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On October 20th, 1972 the Musketeers opened play in the long-time established United States Hockey League as they take on the Chicago Warriors. At that time the league was considered a Senior league and the players Professional. They would finish the inaugural season with a respectable expansion team record of 16-26.
Season Tickets: $45.00 / Reserved Tickets: $2.75 / General Admission: $2.25
Musketeers Front Office & Coaching Staff
President/Owner…Gary Lipshutz Head Coach / General Manager…Rich Blanche
Dennis James & Howard Lipshutz…Equipment Managers Team Doctors…Gerald McGowan & James Goebel
Between the Pipes
Goaltenders Keith Hall & Pat McIntosh would start the Musketeers inaugural season in goal for the Musketeers. Keith would earn the starting position and Pat would work as the back-up. Keith would garner most of the starts this season as the goaltender corps posted a 16-24 inaugural season record. A mid-season roster addition would bring in another back-up goaltender Pete Maxwell.
Keith Hall Pat McIntosh Pete Maxwell
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Keith Hall would join the newly formed Musketeers after playing three seasons for the University of Denver Pioneers (NCAA). He would log a pair of seasons in Sioux City and during this first rookie season saw him take on the starting duties; posting a fifteen and twenty-five record that inaugural season. He would be voted the first ever Musketeers’ Most Valuable Player. Keith would play the following season as well splitting time between three other goaltenders he would still manage a winning season recording eight wins in thirteen starts.
Pat McIntosh also a rookie this season, saw limited playing time. Providing back-up and relief for the starter, he still earned some time between the pipes for the Musketeers.
Pete Maxwell would join the Musketeers for the first of three season. Also arriving after playing for the University of Denver, he would put in his first of three seasons as a Musketeer. This rookie season Pete would see limited game-time, however, he brought other elements to the Musketeer organization, those being the leadership and the knowledge of how to begin building a goaltender corps for the newly formed Musketeers.
High Scorers
John Saville Dave Kartio Mike Menard Sam Nelligan Bob Fowler
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As the Musketeers take the ice for the first of some forty plus seasons, John Saville would claim the title as the first ever Musketeer Leading Scorer; recording twenty-two goals and thirty-two assists, his fifty-four point would set the bar high for all future Musketeers. Dave Kartio would post twenty-six red-lighters and add twenty-one assists. Mike Menard would grab thirteen goals and eighteen assists and Sammy Nelligan a dozen goals and seventeen assists. Bob Fowler would round out the top five Musketeer scorers with nineteen goals on twenty-seven points. With the exception of Mike Menard, all these players would see time on both the High Scorers and Heavy Hitters list on a regular basis.
Heavy Hitters
Greg Gilbert Dan Osborn Pete Inkster John Saville Harney Lesyk
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Not only would Greg Gilbert claim the title of first ever Musketeer penalty minute leader this inaugural season with 178, but he would do it all three seasons he was a Musketeers. He would go on to be one of the Musketeers all time penalty minute leaders. Dan Osborn finished second on the list with 134 minutes and Pete Inkster with 101 minutes. Leading scorer John Saville would make both lists with 87 minutes and Harney Lesyk would close out the top five heavy hitters with 65 minutes in the box.
Did You Know…Greg Gilbert was the first Musketeer to lead the league in penalty minutes, recording 178 minutes in the box during his first season. These numbers just got better over the next pair of seasons; recording 214 minutes during the 73-74 season and rounding out his Musketeer career finishing with 194 penalty minutes. His 586 minutes places his among the all-time top five Musketeers penalty minute leaders
Keith Hall
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March 17th, 1973
The Musketeers would save their best for last this season, 1738 fans watched the Musketeers hang eight unanswered goals on the visiting Iron Rangers.
Goal tender Keith Hall receives the first ever Musketeer Most Valuable Player award presented by Sioux City Mayor Paul Berger. Originally from Calgary, Alberta, Keith played three season sat the University of Denver (NCAA) before joining the Musketeers for two more seasons.
Did You Know…Keith Hall set a League record of 61 saves in a single game, and he did it two times; on December 1st, 1972 against the Waterloo Black Hawks and on March 4th, 1973 against the Thunder Bay Twins. That record would last for ten seasons. (Musketeer Doug Spedding would eventrually face a League record 88 Dubuque shots on goal.)
Rich Blanche John Saville Lee Brown Fred Baily Mike Menard
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Rich Blanche would join the Musketeers for a single season (72-73) where he was the very first Head Coach and General Manager of the newly formed Musketeers. He was also a rostered player and saw time in twelve of the Musketeers regular season games; posting 10 goals and 4 assists. John Saville arrived in Sioux City for his rookie season where he would lead the team in scoring with twenty-two goals and thirty-two assists. The following season
he would assume the duties of Head Coach and General Manager, also while a rostered player. He would serve as player-coach for two more seasons, before two more, traditional seasons behind the bench. John would eventually
lead the Musketeers to their first Divisional Championship, a USHL Coach of the Yearaward and an All-Star Game
Coaching selection. Lee Brown and Fred Baily both played a single season (72-73) for the Musketeers. They both arrived via a University of Denver connection that the Musketeers had during their first season. Both players put up similar numbers. Mike Menard logged a single season (72-73) as a Musketeer where he would finish third among the high scorers with thirty-one total points; thirteen goals and eighteen assists. The following season he would be traded to the Central Wisconsin Flyers (USHL).
Skip Wake Brian Storm Tom Malloy Jeff McLean Todd Johnson
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Musketeers Award Winners
Most Valuable Player…Keith Hall * Mr. Spirit…Brian Storm * Rookie of the Year…John Saville
Most Popular…Pete Inkster * D’Artagnan Award…Dr. Jerry McGowan
Only their second season in the league, the Musketeers did place a pair of players among the USHL All-Star selections; Vern McCormick and Lei Hartviksen were both named as third team All-Star members. Finishing the season just a point below .500 (23-24-1) the Musketeer organization was starting to make a name for itself in the USHL.
Season Tickets: $52.00 / All Reserved Tickets: $2.75
Musketeer Front Office Staff
President/Owner…Gary Lipshutz Business Manager…Carl Ahlsten Director of Sales…Sally Early
Public Relations Director…Barbara Baggs Transportation Director…Bob German
Musketeers Coaching Staff
Player / Coach…John Saville Equipment Managers…Denny James / Billy Danderand
Between the Pipes
The Musketeers would return this year with two seasoned goalies, Pete Maxwell and Keith Hall. Rookies Terry Mulroy and Gordon Woolnough was also added to the goaltending corps. Keith Hall and Pete Maxwell would provide the leadership as they groomed the two new goalies. Under this leadership, the rookies Terry Mulroy and Gordon would garner a majority of the starts with Terry finishing the season at 10-9 and Gordon finishing at 4-9. Veterans Keith Hall finished at 8-6 and Pete Maxwell logged some time in net as well as assuming the part of goaltender leader and mentor.
Terry Mulroy Pete Maxwell Keith Hall Gordon Woolnough
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Keith Hall an original Musketeers, is back for a second season. Last season, the rookie took on a majority of the starts in net and earned the first ever Musketeers Most Valuable Player Award. This season, the Musketeers would experiment with several goaltenders which resulted in a reduction in games played, however, he still posted a winning 8-5 record. Pete Maxwell is also a returning original Musketeer, Pete would begin to carry the mantle of lead goaltender. He would see limited game time this season but his efforts off ice were starting to build a goalie corps that would soon lead to play-off and championship series action for the newly formed Musketeers. Terry Mulroy joined the Musketeers for the first of a pair of seasons (73-75) in Sioux City. Recording a majority of the starts as the rookie and would post a winning 10-9 record. The following season he would earn the starting position and lead the Musketeers
to their first opportunity at post-season play. Gordon Woolnough: The second rookie on the roster, he would play this single season (73-74) as a Musketeer. Also competing
for one of the crowded spots between the pipes, Gordon still garnered 15 some games and posted a 4-9-1 record.
High Scorers
Dave Kartio Levi Hartviksen John Saville Steve Boyle Bubba Podwysocki
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Returning veteran from last year’s inaugural season, Dave Kartio would lead the way for the Musketeers with fifty-eight points. He would post a team leading thirty-four goals. Rookie Levi Hartviksen would lead the team with thirty-six assists on his way to recording fifty-four regular season points. Player and coach John Saville would contribute fifty points as he split his scoring production with twenty-five goals & assists. John would also lead the team with three Hat Tricks this season. Rookies Steve Boyle would record twenty red-lighters and twenty-three helpers and Bubba Podwysocki would finish his first season with fifteen goals, twenty-six assists and forty-one regular season points.
Heavy Hitters
Greg Gilbert Bill Ferrotte Harney Lesyk Colin Lesyk Levi Hartviksen
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Penalty minutes records are very vague, however, returning veteran veteran Greg Gilbert would again lead the team in penalty minutes for the second of three seasons racking up 214 minutes in the box. He still ranks in the top five overall leaders in Musketeer penalty minutes. Bill Ferrotte would record 153 minutes while brothers Harney & Colin Lesyk recorded 105 and 90 penalty minutes. Second leading scorer Levi Hartviksen rounded out the Heavy Hitters list
with 71 minutes that season.
Steve Boyle Dave Kartio Sam Nelligan John Saville
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Pete Inkster Colin Lesyk Levi Hartviksen Billy Ferrotte
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Pete Inkster would stay in Sioux City after his final Musketeer season. He became active in the Siouxland youth hockey
program and eventually coached the Sioux City Jr. Musketeers high school team for three seasons. SYHA would recognize his hockey achievement by creating the Pete Inkster Award presented to the high school defensive player of the year. Prior to his days in Sioux City, Pete played several seasons in the ECHL.
Levi Hartviksen played a single season for the Musketeers where the play-making winger from Thunder Bay lead the team with thirty-six assists and finished as the teams second leading scorer recording fifty-four points. He would also rank among the top five penalty minute leaders rounding out the top five with 71 minutes in the bin. Prior to his time in Sioux City, Leeplayed four seasons at Michigan Tech. He saw some limited time his first two seasons but finished his remaining seasons playing nearly a full schedule scoring twenty-three goals and nineteen assists for the Huskies.
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Mike Noel Barry Head Greg Gilbert Bubba Podwysocki
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Mike Noel was an original Musketeer, playing during the inaugural season through the1975 season. Barry Head would play four seasons netting some 80 goals and 220 total points. He would eventually return to Sioux City, become active in the youth hockey program and would coach the high school team for four seasons (82-86). Greg Gilbert would claim the Penalty Minute Leader for all three seasons (73-76) recording some 558 plus penalty minutes. Bubba will always be remembered as one of the most popular Musketeer players during the start-up seasons of Musketeer hockey in Sioux City!!!
Vern McCormick Pierre Bourgeois Carl Ahlsten Harney Lesyk
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Vern McCormick would arrive in Sioux City with three years experience in the WCHL playing for the Swift Current Broncos. During his single season here he would record a pair of goals and ten assists. Pierre Bourgeois was also a single season player scoring nineteen goals and adding seventeen assists to his USHL stats. In addition to Carl Ahlsten rookie season nineteen goals and nineteen assists. Harney Lesyk scored just five goals, but helped out on twenty-seven Musketeer goals. He also recorded 167 penalty minutes during his second season.
Did You Know…In addition to playing for the Musketeers, Carl Ahlsten also served as the Musketeers Business & Travel Manager .
Sam Nelligan Greg Gilbert Carl Ahlsten Terry Mulroy
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Taken during the 1973-74 season playing the Waterloo Black Hawks. That’s Sam Nelligan (#11), Greg Gilbert (#5) and Carl Ahlsten (#14) In front of goaltender Terry Mulroy.
Sam Nelligan: One of the original Musketeers, he played in Sioux City for six seasons (72-78). Sam’s rough and tumble style play, dedication to his team and his legendary battles with Ed Starkey (Waterloo Black Hawks 73-78) made Sam one of the most popular Musketeers ever. At the close of the 76-77 season he would win both the Musketeers Mr. Spirit and Most Popular Player awards.
Greg Gilbert: Also one of the original Musketeers, he played for three seasons (72-75) and while he only posted a few points, his nearly estimated 600 minutes makes him one of the Musketeers’ al-time top leaders in penalty minutes.
Left: Terry Mulroy covers the net as (#6) Colin Lesyk (#4) Harney Lesyk and (#16) Steve Desloges tie-up the Black Hawk
forwards. Right: (#11) Sammy Nelligan, (#3) Billy Ferrotte and (#5) Greg Gilbert try to make Muller’s job easier.
Left: Terry Mulroy makes another save as Heavy Hitters Billy Ferrotte and Harney Lesyk cover the Blackhawk forwards.
Right: Second leading scorer for the Musketeers Levi Hartviksen helps goaltender Terry Mulroy safely corral the puck.
Pete Inkster Mike Noel Sam Nelligan Vern McCormick Pete Maxwell
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Carl Ahlsten Gord Woolenough Pierre Bourgeois
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Pierre Bourgeois: one season played 43 games 36 19/17 27 minutes
Levi Hartviksen
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Levi Hartviksen receives the Musketeers Most Valuable Player Award from longtime Musketeer supporter Craig Thompson. His would lead the team with 36 assists on his way to recording 54 regular season points and also finish among the top five penalty minute leaders. He would earn a selection to the USHL All-Star team.
Walt Johnson
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Born in Omaha, Nebraska, Walt loged over 120 games with the Oshawa General in the OHL. He would join the Dayton Gems of the IHL at the ripe ol’ age of just 20 years old and play over sixty games that season; recording twenty goals and eighteen assists. That same season he would also suit-up five times the Boston Braves of the AHL. Walt was drafted by the Boston Bruins in the 1973 NHL draft. Two season later he would join the Musketeers spending three season becoming one of the legendary Musketeer players.
Terry Mulroy
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This jersey is from the Musketeers very first season, 1972-73, as members of the USHL. It was worn two seasons,
first by goaltender Pat McIntosh (72-73) then by Terry Mulroy (73-74) as pictured above.
Terry Mulroy: Played two season for the Musketeers (73-75) and after a pair of professional seasons on the Ontario Hockey
League (OHL), he returned to Sioux City and became active in the youth hockey association for many years. In 1995 Terry
would be elected to the Musketeer Hall of Fame.
USHL All-Star Team
Vern McCormick Levi Hartviksen
Musketeer Team Awards
Levi Hartviksen Pete Maxwell Bubba Podwysocki Levi Hartviksen Chuck Busskohl
Most Valuable Player…Levi Hartviksen * Mr. Spirit…Pete Maxwell * Rookie of the Year…Bubba Podwysocki
Most Popular…Lei Hartviksen * * D’Artagnan Award…Chuck Busskohl
Did You Know…the Hanson Brothers played in the USHL. Jeff, Steve & Jack Carlson, all brothers, born in Virginia, Minnesota,
played for the Marquette Iron Rangers (USHL) who took on the Musketeers several times that season.
Left to Right: David Hanson (USHL 73-74) playing Jack Hanson* , Steve Carlson (USHL 73-74) as Steve Hanson &
Jeff Carlson (USHL 73-74) as Jeff Hanson.
*Jack Carlson was slated to play himself as third brother, but took a call-up opportunity to play in the newly formed WHL
Did You Know…Dave Hanson’s son lead the Tri-City Storm (USHL) in scoring during the second of his two seasons (2003-05) with
52 (19/33) regular season points.
The Musketeers play a fifty game regular season schedule. In addition are three on-the-road exhibition games; two in Travers City and
a third inDes Moines. The Musketeers also play a pair of charity game at home against Travers City and two more exhibition
games in Las Vegas.
Although the Musketeers were only a few season old, it didn’t take long to build a rivalry with the Waterloo Blackhawks. This match-up would
become one of the classic rivalries the League would come to know. This was Sioux City’s first play-off appearance and first round play-off
series with the Blackhawks was bound to be exciting.
Sioux City won the first of the three game series and while tied 4-4 in game two, a fight between ‘Hawks Ed Starkey and Sam Nelligan
erupted, as the players were separated, a Waterloo “fan” sprayed the Musketeer bench with mace. One ‘Hawk player, two Musketeer
players and their trainer were all hospitalized. Following a nearly hour long delay, the game was resumed. However, Waterloo quickly
tallied the game winner and the Musketeers lost 6-4.
The deciding game three in Sioux City was an exciting one, but saw the Musketeer lose in an offensive battle 8-7.
That season the Musketeers would place four players on the Southern Division All-Star Team; Alex Shibicky
(1st Team), Steve Desloges & Bubba Podwysocki (2nd Team) and Dave Davies (3rd team) (per 75-76 program).
That season the Musketeers would place four players on the Southern Division All-Star Team; Alex Shibicky, Bubba
Podwysocki, Julian Nixon & Alex Shibicky. (per SCJ)
Musketeers Owner and General Manager Gary Lipshutz would receive the USHL’s Executive of the Year Award and
Alex Shibicky the USHL’s Most Valuable Player Award.
Individual Game Tickets: $2.75 / Season Tickets: $52.00
Musketeer Front Office Staff
President/Owner…Gary Lipshutz Sales Director…Sally Early Public Relations Director…Cathy Stueve
Special Projects Director…Howard Lipshutz Chief Scout…Carl Ahlsten
Souvenir Sales…Russ Gondek & Woody Gottburg Security Director…Carl Petronis PA Announcer…Ron Mott
Chief Statistician…John Cowley
Musketeers Coaching Staff
Player / Coach…John Saville Trainer…Curt Lilly Equipment Manager…Kevin Ruring / Billy Danderand
Between the Pipes
Sioux City’s goaltending was starting to solidify. Under the tutelage of third year veteran Pete Maxwell, returning year veteran Terry
Mulroy would be joined by rookie Ralph Kloiber this season, they would lead Sioux City to their first ever USHL play-off series.
Terry would claim the starter position and earn 29 games while Ralph provided a steady rotation and saw time in 19 games.
Pete would also log a a handful of games, but his larger contribution was his ability to provide the
leadership and guidance to build a successful goaltending corps.
Terry Mulroy Pete Maxwell Ralph Kloiber
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Terry Mulroy: In his second season (74-75) as a Musketeer, he would naturally earn the starting position and see action in thirty
Musketeer games. He would finish the season with a 19-9-1 record and lead the Musketeers to their first USHL play-off series.
Ralph Kloiber: Joined the Musketeers for the first of three seasons (74-77) in Sioux City. In his rookie season, he assumed his
back-up duties and finished with a winning 10-9 record. Ralph would become the starter next season as the Musketeers
shot for a USHL play-off Championship.
Pete Maxwell: Serving his third season (72-75) as a Musketeer goalie, Pete was marking his make in the goaltender leadership
role. He still found time to play in several games, however, his main focus was on building a solid goaltending group.
High Scorers
Alex Shibicky Dave Davies Bubba Podwysocki Barry Head Steve Heathwood
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After three seasons at the University of Denver, Alex Shibicky would arrive in Sioux City to lead the team in scoring with
eighty-for total points including a team leading forty-three goals. This high water mark places him among the top ten Musketeers
single season top scorers of all time. Another Rookie would also make his mark in Musketeer history, Dave Davies would
finish the season with seventy-eight points including a team leading fifty-two assists. Fan favorite Bubba Podwysocki
would garner sixty-four points, returning veteran Barry Head would record twenty-one goals & forty-one
assists and rookie Steve Heathwood would grab twenty-seven red-lighters and thirty-four helpers.
Heavy Hitters
Greg Gilbert Sam Nelligan Steve Desloges Jim White Barry Head
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Greg Gilbert would claim his usual spot on the heavy hitter list for the third time in as many seasons with a team leading 194
minutes and he only played in 40 games. No stranger to the hitters list was Sam Nelligan with 95 minutes. Veteran Steve
Desloges would record 66 minutes and veteran Jim White an hour in the box. Top five scorer Barry Head also made
the top five with 53 minutes.
Jim Peck Julian Nixon Terry Mulroy
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Sioux City Journal: March 2nd, 1975
Did You Know…The Musketeers played two games in Las Vegas against the Las Vegas Outlaws. For $175.00 per
person, you could accompany the team on this sleepless weekend in Sin City. This covered Airfare, Hotel, game tickets
and all transportation to and from games.
Tom Davies Sammy Nelligan Jim White
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Left: Tom Davies (#4) and Sammy Nelligan (#11) in a typical Sioux City vs. Waterloo game. That’s local Linesman
Wayne Blanch ready to jump in and break this one up. Fight fans, don’t worry…there will be another one soon!!!
Right: Defenseman Jim White drops the incoming forward as Sammy Nelligan follows the play.
Tom Davies Played a single season in Sioux City. He would come to town after playing four seasons playing for Lake
Superior State University. During his senior collegian season, the defenseman was selected as the Team Captain and lead
the team in scoring with sixty-one points; recording both team leading twenty-five goals and thirty-six assists. His only
season was much of the same as a Musketeer, brought in because of his defensive talents, his offensive skills were a
great addition to the team where he recorded just over a point per game, scoring 36 points in just 28 games.
Sam Nelligan: One of the original Musketeers he played for six seasons (72-78) seasons. In ’77 he would both Musketeer
Mr. Spirit and Most Popular Player Awards. In 1993 Sam would enter the Musketeer Hall of Fame.
Jim White: Played two seasons as a Musketeer defenseman. This rookie season he would finish with twenty-two points,
four goals and eighteen assists and place in the top five penalty minute leaders with 60 minutes. He would also make the
list again the following season.
Mike Noel Greg Gilbert Pete Maxwell Jim White Steve Heathwood
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Note: The background…Yes, that is chain-link fence that surrounded the boards in place of the traditional glass. This was how
it was in Sioux City until the start of the 1977-78 season when the fence was finally replaced with glass. Now we had a
Zamboni and glass. Things were looking up in Sioux City!!!
Alex Shibicky Steve Boyle Bubba Podwysocki Barry Head
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Did You Know…The Musketeers were selected as one of the Midwest based teams to play the West Germany All-Star Team.
December 18th, 1974 marked the first time the Musketeers and the Auditorium would host a foe from outside the USA. While
European finesse was on display, USHL toughness and scoring prevailed. Steve Heathwood would score a pair of goals and Alex
Shibicky, Dave Kartio and Sam Nelligan would add red-lighters in the 5-3 victory.
Jimmy Peck Sam Nelligan Randy McDonald Steve Desloges
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Julian Nixon Greg Gilbert Jim White Tom Davies
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Dave Davies
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Play-off game night program features Musketeer team pictures as well as Dave Davies holding new born Daniel born that season. He would
go on to follow in his dad’s footsteps playing for the Des Moines Buccaneers and the US Naval Academy. Along the way dad would coach
him to a pair of IHSHL State Championships and three-time selection to the IHSHL All-Star, All State and Chicago Showcase teams.
Dave Kartio
Musketeer 1972-76
Linesman Wayne Blanche drops the puck for Musketeer Alternate Captain Dave Kartio and Waterloo Blackhawks center man.
Dave Kartio was one of the original Musketeers, he logged four seasons as a Musketeer. The All-American player from University
of North Dakota, averaged over 50 points per season. His final season found him putting up 97 points (48 game schedule) and being
selected the Musketeer’s Most Popular Player. In 1991 Dave would enter the Musketeer Hall of Fame.
Did You Know…Dave was born in South Porcupine, Ontario; located 500 miles east of Thunder Bay. He would make stops in
Peterborough & Chatom, Ontario and Grand Forks, ND as he worked his way to the warm southern temperatures of Sioux City.
Wayne Blanche worked the USHL as a linesman for six seasons. His brother Rich Blanche was the Musketeers very first
head coach. Wayne followed his brother to Sioux City from Canada. Wayne was one of the founding coaches for the newly
formed Siouxland Youth Hockey Association (SYHA) and remained active as a coach and mentor for nearly 25 seasons.
Musketeers vs. Hennepin Nordiques
Sioux City Auditorium
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Left: The players shake hand after the Musketeers vs. the Hennepin Nordiques game. Right: The Musketeers take on the
Copper Country Rangers in a win at the Audi on November 16th, 2974.
Autograph Night
Bogdan “Bubba” Podwysocki Sam Nelligan Musketeers
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Bogdan Podwysocki: Bubba was one of the most popular players during his three seasons (73-76) as a Musketeer. In 1973
he would claim the Musketeer Rookie of the Year Award and in 1974 the Musketeer’s Most Popular Player Award.
Bubba would enter the Musketeers Hall of Fame in 1994
Sam Nelligan: One of the original Musketeers he played for six seasons (72-78) seasons. In ’77 he would both Musketeer
Mr. Spirit and Most Popular Player Awards. His 205 total points & 554 penalty minutes and places among the all-time
leaders in each category. In 1993 Sam would enter the Musketeer Hall of Fame.
Randy McDonald Dave Kartio Steve Desloges
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Randy MacDonald: A Musketeer for four season (74-78). Always a constant goal scorer, during his final season he would double his
usual output and post 57 points (48 game schedule). During that season he would also be named the Musketeers Most Popular Player.
That’s future Jr. Musketeers/Metros Class of ’83 players Craig Stoever and Bobby Batcheller waiting for Randy’s autograph.
Dave Kartio: One of the original Musketeers, he logged four seasons (72-76) as a Musketeer. The All-American player from
University of North Dakota, averaged over 50 points per season. His final season found him putting up 97 points (48 game schedule)
and selected as the Musketeer’s Most Popular Player. In 1991 Dave would enter the Musketeer Hall of Fame.
Steve Desloges: Played two seasons in Sioux City (73-75). During his rookie season he would serve as a Musketeer
Alternate Captain. His second season he would finish third in team penalty minutes and be selected to the USHL All-Star Team.
Pete Maxwell Jim White
Original Musketeer 1972-75 Musketeers 1974-76
One of the original Musketeers, Pete Maxwell spent three seasons between the pipes. His leadership and experience
as a goalie and as a player reflected well on his teammates. He would be selected as an Alternate Captain during his
last season.Pete would assume the position of goaltender mentor as he and the Musketeers began to build a solid
goaltending corps.
Jim White: Played a pair of seasons for the Musketeers on defense. His rookie season he would post twenty-two points;
including four goals &eighteen assists. He would also finish fourth in penalty minutes with sixty minutes in the box. The
following season he would record a pair of goals and fourteen assists and Like last season, he would make the top
five penalty minutes list with 63 minutes served.
Dave Davies Greg Gilbert
Musketeers 1975-79 Original Musketeer 1972-75
Taken during Dave Davies’ first season with the Musketeers. Arriving from Toronto via St. Louis University, noone could
have ever guessed at the impact this rookie would have as a player and coach in Sioux City!!! After five seasons
as a Musketeer, he still tops the Musketeer’s All-Time Scorers with 359 points and holds the title for
Most Games Played as a Musketeer with 269 games. During his last season, he received the
Musketeers Most Popular Player Award.
Dave would eventually take over the coaching duties for the Metros High School Hockey Team . It only took him a single
season to build a team that would eventually turn four straight state championship game appearances into back-to-back
championships in 1991 & 1992.
Greg Gilbert: An original Musketeer, he played for three seasons for Sioux City. This is taken during his last season
as a Musketeer. While he only posted a few points during this time, his estimated 550 penalty minutes puts him
in the Musketeers top five all-time leaders in penalty minutes. Twice, during the 75-76 season he recorded
31 penalty minutes in a single game, a Musketeer record.
Did You Know…Randy Enders holds the Musketeer single season (97-98) record for Penalty minutes with 276.
Rob Butler (94-95) holds the record for highest average penalty minutes in a season with 7.5 per game.
Alex Shibicky Barry Head
Musketeers 1974-75 Musketeers 1973-1977
Alex Shibicky would spend only one season (74-75) as a Musketeer, however it was a good one. Lighting the lamp a team
leading 43 times and following-up with 41 helpers; his 84 total points led the Musketeers in scoring. He would receive the
team’s Most Valuable Player award and selected to play in the USHL All-Star Game. Alex would again be honored
by the League selected to the USHL All-Star First Team as well as being voted USHL’s Rookie of the Year.
After a few season, he would return to Sioux City to coach the high school team. During his three successful seasons as
coach, he would lead the Jr. Musketeers to second and third place finishes at the State Tournament.
Did You Know…Alex Shibicky scored 8 “Hat Tricks” during his only season as Musketeer, a record would stand for ten years
Barry Head played four seasons for the Musketeers. His rookie season would see him record thirteen goals and eighteen
assists and during his second season the Alternate Captain found the net twenty times and added forty-one assists.
Shown here during his third of four seasons with Musketeers, Barry would post his best campaign yet, recording
seventy-six points; netting twenty-six goals and thirty-six assists. His 76 penalty minutes is third highest that season.
He would also be selected as an Team Captain both this and the following season. He would record fourteen goals and
twenty-eight assists his final season. His 200 total points still places him in the top 10 Musketeer scorers. He would
eventually return to Sioux City and become active in the youth hockey program and would coach the high school
team for four seasons (82-86).
Did You Know…On November 1st, 1975, Barry Head would hang seven points on the Central Wisconsin Flyers, tieing
an existing Musketeer team record that still stands today.
Bogdan “Bubba” Podwysocki
Musketeers 1973-76
Bogdan Podwysocki arrived in Sioux City from Quebec where he was one of the region’s best youth and junior players. One of
several very popular Musketeers, Bubba recorded three seasons (73-76) as a Musketeers playing in 125 regular season games
racking-up 65 goals & 69 assists; his 134 USHL points averaged him over a point per game. In 1973 he would claim the
Musketeer Rookie of the Year Award (left photograph) scoring fifteen goals and twenty-six assists and in 1974 receive the
Musketeer’s Most Popular Player Award. Bubba would enter the Musketeers Hall of Fame in 1994.
Barry Head Tom Davies Steve Boyle
Musketeers 1973-1977 Musketeers 1974-75 Musketeers 1973-76
Barry Head played four seasons for the Musketeers. His 200 total points places him in the top 10 Musketeer
All-Time Musketeer Scorers. He would be selected Alternate Captain during the 75-76 season and then the
following season team Captain. Barry would eventually become active in the youth hockey program and would
coach the Sioux City high school team for four seasons (82-86).
Tom Davies played a single season in Sioux City. He would come to town with a pair of seasons playing for Lake
Superior State University where he was a high scoring defenseman recording 92 total points. He joined the Musketeers
after an injury sidelined him at the New York Islanders (NHL) try-out camp. As a defenseman he put up some nice
numbers; scoring ten goals and thirty-six points in just 28 games played.
Steve Boyle played three seasons as a Musketeer. His 151 total points places him in the top 15 Musketeer All-Time
Scorers. During this time, Steve would go on to open the greatest hockey bar ever, The Penalty Box Lounge. Located
in the, now raised, KD Stockyards Station, this place is probably responsible for some of the greatest off-ice
Musketeer memories ever!!!
Julian Nixon Mike Noel
Musketeers 1974-79 (5 Seasons) Original Musketeers 1972-75 (3 Seasons)
Left: Julian Nixon played five seasons (74-79) in Sioux City. He retuned to Des Moines and remains active in the Des Moines
Youth Hockey program. Right: Mike Noel, one of the original Musketeers, played three seasons (72-75) in Sioux City.
John Saville Musketeers Player/Coach
Original Musketeer 1973-77
John Saville joined the Musketeers for the inaugural season (72-73) as a player and left five seasons later as coach (76-77). Following
his first season, he took over the legendary Old-Time Hockey Position of Player/Coach for two seasons and than in traditional fashion
the remaining two seasons. During the 75-76 season he was voted the USHL Coach of the Year.
Jimmy Peck
Musketeers 1974-78
This is taken during Jim Peck’s rookie season (74-75) as a Musketeer. Jim would lead the USHL in defenseman scoring with 54 (14/40)
regular season points. Eventually playing four seasons (74-78) in Sioux City, his 282 points make him at third on the Musketeer’s all time
scorers list. Jimmy was the Musketeers Most Valuable Player during the 75-76 season and is a three time USHL All-Star and was twice
voted as the USHL’s Best Defenseman. He would be elected to the Musketeer Hall of Fame in 1989.
After the Musketeers, he would go on to coach various SYHA teams, eventually winning a pair IHSHL State Championships in 1994 and
2003. After taking a few seasons off , he again spent several season at the youth level before joining the High School coaching staff as an
assistant coach for another three seasons (11-14).
Musketeers Award Winners
Most Valuable Player…Ales Shibicky * Mr. Spirit…Randy McDonald * Rookie of the Year…Dave Davies
Most Popular Player…Bubba Podwysocki * D’Artagnan Award…Craig Thompson
USHL All-Star Team
Green Bay / January 14th
Alex Shibicky * Bubba Podwysocki * Julian Nixon * Alex Shibicky
Finishing the regular season with a record of 31-16-1 as the USHL Southern Division Champs, they would fall a goal short of defeating
the Waterloo Blackhawks in the USHL Championship Series.
The Musketeers would again dominate the USHL Southern Division All-Star team with Jim Peck, Rick Kennedy & Dave Kartio selected
as well as Head Coach John Saville. These four Musketeers would also find on spot on the USHL “Dream Team”.
USHL Awards were also plentiful…Rick Kennedy would receive the League’s Most Valuable Player Award, Jim Peck the League’s
Best Defenseman Award and Coach of the Year honors would go to John Saville.
One Game this season worth noting…On January 11th, 1976 in Waterloo, the Blackhawks lead the Musketeer 9-3 with less
than 10 minutes remaining in the game. However, the Musketeers would go on to score seven unanswered goals to win with just
over a minute remaining in regulation time. Making this game possibly one of the greatest comebacks in USHL history
Season Tickets: $65.00 / Reserved Seats: $3.25 / Balcony & Kids: $2.00
Musketeer Front Office Staff
Gary Lipshutz John Saville Sally Early Kathy Stueve
President General Manager Director of Sales Public Relations
Head Coach Office Manager
Trainer……Curt Lilly Chief Statistician…..John Cowley Special Projects Coordinator…Howard Lipshutz
Souvenirs & Score Card Game….Terry Gottburg, Russ Gondek & Michelle Lilly
Musketeers Coaching Staff
Head Coach / General Manager...John Saville Trainer…Curt Lilly Equipment Manager…Kevin Ruring / Billy Danderand
Between the Pipes
Returning veteran Ralph Kloiber and rookie Tom Gavin formed this seasons successful goaltender duo. Ralph carried
the bulk of the games as a veteran, but Tom provided the needed relief along the way and helped Sioux City claim the
Southern Division Championship. They would also advance through the play-offs and meet with Waterloo in the
USHL title game but fall just short of a championship win.
Ralph Kloiber Tom Gavin
Musketeers 1974-77 Musketeers 1975-76
Ralph Kloiber returns for the second of three seasons as a Musketeer and would assume the starting position this
season. Over the next two seasons he would be the Musketeers go-to goalie. This season saw him log some
36 games as he lead the Musketeers to a Southern Division Championship and a consolation finish in the
USHL Championship series. Ralph would be selected a member of the Musketeer Hall of Fame
in 1998.
Goaltender Tom Gavin played just a single season as a Musketeer goalie. Playing the back-up position, he helps provide
reliable relief in net. The understudy still saw time in 15 games and helped in leading the Musketeers to their first USHL
Southern Division Championship. Tom even collected a pair of assists that season.
High Scorers
Rick Kennedy Dave Kartio Sean Coughlan Dave Davies Jim Peck
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Rookie Rick Kennedy would tally 109 regular season points including a team leading sixty-six assists. Third season veteran
Dave Kartio was close at hand with ninety-seven points and a team leading fifty-two goals. Rookie Sean Coughlan would
make the scorers list this season with twenty-four goals and fifty-four assists. Another veteran Dave Davies returns to
the scorers list for the second time in as many seasons with sixty-seven points as does veteran defenseman Jim Peck,
rounding out the top scorers with twenty goals, forty-five assists for sixty-five points.
Heavy Hitters
Sam Nelligan Kevin O’Rear Barry Head Jim White Jim Peck
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Multi-season veteran Sammy Nelligan is starting to make the hitters list on a regular basis as he leads the team this season
with 133 minutes. The closest competitor is Kevin O’Rear with 86 minutes. Veterans Barry Head records 76 and Jim
White 63 minutes. Top five scorer Jimmy Peck also makes the hitters list with 52 minutes in the box.
Dave Davies Julian Nixon Greg Gilbert
Musketeers 1975-79 (4 Seasons) Musketeers 1974-79 (5 Seasons) Musketeers 72-75 (3 Seasons)
Left: Dave Davies, Greg Gilbert and Julian Nixon shoot on goal at the stage end of the Auditorium Right: Another
shot on goal. These above photographs hung on the wall that the infamous Penalty Box Bar for many years…if only
they could talk!!!
Did You Know…Jimmy Peck, Rick Kennedy, Dave Kartio and Coach John Saville were all selected as members of
the USHL “1976 Dream Team”
Dave Kartio
Original Musketeer / Musketeers 72-76
Dave Kartio: One of the original Musketeers, he logged four seasons (72-76) as a Musketeer. His first three seasons
he averaged over 50 points. His last season found him putting up 97 points (48 game schedule) and being selected the
Musketeer’s Most Popular Player. In 1991 Dave would enter the Musketeer Hall of Fame.
Dave Kartio
On October 31st, 1975 Dave Kartio becomes the first Musketeer and just a handful of USHL players to score five
goals in a single game as the Musketeers beat the Marquette Iron Rangers 10-3. His additional two assists sets a new Musketeer single game
scoring record of seven points in a single game.
Barry Head
The following night November 1st, Barry Head becomes the second Musketeer to score five goals in a single game as the Musketeers destroy the
Central Wisconsin Flyers 13-4. He would record a pair of assists also, tieing the Musketeers record of seven points in a single game.
John Saville Musketeers Player/Coach
Original Musketeer 1972-77
Player/Coach John Saville watches the Musketeers practice from the Auditorium stage.
John Saville joined the Musketeers for the inaugural season (72-73) as a player and left five seasons later as coach (76-77). Following
his first season, he took over the legendary Old-Time Hockey Position of Player/Coach for two seasons and than in traditional fashion
the remaining two seasons. During the 75-76 season he was voted the USHL Coach of the Year.
Dave Kartio
As the 1975-76 season closes, Musketeer veteran Dave Kartio leaves his name atop the record book, racking-up 141 Musketeer red-lighters
over four seasons and puts him atop the Musketeers All-Time Goal Scoring list.
These two photos represents 324 Musketeer points in a single season!!!
Mitch Brandt Sean Coghlan Dave Kartio Rick Kennedy
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Firstline team mates and top three Musketeer scorers Sean Coghlan, Dave Kartio and Rick Kennedy would combine this
season for 284 points, setting both a Musketeer and a USHL record that still stands. Add in Mitch Brandt‘s 40 points
on defense; you’re talking about some serious offence.
Rick Kennedy joined the Musketeers after four seasons at the University of St. Louis where he was one of the Billikens a top
five scorer three of those seasons. He was recruited for his offense and he did not disappoint. He would lead the Musketeer
scoring with 109 points in just forty-eight games; recording forty-three goals & sixty-six assists and was voted the Musketeers
Most Valuable Player. Rick was also a member of the USHL All-Star Team and was also voted the USHL’s Most
Valuable Player. His 109 points places him among the top single season scorers in Musketeer history.
Dave Kartio was one of the original Musketeers, logging four seasons. His first three seasons Dave averaged over fifty points
per game, however, his final season found him putting up ninety-seven points during the forty-eight game season. He was selected
the Musketeer’s Most Popular Player that season and in 1991 Dave would enter the Musketeer Hall of Fame.
Sean Coghlan played two seasons as a Musketeer. Shown here during his rookie season, Sean would post twenty-four goals and
add another fifty-four assists; finishing among the top three Musketeer scorers this season with seventy-eight total points. He would
receive the Musketeers Rookie of the Year Award. The following season he would record thirty-one points and finish among the
teams top five Heavy Hitters with fifty-four minutes.
Mitch Brandt played two seasons with the Musketeers. This second season he saw his goal production decrease, but he more
than compensated for that with his terrific play making ability recording thirty-five assists. After the season, Mitch would call
Sioux City home, joining the coaching staff of both the youth and the high school hockey teams. In 1978 he would help
former Musketeer Alex Shibicky bring home a second place finish at the Iowa League State Tournament.
Dave Murphy
Musketeers 1975-79
Musketeer Autograph Night
Sam Nelligan Randy McDonald Tom Gavin
Original Musketeer 1972-78 Musketeers 1974-78 Musketeers 1975-76 
Sam Nelligan was an original Musketeer, joining the organization in it’s first season. He would play six seasons logging some
258 regular season games. Sammy was a fan favorite; he loved to drop the gloves and the fans loved him for it. His classic
battles with Waterloo Blackhawk Ed Starkey, are a part of USHL lore. During the 76-77 season Sammy received the
team’s Mr. Spirit and Most Popular Player Awards and in 1993 he was elected into the Musketeer Hall of Fame.
Did You Know…Sammy’s 258 games played as a Musketeer is second only to Dave Davies record setting 269 games played.
Randy MacDonald would play four seasons with the Musketeers and is pictured here during his second. As a rookie he would
receive the Musketeers Mr. Spirit award and as a four season veteran, the Musketeers Most Popular Player award. During
his final season, he would finish as one of the Musketeers top five scorers with fifty-seven total points. Over his four seasons,
Randy would log 174 regular season games recording 123 points.
Tom Gavin spent a single season in net for the Musketeers. Taking on the the back-up duties, he provide the reliable relief to
help win a division championship. Tom would see time in fifteen contests and would even record a pair of assists as the
Musketeers would win their first ever Southern Division Championship.
Mitch Brandt Jim Peck Bob Fowler
Musketeers 1975-77 Musketeers 1974-78 Musketeers 1972-73 & 75-76
Mitch Brandt: Played two seasons (75-77) as a Musketeer. Stayed in Sioux City to coach the youth and the high school hockey
teams. In 1978 he would help former Musketeer Alex Shibicky bring home a second place finish at the State Tournament.
Jimmy Peck played four Musketeer seasons and recorded 249 points in 187 games placing him among the Musketeers top three
all-time scorers. Two times during his career he was the league’s leading defenseman; setting a league record for scoring and then
breaking it the following season. During his final season Jimmy was selected as the Musketeers Most Valuable Player and
honored as the USHL Leading defenseman. He would eventually be a three-time USHL All-Star and a two-time USHL
Dream-Team selection. Jimmy would be selected to the Musketeers Hall of Fame in 1991. He would go on to
success coaching the Sioux City Metros high school team, capturing three State Championships.
Bob Fowler played his first season in Sioux City as one of the original Musketeers. He would log thirty-three game; scoring
nineteen goals and eight assists. He liked it here so much, that after two seasons in the CHL & IHL, he would return for a second
season as a Musketeer. Serving as one of the Alternate Captains, Bob would record thirteen goals and eighteen assists.
Jimmy Peck
This season Jimmy Peck becomes the first Musketeer to lead all other USHL defenseman in scoring; he would record twenty goals
and forty-five assists during this season. This will be the first of his three All-Star game selections and this season chosen a member
of the USHL Dream Team.
Sean Coghlan Ralph Kloiber Rick Kennedy
Musketeers 1975-77 Musketeers 1974-77 Musketeers 1975-76 
Sean Coghlan logged a pair of seasons in Sioux City after arriving from St. Louis University. His first season he would
put-up seventy-eight points including twenty-four goals and fifty-four helpers and finish third in Musketeer scoring that
season. He would win the Musketeer Rookie of the Year Award. The following season he would record thirty-one
points and finish among the teams top five Heavy Hitters with fifty-four minutes.
Another St. Louis University product is goaltender Ralph Kloiber played three seasons for the Musketeers. His rookie season
he would take on the back-up duties; still seeing time in nineteen regular season games. However, after that, Ralph carried the mail
the remaining two seasons as the Musketeers go-to goalie. Ralph would be selected a member of the Musketeer Hall of Fame
in 1998.
Did You Know...Ralph finished this season seventh in team penalty minutes with 46. The following season he would improve
with 48 and a top sixth team finish.
Rick Kennedy arrived in Sioux City after four seasons at St Louis University (CCHA) playing for the Billikens. During his only
season as a Musketeer he would lead the team in scoring with 109 points; including forty-three goals and sixty-six assists and was
voted the Musketeers Most Valuable Player. He would also play in the USHL All-Star Team as well as receive the
USHL’s Most Valuable Player Award
Rick Kennedy.
Rick Kennedy would set a single season USHL scoring record of 109 points during a single season including forty-three goals and
sixty-six assists. That record would stand for ten more seasons, before Musketeers Tim Ferguson and Mike Racz both eclipsed
that record, scoring number with 135 and 132 points in a single season.
Musketeers Award Winners
Most Valuable Player…Rick Kennedy * Mr. Spirit…Dave Murphy * Rookie of the Year…Sean Coghlan
Most Popular Player…Dave Kartio * D’Artagnan Award…John Cowley 
USHL All-Star Game
Jimmy Peck * Rick Kennedy * Dave Kartio * Head Coach John Saville
USHL Dream Team Selections
Jimmy Peck * Rick Kennedy * Dave Kartio * Head Coach John Saville
USHL Award Winners
Most Valuable Player…Rick Kennedy * Best Defenseman…Jimmy Peck * Coach of the Year… John Saville
The Musketeers would finish the regular season with 22-26 record.
The Musketeers will host the USHL All-Star game this season. Played on January 24th, 1977. Coaches from last season’s
Division Champions will head-up this season’s All-Star teams. Musketeers John Saville will take the Southern Division bench
and Green Bay’s Gordy Yewman will take the Northern Division All-Stars.
The Musketeers will place eight players on the Southern Divisions All-Star Team; Jim Peck, Mitch Brandt, Rick Clubbe,
Steve Colp, Dave Davies, Randy MacDonald, Barry Head and Ralph Kloiber. Future Musketeer and current Green Bay
goaltender Dave LeGree is also selected to the All-Star line-up.
Season Tickets: $65.00 / Reserved Seats: $3.25 / Kids: $2.00
Special Note…Sioux City get their first Zamboni. Good bye to the snow shovels and Black Knight carts!!!
Musketeers Front Office Staff
Gary Lipshutz John Saville Kathy Stueve
President General Manager/Head Coach Public Relations Director
Trainer……Curt Lilly Chief Statistician…..John Cowley Special Projects Coordinator…Howard Lipshutz
Souvenirs & Score Card Game….Terry Gottburg, Russ Gondek & Michelle Lilly
Musketeers Coaching Staff
Head Coach...John Saville Trainer… Equipment Manager…Billy Danderand
Between the Pipes
Fresh off a Southern Division Championship and a run at the Play-off Championship, third year veteran Ralph Kloiber
would again claim the starting duties in 37 games. However, rookie back-up Billy Fedoryk would see his share of ice
time and log 19 games in goal.
Ralph Kloiber
Musketeers 1974-77
Ralph Kloiber joins the team after hearing about the new Musketeers organization from other St. Louis University players
like Dave Davies and Jim Peck. Completing his four seasons as a Billiken, Ralph joins the Musketeers for his rookie
season taking on the back-up duties, he would still see time in nineteen games posting a 10-9 record.
Ralph would carry-the-mail for the Musketeer the next two seasons. His second season would see continues success;
finishing the season with a 21-14-1 record and helping lead the Musketeers to the team’s first regular season Division
Championship and a runner-up placing in the post season championship.
Taking the net for the third season, Ralph enters this season as one of the league’s premier goaltenders. He would again
assume the starting position as he prepared to backstop the Musketeers in their defense of the prior season’s Southern
Division championship. Ralph sees time in forty-one games this season and wins nineteen of them.
He would finish his three year Musketeer career with a 50-45-1 overall record. In 1977 he is selected a USHL All-Star
and in 1998 he is inducted into the Musketeer Hall of Fame.
Billy Fedoryk
Musketeers 1976-77
Billy Fedoryk arrives in Sioux City with a season’s worth of junior hockey experience. Playing in the Mid-American Hockey
League where he logged some thirty-five games in goal for the Austin Mavericks.
Assuming the back-up duties to the Musketeers three season veteran goaltender, Billy is still able to earn time in nineteen USHL
games and finishes the season with a winning 7-5 record.
High Scorers
Steve Colp Rick Clubbe Dave Davies Jimmy Peck Walt Johnson
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This season was loaded with constant scorers. Rookies Steve Colp and Rick Clubbe would set the pace. Steve’s
seventy-seven points would include a team leading thirty-seven goals. Rick would also record forty-assists in addition to
twenty-five of his own goals. Here’s Mr. Consistent, Dave Davies as he continues make his mark in the Musketeer
record book with another ninety-one points. Jimmy Peck also makes the list again, scoring sixteen goals and and
team leading forty-four assists. Rookie Walt Johnson would finish out the top scorers with twenty-six goals
and twenty-three assists.
Heavy Hitters
Sam Nelligan Les Batog Mitch Brandt Dave Murphy Sean Coughlan
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Seasoned veteran Sammy Nelligan would claim a usual spot on the Heavy Hitters list; leading the team in penalty minutes
for the second season in a row with 84 minutes. Returning veteran Les Batog is a close second with 76 penalty minutes. New
to the Heavy Hitter list are veterans Mitch Brandt with 58 minutes, Dave Murphy with 55 minutes and Sean Coughlan
with 54 minutes in the box. Top five scorer Jim Peck would miss the list by just a pair of minor penalties.
Sioux City Auditorium
Left: Musketeer players line-up along the blue line for some kind of presentation Right: A neutral zone face-off. You are
looking at the odd numbered sections of the Auditorium, sometimes called the Pearl Street side. Left is visiting players
bench and the right is the single penalty box used by both teams.
Randy MacDonald
Musketeers 74-78
Randy MacDonald (Musketeers 74-78) move the puck up ice. He would receive Musketeer team awards
Mr. Spirit in 1975 and be voted Most Popular Player in1978, Note the fence in lieu of glass.
Rick Clubbe
Musketeers 1976-77
Prior to joining the Musketeers, Rick was a stand-out player for the Fighting Sioux; playing four season for the University
of North Dakota. During his senior season, Rick’s sixteen goals and twenty-four assists was second best among all team
scorers. Over four NCAA seasons he would see time in 135 games; recording thirty-seven goals and fifty-six assists.
Joining the Musketeers after four very successful season at North Dakota, Rick Clubbe was expected to be a terrific
addition to the Musketeer offence this season. He would record twenty-five goals and forty assists playing a complete
forty-eight game regular season; his sixty-five points was second best among all team scorers.
The following season, Rick would be traded to the Waterloo Black Hawks (USHL) where he put up nearly identical
numbers; missing just one game during the season and scoring two fewer goals. As far as Musketeer history this
season, Rick’s name would surface later in the season in one of the USHL’s most famous fights.
Barry Head
Musketeers 1973-77
Barry Head would log a junior season in his Canada playing for the Markham Waxers before joining the Musketeers
the following season. As a Musketeer rookie, he saw a busy schedule, playing in twenty-seven games; recording thirteen
goals and eighteen assists. During his second season, The Musketeer Alternate Captain would continue to find the net
burying twenty-one goals and adding forty-one assists. His third season now saw more of the same as the Team
Captain boasted his second season as a Musketeer top five high score with twenty-six goals and
thirty-seven helpers.
Selected to lead the Musketeers as Team Captain for a second consecutive season, Barry Head would continue to help
the Musketeers succeed during the season. Netting fourteen goals and adding thirty more assists for forty-four regular
season points. Barry would stay in Sioux City and become involved in the relatively new SYHA program where he
would eventually coach the High School hockey team for four seasons.
Did You Know…On November 1st, 1975 Barry scored seven points against the Central Wisconsin Flyers tieing a Musketeer record.
Steve Colp
Musketeers 1976-77
Before joining the Musketeers Steve Colp was a Michigan State scoring machine. Logging four seasons for the Spartans,
Steve lead the team in scoring both his freshman and sophomore seasons; recording thirty-five goals and sixty points and then
the following season with forty-three goals and ninety-seven points. He would have an off junior year; the team’s top four
scorer would record fourteen goals and forty-nine points. Returning for his senior season, he would grab forty-goals
and fifty-four assists; his ninety-four points is second best among the Spartans top scorers.
Steve would have a terrific first season with the Musketeer as the new senior league seemed to fit his style of play well. He
would play in forty-two USHL contests where he would lead the Musketeers in scoring; recording a team leading
thirty-seven goals and forty assists.
Mitch Brandt Jimmy Peck
Musketeers 1975-77 Musketeers 1974-78
Musketeers veterans Mitch Brandt and Jimmy Peck move the puck up ice. Mitch would play for the Musketeers two
seasons before becoming active in the Sioux City Youth Hockey program where he would spend three seasons behind the
bench coaching the Jr. Musketeers. Mitch would later return coaching many years later and become an integral part
of the newly formed Lakes Area youth hockey program.
Jimmy Peck
Jimmy Peck does it again, for the second season in a row he leads all USHL defensemen in scoring; recording sixteen goals and
forty-four assists. For a second season in a row , he is selected to the USHL All-Star game and chosen as the USHL Best Defenseman
Julian Nixon
Musketeers 1974-79
Sioux City Auditorium Penalty Box Uniqueness…
Penalty boxes for both teams was located in the Section 5 Vomitory. (Yes…I said both teams!!!) Up until the early 80’s rink
re-model, only one penalty box location was made available to players. While minor penalties were usually no problem,
it was the major penalties that usually lead to the excitement!!!
Brad Morrow
Musketeers 1976-77
Left: Brad Morrow joined the Musketeers for a single season (76-77). He played two seasons for the University of
Minnesota Golden Gophers (NCAA) before becoming a Musketeer. He would log nearly a complete schedule and record
five goals and fourteen assists
Barry Head Dave Murphy
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Left: Team Captain Barry Head (Musketeers 73-77) and Dave Murphy (Musketeers 75-79) face-off against Jim Carter of the
Green Bay Bobcats
Steve Colp Brad Morrow Billy Fedoryk
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Steve Colp: After four seasons of playing hockey for Michigan State, Steve joined the Musketeers. During his single season (76-77)
with the Musketeers he would lead the team in scoring with 77 (57/40) regular season points in just a 48 game schedule.
Brad Morrow joined the Musketeers for a single season (76-77). He played two seasons for the University of Minnesota
Golden Gophers (NCAA) before becoming a Musketeer. He would log nearly a complete schedule and record five goals and 14 assists
Billy Fedoryk would played a single season (76-77) in net for the Musketeers, but still logged 19 games as back-up and finished
the season with a 7-5 record.
Musketeers vs. Waterloo Blackhawks
February 13th, 1977
Bob Graiziger Julian Nixon
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Bob Graiziger (left & right) against the Waterloo Blackhawks. He played two seasons at the University of Denver before
joining the Musketeers for one season. Left: Julian Nixon follows the play.
Sioux City Auditorium
East Side Marquee / 1976-77
Even back in the seventies these east and west side entrances were rarely used for events. These side entrances were used
mainly as exits at the completion of schedule events and also for crew entrance and occasional side ramp load in &outs.
The marquee reads; Musketeers vs. Grand Rapids Saturday & Sunday, Merl Haggard and Freddie Hart in concert Friday
night and the Annual Lions Club Pancake Day Saturday.
Auditorium Trivia… inscribed at the top of the Auditorium on both east and west entrances are two sayings. They go
largely unnoticed by other than those of us who have used those two entrances for hockey, work and entertainment
on a regular basis. Can you name them????
Musketeer Trivia Answer… East/Peirce Street entrance: Art At Its Highest and Nature At Its Truest Are One
West/Pearl Street: There Is No Higher Conquest Than That Of Self.
Julian Nixon
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Musketeer Julian Nixon Played five seasons (74-79) in Sioux City. He is shown facing off against the Waterloo Black Hawks (left)
and the Green Bay Bobcats (right).
Rick Clubbe
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Rick Clubbe played one season in Sioux City before being traded to the Waterloo Black Hawks. He would finish
second in Musketeer scoring with sixty-fibe total points; twenty-fibe goals and forty assists (48 game schedule). Prior
to his USHL days, he played four seasons for UND. Rick’s name would surface again next season as a participant
in one of the USHL’s & Musketeers’ most famous fights.
Jimmy Peck Sammy Nelligan
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Left: Jimmy would spend four seasons as a Musketeer where he would become one of the USHL’s pioneers of development
of the Offensive-Defenseman. Three of his four season were spent setting and breaking defenseman scoring records.
Right: Sam Nelligan, one of the original Musketeers he would stay a Musketeer for six seasons where he was a part of some of
the most memorable USHL fisticuffs. he even spent the last two seasons as a player/assistant coach.
Brad Morrow
Musketeers 1976-77
Brad Morrow joined the Musketeers for a single season (76-77). He played two seasons for the University of Minnesota Golden
Gophers (NCAA) before becoming a Musketeer. He would log nearly a complete schedule and record five goals and 14 assists.
The photo on the left shows the Musketeers playing the Traverse City (Michigan) Bays. Note both pictures the fence instead of glass.
Sean Coghlan Rick Clubbe Brad Morrow Julian Nixon
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Left: Sean Coghlan and Rick Clubbe Right: Julian Nixon catches photographer Curt Stoever on this shot, while Brad Morrow
continues to tell Julian his side of the story.
Sean Coghlan: Logged a pair of seasons (75-77) as a Musketeer. Shown here as Alternate Captain during the second of his two
seasons in Sioux City. His first season (75-76) he would be selected as the Musketeer Rookie of the Year. Sean played two
seasons for the St Louis University Billicans (NCAA) before becoming a Musketeer.
Julian Nixon played five seasons (74-79) in Sioux City. During his time here, every season he was always a fan favorite. He would
post some 118 (59/59) regular season points career points. After the Musketeers, Julian returned to his home town,
Des Moines, where he became and still is active in the Des Moines Youth Hockey program.
Musketeers Team Award Night
March 13th, 1977
Jimmy Peck
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Jimmy Peck was selected the Musketeers as Most Valuable Player. Of his 60 points (48 game season) that season, most came
from the point with his legendary slap shot. Jimmy would also pick up the USHL Leading Offensive-Defenseman Award.
In 1989 Jimmy would be voted into the Musketeer Hall of Fame.
Did you know…the following year Jimmy would again break his own scoring record, posting twenty-seven goals, forty-four assists
for seventy-one regular season points making him one of the top three all-time Musketeer scorers.
Walt Johnson Sam Nelligan
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Left: This would be the first of Walt Johnson‘s three seasons (76-79) in Sioux City. 40 points and League-wide respect,
would earn Walt the Rookie of the Year Award. His 286 total points in 176 games, still today makes him the Musketeer’s
second leading scorer. Walt would be elected to the Musketeer Hall of Fame in 1991.
Right: One of the original Musketeers, Sam Nelligan would play Enforcer for six full seasons!!! Sammy is shown above
winning both the Mr. Spirit and Most Popular Player awards. Every Musketeer fan back then, Sammy could win those
awards on a regular basis as well as run for Mayor all six seasons in Sioux City!!!! In 1993, Sam was elected to the
Musketeer Hall of Fame.
Autograph Night
Barry Head Jimmy Peck
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Barry Head would play four seasons in Sioux City. He would stay in Sioux City and involved in the SYHA program.
and eventually coach the High School hockey team for four seasons.
Jimmy Peck (74-78): Signs autographs for his fans. (That’s me at the bottom in the center). Jim’s 282 points put him at third
on the Musketeer’s All Time Scorers list. Jimmy too would stay in Sioux City and make huge contributions to SYHA and
High School teams. In 1994 and 2003 he would lead the Metros to a pair State/League Championships.
Did You know…This picture of Jimmy and me is one of my favorites. As a young player I watched Jimmy from the stands as he
racked-up points as well as penalty minutes. Here I am waiting to get his autograph. Little did I know that years later this
childhood hero would become one of my best hockey friends. From officiating USHL games together, reffing high school
games when he was coaching to playing adult league pick-up, Jimmy still remains one of the greatest Musketeers ever!!!
Did You Know…Jimmy Peck’s 282 career points places him third on the all-time Musketeers scorers list. He was no stranger
to the penalty box either…he collected some 240 penalty minutes as well.
Brad Morrow Sean Coghlan
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Left: Brad Morrow take time for a photo while Walt Johnson signs in the background. Right: Alternate Captain Sean
Coghlan shown during the second of his two seasons in Sioux City. His first season (75-76) he would be selected as the
Musketeer Rookie of the Year. Sean played two seasons for the St Louis University Billicans (NCAA) before
becoming a Musketeer.
Mitch Brandt
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Mitch Brandt (Musketeers 75-77) and Craig Stoever (Metros Class of ’83). Mitch would also stay in town and offer
his hockey knowledge to the High School team for three seasons. In 1978 he would help former Musketeer Alex Shibicky
bring home a second place finish at the Iowa High School League (IHSHL) State Tournament.
Sammy Nelligan Julian Nixon
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Left: Sammy Nelligan, one of the original Musketeers. While known for his legendary tussles with Waterloo Black Hawk Ed Starkey,
Sammy could put the biscuit in the basket as well, and scored nearly 200 points as a Musketeer.
Right: Julian Nixon played five seasons (74-79) in Sioux City. After his last season he returned home to Des Moines where he
became active in the Youth and High School hockey programs. He would also go on to become a USA Hockey official.
Walt Johnson
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Fans wait for a chance to meet first year Musketeer player Walt Johnson. His forty-nine points; twenty-six goals and
twenty-three assists and League-wide respect, would earn Walt the Musketeer Rookie of the Year Award. His 286
total points in 176 games, still today makes him the Musketeer’s second leading All-Time Scorer. In 1991, Walt
was elected to the Musketeer Hall of Fame.
Walt would eventually call Sioux City home where he became the Auditorium Building Manager for nearly twenty-five years
and became active in both youth and high school hockey. Eventually coaching the Metros High School team to
back-to-back high school State Tournament Championships.
Steve Colp
Musketeers 1976-77
After four seasons of playing hockey for Michigan State, Steve Colp joined the Musketeers. During his single season
with the Musketeers he would lead the team in scoring with seventy-seven regular season points; including thirty seven
goals and forty assists during the 48 game schedule. In 1977 Steve was drafted by both the Chicago
Blackhawks (NHL) and the Cleveland Crusaders (WHA).
Musketeers Award Winners
Most Valuable Player…Jimmy Peck (Metros Coach 01-07 / 2003 State Champions)
Rookie of the Year…Walt Johnson (Metros Coach 79-82 & 96-00 / 98 & 99 State Champions)
Mr. Spirit…Sam Nelligan * Most Popular Player…Sam Nelligan * D’Artagnan Award…Elfrieda Lillie
USHL All-Star Game
January 24th, 1977 / Sioux City Iowa
The the League’s fourth annual USHL All-Star game is held in the Sioux City Municipal Auditorium . The best players
of the Northern Division will take on the best of the Southern Division. Fifteen players and two goaltender will populate
the benches and the game will be play in regular format. Between the first and second period there is a
Shoot-Out Contest with three players from each team competing for cash prizes.
Steve Colp Rick Clubbe Dave Davies Jimmy Peck
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Mitch Brandt Randy MacDonald Barry Head Ralph Kloiber
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The Musketeers place eight players on the Southern Division All-Star team. the next closest is the Northern
Division’s Green Bay Bobcats place six players on the team; including future Musketeer Dave LeGree.
Musketeers Head Coach John Saville will coach the Southern Division All-Stars.
USHL Award Winners
Musketeers win the Southern Division championship with a 34-17 record, identical to heated rivals the Waterloo Black Hawks.
They would meet-up in the Championship series and Waterloo would blast-off to a three game lead before the Musketeers could
rebound and force a seventh deciding game. Unfortunately, the Musketeers would fall short and lose 7-4.
Season Tickets: $75.00 / Reserved Seats: 3:50 / Kids: $2.00
Special Note…New Dasher Boards Glass arrives in Sioux City – gone is the chain-link fence that personified old-time hockey.
Musketeer Front Office Staff
Gary Lipshutz Charlie Burns Mike Newhouse Micki Murphy Steve Musco
President General Manager Sales & Marketing Public Relations Trainer
Trainer……Curt Lilly Chief Statistician…..John Cowley Special Projects Coordinator…Kathy Stueve & Sally Early
Souvenirs & Score Card Game….Terry Gottburg, Doug Gates & Kelly Smith
Musketeers Coaching Staff
Charlie Burns Sam Nelligan Billy Danderand
Head Coach Player/Assistant Coach Trainer Equipment Manager
Between the Pipes
With a nice resume in hand; three seasons in the OHL, a stint in the IHL and a full season in Green Bay, Dave Legree joined the
Musketeers for the first of two very successful years in Sioux City. Rick Hanson would also join the team as one of the first
official Junior players as the USHL prepped for the up-coming transition years. Dave and Rick would team-up and bring home
another USHL Southern Division Championship. They would also give the Musketeers another run at a play-off championship title.
Dave LeGree Rich Hanson
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Dave LeGree: Would carry the mail for the Musketeers for a pair of seasons. Arriving in town as a Musketeer rookie, but with
six seasons of professional hockey under his belt he would lead the Musketeers to a second Southern Division Championship
in three seasons and receive the Musketeers Most Valuable Player Award. The following season he would lead the
Musketeers to another successful season while securing the USHL’s Most Valuable Player Award.
Rich Hanson: Playing understudy to the experienced Rich Hanson would assume the back-up goaltending duties. Providing the
relief at the right times, Rich helped the Musketeers to another Southern Division Championship.
High Scorers
Walt Johnson Bob Ferguson Jimmy Peck Mike Thomas Randy McDonald
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Walt Johnson is back on the high scorers list again for the second time and will be there one more before his wraps up his three
seasons with the Musketeers. He would have a record setting season scoring a team leading 40 goals and 61 assists for 101 points.
Bob Ferguson would make the list as a rookie scoring 87 (37/50) regular season points. Defenseman Jimmy Peck would make the
list again as he tallies 27 goals and 44 assists. Mike Thomas would record 63 (27/36) points and veteran Randy McDonald
would round out the top five scorers with a four season career high of 9 goals and 48 assists.
Heavy Hitters
Bobby Hutten Sam Nelligan Jimmy Peck Mark Castillo Marlin Mense
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With the phase in of Junior hockey this season, Sammy got some much needed relief as resident tough-guy Bobby Hutten joined the
Musketeers. He had a fierce reputation as a fighter and everyone in the league knew it. Bobby would record a team high of 151 minutes
and he only played 34 games that season. Sammy would record 88 minutes and cap a six season career with some 500 plus penalty
minutes. Jimmy Peck makes both lists again this season by recording 82 penalty minutes while finishing third in scoring. Rookies Mark
Castillo would record 79 minutes and Marlin Mense 45 minutes.
Bobby Hutten
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48 2 12 14 169
43 3 13 16 189 ???????
Bobby Hutten played for the Musketeers for two seasons . Don’t let the hair fool you…This guy was a fighter, who could play
hockey. His “Golden Gloves” awards made him one of the toughest guys in the league. Joining the Musketeers this season, the
rookie afforded Sammy a few nights off and he made good use of the time. He racked-up 151 penalty minutes in just thirty-four
games. Bobby did also record his first two USHL goals and added a dozen assists this first season.
Dave Murphy Bob Ferguson Dave LeGree Mike Thomas Marlin Mense
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Left: Dave Murphy , Bob Ferguson and goalie Dave LeGree Right: Mike Thomas and Marlin Mense
These two photographs below hung on the wall that the infamous Penalty Box Bar for many years…if only they could talk!!!
Musketeers vs. Austin Mavericks
Sioux City Auditorium
Left: Sam Nelligan and Walt Johnson lead the Musketeers to the ice as they prepare to take on the Austin Mavericks
Right: Bob Betty, Randy MacDonald, Dave LeGree & Rich Hanson await the starting line-up announcements.
Dave LeGree Bob Beatty Bobby Hutten Mike Hoberg
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Left: Goalie Dave LeGree (77-79) makes a save as Defenseman Bob Beatty (77-78) watches the guy in the crease. Dave played
two seasons in Sioux City. In his first season, he would set a Musketeer record for 33 wins (48 game season) that still stands today.
Right: Bobby Hutten (77-79) and Mike Hoberg (77-78) return the favor on the Austin Mavericks goaltender.
Left: (L to R) Dave Castillo, Marlin Mense, Jim Peck, Randy MacDonald and goaltender Dave LeGree Right: Defenseman
Bob Betty drops the mitts with an unfortunate Maverick
Bob Ferguson
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Bob Ferguson would play just a single season for the Musketeers, however, it wouldn’t be the last he called Sioux City home. He is
selected in both NHL and WHL drafts by the New York Islanders and the Winnipeg Jets. Bob logged several seasons in the OHL
prior to arriving in our River City.
Playing in fifty game this season, Bob notched thirty-seven goals and added another fifty assists; his eighty-seven points was the
second highest among Musketeer scorers. He would be selected as the season’s Musketeers Most Valuable Player.
After three additional seasons in the ECHL, Bob would return to Sioux City and take-on the Head Coaching duties of a
Musketeer team that prior season could only put together a dozen wins. In one of the Musketeer’s critical moments during
its storied history, Bob leads the Musketeers to a USHL League & Play-off Championship and a runner-up placing at the
National Championships; He is named coach of the Year by the USHL. Four seasons later, he would do it again this
time completing the Triple Crown quest and grabbing a second Coach of the Year honor.
Twice Bob would be named USHL Coach of the Year & USHL All-Star Game coach and lead the USHL International All-Stars
to their first World Jr. Tournament victory in Switzerland. In 1989, Bob would be elected to the Musketeers Hall of Fame. In
1998 & 1999 would go on to win back-to-back ECHL coach of the year awards in 98 and 99 and is currently the General
Manager of the San Diego Gulls in the ECHL.
Randy MacDonald Mike Hoberg
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Randy MacDonald‘s four seasons as a Musketeer would eventually make him one of the many fan favorites. He rarely missed
games during the regular season and over his four seasons recorded twenty-seven red-lighters and added ninety-six assists.
Always known for his play-making ability, Randy tallied forty-eights helpers his final season and added nine red-lighters.
Mike Hoberg would split this season between the USHL playing for the Musketeers and the Waterloo Black Hawks and
in the IHL playing for the Milwaukee Admirals. He would make good use of his time in Sioux City; seeing time in just
twenty-one games, he racked-up sixteen goals and fifteen assists. His thirty-one points over that short stay saw him
head to the IHL averaging almost a point & a half every game.
Donny Ohlund Jimmy Peck
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Left: Donny Ohlund vs. the Austin Mavericks at the Audi. Coach Charlie Burns looks on from the bench. Donny
would spend just a half season in Sioux City scoring fifteen goals and six assists before a trade moved him to Green Bay.
Right: Jimmy Peck (Musketeers 74-78) battles with a Green Bay Bobcat. He would be selected to the
Musketeer Hall of Fame in 1989.
Sammy Nelligan
On December 18th, 1977 in Bloomington, MN Sam Nelligan becomes the third Musketeer and just a handful of USHL players
to score five goals in a single game.
Mike Thomas (#6) Bob Ferguson (#22) Walt Johnson
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This picture here represents 251 total Musketeer points in a single season; 104 goals and 147 assists over this single forty-eight
game season. Every game this season these three players averaged over two goals, over three assists and over five points per
game. Add in the third highest scorer defenseman Jimmy Peck’s twenty-seven goals and forty-four assists and you have an
offensive juggernaut that may never be equaled on USHL ice.
Walt Johnson was the Musketeers leading scorer in goals, assists and points this season; notching forty goals and sixty-one
assists giving him a whopping 101 regular season points. Right behind him in team scoring was Bob Ferguson tallying thirty-
seven goals and fifty assists. Rookie Mike Thomas would land a dream spot on this high scoring line featuring two of the
league’s star players. Mike capitalized on this opportunity and notched twenty-seven goals and adding thirty-six assists. His
sixty-three total points placed him among the top four scorers for that season.
Musketeers vs. Green Bay Bobcats
Left: Mike Thomas (77-78) Right: Linesman Rick Sugett drops the puck for center Bob Ferguson (77-78) and wingers Dave
Davies (74-79) and #18 Keith Pauly (77-78) . Green Bay Bobcat players are #14 John Preville, #3 Rob Nicholson, #19 Bob Purpur
Bob Ferguson would win the Musketeer MVP Award this season. He would return to Sioux City a few season later and
lead the Musketeers to a pair of Regular Season and League Championships and a Jr. A National Title. He would be named
Coach of the Year, coach twice in the USHL All-Star Game and lead the USHL International All-Stars to their first
World Jr. Tournament victory in Switzerland. In 1989, Bob would be elected to the Musketeers Hall of Fame.
Did You Know…Bob Ferguson would go on to receive the USHL General Manager of the Year Award four times!!!
Dave Davies tops the Musketeer’s all-time scorers with 359 points and holds the Ironman record with 269 games played.
In his final season, he would be voted the Musketeers Most Popular Player. He would stay in Sioux City where he became
active in the newly formed youth hockey program. Eventually, he would coach the Metros High School hockey team to
back-to-back State Championships in 1991 & 92 ushering in a decade of high school hockey league dominance. In 1990
Dave would be elected to the Musketeer Hall of Fame.
Sam Nelligan Night
This evening was dedicated to current Musketeer player Sam Nelligan. One of the original Musketeers, Sam played six seasons
in Sioux City and became a household name among hockey fans. During his final season, he would take on the unusual job of
Player /Assistant Coach. Sammy would go down as one of the legendary Musketeer players and his nearly 200 points and 550
penalty minutes puts him among the top Musketeers in both categories.
USHL Championship Series
Musketeers vs. Waterloo Black Hawks / Game 6
Dave LeGree Tommy Hasenzahl
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This USHL Championship series is one of those games everyone in the world attended as Goaltenders Dave LeGree and Tommy
Hasenzahl would both turn away over 50 shots on goal in game six’s double over time contest. However, a goal by Bob Ferguson
would end the night’s marathon game with a Musketeer win. However, prior to that, during the second period, a fight between
Bobby Hutten (SC) and Rick Clubbe (Waterloo) in the penalty box, resulted in Waterloo players pulling down the glass and
boards to get into the box. After an hour delay, the Musketeers would win the game on Fergie’s goal. Assisting on that winner was
Walt Johnson, giving him 5 points in the that night’s game.
Did You Know…The Rick Clubbe mentioned above, was the Musketeers second leading scorer the prior season (76-77) netting
25 goals and 40 assists for a team leading 64 regular season points.
Left: Randy MacDonald, Bobby Hutton and Jimmy Peck wait for linesman Wayne Blanche to set the draw and get the game underway.
Right: Wayne gets ready to drop the puck as Dave Murphy waits for a complete live change.
Captain Walt Johnson, Announcer Mike Newhouse and an un-identified presenter award the night’s honoree, Sam Nelligan his
special recognition. Note: Head referee wearing the red & blue striped jersey.
Captain Walt Johnson (#7) congratulates Sammy Nelligan. Right: Sammy poses with his award.
Did You Know…Dave LeGree recorded 33 wins (48 game schedule) this season, a Musketeer record that still stands today.
Dave Davies Sam Nelligan Randy MacDonald
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Left: Veteran Musketeers Dave Davies (5 seasons) and Sam Nelligan (6 seasons) Right: Randy McDonald (5 seasons)
Dave Davies tops the Musketeer’s all-time scorers with 359 points and in his final season be voted Most Popular Player. He would
stay in Sioux City and eventually coach the Metros High School Hockey Team to three State Championships. In 1990 Dave would
enter the Musketeer Hall of Fame.
Jimmy Peck
For the third season in a row, Jimmy peck leads all other USHL defenseman in scoring; this season he records twenty-seven goals
and forty-four assists for a season high of seventy-one points. This will mark his third selection as both a USHL All-Star game
participant and a USHL All-League team member.
Jimmy Peck
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Jimmy Peck played in Sioux City for four seasons. His 282 points are third on the Musketeer’s All-Time Scorers list. He is a three-time
USHL All-League and All-Star selection and was the League’s highest scoring defenseman three seasons in a row. He would be
elected to the Musketeer Hall of Fame in 1989. After the Musketeers, he would go on to coach various SYHA teams,
eventually winning a pair IHSHL State Championships in 1994 and 2003. After a brief retirement, Jimmy again
joined the High School coaching staff in 2009 as an assistant coach for five seasons.
Bob Ferguson Dave Murphy
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Jimmy Peck Walt Johnson
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Marlin Mense Dave Murphy
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Jimmy Peck Randy McDonald Walt Johnson
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Mike Thomas
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Players Prepare for the National Anthem
Sioux City Auditorium
Players line-up in preparation for that night’s National Anthem. Notes: The Audi still has some fence going-on around the
players benches, which are still located in the Vomitories as well as the wood seats. This shot shows the guy standing on
what would today be Court #1 of the Long Lines Family Rec Center; looking north at the new climbing wall.
Players are listed left to right: Bobby Hutten, Dave Murphy Bob Ferguson, Keith Pauley, ID This Player, Sammy Nelligan,
Mark Castillo, Marlin Mense, Randy McDonald, Rich Hanson, Dave LeGree and Bob Beatty
USHL Championship Series
Musketeers vs. Waterloo Black Hawks / Game 6
USHL Championship Series
4-Musketeers vs. Waterloo Black Hawks-7
Game 7 / Sioux City Auditorium
Left: The Traditional Handshake at the end of a hard fought seven game championship series. Unfortunately, the Musketeers
would fall short and lose 7-4. Right: Waterloo Black Hawks skate their Championship Trophy around the Auditorium ice.
Note: For a great book on Waterloo Black Hawk Hockey, read The Black Hawk Chronicle by Tim Harwood
Musketeers Award Winners
Most Valuable Player…Dave Legree * Mr. Spirit…Rich Hanson * Rookie of the Year…Bob Ferguson
Most Popular Player…Randy MacDonald * D’Artagnan Award…Concrete Pipe & Machinery
USHL All-Star Game
USHL Award Winners
This season would be the last season for Senior/Professional hockey in the USHL. Two seasons prior, the league made the decision
to change to Junior A aged player format.
As part of the Auditorium modernization (Zamboni & Glass) February of ’79 brought a new scoreboard to the auditorium. This
displayed in addition to the usual information, penalty times and numbers. This new scoreboard was courtesy of the Chesterman
Coca-Cola Bottling Company
Individual Game Tickets: $3.50 / Season Tickets: $75.00
Note: Sioux City native and SYHA player Brian Hartman (Jr. Musketeers/Metros Class of ’78) would join the Musketeers for the
first of two seasons.
Musketeers Front Office Staff
Gary Lipshutz Andre Beaulieu Mike Newhouse Sonja Cleland
President General Manager/Head Coach Sales & Promotions Office Manager
Trainer……Curt Lilly Chief Statistician…..John Cowley Special Projects Coordinator…Kathy Stueve & Sally Early
Souvenirs & Score Card Game….Terry Gottburg, Doug Gates & Kelly Smith Equipment Manager…Billy Danderand
Musketeers Coaching Staff
Andre Beaulieu
Head Coach / General Manager
Between the Pipes
Dave LeGree Kevin Horton Joe Simone
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I Need Your Goalie Photos I Need Your Goalie Photos
Dave LeGree:
Kevin Horton:
Joe Simone:
High Scorers
Dave Tracy Walt Johnson Brian Hartman Dave Davies Dave Murphy
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Two rookies would burst into the Musketeer scoring ranks this season. Dave Tracy would post a 106 point season including a team
leading 57 goals in addition to his 49 assists. Veteran Walt Johnson makes his third return to the leading scorers list with 91 points and a
team leading 58 assists. Sioux City native Brian Hartman joins the Musketeers for two seasons and will make a showing both seasons.
His 72 (41/31) points this season would make him the third leading scorer. Back again is Dave Davies as he adds another 29 goals
and 41 assists to his all-time Musketeer totals. Veteran Dave Murphy is also back as he adds a final 65 points to his Musketeer totals.
Heavy Hitters
Player Name Player Name Player Name Player Name Player Name
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Dave Tracy Steve Plaszcz
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Dave Tracy would join the Musketeers for a single season; in their final season of semi-professional hockey in Sioux City.
He would set the scoring pace by posting a 106 points, including a team leading fifty-seven goals and forty-nine assists. The
Musketeers leading scorer also spent eighty-seven penalty minutes in the box; third highest among the top Musketeer penalty
leaders. He would receive the Musketeers Most Valuable Player award as well as a spot on the USHL All-Star Team.
Steve Plaszcz logged a single season for the Musketeers, joining the team as the USHL made it’s transition form Senior
Professional to Junior A. He would see time in fifteen contests, recording a pair of goals and a pair of assists.
Brian Hartman Mark Hallgren Jerry Augustine
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Brian Hartman was a Sioux City native, playing for the local youth hockey association and then for the high school team
(SYHA/Sioux City Jr. Musketeers 1972-78). During this rookie season, he would record seventy-two total points; his forty-one
goals and thirty-one assists in just forty games easily earned the Musketeer’s Rookie of the Year Award. The following season,
he would serve as Musketeer Team Captain and be chosen the Musketeers Most Popular Player. Brian would go on to play
at Bemidji State University and in 1994 Brian would be elected to the Musketeer Hall of Fame.
Mark Hallgren would grab some time with the Musketeers for just a single season, however, its not certain why he left
so quickly. Mark recorded eight goals and eight assists during just sixteen games. Prior to joining the Musketeers he
played for the St. Paul Vulcans and Bemidji State University. Jerry Augustine played a pair of USHL seasons
in Sioux City, rarely missing a game he would record thirty six goals and forty-one assists over
his two seasons as a Musketeer.
Musketeers vs. the Bloomington Jr. Stars
Sioux City Auditorium
Left: Jerry Augustine (#15). Captain Walt Johnson (#7) and Dave Murphy wearing number 1 for some reason get ready for the start of
another game at the Auditorium. Right: Linesman Wayne Blanche drops the puck.
Wingers Dave Davies (#12) and Scott Steel (6) watch Brian Hartman win the opening draw as the Musketeers take on
the Bloomington Jr. Stars. Note: the red & blue head referee jersey.
Dave Tracy
Musketeers 1978-79
Musketeer leading scorer Dave Tracy awaits his face-off challenger as local USHL linesman Wayne Blanch prepares to drop the puck.
During Dave’s final season in Sioux City he would lead the team in scoring and finish among the top three penalty minute leaders.
He would receive the Musketeers Most Valuable Player award as well as a spot on the USHL All-Star Team.
Dave Murphy Dave Tracy
This season, two Musketeers would earn the distinction of tieing the current Musketeer and USHL single game scoring record of five
goals in game. On November 18th,1978 in Green Bay Dave Murphy would record five goals in this single game and after that
season, on March 9th, 1979 in St. Paul, leading scorer Dave Tracy would also record five goals in a single game.
Musketeers vs. the Hennepin Nordiques
Sioux City Auditorium
Left: Dave Davies gets around the Hennepin defenders to score Right: Musketeers look for another goal against the Nordiques
Dave Tracy Walt Johnson Dave LeGree
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Dave Tracy played one season as a Musketeer and he made it a successful one. Leading the team in both points and goals
with fifty-seven, he collected106 points over just a forty-eight game schedule. He would be selected a USHL All-Star and
Musketeers Most Valuable Player.
Team Captain Walt Johnson finishes second in Musketeer scoring with ninety-one points recording thirty-three goals and a
team leading fifty-eight helpers all during just a forty-eight game schedule. Walt will finish his final season as the Musketeers
second highest All-Time Musketeer Leading Scorer with some 286 total points. In 1991 Walt would be inducted into
the Musketeer Hall of Fame.
Dave LeGree played three total USHL seasons, the last two were as a Musketeer. During the first, he would lead the
team to a Southern Division Championship and be selected the Musketeer Most Valuable Player. The following season
he was awarded the USHL Most Valuable Player. Dave had a last season in the IHL playing for the Milwaukee Admirals
before returning to Sioux City where is a very active member of the SYHA Coach/Player Development Program where he
has helped secure a MHSHL Championship and USA Hockey National Championship.
In 1990 Dave was elected to the Musketeer Hall of Fame.
Dave Davies
Musketeers 1974-79
Arriving to play for the Musketeers, Dave was one many players representing the newly formed Central Collegiate
Hockey League (CCHA) and the St. Louis University Billikens. Dave would play three seasons in St. Louis; capping his
third season as the Billikens captured their first conference championship Dave would help lead the Billikens in scoring
grabbing thirty-one goals and forty-one assists. Over a thirty-eight game collegian schedule, the high scorer averaged
just over two points per game.
Shown here during his fifth season in Sioux City Dave’s final season’s twenty-nine red-lighters and forty-one assists were
icing on a cake that topped a five-season career total of 359 regular season points; making him the Musketeer’s All-Time
Musketeer Scorer. Dave also played 269 games as a Musketeer. These are a pair of records that will surely stand the
test of time. Dave was selected to the Musketeer Hall of Fame 1990.
Musketeer Player Awards Night
Dave Tracy Walt Johnson
Most Valuable Player Distinguished Service
Left: Musketeer Hall of Famer Barry Head presents leading scorer Dave Tracy with this season’s Most Valuable Player Award.
Right: Three season Musketeer veteran and owner of the greatest hockey bar ever, Steve Boyle presents Team Captain Walt
Johnson with a plaque honoring Walt’s dedication and commitment to the team, the city and all of it’s fans.
Ted Carlson
D’Artagnan Award
Voice of the Musketeers Mike Newhouse shares the ice with past Musketeer Hall of Famer and all-time leading scorer
leader Dave Kartio. Dave would present owner Ted Carlson the Musketeers D’Artagnan Award. Named for the fourth
Musketeer in folk lore-this is awarded to the person best serving the Musketeers team, organization, fans and the city.
Two years later, Ted and Mary Jo would buy the team and movie it out of the basement and into the USHL penthouse.
Dave Davies
By the time the 1978-79 season ends, veteran Dave Davies leaves his name prominently atop the Musketeers all-time scoring list.
Over the five seasons, he would play in 269 regular season USHL games. Along the way, he would record 231 assists and 359 total points.
1978-79 Musketeer & USHL Award Winners
Dave Tracy Dave Davies Les Batog Dave LeGree
Most Valuable Player Most Popular Player Mr. Spirit USHL Most Valuable Player 
Players receive their Musketeer & USHL awards. Dave Tracy; Most Valuable Player, Dave Davies; Most Popular Player,
Les Batog; Mr. Spirit and Dave LeGree; USHL’s Most Valuable Player Award.
Not Pictured is Brian Hartman; Rookie of the Year.
USHL All-Star Game
Autograph Night
Sioux City Auditorium
Pat Klinkhammer Matt King
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Left: Pat Klinkhammer 39 6 1 7
Right: Matt King
Dave Pfannenstein
Musketeers 1978-79
Left: Dave Pfannenstein, Logged a single season in Sioux City (78-79).
Brian Hartman
Musketeers 1978-80
Brian Hartman becomes the fist Sioux City player to play for the Musketeers. Joining the newly formed Siouxland Youth Hockey
Association in 1972, Brian played just two seasons of organized hockey before joining the Sioux City High School Team. He was a
dominate force in the Iowa High School League, finishing all four seasons as one of the league’s top scorers. He would also be the
Jr. Musketeers leading scorers four consecutive season and selected the team’s Most Valuable Player three times.
Brian would join the Musketeer the following season. Shown here during his rookie season, his jump form the high school level
to that of the USHL is a successful one. Recording forty-one goals and thirty-one assists during the regular season; his seventy-two
points is third highest among Musketeer scorers and he is a shoe-in for the team Rookie-of-the-Year Award.
The following season, the Musketeer Team Captain would net thirty-eight goals and forty-eight assists; his eighty-six points is
second best among the team’s high scorers. He is chosen the Musketeers Most Popular Player and also selected to the
USHL All-Star team. Brian would go on to play at Bemidji State University where over two two seasons he recorded
thirty-seven goals & forty-four assists in just fifty-six games. He was an NAIA All-American that final season.
In 1994 Brian would be elected to the Musketeer Hall of Fame.
Jerry Augustine Dave Tracy
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Left: Jerry Augustine played a pair of seasons as a Musketeer and joined the Musketeers during the final season of the
USHL Senior Pro league. He is pictured here during his rookie season where he would would record fifteen goals & a dozen
assists for twenty-seven regular season points. The following season, the returning veteran Jerry would double his scoring
outputs recording twenty-one tallies and twenty-nine helpers. His fifty-points was third best among all Musketeer scorers.
Right: Dave Tracy leads the way as the Musketeer Leading Scorer during his only season in Sioux City. Both of his fifty-seven
goals and forty-nine assists are tops among Musketeer scorers. His 87 penalty minutes places him third on the Musketeers Heavy
Hitters list. Dave is also chosen as the Musketeers Most Valuable Player. Accumulated during a forty-eight game schedule,
his 106 points remains the fifth highest among All-Time Musketeer scorers.
Dave Tracy
Musketeers 1978-79
On March 9th, 1979 in St. Paul, Dave Tracy would score five goals, tieing the Musketeer single game scoring record. Sharing
this honor are past Musketeers; Dave Kartio against Marquette, Barry Head against Central Wisconsin, Sammy Nelligan against
Bloomington and Dave Murphy against Green Bay.
Future Musketeers Tim Ferguson and Mike Racz would also join this elite club; Tim against Waterloo and Mike Racz did
it twice against North Iowa and Thunder Bay.
Dave Davies Dave Murphy
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Left: Dave Davies, Musketeer All-Time leading scorers with 359 points and Dave Murphy are both members
of the Musketeer Hall of Fame.
Right: Dave Murphy would collect a Mr. Spirit Award and record sixty-five points; thirty seven red-lighters and twenty-eight
helpers finishing the season as one of the top five Musketeer scorers. On November 18th, 1979 in Green Bay he became the
fourth Musketeer to score five goals in a single game.
Final Season for USHL Senior (Professional) League
Musketeer Hall of Fame Members
Final Season Veterans Dave Murphy, Dave Davies, Dave LeGree, Walt Johnson and Les Batog. All Five of these Musketeers
favorites would stay in Sioux City and continue to give back to our local youth Hockey program in huge ways!!!
Dave Murphy (HOF 92) finished out his four seasons in Sioux City and 192 points and a 1976 Mr. Spirit Award. On
November18th, 1979 in Green Bay he scored five goals to tie a Musketeer record.
Dave Davies (HOF 90) still tops the Musketeer’s all-time scorers with 359 points and a final season Most Popular
Player Award. He would eventually coach the Metros High School Hockey Team to three State Championships.
Dave LeGree (HOF 90) was in Sioux City for only two seasons. During that time he set the Musketeer season record
for wins by a goalie and was selected as the USHL Most Valuable Player. He would return to Sioux City and remains
active in youth and high school coaching. Dave would put in thirty seasons coaching at all levels of the Sioux City youth
hockey program and in 2018 would retire but not before leading the Metros to a Midwest High School League
Championship, a Post-Season Tournament Championship and the USA Hockey National Championship.
Walt Johnson (HOF 91), originally from Omaha, he would play three seasons. During that time he would collect
a Rookie of the Year Award, a Leading Scorer award and collect some 286 total points. He would also find
himself coaching the youth and high school teams and in 1998 & 1999 win a pair of back-to-back
State Championships.
Les Batog played two seasons (76-77 & 78-79) for the Musketeers. In 1979 he would win the Musketeers Mr. Spirit Award.
Les would spend several seasons helping coach in both the Siouxland Youth hockey and the Jr. Musketeers high school team.
Jerry Augustine Les Batog
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Jerry Augustine and Les Batog sign autographs
Head Coach Andre Beaulieu
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Andre Beaulieu: Originally from Quebec, Canada he would serve a single season as Head Coach and General Manager. Prior to the
Musketeers he was head coach of the Minnesota Jr. Stars (Midwest Jr. A League-this league would eventually be absorbed into what we
know as the USHL) He would claim both a league and a play-off championships in three seasons be voted as the Coach of the Year. He
would join the Minnesota North Stars organization and log three seasons as Assistant & Head Coach before joining the Musketeers the
next season. Four times he has been a part of the USA World Junior Team and USA National Team coaching staff.
Musketeers Award Winners
Most Valuable Player…Dave Tracy * Mr. Spirit…Les Batog * Most Popular Player…Dave Davies
Rookie of the Year…Brian Hartman * D’Artagnan Award…Ted Carlson
USHL All-Star Game
USHL Dream Team Selections
USHL Award Winners
League consists of seven Member teams playing a forty-eight game regular season schedule.
North Division: Hennepin Nordiques, Bloomington Stars, Green Bay Bobcats, St. Paul Vulcans
South Division : Waterloo Black Hawks, Austin Mavericks, Sioux City Musketeers
This season would be the first for Jr. Hockey in the USHL. Prior to the start of this season, USHL players were classified as Professional
players and many passed through the USHL as they perused their professional hockey desires. Many of these players were already property
of Pro, Semi-Pro or College organizations.
The Musketeers would finish the maiden Jr. Hockey season with 20 wins. Unfortunately they would still finish the first season as the
league’s last place team 24 losses and and four ties.
Season Tickets $75.00 per seat / Single game tickets $3.00 / South end bleachers $2.00
Musketeers Front Office Staff
Gary Lipshutz Lyle Bradley Pat Kuchel Cindy Hunnel
President General Manager/Head Coach Marketing Director Public Relations Director
Chief Statistician…John Cowley Programs & Souvenirs…Terry Gottburg & Doug Gates Equipment Manager…Billy Danderand
Stickboys…James Salisbury & Brian Kelso
Musketeers Coaching Staff
Lyle Bradley…Head Coach / General Manager
Between the Pipes
Doug Spedding and Jerry Thompson would enter this first official season of Jr. Hockey both as Musketeer rookies. Doug
assumed the starting goalie role and Jerry serving as very consistent back-up. The the team struggled overall, both goalies would
earn valuable game experience this season, and between the two of them, they did muster 20 wins, unfortunately it was a
forty-eight game schedule.
Doug Spedding
Musketeers 1979-82
I Need Your Goalie Photos
Over the next three season Doug Spedding would become a household name among USHL and Musketeers fans & players.
Arriving here for his first season the the newly formatted USHL Junior A League, Doug would take on the starting duties this
season. After a slow start and an early season injury, Doug retuned with a new focus on the team’s overall success; finishing the
season with a 17-8-3 record and helping the Musketeer win twenty games this season. Doug would be selected as the
Musketeers Rookie of the Year.
The following season, things got worse-before they got better. The Musketeers struggled to score goals and as frustration
set-in penalty minutes increased and goals decreased. The the experienced goaltending duo could only help the team record a
dozen wins. However, he did set a Musketeers record that season…one night in Dubuque he made 88 total saves with 34 of
them coming in a single period.
However, Doug’s final season would be a spectacular as he led the Musketeers to a USHL Regular Season Championship,
a USHL Play-off Championship and a second place finish at the Jr. A National Tournament. He was also
receive honors as the USHL’s Outstanding Goaltender Award.
Jerry Thompson
Musketeers 1979-81
I Need Your Goalie Photos
Jerry Thompson would also join the Musketeers this season as a rookie. Originally from Des Moines, IA., he played three seasons
for the Urbandale Jays of the Iowa High School Hockey League (IHSHL). Jerry logged a pair of USHL Transitional seasons with
the Musketeers. During his rookie season he would take on the relief duties seeing time in a dozen games where he grabbed a pair
of wins and a pair of ties.
The following season a mid-season trade would move Jerry back home for the remainder of the season to play for the newly formed
USHL expansion team; the Des Moines Buccaneers. After that season, Jerry would return to Sioux City and take a position
as an Assistant Coach the Jr. Musketeers/Metros High School team.
High Scorers
Mike Valesano Brian Hartman Jerry Augustine Jim Vilandre Mike Pitzenberger
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Returning veterans and team Captains Mike Valesano and Brian Hartman lead the way by far in Musketeer scoring. Mike
Valesano records both a team leading forty goals, fifty-one assists for ninety-one total points. Right behind him is Sioux City
native Brian Hartman; he grabs thirty-eight red-lighters and forty-eight helpers for eighty-eight regular season points. A distant
third in scoring is another returner, Jerry Augustine who scores twenty-one goals and adds twenty-nine assists for sixty-six
points. The Musketeers also have two rookies crack the top scoring positions with forty-seven points each; Jim Vilandre
with twenty-four and Mike Pitzenberger with fourteen goals. The top five scorers post 321 total points during the
regular forty-eight game season.
Heavy Hitters
Jim Finn Robbie Larson Jeff Huber Mike Garreffi Mike Valesano
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Doug Spedding Mike Garreffi Jeff Huber Kirk Gilger Paul Barger
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Left: Musketeers gather around rookie goaltender Doug Spedding. Also pictured are #3 Mike Garreffi, #6 Jeff Huber & #7 Kirk Gilger.
Right: Musketeer Paul Barger faces-off against the Green Bay Bobcats.
Left: Coach Lyle Bradley get a birds-eye view while he talks to his players. Lyle coached two seasons for the Musketeers.
Right: A Green Bay Bobcat gets the better of an un-identified Musketeer
Did You Know…Lyle was one of three players to have his number (11) retired by the Salt Lake City Golden Eagles (WHL/CHL)
Brian Hartman
Musketeers 1978-80
Brian was a Sioux City native and an original SYHA player. He would also be the first of just a select few of Sioux City natives to play
for the Musketeers. Playing for the Jr. Musketeers he was a four-time High Scorer and a three-time Most Valuable Player recipient.
During his rookie season, he would finish third in Musketeer scoring. Recording forty-one goals and thirty-one assists during the forty-
eight game schedule. His seventy-two regular season points was third highest among Musketeer scorers. He would lead the way in
scoring among all rookies and would also receive the Musketeers Rookie of the Year Award.
Brian Hartman is pictured here with Mike Valesano and Coach Lyle Bradley during his second of two seasons as a
Musketeer. Starting the season he would be selected the Musketeers Team Captain, half way through he would earn a
selection to the USHL All-Star Team and by the season’s conclusion, be selected as the Musketeers Most Popular
Player. Brian would go on to play at Bemidji State University where over two two seasons he recorded thirty-seven
goals & forty-four assists in just fifty-six games. He was an NAIA All-American that final season.
In 1994 Brian would be elected to the Musketeer Hall of Fame.
Did You Know…Brian Hartman was an original member of Siouxland Youth Hockey Association (SYHA) and only had
two seasons of organized hockey before he joined the high school team.
Mike Valesano played a pair of season in Sioux City.
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Robbie Larson Musketeers 79-81 Joe Hurley 79-80 Joel Johnson 79-80
Jim Vilandre: 79-80
Lyle Bradley: Head Coach for two seasons (79-81). Lyle steered the Musketeers through the difficult USHL transitional
seasons as the League phased out professional play and changed to the Jr. Hockey format we are all familiar with today.
Robbie Larson: Logged a pair of seasons (79-81) as a Musketeer. During his rookie season Robbie would receive the
Musketeers Mr. Spirit Award. After the Musketeers, Robbie stayed in Sioux City for several years where he became active
in the SYHA Coaching Program.
Joe Hurley 79-80
Joel Johnson 79-80
Jerry Thompson
Musketeers 1979-81
Jerry Thompson: Originally from Des Moines, IA where he played for the Urbandale Jays of the Iowa High School Hockey
League. Jerry logged a pair of USHL seasons; one with the Musketeers and a second season with the newly formed
Des Moines Buccaneers. He would would eventually return to Sioux City and take a position as an Assistant Coach the
Jr. Musketeers/Metros High School team.
Did You Know…while in Sioux City and coaching the high school team, Jerry was a member of the Sioux City Underwater
Rescue & Recovery Team. (Thanks for the scary stories!!!)
Mike Pitsenberger Jerry Augustine
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Jim Vilandre Punky Moteberg Dave Noah Kirk Gilger Mike Garreffi
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Jim Vilandre 79-80
Punky Moteberg 79-81
Dave Noah 79-80
Kirk Gilger 79-81
Mike Garreffi 79-80
Deane Hanson Paul Barger Mike Garreffi Chris Lindberg
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Deane Hanson: 79-80
Paul Barger: 79-80
Mike Garreffi: 79-80
Chris Lindberg: 79-81
USHL All-Star Game
Mike Valesano Brian Hartman Deane Hanson
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Musketeer Award Winners
Most Valuable Player…Mike Valesano Most Popular Player… Brian Hartman
Rookie of the Year...Doug Spedding Mr. Spirit…Robert Larson
D’Artagnan Award…Dennis Sederholm
USHL Award Winners
League consists of eight Member teams playing a forty-eight game regular season schedule.
North Division: Austin Mavericks, Bloomington Stars, Green Bay Bobcats, St. Paul Vulcans
South Division : Waterloo Black Hawks, Dubuque Fighting saints, Des Moines Buccaneers, Sioux City Musketeers
This season the Waterloo Black Hawks move to Dubuque to become the Fighting Saints. The Hennepin (MN) Nordiques would
relocate to Waterloo and become the Black Hawks. This series of moves, makes Sioux City the only remaining “original” USHL team.
The Musketeers could only muster a mere 12 wins during the 48 game season and finished 53 points behind the Anderson, Clark and Gold
Cup Champions, the Dubuque Fighting Saints. It was a dark time in the Musketeer history and as the season ended, the Musketeer franchise
teetered on the brink of disaster
During the second part of the season, past Musketeer Dave LeGree (77-79) would take over head coaching duties on an interim basis.
Dave earned his first win as a USHL Head Coach on January 16th, 1980 a 13-3 win over the Waterloo Black Hawks.
Note: Sioux City native and SYHA player, Mike Bennett (Metros Class of ’80) would join the Musketeers this season
Season Tickets $75.00 per seat / Single game tickets $3.50 / Section1-4 & balcony seats $2.00
Musketeers Front Office Staff
Gary Lipshutz Lyle Bradley Jane Wiederhold Cindy Hunnel
President General Manager/Head Coach Marketing Director Public Relations Director
Musketeers Coaching Staff
Head Coach/ General Manager…Lyle Bradley Interim Head Coach…Dave LeGree Equipment Manager…Billy Danderand
Trainer…Dave Eidenshink
Between the Pipes
Doug Spedding & Jerry Thompson would enter this second year of Jr. Hockey. Doug assumed the starting goalie role and Jerry
serving as very consistent back-up. A mid-season trade sent Jerry back to his home town Des Moines to play for the newly formed
Buccaneers. Sioux City native goalie Mike Bennett (Sioux City Jr. Musketeers Class ’80) of would finish the remainder of the season.
Doug Spedding Jerry Thompson
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Doug Spedding (Left): This would be the middle of three seasons Doug spent as a Musketeer. Moving through the first
official Jr. A season, the Musketeers would struggle and finish in last place. However, next season would eventually prove a lot more fun!!!
Jerry Thompson (Right): Originally from Des Moines, IA where he played for the Urbandale Jays of the Iowa High School Hockey
League (IHSHL*). Jerry logged a pair of seasons (79-81) with the Musketeers. A mid-season traded moved him to Des Moines where
he finished the season with the newly formed Buccaneers. Following that season, he would return to Sioux City and take a position as
an Assistant Coach the Jr. Musketeers/Metros High School team.
High Scorers
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7-Musketeers vs. St Paul-4
November 1st, 1980 / Sioux City Auditorium
Left: Here Brian Idso applies pressure to the St. Paul goalie. His goal with six minutes remaining in the second would put the
Musketeers up by a goal, as the second period ended. Right: Jeff Gray scores his first goal as a Musketeer. This second
period red-lighter puts the Musketeers up by one. He would also grab an assist on the game’s first goal;
a John Gara tally on passes from Jeff and Kirk Gilger.
Brian Idso: Logged a pair of seasons (80-82) for the Musketeers. On January 16th he would record a career high four goals in a
single game against the Waterloo Black Hawks.
Jeff Gray played two seasons for the Musketeers. During this rookie season he received the Musketeers Mr. Spirit Award.
Originally from Los Angles, Jeff liked the snow so much he later returned to Sioux City where he became active in the Siouxland Youth
Hockey Program. He has coached several youth teams and has said several stints as assistant coach for the Sioux City Metros High
School hockey team. He is currently assistant coach and helped bring home State Championships for the Metros in 1994 & 2003.
Mike Bennett
Musketeers 1980-81
Jr. Musketeers/Metros Class of ’80
Mike Bennett was a Sioux City native and original member of SYHA and the Jr. Musketeers high school team. Mike would help lead
the Jr. Musketeers to a runner-up finish at the State Tournament his sophomore season and then a third place finish his senior season.
Left: Mike Bennett joined the Musketeers for a single season. Taking on the goaltender relief duties, he would log time in several
USHL games this season. Right: John Berquist tangles with a St. Paul Vulcan Player.
Left: Musketeer Bill Taylor (80-81) applies pressure to the St. Paul Vulcans Right: Jeff Huber shows an unsuspecting Vulcan the exit.
Doug Spedding
Doug Spedding sets a pair of Musketeer and USHL goaltending records; making 34 saves in a single period and 88 total
saves against the Dubuque Fighting Saints on January 30th, 1980. Ironically, the saves in a period record would fall twenty-seven
seasons later when the Musketeers put thirty-six shots on the Green Bay Gamblers in the first period. Doug’s eighty-eight
saves in a game, remains a USHL record.
6-Musketeers vs. Bloomington TempCo Jr. Stars-2
November 22nd / Sioux City Auditorium
The Musketeers start out the young campaign with their sixth victory in nine game this season, beating the Bloomington Stars.
The Musketeers would trail most of the third period until John Gara would get the Musketeers on the board with just thirty
seconds left in the period. After that, it would be all Sioux City. Second period goals by Dave Bina, John Bergquist and
Bill Taylor put the Musketeers up by three. In the third, a second goal of the night by Bill Taylor and one by Robbie Larson
gives the Musketeers another Saturday night win.
Left: That’s some kind of defense…four guys in front of the net!!! That season, Dave Bina and Brad Ross would alone
record 247 penalty minutes!!! Doug Spedding would stop thirty-three of the Stars scoring attempts. Right: John Bergquist
puts the Musketeers up by two goals cashing-in on assists from Bill Taylor and Paul Warden. Bill Taylor would grab a
second goal before the night was over and Paul Warden would add a second assist.
Kirk Gilger John Gara Assistant Coach Craig Stoever
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Left: John Gara sticks this puck away from the Stars goaltender, but it is just a bit out of Kirk Gilger’s reach. Right: Musketeers
look on from the bench as assistant coach Craig Stoever (SYHA/Metros Class of ’83) works the door.
Kirk Gilger:
John Gara:
Left: Referee Ron Hoffman looks on as a lone Musketeer puts pressure on the TempCo Jr. Stars goaltender
Right: Goaltender Doug Spedding faces thirty-five shots tonight; stopping thirty-three of them and giving the
Musketeers another win.
Left: Players gather around the net to start another game. Right: Players congratulate goaltender Doug Spedding after another win.
13-Musketeers vs. Waterloo Black Hawks-3
January 16th / Sioux City Auditorium
Former Musketeer Dave LeGree takes over the interim Head Coaching position for the remainder of the season. Dave, a former
USHL and IHL standout would go on to coach at the high school level in Sioux City. His most recent success are his
State Tournament and National Championship team in 2018.
Dave joins the Musketeers behind the bench for his first game as Head Coach and what would definitely be the Musketeer best game
of the season.
Left: Bill Taylor records a goal and an assist, Brian Idso and Paul Warden both record their first Hat Tricks; Brian finishing the
game with four goals and an assist. Eight different Musketeers score goals in this romp over the Black Hawks. Right: Dave LeGree
celebrates the victory with the team, including goaltender Doug Spedding who stopped all but three of the Black Hawks forty-six
shots on goal.
Musketeers vs. Bloomington TempCo Jr. Stars
January 17th, 1981
The following night the Musketeers take on the Bloomington Jr. Stars.
Left: Goalie Doug Spedding (79-82) Right: Doug Spedding and defenseman Dave Bina (80-82)
Dave LeGree watches the Musketeers collect his second win in as many nights, as the interim Head Coach, a victory over the
Bloomington TempCo Jr. Stars.
Chris Lindberg tangles with one of the Blooming Jr. Stars.
ID This Player
1981 First Annual Pete Inkster Memorial Game
X-Musketeers vs. Omaha All-Stars
Sioux City Auditorium
Pete Inkster was born in Saskatoon and played his minor and junior hockey in that area. He finished his junior season playing for
the Estevan (Canada) Bruins where he was voted the team’s best defenseman two consecutive seasons. He would play an
additional two seasons in the East Coast League for the Johnstown Jets and New Have Nighthawks.
After two seasons in the ECHL, ironically, Pete would move to Sioux City to settle down, but after four years join the newly formed
Sioux City Musketeers. He played two seasons and was one of the inaugural season Team Captains and the Musketeers leading
defensemen both seasons. Following that second USHL season, Pete became active in the similarly new Siouxland Youth Hockey
program. Taking the reigns of the Sioux City Jr. Musketeers he would lead the high school team for three seasons.
Also announced tonight is the formation of the Musketeer Hall of Fame. Pete will become the first honorary inductee. Subsequent
members of the hall will be nominated and selected by the fans with limited members being chosen each season.
Terry Mulroy
Musketeers 1973-75
Left: Terry Mulroy in goal for the annual Pete Inkster Benefit Game and Left (towel): after a victory over the Omaha All-Stars
Terry Mulroy: Played two seasons (73-75) for the Musketeers and after a pair of professional seasons on the Ontario Hockey
Leaguehe returned to Sioux City and became active in the youth hockey association for many years.
In 1995 Terry would be elected to the Musketeer Hall of Fame.
Jimmy Peck
Musketeers 1974-78 / USHL Official 1979-1991 / Musketeers HOF 1989 / Metros Head/Assistant Coach 93-97, 01-07, 2011-14
Jimmy Peck played in Sioux City for four (74-78) seasons. His 282 points make him third on the Musketeer’s all time scorers
list. He would be elected to the Musketeer Hall of Fame in 1989.
After the Musketeers, He would become a USHL and High School Official for twelve seasons. He would then go on to coach
various SYHA teams, eventually winning a pair of IHSHL State Championships in 1994 and 2003 as head coach of the High
School Team. After a brief retirement, in 2011 he would return to assistant coaching the Sioux City Metros for three more seasons.
Rich Blanche Player/Head Coach
Musketeers 1972-73
Left & Right: Inaugural season Head Coach and Player Rich Blanche. Originally from Hamilton, Ontario he was recruited to take
the helm of the very first 1972-73 Musketeer team.
Bubba Podwysocki Dave LeGree Dave Murphy
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Left: Bubba Podwysocki Right: Dave LeGree shows off his offensive skills against past fellow Musketeer Dave Murphy (Hair).
These were taken during the annual Musketeers Old-Timers game which usually pitted the Omaha All-Stars against past Musketeers
and Jr. Musketeer players. These games would eventually evolve into the Annual Pete Inkster Benefit games which lasted 10 seasons.
Bogdan Podwysocki: Bubba was one of the most popular players during his three seasons (73-76) as a Musketeer. In 1973
he would claim the Musketeer Rookie of the Year Award and in 1974 the Musketeer’s Most Popular Player Award. Bubba
would enter the Musketeers Hall of Fame in 1994
Dave LeGree: In Sioux City for a pair USHL seasons (77-79). During that time he set the Musketeer season record for wins by a
goalie and was selected as the USHL Most Valuable Player. He would return to Sioux City and remains active in youth and
high school coaching. Dave was elected to the Musketeer Hall of Fame in 1990
Dave Murphy: Played four seasons (75-79) in Sioux City and 192 points and a 1976 Mr. Spirit Award. On November 18th,
1979 in Green Bay he scored 5 goals to tie a Musketeer record. Dave would become a member of the Musketeer Hall
of Fame in 1992
Musketeer Autograph Night
Left: (Back): Chris Lindberg, Keith Vaananen and Brad Ross Right: Brad Ross
Chris Lindberg
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Chris Lindberg: Logged a pair of seasons in Sioux City. Additional Info to follow
Robbie Larsen Jeff Gray Keith Vaananen Fred Kaminska
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Robbie Larsen played a pair of seasons for the Musketeers. Shown here during his rookie season the defenseman would record
a dozen goals and thirteen assists. He would also record a top five 166 penalty minutes. He would play an additional Musketeer
season the following year, and after that he would remain in Sioux City for several years where
he became active in the SYHA coaching program.
Jeff Gray: Played two seasons (80-82) for the Musketeers. He received the Musketeers Mr. Spirit Award during his first season.
Originally from Los Angles, Jeff like the snow so much he later returned to Sioux City where he became active in the Siouxland Youth
Hockey Program. He has coached several youth teams and has said several stints as assistant coach for the Sioux City Metros High
School hockey team. He is currently assistant coach and helped bring home State Championships for the Metros in 1994 & 2003.
Did You Know…Jeff Gray’s Mom was an Olympic Skater and was a member of the USA Figure Skating Team during the
VII Olympiad held in Cortina d’Ampezzo, Italy in 1956.
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Fred Kaminska logged four seasons as a Musketeer. As a rookie he sees time in thirty game and records thirteen goals and
thirty-seven assists. Pictured here as a returning veteran, he would post his best season yet when he scores twenty-five red-lighters
and leads the team with sixty-eight assists. The following season the three time returner grabs eighteen goals and forty-two assists.
and is selected as the USHL’s Defenseman of the Year. Returning for a fourth season, the grizzled veteran is selected to both the
USHL All-Star and International All-Star teams. The Musketeers Team Captain nets another ten goals and twenty-two assists
to his USHL stats becoming on of the top ten All-Time Musketeer Scorers.
Musketeer Coaches Lyle Bradley and Dave Legree
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SYHA and Metro (Class of ’83) player Craig Stoever poses with (left) Head Coach Lyle Bradley (79-81) and (right) Interim
Head Coach Dave LeGree (Musketeers 77-79 / Musketeers HOF ’90)
Lyle Bradley is shown here during his second season as Musketeers Head Coach and General Manager. Lyle played four
seasons at the University of Denver before embarking on a playing career lasting 14 years in the IHL, AHL & WHL. Eight
of those seasons were with the Salt Lake Golden Eagles (WHL) where he was the Eagles all-time leading scorer. He also
logged some time in the NHL with the California Golden Seals and the Cleveland Barons.
Dave LeGree is pictured here with Sioux City high school player Craig Stoever. Dave had played for the Musketeers
for a pair of seasons and after a season in the IHL he retuned to Sioux City as an interim head coach this season. Dave
would go on to coach at all levels of Sioux City hockey. starting with the lower youth levels and eventually coaching
the High School team to a Midwest High School Hockey league to both a regular season and tournament
championship as well as a USA Hockey National Championship.
Musketeer Award Winners
Punky Moteberg Doug Spedding Paul Warden Jeff Gray
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Most Valuable Player…Punky Moteberg Most Popular Player… Doug Spedding Rookie of the Year...Paul Warren
Mr. Spirit…Jeff Gray D’Artagnan Award…Bill Clark & Ken Biggerstaff
USHL All-Star Team
Need Information and player selections
USHL International All Star Team
Need Information and player selections
USHL in the 1st Annual International Junior Hockey Tournament held in Leysin, Switzerland. This round-robin tournament also
featured all-star teams from Czechoslovakia, Sweden and Switzerland.
1981 X-Musketeers vs. Sioux Falls All-Stars
Left: X-Musketeer All-Star Jerry Thompson. Right: Head Coach Billy Danderand works the door with Barry Head
on his left and Steve Boyle on his right. Referee Joe Pinard works the games in casual referee wear!!!!
For the record…that may or may not be Billy smoking on the bench. If this surprises you, then you are new to old-time adult hockey!!!
Jerry Thompson Originally from Des Moines, IA where he played for the Urbandale Jays of the Iowa High School Hockey
League (IHSHL*). Jerry logged a pair of seasons with the Musketeers. A mid-season traded moved him back home where he
finished the season with the Des Moines Buccaneers. However, he would later return to in Sioux City, and help coach the
Jr. Musketeers/Metros High School team.
* Now known as the Midwest High School Hockey League (MHSHL)
Left: X-Musketeer Walt Johnson , Right: Steve Boyle and Punky Moteberg
1981 NHL Draft
Held on June 10th at the Montreal Forum.
This would be the USHL’s first official season supplying junior players to the NHL. Becoming the first USHL player drafted to the
NHL is Austin Mavericks player Rick Zombo when he is selected by the Detroit Red Wings. He would go on to play thirteen season
for the Wings, Blues and Bruins before returning to the USHL where he coached the newly formed St. Louis Heartland Eagles.
NHL legend Bobby Carpenter is drafted number three by the Washington Capitols; becoming just the second US born player to be
drafted in the first round and the first ever played to go directly from high school to the NHL. He would play eighteen season for the
Capitols, Rangers, Kings and Devils. Bobby’s son Bobo would go on to play two seasons for the Musketeers; leading the team in
goals and finishing among the top three scorers his final season.
League consists of seven Member teams playing a forty-eight game regular season schedule. Green Bay leaves league. One division.
Austin Mavericks, Bloomington Stars, St. Paul Vulcans, Waterloo Black Hawks, Dubuque Fighting Saints, Des Moines Buccaneers, Sioux City Musketeers
After a terrible prior season and the future of Musketeer hockey in jeopardy; new owner Ted Carlson and Head Coach Bob Ferguson would
come to the rescue. Ted and Mary Jo Carlson would purchase the team and Head Coach, and past Musketeer player, Bob Ferguson would lead
the Musketeers to their first Regular Season Anderson Cup Championship as part of the new USHL format.
A 5-2 victory over the Waterloo Black Hawks, on the final day of the season, gave the Musketeers their first franchise Anderson Cup
Championship. Finishing the regular season with 29 wins,16 losses and three ties, the Musketeers completed a year long quest
going from Worst to First.
The Opening round of the USHL play-offs is a round-robin tournament of the League’s top six finishers. The tournament weeds-out
four of the top five teams and finds Sioux City taking on the underdog Des Moines Buccaneers. The Musketeers go on to defeat the
Bucs in a five game series to win their first USHL Clark Cup Championship. They would advance to the National Jr. A National
Tournament but would fall short in the Championship game to Detroit Paddock Pools, 5-4.
Note: Three Sioux City natives and SYHA players, Brent Hartman (Metros Class of ’81), Dan Reynolds (Metros Class of ’81) and
Clayton Wiffen (Metros Class of ’81), would join the Musketeers this season
1982 USHL Champions
“From Worst to First“
The Musketeers beat the Des Moines Buccaneers in game five of the five game series, for Sioux City’s first USHL Championship.
Sioux City would score 5 goals in the first and never look back as goaltender Doug Spedding stopped 47 shots on goal
in this 8-2 championship victory
Left: Fans celebrate the USHL Clark Cup Championship, a win against the Des Moines Buccaneers. Right: Head Coach Bob Ferguson
holds the Clark Cup Championship Trophy.
Musketeers Front Office Staff
President/Owner…Ted Carlson General Manager…John McNeil Judy Johnson…Office manager
Musketeers Coaching Staff
Bob Ferguson…Head Coach Trainer…Marcus Rotrammel Equipment Manager…Billy Danderand
Between the Pipes
Three year veteran Doug Spedding and rookie Jim Martin form a goaltending duo that eventually earn them USHL League and
Play-off Championships as well and shot at the Jr. A National Championship. They would finish the regular season with a 29-16-3 record.
Together they would lead the USHL with the lowest Goals Against Average.
Doug Spedding Jim Martin
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Doug Spedding played three of seasons (79-82) in Sioux City. His rookie season (79-80) he would garner most of the starts
during one of the USHL transitional seasons as the team did get 20 wins. Doug was voted Musketeer Rookie of the Year.
Things got worse before they got better, the following season (80-81) the team struggled and could only muster 12 wins.
However, Doug’s final season (81-82) would be a spectacular as he helps lead the Musketeers to a USHL Regular Season
Championship, a USHL Play-off Championship and a second place finish at the Jr. A National Tournament. He was also
receive honors as the USHL’s Outstanding Goaltender Award.
Jim Martin: Would share goaltending duties during this single season (81-82) in Sioux City. His 18 wins that season made him
the second part of a goaltending duo that helped the Musketeers capture the USHL Regular Season and Clark Cup Championships.
Jim started the season as the league’s hottest goalie winning in his first seven in a row starts and going 9-2 the first half of the
season. He would stop12 shots for a 7-4 Musketeer victory qualifying them for the National Championship title game.
Did You Know…this season’s 7-4 victory over the Bloomington Jr. Stars was a first opening-night win for the Musketeers dating
back five years to the start of the 76-77 season when the Musketeers beat the Grand Rapids Blades.
High Scorers
Brian Williams Fred Kaminska Pete Ryskamp Duane Fonger Dave George
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The top five Musketeers scores tallied some 388 regular season points in just a 48 game season. Rookie Brian Williams lead
the charge with 100 points including a team leading forty-four goals. Third year veteran Fred Kaminska was just a few behind
with ninety-three, his sixty-eight assists would be a team high. Three other rookies would round out the top five scorers; Pete
Ryskamp would follow with eighty-five points; thirty-six goals and forty-six assists, Duane Fonger with fifty-six points;
thirty-two goals and twenty-four assists and Dave George with fifty-four red-lighters including twenty goals
and thirty-four assists.
Did You Know…Every rostered player this season scored at least two points. That includes both goalies including Doug Spedding
who recorded six assists this season!!!
Heavy Hitters
Jeff Jacobs Dave Bina Pete Ryskamp Brad Ross Mark Vichorek
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These four Musketeers comprised the heavy hitters of this season ‘s Anderson Cup and Clark Cup Champions. Jeff Jacobs lead the way
with 151 minutes and would also see next year heavy hitter list. Returning veterans Dave Bina would record 131 minutes & Brad
Ross 116 minutes. Rookie Mark Vichorek would complete the top five heavy hitters list with 111 minutes. Third leading leading scorer
Pete Ryskamp (not pictured) finished third among the top five penalty minute leaders with 126.
Musketeers vs. Des Moines Buccaneers Musketeers vs. Waterloo Blackhawks
Musketeers vs. Dubuque Fighting Saints Musketeers vs. Tempco Jr. Stars 
Doug Spedding
Goaltender Doug Spedding becomes the first Junior A, Musketeer player to receive the USHL’s Goaltender of the Year Award.
The Musketeer’s Rookie of the Year his first season, Douug would ride the worst to first roller coaster his second and third
seasons, eventually leading the Musketeers to their first USHL regular season and play-off Championships, in addition
to a second place showing at the National Tournament.
Musketeers vs. Des Moines Buccaneers
USHL Championship Game Five / Sioux City Auditorium
Left: Head Coach Bob Ferguson, Trainer Scott Koskovich and other Musketeers watch the action from the Sioux City bench.
Right: Musketeers Dave George, Dave Bina, Duane Fonger and goaltender Doug Spedding
Left & Right: 2808 Musketeers fans watch as the players celebrate one of the 8 Musketeer goals scored in this
championship victory. A huge fight during the warm-ups lead to some major penalties for both teams, but Sioux
City definitely gained a physiological advantage.
Doug Spedding
Musketeers 1979-82
Left: Doug Spedding pictured here in net for game five of the five game USHL championship series. Right: I’ll let you
goalies caption this one!!! After this victory over the Des Moines Buccaneers, it was off to St Clair Shores, Michigan
for the National Championships
Did You Know…Doug turned-away 47 Des Moines Buccaneer shots on goal in the Musketeers game five Clark Cup victory
Musketeers vs. Waterloo Blackhawks
Brent Hartman Dave George Fred Kaminska
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Sioux City Metros High School Hockey Team Class of 1981 
Left: Brent Hartman (SYHA & Metros Class of ’81) applies pressure to the Waterloo breakout. Right: Musketeers
Dave George and (#4) Captain Fred Kaminska high-five after a Sioux City goal.
Brent Hartman Played one season (81-82) as a Musketeer. An original member of Siouxland Youth Hockey Association
(SYHA) and a member of the Metros High School team (Metros Class of ’81) where he was Team Captain.
Dave George: Played a single season (81-82) in Sioux City. His 54 (20/34) regular season points placed him in the top five
Musketeer scorers and earned him the Musketeers Rookie of the Year Award.
Fred Kaminska logged four seasons as a Musketeer. As a rookie he sees time in thirty game and records thirteen goals and
thirty-seven assists. Returning for a second season he would post his best one yet when he scores twenty-five red-lighters
and leads the team with sixty-eight assists. Shown here during his third season, the veteran grabs eighteen goals, forty-two
assists and is selected as the USHL’s Defenseman of the Year. Next season, the grizzled veteran and Team Captain
adds another ten goals and twenty-two assists to his overall USHL stats. Fred’s 235 total points remain among the
top ten All-Time Musketeer Scorers. He is also selected a member of the USHL All-Star and International
All-Star teams.
Keith Vaananen Mike Sellke Doug Spedding Linesman Wayne Blanche 
Left: Keith Vaananen and Mike Sellke silently thank goaltender Doug Spedding for another great save.
Right: Linesman Wayne Blanche gets the game going with a face-off in the neutral zone.
Celebration!!!
Left: ID these Players Right: ID Player 1, ID Player 2, Mike Sellke
Left: ID this Player Right: ID Player and Pat McDonough
Brian Williams
Musketeers 1981-82
Brian Williams would lead the Musketeers and the League in scoring with 100 points; including both team leading
forty-four goals and fifty-six assists; all during the forty-eight game schedule. He would play a instrumental part in the
huge success of the Musketeers this season. Brian would be chosen the Musketeers Most Valuable Player and
earns spots on both the League’s Traditional and International All-Star Teams. He went on to play four seasons
for UND and then several seasons in the AHL, IHL and DHL.
Brian Williams
USHL and Musketeer leading scorer Brian Williams becomes the first Musketeer as well as the first of only two USHL
players to receive both the USHL’s Player of the Year and it’s Rookie of the Year Awards. Brian would record one
hundred points this season, including forty-four goals and fifty-six assists over the forty-eight game schedule.
Clayton Wiffen
Musketeers 1981-82
Sioux City Metros Class of ’81
Clayton Wiffen (Sioux City Metros 77-81) (Musketeers 81-82) played one season (81-82) in Sioux City (USHL) and
another in Austin for the Mavericks (USHL). He played several seasons in Europe, before returning to Iowa to play
for the Iowa State Cyclones (NCAA). During Clayton’s four years with the Jr. Musketeers he collected an
Honorable Mention and two All-State Team selections. He led the Jr. Musketeers/Metros and finished
second place in IHSHL scoring during his senior season.
Did You Know…Clayton was an Alternate Captain three of his four seasons as a Jr. Musketeer
Brent Hartman
Musketeers 1981-82
Sioux City Metros Class of ’81
Brent Hartman Played one season as a Musketeer. An original member of Siouxland Youth Hockey Association (SYHA)
and a member of the Metros High School team (Metros Class of ’81) where he was Team Captain.
Dave Bina Keith Vaananen
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Dave Bina: Taken during the second of two seasons as a Musketeer. Insert details here. 82-86 Western Michigan University
Keith Vaananen: Taken during the second of two seasons as a Musketeer. Insert details here.
Pete Ryskamp Pat McDonough
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Pete Ryskamp: Taken during the first of this 2 seasons as a Musketeers. Details to follow.
Pat McDonough: Single season. Details to follow.
Did You Know…a 5-2 road victory over the Waterloo Blackhawks on the last day of the season, clinched the Musketeers first
USHL League Championship. Pete Ryskamp scored two goals and Doug Spedding stopped 28 Blackhawk shots.
Craig Heaslip
Musketeers 1981-82
Craig Heaslip: Single season. Details to follow.
Fred Kaninska
Musketeers 1979-83
What would become a rarity, Fred Kaminska would log four seasons playing for the Musketeers. Shown here during
his third season, Fred would grab eighteen goals and add forty-two assists for sixty total points this season. He would
be selected as the USHL’s Defenseman of the Year. With another season ahead Fred is poised to lead the team as
Captain, be selected to both the USHL All-Star and International All-Star Teams and pour in enough points to place
him among the top ten highest Musketeer scorers.
Jeff Gray
Musketeers 1980-82
Jeff ‘s rookie season with the Musketeers was a dismal one; mustering just a dozen wins during the forty-eight game schedule.
Last season’s Mr. Spirit Award winner will eventually be known as one of the handful of “Worst to First ” Musketeers.
Returning for a second season that couldn’t get any worse, Jeff’s leadership and commitment to the Musketeers would help keep
the team focused and poised on this season’s run at the Jr. A Triple Crown. Over his two seasons as a Musketeer Jeff would
log seventy-one regular season games notching twenty-three goals and twenty-one assists along with 198 penalty minutes.
Originally from Los Angles, Jeff would eventually returned to Sioux City where he became active in the Siouxland Youth
Hockey Program. He has coached several youth teams and has said several stints as assistant coach for the Sioux City Metros
High School hockey team. He helped bring home State Championships for the Metros in 1994 & 2003 and has again
resumed some high school assistant coaching duties in 2011 for three more seasons.
Fred Kaminska
Musketeers 1979-83
Fred Kaminska
Defenseman Fred Kaminska becomes the first ever Musketeer to be selected the USHL’s Defenseman the Year. The third season veteran would
record eighteen goals and forty-two assists this season. The following season the Musketeers Team Captain would be selected to play in the USHL
All-Star game and is picked a member of the League’s International All-Star team. Fred is a current top tem All-Time Musketeer scorer.
Musketeers Christmas Card
This tri-fold Christmas card was sent out in 1981 from the Musketeers. It featured a team picture of the eventual Anderson and Clark
Cup Champions as well as a photo of the Fighting Machine.
Above are two other Fighting Machine shots that were not used on the Christmas card. Note: Coolest pants in USHL history!!!
Musketeers Autograph Night
Kirk Gilger Bob Ferguson
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Pete Ryskamp Duane Fonger
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Dave Witham Mike Selke
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Mark “The Box” Hagen
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Mark Hagen played a pair of seasons in Sioux City. He would record five goals and a dozen assists his rookie season
on the way a regular season Anderson Cup Championship season. The Musketeers also captured their first Clark Cup
Championship and made their first trip to Nationals; returning as the Gold Cup runner-up. While not officially selected
most popular player, Mark was one of the Musketeer fan favorites!!! Everyone knew him as “the Box”; upon his
arrival to Sioux City, Coach Bob asked him where his gear was…there in the corner, he pointed to a single
cardboard box packed with all his stuff for the season.
ID This Player Duane Fonger
Musketeers 1981-83
Left: ID This Player Right: Duane Fonger:
Clayton Wiffen
Musketeers 1981-82
Sioux City Metros Class of ’81
Clayton Wiffen is show here during a Musketeer inner-squad game. He was a native of Sioux City and was one of the original
members of the Siouxland Youth Hockey Association (SYHA) started in 1972. He played four seasons for the Jr. Musketeers where
he was always among the top three scorers, a great team leader and was Alternate Captain his sophomore, junior and senior seasons.
Jeff Gray Mike Sellke Dave George Brad Ross
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Jeff Gray played a pair of seasons (80-82) in Sioux City. One of the “Worst to First” Musketeers. Known mainly for his heavy
hands, he still could light the lamp; and during his rookie season he received the Musketeers Mr. Spirit Award. Jeff would stay in
Sioux City becoming involved in the Youth Hockey program and eventually coaching the High School team to a pair of State
Championships (1994 & 2003). Mike Sellke logged a single season (81-82) as a Musketeer and posted 23 (10/13) regular
season points. Dave George played a single season (81-82) in Sioux City. His 54 (20/34) regular season points placed him among
the top five Musketeer scorers that season and earned him the Musketeers Rookie of the Year Award. Brad Ross, another
“Worst to First” Musketeer, played two seasons (80-82). During this Championship season with the Musketeers he put up
20 (10/10) points and finished with 116 penalty minutes.
Pat McDonough Dave George
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Left: Musketeer Pat McDonough poses with his host family. Pictured with his mom & dad is Chad Markham (Metros Class of ’90).
Right: Dave George takes a chance for a picture with his host family, Jan & Mike Swanson. Jan & Mike were both huge SYHA
and Musketeer supporters. Mike would lend his coaching abilities for more than 15 seasons and Jan her administration skills as both
a board member and eventually SYHA President.
Did You Know…In 1978, Mike received a special SYHA Navigation Award. He once drove the team bus through Missouri on a
return trip from a weekend in Des Moines.
Greg Mjone Kevin Mann Keith Krug
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Greg Mjone played just a single season (81-82) in Sioux City and saw time in the nets during the first part of the 81-82 season.
Kevin Mann also logged a single season as a Musketeer. After the Musketeers he would play two season in the BCHL and two
more seasons for the University of Maine.
Keith Krug joined the Musketeers late into the season as an additional goalie as the regular season came to an end. With a potential
run at a Clark Cup Championship and a National Championship birth an additional goalie in the rotation was a welcome addition.
Sioux City & SYHA Connection
Clayton Wiffen Dan Reynolds Brent Hartman Jeff Gray
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Sioux City Hockey would be represented well during this championship season. Clayton, Dan and Brent were all past SYHA and
Jr. Musketeer/Metro players. All three of them joining the youth hockey with only eight seasons of hockey experience. Jeff, while
from Los Angles, would return to Sioux City after his Junior Hockey days where he would become a SYHA and high school
coach. He would help coach the Metros to State Championships in 1994 and 2003.
Autograph Night
Duane Fonger Brian Idso
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Left: Duane Fonger and (Right) Brian Idso sign autographs for Musketeer fans during one of the Musketeer Autograph nights.
Pat McDonough Mark Vichorek
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Left: Pat McDonough and Right: Mark Vichorek pose for pictures on one of the Musketeer player autograph nights.
Dave Bina Paul Kolhman
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Left: Musketeer Dave Bina poses for a photograph while Right: Paul Kolhman enters the ice ready to meet the fans.
USHL All-Star Team
Des Moines, IA / January 12th, 1982
This seasons all-Star game had the USHL All-Stars taking on the Des Moines Buccaneers. Fred Kaminska would post a goal
& an assist as the All-Stars put 64 shots on net but could only garner a 7-7 tie at the end of regulation. With two minutes remaining
in the extra period Des Moines broke the deadlock winning the game for the Bucs.
Brian Williams, Pete Ryskamp, Fred Kaminska & Bob Ferguson (Coach USHL All-Stars)
Pete Ryskamp
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Left: Pete Ryskamp takes a Mark Shook face-off as the Musketeers take on the Bloomington TempCo Jr. Stars.
Right: Shown here during Parents Weekend, Pete gets some lovin’ from his host mom (left) and real mom (right)
Pete Ryskamp joins the Musketeers in1981 and played a pair of seasons for the Musketeers. During his rookie campaign
he posted eighty-six regular season points, including forty goals & thirty-six assists and finished third in Musketeer scoring. He
would receive the Musketeers Most Popular Player Award that season. The following season he would again finish in the
top three Musketeer scorers with thirty goals and fifty-one assists fir eighty-one total points this season. He would earn a
spot on both the USHL All-Star team and the USHL International All-Star team.
USHL Play-Offs
Round 1 / USHL Play-Offs
Opening round of the USHL play-offs is a round-robin tournament of the League’s top six finishers. The Musketeers look
to be out-of-gas, losing the first two tournament games on the road to Des Moines and Austin. However, the Audi is a
welcome site for the Musketeers, and as usual, on home ice, they dominate their remaining three opponents, Dubuque,
Bloomington & St. Paul, outscoring them 24-7. The round-robin tournament weeds-out four of the top five teams
and finds Sioux City taking on the Des Moines Buccaneers who had just soundly beat them 5-2 the previous week.
Musketeers vs. Des Moines Buccaneers
Championship Series / USHL Play-Offs
The series opens in Des Moines and the game starts out with a surprise presentation of Bob Ferguson’s USHL Coach
of the Year Award by his parents in from Kingston, Ont. Brian Williams scores four goals and adds three assists, tieing
a Musketeer scoring record of eight points in a game, and Doug Spedding stops 26 shots on goal to secure a convincing
game one win. Game two saw Fred Kaminska’s coast-to-coast-tie breaking goal, with just a minute left in regulation,
secure a 7-4 victory and a 2-0 series lead.
The offence continues to put pucks in the net with both teams putting seven goals on the board, however an overtime goal
by Des Moines Jeff Ulrich keeps the Bucs hopes alive. Sioux City launches 66 shots on goal, but only finds the back of
the net twice; the Bucs fire 40 shots of their own, lighting the lamp three times and taking the series back to Sioux City
for a final winner take all game.
In front of a record setting crowd of 2802 Musketeers fans, they packed the Audi hoping for the franchise’s first Clark Cup
Championship. Game five tensions were high on both sides and even before the National Anthem, a pair of fights erupted
during the warm-ups resulting in penalties to both teams including Musketeers Brian Williams, Jeff Jacobs and Fred Kaminska.
This set the table for a barn-burner. However, the Musketeers jump all over the Bucs in the first period, putting nineteen
shots on goal and scoring five times. The Musketeers kept the pressure on scoring another two goals in the second and
one in the third for a final 8-2 Musketeer victory and their first USHL Clark Cup Championship.
“Worst to First”
The Musketeers wrap-up a Cinderella season; going from a team that previous season so bad, they almost suspended
operations – to winning both the United States Hockey League Anderson and Clark Cup Champions. 
Left & Right: Musketeer fans flood the ice to help players and Head Coach Bob Ferguson (Left: Holding Trophy/Right: Holding
Stick) celebrate the Championship victory.
Dave George John McNeil Ted
Carlson
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Left: Musketeers General Manager John McNeil get help from Dave George shaving off his play-off beard. This was John’s first of
three seasons with the Musketeers and this season was awarded the USHL General Manager of the Year Award.
Right: Musketeer owner Ted Carlson shares the victory ice with fans and players.
Left: Brian Williams and Right: ID This Musketeer player sigh autographs during the post game celebration
Celebration Continues…Auditorium, Penalty Box & House Party
Left: Jeff Jacobs & ID This Player Right: General Manager John McNeil & Please ID. That’s Curt Stoever back ground
Left: Penalty Box Lounge located in the now raised KD Stockyards Station. Right: Next stop…house party as Mike Selke
continues the celebration. That’s current Musketeer Housing Director and past Director of Off-Ice Officials Larry Dicks in the hat.
Jr. A National Tournament Goaltenders
Jim Martin Doug Spedding Keith Krug
Jim Martin and Doug Spedding would lead the USHL with the combined lowest Goals Against Average (GAA) for team
goalies. Doug would lead the league in individual Goals Against Average. Keith Krug joined the Musketeers late in
the season as some additional goalie insurance as the extended season entered the final stretch.
Jr. A National Championship
St Clair Shores, MI / April 15th-18th, 1982
The Musketeers join three other of the best teams in North America in Paddock Pools of the Great Lakes Hockey League,
Chicago Jets, Redford Royals of the Central Junior Hockey League and the Musketeers of the United States Hockey League.
A traditional round-robin format with the two top point getters meeting in the championship.
Musketeers vs. Paddock Pool Saints
Game 1 / April 15th
The Musketeers take on Paddock Pools and the first two periods is a defensive battle with only Paddock Pools finding the
net once in the first two periods. Paddock Pools adds two more goals in the third for a commanding 3-0 lead . However, the
Musketeers fight back on a pair of Brian Williams goals late in the third, but a final goal seals the win for Paddock Pools 4-2.
Due to AHAUS rules the all players are required to wear cages for the tournament. At the completion of the first game even
Doug Spedding is forced to retire his traditional form-fitted goalie mask for a helmet and cage combination.
Musketeers vs. Redford Royals
Game 2/ April 16th
Goaltender Doug Spedding stopped 17 Redford shots for the shut-out and and Brian Williams scored the lone goal as the
Musketeers get back in championship contention with a 1-0 victory
Left: Players have a meeting behind goaltender Doug Spedding Right: After one of his 17 saves of the game players change lines
Musketeer goaltender Doug Spedding readies himself for another face-off vs. the Redford Royals. After the first game, due to new
USA Hockey rules, Doug was forced to turn in his traditional form-fitted mask and wear an approved cage type mask.
Left: Mark Vichorek congratulates Doug Spedding on his shut-out victory. Right: Head Coach Bob Ferguson and Owner Ted
Carlson know this win gets them back in championship contention.
Musketeers vs. Chicago Jets
Game Three / April 17th
The Musketeers put up four goals in the first period and two more in the second to go ahead 6-1. Goaltender Jim Martin makes 29
saves and stops a third period comeback by the Jets; securing a 6-4 Musketeer victory. Bryan Williams finished the game
with a pair of goals and assists and Dave George recorded the game winner with assists from Brad Ross and Brian Idso
Left: Two Musketeers celebrate one of the 6 goals scored by the Musketeers. Right: Jim Martin making one of his 29 saves
that night. The Jets fired thirty-three times at Martin but the Musketeers still beat the Chicago Jets 7-4 to advance to the National
Championship title game.
Did You know…Chicago Jets players Jerry Viti and Al Erricksson will join the Musketeers the following season, both getting another
chance at a National Championship
Musketeers vs. Paddock Pools
Championship / April 18th
The previous night’s win gave the Musketeers a chance at redemption; meeting again with their only lose of the tournament
as they take on Paddock Pools. After a one goal deadlock through the first period, the Musketeers surged ahead in the second,
grabbing a 4-2 lead with eight minutes remaining in the championship game.
After that, it was all Paddock Pools, scoring three unanswered goals before the second stanza horn sounded.
The third period had Doug Spedding stopping all 12 shots on goal, but Musketeers could only muster six attempts of their own
and they were all turned away by the Pools goaltender, giving the team from Michigan a 5-4 National Championship win.
USHL All-Star Game
Des Moines, IA / January 12th, 1982
This seasons games features a Des Moines vs. the League format. Des Moines Head Coach Iva Prediger will send out his
Buccaneers as they take on twenty of the League’s best players. Musketeer Head Coach Bob Ferguson will direct the
visiting USHL All-Stars. The offensive battle needed extra time to determine a winner, and two minutes and twelve
seconds in to the overtime Buccaneer Greg LaDouceur took a pass from Scott Rupp to give the Bucs a victory
over the other All-Stars.
Musketeer Team Award Winners
Brian Williams Dave Bina Pete Ryskamp Dave George
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Brian Williams…Most Valuable Player Dave Bina…Mr. Spirit Pete Ryskamp…Most Popular Player
& Dave George…Rookie of the Year D’Artagnan Award…Mike Newhouse
USHL Award Winners
Brian Williams Fred Kaminska Doug Spedding
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As the season concluded, Sioux City is now a USHL force to be reckoned with. In what will be an early 80’s dominance
of the entire League; including a pair of regular season & tournament champions, two runner-ups and a National Title. The
Musketeer almost run the table on league wide awards. Brian Williams is selected as both the USHL’s Most Valuable
Player and the League’s Rookie of the Year, Fred Kaminska is picked as the USHL Defenseman of the Year and
Doug Spedding selected as the USHL Goaltender of the Year.
USHL International All Star Team
Fred Kaminska Duane Fonger Pete Ryskamp Brian Williams
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Need game and tournament in formation
Four Musketeers, Fred Kaminska, Duane Fonger, Pete Ryskamp & Brian Williams will represented the USHL in the 2nd Annual
International Junior Hockey Tournament held in Leysin, Switzerland. This round-robin tournament also featured all-star teams from
Czechoslovakia, Sweden and Switzerland.
Pete Inkster Benefit Game
Sioux City Goalie Dave LeGree (Musketeers 77-80 / Musketeer HOF ’90) makes a save during the Pete Inkster Benefit game.
Dave LeGree played three total USHL seasons, the last two were as a Musketeer (77-79). His first season as a Musketeer he
would lead the team to a Southern Division Championship and be selected the Musketeer Most Valuable Player. The following
season he was awarded the USHL Most Valuable Player. Dave had a last season in the IHL playing for the Milwaukee Admirals
before returning to Sioux City where is a very active member of the SYHA Coach/Player Development Program. In 2014, Dave
would take the reigns as the new Metros head coach and four seasons later bring home a regular season and tournament
championships as well as the USA Hockey Nation Championship.
Craig Stoever Brad Hanson
Sioux City Metros Class of ’83 Sioux City Metros Class of ’83
Left: Craig Stoever (Sioux City Metros Class of ’83) and Right: Brad Hanson (Sioux City Metros Class of ’83) arrive back in Sioux
City after a long return trip from an exciting National Championship week in St. Clare Shore, Michigan.
1982 NHL Draft
Held on June 9th at the Montreal Forum
In just the second season as a Junior League, the USHL places four players among the NHL draftees. One of them in the first round
when St. Paul Vulcans player Phil Housley is selected sixth by the Buffalo Sabres. He would become the League’s first great player,
logging twenty-one seasons in the NHL, playing in 1580 plus games and recording 1288 total points.
League consists of seven Member teams playing a forty-eight game regular season schedule. Green Bay leaves league. One division.
Austin Mavericks, Bloomington Stars, St. Paul Vulcans, Waterloo Black Hawks, Dubuque Fighting Saints, Des Moines Buccaneers, Sioux City Musketeers
After last seasons success the Musketeers look to rebuild a seriously depleted squad including forwards, defensemen and goaltenders. Sixty some
hopefuls from all over the country report to try-out camp where coach will have the daunting task to cut that number in half in just a short time.
Returning from last years championship team are forwards Pete Ryskamp, Duane Fonger, Dave Witham & Mike Sellke and defensemen
Mark Hagen and Jeff Jacobs. Absent is a veteran goalie have lost both of their starters from the prior season.
Although the Musketeers bettered their winning record from last year by five games (34-14-0) they still finished in second place, behind the
Dubuque Fighting Saints. The Musketeers would again make it to the USHL Championship finals but fall short to the Dubuque Fighting Saints.
Their trip to Nationals resulted again in a second place finish to, you guessed it…Dubuque. And just like last year, just one goal short.
Season Tickets $100.00 / Single Game tickets $4:50 / Balcony & south end seats $2.00
Musketeers Front Office Staff 
Ted Carlson Bob Ferguson John McNeil Judy Johnson
President/Owner Head Coach General Manager Office Manager
Musketeers Coaching Staff
Bob Ferguson Marcus Rotrammel Billy Danderand
Head Coach Trainer Equipment Manager
Between the Pipes
Rookie goalies Mike Affholter and Dana Orent would form-up the corps of the Musketeer goaltending duo this season.
Mike would secure the starting position and log 30 Musketeer starts. He would finish the regular season season with a 20-10 record
Back-up Dana worked the remainder of the games garnering 19 starts and finishing the regular season with a 12-2 record. Goalies
Charlie Leidholdt (3-2) and Stan Bautch (2-0) made brief stops in Sioux City where they logged seven combined games.
Mike Affholter Dana Orent
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Mike Affholter: Spent a single season (82-83) as the Musketeer starting goalie where he posted 20-10 regular season record.
Solid play after that his 26 wins in 41 starts guided the Musketeers to the runner-up honors in the regular season, playoffs and
Jr. A National Championship tournament.
Dana Orent spend as pair of seasons (82-84) between the pipes for the Musketeers. His rookie season (82-83) 14 wins in 19
starts helped lead the Musketeers to the runner-up honors in the regular season, playoff and Jr. A National Championship games.
During his second season (83-84) 31 starts and 18 wins help the team, loaded with rookies, make a solid showing with a regular
season third place finish, a second place finish in the play-offs and another trip to the JR. A National Championships.
Goaltender Stan Bautch arrives in Sioux City bolstering the Musketeers goaltending corps. The high school prep from Minnesota
was drafted by the Pittsburgh Penguins.
High Scorers
Al Ericsson Terry Jensen Pete Ryskamp Jerry Viti Rick Swarbrick
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This year’s top five scorers would record 384 regular season points in just a 48 game season. Al Ericsson lead the charge with
a team leading 65 goals and 109 points. Terry Jensen would follow with 87 (53/34) and veteran Pete Ryskamp with 81 (30/51).
Jerry Viti would finish with nine goals and a team leading 46 assists and Rick Swarbrick would to round out the top scorers
with 52 (25/27) regular season points.
Heavy Hitters
Mike Sellke Mark Hagen Fred Kaminska Jerry Viti Terry Jensen
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This seasons Musketeers put up some hefty numbers in the penalty minute department. All five to PIM leaders racked-up over 100 minutes.
Mike Sellke, Mark Hagen and Fred Kaminska all recorded 121 minutes in the box.. Rookie Jerry Viti wasn’t afraid to work the corners
and finished close behind the leaders with 117 minutes. Even second leading scorer Terry Jensen got in the mix with 101 minutes.
Getting Siouxland’s Attention
Dana Orent
For the second season in a row, a Musketeer is selected as the USHL’s Most Valuable Goaltender. Rookie Dana Orent would help
lead the Musketeers to a trio of runner-up honors this season including the Regular Season, Play-offs and the National Tournament.
Musketeers vs. Dubuque Fighting Saints
Home Opener October 9th, 1982
Left: Owner Ted Carlson gets the ceremonial season started with the center ice face-off. Right: The defense of the previous
season’s Anderson and Clark Cups begins now!!!
Left: Musketeer goaltender Mike Affholter Right: Defensemen Jeff Jacobs and (#5) Keith Vaananen playing a little offence.
That’s local linesmen Wayne Blanche and Mark Shook. After being down 3-0 after two, Musketeers would rally with three
third period goals but fall short in this 4-3 loss to the Fighting Saints.
Musketeers vs. Des Moines Buccaneers
October 30th, 1982
Musketeer leading scorer Al Ericsson shown here with a pair of shots on the Des Moines Buccaneer goalie. He played a single
season as a Musketeer and lead the team in scoring with 109 regular season and play-off points; including sixty-five goals and
forty-four assists. That season Al played in every scheduled Musketeer game and would receive the
Musketeer’s Most Valuable Player Award
Jeff Jacobs Terry Jensen
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Jeff Jacobs played two seasons (81-83) as a Musketeer. During this second season (82-83) he upped his point production to
19 and trimmed his penalty time to 71 minutes. As a member of the previous season Anderson Cup and Clark Cup Championship
team, as a rookie he lead the Musketeers in Penalty Minutes with 151
During Terry Jenson‘s only season in Sioux City, the Musketeer’s second leading scorer put-up 53 goals and 34 assists. He
would receive the Musketeer Most Popular Player Award. In December, Terry was the Player of the Month; scoring
three consecutive game winning goals, two of them coming in overtime victories and a natural Hatrick against the Austin
Mavericks. You don’t see this any more in Junior hockey…
…the Player of the Week award sponsored by Budweiser
Mike Affholter Al Ericsson Mark Hagen Mike Sellke
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Left: Goaltender Mike Affholter makes a save while Al Ericsson and defensemen Mark Hagen help-out. Right: Al Ericsson and Mike
Sellke take the draw from linesman Wayne Blanche.
Mike Affholter: Spent a single season (82-83) as the Musketeer starting goalie. His 26 wins in 41 starts guided the Musketeers to
to the runner-up honors in the regular season, playoff and Jr. A National Championship games.
Al Ericsson played a single season (82-83) as a Musketeer and lead the team in scoring with 109 (65/44) regular season and play-
off points. He played in every scheduled Musketeer game and would receive the Musketeer’s Most Valuable Player Award 
Left: Fred Kaminska, Dave Whitham, Todd Donaldson, Al Ericsson Right: Keith Savaire and Fred Kaminska
Did You Know…The Musketeers considered moving from the Auditorium at the completion of this season across the river to the
Marina Inn Convention center ice facility. Negotiations between the Musketeers the the City became sour over ice and facility
charges. Siouxland Youth Hockey has already made the move to the new rink the prior season. The Musketeers with a plan to
add 2200 seats and concessions ownership; the Musketeers could have a new home next season.
However, over the next few months, cooler heads would prevail. The Musketeers and the City would come to agreeable terms;
setting the stage for twenty-two more exciting seasons of USHL hockey played in the historic confines Sioux City Auditorium.
Todd Donaldson Mark “The Box” Hagen
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Left: Todd Donaldson Right: Mark Hagen
Mark Hagen: Played just a single season (81-82) in Sioux City as the Musketeers went on to capture both the USHL regular and
play-off championships. While not selected most popular player, Mark was one of the Musketeer fan favorites!!! Everyone knew him
as “the Box”; upon his arrival to Sioux City, Coach Bob asked him where his gear was…there in the corner, he pointed to a
single cardboard box packed with all his stuff for the season.
Musketeers vs. Waterloo Blackhawks
November 24th, 1982
Left: Starting goaltender Mike Affholter and (#18) Tom Shinabargar & Mike Sellke. Right: Goalie Charlie Leidholdt and (#4) Todd
Donaldson and Rick Savaire
Tom Shinabargar Jeff Jacobs
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Left: Tom Shinabargar (82-84) 84 MVP Right: Jeff Jacobs
Tom Shinabargar: Played two seasons (82-84) as a Musketeer. His rookie season (82-83) he scored 19 (2/17) points and his second
season he logged only 4 goals & 28 assists, however, he defensive play and team leadership made him the Musketeers’ Most
Valuable Player Award.
Musketeers vs. Austin Mavericks
November 27th, 1982
Mike Affholter makes a saves vs. the Austin Mavericks as Todd Donaldson (#4) and Keith Savaire (#6) pick-up the open attackers.
Did You Know…On December 31st, Mike recorded the first shut-out of the USHL season with a win over the Waterloo Blackhawks.
Thor Bolstad Fred Kaminska
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Thor Bolstad watches Fred Kaminska move the puck up ice against the Austin Mavericks. Thor logged a single season in Sioux
City and recorded 10 goals and 11 assists. He was voted the Musketeers Rookie of the Year. Fourth year veteran and
team Captain Fred Kaminska also posted 10 goals and added 21 assists.
Left: Fred Kaminska gets some celebration help after a goal. My guess here is that Austin goalie would like to have that one back.
Right: Austin Coach Frank Anzalone is not happy with the way this game ended and wants everyone to know it!!!
Did You Know…Fred Kaminska started in the USHL as Professional and finished as a Junior player.
Fred Kaminska: Logged four seasons as a Musketeer (79-83). During the 81-82 season he was second in Musketeer
scoring with 25 goals and lead the team with 68 Assists. He was team Captain during his final season. Fred joined the
Musketeers while the team was still classified as a Semi-Professional League, played through he transition seasons and
finished as Junior player. His 266 (66/169) career points still place him in the top ten Musketeer All-Time scorers.
Jerry Viti Al Ericsson Jay Sutliffe Scott Dub
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Left: The Musketeers win their fifth game in a row as they hang 11 goals on both Des Moines goaltenders. Al Ericsson would
record a hat trick and add a pair of helpers making for a five point night. Mike Affholter would allow just a goal a period and
stop 34 Buccaneer shots.
Goaltender Dana Orent
Mike Sellke
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Mike Sellke logged a pair of seasons as a Musketeer. During his second season pictured here, he posted
thirty-eight regular season and play-off points, including fourteen goals and twenty-four helpers. Mike was one of
three Musketeers who lead the team in penalty minutes. As part of the previous season’s Anderson Cup and
Clark Cup Championships teams, he netted ten goals, fourteen assists for twenty-fourregular season points.
Did You Know…The ’82 USHL All-Star game Scheduled to be played in Sioux City on January 25th, was canceled
because of poor economic conditions. In stead an All-Star Scrimmage game February 8th in Mason City was held;
teams were encouraged to send six players each and then divided into two squads.
Keith Savaire Duane Fonger
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Left: Keith Savaire played a single season (82-83) as a Musketeer. While he netted only a handful of points, his reliable play
at the blue line and game readiness made him apart of the very solid defensive corps.
Right: Duane Fonger logged a pair of seasons in Sioux City. He would finished this rookie season as one of the Musketeers
top four scorers with thirty-two goals and twenty-four assists for fifty-six regular season points. The following season he would
finish among the top eight team scorers with another thirty-two goals and thirteen assists totaling forty-five regular and post
season points. Duane’s play and leadership made him very popular among Musketeer fans.
Did You Know…the 82 League Championship series was trimmed to a Best of Three series because of scheduling conflicts in both
Sioux City and Dubuque
Goaltender Mike Affholter, Defenseman Mark Hagen and forward Keith Savaire
Referee Ron Hoffman
USHL Play-Offs
Musketeers vs. St Paul Vulcans
Round 1 / USHL Play-Offs
The Musketeers prepare to take on the St. Paul Vulcans in a best of five series. The League’s sixth-best team shocks the Musketeers
on home ice with a 4-3 win; placing the first bump in the road for the defending Clark Cup Champs. Game two is just as exciting;
Sioux City scored twice in 56 seconds to send the game into overtime. Both both team fired a total of 92 shots on goal and the game
stayed deadlocked until Rick Swarbrick scored just two minutes into the second overtime. Swarbrick continues with the hot stick scoring
two goals in game three, winning 4-3 and Todd Donaldson wrapped-up the series with an OT red-lighter with another 4-3 victory.
Musketeers vs. Des Moines Buccaneers
Round 2 / USHL Play-Offs
After a six day break, the repaired and rested Musketeers match-up with the Des Moines Buccaneers. With Sioux City beating the Bucs
seven out of ten games; the Musketeers were perfect at home, but struggled on the Capitol City’s ice, winning only twice in five meetings.
Game one saw the Bucs dominate on home ice, scoring three unanswered goals in the first and three more in the second for a 7-2 series
opening win.
Returning to Sioux City for games two & three; the redemption/revenge seeking Musketeers entered the Audi with a chip on their shoulder
after the game one spanking from the Bucs. The Musketeers came to play, peppering the Bucs goaltender with 26 shots in the first period
but could only muster a 3-3 tie after the first. The Musketeers would add 35 more shots on goal in the game, but only four got past goaltender
Mark Pagnac. Al Ericksson scored three times and Dana Orent stood on his head, to hold off the Bucs and even the series.
Musketeers vs. Des Moines / Game 3
Saturday’s game three is expected to be a knockdown-drag out contest as both teams consider this game a crucial win in this
second round series. The pressure is on for Sioux City to keep last nights the momentum going; and for the Bucs to continue to work
the defending champs on the ropes. The Musketeers launch 20 shots on goal and score six times in the first period jumping
out to a 6-1 lead. They never look back, winning easily 8-2.
However, the game will mostly be remembered by the altercation Des Moines players and the Sioux City fans. With
just five minutes gone in the first period Des Moines players and Sioux City fans became engaged in an altercation the stands.
Head Coach Ivan Prediger became involved with a pair of Sioux City fans and what started as a verbal assault, escalated into a
physical one as the coach, trainer and the players entered the stands. A pair of altercations took place, resulting in the arrest of two
Sioux City fans and the pair of Bucs being charges with disorderly conduct.
The officials look on as the Des Moines Buccaneers enter the stands five minutes into the second round, game three play-off
match-up. The Musketeers were already up by three goals when the evening really started to get interesting.
Sioux City Journal
March 25th, 1983 / Sioux City Auditorium
Des Moines Buccaneer Bob Anzalone points to the stands looking for whoever threw the “keys to the camper”. On-site police and
security were quickly on the scene and were able to defuse the volatile situation. The melee lasted about ten minutes and delayed the
game for close to an hour as the Bucs headed to the locker room and threatened to not return to the game.
Two more Musketeer goals in the second period sealed the win for the home team as the Bucs try to run out the clock and regroup
for tomorrow night’s game back on their home ice.
Left: Des Moines players start to gather around their players bench after nearly an hour delay; with the Bucs threatening not
to return, cooled heads prevailed and the Bucs returned to the ice. Right: The game remained a heated contest and here
the Bucs again have an issue with fans near the penalty box.
No one knows what to expect as game four returns to Des Moines for a must win game for the Bucs. This time the Musketeers
save their best work for last; scoring four goals in the third and clinching the series with a 7-3
USHL Championship
Musketeers vs. Dubuque Fighting Saints
The USHL’s two best teams will meet again. The defending Clark Cup Champs meet their arch rivals and Anderson Cup winners the
Dubuque Fighting Saints. However, but not before an 11 day break in order for both teams to send their USHL All-Stars to the Coupe
Beard Tournament in Switzerland. Dubuque won the regular season with a record of 39-8-1 with Sioux City just behind them with
a 34-14 record. The championship series, traditionally, a best of five series, is shortened to a best of three series due to ice scheduling
conflicts in both host cities. Both these teams will also represent the USHL at next week’s National Tournament in Dubuque.
Musketeers vs. Dubuque Fighting Saints
USHL Clark Cup Championship / Game 1
The best of three series opens in Dubuque; game one is a must win for both teams. Dubuque is nearly perfect at home, losing
only twice on their ice, however, one of those losses is to the Musketeers. Sioux City, likewise, is nearly unbeatable on their own ice
so the Musketeers need to win this important game one. The Saints took a commanding lead into the third period leading 3-1.
However, an Al Erickson goal making it 3-2 shifted the momentum to the visitors and they peppered the Saints goalie in the
final minutes, but couldn’t break the twine.
Musketeers vs. Dubuque Fighting Saints
USHL Clark Cup Championship / Game 2
Game two returns to the Audi and is another a must win for the Musketeers. Unfortunately the the Saints jump on the weary Musketeers
scoring three unanswered goals in the first and three more on the second taking a 6-3 lead into the third period. Both teams launched
numerous shots on goal, but only traded a goal each in the third, giving the Saints 3-2 triumph.
Left & Right: Goalie Mike Atthoffer makes a pair of saves against the Fighting Saints. Right: Mike makes another save as forward
Keith Schermele looks to track the save headed into the corner.
Duane Fonger Paul Brown
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Left: Duane Fonger launches one of 48 Musketeer shots on Dubuque goaltender Mike Cortes Right: Paul Brown puts a nice move
on both Dubuque defenders and moves the puck into the attacking zone.
Down by a goal into the third period, Sioux City applies the heat and puts seventeen shots on Dubuque goaltender Mike
Cortes, but he turns away all but one. Left: All five Musketeers, Mark Hagen, Todd Donaldson Keith Schermele, Paul Brown
crash the net looking for that elusive goal that could turn the tide for the trailing Musketeers. Right: This time there is slightly less
pressure as only four musketeers work the slot for a scoring opportunity.
Left: Goalie Mike Affholter, Mike Sellke and Right: the Musketeers salute the fans after a hard fought series loss to the Saints.
Normally a best of five series it is shortened to a three game series because of scheduling conflicts in both cities.
Did You know…NHL player Gary Sutter was a member of this Dubuque Fighting Saints team for two seasons (1981-83)
Musketeer Award Winners
Most Valuable Player…Al Ericsson Most Popular Player… Terry Jensen
Rookie of the Year...Thor Bolstad Mr. Spirit…Mark Hagen
D’Artagnan Award…Mel Streyffeler
Jr. A National Championship
Five Flags Center / Dubuque, IA
Sioux City would get one more chance at solving the Dubuque Fighting Saints as they both enter the five team round-robin
tournament as one of the favorites. Other teams include the Chicago Jets of the Central Hockey League, Lowell Chiefs of the
Massachusetts Junior League and Paddock Pools of the Great Lakes Hockey League.
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Game 1 / April 13th
The tournament favorites meet right away and the Saints hit the Musketeers quickly-lighting the lamp four times in the first
minute of all three periods and often-launching 42 shots on goal. Scott Dub scored twice and Al Ericksson once in the final
minutes of the third, but the Musketeers couldn’t close the gap and opened the tournament with a 8-6 loss.
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Game 2 / April 14th
The Musketeers offence roared back in game two; putting 52 shots on goal and scoring four times in the first period. However,
the Chicago Jets were up for the challenge from one of the USHL’s best teams; also scoring four times in the first and turning-
away 46 potential red-lighters. Each team added a pair of goals as the final horn sounded ending the game in a tie.
10- Musketeers vs. Lowell Chiefs-3
Game 3 / April 15th
Terry Jensen scores three goals, Thor Bolstad & Al Ericksson score two and Dana Orent stops 27 shots in an offensive
out-burst not seen since the middle of the season when they beat Des Moines back in January 11-3. The Musketeers have
six players all scoring over three points.
4- Musketeers vs. Paddock Pools Saints-1
Game 4 / April 16th
In what is a rematch of last year’s National Championship game the Musketeers meet up again with Paddock Pools.
After a scoreless first period, Musketeers Al Ericksson and Terry Jensen take control and each score a pair of goals;
giving the Musketeers a win and setting the stage for an all USHL National Championship tilt.
2-Musketeers vs. Dubuque-3
April 17th / Championship
In a much expected and anticipated all USHL National Championship showdown it would be the defending USHL champs taking
on the current USHL Champs. With the Saints dominating the Musketeers over the last games they have been victorious eleven times in
thirteen outing against the Musketeers. However, when it comes to one single game-anything can happen. Sioux City jumped out
to an early lead scoring twice in the first and shutting down the Saints in the second period, however, the defense faltered and the
offence stalled in the third and the Saint scored twice, giving them the victory and “Triple Crown” bragging rights.
USHL All-Star Game
January 25th, 1983
The USHL All-Star game Scheduled to be played in Sioux City is canceled because of the Nation’s overall poor economic
conditions. However, an honorary All-Star Team is selected and Musketeer Al Ericsson is selected to the Second Team.
USHL All-Star Scrimmage Game
February 8th, 1983
An All-Star Scrimmage game was held instead; teams were encouraged to send six players each and then divided into two squads.
The scrimmage was held in conjunction with the annual League Meeting also held in Mason City.
USHL International All Star Team
Mike Affholter * Todd Donaldson * Pete Ryskamp*
Three Musketeers, Mike Affholter, Todd Donaldson, Pete Ryskamp will represent the USHL in the 3rd Annual International
Junior Hockey Tournament held in Leysin, Switzerland. This round-robin tournament also featured all-star teams from Czechoslovakia,
Sweden and Switzerland.
*This would be Pete Ryskamp second time as a member of the USHL International All-Star Team.
10-USHL All-Stars vs. Czechoslovakia-3
Musketeer Mike Affholter was in net earning the win in the opening game of the tournament.
4-USHL All-Stars vs., Switzerland- 2
N/A-USHL All-Stars vs. Sweden-N/A
Have a Coke and a Smile
Back: Jeff Jacobs, Player B1 ??? * Middle: Keith Schermele, Mark Hagen, Player M1 ??? Player M2 ???, Scott Dub
Front: Bart Beasley, Pete Ryskamp & Mike Sellke
1983 NHL Draft
Held on June 8th at the Montreal Forum
The USHL places three players among the NHL hopefuls; the Dubuque Fighting Saints offer up two players and the Des Moines
Buccaneers the third. Among those drafted in the opening round are Hall of Famers Steve Yzerman, Pat Lafontaine and Cam Neely,
also selected at number twelve in Dave Gagner; he would go on to a seventeen season NHL career. Dave’s son, Sam would eventually
play a season for the Musketeers before embarking on a twelve season NHL careers himself.
League consists of eight Member teams playing a forty-eight game regular season schedule. North Iowa joins the League.
Austin Mavericks, Bloomington Stars, St. Paul Vulcans, Waterloo Black Hawks, Dubuque Fighting Saints,
Des Moines Buccaneers, North Iowa Huskies, Sioux City Musketeers
The Musketeers would consider this a rebuilding season with only seven returning veterans; Dana Orent is back and looks to build
on his prior season’s honors of the USHL’s best goaltender. Also returning are forwards Scott Dub, Rick Swarbrick & Keith
Schermele and defensemen Jerry Viti, Tom Shinabargar & Keith Savaire. The Musketeers perform well during the season
posting an overall third-place finish with a 31-14-2 record.
However, the Musketeers would excel during the second season and find themselves playing in the Clark Cup final. After the
underdog Musketeers would build a 3 game- to-one lead on the St. Paul Vulcans, they would lose three in a row for another
second place finish.
Having qualified for the Nation Championship Tournament a third time in a row, the two-time Tournament Runner-ups hope the
third times a charm. Musketeers head to St. Clare Shores for their third appearance at the Junior A National Championships. The tournament
features six teams representing Iowa, Minnesota, Michigan, Massachusetts, Illinois and New York. The Musketeers would lose the opening
round game to Frasier Flags of Michigan but rebound with a win over Lowell, however it was downhill from there as the Musketeers
posted losses to St. Paul and Buffalo and skating to a tie with eventual tournament champions the Chicago Jets.
Musketeer Mike Sparago is named to the USHL First All-Star Team and team mates Bruce Wilkins and Jerry Vitti are named
to the Second Team.
Musketeers Front Office Staff
Ted Carlson Bob Ferguson John McNeil Judy Johnson
President Head Coach General Manager Office Manager
General Manager John McNeil: having returned to the Musketeers for a third season John is in charge of all off-ice activities
this includes promotion, advertising, season ticket sales, scheduling and transportation. He is also responsible for finding billet families
and jobs for 21-man roster. While a few players are still in high school most of the players do work in the Siouxland community.
Office Manager Judy Johnson: is also in her third season working for the Musketeers. Handling most of the support work for
both Bob and John; she is also instrumental in ticket sales, promotion and players affairs.
Musketeers Coaching Staff
Head Coach…Bob Ferguson Trainer...Marcs Rotrammel Equipment Manager...Billy Danderand
Between the Pipes
Veteran Dana Orent would return for a second season and Rookie Steve O’Shea would team up this season. With Dana fresh off a
very successful prior season (Triple Crown Runner-up), he would assume the starting goalie duties; log 33 games and post an
18-12-1 record. The Steve would provide some solid relief through out the season and post a 8-2-1 regular season record.
This pairing would carry the Musketeers to the USHL finals for the second time in a row as well as another appearance
in the National Tournament.
Dana Orent Steve O’Shea
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Dana Orent spend as pair of seasons (82-84) between the pipes for the Musketeers. His rookie season (82-83) 14 wins in 19
starts helped lead the Musketeers to the runner-up honors in the regular season, playoff and Jr. A National Championship games.
During his second season (83-84) 31 starts and 18 wins help the team, loaded with rookies, make a solid showing with a regular
season third place finish, a second place finish in the play-offs and another trip to the JR. A National Championships.
Steve O’Shea logged a pair of seasons (83-85) in net for the Musketeers. Although playing back-up to the veteran goalie,
Steve still logged 14 plus games and finished with a winning record. His second season (84-85) he would take on the starting
goalie duties for most of the regular season and play-off games. He would be voted the the Musketeers Most Popular Player.
Scott Adaska
High Scorers
Mike Sparago Scott Shoffstall Rick Swarbrick Scott Dub Don Elland
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Scoring was down a bit this season, but the 48 games season saw the top five Musketeers still all score over 60 points. Mike Sparago
tallied 90 points and his 54 goals lead the way for the Musketeers. Rookie Scott Shoffstall recorded 77 (30/47) points and Rick
Swarbrick close behind with 70 (44/26) points. Veteran Scott Dub would finish with 67 (38/29) and Rookie Don Elland with 62 (20/42)
Heavy Hitters
Jerry Viti Scott Dub Jon McGurk Scott Shoffstall Tom Shinabargar
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Second year Musketeer Jerry Viti would vastly improve his numbers this season and lead the team with 152 minutes while second year Scott
Dub would finish a single minor behind with 150. Rookie Jon McGurk would record 101 minutes. Second leading scorer Scott Shoffstall
also spent an hour in the box and bested Tom Shinabargar by six minutes.
Did You Know…the Musketeers opened the season hosting a pair of exhibition games against the Thunder Bay Hornets/Trophy Kings
on September 30th and October 1st. Friday night the Musketeers dominated Thunder Bay with a 9-0 win but on Saturday
the visitors jumped out o an early lead and won 10-6
Did You Know…on October 16th, the Musketeers beat the Bloomington Stars 10-1 in Bloomington. Veteran Rick Swarbrick scored the
first 4 goals of the game and it only took him 20 minutes and 28 seconds. Rookie Scott Shoffstall then scored a Hat Trick in just over
12 minutes in the second period. In his first USHL start, Steve O’Shea missed a shut-out by just 29 seconds.
Musketeers vs. Des Moines Buccaneers
December 31st, 1983
Don Elland John Mueller Scott Dub
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Center Don Elland and Wingers (20) John Mueller and (7) Scott Dub line-up for a face-off against the Des Moines Buccaneers.
Don Elland: Played a single season (83-84) as a Musketeer. He put-up 62 points (20/42) regular season points enough to place
him among the top five Musketeer scorers.
John Mueller: Played a single season (83-84) as a Musketeer. He put-up 53 points (19/34) regular season points
Scott Dub: Returning for his second season (82-84) as a Musketeer. The Park River, ND high schooler collected 50 (27/23) total
points his rookie season, enough to make him one of the top five Musketeer scorers. His second season here the returning veteran
would increase his offence with netting 38 goals, 29 assists for 67 regular season points. His team commitment and loyalty to players
and fans earned him the Musketeer’s Most Popular Player Award.
Left: Shot of the Buccaneers players bench located in the Vomitorys Right: Don Elland takes the draw.
Jon McGurk John Bowkus Scott Shoffstall Scott Dub
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Left: (10) Jon McGurk, (22) John Bowkus Right: (14) Scott Shoffstall, (7) Scott Dub, (??) in corner
Jon McGurk: A Musketeer for two seasons (83-85) his first season was very successful as he scored 23 (9/14) points however, his
next season’s offense would more than triple as he recorded 77 (31/46) regular season points, placing him among the top three scorers
John Bowkus: Played a single season as a Musketeer. He would go on to play six more seasons in the WHL, IHL and ECHL
Scott Shoffstall: Played two seasons (83-85) as a Musketeer. His rookie season’s 77 (30/47) regular season points would make
him the second leading Musketeer scorer. During his next season (84-85) he would build on his offence and pour in 114 (63/51)
regular season points (48 game season) to lead the team in scoring. Selected as one of the team’s Alternate Captains.
He would voted the Musketeer’s Most Valuable Player as well as both the USHL’s Player of the Year and the USHL’s Forward
of the Year. His 263 total points makes him the fifth highest All-Time Musketeer scorer.
Scott Dub: Returning for his second season (82-84) as a Musketeer. The Park River, ND high schooler collected 50 (27/23) total
points his rookie season, enough to make him one of the top five Musketeer scorers. His second season here the returning veteran
would increase his offence with netting 38 goals, 29 assists for 67 regular season points. His team commitment and loyalty to players
and fans earned him the Musketeer’s Most Popular Player Award.
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Dana Orent
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Dana Orent spend as pair of seasons (82-84) between the pipes for the Musketeers. His 1982-83 rookie season saw him record
fourteen wins, in nineteen starts, helped lead the Musketeers to the runner-up honors in the regular season, playoff and Jr. A National
Championship games.
During his second season, Dana would take on the starting goalie duties, recording wins in eighteen of thirty-one starts. Returning
this season a proven veteran between the pipes, he steers the Musketeers to a third place regular season finish, a runner-up finish
in the Clark Cup Championship and another chance at a JR. “A” National Championship.
Musketeers vs. Dubuque Fighting Saints
Left: Linesman Mark Shook Right: Goalie Steve O’Shea and Tom Shinabargar
Steve O’Shea: Logged a pair of seasons (83-85) in net for the Musketeers . Although playing back-up to veteran goalie Dana Orent,
Steve still logged 14 plus games. His second season he would take on the starting goalie duties for most of the regular season and play-
off games. His reliable play and leadership earned him the Musketeers’ Most Popular Player Award at the end of his last season.
Tom Shinabargar: Played two seasons (82-84) as a Musketeer. His rookie season he scored 19 (2/17) points and his second season
he logged only 4 goals & 28 assists, however, he defensive play and team leadership made him the Musketeers’ Most Valuable Player.
The St. Louis native would be selected to play for the USHL’s International Team in the Coup Beard Tournament held in Switzerland.
Left: Linesman Rick Suggett almost gets in the game on this hit. Right: Goaltender Steve O’Shea and John Bowkus.
Musketeers vs. Waterloo Blackhawks
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Left: Tom Shinabargar (#8) and Rick Swarbrick (#11) line-up against the Blackhawks Right: Mike Sparago gets ready for a face-off.
Tom Shinabargar: Played two seasons (82-84) as a Musketeer. His rookie season he scored 19 (2/17) points and his second season
he logged only 4 goals & 28 assists, however, he defensive play and team leadership made him the Musketeers’ Most Valuable Player.
The St. Louis native would be selected to play for the USHL’s International Team in the Coup Beard Tournament held in Switzerland.
Rick Swarbrick: A Musketeer for two seasons (82-84).He finished his last season third in scoring with 70 (44/26) points.
Mike Sparago: Played in Sioux City for only one season (83-84) however, his 90 points (54/36) (48 game season) was enough
to lead the Musketeers in scoring that season..
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Left: Scott Shoffstall scores one of his rookie season 77 goals against the Waterloo Blackhawks Right: Winger John Bowkus
Scott Shoffstall: Played two seasons (83-85) as a Musketeer. His rookie season’s 77 (30/47) regular season points would make
him the second leading Musketeer scorer. During his next season (84-85) he would build on his offence and pour in 114 (63/51)
regular season points (48 game season) to lead the team in scoring. Selected as one of the team’s Alternate Captains.
He would voted the Musketeer’s Most Valuable Player as well as both the USHL’s Player of the Year and the USHL’s Forward
of the Year. His 263 total points makes him the fifth highest All-Time Musketeer scorer.
Right: John Bowkus played a single season as a Musketeer. He would go on to play six seasons in the WHL, IHL and ECHL
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Left: Scott Dub does some work in Gretzky’s office. Right: Tom Shinabargar with a shot on goal against the Blackhawks.
Scott Dub: Logged a pair of seasons in Sioux City. During his rookie season (82-83) he finished in the top six Musketeers scorers
with 50 (27/23) total season points. His second season his point production would increase and 67 (38/29) made him one of the top
four Musketeer scorers. His rough and tumble style of play placed him just 2 minutes of leading the team in penalty minutes. He
was a among penalty calling officials and Musketeers Fans alike, and was selected the Musketeer’s Most Popular Player .
Did you Know…Scott Dub after playing his whole hockey career, including two season as a Musketeer, he would walk-on as
a defenseman and play four seasons for the North Dakota Fighting Sioux.
Tom Shinabargar: Played two seasons (82-84). While only recording 32 (4/28) points his final season, his stellar play on the blueline,
team leadership and commitment to the Musketeers in general made him that season’s Most Valuable Player.
On February 10th, 1984 the Musketeers beat Waterloo by 13 goals in a 16-3 victory; at the time setting three new USHL records;
with most goals, most assists in a game and biggest margin of victory. While these would eventually fall over the years; the most goals
in a single game and biggest margin of victory are still Musketeer records that stand today. Ernie Baxter would also tie a
Musketeer record of seven points in a single game including three goals and four assists.
Steve O’Shea
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Left: Jerry Viti, Scott Shoffstall, Chris Sonnesyn & John Mueller and Right: Matt Shaw (23) help Steve O’Shea make a pair of saves
in this game vs. the Waterloo Blackhawks.
Chris Sonnesyn logged a pair of seasons in Sioux City (83-85). Scouted by Coach Ferguson as a high school prep player, he
would foregoing his senior year in Fargo joining the Musketeers for his first of two seasons (83-85) where he netted four goals
and added twenty assists during the regular season. He was honored as the Musketeer’s Rookie of the Year. He helped the
Musketeers to a third place regular season finish, a second place play-off showing and a trip to the National Tournament.
Steve O’Shea: Logged a pair of seasons (83-85) in net for the Musketeers . Although playing back-up to a seasoned veteran
goalie, Steve still logged 14 plus games. His second season he would take on the starting goalie duties for most of the regular
season and play-off games. His reliable play and leadership earned him the Musketeers’ Most Popular Player Award at
the end of his last season.
Did You Know…those orange seats in the background above pictures are the very same seat that are now in the IBP Ice Center!!!
This fact was updated on September, 2017
Fergie and the Musketeers watch from the Players Bench
Fergie, Marcus & Musketeers look on from the players benches. Please note, the Audi still has no “traditional style” player benches.
Team members, coaches and trainers pack into the small “Vomitory” areas used to enter and exit the arena.
Did You Know…Bob Ferguson would go on to capture four USHL Clark Cup Championships. Two each in Sioux City & Des Moines
Fergie is NOT Happy
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General Manager and Head Coach Bob Ferguson does not look to be very happy with the recent events, and sets his sights on the game official.
Over the years, Bob built a reputation of knowing the officiating side of the game very well. He rarely argued trivial calls or minor rule
interpretations, but in turn, had a solid grasp on the game and its rules. An official’s confrontations with Bob was always a conversation
between two guys who knew the rules.
Musketeers vs. Bloomington Tempco Jr. Stars
Sioux City Auditorium
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Left: Todd Krynski catches a high stick as he skates through a busy North Iowa crease. Right: ID these three Musketeers in
this SC vs. Des Moines game.
Musketeers vs. Waterloo Blackhawks
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Left: Dana Orent makes another save. Right: Defenseman and Musketeer MVP Tom Shinabargar gets ready for the start of play.
Dana Orent: spend as pair of seasons (82-84) between the pipes for the Musketeers. His rookie season (82-83) 14 wins in 19
starts helped lead the Musketeers to the runner-up honors in the regular season, playoff and Jr. A National Championship games.
During his second season (83-84) 31 starts and 18 wins help the team, loaded with rookies, make a solid showing with a regular
season third place finish, a second place finish in the play-offs and another trip to the JR. A National Championships.
Tom Shinabargar: Played two seasons (82-84). While only recording 32 (4/28) points his final season, his stellar play on the
blue line, team leadership and commitment to the Musketeers in general, made him that season’s Most Valuable Player.
USHL Play-Offs
Musketeers vs. Bloomington TempCo Jr. Stars
Round 1 / USHL Play-Offs
Musketeers win the best of three play-off beating the Jr. Stars winning game one on the road Thursday night with a 5-3 victory.
Bloomington forfeits the second game scheduled in Sioux City citing weather and travel problems.
Musketeers vs. Austin Mavericks
Round 2 / USHL Play-Offs
The Musketeers start the series on the road again posting a game one win; bombing the Mavericks on their home ice 9-3. Don Elland
recorded three of those goals and Dana Orent stopped 39 Austin shots on goal. Austin would answer back with a hometown
beating of their own, winning game two 4-2. Game three looks to finally be a home win until Mike Srapago‘s natural hat trick in the
third period sent the game in to overtime and Scott Shoffstall registers the winner three minutes into the extra stanza. Game four is a
decisive win for the Musketeers with Rick Swarbrick scoring five time in the 9-3 round two clincher.
Left: Owner Ted Carlson and Dana Orent shake hand at the end of the Mavericks game. Right: Goalie Dana Orent and Chris
Sonnesyn watch as two other Musketeers work the corners.
Musketeers vs. St. Paul Vulcans
USHL Championship Series
Looking for their second Clark Cup victory since the new League formation, the Musketeer have an uphill battle taking on the regular
season champions from St. Paul. The League’s hottest goalie Dana Orent stops all but one of 33 Vulcan shots for an opening series
road win. Building on the previous game’s success he only allows three goals on 44 shots and Mike Sparago notches a pair of goals
and three assists secures another road win for the Musketeers.
Scheduling conflicts with the Auditorium force the Musketeers to play their home games for the championship series at the old Bubble,
now called the Marina Inn Convention Center. The Musketeers return “home” for game’s three and four. Almost unbeatable at
Audi the unfamiliar surroundings plays much like a travel game and the Musketeers lose game three 3-1 but rebound for a
5-4 win giving the Musketeers a 3 games to 1 edge.
Returning to St. Paul the Musketeers still like their chances needing only a single win in the next three tries. The Musketeer can’t
get the offence going and lose a nail biter in overtime 3-2. With the pressure still on the Vulcans the teams return to Sioux City but they
can’t finish the job, losing a second time in a row at “home”. Game seven is a nail-biter going into the third but the Vulcan light the lamp
three times in the final period for a 5-3 championship win.
USHL Championship Series
Game 3 / March 30th, 1984
Left: The crown waits for the start of Game Three of the USHL Championship Series. Right: Musketeer goaltenders Dana Orent and
Steve O’Shea lead the Musketeers on the ice.
Left: Musketeers General Manager John McNeil, Head Coach Bob Ferguson and Owner Ted Carlson talk before the teams take the ice.
That’s Facility Manager and long-time SYHA coach Wayne Blanche in the brown coat. Right: Game three opening face-off drop.
A Packed house showed to watch the first Musketeer game held in the Carlson Event Center, otherwise know as The Bubble.
Originally set-up to hold 200-300 fans, the venue was thoroughly re-worked to accommodate nearly 1200 people.
1463 fans pack the chilly Marina Inn Convention Center where inside temperatures hover around the 40 degree mark.
Because of limited space, Media members were stationed on top of the player locker rooms and concession stand building.
Far Left: Sioux City Journal Sports writer Steve Alspech. Right (in Hat): Musketeer PA announcer Mike Newhouse.
Left: Musketeer fans in the Zamboni and locker room entrance watch as St Paul goaltender becomes trapped in him own net.
Right: St. Paul practices defense in numbers.
Player benches were closed off to access from other than the ice. The score keeper desk is in between the benches and made
for tight quarters.
Left: Musketeers take on the St. Paul Vulcans at the Carlson Event Center (The Bubble). Right: Fans pack the Zamboni and locker
room entrance if the rink.
Jr. A National Championships
St. Clare Shores, MI / April 10th-15th, 1984
Michigan would be the site of this years Junior Hockey National Tournament. Six of the Nation’s best teams are represented and will
play a five game round-robin tournament with a championship game played on the final day. Teams are from Iowa, Michigan, Minnesota,
New York, Chicago and Massachusetts. Everyone is expecting a Championship game USHL rematch giving the Musketeers another
shot at the St. Paul Vulcans.
The Musketeers stumble right out of the blocks losing game one to Frasier Flags of Michigan 7-5. They would rebound with a win over
Lowell Mass but follow it up with a pair of losses to St. Paul 3-2 and Buffalo Jr. Sabres 7-4. The Musketeers would wrap-up their fifth
game in five days laying a huge kiss on their sister & eventual tournament champs, the Chicago Jets. Securing a disappointing fourth
place tournament finish
Musketeer Award Winners
Most Valuable Player…Tom Shinabargar Most Popular Player… Scott Dub
Rookie of the Year...Chris Sonnesyn Mr. Spirit…Todd Krynski
D’Artagnan Award…Mike & Jan Swanson
USHL All-Star Team
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Musketeer Mike Sparago is named to the USHL First All-Star Team and team mates Bruce Wilkins and Jerry Vitti are
named to the Second Team.
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USHL International All Star Team
Coup Beard Tournament / Leysin, Switzerland / April 16th-24th, 1984
Bob Ferguson (Head Coach)
Dana Orent* Scott Shoffstall Mike Sparago Scott Dub Bruce Watkins
Six Musketeers and Head Coach Bob Ferguson represented the USHL in the 4th Annual International Junior Hockey Tournament
held in Leysin, Switzerland. This round-robin tournament also featured all-star teams from Czechoslovakia, Sweden and Switzerland.
The USHL team completed a three game sweep to win the tournament for the first time. The USHL all-stars beat Sweden 7-4,
Czechoslovakia 7-5 and Switzerland 6-3. * Goaltender Dana Orent was selected as the tournament’s Most Valuable Player
1984 NHL Draft
Held on June 9th at the Montreal Forum
This seasons NHL draft features future Hall of Famer Mario Lemieux, Kirk Muller and future dad of Musketeers Tommy and Eddie Olczyk in
the draft’s first three selections. The Dubuque Fighting Saints offer up Gary Suter; he selected by the Calgary Flames and go on to a seventeen
season NHL career playing for the Flames, Black Hawks and the Sharks. There are no Musketeers selected this season.
League consists of ten Member teams playing a forty-eight game regular season schedule. Bloomington changes to Minneapolis.
Thunder Bay and Madison join the league.
Austin Mavericks, Minneapolis Stars, St. Paul Vulcans, Waterloo Black Hawks, Dubuque Fighting Saints,
Des Moines Buccaneers, North Iowa Huskies, Thunder Bay Flyers, Madison Capitols, Sioux City Musketeers
The Musketeers open pre-season camp looking for many new players. Returning are just a handful of veterans in goaltender Steve O’Shea,
forwards Scott Shoffstall & Jon McGurk and defenseman Matt Shaw. Head Coach and now General Manager Bob Ferguson have an
uphill climb ahead of him-replacing 260 lost goals from last season
The League adds two new teams this season; The Thunder Bay Flyers and the Madison Capitols.
Off to a slow start, the Musketeers opened with a 3-11 record and traded wins and loses through the break. The did finish the second
half strong and lost only 6 games in the second half of the season finishing good enough to make the play-offs. However, the St. Paul
dispatched them quickly in the first round. There was no trip to Nationals this season, but the year ended with high hopes for
the next season. No one could have ever imagined just how high they would be!!!
Musketeer Coaching & Office Staff
Ted Carlson Bob Ferguson Marcus Rotrammel Billy Danderand
President/ Owner Head Coach/GM Athletic Trainer Equipment Manager
Between the Pipes
Returning goalie Steve O’Shea would team up with rookie Jay Oleson as the Musketeers continued to work a successful goaltender
rotation that assured veteran experience each season. While the season was not exceptional, the goaltenders did work their way
to a winning season with 27 victories. Steve would garner most of the starts with 35 and post a 20-14 record while back-up Jay
provided the relief along the way and saw a 7-2-1 record.
Steve O’Shea Jay Oleson
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Steve O’Shea top six goaltender in the league. 20-14 record. 35 games played .880 save percentage 4.35 average goals pe rgame
Jay Oleson
High Scorers
Scott Shoffstall Tony Carter Jon McGurk Matt Shaw Vin Pumilio
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Scott Shoffstall, Tony Carter and Jon McGurk would be the top three Musketeer to lead the way with some significant scoring numbers;
Shoffstall with 114 (63/51), Carter with 88 (35/53) and McGurk with 77 (31/46). Matt Shaw and Vin Pumilio would round out the top
five high scorers with 44 and 41 total points. The team was loaded with consistent scorers; 14 Musketeers would score 20+ regular
season points. Everyone would score, a least, a goal and even goalie Steve O’Shea tallied an assist.
Heavy Hitters
Ben Pernosky Tom Jenkinson Jon McGurk Tony Carter Vin Pumilo
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Penalty minutes were down this season as it seemed the team focused more on a solid offense that saw everyone involved. Ben Pernosky
would lead the team in minutes with 120, Tom Jenkinson was close behind with 110. After then the PIM dropped off, third leading scorer
Jon McGurk recorded 80 minutes and second leading scorer Tony Carter would log 75. Vin Pumilo finished with 65 and fourth leading
scorer Matt Shaw right behind him with 64 penalty minutes
Musketeers vs. Austin Mavericks
Game Played at the South Sioux City Convention Center (The Bubble)
Left: Musketeers stack the bench area at the South Sioux City Convention Center rink (The Bubble) against the Austin Mavericks.
Right: Returning veteran Chris Sonnesyn logged a pair of seasons in Sioux City (83-85). Building on last season success as a
rookie where he recorded four goals, twenty assists. The Rookie of the Year played an instrumental part in the the Musketeers
prior season success. Putting up similar numbers this second season, he would light the lamp five times, add 16 regular season
helpers and spend fifty minutes in the box.
Can You ID This Goalie Matt Shaw
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Left: Goaltender (ID This goalie) gets ready for Scott Shoffstall to win the draw. Right: Matt Shaw pursues the Austin attack.
Matt Shaw logged a pair of seasons (83-85) in Sioux City. During the previous season he would score three goals and ten assists
and record forty-two penalty minutes. He would also see regular time in last season’s Clark Cup play-offs and the Junior “A” National
Tournament. This second season would see Matt take on a bigger role being selected Team Captain. He would play a complete season
and increase his scoring numbers, knocking in eight goals and adding 36 regular season points, finishing as the Musketeer’s fourth
leading scorer. Matt would receive the Musketeers Mr. Spirit Award as well as earn selections to both the USHL All-Star and the
USHL International All-Star Teams.
Brian Klanow Tony Carter
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Left: Brian Klanow played a pair of seasons (84-86) for the Musketeers. During his rookie season his 23 (12/11) points would lead all
Musketeer rookie scorers. During the last season, his 49 (18/31) points would get him a finish among the top seven Musketeer scorers.
Right: Tony Carter played in Sioux City for two seasons (84-86). During his rookie season here, he finished second in team
scoring netting 35 goals and adding another 53 assists (48 game schedule). The high scorer also finished fourth in penalty minutes
recording 75 minutes in the box. He would be selected as one of the League’s top player playing in the USHL All-Star
game in Mason City.
Scott Shoffstall
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Returning veteran Scott Shoffstall sets a new USHL scoring record with sixty-three goals during the traditional forty-eight game
schedule. He does it in grand fashion; grabbing a hat trick in Des Moines as he leads the Musketeers to a win and ties the existing
League scoring record. The following night, it’s another hat trick in Dubuque, Scott surpasses the current USHL scoring record
previously set by Musketeer Dave Tracy six seasons prior. Before the season ends, Scott adds three more red lighters
to his scoring totals.
He also sets USHL record for single season “Hat Tricks” with eleven games scoring three or more goals in a single game.
Steve McKinley
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Steve McKinley has a disagreement with a player from the North Iowa Huskies. He logged a single season (84-85) in Sioux
City and as a defenseman recorded 13 (5/8) regular season points.
Left: Defenseman Mike Fowler (#5) Right: ID This Player
Musketeers vs. North Iowa (Mason City) Huskies
Left: Musketeers Vin Pumillo & Bob Broderick score on the North Iowa goalie. Right: Two more Musketeers join the congratulations.
Vin Pumillo logged a single season (84-85) as a Musketeer. During the regular season he would score nineteen goals and add twenty-
two assists; his 41 points was best among rookies and fifth best in overall Musketeer scoring. He would record 65 penalty minutes
finishing among the Musketeers top five Heavy Hitters. Vin would receive the Musketeer’s Rookie of the Year Award.
Bob Broderick:
Autograph Night
Brain Klanow Tony Carter Tim Bullock Brain Giachino
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Steve O’Shea Matt Shaw
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Bob Broderick Steve McKinley
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Jay Oleson Scott Doherty
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Did You Know…Goaltender Jay Olsen would win his last six games this season and win his first seven games next season,
for a Musketeer record of 13 straight wins.
Scott Shoffstall
USHL and Musketeer leading scorer Scott Shoffstall becomes the first Musketeer player to receive both the USHL Most Valuable
Player and the Forward of the Year awards. His sixty-three goals and fifty-one assists is tops among all USHL scorers.
Musketeers Team Christmas Party
December 18th, 1984 / Marina Inn Convention Center
Ted and Mary Jo Carlson Musketeers Owners 1980-2000
Left: Ted Carlson talks to the players at the annual Musketeer Christmas Party Right: Mary Jo Carlson and Coleen
Saltzman make sure there plenty of desert for everyone!!!
Ted Carlson Bob Ferguson
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Left: Musketeers Steve O’Shea, John McGurk, Matt Shaw and Scott Shoffstall present team owner Ted Carlson a Christmas gift that
will soon have everyone laughing. Right: Head Coach and GM Bob Ferguson takes over the mike for awhile.
Right: Mike Fowler, ID Player 2 & ID Player 3 Right: Players all watch as another “gift” is presented to their team mates.
Mike Newhouse
Ben Pernowsky Kurt Koinzan Tom Jenkinson Mike Fowler
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Chris Sonnesyn Vin Pumilo Rob Broderick Scott Schoffstall
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Did You Know...Scott Shoffstall selected the USHL’s Most Valuable Player and a member of the USHL First All-Star Team.
Tony Carter Steve McKinley Jon McGurk Matt Shaw
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Brian Giachino Dan Kara Belnikoff Scott Sides John Hart
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Musketeers Awards Night
March 1st, 1985
Coach Bob Ferguson and announcer Mike Newhouse help Owner Ted Carlson pass out this year’s player honors.
Left: Steve O’Shea receives Most Popular Player Award Right: Vin Pumillo is chosen Rookie of the Year.
Matt Shaw Scott Shoffstall
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Left: Bob Ferguson and Mike Newhouse watch as Owner Ted Carlson presents Team Captain Matt Shaw the Mr. Spirit Award.
Right: Scott Shoffstall picks-up his Musketeers Most Valuable Player Award; one of his three Musketeer and USHL awards.
Matt Shaw logged a pair of seasons (83-85) in Sioux City. During the previous season he would score three goals and ten assists
and record forty-two penalty minutes. He would also see regular time in last season’s Clark Cup play-offs and the Junior “A” National
Tournament. This second season would see Matt take on a bigger role being selected Team Captain. He would play a complete season
and increase his scoring numbers, knocking in eight goals and adding 36 regular season points, finishing as the Musketeer’s fourth
leading scorer. Matt would receive the Musketeers Mr. Spirit Award as well as earn selections to both the USHL All-Star and the
USHL International All-Star Teams.
Scott Shoffstall: Logged a pair of seasons (83-85) as a Musketeer but what a pair they were!!! As a rookie to the USHL Scott put
up 30 goals and added 47 assists; his 77 regular season points to finish second in Musketeer scoring. He was a consistent and reliable
scorer as the Musketeers made runs at the Clark Cup and National Championships. Returning for his second season his scoring
numbers would get even better. Scoring 63 goals and adding 51 assists (48 game schedule); leading the team in scoring. He would
be selected as Team Captain and earn spots on the USHL All-Star Team and the USHL International All-Star Team. By the
time the season ended, Scott would pick up the Musketeer’s Most Valuable Player Award as well as the USHL’s Most
Valuable Forward and USHL’s Most Valuable Player Awards.
USHL Play-Offs
Musketeers vs. St. Paul Vulcans
Round 1 / Quarter Finals
In what could be a pairing of dead-even teams the Musketeers and Vulcans finished just two points apart. The best of five,
alternating location, series would open at home, but the Musketeers would give up the first goal of the game. However, the
momentum would swing, with three minutes left in the first, when Mike Fowler and Vin Pumilo score goals twelve seconds
apart and the Musketeers go on to win game one 4-1. Returning to St. Paul, a three minute laps in focus costs the
Musketeer three goals and the Vulcans go on to win 5-3. One can almost see the Musketeers running out of gas as the
can muster just a single goal on home ice, in game three loss and only three goals in a 6-3 series clincher.
Musketeer Award Winners
Most Valuable Player…Scott Shoffstall Most Popular Player… Steve O’Shea
Rookie of the Year...Vin Pumilio Mr. Spirit…Matt Shaw
D’Artagnan Award…Nile Harris
USHL Award Winners
USHL All-Star Team
Mason City, IA / January 22nd, 1985
Scott Shoffstall, Matt Shaw, Tony Carter, Jon McGurk, Steve O’Shea
Scott Shoffstall and Tony Carter score all-star game goals. Scott also added a pair of assists in the 7-4 loss for the South Team
Scott Shoffstall is named to the USHL First All-Star Team and team mate Matt Shaw named
to the Second Team.
USHL International All Star Team
Bob Ferguson (General Manager)
Matt Shaw Scott Shoffstall* Jon McGurk
Three Musketeers and General Manager Bob Ferguson represented the USHL in the 5th Annual International Junior Hockey Tournament
held in Leysin, Switzerland. This round-robin tournament also featured all-star teams from Czechoslovakia, Sweden and Switzerland.
*This would be Scott Shoffstall’s second time representing the USHL and the Musketeers in this Annual Tournament.
1984-85 Musketeer team Award Winners
ROY: Vin Pumilio Mr. Spirit: Matt Shaw Most Popular: Steve O’Shea MVP: Scott Shoffstall
1985 NHL Draft
Held on June 15 at the Metro Convention Center, Toronto, Canada
This marks the first ever NHL draft not to be held in Montreal. It is a dry year for the USHL with no player selections this season.
League consists of nine Member teams playing a forty-eight game regular season schedule. Austin and Minneapolis leave the league.
Rochester joins the league.
Des Moines Buccaneers, Dubuque Fighting Saints, Madison Capitols, North Iowa Huskies, Rochester Mustangs,
Sioux City Musketeers, St. Paul Vulcans, Thunder Bay Flyers, Waterloo Black Hawks
Returning veteran players and a group of experienced newcomers combined to make this not only the most successful Musketeer teams but
one of the most successful teams in USHL history. Capturing a second League Championship in five seasons; finishing with a 42-6 record.
Tim Ferguson and Mike Racz set USHL scoring records that still stand today. Tim Ferguson poured in 56 goals and 79 assists and Mike
Racz followed just a goal and a pair of assists behind. Between the two they shared 267 points in just 48 games.
The Musketeers easily won the Anderson Cup and breezed through the Clark Cup finals with a win over the Rochester Mustangs.
Sioux City played host for the National Tournament which saw the Musketeer win their first National Championship
Gold Cup.
On April 12th, 2700 fans packed the Sioux City Auditorium to watch one of the most thrilling National Championship contests to date.
Taking on the Falcons from St. Clair Shores, Michigan. Both teams recorded 2-0-1 records in the tournament’s round robin and met again in
the title game. Skating to a 5-5 tie at the end of regulation it was next goal wins until Tim Ferguson tipped a blast from team Captain Brian
Bullock into the Falcons net for the game winner just 58 seconds into the second overtime.
Musketeers and USHL leading scorer Tim Ferguson receives the USHL’s Most Valuable Player Award.
USHL Clark Cup Championship Game
Taken after the 86 USHL Clark Cup Championship Game
Did you Know…During this 85-86 season, the Musketeer only lost one game in the friendly confines of the Sioux City Auditorium and
consistently played to an average crowd of 2000 hockey fans every night.
Musketeers Front Office Staff
Owner…Ted Carlson * Head Coach/General Manager…Bob Ferguson
Musketeers Coaching Staff
Head Coach/General Manager…Bob Ferguson * Trainer…Marcus Rotrammel * Equipment Manager…Billy Danderand
Between the Pipes
Pat Watson and Jay Oleson form a goaltending duo that would earn them League, Play-off and Jr. A National Championships.
This goaltending duo recorded only five regular season losses for the whole season as the Musketeers easily captured the Anderson Cup.
Goaltender Darren Lepper would also log eight games this season where he posted six wins and only one loss.
Darren Lepper Jay Oleson Pat Watson
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Darren Lepper would join the Musketeers for a brief portion of the (85-86) regular season. He would get the nod in eight USHL games
and finish with a record of six wins and only one loss.
Jay Oleson would return to the Musketeers for his second of two seasons (84-86) where play an instrumental part in this Triple Crown
Championship season. He played in 16 games and finish the regular season with a 13-1 record in route to a Anderson Cup Championship.
Jay would see tremendous success in post season play
Pat Watson joined the Musketeers as a rookie this season (85-86). While starting out under the tutelage of a veteran goaltender, he
quickly acquired the knowledge to make him a reliable starter. He would garner 28 games this season and finish with a 23-4 record. By the
time mid-season approached, he boasted a league best 12-2 record but was controversially omitted from the All-Star Team line-up.
He would be selected as the Musketeers Rookie of the Year this season.
Jay Oleson
Musketeers 1984-86
Jay Oleson would return to the Musketeers for his second of two seasons (84-86) where play an instrumental part in this Triple Crown
Championship season. He played in 16 games and finish the regular season with a 13-1 record in route to a Anderson Cup Championship.
High Scorers
Tim Ferguson Mike Racz Bill Bieren Tony Carter Scott Doherty
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WOW!!!…what can be said about this season that hasn’t been said already!!! Red goal lights across the league had to be replaced after
the Musketeers were in town. Tim Ferguson and Mike Racz set USHL scoring records that still stand today. Tim Ferguson poured in
56 goals and 79 assists and Mike Racz followed just a goal and a pair of assists behind. Between the two they shared 267 points.
(Remember…we’re still only playing a 48 games schedule!!!) Billy Bieren would tally 80 (42/38) points, Tony Carter 59 (20/39)
and Scott Doherty & Mike Fowler would score the same 51 regular season points. Twelve other Musketeers would also score
a least 14 points that season.
Heavy Hitters
Tom Jenkinson Tim Bullock Tim Ferguson Rick Dodd Doug Bailey
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Scoring was not the only thing on the rise this season. The top five Musketeers would put up 700 penalty minutes this season. Tom
Jenkinson was out front with 183 minutes. Tim Bullock in second with 146 minutes and leading scorer Tim Ferguson just three minutes
behind with143 minutes. in the box. Rick Dodd would finish out the season with 133 minutes and Doug Bailey with 90 minutes. The
Musketeers would record some 1276 total regular season penalty minutes in route to their second Anderson Cup title in five seasons.
The Musketeers start the season out on a winning note beating the North Iowa Huskies in the home opener on October 5th, 1985.
They don’t lose at home again until after they beat Dubuque on February 15th, 1986.
They a USHL record for Consecutive Home Game Wins with twenty-two
They also set a USHL record for Consecutive Road Wins^ with nine-teen
The Musketeers would lose just one game at home this season; setting a USHL record for Fewest Home Game Losses during a single season.
They would lost just five games on the road: setting a USHL record for Fewest Road Game Losses*
^ Currently held by 2004-05 Cedar Rapids (60+ game schedule) with twenty-four * Currently held by 1998-99Thunder Bay with four games
The Musketeers set several USHL scoring records this season. Team and individual scoring numbers that may never be matched.
The Musketeers top six scorers alone, combined for 207 goals and 508 total points. Nineteen rostered player score a minimum of
nine points for a total of 884 points this season. USHL Records include:
Most Goals in a single forty-eight game season: 358
Most fifty goal Scorers: Two Players * Most forty goals scorers: Three players
Musketeers vs. Austin Mavericks
Brian Klanow Larry Whitted Doug Bailey
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Left: Brian Klanow (#9) Larry Witted (#12) and Doug Bailey (#6) congratulate each other after another musketeer goal.
Right: Brian Klanow shoots on the Austin goaltender.
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Left: Mike Fowler gets a shot off around the Austin Defender Right: Mike Fowler (5), Larry Witted (12) and Tim Ferguson (7)
skate away after applying some of that scoring pressure that every goalie in the League would come to know.
Left: Tim Ferguson (7) and Bill Bieren (11) move the puck into the Austin defensive zone. Right: Goaltender Darren Lepper
makes a save as forwards Doug Bailey, Mike Racz and Brad Mattson are back to help out.
Tony Carter Brain Klanow
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Left: Tony Carter played in Sioux City for two seasons (84-86). During his rookie season he finished second in team scoring with
88 (35/53) regular season points. His second season he recorded 59 (20/39) regular season points and as one of the top four
Musketeer goal scorers helped lead the team to the “Triple Crown” Championship.
Right: Brain Klanow logged a pair of seasons (84-86) as a Musketeer. His rookie season he netted 23 (12/11) regular season
points. During the following season he more than doubled his point production where his 49 (18/31) points helped guide the
Musketeers to a Championship-filled season.
Mike Racz
Mike Racz sets a new USHL record this season when he collects fourteen Game-Winning Goals during the regular season. Mike is also
the league’s second highest point getter with 132 total points during this forty-eight game schedule
Tim Ferguson
Tim Ferguson sets a pair of USHL record scoring records this season. During the regular season, he notches a league leading 135 regular season points.
He also sets a new assist record when he records 79 helpers in a single season.
Averaging nearly three points per game, during just a forty-eight game schedule, this record could very well stand the test of time.
Don Dwyer Brian Giachino Darren Lepper
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Left: 15 Dwyer, 4 Brian Giachino, Darren Lepper
Did You Know…The Musketeers hold both the USHL single season records for Most 50-Goal Scorers (Ferguson & Racz) as well as the
record for Most 40-Goal Scorers with Bill Bieren added to the scorers list.
Jay Oleson Mike Fowler Tom Jenkinson Brian Giachino Jim Mikkelson
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Jay Oleson returning to the Musketeers as the veteran (84-86) as a veteran, he would play an instrumental part in this Triple Crown
Championship season. He would play in 16 games and finish the regular season with a 13-1 record.
Mike Fowler was here for a single season (85-86) and made his presence felt; he would play a complete season, post 51 (17/34)
points and record 61 penalty minutes.
Tom Jenkinson was in his second of three seasons (84-87) as a Musketeer. He would lead the team in penalty minutes with183.
He never missed a game and offered-up 26 (11/15) regular season points
Brian Giachino logged a pair of seasons (84-86) as a Musketeer. He would post four goals and 22 assists during the season. After
a year at Michigan Tech (NCAA) he would go on to coach at St. John’s University in Minnesota.
Jim Mikkelson played a single season (85-86) as a Musketeer. Player information to be added here information to be added here.
Tim Ferguson
For the second season in a row, a Musketeer player is selected as the USHL Most Valuable Player and the League’s Forward of the Year awards.
His 135 points and seventy-nine assists is tops among single season USHL scorers.
Tim Ferguson currently holds the Musketeers single game points record with eight points in a single game, October 25th, 1985
against the Des Moines Buccaneers.
Musketeers vs. Des Moines Buccaneers
Hickman Arena / Des Moines, IA
Mike Racz Tim Ferguson Mike Fowler
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Left: Mike Racz (10) and Tim Ferguson (7) work together looking here for one of their combined 111 goals or 156 assists in a
single 48 games season. Right: Mike Fowler waiting to add to his second year scoring stats.
Mike Racz: Logged only one season (85-86) as a Musketeer. However, what a season it was!!! Mike put up a USHL record shattering
numbers also132 (55/77) and closely trailed Musketeer leading scorer Tim Ferguson by only three points during the 48 games regular season.
This scoring record still stands today and like Tim’s, will more than likely never be topped. He was one of the driving forces of that memorable
season where the Musketeers only lost eight games on their way to capturing the Triple Crown of Junior A Hockey. Mike would receive the
Musketeer’s Most Popular Player Award that season.
Tim Ferguson: Played only a season (85-86) in Sioux City, but he made the best of it!!! Tim put up a USHL record shattering 135 (56/79)
regular season points in just a 48 games schedule. This scoring record still stands today and will more than likely never be topped. He was one
of the driving forces of that memorable season where the Musketeers only lost eight games on their way to capturing the Triple Crown of
Junior A Hockey (Anderson Cup, Clark Cup and Gold Cup). Tim would be a shoe-in for the Musketeer’s Most Valuable Player Award.
Did You Know…Before becoming a Musketeer, Tim Ferguson played the prior two seasons for the Cornwall Royals in the OHL. Last season
he was the elite league’s ninth top scorer, notching 46 goals & 56 assists; 102 points in a 66 games schedule.
Mike Fowler: With a pair of seasons (84-86) as a Musketeer. Mike finished his rookie regular season with 16 (10/6) points. The following
season he would finish in the top five Musketeers scorers with 51 (14/34) points in route to the “Triple Crown” Championship Season.
Left: Musketeer and USHL leading scorer Tim Ferguson takes the draw from Linesman Jeff DuBay.
Right: Enforcer Tom Jenkinson lets everyone know just who’s in charge!!!
Tom Jenkinson: Played for the Musketeer for three seasons (84-87). Tom’s rookie season saw him finish in the top seven Musketeer
scores with 30 (19/11) points. His point production dropped a bit 26 (11/15) that season as the Musketeers fielded a team in which almost
every player would have at least 24 total points. His last season saw him post 62 (25/37) points and finish third among Musketeer scorers
and first in penalty minutes with184.
Mike Racz
Mike Racz becomes the fourth Musketeer to tie the USHL single game scoring record of five goals in a single game, however he is the
first USHL player to do it twice during a single season; October 5th, 1985 against the North Iowa Huskies and on November 30th
against the Thunder Bay Flyers.
Mike Racz
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Mike Racz scores one of his fifty-five goals this season, in Des Moines against the Buccaneers. He would also add another
seventy-seven assists for a 132 regular season points over the forty-eight game schedule.
Mike Racz: Logged only one season (85-86) as a Musketeer. However, what a season it was!!! Mike put up a USHL record
shattering numbers also132 (55/77) and closely trailed Musketeer leading scorer Tim Ferguson by only three points during the 48 game
regular season. This scoring record still stands today and like Tim’s, will more than likely never be topped. He was one of the driving
forces of that memorable season where the Musketeers only lost seven games on their way to capturing the Triple Crown of Junior A
Hockey. Mike would receive the Musketeer’s Most Popular Player Award that season.
Tim Ferguson
Tim Ferguson becomes just the fifth Musketeer player to tie the USHL single game scoring record of five goals in a single game.
Racking-up five red lighters in Waterloo on December 7th, 1985
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Larry Whitted take the draw as Linesman Mike McCullin drop the puck.
Opening Night
14-Musketeers vs. North Iowa Huskies-3
October 5th / Sioux City Auditorium
In the season opener the Musketeers would set the pace for what was more to come from this high scoring squad. Dominating the
Huskies on home ice, the Musketeers scored 14 goals to North Iowa’s three. In his Musketeer debut Mike Racz would tie a team
record scoring five goals in a single game. Other Musketeers also grabbing their first two goals of the season were eventual leading
scorer Tim Ferguson, top five scorer Scott Doughty and Chris Furey . Also lighting the lamp were Don Dwyer, Larry
Whitted and John Webber.
Tony Carter Tim Bullock Tim Ferguson Brian Giachino Bill Bieren Mike Racz 
Left: Tony Carter (16) and Team Captain Tim Bullock Right: Not an unusual sight, Tim Ferguson (7) Brian Giachino (4) Bill
Bieren (11) and Mike Racz (10) score another Musketeer goal.
Tim Ferguson: While setting several scoring records this season, he also set another uncharacteristically record for a goal scorer…One
night (November 1st, 1985) in Madison playing the Capitals, he collected 30 penalty minutes.
Left: An unidentified Musketeer lends a “helping hand up” to a North Iowa player Right: Alternate Captain Brian Giachino and Mike
Racz move the puck up ice against the North Iowa (Mason City) Huskies.
Did You Know…At one time, this Musketeer team held the USHL record for consecutive wins with 16. Ironically a few games later they
made another run for the record but were stopped one victory shy. (Currently the Des Moines Buccaneers hold this record with 19)
Musketeers vs. St Paul Vulcans
Sioux City Auditorium
Left: Rick Dodd, Tim Bullock, Brian Giachino, Tim Ferguson and another Musketeer represent some 250 regular season points
Right: Tom Jenkinson and Brad Mattson look to add to their eventual 58 total points
Boasting an offensive line-up that may never be equaled in the USHL; this team set a USHL record of 358 regular
season goals during the traditional length forty-eight game season.
Don Dwyer Brian Giachino Mike Fowler
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Right: Don Dwyer (15) , Mike Fowler (5) and Brian Giachino Leftt: Musketeers line-up along the stage end of the rink for
starting line-up announcements. Among many of the Audi’s special features was this huge American Flag.
Did You Know…That Musketeers Mike Racz and Tim Ferguson are among eight USHL players to score a USHL Record
5 goals in a single game. Mike Racz did it two times.
Tim Jenkinson
Musketeers 1985-87
Rick Dodd
Musketeers 1985-86
Musketeer Rick Dodd is pictured here on a couple of different player autograph sessions. Rick logged a single season for the
Musketeers and was a key performer as part of Sioux City’s Triple Crown of Championships. During the regular season he would
register 19 goals,17 assists and a 133 penalty minutes on the way to the regular season championship. He would start the Musketeers
one their way to the post season championship with a game one hat trick against the Thunder Bay Flyers and end the play-off series
as the Musketeers second leading play-off goal scorer. He would record his first USHL goal on October 26th in a 9-2 win over
the Des Moines Buccaneers. Some thirty seasons later, Rick’s son Tray would carry on the family Musketeer tradition playing for
the Musketeers during the 2015-16 season.
Brad Mattson Scott Doherty Mark Ulvin Tim Bullock
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On December 19th, 1985 the Musketeers and the Thunder Bay Flyers set the USHL record for the fastest six goals scored by
both teams; in just five minutes and forty-one seconds. In what would be a busy first period, Musketeers Tim Ferguson and
Scott Doughty would open the scoring followed by the Flyer’s Paul Bentley makes the game close. However, Musketeers
Brad Mattson would counter that goal and Mike Racz would add two more all before the opening period was even half over.
Mike Racz John Webber Doug Bailey
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Mike Racz: Logged only one season (85-86) as a Musketeer but what a season it was!!! Mike put up a USHL record
shattering numbers, 132 (55/77) points in just 48 games. He was one of the driving forces of that memorable Triple Crown
season. Mike would receive the Musketeer’s Most Popular Player Award that season.
John Webber: Also playing a single season (85-86) in Sioux City he played a complete schedule and recorded 35 (10/25) regular
season points. He also logged 44 penalty minutes that season.
Doug Bailey: Played a single season (85-86) as a Musketeer. He would record 25 (9/16) regular season points. he presence
was felt most in the corners where he would round out the top five Musketeer penalty minute leaders with 95minutes
Tim Bullock
Musketeers 1985-86
Autograph Night
February 7th, 1986
Head Coach Bob Ferguson Mike Fowler Scott Doherty 
Rick Dodd Mike Racz Tony Carter 
Doug Bailey Tim Ferguson Don Dwyer 
Pat Watson Larry Whitted Darren Lepper
Chris Furey Brian Giachino Mike Racz
Did You Know…Goaltender Jay Olsen won his first seven outings this season and combined with six straight wins from last season
set a Musketeer record of 13 straight wins
USHL Play-Offs
Musketeers vs. Thunder Bay
Round 1 / Quarter Finals
Through a mutual agreement all five games of the opening round will be played in Sioux City. The best of five series opened Wednesday,
March 5th with a 7-3 victory for the Musketeers. Scoring his first Hat Trick was Rick Dodd. The Musketeers would hang another eight
goals on the Flyers and goaltender Jay Olsen would miss the shut-out by a single goal. Game three was a different story; needing extra
time to decide a winner, Tim Jenkins would seal the deal for the Musketeers with his OT winner with six minutes remaining in the second
overtime period.
Musketeers vs. Dubuque Fighting Saints
Round 2 / Semi Finals
The Musketeers would take on the Fighting Saint in round two of the Clark Cup Championship. Winless against the Musketeers all
season; the Saints stun the Musketeers on the road winning 5-3. Returning home, the Musketeers respond to the home-stand must-win
games winning 7-5 in game two and a Mike Racz overtime goals wins game three. Returning to the River City one more time, the
Musketeers would end the season for the Saints winning 4-1.
Clark Cup Final
Musketeers vs. Rochester
Round 3 / Championship
The leagues top two teams will meet in the post-season championship series; Rochester who finished a distant second from the
Musketeers during the regular season only beat the Musketeers one time out of five tries this season. In games one and two
Rochester would strike first, but after that it was all Sioux City; winning game one 9-3 and game two 5-5. With an opportunity to
win the Clark Cup on home ice, the Musketeers sweep the Mustangs; launching 60 shots on goal and Mike Racz ending the
USHL season with another hat trick.
Musketeer Team Award Winners
Tim Ferguson Mike Racz Pat Watson Rick Dodd
Most Valuable Player Most Popular Player Rookie of the Year Mr. Spirit 
Tim Ferguson would receive the Most Valuable Player Award. His 135 points in a single season is still a Musketeer record. Mike Racz
similar scoring prowess made him the Musketeers Most popular Player. Goaltender Pat Watson‘s solid play helped lead the Musketeers
to one of their most successful seasons ever. Rick Dodd finished third in penalty minutes with 133 but also provided 36 points as well.
Jr. A National Championships
Sioux City, IA April 9th-12th, 1986
Sioux City would play host to the 1986 Jr. A National Championships. The USHL’s and the NAHL’s two top teams would meet
for a four day round robin tournament with a National Champion decided on the fourth day. The Tournament’s top teams in addition
to the Musketeers are the Chicago Cougars and St. Clare Shores Falcons of the North American Hockey League (NAHL) and very
familiar USHL rivals the Rochester Mustangs.
Round Robin Tournament
Game One
7-Musketeers vs. Chicago Cougars-3
Game one pit the Musketeers against one of the North American Leagues’ representatives the Chicago Cougars. Pegged
as the tournament longshots, the Cougars held their own through the early portion of the game but couldn’t go the distance
with the Tournament favorites losing 7-3. Defenseman John Webber lead the Musketeer scoring recording a pair of goals
& assists for a four point night. Tim Bullock, Rick Dodd, Mike Racz, Bob Fowler and Tim Ferguson also
tallied red-lighters.
Game Two Game Three
5-Musketeers vs. St Clare Shores Falcons-5 Musketeers vs. Rochester Mustangs
Game two saw the Musketeers set their sights on the other NAHL representative; the St Clare Shores Falcons. Fresh off a prior
day decisive 9-3 win over the Rochester Mustangs, the Falcons suddenly fancied themselves tournament contenders. Set to take
on the tournament favorites the Falcons came to play stunning the Musketeers jumping out to a 3-1 after two periods and 4-1 in
the early stages of the final period. However, the Musketeers weren’t done yet and hung four strait goals on the Falcons for
what everyone assumed would be the come from behind win of the weekend. But with just forty-two seconds remaining the
Falcons slipped in the tieing goal.
Game three brought together two very familiar teams; until Wednesday’s upset loss to St. Clare, the Mustangs were the other
tournament favorite. Successful against the Musketeers only once in thee last eight meetings they still had something to prove; with
a chance for a win in this game three the results would mean a rematch in the championship the next night. The Musketeers would
own the first period, jumping out to a three goal lead and sending the impression that the game was over. Rochester wasn’t going away
and scored four unanswered second period goals taking the lead and setting the stage for final period nail-biter. However, it was time
for the Musketeers to do what they did best all season and that’s put pucks in the net; Scoring five times in the third the Musketeers
would earn a chance at the National Championship.
National Championship Game
Sioux City, IA
5-Musketeers vs. St. Clare Shores Falcons-4 2OT
With identical records of a pair of wins and a tie the Musketeers would again meet up with the St. Clare Shores Falcons; the teams
deadlocked in game two both scoring five goals each. The Musketeers would again start the championship game in control completing
the second period with a 3-0 lead. The momentum quickly changed when the Falcons scored a pair of goals before two minutes had
elapsed in the third. The Musketeers answered back, but St. Clare wasn’t done yet and the Falcons added two more goals before the
final horn. After a scoreless first overtime, League MVP Tim Ferguson tips-in a shot from Team Captain Tim Bullock and just like
that the Musketeers are Junior Hockey National Champions.
Left: A packed Auditorium watches as the Musketeers take on the St. Clair Shores Falcons in the Championship game.
Right: Hanging at the stage end of the rink are Sioux City’s first four JR. A Championship Banners; 1982 League and Play-Off
Champions and 1986 League and Play-Off Champions.
Left: Teams line-up for the start of the National Championship game. Right: Goaltender Pat Watson makes a save on a
pair of attacking Falcons while defenseman Doug Baily hopes to clear away any rebound.
Left: Mike Racz scores one of his two goals on Falcons goalie John Guzina.
Right: Musketeers Mike Racz scored his fist goal of the game giving the Musketeers a 2-0 lead., Tim Ferguson and
John Webber celebrate another Musketeer goal.
Tim Ferguson
Tim Ferguson holds the USHL record for most assists in a single season with 79. 48 game schedule
Musketeers Win!!!
Bob Ferguson
Head Coach & General Manager Musketeers 1981-90
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Players and coaches celebrate the National Championship victory as the Musketeers score on a Tim Bullock goal on the second overtime.
Bob Ferguson
Head Coach & General Manager Musketeers 1981-90
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Musketeer Coach Bob Ferguson gets a hug from past season Musketeer equipment manager and long time super-fan Scott Koskovich
Bob Ferguson
Musketeer Head Coach and general Manager Bob Fergus wins the USHL’s Coach of the Year Award. Just six seasons into his coaching career,
Bob has lead the Musketeers from the League’s worst team to a USHL powerhouse-having won the two Anderson Cups, two Clark Cups
and a National Championship.
Jr. A National Championship Team and Individual Awards.
Left: Captain Tim Bullock hold aloft the Jr. A National Championship Trophy Right: The Musketeers take there newest trophy for a ride
around the Auditorium ice..
Left: Goalie Pat Watson and Right: Captain Tom Bullock are presented their individual National Championship Player Awards.
On February 14th, 1986 in Thunder Bay, the Musketeers launched a League record 35 shots on goal in a single period.
This USHL record would stand for 20 some seasons before being broken again by the Musketeers when they put 36 shots on goal
against the Green Bay Gamblers on March 30th, 2007
Musketeer Award Winners
Most Valuable Player…Tim Ferguson Most Popular Player… Mike Racz
Rookie of the Year...Pat Watson Mr. Spirit…Rick Dodd
D’Artagnan Award…Curt Stover
USHL Award Winners
USHL General Manager of the Year…Bob Ferguson * USHL Coach of the Year…Bob Ferguson
USHL Most Valuable Player…Tim Ferguson * USHL Best Offensive Player...Tim Ferguson
USHL Best Defensive Player…Tim Bullock
USHL All-Star Game
Mason City, IA / January 21st
Sioux City dominates the All-star game this season in Mason City with eight players selected to play;
Tim Ferguson, Mike Racz, Brain Klanow, Tony Carter, Bill Bieren, Tim Bullock, Bob Fowler and Doug Bailey
Musketeers Head Coach Bob Ferguson is also selected to Coach the Southern Division All-Stars.
Forwards Tim Ferguson and Mike Racz and Defenseman Tim Bullock are selected to the USHL First All-Star Team.
Tim Ferguson Mike Racz Brian Klanow Bill Bieren
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Tony Carter Tim Bullock Mike Fowler Doug Bailey
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Confirm Score North-6 South-6
USHL All-Star Team Awards
Bob Ferguson – Head Coach and General Manager of the Year * Tim Bullock Best Defenseman Award
* Tim Ferguson Most Valuable Player and Best Forward Award
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Pete Inkster Benefit Game
Left: Veteran Musketeers line-up against the Omaha All-Stars Center: Jimmy Peck Right: Walt Johnson
1986 NHL Draft
Held on June 21st at the Montreal Forum
The USHL places three players among the future NHL drafts during the twelve round affair hosted by the Montreal Canadians.
There are no Musketeers selected this season.
League consists of ten Member teams playing a forty-eight game regular season schedule. Omaha joins the league.
Des Moines Buccaneers, Dubuque Fighting Saints, Madison Capitols, North Iowa Huskies, Omaha Lancers,
Rochester Mustangs, Sioux City Musketeers, St. Paul Vulcans, Thunder Bay Flyers, Waterloo Black Hawks
Even with the loss of several key players from last season, the Musketeers still worked out the season finishing a overtime victory shy
of .500. (23-24-1). However, this record was good enough to earn them a trip to the play-offs but would lose in the first round to Dave
Siciliano and his Thunder Bay Flyers.
Rod Taylor sets a a pair of new Musketeer/USHL scoring records that still stand today; 67 goals and 24 power play
goals in a single 48 game season. He is selected as a member of the USHL First All-Star team.
Sioux City native and SYHA player Rob Casper (Metros Class of ’86) would join the Musketeers for the first of two seasons.
Musketeer Ticket Information
Single Game- $5.00 / Students- $4.00 / Children $3.00 / Season Tickets $210.00 (48 game schedule)
Musketeers Front Office & Coaching Staff
Ted Carlson Bob Ferguson Mike Newhouse Trainer Billy Danderand
President/Owner Head Coach/General Manager Marketing Manager Marcus Rotrammel Equipment Manager
Between the Pipes
Rookies Rob Davis, Lee Cannon and Bob Taylor would compose the Musketeer goaltending for this season. They would finish
the season with a 24-23-1 record. Rob garnered a majority of the starts and Lee and Bob split the remaining games. Lee would go
on the following season to assume the starting goalie role for the Musketeers.
Rob Davis Lee Cannon Bob Taylor
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Rob Davis would join the Musketeers for a single season as a rookie to the league. He would secure the starting position and
log the most games that season with 26 played. He would post a 10-12-1 record that season.
Lee Cannon also a rookie this season would work a steady rotation as back-up goalie; playing in eighteen games games and
finishing with a 8-6 record. He would go on the following season to assume a starting position rotation for the Musketeers
where he finished with a 10-10 record. Lee would go on to play for the University of Miami-Ohio.
Bob Taylor would start his single season season with the Musketeers. He would work in as back-up relief in thirteen games and
complete the season with four wins and four losses..
Rob Davis
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Rob Davis: Logged a single season in Sioux City. He arrived as a rookie to both the USHL and the Musketeers, played in 25 games
and finished the season with a 10-12-1 record. .886 save percentage. 4.30 goals per game. top six goaltender in the league.
High Scorers
Rod Taylor Steve Bogoyevac Tom Jenkinson Don Dwyer Pat Mismash
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While this season couldn’t compare to last…there was still more scoring excitement this season. Rod Taylor would shatter several USHL
scoring records, both of which still stand today and nearly unachievable considering these were 48 games schedules. Rod would set league
records of 67 goals and 24 power play goals on his way to 110 regular season points. Steve Bogoyevac with 66 (26/40) and Tom
Jenkinson with 62 (25/37) were a distant second and third scorers. Don Dwyer and Pat Mismash would round out the top five
Musketeer scorers with a shared 30 goals and 53 assists.
Heavy Hitters
Tom Jenkinson Tim Bullock Mark Tremain Rod Taylor Bill Hein
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Third year veteran Tom Jenkinson lead the way in penalty minutes (184) this season bettering his last season by a minute. Second
year veteran Tim Bullock collected 151 and rookie Mark Tremain with 117 minutes. Leading scorer Rod Taylor got in the act also
and collected 110 minutes. Rookie Bill Hein would finish out the top five penalty minute leaders with 114.
Rod Taylor
Musketeers 1986-87
Rod Taylor played just a single season (86-87) in Sioux City and it turned out to be a season that would leave its mark in both the
Musketeer and USHL scoring record books. By the time the season ended Rod had finished the season as the Leagues second highest
scorer with 105 points. However, his 67 goals and 24 Power Play goals would both become league records that still stand today. This was
all achieved in what was then a regular season of 48 games. Rod would be selected the USHL 1st Team and also the Musketeers
Most Valuable Player.
Rod Taylor
Rod Taylor stuns the league when he tallies up 67 regular season goals; four more than the current USHL single season scoring record
previously set by Musketeer Scott Shoffstall. Twenty-three of those goals are short-handed; also a new USHL record.
Coca-Cola Program Advertisement Photos
Musketeer Facemen; Mark Tremain, Tim Curtis, Matt Dawson, Rob Casper, Steve Bogoyevac and Tom Armitage pose by the bench
and in the Musketeer locker room.
Ed Boyle
Musketeers 1986-87
Ed Boyle played a single season (86-87) on the blue line as a Musketeer.
Musketeer defenseman Ed Boyle holds the USHL record for assists in a single game with 6 against the Omaha Lancers.
Rob Davis Bob Taylor Mark Ulvin
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Rob Davis Bob Taylor Mark Ulvin
Rob Casper Charlie Leslie Greg Arend Darryl Gorham Paul Ferry
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Musketeers vs. Thunder Bay Flyers
Autograph Night
Billy Heim Bob Taylor Steve Bogoyevac
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Charlie Leslie Darryl Gorham Mark Tremain
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Rob Davis Rod Taylor Charlie Leslie Tim Gregorie Scott Durocher
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Musketeers vs. Des Moines Buccaneers
November 21st, 1986
Charlie Leslie Rod Taylor
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Left: Charlie Leslie shown here during the first of two seasons as a Musketeer. Right: Rod Taylor talks things over with the Officials
and an un-identified Buccaneer player.
Chris Michaels
Musketeers 1986-88
Chris Michaels: Played a pair of seasons (86-88) in Sioux City. His rookie season would be his most successful by far, finishing
as one of the Musketeers top six scorers with 32 (15/17) regular season points.
Bill Hein 86-88, Paul Ferry 86-88, Tim Bullock 84-87
Greg Arend 86-98 & Paul Ferry 86-88 & Rod Taylor 86-87 
Left: Greg Arend and Paul Ferry wait for the action to resume Right: Bill Hein (15), Paul Ferry (5), Tim Bullock (#) and
Rod Taylor (16) ready themselves for the start of the period
Did You Know…Musketeer Rod Taylor holds the USHL record with 24 Power Play goals in a single 48 game season
Bill Heim: With two seasons (86-88) as a Musketeer Bill would finish his rookie season with 23 (9/14) points. The following season he
would finish with 16 goals and 38 assists, placing him in the top four Musketeer scorer and a selection to the USHL All-Star Team.
Paul Ferry: Played a pair of seasons (86-88) in Sioux City. During his rookie season his 6 goals and 21 assists would place him among
the top ten Musketeer scorers as well as Musketeer Rookie Of the Year Honors. The following season he would more than double his
goals and finish the season with 41 points and the Musketeers Most Popular Player Award.
Tim Bullock: Joined the Musketeer during the 84-85 season where he posted 5 (3/2) points as a rookie. The following season (85-86)
was a different story…Selected team Captain, his 36 (7/29) regular season points would help, but it was his leadership that played a huge
part in that Triple-Crown Championship Season. His goal in Double Over-time secured the Jr. A National Championship. He was selected
to both the All-Star Game and a member of the USHL All-Star team. In his finals season (86-87) he would finish among the top eight
Musketeer scorers with 31 (10/21) points.
Chris Michaels
Musketeers 1986-88
Left: Chris Michaels delivers a textbook “Face-Wash”
Musketeers Team Christmas Party
December 1986 / Marina Inn Convention Center
Head Coach/GM Bob Ferguson Trainer Marcus Rotramel Don Dwyer 
Mike Newhouse: Musketeers Marketing Manager and Master of Ceremonies
Rob Casper Tim Bullock Bob Taylor
Rod Taylor Chris Michaels Paul Ferry
Brian Wahnon Steve Bogoyevac Pat Mismash 
Rob Davis Tim Gregoire Mark Unvin
The Musketeer annual Christmas party at the Marina Inn Convention Center in South Sioux City. It was hosted by team Owners
Ted and Mary Jo Carlson. Mike Newhouse served as the night’s Master of Ceremonies.
Musketeers vs. Omaha Lancers
February 4th, 1987
The first two seasons of Omaha Lancer hockey (USHL), the Lancers played their games at Hitchcock Park. A city run ice rink that
seated around 500 people. The Lancers would have a tough inaugural season – failing to win a single game all season.
Don Dwyer Chris Michaels
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Left: Don Dwyer takes the draw in Hitchcock Park Arena. Right: Chris Michaels circles behind the Lancer net
Don Dwyer: Played three seasons (85-88) here is Sioux City. During his rookie season (85-86) he put up limited points but set
the pace for an Iron-man type award, missing only a few games during his three seasons. Two of his three seasons he finished
with over with 35 or more points. The Iron-man would go on to play a pair of seasons in the BCHL for the New Westminster
Royals hitting the ice for 111 contests; finding the net 67 times, assisting 81 times and amassing 256 penalty minutes. He would
log four professional seasons playing in the Central and Western Hockey Leagues.
Chris Michaels: Played a pair of seasons (86-88) in Sioux City. His rookie season would be his most successful by far, finishing
as one of the Musketeers top six scorers with 32 (15/17) regular season points.
Mark Ulvin Rob Casper
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Mark Ulvin circles in front of the Omaha net and Rob Casper moves the puck up ice into the Lancers zone as the Musketeers hang
another loss on the Lancers during their inaugural season.
Mark Ulvin would spend a single season (86-87) as a Musketeer, logging nearly a full schedule and posting 10 goals,14 assists for
24 rookie season USHL points. Sioux City native Rob Casper played two seasons for the Musketeer (86-88). A product of the
Siouxland Youth Hockey program (SYHA) and the ’86 Sioux City Metros high school team. He provided solid defense for the
Musketeers in 33 games recording 10 assists during his rookie season as a Musketeer.
Greg Arend Steve Bogoyevac
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Left: Greg Arend would join the Musketeers with some prior USHL experience; playing in Dubuque for the Fighting Saints. Logging
a single season (86-87) that saw him record time in twenty-three games, he would notch seven goals and and an additional ten assists.
The following season he would return home to Alaska where be would play several professional seasons for the Alaska Aces.
Right: Steve Bogoyevac logged a pair of season (86-88) in Sioux City. Pictured here during his rookie season (86-87) he would
post 26 goals and a team leading 40 assists this first season. His 66 regular season points placed him second in Musketeer scoring. His
second season found his posting similar numbers finding the net nineteen times and adding forty-one assists finishing the season as the
third highest Musketeer scorer.
Darryl Gorhan Tom Jenkinson & Bob Taylor Pat Mismash, Tim Gregoire & Rob Casper
Left: Musketeers Darryl Gorhan (25) and Tom Jenkinson (19) meet with goaltender Bob Taylor Right: Wingers Pat Mismash (14)
and Rob Casper (11) line-up with center Tim Gregoire.
Darryl Gorhan:
Tom Jenkinson:
Musketeers vs. Dubuque Fighting Saints
February 7th, 1987
Left: Rod Taylor scores one of his 67 goals that season. Right: Better defense at the other end, Goalie Rob Davis makes the save
with help from defenseman Paul Ferry (#5) and Bill Hein (#15)
Did You Know…Musketeer Rod Taylor’s 67 goals in a regular 48 game season remains a USHL record.
Now its time for the Linesmen to get into the action…
Left: Linesman Mark Shook better start digging if he’s gonna get to the middle of this one!!! Right: A Dubuque player is not going to
let Musketeer Gary Higgins (#9) be the third man in here.
Left: Linesman rush in to try to clear this small gathering of players. Right: This time there is force in numbers as it looks like it will
take all three officials to handle this one.
USHL Play-offs
Musketeers vs. Thunder Bay Flyers
Round 1 / Quarter Finals
Even with the loss of several key players from last season, the Musketeers still worked out the season finishing a overtime victory shy
of .500. (23-24-1). However, this record was good enough to earn them a trip to the play-offs but would lose in the first round to Dave
Siciliano and his Thunder Bay Flyers.
Musketeer Award Winners
Most Valuable Player…xxxxxx Most Popular Player… xxxxx
Rookie of the Year...xxxxx Mr. Spirit…xxxxx
D’Artagnan Award…xxxxxxr
USHL All Star Game
USHL and Musketeer leading scorer Rod Taylor is selected to the USHL First All-Star Team.
North-6 South-1
1987 NHL Draft
Held on June 13th at the Joe Lewis Arena, Detroit, MI
Hosted by the Detroit Red Wings this season’s draft features three USHL players. Madison Capitols player Mark Osiechi is
selected by the Calgary Flames and plays six seasons in the NHL and IHL. He is the USHL’s first draftee to return to the coaching
ranks when in 1997 he takes the reigns for seven season for the Green Bay Gamblers. There are no Musketeer selected this season.
League consists of ten Member teams playing a forty-eight game regular season schedule. Omaha joins the league.
Des Moines Buccaneers, Dubuque Fighting Saints, Madison Capitols, North Iowa Huskies, Omaha Lancers,
Rochester Mustangs, Sioux City Musketeers, St. Paul Vulcans, Thunder Bay Flyers, Waterloo Black Hawks
The Musketeers start out the season strong going 17-9 putting them in contention for the first place position. However, a pair of lengthy
losing streaks resulted in a 23-25 record and dropped them to sixth place overall. They would face the eventual National Champs
Rochester Mustangs in the opening round of the play-offs. Forcing an overtime and playing them tough in the second game, the
Musketeers eventually fall short in the first round of the USHL play-offs.
Sioux City native and SYHA player Rob Casper (Metros Class of ’86) joins the Musketeers again this season playing his second
of two seasons.
Musketeer Ticket Information
Single Game- $5.00 / Students- $4.00 / Children $3.00 / Season Tickets $210.00 (48 game schedule)
Musketeers Front Office & Coaching Staff
President/Owner…Ted Carlson Head Coach…Bob Ferguson Trainer…Marcus Rotrammel
Equipment Manager…Billy Danderand
Between the Pipes
Returning veteran goaltender Lee Cannon and rookie Tom Totall formed this seasons goaltending duo. Lee secured the starting position,
logged 23 games and finished with a 10-10 record. Tom Totall garnered a pair of additional games along the way and finished the season
with an 8-10-1 record. Two additional goalies logged some time in net, Daryl Gallegos eight games and Mike McKersie with 4 games.
Lee Cannon Tom Totall
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Lee Cannon would enter his second season with the Musketeers. Assuming the starting duties; Lee would see time in twenty-three
games posting a 10-10 record. His .870 save percentage seventh best among the league’s top goaltenders.During the prior season
he would split his time in the net playing in eighteen games finishing the season 8-6. Lee would go on to play for the University
of Miami-Ohio.
Tom Totall would play the back-up duties to his veteran partner. However, he did log two more additional games and ended the
season with a 8-10 record.
High Scorers
Chris Campbell Grant Block Steve Bogoyevac Billy Hein Brad Priest
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Rookies carried the mail for the Musketeers this season; Chris Campbell would lead the way for the Musketeers this season with
eighty-six points including forty-one goals and forty-five assists. Grant Block would score one less goal and finish with eighty-five
points and Steve Bogoyevac would record nineteen red-lighters and forty-one assists for sixty points. Second year veteran Billy
Heim would record sixteen goals and thirty-eight assists to finish fourth in scoring. Another rookie Brad Priest would round
out the top five scorers grabbing twenty-five tallies and seventeen helpers for forty-two regular season points.
Heavy Hitters
Mark Brockman Dave Tench Tim Curtis Tom Armitage Grant Block
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Just like the top scorers, rookies would lead the way in the penalty minutes category. Mark Brockman finish over an hour ahead of all
other players recording 168 penalty minutes. Dave Tench would finish with 102, Tim Curtis with 87 and Tom Armitage with 77 minutes.
Second leading scorer Grant Block also spent some time in the box and rounded out the top penalty minute guys with 65 minutes.
Coca-Cola Program Advertisement Photos
Starting on left back row; Mark Tremain, Charlie Leslie, Rob Casper, Paul Ferry, Bill Heim, Steve Bogoyevac,
Don Dwyer and Lee Cannon pose in the locker room.
Rob Casper Mike Pohlen Steve Bogoyevac Don Dwyer
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Rob Casper: Played two seasons as a Musketeer (86-88). Sioux City Native, SYHA member and Sioux City Metros Class of ’86.
Played solid defense for the Musketeers. Recorded 10 assists during his rookie season and an additional 12 assists this season.
Mike Pohlen: Logged a single season in Sioux City. He posted 5 (2/3) points in 28 games but never quit giving to the team. At the
conclusion of the season he would receive the Musketeer’s Mr. Spirit Award.
Steve Bogoyevac: Played two seasons (86-88) as a Musketeer. A top two Musketeer scorer during his rookie season with 66 points
and a top three scorer during his second season with 60 points and an Alternate Captain.
Don Dwyer: Played three seasons (85-88) here is Sioux City. During his rookie season (85-86) he put up limited points but set the
pace for an Iron-man type award, missing only a few games during his three seasons. Two of his three seasons he finished with
over with 35+ points.
Did You Know…Musketeer Don Dwyer set the USHL record for fastest goal scored from the start of the game. On October 17th,
against the Thunder Bay Flyers, Don lit-the-lamp in just 7 seconds.
Charlie Leslie Tom Armitage Brain Grau Mark Tremain
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Charlie Leslie:
Tom Armitage
Brain Grau
Mark Tremain
Paul Ferry Grant Block Chris Campbell Mark Brockman
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Paul Ferry: With a pair of seasons in Sioux City, he would collect the 86-87 Musketeer Rookie of the Year Award with 27 (6/21)
points and a finish in the top ten Musketeer scorers. His second season (87-88) production would increase to 41 (13/28) points. He would
be selected Team Captain and would also receive the Musketeer’s Mr. Spirit Award.
Grant Block: Only a point behind the Musketeer’s leading scorer, Grant’s 40 goals and team leading 45 assists helped him win the
Musketeer’s Most Valuable Player Award.
Chris Campbell would log a pair of seasons (87-89) as a Musketeer. As a rookie, would the Musketeers in scoring with 86 (41/45)
points. His offensive production would earn him the Musketeer’s Rookie of the Year Award. The following season he would finish
second in scoring with 78 (37/41) points and receive the Musketeer’s Mr. Spirit Award.
Mark Brockman: A leader of another sort…Mark lead the Musketeers in penalty minutes with 168 however, while not always in the
box, he still found time to also score 18 goals and 21 assists, his 39 points would still place him among the top ten Musketeer scorers
Head Coach Bob Ferguson Trainer Marcus Rotrammel
Head Coach Bob Ferguson: Played a single season (77-78) for the Musketeers where he netted 87 (37/50) points and finished second in
Musketeer scoring. After three seasons in the ECHL, he would return to Sioux City for the 81-82 season and take over the head coaching duties.
Bob wasted no time in coaching the previous season’s last place finishers to both USHL regular season and play-off Championships. They would
fall one goal short of a Jr. A National Championship win.
Bob’s nine seasons in Sioux City would turn the Musketeers in to a powerhouse team that was always a championship contender. By the time he left
Sioux City, he had collected a pair of Regular Season Championships, two Clark Cup Championships, a National Championship and several other
runner-up honors. Bob’s 873 games coached is a league record and his 517 victories places him third among the USHL’s most victorious coaches.
Did You Know…In 1984, Bob Ferguson would coach the USHL All-Stars to their first International Junior Hockey Tournament Championship
in Leysin, Switzerland
Marcus Rotrammel: A staple of Musketeer hockey for nearly ten seasons. Originally hired as the team’s athletic trainer, Marcus also shared
the equipment manager duties and served many season’s as Bob’s unofficial assistant coach. When Marcus had free time he often traveled in the
same capacity with the Jr. Musketeers, Sioux City’s high school hockey team.
Musketeers vs. Omaha Lancers (Pre-Season)
Hitchcock Arena, Omaha NE
The Musketeers take on the Omaha Lancers, fresh off their inaugural season that saw them go winless in 48 games. They played their
first two seasons at the Hitchcock Arena before moving to Ak-Sar-Ben Park and winning their first Anderson and Clark Cup Championships.
Brian Grau lines-up against two Lancer players. Referee Ron Hoffman looks on from afar.
USHL Play-offs
Musketeers vs. Rochester Mustangs
Round 1 / Quarter Finals
The Musketeers start out the season strong going 17-9 putting them in contention for the first place position. However, a pair of lengthy
losing streaks resulted in a 23-25 record and dropped them to sixth place overall. They would face the eventual National Champs
Rochester Mustangs in the opening round of the play-offs. Forcing an overtime and playing them tough in the second game, the
Musketeers eventually fall short in the first round of the USHL play-offs.
Musketeer Award Winners
Most Valuable Player…xxxxxx Most Popular Player… xxxxx
Rookie of the Year...xxxxx Mr. Spirit…xxxxx
D’Artagnan Award…xxxxxxr
USHL All- Star Game
Grant Block and Billy Heim are selected to the USHL All-Star Second Team.
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1988 NHL Draft
Held on June 11th at the Montreal Forum
This NHL draft is known for it’s first rounders like Mike Modano, Trevor Linden and Jeremy Roenick. However, the USHL also makes a splash
supplying their first a double digit amount of players to the professional league. The St Paul Vulcans place four players among the draftees and
Rochester Mustangs supple three more players. There re no Musketeer selected this season.
League consists of ten Member teams playing a forty-eight game regular season schedule.
Des Moines Buccaneers, Dubuque Fighting Saints, Madison Capitols, North Iowa Huskies, Omaha Lancers,
Rochester Mustangs, Sioux City Musketeers, St. Paul Vulcans, Thunder Bay Flyers, Waterloo Black Hawks
This season found the Musketeers starting with only three veteran players and was expected to be a rebuilding year. However, injuries and
inexperience hurt the Musketeers and the team just couldn’t seem to establish any winning pattern, until the last part of the season where they
won 10 of their last 12 games to capture the 7th place play-off spot. They would finish the season with a 17-30-1 record. Matched against the
very strong St. Paul Vulcans in the Play-offs, the Musketeer were defeated in the first round, best of five series.
Travis Zahradka, Chris Campbell and Don Duell place among twenty of the high scores in the league. Travis records eighty-seven total points
putting him in the top eight scorers and Chris and Don score seventy-eight and sixty-nine points placing them among the twenty best players
in the league.
Musketeers Front Office & Coaching Staff
President/Owner…Ted Carlson General Manager/Head Coach…Bob Ferguson Equipment Manager…Billy Danderand 
Between the Pipes
This season saw the Musketeers work around a three-man rookie goaltending crew as it struggled to find the right combination. With
Tom Dennis assumed the starting duties and Jay Brekke and Amel Paolucci serving as the back-ups. In a trade that moved
Amel to the NAHL, Brian Langlot (not pictured) arrived mid-way through the season to provide some solid back-up in net
as the Musketeers finally started to to find a consistent goaltending trio. However, they fell just a pair of wins away from clinching the
final play-off position.
Tom Dennis Jay Brekke Amel Paolucci
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Tom Dennis arrived in Sioux City with a prior season’s experience having played a season in Mason City for the North Iowa
Huskies (USHL) The veteran net minder would use that junior experience and secure the starting position. The team as whole
struggled this season, gave up a ton of shots and he could only muster six wins in twenty-seven games. He would go
on to play a pair of seasons in the ECHL.
Back-up goaltenders Jay Brekke and Amel Paolucci would both see time in several USHL contests. Amel would start the
season with the Musketeers, however, an early season trade offered him a better opportunity in the North American League
(NAHL) and was traded the the Niagara Scenics. Jay would fill the open spot seeing time in seven USHL games and recording
a pair of wins and losses.
Joining the Musketeers from the British Columbia Junior League is Brian Langlot (Not Pictured) is a late season addition to the
three-man rotation. He would still have time to play fifteen in games and finished with a 9-4 record. The following season, Brian
would earn the starting goalie role and the leadership that came with it. He would finish the season with a 25-15 record and earn
the Musketeers’ Most Valuable Player Award. In addition he would be selected to play in the USHL All-Star Game and was
a member of the USHL All-Star Team. He would finish that second season as one of the top two goaltenders in the league.
High Scorers
Travis Zahradka Chris Campbell Don Duell Page Klostreich
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Veterans Travis Zahradka and Chris Campbell would lead the Musketeers scorers this season. Travis would increase
his scoring prowess by six-times, posting forty goals and forty-seven assists; his eighty-seven points tops during the
regular season. Leading scorer last season, Chris would finish second in scoring with seventy-eight points; recording
thirty-seven goals and forty-one assists. Rookies Don Duell and Page Klostreich score sixty-nine points; twenty-four
goals and forty-five assists and fifty-nine points; twenty goals and thirty-nine helpers. Grabbing the remaining
top five slot is Sean Marsan scoring sixteen goals and thirty-four assists.
Heavy Hitters
Peter Brownlee Tim Curtis Chris Deleone Brett Boeger
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There were very few safe spots on the ice when these four guys were at work. Amassing over 519 regular season penalty
minutes between them in just 48 games. Pete Brownlee would lead the way with 164 of those minutes. Tim Curtis was a close
second with 130 minutes. Veteran Chris Deleone and Brett Boeger closed the regular season with 115 & 110 Penalty Minutes.
Rounding out the top five leaders is John McCoy recording ninety-one minutes.
Pete Brownlee: Played pair of seasons (88-90) as a Musketeer. During this rookie season, he lead the Musketeers with
a 164 penalty minutes. He also found some time to drop in 9 (4/5) regular season points. The following season he significantly
cut his time in the box but did double his scoring output with 18 (2/16) points. This change in style of play worked well for
Pete and earned him a spot on the USHL All-Star Team
Chris DeLeone: Logged two seasons (88-90) as a Musketeer. His rookie season saw him record 25 (12/13) regular
season points and establish his leadership and toughness by logging some115 penalty minutes. With a style change the
following season, Chris spent more time on the ice than in the box. That allowed him to expand his scoring totals to 37 (16/21)
for that final season. Still a fan favorite, he was voted the Musketeers Most Popular Player for the 89-90 season
Tim Curtis: With two USHL seasons (87-89) as a Musketeer. During his rookie season, he quickly took to the toughness
of the league, where he recorded 87 penalty minutes in just 37 games played. He also scored 8 (3/5) points that first season.
The following season he would double his scoring with 20 (4/16) points and nearly double his penalty minutes with 130
Brett Boeger: Played in Sioux City for a single season (88-89) where he posted 40 (13/27) points, putting him in the top six scorers.
He Also recorded 110 penalty minutes and was a player & fan favorite. He would receive the Musketeer’s Mr. Spirit Award.
Tim Rumph Scott Seely Don Duell Page Klostreich
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Tim Rumph would log a pair of seasons in Sioux City. Shown here during his rookie season He brought his defensive skills to every
game and was a huge part of the Musketeers defensive staff. He would record a goal and seven assists and 61 penalty minutes. He
would produce similar scoring numbers next season coupled with 41 penalty minutes. Scott Steely would log a single season in
Sioux City where he would still find the net once and add a pair of assists to his stats.
Don Duell would finish this veteran season as a Musketeer among the top three team scorers with sixty-nine regular season points.
He would net twenty-four goals and forty-five assists. He would add those to his prior season’s rookie year scoring eighteen
goals and twenty-four assists. Don would go on to play four seasons for the University of Wisconsin/Superior. Page Klostreich
would make his one season here a success. Finishing as a top four Musketeer scorer with fifty-nine points on thirty goals and
twenty-nine assists. He would go on to play at Ferris State University and then a season playing for the Toledo
Storm in the ECHL.
Brian Piper Brett Hopkins Kevin Kyle ID Player
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Brian Piper would log a single season for the Musketeers where the Alternate Captain would record nine goals and a dozen assists.
Brett Hopkins also played a single season recording eight goals and six assists. He would go on to play an additional USHL
season for the Dubuque Fighting Saints. Kevin Kyle also joined the Musketeers this season as a rookie and netted three goals
and eleven assists for fourteen regular season points. The following season he would again find the net three times and help out
on eighteen Musketeer goals. Kevin would then play a pair of seasons for Bemidji State University.
Musketeers Bake Sale
Indian Hill Sunshine Food Store
The old Indian Hills Sunshine store is long gone these days, but at the time it was the Hy-Vee of the times. Famous for its donuts,
this was the gathering spot on the north side of town. Here, several of the player man the bake sale booth. These outing were
great opportunities for the team to promot the games and a chance for the fans to meet the players.
Chris Deleone Cary Mierzejewski
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Left: Cary Mierzejewski takes Chris Deleone for a ride on ol’ Sandy. Right: Sandy is confused…she isn’t sure to exercise or eat!!!
Cary Mierzejewski: Logged a pair of seasons as a Musketeer. Shown here during his second season, he would recorded three
goals, fifteen assists and forty-eight penalty minutes. The prior year, he would join the team late in the season and see time in
a dozen games before the season ended. He did find the net once and added an assist to his rookie season stats.
Musketeer Award Winners
Travis Zahradka Chris Campbell Sean Marsan Brett Boeger
Most Valuable Player Most Popular Player Rookie of the Year Mr. Spirit 
Travis Zahradka: Logged a pair of seasons (87-89) as a Musketeer. During his rookie season he logged just 14 (7/7) points. That
would change the following season. He would lead the Musketeers in scoring with 87 (40/47) regular season points and be selected
as the Musketeers’ Most Valuable Player.
Chris Campbell: Played in Sioux City for a pair of seasons (87-89). Although just a rookie, Chris would lead the Musketeers in scoring
with 86 (41/45) points and win the Musketeers’ Rookie of the Year Award. The following season he would finish second in Musketeer
scoring with 78 (37/41) points. That season he would be voted Musketeers Most Popular Player.
Sean Marsan: Would play for the Musketeers for two seasons. During his first season (88-89) he would score over 50 points
and receive the Musketeers Rookie of the Year Award. The next season (89-90) he would finish second in scoring
with 75 (28/47) regular season points (48 game schedule) and not a single penalty minute. This would earn him a trip to
the USHL All Star Game and the USHL Curt Hammer Award.
Brett Boeger: Played in Sioux City for a single season (88-89) where he posted 40 (13/27) points, putting him in the top six scorers.
He Also recorded 110 penalty minutes and was a player and fan favorite. He would receive the Musketeer’s Mr. Spirit Award.
USHL Play-offs
Musketeers vs. St. Paul Vulcans
Round 1 / Quarter Finals
The Musketeers would go on a end-of-the-season tear winning ten of their last dozen games. Rescuing what looked to be
a terrible season and capturing the seventh play-off slot. They would finish the season with a 17-30-1 record. Matched
against the very strong St. Paul Vulcans in the play-offs, the Musketeer were defeated in the first round, best of five series.
Musketeer Award Winners
Most Valuable Player…xxxxxx Most Popular Player… xxxxx
Rookie of the Year...xxxxx Mr. Spirit…xxxxx
D’Artagnan Award…xxxxxxr
USHL All-Star Game
The Musketeers have no players selected to play in this seasons All-Star game.
North-8 South-7 SO
1989 NHL Draft
Held on June 17th at Met Center, Minneapolis, MN
The USHL places a pair of players in the second round of this seasons twelve round draft; Thunder Bay Flyers Greg Johnson is picked
by the Philadelphia Flyers and Richard Borgo by the Edmonton Oilers. These are the USHL highest draft pick since Philo Housley
went on the first round six seasons prior.
League consists of ten Member teams playing a forty-eight game regular season schedule.
Des Moines Buccaneers, Dubuque Fighting Saints, Madison Capitols, North Iowa Huskies, Omaha Lancers,
Rochester Mustangs, Sioux City Musketeers, St. Paul Vulcans, Thunder Bay Flyers, Waterloo Black Hawks
Sioux City finishes the season with a 29-18-1 regular season record, it is enough for a 4th place finish in the single division ten team league.
They would meet up with the fifth place Madison Capitals in the first round, but would bow out in three games.
The Musketeers would place a pair of players, Scott Bell and Sean Marsan, among the league’s top ten scorers. Scott would record
seventy-seven points and Sean seventy-five. Jon Engfer and Steve McLean place among the twenty highest scorers this season.
The Musketeers also boast the league’s best goaltender in Brian Langlot with a .908 save percentage and a 3.53 goals against average.
USHL top ten scorer Sean Marsan played in all forty-eight regular season games, recording seventy-five points including twenty-eight
goals and a team leading forty-seven assists. He record no penalty minutes, a USHL record that may well stand the test of time
and receives the USHL Curt Hammer Award.
In his final season at the helm, Head Coach and GM, Bob Ferguson would be selected as the as the USHL’s Coach of the Year
for a second time.
Sioux City native and SYHA player Damon Keith (Metros Class of ’90) would join the Musketeers for the first of two seasons.
Musketeers Front Office & Coaching Staff
President/Owner…Ted Carlson General Manager/Head Coach…Bob Ferguson Equipment Manager…Billy Danderand
Between the Pipes
Returning veteran Brian Langlot and rookies Steve Grizell and Eric Benson would form this seasons goal tending squad. Brian would
assume the starting position and garner most of the playing time with forty-three games winning twenty-five of them. Brian would
backstop the Musketeers to a fourth place finish with a 29-18-1 record. Steve and Eric both provided solid relief for the starter;
they teamed up to play in eight games and get the Musketeers four wins.
Brian Langlot Steve Grizell Eric Benson
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Brian Langlot would assume the starting position this season helping the Musketeers to an overall 29-18-1 record. Twenty-
five of those wins were at his hand. Along the way he compiled a 3.54 goals against average and nearly a .910 save percentage.
Eric Benson would grab time in five USHL games; recording a winning record of three wins and two losses. He would boast a
.856 save percentage but a couple of high scoring affairs bumped his goals against average up to 5.48. Steve Grizell would see
time in the remaining two games of the forty-eight game season. Recording both a win and a loss and logging a respectable .885
save percentage along with a 3.8 goals against average.
Steve Grizell Brian Langlot Steve Grizell
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Left: Steve Grizell (89-90) Right: Brian Langlot (88-90) and Steve Grizell
Brian Langlot
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High Scorers
Scott Bell Sean Marsan Jon Engfer Steve McLean Rich Teece
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Rookie Scott Bell would lead the charge in Musketeer scoring with a team high thirty-five goals and seventy-seven points.
Returning veteran Sean Marsan would finish second with twenty-eight goals and a team leading forty-seven assists. Jon Engfer
would net twenty-six red-lighters and thirty-two assists for fifty-eight points. Steve McLean would finish with thirty goals and
twenty assists and Rich Teece would round out the top five scorers with nineteen tallies and twenty-seven helpers.
Heavy Hitters
Rich Teece Darren Block Ron Sweeny Chris Deleone Jon Engfer
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A pair of Musketeer top scorers would would also finish among the top penalty minute leaders; fifth leading scorer Rich Teece would
lead the Musketeers with 106 penalty minutes and third leading scorer Jon Engfer would record with 58 minutes. Darren Block would
finish in second with 85 minutes, Ron Sweeny in third with 80 and returning veteran Chris Deleone in fourth with 68 penalty minutes.
Team Picture
Sioux City Auditorium
Left: The Musketeer pose for a team shot outside the Sioux City Auditorium. Right: The team gathers on the stage of the Audi.
Left: ID Player on Left, Brain Langlot and Shane Keith Right: Chris Deleone, Paul Ferry and Brian Langlot
Left: Long-time Sioux City History photographer George Lindblade (white shirt) helps organize this unique team photo. Right: Where
ever the Musketeers go…the fans are sure to follow!!!
Musketeers Stickboy Ryan Dohrmann (Sioux City Metros Class of ’01) battles some pretty big sticks when your only four feet tall!!!
Troy Campbell Chris Deleone Ron Sweeny Rich Teece
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Troy Campbell was a Musketeer for half a season. He did put up three goals and a pair of assists before a lasting injury cut his
playing time to only 19 games.
Chris Deleone played two seasons as a Musketeer. During this season he played a full schedule & put up thirty-seven total points
including sixteen goals and twenty-one helpers. He also finished fourth in penalty minutes with 68 minutes. His dedication to his
teammates, the fans and the Musketeers in general made his a shoe-in for the Musketeers Most Popular Player Award.
Ron Sweeny logs one season as a Musketeer, playing in forty-one games he recording six goals and eleven assists. His eighty
penalty minutes puts him among the top five penalty leaders. He was also a member of the USHL All-Star Team. The following
season he would play for the St. Paul Vulcans scoring a pair of goals, sixteen assists and a whopping 179 penalty minutes.
Rich Teece: Played one season here in Sioux City and finished in the top five Musketeers scorers with forty-six total points in
forty-seven game. Tallying nineteen goals and twenty-seven assists this regular season, he also lead the team with 108
penalty minutes. Rich would go on to play four season at the University of Wisconsin/Stevens Point (NCAA)
Scott Bell Tim Rumpf Al Eskelin
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Scott Bell played a single season in Sioux City, he would lead the Musketeers in Scoring with a team leading thirty-five goals and
forty-two assists. He was selected as a member of the USHL All-Star Team and as the Musketeers Rookie of the Year.
Tim Rumph Spent two seasons in Sioux City. During his rookie season last year the Team Captain recorded a goal and seven
assists, he played a full schedule and provided leadership to a team packed with rookie players. He also recorded 61 penalty
minutes. This following season his scoring numbers were similar, a goal and seven assists, but he increased his defensive style
of play, but because of injuries he saw time in just twenty-seven games this season
Al Eskelin This season would be the first of two seasons as a Musketeer. This rookie season would see Al play forty-four games
and record eight assists. However, the following season was a break-out one for Al, his numbers would triple recording seven
goals and twenty-one assists. His twenty-eight points earns him a spot among the team’s top five scorers. He would be selected
Musketeer Team Captain and also earn a spot on the USHL All-Star Team.
Autograph Night
Woody Gottburg Al Eskelin Shane Keith
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Left: Woody Gottburg looks over the glass from his scorers bench/PA announcer seat. This was Woody’s spot for nearly 20 seasons.
Right: Al Eskelin and Shane Keith autograph one of the Musketeer team posters available to fans at that night’s game.
Shane Keith was Sioux City native, Siouxland Youth Hockey Association (SYHA) player and a member of the Sioux City Metros
high school team, Class of ’90. He logged a pair of seasons for the Musketeers
Did You Know…two of Shane’s three seasons with the Metros, resulted in trips to the State Championship game.
Sean Marsan
Sean Marsan plays a complete 48 game season and recorded no penalty minutes; a USHL record that will certainly stand the test if time.
He becomes the first Musketeer to receive the USHL’s new Curt Hammer Sportsmanship Award. Named after the late Des Moines
Buccaneers President and USHL Executive Curt Hammer. It is annually awarded to the player demonstrating outstanding performance
skills, pride and determination both on and off the ice and is considered the League’s highest service award.
Jeanne and Trudy deciding who’s next!!! Jon Engfer Sean Marsan
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Left: Jeanne and Trudy deciding who’s next in the autograph line. Right: Jon Engfer and Sean Marsan give a more traditional
style autograph at the Auditorium.
Sean Marsan: Would play for the Musketeers for two seasons. During his first season (88-89) he would score over 50 points
and receive the Musketeers Rookie of the Year Award. This season (89-90) he would finish second in scoring with 75 (28/47)
regular season points (48 game schedule) and not a single penalty minute. This would earn him a trip to
the USHL All Star Game and the USHL Curt Hammer Award.
Jon Engfer played a single season as a Musketeer. He would post twenty-six goals and thirty-two assists during the regular season and
would play a complete forty-eight game schedule. Hi fifty-eight points was placed him among the top three Musketeer scorers that season.
Brian Langlot
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Left: Goalie Brian Langlot and (Right) Several other Musketeers sign autographs for fans.
Brian Langlot: Arriving near the end of the prior season (88-89), he still had time to play 15 in games and finished his rookie season
with a 9-4 record. This season (89-90), Brian would earn the starting goalie role and the leadership that came with it. He would finish the
season with a 25-15 record and earn the Musketeers’ Most Valuable Player Award. In addition he would be selected to play on the
USHL All-Star Game and also as a member of the USHL All-Star Team
Musketeers Practice
Sioux City Auditorium
Left: Players gather around Coach Bob Ferguson. Right: A shot taken from the stage end of the Auditorium. Today, this would be the
same view if you were at the Long Lines Climbing Wall looking across the Rec. Center.
Chris Deleone
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Left: Winger Chris Deleone lines up against the Omaha Lancers in this December 16th meeting at Ak-Sar-Ben Park. Chris would score
three goals for his first “hat trick” of the season.
Rick Davis
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Rick Davis played two USHL seasons in the USHL. Beginning his USHL rookie season in Waterloo playing for the Black Hawks. A
late-season trade moved him to Sioux City where he finished the season and figured in as one of the team’s returning veterans next season.
Returning for a second season, he would find a home playing for the Musketeers. Missing just a single game this season, Rick recorded
twenty red-lighters and twenty-five helpers, his forty-five points was one shy of the Musketeers High Scorers list. The following season
he would go on to play a pair of seasons for Cornell University
Musketeers vs. St. Paul
Chris Deleone
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Left: Chris Deleone played two seasons as a Musketeer. During this season second season, he played a full schedule and
put up sixteen goals and twenty-one assists; finishing eighth among the team’s top scorers. His dedication to his fellow players,
the fans and the Musketeers in general, made his a natural for the Musketeers Most Popular Player Award.
Scott Bell
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Right: Scott Bell played a single season as a Musketeer. During this rookie season, he played a complete forty-eight game
schedule; leading the Musketeers in scoring with seventy-seven points. He recorded a team leading thirty-five goals and another
forty-two assists. This offensive production would earn him the Musketeer’s Rookie of the Year Award and a selection to
the USHL All-Star Team.
Scott would go on to play four seasons at the University of Minnesota where during his senior season the Team Captain would
finish among the top five Gopher scorers. He would play four seasons between the IHL and AHL before finding a home behind
the bench. Splitting the last eighteen years serving as a Head Coach and General Manager in the UHL and NCAA and as an
NHL scout for the Pittsburgh Penguins. He is currently the Assistant Coach for his Golden Gophers.
Referee Scott Brand
USHL 1982-1992
USHL Official / USHL Director of Hockey Operations / Officials Development Program
Waterloo General Manager / Dubuque General Manager / Carolina Thunderbirds General Manager
Scott Brand put in ten seasons of USHL Officiating experience, He was a favorite with the fans and players, some of the coaches
even liked him. Scotty would split those seasons officiating between the USHL and other semi-pro leagues like the IHL and
ECHL as well.
Scott and his linesman partners are in for a busy night as the Musketeers take on the St. Paul Vulcans. In 1992, after eight
seasons of officiating he would take over the Vice-President and GM duties of the Waterloo Black Hawks. During his four
season stint with the’Hawks he founded the Waterloo Bucks baseball team and in 1995 was named Executive of the Year
of the Northwoods College Baseball League.
In 1997 Scott would take over as USHL Director of Hockey Operations where would eventually introduce and implement the
USA Hockey Officials Development Program (ODP). For fifteen seasons, Scotty developed and mentored hockey
officials from all over the country.
He has place countless officials in the NHL including Chris Rooney, Ian Walsh, Tom Chmielewski, Mark Lemelin, Scott Zelkin,
the Brians; Pocmara, Pancich, Mach and many other officials ready to make the jump to the show.
He was a huge inspiration and terrific mentor to countless aspiring officials along the way.
Scott would go on to eventually go back to the front office where he took on the General Manager duties for the Youngstown
Phantoms (USHL). After leaving hockey for a few seasons, he would return to professional hockey where he is currently the
General Managers of the Winston-Salem Thunderbirds of the Federal Hockey League.
Some of Scotty’s many accomplishments as an USHL official and administrator include working four USHL All-Star Games, four
JR. A National Championships and eight USHL Championship Series. He would design and implement the Officials Development
Program which is today the model for all future professional officials. In 2008 he would receive the USHL Distinguished
Service Award and in 2013 was inducted into the Illinois Hockey Hall of Fame.
Did You Know…that Scott Brand designed the Hybrid Icing rule; eventually it is implemented in 2010 and used in many different
leagues. Three seasons later, the NHL adopts the injury reducing hybrid icing rule for play in all NHL games.
Bob Ferguson
In his final season as Musketeer Head Coach and General Manager Bob Ferguson wins his second USHL’s Coach of the Year Award.
Having lead the Musketeers to a pair of Anderson Cup Championships, a pair of Clark Cup Championships and four trips to the National
Tournament; including a pair of runner-up finishes in ’82 and ’83 on and a National Championship in ’86. Fergie would compile an
overall 254-169-9 record during his nine seasons in Sioux City. Spoiler Alert…Bob would receive the Coach of the Year award
for a third time, this time behind the bench for the Des Moines Buccaneers.
Kirk Swanson
USHL 1986-2000
Prior to joining the USHL officiating crew, Kirk would play a dozen seasons starting out as a Siouxland youth hockey players and
eventually playing three seasons for the Sioux City high school team. He was a two-time Metros top scorer and Metros team captain. 
Linesman Kirk Swanson and Referee Scott Brand have a busy night in the match-up against the St. Paul Vulcans. Kirk is
a Sioux City native and past youth and high school player. He would eventually join the USHL officiating staff in 1986 quickly
becoming a full-time official until his retirement in 2000.
Troy Campbell Rich Teese Sean Marsan
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Troy Campbell was a Musketeer for half a season. He did put up three goals and a pair of assists before a lasting injury cut his
playing time to only nineteen games. Rich Teece played one season here in Sioux City and finished in the top five Musketeer
High Scorers with forty-six total points. He also lead the team with 108 penalty minutes. He would go on to play four seasons
at the University of Wisconsin/Stevens Point.
Sean Marsan played two seasons for the Musketeers. This season, the second year veteran finished second in scoring recording
seventy-five regular season points; twenty-eight goals and a team leading forty-seven assists. He played in every Musketeer game
that season, and did so with out one single penalty minute. The feat earned him the USHL’s Curt Hammer Award and a
USHL record that could very well stand the test of time. During the prior season, the rookie would log time in forty-seven
games, notching sixteen goals and thirty-four assists. This fifty points was fifth best among Musketeer scorers.
Musketeers vs. University of Minnesota (JV) Gophers
December 27th, 1989
Paul Harbaugh
USHL 1988-1990
Paul would log a pair of seasons for the Musketeers. His prior season saw the rookie play a complete forty-eight game schedule
notching fourteen goals and adding eighteen assists. His thirty-two points was seventh highest among team scorers.
This season, the returning veteran plays a complete forty-eight game schedule tallying nineteen goals and twenty-one helpers;
his forty total points is seventh best among Musketeer scorers. Paul would receive the Musketeer’s Mr. Spirit Award. He
would go on to play four seasons at the University of Wisconsin-Eau Claire
Scott Ball Al Eskelin Shane Keith Darren Block
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Scott Ball played a single season as a Musketeer but brought a seasons of USHL experience having played the prior
season in Waterloo. He saw time in 23 games and recorded a pair of goals and four assists. Two seasons later he
would again join the Musketeers, this time as an Assistant Coach.
Al Eskelin would log a pair of seasons and is shown here during his rookie season. He would play nearly a complete
schedule and finish the season with eight assists. Next season was much more successful; he would be selected
team captain and also represent Sioux City in the USHL All-Star game. He would record seven goals and fourteen
assists; his twenty-one points places him among the Musketeers top five High Scorers.
Sioux City native Shane Keith played youth and high school hockey for SYHA and the Sioux City Metros. He would join
the Musketeers for a pair of seasons splitting his senior season between the Metros and the Musketeers. He would see an
abbreviated schedule as the season wound down, but still recorded a pair of goals and five assists during his rookie season.
Darren Block was half of the Block brother twins that season. He would play twenty-four Musketeer games and tally a
goal and a pair of assists. He also would record 48 penalty minutes that season.
Musketeers vs. St Paul Vulcans
March 3rd, 1990 / Sioux City Auditorium
Musketeer Al Eskelin (#25) delivers a huge hit that starts off a series of St. Paul retaliatory fights. Musketeers Scott Bell (first fight), Rich
Teece (second fight) and Paul Harbaugh (off camera) are called to action. Linesmen Kirk Swanson and Ronny Hoffman have a busy night.
Musketeers Award Night
Chris Deleone
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Chris Deleone logged a pair of seasons playing for the Musketeers. Last season the rookie from Washington State, missed
just a pair of games during the forty-eight game season. He would record a dozen goals and thirteen assists finishing among the
top ten Musketeer scorers. His 115 penalty minutes was third highest this season.
During this second season, the returning veteran is pictured here receiving the Musketeers Most Popular Player Award. Chris
played a full forty-eight game schedule and put up sixteen red-lighters and added twenty-one helpers; his thirty-seven points
this season was eighth best among all Musketeer scorers. His sixty-eight penalty minutes was the team’s fourth highest. His
dedication to his fellow players, the fans and the Musketeers in general, made his a natural for this Musketeers award. Chris
would go on to play four seasons at Bemidji State University.
Brian Langlot
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Brian arrived near the end of the prior season. After logging time in the BCHL playing for the Vernon Lakers, he did arrive with some
Junior experience. While the season was nearly complete he still had time to play in fifteen contests. He finished the season strong
winning nine of those games. His return for a second season was greatly anticipated by the Musketeer nation
Returning this season as the veteran goaltender, Brian would earn the starting role and the leadership that came with it. Playing in
forty-three games, he would finish the season with a 25-15 record and earn the Musketeers’ Most Valuable Player Award. In
addition, he would be selected to play in the USHL All-Star Game and was as a member of the USHL All-Star Team. He
would finish the season as one of the top two goaltenders in the league. After a pair of seasons playing in in Mankato he went on
to play eight seasons in the ECHL, CHL & AHL.
Paul Harbaugh
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Mr. Spirit Award
Paul would log a pair of seasons for the Musketeers. His prior season saw the rookie play a complete forty-eight game schedule
notching fourteen goals and adding eighteen assists. His thirty-two points was seventh highest among team scorers.
Returning for another season, Paul continues his scoring ways and this time bests his last season numbers scoring an additional
five goals and three assists. Again, he never misses a game and over another complete schedule records forty regular season points.
He is selected to play in the USHL All-Star Game and is shown here receiving the Musketeers Mr. Spirit Award. He would go on
to play four seasons at the University of Wisconsin/Eau Claire.
Scott Bell Sean Marsan
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Rookie of the Year USHL Curt Hammer Award
Scott Bell is presented the Rookie of the Year Award by fellow Musketeer Sean Marsan. Scott never missed a game
during the forty-eight game season and lead the Musketeers in scoring. Notching a team leading thirty-five goals and another
forty-two assists his seventy-seven points gave him a average of over a point per game. The following season he would log
four season playing for the University of Minnesota; wearing the Captain’s “C” for his senior year. He would go on to play
five seasons in the IHL, ECHL and AHL.
Returning veteran Paul Marsan finished second in scoring with seventy-five regular season points, including a team leading
forty-seven assists. He played every Musketeer game this season and did so with out one single penalty minute!!! The feat
earned him the USHL’s Curt Hammer Award. Sean would go on to play three seasons at the University of
Wisconsin-Stevens Point (NCAA)
USHL Play-offs
Musketeers vs. Madison Capitols
Round 1 / Quarter Finals
For the opening round of this seasons play-off, the fourth place Musketeer are pair-up with fifth place Madison Capitols. The
Musketeers finished just a pair of wins ahead of the Caps so the series is expected to be a close one. Unfortunately for the
Musketeers they are outscored fifteen to five and the three game series goes to the Caps.
Musketeer & USHL Award Winners
Brian Langlot Chris Deleone Scott Bell Paul Harbaugh Sean Marsan 
USHL
Most Valuable Player Most Popular Player Musketeers ROY Mr. Spirit Award Curt Hammer Award
USHL All-Star Game
Omaha, NE
Brian Langlot Steve Chalupnik Ron Sweeny Peter Brownlee Scott Bell Steve McLean Sean Marsan
Musketeer Paul Harbaugh is also selected to play in the All-Star game but is not pictured.
This season’s classic is held in Omaha, NE on January 23rd, 1990. Eight Musketeers are selected to this seasons All-Star Game.
As tradition it is a division vs. division and this season would see the stars from the north defeat the south in a defensive battle
by a score of 4-3. League leading Musketeer goaltender Brian Langlot is selected to the USHL First All-Star Team
and Scott Bell to the Second Team.
Musketeer Award Winners
Most Valuable Player…xxxxxx Most Popular Player… xxxxx
Rookie of the Year...xxxxx Mr. Spirit…xxxxx
D’Artagnan Award…xxxxxxr
USHL Award Winners
Coach of the Year…Bob Ferguson
1990 NHL Draft
Held on June 16 at BC Place, Vancouver, Canada
Hosted by the Vancouver Canucks, this season’s 28th NHL draft features six USHL players. The Rochester Mustangs place three players in
the draft and St. Paul Thunder Bay and Waterloo also place a single player. There are no Musketeer selected this year.
League consists of ten Member teams playing a forty-eight game regular season schedule.
Des Moines Buccaneers, Dubuque Fighting Saints, Madison Capitols, North Iowa Huskies, Omaha Lancers,
Rochester Mustangs, Sioux City Musketeers, St. Paul Vulcans, Thunder Bay Flyers, Waterloo Black Hawks
The 10th Anniversary of (Junior A) Musketeer hockey in Sioux City was not a good one. The team, while loaded with players who
would next season put up some successful numbers, just couldn’t get it together and finished the seasons with only nine wins compared
to thirty-eight losses and a tie.
March 21st, 1990
Musketeer Announce New Musketeer Coach
Mike Schwartz
Musketeer Owner and General Manager Ted Carlson introduces the new Musketeer Coach Mike Schwartz at a press conference.
He will become the sixth head coach in Musketeer history and the first in the last nine seasons.
Originally from Minnesota, Mike played his collegian hockey at Augsburg College in Minneapolis, MN. He was a member of the
NCAA Division III Championship teams in both 1981 and 1982. After college, he would coach a single season in Alaska where he
led Lathrop High School to a 17-3 record an an Alaska State Championship. The following season he would return to his hometown
high school where he would take the reigns of the Governors high school men’s hockey team for the next four seasons.
Did You Know…Mike attended and coached at the same high school (Johnson Senior High) that the legendary Herb Brooks attended.
Musketeer Front Office and Coaching Staff
Mike Schwartz Billy Danderand
President/Owner…Ted Carlson Head Coach / General Manager…Mike Schwartz
Equipment Manager…Billy Danderand Trainer…Kirk Bonnstetter
Between the Pipes
This was a busy season for goaltenders as the Musketeers struggled to find the right combination in the net. Six different goalies would
see the Auditorium ice this season. Goalies Rob Fritz and Troy Dexter would rise to the top as the seasons goaltending duo.
Peter Nordell, Mike Glenovich, Matt Fowler and Don Beaupre also put in some time between the pipes this season.
Rob Fritz Troy Dexter Peter Nordell Mike Glenovich
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Research this season
Rob Fritz would log a single season in goal for the Musketeers. He would claim the starting position and garner thirty-one regular season starts.
Troy Dexter and Peter Nordell (90-91) both played single seasons for the Musketeers. Between the two of them, they worked a
rotation that saw them play in 29 games that season.
Mike Glenovich and Matt Fowler (not pictured) (90-91) also saw time in an ever changing goaltender rotation. Mike would log
eight games and Matt seven games that season.
High Scorers
Chad Remackel Ben Fairbanks Troy Davis Derek Thede Jim Fish
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An all rookie line-up of Musketeers this season sees Chad Remackel lead the Musketeers in the scoring department with a team
leading twenty-nine assists and forty-eight total points. Ben Fairbanks would collect a dozen goals and twenty-three assists. Troy
Davis would record a team leading twenty-one goals for thirty-three regular season points. Derek Thede would grab fifteen goals
and seventeen assists and Jim Fish & Al Eskelin would round out the top scorers list recording twenty-eight points.
Heavy Hitters
Jim Fish Ryan Schmidt Paul Knight Ben Fairbanks Derek Thede
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Another all-rookie line-up of Top five Musketeer Heavy Hitters. Also a top five scorer, Jim Fish would lead the team with 179
penalty minutes. Ryan Schmidt and Paul Knight would finish a distant second; tied with 102 penalty minutes each. A couple more
top scorers would also make this list; Ben Fairbanks wouldrecord ninety and Troy Davis eighty minutes in the penalty box
Did You Know…The Musketeers set the USHL record for penalty minutes in Dubuque, on February 22nd, with 172 in a single game
Chad Remackel Joe Schwartz Al Eskelin Jim Fish Ryan Schmidt
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Chad Remackel would carry the mail his rookie season. With nineteen goals and a team leading twenty-nine assists, this
forty-eight points in just forty-two games placed him at the top of team scoring. He was voted the Musketeer Most
Valuable Player and selected to the USHL All-Star Team. Three accomplishments that he would again duplicate
the following season.
Joe Schwartz logged a single season in Sioux City where he played 23 games. However his physical play was fully felt as he
racked-up 69 penalty minutes. He also scored a goal and added a pair of assists in those few games. Al Eskelin played for the
Musketeers for two seasons; during his second season here, he would be selected Musketeer team Captain and also represent
Sioux City in the USHL All-Star game. He would record 28 (7/21) regular season points and finish
among the top five scorers that season.
Jim Fish played two seasons in Sioux City. Joining the Musketeers several games into the season, it didn’t take him long
to establish himself as the team’s heavy hitter. In just 34 games he racked-up 179 penalty minutes and still finished
among the top five scorers with ten goals, eighteen assists and twenty-eight points. Ryan Schmidt another big hitter for
the Musketeers. During his single season as a Musketeer, he recorded 102 penalty minutes in just twenty-nine games;
he would also scored a pair of goals and a pair of helpers. The following season would start a nearly ten year professional
career in the semi-pros.
1990-91 Meet the Musketeers & Media Day
September 5th, 1990 / Sioux City Auditorium
Left: New Coach Mike Schwartz talks with KCAU Sports Director Tim Seaman about the up-coming season
Center: Returning veterans Al Eskelin and Right: Paul Knight & Coach Schwartz
Al Eskelin would log two seasons as a Musketeer. During this second season, the returning veteran would notch twenty-eight
points; his ten goals and eighteen assists put him in the top five Musketeer scorers. His on and off ice leadership made him the
perfect Team Captain and earned him a spot on the USHL All-Star Team.
Paul Knight played two seasons as a Musketeer. His hard work ethic and dedication to the team showed every time he
took the ice. This season he proved himself both a team leader and a point getter; selected as one of the alternate captains,
he records both a dozen goals and assists as well as ninety-eight penalty minutes. However, Paul’s off ice personality and
sense of humor that made him a favorite with players, fans and friends.
Coca-Cola & Musketeer Program Promotional Photo
Left: (Left to Right) #16 Eddie MacDonald, #19 Jim Pye, #22 Jason Lesterberg, #25 Allen Eskelin, #10 Dana Gunderson and
goalie #30 is Mike Glenovich
Right: Back Row: Jim Pye, Jason Lesterberg, Allen Eskelin Front Row: Eddie MacDonald, Mike Glenovich, Dana Gunderson
Back Row: Jim Pye, Jason Lesterberg, Allen Eskelin Front Row: Eddie MacDonald, Mike Glenovich, Dana Gunderson
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Left: Road game Radio play-by-play announcer and home game PA Announcer Woody Gottburg interviews Ed McDonald.
Right: KCAU Sports Director Tim Seaman talks with returning veteran and Team Captain Musketeer Al Eskelin
Eddie McDonald splits his first USHL season between Sioux City and Dubuque. Playing just seventeen games as a Musketeer he
posts five goals and six assists before a trade moved him to Dubuque where he record four goals for the same eleven points. It’s
a trade the following season to Omaha that sets Eddies’ USHL career ablaze. Leading the Lancers in scoring his first season with
sixty-nine points and is the team’s second highest scorer the following season with seventy points.
Last season Al Eskelin missed just four total games last season, during which he recorded eight assists. Retuning this season,
he is expected to shoulder a bigger load and is selected the Musketeer Team Captain. Al ups his scoring significantly, finding
the net seven times and adding twenty-one more helpers. His twenty-eight points places him among the teams top five scorers
and is selected to play in the USHL All-Star game.
Derek Thede Chris Thomas Paul Knight Shane Keith Al Eskelin
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Derek Thede would play a single season in Sioux City. Notching fifteen goals and seventeen assists his thirty-two points
was fourth highest among all Musketeer scorers and received the Musketeer’s Most Popular Player award. Derek would
go on to play four seasons at Lake Forrest College.
Also rookies this season Chris Thomas and Paul Knight are both eventual returners the following season. Chris Thomas
would take on with the Musketeers late into the season. He would log time in the sixteen remaining games and put up seven
goals and three assists. He would finish among the top five penalty leaders with seventy-eight minutes. The following season
he played in twenty-one games and tallied fifteen points as well as seventy-nine penalty minutes. A mid-season trade moved
him to Waterloo (USHL) where he added an additional twenty-five points for the Black Hawks.
Paul Knight logs a busy rookie campaign this season, seeing time in thirty-seven contests, he’d notch six goals and add eight
more helpers before the season ended. The following season the returning veteran would prove himself as a team leader being
selected one of the Team Captains. Recording both a dozen goals and assists placed him among the top eight team scorers.
However, Paul’s off ice personality and sense of humor that made him a favorite with players, fans and friends.
Seasoned veterans Shame Keith and Al Eskelin bring a prior season’s experience to the Musketeers. Al Eskelin missed
just four total games last season, during which he recorded eight assists. Retuning this season, he is expected to shoulder a
bigger load and is selected the Musketeer Team Captain. Al ups his scoring, finding the net seven times and adding twenty-
one helpers. His twenty-eight points places him among the teams top five scorers and is selected to play in the USHL
All-Star game. Shane Keith is one of just a few veteran players making a return to the Musketeers this season. He
would post a pair of goals and add five helpers during the regular season. He is a Sioux City native and played his
youth and high school hockey for the SYHA and the Sioux City Metros.
Musketeer Media Day
Paul Knight Al Eskelin
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Returning for a second season is veteran Al Eskelin. After both a busy and a disappointing rookie season that saw him play in all
but four games, however he didn’t find the net during the season and added just eight assists. Al is expected to take on some huge
duties this season and does so right away being selected as the Musketeers Team Captain. He does find the net seven times and
adds twenty-one assists over the season. He is a Musketeer top five scorer with twenty-eight points and is selected to play in the
USHL All-Star Game.
Washington State native Paul Knight joins the Musketeers for this rookie season. He sees time in thirty-seven contests and records
six goals and eight assists. Even as a newbie, he take to the physical part of the game recording 102 penalty minutes; third highest
among Musketeer Heavy Hitters. Next season, the returning veteran and Alternate Captain would up his scoring numbers adding
both a dozen goals & assists and maintain his physical play racking up ninety-eight penalty minutes. Placing his again among the
Musketeers top Heavy Hitters. He would receive the Musketeers Most Popular Player Award.
Musketeers vs. Des Moines Buccaneers
October 20th, 1990
Left: That night’s starting line-up is announced in Des Moines. Right: Players rally around the net for the start of the game
Al Eskelin Troy Davis Bob Ferguson
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Left: Musketeer Team Captain Al Eskelin and Derek Thede get ready for play to start. Right: Troy Davis skates by the Des Moines
player bench and former Musketeer head coach Bob Ferguson.
Al Eskelin played for the Musketeers for two seasons (89-91). During his second season, he would be selected Musketeer
team captain and also represent Sioux City in the USHL All-Star game.
Troy Davis: Played a single season (90-91) in Sioux City. He would tally 21 goals and 12 assists to finish as one of the
Musketeer’s top three regular season scorers. His energetic play and those 33 points would secure him the Musketeers’
Rookie of the Year Award.
Bob Ferguson: Bob played for the Musketeers during the 77-78 season and later return to Sioux City in 1981 to rescue
Musketeer Hockey; it took him only one season to take the previous season’s last place Musketeers and win both the
USHL regular season and play-off Championships.
In Bob’s nine seasons behind the Sioux City bench, he would lead the Musketeers to a pair of both Regular Season and
Play-off Championships as well as a Jr. A National Title. He would also coach several USHL All-Star Teams, be named
Coach of the Year and coach the USHL International All-Stars to their first World Jr. Tournament held in Leysin, Switzerland
Derek Thede Peter Nordell Chad Kilgore
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Left: Musketeers #15 Derek Thede, Goalie Peter Nordell and #23 Chad Kilgore Right: Players after the game in Des Moines.
Derek Thede: Logged a single season (90-91) in Sioux City. 32 (15/17) regular season points put him in the top four Musketeer
scorers. He would receive as the Musketeers Most Popular Player Award
Peter Nordell: Also logged a single season (90-91) as a Musketeer. Arriving from Grand Forks, he entered a three-man goalie
rotation schedule that saw him playing 13 USHL games that season.
Chad Kilgore: Played just a few games as a Musketeer during the 90-91 season
Chad Nordby Jim Pye Jason Lesterberg Jason Olden Troy Davis
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Top ten scorers Chad Nordby and Jim Pye both logged a single seasons as Musketeers. Chad would play a full forty-eight game
schedule; posting seven goals, twelve assists for nineteen points; ninth best among top top team scorers. Also a top ten scorer is
Jim Pye. He would record nine goals and a dozen assists, those twenty-one points placed him in eighth slot of top scorers.
Jason Lesterberg and Jason Olden and Troy Davis would all log single seasons with the Musketeers. Jason Lesterberg
would record a pair of goals and eleven assists before a mid-season trade to the St. Paul Vulcans where he added six more
goals and thirteen assists to his USHL stats. He would go on to play four seasons at Gustavus Adolphus College. Defenseman
Jason Olden would see time in thirty-seven games where he would notch a four goals, fourteen assists and fifty-three penalty
minutes. Troy Davis would join the Musketeers following the prior season’s run for the Minnesota State Hockey Championship.
He would tally twenty-one goals and twelve assists to finish as one of the Musketeer’s top three scorers. His energetic play and
those thirty-three points would secure him the Musketeers’ Rookie of the Year Award.
Kevin Scanlon Darren Haley Jim Pye Ben Fairbanks Eddie MacDonald
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Kevin Scanlon logged a single season (90-91) in Sioux City. He would see time in 27 games and post three goals and three assists
and finish the season with 61 penalty minutes.
Darren Haley also a single season (90-91) player, would play in 35 games and log 10 goals and 15 assists and 36 penalty
minutes before a mid-season trade moved him to Wisconsin (USHL) where he played the remainder of the season and added four
assists to that seasons totals. The following season (91-92) for the Capitols he would lead the team in scoring with 19 goals and 30 assists.
Jim Pye would play nearly a full schedule this season (90-91) as a Musketeer and in 43 games record nine goals,12 assists for 21 points
as well as add 68 penalty minutes to his USHL stats.
Ben Fairbanks would play a sole season (90-91) as a Musketeers He would finish second in scoring with 35 (12/23) points and also
place among the top five penalty minute leaders with 90 minutes.
Eddie McDonald: Split his first USHL season between Sioux City and Dubuque. Playing just 17 games as a Musketeers he posted
11 (5/6) total points. He would follow-up with two seasons in Omaha (USHL) where he recorded 69 (27/42) points during the 1991-92
season and 70 (28/42) points the following season (92-93).
Chris Oleson Dana Gunderson Derek Shepherd Matt Hansen Ryan Oiler
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Musketeer Autograph Night
October 13th vs. Omaha Lancers
Derek Thede Eddie MacDonald
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Left: Musketeer Derek Thede waits to sign autographs. Right: Eddie MacDonald split this first USHL season between Sioux
City and Dubuque before moving to Omaha to play two very successful USHL seasons.
Derek Thede would play a single season in Sioux City. Notching fifteen goals and seventeen assists his thirty-two points was
fourth highest among all Musketeer scorers and received the Musketeer’s 7th Man Award. Derek would go on to play four
seasons at Lake Forrest College.
Eddie MacDonald would split his rookie season between Sioux City and Dubuque. As a Musketeer he would record time in
seventeen games, grabbing five goals and six assists, however, a mid-season trade would move him to Dubuque where he would
score four goals for another eleven points. Next season another trade sent him to Omaha where his USHL career would flourish.
Playing a complete season and leading the Lancers in total scoring with sixty-nine points including a team high twenty-seven goals
and forty-two assists. The following season it was more of the same, missing just a pair of games this season he would record
twenty-eight goals and a team leading forty-two assists finishing second among all Lancers scorers.
USHL Play-Offs
The season that looked to never end, finally did and the Musketeers find themselves at the end of their worst campaign ever.
Mustering only nine wins during the entire season, there would be no post season this year.
Musketeer Award Winners
Musketeers Most Valuable Player…Chad Remackel * Mr. Spirit…Brad Beedle
Musketeers 7th Man Award…Derek Thede * Rookie of the Year…Troy Davis
USHL All-Star Game
Rochester, MN
This year’s mid-season classic is held on January 21st, 1991 at the Rochester Rec Center. It will be of the traditional
format with the best of the northern division taking on the best of the southern division. Musketeers veteran Al Eskelin and
rookie Chad Remackel are both selected to play in this season’s All-Star game. Chad is selected to the USHL Second
All-Star Team.
1991 NHL Draft
Held on June 22nd at Memorial Auditorium in Buffalo, NY
The USHL is represented thirteen times this in twelve rounds of selections. Thunder Bay places three players among those drafted and
Omaha, St. Paul and Rochester both supply a pair of future NHLers. There are no Musketeer selected this season.
League consists of ten Member teams playing a forty-eight game regular season schedule. Madison changes to Wisconsin.
Des Moines Buccaneers, Dubuque Fighting Saints, Wisconsin Capitols, North Iowa Huskies, Omaha Lancers,
Rochester Mustangs, Sioux City Musketeers, St. Paul Vulcans, Thunder Bay Flyers, Waterloo Black Hawks
Dave Lohrei takes over as the Musketeer’s Head Coach and General Manager. Added to the coaching staff are Assistant Managers
Marty Kernaghan and former Musketeer Scott Ball
This season ended with ten additional wins over last years win column, however the 19-28-1 record was only good enough for a seventh
place finish and a play-off meeting with Des Moines. The Musketeers would go out in three games to the eventual Clark Cup Champs.
Two season veteran Chad Remackel scores thirty-six goals and fifty-eight assists; these ninety-four points places him among the league’s
top four highest scoring layers. David Klasnick would record thirty goals and thirty-two assists putting him among the top twenty
scorers this season.
Musketeer Front Office Staff
Owner/President Head Coach/GM Advertising Consultant Office Manager Scorers Bench/PA
Ted Carlson Dave Lohrei Evan Schoenfish Judy Johnson Woody Gottburg
Musketeer Coaching Staff 
Head Coach/GM Assistant Coach Assistant Coach Athletic Trainer Equipment Manager
Dave Lohrei Marty Kernaghan Scott Ball Dick Earle Billy Danderand
Between the Pipes
Rookies Brian Leitza & Dieter Kochan would challenge each other for the open starting position. Both seemed comfortable
either starting or providing the relief during the long season. Brian logged 26 games and Dieter logged 23 going 15-25-1 for the
season. Rookie Brian Kreft would join the team late in the season but still work in the rotation for 11 games.
Brian Leitza: This would be the first of three seasons as a Musketeer. He would share the starting duties this season, until a
late season trade made him the starter. He would log twenty-six games for the Musketeers and account for eight of the
Musketeer wins that season. He would boast a save percentage of 0.88 just .03 behind the league’s top goaltender. Brian
was off and running on a three season career in Sioux City that would end in a run for the Clark Cup Championship.
Dieter Kochan played just a single season in Sioux City and was the other half of a steady rotation that saw him play in
twenty-three games and secure seven Musketeer victories. His goals against average of 0.88 was third highest among the
leagues backstops. A late season trade would move the future NHLer to the BCHL for the remainder of the season.
Following that, he would play at Northern Michigan University for three seasons before embarking on a professional
career that would last 10 seasons.
Brian Kreft: Brought in as a late season addition, he still garnered 11 starts with four wins before the regular season ended.
The following season he would work the back-up position to a very successful veteran goaltender. He would still get eleven
games in before a trade moved him to Wisconsin to play for the Capitols (USHL). After three seasons at the University of
Wisconsin-Eau Claire, Brian would go on to play two more for the Madison Monsters, Winston-Salem Icehawks and the
Saginaw Gears of the UHL.
Musketeer Announce New Musketeer Coach
May 22nd, 1991
Musketeer Owner Ted Carlson introduces new Head Coach & General Manager Dave Lohrei. He joins the Musketeers from
the prior three seasons as an assistant coach at NCAA D1 Miami of Ohio University.
Davie Lohrei
Head Coach and General Manager
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Dave would go on to coach the Musketeers for five seasons starting in 1991. Three seasons later, he would lead the
Musketeers to a National Tournament appearance that saw them fall just short in the championship game.
In 1998 while coaching the Nashville Ice Flyers of the Central Hockey League (CHL) he would receive the Commissioner’s
Trophy which is awarded annually to the League’s Coach of the Year. Two years later while coaching in Fayetteville for the
Force also in the CHL, he would again receive the Commissioner’s Trophy award. Dave would go on to coach five more
seasons; three the ECHL and two more in the CHL
Meet The Coach
Siouxland Convention Center May 29th, 1991
Left: Sioux City Journal Sports writer Steve Alspech, Head Coach & GM Dave Lohrei and Owner Ted Carlson. Right: Musketeer
fans line-up to meet the new coach, Dave Lohrei.
Left: Carolyn Stoever and Mary Jo Carlson and Right: Housing Co-Coordinator and Host Mom Lesley Davis.
Musketeer Coaching Staff
Dave Lohrei Marty Kernaghan Dick Earle Billy Danderand Marty Kernaghan
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Dave Lohrei would join the Musketeer organization this season and remain as the head coach for five seasons. He would lead
the Musketeers to the National Championship tournament where they fell just short in the final
game.
Marty Kernaghan, originally arrived in Sioux City playing softball for the eventual International Softball Congress’s record
setting team Penn Corps/National Health Care. Best known by fast pitch softball fans as the best third baseman in the world,
Marty was a pretty good hockey player too having spent several seasons in the IHL. He would work the Musketeer bench for
five seasons, before taking over the General Manager and Hockey Operations positions for four more seasons.
Dick Earle was also a soft ball holdover, taking care of the area’s Championship Fast Pitch team during the summer and the
Musketeers during the winter. Billy Danderand was here from the very beginning of Musketeer hockey, he too was a
member of the Penn Corps/ National Health Care softball staff and the long time Musketeer Equipment Manager.
Did You Know…Sioux City was home of the International Softball Congress power house team Penn Corps/National Health Care.
All ISC teams are comprised of the best fast pitch players from North America and from around the world. Annually up to forty-eight
teams meet in a double-elimination type tournament in host cities in the US and Canada. PC/NHC made some noise in the 1986
tournament finishing in third place. Two seasons later they would begin a ISC record six consecutive appearances in the
championship game; winning the title four times.
High Scorers
Chad Remackel David Klasnick Jim Fish Jason Christopherson Tony Prpic
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Chad Remackel leads the Musketeers in scoring with ninety-four total points; including both a team leading thirty-six goals and
fifty-eight assists. Missing a couple of games this season he did all this in just forty-four games; averaging over two points per game.
David Klasnick would finish in second, recording thirty goals for sixty-two points. Jim Fish with would notch twenty-goals and
add twenty-nine helpers to finish in third among the top scorers. Jason Christopherson and Tony Prpic are also twenty goals
scorers this season and round out the top five scorers with forty-six and forty-four points.
Heavy Hitters
Chris Frescoln Jason Christopherson Brian Westerberg Sean Storie Paul Knight
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Chris Frescoln would lead the way for the Musketeers with 110 penalty minutes. Jason Christopherson would record 107 penalty
minutes and also finish among the top five scorers as well. Brian Westerberg with 106 minutes, Sean Storie with 99 minutes and
Paul Knight just a half a minor behind. Brian, Sean and Paul would all finish among the team’s top ten scorers this season recording
thirty-seven, twenty-two and twenty-four regular season points.
Left: Brian Leitza, Sean Storie, Chris Loken and Jim Fish Right: Chad Remackel, David Klasnick & Tony Prpic
Musketeer Player and Host Family Pot Luck Dinner
September 5th, 1991 / Siouxland Convention Center
Paul Knight Craig Stoever Chris Deleone Jim Fish
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Left: Current Musketeer Paul Knight, host brother Craig Stoever & past Musketeer player Chris DeLeone and (Right) Current
Musketeer Jim Fish all get together at the South Sioux Convention Center for the beginning of the season Meet the Musketeers event.
Returning veteran Paul Knight would build upon last season’s rookie success of six goals, eight assists. This season’s Alternate
Team Captain would record both a dozen goals and assists. He would maintain his physical play; racking up ninety-eight penalty
minutes and place again among the Musketeers top Heavy Hitters. He would receive the Musketeers Most Popular Player Award.
Chris DeLeone played a pair of seasons in Sioux City. During his rookie season he would record a dozen goals, thirteen assists
and was a top four team leader with 115 penalty minutes. His follow-up season was filled with more of the same success’s recording
sixteen goals and twenty-seven assists he also trimmed his penalty minutes to just sixty-eight total; still the fourth highest on the team
and received the Musketeers Most Popular Player award.
Jim Fish played for the Musketeers for two seasons. Prior this season, he logged eleven games in Waterloo before moving to
Sioux City and finishing his rookie season playing in thirty-four games and recording ten goals and eighteen assists. This season
Jim would almost double his scoring grabbing twenty goals and twenty-nine assists. Finishing in the top three team scorers and
averaging just over a point a game he was selected to play in the USHL All-Star Game.
Meet The Musketeers
September 12th, 1991
Left: Dieter Kochan & Jim Fish and Right: Player (Green Jersey) & Paul Knight pose for that evening’s KCAU Sports with Tim Seaman
Left: Paul Knight Center: Dieter Kochan and Jim Fish Right: Player (Green Jersey) & Brian Kreft with Tim Seaman and Lesley Davis
Musketeer players move through the buffet line at the annual pre-season get-together.
Left: USHL Linesman Kirk Swanson (far left) Dave Lohrei & Billy Danderand and Joe Pinard (far right) all meet to welcome Dave
to Sioux City. Right: Long time Musketeer equipment manager Billy Danderand and his wife Gigi.
Kirk Swanson is Sioux City native and a member of Siouxland Youth Hockey Association (SYHA) (Metros Class of ’85). He
joined the USHL officiating staff in 1988 and was a full-time official for 12 seasons. Kirk was also a high school official during that
time and and after retirement he took on several youth hockey coaching duties. Billy Danderand was a part of the Musketeers for
nearly 40 seasons. He joined the team as equipment manager during the Musketeers first season in 1972 when the USHL was a
Senior Professional League. Billy also served the same duties during the nineties with International Softball
Congress’s powerhouse teams Penn Corps & National Health Care.
Joe Pinard originally played for the Sioux City Eagles, the precursor to the Musketeers. Joe was one of the original SYHA advisors
(1972) and was instrumental in coordinating coaches for the newly formed youth association. He was an AHAUS Referee for more
than ten seasons and later coached youth and high school hockey. In 1998, Joe received the Musketeers D’Artagnan Award for
outstanding volunteer dedication to both the Musketeer organization and community .
SC vs. Omaha Lancers
Ak-Sar-Ben Arena, Omaha, NE. / November 17th, 1991
David Klasnick Jim Fish Mike Arel John Seaverson
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Left: Musketeers David Klasnick ties-up the Lancer Captain Brian Hill. Right: Forward Jim Fish and defenseman John Seaverson
watch as Mike Arel tries keep the puck from completely crossing the goal line
The prior season, David Klasnick joins the Musketeers after a late season trade from the Waterloo Black Hawks where he played
in nineteen games and scored three goals. He plays in the remaining eleven Musketeer games of the season and posts a goal and three
assists. Shown here during his veteran season in Sioux City, he would notch thirty-two goals and thirty assists; his sixty-two points was
second highest among all Musketeer scorers. He would be selected to play in the USHL All-Star game. David would go on to play
four more seasons for the University of Denver Pioneers.
Another Black Hawk to join the Musketeer this season was Jim Fish. After a good start in Waterloo, scoring a goal and two assists
in his first six games he would finish the season in Sioux City. Logging time in thirty-four more contests, he would record ten goals and
eighteen assists putting him among the top five High Scorers. Returning for this second season, the eventual two-time Musketeer High
Scorer, would nearly double his total scoring notching twenty goals and twenty-nine assists; averaging over a point per game he would
finish third in team scoring. He would be selected as a Team Captain and a member of the USHL All-Star team. He would go on
to play two more seasons at the University of Wisconsin-Stevens Point.
Mike Arel and John Seaverson both would log single seasons for the Musketeers. Part of the defensive corps Mike Arel would
find the net seven times, add six more helpers and record forty-five penalty minutes. Winger John Seaverson missed just one
game during the forty-eight game season that saw him recorded a pair of red-lighters, ten assists and forty-seven minutes in the box.
Brian Leitza Chad Remackel
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Left: Brian Leitza would play in Sioux City for three seasons. Pictured here during his rookie he would receive the USHL
Let’s Play Hockey Player of the Week honors for the week ending December 1st. During his final season he would play some
thirty-two plus games and recorded ten assists. After four seasons at St Cloud State, he would spend many seasons in the
professional ranks.
Right: Captain Chad Remackel spent two seasons as a Musketeer. During both his rookie and veteran seasons he would lead
the team in scoring; recording nineteen goals, twenty-nine assists as a rookie and as a veteran, the Team Captain would compile a
team leading thirty-six goals and fifty-eight assists; giving him ninety-four points during the forty-eight game schedule. In
November Chad is chosen as the USHL/Let’s Play Hockey Player of the Week. Both seasons he averages over a point per
game and is voted the Musketeer Most Valuable Player and be selected to play in the USHL All-Star Game.
Billy Danderand Dave Lohrei Scott Ball Brain Leitza
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Left: Equipment Manager Billy Danderand, Head Coach & GM David Lohrei and Assistant Coach Scott Ball
Right: Head Coach & GM David Lohrei , Brain Leitza and Assistant Coach Scott Ball
Chad Burckhard Michael Hashbargar John Seaverson Chad Dyjac Paul Knight
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Did You Know…Michael Hashbargar would see time in thirty-three USHL contests and record zero penalty minutes.
Did You Know…Paul Knight loved his Mountain Dew
Autograph Night
Sioux City Auditorium
Jim Fish Dieter Kochan
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Jim Fish would finish his rookie season logging thirty-four games, his twenty-eight points him among the top five
team High Scorers. This season, the Team Captain would nearly double his total scoring, notching twenty goals and
twenty-nine assists; averaging over a point per game he would finish third in team scoring and be selected to play
in the USHL All-Star game. Jim would play two more seasons at the University of Wisconsin-Stevens Point.
Goaltender Dieter Kochan plays one season for the Musketeers. Part of a Musketeer goaltending duo, that would
both make it to the NHL. Dieter would see time in twenty-three USHL games and post the League’s tenth best save
percentage. He is twice selected the USHL/Let’s Play Hockey Player of the Week and shares this season’s
Musketeer Rookie of the Year award with his goaltending partner.
After a following season in the BCHL where he was selected as the League’s top goalie, it was four seasons at Northern
Michigan University and two more in the ECHL and UHL before making his NHL debut for the Tampa Bay Lighting on
March 28th, 2000 against the Dallas Stars. In 2004 he would win the Hap Holmes Memorial Trophy for the AHL’s
lowest Goals Against Average while playing for the Bridgeport Sound Tigers (AHL) He would go on to split seven
seasons between the NHL and AHL
Nathan Painovich
Musketeers 1991-92
Nathan Painovich logged a single season in Sioux City and missed just a pair of games during the regular season. Playing in
forty-six USHL contests he did record a pair of goals and six helpers along the way. However, his overall season and
performance was a success receiving the Musketeer’s Most Improved Player award that season.
Post-Game Gatherings…
…on the ice & in the Green Room
Through out the season the Musketeers hosted several events allowing the fans a chance to meet their favorite players. This first
picture is from one of the Autograph nights. Players, Coaches, fans and even the Mascot made these events a great time.
The second picture is taken in the Musketeer Booster Club room located behind the balcony in the old Auditorium. Sponsored by the
Booster Club, and called the “Green Room” this was the traditional spot that fans and players stopped by before heading home from
the game. Pictured here are Jimmy and Kirk who probably worked the lines that night, past Musketeer player Brian Langlot home to
visit from Mankato State and Equipment Manager Bill Danderand all take some time to relax after this Musketeer game.
Musketeers vs. Des Moines Buccaneers
Des Moines Ice Arena / November 27th, 1991
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Left: Musketeer Alternate Captain Paul Knight beats Buccaneer goalie Kevin Deschambeault Right: Musketeers Michael
Hashbargar (#11) and Captain Chad Remackel celebrate another goal.
Returning veteran Paul Knight played two seasons as a Musketeer and is shown here during this second season. His hard work
ethic and dedication to the team showed every time he took the ice. The two-time Musketeer Heavy Hitter was also selected as
one of the Team Captains this second season, the season that saw him nearly double his offensive output. However, Paul’s off-ice
personality and sense of humor that made him a favorite with players, fans and friends. Both theses characteristics made him
a lock for the Musketeers Most Popular Player Award.
Michael Hashbargar played for the Musketeers for a single season. He puts up six goals for sixteen points and records zero
penalty minutes during his thirty-three regular season games. He is most defiantly overlooked in the Curt Hammer Award.
Chad Remackel would spent two seasons as a Musketeer. Last season the rookie would lead the team in scoring with nineteen
goals and a team leading twenty-nine assists; his forty-eight points was tops among Musketeer scorers. This following season,
the returning veteran and Team Captain he would again lead the team in both goals an assists; recording thirty-six goals and fifty-
eight assists on his way to racking-up ninety-four total points; fourth highest among all USHL scorers. Chad would be both
a two-time Musketeer Most Valuable Player and USHL All-Star.
Paul Knight Dieter Kochan
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Left: Alternate Captain Paul Knight moves the puck up ice against the Des Moines Buccaneers. Paul would record both
a dozen red-lighters and assists this season; his twenty-four points was eight highest among Musketeer scorers. He would
also grab ninety-eight minutes in the box making him fourth highest Musketeer Heavy Hitter. He was a shoe-in for the
Musketeers Most Popular Play Award.
Goaltender Dieter Kochan plays one season for the Musketeers. Part of a Musketeer goaltending duo, that would
both make it to the NHL. Dieter would see time in twenty-three USHL games and post the League’s tenth best save
percentage. He is twice selected the USHL/Let’s Play Hockey Player of the Week and shares this season’s
Musketeer Rookie of the Year award with his goaltending partner.
After a following season in the BCHL where he was selected as the League’s top goalie, it was four seasons at Northern
Michigan University and two more in the ECHL and UHL before making his NHL debut for the Tampa Bay Lighting on
March 28th, 2000 against the Dallas Stars. In 2004 he would win the Hap Holmes Memorial Trophy for the AHL’s
lowest Goals Against Average while playing for the Bridgeport Sound Tigers (AHL) He would go on to split seven
seasons between the NHL and AHL
The Voice of the Musketeers
Woody Gottburg
Longtime Voice of the Musketeers Woody Gottburg shown here in Omaha broadcasts the Musketeers progress against their rivals
to the south. On occasion Woody would get some help and this night in Des Moines proved to be a very colorful line-up as
Craig Stoever, Chris DeLeone & Scotty Brand offer-up their hockey insight with; comedy, strategy with comedy and officiating
with comedy, in that order. In 1998 Woody would become a Horary Member of the Musketeer Hall of Fame and in 2000
hung-up his radio broadcasting and PA announcing duties.
Did you Know…In 1974, Woody put together the very fist Musketeer player card set. This 20 card set was printed on yellow card-
stock featured a player photo on front and information on the back.
Host Families
ID Player ID Player Dieter Kochan
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Left: Right: Dieter Kochan and Host Family Mark and Lesley Davis
Paul Knight David Klasnick
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Left: Host parents Curt & Carolyn Stoever get a shot with one of their favorite billets Paul Knight. Curt and Carolyn were
both tremendous Musketeer supporters, and over the years both earned the very special D’Artagnan Award presented to
those individuals who show dedication to the Musketeers team and organization above and beyond what is expected.
Curt would receive the award in1986 and Carolyn in 1993.
David Klasnick (Right) poses with his mom and Dad during Parent’s Weekend. Joining the Musketeers the prior season after
a trade form Waterloo, David saw time in eleven remaining games that rookie season, recording a goal and three assists.
Shown here during his veteran season in Sioux City where he would finish second in scoring with thirty-two goals and thirty
assists. His sixty-two points was second highest among all Musketeer scorers. He would be selected to play in the USHL
All-Star game. David would go on to play four more seasons for the University of Denver Pioneers.
Jim Fish
Musketeers 1990-92
Jim Fish would join the Musketeers the prior season after a brief start with the Waterloo Black Hawks but finish the remainder of
the season in Sioux City. A two-time Musketeer top five scorer; as a rookie recorded twenty-eight points and this following season
the veteran would record forty-nine points. Averaging over a point per game Jim is selected a member of the USHL All-Star team.
Chad Remackel
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Chad Remackel is the only Musketeer player to collect these three team and league honors for two consecutive seasons; He would lead
the team in scoring, be voted Most Valuable Player and play on the USHL All-Star Team both his Musketeer seasons 
USHL Play-offs
Musketeers vs. Des Moines Buccaneers
Round 1 / Quarter Finals
Finishing in seventh place this season the Musketeers are matched up against the second place Des Moines Buccaneers who
finished just a point out of the Anderson Cup contention. On paper the Bucs look like the favorite but on the ice…well the Bucs
are the favorite. Hanging eleven goals on the Musketeers in to opening game, seven in the second game and nine more in the
third and final game. The Bucs would go on to win the Clark Cup Championship that season.
1992 Musketeer Award Winners
Most Valuable Player Most Improved Player 7th Man Award Rookie of the Year
Musketeers Most Valuable Player: Chad Remackel * Most Improved Player: Nathan Painovich
Musketeers 7th Man Award: Paul Knight * Rookie of the Year: Brian Leitza & Dieter Kochan (not Pictured)
Did You Know…Chad Remackel would be select as the Musketeer’s Most Valuable Player both his seasons in Sioux City
USHL All-Star Game
Waterloo, IA 
Chad Remackel Jim Fish Tony Prpic David Klasnick
This season’s All-Star classic is held in Waterloo, IA at young Arena. The Southern Division All-Stars out score
their foes the second and third periods giving them a 6-4 victory. Chad Remackel makes a return visit to the USHL
All-Star line-up this season and is selected to the USHL Second All-Star Team.
1992 NHL Draft
Held on June 20th at the Montreal Forum in Montreal, Canada. The USHL boasts their first opening round draft picks in
David Wilkie of the Omaha Lancers and Peter Ferraro of the Waterloo Black Hawks, when his is selected by the Montreal
Canadians and New York Rangers. Chris Ferraro is also selected by the Rangers in the fourth round. They are three of seven
total USHL players picked in the draft. Flash forward to 2017 when fifty-seven USHLers are selected by NHL teams.
Mascots
Left: This Swashbuckler will remain anonymous!!! Note his very short saber or his cutting edge mobile phone Center & Right: Everyone
knows the Tires Tires Tires guy on the corner of Fairmont St. & Gordon Drive.
League consists of ten Member teams playing a forty-eight game regular season schedule.
Des Moines Buccaneers, Dubuque Fighting Saints, Wisconsin Capitols, North Iowa Huskies, Omaha Lancers,
Rochester Mustangs, Sioux City Musketeers, St. Paul Vulcans, Thunder Bay Flyers, Waterloo Black Hawks
Still re-building from the previous two seasons, the Musketeers would struggle again and post a 15-29-4 record for a eighth place finish in the
league. Matched-up against the Omaha Lancers, they would fall in the first round in four games to the eventual Clark Cup Champions.
However, brighter days were ahead as the team would begin to see bright spots and prepare for a pair of National Championship
quests just a few seasons away.
Musketeers Bryan Haro and Derek Locker both place tenth among the league’s top scorers with sixty-two regular season points.
Sioux City native and SYHA player Jesse Monell (Metros Class of ’92 / State Champion ’91 & ’92) would join the Musketeers
for the first of three seasons. He would be selected Musketeer Team Captain his final season and finish in among
the top four Musketeer scorers that season.
Musketeer Front Office Staff
Owner/President Head Coach/GM Advertising Consultant Office Manager Scorers Bench/PA
Ted Carlson Dave Lohrei Evan Schoenfish Judy Johnson Woody Gottburg
Musketeer Coaching Staff 
Head Coach/GM Assistant Coach Athletic Trainer Equipment Manager Equipment Manager
Dave Lohrei Marty Kernaghan Tim Harris Billy Danderand Joe Pinard
Between the Pipes
Returning goaltenders Brian Leitza and Brian Kreft would start as this seasons backstop duo. Leitza would garner the starting position
and shoulder most of the load this season with 43 games. Early in the season, Kreft would be traded to the Wisconsin Capitols and Kirk
Daubenspeck joined the Musketeers as the new back-up for the remainder of that season.
Kirk Daubenspeck Brian Leitza Brian Kreft
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Brian Leitza would join the Musketeers for three seasons. Arriving last season, the rookie would work a heavy rotation
in goal and would finish that first season with twenty-six games under his belt. Returning this season as a veteran between
the pipes, Brian would grab the starter position playing forty-two games where he recorded fifteen wins, nineteen losses
and a tie game. In November, he would be chosen as the USHL/Let’s Play Hockey Player of the Week. His overall
save percentage of 0.89 is among the three best goaltenders in the league. The following season, Brian would team up
with John Grahame and together they would form arguably one of the best goaltender duos in Musketeer history.
Kirk Daubenspeck logged this single season as a Musketeer where he garnered nine USHL starts. The Philadelphia
Flyers draft pick and University of Wisconsin recruit saw limited time in the Musketeer net and after a dozen games was
traded to Wisconsin where he played the remainder of the season for the Capitols. In February, Kirk would be selected
as the USHL/Let’s Play Hockey Player of the Week. He would go on to play for the Badgers four seasons and after his
collegian days, he would fill a solid professional career of ten years playing in the American, International and East
Coast Hockey Leagues.
Brian Kreft played a pair of seasons in Sioux City. A trade from Waterloo brought him to Sioux City last season where he
worked a limited rotation with the starter, but still saw time in eleven USHL games. This season he again worked a relief
rotation and logged nine games. A late season trade also sent him to the Wisconsin Capitols for the remainder of the season.
After three seasons playing at the University of Wisconsin/Eau Claire he would go on to play professionally in the UHL.
In 2004 Brian would retune to the USHL taking on the goalie coaching duties for the Waterloo Black Hawks.
High Scorers
Bryan Haro Derek Locker David Buck Eric Raygor Mike Rotsch
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Rookies would dominated the top scoring positions. USHL All-Star game participants Bryan Haro and Derek Locker would tie
for the leading scorer title with sixty-two points. Bryan would post a team leading twenty-six goals and Derek would lead the team
with thirty-eight assists. Also a selection to the mid-season classis is veteran David Buck who records record seventeen goals and
twenty-nine assists. Another pair of rookies in Eric Raygor scores twenty goals and assists and Mike Rotsch seventeen goals and
twenty-three assists round out the top scorers tied with forty points.
Did You Know...High Scorers Erik Raygor and Bryan Haro were USHL/Let’s Play Hockey Players of the Week; Erik January
and Bryan in February
Did You Know…Bryan Haro and Derek Locker both would place among the top ten highest scorers in the league this season;
both recording sixty-two regular season points.
Heavy Hitters
Chad Franckowiak Chris Chelios David Buck Bryan Haro Chad LaRoche
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USHL veteran and but Musketeer rookie, Chad Franckowiak, set the pace for penalty minutes this season with 147 regular season
minutes. Making the list for the fists of both his seasons as Musketeer was Chris Chelios with 118.Veteran David Buck would make
both lists this season recording 115 minutes. Leading scorer Bryan Haro would also spend 93 minutes in the box and rookie Chad
LaRoche would make the top five with 84 penalty minutes.
Jesse Monell
Musketeers 1992-95 / SYHA/Metros Class of ’92
2018 Midwest League (MHSHL) Regular Season and Tournament Champions / 2018 USA Hockey National Championship
Shown here during his rookie season, the first of three seasons as a Musketeer. Jesse was a product of the local Siouxland Youth
Hockey Association (SYHA). He would play three seasons for the Metros High School team where he would win back-to-back
State Championships in 1991 & 1992 before spending his senior year playing for the Musketeers. His first season started slow with
just 11 points, however his importance to the team increased the next season when he posted 11 goals and 22 assists as the
Musketeers advanced to the Jr. A National Championship final game. He would finish his final season as team Captain and as
top four scorer with 11 goals and 38 assists.
On December 4th, 1992 the Musketeers and the Thunder Bay Flyers set the USHL record for the fastest four goals scored by both teams; in just
one minute and forty-two seconds. Musketeer Derek Locker would score the first at 17:49 of the third period, Thunder Bay’s Mike Koiranac
would answer at 18:50, thirteen seconds later Locker would grab two more goals just twenty-eight second apart.
Musketeers vs. Madison Capitals
January 9th, 1993 / Sioux City Auditorium
Musketeer J.T. Bernier has a go one of the Madison Capitals. That’s Referee Dave Buchanan and Linesman Kirk Swanson & Jimmy Peck
This 2-minute clip has this fight from two different angles-with the second one surprisingly good video quality.
Joe Pinard Tim Harris Dave Lohrei Billy Danderand Brian Leitza Jon Bernier 
Left: Assistant Equipment Manager Joe Pinard, Trainer Tim Harris, Head Coach/GM Dave Lohrei & Equipment Manager Billy
Danderand. Right: Brian Leitza and J.T. Bernier
Musketeer’s Souvenir Stand
Musketeer fans show their support between periods as the team store is packed with customers. The stand sold the latest in Musketeer
t-shirts, sweatshirts, hats, novelties and even game worn jerseys. Note to new jersey collectors, they had a hard time getting rid of
gamers back then when prices as low as fifty bucks!!!
Chad Franckowiak Jesse Monell David Buck Chad LaRoche Tony Walters
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Did You Know…During his three seasons (92-95) as a Musketeer, Sioux City native, Jesse Monell would post 26 goals and 67
assists for a total of 93 regular season points. He would later return to Sioux City and become active in the SYHA program
coaching at the youth level implementing a player development program both on and off the ice.
Brian Leitza Chris Chelios Brent Lovett J.T. Bernier Eric Silverman
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Brian Leitza would play three seasons in Sioux City. Shown here during his second season he would team up next year with John
Grahame where they would take the Musketeers to the final in the National Championship Tournament. After four seasons at St.
Cloud State, he would go on to a professional career playing in the IHL, AHL and ECHL.
Chris Chelios: Played two seasons (92-94) Chris was a favorite with the fans. His dedication to his teammates made him a favorite
with both players and fans. During his rookie season (92-93) he tallied just a handful of points, but chalked-up 118 penalty
minutes. The following season (93-94) he added a pair of goals and 18 assists plus another 121 penalty minutes to his USHL
stats. He played four seasons for the University if Wisconsin (Superior) before a pair of seasons in the ECHL.
Brent Lovett: Logged a pair of seasons (92-94) in Sioux City. Shown here during his first season he would record nine goals,16
assists and receive the Musketeers Most Improved Player Award. The following season it was similar offensive numbers but this
time; a final run at the National Championship game. After the Musketeers he played four seasons at Western Michigan University.
J.T. Bernier also played a pair of seasons (92-94) as a Musketeer and three in the USHL. This rookie season saw him post 10
goals, 20 assists and finish as the seventh leading team scorer. He would also record 45 penalty minutes. During his second season
he would improve his numbers, finishing second in team scoring with 24 goals and 23 assists as well as 90 penalty minutes. His
Play-off offence was a big part of the Musketeers success that season in the National Championship finals.
Eric Silverman shown here during his second of three seasons (92-95) as a Musketeer. This season he would record 10 goals
& 19 assists and finish among the teams top ten scorers. During his final season he would lead the Musketeers in scoring with
85 points-38 goals and 47 assists and also earning a spot on the USHL All-Star Team.
Marc Grande Trapper Niccum Brian Westerberg Mike Rotsch Jon Garver
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Did You Know…Musketeer Jon Garver holds the USHL record for fastest goals from the start of a period. On November 21st
he scored just 5 seconds into the 3rd period. In 2001 Jon would returning to the USHL this time in the front office serving as the
League’s Assistant Commissioner for four seasons. After a pair of seasons as an assistant coach at the University of Wisconsin-
Superior two years later he would serves a second term on the office as the USHL Director of Media and Public Relations.
Marc Grande Rolf Simonson Mike Rotsch David Buck Chad LaRoche
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Marc Grande: Played a pair of seasons (92-94) in Sioux City. Shown here during his first season as a Musketeer he would
record 15 goals & 20 assists. His 35 points placed him among the top six Musketeers scorers. He would receive the Musketeers
Rookie of the Year Award. The following season (93-94) he would record similar numbers, finish as a top five scorer and
selected Musketeer team Captain.
David Buck was a top three Scorer and Hitter his final season as a Musketeer scoring 17 goals, 29 assists and 115 penalty
minutes. He would go on to play college hockey at the University of Minnesota at Duluth.
Eric Preston Rolf Simonson Mike Rotsch Eric Silverman Chris Chelios
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Did You Know…Chris Chelios‘ uncle is the Chicago Blackhawks legendary defenseman Chris Chelios. He was one of our favorites
as an official. Always having fun but when it was time to go to work-it was a job well done. Lots of guys liked to challenge him but he
rarely saw the loosing end of a USHL tilt. A heavy hitter both of his seasons as a Musketeer he complied 239 penalty minutes
Tony Walters
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Left: Alternate Captain Tony Walters works the boards against the Bucs Nick Krueger Right:
Tony Walters: Played a single season (92-93) as a Musketeer. He scored 24 (14/10) total points and spent only a pair of minutes in
the box. His leadership and dedication made him one of the team’s Alternate Captains.
Nick Krueger: Originally from Des Moines, he played three seasons (91-94) as a Buccaneer. His last season (93-94) saw his Bucs win
the Buc Bowl Tournament, the Regular Season Championship and finish in second place in the Clark Cup Finals. He would also earn a spot
on the USHL All-Star Team. After a pair of seasons at Ferris State University, Nick returned to Des Moines (98-01) as an assistant coach.
Balcony view of the Audi and ice surface
Many people are unfamiliar with the playing surface in the Audi and it’s many intricacies. First, the ice was the smallest in the league and
measured only 175′ x 70′. The player benches faced each other and the penalty boxes were still located in the common exits. Two line passes were
so fast-ya called your own!!! The black area was the stage and is now the Long Lines Climbing wall. Located on both sides of the stage are the
rooms that contained the many instruments of the mighty Wurlitzer organ. Lastly, that’s everyone favorite Zamboni driver, Dino, doing the ice.
USHL Play-Offs
As this seasons post-season begins, it finds the eighth place Musketeers matching-up with the regular season champions and interstate
rivals the Omaha Lancers. With the underdog Musketeers evening the series after two games, the Omaha guns were blazin’ and in
games three and four and twice the Lancers hung eight goals on the Musketeers, taking the series three games to one. The Lancers
would go on to defeat Dubuque in the Clark Cup finals.
Musketeers vs. Omaha Lancers
Round 1 / Quarter Finals
Game one opened like many thought with the dominate Lacers winning in offensive fashion scoring five goals to the Musketeers
lone red-lighter. However, The Musketeers would battle back in game two, and in an offensive outburst the Musketeers would
score six times, twice as many as Omaha could muster, tieing the series.
The eventual Clark Cup Champions wasted no time quickly dispatching the Musketeers in the remaining two games of the series.
Game three and four saw the Lancers score eight goals each night, while Sioux City’s offence was dormant in game three and
too little-too late in the final game four.
1993 Musketeer Award Winners
Musketeers Most Valuable Player…Bryon Haro * Most Improved Player…Brett Lovett
Musketeers 7th Man Award…Bryon Haro * Rookie of the Year…Marc Grande
USHL All-Star Game
North Iowa Ice Arena / Mason City, IA
The most explosive USHL All-Star game to date is held January 19th in Mason City, IA. It sees the North defeat the South by a score
of ten to five. The game is relatively even through the first two periods with the North scoring three time each and the south twice,
however, the North would explode for four third period goals to the South’s lone tally. Musketeers Bryan Haro, David Buck and
Derek Locker are all selected to play in this season’s All-star Game. David Buck will earn an additional recognition being
selected to the USHL’s Second All-Star Team.
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1992 NHL Draft
Held on June 20th at the Montreal Forum in Montreal, Canada. The USHL boasts their first opening round draft picks in
David Wilkie of the Omaha Lancers and Peter Ferraro of the Waterloo Black Hawks, when his is selected by the Montreal
Canadians and New York Rangers. Chris Ferraro is also selected by the Rangers in the fourth round. They are three of seven
total USHL players picked in the draft. Flash forward to 2017 when fifty-seven USHLers are selected by NHL teams.
1993 NHL Draft
Held on June26th at the Pepsi Coliseum in Quebec City, Canada.
The USHL has seven players selected in a total of eleven rounds. This marks the second season in a row that a USHL player is drafted
in the opening round when Dubuque Fighting Saints player Landon Wilson is selected by the Toronto Maple Leafs. Past Musketeer goaltender
Dieter Kochan is also selected in the fourth round by the Vancouver Canucks.
League consists of ten Member teams playing a forty-eight game regular season schedule.
Des Moines Buccaneers, Dubuque Fighting Saints, Wisconsin Capitols, North Iowa Huskies, Omaha Lancers,
Rochester Mustangs, Sioux City Musketeers, St. Paul Vulcans, Thunder Bay Flyers, Waterloo Black Hawks
A 27-20-1 regular season record was good enough for a fourth place finish and a trip to the play-offs. Bryan Fuss would finish the season
as the USHL’s second leading scorer with 85 (42/43) points. After a first round series win over the Dubuque Fighting Saints, the Musketeers
fell to the Omaha Lancers in the semi-final series.
The season would continue with games in Des Moines at the Jr. A National Tournament. In the round-robin tournament, Sioux City
started out with a loss to Detroit Compuware but rebounded with wins against Kalamazoo and Niagara two times. However in the
Championship game they couldn’t solve the Compuware team from Detroit.
Musketeer Bryan Fuss scores forty-two goals and forty-three assists making him the second highest scorer in the league this season.
He also recorded 197 penalty minutes the most of any of the top five scorers. J.T. Bernier and Alex Gordon place among the top
twenty-five point getters.
Goaltender duo Brian Litza and John Grahame both finish the season among the league’s top ten best net minders.
Sioux City native and SYHA player Dan Davies (Metros Class of ’93 / State Champion ’91 & ’92) would join the USHL in
Des Moines playing for the Buccaneers for two seasons. After that, he would play four season for the United State Air Force Academy.
Season Tickets: Call Single Game: $6.00 12-Under: $5.00
Musketeer Front Office Staff
Owner/President Head Coach/GM Advertising Consultant Office Manager Scorers Bench/PA
Ted Carlson Dave Lohrei Evan Schoenfish Judy Johnson Woody Gottburg
Musketeer Coaching Staff
Head Coach/GM Assistant Coach Athletic Trainer Equipment Manager Equipment Manager
Dave Lohrei Marty Kernaghan Tim Harris Billy Danderand Joe Pinard
Between the Pipes
Third year returning veteran Brain Leitza would join forces with rookie John Grahame to form this seasons goaltending duo. Brian
would assume the starting duties while john would provide the solid back-up relief for the 58 game season. Finishing the regular season
with a 27-20-1 record; this USHL top ten goaltending duo would take the team into the semi-final round of the Clark Cup play-offs.
This goaltending duo would also take the Musketeers to their first Jr. A National Championship game in ten seasons.
Brian Leitza John Grahame
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I Need Your Goalie Photos I Need Your Goalie Photos
Brain Leitza would spend three seasons as a Musketeer. This season he will be remembers as half of one of the best goaltending duos in
Musketeer history. He would finish the regular season with a 18-10-1 record, his 0.90 save percentage is second best in the league and
his 3.28 goals against average placing him among the top five goalies in the USHL. Twice this season he would receive the USHL/Let’s
Play Hockey Player of the Week Award. Brian will earn a spot in the USHL Second All-Star Team. He would carry most of the
mail this season as the Musketeers made legitimate runs at the Clark Cup and a Jr. A National Championships.
John Grahame would be the other half of a goaltender duo long remembered. Playing just a single season in Sioux City he provided
consistent relief and solid play that would take the Musketeers deep into League and National Championship runs. While he posted a
9-10 record, his 0.90 save percentage is second highest in the league and his 3.80 goals against average was fine enough to rank him
among the top ten USHL goalies that season. John would go on to play nine seasons in the NHL and in 2004 win a Stanley Cup
ring with the Tampa Bay Lighting.
High Scorers
Bryan Fuss J.T. Bernier Alex Gordon Bobby Fitzpatrick Marc Grande
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High Scorer and returning veteran Bryan Fuss would lead the Musketeers this season. He would lead the team in both scoring and penalty
minutes. Recording team highs of both 42 goals and 43 assists for a regular season total of 85 points. J.T. Bernier, also a returning veteran,
would finish with 24 goals and 23 assists for 47 points. Rookies Alex Gordon would follow just a point behind with 19 goals and 27 assists
and Bobby Fitzpatrick 18 goals and 21 assists. Veteran Marc Grand would round out the top scorers with 36 (13/23) points.
Heavy Hitters
Bryan Fuss Ryan Furness Chris Chelios Jeff Rucinski Alex Gordon
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Bryan Fuss makes the best of his final season leading in both scoring and penalty minutes with 197. A mid-season trade moved second leading
penalty minutes leader Ryan Furness to Dubuque, but not before he recorded 141 minutes in just 34 games. Returning again to the hitter list
is Chris Chelios as he spent 121 minutes in the box. Rookie Jeff Rucinski would tally 108 minutes and top five scorer and team captain Alex
Gordon would round out the top five with 94 minutes. Forrest Gore and J. T. Bernier would finish with 94 and 91 minutes.
Marc Grande Bobby Deleidi Jesse Monell Billy Baaki Ryan Furness
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Marc Grande: Played a pair of seasons (92-94) in Sioux City. He would finish his first season (92-93) with 35 (15/20) points, making him
one of the top six Musketeers scorers. He would also receive the Musketeers Rookie of the Year Award. The following season (93-94)
he would record similar numbers and finish as the Musketeers fifth leading scorer with 36 (13/23) points.
He would be selected as the Musketeer team Captain during his second season.
Bobby Deleidi shown here during his first of two seasons as a Musketeer. His rookie season (93-94) saw him score 10 goals and
15 assists. He also recorded 87 penalty minutes. His next season he would double his scoring output with 19 goals and 32 assists.
Jesse Monell: Sioux City native Jesse Monell (Sioux City Metros 89-92 / Back to Back State Champions 91 & 92) would play three
seasons for the Musketeers. During this season (93-94) he would score 33 (11/22) points. His final season (94-95) he was Team
Captain. His 49 (11/38) points would put him in the top five Musketeer scorers and earn him a spot on the USHL All Star Team
Billy Baaki played just the early part of the (93-94) season where he scored a goal and an assist before a trade moved him to
Wisconsin (USHL). While playing for the Capitols, he added 11 more goals and 12 more assists to his USHL stats. He would play
four seasons at Colgate University and two additional season in the ECHL.
Ryan Furness was a three season USHL veteran, he joined the Musketeers early in the season (93-94) where he saw time in 34 games.
His five goals and 11 assist gave him a total of 19 pointes for the season, however, he did rack-up 141 penalty minutes to finish second
among penalty minute leaders.
Bryan Fuss J.T. Bernier Alex Gordon Bobby Fitzpatrick Chris Chelios
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Brian Fuss arrived in Sioux City late in the 92-93 season after a trade from Des Moines where as a Musketeer he played in eight games
and scored a goal and a pair of assist. The next season would be different. He would lead the team in both scoring with 85 (42/43) regular
season points and also lead in penalty minutes with 197 minutes. In November Bryan would receive the USHL/Let’s Play Hockey Player
of the Week Award. He would also be voted as the Musketeers Most Valuable Player as well as a USHL All-Star Team member.
J.T. Bernier also played a pair of seasons (92-94) as a Musketeer. His rookie season saw him post 10 goals and 20 assists and finish
as the seventh leading team scorer. He would also record 45 penalty minutes. During his second season he would improve his numbers,
while finishing second in scoring with 47 (24.23) points he also recorded 90 penalty minutes.
Alex Gordon was a Musketeer for one season (93-94) where he lead the team as Captain and finishing third in scoring with 46
(19/27) regular season points. He would rack-up 94 penalty minutes to place among the top five leaders in penalty minutes.
Alex was also a USHL All-Star team selection.
Bobby Fitzpatrick: Played one season in Sioux City (93-94). His 18 goals and 21 assists good for 39 points placed him him fourth in
Musketeer scoring and helped lead the Musketeers to the finals in both the Clark Cup and Jr. A National Tournament.
Chris Chelios: Played two seasons (92-94) Chris was a favorite with the fans. His dedication to his teammates made him a favorite
with the fans and was Alternate Captain during his final season. During his rookie season (92-93) he tallied just a handful of points, but
chalked-up 118 penalty minutes. The following season (93-94) he added a pair of goals and 18 assists plus another 121 penalty minutes
to his USHL stats. He played four seasons for the University if Wisconsin (Superior) before a pair of seasons in the ECHL.
Musketeers vs. Omaha Lancers
Ak-Sar-Ben Arena, Omaha, NE / October 30th, 1993
Left: Linesman Scott Zingerman gets the game going as Bobby Fitzpatrick ties up the Omaha center. Right: The Musketeers
make a line change after dodging a bullet!!!
USHL Trivia…The Omaha Lancers played at the Ak-Sar-Ben Arena for 15 seasons. Did You Know…Ak-Sar-Ben is just
Nebraska spelled backwards
Left: Linesman Ron Hoffman takes numbers as Brain Fuss (92-94) scores, and Chris Chelios (92-94) celebrate a Musketeer goal.
Right: The Musketeers with a win in Omaha. Looks like Ronnie and Zing can put another game in the book.
Brian Fuss arriving in Sioux City at the end of the previous season from Des Moines where he put-up eight goals and eight assists.
This is Bryan’s first full season in Sioux City and it would be loaded with accomplishment. He would lead the team in scoring
recording team highs of forty-two goals and forty-three assists and in penalty with 197 minutes. He would take home the
Musketeer’s Most Valuable Player award, the USHL’s Player of the Week award and earn a spot
on the USHL All-Star Team.
Chris Chelios: Played two seasons (92-94) Chris was a favorite with the fans. His dedication to his teammates made him a favorite
with the fans and was Alternate Captain during his final season. He played four seasons for the University if Wisconsin (Superior)
before a pair of seasons in the ECHL.
Musketeers vs. Omaha Lancers
Ak-Sar-Ben Arena, Omaha, NE / December 12th, 1993
Musketeers Christmas Party
Siouxland Convention Center / December 15th, 1993
Autograph Night
December 18th, 1993
News Years Eve
December 31st, 1993 / Musketeers vs. Rochester Mustangs
New Years Eve in Sioux City is always exciting at the Audi as the Musketeer took on the Rochester Mustangs. After a high hit along the boards
by a pair Mustangs players, Bobby Deliedi (First Fight) and J.T. Bernier (second Fight) look to even the score. While Linesman Kirk Swanson &
Bob Batcheller and Referee Craig Ross tries to quell the first fight, an even better one is brewing just behind them.
Left: JT Bernier has the main stage as the linesman try to break-up the first fight. Right: Its clean-up time-Now that’s Old Time Hockey!!!
St. Lukes Hospital Children’s Miracle Network
Left: Musketeers Alex Gordon and Bobby Fitzpatrick and Right: Billy Baaki and Bobby Deleidi make a Halloween visit to the kids
floor for the annual Children’s Miracle Network fund drive. The players met with patients, signed autographs and help decorated pumpkins.
Left: Jeff Rucinski and Right: (ID this player) and Chad Schneider help decorate pumpkins.
Host Families
Brent Lovett with his host family
Shoot The Puck Contest
During one of the Musketeer games, Josh Larson who had the winning number and, unlike all those before him, his shot would slide
through that seemingly impossibly small whole to win a new Ford Ranger pick-up
Bobby Fitzpatrick Will Nichol Chris Chelios T.J. Tanberg Brent Lovett
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Bobby Fitzpatrick would play one season in Sioux City (93-94). His 39 (18/21) regular season points placed him fourth in scoring and
helped the Musketeers to the Jr. A National Tournament.
Will Nichol after a season in Wisconsin (USHL) playing for the Capitols, he would join the Musketeers for a single season (93-94)
where he would record a pair of goals and four assists in addition to his 63 penalty minutes. After the Musketeers, Will would play
four seasons at the University of Wisconsin- Stevens Point.
Did You Know…Will Nichol would return to the USHL as the head coach of the Chicago Steel during the 2003 and 2004 seasons.
Chris Chelios: Played two seasons (92-94) Chris was a favorite with the fans. His dedication to his teammates made him a favorite
with the fans and was Alternate Captain during his final season. Both his seasons as a Musketeer, he finished in the top three leaders in
penalty minutes. He played four seasons for the University if Wisconsin (Superior) before a pair of seasons in the ECHL.
T.J. Tanberg logged a single season as a Musketeers and finish just two points behind the teams fifth leading scorer. He would
go on to play four seasons at Colorado College for the Tigers, after that he played two more seasons in the ECHL.
Brent Lovett: Logged a pair of seasons (92-94) in Sioux City. He scored 25 (9/16) points as a Musketeer, but it was his defensive
play that contributed to the success of both seasons. As a rookie, he received (92-93) Musketeers Most Improved Player Award
and as a returning veteran a third place showing at the Jr. A National Championships. After the Musketeers he played four seasons
at Western Michigan University.
Forrest Gore Greg Hemsoth Eric Silverman Jeff Rucinski Bryan Fuss
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Forrest Gore:
Greg Hemsoth:
Eric Silverman shown here during his second of three seasons (92-95) as a Musketeer. This season he would record 10 goals and
19 assists and finish among the teams top ten scorers. During his final season he would lead the Musketeers in scoring with 85 (38/47)
regular season points and earn a spot on the USHL All-Star Team.
Jeff Rucinski played one season (93-94) in Sioux City. His playmaking ability from the blue line led to 22 Musketeer goals
and a spot on the USHL All-Star Team. He would play four seasons at Western Michigan University then work a career of
semi-professional hockey that lasted five seasons.
Brian Fuss: Arriving in Sioux City at the end of the previous season (92-93) from Des Moines where he put-up 16 (8/8) points.
Bryan’s first full season in Sioux City would be filled with accomplishment. He would lead the team in both scoring with 85 (42/43) and
in penalty minutes (197), take home the Musketeer Most Valuable Player Award and earn a spot on the USHL all-Star Team.
SC vs. Des Moines Buccaneers
Des Moines Ice Arena / January 21st, 1994
Left: Musketeers Bobby Fitzpatrick, Marc Grande, Bryan Fuss, Jeff Rucinski & Bill Baaki wait for starting line-up announcements
Right: Dan Davies #18 (Sioux City Metros 89-93 / Back to Back State Champions 91 & 92) played 2 season for the Bucs.
Jeff Rucinski played one season (93-94) in Sioux City. His playmaking ability from the blue line led to 22 Musketeer goals
and a spot on the USHL All-Star Team. He would play four seasons at Western Michigan University then work a career of
semi-professional hockey that lasted five seasons.
SC vs. Rochester Mustangs
Sioux City Auditorium / February 18th, 1994
Left: Brain Leitza waits for the impending shot on goal. Right: Jesse Monell and Brain Leitza watch as Ryan Furness tries to clear
away that loose puck. 
Left: Alternate Captain Jeff Rucinski and Bobby Fitzpatrick apply pressure to the Mustangs breakout. Right: Jeff Rucinski and Jesse
Monell get ready to follow Marc Grand up ice.
Left: Brandon Carlson better make a quick pass to Bryan Fuss or Swany is going to have to go to work. Right: Chris Chelios waits
for Forrest Gore to move the puck up ice.
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John Grahame played for the Musketeers for the 93-94 season before moving on to Lake Superior State University. After that the
AHL for three season before the NHL came calling. John would play nine seasons in the NHL and win a Stanley Cup ring in 2004.
Jesse Monell Bobby Fitzpatrick
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Jesse Monell: Sioux City native Jesse Monell (Sioux City Metros 89-92 / Back to Back State Champions 91 & 92) would play three
seasons for the Musketeers. During this season (93-94) he would score 33 (11/22) points. His final season (94-95) he was Team
Captain. His 49 (11/38) points would put him in the top five Musketeer scorers and earn him a spot on the USHL All Star Team
Bobby Fitzpatrick: Played one season in Sioux City (93-94). His 39 (18/21) regular season points placed him fourth in scoring and
helped the Musketeers to the Jr. A National Tournament.
Marc Grande Brett Lovett
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Left: Musketeer Captain Marc Grande battles with Bucs Captain Nick Krueger Right: Brett Lovett thinks Referee Todd Anderson
is the best. Linesman Jeff DuBay skates away with Bryan Fuss. That’s John Grahame in goal.
Captains and fellow Pennsylvanians, Marc Grande (Musketeers 92-94) and Rob Klasnick (Lancers 92-94)
Marc Grande: Played a pair of seasons (92-94) in Sioux City. He would finish his first season (92-93) with 35 (15/20) points, making him
one of the top six Musketeers scorers. He would also receive the Musketeers Rookie of the Year Award. The following season (93-94)
he would record similar numbers and finish as the Musketeers fifth leading scorer with 36 (13/23) points.
He would be selected as the Musketeer team Captain during his second season.
Rob Klasnick: The younger brother of Musketeer David Klasnick (90-92) Rob played a pair of seasons in Omaha. He more than tripled
his scoring output from the following season and put up 45 (19/26) total points.
Brent Lovett, Bryan Fuss, Bill Baaki and Eric Silverman celebrate another Musketeer goal.
Assistant Mary Kernaghan Head Coach Dave Lohrei Trainer Tim Harris
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Head Coach Dave Lohrei (Center) talks to the players during a stoppage of play. Asst. Coach Marty Kernaghan (Left) and trainer
Tim Harris (Right)
Dave Lohrei: Would coach the Musketeers for 5 seasons. In 1993-94 Dave would lead the Musketeers to a National Tournament.
In 1998 and 2000 he would win the Central Hockey League’s (CHL) Coach of the Year Award.
Marty Kernighan: Originally from Canada, Marty played Canadian Junior hockey and entertained several professional offers, however,
Softball is what he did best. Playing in the International Softball Congress he was voted Rookie of the Year in 1985. Two seasons later
Marty would move to Sioux City where, after 4 ISC World Championships split in half by a second-place finish, he would eventually be
know as the Best Third Basemen in the World. He joined the Musketeer staff in 1991 as Asst. Coach for 6 seasons (91-96) and
Director of Musketeer Hockey Operations for two more seasons (96-98).
Did You Know…prior to officially joining the Musketeers, Marty’s hockey knowledge and skills were utilized by the Musketeers
coaching staff and front office. In 1992 Marty won the Musketeers D’Artigan Award for outstanding dedication to the Musketeers
Organization and Community.
Tim Harris
Musketeers 1992-99
Tim Harris: Musketeer Trainer for seven seasons (92-99). He was also responsible for road game equipment duties as well as the
general health of the team members. At the end of the 1999 season, Tim left the Musketeers for private sector opportunity
Bobby Fitzpatrick Jeff Metro
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Bobby Fitzpatrick played one season in Sioux City (93-94). He would tally 18 goals, 21 assists during the regular season. His 39 points
was fourth best on the team that season and were important as the Musketeers made a run at the National Championship. Jeff Metro
arrived in Sioux City with a USHL season of experience playing for the Wisconsin Capitols. His reliable defensive play and low penalty
numbers contributed to the season’s success and that National Championship run.
Jesse Monell Bobby Fitzpatrick Bobby Deleidi Jeff Rucinski
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Jesse Monell: A Sioux City native he played all through the youth hockey program and three seasons for the Sioux City Metros High
School team. Was part of the Metros team that would win back to back State Championships in 91 and 92. He joined the Musketeers
during his “Senior Year” and played three seasons (92-95). During his final season (94-95) he would be voted Musketeer team
Captain and be selected to the USHL All-Star Team
Bobby Fitzpatrick: Played one season in Sioux City (93-94). His 39 (18/21) regular season points placed him fourth in scoring and
helped the Musketeers to the Jr. A National Tournament.
Bobby Deleidi: Was a Musketeer for two seasons (93-95). His rookie season (93-94) saw him collect 25 (10/15) points. His second
season he would double that output with a top three finish among Musketeer scorers with 51 (19/32) regular season points. A terrific
leader on and off the ice made him a favorite among the Musketeers players and fans.
Jeff Metro: Split two USHL seasons, one playing for his hometown Wisconsin Capitals (92-93) and then joined the Musketeers
the following season (93-94). His reliable defensive play and low penalty numbers contributed to the season’s success and
a trip to the Jr. A National Tournament.
Brain Leitza Chris Chelios
Musketeers 1991-94 Musketeers 1992-94
Brain Leitza would spend three seasons (91-93) as a Musketeers. He will be remembers as half of one of the best goaltending duo
in Musketeer history. he would finish the regular season with a 18-10-1 record and record a 3.28 goals against average placing
him among the top five goalies in the USHL. he would carry most of the mail as the Musketeers made legitimate runs at the Clark
Cup and a Jr. A National Championships.
Chris Chelios: Played two seasons (92-94) Chris was a favorite with the fans. His dedication to his teammates made him a
Fan favorite and was Alternate Captain during his final season. Both his seasons as a Musketeer, he finished in the top three
leaders in penalty minutes. He played four seasons for the University if Wisconsin (Superior) and a pair of seasons in the ECHL.
Brian Leitza
Brian Leitza would sets a new USHL goaltender’s record this season; recording eleven assists on Musketeer goals
1993-94 Veteran Musketeers
Marc Grande Chris Chelios Eric Silverman J.T. Bernier Ryan Furness Jesse Monell
Brian Leitza Bryan Fuss
Back: Marc Grande, Chris Chelios, Eric Silverman, JT Bernier, Ryan Furness, Jesse Monell
Front: Brian Leitza and Bryan Fuss
USHL Play-Offs
The fourth place Musketeers this season are paired up against the fifth place Dubuque Fighting Saints; both teams finish the
season with sixty-one points. The teams are evenly matched and this first round contest goes six games before the Musketeers
advance to the semi-finals round. There they will take on the Omaha Lancers but fall in three games.
Musketeers vs. Dubuque Fighting Saints
Round 1 / Quarter Finals
The Musketeers and the Dubuque Fighting Saints will match-up in the first round of the Clark Cup post season. Both teams
finish the season with sixty-one points; Dubuque did manage a pair of additional wins during the season but a tie-breaker
gave the Musketeers the fourth seed.
The first round this season is a seven game series and based on the evenness of the two teams it could go the distance. The teams
trade victories the first four games with the Musketeers winning games one 5-2 and game three 5-3. Dubuque would rebound
both times scoring winning 4-3 and 6-3.
Game five is a battle and goes down to the wire with the Musketeers prevailing in this 6-5 victory. Game six looks to be more
of the same, but the Musketeers are still fired up from the previous games and the Saints look to be out of gas. The Musketeers
score four goals and Dubuque able to record just one red-lighter.
Musketeers vs. Omaha Lancers
Round 2 / Semi Finals
The Musketeers are almost guaranteed a match-up against one of the three best teams in the league and draw Omaha in the
second round. Both teams are fresh off a six-game series win. Game one is action packed; the Musketeers score five goals but
still can’t keep up with the Lancers nine red lighters.
Game two is more of the same, Omaha finds the net six times and the Musketeers begin to struggle and can only record a pair
of goals. Going into game three the Musketeers have lost their momentum and again the Lancers score six times compared to
Sioux City’s three. Omaha wins the best of five series and advances to the finals against the Des Moines Buccaneers.
1994 Jr. A National Championships
April 19th-23rd, 2994 / Des Moines , IA
3-Musketeers vs. Detroit Compuware Ambassadors-6
Round Robin Game 1 / Tuesday April 19th, 1994
Left: Referee Ian Walsh, Captain Marc Grande (92-94) & T.J. Tanberg (93-94) skate away after Detroit goaltender Ben Henrich
freezes the puck. Right: Bobby Fitzpatrick (93-94) lines-up against the Ambassadors’ winger.
Ian Walsh originally from Philadelphia, Ian spent three seasons officiating the the USHL and learning about life outside the city.
During this time he worked a pair of USHL All Star games, many play-off games including the 94 Clark Cup Finals Championship
game and the Jr. A National Championship game. He joined the NHL Staff in 2000 and worked his first game in New Jersey
on October 14th.
T.J. Tanberg logged a single season as a Musketeers and finish the season scoring 14 goals and 20 assists finishing the regular
season as the fifth highest scorer. He would go on to play four seasons at Colorado College for the Tigers, after that he played
two more seasons in the ECHL. Bobby Fitzpatrick played one season in Sioux City (93-94). His 39 (18/21) regular season
points placed him fourth in scoring and helped get the Musketeers to the Jr. A National Tournament.
Jesse Monell Chris Chelios Brandon Carlson Forrest Gore Jeff Metro
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Left: Chris Chelios and Brandon Carlson celebrate as Jesse Monell beats Detroit Compuware goaltender Brent Johnson early in the
first period. Right: Forrest Gore and Jeff Metro join the celebration as the Musketeers jump out to a 1-0 lead.
Jesse Monell: A Sioux City native he played all through the youth hockey program and three seasons for the Sioux City Metros High
School team. Was part of the Metros team that would win back to back State Championships in 91 and 92. He joined the Musketeers
during his “Senior Year” and played three seasons (92-95). During his final season (94-95) he would be voted Musketeer team
Captain and be selected to the USHL All-Star Team
Chris Chelios: Played two seasons (92-94) Chris was a favorite with the fans. His dedication to his teammates made him a favorite
with the fans and was Alternate Captain during his final season. Both his seasons as a Musketeer, he finished in the top three leaders in
penalty minutes. He played four seasons for the University if Wisconsin (Superior) before a pair of seasons in the ECHL.
Brandon Carlson joined the Musketeers for this season with both USHL, Junior and College experience. Having played a
season in the BCHL, a season in Dubuque for the Fighting Saints and a season and a half season in college for the University of
Alaska Anchorage he joined the Musketeers mid season finding time to complete the year and log a dozen games where he
recorded a goals and 6 assists. He would return to the University of North Dakota and spend an additional season playing for
the Anchorage Aces of the WCHL.
John Grahame Jeff Metro Alex Gordon
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Right: Goalie John Grahame, Jeff Metro and Alex Gordon defend against the Ambassadors.
John Grahame: Played for the Musketeers for the 93-94 season. After leading the Musketeers to the National Tournament showing,
he would play three seasons at Lake Superior State University. After that, the AHL for three seasons before the NHL came calling. John
would play nine seasons in the NHL and win a Stanley Cup ring in 2004 with the Tampa Bay Lighting. He would also play a season in
the KHL (Russian NHL) and round out his career playing three seasons in the AHL.
Jeff Metro: After a season in Wisconsin (92-93) playing for the Capitols (USHL) Jeff joined the Musketeers for one season (93-94).
His reliable defensive play and low penalty numbers contributed to the season’s success and a trip to the National Tournament.
After the season he would return home, where he would play for the University of Wisconsin at Eau Claire.
Alex Gordon: Logged a single season (93-94) as a Musketeer and finished third on the scoring list with 46 (19/27) regular season
points. His offensive skills helped him secure a spot on the USHL All-Star Team. Following his season in Sioux City he would
commit to St. Lawrence University where he played for four seasons.
Bobby Deleidi Forrest Gore
Musketeers 1993-95 Musketeers 1993-94 
Bobby Deleidi was a Musketeer for two seasons (93-95). His rookie season (93-94) saw him collect 25 (10/15) points. His
second season he would double that output with a top three finish among Musketeer scorers with 51 (19/32) regular season points.
A terrific leader on and off the ice made him a favorite among the Musketeers players and fans.
Forrest Gore played a partial season in Sioux City where he notched 30 (13/17) points before a mid-season trade sent him to
Dubuque where he would finish the season with the Fighting Saints adding another two goals and eight assists to his USHL stats.
He would split his college hockey pay between the University of Alaska-Fairbanks and the University of Wisconsin at Stevens
Point. After college it was on to a semi-pro career playing six seasons in the East Coast, United and International hockey leagues.
Chris Chelios Bobby Deleidi
Musketeers 1992-95 Musketeers 1993-95
Bobby Deleidi: Was a Musketeer for two seasons (93-95). His rookie season (93-94) saw him collect 25 (10/15) points. His second
season he would double that output with a top three finish among Musketeer scorers with 51 (19/32) regular season points. A terrific
leader on and off the ice made him a favorite among the Musketeers players and fans.
Chris Chelios: Played two seasons (92-94) Chris was a favorite with the fans. His dedication to his teammates made him a favorite
with the fans and was Alternate Captain during his final season. Both his seasons as a Musketeer, he finished in the top three leaders in
penalty minutes. He played four seasons for the University if Wisconsin (Superior) before a pair of seasons in the ECHL.
4-Musketeers vs. Buffalo Niagara Scenics-2
Round Robin Game 2 / Wednesday April 20th, 1994
Marc Grande
Musketeers 1992-94
Left: Marc Grande played a pair of seasons (92-94) in Sioux City. His 36 (13/23) regular season points made him on the the top
five scorers this season (93-94). His leadership on and off the ice made him team Captain. The previous season (92-93) Marc was
voted the Musketeers Rookie of the Year.
Linesman Todd Anderson: Worked the USHL for two seasons (92-94) before making the move to minor professional leagues
for five seasons and then as an NHL trainee for Four more seasons. In 2004 Todd joined the NCAA as a full time referee and
remains active as he enters his 14th season. He has worked two NCAA Championships games.
Bryan Fuss Eric Silverman Billy Baaki
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Left: Bryan Fuss tries to get around a Niagara defender while Marc Grande and another Musketeer look on. Right: Center
Eric Silverman and Defenseman Bill Baaki react to the draw.
Brian Leitza
Musketeers 1991-94
Brain Leitza would spend three seasons (91-93) as a Musketeers. He will be remembers as half of one of the best goaltending duo in
Musketeer history. he would finish the regular season with a 18-10-1 record and record a 3.28 goals against average placing him among
the top five goalies in the USHL. he would carry most of the mail as the Musketeers made legitimate runs at the Clark Cup and a Jr. A
National Championships.
Left: Two Musketeers try to tuck one past Scenics goaltender Pat O’Neil. Right: The Musketeers score as Referee Ian Walsh skates
to the scorers bench.
Ian Walsh: Originally from Philadelphia, Ian spent three seasons officiating the the USHL. During this time he worked a pair of USHL
All Star games, many play-off games including the 94 Clark Cup Finals Championship game and the Jr. A National Championship game.
Ian Joined the NHL Staff in 2000 and worked his first game in New Jersey on October 14th.
Jr. A National Tournament Victory
The Musketeers congratulate each other on their first victory of the National Tournament, a 4-2 win over the Buffalo Niagara Scenics
of the North America League (NAHL). Both teams would meet again in the semi-final game and as before the Musketeers would be victorious.
7-Musketeers vs. Kalamazoo Jr. K-Wings-3
Round Robin Game 3 / Thursday April 21st, 1994
Did You Know…Bryan Fuss scored five points in this game; four goals and an assist. Two goals were just 14 seconds
apart and he completed the Hat Trick in just 1:28.
John Grahame Chris Chelios John Grahame Jeff Metro Marc Grande
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Left: John Grahame makes the save as Defenseman Chris Chelios ties-up the guy in the slot. Right: Goalie John Grahame watches
the action in the corner, while Defenseman Jeff Metro and Captain Marc Grande cover the front of the net.
John Grahame: Played for the Musketeers for the 93-94 season. After leading the Musketeers to the National Tournament showing,
he would play three seasons at Lake Superior State University. After that, the AHL for three season before the NHL came calling. John
would play nine seasons in the NHL and win a Stanley Cup ring in 2004 with the Tampa Bay Lighting.
Jeff Metro: After a season in Wisconsin (92-93) playing for the Capitols (USHL) Jeff joined the Musketeers for one season (93-94).
His reliable defensive play and low penalty numbers contributed to the season’s success and a trip to the National Tournament.
Jeff would go on to play college hockey at the University of Wisconsin at Eau Claire.
Right: Marc Grande played a pair of seasons (92-94) in Sioux City. His 36 (13/23) regular season points made him on the the top
five scorers this season (93-94). His leadership on and off the ice made him team Captain. The previous season (92-93) Marc was
voted the Musketeers Rookie of the Year.
Jesse Monell Chris Chelios
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Jesse Monell (Left) Chris Chelios (Right) during the National Championship qualifying rounds vs. Kalamazoo K-Wings.
Jesse Monell: A Sioux City native he played all through the youth hockey program and three seasons for the Sioux City Metros High
School team. Was part of the Metros team that would win back to back State Championships in 91 and 92. He joined the Musketeers
during his “Senior Year” and played three seasons (92-95). During his final season (94-95) he would be voted Musketeer team
Captain and be selected to the USHL All-Star Team
Chris Chelios: Played two seasons (92-94) Chris was a favorite with the fans. His dedication to his teammates made him a favorite
with the fans and was Alternate Captain during his final season. Both his seasons as a Musketeer, he finished in the top three leaders in
penalty minutes. He played four seasons for the University if Wisconsin (Superior) before a pair of seasons in the ECHL.
Jesse Monell John Grahame
Musketeers 1992-95 Musketeers 1993-94
Left: Sioux City native Jesse Monell launches a shot on the K-Wings goaltender Chad Alban. Right: John Grahame readies himself
for a shot from the corner.
Did You Know…John would win a Stanley Cup ring playing for the 2004 Stanley Cup Champions Tampa Bay Lighting. Another
Musketeer was involved in that game too…Ruslan Fedotenko (98-99) scored both goals in a game seven, 2-0 win over the Flames.
Jeff Metro Alex Gordon
Musketeers 93-94 Musketeers 93-94
Jeff Metro: Split two USHL seasons, one playing for his hometown Wisconsin Capitals (92-93) and then joined the Musketeers
the following season (93-94). His reliable defensive play and low penalty numbers contributed to the season’s success and
a trip to the Jr. A National Tournament.
Alex Gordon was a Musketeer for one season (93-94) where he lead the team as Captain and finishing third in scoring with 46
(19/27) regular season points. He would rack-up 94 penalty minutes to place among the top five leaders in penalty minutes.
Alex was also a USHL All-Star selection.
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Semi-Finals / Saturday April 22nd, 1994 
Left: The Musketeers take the bench for the start of the Semi-Final Championship game against the Buffalo Niagara Scenics.
Right: Referee Ian Walsh gets ready to drop the opening face-off between the Scenics and the Musketeers with a trip to the
Jr. A National Championship game.
Matt Bentley Bobby Deleidi Bobby Fitzpatrick Brian Leitza
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Left: Matt Bentley scores during the 3rd period with an assists Bobby Deleidi and Bobby Fitzpatrick. Right: Brain Leitza comes up
with another save, as Linesmen John Campion and Brent Gawlik prepare for the face-off.
Alex Gordon Bryan Fuss
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Alex Gordon caps a five goal third period for the Musketeers, as he beats goalie Pat O’Neil on a pass from Bryan Fuss.
Left: Bryan Fuss and Jesse Monell congratulate goalie Brian Leitza on the semi-final victory. Right: Musketeers leave the ice in
preparation for the Championship game against the Detroit Compuware Ambassadors of the North America League.
With a salute to the fans and some lingering congratulations, the Musketeers leave the ice. It’s on to the Junior A National Championship
game against a very tough Detroit Compuware team. Both made the final game as underdogs. The championship game would prove to
be a fight between two teams who are playing some great play-off hockey.
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Championship Game / Saturday April 23rd, 1994
Left: Musketeer fans show their support as the Musketeers get ready for their chance at a second Jr. A National Championship.
Right: Kirk and Michelle head to their seats in Buccaneer Arena for the start of the game. Kirk is a long time high school referee and
a twelve season (88-00) USHL linesman.
Left: The Musketeers wait for the starting line-up announcements. Right: With a drop of the puck by Referee Ian Walsh, the
Championship game begins
Left: Detroit goalie Ben Henrich shown here makes a save on one of the 51 Shots on goal the Musketeers launched that game.
Right: Captain Jeff Rucinski watched as Brain Leitza turns away on of Compuware’s 25 shots on goal.
Jeff Metro Bryan Fuss Marc Grande Jesse Monell
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Left: Jeff Metro ties the game at one with assists from Bryan Fuss and Marc Grande. Right: Just 12 seconds later, Jesse Monell would
put the Musketeers ahead 2-1 on an unassisted goal.
Brandon Carlson
Musketeers 1993-94
The Musketeers would make the score 6-5 on a Brandon Carlson goal with :50 seconds remaining in the game. However the Musketeer
couldn’t put the puck in the net and an empty-net goal by Detroit with :07 seconds remaining, sealed the deal for Detroit.
The Championship game was closer than the score reflected. 5 different Musketeers, Jesse Monell, Jeff Metro, Bryan Fuss, Alex Gorgon and
Brandon Carlson, all scored goals and also launched 51 shots on the Detroit goaltender, and while usually enough to win on any night,
they would fall a regular and empty-net goal short.
Did You Know…Sioux City native and SYHA/Metros Jesse Monell would score 6 (3/3) points in the five game National Tournament.
File these correctly
Players move through the traditional post-series handshake line. Neither team was expected to make a showing in the Championship
series. Most everyone expected Regular Season Champs Des Moines and/or Play-off Champions the Omaha Lancers to dominate
the tournament.
Marc Grande
Musketeers 1992-94
Mark Grande logged a pair of seasons for the Musketeers. During the prior season, the rookie netted fifteen goals and twenty
assists; finishing his first USHL season as the sixth highest Musketeer scorer.
Marc’s second season with the Musketeers saw the Team Captain score thirteen goals and twenty-three assists. The Team Captain
was instrumental in leading the Musketeers to a surprise showing in the Jr. A National Championship title game, one that went right
down to the wire. Shown here, an obviously disappointed Marc Grande is presented the JR. A National Championship Runner-Up
Trophy by USHL Commissioner Dave Tyler.
Dave Tyler was instrumental in the early success of the very new USHL Jr. League. Joining the USHL in 1972 and becoming the
League President in 1982, he remained in that position for 12 years. He was also an active USA Hockey Member & Officer
and was responsible for the formation of countless USA Hockey Events & promotions and National & International Tournaments.
Each season the USHL honors Dave with the presentation of the Dave Tyler Executive of the Year Award.
Marc Grande delivers the second place trophy back to his team mates. While not a National Championship victory, is was a terrific
showing for the fourth place regular season finishers. The National Championship against a favored Detroit Compuware saw everyone
on the edge of their seats as the Musketeers pulled within a goal with fifty seconds remaining in regulation. With the net empty for the
sixth attacker, Compuware sealed the victory with an open net goal with just seven seconds remaining.
1994 Musketeer Award Winners
Bryan Fuss Kerby Senden J.T. Bernier John Grahame
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Most Valuable Player Most Improved Player 7th Man Award Rookie of the Year
1994 USHL All-Star Game
Prince William Gardens / Thunder Bay, Ontario
Bob Ferguson Jeff Rucinski Bryan Fuss Alex Gordon Brian Leitza
Musketeers 1981-90 Musketeers 1993-94 Musketeers 1992-94 Musketeers 19993-94 Musketeers 1991-94
Game is held on February 1st, in Thunder Bay, Ontario and is hosted by the Flyers as they celebrate their tenth season in the league.
This one is another another high scoring affair this one sees the teams ties at seven goals each after an overtime period. The South
wins the three man shoot-out and collects a win for the Southern Division 8-7. Jeff Rucinski, Bryan Fuss and Alex Gordon are all
chosen to play in this year’s All-Star game. Musketeer Head Coach Bob Ferguson will again be at the helm of the southern
division’s best players. Although not chosen to play in the All-Star game, goaltender Brian Leitza is selected to the
USHL’s Second All-Star Team.
1994 NHL Draft
Held on June28th and 29th at the Hartford Civic Center in Hartford, CT. The USHL has nine players selected to the NHL teams.
Fellow team mates and goaltenders John Grahame and Brian Leitza are selected in the ninth round by the Boston
Bruins and in the eleventh round by the Pittsburgh Penguins
John Grahame Brian Leitza
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League consists of eleven Member teams playing a forty-eight game regular season schedule. Single division.
Des Moines Buccaneers, Dubuque Fighting Saints, Green Bay Gamblers , North Iowa Huskies, Omaha Lancers,
Rochester Mustangs, Sioux City Musketeers, St. Paul Vulcans, Thunder Bay Flyers, Waterloo Black Hawks, Wisconsin Capitols
This season the USHL welcomes the Green Bay Gamblers to the League; making for an eleven team league playing a traditional
the forty-eight game schedule. The Musketeers would again grab a 4th place finish with a 26-18-4 regular season record.
Gino Gasparini takes over as the new USHL Commissioner. Leaving behind a series of successful season as the Head Coach and Athletic
Director at the University of North Dakota. He would lead the Fighting Sioux to three National Championships. Down the read Gino will have
a huge part in the transformation of the USHL from a junior league to a Junior A Tier 1 League producing the nations best hockey players.
Eric Silverman‘s eighty-five points; thirty eight goals and forty-seven assists and Jay Panzer‘s seventy-nine points; thirty-eight goals and
forty-one assists during the regular season places them among the USHL’s top five scorers.
Again, with a fourth place finish the Musketeers find themselves pairing-up with one of their equals during the regular season; finishing just
a pair of points ahead of the fifth place Thunder Bay Flyers. The best of seven series goes six games but features three overtime games;
one lasting six extra periods. The Musketeers will prevail and advance to the second round against the Omaha Lancers where they
are defeated in three games.
Musketeers Office Staff
President/Owner…Ted Carlson Head Coach-General Manager… Dave Lohrei
Box Office/Merchandise…Lindsey King PA/Scorers Bench…Woody Gottburg
Musketeer Coaching Staff
Head Coach/GM Assistant Coach Athletic Trainer Equipment Manager
Dave Lohrei Marty Kernaghan Tim Harris Billy Danderand
Between the Pipes
Roger Wilsey played a single season as a Musketeer. An early season trade brought him to Sioux City where he took on the starting
goalie duties. He played 35 games and finished with a regular season record of 17-9-3. Several other net minders fought for the back-
up position, with Dennis Wilkie, Scott Swanjord, Ryan Skarperud, Randy Koeppl and Brad Cicala all logging between two and
ten games this season. Dennis Wilkie would eventually secure the back-up position; earning a chance at next season’s starter honors.
Roger Wilsey
Musketeers 1994-95
Prior to joining the Musketeers this season, he plays twenty games with the St. Paul Vulcans where he splits the bulk of the
team’s starts. He posts seven wins, eleven losses. His 3.43 goals per game average is tops among all three Vulcan goaltenders.
I Need Your Goalie Photos I Need Your Goalie Photos
Prior to this season Roger Wilsey logs a season with the St. Paul Vulcans. After two Vulcan victo