | 3 | 7 | 12 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Jay Shaw | F | 13 | 0 | 5 | 5 | 18 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Chad Mazurak | D | 14 | 1 | 8 | 9 | 20 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Trent Clark | RW | 13 | 3 | 4 | 7 | 6 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Austin Messer | F | 12 | 2 | 2 | 4 | 6 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Rob Kellogg | F | 12 | 2 | 4 | 6 | 12 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Anders Johnson | LW | 4 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Tim Schneider | D | 13 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 21 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Louis Mass | D | 13 | 1 | 5 | 6 | 37 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Ryan Clark | D | 14 | 0 | 5 | 5 | 16 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Rich Spiller | D | 10 | 0 | 3 | 3 | 29 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Luke Simonson | F | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Ryan Glynn | R | 5 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Justin Shaw | D | 9 | 0 | 2 | 2 | 10 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Jason Braun | G | 14 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Nick Kalwinski | R | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Totals | 267 | 60 | 99 | 159 | 362 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
