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| Sioux City Metros will now play home games in the newly constructed IBP Ice Center that opens in October of 1997. Sioux City home games were previously played at the Sioux City Auditorium. |
 Omaha Jr. Lancers hosted the 1998 Varsity Year-End Tournament, March 6-8, at Tranquility Moylan Ice Plex. The banquet was held Saturday night at the Western Heritage Museum. This marks the first year that academic and hockey awards were presented at the Varsity tournament banquet. Guest speaker was Mike Kemp, University of Nebraska-Omaha head hockey coach.A fierce winter storm moved in Saturday evening of the event engulfing eastern Nebraska and western Iowa. Several teams were stranded in Omaha after the tournament ended, as travel was restricted on Interstate 29 and 80.
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VARSITY REGULAR-SEASON CHAMPION
Des Moines Capitals (19W-6L-1T)
VARSITY TOURNAMENT CHAMPION
March 6-8, 1998 - Tranquility Moylan Iceplex - Omaha, Nebraska
Championship Game: Sioux City Metros 3, Omaha Jr. Lancers 2
Metros capture IHSHL tourney championship PDF
Sioux City Journal - Monday, March 9, 1998
VARSITY TOURNAMENT MOST VALUABLE PLAYERS
Greg Gill - Sioux City Metros
Jake Hindermann
- Sioux City Metros
VARSITY COACH-OF-THE-YEAR
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VARSITY SPORTSMANSHIP AWARD
Omaha Gladiators
| VARSITY TOURNAMENT RESULTS March 6-8, 1998 - Tranquility Moylan Ice Plex - Omaha, Nebraska |
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| Play-In Games | W4 Kansas City 4, W5 St. Joseph 2 E4 Waterloo 1, E5 Ames 0 |
| Quarterfinal Games | E2 Mason City 1, W3 Omaha Jr. Lancers 3 W2 Sioux City 2, E3 Dubuque 1 W4 Kansas City 2, W1 Omaha Gladiators 5 E1 Des Moines 3, E4 Waterloo 1 |
| Consolation Semifinal Games | Kansas City 1, Dubuque 4 Mason City 6, Waterloo 3 |
| Championship Semifinal Games | Omaha Gladiators 1, Sioux City 3 Omaha Jr. Lancers 3, Des Moines 1 |
| Ninth-Place Game | St. Joseph 3, Ames 1 |
| Seventh-Place Game | Kansas City 1, Waterloo 0 (forfeit) (Transportation problems caused by a weekend winter storm prevented Waterloo from reaching the tournament site.) |
| Fifth-Place Game | Dubuque 2, Mason City 3 |
| Third-Place Game | Des Moines Capitals 2, Omaha Gladiators 3 |
| Championship Game | Sioux City 3, Omaha Jr. Lancers 2 |
| VARSITY REGULAR-SEASON STANDINGS - Final | |||||||||
| Team | GP | W | L | T | Pts | GF | GA | Pn | PM |
| East Division | |||||||||
| 1-Des Moines | 26 | 19 | 6 | 1 | 39 | 140 | 64 | 123 | 281 |
| 2-Mason City | 26 | 17 | 8 | 1 | 35 | 108 | 59 | 126 | 346 |
| 3-Dubuque | 26 | 12 | 12 | 2 | 26 | 106 | 91 | 162 | 453 |
| 4-Waterloo | 26 | 11 | 13 | 2 | 24 | 83 | 88 | 157 | 397 |
| 5-Ames | 26 | 3 | 22 | 1 | 7 | 68 | 128 | 134 | 373 |
| West Division | |||||||||
| 1-Omaha Gladiators | 26 | 19 | 7 | 0 | 38 | 111 | 67 | 93 | 218 |
| 2-Sioux City | 26 | 18 | 8 | 0 | 36 | 137 | 76 | 218 | 590 |
| 3-Omaha Jr. Lancers | 26 | 15 | 11 | 0 | 30 | 103 | 78 | 197 | 553 |
| 4-Kansas City | 26 | 12 | 13 | 1 | 25 | 108 | 85 | 203 | 563 |
| 5-St. Joseph | 26 | 0 | 26 | 0 | 0 | 29 | 257 | 198 | 612 |
| VARSITY TOP-10 SCORERS | ||||||||||
| RK | Player, Team | GP | Go | Ast | Pts | SH | PP | Pn | PM | DQ |
| 1 | Adam Collette, Om Gladiators | 26 | 30 | 28 | 58 | 2 | 12 | 2 | 4 | 0 |
| 2 | Jim Shovein, Mason City | 26 | 22 | 29 | 51 | 2 | 4 | 4 | 8 | 0 |
| 3 | Jason McCollum, Des Moines | 26 | 25 | 24 | 49 | 2 | 4 | 13 | 26 | 0 |
| T4 | Brett Duncan, Om Gladiators | 26 | 24 | 23 | 47 | 3 | 3 | 5 | 10 | 0 |
| T4 | Kyle Worner, Sioux City | 26 | 23 | 24 | 47 | 1 | 8 | 23 | 57 | 0 |
| T4 | Jeffrey Smith, Dubuque | 21 | 29 | 18 | 47 | 1 | 5 | 32 | 99 | 2 |
| 7 | Nick Saldi, Om Jr. Lancers | 26 | 23 | 21 | 44 | 1 | 5 | 5 | 18 | 0 |
| 8 | Austin Reed, Des Moines | 26 | 22 | 20 | 42 | 0 | 6 | 13 | 26 | 0 |
| 9 | Daniel Klocke, Mason City | 26 | 18 | 21 | 39 | 2 | 1 | 5 | 10 | 0 |
| 10 | Todd Ross, Kansas City | 26 | 24 | 13 | 37 | 5 | 4 | 7 | 14 | 0 |
| VARSITY SILVER-GLOVE GOALTENDERS | ||||||||||||
| RK | Player, Team | GP | W | L | T | SOG | Svs | GA | SH | PP | SO | Pct |
| 1 | Joel Ruegg, Om Gladiators | 25 | 18 | 7 | 0 | 582 | 519 | 63 | 5 | 11 | 2 | 0.892 |
| 2 | Isaac Sorensen, Mason City | 16 | 10 | 5 | 1 | 362 | 323 | 39 | 1 | 9 | 4 | 0.892 |
| 3 | Brett Roth - Om Jr. Lancers | 13 | 7 | 6 | 0 | 336 | 298 | 38 | 3 | 9 | 0 | 0.887 |
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JUNIOR VARSITY REGULAR-SEASON CHAMPION
Sioux City Metros (20W-2L-4T)
JUNIOR VARSITY TOURNAMENT CHAMPION
February 27-March 1 - Bode Ice Arena - St. Joseph, Missouri
Championship Game: Kansas City Jr. Blades 3, Sioux City Metros 2, 4OT
JUNIOR VARSITY SPORTSMANSHIP AWARD
Omaha Gladiators
| JR. VARSITY TOURNAMENT RESULTS February 27-March 1, 1998 - Bode Ice Arena - St. Joseph, Missouri |
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| Play-In Games | W4 Omaha Gladiators 5, W5 St. Joseph 2 E4 Dubuque 6, E5 Ames 0 |
| Quarterfinal Games | E2 Des Moines 8, E3 Waterloo 2 W2 Kansas City 4, W3 Omaha Jr. Lancers 3, 4OT E1 Mason City 4, W4 Omaha Gladiators 0 W1 Sioux City 3, E4 Dubuque 1 |
| Consolation Semifinal Games | Omaha Gladiators 4, Omaha Jr. Lancers 1 Des Moines 4, Dubuque 1 |
| Championship Semifinal Games | Kansas City 3, Mason City 1 Sioux City 2, Waterloo0 |
| Ninth-Place Game | St. Joseph 5, Ames 1 |
| Seventh-Place Game | Omaha Jr. Lancers 5, Dubuque 2 |
| Fifth-Place Game | Omaha Gladiators 0, Des Moines 3 |
| Third-Place Game | Mason City 3, Waterloo 2, 2OT |
| Championship Game | Kansas City 3, Sioux City 2, 4OT |
| JR. VARSITY REGULAR-SEASON STANDINGS - Final | |||||||||
| Team | GP | W | L | T | Pts | GF | GA | Pn | PM |
| East Division | |||||||||
| 1-Mason City | 26 | 20 | 3 | 3 | 43 | 104 | 36 | 187 | 514 |
| 2-Des Moines | 26 | 19 | 6 | 1 | 39 | 117 | 35 | 131 | 318 |
| 3-Waterloo | 26 | 12 | 10 | 4 | 28 | 59 | 57 | 130 | 330 |
| 4-Dubuque | 26 | 8 | 17 | 1 | 17 | 50 | 97 | 150 | 380 |
| 5-Ames | 26 | 2 | 20 | 4 | 8 | 32 | 103 | 150 | 359 |
| West Division | |||||||||
| 1-Sioux City | 26 | 20 | 2 | 4 | 44 | 136 | 61 | 181 | 453 |
| 2-Kansas City | 26 | 17 | 3 | 6 | 40 | 95 | 40 | 153 | 435 |
| 3-Omaha Jr. Lancers | 26 | 8 | 15 | 3 | 19 | 72 | 72 | 141 | 387 |
| 4-Omaha Gladiators | 26 | 8 | 16 | 2 | 18 | 53 | 87 | 90 | 207 |
| 5-St. Joseph | 26 | 1 | 23 | 2 | 4 | 27 | 158 | 131 | 350 |
| JR. VARSITY TOP-10 SCORERS | ||||||||||
| RK | Player, Team | GP | Go | Ast | Pts | SH | PP | Pn | PM | DQ |
| 1 | Matt Tonjum, Sioux City | 26 | 21 | 20 | 41 | 3 | 3 | 2 | 4 | 0 |
| 2 | Dusty Browning, Sioux City | 22 | 24 | 15 | 39 | 5 | 4 | 12 | 24 | 0 |
| 3 | Billy Palmer, Kansas City | 24 | 16 | 21 | 37 | 1 | 2 | 2 | 15 | 1 |
| 4 | Brant Mozak, Sioux City | 20 | 16 | 17 | 33 | 4 | 2 | 11 | 30 | 0 |
| T5 | Dustin White, Sioux City | 26 | 13 | 17 | 30 | 3 | 4 | 16 | 32 | 0 |
| T5 | Adam Ackerman, Mason City | 21 | 12 | 18 | 30 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 4 | 0 |
| T7 | Steve Spring, Des Moines | 25 | 18 | 11 | 29 | 3 | 2 | 9 | 18 | 0 |
| T7 | Eric Harlan, Mason City | 26 | 18 | 11 | 29 | 4 | 3 | 10 | 20 | 0 |
| T9 | Robbie Lessard, Sioux City | 19 | 15 | 13 | 28 | 1 | 4 | 12 | 32 | 0 |
| T9 | Adam Clopton, Mason City | 26 | 14 | 14 | 28 | 0 | 2 | 26 | 60 | 0 |
| T9 | Ben Swyter, Mason City | 23 | 21 | 7 | 28 | 6 | 2 | 27 | 78 | 1 |
| JR. VARSITY SILVER-GLOVE GOALTENDERS | ||||||||||||
| RK | Player, Team | GP | W | L | T | SOG | Svs | GA | SH | PP | SO | Pct |
| 1 | Ramleo Abujobarah, Mason City | 26 | 20 | 3 | 3 | 490 | 454 | 36 | 2 | 9 | 6 | 0.927 |
| 2 | Ted Nieters, Des Moines | 12 | 10 | 0 | 0 | 118 | 109 | 9 | 0 | 2 | 5 | 0.924 |
| 3 | Ben Boulden, Des Moines | 13 | 9 | 4 | 0 | 193 | 176 | 17 | 1 | 6 | 3 | 0.912 |
IOWA HIGH SCHOOL HOCKEY LEAGUE 1997-1998 EXECUTIVE COMMITTEE
President: Terry Flynn - Des Moines, IA
Secretary/Treasurer/Scheduler: Jerry Bahnsen - Mason City, IA
Vice President: Larry Heggebo - Waterloo, IA
Vice President: Dick Keith - Sioux City, IA
Vice President: Wayne Fick - Dubuque, IA
Commissioner: Greg Cigrand - Dubuque, IA
Referee-in-Chief: Keith Hendrickson - Omaha, NE
Statistician: Doug Newhoff - Waterloo, IA