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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 twelve wins during the 48 game season and finished fifty-three 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 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. Insert Doug’s last and this season state here.
However, next seasons 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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Heavy Hitters
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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.
Most Saves Single Period / Most Saves Single Game
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, 1981.
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
Dave LeGree 1st Game
January 16th / Sioux City Auditorium
Former USHL and IHL standout goaltender and now Musketeer Head Coach Dave LeGree joins the Musketeers behind the
bench for the for his first game. He helps steer the Musketeers to what would be their most offensive outing of the season.
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.
Left: Bill Taylor records a goal and an assist in this contest. Brian Idso would record his first hat trick of the season.
Right: Dave LeGree celebrates his first coaching victory with the team, including goaltender Doug Spedding who
stopped all but three of the Black Hawks forty-six shots on goal.
Did You Know…Dave was a former Musketeer goalie and memeber of the Musketeer Hall of Fame. He was a USHL and
IHL standout goalie and would go on to coach at the high school level in Sioux City. His most recent success are his high
school MHSHL State Tournament and USA HockeyNational Championship team in 2018.
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 off the ice he would
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 in 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.
Jimmy Peck
Musketeers 1974-78
USHL Official 1979-1991 / Musketeers HOF 1989 / Metros Head Coach 93-97, 01-07, Metros Assistant Coach 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 is a three-time USHL All-Star and three-Time USHL Defenceman of the Year. Jimmy 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
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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
Musketeers 1979-81
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.
Keith Vaananen: (80-82) rookie season need stats Second season Need stats (Total state 103 6-32-28 155)
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
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USHL International All Star Team
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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
June 10th, 1981 / 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. Thirty-three years later… 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
journey of Worst to First.
The Musketeers go on to defeat the Waterloo Black Hawks, Des Moines Buccaneers and Paddock Pools to complete
the junior Hockey Triple Crown.
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
Ted Carlson John McNeil Judy Johnson
President/Owner General Manager Office Manager
Musketeers Coaching Staff
Bob Ferguson Marcus Rotrammel Billy Danderand
Head Coach Trainer Equipment Manager
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
combined 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 in Sioux City. During his rookie season, he would garner most of the starts
during the first of the two USHL transitional seasons recording seventeen wins, eight losses and three ties. Doug
was voted Musketeer Rookie of the Year.
Things would get far worse before they got better…last season the team struggled and could only muster twelve wins the
entire season, finishing last in the league.
However, Doug’s final season would be a spectacular as he helps lead the Musketeers on a Worst to First campaign that
stuns the entire league and it followers. Last season’s team on the verge of folding goes onto win the USHL Regular
Season Anderson Cup Championship & the USHL Play-off Clark Cup Championship and finishing the season as the
Jr. A National Tournament’s runner-ups. He was also receive honors as the USHL Goaltender of the Year 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 goaltenders with starter
Doug Spedding recording 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
USHL Goaltender of the Year
Goaltender Doug Spedding becomes the first Junior A, Musketeer player to receive the USHL 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 Anderson Cup Championship and play-off Clark
Cup Championship, in addition to a second place showing in the Jr. A National Tournament title game.
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 forty-seven 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 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 logged a single season in Sioux City recording fifty-four regular season points. His twenty goals and thirty-four
assists 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 USHL All-Star Team and International All-Star Team. He went on to play four seasons
for UND and then several seasons in the AHL, IHL and DHL.
USHL Player of the Year and USHL Rookie of the Year
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.
1st Regular Season Championship
…a 5-2 road victory over the Waterloo Black Hawks on the last day of the season, clinched the Musketeers first
USHL League Championship. Pete Ryskamp scored two goals and Doug Spedding stopped twenty-eight Black Hawk 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, the Team Captain will eventually be
selected to both the USHL All-Star Team and International All-Star Team 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
USHL Defenceman of the Year
Fred Kaminska selected the USHL 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 ten 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
ID These Musketeers ID These Musketeers
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
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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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Playing a pair of seasons in Sioux City, Jeff Gray and is one of honorary “Worst to First” Musketeers. Orginally from
Los Angeles, Jeff eventually made his way to the USHL and the Musketeers organization. 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 in 1994 & 2003.
Mike Sellke logged a pair of seasons as a Musketeer. This rookie season he posted twenty-three regular season points including
ten goals and thirteen assists finishing amoung the team’s top seven scorers. The following season the returning vet would
grab thirteen red-lighters and twenty-six helpers and lead the team in penaltys with 106 minutes.
Dave George played a single season in Sioux City. His fifty-four regular season points including twenty red-lighters
and thirty four helpers. He would place among the top five Musketeer scorers that season and earned him the Musketeers
Rookie of the Year Award.
Another “Worst to First” Musketeer Brad Ross, saw a significant improvement over the disastourious last season. During
this Anderson and Clark Cup Championship season he would chip in ten goals & ten assists for twenty regular season
points. He would also finish amoung the team’s to four heavy hitters with 116 penalty minutes.
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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 youth hockey coaching abilities for more than fifteen seasons and Jan her
administration skills as both a board member and eventually Siouxland Youth Hockey Association 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 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
Musketeers 1981-83
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 Playoffs*******************************************
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.
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 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 long-time Musketeer Housing Director and past Director of Off-Ice Officials Larry Dicks in the hat.
Left: Duane Fonger (Musketeers 1981-83) and Jade Posphsil (Metros 1988-92)
Right: Head Coach Bob Ferguson
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.
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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.
2-Musketeers vs. Paddock Pool Saints-4
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.
1-Musketeers vs. Redford Royals-0
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.
6-Musketeers vs. Chicago Jets-4
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. Brian 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
4-Musketeers vs. Paddock Pools-5
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
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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 thirty Musketeer starts. He would finish the regular season season with a 20-10
record Back-up Dana worked the remainder of the games garnering nineteen 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
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Mike Affholter spent this single season as the Musketeer starting goalie where he posted 20-10 regular season record.
Solid play after that his twenty-six wins in forty-one starts help guide the Musketeers to the runner-up honors in the regular
season, playoffs and Jr. A National Championship tournament.
Did You Know…Mike would go on to help lead the USHL International All-Star Team to a second place finish in the 3rd Annual
International Junior Hockey Tournament held in Leysin, Switzerland. This round-robin tournament featuredall-star teams
from Czechoslovakia, Sweden and Switzerland.
Dana Orent
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Dana Orent spend as pair of seasons between the pipes for the Musketeers. This rookie season he grabbed fourteen wins
in nineteen starts and 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.
USHL Goaltender of the Year
USHL rookie Dana Orent is selected this season’s USHL Goaltender of the Year and becomes just the second Musketeer
player to receive this award. This season would help lead the team to both second place finishes in the regular season &
Clark Cup finals and a return trip to the National Tournament. Sharing this honor is Doug Spedding 1981-82.
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 sixty-five goals and 109 points. Terry Jensen would follow with eighty-seven points on fifty-three
goals & thirty-four assists and veteran Pete Ryskamp with eighty-one points including thirty red-lighters and a team
leading fifty-one helpers. Jerry Viti would finish with nine goals and forty-six assists and Rick Swarbrick would to
round out the top scorers with fifty-two regular season points including twenty-five goals and twenty-seven assists.
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
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 as a Musketeer. During this second season he upped his point production to nineteen
and trimmed his penalty time to seventy-one1 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 fifty-three goals and
thirty-four 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 with the Musketeers working a heavy starting rotation. His twenty-six wins in
forty-one games helped steer 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 as a Musketeer and lead the team in scoring with eighty-five regular season pouints
including forty-eight goals and thirty-seven helpers. He would also record an additional ten goals and seven assists
during the post-season. He played in every scheduled Musketeer game this season 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-
times 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 in Sioux City as the Musketeers went on to capture both the USHL
regular season 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 ten goals and added twenty-one 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
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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 a pair of Bucs being charged 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
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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.
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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.
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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 and 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 for
a second season and looks to build on his prior season’s honors of the USHL’s best goaltender. Also returning are forwards
Scott Dub, Rick Swarbrick & KeithSchermele 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
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Dana would spend as pair of seasons between the pipes for the Musketeers. Last season, the rookie posted fourteen wins in
nineteen games and helped lead the Musketeers to the runner-up honors in the USHL regular season, USHL playoffs and
Jr. A National Championship games.
Dana Orent returns for a second season with thoughts of what could have been last year with the the team fall short in all
three championship catigories. Carrying the mail this season, he sees time in thirty-one games and records eighteen wins. He
would again help lead the team, loaded with rookies, to 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.
Did You Know…Dana would go on to help lead the USHL International All-Star Team to their first tournament championship
in the 4th Annual International Junior Hockey Tournament held in Leysin, Switzerland. Dana is selected as the Tournament’s
Most Valuable Player.
Steve O’Shea
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Steve O’Shea joins the team for the first of two seasons in net for the Musketeers. Although playing back-up to the veteran goalie,
Steve still logged fourteen plus games and finished with a winning record. Next season, the veteran 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.
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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 forty-eight game season saw the top five Musketeers still all score over
sixty points. Mike Sparago tallied ninety points; his fifty-four goals lead the way for the Musketeers. Rookie Scott
Shoffstall recorded seventy-seven points including thirty red-lighters and a team leading forty-seven helpers. Rick
Swarbrick was close behind with seventy points on forty-four goals and twenty-six assists. Veteran Scott Dub would
finish with sixty-seven points recording thirty-eight goals & twenty-nine assists and rookie Don Elland with sixty-two
points on twenty goals and forty-two assists.
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
another two year veteran 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 as a Musketeer. He put-up sixty-two points including twenty goals and forty-two helpers
during the regular season points enough to place him among the top five Musketeer scorers.
John Mueller: Played a single season 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
Tom Shinabargar Rick Swarbrick Mike Sparago
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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..
Scott Shoffstall John Bowkus
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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
Scott Dub Tom Shinabargar
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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.
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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
Bob Ferguson
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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
June 9th, 1984 / Montreal Forum
This seasons NHL draft features three future Hall of Famers Mario Lemieux, Kirk Muller and Eddie Olczyk in the draft’s first three
selections. Ed would go on to play for the US Olympic team, spend twenty NHL seasons playing for the BlackHawks, Leafs, Jets and
Penguins and two more coaching in Pittsburgh. Upon retirement he would join the staff at ESPN where over time he would become
one of hockey’s premeir and most respected TV Analysts.
The Dubuque Fighting Saints also have a guy who does pretty well in the pros…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.
Did You Know…Eddie Olczyk is the dad of future Musketeers Eddie Jr and Tommy Olczyk. Eddie played a season in Sioux City and
a season in Waterloo. Tommy would go on to play four seasons in Sioux City, topping the charts as most game played by a
Musketeer and second all-time.
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
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.
Most Goals (48-Game) Regular Season
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 back-to-back hat tricks on the road; in Des Moines, he leads the Musketeers to a
win and ties the existing scoring record. The following night, it’s another hatty in Dubuque, as he 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.
Most Hat Tricks (48-Game) Regular Season
Scott Shoffstall sets USHL record with eleven “Hat Tricks” in a single season. Surpassing the former holder of this USHL record, also
a Musketeer, was Alex Shibicky; he did it eight times during the year.
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.
USHL Most Valuable Player and USHL Forward of the Year
USHL and Musketeer leading scorer Scott Shoffstall becomes the first Musketeer player to receive both the USHL’s 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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Tony Carter Steve McKinley Jon McGurk Matt Shaw
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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.
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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
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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
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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.
Longest Opening Day Home Game Winning Streak / Fewest Home Game Losses
The Musketeers set a USHL record for Longest Home Game Winning Streak with twenty-two. The season starts out on a winning note,
beating the North Iowa Huskies in the home opener on October 5th, 1985 and they don’t lose at home again until after they beat
Dubuque on February 15th, 1986. The Musketeers also share the USHL record for Fewest Home Game Losses losing just one game
at home this season
Longest Road Game Winning Streak and Fewest Road Game Losses
The Musketeers also establish a pair of additional USHL records this season including the USHL record for Longest Road Game
Winning Streak with nine-teen. The introduction of the sixty-plus game season would see this record fall to the current record holders
2004-05 Cedar Rapids Rough Riders with twenty-four.
Another record set this season is the Fewest Road Game Losses. The Musketeer would lose just five games on the road this season. This
record would eventually fall in 1998 to the Thunder Bay Flyers who lost just four times on the road.
Most Goals (48-game) Season
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.
Musketeers vs. Austin Mavericks
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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.
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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.
Most Game Winning Goals
Mike Racz sets a new USHL record this season when he collects fourteen Game-Winning Goals during the regular season. Mike is also
the USHL’s second highest point getter with 132 total points during this forty-eight game schedule
Most Regular Season Points / Most Regular Season Assists
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 seventy-nine helpers in a single season.
Averaging nearly three points per game, during just a forty-eight game schedule, this record should stand the test of time.
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Left: 15 Dwyer, 4 Brian Giachino, Darren Lepper
Most 50-Goals Scorers-Team / Most Forty Goal Scorers-Team
The Musketeers hold both the USHL single season records for Most 50-Goal Scorers during a single season;
Tim Ferguson and Mike Racz. They also hold the record for Most 40-Goal Scorers in a single team with
Bill Bieren added to the scorers list.
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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.
USHL Most Valuable Player and USHL Forward of the Year
This is the second season in a row that a Musketeers has receives double-dip honor. Tim Ferguson is selected as the USHL Most
Valuable Player and the USHL Forward of the Year. Tim Ferguson racks-up 135 points and seventy-nine assists is tops among
all single season USHL scorers.
Points Per Game
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
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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.
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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.
5 Goals in a Single Game
Mike Racz becomes just the fourth Musketeer player to tie the USHL single game scoring record of five goals in a single game.
Racking-up five red lighters on October 5th, 1985 against the North Iowa Huskies.
5 Goals in a Single Game
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.
5 Goals in a Single Game (2x)
Mike Racz becomes the first USHL player to score five goals twice during a single season; October 5th, 1985 against the North Iowa
Huskies and on November 30thagainst the Thunder Bay Flyers.
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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.
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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
Most Team Goals in a Season
Boasting an offensive line-up that may never be equaled in the USHL; the Musketeers set a USHL record of 358 regular
season goals during the traditional length forty-eight game season.
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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.
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Rick Dodd
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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.
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Fastest Six Goals Scored by Both Teams
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.
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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
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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
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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.
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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
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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 in the game, 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 period the
Musketeers would cement a victory and a shot at a National Championship.
National Championship Game
Sioux City, IA
5-Musketeers vs. St. Clare Shores Falcons-4 2OT
With identical tournament records, a pair of wins and a tie, the Musketeers would again meet up with the St. Clare Shores
Falcons. In game two the Musketeers would have to come from behind to tie the game. This time, the Musketeers jump out
to a commanding 3-0 lead after two periods and look to leave the challengers in the dust.
However, the game’s momentum quickly changes when the Falcons score a quick pair of goals less than two minutes in the
third period. The Musketeers are able to answered back, but St. Clare isn’t done yet and the Falcons add 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.
Musketeers Win!!!
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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.
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Musketeer Coach Bob Ferguson gets a hug from past season Musketeer equipment manager and long time super-fan Scott Koskovich
USHL Coach of the Year Award
Musketeer Head Coach and General Manager Bob Ferguson 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 to a league powerhouse-
winning 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 stroll around the Auditorium ice..
Left: Goalie Pat Watson and Right: Captain Tom Bullock are presented their individual National Championship Player Awards.
Most Shots on Goal in a Single Period
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
June 21st 1986 / 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 are nearly unachievable considering these
were forty-eight game schedules. Rod would set league records of sixty-seven goals and twenty-four power play goals
on his way to 110 regular season points. Steve Bogoyevac finishes second in scoring recoding sixty-six points on
twenty-six tallies and forty assists and Tom Jenkinson with sixty-two points on twenty-five goals and thirty-seven
helpers were a distant second and third scorers. Don Dwyer and Pat Mismash would round out the top five
Musketeer scorers with a shared thirty goals and fifty-three 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 with 184 this season, besting his last season’s
numbers by a minute. Second year veteran Tim Bullock collected 151 and rookie Mark Tremain 117 minutes in the
box. Leading scorer Rod Taylor got in the act also recording 110 penalty minutes. Rookie Bill Hein would finish
out the top five Heavy Hitters list with 114 penalty minutes.
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.
Most Goals (48-Game) Regular Season
Rod Taylor stuns the league when he tallies up 67 regular season goals; four more than the current USHL single season scoring record. Two prior Musketeers have also held this USHL goal scoring record; Dave Tracy with fifty-seven and Scott Shoffstall with sixty-three.
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.
Most Assists in a Game
Musketeer defenseman Ed Boyle ties the Musketeer record for assists in a single game. He would record six assists against
the Omaha Lancers.
Rob Davis Bob Taylor Mark Ulvin
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Rob Casper Charlie Leslie Greg Arend Darryl Gorham Paul Ferry
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Musketeers vs. Thunder Bay Flyers
Most Power Play Goals Single Season
Musketeer Rod Taylor sets another USHL scoring record when he tallies twenty-four Power Play goals in a single forty-eight game season
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
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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
Rookie Bill Heim logs a pair of seasons as a Musketeer. Finishing this first season he would notch nine goals and fourteen assists.
The following season he would tally sixteen goals and thirty-eight assists, placing him in the top four Musketeer scorer and a
selection to the USHL All-Star Team.
Paul Ferry plays a pair of seasons in Sioux City. A rookie this season he grabs six goals & twenty-one assists placing among
the top ten Musketeer scorers. Paul leads all first year scorers and receives the Musketeer Rookie Of the Year Honors. The
following season he would more than double his goals and finish the season with forty-one points and the Musketeers
Most Popular Player Award.
Three season prior, rookie Tim Bullock posted just five points; three goals and a pair of assists. However the following season
was a new beginning for the sophmore player. That season’s Team Captain records seven goals and twenty-nine assists and brings
leadership qualities that help lead the Musketeers to this historic Triple-Crown Championship season. His goal in double over-time
secured the Jr. A National Championship and he was selected to play in the All-Star Game and a member of the USHL All-Star
team. In this final season he would finish among the top eight Musketeer scorers with thirty-one points including ten goals and
twenty-one assists.
Chris Michaels
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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.
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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.
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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.
USHL News…
…The Omaha Lancers inagural season is not a good one, they lose all forty-eight games this first season. They play their
first two USHL season at the Hitchcock Arena. Three seasons later the Lancers would win both the Anderson and Clark Cups.
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 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
eighty-seven and Tom Armitage with seventy-seven minutes. Second leading scorer Grant Block also spent some time
in the box and rounded out the top penalty minute guys with sixty-five 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.
Fastest Goal from start of Game
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.
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Charlie Leslie:
Tom Armitage
Brain Grau
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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 fourth 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.
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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
June 11th, 1988 / 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 are 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
The United States Hockey League (USHL) celebrates its 10th Anniversary this season.
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
Ted Carlson Bob Ferguson Billy Danderand
President/Owner General Manager/Head Coach Equipment Manager
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.
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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.
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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
The Sioux City Musketeers celebrate the start of their 10th Anniversary season.
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
sixty-one 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.
Curt Hammer Sportsmanship Award
Sean Marsan plays a complete 48 game season and recorded no penalty minutes; a USHL record that will surely stand the
test of 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 USHL’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.
USHL Coach of the Year (2x)
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 and fourth 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)
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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.
This is the end of the second decade (1980-81 / 1989-90) of Musketeer History in Pictures
