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This is the start of the third 10 seasons (1990-91 \/ 2009-10) of Musketeer History in Pictures<\/strong><\/span>
\n<\/span>\"\"<\/span><\/span><\/p>\n

\"\" \u00a0\"\"\u00a0 \"\"\u00a0 \"\" \u00a0\"\" \u00a0\"\"\u00a0 \"\"<\/p>\n

If you have any picture(s) you’d like to see as part of this Musketeer History Project<\/strong> please contact the <\/span>site administrator
\n(kaptkanuk@aol.com). We will gladly research, organize & date them and find the proper place for your photos; making them
\na permanent part of Sioux City Musketeer History. You can e-mail any of your photos to the site administrator or arrangements
\ncan be made for a convenient pick-up, safe handling and a quick return of your photo memories.<\/span><\/p>\n


\nLeague consists of ten Member teams playing a\u00a0forty-eight<\/b>\u00a0game regular season schedule.<\/span><\/p>\n

Des Moines Buccaneers, Dubuque Fighting Saints, Madison Capitols, North Iowa Huskies, Omaha Lancers,<\/span><\/strong>
\nRochester Mustangs, Sioux City Musketeers, St. Paul Vulcans, Thunder Bay Flyers, Waterloo Black Hawks<\/span><\/strong><\/p>\n

The start of this third decade of Musketeer Hockey is not a good one. The team is loaded with eventual solid USHLers, however,
\nthe team can’t<\/span> get it together and finished the\u00a0<\/span>seasons with only nine wins, thirty-eight losses and a tie.<\/span><\/p>\n

Musketeer Announce New Musketeer Coach
\n<\/span><\/b>March 21st, 1990
\n<\/b>Mike Schwartz
\n<\/b>\u00a0\u00a0<\/span>
\nMusketeer Owner and General Manager\u00a0Ted Carlson<\/b>\u00a0introduces the new Musketeer Coach\u00a0Mike Schwartz<\/b>\u00a0at a press
\nconference. He will become the sixth head coach in Musketeer history and the first in the last nine seasons.<\/span><\/p>\n

\u00a0\u00a0<\/span>
\nOriginally from Minnesota, Mike Schwartz<\/strong>\u00a0 played his collegian hockey at Augsburg College in Minneapolis, MN.
\nHe was a member of the NCAA Division III Championship teams in both 1981 and 1982. After college, he would coach
\na single season in Alaska where he led Lathrop High School to a 17-3 record an an Alaska State Championship. The
\nfollowing season he would return to his hometown high school where he would take the reigns of the Governors High
\nSchool men’s hockey team for the next four seasons.<\/span><\/p>\n

Did You Know<\/b>…Mike attended and coached at the same high school (Johnson Senior High) that the legendary
\nHerb Brooks attended.<\/span><\/p>\n

Musketeer Front Office and Coaching Staff<\/strong><\/span>
\nMike Schwartz\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0 Billy Danderand<\/strong>
\n\u00a0<\/span>
\nPresident\/Owner…<\/b>Ted Carlson\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0 Head Coach \/ General Manager<\/b>…Mike Schwartz\u00a0
\nEquipment Manager<\/b>…Billy Danderand\u00a0\u00a0Trainer<\/b>…Kirk Bonnstetter<\/span><\/p>\n

Between the Pipes<\/b><\/span>
\nThis was a busy season for goaltenders as the Musketeers struggled to find the right combination in the net. Six different goalies
\nwould see the Auditorium ice this season. Goalies\u00a0Rob Fritz<\/b>\u00a0and\u00a0Troy Dexter<\/b>\u00a0would rise to the top as the seasons goaltending
\nduo. Peter Nordell, Mike Glenovich, Matt Fowler and Don Beaupre also put in some time between the pipes this season.<\/span><\/p>\n

\u00a0\u00a0 Rob Fritz\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0 Troy Dexter\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0 \u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0 Peter Nordell\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0 Mike Glenovich<\/span><\/b>
\nMusketeers 1990-91\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0 Musketeers 1990-91\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0 Musketeers 1990-91\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0 Musketeers 1990-91
\n\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0
\nResearch this season<\/span><\/p>\n

Rob Fritz\u00a0<\/b>would log a single season in goal for the Musketeers. He would claim the starting position and garner
\nthirty-one regular season starts. T<\/strong>roy Dexter<\/b>\u00a0and\u00a0Peter Nordell<\/b> both played single seasons\u00a0 for the Musketeers. Between
\nthe two of them, they worked a rotation that saw them play in 29 games that season. Mike Glenovich<\/b>\u00a0and\u00a0Matt Fowler
\n<\/b> (not pictured) also saw time in an ever changing goaltender rotation. Mike would log eight games and Matt seven games
\nthat season.\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n

High Scorers<\/b><\/span>
\n\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0 Chad Remackel\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0 Ben Fairbanks\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0 Troy Davis\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0 Derek Thede\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0 Jim Fish\u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0\u00a0<\/span>
\n<\/b>\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0 Musketeers 1990-92\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0 Musketeers 1990-91\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0 Musketeers 1990-91\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0 Musketeers 1990-91\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0 Musketeers 1990-92
\n\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0
\nAn all rookie line-up of Musketeers this season sees\u00a0Chad Remackel\u00a0<\/b>lead the Musketeers in the scoring department with a team
\nleading twenty-nine assists and forty-eight total points.\u00a0Ben Fairbanks<\/b>\u00a0would collect a dozen goals and twenty-three assists.\u00a0Troy
\nDavis<\/b>\u00a0would record a team leading twenty-one goals for thirty-three regular season points.\u00a0Derek Thede<\/b>\u00a0would grab fifteen goals
\nand seventeen assists and\u00a0Jim Fish<\/b>\u00a0&\u00a0Al Eskelin<\/b>\u00a0would round out the top scorers list recording twenty-eight points.<\/span><\/p>\n

Heavy Hitters<\/b><\/span>
\nJim Fish\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0 Ryan Schmidt\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0 Paul Knight\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0 Ben Fairbanks\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0 Derek Thede<\/span>
\n<\/b>Musketeers 1990-92\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0 Musketeers 1990-91\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0 Musketeers 1990-92\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0 Musketeers 1990-91\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0 Musketeers 1990-91
\n\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0
\n<\/b>Another all-rookie line-up of\u00a0 Top five Musketeer Heavy Hitters. Also a top five scorer,\u00a0Jim Fish<\/b>\u00a0would lead the team
\nwith 179 penalty minutes.\u00a0Ryan Schmidt<\/b>\u00a0and\u00a0Paul Knight<\/b>\u00a0would finish a distant second; tied with 102 penalty
\nminutes each. A couple more top scorers would also make this list; Ben Fairbanks<\/b>\u00a0wouldrecord ninety and
\nTroy Davis<\/b>\u00a0eighty minutes in the penalty box<\/span><\/p>\n

Most Penalty Minutes Game-Single Team
\n<\/strong><\/span><\/span>The Musketeers set the USHL record for penalty minutes in a single game recorded by one team in Dubuque, on February 22nd, with
\n172\u00a0 penaly minutes.<\/span><\/p>\n

Chad Remackel\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0 \u00a0 Joe Schwartz\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0 Al Eskelin\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0 Jim Fish\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0 \u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0 Ryan Schmidt\u00a0\u00a0<\/span>\u00a0\u00a0<\/b>
\nMusketeers 1990-92\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0 Musketeers 1990-91\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0 Musketeers 1989-91\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0 Musketeers 1990-92\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0 Musketeers 1990-91
\n\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0<\/span>
\nChad Remackel<\/b>\u00a0would\u00a0carry the mail<\/i>\u00a0his rookie season. With nineteen goals and a team leading twenty-nine assists, this
\nforty-eight points in just forty-two games placed him at the top of\u00a0 team scoring.\u00a0 He was voted the Musketeer Most
\nValuable Player and selected to the\u00a0\u00a0USHL All-Star Team<\/b>. Three accomplishments that he would again duplicate
\nthe following season.
\n
\nJoe Schwartz<\/b> logged a single season in Sioux City where he played just twenty-three games. However, his physical play
\nwas fully felt as he racked-up sixty-nine penalty minutes. He also scored a goal and added a pair of assists in those few
\ngames. \u00a0Al Eskelin <\/b>played for the Musketeers for two seasons; during his second season here, he would be selected
\nMusketeer team Captain and also selected to play in the USHL All-Star game. He would record twenty-eight regular season
\npoints including seven goals and twenty-one helpers and finish among the top five scorers that season.<\/span><\/p>\n

Jim Fish\u00a0<\/b>played two seasons in Sioux City. Joining the Musketeers several games into the season, it didn’t take him
\nlong to establish himself as the team’s heavy hitter. In just 34 games he racked-up 179 penalty minutes and still finished
\namong the top five scorers with ten goals, eighteen assists and twenty-eight points.\u00a0Ryan Schmidt<\/b>\u00a0another big hitter for
\nthe Musketeers. During his single season as a Musketeer, he recorded 102 penalty\u00a0 minutes in just twenty-nine games;
\nhe would also scored a pair of goals and a pair of helpers. The following season would start a nearly ten year professional
\ncareer in the semi-pros.<\/span><\/p>\n

1990-91 Meet the Musketeers & Media Day<\/span>
\n<\/b>\u00a0September 5th, 1990 \/ Sioux City Auditorium<\/span>
\n\u00a0\u00a0<\/span>
\nLeft:\u00a0<\/b>New Coach Mike Schwartz talks with KCAU Sports Director Tim Seaman about the up-coming season
\nCenter:<\/b>\u00a0Returning veterans Al Eskelin and\u00a0Right:<\/b>\u00a0Paul Knight & Coach Schwartz<\/span><\/p>\n

Al Eskelin<\/b>\u00a0would log two seasons as a Musketeer. During this second season, the returning veteran would notch
\ntwenty-eight points; his ten goals and eighteen assists put him in the top five Musketeer scorers. His on and off ice
\nleadership made him the perfect Team Captain<\/strong> and earned him a spot on the USHL All-Star<\/strong> Team.<\/span><\/p>\n

Paul Knight\u00a0<\/b>played two seasons as a Musketeer. His hard work ethic and dedication to the team showed every
\ntime he took the ice. This season he proved himself both a team leader and a top point getter. Selected as an
\nAlternate Captain<\/strong>, he records both a dozen goals and assists as well as ninety-eight penalty minutes.\u00a0However,
\nPaul’s off ice personality and sense of humor that made him a favorite with players, fans and friends.<\/span><\/p>\n

Coca-Cola & Musketeer Program Promotional Photo<\/b><\/span>
\n\u00a0\u00a0<\/span>
\nLeft:<\/b>\u00a0(Left to Right)\u00a0<\/b>\u00a0#16 Eddie MacDonald, #19 Jim Pye, #22 Jason Lesterberg, #25 Allen Eskelin, #10 Dana Gunderson and
\ngoalie #30 is Mike Glenovich
\nRight<\/b>:\u00a0Back Row:\u00a0<\/b><\/span>Jim Pye, Jason Lesterberg, Allen Eskelin\u00a0\u00a0Front Row:<\/b>\u00a0Eddie MacDonald, Mike Glenovich, Dana Gunderson<\/span><\/span><\/p>\n

<\/span>
\nBack Row:\u00a0<\/b>Jim Pye, Jason Lesterberg, Allen Eskelin\u00a0\u00a0Front Row:<\/b>\u00a0Eddie MacDonald, Mike Glenovich, Dana Gunderson<\/span><\/p>\n


\n<\/span>Eddie MacDonald\u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 Al <\/b><\/span>Eskelin<\/span>
\n<\/b><\/span>Musketeers 1990-91\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0 \u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0 \u00a0Musketeers 1989-91
\n<\/span>\u00a0<\/strong>\u00a0\u00a0<\/span>
\nLeft:<\/b>\u00a0Road game Radio play-by-play announcer and home game PA Announcer Woody Gottburg<\/strong> interviews Ed McDonald<\/strong>.
\nRight:<\/b>\u00a0KCAU Sports Director Tim Seaman<\/strong> talks with returning veteran and Team Captain Musketeer Al\u00a0Eskelin.<\/span><\/strong><\/span><\/p>\n

Eddie McDonald\u00a0<\/b>splits his first USHL season between Sioux City and Dubuque. Playing just seventeen games as a
\nMusketeer he posts five goals and six assists before a trade moved him to Dubuque where he record four goals and seven
\nassists for another eleven points. It’s a trade the following season to Omaha that sets Eddies’ USHL career ablaze.
\nLeading the team in scoring his first season in Omaha <\/span>with sixty-nine points and is the team’s second highest
\nscorer the following season with seventy points.<\/span><\/span><\/p>\n

Last season\u00a0Al Eskelin\u00a0\u00a0<\/b>missed just four total games last season, during which he recorded eight assists.\u00a0<\/b>Retuning
\nthis season, he is expected to shoulder a bigger load and is selected the Musketeer Team Captain<\/strong>. Al ups his scoring
\nsignificantly, finding the net seven times and adding twenty-one more helpers. His twenty-eight points places him
\namong the teams top five scorers and is selected to play in the\u00a0 USHL All-Star<\/strong> game.<\/b><\/span><\/p>\n

Derek Thede\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0 Chris Thomas\u00a0<\/b>\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0<\/b>Paul Knight\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0<\/b>\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0\u00a0\u00a0<\/b><\/span>Shane Keith\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0 \u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0 Al Eskelin<\/span>
\n<\/b>Musketeers 1990-91\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0 Musketeers 1990-92\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0 Musketeers 1990-92\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0 Musketeers 19890-91\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0 Musketeers 1989-91
\n\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0
\n<\/b>Derek Thede<\/b>\u00a0would play a single season in Sioux City. Notching fifteen goals and seventeen assists his thirty-two points
\nwas fourth highest among all Musketeer scorers and received the Musketeer’s\u00a0Most Popular Player\u00a0<\/b>award. Derek would
\ngo on to play four seasons at Lake Forrest College.<\/span><\/p>\n

\u00a0Also rookies this season\u00a0Chris Thomas<\/b>\u00a0and\u00a0Paul Knight<\/b>\u00a0are both eventual returners the following season.\u00a0Chris Thomas<\/b>
\nwould take on with the Musketeers late into the season. He would log time in the sixteen remaining games and put up seven
\ngoals and three assists. He would finish among the top five penalty leaders with seventy-eight minutes. The following season
\nhe played in twenty-one games and tallied fifteen points as well as seventy-nine penalty minutes. A mid-season trade moved
\nhim to Waterloo (USHL) where he added an additional twenty-five points for the Black Hawks.
\n<\/span>
\nPaul Knight\u00a0<\/b>logs a busy rookie campaign this season, seeing time in thirty-seven contests, he’d notch six goals and add eight
\nmore helpers before the season ended. The following season the returning veteran would prove himself as a team leader being
\nselected one of the Team Captains. Recording both a dozen goals and assists placed him among the top eight team scorers.
\nHowever, Paul’s off ice personality and sense of humor that made him a favorite with players, fans and friends.<\/span><\/p>\n

Seasoned veterans\u00a0Shame Keith<\/b><\/span>\u00a0and\u00a0Al Eskelin<\/b> bring a prior season’s experience to the Musketeers.\u00a0\u00a0Al Eskelin\u00a0\u00a0<\/b>missed
\njust four total games last season, during which he recorded eight assists.\u00a0<\/b>Retuning this season, he is expected to shoulder a
\nbigger load and is selected the Musketeer Team Captain. Al ups his scoring, finding the net seven times and adding twenty-
\none helpers. His twenty-eight points places him among the teams top five scorers and is selected to play in the\u00a0 USHL
\nAll-Star game.\u00a0Shane Keith\u00a0<\/b>\u00a0is one of just a few veteran players making a return to the Musketeers this season. He
\nwould post\u00a0a pair of goals and add five helpers during the regular season. He is a Sioux City native and played his
\nyouth and high school hockey for the SYHA and the Sioux City Metros.<\/span><\/p>\n

Musketeer Media Day<\/b><\/span>
\n<\/span>Paul Knight\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0 Al Eskelin
\n<\/b>Musketeers 1990-92\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0 Musketeers 1989-91<\/b><\/span>
\n\u00a0\u00a0<\/span>
\nReturning for a second season is veteran\u00a0Al Eskelin<\/b>. After both a busy and a disappointing rookie season that saw him
\nplay in all but four games, however, he didn’t find the net during the season and added just eight assists.\u00a0 Al is expected
\nto take on some huge duties this season and does so right away being selected as the Musketeers Team Captain. He does
\nfind the net seven times and adds twenty-one assists over the season. He is a Musketeer top five scorer with twenty-
\neight points and is selected to play in the USHL All-Star Game.\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n

\u00a0Washington State native\u00a0Paul Knight<\/b>\u00a0joins the Musketeers for this rookie season. He sees time in thirty-seven contests
\nand records six goals and eight assists. Even as a newbie, he take to the physical part of the game recording 102 penalty
\nminutes; third highest among Musketeer Heavy Hitters. Next season, the returning veteran and Alternate Captain
\nwould up his scoring numbers adding both a dozen goals & assists and maintain his physical play racking up
\nninety-eight penalty minutes. Placing his again among the Musketeers top Heavy Hitters. He would receive
\nthe Musketeers\u00a0Most Popular Player<\/b>\u00a0Award.<\/span><\/p>\n

\u00a0Musketeers vs. Des Moines Buccaneers<\/b><\/span>
\nOctober 20th, 1990
\n\u00a0\u00a0<\/span>
\nLeft:<\/b>\u00a0That night’s starting line-up is announced in Des Moines.\u00a0Right:<\/b>\u00a0Players rally around the net for the start of the game
\n<\/span><\/p>\n

Al Eskelin \u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0 Troy Davis\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0 Bob Ferguson<\/span>
\n<\/b>\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0 Musketeers1989-91\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0 \u00a0 Musketeers1990-91\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0 Musketeers 1977-78 & Musketeer Head Coach 1981-90
\n<\/b>\u00a0\u00a0
\nLeft:\u00a0<\/b>Musketeer Team Captain\u00a0Al Eskelin<\/b>\u00a0and\u00a0Derek Thede<\/b>\u00a0get ready for play to start.
\nRight:<\/b>\u00a0Troy Davis<\/b> skates by the Des Moines player bench and former Musketeer head coach\u00a0Bob Ferguson<\/b>.<\/span><\/p>\n

Al Eskelin\u00a0<\/b>played for the Musketeers for two seasons.\u00a0<\/b>During this second season, he would be selected Musketeer
\nTeam Captain and chosen to play in the USHL All-Star Game.<\/span><\/p>\n

Troy Davis p<\/strong>layed a single season in Sioux City. He would tally twenty-one goals and a dozen assists to finish as
\none of the <\/span>Musketeer’s top three regular season scorers. His energetic play and those thirty-three points would\u00a0<\/b>secure
\nhim the Musketeers’ <\/span>Rookie of the Year\u00a0<\/b>Award.
\n<\/b><\/span>
\n\u00a0Former Musketeer player Bob<\/strong> Ferguson<\/b> would return to Sioux City in 1981 to rescue <\/span>Musketeer Hockey. It took
\nhim only one season to right the ship –<\/em> eventually leading the previous season’s last place Musketeers on to both
\nAnderson Cup and Clark Cup Championships.<\/span><\/p>\n

In Bob’s nine seasons behind the Sioux City bench,\u00a0 he would lead the Musketeers to a pair of both Anderson
\nCup and <\/span>Clark cup Championships as well as a\u00a0 Jr. A National Title. He would also\u00a0 coach several USHL All-Star
\nTeams, be named <\/span>Coach of the Year and coach the USHL International All-Stars to their first World Jr.
\nTournament held in Leysin, Switzerland<\/span><\/p>\n

Derek Thede \u00a0\u00a0\u00a0 \u00a0\u00a0\u00a0 Peter Nordell\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0 \u00a0 Chad Kilgore\u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0\u00a0<\/span><\/strong>
\nMusketeers 1990-91\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0 \u00a0Musketeers 1990-91\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0 Musketeers 1990-91\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0
\n\u00a0\u00a0
\nLeft:<\/b>\u00a0Musketeers #15 Derek Thede, Goalie Peter Nordell\u00a0and #23 Chad Kilgore\u00a0Right:<\/b>\u00a0Players after the game in Des Moines.<\/span><\/p>\n

Derek Thede<\/b> played a single season in Sioux City recording thirty-two regular season points. His fifteen goals and seventeen
\nhelpers put him amoung the top four Musketeer scorers. He would receive as the Musketeers\u00a0Most Popular Player\u00a0<\/b>Award<\/span><\/p>\n

Peter Nordell<\/b> also logged a single season as a Musketeer. Arriving from Grand Forks, North Dakota, he entered a three-man
\ngoalie <\/span>rotation schedule that saw him playing thirteen USHL games that season.<\/span><\/p>\n

Chad Kilgore <\/b>played just a few games as a Musketeer during the 90-91 season.<\/span><\/p>\n

Chad Nordby\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0 Jim Pye\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0 Jason Lesterberg\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0 Jason Olden\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0 Troy Davis\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0<\/b><\/span>
\nMusketeers 1990-91\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0 Musketeers 1990-91\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0 Musketeers 1990-91\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0 Musketeers 1990-91\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0 Musketeers 1990-91
\n\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0<\/span>
\nTop ten scorers\u00a0Chad Nordby<\/b>\u00a0 and\u00a0Jim Pye<\/b>\u00a0both logged a single seasons as Musketeers. Chad would play a full
\nforty-eight game schedule; posting seven goals, twelve assists for nineteen points; ninth best among top top team
\nscorers. \u00a0Also a top ten scorer is Jim Pye. He would record nine goals and a dozen assists, those twenty-one points
\nplaced him in\u00a0eighth slot of\u00a0 top scorers.<\/span><\/p>\n

Jason Lesterberg\u00a0<\/b>\u00a0and\u00a0Jason Olden\u00a0<\/b>and\u00a0Troy Davis<\/b>\u00a0would all log single seasons with the Musketeers.\u00a0Jason Lesterberg
\n<\/b>would record a pair of goals and eleven assists before a mid-season trade to the St. Paul Vulcans where he added six more
\ngoals and thirteen assists to his USHL stats. He would go on to play four seasons at Gustavus Adolphus College.\u00a0Defenseman
\nJason Olden\u00a0<\/b>would see time in thirty-seven games where he would notch a four goals, fourteen assists and fifty-three penalty
\nminutes.\u00a0Troy Davis<\/b>\u00a0would join the Musketeers following the prior season’s run for the Minnesota State Hockey Championship.
\nHe would tally twenty-one goals and twelve assists to finish as one of the Musketeer’s top three scorers. His energetic play and
\nthose thirty-three points would\u00a0<\/b>secure him the Musketeers’\u00a0Rookie of the Year\u00a0<\/b>Award.
\n<\/span><\/p>\n

Kevin Scanlon\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0 Darren Haley\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0 Jim Pye\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0 Ben Fairbanks\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0 Eddie MacDonald<\/b><\/span>
\nMusketeers 1990-91\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0 Musketeers 1990-91\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0 Musketeers 1990-91\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0 Musketeers 1990-91\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0 Musketeers 1990-91
\n\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0<\/span>
\nKevin Scanlon<\/b>\u00a0logged a single season (90-91) in Sioux City. He would see time in 27 games and post three goals and
\nthree assists and finish the season with 61 penalty minutes.<\/span><\/p>\n

\u00a0Darren<\/strong> Haley <\/b>\u00a0would see play in thirty-five Musketeers games; logging ten goals, fifteen assists and thirty-six penalty<\/span>
\nminutes. A mid-season trade moved him to Wisconsin (USHL) where he played the remainder of the season adding four<\/span>
\nassists to that season’s totals. The following season he would lead the Capitols in scoring grabbing nineteen goals and
\nthirty assists.\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n

Jim Pye<\/b> would play nearly a full schedule this season as a Musketeer, playing in forty-three games, grab nine goals &
\ntwelve assists recording twenty-one regular season points as well as add sixty-eight penalty minutes to his USHL stats.\u00a0\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n

Ben Fairbanks <\/b>played a sole season as a Musketeer.\u00a0 He would finish second in scoring with thirty-five points including
\na dozen goals and twenty-three assists. He would also\u00a0 place among the top five Musketeers in penalty leaders with ninety minutes.<\/span><\/p>\n

Spliting his first USHL season between Sioux City and Dubuque Eddie McDonald <\/b>would play just seventee games as
\na Musketeers he posted eleven points; five goals and six assists. He would follow-up with two more seasons back in
\nOmaha recording sixty-nine points followed by another seventy that last season.<\/span><\/span><\/p>\n

Chris Oleson\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0 Dana Gunderson\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0 Derek Shepherd\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0 Matt Hansen\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0 Ryan Oiler\u00a0<\/span>\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0<\/b>
\nMusketeers 1990-91\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0 Musketeers 1990-91\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0 Musketeers 1990-91\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0 Musketeers 1990-91\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0 Musketeers 1990-91<\/span>
\n\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n

Musketeer Autograph Night<\/b><\/span>
\nOctober 13th vs. Omaha Lancers
\nDerek Thede \u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0 \u00a0\u00a0 Eddie MacDonald<\/span>
\n<\/b>Musketeers 1990-91\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0 \u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0 Musketeers 1990-91
\n\u00a0\u00a0<\/span>
\nLeft:<\/b> Musketeer Derek Thede<\/strong> waits to sign autographs. That gal next inline might be thinking hockey player<\/em> but a
\nreferee is in her near future. Right:<\/b> Eddie MacDonald<\/strong> split this first USHL season between Sioux City and
\nDubuque before moving to Omaha to play two very successful USHL seasons.<\/span><\/p>\n

Derek Thede<\/b>\u00a0would play a single season in Sioux City. Notching fifteen goals and seventeen assists his thirty-two points was
\nfourth highest among all Musketeer scorers and received the Musketeer’s 7th Man Award. Derek would go on to play four
\nseasons at Lake Forrest College.<\/span><\/p>\n

Eddie MacDonald<\/b> split his rookie season between Sioux City and Dubuque. As a Musketeer he would record time in
\nseventeen games, grabbing five goals and six assists, however, a mid-season trade would move him to Dubuque where he would
\nscore four goals for another eleven points. Next season another trade sent him to Omaha where his USHL career would flourish.
\nPlaying a complete season and leading the Lancers in total scoring with sixty-nine points including a team high twenty-seven
\ngoals and forty-two assists. The following season it was more of the same, missing just a pair of games this season he would
\nrecord twenty-eight goals and a team leading forty-two assists finishing second among all Lancers scorers.<\/span><\/p>\n

*****************************************USHL Play-Offs***************************************<\/b><\/span><\/p>\n

The season that looked to never end, finally does and the Musketeers find themselves at the end of their worst
\ncampaign ever. Mustering just nine wins during the entire season, there would be no post season this year.<\/span><\/p>\n

Musketeer Award Winners<\/span>
\n<\/b>Musketeers Most Valuable Player…<\/b>Chad Remackel\u00a0\u00a0 *\u00a0\u00a0 Mr. Spirit…<\/b>Brad Beedle
\nMusketeers 7th Man Award…<\/b>Derek Thede\u00a0\u00a0 *\u00a0\u00a0 Rookie of the Year…<\/b>Troy Davis<\/span><\/p>\n

USHL All-Star Game<\/span>
\n<\/b>Rochester, MN<\/span><\/p>\n

This year’s mid-season classic is held on January 21st, 1991 at the Rochester Rec Center. It will be of the traditional
\nformat with the best of the northern division taking on the best of the southern division. Musketeers veteran\u00a0Al Eskelin<\/b>\u00a0 and
\nrookie\u00a0Chad Remackel<\/b>\u00a0are both selected to play in this season’s All-Star game. Chad is selected to the USHL Second
\nAll-Star Team.<\/span><\/p>\n

1<\/b><\/span>991 NHL Draft<\/span>
\n<\/b>Held on June 22nd at Memorial Auditorium in Buffalo, NY
\nThe USHL is represented thirteen times this in twelve rounds of selections. Thunder Bay places three players among those drafted and
\nOmaha, St. Paul and Rochester both supply a pair of future NHLers. There are no Musketeer selected this season.<\/span><\/p>\n

 <\/p>\n

<\/span><\/p>\n

League consists of ten Member teams playing a forty-eight<\/b>\u00a0game regular season schedule. Madison changes to Wisconsin.
\n
\nDes Moines Buccaneers, Dubuque Fighting Saints, Wisconsin Capitols, North Iowa Huskies, Omaha Lancers,<\/strong>
\nRochester Mustangs, Sioux City Musketeers, St. Paul Vulcans, Thunder Bay Flyers, Waterloo Black Hawks<\/strong><\/span><\/p>\n

Dave Lohrei<\/strong> takes over as the Musketeer’s Head Coach and General Manager. Added to the coaching staff are Assistant Managers
\nMarty Kernaghan<\/strong> and former Musketeer Scott Ball.<\/strong><\/span><\/p>\n

This season ended with ten additional wins over last years win column, however the 19-28-1 record was only good enough for a seventh
\nplace finish and a play-off meeting with Des Moines. The Musketeers would go out in three games to the eventual Clark Cup Champs.<\/span><\/p>\n

Two season veteran\u00a0Chad Remackel<\/b>\u00a0scores thirty-six goals and fifty-eight assists; these ninety-four points places him among the league’s
\ntop four highest scoring layers.\u00a0David Klasnick<\/b>\u00a0would record thirty goals and thirty-two assists putting him among\u00a0 the top twenty
\nscorers this season.<\/span><\/p>\n

Musketeer Front Office Staff
\nTed Carlson\u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 Dave Lohrei\u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 Evan Schoenfish\u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 Judy Johnson\u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0Woody Gottburg<\/span>
\n<\/b>\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0<\/b>
\n<\/b>Owner\/President\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0 Head Coach\/GM\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0 \u00a0\u00a0 Advertising Consultant\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0 Office Manager\u00a0 \u00a0\u00a0 \u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0 Scorers Bench\/PA<\/span><\/p>\n

 <\/p>\n

\u00a0\u00a0<\/span>Musketeer Coaching Staff
\n<\/span><\/b><\/span>\u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 Dave Lohrei\u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0Marty Kernaghan\u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0Scott Ball\u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 Dick Earle\u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 Billy Danderand\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0 <\/span>\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0<\/b>\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0<\/b>
\n<\/b>Head Coach\/GM\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0 Assistant Coach\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0 \u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0 Assistant Coach\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0 \u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0 Athletic Trainer\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0 Equipment Manager<\/span><\/p>\n

This season’s coaching staff sees major changes after last year’s dissapointing season. \u00a0Dave Lohrei<\/strong> takes over as the Musketeer’s
\nHead Coach and General Manager. He brings three seasons of D1 hockey experience with him having served as an Assistant Coach
\nfor Miami of Ohio. Also new is Assistant Coach Marty Kernaghan<\/strong>. He brings in a new are of competiviness having played multiple
\nseasons of junior & professional hockey as well as professional fast-pitch softball on a worldwid level. Former Musketeer player
\nScott Ball <\/strong>is also a USHL veteran having played a season in Waterloo and then Sioux City. Athletic Trainer Dick Earle<\/strong> moves
\nfrom the diamond to the rink this season. Billy Danderand also is back for another season as the team’s Eguipment Manager.\u00a0<\/span><\/span><\/span><\/p>\n


\nBetween the Pipes<\/b><\/span>
\nRookies\u00a0Brian Leitza<\/b>\u00a0&\u00a0Dieter Kochan<\/b>\u00a0would challenge each other for the open starting position. Both seemed comfortable
\neither starting or providing the relief during the long season. Brian logged 26 games and Dieter logged 23 going 15-25-1 for the
\nseason. Rookie\u00a0Brian Kreft<\/b>\u00a0would join the team late in the season but still work in the rotation for 11 games.
\n\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0
\nThis is the first of three seasons for goaltender Brian Leitza. <\/b>\u00a0He would share the starting duties this season, until a
\nlate season trade made him the starter. He would log twenty-six games for the Musketeers and account for eight of the
\nMusketeer wins that season. He would boast a save percentage of 0.88 just .03 behind the league’s top goaltender. Brian
\nwas off and running on a three season career in Sioux City that would end in a run for the Clark Cup Championship.<\/span><\/p>\n

Dieter Kochan<\/b> logs a single season in Sioux City and was the other half of a steady rotation that saw him play in<\/span>
\ntwenty-three games and secure seven Musketeer victories. His goals against average of\u00a0 0.88 was third highest among the<\/span>
\nleagues backstops. A late season trade would move the future NHLer to the BCHL for the remainder of the season.<\/span>
\nFollowing that, he would\u00a0 play at Northern Michigan University for three seasons before embarking on a professional<\/span>
\ncareer that would last ten seasons.<\/span><\/p>\n

Brian Kreft<\/b> arrives in Sioux City as a late season addition, however, he still garners eleven starts grabbing four wins
\nbefore the regular season ended. The following season he would work the back-up position to a very successful veteran
\ngoaltender. He would still get eleven games in before a trade moved him to Wisconsin to play for the Capitols (USHL).
\nAfter three seasons at the University of Wisconsin-Eau Claire, Brian would go on to play two more for the Madison
\nMonsters, Winston-Salem Icehawks and the Saginaw Gears of the UHL.<\/span><\/p>\n

Musketeer Announce New Musketeer Coach<\/span>
\n<\/b>May 22nd, 1991
\n<\/b>\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0<\/span>
\nMusketeer Owner\u00a0Ted Carlson<\/b>\u00a0introduces new Head Coach & General Manager\u00a0Dave Lohrei<\/b>. He joins the Musketeers from
\nthe prior three seasons as an assistant coach at NCAA D1 Miami of Ohio University.<\/span><\/p>\n

Davie Lohrei<\/span>
\nHead Coach and General Manager<\/span>
\n<\/b>Musketeers 1991-96
\n\u00a0\u00a0<\/span>
\n\u00a0Dave Lohrei<\/strong> would go on to coach the Musketeers for five seasons. Three seasons into his tenure, he would lead the
\nMusketeers to a National Tournament appearance in Des Moines that saw them fall just short in the championship game.<\/span><\/p>\n

In 1998 while coaching the Nashville Ice Flyers of the Central Hockey League (CHL) Dave would receive the
\nCommissioner’s <\/span>Trophy which is awarded annually to the League’s Coach of the Year. Two years later while coaching
\nin Fayetteville for the <\/span>Force also in the CHL, he would again receive the Commissioner’s Trophy award. Dave would
\ngo on to coach five more <\/span>USHL seasons, three the ECHL and two more in the CHL.<\/span><\/p>\n

Meet The Coach<\/b><\/span>
\nSiouxland Convention Center May 29th, 1991
\n\u00a0\u00a0<\/span>
\nLeft:\u00a0<\/b>Sioux City Journal Sports writer Steve Alspech, Head Coach & GM Dave Lohrei and Owner Ted Carlson.
\nRight:<\/b> Musketeer fans line-up to meet the new coach, Dave Lohrei.<\/span><\/p>\n

\u00a0\u00a0<\/span>
\nLeft:\u00a0<\/b>Carolyn Stoever and Mary Jo Carlson and\u00a0Right:<\/b>\u00a0Housing Co-Coordinator and Host Mom Lesley Davis.<\/span><\/p>\n

\u00a0\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n

\u00a0<\/b><\/span><\/p>\n

Musketeer Coaching Staff<\/span>
\nDave Lohrei\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0 Marty Kernaghan\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0 Dick Earle\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0 Billy Danderand\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0 Marty Kernaghan<\/span>
\n<\/b>Musketeers 1991-97\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0 Musketeers 1991-2000\u00a0 Musketeers 1990-93\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0 Musketeers 1972-2013\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0 Musketeers 1991-2000
\n\u00a0\u00a0
\n<\/b>Dave Lohrei<\/b>\u00a0would join the Musketeer organization this season and remain as the head coach for five seasons. He would lead
\nthe\u00a0Musketeers to the National Championship tournament where they fell just short in the final game.
\n
\nMarty Kernaghan<\/b>, originally arrived in Sioux City playing softball for the eventual International Softball Congress’s record
\nsetting team Penn Corps\/National Health Care. Best known\u00a0by fast pitch softball fans as the\u00a0best third baseman in the world<\/i>,
\nMarty was a pretty good hockey player too having spent several seasons in the IHL. He would work the Musketeer bench for
\nfive seasons, before taking over the General Manager and Hockey Operations positions for four more seasons.<\/b><\/span><\/p>\n

Dick Earle\u00a0was also a soft ball holdover, taking care of the area’s Championship Fast Pitch team during the summer and the<\/span>
\nMusketeers during the winter.\u00a0Billy Danderand<\/b>\u00a0was here from the very beginning of Musketeer hockey, he too was a<\/span>
\nmember of the Penn Corps\/ National Health Care softball staff and the long time Musketeer Equipment Manager.<\/span><\/p>\n

Did You Know…<\/b>Sioux City was home of the International Softball Congress power house team Penn Corps\/National
\nHealth Care. All ISC teams are comprised of the best fast pitch players from North America and from around the world.
\nAnnually up to forty-eight teams meet in a double-elimination type tournament in host cities in the US and Canada. PC\/NHC
\nmade some noise in the 1986 tournament finishing in third place. Two seasons later they would begin a ISC record six
\nconsecutive appearances in the championship game; winning the title four times.<\/span><\/p>\n

High Scorers<\/b><\/span>
\nChad Remackel\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0 David Klasnick\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0 Jim Fish\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0 \u00a0 Jason Christopherson\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0 \u00a0\u00a0\u00a0Tony Prpic<\/span>
\n<\/b>Musketeers 1990-92\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0 Musketeers 1990-92\u00a0\u00a0 \u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0 Musketeers 1990-92\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0<\/b>Musketeers 1991-92\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0 Musketeers 1991-92\u00a0\u00a0
\n<\/b>\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0<\/span>
\nChad Remackel\u00a0<\/b>leads the Musketeers in scoring with ninety-four total points; including both a team leading thirty-six
\ngoals and fifty-eight assists. Missing a couple of games this season he did all this in just forty-four games; averaging over
\ntwo points per game. David Klasnick <\/b>would finish in second, recording thirty goals for sixty-two points.\u00a0Jim Fish\u00a0<\/b>with
\nwould notch twenty-goals and add twenty-nine helpers to finish in third among the top scorers.\u00a0Jason Christopherson
\n<\/b>\u00a0and \u00a0Tony Prpic<\/b> are also twenty goals scorers this season and round out the top five scorers with forty-six
\nand forty-four points.<\/span><\/p>\n

Heavy Hitters<\/span>
\n\u00a0 \u00a0 Chris Frescoln\u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0Jason Christopherson\u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0Brian Westerberg\u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0Sean Storie\u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0Paul Knight\u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0<\/span>
\n<\/b>Musketeers 1991-92\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0 Musketeers 1991-92\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0 Musketeers 1991-93\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0 Musketeers 1991-92\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0 Musketeers 1990-92
\n\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0
\nChris Frescoln<\/b>\u00a0would lead the way for the Musketeers with 110 penalty minutes.\u00a0Jason Christopherson<\/b>\u00a0would record
\n107 penalty minutes and also finish among the top five scorers as well.\u00a0Brian Westerberg\u00a0<\/b>with 106 minutes,\u00a0Sean Storie
\n<\/b>\u00a0with 99 minutes and Paul Knight<\/b>\u00a0just a half a minor behind. Brian, Sean and Paul would all finish among the team’s top ten
\nscorers this season recording thirty-seven, twenty-two and twenty-four regular season points.<\/span><\/p>\n

\u00a0\u00a0<\/span>
\nLeft:\u00a0\u00a0<\/b>Brian Leitza, Sean Storie, Chris Loken and Jim Fish\u00a0\u00a0Right:<\/b>\u00a0<\/b>\u00a0Chad Remackel, David Klasnick & Tony Prpic<\/span><\/p>\n

\u00a0Musketeer Player and Host Family Pot Luck Dinner<\/b><\/span>
\nSeptember 5th, 1991 \/ Siouxland Convention Center<\/span><\/p>\n

Paul Knight\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0 Craig Stoever\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0 Chris Deleone\u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0Jim Fish\u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0<\/span>
\n<\/b>Musketeers 1990-92\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0 Metros Class of ’83\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0 Musketeers 1988-90\u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 Musketeers 1990-92
\n\u00a0\u00a0<\/span>
\nLeft:<\/b>\u00a0Current\u00a0 Musketeer Paul Knight<\/strong>, host brother Craig Stoever<\/strong> & past Musketeer player Chris DeLeone<\/strong> and
\n(Right<\/b>) Current Musketeer Jim Fish<\/strong> all get together at the South Sioux Convention Center for the beginning of the
\nseason Meet the Musketeers<\/em> event.
\n<\/span><\/p>\n

Returning veteran\u00a0Paul Knight<\/b>\u00a0would build upon last season’s rookie success of six goals, eight assists. This season’s
\nAlternate <\/span>Team Captain would record both a dozen goals and assists. He would maintain his physical play; racking up
\nninety-eight penalty <\/span>minutes and place again among the Musketeers top Heavy Hitters. He would receive the Musketeers
\nMost Popular Player<\/b>\u00a0Award.<\/span><\/p>\n

Chris DeLeone\u00a0<\/b>played a pair of seasons in Sioux City. During his rookie season he would record a dozen goals,
\nthirteen assists and was a top four team leader with 115 penalty minutes. His follow-up season was filled with more of the
\nsame success’s recording sixteen goals and twenty-seven assists he also trimmed his penalty minutes to just sixty-eight total;
\nstill the fourth highest on the team and received the Musketeers\u00a0Most Popular Player<\/b>\u00a0award.<\/span><\/p>\n

Jim Fish\u00a0<\/b>played for the Musketeers for two seasons. Prior this season, he logged eleven games in Waterloo before
\nmoving to Sioux City and finishing his rookie season playing in thirty-four games and recording ten goals and eighteen assists.
\nThis season Jim would almost double his scoring grabbing twenty goals and twenty-nine assists. Finishing in the top three team
\nscorers and averaging just over a point a game he was selected to play in the\u00a0USHL All-Star Game<\/b>.<\/span><\/p>\n

Meet The Musketeers<\/b><\/span>
\nSeptember 12th, 1991
\n\u00a0\u00a0<\/span>
\nLeft:<\/b>\u00a0Dieter Kochan & Jim Fish and\u00a0Right:<\/b>\u00a0Player (Green Jersey) & Paul Knight pose for that evening’s KCAU Sports with Tim Seaman<\/span><\/p>\n

\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0<\/span>
\nLeft:<\/b>\u00a0Paul Knight\u00a0Center:<\/b>\u00a0Dieter Kochan and Jim Fish\u00a0Right:\u00a0<\/b>Player (Green Jersey) & Brian Kreft with Tim Seaman and Lesley Davis.<\/span><\/p>\n

\u00a0\u00a0<\/span>
\nMusketeer players move through the buffet line at the annual pre-season get-together.
\n<\/span>
\n\u00a0\u00a0<\/span>
\nLeft:\u00a0<\/b>USHL Linesman Kirk Swanson<\/strong> (far left) Dave\u00a0Lohrei\u00a0<\/strong>& Billy Danderand<\/strong> and Joe Pinard<\/strong> (far right)
\nall meet to welcome Dave to Sioux City.\u00a0Right:<\/b>\u00a0Long time Musketeer equipment manager Billy Danderand
\n<\/strong> and his wife Gigi.<\/span><\/p>\n

Sioux City native Kirk Swanson<\/strong> and a member of\u00a0 Siouxland Youth Hockey Association (SYHA) (Metros Class of ’85).
\nHe <\/span>joined the USHL officiating staff in 1988 and was a full-time official for twelve seasons. Kirk was also a high school
\nofficial during that <\/span>time and and after retirement he took on several youth hockey coaching duties.\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n

Billy Danderand was a part of the Musketeers for <\/span>nearly forty seasons. He joined the team as equipment manager during
\nthe Musketeers first season in 1972 when the USHL was a <\/span>Senior Professional League. Billy also served the same duties
\nduring the nineties with International Softball <\/span>Congress’s powerhouse teams Penn Corps & National Health Care.<\/span><\/span>
\n
\nJoe Pinard\u00a0<\/strong>originally played for the Sioux City Eagles, the precursor to the Musketeers. Joe was one of the original
\nSYHA advisors <\/span>(1972) and was instrumental in coordinating coaches for the newly formed youth association. He was an
\nAHAUS Referee for more <\/span>than ten seasons and later coached youth and high school hockey. In 1998, Joe received
\nthe\u00a0Musketeers D’Artagnan Award\u00a0<\/strong>for <\/span>outstanding\u00a0volunteer dedication to both the Musketeer
\norganization and community.<\/span><\/span><\/p>\n

4-SC vs. Omaha Lancers-3 OT<\/strong><\/span>
\nAk-Sar-Ben Arena, Omaha, NE. \/ November 17th, 1991
\nMusketeers Chad Remackel, Mike Arel<\/strong> and David Klasnick<\/strong> all grabbed goals giving the visitors an early third period
\nlead. However, Omaha did manage to tie the game, sending it to overtime. Jim Fish<\/strong> would be the game’s hero scoring the
\ngame winner seven minutes into the extra period. Goaltender Brian Letzia<\/strong> faced forty-two Lancer shots, turning away
\nall but three of those attempts.
\n\u00a0\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n

\u00a0David Klasnick\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0 Jim Fish\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0 Mike Arel\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0 John Seaverson<\/span>
\n<\/b>Musketeers 1990-92\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0 Musketeers 1990-92\u00a0\u00a0 Musketeers 1991-92\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0 Musketeers 1991-92
\n\u00a0\u00a0<\/span>
\nLeft:\u00a0<\/b>\u00a0Musketeers David Klasnick<\/strong> ties-up the Lancer Captain Brian Hill.\u00a0\u00a0Right:<\/b>\u00a0Forward Jim Fish<\/strong> and defenseman
\nJohn Seaverson<\/strong> watch as Mike Arel<\/strong> tries keep the puck from completely crossing the goal line.<\/span><\/p>\n

The prior season,\u00a0David Klasnick<\/b>\u00a0joins the Musketeers after a late season trade from the Waterloo Black Hawks where
\nhe played in nineteen games and scored three goals. He plays in the remaining eleven Musketeer games of the season and
\nposts a goal and three assists.\u00a0Shown here during his veteran season in Sioux City, he would notch thirty-two goals and thirty
\nassists; his sixty-two points was second highest among all Musketeer scorers. He would be selected to play in the
\nUSHL All-Star\u00a0<\/b>game.\u00a0 David would go on to play four more seasons for the University of Denver Pioneers.<\/span><\/p>\n

\u00a0<\/b><\/i>Another Black Hawk to join the Musketeer this season was\u00a0Jim Fish.\u00a0<\/b>After a good start in Waterloo, scoring a goal and
\ntwo assists in his first six games he would finish the season in Sioux City. Logging time in thirty-four more contests, he
\nwould record ten goals and eighteen assists putting him among the top five High Scorers. Returning for this second season,
\nthe eventual two-time Musketeer High Scorer, would nearly double his total scoring notching twenty goals and twenty-nine
\nassists; averaging over a point per game he would finish third in team scoring. He would be selected as a Team Captain<\/strong>
\nand a member of the\u00a0USHL All-Star<\/b>\u00a0team.\u00a0<\/b>He would go on to play two more seasons at the University of
\nWisconsin-Stevens Point.<\/span><\/p>\n

Mike Arel<\/b>\u00a0and\u00a0John Seaverson<\/b>\u00a0both would log single seasons for the Musketeers. Part of the defensive corps Mike Arel would
\nfind the net seven times, add six more helpers and record forty-five penalty minutes. Winger John Seaverson missed just one
\ngame during the forty-eight game season that saw him recorded a pair of red-lighters, ten assists and forty-seven minutes in the box.<\/span><\/p>\n

Brian Leitza\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0 Chad Remackel<\/span>
\n<\/b>Musketeers 1991-94\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0 \u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0 Musketeers 1990-92
\n<\/b>\u00a0\u00a0<\/span>
\n\u00a0Left: Brian Leitza\u00a0<\/b>would play in Sioux City for three seasons. Pictured here during his rookie he would receive the USHL
\nLet’s Play Hockey Player of the Week honors for the week ending December 1st.\u00a0 During his final season he would play some
\nthirty-two plus games and recorded ten assists. After four seasons at St Cloud State, he would spend many seasons in the
\nprofessional ranks.
\n
\nRight:\u00a0<\/b>Captain\u00a0Chad Remackel\u00a0<\/b>spent two seasons as a Musketeer. During both his rookie and veteran seasons he would\u00a0 lead
\nthe team in scoring; recording nineteen goals, twenty-nine assists as a rookie and as a veteran, the Team Captain would compile a
\nteam leading thirty-six goals and fifty-eight assists; giving him ninety-four points during the forty-eight game schedule.\u00a0 In
\nNovember Chad is chosen as the USHL\/Let’s Play Hockey Player of the Week. Both seasons he averages over a point per
\ngame and is voted the Musketeer\u00a0Most Valuable Player\u00a0<\/b>and be selected to play in the\u00a0USHL All-Star Game<\/b>.<\/span><\/p>\n

Billy Danderand\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0 Dave Lohrei\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0 Scott Ball\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0 \u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0 \u00a0 Brain Leitza<\/span>
\n<\/b>Musketeers 1972-14\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0 Musketeers 1991-96\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0 Musketeers 1991-93\u00a0\u00a0<\/b>\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0 Musketeers 1991-93\u00a0\u00a0<\/span>
\n\u00a0\u00a0<\/span>
\nLeft:<\/b>\u00a0Equipment Manager Billy Danderand, Head Coach & GM David Lohrei and Assistant Coach Scott Ball
\nRight:<\/b>\u00a0 Head Coach & GM David Lohrei , Brain Leitza and Assistant Coach Scott Ball<\/span><\/p>\n

Chad Burckhard\u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 Michael Hashbargar\u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0John Seaverson\u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 Chad Dyjac\u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0Paul Knight<\/span>
\n<\/b>Musketeers 1991-93\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0 Musketeers 1991-92\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0 Musketeers 1991-92\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0 Musketeers 1991-92\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0 Musketeers 1990-92
\n\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n

Did You Know…<\/b>Michael Hashbargar would see time in thirty-three USHL contests and record zero penalty minutes.<\/span><\/p>\n

Did You Know…<\/b>Paul Knight loved his Mountain Dew<\/span><\/p>\n

Autograph Night<\/span>
\n<\/b>Sioux City Auditorium
\nJim Fish \u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0 \u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0 Dieter Kochan<\/span><\/b>
\n<\/b>\u00a0Musketeers 1990-92\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0 Musketeers 1991-92
\n<\/b>\u00a0\u00a0
\n<\/b>\u00a0Jim Fish<\/b>\u00a0would finish his rookie season logging thirty-four games, his twenty-eight points him among the top five
\nteam High Scorers. This season, the Team Captain would nearly double his total scoring, notching twenty goals and
\ntwenty-nine assists; averaging over a point per game he would finish third in team scoring and be selected to play
\nin the\u00a0USHL All-Star<\/b>\u00a0game.\u00a0<\/b>Jim would play two more seasons at the University of Wisconsin-Stevens Point.<\/span><\/p>\n

Goaltender\u00a0Dieter Kochan<\/b>\u00a0plays one season for the Musketeers. Part of a Musketeer goaltending duo, that would
\nboth make it to the NHL.\u00a0 Dieter would see time in twenty-three USHL games and post the League’s tenth best save
\npercentage. He is twice selected the\u00a0 USHL\/Let’s Play Hockey Player of the Week and shares this season’s
\nMusketeer Rookie of the Year<\/b>\u00a0award with his goaltending partner.
\nAfter a following season in the BCHL where he was selected as the League’s top goalie, it was four seasons at Northern
\nMichigan University and two more in the ECHL and UHL before making his NHL debut for the Tampa Bay Lighting on
\nMarch 28th, 2000 against the Dallas Stars.\u00a0 In 2004 he would win the Hap Holmes Memorial Trophy for the AHL’s
\nlowest Goals Against Average while playing for the Bridgeport Sound Tigers (AHL) He would go on to split seven
\nseasons between the NHL and AHL<\/span><\/p>\n

Nathan Painovich<\/span>
\n<\/b>Musketeers 1991-92
\n
\n<\/b>Nathan Painovich<\/b>\u00a0logged a single season in Sioux City and missed just a pair of games during the regular season. Playing in
\nforty-six USHL contests he did record a pair of goals and six helpers along the way. However, his overall season and
\nperformance was a success receiving the Musketeer’s\u00a0Most Improved Player<\/b>\u00a0award that season.\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n

Post-Game Gatherings…<\/b><\/span>
\n…on the ice & in the Green Room
\n<\/b>\u00a0\u00a0<\/span>
\nThrough out the season the Musketeers hosted several events allowing the fans a chance to meet their favorite players. This first
\npicture is from one of the Autograph nights. Players, Coaches, fans and even the Mascot made these events a great time.<\/span><\/p>\n

The second picture is taken in the Musketeer Booster Club room located behind the balcony in the old Auditorium. Sponsored by the<\/span>
\nBooster Club, and called the “Green Room” this was the traditional spot that fans and players stopped by before heading home from<\/span>
\nthe game. Pictured here are Jimmy (left) & Kirk (right) who probably worked the lines that night, past Musketeer player Brian Langlot
\n(white) home from <\/span>Mankato State and Equipment Manager Bill Danderand, all take some time to relax after this Musketeer game.<\/span><\/p>\n

7-Musketeers vs. Des Moines Buccaneers-5<\/b><\/span>
\nDes Moines Ice Arena \/ November 27th, 1991
\n<\/span>Chad Remackel<\/strong> and David Klasnick<\/strong> both grab a pair of goals in this win over the Bucs. Also scoring are Mike Arel,
\nPaul Knight <\/strong>and Mike Hashbarger<\/strong>.\u00a0 Sioux City shots on goal are quality over quantity launching just twenty-nine shots
\non net. Opposed to the Bucs who bombed Goaltender Brian Letzia sixty total shots on goal stopping all but five of them.<\/span><\/p>\n

Paul Knight \u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0 Michael Hashbargar\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0 Chad Remackel<\/span>
\n<\/b>Musketeers 1990-92\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0 Musketeers 1991-92\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0 \u00a0\u00a0\u00a0 Musketeers 1990-92
\n\u00a0\u00a0<\/span>
\nLeft:\u00a0<\/b>Musketeer Alternate Captain Paul Knight beats Buccaneer goalie Kevin Deschambeault\u00a0\u00a0Right:<\/b>\u00a0Musketeers Michael
\nHashbargar (#11) and Captain Chad Remackel celebrate another goal.<\/span><\/p>\n

Returning veteran\u00a0Paul Knight<\/b>\u00a0<\/b>played two seasons as a Musketeer and is shown here during this second season.\u00a0His hard work
\nethic and dedication to the team showed every time he took the ice. The two-time Musketeer Heavy Hitter was also selected as
\none of the Team Captains this second season, the season that saw him nearly double his offensive output.\u00a0However, Paul’s off-ice
\npersonality and sense of humor that made him a favorite with players, fans and friends. Both theses characteristics made him
\na lock for the Musketeers\u00a0Most Popular Player Award.<\/b><\/span><\/p>\n

Michael Hashbargar\u00a0<\/b>played for the Musketeers for a single season. He puts up six goals for sixteen points and records zero
\npenalty minutes during his thirty-three regular season games. He is most defiantly overlooked in the Curt Hammer Award.<\/span><\/p>\n

Chad Remackel\u00a0<\/b>would spent two seasons as a Musketeer. Last season the rookie would lead the team in scoring with nineteen
\ngoals and a team leading twenty-nine assists; his forty-eight points was tops among Musketeer scorers.\u00a0 This following season,
\nthe returning veteran and Team Captain he would again lead the team in both goals an assists; recording thirty-six goals and fifty-
\neight assists on his way to racking-up ninety-four total points; fourth highest among all USHL scorers. Chad would be both
\na two-time Musketeer\u00a0Most Valuable Player\u00a0<\/b>and\u00a0USHL All-Star.<\/b><\/span><\/p>\n

Paul Knight\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0 \u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0 Dieter Kochan<\/span>
\n<\/b>Musketeers 1990-92\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0 Musketeers 1991-92<\/span>
\n\u00a0\u00a0<\/span>
\nLeft:<\/b>\u00a0Alternate Captain\u00a0Paul Knight<\/b>\u00a0moves the puck up ice against the Des Moines Buccaneers. Paul would record both
\na dozen red-lighters and assists this season; his twenty-four points was eight highest among Musketeer scorers. He would
\nalso grab ninety-eight minutes in the box making him fourth highest Musketeer Heavy Hitter. He was a shoe-in for the
\nMusketeers\u00a0Most Popular Play Award.<\/b><\/span><\/p>\n

Goaltender\u00a0Dieter Kochan<\/b>\u00a0plays one season for the Musketeers. Part of a Musketeer goaltending duo, that would
\nboth make it to the NHL.\u00a0 Dieter would see time in twenty-three USHL games and post the League’s tenth best save
\npercentage. He is twice selected the\u00a0 USHL\/Let’s Play Hockey Player of the Week and shares this season’s
\nMusketeer Rookie of the Year<\/b>\u00a0award with his goaltending partner.
\nAfter a following season in the BCHL where he was selected as the League’s top goalie, it was four seasons at Northern
\nMichigan University and two more in the ECHL and UHL before making his NHL debut for the Tampa Bay Lighting on
\nMarch 28th, 2000 against the Dallas Stars.\u00a0 In 2004 he would win the Hap Holmes Memorial Trophy for the AHL’s
\nlowest Goals Against Average while playing for the Bridgeport Sound Tigers (AHL) He would go on to split seven
\nseasons between the NHL and AHL<\/span><\/p>\n

\u00a0<\/span>
\n\u00a0The Voice of the Musketeers<\/b><\/span>
\nWoody Gottburg<\/strong><\/span>
\n\u00a0\u00a0<\/span>
\nLongtime Voice of the Musketeers\u00a0Woody Gottburg<\/b>\u00a0shown here in Omaha broadcasts the Musketeers progress against
\ntheir rivals to the south. On occasion, Woody would get some help, and this night in Des Moines proved to be a very
\ncolorful line-up as Craig Stoever<\/b>,\u00a0Chris DeLeone<\/b>\u00a0&\u00a0Scotty Brand<\/b>\u00a0offer-up their hockey insight with; comedy, strategy
\nwith comedy and officiating with comedy, in that order. In 1998 Woody would become a Horary Member of the
\nMusketeer Hall of Fame<\/b> and in 2000 hung-up his radio broadcasting and PA announcing duties.<\/b><\/span><\/p>\n

Did you Know…<\/strong>In 1974, Woody put together the very first Musketeer player card set. This 20 card set was printed on yellow
\ncard-<\/span>stock featured a player photo on front and information on the back.<\/span><\/p>\n

Chad Remackel<\/span>
\n<\/b>Musketeers 1990-92
\n<\/b><\/span><\/p>\n


\nMusketeers Leading Scorer (2x) \/ Musketeers MVP (2x) \/ USHL All-Star (2x)<\/span><\/b>
\n<\/b>Chad Remackel<\/strong> is the only Musketeer player to collect these three Team and League honors for two consecutive seasons. Twice he
\nwould lead the Musketeers in scoring; the prior season with forty-eight points and this season with ninety-four. He is also two-time
\nMusketeer Most Valuable Player and a two-time USHL All-Star.<\/span><\/p>\n

Jim Fish
\n<\/b><\/span>Musketeers 1990-92
\n<\/b>
\nJim Fish<\/strong> would join the Musketeers the prior season after a brief start with the Waterloo Black Hawks but finish the remainder of
\nthe season in Sioux City. A two-time Musketeer top five scorer; as a rookie recorded twenty-eight points and this following season
\nthe veteran would record forty-nine points. Averaging over a point per game Jim is selected a member of the USHL All-Star team.<\/span><\/p>\n

Host Families<\/b><\/span>
\nID Player\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0 ID Player\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0 Dieter Kochan<\/span>
\n<\/b>Musketeers 19XX-XX\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0 Musketeers 19XX-XX\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0 Musketeers 1901-92\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0
\n<\/b>\u00a0\u00a0<\/span>
\nLeft:<\/b>\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0Right:<\/b>\u00a0Dieter Kochan and Host Family Mark and Lesley Davis<\/span><\/p>\n

Paul Knight\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0 David Klasnick<\/b><\/span>
\nMusketeers 1990-92\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0 Musketeers 1990-92<\/span>
\n\u00a0\u00a0
\nLeft:\u00a0<\/b>Host parents\u00a0Curt & Carolyn Stoever<\/b>\u00a0get a shot with one of their favorite billets Paul Knight. Curt and Carolyn were
\nboth tremendous Musketeer supporters, and over the years both earned the very special\u00a0\u00a0D’Artagnan Award<\/b>\u00a0presented to
\nthose individuals who show dedication to the Musketeers team and organization above and beyond what is expected.
\nCurt would receive the award in1986 and Carolyn in 1993.<\/span><\/p>\n

\u00a0David Klasnick <\/b>poses with his mom and Dad during Parent’s Weekend. Joining the Musketeers the prior season after
\na trade form Waterloo, David saw time in eleven remaining games that rookie season, recording a goal and three assists.
\nShown here during his veteran season in Sioux City where he would finish second in scoring with thirty-two goals and thirty
\nassists. His sixty-two points was second highest among all Musketeer scorers. He would be selected to play in the USHL
\nAll-Star game.\u00a0 David would go on to play four more seasons for the University of Denver Pioneers.<\/span><\/p>\n

\u00a0<\/span>\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n

***************************************USHL Play-Offs***************************************
\nMusketeers vs.\u00a0<\/b>Des Moines Buccaneers<\/b><\/span>
\nRound 1 \/ Quarter Finals
\nFinishing in seventh place this season the Musketeers are matched up against the second place Des Moines Buccaneers who
\nfinished just a point out of the Anderson Cup contention. On paper the Bucs look like the favorite but on the ice…well the Bucs
\nare the favorite. Hanging eleven goals on the Musketeers in to opening game, seven in the second game and nine more in the
\nthird and final game. The Bucs would go on to win the Clark Cup Championship that season.<\/span><\/p>\n

1992 Musketeer Award Winners<\/b><\/span>
\nMost Valuable Player\u00a0<\/b>\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0 Most Improved Player\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0 7th Man Award\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0 Rookie of the Year
\n<\/b>\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0
\nMusketeers Most Valuable Player:<\/b>\u00a0Chad Remackel *\u00a0Most Improved Player:<\/b>\u00a0Nathan Painovich
\nMusketeers 7th Man Award:<\/b>\u00a0Paul Knight *\u00a0\u00a0Rookie of the Year:\u00a0<\/b>\u00a0Brian Leitza & Dieter Kochan (not Pictured)<\/span><\/p>\n

Did You Know…<\/b><\/i>Chad Remackel would lead the Musketeers in scoring and be select as the team’s Most Valuable Player
\nboth his seasons in Sioux City<\/span><\/p>\n

USHL All-Star Game<\/span>
\n<\/b>Waterloo, IA
\nChad Remackel\u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 Jim Fish\u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0Tony Prpic\u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0David Klasnick<\/span>
\n<\/b>\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0
\n<\/span>This season’s All-Star classic is held in Waterloo, IA at Young Arena. The Southern Division All-Stars out score
\ntheir foes in the second and third periods giving them a 6-4 victory. Chad Remackel<\/strong> makes a return visit to the USHL
\nAll-Star line-up this season and is selected to the USHL Second All-Star Team.<\/span><\/p>\n

1992 NHL Draft<\/span>
\n<\/b>Held on June 20th at the Montreal Forum in Montreal, Canada. The USHL boasts their first opening round draft picks in
\nDavid Wilkie of the Omaha Lancers and Peter Ferraro of the Waterloo Black Hawks, when his is selected by the Montreal
\nCanadians and New York Rangers. Chris Ferraro is also selected by the Rangers in the fourth round. They are three of seven
\ntotal USHL players picked in the draft. Flash forward to 2017 when fifty-seven\u00a0USHLers are selected by NHL teams.<\/span><\/p>\n

Mascots<\/span>
\n<\/b>\u00a0\u00a0<\/span>
\nLeft:<\/b>\u00a0This Swashbuckler will remain anonymous!!! Note his very short saber or his cutting edge mobile phone
\nCenter & Right:<\/b> Everyone knows the\u00a0Tires Tires Tires<\/i>\u00a0guy on the corner of Fairmont St. & Gordon Drive.<\/span><\/p>\n

 <\/p>\n

<\/b>
\nLeague consists of ten Member teams playing a\u00a0forty-eight<\/b>\u00a0game regular season schedule.
\nDes Moines Buccaneers, Dubuque Fighting Saints, Wisconsin Capitols, North Iowa Huskies, Omaha Lancers,<\/strong>
\nRochester Mustangs, Sioux City Musketeers, St. Paul Vulcans, Thunder Bay Flyers, Waterloo Black Hawks<\/strong><\/span><\/p>\n

Still re-building from the previous two seasons, the Musketeers would struggle again and post a 15-29-4 record for a eighth place finish in the
\nleague. Matched-up against the Omaha Lancers, they would fall in the first round in four games to the eventual Clark Cup Champions.
\nHowever, brighter days were ahead as the team would begin to see bright spots and prepare for a pair of National Championship
\nquests\u00a0just a few seasons away.\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n

Musketeers\u00a0Bryan Haro<\/b>\u00a0and\u00a0Derek Locker<\/b>\u00a0both place tenth among the league’s top scorers with sixty-two regular season points.
\n
\n<\/b>Sioux City native and SYHA player\u00a0Jesse Monell<\/b>\u00a0(Metros Class of ’92 \/ State Champion ’91 & ’92) would join the Musketeers
\nfor the first of three seasons. He would be selected Musketeer Team Captain his final season and finish in among
\nthe top four Musketeer scorers that season.<\/span><\/p>\n

Musketeer Front Office Staff
\nTed Carlson\u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 Dave Lohrei\u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 Evan Schoenfish\u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 Judy Johnson\u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 Woody Gottburg<\/span>
\n<\/b>\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0<\/b>
\n<\/b>Owner\/President\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0 Head Coach\/GM\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0 \u00a0\u00a0 Advertising Consultant\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0 Office Manager\u00a0 \u00a0\u00a0 \u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0 Scorers Bench\/PA<\/span><\/p>\n

 <\/p>\n

\u00a0\u00a0<\/span>Musketeer Coaching Staff
\nDave Lohrei\u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 Marty Kernaghan\u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0Tim Harris\u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0Billy Danderand\u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0Joe Pinard\u00a0\u00a0<\/span>
\n<\/b>\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0<\/b>
\n<\/b>Head Coach\/GM\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0 Assistant Coach\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0 Athletic Trainer\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0 Equipment Manager\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0Equipment Manager
\nHead Coach and General Manager Dave Lohrei<\/strong> returns for a second season as does Assistant Coach Marty Kernagahn<\/strong>.
\nNew to the coaching staff is Athletic trainer Tim Harris<\/strong>. Equipment Manager Billy Danderand<\/strong> is back in his usual position
\nand past Sioux City Eagles player Joe Pinard<\/strong> joins him as an assistant.<\/span><\/p>\n

Between the Pipes<\/b><\/span>
\nReturning goaltenders\u00a0Brian Leitza<\/b>\u00a0and\u00a0Brian Kreft<\/b>\u00a0would start as this seasons backstop duo. Leitza would garner the starting
\nposition and shoulder most of the load this season playing in forty-three games. Early in the season, Kreft would be traded to the
\nWisconsin Capitols and replaced by Kirk Daubenspeck<\/b> for the remainder of that season.<\/span><\/p>\n

Kirk Daubenspeck\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0 Brian Leitza\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0 Brian Kreft\u00a0<\/span>
\n<\/b>Musketeers 1992-93\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0 Musketeers 1991-94\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0 Musketeers 1992-93
\n\u00a0\u00a0
\nBrian Leitza<\/b>\u00a0would join the Musketeers for three seasons. Arriving\u00a0 last season, the rookie would work a heavy rotation
\nin goal and would finish that first season with twenty-six games under his belt. Returning this season as a veteran between
\nthe pipes, Brian would grab the starter position playing forty-two games where he recorded fifteen wins, nineteen losses
\nand a tie game. In November, he would be chosen as the USHL\/Let’s Play Hockey Player of the Week. His overall
\nsave percentage of 0.89 is among the three best goaltenders in the league. The following season, Brian would team up
\nwith John Grahame and together they would form arguably one of the best goaltender duos in Musketeer history.<\/span><\/p>\n

Kirk Daubenspeck<\/b>\u00a0logged this single season as a Musketeer where he garnered nine USHL starts. The Philadelphia
\nFlyers draft pick and University of Wisconsin recruit saw limited time in the Musketeer net and after a dozen games was
\ntraded to Wisconsin where he played the remainder of the season for the Capitols. In February, Kirk would be selected
\nas the USHL\/Let’s Play Hockey Player of the Week.\u00a0 He would go on to play for the Badgers four seasons and after his
\ncollegian days, he would fill a solid professional career of ten years playing in the American, International and East
\nCoast Hockey Leagues.\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n

Brian Kreft\u00a0<\/b>played a pair of seasons in Sioux City. A trade from Waterloo brought him to Sioux City last season where he
\nworked a limited rotation with the starter, but still saw time in eleven USHL games. This season he again worked a relief
\nrotation and logged nine games. A late season trade also sent him to the Wisconsin Capitols for the remainder of the season.
\nAfter three seasons playing at the University of Wisconsin\/Eau Claire he would go on to play professionally in the UHL.
\nIn 2004 Brian would retune to the USHL taking on the goalie coaching duties for the Waterloo Black Hawks.<\/span><\/p>\n

High Scorers
\nBryan Haro\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0 Derek Locker\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0 David Buck\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0 Eric Raygor\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0 Mike Rotsch<\/b><\/span>
\nMusketeers 1992-93\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0 \u00a0 Musketeers 1992-93\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0 \u00a0\u00a0 Musketeers 1991-93\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0 Musketeers 1992-93\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0 \u00a0 Musketeers 1992-93
\n\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0<\/span>
\nRookies would dominated the top scoring positions. USHL All-Star game participants Bryan Haro<\/strong> and Derek Locker<\/strong> would tie
\nfor the leading scorer title with sixty-two points.\u00a0Bryan would post a team leading twenty-six goals and Derek would lead the team
\nwith thirty-eight assists. Also a selection to the mid-season classis is veteran David Buck<\/strong> who records record seventeen goals and
\ntwenty-nine assists. Another pair of rookies in Eric Raygor<\/strong> scores twenty goals and assists and Mike Rotsch<\/strong> seventeen goals and
\ntwenty-three assists round out the top scorers tied with forty points.<\/span><\/p>\n

Did You Know..<\/b>.High Scorers\u00a0Erik Raygor<\/b>\u00a0and\u00a0Bryan Haro<\/b>\u00a0were USHL\/Let’s Play Hockey Players of the Week; Erik January
\nand Bryan in February<\/span><\/p>\n

Did You Know…Bryan Haro<\/b>\u00a0and\u00a0Derek Locker<\/b>\u00a0both would place among the top ten highest scorers in the league this season;
\nboth recording sixty-two regular season points.<\/span><\/p>\n

Heavy Hitters<\/span>
\nChad Franckowiak\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0 Chris Chelios\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0 David Buck\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0 Bryan Haro\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0 Chad LaRoche<\/span>
\n<\/b>Musketeers 1992-93\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0 \u00a0 Musketeers 1992-94\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0 \u00a0\u00a0 Musketeers 1991-93\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0 Musketeers 1992-93\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0 \u00a0 Musketeers 1992-93
\n\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0<\/span>
\nUSHL veteran but Musketeer rookie, Chad Franckowiak<\/strong>, set the pace for penalty minutes this season with 147 regular season
\nminutes.\u00a0 Making the list for the first of both his seasons as Musketeer is Chris Chelios<\/strong> with 118. Top three scorer David Buck
\n<\/strong> records 115 minutes and Leading scorer Bryan Haro<\/strong> spend ninety-three minutes in the box. Rookie Chad <\/strong>LaRoche<\/strong> would
\nround out the heavy Hitters list with eighty-four penalty minutes.<\/span><\/p>\n


\nJesse Monell<\/span>
\n<\/b>Musketeers 1992-95\u00a0\/\u00a0\u00a0SYHA\/Metros Class of ’92
\n<\/b>2018 Midwest League (MHSHL) Regular Season and Tournament Champions\u00a0\/\u00a0<\/b>2018 USA Hockey National Championship
\n\u00a0<\/b>\u00a0
\n<\/b>Shown here during his rookie season, the first of three seasons as a Musketeer. Jesse was a product of the local Siouxland Youth
\nHockey Association (SYHA). He would play three seasons for the Metros High School team where he would win back-to-back
\nState Championships in 1991 & 1992 before spending his senior year playing for the Musketeers. His first season started slow with
\njust 11 points, however his importance to the team increased the next season when he posted 11 goals and 22 assists as the
\nMusketeers advanced to the Jr. A National Championship final game. He would finish his final season as team Captain and as
\ntop four scorer with 11 goals and 38 assists.<\/span><\/p>\n

<\/span>Fasted Four Goals Scored by Both Teams<\/span>
\n<\/b>On December 4th, 1992 the Musketeers and the Thunder Bay Flyers set the USHL record for the fastest four goals scored by both teams;
\nin just one minute and forty-two seconds. Musketeer Derek Locker<\/strong> would score the first at 17:49 of the third period, Thunder Bay’s
\nMike Koiranac would answer at 18:50, thirteen seconds later Locker would grab two more goals just twenty-eight second apart.<\/span><\/p>\n

Musketeers vs. Madison Capitals<\/span>
\n<\/b>January 9th, 1993 \/ Sioux City Auditorium
\n<\/a><\/span>
\nMusketeer J.T. Bernier has a go one of the Madison Capitals. That’s Referee Dave Buchanan and Linesman Kirk Swanson & Jimmy Peck
\nThis 2-minute clip has this fight from two different angles-with the second one surprisingly good video quality.<\/span><\/p>\n

Joe Pinard\u00a0\u00a0 Tim Harris\u00a0 Dave Lohrei\u00a0 Billy Danderand\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0 Brian Leitza\u00a0\u00a0 Jon Bernier\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0<\/b><\/span>
\n\u00a0\u00a0<\/span>
\nLeft:<\/b>\u00a0Assistant Equipment Manager Joe Pinard, Trainer Tim Harris, Head Coach\/GM Dave Lohrei & Equipment Manager Billy
\nDanderand.\u00a0Right:<\/b>\u00a0Brian Leitza and J.T. Bernier<\/span><\/p>\n

Musketeer’s Souvenir Stand<\/span>
\n<\/b>\u00a0\u00a0<\/span>
\nMusketeer fans show their support between periods as the team store is packed with customers. The stand sold the latest in Musketeer
\nt-shirts, sweatshirts, hats, novelties and even game worn jerseys. Note to new jersey collectors, they had a hard time getting rid of
\ngamers back then when prices as low as fifty bucks!!!<\/span><\/p>\n

Chad Franckowiak\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0 Jesse Monell\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0 David Buck\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0 Chad LaRoche\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0 \u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0 Tony Walters\u00a0<\/span>\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0<\/b>
\nMusketeers 1992-93\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0 Musketeers 1992-95\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0 Musketeers 1991-93\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0 Musketeers 1992-93\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0 Musketeers 1992-93
\n\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n

Did You Know…<\/b>During his three seasons (92-95) as a Musketeer, Sioux City native,\u00a0Jesse Monell<\/b> would post twenty-six goals
\nand sixty-seven assists for a total of\u00a0 ninty-three regular season points. He would later return to Sioux City and become active in
\nthe SYHA program coaching at the youth level implementing a player development program both on and off the ice.<\/span><\/p>\n

Brian Leitza\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0 Chris Chelios\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0 Brent Lovett\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0 J.T. Bernier\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0 Eric Silverman<\/b><\/span>
\nMusketeers 1991-94\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0 Musketeers 1992-94\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0 Musketeers 1992-94\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0 Musketeers 1992-94\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0 Musketeers 1992-95
\n\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0<\/span>
\nBrian Leitza<\/b>\u00a0would play three seasons in Sioux City. Shown here during his second season he would team up next year
\nwith John Grahame where they would take the Musketeers to the final in the National Championship Tournament. After four
\nseasons at St. Cloud State, he would go on to a professional career playing in the IHL, AHL and ECHL.<\/span><\/p>\n

Chris Chelios <\/b>played two seasons in Sioux City.\u00a0 His dedication to his teammates made him a favorite with both
\nplayers and fans. During his rookie season\u00a0 he tallied just a handful of points, but chalked-up 118 penalty minutes.
\nThe following season he added a pair of goals and eighteen assists plus another 121 penalty minutes to his USHL
\nstats. He played four seasons for the University if Wisconsin-Superior before a pair of seasons in the ECHL.<\/span><\/p>\n

Brent Lovett:<\/b> Logged a pair of seasons in Sioux City. Shown here during his first season he would record nine goals, sixteen
\nassists and receive the Musketeers\u00a0Most Improved Player Award.\u00a0<\/b>\u00a0The following season it was similar offensive numbers but this
\ntime; a final run at the National Championship game.\u00a0<\/i>After the Musketeers he played four seasons at Western Michigan University.<\/span><\/p>\n

J.T. Bernier<\/b> also played a pair of seasons (92-94) as a Musketeer and three in the USHL. This rookie season saw him post ten
\ngoals, twenty assists and finish as the seventh leading team scorer. He would also record forty-five penalty minutes. During his
\nsecond season he would improve his numbers, finishing second in team scoring with twenty-four goals and\u00a0 twenty-three assists as
\nwell as ninety penalty minutes. His Play-off offence was a big part of\u00a0 the Musketeers success that season in the National
\nChampionship finals.<\/span><\/p>\n

Eric Silverman<\/b> shown here during his second of three seasons as a Musketeer. This season he would record ten goals
\nand nineteen assists and finish among the teams top ten scorers. During his final season he would lead the Musketeers in scoring
\nwith eighty-five points including thirty-eight goals and forty-seven assists and also earning a spot on the USHL All-Star\u00a0<\/b>Team.<\/span><\/p>\n

Marc Grande\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0 Trapper Niccum\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0 Brian Westerberg\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0 Mike Rotsch\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0 \u00a0\u00a0 Jon Garver<\/span>\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0<\/b>
\nMusketeers 1992-94\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0 Musketeers 1992-95\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0 Musketeers 1991-93\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0 Musketeers 1992-93\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0 Musketeers 1992-93
\n\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0
\n<\/span>Marc Grande<\/b> played a pair of seasons in Sioux City.\u00a0 Shown here during his first season as a Musketeer, he would
\nrecord fifteen goals & twenty assists. His thirty-five points placed him among the top six Musketeers scorers. He
\nwould\u00a0receive the Musketeers Rookie of the Year Award<\/b>. The following season he would record similar numbers,
\nfinish as a top five scorer and selected\u00a0 Musketeer team Captain.\u00a0\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n

Rookie Trapper Niccum<\/strong> played a busy season for a rookie, seeing time in thirty-one games he would grab three red-
\nlighters and a pair of assists. He would go on to play four seasons at the University of Wisconsin-Eau Claire.<\/span><\/p>\n

Returning for a second season is Brian Westerberg<\/strong>. Last season the rookie he would play a complete season; recording a
\npair of goals and twenty-assists. A shortened veteran season saw him record another pair of goals and four assists.<\/span><\/p>\n

USHL veteran Mike Rotsch<\/strong> joins the Musketeers after\u00a0a prior season playing for the Waterloo Black Hawks and
\nRochester Mustangs where he recorded a total of eleven goals and a dozen assists. This season he would see time in
\nforty-six games; grabbing seventeen goals and twenty-three helpers. His forty points was fifth highest among team scorers.\u00a0\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n

Jon Garver<\/strong> would log a half season in Sioux City before moving to Waterloo where he played and additional season for
\nthe Black Hawks. After four season at the University of Wisconsin-Superior. In 2001 Jon would returning to the USHL this
\ntime in the front office serving first as the League’s Assistant Commissioner for four seasons and then a two seasons as
\nthe USHL Director of Media and Public Relations.<\/span><\/p>\n


\nFastest Goal Start of Second\/Third Period
\n<\/strong><\/span><\/span>Musketeer\u00a0Jon Garver\u00a0<\/b>sets a USHL record for fastest goal from the start of a period other than the first. On November 21st
\nhe scored just 5 seconds into the 3rd period against the Wisconsin Capitols.
\n<\/span><\/p>\n

Marc Grande\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0 Rolf Simonson\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0 Mike Rotsch\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0 David Buck\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0 Chad LaRoche<\/b><\/span>
\nMusketeers 1992-94\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0 Musketeers 1992-93\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0 Musketeers 1992-93\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0 Musketeers 1991-93\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0 Musketeers 1992-93
\n\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0<\/span>
\nMarc Grande:<\/b> Played a pair of seasons in Sioux City. Shown here during his first season as a Musketeer he would
\nrecord fifteen goals & twenty assists. His thirty-five points placed him among the top six Musketeers scorers. He would
\nreceive the Musketeers Rookie of the Year Award<\/b>. The following season he would record similar numbers, finish as a
\ntop five scorer and selected\u00a0 Musketeer team Captain.\u00a0\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n

\u00a0David<\/strong> Buck<\/b> is back for a second season. Last year the rookie missed just a pair of games all season and recorded a dozen
\ngoals and twenty assists. This season the veteran is both a top three High Scorer and Heavy Hitter; scoring seventeen goals,
\ntwenty-nine assists and forty points and recording 115 penalty minutes.\u00a0 He would go on to play college hockey at the
\nUniversity of Minnesota at Duluth.<\/span><\/p>\n

Eric Preston\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0 Rolf Simonson\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0 Mike Rotsch\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0 Eric Silverman\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0 Chris Chelios<\/b><\/span>
\nMusketeers 1992-93\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0 Musketeers 1992-93\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0 Musketeers 1992-93\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0 Musketeers 1992-95\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0 Musketeers 1992-94
\n\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n

Did You Know…Chris Chelios<\/b>‘ uncle is the Chicago Blackhawks legendary defenseman Chris Chelios.\u00a0He was one of our favorites
\nas an official. Always having fun but when it was time to go to work-it was a job well done. Lots of guys liked to challenge him but he
\nrarely saw the loosing end of a USHL tilt. A heavy hitter both of his seasons as a Musketeer he complied 239 penalty minutes<\/span><\/p>\n

Tony Walters<\/span>
\n<\/b>Musketeers 1992-93
\n\u00a0\u00a0<\/span>
\nLeft:<\/b> Alternate Captain Tony Walters works the boards against the Bucs Nick Krueger.\u00a0 Nick Krueger <\/b>played three seasons
\n(91-94) for his home town Des Moines Buccaneers. <\/span>\u00a0\u00a0Right: <\/b>Tony Walters with ID this person.<\/span><\/p>\n

Playing a single season in Sioux City Tony Walters<\/b> would record time in forty-one games. One of the team Captains this season,
\nhe would grab twenty-four regular season points; fourteen red-lighters and ten asstsis all while spending just a pair of minutes
\nin the penalty box.\u00a0 <\/span><\/p>\n

Born in Des Moines, Nick Krueger <\/b>played three seasons for his hometown Buccaneers.\u00a0 This last season’s (93-94) Team Captain
\nsaw his Bucs win the Buc Bowl Tournament, the Anderson Cup Championship and finish second in the Clark Cup Finals.
\nHe would also earn a spot on the USHL All-Star Team.\u00a0 After a pair of seasons at Ferris State University, Nick returned to Des
\nMoines where he was the Buccaneers Assistant Coach for three seasons. He would also serve a pair of season coaching the
\nDes Moines Capitols high school hockey team.<\/span><\/p>\n

Balcony view of the Audi and ice surface
\n<\/b><\/span>
\nMany people are unfamiliar with the playing surface in the Audi and it’s many intricacies. First, the ice was the smallest in the league and
\nmeasured only 175′\u00a0 x 70′. The player benches faced each other and the penalty boxes were still located in the common exits. Two line passes were
\nso fast-ya called your own!!! The black area was the stage and is now the Long Lines Climbing wall. Located on both sides of the stage are the
\nrooms that contained the many instruments of the mighty Wurlitzer organ. Lastly, that’s everyone favorite Zamboni driver, Dino, doing the ice.<\/span><\/p>\n


\n**************************************USHL Play-Offs*************************************<\/span>
\n<\/b>As this seasons post-season begins, it finds the eighth place Musketeers matching-up with the regular season champions and interstate
\nrivals the Omaha Lancers. With the underdog Musketeers evening the series after two games, the Omaha guns were blazin’ and in
\ngames three and four and twice the Lancers hung eight goals on the Musketeers, taking the series three games to one. The Lancers
\nwould go on to defeat Dubuque in the Clark Cup finals.
\n
\n<\/b>Musketeers vs. Omaha Lancers<\/span>
\n<\/b>Round 1 \/ Quarter Finals
\nGame one opened like many thought with the dominate Lacers winning in offensive fashion scoring five goals to the Musketeers
\nlone red-lighter. However, The Musketeers would battle back in game two, and in an offensive outburst the Musketeers would
\nscore six times, twice as many as Omaha could muster, tieing the series.
\nThe eventual Clark Cup Champions wasted no time quickly dispatching the Musketeers in the remaining two games of the series.
\nGame three and four saw the Lancers score eight goals each night, while Sioux City’s offence was dormant in game three and
\ntoo little-too late in the final game four.<\/span><\/p>\n

1993 Musketeer Award Winners<\/span><\/b><\/span><\/p>\n

Musketeers Most Valuable Player<\/b>…Bryon Haro\u00a0\u00a0 *\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0 Most Improved Player<\/b>…Brett Lovett
\nMusketeers 7th Man Award<\/b>…Bryon Haro\u00a0\u00a0 *\u00a0\u00a0 \u00a0Rookie of the Year…<\/b>Marc Grande
\n<\/span><\/p>\n

USHL All-Star Game<\/span>
\n<\/b>North Iowa Ice Arena \/ Mason City, IA
\n<\/b>The most explosive USHL All-Star game to date is held January 19th in Mason City, IA. It sees the North defeat the South by a score
\nof ten to five. The game is relatively even through the first two periods with the North scoring three time each and the south twice,
\nhowever, the North would explode for four third period goals to the South’s lone tally. Musketeers Bryan Haro, David Buck and
\nDerek Locker are all selected to play in this season’s All-star Game. David Buck will earn an additional recognition being
\nselected to the USHL’s Second All-Star Team.
\n
\nBryon Haro\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0 Derek Locker\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0 David Buck<\/span><\/b>
\nMusketeers 1992-93\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0 Musketeers 1992-93\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0 Musketeers 1991-93
\n\u00a0\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n

1992 NHL Draft<\/span>
\n<\/b>Held on June 20th at the Montreal Forum in Montreal, Canada. The USHL boasts their first opening round draft picks in
\nDavid Wilkie of the Omaha Lancers and Peter Ferraro of the Waterloo Black Hawks, when his is selected by the Montreal
\nCanadians and New York Rangers. Chris Ferraro is also selected by the Rangers in the fourth round. They are three of seven
\ntotal USHL players picked in the draft. Flash forward to 2017 when fifty-seven\u00a0USHLers are selected by NHL teams.<\/span><\/p>\n

1993 NHL Draft<\/span>
\n<\/b>Held on June26th at the Pepsi Coliseum in Quebec City, Canada.
\nThe USHL has seven players selected in a total of eleven rounds. This marks the second season in a row that a USHL player is drafted
\nin the opening round when Dubuque Fighting Saints player Landon Wilson is selected by the Toronto Maple Leafs. Past Musketeer goaltender
\nDieter Kochan<\/b>\u00a0is also selected in the fourth round by the Vancouver Canucks.<\/span><\/p>\n


\n<\/b>
\nLeague consists of ten Member teams playing a\u00a0forty-eight<\/b>\u00a0game regular season schedule.
\nDes Moines Buccaneers, Dubuque Fighting Saints, Wisconsin Capitols, North Iowa Huskies, Omaha Lancers,
\nRochester Mustangs, Sioux City Musketeers, St. Paul Vulcans, Thunder Bay Flyers, Waterloo Black Hawks<\/span><\/p>\n

A 27-20-1 regular season record was good enough for a fourth place finish and a trip to the play-offs. Bryan Fuss would finish the season
\nas the USHL’s second leading scorer with 85 (42\/43) points. After a first round series win over\u00a0\u00a0the Dubuque Fighting Saints, the Musketeers
\nfell to the Omaha Lancers in the semi-final series.<\/span><\/p>\n

The season would continue with games in Des Moines at the Jr. A National Tournament. In the round-robin tournament, Sioux City<\/span>
\nstarted out with a loss to Detroit Compuware but rebounded with wins against Kalamazoo and Niagara two times. However in the<\/span>
\nChampionship game they couldn’t solve the Compuware team from Detroit.<\/span><\/p>\n

Musketeer\u00a0Bryan Fuss<\/b>\u00a0scores forty-two goals and forty-three assists making him the second highest scorer in the league this season.
\nHe also recorded 197 penalty minutes the most of any of the top five scorers.\u00a0J.T. Bernier\u00a0<\/b>and\u00a0Alex Gordon<\/b>\u00a0place among the top
\ntwenty-five point getters.<\/span><\/p>\n

Goaltender duo\u00a0Brian Litza<\/b>\u00a0and\u00a0John Grahame<\/b>\u00a0both finish the season among the league’s top ten best net minders.<\/span><\/p>\n

Sioux City native and SYHA player\u00a0Dan Davies\u00a0<\/b>(Metros Class of ’93 \/ State Champion ’91 & ’92) would join the USHL in
\nDes Moines playing for the Buccaneers for two seasons. After that, he would play four season for the United State Air Force Academy.<\/span><\/p>\n

Season Tickets:<\/b>\u00a0Call\u00a0\u00a0Single Game:<\/b>\u00a0$6.00\u00a0\u00a012-Under:<\/b>\u00a0$5.00<\/span><\/p>\n

Musketeer Front Office Staff<\/span>
\n<\/b>\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0<\/b>
\nOwner\/President\u00a0<\/b>\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0 Head Coach\/GM<\/b>\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0 \u00a0\u00a0 Advertising Consultant<\/b>\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0 Office Manager\u00a0 \u00a0\u00a0 \u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0 Scorers Bench\/PA<\/b>
\nTed Carlson\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0 Dave Lohrei\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0 \u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0 Evan Schoenfish\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0 \u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0Judy Johnson\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0 \u00a0\u00a0 Woody Gottburg<\/span><\/p>\n

Musketeer Coaching Staff<\/span>
\n<\/b>\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0
\nHead Coach\/GM\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0 \u00a0\u00a0\u00a0 Assistant\u00a0 Coach\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0 Athletic Trainer\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0 Equipment Manager\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0 Equipment Manager<\/b>
\nDave Lohrei\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0 \u00a0\u00a0\u00a0 \u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0 Marty Kernaghan\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0 \u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0 Tim Harris\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0 Billy Danderand\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0 Joe Pinard
\n<\/span><\/p>\n

Between the Pipes<\/span>
\n<\/b>Third year returning veteran\u00a0Brain Leitza<\/b>\u00a0would join forces with rookie\u00a0John Grahame\u00a0<\/b>to form this seasons goaltending duo. Brian
\nwould assume the starting duties while john would provide the solid back-up relief for the 58 game season.\u00a0 Finishing the regular season
\nwith a\u00a0 27-20-1 record; this USHL top ten goaltending duo would take the team into the semi-final round of the Clark Cup play-offs.
\nThis goaltending duo would also take the Musketeers to their first Jr. A National Championship game in ten seasons.<\/span><\/p>\n

Brian Leitza\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0 John Grahame<\/b><\/span>
\nMusketeers1991-94\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0 Musketeers 1993-94
\n\u00a0
\nI Need Your Goalie Photos\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0I\u00a0Need Your Goalie Photos<\/span><\/p>\n

Brain Leitza\u00a0<\/b>is back for his third seasons as a Musketeer. This season he will be remembered as half of one of the\u00a0<\/b>best goaltending
\nduos in Musketeer history. He would finish the regular season with a 18-10-1 record, his 0.90 save percentage is second best in the
\nleague and his 3.28 goals against average placing him among the\u00a0top five goalies in the USHL. Twice this season he would receive
\nthe USHL\/Let’s Play Hockey Player of the Week<\/strong> Award. Brian will earn a spot in the USHL Second All-Star Team. He would
\ncarry most of the mail this season as the Musketeers made legitimate runs at the Clark Cup and a Jr. A National Championships.<\/span><\/p>\n

Rookie John Grahame<\/b> would be the other half of this goaltender duo long remembered. Playing just a single season in Sioux City,
\nhe provided <\/span>consistent relief and solid play that would take the Musketeers deep into League and National Championship runs. While
\nhe posted a <\/span>9-10 record, his 0.90 save percentage is second highest in the league and his 3.80 goals against average was fine enough
\nto rank him <\/span>among the top ten USHL goalies that season. John would go on to play nine seasons in the NHL and in 2004 win
\na Stanley Cup <\/span>ring with the Tampa Bay Lighting.<\/span><\/p>\n

High Scorers<\/span>
\nBryan Fuss\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0 \u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0 J.T. Bernier\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0 Alex Gordon\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0 \u00a0\u00a0 Bobby Fitzpatrick\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0 Marc Grande<\/span>
\n<\/b>Musketeers 1992-94\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0 \u00a0 Musketeers 1992-94\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0 \u00a0\u00a0 Musketeers 1993-94\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0 Musketeers 1993-94\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0 \u00a0 Musketeers 1992-94
\n\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0
\n<\/span><\/p>\n

Returning veterans this season; Bryan Fuss<\/b> would chip-in eighty-five regular season points this season, including both a team
\nleading forty-two goals and forty-three assists and\u00a0 J. T. Bernier<\/strong> would finish with twenty-four goals and twenty-three assists
\nfor forty-seven points.\u00a0 Rookies Alex Gordon<\/b> follows just a point behind with nineteen goals and twenty-seven assists and
\nBobby Fitzpatrick <\/b>grabs eighteen goals and twenty-one assists. Another veteran Marc Grand<\/strong> would round out the top scorers
\nwith thirty-six points including thirteen goals andtwenty-three helpers.\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n

Heavy Hitters<\/span>
\nBryan Fuss\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0 Ryan Furness\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0 Chris Chelios\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0 \u00a0\u00a0 Jeff Rucinski\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0 Alex Gordon<\/span>
\n<\/b>Musketeers 1992-94\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0 \u00a0 Musketeers 1993-94\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0 \u00a0\u00a0 Musketeers 1992-94\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0 \u00a0\u00a0 Musketeers 1993-94\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0 \u00a0\u00a0 Musketeers 1993-94
\n\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0
\nBryan Fuss<\/b>\u00a0makes the best of his final season leading in both scoring and penalty minutes with 197. A mid-season trade moved second leading
\npenalty minutes leader Ryan Furness to Dubuque, but not before he recorded 141 minutes in just 34 games. Returning again to the hitter list
\nis\u00a0Chris Chelios<\/b>\u00a0as he spent 121 minutes in the box. Rookie Jeff Rucinski would tally 108 minutes and top five scorer and team captain\u00a0Alex
\nGordon<\/b>\u00a0would round out the top five with 94 minutes. Forrest Gore and\u00a0J. T. Bernier<\/b>\u00a0would finish with 94 and 91 minutes.<\/span><\/p>\n


\n<\/b>Marc Grande\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0 Bobby Deleidi\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0 Jesse Monell\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0 Billy Baaki\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0 Ryan Furness<\/span>
\n<\/b>Musketeers 1992-94\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0 Musketeers 1993-95\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0 Musketeers 1992-95\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0 Musketeers 1993-94\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0 Musketeers 1993-94
\n\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0<\/span>
\nMarc Grande:<\/b>\u00a0Played a pair of seasons (92-94) in Sioux City. He would finish his first season (92-93) with 35 (15\/20) points, making him
\none of the top six Musketeers scorers. He would also receive the Musketeers\u00a0Rookie of the Year Award<\/b>. The following season (93-94)
\nhe would record similar numbers and finish as the Musketeers fifth leading scorer with 36 (13\/23) points.
\nHe would be selected as the Musketeer team Captain during his second season.<\/span><\/p>\n

Bobby Deleidi\u00a0<\/b>shown here during his first of two seasons as a Musketeer. His rookie season (93-94) saw him score 10 goals and<\/span>
\n15 assists. He also recorded 87 penalty minutes. His next season he would double his scoring output with 19 goals and 32 assists.<\/span><\/p>\n

Jesse Monell:<\/b>\u00a0Sioux City native Jesse Monell\u00a0(Sioux City Metros 89-92 \/ Back to Back State Champions 91 & 92) would play three
\nseasons for the Musketeers. During this season (93-94) he would score 33 (11\/22) points. His final season (94-95) he was Team
\nCaptain. His 49 (11\/38) points would put him in the top five Musketeer scorers and earn him a spot on the\u00a0USHL All Star Team<\/b>
\n
\nBilly Baaki\u00a0<\/b>played just the early part of the (93-94) season where he scored a goal and an assist before a trade moved him to
\nWisconsin (USHL).\u00a0<\/b>While playing for the Capitols, he added 11 more goals and 12 more assists to his USHL stats. He would play
\nfour seasons at Colgate University and two additional season in the ECHL.<\/b><\/span><\/p>\n

Ryan Furness\u00a0was a three season USHL veteran, he joined the Musketeers early in the season (93-94) where he saw time in 34 games.<\/span>
\nHis five goals and 11 assist gave him a total of 19 pointes for the season, however, he did rack-up 141 penalty minutes to finish second<\/span>
\namong penalty minute leaders.<\/span><\/p>\n

Bryan Fuss\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0 \u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0 J.T. Bernier\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0 Alex Gordon\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0 Bobby Fitzpatrick\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0 Chris Chelios<\/span>
\n<\/b>Musketeers 1992-94\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0 \u00a0 Musketeers 1992-94\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0 \u00a0\u00a0 Musketeers 1993-94\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0 Musketeers 1993-94\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0 \u00a0 Musketeers 1992-94
\n\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0<\/span>
\nBrian Fuss<\/b>\u00a0arrived in Sioux City late in the 92-93 season after a trade from Des Moines where as a Musketeer he played in eight games
\nand scored a goal and a pair of assist. The next season would be different. He would lead the team in both scoring with 85 (42\/43) regular
\nseason points and also lead in penalty minutes with 197 minutes. In November Bryan would receive the USHL\/Let’s Play Hockey\u00a0Player
\nof the Week\u00a0<\/b>Award.\u00a0 He would also be voted as the Musketeers\u00a0Most Valuable Player<\/b>\u00a0as well as a\u00a0USHL All-Star Team<\/b>\u00a0member.<\/span><\/p>\n

J.T. Bernier<\/b>\u00a0also played a pair of seasons (92-94) as a Musketeer. His rookie season saw him post 10 goals and 20 assists and finish
\nas the seventh leading team scorer. He would also record 45 penalty minutes. During his second season he would improve his numbers,
\nwhile finishing second in scoring with 47 (24.23) points he also recorded 90 penalty minutes.<\/span><\/p>\n

Alex Gordon<\/b>\u00a0was a Musketeer for one season (93-94) where he lead the team as Captain and finishing third in scoring with\u00a0 46<\/span>
\n(19\/27) regular season points. He would rack-up 94 penalty minutes to place among the top five leaders in penalty minutes.<\/span>
\nAlex was also a\u00a0USHL All-Star team<\/b>\u00a0selection.<\/span><\/p>\n

Bobby Fitzpatrick <\/b>played one season in Sioux City (93-94). His 18 goals and 21 assists good for 39 points placed him him fourth in<\/span>
\nMusketeer scoring and helped lead the Musketeers to the finals in both the Clark Cup and Jr. A National Tournament.<\/span><\/p>\n

Chris Chelios<\/b> logged two seasons as a Musketeer. He was a favorite with the fans. His dedication to his teammates made him a favorite
\nwith the fans and was Alternate Captain during his final season. During his rookie season (92-93) he tallied just a handful of points, but
\nchalked-up 118 penalty minutes. The following season (93-94) he added a pair of goals and 18 assists plus another 121 penalty minutes
\nto his USHL stats. He played four seasons for the University if Wisconsin (Superior) before a pair of seasons in the ECHL.<\/span><\/p>\n

Musketeers vs. Omaha Lancers<\/strong><\/span>
\n<\/b>Ak-Sar-Ben Arena, Omaha, NE \/ October 30th, 1993
\n\u00a0\u00a0<\/span>
\nLeft:<\/b>\u00a0Linesman Scott Zingerman gets the game going as Bobby Fitzpatrick ties up the Omaha center.\u00a0\u00a0Right:<\/b>\u00a0The Musketeers
\nmake a line change after dodging a bullet!!!<\/span><\/p>\n

USHL Trivia…<\/b><\/i>The Omaha Lancers played at the\u00a0Ak-Sar-Ben Arena<\/b>\u00a0for 15 seasons.\u00a0Did You Know…<\/b><\/i>Ak-Sar-Ben is just
\nNebraska spelled backwards
\n\u00a0\u00a0<\/span>
\nLeft:\u00a0<\/b>Linesman Ron Hoffman\u00a0 takes numbers as Brain Fuss (92-94) scores, and Chris Chelios (92-94) celebrate a Musketeer goal.\u00a0
\nRight:<\/b>\u00a0The Musketeers with a win in Omaha. Looks like Ronnie and Zing can put another game in the book.<\/span><\/p>\n

Brian Fuss<\/b>\u00a0arriving in Sioux City at the end of the previous season from Des Moines where he put-up eight goals and eight assists.
\nThis is Bryan’s first full season in Sioux City and it would be loaded with accomplishment. He would lead the team in scoring
\nrecording team highs of forty-two goals and forty-three assists and in penalty with 197 minutes. He would take home the
\nMusketeer’s\u00a0Most Valuable Player\u00a0<\/b>award,\u00a0<\/b>the\u00a0USHL’s Player of the Week\u00a0<\/b>\u00a0award and earn a spot
\non the\u00a0USHL All-Star Team<\/b>.
\n
\nChris Chelios<\/b> recorded two seasons (92-94) Chris was a favorite with the fans. His dedication to his teammates made him a favorite
\nwith the fans and was Alternate Captain during his final season. He played four seasons for the University if Wisconsin-Superior
\nbefore a pair of seasons in the ECHL.<\/span><\/p>\n

Musketeers vs. Omaha Lancers<\/span>
\n<\/b>Ak-Sar-Ben Arena, Omaha, NE \/ December 12th, 1993
\n\u00a0\u00a0
\n\u00a0\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n

Musketeers Christmas Party<\/b><\/span>
\nSiouxland Convention Center \/ December 15th, 1993<\/span><\/p>\n

Autograph Night<\/b><\/span>
\nDecember 18th, 1993<\/span><\/p>\n

News Years Eve<\/span>
\n<\/b>December 31st, 1993 \/ Musketeers vs. Rochester Mustangs
\n<\/a><\/span>
\nNew Years Eve in Sioux City is always exciting at the Audi as the Musketeer took on the Rochester Mustangs. After a high hit along the boards
\nby a pair Mustangs players, Bobby Deliedi (First Fight) and\u00a0 J.T. Bernier (second Fight) look to even the score. While Linesman Kirk Swanson &
\nBob Batcheller and Referee Craig Ross tries to quell the first fight, an even better one is brewing just behind them.<\/span><\/p>\n

\u00a0\u00a0
\nLeft:<\/b>\u00a0JT Bernier has the main stage as the linesman try to break-up the first fight.\u00a0Right:<\/b>\u00a0Its clean-up time-Now that’s Old Time Hockey!!!<\/span><\/p>\n


\nSt. Lukes Hospital Children’s Miracle Network
\n\u00a0\u00a0
\n<\/b>Left:\u00a0<\/b>Musketeers Alex Gordon and Bobby Fitzpatrick and\u00a0Right:\u00a0<\/b>Billy Baaki and Bobby Deleidi make a Halloween visit to the kids
\nfloor for the annual Children’s Miracle Network fund drive. The players met with patients, signed autographs and help decorated pumpkins.<\/span><\/p>\n

\u00a0\u00a0<\/span>
\nLeft:\u00a0<\/b>Jeff Rucinski and\u00a0\u00a0Right: (<\/b>ID this player) and Chad Schneider help decorate pumpkins.<\/span><\/p>\n

Host Families
\n<\/b><\/span>
\nBrent Lovett with his host family<\/span><\/p>\n

Shoot The Puck Contest<\/b><\/span>
\n\u00a0\u00a0<\/span>
\nDuring one of the Musketeer games, Josh Larson who had the winning number and, unlike all those before him, his shot would slide
\nthrough that seemingly impossibly small whole to win a new Ford Ranger pick-up
\n<\/span><\/p>\n

Bobby Fitzpatrick\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0 Will Nichol\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0 \u00a0\u00a0 Chris Chelios\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0 T.J. Tanberg\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0 Brent Lovett\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0<\/span>\u00a0\u00a0<\/b>
\nMusketeers 1993-94\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0 Musketeers 1993-94\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0 Musketeers 1992-94\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0 Musketeers 1992-94\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0 Musketeers 1992-94
\n\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0
\nBobby Fitzpatrick<\/b>\u00a0would play one season in Sioux City (93-94). His 39 (18\/21) regular season points placed him fourth in scoring and
\nhelped the Musketeers to the Jr. A National Tournament.<\/span><\/p>\n

Will Nichol<\/b>\u00a0after a season in Wisconsin (USHL) playing for the Capitols, he would join the Musketeers for a single season (93-94)
\nwhere he would record a pair of goals and four assists in addition to his 63 penalty minutes. After the Musketeers, Will would play
\nfour seasons at the University of Wisconsin- Stevens Point.<\/span><\/p>\n

Did You Know…<\/b><\/i>Will Nichol would return to the USHL as the head coach of the Chicago Steel during the 2003 and 2004 seasons.<\/span><\/p>\n

Chris Chelios:<\/b>\u00a0Played two seasons (92-94) Chris was a favorite with the fans. His dedication to his teammates made him a favorite<\/span>
\nwith the fans and was Alternate Captain during his final season. Both his seasons as a Musketeer, he finished in the top three leaders in<\/span>
\npenalty minutes. He played four seasons for the University if Wisconsin (Superior) before a pair of seasons in the ECHL.<\/span><\/p>\n

T.J. Tanberg\u00a0<\/b>logged a single season as a Musketeers and finish just two points behind the teams fifth leading scorer. He would
\ngo on to play four seasons at Colorado College for the Tigers, after that he played two more seasons in the ECHL.<\/span><\/p>\n

Brent Lovett <\/b>recorded a pair of seasons in Sioux City. He scored twenty-five points including nine goals and sixteen assists as a
\nMusketeer, but it was his defensive<\/span>play that contributed to the success of both seasons. As a rookie, he received (92-93) Musketeers
\nMost Improved Player Award <\/b>and as a returning veteran a third place showing at the Jr. A National Championships. After the
\nMusketeers he played four seasons at Western Michigan University.<\/span><\/p>\n

\u00a0\u00a0 Forrest Gore\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0 Greg Hemsoth\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0 Eric Silverman\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0 Jeff Rucinski\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0 Bryan Fuss<\/span>
\n<\/b>Musketeers 1993-94\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0 Musketeers 1993-94\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0 Musketeers 1992-95\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0 Musketeers 1993-94\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0 Musketeers 1993-94
\n\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0<\/span>
\nForrest Gore:<\/b><\/span><\/p>\n

Greg Hemsoth:<\/b><\/span><\/p>\n

Eric Silverman<\/b>\u00a0shown here during his second of three seasons (92-95) as a Musketeer. This season he would record 10 goals and
\n19 assists and finish among the teams top ten scorers. During his final season he would lead the Musketeers in scoring with 85 (38\/47)
\nregular season points and earn a spot on the USHL All-Star Team.<\/span><\/p>\n

Jeff Rucinski<\/b> played one season in Sioux City. His playmaking ability\u00a0 from the blue line led to twenty-two Musketeer goals
\nand a spot on the USHL All-Star Team<\/strong>. He would play four seasons at Western Michigan University then work a career of
\nsemi-professional hockey that lasted five seasons.<\/span><\/p>\n

Brian Fuss:<\/b>\u00a0Arriving in Sioux City at the end of the previous season (92-93) from Des Moines where he put-up 16 (8\/8) points.
\nBryan’s first full season in Sioux City would be filled with accomplishment. He would lead the team in both scoring with 85 (42\/43) and
\nin penalty minutes (197), take home the Musketeer\u00a0Most Valuable Player<\/b>\u00a0Award and earn a spot on the\u00a0USHL all-Star Team<\/b>.<\/span><\/p>\n

Musketeers vs. Des Moines Buccaneers<\/span>
\n<\/b>Des Moines Ice Arena \/ January 21st, 1994
\n\u00a0\u00a0
\nLeft:<\/b>\u00a0Musketeers Bobby Fitzpatrick, Marc Grande, Bryan Fuss, Jeff Rucinski & Bill Baaki wait for starting line-up announcements
\nRight:<\/b>\u00a0 Dan Davies #18 (Sioux City Metros 89-93 \/ Back to Back State Champions 91 & 92) played 2 season for the Bucs.
\n
\nJeff Rucinski<\/b>\u00a0played one season (93-94) in Sioux City. His playmaking ability\u00a0 from the blue line led to 22 Musketeer goals
\nand a spot on the USHL All-Star Team. He would play four seasons at Western Michigan University then work a career of
\nsemi-professional hockey that lasted five seasons.<\/span><\/p>\n

Musketeers vs. Rochester Mustangs<\/span>
\n<\/b>Sioux City Auditorium \/ February 18th, 1994
\n\u00a0\u00a0<\/span>
\nLeft:<\/b>\u00a0Brain Leitza waits for the impending shot on goal.\u00a0Right:\u00a0<\/b>\u00a0Jesse Monell and Brain Leitza watch as Ryan Furness tries to clear
\naway that loose puck.<\/span><\/p>\n

\u00a0\u00a0<\/span>
\nLeft:<\/b>\u00a0Alternate Captain Jeff Rucinski and Bobby Fitzpatrick apply pressure to the Mustangs breakout.\u00a0Right:<\/b>\u00a0Jeff Rucinski and Jesse
\nMonell get ready to follow Marc Grand up ice.<\/span><\/p>\n

\u00a0\u00a0<\/span>
\nLeft:\u00a0<\/b>Brandon Carlson better make a quick pass to Bryan Fuss or Swany is going to have to go to work.\u00a0Right:<\/b>\u00a0Chris Chelios waits
\nfor Forrest Gore to move the puck up ice.<\/span><\/p>\n

John Grahame<\/span>
\n<\/b>Musketeers 1993-94
\n<\/b>\u00a0\u00a0<\/span>
\nJohn Grahame played for the Musketeers for the 93-94 season before moving on to Lake Superior State University. After that the
\nAHL for three season before the NHL came calling. John would play nine seasons in the NHL and win a Stanley Cup ring in 2004.<\/span><\/p>\n

\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0 Jesse Monell\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0 Bobby Fitzpatrick\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0<\/span>
\n<\/b>Musketeers 1992-95\u00a0\/\u00a0\u00a0SYHA\/Metros Class of ’92 \u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0 \u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0 \u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0 Musketeers 1993-94
\n\u00a0\u00a0<\/span>
\nJesse Monell:<\/b>\u00a0Sioux City native Jesse Monell\u00a0(Sioux City Metros 89-92 \/ Back to Back State Champions 91 & 92) would play three
\nseasons for the Musketeers. During this season (93-94) he would score 33 (11\/22) points. His final season (94-95) he was Team
\nCaptain. His 49 (11\/38) points would put him in the top five Musketeer scorers and earn him a spot on the\u00a0USHL All Star Team<\/b>
\n
\nBobby Fitzpatrick:\u00a0<\/b>Played one season in Sioux City (93-94). His 39 (18\/21) regular season points placed him fourth in scoring and
\nhelped the Musketeers to the Jr. A National Tournament.<\/span><\/p>\n

Marc Grande\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0 Brett Lovett<\/span>
\n<\/b>Musketeers 1992-94\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0 \u00a0\u00a0\u00a0Musketeers 1992-94\u00a0\u00a0
\n<\/b>\u00a0\u00a0<\/span>
\nLeft:<\/b>\u00a0Musketeer Captain Marc Grande battles with Bucs Captain Nick Krueger\u00a0Right:<\/b>\u00a0Brett Lovett thinks Referee Todd Anderson
\nis the best. Linesman Jeff\u00a0DuBay skates away with Bryan Fuss. That’s John Grahame in goal.<\/span><\/p>\n

<\/span>
\nCaptains and fellow Pennsylvanians, Marc Grande (Musketeers 92-94) and Rob Klasnick (Lancers 92-94)<\/span><\/p>\n

Marc Grande:<\/b>\u00a0Played a pair of seasons (92-94) in Sioux City. He would finish his first season (92-93) with 35 (15\/20) points, making him
\none of the top six Musketeers scorers. He would also receive the Musketeers\u00a0Rookie of the Year Award<\/b>. The following season (93-94)
\nhe would record similar numbers and finish as the Musketeers fifth leading scorer with 36 (13\/23) points.
\nHe would be selected as the Musketeer team Captain during his second season.<\/span><\/p>\n

Rob Klasnick<\/b>: The younger brother of Musketeer David Klasnick (90-92) Rob played a pair of seasons in Omaha. He more than tripled<\/span>
\nhis scoring output from the following season and put up 45 (19\/26) total points.<\/span><\/p>\n

 <\/p>\n

<\/span>
\nBrent Lovett, Bryan Fuss, Bill Baaki and Eric Silverman celebrate another Musketeer goal.<\/span><\/p>\n

Assistant Mary Kernaghan\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0 Head Coach Dave Lohrei\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0 Trainer Tim Harris<\/span>
\n<\/b>Musketeers 1991-98\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0<\/b>Musketeers 1991-96\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0 Musketeers 1992-99
\n<\/b>\u00a0\u00a0<\/span>
\nHead Coach Dave Lohrei (Center) talks to the players during a stoppage of play. Asst. Coach Marty Kernaghan (Left) and trainer
\nTim Harris (Right)<\/span><\/p>\n

Dave Lohrei:<\/b>\u00a0Would coach the Musketeers for 5 seasons. In 1993-94 Dave would lead the Musketeers to a National Tournament.
\nIn 1998 and 2000 he would win the Central Hockey League’s (CHL) Coach of the Year Award.<\/span><\/p>\n

Marty Kernighan:<\/b>\u00a0Originally from Canada, Marty played Canadian Junior hockey and entertained several professional offers, however,<\/span>
\nSoftball is what he did best. Playing in the International Softball Congress he was voted Rookie of the Year in 1985. Two seasons later<\/span>
\nMarty would move to Sioux City where, after 4\u00a0 ISC World Championships split in half by a second-place finish, he would eventually be<\/span>
\nknow as the Best Third Basemen in the World. He joined the Musketeer staff in 1991 as Asst. Coach for 6 seasons (91-96) and<\/span>
\nDirector of Musketeer Hockey Operations for two more seasons (96-98).<\/span><\/p>\n

Did You Know…<\/b>prior to\u00a0officially\u00a0<\/i>joining the Musketeers, Marty’s hockey knowledge and skills were utilized by the Musketeers
\ncoaching staff and front office. In 1992 Marty won the Musketeers D’Artigan Award for outstanding dedication to the Musketeers
\nOrganization and Community.<\/span><\/p>\n

Tim Harris<\/span>
\n<\/b>Musketeers 1992-99
\n<\/b><\/span>
\nTim Harris:<\/b>\u00a0Musketeer Trainer for seven seasons (92-99). He was also responsible for road game equipment duties as well as the
\ngeneral health of the team members. At the end of the 1999 season, Tim left the Musketeers for private sector opportunity<\/span><\/p>\n

Bobby Fitzpatrick\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0 Jeff Metro<\/span>
\n<\/b>Musketeers 1993-94\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0 Musketeers 1993-94
\n<\/b>\u00a0\u00a0<\/b>
\nBobby Fitzpatrick\u00a0<\/b>played one season in Sioux City (93-94). He would tally 18 goals, 21 assists during the regular season. His 39 points
\nwas fourth best on the team that season and were important as the Musketeers made a run at the National Championship.\u00a0Jeff Metro
\n<\/b>arrived in Sioux City with a USHL season of experience playing for the Wisconsin Capitols. His reliable defensive play and low penalty
\nnumbers contributed to the season’s success and that National Championship run.
\n<\/b><\/span><\/p>\n

\u00a0Jesse Monell \u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0 \u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0 Bobby Fitzpatrick\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0 Bobby\u00a0 Deleidi\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0 Jeff Rucinski<\/span>
\n<\/b>Musketeers 1992-95\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0 \u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0 Musketeers 1993-94\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0 Musketeers\u00a0 1993-95\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0 \u00a0\u00a0 Musketeers 93-94
\n<\/b>\u00a0\u00a0
\nJesse Monell:<\/b>\u00a0A Sioux City native he played all through the youth hockey program and three seasons for the Sioux City Metros High
\nSchool\u00a0team. Was part of the Metros team that would win back to back State Championships in 91 and 92. He joined the Musketeers
\nduring his “Senior Year” and played three seasons (92-95). During his final season (94-95) he would be voted Musketeer team
\nCaptain and be selected to the USHL All-Star Team<\/span><\/p>\n

Bobby Fitzpatrick:\u00a0<\/b>Played one season in Sioux City (93-94). His 39 (18\/21) regular season points placed him fourth in scoring and
\nhelped the Musketeers to the Jr. A National Tournament.<\/span><\/p>\n

Bobby Deleidi:<\/b>\u00a0Was a Musketeer for two seasons (93-95). His rookie season (93-94) saw him collect 25 (10\/15) points.\u00a0 His second
\nseason he would double that output with a top three finish among Musketeer scorers with 51 (19\/32) regular season points. A terrific
\nleader on and off the ice made him a favorite among the Musketeers players and fans.<\/span><\/p>\n

Jeff Metro:<\/b>\u00a0Split two USHL seasons, one playing for his hometown Wisconsin Capitals (92-93) and then joined the Musketeers
\nthe following season (93-94). His reliable defensive play and low penalty numbers contributed to the season’s success and
\na trip to the Jr. A National Tournament.<\/span><\/p>\n

Brain Leitza\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0 Chris Chelios<\/span>
\n<\/b>Musketeers 1991-94\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0 \u00a0\u00a0\u00a0 Musketeers 1992-94
\n<\/b>\u00a0\u00a0<\/span>
\nBrain Leitza\u00a0<\/b>would spend three seasons (91-93) as a Musketeers. He will be remembers as half of one of the\u00a0<\/b>best goaltending duo
\nin Musketeer history. he would finish the regular season with a 18-10-1 record and record a 3.28 goals against average placing
\nhim among the\u00a0top five goalies in the USHL. he would carry most of the mail as the Musketeers made legitimate runs at the Clark
\nCup and a Jr. A National Championships.
\n
\nChris Chelios:<\/b>\u00a0Played two seasons (92-94) Chris was a favorite with the fans. His dedication to his teammates made him a
\nFan favorite and was Alternate Captain during his final season. Both his seasons as a Musketeer, he finished in the top three
\nleaders in penalty minutes. He played four seasons for the University if Wisconsin (Superior) and a pair of seasons in the ECHL.<\/span><\/p>\n


\n<\/b>
\nBrian Leitza<\/b><\/span>
\nBrian Leitza would sets a new USHL goaltender’s record this season; recording eleven assists on Musketeer goals.<\/span><\/p>\n


\n1993-94 Veteran Musketeers<\/span>
\nMarc Grande\u00a0\u00a0 Chris Chelios\u00a0\u00a0 Eric Silverman\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0 J.T. Bernier\u00a0\u00a0 Ryan Furness\u00a0\u00a0 Jesse Monell
\nBrian Leitza\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0 Bryan Fuss
\n<\/b><\/span>
\nBack:<\/b>\u00a0Marc Grande, Chris Chelios, Eric Silverman, JT Bernier, Ryan Furness, Jesse Monell
\nFront:\u00a0<\/b>Brian Leitza and Bryan Fuss<\/span><\/p>\n

USHL Play-Offs<\/b><\/span>
\nThe fourth place Musketeers this season are paired up against the fifth place Dubuque Fighting Saints; both teams finish the
\nseason with sixty-one points. The teams are evenly matched and this first round contest goes six games before the Musketeers
\nadvance to the semi-finals round. There they will take on the Omaha Lancers but fall in three games.<\/span><\/p>\n

Musketeers vs. Dubuque Fighting Saints<\/span>
\n<\/b>Round 1 \/ Quarter Finals<\/span>
\nThe Musketeers and the Dubuque Fighting Saints will match-up in the first round of the Clark Cup post season. Both teams<\/span>
\nfinish the season with sixty-one points; Dubuque did manage a pair of additional wins during the season but a tie-breaker<\/span>
\ngave the Musketeers the fourth seed.<\/span>
\nThe first round this season is a seven game series and based on the evenness of the two teams it could go the distance. The teams<\/span>
\ntrade victories the first four games with the Musketeers winning games one 5-2 and game three 5-3. Dubuque would rebound<\/span>
\nboth times scoring winning 4-3 and 6-3.<\/span>
\nGame five is a battle and goes down to the wire with the Musketeers prevailing in this 6-5 victory. Game six looks to be more<\/span>
\nof the same, but the Musketeers are still\u00a0 fired up from the previous games and the Saints look to be out of gas. The Musketeers<\/span>
\nscore four goals and Dubuque able to record just one red-lighter.<\/span><\/p>\n

Musketeers vs. Omaha Lancers<\/span>
\n<\/b>Round 2 \/ Semi Finals
\n<\/b>The Musketeers are almost guaranteed a match-up against one of the three best teams in the league and draw Omaha in the
\nsecond round. Both teams are fresh off a six-game series win. Game one is action packed; the Musketeers score five goals but
\nstill can’t keep up with the Lancers nine red lighters.
\nGame two is more of the same, Omaha finds the net six times and the Musketeers begin to struggle and can only record a pair
\nof goals. Going into game three the Musketeers have lost their\u00a0 momentum and again the Lancers score six times compared to
\nSioux City’s three. Omaha wins the best of five series and advances to the finals against the Des Moines Buccaneers.
\n<\/span><\/p>\n

1994 Jr. A National Championships<\/span>
\n<\/b>\u00a0April 19th-23rd, 2994 \/ Des Moines , IA<\/span><\/p>\n

3-Musketeers vs.\u00a0<\/b>Detroit Compuware Ambassadors<\/b>-6<\/b><\/span>
\nRound Robin Game 1 \/ Tuesday April 19th, 1994
\n<\/b>\u00a0\u00a0
\nLeft:\u00a0<\/b>Referee Ian Walsh, Captain Marc Grande (92-94) & T.J. Tanberg (93-94) skate away after Detroit goaltender Ben Henrich
\nfreezes\u00a0the puck.\u00a0Right:<\/b>\u00a0Bobby Fitzpatrick (93-94) lines-up against the Ambassadors’ winger.<\/b><\/span><\/p>\n

Ian Walsh\u00a0originally from Philadelphia, Ian spent three seasons officiating the the USHL and learning about life outside the city.<\/span>
\nDuring this time he worked a pair of USHL\u00a0All Star games, many play-off games including the 94 Clark Cup Finals Championship<\/span>
\ngame and the Jr. A National Championship game. He joined the NHL Staff in 2000 and worked his first game in New Jersey<\/span>
\non October 14th.<\/span>
\n
\nT.J. Tanberg\u00a0<\/b>logged a single season as a Musketeers and finish the season scoring 14 goals and 20 assists finishing the regular<\/span>
\nseason as the fifth highest scorer. He would go on to play four seasons at Colorado College for the Tigers, after that he played<\/span>
\ntwo more seasons in the ECHL.\u00a0 Bobby Fitzpatrick<\/b>\u00a0played one season in Sioux City (93-94). His 39 (18\/21) regular season<\/span>
\npoints placed him fourth in scoring and helped get the Musketeers to the Jr. A National Tournament.<\/span><\/p>\n

\u00a0Jesse Monell\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0 Chris Chelios\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0 Brandon Carlson\u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0Forrest Gore\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0 Jeff Metro\u00a0<\/span>
\n<\/b>Musketeers 1992-95 \u00a0\u00a0Musketeers 1992-94 \u00a0\u00a0\u00a0Musketeers 1993-94\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0<\/b>Musketeers 1993-94\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0<\/b>Musketeers 1993-94
\n<\/b>\u00a0\u00a0<\/span>
\nLeft:<\/b>\u00a0Chris Chelios and Brandon Carlson celebrate as Jesse Monell beats Detroit Compuware goaltender Brent Johnson early in the
\nfirst period.\u00a0Right:<\/b>\u00a0Forrest Gore and Jeff Metro join the celebration as the Musketeers jump out to a 1-0 lead.<\/span><\/p>\n

Jesse Monell:<\/b>\u00a0A Sioux City native he played all through the youth hockey program and three seasons for the Sioux City Metros High
\nSchool\u00a0team. Was part of the Metros team that would win back to back State Championships in 91 and 92. He joined the Musketeers
\nduring his “Senior Year” and played three seasons (92-95). During his final season (94-95) he would be voted Musketeer team
\nCaptain and be selected to the USHL All-Star Team<\/span><\/p>\n

Chris Chelios:<\/b>\u00a0Played two seasons (92-94) Chris was a favorite with the fans. His dedication to his teammates made him a favorite
\nwith the fans and was Alternate Captain during his final season. Both his seasons as a Musketeer, he finished in the top three leaders in
\npenalty minutes. He played four seasons for the University if Wisconsin (Superior) before a pair of seasons in the ECHL.<\/span><\/p>\n

Brandon Carlson\u00a0<\/b>joined the Musketeers for this season with both USHL, Junior and College experience. Having played a
\nseason in the BCHL, a season in Dubuque for the Fighting Saints and a season and a half season in college for the University of
\nAlaska Anchorage he joined the Musketeers mid season finding time to complete the year and log a dozen games where he
\nrecorded a goals and 6 assists. He would return to the University of North Dakota and spend an additional season playing for
\nthe Anchorage Aces of the WCHL.
\n<\/span><\/p>\n

John Grahame\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0 Jeff Metro\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0 Alex Gordon<\/span>
\n<\/b>Musketeers 1993-94\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0 Musketeers 1993-94,\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0 Musketeers1993-94
\n<\/b>\u00a0<\/span>
\nRight:<\/b>\u00a0Goalie John Grahame, Jeff Metro and Alex Gordon defend against the Ambassadors.<\/span><\/p>\n

John Grahame:\u00a0<\/b>Played for the Musketeers for the 93-94 season. After leading the Musketeers to the National Tournament showing,
\nhe would play three seasons at Lake Superior State University. After that, the AHL for three seasons before the NHL came calling. John
\nwould play nine seasons in the NHL and win a Stanley Cup ring in 2004 with the Tampa Bay Lighting. He would also play a season in
\nthe KHL (Russian NHL) and round out his career playing three seasons in the AHL.<\/span><\/p>\n

Jeff Metro:<\/b>\u00a0After a season in Wisconsin (92-93) playing for the Capitols (USHL) Jeff joined the Musketeers for one season (93-94).
\nHis reliable defensive play and low penalty numbers contributed to the season’s success and a trip to the National Tournament.
\nAfter the season he would return home, where he would play for the University of Wisconsin at Eau Claire.<\/span><\/p>\n

Alex Gordon:<\/b>\u00a0 Logged a single season (93-94) as a Musketeer and finished third on the scoring list with 46 (19\/27) regular season
\npoints. His offensive skills\u00a0 helped him secure a spot on the USHL\u00a0All-Star Team.\u00a0<\/b>Following his season in Sioux City he would
\ncommit to St. Lawrence University where he played for four seasons.<\/span><\/p>\n

Bobby Deleidi\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0 Forrest Gore<\/span>
\n<\/b>Musketeers 1993-95\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0 \u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0Musketeers 1993-94\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0
\n<\/b>\u00a0\u00a0<\/span>
\nBobby Deleidi<\/b>\u00a0was a Musketeer for two seasons (93-95). His rookie season (93-94) saw him collect 25 (10\/15) points.\u00a0His
\nsecond season he would double that output with a top three finish among Musketeer scorers with 51 (19\/32) regular season points.
\nA terrific\u00a0leader on and off the ice made him a favorite among the Musketeers players and fans.<\/span><\/p>\n

Forrest Gore<\/b>\u00a0played a partial season in Sioux City where he notched 30 (13\/17) points before a mid-season trade sent him to
\nDubuque where he would finish the season with the Fighting Saints adding another two goals and eight assists to his USHL stats.
\nHe would split his college hockey pay between the University of Alaska-Fairbanks and the University of Wisconsin at Stevens
\nPoint. After college it was on to a semi-pro career playing six seasons in the East Coast, United and International hockey leagues.<\/span><\/p>\n

\u00a0\u00a0<\/b><\/span><\/p>\n

\u00a0\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n

<\/span><\/p>\n

Chris Chelios\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0 Bobby Deleidi<\/span>
\n<\/b>Musketeers 1992-95\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0 \u00a0 Musketeers 1993-95
\n<\/b>\u00a0\u00a0<\/span>
\nBobby Deleidi:<\/b>\u00a0Was a Musketeer for two seasons (93-95). His rookie season (93-94) saw him collect 25 (10\/15) points.\u00a0 His second
\nseason he would double that output with a top three finish among Musketeer scorers with 51 (19\/32) regular season points. A terrific
\nleader on and off the ice made him a favorite among the Musketeers players and fans.<\/span><\/p>\n

Chris Chelios:<\/b>\u00a0Played two seasons (92-94) Chris was a favorite with the fans. His dedication to his teammates made him a favorite
\nwith the fans and was Alternate Captain during his final season. Both his seasons as a Musketeer, he finished in the top three leaders in
\npenalty minutes. He played four seasons for the University if Wisconsin (Superior) before a pair of seasons in the ECHL.<\/span><\/p>\n

4-Musketeers vs.\u00a0<\/b>Buffalo Niagara Scenics-2<\/b><\/span>
\nRound Robin Game 2 \/ Wednesday April 20th, 1994<\/span><\/p>\n

Marc Grande
\n<\/b>Musketeers 1992-94<\/span>
\n\u00a0\u00a0<\/span>
\nLeft:\u00a0<\/b>Marc Grande played a pair of seasons (92-94) in Sioux City. His 36 (13\/23) regular season points made him on the the top
\nfive scorers this season (93-94). His leadership on and off the ice made him team Captain. The previous season (92-93) Marc was
\nvoted the Musketeers\u00a0Rookie of the Year<\/b>.<\/span><\/p>\n

Linesman Todd Anderson:<\/b>\u00a0 Worked the USHL for two seasons (92-94) before making the move to minor professional leagues<\/span>
\nfor five seasons and then as an NHL trainee for Four more seasons. In 2004 Todd joined the NCAA as a full time referee and<\/span>
\nremains active as he enters his 14th season. He has worked two NCAA Championships games.<\/span><\/p>\n

Bryan Fuss\u00a0<\/b>\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0 Eric Silverman \u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0 \u00a0 Billy Baaki<\/b><\/span>
\n<\/b>Musketeers 1992-94\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0<\/b>\u00a0Musketeers 92-95\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0 Musketeers 1993-94<\/span>
\n\u00a0\u00a0<\/span>
\nLeft:<\/b>\u00a0Bryan Fuss tries to get around a Niagara defender while Marc Grande and another Musketeer look on.\u00a0Right:\u00a0<\/b>Center
\nEric Silverman and Defenseman\u00a0 Bill Baaki react to the draw.<\/span><\/p>\n

Brian Leitza<\/span>
\n<\/b>Musketeers 1991-94
\n<\/b>\u00a0\u00a0<\/span>
\nBrain Leitza\u00a0<\/b>would spend three seasons (91-93) as a Musketeers. He will be remembers as half of one of the\u00a0<\/b>best goaltending duo in
\nMusketeer history. he would finish the regular season with a 18-10-1 record and record a 3.28 goals against average placing him among
\nthe top five goalies in the USHL. he would carry most of the mail as the Musketeers made legitimate runs at the Clark Cup and a Jr. A
\nNational Championships.<\/span><\/p>\n

\u00a0\u00a0<\/span>
\nLeft:\u00a0<\/b>Two Musketeers try to tuck one past Scenics goaltender Pat O’Neil.\u00a0Right:\u00a0<\/b>The Musketeers score as Referee Ian Walsh skates
\nto the scorers bench.<\/span><\/p>\n

Ian Walsh<\/b> Originally from Philadelphia, spent three seasons officiating the the USHL. During this time he worked a pair of USHL
\nAll Star games, many play-off games including the 94 Clark Cup Finals Championship game and the Jr. A National Championship game.
\nIan Joined the NHL Staff in 2000 and worked his first game in New Jersey on October 14th.<\/span><\/p>\n


\n<\/b><\/span>
\nThe Musketeers congratulate each other on their first victory of the National Tournament, a 4-2 win over the Buffalo Niagara Scenics
\nof the North America League (NAHL). Both teams would meet again in the semi-final game and as before the Musketeers would be victorious.<\/span><\/p>\n

7-Musketeers vs.\u00a0<\/b>Kalamazoo Jr. K-Wings-3<\/b><\/span>
\nRound Robin Game 3 \/ Thursday April 21st, 1994<\/span><\/p>\n

Did You Know…<\/b>Bryan Fuss scored five points in this game; four goals and an assist.\u00a0Two goals were just 14 seconds
\napart and he completed the Hat Trick in just 1:28.<\/span><\/p>\n

John Grahame\u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 Chris Chelios\u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 John Grahame\u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0Jeff Metro\u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0Marc Grande<\/span>
\n<\/b>Musketeers 1993-94\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0 \u00a0\u00a0\u00a0 Musketeers 1992-94\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0 \u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0 \u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0 Musketeers 1993-94\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0Musketeers 1993-94\u00a0 Musketeers 1992-94
\n<\/b>\u00a0\u00a0<\/span>
\n\u00a0\u00a0
\nLeft:\u00a0<\/b>John Grahame makes the save as Defenseman Chris Chelios ties-up the guy in the slot.\u00a0Right:<\/b>\u00a0Goalie John Grahame watches
\nthe action in the corner, while Defenseman Jeff Metro and Captain Marc Grande cover the front of the net.<\/span><\/p>\n

John Grahame:\u00a0<\/b>Played for the Musketeers for the 93-94 season. After leading the Musketeers to the National Tournament showing,
\nhe would play three seasons at Lake Superior State University. After that, the AHL for three season before the NHL came calling. John
\nwould play nine seasons in the NHL and win a Stanley Cup ring in 2004 with the Tampa Bay Lighting.<\/span><\/p>\n

Jeff Metro:<\/b>\u00a0After a season in Wisconsin (92-93) playing for the Capitols (USHL) Jeff joined the Musketeers for one season (93-94).
\nHis reliable defensive play and low penalty numbers contributed to the season’s success and a trip to the National Tournament.
\nJeff would go on to play college hockey at the University of Wisconsin at Eau Claire.<\/span><\/p>\n

Right: Marc Grande<\/b>\u00a0played a pair of seasons (92-94) in Sioux City. His 36 (13\/23) regular season points made him on the the top
\nfive scorers this season (93-94). His leadership on and off the ice made him team Captain. The previous season (92-93) Marc was
\nvoted the Musketeers\u00a0Rookie of the Year<\/b>.<\/span><\/p>\n

Jesse Monell\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0 Chris Chelios<\/span>
\n<\/b>Musketeers 1992-94\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0 Musketeers 1992-94\u00a0<\/b><\/span>
\n\u00a0\u00a0<\/span>
\nJesse Monell (Left) Chris Chelios (Right) during the National Championship qualifying rounds vs. Kalamazoo K-Wings.\u00a0<\/span>
\n
\nJesse Monell:<\/b>\u00a0A Sioux City native he played all through the youth hockey program and three seasons for the Sioux City Metros High
\nSchool\u00a0team. Was part of the Metros team that would win back to back State Championships in 91 and 92. He joined the Musketeers
\nduring his “Senior Year” and played three seasons (92-95). During his final season (94-95) he would be voted Musketeer team
\nCaptain and be selected to the USHL All-Star Team<\/span><\/p>\n

Chris Chelios:<\/b>\u00a0Played two seasons (92-94) Chris was a favorite with the fans. His dedication to his teammates made him a favorite
\nwith the fans and was Alternate Captain during his final season. Both his seasons as a Musketeer, he finished in the top three leaders in
\npenalty minutes. He played four seasons for the University if Wisconsin (Superior) before a pair of seasons in the ECHL.<\/span><\/p>\n

Jesse Monell\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0 John Grahame<\/span>
\n<\/b>Musketeers 1992-95\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0 Musketeers 1993-94
\n<\/b>\u00a0\u00a0<\/span>
\nLeft:<\/b>\u00a0Sioux City native Jesse Monell launches a shot on the K-Wings goaltender Chad Alban.\u00a0Right:<\/b>\u00a0John Grahame readies himself
\nfor a shot from the corner.<\/span><\/p>\n

Did You Know…<\/b><\/i>John would win a Stanley Cup ring playing for the 2004 Stanley Cup Champions Tampa Bay Lighting. Another
\nMusketeer was involved in that game too…Ruslan Fedotenko (98-99) scored both goals in a game seven, 2-0 win over the Flames.<\/span><\/p>\n

\u00a0Jeff Metro \u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0 \u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0 \u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0 Alex Gordon<\/span>
\n<\/b>Musketeers 93-94\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0 Musketeers 93-94
\n<\/b>\u00a0\u00a0<\/span>
\nJeff Metro:<\/b>\u00a0Split two USHL seasons, one playing for his hometown Wisconsin Capitals (92-93) and then joined the Musketeers
\nthe following season (93-94). His reliable defensive play and low penalty numbers contributed to the season’s success and
\na trip to the Jr. A National Tournament.<\/b><\/span><\/p>\n

Alex Gordon\u00a0was a Musketeer for one season (93-94) where he lead the team as Captain and finishing third in scoring with\u00a0 46<\/span>
\n(19\/27) regular season points. He would rack-up 94 penalty minutes to place among the top five leaders in penalty minutes.<\/span>
\nAlex was also a USHL All-Star selection.<\/span><\/p>\n

\u00a07-Musketeers vs. Buffalo Niagara Scenics<\/b>-2<\/b><\/span>
\nSemi-Finals \/ Saturday April 22nd, 1994
\n\u00a0\u00a0<\/span>
\nLeft:\u00a0<\/b>The Musketeers take the bench for the start of the Semi-Final Championship game against the Buffalo Niagara Scenics.
\nRight:<\/b>\u00a0Referee Ian Walsh gets ready to drop the opening face-off between the Scenics and the Musketeers with a trip to the
\nJr. A National Championship game.<\/span><\/p>\n

Matt Bentley\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0 Bobby Deleidi\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0 \u00a0\u00a0\u00a0 Bobby Fitzpatrick \u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0 \u00a0 Brian Leitza<\/b><\/span>
\nMusketeers 1993-94\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0 \u00a0\u00a0 Musketeers 1993-95\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0 Musketeers 1993-94\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0 Musketeers 1991-94
\n<\/b>\u00a0\u00a0<\/span>
\nLeft:<\/b>\u00a0Matt Bentley scores during the 3rd period with an assists Bobby Deleidi and Bobby Fitzpatrick.\u00a0Right:<\/b>\u00a0Brain Leitza
\ncomes up with another save, as Linesmen John Campion and Brent Gawlik prepare for the face-off.<\/span><\/p>\n

Alex Gordon \u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0 \u00a0\u00a0 Bryan Fuss<\/span>
\n<\/b>Musketeers 1993-94\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0 Musketeers 1992-94
\n<\/b>
\nAlex Gordon caps a five goal third period for the Musketeers, as he beats goalie Pat O’Neil on a pass from Bryan Fuss.<\/span><\/p>\n

\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0<\/b>
\n<\/b>\u00a0\u00a0<\/span>
\nLeft:<\/b>\u00a0Bryan Fuss and Jesse Monell congratulate goalie Brian Leitza on the semi-final victory.\u00a0Right:\u00a0<\/b>Musketeers leave the
\nice in preparation for the Championship game against the Detroit Compuware Ambassadors of the North America League.<\/span><\/p>\n

\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0<\/span>
\nWith a salute to the fans and some lingering congratulations, the Musketeers leave the ice. It’s on to the Junior A National
\nChampionship game against a very tough Detroit Compuware team. Both made the final game as underdogs. The championship
\ngame would prove to be a fight between two teams who are playing some great play-off hockey.<\/span><\/p>\n

\u00a05-Musketeers vs. Detroit Compuware Ambassadors-7<\/b><\/span>
\nChampionship Game \/ Saturday April 23rd, 1994
\n\u00a0\u00a0<\/span>
\nLeft:<\/b>\u00a0Musketeer fans show their support as the Musketeers get ready for their chance at a second Jr. A National Championship.
\nRight:<\/b> Kirk and Michelle head to their seats in Buccaneer Arena for the start of the game. Kirk was a long time high school
\nreferee (1986-2000) and a twelve season (88-2000) USHL linesman.
\n<\/span>
\n\u00a0\u00a0<\/span>
\nLeft:<\/b>\u00a0The Musketeers wait for the starting line-up announcements.\u00a0Right:<\/b>\u00a0With a drop of the puck by Referee Ian Walsh, the
\nChampionship game begins<\/b><\/span><\/p>\n

\u00a0\u00a0<\/span>
\nLeft:<\/b>\u00a0Detroit goalie Ben Henrich shown here makes a save on one of the 51 Shots on goal the Musketeers launched that game.
\nRight:<\/b>\u00a0Captain Jeff Rucinski watched as Brain Leitza turns away on of Compuware’s 25 shots on goal.<\/span>
\n
\nJeff Metro\u00a0\u00a0 \u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0 Bryan Fuss\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0 \u00a0 Marc Grande\u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0Jesse Monell\u00a0\u00a0<\/span><\/b>
\nMusketeers 1993-94\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0 Musketeers 1992-94\u00a0\u00a0 Musketeers 1992-94\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0 \u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0 Musketeers 1992-95
\n\u00a0\u00a0<\/span>
\nLeft:\u00a0<\/b>Jeff Metro ties the game at one with assists from Bryan Fuss and Marc Grande.\u00a0Right:<\/b>\u00a0Just 12 seconds later, Jesse
\nMonell would put the Musketeers ahead 2-1 on an unassisted goal.<\/span><\/p>\n

Brandon Carlson<\/b>
\nMusketeers 1993-94
\n<\/span>
\nThe Musketeers would make the score 6-5 on a Brandon Carlson goal with :50 seconds remaining in the game. However the Musketeer
\ncouldn’t put\u00a0 the puck in the net and an empty-net goal by Detroit with :07 seconds remaining, sealed the deal for Detroit.<\/span><\/p>\n


\nThe Championship game was closer than the score reflected. 5 different Musketeers, Jesse Monell, Jeff Metro, Bryan Fuss, Alex
\nGorgon and Brandon Carlson, all scored goals and also launched 51 shots\u00a0on the Detroit goaltender, and while usually enough to
\nwin on any night, they would fall a regular and empty-net goal short.<\/span><\/p>\n

Did You Know…<\/b>Sioux City native and SYHA\/Metros Jesse Monell would score 6 (3\/3) points in the five game National Tournament.<\/span><\/p>\n

\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0<\/span>
\nFile these correctly<\/span><\/p>\n

\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0<\/span>
\nPlayers move through the traditional post-series handshake line. Neither team was expected to make a showing in the
\nChampionship series. Most everyone expected Regular Season Champs Des Moines and\/or Play-off Champions the Omaha
\nLancers to dominate the tournament.<\/span><\/p>\n

Marc Grande
\n<\/b>Musketeers 1992-94
\n<\/b>Mark Grande logged a pair of seasons for the Musketeers. During the prior season, the rookie netted fifteen goals and
\ntwenty assists; finishing his first USHL season as the sixth highest Musketeer scorer.
\n<\/b>\u00a0\u00a0<\/span>
\nMarc’s second season with the Musketeers saw the Team Captain score thirteen goals and twenty-three assists. The\u00a0Team
\nCaptain <\/b>was instrumental in leading the Musketeers to a surprise showing in the Jr. A National Championship title game, one
\nthat went right down to the wire. Shown here, an obviously disappointed Marc Grande is presented the JR. A National
\nChampionship Runner-Up Trophy by USHL Commissioner Dave Tyler.<\/span><\/p>\n

Dave Tyler<\/b>\u00a0was instrumental in the early success of the very new USHL Jr. League. Joining the USHL in 1972 and becoming the
\nLeague President in 1982, he remained in that position for 12 years. He was also an active USA Hockey Member & Officer
\nand was responsible for the formation of countless USA Hockey Events & promotions and National & International Tournaments.
\nEach season the USHL honors Dave with the presentation of the\u00a0Dave Tyler Executive of the Year Award<\/b>.<\/span><\/p>\n

\u00a0\u00a0<\/span>
\nMarc Grande\u00a0<\/b>delivers the second place trophy back to his team mates. While not a National Championship victory,
\nis was a terrific showing for the fourth place regular season finishers. The National Championship against a favored
\nDetroit Compuware saw everyone on the edge of their seats as the Musketeers pulled within a goal with fifty seconds
\nremaining in regulation. With the net empty for the sixth attacker, Compuware sealed the victory with an open net
\ngoal with just seven seconds remaining.<\/span><\/p>\n

1994 Musketeer Award Winners<\/b><\/span><\/p>\n

Bryan Fuss\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0Kerby Senden\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0 J.T. Bernier\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0 John Grahame<\/b><\/span>
\n<\/b>Musketeers 1992-94\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0 Musketeers 1993-94\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0 Musketeers 1992-94\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0 Musketeers 1993-94
\n\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0
\nMost Valuable Player\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0 \u00a0\u00a0 Most Improved Player\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0 \u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0 7th Man Award\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0 \u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0 Rookie of the Year\u00a0<\/b><\/span><\/p>\n

1994 USHL All-Star Game<\/span>
\n<\/b>Prince William Gardens \/ Thunder Bay, Ontario<\/span><\/p>\n

Bob Ferguson\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0 Jeff Rucinski\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0 Bryan Fuss\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0 Alex Gordon<\/b>\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0 Brian Leitza<\/b><\/span>
\nMusketeers 1981-90\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0 Musketeers 1993-94\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0 Musketeers 1992-94\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0 Musketeers 19993-94\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0 Musketeers 1991-94
\n<\/b>\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0
\nGame is held on February 1st, in Thunder Bay, Ontario and is hosted by the Flyers as they celebrate their tenth season in the league.
\nThis one is another another high scoring affair this one sees the teams ties at seven goals each after an overtime period. The South
\nwins the three man shoot-out\u00a0 and collects a win for the Southern Division 8-7. Jeff Rucinski, Bryan Fuss and Alex Gordon are all
\nchosen to play in this year’s All-Star game. Musketeer Head Coach Bob Ferguson will again be at the helm of the southern
\ndivision’s best players. Although not chosen to play in the All-Star game, goaltender Brian Leitza is selected to the
\nUSHL’s Second All-Star Team.<\/span><\/p>\n

1994 NHL Draft<\/span>
\n<\/b>Held on June28th and 29th at the Hartford Civic Center in Hartford, CT.\u00a0 The USHL has nine players selected to the NHL teams.
\nFellow team mates and goaltenders John Grahame and Brian Leitza are selected in the ninth round by the Boston
\nBruins and in the eleventh round by the Pittsburgh Penguins<\/span><\/p>\n

John Grahame\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0 Brian Leitza<\/span>
\n<\/b>Musketeers 1993-94\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0 Musketeers 1991-94<\/span><\/p>\n

<\/span><\/p>\n

\u00a0\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n


\nLeague consists of eleven Member teams playing a\u00a0forty-eight<\/b>\u00a0game regular season schedule. Single division.<\/span><\/p>\n

Des Moines Buccaneers, Dubuque Fighting Saints, Green Bay Gamblers , North Iowa Huskies, Omaha Lancers,<\/span>
\nRochester Mustangs, Sioux City Musketeers, St. Paul Vulcans, Thunder Bay Flyers, Waterloo Black Hawks, Wisconsin Capitols<\/span><\/p>\n

This season the USHL welcomes the Green Bay Gamblers to the League; making for an eleven team league playing a traditional
\nthe forty-eight game schedule. The Musketeers would again grab a 4th place finish with a 26-18-4 regular season record.<\/span><\/p>\n

Gino Gasparini<\/b>\u00a0takes over as the new USHL Commissioner. Leaving behind a series of successful season as the Head Coach and Athletic
\nDirector at the University of North Dakota. He would lead the Fighting Sioux to three National Championships. Down the read Gino will have
\na huge part in the transformation of the USHL from a junior league to a Junior A Tier 1 League producing the nations best hockey players.<\/span><\/p>\n

\u00a0Eric Silverman<\/b>‘s eighty-five points; thirty eight goals and forty-seven assists and\u00a0Jay Panzer<\/b>‘s seventy-nine points; thirty-eight goals and
\nforty-one assists during the regular season places them among the USHL’s top five scorers.<\/span><\/p>\n

\u00a0Again, with a fourth place finish the Musketeers find themselves pairing-up with one of their equals during the regular season; finishing just
\na pair of points\u00a0ahead of\u00a0 the fifth place Thunder Bay Flyers. The best of seven series goes six games but features three overtime games;
\none lasting six extra periods. The Musketeers will prevail and advance to the second round against the Omaha Lancers where they
\nare defeated in three games.<\/span><\/p>\n

\u00a0Musketeers Office Staff<\/span>
\n<\/b>\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0
\nPresident\/Owner<\/b>…Ted Carlson\u00a0\u00a0Head Coach-General Manager<\/b>…\u00a0Dave Lohrei
\nBox Office\/Merchandise<\/b>…Lindsey King\u00a0\u00a0PA\/Scorers Bench<\/b>…Woody Gottburg<\/span><\/p>\n


\n<\/b><\/span>Musketeer Coaching Staff<\/span>
\n<\/b>\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0
\n\u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 Head Coach\/GM\u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0Assistant\u00a0 Coach\u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 Athletic Trainer\u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 Equipment Manager\u00a0\u00a0 <\/span>\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0<\/b>
\nDave Lohrei\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0 Marty Kernaghan\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0 Tim Harris\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0 Billy Danderand
\n<\/span><\/p>\n


\nBetween the Pipes<\/span>
\n<\/b>Roger Wilsey<\/b>\u00a0played a single season as a Musketeer. An early season trade brought him to Sioux City where he took on the starting
\ngoalie duties. He played\u00a0 35 games and finished with a regular season record of 17-9-3. Several other net minders fought for the back-
\nup position, with Dennis Wilkie, Scott Swanjord, Ryan Skarperud, Randy Koeppl and Brad Cicala all logging between two and
\nten games this season.\u00a0\u00a0Dennis Wilkie<\/b>\u00a0would eventually secure the back-up position; earning a chance at next season’s starter honors.<\/span><\/p>\n

Roger Wilsey<\/span>
\n<\/b>Musketeers 1994-95
\nPrior to joining the Musketeers this season, he plays twenty games with the St. Paul Vulcans where he splits the bulk of the
\nteam’s starts. He posts seven wins, eleven losses. His 3.43 goals per game average is tops among all three Vulcan goaltenders.
\n<\/b>\u00a0\u00a0
\nI Need Your Goalie Photos\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0I\u00a0Need Your Goalie Photos
\nPrior to this season\u00a0Roger Wilsey<\/b>\u00a0logs a season with the St. Paul Vulcans. After two Vulcan victories into this season,
\nhe is traded to Sioux City where takes on the starting goaltender duties.\u00a0 Playing in 35 games he records a 17-9-3 record.
\nHe surrenders just a hundred and nine goals; his save percentage of 0.90 is the second second highest in the league
\nand his goals against average is 3.47 eighth best in the league. Roger is selected the November 20th USHL\/Let’s
\nPlay Hockey Player of the week. Roger would go on to play four seasons at Ferric State University.<\/span><\/p>\n

Dennis Wilkie<\/span>
\n<\/b>Musketeers 1994-96
\n\u00a0\u00a0
\nI Need Your Goalie Photos\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0I\u00a0Need Your Goalie Photos
\n<\/b>Rookie\u00a0Dennis Wilkie<\/b>\u00a0joins the team mid-season among a flurry of goaltender activity. He plays in six games
\nduring the season; grabbing three victories and no losses. He surrenders just nine regular season goals before the
\nseason ends. Dennis eventually secures the regular back-up position and earning a chance at the starting spot
\nnext season.
\n<\/span><\/p>\n

High Scorers<\/span>
\nEric Silverman\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0 Jay Panzer\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0 Bobby Deleidi\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0 Jesse Monell\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0 Ryan Guzior\u00a0<\/span>
\n<\/i><\/b>Musketeers 1992-95\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0 Musketeers 1994-95\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0 Musketeers 1993-95\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0 Musketeers 1992-95\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0 Musketeers 1994-95\u00a0<\/i>
\n\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0<\/span>
\nThird season veteran Eric Silverman would lead the team this season in scoring. He would tally thirty-eight goals and forty-seven
\nassists, both team highs, as well a team leading eighty-five regular season points. Jay Panzer would follow behind also with thirty-
\neight goals and and forty-one assists. Bobby Deleidi would change from\u00a0heavy hitter\u00a0<\/i>to\u00a0high scorer<\/i>\u00a0scorer recording nineteen
\ngoals, thirty-two helpers for fifty-one points. Also a third year veteran & team Co-Captain, Jesse Monell would finish the season
\nwith forty-nine points, including eleven goals and thirty-eight assists. Other Co-Captain Ryan Guzior would round out the high
\nscorers with thirteen red-lighters, twenty-five assists for thirty-eight points.<\/span><\/p>\n

Heavy Hitters<\/span>
\nRob Butler\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0 Bobby Gassoff\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0<\/i>A. J. Vanbruggen\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0<\/i>Craig Boyd\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0<\/i>Ryan Guzior<\/span>
\n<\/i><\/b>Musketeers 1994-95\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0 Musketeers 1994-96\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0<\/i>Musketeers 1994-95\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0<\/i>\u00a0Musketeers 1994-95\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0<\/i>\u00a0 Musketeers 1994-95
\n\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0<\/span>
\nRob Butler would join the Musketeers well into mid-season. However he still had time to log 29 games where he put up 220 penalty
\nminutes for an average 7.5 minutes per game, a Musketeer record that still stands today. Another rookie, Bob Gassoff brought his
\ndad’s style of play to the team and finished with 195 penalty minutes. Also rookies, A.J. Vanbruggen would post 142 minutes,
\nCraig Boyd 107 and Ryan Guzior with105 penalty minutes.<\/span><\/p>\n

1994 Buc Bowl (USHL Pre-Season Tournament)<\/b><\/span>
\nDes Moines, IA
\nJersey Note:<\/b>\u00a0The Musketeers wore their previous season’s jerseys for the Buc Bowl Tournament and then switched to the
\nnew “puck-man” jersey style for the start\u00a0of the regular season.<\/span>
\n\u00a0\u00a0<\/span>
\nLeft:<\/b>\u00a0Goalie Ryan Skarperud, an unidentified Musketeer player (29) and Captain Andrew Pearsall.\u00a0Right:\u00a0<\/b>Alternate Captain Ryan
\nGuzior, Jesse Monell and Eric Silverman congratulate Bobby Deleidi on another goal.<\/span><\/p>\n

\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0 Craig Boyd\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0 ID This Player\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0 A.J. VanBruggen<\/span>
\n<\/b>Musketeers 1994-95\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0 \u00a0\u00a0 \u00a0Musketeers XX-XX\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0 \u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0 \u00a0 Musketeers\u00a0 1994-95
\n\u00a0\u00a0<\/span>
\nAll three players are pictured during the Buc Bowl pre-season tournament. The Musketeers would wear their old jerseys for the tournament.<\/span><\/p>\n

Andrew Pearsall\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0<\/b>Ryan Skarperud<\/b><\/span>
\n\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0 Musketeers 1994-95\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0 Musketeers 1994-95\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0<\/span>
\n\u00a0\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n

Andrew Pearsall\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0 Drew Hale\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0 Brad Nelson\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0 Dan Miller\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0 Mike Hanson\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0<\/b><\/span>
\nMusketeers 1994-95\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0 Musketeers 1994-96\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0 Musketeers 1994-95\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0 Musketeers 1994-95\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0 Musketeers 1994-96
\n\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0<\/b><\/span><\/p>\n

Craig Boyd\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0 Pat Staerker\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0 Eric Silverman\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0 Jay Panzer\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0 Bobby Gassoff<\/span>
\n<\/b>Musketeers 1994-95\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0 Musketeers 1994-95\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0 Musketeers 1992-95\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0 Musketeers 1994-95\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0 Musketeers 1994-96
\n\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n

Did You Know.<\/b>..third year veteran Eric Silverman averaged nearly a point and a half every game he played in three seasons (92-95).<\/span><\/p>\n

Did You Know.<\/b>..after 9\/11 Bobby Gassoff left professional hockey behind to join the United States Navy SEAL Program.<\/span><\/p>\n

Did You Know.<\/b>..Jay Panzer was the November 20th USHL\/Let’s Play Hockey Player of the Week.<\/span><\/p>\n

Rob Butler\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0 Ryan Guzior\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0 C.J. Buzzell\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0 Jesse Monell\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0 Bobby Deleidi<\/b><\/span>
\nMusketeers 1994-95\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0 Musketeers 1994-95\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0 Musketeers 1994-95\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0 Musketeers 1992-95\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0 Musketeers 1993-95
\n\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n

Did You Know<\/b>…Rob Butler racked-up 220 penalty minute this season, impressive number for a Heavy Hitter in a full season,
\nhowever, Rob did it in just 29 games.<\/span><\/p>\n

Did You know<\/b>…Jesse Monell is from Sioux City and before joining the Musketeers he won two Iowa High School Hockey
\nLeague State Championships.<\/span><\/p>\n

Did You know<\/b>…C.J. Buzzell finishes sixth among the USHL play-off top scorers; racking up nine goals and eleven assists in
\njust a dozen games.<\/span><\/p>\n

Tony Neville\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0 Bobby Deleidi<\/b><\/span>
\nMusketeers 1993-95\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0 Musketeers 1993-95
\n\u00a0\u00a0<\/span>
\nTony Veville<\/b>\u00a0and\u00a0Bobby Deleidi<\/b>\u00a0were both two season veterans for the Musketeers.\u00a0Tony<\/b>\u00a0would join the Musketeers the prior
\nseason as a rookie and would see time in eleven USHL contests and scoring his first red-lighter. This season an early season traded
\nwould move him to Green Bay where his playing time and his scoring production would flourish; playing in thirty-eight games Tony
\nwould record seven goals and four assists.\u00a0Bobby\u00a0<\/b>would put in a busy pair of seasons with the Musketeers. Playing in forty-four
\ngames his rookie season he grabbed ten goals and fifteen assists along with eighty-seven penalty minutes. This veteran season he
\nwould double his scoring recording nineteen red-lighters; his fifty-one total points was third best among Musketeer scorers.<\/span><\/p>\n

\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0<\/b><\/span>The New Coats Are Here!!! The New Coats Are Here!!!<\/span>
\n\u00a0\u00a0<\/b>
\nLeft:<\/b>\u00a0Eric Silverman, Jay Panzer & Craig Boyd and\u00a0Right:\u00a0<\/b>Jesse Monell and Pat Staerker try-on their winter coats and hats<\/span><\/p>\n

\u00a0\u00a0
\n<\/b>Left:\u00a0<\/b>Jesse Monell and Dan Miller start to distribute their new coats\u00a0\u00a0Right:<\/b>\u00a0The team poses with their\u00a0 there new swag
\noutside the South Sioux Convention Center.
\n
\n<\/b>
\n
\nRob Butler<\/b><\/span><\/span>
\nMusketeers 1994-95
\n<\/i>Rob Butler joins the Musketeers for just twenty-nine games this season. However, he goes to work earning a fan favorite
\nstatus and setting a Musketeer record that still stands today. Collecting 220 penalty minutes, he averages just over 7.5 minutes
\nper game in the box.<\/span><\/p>\n

6-Musketeers vs. North Iowa Huskies-3<\/span>
\n<\/b>January 28th \/ SC Auditorium
\nThe Musketeers jump out to an early lead on four goals by\u00a0Jesse Monell, Mike Hanson A.J. Pearsall<\/b>\u00a0and\u00a0Pat Staerker
\n<\/b>game winner. However, the Huskies do battle back as they score three goals in a penalty filled second period.\u00a0Eric Silverman<\/b>‘s
\ngoal is\u00a0the lone bright spot for the Musketeers that period.
\nJesse Monell<\/b>\u00a0wastes little time getting the Musketeers back on track in the third, scoring his second goal of the night-three
\nminutes into the period. With little hope of a Huskies comeback; the game turns chippy and officials Derek Sheppard, Ron
\nHoffman and Bobby Batcheller all have their hands full the whole third period. Musketeers\u00a0Ryan Guzior, Jeff Rucinski,
\nBobby Gassoff, Bobby Deleidi\u00a0<\/b>and\u00a0Brad Nelson<\/b>\u00a0all get the gate for fighting.
\n<\/b>\u00a0\u00a0<\/span>
\nLeft:<\/b>\u00a0Rookie goaltender\u00a0Roger Wilsey<\/b>\u00a0enters the game with just over six minutes remaining in the second period;
\nreplacing an injured Brad Cicala. The newly acquired rookie from the St. Paul Vulcans, shuts the door on what could
\nhave been a Huskies rally in the second, allowing just one goal that period and stopping all thirteen shots in the third.
\nAlso pictured here are\u00a0Brain Ross<\/b>\u00a0&\u00a0A.J. Vanbruggen<\/b>\u00a0who each record an assist\u00a0<\/b>and\u00a0Dan Miller<\/b>\u00a0&\u00a0Mike
\nHanson<\/b>\u00a0both grab a goal each.<\/span><\/p>\n

Right:<\/b>\u00a0Brian Ross<\/b>\u00a0helps in the crease while Captain\u00a0Andrew Pearsall<\/b>\u00a0tracks the puck. He records a goal and an assist in
\nthis one. Referee Derek Sheppard looks on, as he is in for a busy third period.<\/span><\/p>\n

Musketeers vs. Des Moines Buccaneers<\/b><\/span>
\n<\/b>Autograph Night<\/span>
\n\u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 Brad Nelson\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0 Dave Lohrei Head Coach & General Manager<\/span>
\n<\/b>\u00a0 \u00a0 Musketeers\u00a0 1994-95\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0 Musketeers 1991-96\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0
\n<\/b>\u00a0\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n

Davis Host Family<\/b><\/span><\/b><\/span>
\n<\/span><\/p>\n

8-Musketeers vs. Green Bay Gamblers-7<\/span>
\n<\/b>\u00a0 February 11th \/ Sioux City Auditorium
\nMeltdown, Comeback and a New Truck<\/b><\/span><\/span><\/p>\n

In what would be a rollercoaster ride for the Musketeer players and fans; this Saturday night’s meeting with the Green Bay
\nGamblers would have it all.
\nAfter giving up the first goal of the game, the Musketeers would respond with four unanswered\u00a0goals from\u00a0Eric Silverman,
\nRob Butler, Pat Staerker\u00a0<\/b>&\u00a0Brian Ross<\/b>\u00a0and take a commanding lead into the second period. However, the Gamblers
\nwere not going away. They launch twenty-two shots on goal with six of them finding the back of the net. Fortunately, a
\nsecond goal by\u00a0Eric Silverman<\/b>\u00a0and one from\u00a0Jay Panzer<\/b> does manage to minimize \u00a0the damage, and keeps the
\ngame close after two periods.<\/span><\/p>\n

In what proved to be a much needed Sioux City momentum swing, a lucky fan selected for the “Shoot the Puck<\/b>” contest
\nbagged a brand new Ford Ranger pick-up, when he slid the biscuit in a basket<\/em> just large enough to satisfy a now disappointed
\ninsurance company.\u00a0 The sold-out crown went nuts, and the Musketeers harvested that energy as the final period began.
\n
\nEric Silverman<\/b>\u00a0would grab his third goal of the night to tie the game and\u00a0Dan Miller<\/b>\u00a0would get the game winner with just
\nfour minutes remaining. Rookie goaltender\u00a0Dennis Wilkie<\/b>\u00a0took the reigns with five minutes left in the second and stopped
\nall but one of the Gamblers last thirteen shots on goal. Officials for the game are Referee Chris Rooney and linesman Kirk
\nSwanson and Bob Batcheller.<\/span><\/p>\n

Craig Boyd\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0 Ryan Skarperud\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0 Dan Miller<\/b><\/span>
\nMusketeers\u00a0 1994-95\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0 Musketeers\u00a0 1994-95\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0 Musketeers\u00a0 1994-95<\/span>
\n<\/span><\/p>\n

Bobby Gassoff<\/span>
\n<\/b>Musketeers 1994-96
\nBobby Gassoff played a pair of seasons in Sioux City. Both seasons he carried on with his dad’s rough & tumble NHL reputation
\nand he quickly became a fan favorite. Seeing time in forty games this rookie season, Bobby would grab a goal and four assists but
\nmost notably, he would rack-up 195 penalty minutes his rookie season.
\n\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0<\/span>
\n\u00a0The following season, playing again in forty games, he doubled his offence; scoring three goals, six assists and rang-up
\nanother192 minutes. This 387 total penalty minutes is seventh highest all-time among Musketeers Heavy Hitters. After
\nthe Musketeers, he would play four seasons at the University of Michigan, where he would play in the championship game
\ntwice\u00a0and win it once in 1988. After an additional season of pro hockey in the ECHL, his country called & he answered.<\/span><\/p>\n

Did You Know<\/b>…Bobby’s dad was legendary Bob Gassoff of the St Louis Blues. He was a an integral player as the team rebuild
\nin the early 70’s. Bob Sr. lead the Blues three of\u00a0 four seasons in penalty minutes and was known as one of the NHL’s toughest
\nplayers. A fatal car accident ended his NHL career in 1977. His #3 was the first ever number retired by the Blues.<\/span><\/p>\n

8-Musketeers vs. Green Bay Gamblers-3<\/span>
\n<\/b>\u00a0 February 11th \/ Sioux City Auditorium
\nMusketeer\u00a0A.J. Van Bruggen<\/b>\u00a0scores just thirty-nine seconds into the game and the Musketeers never look back. Scoring
\nthree times\u00a0in the first and five times in the second; the Musketeers cruise to an easy victory over the Gamblers.\u00a0Eric Silverman
\n<\/b>would grab a\u00a0Hat Trick and\u00a0 a fight filled second period see Musketeers\u00a0Todd Steinmetz, Bobby Deleidi<\/b>\u00a0and
\nRob Butler<\/b>\u00a0all draw game ejections for fighting.
\n\u00a0\u00a0<\/span>
\nLeft:\u00a0<\/b>Linesman Kirk Swanson and Bob Batcheller both plan ahead as to how to stop the other fight going on at the same time.
\nRight:<\/b>\u00a0Referee Doran Doty, who’s no stranger to this type of nefarious activity, directs the players to their respective benches
\nwhile he sorts everything put. Prior to officiating, Doran played in the IHSHL for Des Moines and then two more USHL
\nseasons\u00a0for the Des Moines Buccaneers.
\n\u00a0\u00a0<\/span>
\nLeft:\u00a0<\/b>One of the many players headed to the penalty box during the first period. This game starts out with all the ingredients of
\na game that might last all night. While the Musketeers scored first and went ahead 3-1; the period was filled with minor penalties;
\npenalties that fueled the fire that would eventually start in the second.\u00a0Right:\u00a0<\/b>Linesman Bob Batcheller enjoys the calm
\nbefore the next start of play.<\/span><\/p>\n

***************************************USHL Play-Offs***************************************<\/span>
\n<\/b>Again the musketeers find themselves pairing-up with one of their equals during the regular season; finishing just a pair of points
\nahead of\u00a0 Thunder Bay during the regular season.\u00a0This match-up against the Flyers looks to be a good one and it does not disappoint.
\nThe battle between these two rivals will result in several USHL play-off records including most penalty minutes and most overtime
\nperiods in a single series.<\/b><\/span><\/p>\n

Musketeers vs. Thunder Bay Flyers<\/b><\/span>
\n<\/b>Round 1 \/ Quarter Finals
\n<\/b>The series opens in Sioux City, but from the get-go it’s all Thunder Bay; the Flyers out-muscle, out play and out score the Musketeers
\nracking-up six red-lighters while Sioux City can muster just a single goal.<\/span><\/p>\n

Game two sees a totally different Musketeers team hit the ice, quickly returning the six goal\u00a0 lead and looking to score more, the Flyers<\/span>
\nare desperate to some-how alter the direction of this game. With the Musketeers totally in command, several fights erupt ,slowing the game<\/span>
\ndown, but not changing the outcome of an eventual 6-2 Musketeer victory. The third period of the game is one those in attendance<\/span>
\nwill not forget with both teams setting several USHL penalty minute play-off records including:<\/span>
\nMost Penalty Minutes in a single game both teams: 238<\/b><\/span>
\nThe Flyers receive 20 minors, 2 double minors, 1 major, 6 misconducts and 1 game misconduct.
\nThe Musketeers receive 21 minors, 2 double minors, 1 major, 6 misconducts and 1 game misconduct.<\/span><\/p>\n

Most Penalty Minutes in a single period both teams: 202<\/b><\/span>
\nThe Flyers receive 11 minors, 2 double minors, 1 major, 6 misconducts,1 game misconduct and 1 game ejection.<\/span>
\nThe Musketeers receive 21 minors, 2 double minors, 1 major, 5 misconducts and 1 game misconduct.<\/b><\/span><\/p>\n

Most Penalty Minutes in a single period one team: 105<\/span><\/strong><\/span>
\nThe Flyers receive 11 minors, 2 double minors, 1 major, 6 misconducts,1 game misconduct and 1 game ejection.<\/span><\/p>\n

\u00a0Having properly rebounded from the first loss, the Musketeers are now faced with the new prospect of three games in a row in a
\nvery unfriendly building. Game three sees both teams trade goals back and fourth, but as time runs out, its Thunder Bay on top by a
\nscore of 5-4. The following night it is more of the same, this time both teams score six goals apiece as regulation ends. However
\nits the Musketeers grabbing the winner in overtime to again even the series at two games each.<\/span><\/p>\n

<\/span>Longest Ovetime Play-off Game
\n<\/span><\/strong><\/span>Game five turns out to be another one for the record books. With both goaltenders tightening up their game, this one is a
\nrelatively low scoring affair and by the time the third ends both teams have only scored three times.\u00a0It would take sixth
\novertime periods, before Musketeer Craig Boyd secures the Musketeer victory despite the being short-
\nhanded by two men for a full two minutes.
\n<\/b>The series would come back to Sioux City three nights later, where it took extra time again to decide a winner. Despite playing
\nnearly a double-header two nights ago and a killer bus trip from Thunder Bay, both teams hit the ice flying; recording four goals
\neach by the time regulation ran out. Going into the third overtime game in a row, its Ryan Guzior who finds the back of the net
\nto win the best of seven series for the Musketeers.<\/span><\/p>\n

Musketeers vs. Omaha Lancers<\/span>
\n<\/b>Round 2 \/ Semi Finals
\n<\/b>Having just played six games and eight overtime periods in the US and Canada the wary Musketeers prepare to take on the
\nOmaha Lancers. The worn out Musketeers do play the Lancers tough and by the time three periods is finished both teams
\nhaving scored just two goals. Heading in to overtime, the first one is a draw but in the second isn’t and the Lancers find the
\nnet giving them an opening game victory. The Musketeers return to game two rested and ready to go. They hang seven goals on
\nthe Lancers and even-up the series at one game each.<\/span><\/p>\n

Game three is another high scoring affair with sixteen total goals: ten for the Lancers and six for the Musketeers. As game four<\/span>
\nrolls around both teams start to slow down, this game features only three goals with Omaha scoring the winner and sending the<\/span>
\nworn-down Musketeers home for the season. The Lancers would go on to the Clark Cup finals but lose to the<\/span>
\nFavored Des Moines Buccaneers.<\/span><\/p>\n

National Tournament Qualifier Game
\nMusketeers vs. Dubuque Fighting Saints<\/b><\/span>
\nWith the National tournament in need of a third USHL team the Musketeers and Dubuque compete in a three game series with<\/span>
\nthe winner going to the tournament. On just four days rest the Musketeers can only record a single goals as the Saints win 5-1.<\/span>
\nIt gets worse in game two as Dubuque records another five red lighters and the Musketeers fail to find the net.<\/span><\/p>\n

1995 Musketeer Award Winners<\/span>
\nJay Panzer\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0 Drew Hale\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0 Bobby Deleidi\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0 Eric Silverman\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0 Brad Nelson<\/span>
\n<\/b>Musketeers 1994-95\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0 Musketeers 1994-96\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0 Musketeers 1993-95\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0 Musketeers 1992-95\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0 \u00a0\u00a0\u00a0 Musketeers 1994-95
\n<\/b>\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0
\nMusketeers Most Valuable Player:<\/b>\u00a0Jay Panzer *\u00a0Most Improved Player:<\/b>\u00a0Drew Hale\u00a0*<\/b>\u00a0Musketeers 7th Man Award:\u00a0<\/b>Bobby Deleidi
\nRookie of the Year:\u00a0<\/b>Jay Panzer *\u00a0Offensive Player of the Year:<\/b>\u00a0Eric Silverman\u00a0\u00a0*\u00a0\u00a0Defensive Player of the Year<\/b>:\u00a0Brad Nelson<\/span><\/p>\n

USHL All-Star & Prospects Game<\/span>
\n<\/b>Ak-Sar-Ben Coliseum \/ Omaha, NE
\nEric Silverman\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0 Jesse Monell\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0 Ryan Guizor\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0 \u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0 \u00a0\u00a0 Jay Panzer\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0 \u00a0\u00a0 \u00a0\u00a0 Roger Wilsey<\/span>
\n<\/b>Musketeers 1992-95\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0 Musketeers 1992-95\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0 Musketeers 1994-95\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0 Musketeers 1994-95\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0 Musketeers 1994-95
\n\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0<\/span>
\n\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0 \u00a0\u00a0 \u00a0\u00a0This seasons All-Star classic will be held on January 31st in Omaha Ne. The teams are into a Blue and White squad. The Blue
\nAll-Stars are players from Des Moines, Green Bay, Rochester, Thunder Bay, and Wisconsin. The White All-Stars are from St. Paul,
\nNorth Iowa, Omaha, Waterloo, Dubuque and Sioux City. The game is the most attended and the highest scoring All-Star game yet;
\nas sixty-one hundred fans watched the Blue team defeat the White team 10-8. This game would also feature the second annual
\nBill Mintenko Skills Contest.<\/span><\/p>\n

1995 NHL Draft<\/span>
\n<\/b>Held on July 8th at the Edmonton Coliseum in Edmonton, Alberta. the USHL has just a pair of players selected and none of them
\nare Musketeers.<\/span><\/p>\n

\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n

<\/span>
\n
\nLeague consists of ten Member teams playing a\u00a0forty-six<\/b>\u00a0game regular season schedule.\u00a0St. Paul changes to Twin Cities.
\nFargo-Moorhead joins the league. Wisconsin leaves league.\u00a0Single division.<\/span><\/p>\n

\u00a0Des Moines Buccaneers, Dubuque Fighting Saints, Fargo-Moorhead Bears, Green Bay Gamblers, North Iowa Huskies, Omaha Lancers,
\nRochester Mustangs, Sioux City Musketeers, Twin Cities Vulcans, Thunder Bay Flyers, Waterloo Black Hawks<\/b><\/span><\/p>\n

This season offered up more interesting “twists” as the season progressed. Prior to the start of the season, Sioux City had been chosen
\nthe site of the 96 Jr. A National Tournament. However, after finishing the season in 9th place with a 17-28-1 record, they miss the
\nplay-offs completely and a chance to play for a National Championship on home ice. Enter the Fargo-Morehead Bears…
\ncomplications lead to the inability to compete in the USHL play-offs and the Musketeers are picked as a replacement
\nteam. (They even receive the Bear’s regular season 3rd seed placement)<\/span><\/p>\n

Sioux City would beat Waterloo in the first round, but lose in the second round to eventual Clark Cup Champions, the Green Bay<\/span>
\nGamblers. However, their play-off performance earned them a renewed chance to compete in the National Championship Tournament<\/span>
\nand an eventual chance to avenge the Gamblers in the Championship final. However, the Musketeers fell short to a very strong Green<\/span>
\nBay team that would claim Jr. Hockey “Triple Crown” Champion status.<\/span><\/p>\n

These above events would make for the unachievable chances of a 9th place, regular season team playing for a Jr. A National
\nChampionship.
\n<\/span><\/p>\n

Musketeers Office Staff<\/b><\/span>
\n\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0
\nPresident\/Owner<\/b>…Ted Carlson\u00a0\u00a0Head Coach-General Manager<\/b>…Dave Lohrei\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0Office Manager<\/b>…Judy Johnson
\nMarketing Director<\/b>…Evan Schoenfish\u00a0\u00a0Box Office\/Merchandise<\/b>…Lindsey King\u00a0\u00a0PA\/Scorers Bench<\/b>…Woody Gottburg<\/span><\/p>\n


\n<\/b>Musketeer Coaching Staff<\/span>
\n<\/b>\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0
\n<\/b>\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0Head Coach-General Manager<\/b>…Dave Lohrei\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0Assistant Coach<\/b>…Marty Kernighan\u00a0\u00a0 Assistant Coach<\/b>…Steve Nelson
\nAthletic Trainer<\/b>…Tim Harris\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0Equipment Manager<\/b>…Billy Danderand
\n<\/span><\/p>\n


\nBetween the Pipes<\/span><\/b>
\nLike last season, several goalies compete for the open positions. Returning veteran\u00a0Dennis Wilkie<\/b>\u00a0and rookie\u00a0Eric Day<\/b>\u00a0assume
\nthe goaltending duties this season. However, Chad Villagomez, Shep Harder & Jim Brunner would all log games during the season
\nas the team struggled to find the right goaltending combination. A disastrous 17-28-1 record that saw the Musketeers finish in ninth
\nplace miss the play-offs. In an unforeseen turn of events, the Musketeers would qualify for the play-offs grabbing the third seed to
\nboot.\u00a0 The Musketeers duo would right the ship just in time to help lead the Musketeers into the second round of the Clark Cup
\nplay-offs and into the Championship game at the National Tournament.<\/span><\/p>\n

Dennis Wilkie<\/b><\/span>
\nMusketeers1994-96
\n<\/b>Dennis joins the Musketeers as a rookie last season well into the mid-season. He is one of several goaltenders the
\nMusketeers tried before earning the eventual back-up role. During the regular season he logs time in six games and
\nwins all three of his starts. He surrenders just nine total goals and finishes with a 3.63 goals against average.
\n<\/b>\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0
\nDennis Wilkie\u00a0<\/b>returns this season as the veteran goaltender and secures the spot as the starter. He will see time in nineteen
\ngames this season but only records four wins compared to ten losses and a tie. He would log a 4.40 goals against average.
\nDennis and his partner would both get a new lease on the seasons as a twist of fate put the regular season ninth place team
\ninto the Clark Cup play-offs where thy finished in third place and the National Championship Tournament finishing as the
\ntournament’s Runner-up.<\/span><\/p>\n

Erik Day<\/span>
\n<\/b>Musketeers 1995-96
\nErik’s first USHL season is with the Des Moines Buccaneers, it saw him post a 17-3-1 record. His .902 save percentage was
\nthird best among all goalies that season.
\n\u00a0\u00a0
\nErik Day\u00a0<\/b>joins the Musketeers mid-way into the season after playing for the Des Moines Buccaneers the prior two seasons.
\nTaking part in a goalie merry-go-round that saw several different goalies competing for the back-up position. Erik did rise to
\nthe top and managed to see time in twenty-one Musketeer contests posting nine wins and eleven losses. In December he was
\nthe\u00a0USHL\/Let’s Play Hockey Goalie of the Week. Erik’s .991 save percentage was tops in the league and his 3.17 goals
\nagainst average put him among the top six goalies in the league. His save percentage and goals against are both at the
\ntime Musketeer records.<\/span><\/p>\n

Other goaltenders in town for a carousel ride were\u00a0Jim Brunner, Shep Harder<\/b>\u00a0and\u00a0Chad Villagomez<\/b>\u00a0who played in eleven<\/span>
\ngames combining for\u00a0 a record of four wins and seven losses.<\/span><\/p>\n

Chad Villagomez<\/span>
\n<\/b>Musketeers 1995-96<\/span>
\nPrior to playing in Sioux City this season Chad played a prior season for the St. Paul Vulcans where he saw time in twenty-four<\/span>
\nUSHL contests and posted a 16-6-1 record. His .885 save percentage and 3.14 goals against average were both fifth best<\/span>
\namong league goaltenders.<\/span>
\n<\/span>
\nVeteran goaltender Chad Villagomez also joined the Musketeers mid-season after being traded from the St. Paul Vulcans.<\/span>
\nThis season he would grab a dozen starts with the Vulcans before joining the Musketeers this season.<\/span><\/p>\n

High Scorers<\/b><\/span>
\nSandy Cohen\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0 \u00a0 Shane Kalbrener\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0 Cole Gendreau\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0 Tom Puorro\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0 Ryan Forbes<\/span>
\n<\/b>Musketeers 1995-96\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0 Musketeers 1995-97\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0 Musketeers 1995-97\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0 Musketeers 1995-97\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0 Musketeers 1995-97
\n<\/b>\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0<\/span>
\nRookies would lead the way this season when it came to putting points on the board. The top eight scorers this season were first year
\nplayers. Sandy Cohen would record a team high of 27 goals for 54 total points. Shane Kalbrener would post a team high of 30 assists
\non his way to 48 points. Cole Gendreau would add 13 goals and 15 assists to his USHL stats while Tom Puorro and Ryan Forbes
\nwould tie for the final top five scorer spot with 25 points.<\/span><\/p>\n

Heavy Hitters<\/b><\/span>
\nBobby Gassoff\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0 Burke Nelson\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0 \u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0 Ryan Clark\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0 \u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0 Tom Puerro\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0 Brian Ross<\/span>
\n<\/b>Musketeers 1994-96\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0 Musketeers 1995-96\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0 \u00a0 Musketeers 1995-97\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0 Musketeers 1995-97\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0 Musketeers 1994-96<\/span>
\n\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0<\/span>
\nWhile rookies were a big part of the team this year, second year veteran Bobby Gassoff took the heavy hitter mantel this season and
\nracked-up 192 penalty minutes. Musketeer rookie, but USHL veteran, Burke Nelson recorded 130 minutes. Maiden season players
\nRyan Clark would finish the season with 117 minutes and Tom Puerro a pair of minors behind with 113 minutes. Veteran Brian Ross
\nwould round out the list with 101 penalty minutes.<\/span><\/p>\n

Bobby Gassoff\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0 \u00a0\u00a0\u00a0 Dennis Wilkie\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0 Pete Pierman\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0 Mike Boylan\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0 \u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0 Drew Hale<\/span>
\n<\/b>Musketeers 1994-96\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0 Musketeers 1994-96\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0 Musketeers 1990-00\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0 Musketeers 1990-00\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0 Musketeers 1990-00
\n<\/b>\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0<\/span>
\nVeteran\u00a0Bobby Gassoff<\/b>\u00a0would see time in forty games recording three goals and six assists along with a team leading 192 penalty
\nminutes. Also a veteran, Goaltender\u00a0Dennis Wilkie<\/b>\u00a0would take his spot in the paint this season seeing time in twenty-one games.
\nPete Pierman\u00a0<\/b>would record just a single game this season in Sioux City playing out the balance of the season in Dubuque for the
\nFighting Saints.\u00a0Mike Boylan<\/b>\u00a0would log a busy schedule of forty-five games; recording five assists and eighty-seven penalty minutes.
\nDrew Hale<\/b>\u00a0would also have a full season logging forty-five games and tallying a pair of goals and nine assists.<\/span><\/p>\n

\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0 Eric Ness\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0 \u00a0\u00a0 \u00a0\u00a0 Shane Kalbrener\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0 \u00a0\u00a0 Ryan Clark\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0 \u00a0\u00a0\u00a0 Mike Hanson\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0 \u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0 Matt Williams<\/span>
\n<\/b>Musketeers 1995-96\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0 Musketeers 1995-97\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0 \u00a0 Musketeers 1995-96\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0 \u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0 Musketeers 1994-96\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0 \u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0 Musketeers 1995-96
\n<\/i>\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0<\/span>
\nRookie\u00a0Eric Ness<\/b>\u00a0would grab seven red-lighters and a dozen assists during this first and only season in Sioux City. Also a rookie
\nthis season,\u00a0Shane Kalbrener<\/b>\u00a0would tail the leading Musketeer scorer this season by just six points; recording eighteen goals and
\na team leading thirty assists.\u00a0Ryan Clark<\/b>\u00a0would record seven goals and fourteen assists and\u00a0Matt Williams<\/b>\u00a0 scoring eleven goals
\nand eleven assists during their maiden seasons. Returning veteran Mike Hanson would be limited twenty-two games but still
\nmanage nine goals and ten assists.<\/span><\/p>\n

Did You Know…\u00a0<\/b>On February 11th Shane Kalbrener was chosen the USHL\/Let’s Play Hockey Player of the Week.<\/span><\/p>\n

Brad Pick\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0 \u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0 \u00a0\u00a0 Brian Ross\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0 \u00a0\u00a0 Jim Westergaard\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0 James Rademacker\u00a0\u00a0 \u00a0\u00a0\u00a0 Shep Harder<\/span>
\n<\/b>Musketeers 1995-96\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0 Musketeers 1994-96\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0 \u00a0 Musketeers 1995-96\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0 \u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0 Musketeers 1995-96\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0 \u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0 Musketeers 1995-96
\n\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0<\/span>
\nBrad Pick<\/b>\u00a0would see time in fifteen games this season and scoring a pair of goals and an assist before playing out his remaining two
\nseasons for the Cleveland Barons. Returning veteran\u00a0Brian Ross\u00a0<\/b>help out on a dozen Musketeer goals and records 101 penalty
\nminutes this season.\u00a0Jim Westergaard<\/b>\u00a0also sees time in eight games, logs an assists before a trade to the NAHL sees him record
\neighteen points and 101 penalty minutes with the Detroit Freeze.\u00a0Shep Harder<\/b>\u00a0would play just six games in the USHL but would
\ngo on to play four seasons at Colgate University and then split a pair of seasons between the IHL and ECHL.<\/span><\/p>\n


\nMusketeer Cheerleaders & Dance Team<\/span>
\n<\/b>\u00a0\u00a0<\/span>
\nLeft:<\/b>\u00a0 Angie Lastname, Lisa Lastname, Sara Lastname,\u00a0 Christie Lastname, Ember Lastname and Kim Lastname
\nRight:\u00a0<\/b>Sara Lastname,\u00a0<\/b>\u00a0Lisa Lastname, Angie Lastname, Kim Lastname,\u00a0 Christie Lastname and Ember Lastname<\/span><\/p>\n

\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0
\nLisa Lastname\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0 Angie Lastname\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0 Kim Lastname\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0 Sara Lastname\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0 Ember Lastname\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0 Christie Lastname<\/span><\/p>\n

USHL Play-offs
\nMusketeers vs.\u00a0<\/b>Insert Information Here<\/b><\/span>
\nRound 1 \/ Quarter Finals<\/span><\/p>\n

Getting ready to host the National Tournament<\/span>
\n<\/b>Sioux City Auditorium \/ Sioux City, IA \/ May 3rd-May 8th<\/span>
\n\u00a0\u00a0<\/span>
\nLeft:<\/b>\u00a0National Tournament scorekeepers Doug Cain and Bob Bakken\u00a0\u00a0Right:<\/b>\u00a0Tournament videographer Curt Stoever<\/span><\/p>\n

\u00a0\u00a0<\/span>
\nLeft:\u00a0<\/b>Tournament scorekeeper and PA announcer Woody Gottburg poses by some of his Musketeer memorabilia on display at the
\nmerchandise stand.\u00a0Right:<\/b>\u00a0USHL Chief Satiation John Cowley readies his work station.<\/span><\/p>\n

\u00a0\u00a0<\/span>
\nLeft:\u00a0<\/b>USHL coaches clockwise top left; ID Coach 1, Dave Lohrei, ID Coach 2, Steve Johnson & USHL Commissioner Gino Gasprini
\nand\u00a0Right:\u00a0<\/b>Tournament Officials Kirk Swanson and Scott Zingerman, all relax at the pre-tournament meeting.<\/span><\/p>\n

1996 National Tournament<\/span>
\n<\/b>May 3rd-May 7th \/ Sioux City, IA<\/span><\/p>\n

6-Sioux City vs. Springfield Jr. Blues-2<\/b><\/span>
\nGame 1 Round Robin \/ Need Game Photos\/Info<\/span><\/p>\n

8<\/b>-Sioux City vs. Billings Bulls-<\/b>6<\/b><\/span>
\nGame 2 Round Robin \/ Need Game Photos\/Info<\/span><\/p>\n

7-Sioux City vs. Detroit Compuware-3<\/b><\/span>
\nGame 3 Round Robin \/ Need Game Photos\/Info<\/span><\/p>\n

Tournament Play<\/b><\/span>
\nSemi-Finals
\nMay 7th
\n3-Musketeers vs. Rochester Mustangs-1<\/b><\/span>
\n<\/span>\u00a0 Shane Kalbrener\u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 Ryan Forbes<\/span>
\n<\/b>\u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0Musketeers 1995-97\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0 Musketeers 1995-97\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0<\/span>
\n\u00a0\u00a0
\nLeft:\u00a0<\/b>If Shane Kalbrener is fast, he’ll put this rebound off the post in the net.\u00a0Right:<\/b>\u00a0Ryan Forbes eyes a chance to put this
\nloose puck past the Rochester goalie. The Musketeers will go on to win this one by a score of three to one sending the
\nCinderella\u00a0<\/i>Musketeers to the National Championship Game.<\/span><\/span><\/p>\n

Championship<\/b><\/span>
\nMay 8th
\n2-Musketeers vs. Green Bay Gamblers-6<\/b><\/span>
\nNeed Game Photos\/Info<\/span><\/p>\n

Musketeers\u00a0Ryan Forbes<\/b>\u00a0and\u00a0Sandy Cohen<\/b>\u00a0finish as the National Tournaments top two scorers. Ryan bags four goals and a
\ntournament leading fourteen assists while Sandy leads the way with eight red-lighters and six assists. Musketeer\u00a0Paul Colontino
\n<\/b>finished among the top ten scorers and\u00a0Burke Nelson<\/b>,\u00a0Matt Williams,<\/b>\u00a0Tom Puorro,<\/b>\u00a0Pete Pierman<\/b>\u00a0and\u00a0Brian Ross<\/b>\u00a0among
\nthe top twenty point getters..<\/span><\/p>\n

1996 Musketeer Award Winners<\/span><\/b><\/span><\/p>\n

Musketeers Most Valuable Player:<\/b>\u00a0 *\u00a0Most Improved Player:<\/b>
\nMusketeers 7th Man Award:<\/b>\u00a0 *\u00a0\u00a0Rookie of the Year:
\n<\/b>
\n<\/span>Do You Know who the 1995-96 Musketeer Players Awards for this season???
\n<\/span><\/b><\/span><\/p>\n

USHL All-Star & Prospects Game<\/span>
\n<\/b>January 23rd, 1996\u00a0\/<\/b>\u00a0Waterloo, IA
\n<\/b><\/span>
\nRyan Clark\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0 \u00a0\u00a0\u00a0 Sandy Cohen\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0 \u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0 Shane Kalbrener<\/span>
\n<\/span><\/b>Musketeers 1995-97\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0 Musketeers 1995-96\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0 Musketeers 1995-97
\n<\/b><\/span>\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0
\nThis season USHL All-Star game pits the best of the north division against the south division. The North takes an early two period lead
\nbut the South battles back scoring four goals in the third period.\u00a0 Sandy Cohen and Shane Kalbrener both score goals in the third period
\nhelping the southern All-Stars tie the game at six apiece. There is so scoring in the overtime and the North wins the four player
\nshoot-out three to one.\u00a0Twelve different players score goals in this offensive show case\u00a0<\/span>with a 7-6 final score.<\/span><\/span><\/p>\n

Did You Know…<\/b>Shane, Sandy and fellow south all-stars Mike Rucinski and Andrew Tortorella scored an All-Star game record of four
\ngoals in three minutes and twenty-seven seconds<\/span><\/p>\n

1996 NHL Draft<\/span>
\n<\/b>Held on June 22nd at the Kiel Center in St. Louis. The USHL has seven players in nine total rounds selected to the NHL teams,
\nincluding Sioux City Musketeer A.J. Van Bruggen when he is selected in the sixth
\nround by the Washington Capitols.<\/span><\/p>\n

\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n


\n<\/b><\/span>The twelve member league increases their schedule to\u00a0fifty-six<\/b>\u00a0regular season games. Lincoln joins the league.
\n
\nNorth:\u00a0<\/b>North Iowa Huskies, Fargo-Moorhead Ice Sharks, Green Bay Gamblers, Rochester Mustangs,
\nThunder Bay Flyers,\u00a0<\/b>Twin Cities Vulcans
\nSouth:<\/b>\u00a0Lincoln Stars, Waterloo Black Hawks, Omaha Lancers, Des Moines Buccaneers,
\nDubuque Fighting Saints,\u00a0 Sioux City Musketeers<\/span><\/span><\/p>\n

A very tumultuous season was brewing in Sioux City. After an opening night win, Head Coach and General Manager Dave Lohrei
\nresigned his duties effective immediately. This left the Musketeer ownership in bind and owner Ted Carlson and Director of
\nHockey Operations Mary <\/span>Kernaghan in search of a coach. Coach Dave\u00a0<\/span>Hakstol<\/span>\u00a0was secured within the week and took his place
\nbehind the Musketeer bench. He brought some great credentials with him;\u00a0three years at UND and a five seasons in the UHL.
\nWhile the season had glimmers of hope, the team just couldn’t get any flow going and finished the season with only nine victories.<\/span><\/span><\/p>\n

Ticket Prices<\/b><\/span>
\nAll Seats $7.00 & $ 8.00 \/ Stage $7.00 (Sell Out Only) \/ Seasons Tickets Call<\/span><\/p>\n

Musketeers Office Staff<\/span>
\n<\/span>President\/Owner…<\/span><\/b>Ted Carlson\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0 General Manager<\/b>…Marty Kernaghan\u00a0\u00a0<\/span>Marketing Director<\/b>…Evan Schoenfish<\/span>
\n<\/span>\u00a0\u00a0 Office Manager<\/b>…Julie Widner\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0 Box Office\/Merchandise<\/b>…Lindsey King
\n<\/span>\u00a0<\/span>\u00a0<\/span>\u00a0<\/span>\u00a0<\/span><\/span><\/p>\n

Musketeer Coaching Staff<\/span>
\n<\/b><\/span>\u00a0\u00a0<\/span>\u00a0<\/span>\u00a0<\/span>
\n<\/b><\/span>\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0<\/span>Head Coach<\/b>…<\/span>Dave Hakstol\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0 Assistant Coach<\/b>…Todd Jones\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0Athletic Trainer<\/b>…Tim Harris
\nEquipment Manager<\/b>…Billy Danderand<\/span>
\n<\/span><\/span><\/p>\n

\u00a0\u00a0<\/span>Between the Pipes<\/span>
\n<\/b><\/span>This was an interesting season as far as goalies.\u00a0\u00a0Marcel Kuris<\/b>\u00a0joined the Musketeers as the odds on favorite for the starting position,
\nwhile\u00a0Jeremy High<\/b>\u00a0and\u00a0Mike Slaton<\/b>\u00a0battled it out for the second slot. An early season trade sent Marcel to Omaha for\u00a0Steve
\nBriere<\/b>. In addition to his twelve games he played for the Lancers, Steve would log 27 more for the Musketeers and become the regular
\nstarter. Several other goalies also moved through the team that season, making for a total of seven different players to work the net.<\/span><\/span><\/p>\n

Steve Briere<\/span>
\n<\/b>Musketeers 1996-97
\n<\/span>\u00a0
\nI Need Your Goalie Photos\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0I\u00a0Need Your Goalie Photos<\/span><\/span><\/p>\n

Steve Briere<\/b>\u00a0played a single season (96-97) for the Musketeers. A trade from Omaha brought a solid goaltender to Sioux City
\nwhere Steve assumed the starting goaltender duties saw twenty-seven games and recorded a pair of shut-outs. It was a tough year
\nall round; the team could only muster nine wins all season. Steve would go on to play three seasons at the University of Alabama-
\nHuntsville before he embarked on a professional career that lasted seven season. Today he is best know as the founder of the
\nBriere Goalie School.<\/span><\/p>\n

<\/span>
\n<\/span>I need Your Goalie Pictures\u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0I need Your Goalie Pictures<\/span><\/strong><\/span><\/p>\n


\nHigh Scorers<\/span>
\nShane Kalbrener\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0 Ryan Rentz\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0 Jeff Carlson\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0 Joey Gray\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0 Cole Gendreau<\/span>
\n<\/b><\/span>Musketeers 1995-97\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0 Musketeers 1996-97\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0 Musketeers 1996-98\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0 Musketeers 1996-97\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0 Musketeers 1995-97
\n<\/span>\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0<\/span>
\nReturning veteran Shane Kalbrener would make his second showing among the top scorers with 49 points, including a a team
\nleading 31 assists. Rookies Ryan Rentz would finish the season with 45 (24\/21) points & Joey Gray with 40 (12\/28). Returning veterans
\nJeff Carlson with 43 (19\/24) and Cole Gendreau with 32 (15\/17) would also make it the second of two seasons among the high scorers.<\/span><\/p>\n

Did You Know…<\/b>Ryan Rentz was one of five players to score a league leading four goals in a single game on February 7th against
\nthe Waterloo Black Hawks.<\/span><\/p>\n

Heavy Hitters<\/span>
\nErnie Thorp\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0 Mike Boylan\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0 Randy Enders\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0 Terry Harris\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0 Joey Gray<\/span>
\n<\/span><\/b>Musketeers 1996-97\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0 Musketeers 1995-98\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0 Musketeers 1996-98\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0 Musketeers 1996-97\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0 Musketeers 1996-97
\n<\/span>\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0<\/span>
\nUSHL veteran Ernie Thorpe would set the pace this season with 178 minutes and he only played in 34 games. Returners Mike Boylan
\nwould finish with 165 minutes and Randy Enders with 141 minutes. Rookie players Terry Harris would record 134 minutes and Joey
\nGray round out the top five with 132.\u00a0 This years team logged some serious penalty box time, in addition, three other players;
\nChris Thompson, Shane Spears and Ryan Rentz would all log over 100 minutes.<\/span><\/p>\n

Did You Know…<\/b>Ernie Thorpe was one of three players to record a league leading six minors in a single game in October 19th
\nagainst the Waterloo Black Hawks.<\/span><\/p>\n

Shane Kalbrener\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0 Mike Boylan<\/span>
\n<\/b><\/span>Musketeers 1995-97\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0 Musketeers 1995-97
\n<\/span>\u00a0
\n<\/span><\/span><\/p>\n

*******************************************USHL Play-Offs*******************************************<\/span>
\n<\/span><\/b>The Musketeers would dominate the record book this season, unfortunately compiling USHL record’s in the non-win category.
\nTwice the Musketeers\u00a0went on a nine game losing streaks, they lost a dozen consecutive games at home and
\nsixteen in a row on the road.<\/span><\/span><\/p>\n

1997 Musketeer Award Winners<\/span>
\n<\/span><\/b>\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0
\nMusketeers Most Valuable Player<\/b>…Steve Briere\u00a0\u00a0 *\u00a0\u00a0 Most Improved Player:<\/b>
\nMusketeers 7th Man Award<\/b>…Chris Thompson\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0 *\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0 Rookie of the Year…<\/b>Jeff Carlson
\n<\/span><\/span><\/p>\n

USHL All-Star Game<\/b><\/span>
\nDes Moines, IA
\n<\/span>Jeff Carlson\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0 Shane Kalbrener<\/span>
\n<\/span><\/b>Musketeers 1996-98\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0 Musketeers 1995-97
\n\u00a0\u00a0<\/span>
\nHeld January 21st in Hickman Arena, the game saw the South defeats the North for the first time in five seasons by a score of\u00a0 9-4.
\nHead Coach Don Granato, Green Bay and Assistant Doc DelCastillo lead the eastern All-Stars and Scott Owens, Des Moines and
\nMike Hastings, Omaha lead the western All-Stars.\u00a0 Musketeers Jeff Carlson and Shame Kalbrener are selected to play for the
\nSouth All-Stars. This is Shane’s second All-Stars selection in two seasons. He scores one of the four south goals in
\nthe first period putting them ahead at the end of the first.<\/span><\/span><\/p>\n

1997 NHL Draft<\/span>
\n<\/b><\/span>This year’s NHL draft is held in the Civic Arena in Pittsburgh, PA. Consisting of nine total rounds, the USHL places fifteen players
\namong those selected. Past season Musketeer Ryan Clark is picked by the New York Islanders in the final round.
\n<\/span><\/span><\/p>\n

17th Annual Pete Inkster\u00a0 Memorial Game<\/b>
\nSunday March 2nd, 1997<\/span><\/p>\n

<\/span><\/p>\n

League remains at twelve Member teams playing a\u00a0fifty-six<\/b> game regular season schedule. The USA National team plays a limited
\nschedule of twenty-four games
\n
\nNorth:\u00a0<\/b>North Iowa, Fargo-Moorhead, Green Bay, Rochester, Thunder Bay, Twin Cities
\nSouth:<\/b>\u00a0Lincoln, Waterloo, Omaha, Des Moines, Dubuque, Sioux City<\/span><\/p>\n

In his second year in Sioux City,\u00a0Dave Hakstol<\/b>\u00a0would right the ship and finish the season with a successful 32-21-3 record, good enough
\nfor a fourth place finish and USHL\u00a0Coach of the Year<\/b>\u00a0honors. The front office and coaching staff would also be honored as one of the
\nUSHL\u00a0Organization of the Year<\/b>\u00a0awards.<\/span><\/p>\n

At the conclusion of the 97-98 season, long-time team owner\u00a0Ted Carlson<\/b>\u00a0would be honored by the league when he received<\/span>
\nthe\u00a0USHL Distinguished Service Award<\/b>. Ted & his wife Mary Jo purchased the Sioux City Musketeers and owned the team<\/span>
\nduring their most successful era of the mid-1980’s when the Sioux City Auditorium was arguably the toughest USHL building in which<\/span>
\nto play. Under their ownership, the Musketeers went from a league doormat to a National Champion, a level they reached with<\/span>
\n1986’s record-setting team. Ted and Mary Jo would sell the team in 2000, but not before he made his mark on the USHL and the<\/span>
\nAmerican Junior Hockey landscape.<\/span><\/p>\n

Note:\u00a0<\/b>Sioux City native and SYHA player\u00a0Trent Mozak<\/b>\u00a0(Metros Class of ’99 \/ State Champion ’98 & ’99) spent his senior year splitting
\nbetween the Metros and the Musketeers. Following that he would join the Musketeers for three more seasons.<\/span><\/p>\n

Musketeers Office Staff<\/span>
\n<\/span><\/b>\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0<\/span>
\n\u00a0President\/Owner<\/b>…Ted Carlson\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0Head Coach-General Manager<\/b>…<\/span>Dave Hakstol<\/span>\u00a0 Vice President Hockey Operations<\/b>…Marty Kernaghan<\/span>
\n<\/span>\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0Office Manager<\/b>…Georgia Twinn\u00a0\u00a0Marketing Director<\/b>…Evan Schoenfish\u00a0\u00a0 Office Manager<\/b>…Georgia Twinn
\nBox Office\/Merchandise<\/b>…Lindsey King<\/span><\/span><\/p>\n

Musketeer Coaching Staff<\/b><\/span>
\n<\/span>\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0
\n<\/span>Head Coach-General Manager<\/b>…<\/span>Dave Hakstol\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0 \u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0<\/span>Assistant Coach<\/span><\/b>…<\/span>Todd Jones\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0Assistant Coach<\/b><\/span>…Leigh Mendelson
\nAthletic Trainer<\/b>…Tim Harris\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0Equipment Manager<\/b>…Billy Danderand<\/span><\/span><\/p>\n

Between the Pipes<\/span>
\n<\/b><\/span>Jeff Sanger<\/b>\u00a0and\u00a0Jake Moreland\u00a0<\/b>teamed up for this seasons goalie duo. Both players were new to the USHL but Jeff would
\nquickly adjust to the new skill level and assume the starting position and Jake would provide the necessary relief in the rotation.
\nWith both Jeff and Jake would recording league leading top five save percentages with .919 and .922. they both to be
\ninstrumental in the overall success of a fourth place finish in a very strong western division.<\/span><\/span><\/p>\n

\u00a0 Jeff Sanger\u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 Jake Moreland<\/span>
\n<\/b>Musketeers 1997-98\u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 Musketeers 1997-99<\/span>
\n\u00a0
\nI Need Your Goalie Photos\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0I\u00a0Need Your Goalie Photos<\/span><\/span><\/p>\n

During his only junior season,\u00a0Jeff\u00a0 Sanger<\/b>\u00a0would earn the Musketeer starting duties for this season. Carrying a heavy portion
\nof the regular season games, he finished with a 25-16-1 record. His .919 save percentage places him among the top four
\nUSHL goalies that season and his 25 wins was tops in the league. Jeff would also record four shut-outs this season. He is
\nselected to both the All-USHL Second Team and the USHL All-Rookie Team. He would play four seasons for Colorado
\nCollege (NCAA) and then an additional five seasons in\u00a0the ECHL and AHL.<\/span><\/p>\n

Playing understudy to the starter,\u00a0Jake Moreland\u00a0<\/b>\u00a0he still logged twelve games this rookie season and finished 7-7-2.
\nHe could boast both a high save percentage of .922 and a low goals against average of 2.49.\u00a0The following season he
\nwould be the guy carrying the load with over 35 games as starter and a 19-11-2 record. He would\u00a0 earn a spot on
\nthe\u00a0USHL All-Star Team<\/b>.\u00a0 After his final season in Sioux City\u00a0<\/span>he would go on to play four years at St. Cloud State
\nand then an additional seven season split between the ECHL, UHL and AHL.<\/span><\/span><\/p>\n

High Scorers<\/span>
\nMike Scott\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0 Jeff Carlson\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0 Morgan Roach\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0 Steve Cygan\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0 Jesse Unklesbay<\/span>
\n<\/b><\/span>Musketeers 1997-98\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0 Musketeers 1996-98\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0 Musketeers 1997-99\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0 Musketeers 1997-98\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0 Musketeers 1997-99
\n<\/span>\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0<\/span>
\nRookie\u00a0Mike Scott\u00a0<\/b>would lead the Musketeers in scoring with a team leading 33 goals for a total of 52 regular season points.
\nReturning veteran\u00a0Jeff Carlson\u00a0<\/b>would tally 49 (23\/26) points on his way to an All-Star Team selection. Musketeer rookies\u00a0Morgan
\nRoach<\/b>\u00a0(21\/25) and\u00a0Steve Cygan<\/b>\u00a0(19\/27) would both record 46 points.\u00a0Jesse Unklesbay<\/b>\u00a0notched\u00a0 44 (12\/32) points would earn
\nhim the Musketeers Rookie of the Year award.<\/span><\/p>\n

Heavy Hitters<\/span>
\nRandy Enders\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0 Chris Thompson\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0 Mike Boylan\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0 Chad Nordhagen\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0 Mike Scott<\/span>
\n<\/span><\/b>Musketeers 1996-98\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0 Musketeers 1996-98\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0 Musketeers 1995-98\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0 Musketeers 1997-00\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0 Musketeers 1997-98
\n<\/span>\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0
\nRandy Enders<\/b>\u00a0would again make the Heavy Hitters in as many seasons, recording 276 penalty minutes in the regular season
\nand adding 66 more during the the first round play-off loss. He would record a league high of seventy-eight minor penalties
\nand finish as the League’s second highest penalty minutes leader. Familiar faces\u00a0Chris Thompson<\/b>\u00a0with 205 minutes &\u00a0Mike
\nBoylan<\/b>\u00a0with 160 were also making\u00a0their second showing on the hitters list and third year veteran\u00a0Chad Nordhagen<\/b>\u00a0made it
\nthree-for-three with 136 minutes. Rookie and leading scorer\u00a0Mike Scott<\/b>\u00a0would round out the list with 128 penalty minutes.<\/span><\/span><\/p>\n


\nTotal Team Penalty Minutes (Season)<\/strong><\/span>
\nSioux City’s top five\u00a0Heavy Hitters\u00a0<\/i>would lead the league in penalty minutes this season with 1905 total minutes;
\nbesting the second place team by 183 minutes. Averaging 34 minutes in penalties per game, the Musketeers recorded\u00a0 both
\na league leading 505 minor penalties and 43 major penalties.<\/span><\/span><\/p>\n

Did You Know…<\/b>On December 12th, in Thunder Bay, the Musketeers tallied a season record of 23 minor penalties in a single game.<\/span>
\nIndividually, it’s Randy Enders who records a league high of five minors in a single game on December 20th against the<\/span>
\nNorth Iowa Huskies.<\/span><\/p>\n


\n<\/span><\/span>Most Penaly Minutes (Season)<\/span>
\n<\/span><\/strong>After racking-up a paltry 141 penalty minutes last season as a rookie,\u00a0Randy Enders<\/b>\u00a0shifts into high gear amassing a
\nMusketeers single season record of 276 penalty minutes. A record that still stands today despite the longer schedule and
\nstricter rule enforcement.\u00a0 This this record has been challenged on two occasions by Art Femenella during the 1999-00
\nseason with 252 minutes and Martin Pospisil during the 2017-18 season with 253 minutes.<\/span><\/p>\n

<\/span><\/p>\n

Trent Mozak<\/b><\/span>
\nMusketeers 1997-01
\n<\/span><\/span>
\nTrent Mozak<\/span><\/b>:<\/span><\/span><\/p>\n

A.J. Kratofil\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0 Morgan Roach\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0 Mike Scott\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0 Chris Thompson<\/span><\/b><\/span>
\nMusketeers 1997-00\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0 Musketeers 1997-99\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0 Musketeers 1997-98\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0 Musketeers 1996-98
\n<\/span>\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0<\/span>
\nDid You Know.<\/b>..A.J is the inspiration for what most hockey fans know as hybrid-Icing. During the 1997-98 season he and
\nOmaha Lancer\u00a0Drew Kriner collided on a touch icing situation that left A.J. leg severally broken. Although it took years to institute
\nthe new icing rule, junior and\u00a0minor leagues begin to adopt it in the mid-2000’s. In an effort to minimize this type of collisions,
\nthe NHL instituted it for the start of the 2013 season.<\/span><\/p>\n

Did You Know…<\/b>Mike Scott would lead the league with a seven game scoring streak between January 31st and February 21st
\nwhich he would score a dozen goals.<\/span><\/p>\n

Did You Know…<\/b>Chris Thompson would rank ninth among all USHL defenseman scoring seven goals and twenty assists.<\/span><\/p>\n


\n<\/span><\/b><\/span>
\nMost Short-Handed Goals (Career)<\/strong><\/span>
\nJeff Carlson<\/strong> currently shares the USHL record for Career Short-handed Goals; during his two seasons in Sioux City he would record
\neleven shorties. Eight of those would come during his veteran season, one shy of the current single season record.<\/span>
\n<\/span><\/p>\n

Lee Arnold\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0 Jeff Carlson\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0 Daryl Buttar\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0 Trent Mozak<\/b><\/span>
\nMusketeers 1997-99\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0 Musketeers 1996-98\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0 Musketeers 1997-98\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0 Musketeers 1997-01
\n<\/span>\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n

Did You know…<\/b>Trent Mozak is from Sioux City and not only played four seasons for the Musketeers but played three for the
\nMetros and ten seasons in Siouxland youth hockey. He hates snakes also<\/span><\/p>\n

Did You Know…\u00a0<\/b>Jeff Carlson was a two-time USHL All-Star selection; the ’97 game in Des Moines and the ’98 game in Lincoln.
\nHe would also lead the league this season when he notches eight short-handed goals.<\/span><\/p>\n

Tom Coherlty\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0 Jesse Unklesbay\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0 Morgan Roach\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0 Luke Pavlas<\/b><\/span>
\nMusketeers 1997-98\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0 Musketeers 1997-99\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0 Musketeers 1997-99\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0 Musketeers 1997-99<\/span>
\n\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n

A.J. Kratofil\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0 Jeff Carlson<\/b><\/span>
\nMusketeers 1997-00\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0 Musketeers 1996-98
\n<\/span>\u00a0\u00a0<\/span>
\nA.J. Kratofil:<\/b>\u00a097-00<\/span><\/p>\n

Did You Know.<\/b>..A.J is the inspiration for what most hockey fans know as hybrid-Icing. During the 1997-98 season he and Omaha Lancer
\nDrew Kriner collided on a touch icing situation that left A.J. leg severally broken. Although it took years to institute the new icing, junior and
\nminor leagues begin to adopt it in the mid-2000’s, the NHL in a efforts to minimize these collisions instituted it for the start of the 2013 season.<\/span><\/p>\n

Jeff Carlson<\/b>\u00a0arrived from Anchorage Alaska to play a pair of seasons for the Musketeers. Playing nearly a full schedule, the<\/span>
\nrookie saw time in 53 contests where he notched nineteen goals and twenty-four assists; his goals total was the second highest<\/span>
\non the team and his points placed him among the top three scorers that season. He would be selected to play in the\u00a0USHL All-Star
\n<\/b>game and was named the Musketeers\u00a0Rookie of the Year<\/b>.\u00a0 The following season the returning veteran scored twenty-three goals<\/span>
\nand twenty-six assists making him the team’s second highest scorer. For the second consecutive season, he was selected to play<\/span>
\nin the\u00a0USHL All-Star\u00a0<\/b>game.<\/span><\/p>\n

\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n

\u00a0\u00a0<\/span>
\nLeft:<\/b>\u00a0ID This Player\u00a0\u00a0Right:\u00a0<\/b>Jeff Carlson<\/span><\/p>\n

\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0Jesse Unklesbay\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0 Lee Arnold\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0 Chad Nordhagen<\/b><\/span>
\n<\/span>\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0 Musketeers 1997-2000\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0 Musketeers 1997-2000\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0 Musketeers 1997-2000
\n<\/span>\u00a0\u00a0<\/span>
\nLeft:<\/b>\u00a0Owner Ted Carlson presents the Rookie of the Year Award to Jesse Unklesbay\u00a0Right:<\/b>\u00a0Ted Presents both Lee Arnold and Chad
\nNordhagen with Most Improved Player Awards.<\/span><\/p>\n


\n<\/span><\/span>
\nUSHL Coach of the Year<\/span><\/strong><\/span>
\nIn just his second season with the Musketeers, Dave Hakstol is selected as the USHL’s Coach of the Year. He joined a fractured
\norganization the prior season already one game into the campaign. He would eventually rescue the sinking ship and by the end of
\nthis season have the Musketeers back on the winning track. Finishing this season and his remaining two with winning records
\nand three consecutive play-off births.
\n<\/span><\/p>\n

<\/span><\/p>\n

Musketeers Autograph Night<\/span>
\nB.J. Willis\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0 Joe Jorgensen<\/span>
\n<\/b><\/span>Musketeers 1997-99\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0 Musketeers 1997-98
\n<\/span>\u00a0\u00a0<\/span>
\nB.J. Willis<\/b>\u00a0logged a pair of seasons for the Musketeers. Shown here during his rookie season he would record ten goals and
\ntwenty-four assists.\u00a0The following season he would boost his scoring prowess finding the net fifteen times but finishing\u00a0ten
\nassists shy of the previous year. B.J. was a fan favorite and served as one of the unofficial team leaders. His last season
\nhe would receive the\u00a0Musketeers 7th Man Award<\/b>.<\/span><\/p>\n

Joe Jorgensen<\/b>\u00a0would play just a single season in Sioux City. He would see time in 42 regular season games and manage
\nfive assists as he worked the Musketeer blue line.<\/span><\/p>\n

Chad Dahlan\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0 Steve Cygan<\/span>
\n<\/b><\/span>Musketeers 1997-00\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0 Musketeers 1997-98
\n<\/span>\u00a0\u00a0<\/span>
\nLeft:<\/b>\u00a0Chad Dahlan\u00a0\u00a0Right:<\/b>\u00a0Steve Cygan<\/span><\/p>\n

Mike Boylan<\/span>
\n<\/b><\/span>Musketeers 1995-98
\n<\/span>\u00a0\u00a0<\/span>
\nMike Boylan<\/b>\u00a0would log three season as a Musketeers. He would play nearly a full rookie season and add huge size
\nto the\u00a0Musketeers defensive corps that helped the Musketeer to a second place finish at the Jr. A National Championships.
\nThe following season\u00a0he continued working the blue line as a defensive defenseman, however he did find the net on
\noccasion and racked up three goals and six assists along with 165 penalty minutes. This final year saw his offence
\ndecrease slightly to seven\u00a0points but still remain one of the team’s heavy hitters with 160 minutes in the box.\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n

Did You Know…<\/b><\/span><\/i>this little guy pictured here is future Metros defenseman Jerett Heyl.\u00a0 The Metros Class of ’17 defenseman
\nand Alternate Captain would help lead the Metros to their first MHSHL Championship game in fifteen seasons.\u00a0 He is a
\nleading Metro blueliner and his huge stature made him one of the High School League’s big guys.<\/span><\/span><\/p>\n

*********************************************USHL Playoffs*********************************************<\/b><\/span>
\nThe dominating south division placed five of the qualifying eight teams in this year’s post season; Des Moines and Omaha both
\nboast over 80 regular season points. A fourth place finish in the south division with sixty-seven points finds the Musketeers
\nmatched-up against division rivals the Lincoln Stars. This will be the first of three post-seasons that the Musketeers
\nbattle the Stars in the opening round.<\/span><\/p>\n

Musketeers vs. Lincoln Stars<\/span><\/b><\/span>
\nRound 1 \/ Quarter Finals<\/span>
\n<\/b><\/span>Game one is a close battle on the Stars ice but the Musketeers come up short in this 2-1 loss. Returning home, the Musketeers
\nlook to even the series but again fall, as the Stars outscore the 4-2. Back in Lincoln, many a doubter thinks this is it for the
\nMusketeers. However, a late goal in the third gives them a 3-2 win and new life in the series.<\/span><\/span><\/p>\n

Unfortunately, the previous game’s momentum quickly fizzles-out. The Stars hang five goals on the Musketeers and grab<\/span>
\na commanding three-one series lead. Game five is do-or-die for the Musketeers but their three goals\u00a0isn’t enough;<\/span>
\nthe Stars score five red-lighters and win the series four games to one.<\/span><\/p>\n

\u00a0<\/span>1998 Musketeer Award Winners<\/span><\/b>
\n<\/b><\/span><\/span>Jeff Sanger\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0 Lee Arnold\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0 Chad Nordhagen\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0 Nate Kotewa\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0 Jesse Unklesbay<\/span>
\n<\/span><\/b><\/span>\u00a0<\/span>\u00a0\u00a0<\/span>\u00a0
\nMusketeers Most Valuable Player:<\/b>\u00a0Jeff Sanger *\u00a0Most Improved Player:<\/b>\u00a0Lee Arnold & Chad Nordhagen
\nMusketeers 7th Man Award:<\/b>\u00a0Nate Kotewa *\u00a0\u00a0Rookie of the Year:\u00a0<\/b>Jesse Unklesbay<\/span><\/span><\/p>\n

Did You Know…<\/b>Nate Kotewa would receive the Musketeers 7th Man Award both of his seasons as a Musketeer<\/span>
\n<\/span><\/span><\/p>\n

USHL All-Star Game<\/span>
\n<\/b>Lincoln, NE
\nJeff<\/b><\/span>\u00a0Carlson\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0 \u00a0\u00a0 Chris Thompson<\/span>
\n<\/b>Musketeers 1996-98\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0 Musketeers 1996-98<\/span>
\n<\/b><\/span>\u00a0\u00a0<\/span>
\nThe All-Star game is held January 27th this season at the Ice Box in Lincoln. Both teams score a goal in the first but in the second
\nperiod, the\u00a0south puts 21 shots on goal ; scoring four times and giving them a commanding 5-2 lead. However, the north will return
\nthe favor; putting\u00a0seventeen shots of their own on net; scoring four goals in the third period giving the North a 6-5 win.
\nMusketeers\u00a0Jeff Carlson<\/b>\u00a0and\u00a0Chris Thompson<\/b>\u00a0are selected to play of the south All-Stars.\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n

All-USHL Teams
\n<\/span><\/b>\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0 First Team\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0 Second Team\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0 All-Rookie Team<\/b><\/span><\/span>
\nChris Thompson\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0 Jeff Sanger\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0 Jeff Sanger<\/span>
\n<\/b>Musketeers 1997-98\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0 Musketeers 1997-98\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0 Musketeers 1997-98
\n<\/span>\u00a0\u00a0<\/span>\u00a0\u00a0<\/span><\/span>
\nMusketeer defenseman\u00a0Chris Thompson<\/b>\u00a0is selected to the All-USHL team this season. The Musketeers top scoring defenseman
\nranked ninth in the league among fellow blueliners scoring seven goals and twenty assists.\u00a0Jeff Sanger<\/b>\u00a0is selected to both the All-USHL
\nSecond Team and the USHL All-Rookie team. Having helped lead the Musketeers to a successful rebound to a prior terrible season;
\nhis twenty-five wins was tops in the league and his .919 save percentage fourth best among fellow goaltenders.<\/span><\/p>\n

1998 NHL Draft<\/span>
\n<\/b><\/span>This seasons NHL draft is held at the Marine Midland arena in Buffalo, New York. Nine USHL players are selected in the NHL draft.
\nNo Musketeers selected.<\/span><\/span><\/p>\n

<\/span><\/p>\n

The USHL celebrates its 20th season<\/b><\/span><\/p>\n

The USA National Development Team will join the League bring the total to thirteen teams. They play a\u00a0fifty-six<\/b>\u00a0game regular season<\/span>
\nschedule and are divided into three divisions.
\nCentral:<\/b>\u00a0Des Moines, Thunder Bay, Twin Cities, Rochester, North Iowa.<\/span>
\nEast:<\/b>\u00a0Green Bay, US National Team, Dubuque, Waterloo<\/span>
\nWest:<\/b>\u00a0Omaha, Lincoln, Fargo-Moorhead, Sioux City<\/span><\/p>\n

The Musketeers finish second in the west division with a 34-19-3 record and a fifth place seed going into the play-offs. They would
\nagain match-up with the Lincoln Stars, and while the Musketeers took the five game series to the limit, they fell short a goal short
\nin an exciting overtime game five.<\/span><\/p>\n

This years team rostered three future NHL players.\u00a0Ruslan Fedotenko<\/b>\u00a0would play ten NHL seasons and along the way win
\ntwo Stanley Cup rings.\u00a0David Hale<\/b>\u00a0would play nine season in the NHL and\u00a0Rostislav Klesla<\/b>\u00a014 NHL seasons.<\/span><\/p>\n

Ruslan Fedotenko<\/b>\u00a0would set several USHL scoring records; 21 goals in 13 consecutive games, nine game winning goals
\n& six power play goals.<\/span><\/p>\n

Tyler Palmiscno<\/b>\u00a0would be selected as the USHL Rookie of the Year and also set a scoring record of his own, 22 points in<\/span>
\n13 straight games.<\/span><\/p>\n

Musketeers Office Staff
\n Ted & Mary Jo Carlson\u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0<\/span>Dave Hakstol\u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 Marty Kernaghan\u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0Georgia Twinn<\/span><\/span>
\n<\/span><\/b>\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0
\n<\/b>\u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0President \/ Owners\u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0General Manager\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0 Vice President\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0 Ticket Sales &
\nHead Coach\u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 Hockey Operations\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0 \u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0 Office Manager
\n<\/span>\u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0\u00a0<\/span>
\nMarketing Director<\/b>…Evan Schoenfish\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0<\/b>\u00a0Box Office\/Merchandise<\/b>…Lindsey King<\/span><\/span><\/p>\n

Musketeer Coaching Staff
\n<\/b><\/span>\u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0Dave Hakstol\u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 Todd Jones\u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 Leigh Mendelson\u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 Billy Danderand<\/strong><\/span>
\n<\/span><\/span>\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0
\n<\/b>Head Coach\/GM\u00a0\u00a0<\/span><\/span>\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0 \u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0 Assistant Coach\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0 Assistant Coach\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0 Equipment Manager
\nAthletic Trainer<\/b>…Tim Harris\u00a0\u00a0<\/span><\/span><\/p>\n

Between the Pipes<\/span>
\n<\/b>Returning veteran\u00a0Jake Moreland<\/b>\u00a0and rookie\u00a0Mike Betz<\/b>\u00a0would team up this season with no outside competition. Pushing each
\nother and providing just the right relief when necessary helping them to a second place finish in the dominate west division and a
\nfifth place spot overall. Both goalies finished with winning records and were among the top six USHL goaltenders. They
\nwould both combine\u00a0 for a league leading\u00a0save percentage of .920<\/span><\/p>\n

Jake Moreland<\/b><\/span>
\nMusketeers 1997-99<\/span>
\nJake Moreland\u00a0<\/b>\u00a0logged twelve games last season as the rookie finished with a 7-7-2 record. He could boast a league leading save<\/span>
\npercentage of .922 and a fourth best\u00a0 goals against average of\u00a0 2.49. The following season would prove very busy for the returner.<\/span>
\n<\/b>\u00a0\u00a0
\nI\u00a0Need Your Goalie Photos<\/span>
\nThis season, returning veteran\u00a0Jake Moreland<\/b>\u00a0would be the guy carrying the Musketeer’s mail; logging over 35 games
\nas starter and posting a 19-11-2 record. Along the way, he would record three shut-outs, lead the league in shoot-out
\nwins and record a league leading save percentage of .921.\u00a0 Giving-up just over two and a half goals a game he was
\nthe sixth hardest to beat\u00a0goaltender in the league. He would\u00a0 earn a spot on the\u00a0USHL All-Star Team<\/b>.\u00a0Following
\nhis season in Sioux City\u00a0<\/span>he wouldgo on to play four years at St. Cloud State and then an additional seven
\nseason split between the ECHL, UHL and AHL.<\/span><\/span><\/p>\n


\n<\/span>Mike Betz<\/span>
\n<\/b>\u00a0Musketeers 1998-2000
\n<\/span>\u00a0\u00a0<\/b><\/span>
\n<\/b><\/span>I\u00a0Need Your Goalie Photos<\/span><\/span><\/p>\n

Mike Betz:<\/b>\u00a0played two seasons as a Musketeer. During this rookie season, his stellar play still allowed him a steady rotation
\nin with the starter. He played in twenty-five games that season and finish with a 15-8-1 record. His .911 save percentage was
\nfourth best in the league and his goals against average of 2.46 put him among the top five of the leagues best goaltenders.
\nNext season he would\u00a0 assume the starter duties and play fifty games, finishing 24-22-3. After that, would go on the
\nplay four years\u00a0at the Ohio state University and an additional three more seasons in the ECHL.<\/span><\/p>\n


\n<\/span><\/b>High Scorers<\/span>
\nRuslan Fedotenko\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0Tyler Palmiscno\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0 \u00a0 Chris Olsgard\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0 Morgan Roach\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0 \u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0 B.J. Willis\u00a0\u00a0<\/span>\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0<\/b>
\nMusketeers 1998-99\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0 \u00a0\u00a0 Musketeers 1998-00\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0 Musketeers 1998-00\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0 Musketeers 1997-99\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0 Musketeers 1997-99
\n<\/span>\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0<\/span>
\nFuture two-time Stanley Cup winner\u00a0Ruslan Fedotenko<\/b>\u00a0would take the lead in this season’s scoring with seventy-seven
\nregular season points; his forty-three goals is tops among all Musketeers.\u00a0Tyler Palmiscno<\/b>\u00a0would find the net thirteen times,
\nbut it was his whopping fifty-seven assists that displayed his ability to set-up scoring opportunities.\u00a0Chris Olsgard<\/b>\u00a0would
\nscore eleven goals and twenty-seven assists,\u00a0Morgan Roach\u00a0<\/b>fifteen goals and seventeen assists and\u00a0B.J. Willis<\/b>\u00a0would
\nround out the top five scorers with fifteen goals and fourteen assists during the regular season.<\/span><\/p>\n

Did You Know…Ruslan Fedotenko<\/b>\u00a0would set several USHL scoring records; twenty-one goals in thirteen consecutive games,
\nnine game winning goals & six power play goals.<\/span><\/p>\n

Did You Know…Tyler Palmiscno<\/b>\u00a0would be selected as the USHL Rookie of the Year and also set a USHL season scoring
\nrecord of his own; twenty-two assists in thirteen straight games.<\/span><\/p>\n

Heavy Hitters<\/span>
\nChris Olsgard\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0 Ruslan Fedotenko\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0 \u00a0\u00a0\u00a0 David Hale\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0 Nathan Kotewa\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0 \u00a0\u00a0\u00a0 Lee Arnold\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0<\/span>\u00a0<\/b>
\nMusketeers 1998-00\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0 \u00a0\u00a0\u00a0 Musketeers 1998-99\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0 \u00a0\u00a0 Musketeers 1998-00\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0 Musketeers 1997-99\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0 Musketeers 1997-99
\n<\/span>\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0<\/span>
\nEight different players recorded over 100 penalty minutes this season. Third leading scorer\u00a0Chris Olsgard<\/b>\u00a0top the team with
\n150 minutes. Leading scorer\u00a0Ruslan Fedotenko<\/b>\u00a0also spent some time in the box and logged 139 minutes.\u00a0David Hale<\/b>\u00a0would
\nfinish his rookie season with 127 minutes, but would vastly improve on this number next season. Second year veterans
\nNathan Kotewa<\/b>\u00a0would log 121 minutes and\u00a0Lee Arnold<\/b>\u00a0141 penalty minutes.<\/span><\/p>\n

Did you Know..<\/b>.while not officially on the Heavy Hitters list defenseman\u00a0Rostislav Klesla<\/b>\u00a0and\u00a0Mark Bry<\/b>\u00a0would set a
\ncouple of single game season records themselves; on November 3rd in Fargo, Rusty would receive five minor penalties in a
\nsingle game and Mark on October 23rd against Fargo, record two majors in a single game.<\/span><\/p>\n

Musketeers vs. Thunder Bay Flyers<\/b><\/span>
\nSioux City Auditorium<\/span>
\n<\/a><\/span>
\nHere is some classic stuff from what everyone would expect from a SC vs. Thunder Bay game. A line brawl complete with goalie fight.
\nMusketeers:\u00a0<\/b>Tim Judy (#5), Lee Arnold (#20), Chad Nordhagen (#26), Tyler Palmiscno (#27) and goaltender Jake Moreland (#1)
\nThat’s future NHL Referee Chris Rooney working with long-time Sioux City Linesman Kirk Swanson and Greg Wells<\/span><\/p>\n

Ruslan Fedotenko<\/b><\/span>
\nMusketeers 1998-99
\n<\/span><\/span>
\nRuslan Fedotenko<\/b>\u00a0played just a single season as a Musketeer but made it a good one. Leading the way with forty-three goals and
\nthirty-four assists;\u00a0his seventy-seven points was second highest in the league. He would set several league records this season, including
\nhis thirteen game scoring streak, nine game winners and six shorties.\u00a0 He was no stranger to the physical game and logged 139 minutes
\nin the penalty box bested only by heavy hitter Chris Olsgard. He would earn spot in the USHL All Star game and a top billing on the
\nAll-USHL Team. After the USHL it was just one season before the NHL called. Ruslan would play some 17 plus seasons in the
\nNHL and along the way win two Stanley Cup Championships.<\/span><\/p>\n

Longest Goal Scoring Streak
\n<\/span><\/strong>Musketeer Ruslan Fedotenko sets the USHL record for longest goal scoring streak when he records twenty-one red-lighters in<\/span>
\n thirteen straight games.<\/span><\/span><\/p>\n

David Hale<\/b><\/span>
\nMusketeers 1998-2000
\nDavid Hale<\/b>\u00a0would play a pair of seasons here in Sioux City. Along the way he would become one of the most popular Musketeers. Know for
\nhis heavy hands and huge hits, its no wonder the fans loved him and the opposing players hated him. I once saw him hit a guy so hard, I could feel it
\nstanding 6 feet away. Dave spent his time\u00a0 well protecting his team mates and easily dispatching some of\u00a0 the toughest guys in the league.
\n<\/span><\/span>
\nDuring his rookie season, Dave put up typical defensive-defenseman numbers, recording three goals and fifteen assists assists.
\nHis127 penalty minutes was third highest among the top seven players-all with over a hundred minutes in the box.\u00a0 The following
\nseason he would increase his offence by three goals and three assists, but this season there was no question who the penalty
\nminutes leader was; his 187 minutes was fifty minutes ahead of the second highest Musketeer. After three seasons playing
\nfor the Fighting Sioux, it was on to the NHL where he would log<\/span>\u00a0ten year NHL career playing in New Jersey, Calgary,
\nPhoenix,\u00a0Tampa Bay and Ottawa..<\/span><\/span><\/p>\n

Rostislav Klesla<\/b><\/span>
\nMusketeers 1998-99
\nRusty would log a single season as a Musketeer. Arriving from the Czech Republic, the seventeen year old defenseman knew
\nalmost no English. This duty fell upon host families and players working full time as ESL teachers. During the season, he quickly
\nestablished himself as one of the USHL’s best defensemen and by the time the season ended the youngster had established the
\nfact that he would soon be an NHL blue chipper. Rusty four goals, a dozen assists and recording one hundred minutes in the
\nbox. During the regular season and score a pair of play-off goals in the first round.\u00a0 He would become the Columbus Blue
\nJackets first ever draft selection when he is picked\u00a0fourth in the 2000 NHL Draft.
\n<\/span>\u00a0\u00a0<\/span><\/span>
\nAfter\u00a0 spending time in Sioux City was Rusty’s next stop as he patrolled the blue Line in the OHL for the Brampton Battalion.
\nAs a rookie he played in sixty-seven games and upped his scoring numbers netting sixteen goals and 29 assists. His 174
\npenalty minutes was highest among his team mates.<\/span><\/p>\n

The following season he split his time between Brampton and the Blue Jackets suiting-up for eight games. He would score<\/span>
\nhis first NHL goal in his second game on October 12th, in a 3-2 win over the Calgary Flames and the following year be<\/span>
\nselected to the NHL’s All-Rookie Team.\u00a0 Rusty would go on to lengthily NHL career playing ten seasons for the<\/span>
\n‘Jackets and four more for the Phoenix Coyotes, racking-up 659 regular season games; recording forty-eight<\/span>
\ngoals, one-hundred eleven assists and620 penalty minutes<\/span><\/p>\n

Tyler Palmiscno<\/b><\/span>
\nMusketeers 1998-00
\n<\/span><\/span>
\nRookie\u00a0Tyler Palmiscno\u00a0<\/b>is the Musketeers second leading scorer this season with thirteen goals and a team leading fifty-seven
\nassists. Along the way, Tyler would set a USHL season high scoring record of assists in thirteen straight games. He was\u00a0the
\nLeague’s third leading scorer with seventy total points; his fifty-seven assists was a league high this season. Tyler is selected to
\nplay in the Four Nations National Tournament, the USHL All-Star Game and is selected to the USHL All-Rookie Team<\/span><\/p>\n


\n
\nUSHL Rookie of the Year<\/b><\/span><\/span>
\nTyler Palmiscno becomes just the second Musketeer player to receive the USHL’s Rookie of the Year Award. He would set a League leading
\nseason high of twenty-two assists in thirteen straight games and his fifty-seven assists was tops among all USHL scorers.<\/span><\/p>\n

<\/span><\/p>\n

***************************************USHL Play-Offs****************************************<\/span>
\n<\/b><\/span>For the second season in a row it is the Musketeers taking on the Lincoln Stars in the opening round of the post-season. Having
\nfinished just three wins ahead of the Stars in the west division and the Musketeers would grab the home ice advantage for this
\nchance for pay-back from last seasons first round loss.<\/span><\/span><\/p>\n

Musketeers vs. Lincoln Stars<\/b><\/span>
\nRound 1 \/ Quarter Finals
\nUsing the home ice advantage; the Musketeer fans help keep them in this game that sees both teams score four goals each as the
\nthird period ends. It is the Musketeers the find the net first in the overtime period giving them the game one victory. Retuning to
\nLincoln, the Stars score four goals again and the Musketeers can’t generate any offence scoring just a single goal tieing the series
\nat a game each
\nThe series returns to the Auditorium but the Musketeers offensive woes continue, this time producing no offence-the Stars two
\ngoals is more than enough to win game three. Two nights later the Ice Box fans are stunned when the Musketeers return to
\ntwo goal blanking they got and even the series at two games apiece.
\nAfter a big win in Lincoln and a return to the Auditorium, the Musketeers have both the momentum and the home ice advantage
\nand look to finally foil the Stars. Again, it is a defensive affair and like game one goes into overtime. This time its the Stars who
\nfind the net giving them a 3-2 game and series win.<\/span><\/p>\n

1999 Musketeer Award Winners<\/span><\/b><\/span>
\nRuslan Fedotenko\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0 Tim Judy\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0 BJ Willis\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0 Nate Kotewa\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0 Tyler Palmiscno<\/span>
\n<\/b><\/span>Musketeers 1998-99\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0 Musketeers 1998-01\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0 Musketeers 1997-99\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0 Musketeers 1997-99\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0 Musketeers 1998-00<\/span><\/span>
\n\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0
\nMusketeers Most Valuable Player:<\/b>\u00a0Ruslan Fedotenko\u00a0\u00a0 *\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0Most Improved Player:<\/b>\u00a0Tim Judy
\nMusketeers 7th Man Award:<\/b>\u00a0BJ Willis & Nate Kotewa\u00a0\u00a0 *\u00a0\u00a0 \u00a0Rookie of the Year:\u00a0<\/b>Tyler Palmiscno
\n<\/span><\/span><\/p>\n

USHL All-Star Game<\/span>
\n<\/b>Rochester, MN
\nJake Moreland\u00a0\u00a0 \u00a0\u00a0 \u00a0 Ruslan Fedotenko\u00a0\u00a0 \u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0 Tyler Palmiscno<\/span>
\n<\/b>Musketeers 1997-99\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0 Musketeers 1998-99\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0 Musketeers 1998-00<\/span><\/b>
\n<\/span>\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0<\/span>
\nHeld at the Rochester Rec Center on January 26th, this annual gathering of the league’s best players saw the All-Stars from the
\nSouth defeat the North All-Stars by a score of 8-5. Both teams were knotted-up after two period with three goals each, but an
\nexplosive third period that saw thirty-two shots on net and seven goals gave the win to the south. Musketeers Jake Moreland,
\nRuslan Fedotenko and Tyler Palmiscno are all selected to play in the mid-season classic.\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n

1999 NHL Draft<\/b><\/span><\/p>\n

Held at the Fleet Center in Boston, MA. The USHL places ten players in nine total rounds. There are no Musketeers players
\nselected this season.<\/span><\/p>\n

<\/span><\/p>\n

League consists of fourteen Member teams playing a\u00a0fifty-eight<\/b>\u00a0game regular season schedule. Twin Cities move to Tri-City and North Iowa
\nmoves <\/span>to Cedar Rapids. Sioux Falls joins the league. Back are two separate divisions this season.
\nEastern Conference:\u00a0<\/b>USA National, Green Bay Gamblers,\u00a0<\/b>Thunder Bay Flyers, Dubuque Fighting Saints,\u00a0<\/b>Rochester Mustangs,<\/span>
\nCedar Rapids Rough Riders, Waterloo Black Hawks<\/span>
\nWestern Conference:<\/b>\u00a0Lincoln Stars, Sioux Falls Stampede, Omaha Lancers,\u00a0<\/b>Des Moines Buccaneers, Twin-Cities Vulcans,<\/span>
\nFargo-Moorhead Ice Sharks, Sioux City Musketeers<\/span><\/p>\n

The season started out bright as two of Sioux City’s returning veterans, Tyler Palmiscno and David Hale were selected to play on the
\nUSHL Select Four Nations Tournament team.\u00a0 By the time the season ended, Tyler would lead the Musketeers in scoring with fifty-six
\npoints including twenty goals and thirty-six assists\u00a0and Dave in penalty minutes with 187.<\/span><\/p>\n

However, as a team, the season would be a disappointing one for the Musketeers. While technically finishing with a winning record, this<\/span>
\n27-26-5 got them a sixth place finish in the western division and a play-off spot. Unfortunately it was again against the League Champion<\/span>
\nLincoln Stars. And as was true the past two play-off meetings, the Stars could not be foiled and while the Musketeers took the series to<\/span>
\nthe limit, they would fall a goal short again of a series victory over the Stars.<\/span><\/p>\n

Musketeers Office Staff<\/span>
\n<\/span><\/b>\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0<\/span>
\n\u00a0President\/Owner<\/b>…Ted Carlson\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0Head Coach-General Manager<\/b>…<\/span>Dave Hakstol\u00a0<\/span>\u00a0 Vice President Hockey Operations<\/b>…Marty Kernaghan<\/span>
\n<\/span>\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0Marketing Director<\/b>…Evan Schoenfish\u00a0\u00a0 Office Manager<\/b>…Georgia Twinn\u00a0Box Office\/Merchandise<\/b>…Lindsey King
\n<\/span><\/span><\/p>\n

Musketeer Coaching Staff<\/b><\/span>
\n<\/span>\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0
\n<\/span>Head Coach-General Manager<\/b>…<\/span>Dave Hakstol\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0 \u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0<\/span>Assistant Coach<\/span><\/b>…<\/span>\u00a0<\/span>Leigh Mendelson<\/span>\u00a0Assistant Coach<\/b><\/span>…Ian Kallay
\nAthletic Trainer<\/b>…Brett Rodenburg\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0Equipment Manager<\/b>…Billy Danderand<\/span><\/span><\/p>\n


\nBetween the Pipes<\/span>
\n<\/b><\/span>After a busy rookie season, Mike Betz would assume the starting goalie duties this season. Steve Jones served as a reliable back-up
\nand help provide relief from the long season. Mike would\u00a0carry the mail<\/i>\u00a0most of the season and finish with a 24-22-3 record.
\nSteve finished with a 3-4-2 record, but boasted a 1.93 goals against.<\/span><\/span><\/p>\n

Mike Betz<\/b><\/span>
\nMusketeers 1998-00
\nLast season, rookie\u00a0Mike Betz<\/b>\u00a0became part of a very successful goaltender rotation performing perfectly as relief for
\nthe starter. He played in twenty-five games that season finishing 15-8-1 record. His .911 save percentage was fourth
\nbest in the league and his goals against average of 2.46 put him among the top five of the leagues best goaltenders.
\n<\/span>\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0
\nI\u00a0Need Your Goalie Photos<\/span><\/span><\/p>\n

\u00a0This season season he would assume the starter duties and play 50 games, finishing 24-22-3. His goals against average of 2.71
\nis fourth best in the league and his save percentage of .903 puts him among the top ten goaltenders. He plays the third most minutes
\nin net this season; including in six shoot-outs boasting a league leading save percentage of .947. <\/span>He would go on to play four
\nyears at the Ohio State University and an additional three more seasons in the ECHL.<\/span><\/p>\n

Steve Jones<\/span>
\n<\/b>Musketeers 1999-00<\/span>
\n<\/span>\u00a0\u00a0
\nI\u00a0Need Your Goalie Photos
\n<\/span>Steve Jones:<\/b>\u00a0 logged only this season as a Musketeer. He would out perform two other goalies at the beginning of the season to
\nsecure his back-up position. He provided needed relief from the long season grind. Steve finished with twelve games to his credit and
\na 3-4-2 record, however he could boast a very stingy a 1.93 goals against average and a top three .917 save percentage.<\/span><\/span><\/p>\n

High Scorers<\/span>
\nTyler Palmiscno\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0 Lukas Fiala\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0 \u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0 Scott Polaski\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0 Chris Olsgard\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0 Jeff Van Dyke\u00a0\u00a0<\/span>\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0<\/b>
\nMusketeers 1998-00\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0 \u00a0\u00a0\u00a0 Musketeers 1999-00\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0 \u00a0\u00a0\u00a0 Musketeers 1999-02\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0 Musketeers 1998-00\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0 Musketeers 1998-01
\n<\/span>\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0<\/span>
\nReturning veteran Tyler Palmiscno would top the list of Musketeers scorers. His 20 goals and 36 assists would be the best in both
\ncategories. A reliable play-off scorer as well, he posted 10 (5\/5) points in the first round . Rookies Lucas Fiala (18\/19) and Scott
\nPolaski (15\/22) would tie for second in scoring with 37 regular season points. Veteran Chris Olsgard was right behind them with
\n34 (22\/12) points. Jeff Van Dyke would round out the top five with 26 (12\/14) points.<\/span><\/p>\n

Heavy Hitters<\/span>
\nDavid Hale\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0 \u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0 Trent Mozak\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0 \u00a0\u00a0\u00a0 Chris Olsgard\u00a0\u00a0 \u00a0\u00a0\u00a0 Brandon McCartin\u00a0\u00a0 \u00a0 Chad Nordhagen\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0<\/span>\u00a0<\/b>
\nMusketeers 1998-00\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0 \u00a0 Musketeers 1997-01\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0 Musketeers 1999-00\u00a0\u00a0 \u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0 Musketeers 1998-01\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0 Musketeers 1998-01
\n<\/span>\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0<\/span>
\nDavid Hale would lead the way for the Musketeers with 187 minutes. He was then, and still is today, considered one of the league’s
\noverall heavy hitters. Sioux City native Trent Mozak would find the penalty box a few time this season and record 135 minutes. Fourth
\nleading scorer Chris Olsgard would finish with 116. Second year veterans Brandon McCartin and Chad Nordhagen would put up
\n209 shared penalty minutes this season.<\/span><\/p>\n

<\/span>Rostislav Klesla<\/strong> becomes the first Musketeer player making the transition from the USHL to the NHL the following season.
\nHe is the fourth pick in the first round at the NHL draft and is selected by the Columbus Blue Jackets. Rusty would play ten seasons
\nfor the Jackets and an additional four more seasons for the Phoenix Coyotes.<\/span><\/p>\n

Dave Hakstol<\/b><\/span>
\nMusketeers Head Coach 1996-2000
\n<\/span><\/span>
\nDave was the bench boss for four seasons (96-00) in Sioux City.\u00a0 He was a University of\u00a0 North Dakota stand-out player
\nbefore making a move to the IHL where he played three seasons in Indianapolis<\/span>\u00a0and two more in Minnesota. Arriving in Sioux
\nCity one game into the regular season, he inherited a fast sinking ship. However dismal the season, he immediately began to
\nrebuild the Musketeer hockey program and supply it with new life. \u00a0He groomed\u00a0 future NHLers like David Hale, Ruslan
\nFedotenko & Rostislav Klesla. In 2000 Dave would return to North Dakota where he would eventually assume the Head
\nCoaching position. He would lead the Fighting Sioux to numerous League Championships and Frozen Four appearances.<\/span><\/span><\/p>\n

Did You Know…<\/b>In 2015 Dave would take over as head coach of the Philadelphia Flyers.<\/span><\/b><\/span><\/p>\n


\nDavid Hale\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0 Trent Mozak<\/span><\/b>
\nMusketeers 1998-2000\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0 Musketeers 1997-2001
\n<\/span>\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0
\nDavid Hale<\/b> logged two seasons as a Musketeer and quickly became a fan favorite. Never afraid to drop the mitts,
\n<\/i>he will probably be remember as one of the toughest enforcers in USHL Jr. Hockey. During his second season he would lead
\nthe team in penalty minutes with 187 but still put up six goals and eighteen. He would play on the 1999 USHL Select Tournament
\nTeam and an All-USHL First Team selection . After the Musketeers,\u00a0Dave would play a pair of season at UND before embarking
\non a ten season NHL career.<\/span><\/span><\/p>\n

Sioux City native Trent Mozak<\/b> played four seasons for the Musketeers and appeared in nearly 180 regular and play-off games.
\noriginally from Sioux City and a member of SYHA (Metros Class of ’99 \/ State Champion ’98 & ’99) spent his senior year splitting
\nbetween the Metros and the Musketeers. Following that season he would join the Musketeers for three more full-time seasons. His
\nlocal ties, gritty play and dedication to the team made him a fan favorite. During his third season (99-00) he would record 135 penalty
\nminutes and finish second among penalty minute leaders.<\/span><\/p>\n


\nLongest Shut-Out Streak (Team)<\/strong><\/span>
\nThis 1999-2000 Musketeer team holds the USHL record of\u00a0 Longest Consecutive Shut-Out streak of three games<\/span><\/p>\n

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\nJohn Grahame<\/span>
\n<\/b>Musketeers 1993-94
\n<\/b>Past Musketeer goaltender John Graham, originally picked by the Boston Bruins in the 1994 NHL draft, makes his NHL debut on October 4th,
\n1999 as the Bruins take on the Toronto Maple Leafs. John would turn-away thirty of thirty four shots in this loss the the Leafs. However, six games
\nlater John would record his first victory on October 23rd; stopping thirty-one attempts in this win over the San Jose Sharks. A week later he
\nwould grab his first shut-out stopping all twenty-six shot on net by the Buffalo Sabres. He would go on to play eight seasons and win the
\nStanley Cup in 2004 playing for the Tampa Bay Lighting.
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\nDieter Kochan<\/span>
\n<\/b>Musketeers 1991-92
\nPast Musketeer Dieter Kochan makes his NHL debt on March 28th, 2000 as the Lighting took on the Dallas Stars. Dieter stops thirteen of
\nseventeen shots in this loss to the Stars. His next outing would prove more successful; on March 4th as he stops thirty shots in this 4-5 win
\nover the Boston Bruins. He would go on to play four seasons in the NHL; three for Tampa and a final one for the Minnesota Wild.<\/span><\/span><\/p>\n

Tyler Palmiscno<\/b><\/span>
\nMusketeers 1998-00
\nLast season, rookie\u00a0Tyler Palmiscno\u00a0<\/b>\u00a0was the Musketeers second leading scorer with thirteen goals and a team leading fifty-seven
\nassists. He was\u00a0 the Leagues third leading scorer with seventy total points; his fifty-seven assists was a league high that season. He
\nplays in the Four Nations Tournament and the USHL All-Star Game and is named to the USHL All-Rookie Team.
\nHe is chosen both the USHL and the Musketeers Rookie of the Year.
\n<\/span>\u00a0\u00a0<\/span>
\nReturning for another season\u00a0Tyler Palmiscno<\/b>\u00a0is Sioux City. He leads the way in scoring with fifty-six points; his twenty goals and
\nthirty-six assists are both team highs among Musketeer scorers. Tyler would record a single season high of five short-handed
\ngoals. Tyler would again be selected to play in the USHL All-Star game.<\/span><\/p>\n

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USHL All-Star\/Prospects Game<\/span>
\n<\/b>Rochester, MN
\nFor the second season in a row the All-Stars game is held at the Rochester Rec Center and is held on January 25th, 2000.
\nThe team format is altered this season with the players being chosen to play on either Team USA or Team World. Players
\non Team USA are selected by the league’s coaches and Team World featured import players and potential NHL draftees.
\nTeam USA defeats Team World by a score of 6-3. Musketeers David Hale and Tyler Palmiscno are selected to the Team
\nUSA and goaltender Steve Jones is selected to the Team World.<\/span><\/p>\n

\u00a0David Hale\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0 Tyler Palmiscno\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0 Steve Jones<\/b><\/span>
\nMusketeers 1998-00\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0 Musketeers 1998-00\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0 Musketeers 1999-00
\n<\/b><\/span>\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n

USHL Playoffs<\/span>
\n<\/b><\/span>For the third season in a row…the Musketeers draw the Lincoln Stars as their opening round foe. Musketeer fans are hoping
\nthat the third time is indeed a charm. However, overtaking the regular season Anderson Cup Champions is going to be an uphill battle.
\nThe Stars finish fourteen points ahead of the western division’s eighth and final play-off slot.<\/span><\/span><\/p>\n

Musketeers vs. Lincoln Stars<\/span><\/b><\/span>
\nQuarter Finals \/ Round One<\/span>
\n<\/b><\/span>In what looks to be a lopsided match-up, game one stays very close with both teams able to find the net twice as the third period
\nends. However, the offensive focused Stars score in overtime giving them a series lead. Two nights later, still in Lincoln it is more
\nof the same, both teams can only muster a pair of goals as regulation runs out. Unfortunately its the same results as last game-the
\nStars get the over time winner and a two game series lead.
\nHeading back to Sioux City for a pair of home games, the Musketeers look to stay alive as desperation as a motivator. Again, the
\ngame is close and Lincoln records their traditional three goals, but the Musketeers do one better, giving them a much needed win.
\nTwo nights later, with home ice and the momentum of last game’s victory building, the Musketeers stun the regular season champs
\nhanging six goals on the Stars wining 6-4 and tieing evening the series two game each.
\nGame five could go either way, Sioux City has the momentum and the Stars have the home ice. The game delivers on the excitement,
\nwith both teams scoring a pair of goals going into the final period. However, its Lincoln who gets their usual three goals a game,
\nwinning the series and sending the Musketeers home for the third season in a row.<\/span><\/span><\/p>\n

Musketeer Awards<\/span><\/b><\/span><\/p>\n

Musketeers Defensive Player of the Year:*\u00a0 Offensive Player of the Year:<\/b>
\nMusketeers Most Valuable Player:<\/b>\u00a0 *\u00a0Most Improved Player:<\/b>
\nMusketeers 7th Man Award:<\/b>\u00a0 *\u00a0\u00a0Rookie of the Year:<\/b>
\nBooster Club Scholarship:<\/b><\/span><\/p>\n

1999 Four Nations Tournament<\/span><\/b><\/span>
\nHosted by the USHL and played in three consecutive USHL cities (Lincoln, Des Moines & Waterloo) on November 11-13th.
\nAlso participating in the tournament are all-star national teams form Switzerland, Norway and Germany.
\nThe USHL wins games one over Norway and game two over Germany; Musketeer\u00a0\u00a0David Hale<\/b>\u00a0is selected the Player of the Game.
\nIn the third and deciding game, the USHL All-stars are upset by the Swiss National team giving them the tournament championship
\nand ending the USHL’s tournament unbeaten streak.<\/span><\/span><\/p>\n

\u00a0 David Hale\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0 \u00a0 Tyler Palmiscno<\/b><\/span>
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Did You Know.<\/b>..the leading scorer of this years tournament with a goal and three assists was Thunder Bay Flyer Patrick Sharp,
\nPatrick is a three time Stanley Cup winner (2010, 2013, 2015) with the Chicago Blackhawks and currently plays for the Dallas Stars.<\/span><\/p>\n

2000 NHL Draft<\/span>
\n<\/b><\/span>This season’s NHL Draft is held at the Scotia Bank Saddledome in Calgary, Alberta on June 24th. The expansion draft is held the day
\nbefore filling the rosters of the league’s two newest team, the Columbus Blue Jackets and the Minnesota Wild. The USHL has twenty-two
\nplayers selected during the nine round draft; two of them in the first round.<\/span><\/span><\/p>\n


\n<\/b><\/span>
\nThe Musketeers have two players selected in the first round of the 2000 NHL draft<\/span>.\u00a0Rostislav Klesla<\/b>\u00a0is the draft’s fourth pick when
\nselected by the Columbus Blue Jackets.\u00a0David Hale i<\/b>s chosen later in the day when the New Jersey Devils make him the twenty-second
\nselection in this year’s draft.\u00a0Both players go on to have significant careers in the NHL. Rusty plays ten seasons with the ‘Jackets and
\nfour more with the Phoenix Coyotes and David plays eight seasons with the Devils, Flames, Coyotes and the Lighting.<\/span><\/span><\/p>\n

\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0 David Hale\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0 Rostislav Klesla<\/span><\/b>
\nMusketeers\u00a0 1999-00\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0 Musketeers 1998-99
\n<\/span>\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n

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