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The Musketeers begin their Fifth decade as members of the United States Hockey League
League consists of sixteen member teams playing a sixty game regular season schedule. Muskegon and Dubuque join the league.
Eastern Conference: Cedar Rapids Rough Riders, Chicago Steel, Green Bay Gamblers, Indiana Ice, Muskegon Lumberjacks,
Team USA, Youngstown Phantoms, Waterloo Black Hawks
Western Conference: Des Moines Buccaneers, Dubuque Fighting Saints, Fargo Force, Lincoln Stars, Omaha Lancers,
Sioux Falls Stampede, Tri-City Storm, Sioux City Musketeers
New ownership would arrive at the beginning of the new season. After eight seasons as owner, Jim Kronschnabel would sell
the team to LuxCo., a beverage supplier located in St. Louis, Missouri. Don Lux would serve as the Owner/President and
Lloyd Ney Director of Business Operations and Craig Woodcroft Director of Hockey Operations.
Chairman…Don Lux Head of Business Operations…Lloyd Ney Head of Hockey Operations…Craig Woodcroft
Musketeer Tommy Olczyk would receive the USHL Curt Hammer Award.
Head Coach Luke Strand ,Max Gaede, Jordan Schmaltz, Caleb Herbert, Max McCormick would take top honors at the
World Jr. A Challenge held in Penticton, BC, Canada
The Musketeers would be back in post season play this season. A late season winning streak would help the Musketeers surge
ahead of the Tri-City Storm to grab the final play-off spot. A different play-off format was tried this season and meant that both
division first & second place finishers would receive a buy. The remaining four teams would play a quick best of three series all
on the higher seeds ice. The Musketeers would steal a game 2 win in Sioux Falls but fall short with a loss the following night.
Musketeer Front Office Staff
Executive Vice President…Rich Zaber Business Operations…Tim Artz Operations Assistant…Tyler Solma
Player Housing / Education & Public Relations…Kristen Anderson
Musketeers Coaching Staff
Luke Strand Cam Ellsworth Keith Paulson Ron Peterson Adam Waddell
Head Coach/GM Assistant Coach Assistant Coach Trainer Equipment Manager
Head Coach and General Manager Luke Strand and Assistant Coach Cam Ellsworth both return to the staff this season.
New comer Assistant Coach Keith Paulsen is new to the team. Also a formern player and coach; he played four seasons for
the University of Wisconsin and served seven high school seasons in Rice Lake (MN) as the team’s Head Coach. Athletic
Trainer Ron Peterson joins the teamand Equipment Manager Adam Wadell is back for a second season. Billy Danderand
is also sill in the mix assisting with various equipment issues.
Between the Pipes
This goaltending tandem of veteran Matt Skoff and rookie Jake Hildebrand would lead the Musketeers to a 29-25-2-4
regular season record. Finishing sixth in the western conference they grab the final play-off slot and a first round play-off
match-up against the Sioux Falls Stampede.
Matt Skoff Jake Hildebrand
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The second year veteran Matt Skoff would return to nail down the starting duties while rookie Jake Hildebrand would
take the back-up position. With a year of USHL play under his belt, Matt recorded a 23-14-5 record in forty-three games played.
He also set a Musketeer record with six shut-outs in a single season. Jake would provide the needed relief as the understudy
and post a 8-9-1 record.
Matt Skoff
Musketeers 2009-12
Last season’s USHL Rookie of the Year is back for another season. Finishing in the top ten among his fellow
goalies, Matt was the busiest of them all playing in fifty games. He is looking to improve on his 20-19-3-6 winning
record last season.
Matt Skoff is back for a second season and it is another busy one…he would see action in forty-three games posting
his second consecutive winning record at 23-14-5. He would record a Musketeer and USHL record with 6 Shut-outs
during the regular season and finish the season with a solid 2.55 GAA. He was at two-time USHL goalie of the Week
and is committed to play at Penn State (NCAA) following his USHL career.
Jake Hildebrand
Musketeers 2009-11
Jake joins the team late in the previous season, however he still does garner time in four USHL games including
a pair of starts. He would record his first victory on Match 13th against the Youngstown Phantoms stopping twenty-eight shots.
Jake Hildebrand retunrs this season and quickly works into a steadt rotation with his veteran partner. He sees time
in twenty-one games for the Musketeers this season finishing with a 8-9-1 record and a 2.69 GAA. These reliable
numbers and continued solid play resulted in an off-season trade to Cedar Rapids (USHL) where he took over the
starting goalie duties for the Roughriders.
High Scorers
Caleb Herbert Ryan Carpenter Jordan Schmaltz Max McCormick Brad Robbins
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Rookie Caleb Herbert would top the scoring list with a team leading twenty-three goals for fifty total points. Returning
veterans Ryan Carpenter would leave the heavy hitters list from last season and finish second in scoring with forty-five
points with a team leading thirty-two assists and Jordan Schmaltz an assist behind. Rookies Max McCormick would tally
forty-two points on twenty-one goals and Brad Robbins thirty-four points on thirteen goals.
Heavy Hitters
Max McCormick Jake Suter Brent Patterson Caleb Herbert Max Gaede
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In addition to a top five scorer, Max McCormick would lead the team in penalty minutes 102. Rookies Jake Sutter would
record eighty-three minutes, Brent Patterson seventy minutes and leading scorer Caleb Herbert would log sixty-one minutes
in the box. Second year Musketeer Max Gaede would round out the top five heavy hitters with fifty-seven penalty minutes.
Caleb Herbert
Musketeers 2010-11
Caleb Herbert played this one season for the Musketeers. He would lead the team in total points with fifty, including a team
high of twenty-three goals and an additional twenty-seven assists to his regular season totals.
He would be selected to the USHL All-Star & Prospects game as well as the Musketeers Offensive Player of the Year.
After three seasons playing for the “U” at Duluth he would join the pros splitting time between the Hershey Bears (AHL)
and the South Carolina Stingrays (ECHL)
Did You know…When Caleb joined the Musketeers for the 2010-11 season he was already picked in the 2010 NHL draft by
the Washington Capitols.
Jose Delgadillo Max Gaede
Musketeers 2009-12 Musketeers 2009-11
Jose Delgadillo congratulates Max Gaede on his first of three points; a goals and a pair of assists. Max is selected the
Third Star of the Game in this 6-3 win over the Lincoln Stars.
Jose Delgadillo logged three seasons as a Musketeer. Last season as as a rookie he played in forty games and
became a reliable part of the teams defensive corps. This is second season saw him with similar scoring numbers and
also upped his games played to fifty-seven. Next season the veteran would start off the seasonposting a pair of goals
and six assists before a mid-season trade to the Indiana Ice (USHL) where he finished the season with two more
goals and four assists.
Max Gaede played a pair of seasons in Sioux City. Last season the rookie season saw him with limited game time but still
managed a goal and an assist in his first eleven USHL games. This second season was a breakout year. Playing nearly a
complete season he recorded twenty-eight points; ten goals including a game winner against the Lincoln Stars, and
eighteen helpers and fifty-seven penalty minutes.
Max Gaede played a pair of seasons in Sioux City. Last season the rookie season saw him with limited game time but still
managed a goal and an assist in his first eleven USHL games. This second season was a breakout year. Playing nearly a
complete season he recorded twenty-eight points; ten goals including a game winner against the Lincoln Stars, and
eighteen helpers and fifty-seven penalty minutes.
Tommy Olczyk
Musketeers 2007-11
Tommy played four USHL seasons in Sioux City and along the way would become one of the most popular
Musketeers during his time in town and will surely remembered as one of the great Musketeer players for his
commitment to the Musketeer organization and the Sioux City community.
Over his four seasons in Sioux City, Tommy would notch twenty-five goals and thirty-five assists and while his point
total was average, it was his dedication to his team and to his team mates that was his most valuable asset. While he was
an Alternate Captain his last season, there was no doubt that he was one of the team leaders during all four of those
seasons and he quickly became a fan favorite.
Tommy suited up for over 209 games as a Musketeers and his last two seasons suited for 123 games straight. His
ability to play every game helped him make his mark in Musketeer record book, playing the most games of any Junior A
era Musketeer player. During his final season as a Musketeer he would receive the Musketeer’s 7th Man Award. Along
the way he would secure a pair of USHL Player of the Week Awards and the USHL’s Curt Hammer Award. This is
awarded annually to the single USHL player demonstrating performance, skills, pride and determination both on and
off the ice
2011 USHL Curt Hammer Award
Musketeer Tommy Olczyk received the USHL’s Curt Hammer Award. Presented annually since the 1988-89 season in honor of
the late Curt Hammer, it recognizes the USHL player who distinguishes himself both on and off the ice by demonstrating
outstanding performance skills, pride, and determination. Only two othjer Musketeer have shaed this USHL honor;
Sean Marson in 1990 and Joey Miller in 2008
With four full seasons as a Musketeer, he assumed many roles from Alternate Captain, Captain, Ironman, Fan Favorite to over-all
Great Player. His leadership was felt on the ice, in the locker room, and throughout the community during his time in Sioux City.
He played a significant role in the teams signature fund raising event, Face Off for Charity raising significant individual money and
often serving as a speaker at the events as well. He was also a supporter of the Musketeers “Reading is Cool” program and logged
more school visits that any other player. His time was spent reading to kids and passing along words and stories of encouragement.
BTW…Tommy’s dad Eddie Senior was also a vocal proponent of the USHL and it terrific player development over the years. Past
NHL player, Head Coach and now NHL commentator and Annalist; he rarely missed a chance to promote the USHL. He found time
to attend not only Musketeer games but other venues in the league, always voicing the great aspects of playing in the USHL.
Richard Young
Musketeers 2010-11
Here is a battle between two heavy-weights…Musketeer Rich Young and Fargo Force Oleg Yevenko. This second period
tilt was brewing from the very beginning of the game.
Richard Young after a full season in Youngstown (USHL) playing for the up-start Phantoms, Rich would record 8 (4/4) regular
season points and far and away lead the team with 162 penalty minutes. He would make his presence know in Sioux City when
he showed up at the Musketeer try-out camp well prepared to take home the toughest guy at camp title. He would split the
next season (10-11) between Sioux City & Wichita Falls playing for the Wildcats and then his final Jr. A season also in Wichita.
Most Shut-Outs Single Season
Returning veteran Matt Skoff leads the League this season recording a season high six shut-out during the regular season.
Along the way he would blank the Fargo Force, Waterloo Black Hawks, Tri-City Storm, Des Moines Buccaneers and the
Sioux Falls Stampede twice.
The Hanson Brothers
October 10th, 2010
Brad Robbins Max McCormick
Musketeers 10-12 Musketeers 10-11
Brad Robbins played a pair of seasons for the Musketeers. After a brief stop in the British Columbia Hockey
League (BCHL) where he played twenty-six games, he joined the Musketeers this mid-season and still had time to play in
forty-two more games. Although a rookie, his thirteen goals and twenty-one assists placed him among the Musketeers
top five scorers. Brad would record his first two assists in his first game and his first goals two games later on
December 8th in a win over the Sioux Falls Stampede. He would record as pair of multi-goal games against Tri-City
and Sioux Falls and seven more multi-point outings. Next season would be another success; scoring twenty-five goals
and assists and leading the team in scoring
Max McCormick logging a single season in Sioux City, Max would finish as one of the Musketeers top four scorers.
Recording twenty-one goals and assists; his first one coming in a win over Team USA on October 16th during the regular
season and add another goals and a pair of assists during the post-season. He would also lead the team with 102 penalty
minutes. Max would earn a selection to the USHL All-Star game and receive the Musketeer’s 7th Man Award. After
three seasons of playing at the Ohio State University and two in the AHL he would make his NHL debut on October
24th, 2015 playing for the Ottawa Senators.
Brett Patterson
Musketeers 2010-12
Brett Patterson played a pair of seasons in Sioux City. Pictured here during this rookie season, he recorded
eight goals and fourteen assists; his first Musketeer tally coming October 22nd against the Des Moines Buccaneers.
Brent finished among the team’s top seven scorers and third in penalty minutes with seventy. The following season
he would missm several games mid-season limiting his playing time to just thirty-six games, however, he still
did score six goals and twenty-one assists
Matt Paape
Musketeers 2009-11
Matt played a pair of seasons in Sioux City, last season the rookie posted eleven goals and a dozen assists in fifty-five
games; finishing fourth among Musketeer scorers. He would record both his his first goal against Sioux Falls, his first of
two game-winners against Tri-City and tally a personal best of four points during the season’s finale against Lincoln
This following season veteran Matt Paape suited-up for all sixty games, scoring ten goals and nine assists. Matt would
have five multi-point games this season, including his first Hat Trick on April 1st in a win over the Des Moines Buccaneers
and two more game-winners against Fargo and Tri-City. He would see time in all three play-off games before losing to
the Sioux Falls Stampede in the first round. He would receive the Musketeers Booster Club Scholarship Award.
Matt Skoff
Musketeers 2009-12
Left: Matt Skoff, David Donnellan and Matt Paape watch the puck moves deep in the Musketeer defending zone.
Right: Jordan Schmaltz tries to help out Matt Skoff in front of the Musketeer net.
1-Musketeers vs. Fargo Force-3
Skate With The Musketeers
October 10th, 2010
Left: Matt Skoff and Right: Tommy Olczyk, Ondrej Zehnal and Greg Johnson make the rounds during the Musketeers the
post-game Skate with the Musketeers.
Left: Nick Gordon, Tommy Olczyk, Caleb Herbert and Brett Patterson discuss post game strategy. Right: Max Gaede,
Larry Smith, Nick Gordon, Adam Kruse, Matt Skoff, Jake Hildebrand and Maxim Gaudreault
Brandon Schwartz Jesse Modahl
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2002 USHL Clark Cup Champions
2002 Clark Cup Champions Brandon Schwartz and Jesse Modahl were the night’s local celebrities. They were
honored at the beginning of the game and conducted the ceremonial opening face-off. Brandon was captain of the
team and lead the way to the championship scoring ten Musketeers goals and adding five assists. Jesse would score
a pair of play-off goals and add a pair of of assists to his post-season totals.
4-Musketeers vs. Team USA-3
October 16th, 2011
Brandon Schwartz Jesse Modahl Caleb Herbert Ondrej Zehnal
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Left: Past Musketeer Brandon Schwartz waves to the crowd as he gets ready to conduct the ceremonial opening face-off.
Also participating is past Musketeer Jesse Modahl. Both Brandon and Jesse were members of the 2002 Clark Cup
Championship team. Brandon posted sixty-five regular season points including thirty goals and added fifteen play-off points
grabbing ten goals. Jesse added twenty-two regular season points; recording a dozen goals and ten helpers. He would also
add two goals and two assists during the post season.
Right: Caleb Herbert and Ondrej Zehnal stare down Team USA goaltender Matt McNeely.
Max McCormick Tim O’Brien
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Left: Max McCormick would collect three points in tonight’s win over team USA; a goal and a pair of assists. His lone
goal the game winner with less than five minutes to go in the third period. He would receive the game’s 1st Star Award.
Did You Know…while splitting time between the NHL and AHL, Max would twice lead the Coachella Firebirds in scoring
recording sixty-seven points in 22-23 and sixty during the 23-24 season.
Right: Tim O’Brien would notch a pair of goals giving the Musketeers a two-point lead in which they never looked back.
He would earn the game’s 2nd Star Award. Tim would log a pair of seasons with the Musketeers; this rookie season
he would record thirteen goals and fourtenn assists. The following season, the veteran would post a dozen goals and
eight helpers. He would go on to play four more seasons at Dartmouth University (NCAA)
Dino
Best Dressed Zamboni Driver in the USHL
Dino has been a Musketeer staple since the mid-ninetys when he first joind the Sioux City Auditorium staff and took on the
resurfacing duties. Just afew seasons laster Randel Formal wear would become a team sponcer and a new tradition was born;
the league’s first tuxedo wearing zamboni driver. He would carry this mantel for the next two decades eventuallt retiring in 2020.
Brandon Polich
Musketeers2000-03
2002 USHL Clark Cup Champions
USHL referee Brandon Polich shown here during a return to Sioux City in this 6-3 victory for the Musketeers
over the Stars. Brandon was a three season veteran for the Musketeers recording both seventy-eight goals and assists
over the course of 129 regular season games. He was tied for leading scorer his last season, and lead the team with
forty-three assists. He would also add a goal and two assists as the Musketeers captured the 2002 Clark Cup,
their first in fifteen years.
Max McCormick Adam Kruse
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Max McCormick logged this single season in Sioux City and would finish as one of the Musketeers top four scorers.
Netting forty-two regular season points, including twenty-one goals and assists. He would also record another goal and
two assists in three post-season contests. Max would also lead the team with 102 Penalty Minutes and would earn a
selection to the USHL All-Star game and be voted the Musketeer’s 7th Man Award. After three season of playing at
Ohio State University and two in the AHL he would make his NHL debut on October 24th, 2015 playing for the
Ottawa Senators. He would record his first NHL goal January 7th against the Florida Panthers.
Did You Know...in 2010 Max McCormick was selected as Wisconsin’s Mr. Hockey and twice made the state wide All-Star Team.
Adam Kruse arrived in Sioux City after a trade with the Chicago steel. While in Chicago he would see time in thirty-six
games and post eleven points. He would be utilized quickly and frequently here as he would record another twenty-four games
where he would find the net seven times and help out on five Musketeer goals. He would play four seasons for the Duluth
(NCAA) Bulldogs and is currently playing for the Wheeling Nailers in the ECHL.
6-Musketeers vs. Tri-City Storm-1
Pink in the Rink / October 23rd, 2010
Left: Caleb Herbert get his second goal of the night past Tri-City goaltender Steve Bolton. Right: Max McCormick also
tallied twice and both players also added an assist to their game night numbers. Max and Caleb would be rewarded with
First and Second Stars of the Game recognition. Goalie Jake Hildebrand would stop twenty-three shots for the victory
for the Third Star of the Game honors.
4-Musketeers vs. Green Bay Gamblers-3 SO
November 6th, 2010
Matt Paape Matt Skoff
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Left: Matt Paape would score in the second period to whittle the Visitors’ lead to only one goal and (Right:) Matt Skoff
would stop 32 shots and deny five Gambler’s shoot-out attempts in this Musketeer nail-biter
Matt Paape would play a pair of seasons in Sioux City. The prior season (09-10) the rookie to the USHL he would miss
only five regular season games recording eleven goals, including a pair of game winners, and a dozen assists. He would
notch his first USHL goal as a Musketeers scoring the lone goals in a 3-1 loss the the Sioux Falls Stampede. The following
season he would play a complete schedule adding ten goals and nine assists to his Musketeer stats. He would go on to play
four seasons for the University of Wisconsin.
Did You know…prior to playing for the Musketeers, Matt was a member of the Wisconsin State Hockey Coaches
Association All-Star Team.
Austin Mattson
Musketeers 2008-09 / 2010-11
Austin would spend a pair of stints with the Musketeers; after a season in the NA playing for the Marquette Rangers, the rookie
would log fifty-three games for the Musketeers, scoring a dozen goals and adding sixteen assists. On November 27th, he would
tickle-the-twine for the first time in a win over the Fargo Force. The following season he would take a chance in the OHL playing
a full season for the Plymouth Whalers. However, limited playing time that season would bring him
back to Sioux City for the start of the 2010 season.
Austin Mattson would have a busy day at the office. In addition to this tilt with Green Bay defenseman Matt Stewart,
he would score early in the second period to put the Musketeers on the board. He would also provide the game’s only
shoot-out goal in nine attempts and receive the game’s 1st Star Award.
In 2010 Austin would return to the Musketeer line-up for an abbreviated season. Playing just eight games in October
he would notch a goal and an assist. This second stop in Sioux City was sandwiched between playing for the Plymouth
Whalers and the Leamington Flyers.
0-Musketeers vs. Cedar Rapids RoughRiders-4
November 13th, 2010
The Musketeers take on the Cedar Rapids Rough Riders in this annual Military Appreciation game honoring our Siouxland
military personnel. The Musketeers launch twenty-nine shots on goal but ‘Riders goaltender Brady Hjelle is perfect. Matt Skoff
makes twenty-one saves but it’s not enough and the Musketeers lose this one 4-0.
Max Gaede
Musketeers 2009-11
Max would spend a pair of seasons playing for the Musketeers. His rookie season saw him join the team with just a month
remaining in the season. He did see time in the remaining eleven games, notching both his first USHL first goal and assist. His
first red-lighter coming during the last game of the season in a 10-3 rout over the Lincoln Stars.
Returning the next season Max Gade would take on a more reliable role; playing six games shy of a complete season, he would
notch ten goals, eighteen assists and finish the season as a top five Heavy Hitter with 57 penalty minutes. He played four seasons
at the University of Minnesota at Mankato and an additional season in the ECHL playing for the Toledo Walleye.
Jose Delgadillo
Musketeers 2009-12
Jose’s prior rookie season saw him play in forty regular season games where he recorded his first two points as a Musketeer.
More importantly, he was developing into a significant part of the next seasons Musketeers experienced defensive corps.
Returning for his second of three seasons, Jose Delgadillo took his expected spot among the veteran leaders. The reliable
defensive-defenseman would play in fifty-seven games, tallying five points, including his first goal on February 5th against the
Green Bay Gamblers. That following season and prior to a mid-season trade to the Indiana Ice (USHL), he was off to his
best start ever, posting a pair of goals and six assists. He is currently playing at Bowling Green State University.
Ryan Carpenter
Musketeers 2009-11
Ryan played two seasons for the Musketeers. Last season the rookie would only miss a pair of regular season games;
posting ten goals & dozen assists. He would also record a pair of post season goals & an assists. Ryan would be selected
the Musketeers Most Improved Player and finish the season as a top five Heavy Hitter recording 45 minutes in the box.
Returning this following season, veteran Ryan Carpenter would significantly elevate his game. Utilizing his leadership
skills and doubling his scoring output; his thirteen goals tied for best on the team and his thirty-two assists the highest
among team scorers. He would be selected Team Captain and voted Musketeers Most Valuable Player. Ryan would go
on to play three season at Bowling Green State University and five more seasons splitting time in the AHL with the
Worcester Sharks & San Jose Barracuda and in the NHL with the San Jose Sharks. In 2017 he would embark on an
NHL careere that sees him also play in Las Vegas, Chicago, Calgary and is currentlly playing for ther New York Rangers.
Did You know…Ryan would make history during the 2017-18 season when as a member the Las Vegas Golden Knights they
became the first expansion team to play in the Stanley Cup Finals. After three seasons playing for the San Jose Sharks, they
failed to properly protect him and he was quickly snagged by the expansion team.
Stephane Da Costa
Musketeers 2007-09
Stephane Da Costa would of two very successful Musketeer seasons; as a rookie he would record a dozen goals and twenty-five assts
during the regular season and an additional goal and pair of assts during the play-offs. His second season was a break-out season, leading
the Musketeers in scoring with sixty-seven points, both of his his thirty-one goals and thirty-six assists were team highs.
Stephane was selected to play in the USHL All-Star & Prospects Game and was named to the Second USHL All-Star Team. He would
also receive a pair of Musketeer honors including the Most Valuable Player and Offensive Player of the Year awards.
After a pair of seasons playing at Merrimack College, the sophomore collegian would make his National Hockey League
debut playing in four NHL games as the season closed out. His first was game was a tilt with the Toronto Maple Leafs on
April 2nd, 2011. The three following seasons he would split time between the Senators of Ottawa and Binghamton (AHL).
In just his second game of the season, he would record his first NHL red-lighter against Leafs net minder James Reimer;
putting the Sens down just a single goal with two minutes remaining in the game.
Did You Know...Stephane was the first player to represent France in the USHL. In 2009 he would join the Team FrancE
squad and like the prior season, dominate the tournament scoring, notching four goals, a tournament leading nine assists for
thirteen points; leading Team France to their first ever bronze medal
Tim O’Brien Nick Gordon
Musketeers 2010-12 Musketeers 2010-11
Tim O’Brien would play two seasons with the Musketeers. During this rookie season, he would notch thirteen goals
and fourteen assists during the regular season. His first two career goals would come on October 16th in a 4-3 win over
Team USA. Tim would receive the Musketeers Most Improved Player Award. The following season he would record
some similar numbers scoring a dozen goals and eight assists during the regular season and grab his first play-off goal
against the Fargo Force. Tim would go on to play four seasons at Dartmouth College.
Nick Gordon logged a single season in Sioux City. Injuries limited his playing time but he would still record six USHL
points, a pair of goals and four assists. His first USHL goal coming on October 16th in a 4-3 home ice win over Team USA.
He would go on to play three seasons of college hockey splitting time between RIT and UMass/Lowell.
Maxim Gaudreault Jake Suter
Musketeers 2010-12 Musketeers 2010-11
Maxim Gaudreault logged a pair of seasons as a Musketeer. Shown here during his rookie season and seeing time in forty-five
regular season tilts, he would record six goals, his first coming on November 7th in a 5-2 home ice win over the Youngstown
Phantoms, and eight assists. The following season the Alternate Captain would see his point production double, scoring fifteen
goals and sixteen assists and a team leading five game winning goals. He is currently playing at the University of New Hampshire.
Jake Suter plays a single season in Sioux City and while he recorded just a handful of points during the season, it was his play
at the blue line that he was best noted for. He would receive the Musketeer Defensive Player Award. Jake would also finish the
season second in penalty minutes with 89. He would go on to play four seasons for the University of Massachusetts at Lowell, then
splitting three seasons between France, South Carolina and Eagle River. In 2015 he would join the Madison Capitols (USHL)
where he is in his third season as assistant coach.
Did You Know...Jake’s dad was legendary NHLer Gary Suter. Dad would log over twenty seasons playing in the NHL for
Calgary, Chicago and San Jose. This storied career would start in the USHL in 1981 when Gary played two seasons for the
Dubuque Fighting Saints where he would go on to win the Anderson, Clark and Gold Cup Championships in 1983.
Steven Kampfer
Musketeers 2004-06
Steven Kampfer logs a pair of seasons for the Musketeers; the rookie scores six goals & thirteen assists in forty-seven games. He collects
ninety-one penalty minutes. Steven would play in all twelve play-off games; recording a pair of goals and adding five assists as the
Musketeers advanced all the way to the final championship game. The following season he would again put up similar numbers
recording six goals, nine assists and eighty-seven penalty minutes. In 2007 he is drafted by the Anaheim Ducks (NHL)
After playing four seasons at the University of Michigan and a brief stop in the AHL with the Providence Bruins, Steven gets
the attention of the coaching staff where he ends up splitting three seasons between the Providence and the Boston Bruins. Steven
would make his NHL debut on December 9th against the New York Islanders. Nine games later he beats Tampa Bay Lighting
goalie Dan Ellis at 3:27 of the second period notching his first NHL red-lighter. In 2011 he would get to hoist the Stanley Cup
when the Bruins defeated the Vancouver Canucks. After a season in Minnesota, Three in Florida and two in New York, Steven
is currently back playing for the Boston Bruins.
Jordan Schmaltz
Musketeers 2009-12
Jordan would spend the previous four seasons playing for the Chicago Mission AAA program. The 2009 season was a busy one;
logging time playing for the Mission U18, the U17 US National Team, Team USA and a pair of games with the Musketeers.
Jordan Schmaltz would return to Sioux City for the 2010 season with potential to be one of the league’s premier defenseman.
He did not disappoint the Musketeers; scoring thirteen goals, thirty-one assists and forty-four points he was third highest
among Musketeer scorers and also received the Musketeers Rookie of the Year Award. He did not disappoint the League;
he would nail down a fistful of USHL honors including the Most Goals, Most Assists and Most Points by a Defenseman,
earn a selection to the All-Star/Prospects game where he was named to the First All-Star and All-Rookie Teams.
Jordan would record his first Musketeer goal on January 21st in a multi-point game against the Lincoln Stars.
The following year an early season trade moved him to Green Bay (USHL) where he recorded an additional seven goals and
twenty-eight assists helping the Gamblers to their fourth Clark Cup Championship. Jordan would make matching appearances
again in the All-Star/Prospects Game and First All-Star Team. In the spring of 2012, he would be drafted by the St Louis
Blues. After playing thee seasons for the Fighting Sioux, he would play a season for the Chicago Wolves before making his
NHL debut the next season splitting time between the Blues and the Wolves. he would grab four additional season in the AHL
and is currentlly playing in the Swedish Elite League.
Kevin Gibson
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Kevin Gibson split his single season as a Musketeer between Sioux City and Flint, MI in the NAHL. Prior to that he
played two seasons for the Marquette Rangers (NAHL) where during the 09-10 season his twenty points put him in the
top ten scorers and second with 89 penalty minutes. He would play half a season here and score a goal and collect five
assists before returning to Flint. He would go on from there to play four seasons at the University of Wisconsin at
Stevens Point and eventually spent five season playing in the ECHL in Tulsa, Quad City, Toledo and Fort Wayne.
Did You Know…Kevin’s dad is the legendary Los Angeles Dodger, Kirk Gibson. Dad would win a pair of World Series
titles; one in 1984 with his home state Detroit Tiger and later in 1988 with the Los Angeles Dodgers. He is also a MLB
two-time League MVP. He will mostly be remembered by me and all Oakland fans when he hit a two run homer in the
ninth, setting in motion a series upset over the favored Athletics. Kirk is a member of the Michigan Baseball Hall of
Fame and also Member of the NCAA College Football and Michigan State Spartan Hall of Fame.
Most Goals by a Defenceman * Most Assists by a Defenceman (Season)
Most Points by a Defenceman (Season)
Playing in fifty-three regular season games, Jordan Schmaltz notches thirteen goals, thirty-one assists and forty-four points, leading
all other USHL defenceman. He would record ten multi-point outings this season including four three point games.
Jarry Smith Jr. Greg Johnson
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Richard Zenhal
Musketeers 2009-11
Last season, the not old enought to drive rookie from the Czech Republin saw time in fifty-five contests; grabbing six goals,
including his first against the Sioux Falls Stampede and added seven assists.
Returning for a second season is young veteran Richard Zenahl. He would again see a busy season playing again in
fifty-five games and increase his scoring numbers recording seven red-lighters and eleven helpers. He would also grab
his first post-season points with a goal and an assist in the first round. Rich would go on to play one additional season for
the Youngstown Phantoms (USHL) before testing the waters in Switzerland for a season. He would return state-side and
play two more season playing for Coulee Region Chill (NAHL) and finish out his career at Western Michigan (NCAA).
******************************************USHL Play-Offs*******************************************
A new play-off format this season has the top two division teams getting a buy and the remaining teams playing a three game
mini series all on the higher seed’s home ice. The Musketeers return to USHL play-off action after two seasons and secure
the 6th play-off position taking on the 3rd seeded Sioux Falls Stampede.
Musketeers vs. Sioux Falls Stampede
Quarter Finals / Round One
The Musketeers would fall in the first game 5-1, but rebound with an overtime win in game two; on an unassisted Brett
Patterson goal half way through the OT. Game three saw the Musketeers stay with the Stampede through two periods
on goals from Brad Robbins, Tommy Olczyk and Ryan Carpenter. The Musketeers 3-2 lead would not stand though
and Sioux Falls would go on to win the game 5-3 and the series 2-1.
1-Musketeers vs. Sioux Falls-5
Game 1 / April 13th, 2011
Left: Musketeer Tim O’Brien and Stampede Kyle Rau get the USHL Play-offs underway. The underdog Musketeers like their chances
having defeated the Stampede in five of their eight meetings during the regular season. Right: The Musketeers attempt to rally from a 3-0
deficient as Richard Zehnal feeds Alex Velischek for Sioux City’s first goal of the game. Unfortunately, its also their last and the
Musketeers go down 5-1 in game one.
4-Musketeers vs. Sioux Falls-3 OT
Game 2 / April 14th, 2011
Left: Tommy Olczyk assists on a Ryan Carpenter goal in the first period; that knots the game at one. Other goals from
Richard Zehnal and Max McCormick keep the Musketeers in the game as they head to overtime. Right: Adam Kruse
and Max McCormick head up ice. Max’s goal in the third period put the Musketeers in the lead, but Sioux Falls would
counter quickly, sending the game into overtime.
Matt Skoff Jake Suter Matt Skoff
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Left: Matt Skoff and Jake Suter watch the action in the Musketeer’s corner. Right: Matt Skoff makes 45 saves in game two
and Brett Patterson’s goal half way through the extra period would even the series at one game each and earns him the game’s
First Star Award.
Jake Suter logged a single season as a Musketeer. Best known for his defensive play, he recorded seven assists before tallying
his fist goal of the season on March 25th in a win over the Tri-City Storm. His 83 penalty minutes was second best among the
team’s Heavy Hitters. He was selected as one of the Team Alternate Captains and was received the Musketeers Most Defensive
Player Award. He would go on to play four seasons for the University of Massachusetts /Lowell , a season in the ECHL for
the South Carolina Stingrays, a season in France’s Elite League and a final season playing for the Eagle River Falcons of the GLHL.
3-Musketeers vs. Sioux Falls-5
Game 3 / April 17th, 2011
Ryan Carpenter Max McCormick Adam Krause Caleb Herbert
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Left: Ryan Carpenter faces-off with Stampede center Austyn Young. Right: Max McCormick, Adam Kruse and Caleb
Herbert all back check hard into their defending zone. Ryan Carpenter, Max McCormick would both record two points; Ryan
with a goal and an assist and Max with a pair of helpers. Brad Robbins and Tommy Olczyk opened and closed the second
period with goals taking a 3-3 tie into the third period.
Max McCormick Tim O’Brien David Donnellan
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Left: Max McCormick would have a pair of assists helping on both Ryan Carpenter’s and Brad Robbins goals in tonight’s game.
Right: Tim O’Brien and David Donnellan work the Stampede corner. However, The Musketeers would come up dry in the third
period, surrendering a pair of goals to the Stampede and giving them the needed win to wrap-up the best of three series.
Musketeer Award Winners
Ryan Carpenter Jake Suter Caleb Herbert Tim O’Brien
Ryan Carpenter: Most Valuable Player * Jake Suter: Musketeers Defensive Player of the Year
Caleb Herbert: Musketeer Offensive Player of the Year * Tim O’Brien: Most Improved Player
Max McCormick Jordan Schmaltz Matt Paape
Max McCormick: Musketeers 7th Man Award * Jordan Schmaltz: Rookie of the Year
Matt Paape: Musketeer Booster Club Scholarship Winner
D’Artagnan Award Most Valuable Player Award
Larry Dicks Ryan Carpenter
Presented By: Executive Vice Present Rich Zaber Head Coach/General Manager Luke Strand
Musketeers Booster Club Scholarship Award Rookie of the Year
Matt Paape Jordan Schmaltz
Offensive Player Of the Year Defensive Player of the Year
Caleb Herbert Jake Suter
Most Improved Player Award 7th Man Award
Tim O’Brien Max McCormick
Larry Dicks Larry Dicks Ryan Carpenter
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Musketeers Housing Parent 1995-2015
Long time Musketeer and USHL supporter Larry Dicks is also honored at tonight’s award ceremony. Having been a loyal
Musketeer supporter for over thirty seasons; he also served as a Musketeer player host parent & housing advocate and a
USHL off- ice official. Larry was this season’s D’Artagnan Award winner having served the Musketeers over so many seasons.
He was also able to honor his current billet player, Ryan Carpenter, with that season’s Musketeers Most Valuable Players award.
2010 World Junior A Challenge Tournament
Penticton, BC, Canada / November 8th-14th, 2010
Challenge Tournament Three-peat
Gold Medal Game: Team USA 6 – Team Canada/East 4
Left: Musketeers Max Gaede, Jordan Schmaltz, Caleb Herbert, Max McCormick and Team USA Head Coach and Musketeer
Head Coach Luke Strand after taking home top honors at the World Junior A Challenge. Right: Team USA with their third Gold
Medal finish in as many seasons. This Junior A tournament was first started in 2006 and is hosted each year by different members
of the Canadian Jr. A Hockey League. In addition to the USA and Canada, teams from all over the world have been represented
including Russia, Switzerland, Sweden, Germany, Czech Republic, Slovakia and Belarus.
Luke Strand Max Gaede Jordan Schmaltz Caleb Herbert Max McCormick
USHL All-Star/Top Prospects Game
There is no actual All-Star game this season. The USHL however, does select an All-Star Team from both divisions this season.
Jordan Schmaltz Caleb Herbert Max McCormick
2011 NHL Draft
June 24th-25th, 2011 at Xcel Energy Center, Minneapolis, MN
Max McCormick
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Musketeer Max McCormick is selected in the sixth round by the Ottawa Senators. One of twenty-eight total USHL selected this year.
League consists of sixteen member teams playing a sixty game regular season schedule.
Eastern Conference: Cedar Rapids Rough Riders, Chicago Steel, Green Bay Gamblers, Indiana Ice, Muskegon Lumberjacks,
Team USA, Youngstown Phantoms, Waterloo Black Hawks
Western Conference: Des Moines Buccaneers, Dubuque Fighting Saints, Fargo Force, Lincoln Stars, Omaha Lancers,
Sioux Falls Stampede, Tri-City Storm, Sioux City Musketeers
Under new Head Coach and General Manager, Brett Larson, The Musketeers would again return to play-off action finishing in fifth
place in the Western Division. As with the format the previous season, the Musketeers would play the fourth place Fargo Force, in a
quick best of three series, all on the higher seeds ice. The Musketeers would stay close with a taking game one to OT but run out of
gas in game two losing 5-1.
Musketeer Front Office Staff
President…Lloyd Ney Executive Vice President…Rich Zaber Business Operations…Tim Artz
Player Housing / Education & Public Relations…Kristen Anderson / Heather Campbell
Operations Assistant…Tyler Solma
Musketeers Coaching Staff
Head Coach General Manager…Brett Larson Assistant Coach…Keith Paulson Assistant Coach…Mark Abalan
Trainer…Ron Peterson Equipment Manager…Adam Waddell Asst. Equipment Manager…Billy Danderand
Brett Larson is announced as the new Head Coach and General Manager. He is an experienced player and coach; having
done both at the junior, college and professional levels. He joins up with a veteran coaching staff with Assistant Coaches
Keith Paulsen and Mark Abalan as well as Athletic Trainer Ron Peterson and Equipment manager Adam Wadell.
Head Coach & General Manager
Brett Larson
Brett Larson shown here at the May 23rd, 2011 Press Conference. Prior to joining the Musketeers organization, he
served as assistant coach for three years at his alma mater, the University of Minnesota Duluth, where he helped the
Bulldogs to their first ever NCAA men’s ice hockey championship in 2011. In his tenure (2008-11), UMD compiled a
70-40-15 record and also captured the 2008 Western Collegiate Hockey Association Final Five championship.
Before embarking on his coaching career, Larson, who was selected by Detroit in the 1990 National Hockey League Entry
Draft, played professionally for 12 years in various domestic and international leagues. As a four-year (1991-95) blueliner
for Minnesota Duluth, he recorded 67 points in 133 games and captained the team his senior season.
2011 Musketeers Summer and Try-Out Camp
Held each June in Sioux City, the Musketeers Summer & Try-Out Camp has always been mid-way point for fans and players
that a new season was just a few short months away. This five day camp collimates with an All-Star Game featuring the most
exciting players at camp. It is regularly attended by Musketeers fans looking for their hockey fix even though summer is just
arriving. In 2011 Billy Danderand was honored by the naming of the cup with his name presented to the winning team.
First Annual Billy Danderand Cup June 19th, 2011
Left: Billy drops the puck to start the first annual Danderand Cup Summer Camp & Try-Out All Star Game. That’s local
officials Chad Stewart, Bob Batcheller and Dan Holzrichter waiting to start the contest. Right: Musketeers Executive
Vice President Rich Zaber and Booster Club President Harold Saul look on as Billy presents the Danderand Cup to the
winning team captain.
Left: Billy holding the newly commissioned Danderand Cup Right: Prospective Musketeers shown here during the All-Star Game
Left: Joes Delgadillo spars with (ID This Player) while linesman Dan Holzrichter looks on. Right: Linesman Chad Stewart
drops the puck for as these hopeful prospects take the draw.
Between the Pipes
While third year veteran Matt Skoff returned to the Musketeers, an off-season trade moved Jake Hildebrand to Cedar
Rapids where he had a chance at the starting position. Rookie Austin Priebe would arrive and take over the back-up duties.
Matt would finish the season as one of the top six USHL goaltenders and with a winning record, but the team would finish
a game under .500. However, the goaltending duo still secured a first round play-off spot, a meeting with the Fargo Force.
Matt Skoff
Musketeers 2009-12
Third year Musketeer veteran Matt Skoff was the obvious choice for starting goalie duties this season. And, like the
previous two seasons he logged a full schedule playing 49 games and posting another winning record going 25-22-1.
For the second consecutive season in a row he would record a leagur high six shut-outs. He would receive the
Musketeers Most Valuable Player Award and finish with a 2.72 GAA, the 6th best in the USHL.
Matt will probably be remembered as one of the Musketeers’ most popular goalies. Playing three seasons in one location,
recording 148 games, all with winning records, and getting your team to the post season twice in a row, makes you a fan
favorite very quickly. He would go on to play four season in the newly NCAA Big-10 division playing for Penn State.
Matt would go on to play a pair of seasons in the ECHL for the Reading Royals, Colorado Eagles and Florida Everblades.
Austin Priebe
Musketeers 2011-12
Rookie Austin Priebe played a single season as a Musketeer. He assumed back-up duties to a three seasoned veteran, but
still earned eleven starts and time in eighteen games. He finished the season with four wins and eight losses. The following
two seasons he would play in the NAHL for the Janesville Jets and the Brookings Blizzard.
After splitting his final year of Junior hockey between The Brookings Blizzard and the Wenatchee Wild of the North American
League he would join the US Air Force Academy where he is currently playing in net for the Fightin’ Falcons.
High Scorers
Brad Robbins Kyle Criscuolo David Goodwin Maxim Gaudreault Brett Patterson
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Veteran Brad Robbins would post the leading numbers this season with 50 points. His 25 goals and 25 assists were a team high this
season. Rookie Kyle Criscuolo would follow up with 21 goals and 23 assists. USHL veteran and Musketeer rookie David Goodwin
would post 29 points. Returners Maxim Gaudreault and Brett Patterson would close out the top scorers. Maxim would make his
appearance on both lists this season with 15 goals and 16 assists. Brett would finish the season with 6 goals and 21 assists for 27 points.
Heavy Hitters
Dane Cooper Josh Erickson Cody Marooney Geoff Ferguson Maxim Gaudreault
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Rookies played a big part in Musketeer muscle this season. Dane Cooper would set the pace for Musketeer penalty minutes this season
with 115 and Josh Erickson was just a minor behind with 113 minutes. Cody Marooney would record 90 minutes. Alternate Captain
Geoff Ferguson with 74 minutes and top five scorer and second year veteran Maxim Gaudreault would finish with 57 minutes.
Musketeers Coaching Staff
Adam Waddell Mark Abalan Brett Larson Adam Waddell Brett Larson Ron Peterson Billy Danderand
Left: Head Coach Brett Larson and Assistant Coach Mark Abalan and Equipment Manager Adam Waddell watch the
action in a pre-season game verses the Omaha Lancers. Right: Trainer Ron Peterson and Equipment Manager
Billy Danderand join the coaches as the Musketeers take on the Lincoln Stars.
Brad Robbins
Musketeers 2010-12
Brad played a pair of seasons for the Musketeers. After a brief stop in the British Columbia Hockey League (BCHL)
where he played twenty-six games. He joined the Musketeers mid-season ,but still had time to log forty-five more
games. Although a rookie, his thirteen goals and twenty-one assists placed him among the Musketeers High Scorers.
Brad would grab his first USHL goal on December 8th in a road win over the Sioux Falls Stampede.
The following season the retuning veteran Brad Robbins would lead the team in scoring with regular season fifty points;
his twenty-five goals was tops among the team. He would record a dozen multi-point games including three two goal games
and a pair of three point games. Brad would go on to play a pair of season at Bemidji State then two more at Hobart College
where he lead the team in scoring his senior season and was selected as the teams Most Valuable Player. He would go on to
log an additional season playing in the French 2 Hockey League.
Most Shut-Outs Single Season / Most Career Shut-Outs
Third season returning veteran Matt Skoff duplicates his prior season’s single season USHL and Musketeer record, again
recording of six shut-outs. Coupled with his two other blankings his rookie season, Matt is the All-Time Musketeer and USHL
leader with fourteen career shut-outs.
Military Appreciation Night
6-Musketeers 6 vs. Tri-City-3
November 11th, 2011
Maxim Gaudreault Austin Priebe
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Left: Maxim Gaudreault would add an assist on a second period Kyle Criscuolo goal and Right: Austin Priebe would stop
nineteen Tri-City shots on goal for a 6-3 win for the Musketeers.
Josh Erickson
Musketeers 2011-2013
Josh Erickson logged a pair of seasons for the Musketeers, shown here during his rookie season, he would notch six
goals, five assists and lead the team in penalty minutes with 113. He would record his first Musketeer goal October 20th
in a win over the Fargo Force and record his first multi-goal game on February 21st in a victory over the Lancers. Josh
would return the next season where the Team Captain would record four goals and five assists and finish second in
penalty minutes. He would also receive the Musketeers Mr. Spirit Award.
Matt Skoff
Musketeers 2009-2012
Over the three seasons Matt Skoff spent between the pipes in Sioux City, he would rewrite the goalie record book;
establishing many records that will difficult to conquer. Seeing time in 142 games, the three-season starter would
record three winning seasons. He would record a winning record all three seasons and become one of the most note-worthy
Musketeer goalies in team history.
Matt sets several USHL records while working between the pipes for three seasons in Sioux City. He currently holds the
following USHL All-Time Goaltender records:
Most Games Played: 149 Most Minutes played: 8476 Most Shots on Goal: 3922
Most Surrendered Goals: 370 Most Shut-outs: 14 Most Shoot-Outs played: 20
Most Shoot-Out Wins: 11 Most Shoot-out losses: 9 Most Shoot-Out Shots received 109
Most Shoot-Out Goals surrendered 25
Matt is also a top three USHL record holder in Most Shots Against having turned away 3776 shots and Most Saves stopping
3423 attempts.
Jordan Schmaltz
Musketeers 2009-12
Jordan would join the Musketeers for the 2009 season briefly seeing time in a pair of USHL games. The following season
he would return to Sioux City; playing a fifty-three game schedule he recorded thirteen goals and thirty-one assists. His forty-four
points was third highest among Musketeer scorers. He would also nail down a fistful of USHL honors including the Most Goals,
Assists and Points by a Defenseman, a selection to the All-Star/Prospects game where he was named to the First All-Star and
All-Rookie Teams.
Jordan would start the season in Sioux City grabbing three goals and three assists before an early-season trade moved him to
Green Bay. There, he would add another seven goals and twenty-eight assists. He finished among the Gamblers top ten scorers
helping them win the franchise’s fourth Clark Cup. Jordan also eared a return trip to the USHL All-Star Game as well as a
second selection to the USHL All-Star Team.
In the spring of 2012, he would be drafted by the St Louis Blues. After playing thee seasons for the Fighting Sioux, he would play a
season for the Chicago Wolves before making his NHL debut the next season splitting time between the Blues and the Wolves.
Jordan Boucher-Gould David Henry
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Jordan Boucher-Gould logged a pair of seasons in Sioux City. After a short stop in the North American League, Jordan played
forty-nine games for the Musketeers; posting seven goals and fifteen assists. His first red-lighter as a Musketeer came during his
first game on October 22nd against the Tri-City Storm and his best outing on November 11th when he scored a pair of goals &
assists in a win over the Tri-City Storm. He would start the next season with a goal and a pair of assists before taking an opportunity
to play in the CCHL. Playing for the Pembroke (Ontario) Lumber Kings he averaged over a point per game. He would play
four seasons for Clarkson University and is currently splitting time between the ECHL and AHL.
David Henry would log a pair of seasons as a Musketeer. While California isn’t a hotbed for USHL players, especially
coming in at 5’7″ 175 pounds, David was an exception. He could put points on the board and played a physical game.
He was extremely durable player missing only four games this rookie season while recording ten goals and another ten
assists. He would record his first Musketeer tally in Sioux Falls on November 4th during a 5-0 blanking of the Stampede.
David would receive the Musketeers Most Improved Player award. The following year he would miss just three games
and record six goals and fifteen assists. He would go on to play four seasons for the University of Wisconsin at Eau Claire.
Travis Turnbull
Musketeers 2003-05
Travis Turnbull makes his National Hockey League debut during the 2011-12 season playing for the Buffalo Sabres.
On February 21st the Sabres beat the Montreal Canadians 3-0. Two nights later, he beats New York goaltender Henrik
Lundqvist scoring his first NHL red-lighter and leading the the Sabres to a 4-1 win over the Rangers.
1-Musketeers vs. Lincoln Stars-4
Pink in the Rink / October 15th, 2011
In what is the fourth annual Pink in the Pink game, the Musketeers meet up with the Lincoln Stars. Sioux City
scores first on a Brad Robbins tally at three-nineteen of the first.
It’s a busy first period found the officials handing out more than a dozen different penalties including seven different fighting
penalties. Here Musketeers Geoff Ferguson, Nikita Sirotkin & Jordan Schmaltz all drop the mitts with Lincoln players.
Grabbing some momentum from the fisticuffs, Lincoln scores just under five minutes later to tie the game.
Left: Cliff Watson looks on as Maxim Guadreault tries to explain to Assistant Coach Mark Abalan what just happened
Right: ID This Musketeer Player
Left: Brad Robbins and Matt Skoff watch the first period’s excitement from front row seats. Brad would score the
Musketeers only goal on a pair of assists from Brett Patterson and Jordan Schmaltz. Matt would face a barrage of shots,
eventually stopping thirty-two of the thirty-five Star’s attempts. Right: ID This Musketeer players.
Blake Heinrich Cliff Watson
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Blake Heinrich would log just a single game this season. However, the youngster from Minnesota would have a busy
season; playing for his high school team the Hill-Murray Pioneers and on the Team Northeast Minnesota All-Star team.
He would get a taste of the USHL in November, playing a single game for the Musketeers grabbing an assist and
helping the Musketeers defeat the Cedar Rapids Rough Riders. Blake would go on to play two more seasons
making the Heavy Hitter list both times and earning a selection to the USHL All-Star & Prospects Game.
Rookie Cliff Watson is shown here during the first of two seasons as a Musketeer. He logged nearly a complete schedule
and while he only posted eight assists, his defensive play was very solid. His next second season saw him add three goals
to his numbers and finish the season with eleven points. Always one of the team leaders, he was selected an Alternate
Team Captain and selected to play in the USHL All-Star Game. Cliff would be drafted by the San Jose Sharks in the
2012 NHL Draft. He played four seasons at Michigan Tech and is currently splitting time between the AHL and ECHL.
4-Musketeers vs. Cedar Rapids Roughriders-1
November 12th, 2011
David Goodwin Austin Priebe
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David Goodwin would score a pair of goals in tonight’s game and Austin Priebe was nearly perfect stopping twenty-seven
Cedar Rapids shots-on-goal for a 4-1 Musketeer victory. David’s two red lighters garner him the First Star of the Game
honors, Nikita Sirotkin gets the Second Star and Austin’s near shut-out gets him the game’s Third Star Award.
Kyle Criscuolo Pontus Johansson
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Kyle Criscuolo played a single season for the Musketeers. He would miss just a single game this season recording twenty-one
goals, including five game-winners and twenty-three assists; his forty-four points was second best among Musketeer scorers. Kyle
wasted little time grabbing both his first red-lighter and first game winner; scoring twice in just his second game of the season in a
5-2 win over the Fargo Force. He would have eleven multi-point outings; including six, two goal games and a hat trick on
January 27th in a win over the Sioux Falls Stampede. Kyle would receive the Musketeers Rookie of the Year award and
would go on to play four season for the Harvard Crimson where he was team Captain during his junior and senior seasons.
Pontus Johansson joins the Musketeers for this single season; recording time in fifty-three contests and grabbing a
dozen goals and thirteen assists. His first tally would come on October 20th in a win over the Fargo Force. Pontis
would also record a pair of game-winners against Lincoln and Sioux Falls.
5-Musketeers vs. Lincoln Stars-0
December 31st, 2011
The Musketeer hammer the Lincoln Stars. Maxim Gaudreault grabs the game’s only goal during the first two periods. In the third,
Tim O’Brien records two and Nikita Sirotkin & David Goodwin each score goals for the Musketeers. Matt Skoff stops thirty shots
and is selected as the game’s First Star. This is the Musketeers first New Year Eve victory in ten seasons.
Maxim Gaudreault
Musketeers 2010-12
Max logged a pair of seasons as a Musketeer. His rookie season saw him spend time in forty-five regular season tilts,
tallying six goals and eight assists. Also one of the team’s Heavy Hitters, he recorded fifty-seven minutes in the box
This following season the Alternate Captain would see his point production double, scoring fifteen goals and sixteen
assists during the regular season and a team leading five game winning goals. Finishing for a second time in a row as a
Heavy Hitter, Max would spend fifty-seven minutes in the box. He would go on to play four seasons at the University
of New Hampshire (NCAA)
David Goodwin Conor McGlynn
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David would join the Musketeers loaded with junior experience having played the prior season and a half with the Green Bay
Gamblers. He logged fifty-seven games last season and eleven more this season before a trade moved him to Sioux City. Playing
in forty-seven more games he would end-up a top three Musketeer goal scorer with seventeen red lighters & a top four play-
maker with twenty-two assists. His thirty-nine points was fourth best among Musketeer scorers. The following season he would
grab eighteen games; scoring five goals and eight assists before being traded to Cedar Rapids. He would go on to play four
seasons at Penn State University and is currently playing in the Finnish Elite League.
Conor joined the team late this season having already played forty-three games for the Oakville Blades of the Ontario
Junior League. With time still left in the season, Connor would suit-up for the five remaining games; notching his first USHL
goal as a Musketeer in a 3-0 blanking of the Fargo Force. He returns next season as veteran, posting seven goals, three
assists and finishing fifth among Musketeers with seventy-five penalty minutes. He would record a pair of two-goal outings
and be selected to play in the USHL All-Star & Prospect Game.
Geoff Ferguson Jackson Leef
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Geoff Ferguson joined the Musketeers this year after a prior season in the North American League playing for Wenatchee and
Aberdeen. This would play in all sixty games; recording his first goal on November 26th against the Youngstown Phantoms and
add thirteen more assists. His leadership and size were a huge asset to the team, earning him a selection as Alternate Captain
and the recipient of the Musketeers 7th Man Award. He finished among the top five penalty leaders with 74 minutes. He would
go on to play four seasons at Dartmouth College where he was selected as an Alternate Captain during his senior seasons.
Jackson Leef logged a single season as a Musketeer. After a full season playing for the Texas Tornado (NAHL) he joined
the Musketeers at the start of this season. Playing in twenty-six games he notched four goals and a dozen assists. His first goal
as a Musketeer coming on November 25th against the Indiana Ice and two nights later adding two more for his first multi-goal
game against the Chicago Steel.
During the Christmas break-he would return to the Texas Tornado where he would finish the season. The following year his
team leading forty-one assists and seventeen goals would make him one of the Tornado’s top two scorers. He would play
four seasons at Westfield University and is currently in his third season splitting time between the ECHL, SPHL and AHL.
Did You know…the Texas Tornado leading scorer that season was future Musketeer Brandon Hawkins. The season after
leading the Tornado in scoring with 35 goals and 25 assists he would join the Musketeers for the 2013-14 season.
3-Musketeers vs. Omaha Lancers-2 SO
February 4th, 2012
Maxim Gaudreault Brad Robbins
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Left: Maxim Gaudreault is about to put this one past Omaha goaltender Alex Lyon to to tie the game at two goals a piece.
Right: Brad Robbins’ shot scores the game’s only shoot-out goal for a Musketeer win.
Noah Nelson
Musketeers 2010-12
Noah Nelson logged a pair of seasons in Sioux City. Last year during his rookie season he played sparingly, but still saw action
in 23 games where he put-up three goals and five assists including his first USHL tally on October 11th against the Indiana Ice.
This following season the returning veteran would be selected the Team Captain. Noah would play a big role in the Musketeers
success that season. Playing in 40 games he recorded six goals and seven assists but played a bigger game when is came to leading
the team both on and off the ice. He would spend the following season in the NAHL playing for the Wenatchee Wild and then
play four seasons at St. Norbert College, the senior would be selected the Team Captain and lead the Green Knights in scoring
racking-up eight goals and nineteen assists.
2011-12 Musketeers Award Winners
Musketeers Most Improved Player Musketeers 7th Man Award
David Henry Geoff Ferguson
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Presenter By: Musketeers Executive President Rich Zaber and Head Coach & General Manager Brett Larson
David Henry: Musketeers Most Improved Player Geoff Ferguson: Musketeers 7th Man Award
Most Valuable Player Rookie of the Year
Matt Skoff Kyle Criscuolo
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Matt Skoff: Musketeers Most Valuable Player
Matt Skoff: Played three seasons for the Musketeers logging 142 regular season games. He would receive several USHL
Goalie of the Week honors as well as the Musketeers Rookie of the Year in 2010 and the Most Valuable Player Awards
in 2012. Matt also is a holder of ten All-Time USHL Goaltender records, as well as a top three goalie in several other categories.
Kyle Criscuolo receives the Musketeers Rookie of the Year Award. Scoring twenty-one goals and twenty-three assists, the first
year youngster was the second highest scorer on the team. He would grab a hat trick, five game winners and boast eleven multi-point
games and six multi-goal outings. He would go on to play four seasons for Harvard before splitting an ongoing career between
the AHL and NHL.
The Voice(s) of the Musketeers
Curtis Anderson and Jordan Berger
Jordan Berger and Curtis Anderson (red sweater) are pictured here hard at work during one of the 2010-11 Musketeer home
games at the Tyson Event Center.
Curtis Anderson: Long time play-by-play announcer for both home and road games. Curtis joined the team behind the
mic as the Musketeers made their way to the 2002 Clark Cup championship. He covers both home and away games, travels
with the team and provide terrific hockey knowledge as well as some of the best radio color along the way. He has had
a few partners along the way, but for the last 12 years, Curtis has been, The Voice of the Musketeers.
Jordan Berger: Joined the Musketeers staff in 2010 for the start of the new season. Jordan teamed up with Curtis to offer
his knowledge of the game. He also added a new element to the play-by-play media and that was with live interviews with
coaches and players both during and after the game. He would also write the official Musketeer blog noting official news
regarding the team, players, line-ups and strategy as the season progressed. After the 11-12 season, Jordan would move to
St. Louis where he took on some non-USHL media production.
Jordan Berger Ashley Catchpolle
Left: Jordan Berger and Right: Ashley Catchpolle conduct post-game interviews with Head Coach Brett Larson
******************************************USHL Play-Offs********************************************
Musketeers vs. Fargo Force
Duplicating the experimental play-off format like the previous season, the Musketeers draw the fourth seed and take the Iron Lung to Fargo
for a quick three game mini series. The Musketeers stay close in the defensive battle with a goal from Tim O’Brien to keep the game knotted
though regulation. However, a Willie Corrin overtime goal gave the Force a one game lead. Game two saw the weary Musketeers offence
continued to sputter, scoring only one goal and losing the game 5-1.
2011 World Junior A Challenge Tournament USHL All-Star/Top Prospects Game
Bronze Medal Game: Team USA 4 – Sweden 0 Tuesday January 24th, 2012
November 7th-11th, 2011 / Langley, BC, Canada Muskegon, MI
Jordan Schmaltz Cliff Watson Jordan Schmaltz Brent Patterson
Jordan Schmaltz and Cliff Watson are selected to help represent the USHL at the World Junior A Challenge. After
pool play and a round-robin tournament the USA takes on Sweden in the Bronze medal game. The USA easily
defeat the Swedes shutting them out 4-0.
This seasons USHL All-Star / Top Prospects game is held in Muskegon, Michigan. This year game will pit the
two divisions against each other. Jordan Schmaltz and Brent Patterson represent the Musketeers. Jordan would
record an assist in Jordan Schmaltz records an assist in a 5-3 Team East victory.
2012 NHL Draft
This years NHL Draft is held June 22nd and 23rd at the Consol Energy Center in Pittsburgh, PA. The USHL places
twenty-four players among those NHL hopefuls. Three of the players are from Sioux City; Jordan Schmaltz is a first round
selection and is picked by the St. Louis Blues, Colin Olson and Cliff Watson are both sixth round choices of the Carolina
Hurricanes and the San Jose Sharks.
Cliff Watson Jordan Schmaltz
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Collin Olson
Musketeers 2013-15
2010-11 Host Families
2011 Saturday in the Park
July 2nd
Charlie Battle attends the twenty-first annual Saturday in the Park festival. First held in 1991, it has grown to become one
of the largest and most anticipated summer festivals in the mid-west. Held annually on the Saturday closed to Independence
Day, the free event averages approximately 25,000 concert goers every year. The event features top level talents performing
an eclectic mix of musical styles.
League consists of sixteen member teams playing an increased schedule of sixty-four game regular season games.
Eastern Conference: Cedar Rapids Rough Riders, Chicago Steel, Green Bay Gamblers, Indiana Ice, Muskegon Lumberjacks,
Team USA, Youngstown Phantoms, Waterloo Black Hawks
Western Conference: Des Moines Buccaneers, Dubuque Fighting Saints, Fargo Force, Lincoln Stars, Omaha Lancers,
Sioux Falls Stampede, Tri-City Storm, Sioux City Musketeers
The 2012-13 season was again another disappointing season. After performing well at the Fall Classic, the Musketeers started out the
first few games strong, but soon had a hard time finding the win column ending the season with a 23-30-11 record and missing the play-offs.
The Musketeers lost 25 games by only one goal and lead the League with 11 Overtime losses.
Musketeer Front Office Staff
Lloyd Ney Rich Zaber Tim Artz Heather Campbell Kirk Moriarty
Executive Executive Event Community Relations Sales &
President Vice President Management Office Manager Advertising
Musketeers Coaching Staff
Brett Larson Keith Paulson Mark Abalan Ron Peterson Adam Waddell
Head Coach & Assistant Assistant Athletic Equipment
General Manager Coach Coach Trainer Manager
Did You Know…Mark Abalan split the 1994-95 USHL season between the Musketeers and the Madison Capitols.
Between the Pipes
First year Musketeers Kyle Hayton and Joey Ballmer would start as this season’s goaltending duo. Kyle would earn the starting
position and Joe would provide the relief as the season progressed. However, as the Musketeers struggled for wins, Joe was traded
to the Jamestown Ironmen of the NAHL. Second year veteran Connor Girard would arrive from a Dubuque where he would challenge
for the starting position. While the team’s goaltenders were solid, 25 one-goal losses & 11 Overtime losses meant that the Musketeers
were in every game this season.
Kyle Hayton
Musketeers 2012-14
Prior to joining the Musketeers and the USHL, the Colorado native spent three seasons playing at Shattuck St. Mary’s;
playing in some ninety-one games he would average a phenomenal 1.85 goals against average and a .924 save percentage.
Kyle joins the Musketeers this season as a rookie in the USHL and quickly earns the starting position. He would go
13-8-4 and finished the season with a impressive 2.65 goals against average and a .911 save percentage placing him
among the top five qualified goalies in the USHL in both categories. The following season he would lead the
Musketeers back to post season play and a second round showing the Clark Cup western division championship.
Connor Girard
Musketeers 2012-2014
A late-season trade would bring second year USHL goalie Connor Girard to Sioux City from Dubuque. He would assume the
back-up duties and challenge for the starting spot. Arriving late in the season, he still played 12 games, but finished with a
disappointing 4-7-1 record. However, his 2.49 GAA was the second best (Tie) in the USHL.
Joey Ballmer
Musketeers 2012-13
After two seasons in the North American Hockey League (NAHL), Joey would secure a heavy rotation with starting
goalie Kyle Hayton. He did grab 26 starts in net, but finished with a disappointing record of 5-15 and had 6 overtime
losses that could have really helped his overall numbers. However, he did finish the season with a solid 2.88 goals
against average placing him among the League’s top ten best averages.
High Scorers
Jake Guentzel Jared Thomas Jake Montgomery Trevor Olson Jared Kolquist
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Jake Guentzel would pave the way in scoring this season for the Musketeers this season. His twenty-nine goals and
forty-four assists were both team highs. Rookies Jared Thomas and Jake Montgomery would both make their first of
back-to-back appearances as Musketeer top scorers. Jared would record eighteen goals and twenty-three helpers for forty-one
points and Jake sixteen goals and eighteen assists for thirty-four points. Another rookie and mid-season arrival Trevor
Olson would post ten goals also for 34 points. Jared Kolquist would finish the top five scorers with six goals and twenty-one
assists for twenty-seven points during the season.
Heavy Hitters
Cedric Lacroix Josh Erickson Tanner Pond Blake Heinrich Connor McGlynn
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Rookie Cedric Lacroix would make his first of two showings as the Musketeer heavy hitter by racking up 155 penalty
minutes. Also rookies Josh Erickson would record 123 minutes and Tanner Pond 114 minutes. Second year veteran Blake
Heinrich would make the first of his two showings on the hitters list, this season with 110 minutes. Connor McGlynn
would round out the list with seventy-four total minutes.
Nikolas Olsson Trevor Olson
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Nikolas Olsson played two seasons for the USA Developmental team before arriving in Sioux City where he would add an
additional two seasons (12-14) to his USHL career. During his first season in Sioux City he would post ten goals and six assists.
Injuries would significantly cut his playing time next season, but he would still add a three goals and four assists to his Musketeer stats.
Trevor Olson would play a pair of seasons in Sioux City. A mid-season trade from Green Bay saw him play just half the season,
however, he would still finish as one of the Musketeers top three scorers with 10 goals and 24 assists. Next season, the Musketeer
Captain would start the season on fire; scoring six goals and seven assist in his first ten games before being sidelined by a nearly
season long injury. He would return at the end of the season scoring three goals and five assists during nine-game winning streak
that helped the Musketeers finish the season in second place in the west. Trevor would continue to find the net during the play-
offs scoring a pair of goals and adding four assists. He is currently playing at the University of North Dakota.
Josh Erickson
Musketeers 2011-13
Josh logged a pair of seasons for the Musketeers and during his rookie season, he would notch six goals, five assists
and lead the team in penalty minutes with 113. He would record his first Musketeer goal October 20th in a 6-4 win
over the Fargo Force and record his first multi-goal game on February 21st in a 6-3 victory over the Lancers
Josh’s second season would see the veteran put only four goals and five assists in the book, but more than made up for this
with his leadership and dedication to the Musketeers and their fans. Always up for a physical game, he would finish second in
penalty minutes with 123, be selected as the Musketeers Team Captain and receive the Musketeers Spirit Award. Josh
played four seasons at the University of Alaska-Anchorage and is currently playing in the ECHL.
Danny Dekeyser
Musketeers 2009-10
Danny played a single season for the Musketeers. Seeing time in forty-one games he recorded his first USHL red-lighter in
a win over Team USA on October 16th, 2009 and added an additional ten helpers along the way.
Past Musketeer Danny Dekeyser makes his NHL debut playing for the Detroit Red Wings; joining the team right after
his fourth season at Western Michigan. On April 5th, 2013 he would suit-up against the Colorado Avalanche and four
games later record his first point when he and Pavel Datsuk set-up Henrik Zetterberg for the game winning goal in a 3-0
blanking of the Nashville Predators. The following season, he would record his fist NHL tally on November 4th against
the Winnipeg Jets. Danny is currently in his tenth season in Detroit.
Jared Thomas
Musketeers 2011-14
Jared would briefly join the the Musketeers for a November three-game home stand. He would then return
home to Hermantown, MN where he helped lead the Hawks to the Class A State Tournament final game.
Returning for a second season, Jared Thomas plays nearly a full schedule, missing only a single game during the
sixty game regular season. He would notch eighteen goals; his first one coming on October 5th against the Tri City
Storm. He would also add twenty-three assists for forty-one points, second best among Musketeer scorers
Later that season he would record his first hat trick on February 8th in a 10-3 beating of the Fargo Force.
Did You Know...that’s past Sioux City Metros player and High School League Referee Paul Koskovich. Pauly was a USA Hockey
official for 18 seasons and worked a USHL/NAHL/NCAA/SPHL schedule for nine seasons.
3-Musketeers vs. Indiana Ice-2 OT
October 13th, 2013
Dan Molenaar Joey Ballmer Cedric Lacroix
Left: Dan Molenaar‘s overtime goal and Joey Ballmer‘s twenty-three saves help the Musketeers to a 3-2 victory.
David Goodwin would score a pair of goals and assist on the game winner. Dan would garner the First Star of the
Game with the OT winner and David the Second Star with three points. Right: Cedric Lacroix and Alex Smith mix-it-up
during the second period.
2-Musketeers vs. Des Moines Buccaneers-3 OT
February 9th, 2013
Jake Guentzel hammers away at the loose puck that Des Moines goalie Nick Ellis can’t get a handle on. His second
effort pays off and he ties the game at 1-1 in the first period; Michael Kapla and Jake Montgomery get the assists. Michael
also grabs the second Musketeer goal minutes into the third period, again tieing the game at a pair of goals each.
Left: Jared Thomas scores the only Sioux City shoot-out goal as it slides past Bucs goalie Nick Ellis and across the line.
Right: Connor Girard denies Des Moines Michael Marnell’s shoot-out attempt. However, Joe Snively can’t answer a
Tanner Karty goal and the Musketeers fall in overtime.
Joe Snively Cedric Lacroix
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Youngster Joe Snively would join the Musketeers in 2012 with his new drivers license and a will to compete with the older
guys. As a rookie he would still record 48 USHL games and post nine goals and seven assists; his first USHL goal as a
Musketeers came on January 5th, in a 5-4 loss to the Sioux Falls Stampede. His play over the season earned him the team’s
Most Improved Player Award. The following season his scoring would nearly triple as he recorded 14 goals and 31 assists
for 45 points and his last season finish as one of the team top two scorers with 27 goals and37 assists. He would have several
multi-goal games over his three seasons and scored his first hatrick on January 11th in a 7-3 win over the Chicago Steel.
Cedric Lacroix logged a pair of seasons as a Musketeer and is shown here during his rookie season. He lead by example
when it came to physical play. Always ready to set the pace with the first big hit of the game or defend one of his team mates,
he would lead the team in penalty minutes this season with 155 and the following season with 141. As a rookie his did find
the net six times; scoring his first goal in a 6-2 win over the Stars and later on his first multi-goal game a 7-2 victory over the
Des Moines Bucs.
Ryan Mantha Michael Holland
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Ryan Mantha arrived in Sioux City as a highly anticipated USHL star and as a suspected high ranking NHL draft selection.
The huge defenseman played a busy rookie schedule, seeing time in fifty-two games. He grabbed his first goal on March 30th,
in a win over the Omaha Lancers goal and added seven assists during this rookie season.
He would return next season where the veteran defenseman saw time in twenty-nine games, adding a goal and five assists,
before a mid-season trade moved him to Indiana where he finished the season playing for the Ice. There he added a pair of
goals and seven helpers during the regular season and three more assists during the post season. That spring he would be
selected in the fourth round of the NHL draft by the New York Rangers. After playing three season in the OHL for
the Niagara Ice Dogs he is currently playing his third season in the AHL with the Bakersfield Condors.
Michael Holland logged two seasons in Sioux City. Drawing twenty-six games his rookie season and while he only posted
just a handful of points, he did collect fifty-two penalty minutes and provided some big defense at the blue line. This second
season he has similar numbers with five points and forty-six penalty minutes before a mid-season trade moved him to
Chicago (USHL). He played four seasons for the R.I.T. Tigers (NCAA) and is currently playing in the SPHL.
Conor McGlynn
Musketeers 2011-13
Conor joined the team very late in the prior season having played forty-three games for the Oakville Blades of the
Ontario Junior League. With time still left in the season, Connor would suit-up for the five remaining games; notching
his first USHL goal as a Musketeer in a 3-0 blanking of the Fargo Force.
This season Connor McGlynn takes on a much bigger role for the Musketeers, and while he only posted three goals and ten
points, he played consistently in forty-eight games and finished fifth among Musketeer Heavy Hitter with seventy-five
penalty minutes. He would also be selected to play in the USHL All-Star & Prospect Game where he scored the game
wining goal in a 2-1 win for the Western Division. He played three seasons for the Kingston Frontenacs (OHL) and is
currently playing at St. Mary’s University in Canada.
5-Musketeers vs. Youngstown Phantoms-1
October 19th, 2012
Jake Montgomery Jake Guentzel
Musketeers 2012-15 Musketeers 2012-13
Both Jakes record a goal and an assist in this win over the Phantoms. Jake Guentzel opens the scoring in the first period with
a red-lighter from Jake Montgomery and Blake Heinrich. Jared Thomas records the game winner seven minutes later on helpers
from Michael Holland and David Henry. Jake Guentzel returns the favor two goals later when he feeds Jake Montgomery his
first goal and third point of the game. Joey Ballmer stops twenty-nine shots.
Cliff Watson
Musketeers 2011-13
Cliff would log a pair of seasons playing for the Musketeers. The Appleton Wisconsin high schooler would quickly adjust to
the higher level of play, only missing a pair of games the entire season. He wouldn’t get any red-lighters that rookie season, but did
help score eight Musketeer goals. He would be the sole Musketeer selected to play in the USHL All-Star/Prospects game.
Veteran and Ironman Cliff Watson misses only two games during this extended sixty-four game regular season. He
would put his first Musketeer biscuit in a Musketeer basket on February 15th in a 5-3 win over the visiting Tri-City
Storm. By season’s end he would tally three goals, eight assists and sixty-five penalty minutes. Always a team leader,
he was selected as one the the Alternate Team Captains. Cliff was drafted by the San Jose Sharks in the 2012 NHL
Draft and is currently playing for the Utah Grizzlies in the ECHL.
5th Annual Musketeers Pink in the Rink
1-Musketeers vs. Chicago Steel-2
October 27th, 2012
Jared Kolquist Joey Ballmer
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Jared Kolquist and goaltender Joey Ballmer are pictured here as the Musketeers take on the Chicago Steel. Joey stops
twenty-two Chicago shots on goal and is perfect until the middle of the third period when Chicago slips a pair of
red-lighters past him. Jared Kolquist tries to spark a Musketeer comeback when he scores with just under a
minute remaining in the third, but the rally fizzles when time runs out.
Military Appreciation Night
2-Musketeers vs. Waterloo Blackhawks-5
November 10th, 2012
Left: Charlie Ackerman moves up-ice as he tries to out run Waterloo Blackhawk Tyler Sheehe. Right: Musketeer Captain David
Goodwin, Support Siouxland Soldiers co-founder Sarah Petersen, and Alternate Captains Cliff Watson & Michael Holland show-
off the special jerseys for the Military Appreciation game against the Waterloo Blackhawks
2-Musketeers vs. Fargo Force-3
January 8th, 2013
Left: Nikolas Olsson’s second goal of the night six minutes into the third slides by Fargo goalie Brendan Jensen and give the
Musketeers the lead. Right: Nik celebrates that second goal of the game with Jake Guentzel. Jared Thomas would grad assists
on both goals with Blake Heinrich and Riley Bourbonnais earning the other points.
Joe Snively Joey Ballmer Riley Bourbonnais
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Left: Joe Snively watches Goaltender Joey Ballmer make one of his twenty-four saves that night. Left: Riley
Bourbonnais looks to move the puck around the Fargo defender. Riley would spend just a short time as a Musketeer
logging sixteen games after arriving from Cedar Rapids. He would record nine goals and six assists before another
trade made him a Lincoln Star. He would go on to play four seasons at RIT and is currently playing in the East Coast
League for the Wheeling Nailers.
2-Musketeers vs. Lincoln Stars-3 OT
January 11th, 2013
Jared Thomas Kyle Schmidt
Musketeers 2011-Current Musketeers 2012-Current
Left: Goals by Jared Thomas and Right: Kyle Schmidt were not enough to beat the Stars; the Musketeers fall in another of their
twenty-five one-goal losses during this season.
Ryan Mantha Kyle Hayton Riley Bourbonnais Jake Montgomery
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Left: Ryan Mantha and Riley Bourbonnais help Goaltender Kyle Hayton guard the Musketeer net. Right: Jake Montgomery and
Zach Pittman square off in what would become a fight filled night. Along with Jake, Musketeers Blake Heinrich and Connor McGlynn
would also see time in the the box for fighting.
Jake Montgomery
Musketeers 2012-15
Rookie Jake Montgomery and Zach Pittman square off in what would eventually become a busy night for the officials. Jake
would eventually put in two full seasons as a Musketeer and land among the Musketeer’s High Scorers and Heavy Hitters list
both seasons. He would return for a third season, logging an abbreviated schedule scoring a pair of goals and four assists.
Jake is currently playing for the University of Arizona.
Jake Guentzel
Musketeers 2012-13
Jake Guentzel was a Musketeer for just a single season, but he would leave his mark in Sioux City!!! He lead the
team in scoring with seventy-three points; twenty-nine goals and forty-four assists. He received both the Musketeer
Most Valuable Player and Rookie of the Year Awards. In addition he would earn a spot on the USHL All-Star Team
and be selected as the USHL’s Rookie of the Year. He would go on to play at UNO (NCAA) and in the
2013 NHL draft was selected by the Pittsburgh Penguins.
Did You Know…with the naming of Jake Guentzel as the USHL Rookie of the Year, Sioux City became the first team in the USHL
to have three players claim this Award; Max Pacioretty (06-07) and Tyler Palmiscno (98-99) are the other two Musketeers.
But Wait-there’s more…after three seasons playing for the UNO Mavericks and another season playing for the WBS Penguins,
Jake would make his NHL debut on November 21st , 2016 playing for the Pittsburgh Penguins. He would find the net twice that
first period; scoring just a minute into the game on his very first shot as an NHLer, he would add his second goal 13 minutes later.
His goal at 1:02 of the first period is now a Penguins record beating the old record by a minute and seventeen seconds. His two
goals were not enough though to beat the New York Rangers and the Pens fell 5-2.
But Wait-there’s still more…See more of Jake’s NHL success during the 2016-17 NHL Regular season and Stanley Cup victory.
USHL Rookie of the Year
Jake Guentzel would become just the fourth Musketeer player to receive the USHL’s Rookie of the Year Award. The Musketeers
leading scorer would also earn selections to the USHL All-Star game as well as Musketeer MVP and ROY Awards. Sharing this
honor are fellow Musketeers Rick Kennedy-1975, Brian Williams 1982, Tyler Palmiscno -1999 and Max Pacioretty-2007
5-Musketeers vs. Omaha Lancers-1
March 30th, 2013
Ryan Mantha Kyle Hayton
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Left: Ryan Mantha would collect a goal and Right: Kyle Hayton would stop twenty-nine Lancer shots to lead the Musketeers
to a 5-1 victory. Jake Guentzel grabs three goals, including the game winner and an assist for the games First Star, Jared
Thomas gets a goal and two assists for the Second Star and Kyle Hayton’s near shut-out gets him a Third Star of the game.
Michael Kapla Trevor Olson
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Left: Michael Kapla tries to out-maneuver Lancer Grant Beese. He would add his fifteenth assist of the season on
Jared Thomas’ red lighter. Right: Musketeer Trevor Olson tangles with Lancer Connor Chatham. His single assist in
tonight’s game would begin a scoring streak of three goals and seven assists in the next ten game.
Blake Heinrich
Musketeers 2011-14
Blake’s first season in the USHL was a busy one primarily playing for his high school team the Hill-Murray Pioneers and
the Team Northeast Minnesota all-star team. However, Blake did get a taste of the USHL in November playing a single
game for the Musketeers. He would grab an assist in this 4-1 win over the Cedar Rapids Rough Riders.
Blake Heinrich returned this year ready to put in his real rookie season. He would log some forty-two regular season games,
putting up three goals and seventeen assists. His first red-lighter coming on January 29th against the Tri-City Storm and
two games later he scored another goal and added three assists for a four point night. Physical and leadership were Blake’s
strong suit Both seasons he would finish as a top five Musketeer Heavy Hitter with 110 and 117 minutes in the box. He
would be chosen to play inthe USHL All-Star Game. The following season he would record seven goals and eight
assists as well as four play-off assists for twenty points this final season. He would be drafted by the Washing
Capitols and is currently playing in ECHL for the Rapid City Rush.
Cedric Lacroix Christian Lampasso
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Cedric Lacroix would record a pair of seasons for the Musketeers. Shown here during his first USHL season he would log
nearly a complete season missing just seven games all year. He would notch a goal and seven helpers this season but was
mainly instrumental in establishing the physical part of the Musketeer game. He would spend both of his seasons as the
Musketeer’s penalty minutes leader. Add in his 25 penalty minutes during the play-offs, and left his mark with 321
total minutes during his stay in Sioux City.
Christian Lampasso would spend a single season (12-13) as a Musketeer. Joining the team in a trade early in the season
from the Des Moines Buccaneers. He would record and additional seven Musketeer goals and seven assists to his eight
goals and two assists in Des Moines for a season total of 24 points. Christian’s first USHL goal was a game winner in
a 3-2 victory for the Bucs over the Fargo Force. That goal started a scoring streak that lasted nine games and saw
him score nine goals and a pair of assists including his first multi-goal game; a 4-2 win over the Roughriders. He
would play his final USHL season in Lincoln where he would record 16 goals and 24 assists. He would go
on to play four season for The Ohio State University.
Trevor Olson Neil Pionk
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Trevor Olson would join the Musketeers midway through this season after a trade with Green Bay. He would bring some
additional scoring power finishing among the team’s top five High Scorers netting ten goals and twenty-four assists, in addition
to his seven goals and nine assists as a Gambler. The following season, the Musketeer Team Captain would start out the
season on a scoring tear; netting six goals and seven assists in the first ten games. However, an injury would sideline him
for most of the season, but Trevor is able to return for the end of the season and post-season play. He also commits to
play at the University of North Dakota the following season.
Neal Pionk would arrive in Sioux City for the start of this season as one of the younger players on the roster. Shown here
during his first season he saw a limited schedule, but did net a goal and five assists in his dozen Musketeer games played.
His first red-lighter coming on April 6th against the Fargo Force. The following season he would elevate his game as he
became a big part of a very solid defensive corps that would lead the Musketeers two rounds deep in the Clark Cup
play-offs. His third season he would collect both World Junior Tournament and USHL Honors as well as recording a
team leading forty-one regular season assists and be selected as the Musketeers Team Captain.
Did You Know…Neal’s Dad, Scott, was the Omaha Lancer Assistant Coach for four seasons and the Waterloo
Black Hawks Head Coach for two seasons.
David Henry
Musketeers 2011-13
David would log a pair of seasons as a Musketeer. While California isn’t a hotbed for USHL players, especially
coming in at 5’7″ 175 pounds, David was an exception. He could put points on the board and played a physical game.
He was extremely durable player missing only four games his rookie season while recording ten goals, ten
assists and receiving the Musketeers Most Improved Player Award.
Returning here for a second season as an experienced veteran, David Henry would miss just three games during the
sixty game season; registering six goals and fifteen assists this season including a pair of multi-point outings and a
game-winner on February 16th against the Des Moines Buccaneers. He is currently playing for the University of
Wisconsin at Eau Claire.
Jordan Boucher-Gould
Musketeers 2011-13
Jordan Boucher-Gould logged a pair of seasons in Sioux City. After a short stop in New Mexico in the North American
League, Jordan played forty-nine games for the Musketeers where he posted seven goals and fifteen assists for twenty-two
points. He also collected thirty-four penalty minutes during his rookie season.
He would start the next season with a goal and a pair of assists before taking an opportunity to play in the CCHL. Playing
for the Pembroke (Ontario) Lumber Kings he averaged over a point per game. He would play four seasons for Clarkson
University and is currently splitting time between the ECHL and AHL.
Kyle Schmidt Tanner Pond
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The Wisconsin native spent the last three seasons playing for the Jr. Admirals. Last season he would also test the USHL
waters playing a pair of games for Waterloo. This season, Kyle would join the Black Hawks as a regular playing in
twenty-nine games recording six goals and a dozen assists. A mid-season trade moved him to Sioux City where he would
tally an additional five goals and ten assists. The next year he would improve his scoring adding nine goals and thirteen
assists to his USHL stats.
Two season veteran Tanner Pond joins the Musketeers for his final third USHL season. Having spent the prior two seasons
playing for the Cedar Rapids RoughRiders, the rookie forward lead the team in penalty minutes and recorded four goals and
four assists. The following season an injury cut his playing time in half but he still scored four goals & seven assists and was
on pace again to lead theteam in penalty minutes. Joining the Musketeers he picked-up where he left off setting the bar
higher than usual recording 114 penalty minute in the first thirty games and still scoring thirteen goals and twenty-two
points. Another mid-season trade moved him to Green Bay where his 157 total penalty minutes would have been
enough to lead both teams in penalties. After four seasons playing for the Northeastern University
Huskies he would join the pros playing in the East Coast League for the Atlanta Gladiators.
Alorica Call Center
North Sioux City, SD / February 27th, 2013
Connor Girard Nick Magyar
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Musketeers Connor Girard and Nick Magyar pay a visit to the North Sioux City (South Dakota) Alorica Call Center. Long time
sponsors of the Musketeers, the local call center employs over a thousand customer service, logistics, inventory and transportation
reps for Fortune 500 companies like companies like Bank of America, AT&T, Gateway, Sprint, Sony and many others.
Opened in 2006 the new call center took over one of the existing buildings that computer giant Gateway originally
occupied. It took over a year but upon their first anniversary the company had exceeded its projected work force by
over two hundred positions.
Kyle Hayton Jake Montgomery
Musketeers 2012-14 Musketeers 2012-15
Kyle Hayton joined the Musketeers this season as a rookie to the USHL and quickly gained the starting position. He would go
13-8-4 and finished the season with a impressive 2.65 goals against average placing him among the top five goalies in the USHL.
The following season he would lead the Musketeers to a third place regular season finish and a second round showing the Clark
Cup western division championship.
Jake Montgomery would eventually spend three seasons as a Musketeer. His rookie season saw him play a complete 60 game
schedule scoring sixteen goals and eighteen assists. He would also finish as one of the top five Musketeer Heavy Hitters recording
72 minutes in the box.. His seemingly last season was spent putting up similar numbers, scoring nineteen goals and seventeen
assists as well as making the top five hitter list with 80 minutes. After the start of the 14-15 season playing in Omaha for the
University of Nebraska he would return to Sioux City for the latter part of the season where he recorded
a pair of goals and four assists. He is currently playing for Arizona State University.
Sioux City, IA / Tyson Event Center Sioux City, IA / Tyson Event Center
March 30th, 2013 February 26th, 2013
Left: Scott Zingerman, Michael Licina, Chad Stewart. There is a lot of USHL experience in this photo; in addition to over
40 seasons of officiating. Scott was also the USHL Referee-in-Chief for three seasons, Todd is approaching his 20th season
and has worked at the USHL & D1 levels and Chad was a long time USAH hockey official and a five season USHL linesman.
Right: Terrance Murphy, Jonathan Morrison, Rich Lembo Anthony Falette get ready to work the Stars vs. Musketeers game.
Starting this season the USHL will start to increase the percentage of games worked with a Four-Man Referee System.
Did You Know…that in 2016 Jonathan would be selected as one of the officials to work the National Championship game in
Tampa Bay, Florida where the Fighting Sioux would win their 8th NCAA National Championship. In 2016 he would again
be selected to work the Winter Olympics in South Korea.
Chad Stewart
Sioux City Metros 1990-93 / Musketeers 1995-96 / USA Hockey Official 2000-17 / USHL Official 2012-17
Chad Stewart Connor Valesano
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Sioux City Native Chad Stewart chats with Stampede player Conner Valesano. Chad spend a season trying to crack
the Musketeer goaltending duo, however, a late season trade moved him to Waterloo. Conner would make USHL
stops in Sioux Falls and Tri City before arriving in Sioux City for the 2015 season. Chad would an win IHSHL State
Championships with the Metros in 1992. He would become a long time USA Hockey Official and a member of the
USHL Officials Development Program where he worked the USHL for five seasons. Note to self: Never tell
Stewy he’s to old to do something!!!
Connor Valesano shown here during his first USHL season. He would log 54 games as a rookie, find the net four
times and add an additional fourteen assists. The following season was split between the Stampede and the Tri-City Storm
where he totaled a dozen goals and nineteen helpers. He duplicated his same numbers the next season with the Storm
scoring four goals and ten assists. At the start of the 2015-16 season he would become a Sioux City Musketeer.
As always, he could be counted on to play a full schedule, he would notch seven goals for nineteen points
and was a top three Heavy Hitter.
Musketeer Coaching Staff
Left: Head Coach Brett Larson Right: Musketeer Coaching staff left to right: Equipment Manager Adam Waddell,
Assistant Coach Keith Paulson, Head Coach Brett Larson, Assistant Coach Mark Abalan and wearing his trademark
green gloves is Athletic Trainer Ron Peterson.
2012 World Junior A Challenge Tournament
Challenge Tournament Gold
Yarmouth, Nova Scotia, Canada / November 5th-11, 2012
Gold Medal Game: Team USA 6 – Team Canada/West 3
Left: Musketeers Defenseman Dan Molenaar & Blake Heinrich with Team USA Head Coach and Musketeer Head Coach
Brett Larson after taking home top honors at the World Junior A Challenge. Right: Team USA with their fourth Gold Medal
finish in five years.
This Junior A tournament was first started in 2006 and is hosted each year by different members of the Canadian Jr. A Hockey
League. In addition to the USA and Canada, teams from all over the world have been represented including Russia,
Switzerland, Sweden, Germany, Czech Republic, Slovakia and Belarus. Left & Right: Musketeers Defenseman Dan Molenaar
Blake Heinrich Brett Larson Dan Molenaar
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Blake Heinrich, Head Coach Brett Larson and Dan Molenaar show-off their goal medals from their 6-3 win over Team Canada’s
Western All-Stars.
2012 CCM/USA Hockey All-American Prospects Game (1st Annual)
September 29th / First Niagara Center / Buffalo, NY
Sponsored by CCM in coordination with USA Hockey, this game is designed to show-case the American born players eligible
for the following year’s NHL draft. This game is heavily attended by NHL scouts and management personnel. Musketeer
Jake Montgomery put Team McClanahan up three zip and by the end of the second period they have a commanding
four goal lead; eventually winning one 5-2.
USHL All-Star/Top Prospects Game
Muskegon, MI
Jake Guentzel Conor McGlynn Blake Heinrich Jake Montgomery
Held January 23rd at the L.C. Walker Arena in Muskegon, Michigan. It is a traditional format with the West taking on the
East. Musketeers Jake Guentzel, Conor McGlynn, Blake Heinrich and Jake Montgomery are picked to play for the
western division all-stars. Conor McGlynn scores a goal and the Jakes Montgomery & Guentzel both record assists in the 2-1
Team West victory. This is also the first all-star game in some time featuring a pair of fisticuff; in the second Justin Woods
and John Hayden would pair-up and in the third Luke Johnson and Michael Downing would drop the mitts.
2013 NHL Draft
All seven rounds are held on June 30th, 2013 at the Prudential Center in Newark, NJ.
The USHL has twenty-six players selected in the draft. Sioux City has three of those players; Avery Peterson,
Jake Guentzel and Terrance Amorosa
Avery Peterson Jake Guentzel
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Terrance Amorosa
Musketeers 2013-14
The league’s sixteen member teams are back to playing the traditional sixty game season.
Eastern Conference: Chicago Steel, Cedar Rapids Rough Riders, Indiana Ice, Dubuque Fighting, Green Bay Gamblers,
Muskegon Lumberjacks, Team USA, Youngstown Phantoms,
Western Conference: Des Moines Buccaneers, Fargo Force, Lincoln Stars, Omaha Lancers, Sioux Falls Stampede,
Tri-City Storm, Waterloo Black Hawks, Sioux City Musketeers
The Musketeers finish the season with a 38-19-3 record and a third place finish in the Western Conference. The Musketeers
would work a nine game winning streak early in the season with eight of those at home. They would place three players
among the top 20 USHL scorers and both goalies would finish the regular season in the top ten goaltender of the league.
After missing post season play the last season, the Musketeers would meet up with the Omaha Lancers in the first round. They
would steal a pair of wins on Omaha ice before returning to Sioux City, an overtime loss stopped the sweep but the Musketeers
wrapped up the series with a game for victory.
The Musketeers name Jay Varady the new Head Coach and Director of Hockey Operations. He becomes the 14th coach
in the history of the Musketeers and marks a return to the USHL for Varady who spent two seasons playing in the League for
the Dubuque Fighting Saints (1995-97). He was captain of the team during the 1996-97 season in which he scored thirteen
points; five goals and eight assists and racked up 195 penalty minutes in 51 games.
He spent the last two seasons coaching professional hockey in France for the Ducs d’Angers, a team in the top-tier
Ligue Magnus. The team won the regular season championship this year and completed one of the most successful
seasons in the history of the organization. Over his two year stint in Angers, he compiled a 55-14-6 record and his
teams won four playoff rounds.
Prior to his time in France, Varady was on the coaching staff for the Everett Silvertips in the WHL for eight seasons.
They made the playoffs all eight seasons, captured one Western Conference championship, and three U.S. Division titles.
Before his time in Everett, Varady was an assistant coach of the Pittsburgh Forge (NAHL) during the 2002-03 season.
He also served on the coaching staff for the United States during international competition. He was the video coordinator
for Team USA during the 2010 IIHF World Junior Championship when they captured the gold medal. He was also on
the coaching staff for Team USA at the 2011 Ivan Hlinka Memorial Tournament, helping the team win the silver medal.
Musketeer Front Office Staff
Lloyd Ney Rich Zaber Luke Strand Tim Artz Heather Campbell
Executive Executive General Community Relations Office
President Vice President Manager Event Management Manager
Angie Rojas Kirk Moriarty
Sales & Advertising Sales & Advertising
Musketeers Coaching Staff
Jay Varady Keith Paulson Mark Abalan Ron Peterson Russell DeGroote John Mead
Head Coach / Director Assistant Assistant Athletic Team Equipment
Hockey Operations Coach Coach Trainer Doctor Manager
Head Coach and Director of Hockey Operation Jay Varady joins the Musketeers for his first season. He is a seasoned
coach with multiple seasons of junior and international hockey experience. He also played two seasons in the USHL and
three in the NCAA. Assistant Coaches Keith Paulson and Mark Abalan are back for their fourth and third seasons.
Certified Athletic Trainer Ron Peterson is also back for his fourth season and new to the staff are Team Doctor
Russell DeGroot and Equipment Manager John Mead.
Billy Danderand Musketeers 1972-2011
May 29th, 1941 – September 26th, 2013
Prior to the start of the season, the Musketeers lose a great friend, Billy Danderand. A native of Jefferson, SD, he joined
the team during its first season in 1972 and never looked back!!! He would put in 40 seasons serving as the
team’s equipment manager.
Between the Pipes
Starting his third USHL season, Connor Girard would return to the Musketeers alongside second year Musketeer
Kyle Hayton. They would form up this seasons well experienced goaltending duo. Fresh off a previous season that was
loaded with one goal losses, this tandem looks to avenge the nearly 35 points left on the table last season. With stellar play
from Kyle, a mid-season trade moved Connor to the Brookings Blizzard of the NAHL. Collin Olson would join the team
in late December where both goaltenders would work a regular rotation.
By season’s end, the duo of Hayton and Olson would lead the Musketeers to a third place finish in the western division
as well as a long overdue return to serious post season play, with a showing in the Western Division championship series.
Both goaltenders boast winning records and finish among the top ten goalies in the league; Collin with a 2.29 GAA and
Kyle with a 2.70 GAA.
Kyle Hayton
Musketeers 2012-14
Kyle joined the Musketeers last season as a rookie to the USHL and quickly gained the starting position. He would
go 13-8-4 and finished the season with a 2.65 goals against average and a .911 save percentage; placing him among
the top five goaltenders in the league
Beginning his second season as a Musketeer, Kyle Hayton quickly took over the starting duties and never looked back.
With sixteen wins, he leads the 19-9 Musketeers into the winter break and would finishes the season with a 24-14-2
record. He would log a pair of shut-outs and finish the regular season as one of the top ten goalies in the league with
a 2.70 goals against average. He would also be selected to the Western Conference USHL All-Star Team.
Collin Olson
Musketeers 2013-15
Collin joins the Musketeers this season with junior and colligiate experience having played for both the USA National
Developement team and the Ohio State University. During the 2012 World Junior Tournament, Collin would hog up all
the goalie accolades; going undefeated in five gams he would record the tournament’s best Goals Against Average and
Save Percentage as well as the Tournament’s Most Valuable Player Award.
Joining the Musketeers late in December, Collin Olson he would use his experience to challenge for the starting position.
He surrenders only four goals in his first three winning starts with the Musketeers, including his first Musketeer shut-out
in a January 3rd blanking of the Muskegon Lumberjacks. He would play in twenty Musketeer games going 12-3-1
during the regular season helping the Musketeers to a third place western division finish. Collin would end the season
among the league’s top goaltenders; recording the second highest save percentage of .921 and the fourth best goals
against average of 2.29.
Connor Girard
Musketeers 2012-14
Connor would play a total of three USHL seasons; starting the 2011 season in the North American League he would
join the Dubuque Fighting Saints mid-campaign, posting a rookie season 5-1-1 record. The following season saw
him challenge for the starting position in Dubuque; seeing time in twenty-one games recording fourteen wins, three
losses and a pair of shoot-out losses. However, another mid-season trade made him a Musketeer, where he
finished the season playing a dozen games; posting four wins, eight losses including a single overtime.
The returning veteran would start this new season competing for the starting spot between the pipes. He began the
season going 2-2 and earned his first shut-out of the season on October 18th against the Fargo Force. However, his
partner started out the season with terrific numbers, and it was tough to get the time in net that a third year player
wants. He was traded to the Brookings Blizzard (NAHL) where he could assume the starting duties.
High Scorers
Jared Thomas Brandon Hawkins Adam Johnson Joe Snively Jake Montgomery
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Jared Thomas would return to the top scorers list for the second of two seasons. He would lead the scoring race this
season with nineteen goals and a team leading forty-two assists. Mr. Friday Night Brandon Hawkins would lead the
team with twenty-seven goals for forty-eight total points. Adam Johnson was just two points behind with forty-six
and Joe Snively a point behind him with forty-five points. Veteran Jake Montgomery would again make the high
scorers list in as many seasons with nineteen goals and seventeen assists.
Heavy Hitters
Cedric Lacroix Blake Heinrich Tyler Muller Neil Pionk Jake Montgomery
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Returning for a second season in a row, are Musketeer veterans and heavy hitters Cedric Lacroix and Blake Heinrich.
Cedric would lead the team with 141 penalty minutes and Blake in second place with 117 minutes. Rookie Tyler Mueller
would record 113 minutes and veteran Neil Pionk would record 94 minutes. Two season top scorer Jake Montgomery
would round out the heavy hitters list with 80 minutes in the box.
Brandon Hawkins
Musketeers 2013-14
6-Musketeers vs. Fargo Force-1 6-Musketeers vs. Omaha Lancers-5 OT
October 18th, 2013 October 25th, 2013
Brandon Hawkins scores two hat tricks in one week. Left: Fargo Defenseman Geoff Neal tries to cover Musketeer
Brandon Hawkins in front of the Force net. He would score three goals in the lopsided victory. Right: Brandon celebrates
another Hat Trick including the game winning goal a week later, in a come from behind win over the Omaha Lancers.
He would take home the game’s 1st Star honors both games.
Did You Know...Brandon earned the moniker “Mr. Friday Night” for his consistent Friday game scoring prowess!!!
Avery Peterson
Musketeers 2012-14
After completing his junior year in high school, Avery Peterson would join the Musketeers for the final eight games
of the 2012-13 season. The rookie would notch his first USHL goal on April 12th in a 7-1 beating of the Fargo
Force and add three more assists before the season ended.
Avery Peterson would return this season to the Musketeers pegged as one of the team’s impact players. Seeing time
in the first dozen games of the season, he would notch three goals and four assists. Unfortunately, Avery would have
have to return to Minnesota, where he finished his senior year playing for the Grand Rapids Thunderhawks. An up-set
win knocked Grand Rapids out of the Minnesota State Tournament and Avery made a quick return to the Musketeer
line-up. He would pick up where he left off-scoring a goal in in first game back and ending the season with
six goals and fifteen assists.
Did You Know…in 2012 Avery Peterson would be drafted by the Minnesota Wild in the NHL draft and in 2014 be selected as
Minnesota’s Mr. Hockey for the 2013-14 season
Jeff Zatkoff
Musketeers 2004-05
Past Musketeer goaltender Jeff Zatkoff would first be drafted by the Los Angeles Kings in 2006 . Splitting several seasons in the AHL
between the Manchester Monarchs (Los Angeles) and the WB/Scranton Penguins (Pittsburgh) Jeff would make his NHL debut playing for
the Pittsburgh Penguins. On October 11th, 2013 the Pens faced-off against the Florida Panthers. Jeff turns aside twenty-four of thirty
Panther shots on goal, but its not enough and the Pens offence come up short in this scoreless effort. However, two starts later on
November 2nd, in Columbus, Jeff world record his first NHL win and shut-out, when he stops nineteen Bluejacket shots and helps
the Pens win three-zip. In 2016 he would raise the Stanley Cup as the Penguins won their second in a row League title.
6th Annual Musketeers Pink in the Rink
5-Musketeers vs. Waterloo Blackhawks-2
October 26th, 2013
Jr. Musketeer Smith Archer shown here with his mom and both his grandmas, drops the ceremonial puck as the 6th Annual
Musketeers Pink in the Rink game gets underway. Pictured are Waterloo center John Wiitala and Musketeer Trevor Olson.
Avery Peterson Ryan Mantha
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Left: Avery Peterson puts up a goal and three assists; earning his first First Star of the Game Award of this season.
Right: Ryan Mantha keeps close tabs on Waterloo Blackhawk forward Peter Krieger. He would score one of the two
Blackhawk goals in this loss to the Musketeers.
Joey Snively
Musketeers 2012-15
Joining the Musketeers in 2012 the rookie from Virginia would set about three successful seasons as a Musketeer. Adjusting
quickly to the new level of play; he would see time in forty games, notching nine goals and seven assists. The Musketeers
Most Improved Player that season would grab his first USHL goal on the road on November 17th against
the Waterloo BlackHawks.
Joe Snively would finish this second season among the top five Musketeer High Scorers with fourteen goals and thirty-one
assists. He would also add four play-off assists to his second year totals, as the Musketeers made a second round run at the
Western Division finals. The next season, Joe would be selected as one of the team captains, notch sixty-four points and bring
home a bronze medal from the World Junior A Tournament in Russia.
6-Musketeers vs. Lincoln Stars-5 4-Musketeers vs. Lincoln Stars-2
Military Appreciation Night / November 9th 2013 December 27th, 2013
Left: Joe Snively meets up with previous season Musketeer Christian Lampasso. Joe would post a pair of goals & an assist (3 points)
and receive Second Star honors. Right: During the next meeting with the Stars, Joe would record a goal and a pair of assists (3 Points)
and earn a Third Star Award for that night. He would have eleven multi-point games this season and on two occasions record two goals
in wins over the Fargo Force and Lincoln Stars.
Cedric Lacroix
Musketeers 2012-14
Last season Cedric would log a full season as a rookie missing just seven games all season. He would notch six goals;
including his first against on February 5th against Lincoln and agame-winner against Fargo. He would also lead the team
with 155 penalty minutes. More of his trademark phisical play is expected as he enters his veteran season.
Returning for a second season is veteran Cedric Lacroix. He would up his offensive numbers this season recording eight
goals & eleven assists and lead the team in regular season penalty minutes with 141. Cedric would spend both of his seasons
as the Musketeer’s penalty minutes leader. Add in his 25 penalty minutes during the play-offs, and left his mark with 321
total minutes during his stay in Sioux City. He would go on to play four seasons at the University of Maine and is currently
playing in the ECHL for the Toledo Walleye.
Bobby Nardella Terrance Amorosa
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Bobby Nardella joins the team this season as a youngster, having play the last two season for the Chicago Mission U16 team.
The rookie still sees a very full schedule playing in fifty-two contests during the regular season; recording his first red-lighter
on November 8th over the Lincoln Stars and tack-on a dozen assists. He would also add a post-season goals and assist to his
first year stats. Bobby would play the following season for the Tri-City Storm (USHL), four more seasons at Notre Dame
and four more for the Hershey Bears (AHL). He is currently playing in the Swedish Elite league.
Another rookie this season is Terrance Amorosa who would log a single season in Sioux City. He would grab his first two
goals and first game-winner on December 28th against the Fargo Force. He would also add thirteen regular season helpers.
He would be drafted by the Philadelphia Flyers in the 2013 draft and go on to play four seasons at Clarkson University, four
more seasons in the AHL and ECHL and is currently playing in the Alps Hockey League.
Ryan Mantha
Musketeers 2012-14
Ryan arrived in Sioux City as a highly anticipated USHLer and as a suspected high ranking NHL draft selection. The
huge defenseman played a busy schedule, seeing time in fifty-two games. He grabbed his first goal on March 30th, in a
win over the Omaha Lancers and added seven assists during his rookie season.
Returning to Sioux City for a second season, the veteran defenseman Ryan Mantha was set-up to lead the defensive
corps this season; seeing time in twenty-nine games he added another goal and five assists to his scoring stats before
a mid-season trade moved him to Indiana where he finished the season playing for the Ice. There he added a pair of
goals and seven helpers during the regular season and adding three more assists during the post season. He would be
drafted in the fourth round of the 2014 NHL draft by the New York Rangers.
After the USHL, the typical defensive-defenseman upped his scoring game. Notching fifteen goals and thirty-five assists
his first two seasons with the Niagara Ice Dogs; the third season veteran and Team Captain poured in another seventeen
goals and forty-one assists; finishing second among Niagara scorers. Ryan would also log four seasons playing for the
Bakersfield Condors in the AHL.
Adam Johnson Sam Saliba
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Adam Johnson would join the Musketeers a few games into this season. Originally playing for the Indiana Ice, his move
to Sioux City still allowed him time to put in a full season, notching fifteen goals, thirty-one assists and finishing as one
of the top three scorers on the team. The following, his offence would nearly double leading the Musketeers in scoring
with thirty-one goals and forty assists; these seventy-one points was second highest among all USHL scorers.
The Team Captain would also earn a trip to the USHL All Star Game.
Sam Saliba joined the Musketeers for a pair of seasons. The rookie wasted no time finding the net scoring his first goals
and his first two assists of the season all in the same game; a win over the Fargo Force on December 28th. He would total
three goals and eight assists over the course of thirty regular season games and record a pair of post-season assists as well.
Returning the next season he would see regular time in thirty-seven Sioux City games, notching eight goals and seven assists.
However, a mid-season trade would move Sam to Green Bay. There he would see time in twenty-three more games for
the Gamblers, recording another eight goals and ten assists. The University of Michigan recruit would play a final season
in Green Bay where he lead the Gamblers in scoring with twenty-nine goals and twenty-three assists.
6-Musketeers vs. Tri-City Storm-1
November 2nd, 2013
Left: Linesman Chad Stewart backs out of the face-off as Brandon Hawkins battles future Musketeer Joel L’Esperance.
Right: Rookie Bobby Nardella tries to out-race Storm forward Garrett Gomez. Six different Musketeers, Jake Montgomery,
Trevor Olson, Cedric Lacroix, Brandon Hawkins, Austin Adduono and Walt Hopponen, all would grab red-lighters and
goaltender Kyle Hayton would stop thirty shots on goal in this lop-sided win over the Storm.
Trevor Olson
Musketeers 2012-14
Trevor played three seasons in the USHL. During his second year, a mid-season trade from Green Bay brought
him to Sioux City, there the Alternate Captain he finished the season tied for third in scoring with ten goals and
twenty-four assists. He would commit to play at the University of North Dakota after the following season.
Unfortunately for Trevor Olson and the Musketeers, an early season injury limited the Team Captain to only the first ten
games of this season; scoring six goals & seven assists in a nine game winning streak the propelled the Musketeers in to
second place in the western division. After a lengthy rehab, Trevor would return to the Musketeers roster in March against
the Des Moines Buccaneers. He would add another three goals and five assists to his previous stats and despite playing in
only twenty-one games he still finished among the top ten Musketeer scorers averaging a point per game.
Jared Thomas
Musketeers 2011-14
Jared had a busy rookie season in the USHL; in addition to playing three games for the Musketeers he also split time
between his high School team in Hermantown, MN and playing for the Minnesota State High School Team North all-star
squad. Last season, Jared was full-time missing just a single game during the sixty game season and recording
eighteen goals and twenty-three assists; third best among Musketeer scorers.
Three season veteran and Musketeer leading scorer Jared Thomas would lead the Musketeers in regular season scoring
with sixty points. Scoring at least a point on thirty eight games, including fifteen multi-point outings, he would rack-up
nineteen goals and a team leading forty-one assists. Jared also would register a post-season goal and five helpers. He
was a member of the USHL All-Star Team and committed to play at the University of Minnesota-Duluth.
Did You Know…On March 6th, Jared Thomas scored all four goals in a 4-1 victory over the Des Moines Buccaneers.
Jake Montgomery
Musketeers 2012-15
Jake Montgomery: Joined the Musketeers for his first season. As a rookie he would post sixteen goals and eighteen
assists for thirty-four points. He would also finish among the top five team penalty minute leaders with 72 minutes. Jake
would be selected to play in the USHL All-Star game; grabbing an assist in the west division’s win over the east.
This season here, the returning veteran and Alternate Team Captain saw an increase in goal scoring, notching nineteen red-lighters
and seventeen assists. Jake would lead the team with five game winning goals and finish among both the Musketeers High Scorers
with thirty-six points and Heavy Hitters with eighty penalty minutes. The following season, Jake would head to Omaha, suiting-up
for the UNO Mavericks. However, would choose to return to Sioux City where he would finish the season with a
pair of goals and four assists.
Blake Heinrich
Musketeers 2011-14
Blake would see time in a single game fist first season, mostly splitting his time between Minnesota high school hockey
and a state sponsored All-Star team. He did grab an assist in his fist game helping the Musketeers defeat the Rough
Riders. Returning for a full second season, the rookie played forty-two games; he notched three goals, seventeen
assists, a top five team high of 110 penalty minutes and a trip to the USHL All-Star & Prospects game.
This third season, the experience veteran Blake Heinrich would again play forty-two games but increase his scoring;
recording seven goals, three of them game winners, and nine assists. He would also finish second among Musketeer
penalty minute leaders with 117 minutes. Blake is later this season drafted by the Washington Capitols, he played
a pair of season with the Portland Winterhawks in the WHL and two more for the University of Manitoba.
He is currently playing in the ECHL for the Rapid City Rush.
Kyle Schmidt
Musketeers 2012-14
Kyle would split his rookie season between Waterloo and Sioux City. He would record five more Sioux City goals and
ten assists giving him a total eleven USHL goals and twenty-two assists this by the end of his first Musketeer season.
Returning for his first full season in Sioux City in veteran Kyle Schmidt. Looking to build on last season’s success he
would improve his offensive production recording nine red-lighters, including a game-winner against Lincoln and thirteen
more assists for a total of twenty-two regular season points. He would also see time in all five of the team’s post-season
first round games. Kyle would go on to play four season at bentley University (NCAA)
Neil Pionk
Musketeers 2012-15
Neal would arrive in Sioux City for the start of the season as one of the younger players on the roster. He saw
a limited schedule playing in just a dozen games, he did net his first red-lighter on April 6th against the Fargo
Force and added five assists that season.
Returning veteran Neal Pionk enters his second season as a Musketeer where he would take on a full time role joining a
defensive crew that would finish third in the league and help take the Musketeers two rounds deep in the Clark Cup play-
offs. While he scored just a pair of goals, he showcased his play making ability with twenty-one assists – sixth best among
team scorers. He would also finish the season as one of the top five penalty minute leaders with ninty-three. The following
season Neal would collect both World Junior Tournament and USHL Honors as well as recording a team leading forty-one
regular season assists and be selected as the Musketeers Team Captain.
Waltteri Hopponen Tyler Mueller
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(Left:) Rookie Waltteri Hopponen would record a season and a half as a Musketeer. During this rookie season he would record
seventeen goals; two game-winners and his first on November 6th in a romp over the Fargo Force. He would also have
fourteen assists and place among the top six Musketeer scorers.
(Right:) Tyler Mueller is a Musketeer for a single season; seeing time in fifty-eight games he grabs six goals and twenty-four
assists. On october 25th his first two Musleteer markers come just minutes apart tieing the game in thwe third against the
Omaha Lancers. He would also record an assist and be selected as the 2nd stars of the Game. He would be selected to the
USHL All-Star team. he would go on to play four seasons at UMASS-Lowell and is currentlly playing in the ECHL for
the Worcester Railers.
Jared Rosburg
Musketeers 2013-15
Jared Rosburg would start his first USHL season in Cedar Rapids however, after 11 games there, he would soon find
himself a welcome spot as a regular Musketeer. His rookie season would see him play in 34 games and post a pair of
goals, including his first red-lighter December 28th in a win over the Fargo Force, and a half dozen assists. Jared
would be one of the expected returning veterans the following season. Unfortunately, after eleven games and a
pair of goals & assists, an injury would side-line him for the remainder of the season.
Did You Know… Jared’s dad is the Associate Head Coach and Special Teams Coordinator of the NFL’s Baltimore Ravens.
Robert “Bobo” Carpenter
Musketeers 2013-15
Robert Carpenter would spend a pair of seasonsas a Musketeer. While his maiden season here saw him playing in only
nine games, he did record five goals and four assists. With a point per game average, everyone saw that there were good
things tocome from young player who would return the following season. He is shown here on the left scoring one of
his two goals that night, March 25th, against the Des Moines Buccaneers.
Did You Know…Bobo comes from a hockey rich family tradition, his dad Bobby Carpenter played 18 seasons in the NHL
and was a trailblazer for American born hockey players. He was the first US Citizen/player to be selected in the first round
of the NHL draft and was the first US Citizen/player to go directly from high school to the NHL. He was the first US born
player to score fifty goals in a single season as well as the first US hockey player on the cover of Sport Illustrated
Joel L’Esperance Austin Adduono
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Joel L’Esperance would arrive in Sioux City with two plus previous years of USHL Experience. Joining the Musketeers
half way through the season in a trade with the Tri-City Storm. He put up great numbers in Tri-City scoring twenty-one
goals and thirteen assists. He would maintain a similar scoring pace adding six Musketeer goals and eight assists. Joel
played four seasons at Michigan Tech and is currently playing for the Texas Stars (AHL)
Did You Know…Joel scored four goals, on the road, in a 6-3 victory over the Cedar Rapids Roughriders on December 7th, 2013
Austin Adduono starts to mix it up with Green Bay Gambler Matt Weis while Linesman Chad Stewart tries to get things
settled down. The Musketeers would win this one 3-2 in overtime. Austin would finish his only season as a Musketeer
with twelve points; seven goals & five assists and 23 penalty minutes. He brought several seasons of junior experience
with him having played for the legendary Trail Smoke Eaters and a pair of seasons in the North American league as well.
Jeff Zatkoff
2004-05
Past Musketeer goaltender Jeff Zatkoff would make his NHL debut playing for the Pittsburgh Penguins. On October 11th, 2013, he
and the Pens take on the Florida Panthers. He stops twenty-six Panther shots in this 6-3 loss. However, two games later on
November 2nd, he stopped all nineteen shots on goal as he would record both his first NHL win as well as his first NHL shut-out
defeating the Columbus Blue Jackets. There seasons later, he would hoist Lord Stanley’ Cup as
the Penguins captured the 2016 Championship.
Chad Stewart Kyle Schmidt
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Kyle Schmidt gets ready for linesman Chad Stewart to get things going. Kyle played three USHL seasons; splitting that time,
first in Waterloo then in Sioux City. Playing just a pair of games his rookie season, Kyle did return to Waterloo the next season
scoring six goals and a dozen assists before being traded to the Musketeers where he kept up a similar pace netting five goals and
ten assists. He would increase his offensive numbers here during his third season, recording nine goals and twenty-three points.
He is currently playing hockey for Bentley University Falcons.
Collin Olson
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Brock Boeser
Musketeers 2013-14
Youngster Brock Boeser would share this senior year playing for his hometown Burnsville High School where he would lead
the team in scoring; recording forty-six points in twenty-six games. He would also test the USHL waters this season playing in
eight Musketeer games notching three goals and a pair of assists including his first red-lighter, in his first game, on
February 28th against the Cedar Rapids Rough Riders.
The next season, Brock would lead the Waterloo Black Hawks in scoring recording both a team and league leading
thirty-five goals and thirty-three assists. He would also finish among the league’s top three scorers and is selected to the
USHL All-Rookie and USHL First All-Star teams. He would play two additional seasons in Grand Forks where he
helped lead the Fighting Sioux to their eight National Championship. He is currently playing for the Vancouver Canucks.
Did You Know…Brock would spend the next four seasons stocking his trophy case. This season the high schooler would win
gold at the Five Nations Junior Tournament. The following season he would win a bronze medal at the Ivan Hlinka Memorial
Tournament where he led all goals scorers. The college rookie would then lead the Fighting Sioux to a National Championship;
along the way receiving NCAA awards for Rookie of the Year, Scoring Champion, regular season All-Star Team, All-
Tournament Team, First All-Star Team, First All-American Team and a bronze medal at the World Juniors. Two seasons
later the NHL two-time player of the months is picked to the NHL All-Star Team and selected as the game’s All-Star Game
MVP. He is named to the All-Rookie Team and is a Rookie of the Year (Calder Cup) finalist.
Dylan Plitt
Musketeers 2013-14
Rookie Dylan logged twenty-one USHL contests and recorded three goals and five assists; his first goal on November 9th
was the only tally for the Musketeers in a loss to the Sioux Falls Stampede. He would move on that season to play for the
Brooks Bandits in the Alberta Junior Hockey League. He is currently playing college hockey for the Neumann Knights.
Waltteri Hopponen Joe Snively
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Both of these photos were taken during the 2013-14 season and accompanied articles in the Sioux city Journal. Walt would
play two seasons as a Musketeer, but a mid-season trade would have him finishing his USHL career in Lincoln.
Joe would play three total seasons here in Sioux City. He was a top five High Scorer his last two seasons and garnered
a Musketeers Most Improved Player award his rookie season.
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Musketeers vs. Omaha Lancers
Quarter-Finals / Round One
After missing the play-offs last season, the Musketeers would meet up with the second place Omaha Lancers. The Musketeers
would steal a pair of single goal victories on Omaha ice taking a two game lead. Game three saw the Musketeers lose in
overtime, but rebound in game four to closeout the series 3 games to one.
Musketeers vs. Waterloo Blackhawks
Semi-Finals / Round Two
The Musketeers would enter the western division semi-finals taking on the Anderson Cup (League Champions) Waterloo
Blackhawks. After losing the first pair in Waterloo the Musketeers would bounce back for a game 3 overtime victory, but run
out of gas, as game four saw the Musketeers fall in a much closer than it sounds 5-1 loss.
Waltteri Hopponen Joe Snively Joel L’Esperance
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Left: Waltteri Hopponen and Joe Snively win the race for the puck over Blackhawks Alec McCrea and John Wiitala.
Right: Joe LEsperance would eventually score the game winner in overtime to keep the Musketeer alive as in this 4-3 victory.
Joel L’Esperance joined the Musketeers midway through the season. Prior to that he had spent two seasons playing the
Tri-City Storm. At the time of the trade he was Tri-City’s top scorer with twenty-one goals and thirteen assists. He also
boasted six power-play goals, two shorthanded goals and two game winners all in just thirty-five games with the Storm.
As a Musketeer he would add an additional six goals and eight assists and play the part of a physical play-maker who
knew how to get shots on the net.
John Mead Jay Varady
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Shown here during his first season in Sioux City, Head Coach Jay Varady has a four successful seasons ahead of him.
Eventually he leads the Musketeers to three winning seasons, three play-off showings, including a regular season Anderson
Cup Championship and a post season Clark Cup runner-up honor during his final 2016-17 season. He is helpful in the
NHL placement of several players including Eeli Tolvanen (Nashville) and Neil Pionk (NY Rangers).
John Mead joins the Musketeers for a single stint as game operations/equipment manager. The following season he moves
to Sioux Falls helping the Stampede win their second Clark Cup in franchise history. He is currently the Associate Director
of Equipment Operations at the University of Denver.
2013 CCM/USA Hockey All-American Prospects Game (2nd Annual)
Ryan Mantha
Musketeers 2012-14
Sponsored by CCM in coordination with USA Hockey and designed to show-case American born players eligible for the
following year’s NHL draft. First played in Buffalo, NY on September 29th, 2012. This game is heavily attended by NHL
scouts and management personnel.
Ryan Mantha enters his second season as a Musketeer and starts the season out with a showing in the All-American
Prospects. Ryan played for the Mark Johnson (White) team and helped in a 5-2 win over the Joe Mullin team. In 2014
he would be selected in the NHL Draft by the New York Rangers.
2013 USA Hockey Ivan Hlinka Memorial Tournament
Originally named the the Pacific Cup, and generally refereed to as the U-18 Junior World Tournament, it began in 1991
and was played in Japan, Mexico and Canada. In1997 Slovakia and the Czech Republic began co-hosting the annual
tournament. It was not until around 1996 that the USHL began to have regular representation of its U-18 players.
In 2007, the tournament was renamed in honor of Ivan Hlinka; one of the first superstars in Czechoslovakian hockey – both
domestically and internationally. Following his storied player career he would take a spot behind the bench for numerous
Czech National Teams. In 2000 he became just the second European to coach in the NHL. In 2007 the tournament
was renamed in his honor.
Joe Snively Ryan Mantha
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Left: Joe Snively played in all five games and logged a goal in a 4-2 victory over Russia and an assist a 5-2 win over
Slovakia. Right: Ryan Mantha played in all five tournament games. He registered an assist in an overtime loss to
Finland and lead the team with 27 penalty minutes.
USHL/Sioux City Journal Interviews
Jared Thomas Trevor Olson Tyler Mueller Avery Peterson
Musketeers Jared Thomas, Trevor Olson, Tyler Mueller and Avery Peterson conduct interviews for the Sioux City Journal and the
USHL network. These were held on April 7th, 2014 at the Tyson Event Center.
2013 Atlantic Coast Challenge
This tournament is a conjunction between USA Hockey, the USHL and several east coast based junior hockey organizations.
Played over three days in New Jersey and is designed to bring exposure of the USHL and its Tier 1 status to areas outside its usual
footprint. The USHL is represented by Cedar rapids, Muskegon, Youngstown, Waterloo, Sioux Falls and Sioux City. Musketeers
post a victory against Muskegon but loss to Waterloo and Youngstown.
2013 World Junior A Challenge Tournament
Challenge Tournament Gold
Yarmouth, Nova Scotia, Canada / November 4th-10, 2013
Gold Medal Game: Team USA 4 – Russia 1
Mark Abalan Ryan Mantha Neal Pionk
Team USA captured its second Tournament Championship in a row with a 4-1 win over Russia. This is the fifth time in six
years the USA team has captured the tournament championship. Musketeers Assistant Coach Mark Abalan will work the
bench and Musketeers Ryan Mantha and Neal Pionk will patrol the blue line. Both defensemen would be part of the
defensive corps that only surrendered ten goals in four games. Neal Pionk is selected to the 2013 All-Tournament Team.
USHL All-Star Team
This years All-Star Team was selected by the USHL but no actual game was played this season.
Jared Thomas Tyler Mueller Kyle Hayton
2013 CCM/USA Hockey All-American Prospects Game
September 26th / Consol Energy Center / Pittsburgh, PA
Musketeer Ryan Mantha is selected to play in this season’s prospect game. He plays for Team Johnson and helps them
defeat Team Mullen by a score of 5-2
Musketeer Award Winners*
*No individual team awards were presented this season.
Musketeers Face-Off For Charity
Boys & Girls Home and Family Service / Applebee’s Sioux City, IA / February 13th, 2014
16th Annual
Musketeers Ice Crew
2013-14
Head Coach
Jonalee Jackes Marneil Becker Kelli Clark Alex Crimm Kamber Dvorkin
Alli Hayman Morgan Hower Traci Kats Cassie Rowe Shelby Krohn
League consists of seventeen member teams playing a sixty game regular season games. Indiana leaves the league.
Bloomington and Madison join the league.
Eastern Conference: Bloomington Thunder, Cedar Rapids Rough Riders, Chicago Steel, Green Bay Gamblers
Muskegon Lumberjacks, Madison Capitols, Team USA, Youngstown Phantoms, Waterloo Black Hawks
Western Conference: Des Moines Buccaneers, Dubuque Fighting Saints, Fargo Force, Lincoln Stars, Omaha Lancers,
Sioux Falls Stampede, Tri-City Storm, Sioux City Musketeers
The Musketeers finish the season with a 38-17-5 record and remained in first place for most of the season. They were almost
unbeatable at home with a 23-5-2. Despite a challenge for first place in the west on the final day of the season from Tri-City, the
Musketeers would score five unanswered goals in the third period in Sioux Falls to clinch their first Western
Conference Championship.
For the second year in a row the Musketeers would have three players, Adam Johnson, Joe Snively & Robert Carpenter,
among the league’s top ten scorers as well as the league’s leading defenseman Neil Pionk.
The Musketeers would draw the fourth seed (and eventual Clark Cup Champions) Sioux Falls Stampede in the first round
of the Clark Cup play-offs. The five game series would go the length, but the Musketeers just couldn’t find the net and
generate the offence to stop the choking defensive play of the Stampede. (Ironically, both Conference Champions
would be eliminated in the first round of the play-offs this season.)
Musketeers represent the USHL and the United States in the 3rd annual Junior Club World Cup hockey tournament
held in Ufa, Russia August 22-30th. As well as the United Stars and Russia, Canada, Sweden, Finland, Czech Republic,
Belarus, Austria and Latvia will be represented. An overtime victory against Belarus gives the Musketeer a Bronze
medal finish as they go 5-2 for the tournament.
Musketeer Front Office Staff
Lloyd Ney Rich Zaber Mark LaRose Kalle Larsson Tim Artz Heather Campbell
Executive Executive General Manager Assistant Community Relations Office
President Vice President General Manager Event Management Manager
Season and Group Ticket Sales…Julie Lake
Musketeers Coaching Staff
Jay Varady Mark Abalan Ethan Goldberg Matt Schmidt Russell DeGroote
Head Coach & Assistant Assistant Athletic Trainer Team
Hockey Operations Coach Coach Equipment Mgr. Doctor
Head Coach and Director of Hockey Operation Jay Varady is back for a second season. Looking to build on last seasons
fourth place overall finish and run into thesecond round of the post-season. Assistant Coach Mark Abalan back for a fourth
season and joining him is a new Assistant Ethan Goldberg. He brings coaching experience having worked at Bemidji State
and Lake Forrest College the prior two seasons. Certified Athletic Trainer Matt Schmidt returns for a second tour of duty
having served in this position for three seasons starting in 2000. He will also be taking on the equipmment duties with some
assistance from Cody Clark. Team Doctor Russell DeGroot is back for a second season.
Between the Pipes
Collin Olson Cam Gornett
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Seasoned USHL and collegiate veteran Collin Olson and rookie Cam Gornet team up to lead the Musketeers in to
the season. Colin, with tons of experience assumes the starting position and back-up goaltender Cam prepares to gain
from his experience and expertise. Colin and Cam start the regular season with international experience having placed
third in the Junior World Cup Tournament. Both goalies record goals against averages and save percentages that place
them among the top goaltenders in the league this season. By the time the post-season wraps-up, one that started six
months earlier in Russia, this duo would bring Sioux City another Western Conference Championship and a trip to
the Clark Cup Finals
Collin Olson
Colin’s prior rookie season would see him join the Musketeers in December and quickly put his past junior and
college experience to work, quickly earning the starting spot in net. He would end the regular season with a 14-4-1
record. His save percentage of .921 is second highest in the league and his goal against average of 2.29 the fourth
best in the league. He is also playing mentor to his rookie partner and next season starter.
Collin Olson returns to the Musketeers with USHL and Collegiate experience. This marks the start of this fourth USHL
season in addition to a season spent playing for the Ohio State University. He would start the pre-season with a bronze
medal showing at the Junior Club World Cup hockey tournament in Ufa, Russia, begin the regular season with his first of
three shut-outs this season and end the regular season leading the Musketeers to the Western Conference Championship.
Colin would carry the mail this season playing in forty-four Musketeers games; compiling a 27-10-4 regular season record.
His twenty-seven wins was the second most in the league and his .914 save percentage is fourth among qualified goaltenders.
Cam Gorrnet
Cam Gorrnet joins the Musketeers for his first season as a USHL goaltender. He would see significant time, playing in
twenty-two games and finishing the season with a 11-7-1 regular season record. His league leading 2.26 goals against
average and .923 save percentage are both tops among all goaltenders this season. He is half of the duo that saw the
Musketeers win a bronze medal at the Junior Club World Cup hockey tournament in Ufa, Russia and eventually help
win the Western Conference Championship. He would post his first USHL victory on October 18th; playing
the Waterloo Blackhawks he stopped forty-two shots launched on net and his first USHL shut-out on
November 27th, stopping twenty shots on goal..
High Scorers
Adam Johnson Joe Snively Robert Carpenter Joel Janatuinen Sam Kurker
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Musketeers Adam Johnson and Joe Snively would both make a second appearance among the top five scorers this season.
Adam’s thirty-one goals and forty assists lead the Musketeers in scoring; those seventy-one points are second highest in the
league. Joe would record twenty-seven goals and thirty-seven assists, securing his spot as the fourth highest league scorer.
Robert Carpenter would finish the regular season with thirty-five goals & twenty-eight helpers, his sixty-three points
making him the seventh highest USHL scorer. First year forward Joel Janatuinen grabs twenty-one red-lighter and
twenty-nine assists and veteran Sam Kurker adds another twenty-four goals and twenty-five helpers to his total stats.
Did You Know… this season the Musketeers would set a Tier 1 era record for regular scoring with 225 goals. It was also the
second season in a row that Musketeer scoring topped 200. Adam Johnson, Joe Snively & Robert Carpenter are
among the league’s top ten scorers.
Heavy Hitters
Jake Durflinger Neil Pionk Sam Kurker Alex Rodriguez Jacob Wilson
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Jake Durflinger would log a single game last season but return this season to carry the mantle as the team enforcer
with 208 penalty minutes. Third year veteran Neil Pionk was a distant second with 104 minutes. Neil would also
finish as the teams sixth leading scorer and the USHL’s highest scoring defenseman. Also a top five scorer, Sam Kurker
would record eighty-six minutes of box time. Rookies Alex Rodriguez and Jacob Wilson would round out the top five
leaders with eighty and sixty-one minutes
Did You Know…Neil Pionk finished the season as the USHL’s top scoring defenseman; recording seven goals and forty-one assists.
Military Appreciation Game Jerseys
Regular Season Green Jerseys
Regular Season Alternate Jerseys
Breast Cancer Awareness Game
White Regular Season Jerseys
2014 Home Opener
2-Musketeers vs. Sioux Falls Stampede-0
October 4th, 2014
The Musketeers open the 2014-15 season at home against the Sioux Falls Stampede with a 2 goals shut-out victory. They
would wear their World Junior Cup jerseys from the Russian tournament held a month prior. These jerseys were
then auctioned after the game.
Left: Colin Olson and Neal Pionk and two other Musketeers help try to corral a loose puck in front of the Musketeer
net. Colin would stop all 24 shots on goals for his first shut-out of the season. Right: Waltteri Hopponen looks
to move the puck up ice.
Left: Ryan Walker works the front of the Sioux Falls net. Right: Bobo Carpenter collects an assist on what will eventually
be the game winner when he and Joel Janatuinen set-up Jake Ryczek for the game’s first goal. Goaltender Collin Olson
would grab his first of two shut-outs this season stopping all twenty-four Stampede shots.
Sam Saliba
Musketeers 2013-15
Sam joined the Musketeers for a pair of seasons. Last season the rookie wasted no time finding the net scoring his
first goal and his first two assists of the season, in a win over the Fargo Force on December 28th. He would total
three goals and eight assists over the course of thirty regular season games. Sam would also record a pair of post-
season assists before the Musketeers are eliminated in the semi-final round.
Sam Saliba shown here during his second season as a Musketeer. He would see regular time in thirty-seven Sioux City
games, notching eight goals and seven assists. However, a mid-season trade would move Sam to Green Bay. There
he would see time in twenty-three more games for the Gamblers, recording another eight goals and ten assists. The
University of Michigan recruit would play a final season in Green Bay where he lead the Gamblers in scoring with
twenty-nine goals and twenty-three assists. He would follow-up with four seasons at Michigan State, serving s the
Spartan’s Team Captain his junior and senior year.
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Joel Janatuinen
Musketeers 2014-15
Joel Janatuinen marked a terrific rookie season playing nearly a full schedule and finishing among the top four
Musketeer scorers with fifty points; twenty-one goals and twenty-nine assists. He would waste no time recording his
first USHL goal; scoring in the season opener, a 4-3 win over the Lancers. Joel had three multi-goals games and
recorded his first hatrick on November 22nd in a 7-5 victory over the Tri-City Storm. Joel played four seasons for
the North Dakota Fighting Sioux (NCAA) and is currentlly playing in the Finnish Elite League (LIIGA)
Joel Janatuinen Waltteri Hopponen
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Rookie Joel Janatuinen and veteran Waltteri Hopponen; hometown friends and teammates from Espo, Finland, both
call Sioux City home this season. They would combine for eight goals and a pair of assists in the Junior Club World Cup
in Russia in September. Joel would finish the season with the Musketeers but a mid-season trade moved Walt
to the Lincoln Stars.
Joe Snively
Musketeers 2012-2015
Joe was a three season Musketeer veteran, arriving in 2012. He adjusted quickly to the increased speed and size the
USHL presented him; the eventual Musketeer’s Most Improved Player that season became a line-up regular, posting
nine goals and seven assists his rookie season. His second season he would finish as one the team’s top four
High Scorers with fourteen goals and thirty-one assists
Returning here for a third year, the seasoned veteran would be selected as one of the Musketeer team Captains and
continued about his scoring ways. Notching twenty-seven goals and thirty-seven assists, he would finish as the regular
season with sixty-four points, the second best among Musketeer scorers.
Going five games into post-season play, Joe would post a goal and a team leading three assists making him the post-season
top point getter. The following season he would commit to play for the University of Yale where he nailed down the NCAA
Rookie of the Year award and was a two-time Honorable Mention to the All-Ivy League Team. He also collected a
pair of ECAC honors; including Rookie of the Year and All-Rookie Team
Did You know…while splitting time between the Washington Capitols (NHL) and the Hershey Bears (AHL) Joe would
help lead the Bears to back-to-back Calder Cup Championships in 22-23 and 23-24.
Waltteri Hopponen
Musketeers 2013-15
Last season, Walt would play in fifty-four regular season games, recording his first Musketeer tally and add a pair of
game-winners. He would add fourteen assists giving him thirty-one regular season points, sixth best among all team scorers.
Waltteri Hopponen returns for his second season in Sioux City. He would record a pair of red-lighters and eight helpers.
After twenty-eight games a mid-season trade would move him to Lincoln (USHL) where he would tack-on four more goals
and fourteen assists. This would also be Walt’s second of three seasons playing for the Finnish National Team.
Curtis Anderson
Voice of the Musketeers
Curtis Anderson enters his 14th season as the offical voice of the Musketeers. Providing hometown radio play-by-play
since the 2001-02 Clark Cup Championship season. His game call of the Ryan Geris game five OT winner is one of the
Musketeers’ most exciting moments. Curtis also hosts the Musketeers Coach’s Show and conducts post-game interviews.
Curtis and Cam Gornett Curtis and Adam Johnson
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Left: Curtis interviews winning goaltender and First Star of the Game, Cam Gornett. On November 27th, he stops twenty
Lincoln shots, earning his second win of the young season and first USHL/Musketeer shut-out over the Stars.
Right: Curtis talks with another First Star of the Game. Adam Johnson collected a pair of goals, including the game-winner
and added an assist in this February 7th win over the Chicago Steel.
Ryan Walker
Musketeers 2014-15
Ryan Walker was one of only three Musketeers to play a full schedule this season including five play-off games. He
would finish this rookie season with ten goals and twenty-four assists. He would add a pair of goals and an assist to
his stats during the unsuccessful opening round of the Clark Cup play-offs. He would go on to play four seasons at
Union College and is currently playing for the Adirondack Thunder in the ECHL.
Did You Know…Ryan Walker and Robert Carpenter played in every Musketeers game this season, that included six
games in Russia, three exhibition games, a 60 game regular season and five play-off games. Now that’s a full schedule!!!
Robert “Bobo” Carpenter
Musketeers 2013-15
Robert Carpenter would spend a pair of seasons as a Musketeer. The 2013-14 season saw the rookie playing in only
nine games, but he did record five goals and four assists. With a point per game average, everyone saw that there were
good things to come from young player who would return the following season.
After recording a point per game average last season, Robert’s second season would only get better. The pre-season
tournament in Russia saw him play in all six games and record three goals and two assists in that Musketeer Bonze Medal
finish. He would continue to find the net and would tally thirty-five goals. His sixty-three regular season points made him
the Musketeer’s third and the USHL’s eighth highest scorer. He would play in every Musketeer game this season (Russia,
exhibition, regular season & play-offs) and at the season’s end, be selected to the second USHL All-Star Rookie Team.
Did You Know…Robert’s dad is legendary NHLer Bobby Carpenter. He was the first NHL player to make the jump from
high school directly to the NHL. During the 84-85 season he was the first ever, American player to score 50 goals in a single
season. He would play nineteen total seasons in the NHL. After six seasons coaching in the NHL and six more as Player
Development Coordinator for the Toronto Maple Leafs, he is currently coaching in the KHL.
Military Appreciation Night
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November 14th, 2014
Adam Johnson Jake Durflinger
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Left: Adam Johnson Right: Jake Durflinger are shown here during the Musketeers 8th annual Military Appreciation
Night. The Musketeers play the Madison Capitols to a three-three draw at the end of regulation time. However, just a
little over two minutes into the extra period, Jerad Rosburg beats the Madison goal keeper for a Musketeer win.
Special jerseys are worn honoring the men & women of all the branches of the military, both past and present. Jerseys are
auctioned at the end of the game and all proceeds go the the Support Siouxland Soldiers organization.
Neal Pionk
2012-15 Musketeers
USHL Defenseman of the Year
Musketeer Neil Pionk receives the USHL’s Defenseman of the Year Award. He is the fourth Musketeer to receive this
award. Sharing this honor are Jimmy Peck (3x)-1976, 1977 and 1978, Fred Kaminska-1982 and Michael Hodgson-2007.
Most Assists by a Defenceman (Season) * Most Points by a Defenceman (Season)
Playing in fifty-three regular season games, Neil Pionk notches thirty-seven assists and forty-eight points, leading all other
USHL defenceman. He would record ten multi-point outings this season including his best on against Green Bay
when re recorded a goals and three assists.
Joel Janatuinen Neil Pionk Bobo Carpenter Alexandre Payusov Waltteri Hopponen
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This Friday the 13th is a lucky one for the Musketeers as Joel Janatuinen, Neil Pionk and Bobo Carpenter all score
goals in a 5-0 win over the Des Moines Buccaneers. Colin Olson makes twenty-two saves, Sebastin Repo gets the game
winner and and Joel Janatuinen records that goals and two assists for First, Second and Third Star of the Game honors.
Waltteri Hopponen would finish this season in Lincoln playing for the Stars. There he would nearly double his point
production recording four goals and eighteen assists. Alex Payusov would mark his rookie season with action in forty-seven
regular season games. He would net three goals and help on seven other Musketeer goals. He would score his first
USHL goal as a Musketeer in a October 24th in a 5-1 win over the Des Moines Buccaneers.
Neal Pionk
2012-15 Musketeers
2014-15 USHL All-Star Team * 2014-15 USHL Defenseman of the Year Award
2014 World Junior Club Tournament Best Defenseman Award
Neal would arrive in Sioux City for the start of the season as one of the younger players on the roster. Splitting time
between his high school team in Hermantown, Minnesota and the Musketeers, he saw a limited schedule. However,
he did net a goal and add five assists in twelve Musketeer games. The returning veteran would take on a full time role
during his second season, joining a defensive corps that would finish third in the league, and go two rounds deep in
the Clark Cup play-offs. The second season veteran would record a pair of goals and twenty-one assists.
Neal Pionk enters his third season as a Musketeer and is named team Captain. The season started early and strong with
a bronze medal showing at the World Junior A tournament in Russia he was named the week’s Best Defenseman. His
defensive skills and his ability to set-up goals, helped the Musketeers to a western conference championship. Neal would
also finish as the team’s sixth leading scorer with seven goals, and a Musketeer and USHL leading forty-one assists;
making him the USHL’s highest scoring defenseman that season and the USHL Defenceman of the Year. The Musketeer
Team Captain also recorded ninty-three penalty minutes, placing him among the team’s top five Heavy Hitters. After two
seasons playing for the “U” in Duluth, Neal would split time between the Hartford Wolf Pack and the New York Rangers
and the following season join the Rangers for the whole season where he grabbed six goals and twenty assists.
Adam Johnson
Musketeers 2013-2015
Adam would spend two seasons as a Musketeer. The 2013 Minnesota State Mr. Hockey Finalist from Hibbing-Chisholm
High School would join the Musketeers that fall and start putting points in the book right away. As a rookie to the League,
Adam rarely missed a game and along the way scored fifteen goals and thirty-one assists, finishing his inaugural season as the
team’s third highest scorer. The Musketeers would go two rounds into the play-offs and in eight games, he scored four
goals and three assists.
Shown here during his veteran season, Adam Johnson would lead the team in scoring; posting both a team high thirty-one
goals and forty assists. His seventy-one points was best among team scorers and second best in the USHL, finishing just
nine points behind the leader. The Musketeers would be eliminated in the first round, but not before Adam would add
another goal and two assists to his final USHL stats. He would be chosen as one of the Musketeers
Alternate Captains as well as a USHL All-Star.
Adam Johnson Max Kalter
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Did You Know…a break-out season for UM Duluth sophomore Adam Johnson would record eighteen goals and
nineteen assists and is second among all Bulldog scorers. After just two college seasons he would sign with the Pittsburgh
Penguins. His first game in a Penguins jersey saw him score a pair of goals in a 6-5 pre-season victory over the Detroit
Red Wings and his first NHL goal on the following season on October 12th against the Minnesota Wild.
Max Kalter would play a complete season seeing time in sixty games; grabbing thirteen goals, including his first on
November 1st against the Sioux Falls Stampede, a pair of game-winners and a power-play tally. He would also add
seventeen assists for thirty total regular season points. He would go on to play four seasons at the University Connecticut,
a season in the ECHL and two more in the French Elite League.
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October 24th, 2014
Rookie Jake Durflinger scores his first USHL red-lighter when he takes a pass from Walt Hopponen and beats Bucs
goaltender Ryan Ruck. This one puts the Musketeers ahead three-zip after two periods. He would also add two more
points that night assisting on Alex Rodriguez’s game winner and Walt’s first goals of the game. Jake would be selected
the First Star of the Game that night with a goal and two assists.
Seth Helgeson
Musketeers 2007-09
Seth would log a pair of seasons playing for the Musketeers. During his rookie season, he would record three goals and
eight assists. The following season, the returning veteran would fill the leadership role of the defensive corps and also be
selected as one of the Musketeers Alternate Captains. The USHL All-Star defenseman and top three Musketeer Heavy
Hitter would again only miss a pair of games this season; scoring four goals, twelve assists helping the Musketeers
return to the post season after missing out last season. Seth’s total USHL numbers include a 120 games played;
seven goals and, twenty assists and 105 penalty minutes.
After four seasons playing for the University of Minnesota and three more in the American Hockey League playing for the
Albany Devils, Seth would make his NHL debut on November 11th, 2014 taking on his home state Minnesota Wild. He
would waste no time recording his fist NHL point assisting on the game’s opening goal and helping the Devils to a 3-1 win
over the Wild. Two seasons later on March 4th, 2017 he would notch his fist NHL red-lighter beating goaltender
Sergi Bobrovsky in a 5-1 win over the Columbus Blue Jackets.
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December 31st, 2014
Adam Johnson, Joe Snively and Bobo Carpenter all score to keep the game tied after regulation. Sam Kurker
and Bobo Carpenter find the net during the shoot-out but can’t beat the Lancers in this seven-man shoot-out
Cam Gornet makes twenty-three saves.
Right: Cam Gornet makes helps the Musketeers grab a 3-0 lead well into the second period. However, the Lancers slip one
past him late in the mid period and add two more in the third to send the game to overtime and an eventual seven-player
shoot-out. Left: Sam Kurker is one of two Musketeers to scoring in the extended shoot-out.
Jake Durflinger
Musketeers 2014-16
Jake would spend the prior season playing for the Corpus Christi Ice Rays where he logged a complete sixty game
schedule recording dozen goals and seventeen assists; leading the team in scoring. He would also pay in a single game
with the Musketeers that season against Team USA. He would return as a well experienced rookie having a full
season of Junior Hockey experience under his belt.
Jake Durflinger would log nearly a complete schedule missing just a pair of games during the sixty game grind;
recording seven goals, including his first against the Des Moines Buccaneers on October 24th, and fifteen assists
for a twenty-two point season. Jake would lead the Musketeers in penalties with 208 regular season minutes as
well as nineteen play-off minutes.
He would play in all six games in the Russian World Club Tournament and record a goal and eighteen penalty
minutes as the Musketeers brought home the Bronze Medal. Jake return next season being named a team captain,
however an early season trade moved to the Bloomington Thunder (USHL) where he played two more seasons.
He is currently playing at the University of Denver.
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March 20th, 2015
Joe Snively
Joe Snively goes around defenseman Dillon Eichstadt during this win over the Stampede. Joe celebrates his first
point of the night, a game-winning goal with assists from Adam Johnson and Neal Pionk. He would post assists
on both tally’s from Joel Janatuinen and another from Adam Johnson. His four-point evening earns his the game’s
Second Star honors in this 6-3 win over the eventual Clark Cup Champions.
Did You know… Joe received the 2015 Siouxland’s Choice Award; selected by voters as the Most Popular
Musketeer. This contest is sponsored by the Weekender Magazine and is voted on by local Sioux City residents.
Ryan Zuhlsdorf Walker Duehr
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Ryan would start this rookie season with the Musketeers playing part in their Bronze Medal finish at the world Junior Club
Tournament in Russia and end it with a selection to both the USHL All-Star Game and the USHL All-Star Rookie Team.
Playing in fifty-six games this season, he notched three goals including his first USHL red-lighter, also a game-winner, on
October 18th against the Waterloo Black Hawks. Ryan would also tally ninteen asststs. This following season holds much
success for next season’s Team Captain, putting up both top five scoring and penalty numbers and an NHL draft selection.
Sioux Falls, SD native Walker Duehr joins the squad this season fresh off three season playing AAA hockey in Kansas
City and Las Vegas. The eventual three season USHL veteran would record his first goal playing for the Musketeers on
October 18th against the Waterloo Black Hawks and add five more helpers. He would go on to play additional seasons
in Tri-City, Chicago and Bloomington.
Did You Know…on October 12th, 2023 Waker would become the first player from South Dakota to score a goal in the NHL.
Playing for the Calgary Flames he would grab the opening goal in a 4-1 win over the St. Louis Blues.
Sam Kurker Alexander Payusov
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Sam Kurker took a path to the Musketeers “old Style” when he first logged time playing at the NCAA level; playing
a pair of season for Boston University. He would cut short his second season and join the Indiana Ice. Following that,
he would join the Musketeers for a single season. Playing nearly a full schedule he would record twenty-four goals
and twenty-five assists in fifty-six games placing him among the team’s top five scorers. He would finish his two
remaining college season at Northeastern University and is currently playing in the AHL.
Canadian Born Alexander Payusov arrived in Sioux City fresh off a prior season’s second-place showing at the
Provence-wide Telus Cup Quebec Major AAA tournament championships. the rookie saw time in 47 games and
notched three goals and seven assists. The following season he would be dealt to the Madison Capitols where he
flourished scoring seventeen goals and added fourteen assists. He is currently playing for the University
of Connecticut.
Jake Montgomery
Musketeers 2012-15
Jake logs two prior seasons with the Musketeers. As a rookies he records sixteen goals and eighteen assists. His thirty-four
points is third best on the team and highest among all Musketeers first season players. The following season The Team’s
Alternate Captain grabs nineteen goals and seventeen assists finishing among the Musketeers top five point getters.
Jake Montgomery Returns to the Musketeers for his third season after a brief stop in Omaha playing for the University
of Nebraska Mavericks. His return to the Musketeers line-up this season would bring lots of USHL experience and
leadership. Jake would record a pair of goals and four assists in twenty-three games. He would go on to
play in Arizona for the Sun Devils (NCAA)
Jake Ryczek
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Jake would spend a pair of seasons in Sioux City. During this rookie season he would log nearly a complete schedule
recording six goals and a dozen assists for a regular season eighteen points. The following season he would record three
goals and eleven assists in his first thirty games. While on track to double his offensive output as a Musketeer, he was
traded to theWaterloo Black Hawks (USHL) for the second half of the season. In 2016 Jake would be selected in
the NHL Draft by the Chicago Blackhawks. He log a pair of seasons playing for the Halifax Mooseheads and is
currently playing for the Rockford Icehogs in the AHL.
Lets Play Caption this Photo
1) …how ’bout a little Downey in these jerseys. 2) I hope none of my friends are here tonight.
3) Thank god we’re in Russia…no one will see me in this!!!
David Trinkberger Jacob Wilson
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David Trinkberger arrived in Sioux City half way through the season. The German import posted a pair of goals and assists
for the Muskegon Lumberjacks before adding another five regular season assists for the Musketeers. He would add a play-off
goal in the quarter-final series against Sioux Falls. The following season, the giant defenseman would help anchor the defensive
corps and add a goals and an assists to his USHL stats. He is a commit to the University of Alaska at Anchorage.
Originally drafted by Indiana the prior season, Jacob Wilson is pictured here during his rookie season. He would log fifty-five
games; recording three goals and a dozen assists during the regular season. He would score his fist point as a Musketeer point
on November 11th in a 8-4 win over the Black Hawks and three nights later, notch his first goal in a 6-3 win over the Force.
Jake would eventually play three seasons for the Musketeers capping his time here winning the Musketeers first the regular
season championship in thirty-one seasons.
Larry Dicks
USHL Off-Ice Official 1991-2015
Sioux City Native Larry Dicks marks his retirement after 25 seasons working for the United States Hockey League.
He has worked at all levels and performed all of the off-ice officials duties including serving as Supervisor during his last
ten seasons. He was also a host parent for sixteen seasons.
Jerad Rosburg
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Jared would start his first USHL season in Cedar Rapids however, after 11 games there, he would soon find himself a
welcome spot as a regular Musketeer. His rookie season would see him play in 34 games and post a pair of goals, including
his first red-lighter December 28th in a win over the Fargo Force, and a half dozen assists.
Jared Rosburg returns this season as one of the veteran players expected to help lead the Musketeers. He would help
lead the Musketeers to the bronze medal round in the Junior Club World Cup tournament in Russia. He would score the
Musketeers second goal in the 4-3 medal victory. Jared would start the regular season off suiting-up for eleven games;
scoring a pair of goals and assists before an injury would side-line him for the remainder of the season. He played four
seasons at Michigan State Universeity and is currently playing for the Texas Stars (AHL)
Jay Varady Mark Abalan
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Jay Varady Mark Abalan Ethan Goldberg
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Musketeers vs. Sioux Falls Stampede
(Quarter-Finals)
The Western Conference champs and favored Musketeers meet up with the fourth seed Sioux Falls Stampede. In what figures
to be a Musketeers series one win…is anything but. The Musketeers offence seems to stall-out and the Stampede is play-off hot.
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Game One
The series opener does not go well for the visiting Musketeers as they can not generate any successful offence. Both
teams launch seventy-seven total shots on goal. Dispite thirty-seven Musketeer shots on net, Joe Snively is the lone goal
scorer for Sioux City. Collin Olson has a busy night facing forty Stampede shots and stopping all but five of them.
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Game Two
Two nights later the home ice offers a chance for the Musketees seem to bounce back and they do so. A David Trinkberger
goal keeps the Musketeers deficit to one after the second period. However, the Musketeers offence ignights with thee goals
in the third period from Ryan Walker, Joel Janatuinen and Bobo Carpenter. Making thirty-one saves and seemingly
back on track is goaltender Collin Olson.
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Game Three
Home ice is a moot point as the Musketeer offence sputters and they find themselves down by four goals after the second
period. A quick red-lighter from Joel Janatuinen in the third period looks to spark the Musketeers but the offence continues
to struggle for the remainder of the game. Sioux Falls peppers Collin Olsen for the third game in a row, this time placing
thirty-seven shots on the increasingly tired goaltender.
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Game Four
The Musketeers bounce back with a road win on a first period goal from Joel Janatuinen and third period
game-winner from Ryan Walker. However, Sioux Falls continues to bomb the Sioux City goaltender with shots
on net. Collin Olson makes thirty-eight saves in this series tying game.
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Game Five
By the time this game rolls around the home team is out of gas and can generate no offence. The Musketeers fall behind
by three goals befor Adam Johnson lights the lamp mid-way in the second. This goals fails to spark the Musketeers the
offence is officially done for the season. Sioux Falls places a barrage of fifty-four shots on Collin Olson who makes
forty-nine saves in this loss to the eventual Clark Cup Champions.
2014 Junior Club World Cup Tournament
Ufa, Russia / August 22nd-30, 2014
After outscoring their first three opponents 18-4 the Musketeers would drop the next two games by a goal each. However,
they would rebound in the consolation game with an overtime victory over Belarus. This would be the third time in as many
seasons that a USHL team has medaled in he world tournament (Waterloo-Silver 2012 and Dubuque-Bronze 2013).
The Musketeers would own half of the top ten scoring positions as Adam Johnson receives the tournament’s Leading Scorer
Award with 6 goals and 3 assists. Neal Pionk was named the JCWC Best Defenseman Award.
Left: The Musketeers take time for a team photos after the overtime victory to clinch the bronze Medal.
Right: Colin Olson Sam Saliba and Austin Chavez wait to receive their bronze tournament medals.
2014 World Junior A Challenge Tournament
Challenge Tournament Gold Medal
Kinderseley, Saskatchewan, Canada / December 14th-20th, 2014
Gold Medal Game: Team USA 3 – Denmark 2 OT
Jay Varady Keith Paulson Neil Pionk Joe Snively Ryan Zuhlsdorf
Musketeers Head Coach and Director Hockey Operations Jay Varady is selected to lead the coaching staff. Past Musketeer
assistant coach Keith Paulson, now with the Wisconsin Capitols (USHL) will serve as assistant coach to the USA Team.
Neil Pionk makes his second showing in the tournament and third year Musketeer Joe Snively and rookie Ryan Zuhlsdorf
their first. Team USA would go on to win a third tournament title in three seasons as well as their sixth title in seven seasons.
USHL All-Star/Top Prospects Game
January 13th, 2015 / Dubuque, IA.
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Jay Varady Ryan Zuhlsdorf Robert Carpenter
Musketeers selected are Robert Carpenter & Ryan Zuhlsdorf. Musketeers Head Coach Jay Varady will lead the western division
all-stars. The eastern all-stars build an early 5-0 lead after the first period, both teams trade goals in the second and the west does
out-score the east 3-1 in the third but it’s to little-too late.
USHL All-Star First Team USHL All-Star Rookie Team
Adam Johnson Neil Pionk Ryan Zuhlsdorf Robert Carpenter
In an unusual situation, Adam Johnson and Neil Pionk are not selected to play in the All-Star game, but are both selected
to the USHL’s First All-Star team. Musketeers Ryan Zuhlsdorf and Robert Carpenter are both selected to the USHL’s
All-Star Rookie teams. Ryan is chosen a member of the first team and Robert is a second team selection.
2015 NHL Draft
June 26th-7th, 2015 at the BB&T Center in Sunrise, FL
Ryan Zuhlsdorf
USHL and Musketeer rookie Ryan Zuhlsdorf is selected by the Tampa Bay Lighting in the fifth round in the NHL draft. He
would play a pair of seasons in Sioux City, four seasons at the University of Minnesota and is currentlly playing in the
ECHL for the Rapid City Rush.
Brock Boeser was drafted in the first round this year by the Vancouver Canucks. Brock played eight games for the
Musketeers recoding three goals and an assists. He would go on to play the next season in Waterloo where he was the
Black Hawks leading scorer and the third highest scorer in the League.
Angie Turpin and Sammy Sleagle Tim Arts
USHL Off-Ice Officials Sioux City Musketeers Event Manager
Musketeers Face-Off For Charity
Boys & Girls Home and Family Service / Applebee’s Sioux City, IA / January 29th, 2015
17th Annual event.
Musketeers Halloween Costume Contest
October 31st, 2014
Tim Seamen and Jenna Ryerson KCAU TV
2014 CCM/USA Hockey All-American Prospects Game
September 24th / Niagara Center / Buffalo, NY
Musketeer Brock Boeser is selected to play in this season prospect game. He would spend just a brief time in Sioux City logging
eight games and and scoring three goals and an assist. Also apart of the game are Team Olczyk Head Coach Eddie Olczyk; both
of his boys played for the Musketeers, Ed Junior playing a single season and Tommy playing four in Sioux City. Coaching for
Team Grier is past USHL player and Head Coach Don Granato. This game would see Team Grier defeat team Olczyk
by a 6-3 margin.
2014 Atlantic Coast Challenge
The Musketeer did not participate this season in the Atlantic Coast Challenge because of their Junior Club World Cup Tournament
participation.
Musketeer Award Winners
No Player Awards This Season
League consists of seventeen member teams playing a sixty game regular season schedule.
Eastern Conference: Bloomington Thunder, Cedar Rapids Rough Riders, Chicago Steel, Green Bay Gamblers,
Madison Capitols, Muskegon Lumberjacks, Team USA, Youngstown Phantoms, Waterloo Black Hawks
Western Conference: Des Moines Buccaneers, Dubuque Fighting Saints, Fargo Force, Lincoln Stars, Omaha Lancers,
Sioux Falls Stampede, Tri-City Storm, Sioux City Musketeers
Returning Musketeers Ryan Zuhlsdorf is named team Captain and Jacob Wilson and Jake Durflinger are named Alternate
Captains for next seasons campaign.
In addition to their usual mid-summer camp held at the IBP Ice Center they hold a week long final try-out camp
and team orientation in Villars, Switzerland on August 3rd-10th, 2015. This is just a small example of the opportunities
that the USHL can make possible to its participating players.
The Musketeers start the season looking good on paper with several returning players as well as a veteran goaltender they
start the season looking like a very solid team that will have a chance at an eventual Clark Cup run. They hold their own
through the first half of the season going just under .500.
They place a veteran and rookie scorer among the leagues top players as well as five players on the USHL All Star roster;
C.J. Dodero, Jackson Keane, Matt Steeves, Michael Boyle and Jake Ryczek.
However, the return to the ice after the Christmas break is disastrous for the Musketeers. The team gives up a
league leading amount of goals and the offence falters; they unable to generate enough goals to win the close games.
They finish the season with a 20-39-1 record.
Season Tickets: Green $355.00/Gold $385.00/Tan $415.00 * Reserved Tickets: Green $13.00 /Gold $15.00 / Tan $17.00
Musketeer Front Office Staff
Lloyd Ney Rich Zaber Mark LaRose Tim Artz Heather Campbell Julie Lake
Executive Executive General Manager Community Relations Office Group Ticket
President Vice President Event Management Manager Sales
Musketeers Coaching Staff
Jay Varady Mark Abalan Ethan Goldberg Rob Frost Russell DeGroote Cody Clark
Head Coach & Assistant Assistant Athletic Team Equipment
GM Hockey Operations Coach Coach Trainer Doctor Manager
Between The Pipes
Veteran Cam Gornet returns for his second USHL season as a Musketeer and takes over the starting duties. He logged a third
of the games and spent the last season under the tutelage of three year veteran Colin Olson. Rookies Luke Kania joins the team
as the back-up during the pre-season, but an early season injury sidelines his rookie year. Local Sioux City high school player
Ben Morehead and Evan Smith will serve as emergency goaltenders until David Fessenden joins the Musketeers rooster
as a permanent replacement.
Cam Gornet
Musketeers 2014-16
Second year veteran Cam Gornet would carry the mail this season for the Musketeers. Logging most of the game this
season he would compile a disappointing 16-35 regular season record. Many of those games were low scoring affairs and on
occasion the Musketeers couldn’t get enough offence going to win those close ones. Leading the league in minutes played with
3040 he did record a pair of shut-out victories as well as two shoot-out wins. The following season he will be playing for the
Harvard University Crimson (NCAA)
Evan Smith David Fessenden
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Evan Smith would log the first half of the season taking over the back-up goaltender position. With a prior season of
experience in the Western Hockey league and the North American League he is ready to take on the challenge of the USHL.
He would see time in five games this season and finish with a winning 3-2 record. He was drafted by the Nashville Predators
(NHL) in 2015 and is currently playing for the Saskatoon Blades in the WHL.
David Fessenden would take over the back-up duties the second half of the season. Also with a prior season of experience
in the North American League playing for the Bismarck Bobcats. He would see only three USHL games and record a 1-2
record between the pipes. He would be selected by the Nashville Predators in the 2015 NHL draft.
High Scorers
Mitch Fossier Eeli Tolvanen Teemu Pulkkinen Josh Wilkins Ryan Zuhlsdorf
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Loaded with rookie players this season, First year player Mitch Fossier would grab the scoring honors this season with
eleven goals and a team leading twenty-eight assists. Eeli Tolvanen would score a leading seventeen goals and twenty-one
assists while fellow countryman Teemu Pulkkinen is just behind him with fifteen goals and sixteen assists. Josh Wilkins
would record sixteen goals on his way to twenty-nine total points and veteran Ryan Zuhlsdorf would round out the top
five scorers with twenty-three assists, before a trade moved him to Dubuque halfway through the season.
Heavy Hitters
Matt Steeves Jacob Wilson Logan Gestro Connor Valesano Ryan Zuhlsdorf
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Matt Steeves would take home Heavy Hitter honors this season recording 114 penalty minutes. Returning veteran
defensemen Jacob Wilson and another rookie defenseman Logan Gestro tallied ninety-nine and eighty-eight minutes
in the box. Four-season USHL veteran Connor Valesano racked-up seventy-seven minutes. Veteran Ryan Zuhlsdorf
rounds out the top five heavy hitters with fifty-one penalty minutes. Late season additions Pat Holway and Tray Dodd
also make a run for the team’s top five totaling sixty-seven and fifty-two minutes combined with their other USHL
teams that season.
2015-16 Game Jerseys
The new carbon fiber alternate jerseys await opening night as the Musketeers prepare to take on the defending Clark Cup
Champions Sioux Falls Stampede Saturday night at the Tyson Event Center. October 3rd, 2015. The Musketeers start the
season on a positive note – a 5-3 win over the Stampede.
Equipment manager Cody Clark and Head Trainer Rob Frost ready the regular season whites and yellow alternates for that
nights game. The white jersey style was a move to the more traditional look jersey…
…while the yellow alternates were a nod to the original Sioux City Musketeer logo and jersey
Ryan Zuhlsdorf
Musketeers 2014-16
Last season Ryan had a busy rookie season playing four games shy of a complete sixty game schedule, he would
record three goals and nineteen assists during the regular season and add two additional first round play-off assists.
Ryan would play in the USHL All-Star Game and be picked to the USHL All-Rookie Team.
This season Ryan Zuhlsdorf would take on the role as the team leader and is selected Team Captain. While his scoring
did decrease, he took on the mantle as a play-maker, assisting on twenty-three regular season goals. He was both a Musketeer
High Scorer and a Heavy Hitter with eighty-seven penalty minutes. Ryan would be traded to Dubuque halfway through the
season where he played in sixteen more games and adding five more helpers to his final season stats. He was chosen by the
Tampa Bay Lightning in the 2015 NHL draft and is committed to play at the University of Minnesota.
Eeli Tolvanen
Musketeers 2015-17
Part of a Sioux City-Findland connection, rookie Eeli Tolvanen would rack-up seventeen goals and twenty-one assists
on his way to second leading scorer honors with thirty-eight total points. During the first half of the season, Eeli scored
thirty-one of those points in twenty-nine games and was the League’s second leading rookie scorer. He would be
selected to the USHL’s All Rookie Team. He is a top ten projected top ten pick in the 2017 NHL draft.
Did You Know…Eeli would also log time during this 2015-16 season for both Finnish National teams (U17 and U18)
where he would average over a point a games posting 17 goals and four assists in just 17 games.
Kevin Gravel
Musketeers 2009-10
Past Musketeer Kevin Gravel makes his NHL debut on February 11th, 2016 as the Los Angeles Kings take on the New York Islanders.
He logs sixteen shifts on nearly eleven minutes of ice time and record a shot on goal. The following season he would record his first NHL
red-lighter in a February 23rd, 2017 in a tilt between the Kings and the Boston Bruins. He is currently in this third season splitting
time between the Ontario Reign and the Kings.
Phil Knies Matt Steeves
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Phil Knies first junior season in Sioux City saw him log a forty-seven game schedule recording five goals and eight
assists. He would notch his first USHL goal December 11th, in a 3-2 shoot out win over Youngstown and the following
night record his first multi-goal game in a thumping of the same Phantoms. The following season the veteran would log
a complete schedule finishing as both a Musketeer High Scorer and Heavy Hitter. He has committed to play his college
hockey at the University of Miami at Ohio after his junior hockey is complete.
Matt Steeves logged a single season as a Musketeer playing just a pair of games shy of a complete season. He would
lead the Musketeers in penalty minutes recording 114 minutes in the box. Matt also knew how to light the lamp,
notching a dozen goals and three assists this season as well. He would be selected to play for the Western division
in the All-Star/Prospects Game. An off-season trade moved him to Muskegon where he netted fourteen goals
and eight assists. He is currently committed to play at the University of Notre Dame.
8th Annual Musketeers Pink in the Rink
5-Musketeers vs. Tri-City Storm-3
October 25th, 2015
Mitchell Fossier Matt Steeves
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Rookie Musketeers Mitchell Fossier (Left) and Matt Steeves (Right) score their first goals as Musketeers in this 5-3 win
over the Storm. Musketeers Connor Sundquist and Jacob Wilson also tally their first goals of the season. Mitch would go
on to lead the Musketeers in scoring this season netting eleven goals and a team leading twenty-eight assists.
Pierce Pluemer C.J. Dodero
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Left: Pierce Pluemer starts to move the puck up ice as Storm defenseman Mattias Goransson.
Right: C.J. Dodero skates past the Storm bench as the Musketeer move into the attaching zone.
Brian Rigali Teemu Pulkkinen
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Brian Rigali joins the Musketeers squad this season with some prior junior hockey experience having played
for the Springfield Jr. Blues. He would see a busy schedule for a rookie playing in thirty-six regular season games.
He wasted no time getting on the score sheet; recording his fist Musketeer goal in the home opener against the
Fargo Force on September 25th. Brian would eventually record four more red-lighters and add eight helpers this
season. He will go on to pay an important part in the Musketeers Anderson Cup Championship and the nearly
successful quest for the Clark Cup.
Teemu Pulkkinen beats the Waterloo goalie for the second time that night giving the Musketeers a 7-5 victory over the Black
Hawks. Joining the Musketeers for the 2015-16 season he was one of several players the Musketeers found playing in Finland
over the last few seasons. He tallied fifteen goals and sixteen assists finishing among the top three team scorers. He will be playing
hockey next season in Omaha for the University of Nebraska.
Musketeers in the Community
While the Musketeers spend a majority of time at the rink or on the bus, they always find time to get out and meet their fans.
So many times during the season the players head out to Sioux City’s local schools, hospitals, businesses and charities. These
meetings really give the fans a chance to meet these young adults and interact with these great players. These meeting always
result in lots of smiles and are always the source of some Brush with Greatness stories down the line.
Season Ticket Delivery AM Youth Fitness
Left: Musketeers Jake Durflinger, Ryan Zuhlsdorf and Jacob Wilson personally deliver season ticket holders their ticket books and
special season ticket holders swag. Right: Connor Valesano, Jacob Wilson and David Trinkberger help organize one of the several
AM Fitness groups that meet through out the season, either at a selected Sioux City school or the Long Lines Rec Center.
GiGi’s Play House St. Luke’s Unity Point Hospital
Left: C.J. Dodero, David Trinkberger, Mitch Fossier, ID Player and ID Player attend the GiGi’s Playhouse annual open house.
Right: Jacob Wilson, Ryan Zuhlsdorf and Connor Valesano meet up with cancer survivors at St. Luke’s Unity Point hospital.
Max McCormick
Musketeers 2010-11
Past Musketeer; Penalty Minutes Leader and USHL All Star Max McCormick makes his NHL debut suiting-up for the
Ottawa Senators on on October 24th. He gets sixteen shifts; logs over thirteen minutes of ice time and garners a shot on
goal in this losing effort to the Arizona Coyotes. In December, he gets his first point against the Boston Bruins and on
January 7th he beats Florida Panthers goalie Roberto Luongo getting the Sens back in the game 2-1 after two periods.
Military Appreciation Night
2-Musketeers vs. Sioux Falls Stampede-4
November 7th, 2015
This is the 6th Annual Military appreciation game held in Sioux City. Proceeds from the gate and jersey auction are all
donated to the Support Siouxland Soldiers organization.
Jackson Keane Jake Ryczek
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Left: Jackson Keane tracks the puck as the Musketeers move up ice. Right: Defenseman Jake Ryczek pokes the puck away
from Stampede winger Josh Passolt. Jake and rookie Peirce Pluemer would score the only two Musketeer goals in this 4-2 loss.
Brady Ferner
Musketeers 2015-18
Brady Ferner, native of Sioux City and the Siouxland Youth Hockey program would make his return home after several
seasons playing for the Chicago Americans and a pair of seasons in the North American League playing for the Coulee
Region Chill. He didn’t find the net during his first season here, but did add six assists to his first USHL stats. Brady
would return the next season as an important past of the defensive corps that would help lead the Musketeer to a
Clark Cup final series deciding game five.
Jackson Keane C.J. Dodero
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Jackson Keane notched seven goals and added another four assists to his rookie season stats as a Musketeer. It wouldn’t
take him long to light the lamp scoring in his first game as a Musketeer in a 5-4 overtime victory over the Fargo Force. He
would be selected to play in the USHL All-Star/Prospects game. The University of North Dakota recruit is expected to
return next season as one of the several returning veterans.
C.J. Dodero would make the most of this rookie season tallying-up nine goals and a dozen helpers. Waiting only three
games into the season to notch his first USHL goal in a 5-3 win over the Sioux Falls Stampede. Four games later he will find
the net three times for his first career hatrick in a 4-0 blanking of the Omaha Lancers. He would also earn a spot on the
USHL All-Star/Prospects Team where he would notch a goal for Team West. Also expected to return next season, the
University of Denver recruit has one more season as a Musketeer before moving on to play for the Pioneers (NCAA).
Cam Gornet
Carrying the mail for most of the season, starting goaltender Cam Gornet would have a busy veteran season. Setting three
Musketeer goaltender records including 3040 minutes played in a single season, 1613 shots on goal and 1448 saves.
Jacob Wilson
Musketeers 2014-17
Jacob’s rookie season saw him log a busy schedule playing in fifty-five regular season contests. He would net three goals,
add a dozen assists and record sixty-one penalty minutes, seventh best among the teams Heavy Hitters.
Returning for a second season as a Musketeer, Jacob Wilson would post seven goals and thirteen assists, placing him
second among Musketeer High Scorers. He recorded a pair of multi-point games including December 12th when he scored
two goals and added an assists in a 9-4 win over Youngstown. as well as finding a second place spot on the Musketeer
Heavy Hitters list with ninety-nine penalty minutes. He is a projected returning player again next season and is expected
to fill leadership and scoring roles.
4-Musketeers vs. Omaha Lancers-1
December 31st, 2015
Cam Gornet stops twenty-eight shots and Josh Wilkins, Eeli Tolvanen, Conner Valesano, and Evan Wisocky all score
goals giving the Musketeers a commanding win over the Lancers.
Josh Wilkins Evan Wisocky
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Rookie Josh Wilkins arrives in Sioux City with junior hockey experience having played in the North American League for
the Austin Bruins. During this first Musketeer season, he recorded sixteen goals and thirteen assists; his first one coming in
a victory over a 7-3 victory over the Stampede. He is currently playing at Providence College.
Another rookie this season is Evan Wisocky. Playing thirty regular season games, he would post his first of two goals,
New Year’s Eve game-winner over the Omaha Lancers. He would also add three more regular season assists. Even would
spend the following season playing nearly a full schedule for the Youngstown Phantoms scoring ten goals and a dozen
assists. Evan is currently playing college hockey for the University of Connecticut.
Tray Dodd
Musketeers 2015-16
Tray Dodd would record half a season in Sioux City after a trade from Dubuque where he played there for two seasons
scoring a dozen goals and sixteen assists. He would add an additional six goals and three assists as he finished out the
season for the Musketeers. Tray is currentlly playing at Brown University.
Did You know…Tray’s dad Rick played for the Musketeers during the 1985-86 season; posting nineteen goals,
seventeen assists and recorded 133 penalty minutes.
Rick Dodd Rick Dodd Jr. Rick Dodd Sr.
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Left: Rick Dodd (Tray’s dad) is shown here during one of the Musketeer player autograph nights. Right: Tray’s
dad (Rick Jr.-Left) and Tray’s Grandpa (Rick Sr.-Right) talking shop after one of the Musketeer games.
Jake Ryczek
Musketeers 2014-16
Jake would spend a pair of seasons in Sioux City. During this rookie season he would log nearly a complete schedule
recording six goals and a dozen assists for a total of eighteen regular season points. His first goal would come just three
games into the season, a game winning goal in a 2-0 blanking of the Sioux Falls Stampede.
This season the returning veteran Jake Ryczek would record three goals and eleven assists in his first thirty games. While
on track to double his offensive output as a Musketeer, he was traded to the Waterloo Blackhawks (USHL) for the second
half of the season. Finishing the season on the other side of the state he would add four more goals and eight more assists
to his second season totals. Following the season end, Jake would be drafted by the Chicago Blackhawks in the 2016 NHL
Draft. He is currently playing at Providence College.
Ryan Carpenter
Musketeers 2009-11
Ryan would log a pair of seasons for the Musketeers. His rookie season schedule kept him busy, only missing a pair of games
during the sixty-game grind; scoring ten goals and a dozen assists. The following season the veteran would be selected as the
Team Captain; he finished second among Musketeer scorers where his thirty-two assists was best among Musketeer scorers
and his forty-five total points helping the Musketeer make a return to post-season play after a two year absence.
Ryan would make his NHL debut in 2015 in December 12th against the Minnesota Wild. The following season, saw his
time with the pros increasing; recording his first NHL goal in a November 30th tilt against the Los Angeles Kings and a
second one two games later against the Tampa Bay Lighting.
In 2017 Ryan would be left unprotected by the Sharks and in December become a member the newly formed Las
Vegas Golden Knights. By the end of the season, Ryan would make NHL history when he and the Golden Knights
would become the first expansion team to play in the Stanley Cup finals. Ryan would notch nine goals and five
assists during the regular season and record his first play-off points grabbing five assist as the Knights are crowned
the Western Conference Champions.
David Trinkberger
Musketeers 2014-16
David’s rookie season in the USHL would begin in Muskegon playing for the Lumberjacks. Posting a pair of goals and
assists before a mid-season trade would make him a Musketeer. He would add five more assists to his first year stats giving
him a pair of goals and seven helpers. He would also grab his first play-off goal in the first round playing the
Sioux Falls Stampede.
Returning for his second season, David Trinkberger he would record a goal and an assist, but more importantly he
brought his size, toughness and leadership to the Musketeer defensive corps. He is currently playing at the University
of Alaska-Anchorage (NCAA).
Mitch Fossier
Musketeers 2015-16
Mitch Fossier would join the Musketeers with junior experience playing the prior season in the North American League. He
would lead the Musketeers in scoring this season with eleven goals and a team leading twenty-nine assists. His first Musketeer
red-lighter came in Tri-City, on October 24th in a 5-3 win over the Storm. He will be starting the 2016 season playing for the
University of Maine.
Cam Gornet Evan Smith
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Cam Gornet would carry the mail this season logging most of the Musketeer schedule as the starting goaltender. After two seasons as
a Musketeer he will be playing for the Harvard Crimson hockey team. Evan Smith joined the team with a prior season experience playing
in the North American League for the Austin Bruins. He would finish the 15-16 season playing for the Saskatoon Blades in the WHL.
He was picked by the Nashville Predators in the 2015 NHL draft.
Dave Hakstol
Musketeers Head Coach 1996-2000
In May of 2015 the Philadelphia Flyers name past Musketeer bench boss Dave Hakstol as their new Head Coach; he becomes
the Flyers nineteenth head coach since the Flyers joined the league in 1967. Having spent the prior eleven seasons as head coach
of the University of North Dakota. While he is new to the NHL, Dave has produced many NHL caliber players like Jonathan
Toews, T.J. Oshie, Drew Stafford, Matt Green to name just a few.
Dave would also play three seasons with the Fighting Sioux before making a jump to the IHL where he played for five seasons.
In 1996, the Sioux City Musketeers gave him his first opportunity behind the bench.. While in Sioux City, Dave shaped future
NHLers David Hale, Ruslan Fedotenko & Rostislav Klesla.
2015 Junior Club World Cup Tournament
Yekaterinburg Russia / August 24th-30, 2015
The Chicago Steel would represent the USHL this season as they would mark the fourth time in as many years that a USHL team
would medal; a bronze medal win over the home team Russia Avto.
2015 World Junior A Challenge Tournament
Challenge Tournament Gold
Whitby, Ontario, Canada / December 13th-19th, 2015
Bronze Medal Game: Team USA 7 – Canada East 1
Josh Wilkins Ryan Zuhlsdorf
This tournament selection would mark the first time for Musketeer Josh Wilkins and a return trip to the tournament for second year
Musketeer Ryan Zuhlsdorf. Max Zimmer would score a pair of goals in this win for Team USA. Max logged a pair of games for the
Musketeers before being traded to the Chicago Steel
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USHL All-Star/Top Prospects Game
January 12th, 2016 / Omaha, Nebraska
C.J. Dodero Jackson Keane Matt Steeves Michael Boyle Jake Ryczek
The Musketeers would lead the western division with five players selected to play in this year’s Top Prospect Game.
The game saw the west losing 6-2 however, C.J. Dodero accounted for the second of the west’s two goals.
Did You Know…Starting this season with the USHL All-Star/Top Prospects games held in Omaha, NE; the first goal
in every game will be enshrined in the Hockey hall of Fame in Toronto. This historic package will be sent off to the Hall
and includes the puck and the scorer’s stick, gloves & game jersey.
USHL All-Star Rookie Team
Eeli Tolvanen
Musketeers 2015-17
2015 CCM/USA Hockey All-American Prospects Game
September 24, 2015 / First Niagara Center/ Buffalo, NY
There are no Musketeers selected to play in this seasons prospect game. Team Plante defeats Team Roenick 6-4
Musketeer Award Winners
No Player Awards This Season
2016 NHL Draft
June 24th-25th, 2016 / Buffalo, NY
The seven round draft is held on at the First Niagara Center in Buffalo, NY. The USHL has forty-five players selected
in the draft. Past Musketeers Max Zimmer is selected in the fourth round by the Carolina Hurricanes and current Musketeer
Jake Ryczek is chosen in the final round by the Chicago Blackhawks.
Jake Ryczek
Musketeers 2014-16
Jake Ryczek is selected in the 2016 NHL draft. Jake played a season and a half in Sioux City and the remainder of his three
total junior seasons with the Waterloo Black Hawks. He is drafted by the Chicago Blackhawks and is currently playing for the
Halifax Mooseheads in the QMJHL.
League consists of seventeen member teams playing a sixty game regular season schedule.
Eastern Conference: Bloomington Thunder, Cedar Rapids Rough Riders, Chicago Steel, Green Bay Gamblers,
Madison Capitols, Muskegon Lumberjacks, Team USA, Youngstown Phantoms, Waterloo Black Hawks
Western Conference: Des Moines Buccaneers, Dubuque Fighting Saints, Fargo Force, Lincoln Stars, Omaha Lancers,
Sioux Falls Stampede, Tri-City Storm, Sioux City Musketeers
The Musketeers ready for the new season hosting try-out camps in both Sioux City and St. Louis. They will start the season
with several returning veterans including the highly scouted Eeli Tolvanen; widely expected to go in the early first
round of the 2017 NHL draft.
The 16-17 regular season is a success; winning 40 games, collecting 87 points (60 game schedule), finishing with
a 40-13-5-2 record and bringing home the Anderson Cup for the first time in 30 seasons. High scorers Eeli Tolvanen,
Odeen Tufto, Kristian Pospisil & Charlie Kelleher provide the nightly scoring punch. On nights the scoring slows,
the defensive corps of Matt Hellickson, Jacob Wilson, Brady Ferner, and Carson Vance limited the opponent’s shots
on goals and USHL Most Valuable Player and USHL Goalie of the Year Matiss Kivlenieks stops the
remaining .923 percent of those shots.
After five seasons Assistant Coach Mark Abalan takes the Head Coach Position at Shattuck/St. Mary’s boys U16 program.
General Manager Mark LaRose will take his position as Assistant on an interim basis.
Head Coach Jay Varady is selected for a second time in three seasons to serve as the head coach for Team USA
during the 2015 World Junior A Challenge Tournament Challenge Tournament.
The Musketeers will celebrate 45 seasons as members of the United States Hockey League. They will design a special
45th season commemorative logo. The League will also introduce a new logo modernizing the logo of the past several seasons.
* The USHL announces the redesign of of its new 2016 logo. This is the fifth logo redesigns in the league’s
36 year history when in 1980 the league transitioned from a Senior Professional to an armature Junior league
* This new logo will incorporate elements of logos past; the seven stripes representing the seven USHL original teams,
the proportional star representing the rising fortunes of the league’s players, coaches and officials.
* The overall stars & stripes theme representing the USHL’s distinction of being the nation’s only Junior A Tier 1 League
* These new USHL crests will be worn on all three regular season jerseys (BCA and Military Night exception)
Musketeer Front Office Staff
Lloyd Ney Rich Zaber Mark LaRose Jake Debo Heather Campbell Julie Lake
Executive Executive General Manager Director Game Office Group Ticket
President Vice President Operations, Social Media Manager Sales
Community Relations Merchandise
Musketeers Coaching Staff
Jay Varady Ethan Goldberg Mark LaRose Rob Frost Cody Clark
Head Coach & Assistant Assistant Athletic Equipment
GM Hockey Operations Coach Coach Trainer Manager
Between the Pipes
The Musketeers this season will be pressed to start the season with two rookie goaltenders. Matiss Kivlenieks will join the
team with a prior season of junior experience playing in the North America League. A native of Latvia he would play two
seasons in the Minnesota junior league before spending the prior season playing for Coulee Region. Ryan Ferland will
arrive with three seasons of Massachusetts high school hockey under his belt and a promise to play at Princeton University
following his time in the USHL. Youngster Todd Scott joins the team as part of a long-term goaltending plan for the
Musketeers over the next few seasons.
Matiss Kivlenieks
Musketeers 2016-17
In just his first and last USHL season Matiss Kivlenieks would make his mark on the Musketeer organization. Carrying
the mail for most of the season he would lead the Musketeers to their first Anderson Cup (League Championship) in 31
seasons. Matiss would add his name to the Musketeer and USHL record book; breaking Sioux City goalie records for;
Wins in a season (36), shut outs in a season (5), lowest goals against average (1.85) and a League leading save percentage
of .932. He would also lead the League in wins, saves, goals against and tie with four other league goalies
with five shut-outs.
Matiss would finish the season with 36 victories and just seven losses over the Anderson Cup season. Twice he was
the USHL’s goaltender of the week. His 1.85 goals against average is the lowest in USHL Tier 1 history and his.932 save
percentage the second highest in USHL Tier 1 history.
Matiss Kivlenieks
Musketeers 2016-17
Matiss Kivlenieks becomes the first Musketeer player to secure both the USHL Player of the Year and Goaltender of the Year awards.
After setting countless individual goaltending records during the regular season, leading the Musketeers to a regular season championship
and a trip to the final championship game, Matiss easily secures both these top honors. He would be named to the All-USHL First Team.
Ryan Ferland Todd Scott
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Goaltender Ryan Ferland and Todd Scott both log some limited time in the Musketeer’s net. Ryan would see time in five games
posting a 2-2 record. He would finish his short stint with the Musketeers with a.891 save percentage and a 2.59 goals against
average. He would spend the remainder of the season playing for the New Jersey Jr. Titans
Todd Scott would join the Musketeers well aware of his long-term plans with the Musketeers. Joining the Musketeers
behind a veteran goalie that rarely faltered; his main job was to provide some occasional rest and sit back and learn from
the veteran. He first entered the Musketeers radar when he provided those in attendance to a stellar week of goaltending
during the team’s annual summer try-out camp; he played nearly perfect hockey, only letting a few goals past him in
some eight games. He is perfectly positioned to take over the Musketeers future goaltending duties for multiple seasons.
High Scorers
Eeli Tolvanen Charlie Kelleher Odeen Tufto Philip Knies Kristian Pospisil
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Returning Veteran Eeli Tolvanen leads the way in scoring this season notching 30 goals for a season high 54 points. The Musketeers
made several trades this season to bolster their offence well into the season; Charlie Kelleher and Odeen Tufto both arrived two-thirds
in to the season sporting 33 and 28 points, as Musketeers they would build on these numbers. Charlie would finish with 17 goals and
34 assists while Odeen did so a goal & a pair of assists behind him. Another veteran Phil Knies would finish in the fourth spot notching
21 goals and 20 assists. Rookie Kristian Pospisil will round out the high scorers with 15 goals and 25 assists in just 48 games played.
Heavy Hitters
Kristian Pospisil Solag Bakich Philip Knies Brian Rigali Jacob Wilson
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Top three Musketeers scorers Rookie Kristian Pospisil would lead the team in penalty minutes this season with 111.
Solag Bakich would join the Musketeers half way thorough the season bringing a physical game with him; both a
penalty leader in Des Moines and now for the Musketeers; he would record 124 total penalty minutes; 70 for the
Musketeers. Returning veterans Philip Knies and Brian Rigali would record 66 and 57 minutes and three season
veteran Jacob Wilson rounding out the top five with 48 penalty minutes.
Jay Varady Mark LeRose
Musketeers 2013-17 Musketeers 2014-Present
2017 USHL Coach of the Year 2017 USHL General Manager of the Year
Jay Varady is in his fourth season as Musketeers Head Coach. After a pair of successful seasons and a disappointing prior season,
Jay returned the Musketeers to championship status by capturing the League’s regular season Championship honors. The Musketeers
would record team records of 40 wins and 87 points.
General Manager Mark LeRose would join the Musketeers behind the bench this season filling a vacated assistant coach position.
He joined the Ownership’s front office staff in 2014 but before that, spent twenty plus seasons coaching, scouting and training players
ranging from youth to professional.
Jay Varady Mark LaRose
Having lead the Musketeers this season from Worst to First: Head Coach Jay Varady and General Manager Mark LeRose
both are selected respectively as the USHL’s Coach and General Manager of the Year. Jay is in his fourth season as the
Musketeers Head Coach and is just the third Musketeer coach (Bob Ferguson & Dave Hakstol) to receive this award. Mark
is in this third season as General Manager and is just the second Sioux City GM (Bob Ferguson) to recieve this award. He
would also spend this season working the bench as an Assistant Coach.
Ethan Goldberg Rob Frost, Cody Clark, Mark LeRose
Musketeers 2013-17 Jay Varady & Ethan Goldberg
Left: Assistant Coach Ethan Goldberg is in his fourth full season with the Musketeers; the first season spent as the
Director of Game/Practice Video analysis and the last three seasons behind the Musketeers’ bench. Ethan played three
seasons at Lake Forest College and spent and additional season as an assistant coach at his alma mater and another at
Bemidji State before joining the Musketeers in 2013. Right: This look down the beach shows the entire hockey operations
staff; Rob Frost (Trainer), Cody Clark (Equipment) Mark LeRose, Jay Varady and Ethan Goldberg.
Mattis Kivlenieks
Helping lead the Musketeers to the Western Conference Championship, goaltender Mattis Kivlenieks breaks a long-standing
Musketeer record; winning thirty-six games in a single sixty-two game season. Prior to this season, this goaltender Dave LeGree
recorded thirty-three wins during this traditional senior league forty-eight game season
Eeli Tolvanen
Musketeers 2015-17
Last season Eeli posted thirty eight points, second among all team scorers including a team leading seventeen goals. The
rookie nailed-down several USHL honors including selections to the All-Star and All-Rookie teams.
The returning veteran and projected top ten NHL draftee Eeli Tolnaven leads the Musketeers in scoring. He records
thirty goals and twenty-four assists as the Musketeers captured their first League Championship in thirty seasons. He
would also add another five goals and five assists in post season play as the Musketeers fall a game short of a league
championship. An injury would keep him out of the All-Star Game this year but would still be named to the All-USHL
First Team. He was also a multi-game/week Star of the Game and Player of the week recipient.
Did You Know…Eeli would spend a week away from the USHL participating in the World Junior Tournament playing
for his homeland Team Finland. He would average a point per game notching a pair of goals and adding four assists.
Originally committed to play college hockey at Boston College, Eeli was drafted by the Predators in 2017 and delt to
the Helsinki Jesters (KHL). After another season playing for the Milwaukee Admirals (AHL) he returned to the
Predators for three season and is currently playing for the Seattle Krackin (NHL)
2-Musketeers vs. Omaha Lancers -1
September 24th, 2016
Connor McMenamin & Jackson Keane score goals and Matiss Kivlenieks stops twenty-one Lancer shots for a season opening
2-1 win for the Musketeers. This will be the first of a record tying, forty wins for the Musketeers and the first regular season
championship in thirty seasons.
Kristian Pospisil Jackson Keane
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Kristian Pospisil and Omaha Lancer Michael Higgins mix-it-up in this battle on opening night at the Tyson. His seventeen
minutes in the box tonight will be the first of a team leading 111 regular season penalty minutes.
Jackson Keane grabs the rare Gordie Howe Hat Trick recording a goal, an assist, and a fight in a single game. He would
assist in the McMenamin goal in the first, go toe-to-toe with Lancer Josh DeLuca in the second and score the game winning
goal in the third, with less that three minutes remaining in the game.
Brady Ferner
Musketeers 2015-18
The Sioux City & Siouxland Youth Hockey native would make his return home after several seasons playing for the
Chicago Americans and a pair of seasons in the North American League playing for the Coulee Region Chill. He didn’t
find the net during his first season here, but did add six assists to his first USHL stats.
Returning for his second season as a Musketeer, Brady would record a pair of milestone markers including his first
regular season USHL goal in a win over Cedar Rapids on October 29th He would also add an assist in that Cedar Rapids
game earning him the game’s Second Star. Brady would record his first play-off goal in a 5-0 first round-game one
victory for the Musketeers. He would return for a third season taking on the Team Captain duties as well as signing on
to play hockey for the RPI Engineers
Pink in the Rink
October 29th, 2016
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Eeli Tolvanen C.J. Dodero Brady Ferner Phil Knies
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Musketeer veterans Eeli Tolvanen, C.J. Dodero, Brady Ferner and Phil Knies show-off the Pink in the Rink game jerseys.
This will be the ninth season that the annual event has been hosted by the Musketeers and sponsored by St Luke’s Unity
Point and the Susan G. Komen foundation.
Brian Rigali Eeli Tolvanen
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Just forty-seven seconds in to the game, Brian Rigali takes an Eeli Tolvanen pass and slips it in Cedar Rapids net.
It’s the period’s only score despite the Musketeers putting fourteen shots on the ‘Riders goal. Matiss Kivlenieks turns
aside all eight CR attempts and the Musketeers end the period with a one-zero lead.
Phil Knies Brady Ferner
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Sioux City would stun the ‘Riders again this period when Philip Knies scores twenty-seven seconds into the period.
He would capitalize on passes from Brady Ferner and Micha Miller. The riders would finally beat the Sioux City
net minder with just under four minutes to play in the second. CR battles back twice in the third tieing the game both
times but Brady Ferner‘s goal keeps the Musketeers alive and send the game to overtime and then a shoot-out.
Matiss stops three of the four CR shooters and Kristian Pospisil & Connor McMenamin foil goalie Harrison Feeny
for the Musketeer victory.
Jacob Wilson
Musketeers 2014-17
Returning for a third season with the Musketeers, Jacob Wilson will again take on a leadership role among the younger
veterans and new rookie players. Having played in eighty-nine regular season tilts so far, he has recorded thirteen
red-lighters, a basket full of thirty-one apples and 147 penalty minutes thus far. This season, he will be an
instrumental leader as the Musketeers win the Anderson Cup and challenge for the Clark Cup championship.
This will be Jacob Wilson’s third season as a Musketeer and his second in a row as the Team Captain. Seeing time
in forty-four games this season; his leadership was paramount to the Musketeers regular season Anderson Cup
Championship and the final run for a Clark Cup victory. Building on last season’s scoring numbers, Jake increased
his scoring by adding an additional five helpers; ending the regular season with six goals, fourteen assists and
paring his time in the box to just 48 minutes.
Jake’s only missed a pair of games during the Clark Cup finals; along the way recorded a pair of goals, a pair of assists
and another eighteen penalty minutes to his play-off stats. By the time the season ended, Jake had logged 162 USHL
contests, scoring 63 total points. The three-time Musketeer Heavy Hitter also recorded 230 total minutes in the box.
He was selected the USHL player of the week in December and has committed to play at the University of Arizona
starting the 2017-18 season.
7th Annual Military Appreciation Night
November 12th, 2016
3-Musketeers vs. Tri-City Storm-2
J.C. McLean Jacob Wilson Brian Rigali Jackson Keane
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Matt Hellickson
Musketeers 2016-17
Another traditional event is the Military Appreciation Night. Held every November to coincide with Veterans
Day celebrations and honors. Here Musketeers J.C. McLean, Jacob Wilson, Brian Rigali Jackson Keane and
Matt Hellickson display the special jerseys that will be worn during the game. The jerseys will also be auctioned
after the game with the proceeds going to the “Support Siouxland Soldiers” organization.
Brian Rigali
Musketeers 2015-17
Brian Rigali puts the Musketeers on the board first; grabbing an Aapeli Rasanen rebound and putting it past Tri-City
goaltender Harrison Feeny. The Storm counter quickly, when future Musketeer High Scorer, Charlie Kelleher ties the
game less than a minute later.
C.J. Dodero Matt Hellickson
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Left: C.J. Dodero would put the Musketeers back on top again with a few ticks over five minutes remaining the first
period on assists from Carson Vance and Keegan Montaro. Right: Matt Hellickson would record the second period’s
only red-lighter giving the Musketeers a two-goal cushion going into the third period. Both goalies play perfect hockey
in the third, until Tri-City slips one past Matiss Kivlenieks and into the Sioux City net. Hoping to get back in the
game, the Storm can’t beat Matiss again before time runs out and the Musketeers grab another victory.
Rich Zaber
Musketeers Executive Vice President
Musketeers Executive Vice President Rich Zaber presents the members of Support Siouxland Soldiers organization the
proceedes from the annual Musketeers fund raiser.
Its Hockey Time In Sioux City
4-Musketeers vs. Madison Capitols-2 / November 23rd, 2016
Eeli Tolvanen Brady Ferner
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Eeli Tolvanen and Brady Ferner greet the fans as they enter the ice for the start of this mid-week tilt against the
Madison Capitols. Eeli notched a pair of goals in what would become his fourth game in the young season to record
multiple goals as well as grabbing another Fist Star of the Game award.
Charlie Kelleher Jackson Keane
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Charlie Kelleher Joined the Musketeers two-thirds in to the season; a top scorer in Tri-City with eleven goals and
twenty-two assists, he would add an additional six goals and twelve assists for the Musketeers. His seventeen goals
and team leading thirty-four assists placed him among Sioux City’s top two scorers. The Wildcat recruit will play the
following season for New Hampshire University.
Retuning veteran Jackson Keane would wrap up a second season netting four goals and ten assists as the Musketeers
recorded their first Anderson Cup season in 30 years. While not a high scorer Jackson proved one of the team leaders
and was many times called upon for his experience and team dedication.
Did You Know...Jackson’s dad is legendary NHL star Mike Keane. He would go on to win three Stanley Cup titles
with the Montreal Canadians, Colorado Avalanche and the Dallas Stars and play in over 1100 professional games.
4-Musketeers vs. Omaha Lancers-5 SO
December 31st, 2016
Matiss Kivlenieks stops thirty four shots and Marcel Godbout, Phil Knies, Connor McMenamin and Kristian Pospisil
all score goals taking the last game of the year to a shoot out.
Aapeli Rasanen Sampo Ranta
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Aapeli Rasanem first season as a Musketeers was a very successful one for the winger from Finland; having notched
seven goals and eighteen assists, his twenty-five points placed him among the top nine Musketeer scorers. He would
record three game winning goals and thirty penalty minutes. He is committed to play college hockey for Boston College
and was selected by the Edmonton Oilers in last year’s NHL Draft.
Also from Finland is rookie Sampo Ranta. He joins the Musketeers as a fifteen year old; but still impresses the coaching
staff seeing time in 30 regular season games recording six goals and three assists. He would score his first USHL goal
January 13th in a 2-1 win over the Youngstown Phantoms. With more seasons as a Musketeer still ahead, he has committed
to play for the University of Wisconsin upon his junior hockey completion.
Musketeers vs. Des Moines Buccaneers
April 14th / Game 1-Clark Cup quarter finals
In what will be a game one 4-1 victory for the Musketeers over the Buccaneers; Tarek Baker and J.C Maclean combine for an
opening goal that warrants a #1 spot on the ESPN Top Ten Plays of the Week. A stickless Tarek Baker handles the puck with his
skates working around a Des Moines defenseman then passing to J.C. Maclean who buries a one-timer putting the Musketeers
on the board and in the lead for the rest of the game.
Tarek Baker J.C. Maclean
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Seasoned veteran Tarek Baker joins the Musketeers near the end of the season in a trade from the Bloomington
Thunder. With nearly two full seasons experience in Bloomington, he rarely misses a tilt; recording twenty-six goals
and forty assists. The following season saw his playing time cut by an injury, but still managed eleven goals and seven
assists before heading to Sioux City in early march. Terek would play in the seasons remaing dozen games adding three
goals and a pair of assists. He would be one of the top six Musketeer post season high scorers recording ten or more
points in the run for the Clark Cup. Terek would go on to play five season at the University of Wisconsin and is
currentlly playing in the ECHL for the South Carolina stingrays.
Also a USHL veteran J.C. Maclean joined the Musketeers this season after a prior full season playing for the Lancers
and before that in the NAHL. He would record his first USHL goal with the Lancers on October 30th in a 3-2 win over
the Madison Capitols and his first goal as a Musketeer November 4th in a 5-4 victory over the Sioux Falls Stampede. He
would record eight goals and nine assists during the regular season and chip in an additional play-off goal and two assists.
Did You know…J.C.’s dad is another one of the Musketeers with famous NHL dads; John Maclean would go on to an 18
season NHL career; 14 of those were with the New Jersey Devils. In 1995 while serving a an Alternate Captain he would
help the Devils win their first Stanley Cup. He would also serve time on the Devils and Carolina Hurricanes coaching staff
Connor Ford Odeen Tufto
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Pittsburgh native Connor Ford joins the squad after a pair of seasons playing at Shattuck/St. Mary’s. Playing in fifty-two
game this season, he would log nine goals and eleven assists. He would grab his first red-lighter on November 4th in a win
over the Sioux Falls Stampede and along the way record three multi-point games and record two game-winning goals. Playing
in all thirteen play-off games, he would record a goal and four helpers. He is currently playing hockey at Bowling Green
State University (NCAA)
Still a rookie this season, Odeen Tufto arrives in Sioux City; after stops in both Fargo and Sioux Falls where he played
half of the season and then two weeks respectively. He would find a home here for the remainder of the Anderson Cup
championship season. Odeen would record eight goals and a dozen assists. He would see time in all thirteen play-off
games; getting on the score sheet eight times with six goals and five assists, including three multi-point games; as the
Musketeers fell short in the deciding championship game. He would play four seasons at Quinnipiac University (NCAA)
where he led the team in assists all four seasons. He is currentlly playing for the Iowa Heartlanders (ECHL).
Jake Guentzel
Musketeers 2012-13
Jake makes his NHL debut on November 21st Playing for the Pittsburgh Penguins. He scores the first two goals of the game; beating
New York Rangers goaltender Antti Raanta twice in the first period. However, the Rangers retaliate with five unanswered goals winning
5-2. Below, he records his first Hat Trick during the opening round of the Stanley Cup Play-offs. The Pens would go on to win
their second Stanley Cup in as many seasons.
5-Pittsburgh Penguins vs Columbus Blue Jackets-4 OT
April 16th, 2017
Left: Jake Guentzel (Musketeers-USHL) celebrates his second goal of the game with Phil Kessel (Team USA-USHL) and
Evgeni Malkin. This red-lighter puts the Penguins up on on the Jackets. Note: The guy in the Comlubus jersey in not happy.
Right: With an assist from Sidney Crosby, Jake burries the OT game winner – giving the Penguins a three-zero series lead.
Did You Know...Jake would become the Pittsburgh Penguins first rookie and only the second NHL rookie to record a
hat trick in the Stanley Cup play-offs. He would notch a red-lighter in the first and third periods and score the game winner
during the first overtime session; a game three victory over the Columbus Blue Jackets on April 16th, 2017
Jake would continue on a lengthly NHL careere and is still an active marquee player for the Penguins and the NHL. He is
consistantly a top scorer for the Penguins In 2017 he won his first Stanley Cup Championship and is a two-time NHL
All- Star selecetion.
Jackson Keane Brian Rigali Carson Vance Phil Knies
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Winning the regular season championship sure made for plenty of light-hearted moments through out the season.
Don’t let anyone tell you different-It’s a lot more fun when your winning!!! Left: Jackson Keene and Brian Rigali
get photo-bombed during this candid shot on the bench. Right: Carson Vance and Phil Knies also have there chance
at a little fun during this game.
Kristian Pospisil
Musketeers 2016-17
Kristian Pospisil logging just a single season in Sioux City he was one of the instrumental players in a regular season
championship for the Musketeers and a run at the post season championship. Playing a dozen games short of a full
season, he would still finish as a top three Musketeer scorers grabbing fifteen goals and twenty-five assists. He would
also lead the team in penalties with 111 minutes in the box.
Did You Know…Kristian would score his first and second USHL goals and garner his first USHL First Star of the Game
in a 4-1 win over the Muskegon Lumberjacks on November 18th, 2016. This was the first of his three multi-goal games;
He did it again on February 7th when he hung a pair of goals, including the overtime winner, on the Lancers and then in
March scoring two, including another game winner, and adding a pair of assists in a win over the Waterloo Blackhawks.
Cole Koepke Anea Ferrario
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Cole Koepke joins the Musketeers with a Minnesota State Championship and nine games junior hockey experience;
having helped lead his Hermantown Hawks to their second Class A State Championship and grabbing a pair of goals
and assists playing for the Minnesota Wilderness. The Musketeer rookie would see time in twenty-two games
before an injury sidelined him for the remainder of the season. Scoring three goals and a pair of assists; he would
record his first goal and first multi-point game on October 21st against the Fargo Force. He is slated for a return the
following season to help defend the regular season championship and avenge the Clark Cup loss.
USHL veteran Anea Ferrario is added to the line-up after a full prior season playing in Des Moines. He sees time
in fifty-five games with the Musketeers recording six regular season and two post-season assists.
Currently playing for Brown University.
Brock Boeser
Musketeers 2013-14
Former Musketeer Brock Boeser makes his NHL debut this season on March 17th in a win over the Minnesota Wild. He
would grab his first NHL tally, and first game winner, in the second period giving the Canucks the lead for good. Brock
joined the Musketeers for the last part of the regular season; recording three goals and an assist. Ironically, he would also
grab his first USHL goal in his first game as well. Brock would also play eight post-season games grabbing another goal.
Micah Miller
Musketeers 2016-18
Micah would split this rookie season between the Musketeers and his hometown high school team. He would notch his first
USHL goal and assist, just three games into the season during a 5-2 win over the Fargo Force.
At the completion of the Minnesota High school tournament, Micah Miller would return to the Musketeer line-up
adding three more goals and six more assists as the regular season came to a close. He would see time in all thirteen
play-off games, recording his first play-off goal in a second round, game five win over Waterloo. Three nights later
he would add three assists in the opening game victory of the Championship series.
Did You Know…Micah Miller’s return home was a successful one; as team Captain, he would guide his Thunderhawks
through the Minnesota State Championship tournament eventually winning the State Title. In just twenty-five games he
would notch twenty-one goals and thirty-five assists during the regular season and add a goal and four assists in the
finals. Micah and his two line mates scored all six goals in the 6-2 win over the Moorhead Spuds.
He was also a finalist for the coveted Minnesota’s Mr. Hockey Award.
USHL Player of the Year and USHL Goaltender of the Year
Musketeer Matiss Kivlenieks becomes the seventh Musketeer player to receive the USHL Player of the Year award. Sharing
this honor are fellow Musketeers Rick Kennedy-1976, Dave Legree-1979, Brian Williams-1982, Scott Shoffstall-1985,
Tim Ferguson-1986 and Phil DeSimone-2007
Matiss is also the third Musketeer to receive the USHL Goaltender of the Year award. He would lead the league with thirty-six
wins and his save percentage and goals against average the best among all qualified goalies. Sharing this honor are fellow
Musketeers Doug Spedding-1982 and Dana Orent-1983.
Brian Rigali
Musketeers 2015-17
Brian would join the Musketeers the prior season already with a season’s worth of junior hockey experience. Having played
the 2014-15 season with the Springfield Jr. Blues in the NAHL. He would log a busy schedule for a USHL rookie seeing
time in thirty-six games, recording five goals and eight assists.
Left: Brian Rigali grabs an assist on a Eeli Tolvanen game winning goal in this 4-2 win over the Madison Capitols.
Right: Brian records an assist in a 5-4 win over Sioux Falls and fifteen minutes in d’box for this tussle with Alex Stevens.
Returning veteran Brian Rigali has a busy season; missing just a single game he records ten goals and twenty assists.
He records five multi-point games and a game winner against the Green Bay Gamblers. His fifty-seven penalty minutes
is fourth highest on the team. Brian would also add to the offence during the Clark Cup run recording a goal in the
semi-final game five win over Waterloo and a pair of goals in the opening game of the championship series against
the Chicago Steel. He is currently in his second season playing for the University of Connecticut Huskies (NCAA).
Michael Kapla
Musketeers 2011-13
Two-season veteran and Musketeer top six scorer his second season, Michael would play four seasons at the University of
Massachusetts-Lowell before joining the New Jersey farm system. Michael would make his NHL debut playing for the Devils
in this March 31st, 2017 match-up with the New York Islanders.
Matt Hellickson Keegan Mantaro
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After a pair of USHL seasons playing for Team USA Matt Hellickson would find a new home in Sioux City. Playing nearly a
complete season he would net six goals and add another 22 assists finishing among the top seven Musketeer scorers. He would
earn a selection to the USHL All-Star/Top Prospect team as well as a chance to play for Team USA in the World Junior A
Challenge Cup. The Team Captain would lead his USA team to another Gold Medal victory over Canada-East. He was the
Musketeers Alternate Captain and was chosen as the USHL Defenseman of the Week in October.
Keegan Mantaro would join the Musketeers bringing with him a full season of USHL experience with him; having
played the prior season for the Dubuque Fighting Saints where he scored his first USHL goal on December 12th and added
four more assists that season. Keegan was an instrumental part of the Musketeers defensive corps helping the Musketeers
capture the regular season championship. He would add six more assists to his total USHL stats and score his first red-
lighter as a Musketeer in a 5-4 OT victory in game one over the Chicago Steel.
Assistant Coach Ethan Goldberg
Musketeers 2014-17
Assistant Coach Ethan Goldberg helped lead the Musketeers to their first League Championship in thirty seasons. Originally
from Illinois, he grew out of the Chicago Young Americans program. He played three seasons at Lake Forrest College and
split a season playing in Canada for the Brooks Bandits and the Elmira Sugar Kings. He would grab two seasons worth
is coaching experience at Bemidji State University and Lake Forrest before joining the Musketeers staff for the 2015
USHL season. Ethan is currently in his second season as an Assistant Coach for the Tri-City Storm (USHL)
Todd Scott
Musketeers 2016-17
Todd Scott would join the Musketeers well aware of his long-term plans with the Musketeers. Joining the Musketeers
behind a veteran goalie that rarely faltered; his main job was to provide some occasional rest and sit back and learn from
the veteran. Todd would see some time as a youngster playing in seven games and finishing with a 2-4 record. His
2.51 goals against average was still the 20th best among all active USHL goaltenders this season.
Did You Know…With the exception of a single high-scoring affair in Chicago, Todd would have finished the season
among all active goalies with one of the leading goals against average; allowing just one and a half goals per game.
Phil Knies
Musketeers 2015-17
Last season Phil started slow as he made the huge transition from midget & U16 hockey to the USHL. However,
the rookie would eventually hit his stride in December, scoring his first USHL goal and point on December 11th against
Youngstown and eventually recording five goals and eights assists including three multi-point games.
Returning this season, veteran Phil Knies would triple his offensive numbers this season; scoring twenty-one goals and
adding twenty assists. He would finish the season as the fourth highest Musketeer scorer seeing time in all sixty regular
season games. Phil would also rank third in Musketeer penalty minutes, ending the season with firty minutes in the box.
As the Musketeers made their run for the cup, Phil was an instrumental part of that success, playing in all thirteen post-
season games lending three goals and seven assists. Left: Phil and Buccaneer Brendan Demler duke it out in the opening
game of the USHL play-offs; a game one victory and an eventual series sweep for the Musketeers.
Matt Hellickson Micha Miller
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Jordan Schmaltz
Musketeers 2009-12
Jordan would join the Musketeers in 2009 seeing time in a pair of USHL games. The following season he would return;
playing a fifty-three game schedule he was a top three Musketeer scorer with forty-four points. Jordan would collect USHL
honors including the Most Goals, Assists and Points by a Defenseman, selected to the All-Star/Prospects game, he was named
to the First All-Star and All-Rookie Teams.
The following season he would grab three goals & three assists in nine games, before being traded to Green Bay. He
finished among the Gamblers top ten scorers helping them win the franchise’s fourth Clark Cup. Jordan also eared a
return trip to the USHL All-Star Game as well as a second selection to the USHL All-Star Team.
Drafted in the first round of the 2012 NHL draft, Jordan would make his NHL debut playing for the St Louis Blues four
seasons later. On March 5th, 2017 he would suit-up as the Blues took on the Colorado Avalanche. Jordan would log over
fifteen minutes of ice time on twenty shifts in this 3-0 blanking of the Aves. Three weeks later on the 31st he would grab
his first NHL point when he assisted on the games first goal.
First Stars of the Game
Eeli Tolvanen Matiss Kivlenieks
5-Musketeers vs. Fargo Force-2 / October 1st, 2016 2-Musketeers vs. Muskegon ‘Jacks-0 / November 19th, 2016
Musketeer’s Head of Media & Game Operations, Anthony Hegstrom interviews a pair of future NHLers. Eeli Tolvanen
records his first First Star of the Game honor in a victory over Fargo. He would again score a pair of goals in the 5-2
win over the Force. Matiss Kivlenieks gets his First Star of the Game against Muskegon; stopping 22 shots on
goal in route to his first, of a record setting five shut-outs this season.
Kristian Pospisil Tarek Baker
6-Musketeers vs. Waterloo-3 / March 24th, 2017 9-Musketeers vs. Dubuque-3 / March 26th, 2017
Kristian Pospisil would net a pair of goals and two more assists in this 6-3 win over the western conference rivals
Waterloo Black Hawks. Odeen Tufto would also score a pair of goals earning his a Second Star designation. Two nights
later, Tarek Baker would record a multi-goal game notching two red-lighters and adding two more helpers in this 9-3
blow-out that saw eight different Musketeers score goals.
Did You Know…Kristian Pospisil would dominated the Toronto Maple Leafs rookie camp (July 2017) as a stand-out player
during skills portion of the camp but make his mark during the scrimmage games; scoring six goals in his first four games.
He is currientlly splitting time between the Orland Solar Bears in the (ECHL) and the Toronto marlies (AHL)
2017 Anderson Cup Champions
April 2nd, 2017
The Anderson Cup is back in Sioux City after thirty-one seasons. The Musketeers clinched the league championship this
night in a 4-1 victory over the Tri-City Storm. The Musketeers would finish with team records of 40 wins and 87 points.
The Anderson Cup is Just 60 Minutes Away Front Office Staff
Left: Musketeers fan Braeden Campbell gets ready to drop the opening face-off in what could be the clinching game for this season’s
Anderson Cup Championship. Pictured with him are team captains Adam Goodsir from Tri-City and Jacob Wilson of Sioux City.
Right: Musketeers office staff Rich Zaber, Heather Campbell, Jake Debo and Julie Lake. Only one person in this photo was
alive last time you could use the phrases “Sioux City Musketeers” and “Anderson Cup Champs” in the same sentence.
2017 Anderson Cup Champions
The Musketeers capture their first regular season – Anderson Cup Championship in over thirty seasons; finishing the season with
a 40-13-5-2 record. Goaltender Matiss Kivlenieks leads the way recording a League leading 36 wins including the most total saves,
highest Goals Against Average and highest save percentage among all goaltenders. Eeli Tolvanen leads the Musketeers in
scoring and is the eighth highest scorer in the league.
USHL Anderson Cup
Sioux City made it just in time…slated to be removed from the Cup with next season’s champion the Musketeers line-up of champions
are right atop of each other. The Musketeers 85-86 is arguably the most successful team in Musketeer history finishing the regular
season with a 42-6 record capturing the Anderson, Clark and Gold Cups. The 16-17 finished with similar success winning 40 games,
collecting 87 points, winning the Anderson Cup and taking the Clark Cup championship series to the very limit.
*************************************2017 USHL Play-Offs************************************
Musketeers vs. Des Moines Buccaneers (Quarter-Finals)
4-Musketeers vs. Des Moines Buccaneers-1
Game One
After missing the play-offs last season and rebounding this season with a regular season championship, the Musketeers
would meet the fourth seed Des Moines Buccaneers. This opening game sees the Musketeers dominate the Bucs with
Charlie Kelleher scoring twice and JC MacLean & Eli Tolvanen both adding red-lighters. Matiss Kivlenieks
stops all but one of the Bucs twenty-two shots on goal.
5-Musketeers vs. Des Moines Buccaneers-0
Game Two
This second match-up is more of the same with Sioux City continuing to dominate the struggling Bucs. Five different Musketeers
find the back of the net including Brady Ferner, Carson Vance, Odeen Tusto, Kristian Pispisil and Jackson Keane. Des
Moines is able to generate twenty-three shots on goal,however, tonight Matiss Kivleneiks is perfect tonight stopping anything
the Bucs can launch at him.
2-Musketeers vs. Des Moines Buccaneers-1
Game Three
Returning to Des Moines the game turns defensive with both goaltenders seeing a barrage of shots Sioux City twenty-eight
and Des Moines thirty-two. However, both goaltenders play good enough to win as the game continues. Des Moines strikes
first, but a quick Sioux City counter by Charlie Kelleher ties the game. The game stays even untill the mid-third periord
when Kristian Pospisil burries the eventual game winner. Again, Matiss Kivlenieks is almost perfect getting beat just one time.
Musketeers vs. Waterloo BlackHawks (Semi-Finals)
The top two teams of the season meet in the second round. After a game one win 5-2 by Sioux City , Waterloo gained the home
ice advantage with a 2-1 victory. However, the Musketeers would get it back the following game with a 3-0 shut-out win. The
Blackhawks would not go easy winning the following night 3-1. In what many thought had the makings to be a epic battle to
the end, Sioux City routed the Hawks, winning 8-3 and advancing to the Clark Cup final.
Charlie Battle & Equipment Manager Cody Clark
Game 5 / Clark Cup Finals
Mascot Charlie Battle hangs out with a few fans as they await the start of the fifth and final game of the Clark Cup Championship.
Cody Clark paces the bench waiting for the word to release Goaltender Matiss Kivlenieks and the assembled Musketeers.
The Anderson Cup is perched high above an empty Gateway Arena; in a few hours this building is gong to be filled to the brim with
hopeful Musketeer fans. Its been thirty seasons since this cup was last in Sioux City. There is a good chance that it will have a
partner by the time the night ends.
2017 Clark Cup
Musketeers vs. Chicago Steel (Final)
The final series is a fight to the end; The Musketeers win a 5-4 nail biter in overtime but the Steel respond with a 5-1 beat-down
two nights later. The series returns to Chicago where the Steel would dominate; finding the net three times and blanking Sioux City
for the fifth time in six periods. Game four looks to be more of the same as the Steel lead by 2 goals twice during the game. However,
two Musketeer goals with in the last minutes of the third period, set the table for a pivotal game five. A record 6300 Musketeer fans
fill the Tyson; liking their chances with the recently defeated and road weary Steel. The Musketeers dominate the entire game, but both
teams can only muster a single goal in regulation. The Musketeer domination continue through the OT period, but with nine minutes
remaining, Chicago slips a errant puck into the net for a game five victory.
2016 World Junior A Challenge Tournament
Challenge Tournament Gold
Bonnyville, Alberta, Canada / December 8th-13th, 2016
Matt Hellickson
Musketeers 2016-17
After two USHL seasons for the U17 and U18 teams Matt Hellickson would be headed to the World Junior Challenge
in Canada. Having honed his defensive skills leadership qualities he was the obvious choice to lead Team USA to another
Championship. He would bring those same qualities to Sioux City assuming the same role as Team Captain.
Gold Medal Medal Game
Team USA 4 – Canada East 0
Head Coach Jay Varady, Matt Hellickson, Tarek Baker & Jake Ryczek (Musketeers 15-16) celebrate
Team USA’s seventh gold medal in this 4-0 blanking of Canada East.
Did You Know…This is Team USA’s seventh championship since the inception of the tournament in 2006. They have yet to be
defeated in a championship contest.
2017 USHL All-Star/Top Prospects Game
Sioux Falls, SD
Held this season at the Sanford Premier Center on January 10th, in Sioux Falls. A record 8100 plus fans packed the triple-deck
venue to watch this season’s all-stars battle it out. The format was traditional with the East taking on the West. It would be the
west division finding the net four times for a 4-0 blanking of the east division. Musketeer coach Jay Varady is selected as the
west’s head coach, Musketeers Matt Hellickson and Eeli Tolvanen are selected to also play for west.
Jay Varady Head Coach Matt Hellickson Eeli Tolvanen (injury)
2017 All-USHL First Team Team * 2017 USHL All-Star Rookie Team * 2017 Musketeer Award Winners
Eeli Tolvanen & Matiss Kivlenieks No Sioux City Selections No Player Awards This Seasons
2016 CCM/USA Hockey All-American Prospects Game
September 22nd / Wells Fargo Center / Philadelphia, PA
Future Musketeer player Nate Koepke is selected to play in this season’s game. His first period goal give Team Howe a 2-1 lead
going into the second period. However, they can’t hold of a three goal third by Team LeClair and lose 6-4.
2016 Junior Club World Cup Tournament * Musketeer Award Winners
No USHL teams would be presented in this years tournament * No Player Awards This Season
2016-17 Musketeer Wins Game Pucks
Regular Season / Quarter Finals Semi-Finals Series Championship Series
Left: The Musketeers regular season wins board is filled with forty game pucks representing the franchise’s Tier 1 record
breaking season notching 40 wins in a single season. Capturing the League Championship and bringing home the Anderson
Cup for the first time in 31 seasons. The nine shot glasses represent the number of wins needed to take home the post-season
prize. Each glass is filled with 27 skittles representing each rostered player. The tasty treat is presented to the Musketeer’s
First Star of that game. Center: The Musketeers dispatch their semi-final opponent the Waterloo Blackhawks and await a
chance at the Clark Cup. Left: The Musketeers fall a goal short in the final game and the board waits till next season;
representing the unfinished business that lies ahead next season.
2017 NHL Draft
Chicago, IL
Held at the United Center on June 23rd-24th. The seven around affair featured a new USHL high of forty players being selected
in the draft; including seven in the first round. This is an annual two-day gathering with round one taking place on Friday and
the remaining six rounds being completed on Saturday.
Eeli Tolvanen Matt Hellickson
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Musketeers Eeli Tolvanen is selected in the first round by the Nashville Predators and Matt Hellickson in the seventh by the Chicago
Black Hawks. Also included are past alumni Musketeers Sebastian Repo who is by the Florida Panthers and Morgan Barron by
the New York Rangers.
League consists of seventeen member teams playing a sixty regular season games.
Eastern Conference: Cedar Rapids Rough Riders, Chicago Steel, Central Illinois Flying Aces, Green Bay Gamblers,
Madison Capitols, Muskegon Lumberjacks, Team USA, Youngstown Phantoms, Waterloo Black Hawks
Western Conference: Des Moines Buccaneers, Dubuque Fighting Saints, Fargo Force, Lincoln Stars, Omaha Lancers,
Sioux Falls Stampede, Tri-City Storm, Sioux City Musketeers
The Musketeers ready for the new season again hosting try-out camps in both Sioux City and St. Louis. The Invitational
Try-out camp is held in St. Louis this season and the 40-Man Orientation Camp in Sioux City. While the Musketeers boast
some well experienced returning veterans like Brady Ferner, Keegan Mantaro, Micha Miller and Ranta Sampo; they will
desperately be looking to replace a lot of lost goals from last season and to fill the vacant spot in net left open by last
seasons USHL goalie of the Year.
Jay Varady takes the head coaching position in Kingston, Ontario taking the reigns for the Frontenacs of the Ontario Hockey
League becoming the first ever American-born coach to lead the storied Canadian franchise.
Luke Strand is announced as the new Musketeer Head Coach. He is no stranger to Sioux City, having held that position for two
seasons starting in 2009. He also served as the General Manager for the 2014-15 season. He joins the Musketeers this season with
loads of experience, including head coach positions with the Madison Capitols (USHL) & University of Wisconsin (NCAA),
assistant coaching for the Houston Aeros (AHL) & Abbotsford Heat (AHL) and scouting for the Calgary Flames (NHL).
The Musketeers faced a rebuilding year having lost the League’s top goaltender as as well top seventeen of Musketeers
scorers. They play .500 hockey for most of the season; two winning streaks put them in contention for the remaining play-
off spot in the west, as the season winds down to the last ten games, Sioux City has a legit chance of catching either Lincoln
or Trio-City. The Musketeers go 4-5-1 and get some help form Tri-City who hits a 1-8-1 skid. However, it’s the Lincoln
Stars grabbing the last spot with the Musketeers falling a single win shy of the remaining play-off position. They finish the
season with a 26-26-4-4 record and miss the play-offs just one year after winning the regular season championship
Assistant Coaches Taylor Ward and Nick Brusa also join the Musketeers coaching staff.
Past Musketeers Assistant Coach Mark Abalan (2011-16) becomes the Head Coach Of the Chicago Steel (USHL)
Musketeer Front Office Staff
Lloyd Ney Rich Zaber Mark LaRose Jake Debo Heather Campbell Julie Lake
Executive Executive General Manager Director Game Office Group Ticket
President Vice President Operations, Social Media Manager Sales
Community Relations Merchandise
Musketeers Coaching Staff
Luke Strand Taylor Ward Nick Brusa Kedryn Orrison
Head Coach & Assistant Assistant Athletic
GM Hockey Operations Coach Coach Trainer
Luke Strand returns to the Musketeer bench for a second time having served as the Head Coach and General Manager
during the 2009-11 seasons. New to the staff are Assistant Coaches Taylor Ward and Nick Brusama. Taylor is a former
University of Wisconsin Eau-Clair player who after four seasons joined the coaching staff for two seasons helping lead
the men’s team to a Conference Championship in 2016 as well as three more season with the woman’s team. Nick would
spend several seasons playing in the OHL and NAHL before joining the DePaul University coaching staff. Also new is
Certified Athletic Trainer Kedryn Orrison. She has spent the last three seasons in the similar positions at the University
of Minnesota-Mankato working with the men’s and woman’s hockey team and the woman’s softball team including the
2017 NCAA DII Natioanl Champions.
Between The Pipes
Matt Jurusik Ben Kraws
The season beings with the Musketeers rostering an outstanding pair of net minders. Matt Jurusik joins the Musketeers
with both Junior and Collegian hockey experience having played a season in the North American league and two for the
University of Wisconsin. Providing the relief will be youngster Ben Kraws. He also brings some limited junior
experience having played a few games in OJHL for the Buffalo Jr. Sabres. He figures in with the Musketeers
long-term goalie plans setting him up to assume the starter duties next season.
Matt Jurusik
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Matt would join the Musketeers as a well seasoned veteran goaltender. Seeing his first regular time in juniors in
2014, he posts an amazing 33-5 record playing for the Janesville Jets. His victories, shut-outs, Goals Against Average
and Save Percentage all the best in the league. He would bring home NAHL honors of All-North Division Rookie
Team, All-North Division Team and the NAHL All-Rookie Team. Matt would play two season for the Wisconsin
Badgers before returning to the USHL and the starting spot in Sioux City.
Junior and collegiate experienced goaltender Matt Jurusik would take on the starting duties this season. He would see
time in forty-nine games recording a 21-22-3-1 regular season record. He plays just four games fewer that the League’s
busiest goalie and records 2715 minutes in the net third highest among all net minders. He leads the League in
shoot-out wins facing down twenty-two shots he wins six of seven. Matt will play the following season
at Michigan Tech (NCAA).
Ben Kraws
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Ben Kraws would join the Musketeers ready to take on the back-up position and mentorship of his experienced partner.
The youngster would log a pair of seasons; playing two for Little Caesars and then two for the Buffalo Jr. Sabres. Originally
drafted in the OHL draft by the Niagara Ice Dogs, he ended up in Waterloo before a pre-season trade made him a Musketeer.
Youngster Ben Kraws joins the Musketeers this season and while designated as the back-up he does see some significant
time during the long season. He records a respectable five wins, four losses & a single shoot-out loss and along the way
he grabs a pair of shut-outs against Dubuque and Sioux Falls. He finishes the season on a hot streak recording a two
wins, including a shut-out, and a shoot-out loss He is slated to return next season to the Musketeers where he will
have a chance at the starting duties. He is a University of Miami of Ohio commitment.
High Scorers
Cole Koepke Sampo Ranta Martin Pospisil Micah Miller Bauer Neudecker
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Three returning veterans make the High Scorers list this season; Cole Koepke leads the way this season recording a
team high twenty-eight goals and eleven assists. USHL All-Star Sampo Ranta is second with twenty-three goals and
another fourteen assists. Just like last year, younger brother Martin Pospisil makes both the High Scorers and Heavy
Hitters list. Coming in at third with eight goals and a team leading twenty-nine assists. Another veteran Micah Miller
scores twenty-four goals and a dozen assists. Rounding out the top five is Bauer Neudecker, arriving from Dubuque
with just six assists he would score an additional five goals and fifteen assist for the Musketeers.
Heavy Hitters
Martin Pospisil Dorian Dawson Ryan Leibold Calle Ehrnberg Dylan Mills
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The Heavy Hitters list is populated with all new faces this seasons. In addition to his play making skills, Martin Pospisil
racks-up both a Musketeers and League leading 253 penalty minutes. Playing in just forty-nine games he averages over
five minutes in penalties per game. Dorian Dawson comes in at a distant second on the list, recording ninety-two
minutesin the box. Ryan Leibold records fifty-three minutes and Calle Ehrnberg & Dylan Mills are separated
by just one minute with fifty-one and fifty-minutes respectively.
Head Coach
Luke Strand
Musketeers 2009-11 & 2017-22
Having coached the Musketeers for two season in 2009 and 2010 and in 2013 served as the team’s General Manager. Prior to the
Musketeers, he was an Assistant Coach for the Green Bay Gamblers (USHL) and the Houston Aeros (AHL) as well as the Head
Coach at the University of Wisconsin-Eau Claire. Before returning this season he also served as Assistant Coach for the Abbotsford
Heat (AHL) and Head Coach for the Madison Capitols (USHL). Luke would play a pair of seasons in the USHL for the North
Iowa Huskies, four at the University of Wisconsin/Eau Claire and then three more in the AHL for the Madison Kodiaks.
Luke Strand returns to the Musketeers coaching staff for the 2017-18 season. Fresh off a prior season that saw the Musketeers
win the regular season Anderson Cup championship and take the Chicago Steel to the deciding game of the Clark Cup finals. The
Musketeers faced a rebuilding year having lost the League’s top goaltender as as well seventeen of the Musketeers top scorers.
Assistant Coaches
Taylor Ward Nick Brusa
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Taylor Ward joins the Musketeers coaching staff with several years of coaching experience. Serving a pair of seasons as Assistant
Coach for the University of Wisconsin Eau-Claire Men’s Club Team and three seasons with the UWEC Woman’s team. Prior to
coaching, Taylor would log three seasons in the North American League playing for the Amarillo Bulls, Albert Lea Thunder & New
Mexico Scorpions before joining the UWEC Blugolds where he played four seasons.
Nick Brusa also brings several years of experience to the Musketeers bench. Having coached at several different levels including
NCAA, NAHL, and the USPHL. Originally from Chicago, Nick played through the Chicago Fury Midget levels before moving
to Hamilton, Ontario to play in the OHL for the Brampton Capitols. He would log two more seasons, playing for the Topeka
Roadrunners and the Cincinnati Thunder.
2017-18 Team Captains
Micah Miller Keegan Mantaro Cole Koepke Brady Ferner
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Returning veterans Micah Miller, Keegan Mantaro, Cole Koepke and Brady Ferner all grab the leadership roles for this
seasons team. All four players were instrumental in the Musketeers prior season’s Western Division & Anderson Cup
Championships and the run to the wire in the Clark Cup Final.
Did You Know…by the time the season opening puck had dropped, all four Captains had made college commitments at
St. Cloud State, Air Force Academy, University of Minnesota-Duluth and RPI (Rensselaer Polytechnic Institute).
Brady Ferner
Musketeers 2015-Present
In 2015 the Sioux City & Siouxland Youth Hockey native would make his return home after several seasons playing
for the Chicago Americans and a pair of seasons in the North American League. Arriving late in the season, the rookie
defenseman still saw time in thirty-five games and recorded six assists. The following season, he would record his first
regular & post-season goal as well as help the Musketeers defensive corps lead the team to the Clark Cup final.
Siouxland native Brady Ferner would return for a third season, taking on the Team Captain duties and heading-up
the defensive corps. Playing in all sixty regular season games he notched a pair of goals and added seventeen more
Musketeer helpers. His nineteen total points placed him among the team’s top eight scorers. The following season
Brady will be playing for the RPI Engineers (NCAA)
Micah Miller
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Micah would split his rookie season between Sioux City and the Minnesota High School league. The rookie would score his
fist USHL goal and add six assists before returning home and help his Grand Rapids Thunderhawks win the Minnesota High
School State Tournament. Arriving back in Sioux City he would finish the regular season posting three goals and three assists
in the remaining eight games. He played in all thirteen post-season games as the Musketeers took the championship
series to the final game.
Returning veteran Micah Miller is quickly dubbed as a team leader this season and is named one of the team’s
Alternate Captains. Playing a complete sixty-game season he would record twenty-four goals and add a dozen helpers.
His thirty-six points was fourth highest among Musketeer scorers. Micah would record a pair of multi-goal games
against the Des Moines Buccaneers and Waterloo Blackhawks and a three point outing against the same Buccaneers.
After completing his USHL career he has committed to play at St. Cloud State University (NCAA)
Martin Pospisil
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Martin Pospisil: Martin joins the Musketeers for his rookie season. Brother of last seasons top three scorer Kristian Pospisil. Just
like his older brother, he made a showing on both the High Scorers & Heavy Hitters lists. Notching eight goals and a team leading
twenty-nine assists, he finished among the top three Musketeers scorers. He would record his first USHL goal on December 12th
against the Central Illinois Flying Aces.
He would also lead the Musketeers and the League in penalties with 253 minutes. Playing in just forty-nine games, he averaged
over five penalty minutes per game. Martin had a few busy nights this season; recording over fifteen minutes in the box on ten
different occasions. Most notable were a twenty-four minute outing against the Lincoln Stars and later on that season another
memorable night recording twenty-nine minutes, in a win over the Tri-City Storm. He is a St. Lawrence University commitment.
Dorian Dawson Calle Ehrnberg
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Calle Ehrnberg would join the Musketeers fresh off several years of international level hockey experience playing for
various Swedish teams. The rookie would see a active schedule playing in fifty-one USHL contests. He would record
his fist of six assists in the home opener against Fargo and score his first and loan goal of the season on April 3rd
against Waterloo. Calle would also record fifty-one penalty minutes this season, placing him fourth among the
Musketeer penalty leaders. He is currently a Providence College commitment.
Also a rookie this season and new to the USHL, Dorian Dawson would join the team this season also would lots of junior
hockey experience. Having already spent two seasons playing in the North American League for the Wilkes-Barre/Scranton
Knights. During his final season he was a top four scorer and a top three penalty minute leader. This season he would play a
forty-six game schedule; notching his first USHL goal on November 11th against the Fargo Force and adding five other
helpers during the season. He was a distant second in penalty minutes recording ninety-two minutes in the box.
Did You know…the University of Minnesota/Duluth’s 2-1 National Championship victory over Notre Dame featured four
past Musketeers; Matt Hellickson played for the Fighting Irish and Avery Peterson, Jared Thomas along with past
Head Coach Brett Larson were all members of the Bulldogs. Jared would score the game winner late in the first period.
Matt Miller
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Matt would also log prior seasons with Team USA playing on the U16 and U17 squads; before first being drafted
by the Dubuque in 2015 and joining the Musketeers in 2016. He would play an abbreviated USHL season seeing
time in seventeen Musketeer games, recording three assists. He would also hone his skills playing the noon
circuit in the Friday Hockey League (FHL)
Matt’s second season found him filling the role as an experienced returning veteran player. Putting his past experience to
use, he would quickly become one of the Musketeers relied upon players. Only missing a handful of games, Matt recorded
five goals and nine points over fifty-four regular season games. He would notch his first USHL on November 11th against
the Fargo Force. He is expected to return next season as one of the teams top producers. Following his USHL career,
he will return to his home state where he will be playing for Michigan State (NCAA)
Matt Fawcett Mathieu De St Phalle
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Both Players would log just a portion of the season with the Musketeers. Matt would log a couple of Musketeer games the prior
season and return this season for ten games where he recorded three assists. He would return home to Rhode Island and finish his
high school senior season playing for Winchendon High where he was the team’s Captain and leading scorer. He has committed
to play for Quinnipiac University for the
Mathieu would log a handful of games during the prior season; getting a taste of the speed and strength of the Nations top
league logging time with both the Musketeers and the USA National Team. This season he would make a splash with the
Musketeers scoring his first goal opening night against Fargo. Two games later, his Pink in the Rink jersey would go for
a team record $3300 dollars. He would add five more Musketeer helpers before a trade would move him to Omaha
where he added five more goals and sixteen assists to his USHL stats. He is a University of Wisconsin commitment
for the 2018-19 season.
Cole Koepke
Musketeers 2016-18
After playing three seasons on the Minnesota High School Hockey League and ten games in the NAHL, in 2016 Cole would
join the Musketeers for his rookie season. Seeing an abbreviated schedule, he did play in twenty-two games; recording three
red-lighters including his first on October 12th in a 5-1 win over the Fargo Force.
Cole would bring an elevated game back to Sioux City this second season. After displaying his new game at the Musketeers summer
camp and during the pre-season he is selected as one of the team leaders, earning one the the Alternate Captain honors. He would play
a complete schedule this season scoring a team leading twenty-eight goals, including five game-winners. His thirty-nine points was best
among all team scorers. He has committed to play his college hockey at the University of Minnesota /Duluth.
Hayden Rowan Sammy Walker
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Hayden Rowan would use his prior two seasons playing for the Muskegon Lumber Jacks (USHL) and the Johnstown
Tomahawks (NAHL); recording both his first goal and assist as a Musketeer in the season opener on October 7th against
the Fargo Force. He would go on to play forty-six contests this season, grabbing a pair of red-lighters, eight assists and
just miss the Heavy Hitters list with forty-two minutes. Hayden will play the 2018 season for the Trail Smoke Eaters
(BCHL) before fulfilling his commitment to Yale University.
Sammy Walker would split the season between the Musketeers and his high school team in Edina, MN. Sammy logged
four USHL games in November and then retuned to Sioux City for the remaining thirteen games of the season. He
would average a point per game his first seven game back and notch his first goal in a 5-1 win over the Des
Moines Buccaneers. He would finish the season with a pair of goals and seven more assists.
Ryan Leibold
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Ryan Leibold and Fargo Force defenseman Ty Farmer mix-it-up during the second period in this three-one win; it is the
second night in a row the Musketeers would beat the Force on their home ice. Ryan would log a single season for the
Musketeers. He records seven goals; two game winners and his first as a Musketeer on November 24th against the
Tri-City Storm. He would record fifty-three minutes in the box this season, the third highest among all
Musketeer players.
10th Annual Musketeers Pink in the Rink
1-Musketeers vs. Des Moines Buccaneers-3
October 21st, 2017
Lucas Bahn Cole Koepke
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The Musketeers take on the Des Moines Buccaneers in the 10th Annual Pink in the Rink Game. However, they fall short on
a single goal from Lucas Bahn as the second period horn sounds. They out shoot the Bucs by eleven shots, but can’t find
the net to tie it up before the Bucs get the empty netter and the win.
Did You Know…the annual Musketeers Pink in the Rink promotion has raised nearly a half a Million dollars over the last
ten seasons. Money was raised through selling t-shirts, tickets, chuck-a-pucks, donations and the main fund raiser; the
game-worn jersey auction.
Ian Walsh Chris Rooney
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On October 21st, 2017 mid-nineties USHL official Ian Walsh would be honored by the NHL for officiating his 1000th NHL
game as the Oilers took on his hometown Flyers. His first NHL contest was a Devils-Ducks match-up October 14th, 2000 and
his first play-off game a Red Wings-Blue Jackets meeting on April 16th, 2009.
Two weeks later on November 4th, 2017 mid-nineties USHL official Chris Rooney would be honored by the NHL for
officiating his 1000th NHL game as the Washington Capitols took on his hometown Boston Bruins. His first NHL contest was
on November 22nd, 2000 in a match-up between the Tampa Bay Lighting and the Atlanta Thrashers.
Did You know…neither of these City-boys knew what we’d do with all that corn??? and what’s a sticker burr???
Military Appreciation Night
2-Musketeers vs. Fargo Force-4
November 11th, 2017
This will be the eighth season that the Musketeers have teamed-up with the local Support Soldiers organization for Military
Appreciation Night. The Musketeers take-on the Fargo Force.
Brady Ferner Hayden Rowan Ryan Leibold
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Brady Ferner, Hayden Rowan and Ryan Leibold are shown here during the Musketeers Annual Military Appreciation
Night held on November 11th. The Musketeers get set to take on the Fargo Force for this annual event. Left: Ryan Leibold
tries to steer clear of Fargo defender Jacob Schmidt. The Musketeers can only garner a pair of goals from Matt Miller
and Dorian Dawson in this loss to the Force
Parker Ford Luca Bahn
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The Musketeers would fall short in this one losing 4-2 to the Fargo Force. Matt Miller and Dorian Dawson would score the goals
for the Musketeers. Parker Ford would assist on that Dawson goal, but the rally stalls when Fargo finds the open net with just
seventeen second left in regulation
Sampo Ranta
Musketeers 2016-18
Import player Sampo Ranta would join the Musketeers well into the 2016 season and see his first regular ice-time starting in
December. It would take just a few games for the youngster from Finland to adjust to the USHL tempo, scoring his first goal in
his fourth game; a 2-1 win in Youngstown on January 13th. Sampo would see time in thirty games scoring six goals & three assists.
Retuning for his second season in Sioux City, Sampo will log a nearly complete season. Playing in fifty-three
games he lights the lamp twenty-three times, including four multi-goal and five multi-point games. He would add fourteen
more helpers during the regular season and his thirty-seven points is second best among Musketeer scorers.
He would commit to the University of Wisconsin for the following season and over the summer he is drafted by
the Colorado Avalanche (NHL) in the third round. He is one of a record fifty-seven USHL players selected in this
years draft held in Dallas, Texas. He is also a three-time member of the Finish National Team.
Bobby Brink Sammy Walker
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Bobby Brink joins the Musketeers as just a sophomore in high school. Playing the bulk of the season for his home town
Minnetonka, MN, he would help the Skippers to a class AA State Tournament championship before joining the Musketeers
for the remainder of the season. Seeing time in thirteen games; Bobby would record a pair of goals and a pair assists. His
first one coming on February 24th against the Waterloo Black Hawks.
Sammy Walker arrives in Sioux City to test the USHL waters; playing in four games before returning to Minnesota to
finish his senior year playing for the Edina Hornets. One of the tournament favorites they finish in third place. He would
return after the tournament to play in the remaining thirteen games of the season where he would record a pair of goals and
seven assists. Sammy would tally his first USHL goals on March 31st in a 5-1 win over the Des Moines Buccaneers. He
is a Golden Gopher commitment and will play there the following season.
Did You Know…Sammy Walker is selected as Minnesota’s Mr. Hockey for the 2017-18 season.
2-Musketeers vs. Omaha Lancers-1 OT
New Year’s Eve / December 31st, 2017
Micah Miller Sammy Salonen
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Returning veteran and Musketeer Alternate Captain Micah Miller lines up against another USHL veteran, Jack Randl of the
Lancers. When your one of the big guys in the league; the opposition takes you serious when working the net. Here a pair
Lancers, Tyler Carpenter and Filip Suchy try to move Sammy Salonen out of the slot and give goaltender Zach Driscoll some
room to operate. Micah and Sammy would account for nine of the forty-nine Musketeer shots on goal.
Brady Ferner
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Mid-way through the third period Brady Ferner takes a Parker Ford pass; putting Sioux City on the board and tieing the
game at a goal apiece. By now, the Musketeers have launched nearly 40 shots on goal; they would continue the onslaught,
eventually putting forty-nine shots on the shell-shocked Lancer goalie. Brady’s momentum changing goal would garner a win
for the Musketeers and the Game’s 3rd Star Award for him.
Matt Jurusik Parker Ford
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Left: The Lancers could only muster a dozen shots on goaltender Matt Jurusik the entire game. However, after letting
one slip by early in the first period, he plays flawless hockey through regulation and into the overtime period. Right: Rookie
Parker Ford would finish-off the Lancers with an unassisted goal just a minute & a half into overtime, giving the
Musketeers a rare New Year’s Eve victory and the game’s 1st Star Award for Parker.
Auditorium/Tyson Management Staff Retire
December 31st, 2017
Glenn & Jerry’s Retirement
Tyson Event Center Facility Manager & Building Engineer
The Auditorium and Tyson Event Center would lose two long time staples to events held in these buildings. Glen Walinski and
Jerry Levey would both retire at the end of the year. Glenn was the Tyson Event Center’s first Facility Manager. The 52 million
dollar venue open in December of 2003 and Glenn took over the building management in February of 2004. Jerry was along-
time SC Auditorium and TEC Building Engineer. He also managed other City buildings like the Orpheum Theater and the
Convention Center insuring to the continual physical aspects of maintaining both aged facilities and brand new ones.
Randy Hernandez
Musketeers 2017-18
Prior to joining the Musketeers this season Randy played a pair of season for the USA Hockey National team. In 2015
he played thirty-three games for the U17 team notching a pair of goals and four assists. The following season he would
split time between the U17 & U18 teams playing thirteen for the youngsters and eighteen for the seniors.
Randy would see nearly a full schedule during his first season with the Musketeers. Playing in forty-five games he would
record three goals and seven assists. His first goal and assist as a Musketeer was on October 27th against the Chicago Steel.
Two games later he recorded another multi-point game scoring a goal and an assists against the Waterloo Blackhawks. The
following season he would split his time between the Lincoln Stars (USHL) and the Brooks Bandits (AJHL).
Keegan Mantaro
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Prior to joining the Musketeers last season, he would log a thirty-two game campaign in Dubuque where he notched
his first USHL goal on December 12th, 2015 in a 4-1 Fighting Saints victory. Last season in Sioux City, he added
six more assists to his USHL totals, becoming an instrumental defensive part of the Musketeers regular season
championship and the run to the wire in the post-season championship series. Keegan would notch his first goal
as a Musketeer in the opening game of the Clark Cup final against the Chicago Steel.
Returning for his third USHL season, Keegan Mantaro brings experience and leadership to this seasons Musketeer squad.
He is tabbed to fill a leadership role serving as one of the Alternate Captains. He plays his usual defensive-defenseman style
as he heads up the Musketeers defensive corps. He does record a pair of goals this season; his first on November 4th against
the Lincoln Stars. Keegan would also play in all thirteen play-off games recording a red-lighters in the open game of the
Championship series against the Waterloo Black Hawks. He has committed to play for the Air Force Academy next season.
USHL Goalies of the Week
Matt Jurusik Ben Kraws
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Did you know…Matt Jurusik would earn USHL Goalie of the Week honors three times during the regular season. In
December, he would help defeat Central Illinois twice in a row; surrendering just three goals on sixty-two Flying Aces
shots; winning on Friday 5-2 and Saturday 2-1.
In January he would again grab back to back victories over Fargo; stopping 87 of 89 total shots, allowing just a single
goal each night as the Musketeers swept the first place Fargo Force winning Friday 2-1 and Saturday 3-1.
With two weeks remaining in the season, Matt would again grab the League’s goaltending honors; recording wins
against Tri-City and Des Moines. Matt stops sixteen shots in Friday’s 5-2 win over the Storm & 30 more shots
in Saturday’s 5-1 win over the Buccaneers.
Did you know… Ben Kraws would also get in on a Goalie of the Week selection the final week of the regular season.
Taking on the starting duties the remaining three games. With Sioux City in desperate need for any/all remaining points,
he starts out mid-week with a shut-out win over Sioux Falls, Friday night he stops twenty-six Tri-City shots for
another win and Saturday night he stops thirty-five Omaha shots on goal, as the game remains tied after an
overtime period earning a much need point in the standings. He stops five of six Lancer’s shoot-out shots
but more importantly keeps the Musketeers in the play-off hunt.
Solag Bakich
Musketeers 2016-18
Solag would join the Musketeers squad mid-December in 2016 after logging twenty-one games, three goals and three
assists for the Des Moines Buccaneers. His first USHL goal would come just two games in to the season on September
30th when the Bucs beat the Lincoln Stars. Solag would finish the season playing in twenty-four Musketeer games,
notching four goals and three assists as the Musketeer captured the League’s regular season championship.
Solag Bakich would return to Sioux City for his second season as ne of the several veterans that the Musketeers would
count on for for their continued success. Scoring a goal in his second game of the season, he also recorded a pair of assists
before a trade moved him to Waterloo. Finishing the season in Waterloo he would notch six more red-lighters and add
eighteen assists. He would also outpace all other Blackhawks; recording a season total of 176 penalty minutes. Waterloo
would advance to the second round of the play-offs where Solag would score a goal and add three assists.
Ryan Carpenter
Musketeers 2009-11
In 2018 the Las Vegas Golden Knights and past Musketeer player Ryan Carpenter made history when they became the
first expansion to play in the Stanley Cup finals.
Ryan would log a pair of seasons, for the Musketeers. His rookie season schedule kept him busy, missing only two
games during the sixty-game grind he scored ten goals and a dozen assists. The following season the veteran would
be selected as Team Captain and finished second among Musketeer scorers; his thirty-two assists was best among
Musketeer scorers and his forty-five total points second best highest, helping the Musketeer make a return to
post-season play after a two year absence.
Ryan would make his NHL debut in 2015 in December 12th against the Minnesota Wild. The following season, saw
his time with the pros increasing; recording his first NHL goal in a November 30th tilt against the Los Angeles Kings
and a second red-lighter two games later against the Tampa Bay Lighting. 2018 would see Ryan record his first
play-off points grabbing five assists as the Knights enter the Stanley Cup finals.
Did You know…in 2015 Ryan would win the American Hockey League’s Yannick Dupre Memorial Award. This is presented
to the AHL player who best represents the spirit and dedication of Mr. Dupre with his involvement in community affairs.
Jack Babbage Parker Ford
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Rookie Jack Babbage has a busy first season; playing in fifty-three games this season. He would record his first red-lighter
and first game-winner on December 12th in a 5-2 win over the Central Illinois Flying Aces. He would also add six assists
this season. Expected to be one of the returning veteran next season he is traded to the Chicago Steel during the off season.
Parker Ford joins the Musketeers this season as well as a USHL rookie and also has a busy season. Over his the fifty-one
contests this season he would record eight goals and fourteen assists. His twenty-two points was second best among rookies
this season and seventh highest among all team scorers. Parker would get his first official goal and first game-winner this season
on December 2nd, in a win over the Dubuque Fighting Saints. he would record a pair of multi-point games as well as a pair of
game winning goals. He is a Providence College commitment and is expected to return for another season in Sioux City.
Luke Johnson Nate Knoepke
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Left: Luke joins the Musketeers for his first season in the USHL from the Minnesota High School League where he
played for the Edina, MN, Hornets. During his senior season in Edina he would be the Team Captain and finish among
the top seven Hornet scorers. He would also log a pair of games playing in the NAHL. This season, the rookie would
play a fifty-six game schedule grabbing his first goal on February 24th in Muskegon and adding seven assists before
the season ends. Luke would earn an early commitment to play for Providence College following his USHL career.
He is expected to return next season and is the odds on favorite to lead the Musketeers as team captain.
Right: Nate brings a pair of seasons experience playing for the U16 and then U17 USA National teams. This season,
the rookie sees a thirty-eight game schedule and records fourteen assists, including four multi-point games.
Kyle Criscuolo
Musketeers 2011-12
Musketeer player Kyle Criscuolo logged a single season in Sioux City, the teams second highest scorer recorded twenty-one
goals and twenty-three assists. After four seasons at Harvard he would join the Buffalo Sabres fame system and eventually making
his NHL debut on November 17th, 2017 in this Sabres vs. the Detroit Red Wings match-up.
Musketeer 1st Star Interviews
Jake Debo
Directors of Game Night Operations, Social Media and Community Relations
Musketeers 2016-19
Cole Koepke Parker Ford
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Jake Debo enter his second season as the Musketeers Director of Game Night Operations. He is also in charge of Head
of Social Media and Community relations. Originally from St. Louis, Mo., Jake attended Creighton University before joining
the team in 2016, first as an intern then in January, as the team’s Director of Game Night Operations. He is also in charge of
the team’s multiple social medial outlets and other Community relations and promotions.
Left: Jake talks with first star of the game Cole Koepke. He scored the game winner with just two seconds remaining in
the third period giving the Musketeers a 2-1 win over the Lincoln Stars. Right: Jake interviews another First star of the
Game. Parker Ford’s overtime goal gave the Musketeers a 2-1victory over the Omaha Lancers.
Did You Know…Returning veteran Cole Koepke would lead the Musketeers in scoring this season, as well as collect a team
leading five game winning goals.
Sampo Ranta
Musketeers 2016-18
Jake interviews First Star of the Game Sampo Ranta. This saw the March 31sy tilt against the Des Moines Buccaneers
end in a 5-1 victory over the Des Moines Buccaneers. Sampo would get the Musketeers on the beard first with a late first
period goal and finish the nights scoring with another late period goal. he would also have an assists on the Musketeers
third goal a red-lighter from Bobby Brink.
The Athletic Trainer’s job is never done…
Musketeer’s trainer Kedryn Orrison helps out with new Musketeer arrivals. She joins the Musketeers coaching staff after
several years experience working for the Mankato State men’s and the University of Wisconsin’s woman’s hockey teams.
Prior to being finger printed and deloused; these new players will prepare for new Musketeers head shots. Shown here are
two new players Nate Koepke and Bauer Neudecker. Nate joined the Musketeers at the end of December having played
two prior seasons for the USA National Team. Bauer joins the team in January after playing for the Dubuque Fighting Saints.
Neil Pionk
2012-15
Neil would log three seasons in Sioux City. Along the way he saw action in 131 total USHL games; recording ten goals and sixty-
nine assists. The was a two-time Heavy Hitter recording 119 minutes in the box. He was a USHL All-Star and was selected as the
League’s Best Defenseman. He would also receive the same distinction earlier that season at the 2014 World Junior Tournament.
After two seasons playing for the University of Minnesota/Duluth; past Musketeer Neil Pionk makes the move to the American
Hockey League (AHL) playing for the Hartford Wolf Pack for the start of the 2017 season. Having played forty-eight games his
sixteen assists was fifth best among AHL rookie defenseman and his seventeen total points ninth best among those same defenders.
In February, Neil would be recalled by the New York Rangers and suit-up in his first NHL contest on February 8th in a game
against the Calgary Flames. It took him just three games to notch his first NHL point and on March 24th he scored his fist NHL
red-lighter, and added another assist, as the Rangers beat the Sabres 5-1. Neil would have three multi-point games this season,
including a 4-3 win over the Penguins where he recorded three assists.
Eeli Tolvanen
Musketeers 2015-17
Eeli would log two very exciting seasons for the Musketeers. The youngster form Finland and the Musketeers second highest
scorer, would record a team leading seventeen goals and add another twenty-one assists. Eeli would earn selections to both the
USHL All-Star and All-Rookie Teams.
The following season it was more of the same for the projected first round NHL draft selection. Again, leading the team in goals
with thirty, his fifty-four points was tops among Musketeer scorers. He missed the All-Star game because of an injury but
would still be named be to the All-USHL first Team.
Selected in the first round of the NHL draft by the Nashville Predators, Eeli would see some pre-season action with the
Predators before moving home to Helsinki and playing for his home town Jester of the KHL. He would capture several
KHL honors including Player & Rookie of the Week & Month, League leading rookie scorer award and selections to
the KHL All-Star game and All-Rookie Team.
He would return to Nashville and on March 31st get his NHL debut as the Predators took on the Buffalo Sabres. Eeli would
record twenty-two shifts, on over thirteen minutes if ice-time in this 7-4 losing effort to the Sabres. The following season
Elli would record his first NHL tally on December 1st; beating Chicago goaltender Cam Ward and helping the
Predators beat the Blackhawks 5-2.
Did You Know….Eeli Tolvanen scored a Hat Trick in his very first KHL game as the Helsinki Jesters defeated the Minsk
Dinamo 6-1 in the season opener
2018 USHL All-Star/Top Prospects Game
January 9th, 2018 / Kearney, NE
The 2018 USHL All-Stars and Prospects game was played in Kearney NE. The game saw the Top Prospects from the East defeat
the one form the West by a score of 3-4. Tyler Madden of the Tri-City Storm and Ryan Savage of the Omaha Lancers are selected
as the game’s Most Valuable Players.
Sampo Ranta Martin Pospisil Samuel Salonen
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Musketeers Sampo Ranta, Martin Pospisil and Samuel Salonen are chosen to play in the mid-season classic. Samuel would
add an assist on the West’s first goal of the game.
Sampo Ranta Sammy Salonen Martin Pospisil Sammy Salonen
Musketeer players Sampo Ranta, Sammy Salonen and Martin Pospisil were selected to represent the Top Prospects from
the west. Sammy Salonen added an assist on the game’s third goal as the West narrowed the lead to 2-1 after two periods.
Martin Pospisil Sampo Ranta
Each team exchanged a pair of goals in the third period, but the west would come up short in this 4-3 win for the East’s
top prospects. Tri-City forward Tyler Madden netted a goal in the second period & the game winner, he was selected
as the game’s MVP, marking the third time in a row that a player from the Storm had received that honor.
2018 USHL Play-Offs
With three weeks remaining in the season, Sioux City has a legit chance of catching either Lincoln or Tri-City for the remaining
play-off slot. The Musketeers go 4-5-1 and get some help form Tri-City who hits a 1-8-1 skid. However, it’s the Lincoln Stars
grabbing the last spot with the Musketeers falling a single win shy of the remaining play-off position. They finish the season with
a 26-26-4-4 record and miss the play-offs just one year after winning the regular season championship
2018 USHL All-Star Rookie Team * 2018 All-USHL First Team Team * 2018 Musketeer Award Winners
No Sioux City Selections No Sioux City Selections No Player Awards This Seasons
Season Ticket Holder of the Game
New to the 2017-18 season is the designation of “Season Ticket Holder of the Game” Of the hundreds of season ticket
holders; 30 lucky fans will be selected and profiled in the game night program. They will also receive a locker-room tour,
be on the bench for the pregame warm-up as well as present during the pregame coaches talk.
Byron and Linda Stanley
Brady Ferner
Musketeers 2015-18
Brady takes a chance to make the day of two Musketeer fans. Returning three seasons ago to play for the Musketeers, the
Sioux City native quickly became a fan favorite over the years. Joining in 2015 as a new players to the USHL Brady developed
over the three seasons eventually become the Musketeers team Captain and earning a scholarship to play for the RPI Engineers.
Jack Babbage Matt Miller
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Left: Jack Babbage is pictures here with long-time Musketeer host parent Mike Barazzia. Jack would join the Musketeers
this season for his first USHL season. He is expected back next season as one of the dozen returning experience veteran
players. Right: Also returning next season with three years experience is Matt Miller.
2017 World Junior A Challenge Tournament
Challenge Tournament Gold
Truto, Nova Scotia, Canada / December 10th-16th, 2017sz
Team Canada West and Team USA meet in the gold medal game that sees Canada beat the United States by a score of 5-1.
No Musketeer players are selected to this years team.
2017 Junior Club World Cup Tournament
No USHL teams would be presented in this years tournament
2017 CCM/USA Hockey All-American Prospects Game
September 21st, 2017 / Key Bank Center/ Buffalo, NY
Musketeer Goaltender Ben Kraws is one of four goalies selected to play in the 2017 game. Suiting-up for Team Chelios he logs
just over twenty-nine minutes and makes nineteen saves in this 6-5 loss the Team Leech.
2017 Musketeer 40 man Try-out Camp
July 25th-27th, 2017
Cody Clark Connor Mayer Aaron Mostrom Bob Batcheller Cody Clark
Ben Kraws Luke Johnson
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Rookies this season, Ben Kraws and Luke Johnson sign autographs at one of the Musketeer player meet & greets held through
out the season. This one is during a Musketeer event and is held in the Tyson Event Center in the south concourse.
2018 NHL Draft
June 22nd-23rd, 2018 at the American Airline Center, Dallas, TX
Fifty-seven players with USHL ties are selected in this years NHL draft. The most of any junior league in the world and the most
in USHL history. This number is eclipsed by the 2015 draft when fifty-one league players were selected.
Sioux City’s top three scorers are all selected in this years Draft.
Cole Koepke Sampo Ranta
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Cole Koepke drafted in the sixth round by the Tampa Bay Lighting. Cole logged a pair of seasons playing for the Musketeers.
His rookie season he saw limited time in just twenty-two games. During his second veteran season he would play a complete
schedule of sixty games; scoring twenty-eight goals and eleven assists leading the team in scoring.
Sampo Ranta is selected in the third round by the Colorado Avalanche. Hi rookie season he would see time in thirty games
grabbing six red-lighters and three assists. The following season the Musketeers second highest scorer would record twenty-
three goals and fourteen assists.
Martin Pospisil
Musketeers 2017-19
Martin Pospisil goes in the fourth round to the Calgary Flames. Playing his rookie season in Sioux City, Martin would see time in
forty-nine games where he grabbed eight goals and a team leading twenty-nine assists. The top three scorer and USHL All-Star also
recorded 253 penalty minutes; he is expected to return to Sioux City for another season.
League consists of seventeen member teams playing a sixty-two regular season games. The Fall Classic is held in Pittsburg
again this season. Each team plays two games; they are counted as regular season games.
Eastern Conference: Cedar Rapids Rough Riders, Chicago Steel, Central Illinois Flying Aces, Green Bay Gamblers,
Madison Capitols, Muskegon Lumberjacks, Team USA, Youngstown Phantoms, Waterloo Black Hawks
Western Conference: Des Moines Buccaneers, Dubuque Fighting Saints, Fargo Force, Lincoln Stars, Omaha Lancers,
Sioux Falls Stampede, Tri-City Storm, Sioux City Musketeers
The Musketeers start the off season with the traditional try-out camps. In June; An invitational camp for select players is held in
St Louis, Missouri; June 11-13 if for invited goaltenders June 14th-17th for selected players. A Futures Camp is held in Sioux
City on July 16th-18th and the team’s 40-Man camp held on July 19th-22nd.
Past Musketeer Head Coach Jay Varady is selected to fill the same position with the Tucson Roadrunners of the American
Hockey League (AHL). Last season’s Assistant Coach Taylor Ward takes the Head Coaching position for the Pennsylvania
Skipjacks USPHL Premier team.
Musketeers Announce a new affiliation with Unity Point Health-St. Luke’s Hospital. Starting this season the Breast Cancer
Awareness benefit game will be broadened to include all types of cancer and those getting treatment in the Siouxland area.
Cross Check Cancer night is initiated, lavender will become the new pink.
Musketeers past Assistant Coach Mark Abalan has returned this season as Associate Coach. Also added to the staff are
Assistant Coach Ryan Durocher and Equipment Manager Christian Burgett
Musketeer Front Office Staff
Lloyd Ney Rich Zaber Jake Debo Heather Campbell Julie Lake
Executive Executive Marketing Director Office Manager Group Ticket
President Vice President & Game Operations Merchandise Sales
Musketeers Coaching Staff
Luke Strand Mark Abalan Ryan Durocher Kedryn Orrison Christian Burgett
Head Coach & Associate Assistant Athletic Equipment
General Manager Coach Coach Trainer Manager
Luke Strand returns for another season as the Musketeers Head Coach. Joining him again, after a season coaching
the Chicago Steel, is Assistant Coach Mark Abalan. New to the team is Assistan Coach Ryan Derocher. He brings
several seasons of college hockey playing and coaching experience with him. Athletic Trainer Kedryn Orrison is
back for another season and Equipment Manager Christian Burgett signs on for his first season.
Between The Pipes
Ben Kraws Jake Sibell
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Returning veteran Ben Kraws and rookie Jake Sibell are slated to start the new season. Ben Kraws takes on the starting
duties having seen time in twenty games last season and sporting a five wins, four losses and a tie. He also recorded a pair of
shut-outs. Jake Sibell joins the Musketeers as the rookie understudy having played the prior season in twenty North American
League games. Together they would lead the Musketeers to a 30-25-5-2 winning record, win both of their shoot-outs and
garner a sixth place finish in the west division.
Ben Kraws
Musketeers 2017-19
Ben Kraws rookie season put him in net on twenty occasions; along the way he recorded five wins, four losses & a single
shoot-out loss. He also grabbed a pair of shut-outs during the season. Ben is expected to return and use his past experience
in net to lead the Musketeers this season. He is a University of Miami of Ohio commitment.
Retuning this season with a prior seasons worth of USHL experience. USHL Goalie of the week. All Star Prospects Game.
49 games. Pair of assists. winning record 24-16-4.
Jake Sibell
Musketeers 2018-19
Jake joins the Musketeers as the presumed goaltending understudy. He does have junior experience, having played
in twenty games in the North American League (NAHL) boasting a record of nine wins and just two losses. Prior to
that he played a season for the Omaha Lancers AAA Program.
Jake Sibell would see time in nineteen USHL tilts; posting six wins, eight losses and an overtime loss. He would grab
is first USHL/Musketeer win on November 10th against Lincoln when se stopped all seventeenof the Stars shots. He
would also record his first shut-out on March 3rd against Team USA.
High Scorers
Bobby Brink Martin Pospisil Marcus Kallionkieli Parker Ford Matt Miller
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As expected returning veterans dominate the Team’s top scoring spots. Bobby Brink and Martin Pospisil lead the way in scoring this
season. Bobby would put up both team leading thirty-five goals and sixty-eight points. Martin would record a team high forty-seven
assists in addition to his sixteen goals. Rookie Marcus Kallionkieli records twenty-nine goals and twenty-four assists. Two more
veterans; Parker Ford would grab nineteen goals and twenty-four assists and Matt Miller fifteen goals and thirteen assists.
Heavy Hitters
Martin Pospisil Jordan Steinmetz Aaron Grounds Tommy Pasanen Jack Babbage
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Musketeer leading scorer Martin Pospisil also leads the way in penalty minutes this season with 118; over more than half as
few as he recorded last season as the league’s leading penalty man. Rookies Jordan Steinmetz and Tommy Pasanen would
record 73 and 57 minutes in the box while veterans Aaron Grounds and Jack Babbage would grab 62 and 54 minutes
in the box.
2018-19 Team Captains
Martin Pospisil Luke Johnson Parker Ford Matt Miller
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Returning veterans Martin Pospisil, Luke Johnson, Parker Ford and three season veteran Matt Miller, all grab the leadership roles
for this season’s team. Martin will play at St. Lawrence University next season and was selected by the Calgary Flames the prior
summer. Luke and Parker will remain team mated for the next five seasons; both committing to play for Providence College.
Matt will play for Michigan State the following season.
Matt Miller
Musketeers 2016-19
Prior to joining the Musketeers, Matt would log seasons with USA Hockey’s U16 and U17 teams, in 2015 he was drafted
by Dubuque and became a Musketeer in 2016. During that rookie season, he saw time in seventeen games and recorded three
assists. The following season he became a regular, playing in fifty-four games; notching five goals, including his first and
adding four more assists.
Three year veteran Matt Miller arrives for the start of the season as one of the expected team leaders and quickly secures
one of the Alternate Captain selections. He would record fifteen goals and thirteen assists playing in fifty-five games. Matt
would grab a pair of game winners and have his best outing of the season, scoring a goal and two assists in a win over
the Lincoln Stars. The following season Matt will pay for the University of Nebraska-Omaha Mavericks.
Player Update… planning a return to Sioux City next season for a rare fourth USHL campaign, Alternate Captain, team leader
and fan favorite Matt Miller is traded to the Lincoln Stars over the summer.
Luke Strand Mark Abalan Ryan Durocher Kedryn Orrison
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Also behind the bench this season are new Equipment Manager Christian Burgett and returning assistant Equipment
Manager Dylan Ferner.
Marcus Kallionkieli Zach Plucinski
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Haling from Finland, Marcus Kallionkieli had a busy season opener in Green Bay; recording both his first two USHL
goals and first assist he helped the Musketeers to a 5-3 win over the Gamblers. His second goal proved to be the game winner
and his three point night earned him his first First Star of the Game Award.
He is a Musketeer top three scorer and finished among the league’s top eighteen scorers; he recorded four multi-goal games &
five three-point outings. Marcus was a selection to USHL All-Star Team as well as a member of the the post season USHL
All-Rookie Team. That following summer he would sign with the Las Vegas Golden Knights and is slated to play the
following season for the Brandon Wheat Kings and the Finish National Team.
Zach Plucinski logs a single season as a Musketeer. Born in Alaska, the high schooler split his senior season between
Chugiak High and the Alaska Oilers. The following season he played for the Notre Dame Hounds before arriving in Sioux City.
He would record a pair of assists in twenty-seven game before being traded to the Omaha Lancers where he recorded his
first USHL goal and added three more assists.
Bobby Brink
Musketeers 2017-19
Last season Bobby joined the Musketeers as just a sophomore in high school. Playing the bulk of the season for his
home town Minnetonka, MN, he would help the Skippers to a State Tournament championship. Returning to Sioux
City for the remainder of the season, he saw time in thirteen games; recording a pair of goals and a pair assists.
Returning for a second season is Bobby Brink. The high school junior would lead the Musketeers in scoring with a team high
thirty-five goals and thirty-three assists. His sixty-eight points was fourth best among all USHL scorers this season, however,
his 1.58 points per game is the best in the league, despite having played nineteen fewer games than the three top scorers.
He would record three hat tricks this season against Omaha, Lincoln & Fargo. He’d tally a league leading nine game
winning goals and record nine games with three or more points. He is a USHL All Star game selection, All-USHL
First Team member and a five-time USHL Player of the Week. He would go on to play three seasons for
the University of denver pioneers and eventually see time in the NHL playing for the Philadelphia Flyers.
Did You Know…Bobby would have multiple successes at the international level playing in both the World Junior
Challenge Cup in Canada and the IIHF World Tournament in Sweden.
In Bonnyville, Bobby recorded six goals and two assists including a red-lighter that helped Team USA win their eighth
gold medal; a 2-0 win over Russia. A late addition to the Team USA roster, Bobby played in five games; grabbing three
goals and three assists. His goal in the second period, not only put USA ahead by two goals, but proved to be the
game winner as USA defeated Canada in the Bronze Medal game 5-2.
USHL Forward of the Year
Bobby Brink becomes the fourth Musketeer to receive the USHL Forward of the Year Award. He would finish fourth among all
league scorers with sixty-eight total points, however, his average points per game is tops in the league. He would record a league
high of nine game winning goals and nine games scoring over three points. He would be a multi-week USHL Player of the Week
recipient and a member of the USHL All-Star and All-League teams. He shares this USHL honor with former Musketeers Scott
Shoffstall-1985, Tim Ferguson-1986 and Phil DeSimone-2007
Kevin Lombardi Adam Samuelsson
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Left: USHL veteran Kevin Lombardi joins the Musketeers after a prior season in Cedar Rapids where he recording
five goals and six assists. This season he would see time in fifty-four games recording six goals and eight assists;
including a pair of multi-point outings against Madison and Chicago. Committed to Sacred Heart University.
Right: Prior to joining the Musketeers last year, Adam Samuelsson played a pair of seasons for Team USA. There he
was selected to play in both the USA Hockey Iva Hlinka and USA Hockey/CCM All-American Prospects game. He
would record a couple of goals with team USA before getting his first Musketeer tally this season, when he scored the
only goal in a loss to the Tri-City Storm on the last day of the season.
Cross Check Cancer
October 27th, 2018
4-Musketeers vs. Sioux Falls Stampede-3 OT
After ten seasons and nearly $500,000 raised for breast cancer awareness, the Pink in the Pink game will officially
becomes the Cross Check Cancer game. It remains a joint event between the Musketeers and Unity Point/St. Luke’s,
but will now raise awareness for all types of cancer.
Martin Pospisil Matt Miller
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Left: Martin Pospisil gets the Musketeers on the board first when he beats the Stampede goaltender halfway in to
the period. Right: Trailing by two goals, Matt Miller’s third period goal sparks the Musketeers as they close the
gap to a single goal with just seven minutes remaining in regulation.
Anthony Kehrer Bobby Brink
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Left: With just over four minutes remaining, Anthony Kehrer knots up the game with assists Luke Johnson and Jordan
Steinmetz. Right: Bobby Brink ends the stalemate just nineteen seconds into the overtime period. With helpers from
Martin Pospisil and Luke Johnson, his backhand shot beats Stampede goaltender and finds the top corner of the net
for the victory. His overtime winner earns him the game’s First Star Award with a game winning goal and an assist
on the Musketeer’s first goal of the game.
Ben Kraws Luke Johnson
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Left: goaltender Ben Kraws stops fifteen Sioux Falls shots on goal and Left: Captain Luke Johnson records assists on
all four of the Musketeer goals; giving the Musketeers an inaugural Cross Check Cancer win.
Martin Pospisil
Musketeers 2017-19
Martin’s rookie season is a successful one; earning spots on both the Musketeers High Scorers and Heavy Hitters
lists. Notching eight goals and a team leading twenty-nine assists, he finished among the top three Musketeers scorers. He
would also lead the Musketeers, and the League, in penalties with 253 minutes. Playing in just forty-nine games, he
averaged over five penalty minutes per game. The rookie is selected to play in the USHL All-Star game and is
drafted by the Calgary Flames in 2018
Martin Pospisil enters his second season with the Musketeers. He is fresh off an NHL selection by the Calgary
Flames he is pegged to be one of the teams top playmakers this season. The team’s Alternate Captain records
sixteen goals and a team leading forty-seven assists; he also leads the team in penalty minutes with 118. Martin’s sixty-
three regular season points was second best among Musketeer scorers and ninth best among all other USHL players.
Eight times he recorded three or more points in a game; including a pair of two goal/two assist games against Des
Moines and Fargo. He was a multi-time USHL Player of the Week and is a St. Lawrence University commitment.
Marcus Kallionkieli Ian Malcomson
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5-Musketeers vs. Waterloo-6 OT 3-Musketeers vs. Des Moines Buccaneers-0
October 30, 2018 October 23rd, 2018
Marcus Kallionkieli puts the Musketeers ahead two-zip, scoring his ninth goal this season when he beats Waterloo
goaltender Logan Stein. Tommy Pasanen and Martin Pospisil would add two more that period, and by the time Brady
Smith scored three and a half minutes into the third period, the Musketeers had build a commanding 5-1 lead. However,
in what would become the season’s biggest epic fail – the Musketeers would give up five unanswered goals,
losing in overtime to the Black Hawks.
Ian Malcomson scores both his first USHL goal and his first game-winner when he beats Des Moines goaltender
Roman Durny just minutes into the game. He would also add an assist on the Musketeers final goal in this October 23rd
blanking of the Buccaneers. He would also grab a two-goal outing against Dubuque in a 5-4 shoot-out victory over the
Fighting Saints. Finishing the season playing a complete schedule Ian would record nine goals for twenty-one points
this season Northern Michigan University commitment.
USHL Player of the Week-Consecutive Weeks / Most Times USHL Player of the Week
Bobby Brink becomes the first USHL player to receive the USHL Player of the Week Award three consecutive weeks
and just the second player ever to receive it five times during a single season.
Jordan Steinmetz Brady Smith
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Jordan Steinmetz joins the Musketeers for a single season; fresh off a season in the North American League where
he played for the Janesville Jets. He would see nearly a complete schedule missing just a pair of games. Jordan would
record eight goals and eighteen assists including his first USHL red-lighter and first game winner, on October 5th in a
3-1 win over the Gamblers. At the completion of this season Jordan will go on to play hockey at St. Lawrence
University.
A rare three season USHL veteran, Brady Smith logged his first two seasons with Central Illinois/Bloomington
recording five goals and six assists. He would start his third season with the Musketeers playing in thirty-nine games,
scoring a pair of goals and adding nine more assists. Brady’s first goal as a Musketeer would come October 30th in
an overtime loss to the Waterloo Black Hawks. However, a late season trade would move him to Madison where
he would add two more goals playing the remaining seventeen games for the Capitols. At the conclusion of the
the season he will play at Colorado College.
Military Appreciation Night
November 10th, 2018
4-Musketeers vs. Lincoln Stars-2
Jake Sibell Bobby Brink
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Goaltender Jake Sibell grabs his first USHL victory stopping all but a pair of Lincoln’s nineteen attempts. Kevin Lombardi
ties the game in the second period, but it’s the Bobby Brink show in the third period; recording his second Hat Trick in
three games and giving the Musketeers a 4-2 win over the Stars.
Adam Johnson
Musketeers 2013-15
Former Musketeer Adam Johnson makes his NHL debut on March 21st with the Pittsburgh Penguins. Five games later on
the 31st he would record his first two NHL assists, the latter on the game-winner over the Carolina Hurricanes. The following
season Adam would record his first NHL red-lighter on October 12th and another game-winning assist in the twp point outing
against the Minnesota Wild.
Jack Babbage
Musketeers 2017-19
Jack Babbage had a busy first season; playing in fifty-three games that rookie season. He would record his first red-lighter
and first game-winner on December 12th against the Central Illinois Flying Aces. Jack would also add six assists that season.
Returning for his second season Jack Babbage joined the list of just three Musketeer Ironmen who played a complete
sixty-two season. Recording a goal and eleven assists. Potential three season retraining veteran.
Did You Know…local Sioux City official and past SYHA and Metros player Cody Clark would work his first USHL game
on September 27th in a 5-4 overtime win for the Lincoln Stars over the Chicago Steel. He would return to Sioux City for
his first game at home on November 21st as the Musketeers defeated the Waterloo Black Hawks 4-2.
Cody Clark Blake Beller Albin Nilsson
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Left: Cody Clark and back-up goaltender Blake Beller swap Metros’ stories during a media time-out in the eventual win
for the Musketeers over the Black Hawks. This will be Cody’s fourth season as a member of the USA Hockey Officials
Development Program (ODP) and his first as a full-time USHL official. Blake is a regular during the weekday Musketeers
practices and serves, when available, as the Musketeers emergency goaltender.
Right: Two nights later, Cody drops the puck for Musketeer rookie Albin Nilsson and Fargo three-season veteran
A.J. Drobot. Albin would notch his first USHL goal, when he ties the game with just twenty-six seconds remaining in regulation
sending the game to overtime. Insert current season stats. Committed to Providence College
A Sioux City Tradition and The Musketeer Curse
By 2002 the Musketeers has established one of the League’s few New Years Eve Game traditions; missing just four
games at home since the maiden season as a Jr. A league. Thirteen out of twenty times the Musketeers started the
new year and second half of the season, with a victory…
…however, a rare over-time loss to the Topeka Scarecrows on December 31st, 2002 would set in motion another
tradition that no-one wanted anything to do with; for the next nine seasons in a row, the Musketeers would come up short in
their annual game and over the next fifteen seasons, win only two times during the traditional home game NYE classic.
Parker Ford Dominic Vidoli
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2-Musketeers vs. Omaha Lancers-1 OT 4-Musketeers vs. Omaha Lancers-3 OT
December 31st, 2017 December 31st, 2018
Finally, in 2017 the New Years Eve curse would seemingly be lifted, when Musketeer Parker Ford records the NYE game winner
just ninety seconds in to the overtime period. A year later, Dominic Vidoli records his first two USHL goals, including this overtime
game winner against the Omaha Lancers, giving the Musketeers a pair of consecutive NYE wins and officially lifting the
Musketeer’s NYE Curse.
Joel L’Esperance
Musketeers 2013-14
Joel L’Esperance makes his NHL debut on March 16th as the Dallas Stars take on the Carolina Hurricanes. He logs
twenty-one shifts and nearly sixteen minutes of ice time. Ten games later, he notches his first NHL red-lighter in this
win over the Wild. Joel puts the Stars up by three in the second period beating Wild goaltender Deven Dubnyk
six minutes and thirty-three seconds into the period.
Joel logged tow & half seasons playing for the Tri-City Storm before a mid-season trade mover him to Sioux City where
he finished out his third USHL season. He would play four seasons at Michigan Tech before joining the Stars farm team
the Texas Stars.
Parker Ford
Musketeers 2017-19
Parker Ford joins the Musketeers last season and plays a busy rookie campaign; playing in fifty-one regular season games. His eight
goals, fourteen assists and twenty-two points is seventh best among Musketeer scorers and second among Musketeer rookies.
Parker is a second season returning veteran. 2018 World Junior A Challenge Tournament
Challenge Tournament team. Gold Medal. He is a Providence College commitment.
Luke Johnson
Musketeers 2017-19
Luke joined the Musketeers last season as a rookie and saw time in fifty-six games. He would record a single red-lighter
and add seven more helpers during this first season in the USHL. He would make an early season commitment to play
at Providence College.
Luke Johnson is a returning veteran and this season’s Team Captain. Luke is selected to play in the World Junior A Challenge
Tournament as well as the USHL All-Star & Prospects game. More then tripling his last seasons scoring numbers, he would
record three goals and, a team high among all Musketeer defenseman, twenty-three assists. He best game coming in an
overtime win against the Stampede where he helped set-up all four goals. He was the USHL Defenseman of the Week, a
World Junior Challenge Gold Medal winner and is committed to play his college hockey for the Providence College Friars.
Viljami Nieminen Nolan Krenzen
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Left: Viljami Nieminen rookie season. first goal on November 9th in a 5-3 win over the Cedar Rapids RoughRiders.
Right: Rookie Nolan Krenzen. 4 goals seven assists. First Musketeer goal on January 10th in a win over the Fargo Force.
7-Musketeers vs. Madison Capitols-4
February 2nd, 2019 / Tyson Event Center
Dominic Vidoli Marcus Kallionkieli
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Left: Dominic Vidoli grabs a personal best of four assists in a single game; including goals from Matt Miller, Aaron
Grounds and both red-lighters from Marcus Kallionkieli. Right: Marcus would also record an assist on one of the
Brink goals, giving him a three-point night and Second Star of the Game recognition.
Bobby Brink
Musketeers 2018-19
The Madison defensive corps makes a huge mistake in leaving the USHL Forward of the Year wide open and in a
very familiar spot for one of the league’s most prolific scorers.
Both of Bobby’s goals tonight, including one from Marcus Kallionkieli & Martin Pospisil and the other from Martin
Pospisil, would come on these uncovered backdoor goals. His three points tonight would grab him another First Star
of the Game honor.
Marcus Kallionkieli Ben Kraws Nolan Krenzen
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Ben Kraws Tommy Pasanen
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Jackson Nieuwendyk, ID This Player & Kirklan Irey Jackson Nieuwendyk, Adam Samuelsson
Kirklan Irey Ian Malcolmson
Brock Baker Tommy Pasanen
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Brock Baker records three goals five assists this first season. His first red-lighter in October 23rd; in a shut-out win over
the Des Moines Buccaneers. The following season, Brock would be traded to the Capitols where he finished the season
in Madison. He will play for St. Cloud University following his USHL career.
Did You Know…Brock ‘s older brother, Tarek Baker, was also a Musketeer playing on the Anderson Cup Championship
team and in the Clark Cup finals in 2017.
A rookie this season, Tommy Pasanen joins the Musketeers defensive corps. He grabs his first Musketeer goal on
October 30th against the Waterloo Black Hawks and adds seven other helpers. His fifty-seven penalty minutes fourth
highest among all team players.
Aaron Grounds
Musketeers 2017-19
Aaron split his rookie season between Omaha and Sioux City. Seeing time in eight games for the Lancers, he would
record his first USHL goal on December 9th in a win over the Musketeers. One week later Aaron would be traded to
Sioux City where he would record an additional three helpers that season. He would commit to play for the Ohio
State University in 2019.
Returning to the league for his second season, Aaron Grounds is expected to take on a larger offensive and physical role
this season. He would easily pass his last season’s scoring totals; recording six goals and six assists, including his first red-
lighter as a Musketeer in a November 21st win over Waterloo as well as a pair of back-to-back multi-point games against
Madison and his old team from Omaha. He would record sixty-two penalty minutes; third best among all team players.
Expected to return to Sioux City next season, he will join the Ohio State Buckeyes for the start of the 2020 season.
21st Annual Face-Off for Charity
February 28th, 2019 / Tyson Event Center
Anthony Kehrer
Musketeers 2018-20
Canadian Anthony Kehrer joins the Musketeers this season after two years playing for the Rink Hockey Academy
Prep Organization. Anthony would record his first USHL tally on October 27th when his red-lighter ties the game with
just four minutes remaining; sending the game into overtime and an eventual win over the Sioux Falls Stampede. He would
also add ten more helper during the season. He is expected to return next season for the Musketeers before then playing
for the University of Wisconsin
Musketeer 1st Star Interviews
Jake Debo
Directors of Game Night Operations, Social Media and Community Relations
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Ben Kraws Matt Miller
October 23rd, 2018 March 2nd, 2019
Left: Ben Kraws stops all twenty-three shots on goal in this three-nothing blanking of the Des Moines Buccaneers. Both Ian
Malcomson and Brock Baker grab their first USHL goals and Parker Ford adds the third red-lighter giving the Musketeers the
win. Right: Matt Miller collects the game’s first goal, and his third game-winner of the season, beating Team USA three to
nothing. Bobby Brink & Josh Boyer would record goals and Jake Sibell would turn aside all fifteen shots.
Martin Pospisil Bobby Brink
March 29th, 2019 March 31st, 2019
Left: Martin Pospisil records a goal and a pair of assists in this late season win over the USHL’s best team. He would grab
assists on both Marcus Kallionkieli’s red-lighters and eventually score the game winner just over three minutes in to the extra
period. Right: Two nights last it’s Bobby Brink with the game’s first star. Scoring two goals in the third period, he ties the
game, Forcing and extra period with the visitors from Fargo. He would record his third hat trick of the season and eighth
of nine season long game winning goals three and a half minutes into overtime.
Jordan Steinmetz Matt Miller Marcus Kallionkieli Jack Babbage
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Left: Jordan Steinmetz will add an assist to a Matt Miller goal that puts the Musketeers up one-nothing. Bobby Brink
will grab the game winner in the third for a much needed end of the season win. Right: Marcus Kallionkieli would
record as pair of goals and an assist in this seven-four victory over the Madison Capitols.
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The Musketeers start out well this season, however early in December they lose top players to the World Junior Challenge,
suspensions and never ending injuries and thay fail to gain any momentum as the season progresses.. USHL high scorers;
Bobby Brink and Martin Pospisil started to heat up as the season neared it’s completion and with just a few games
remaining, the Musketeers find themselves in a battle with Omaha for the final play-off spot. The odds looked stack against
the Musketeers, who face a tougher remaining schedule than the Lancers, however, a surprise victory over the league leading
Tri City Storm, clinches the final spot for the Musketeers.
Divisional Quarter-Final Game
Musketeers vs. Sioux Falls Stampede
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Game 1
April 16th, 2019
Clark Cup play-off first round action features a best of three series played consecutively on the higher seeded team’s home ice.
Sioux City draws Sioux Falls, a team they could only solve one time in eight meetings. However, game one is a nail-biter with
both teams remaining tied at one goal each on a Blake Biondi tally in the second period. A two-man power play, just past
the mid-way point of the third, was all the Stampede needed for the game winner and the first of two of their necessary wins.
2-Musketeers vs Stampede-3 (7 OT)
Game 2
April 17th, 2019
Game two is a barn burner and after three regulation periods, the game remains tied at two goals a piece on Musketeer red-lighters
from Blake Biondi and Albin Nilsson. Both goaltenders continue dominate the next three overtime periods, facing a combined
ninety-three shots. The two-day affair didn’t end until Wednesday morning, when just under three minutes gone in the seventh
period, four minutes shy of the League’s longest game, Sioux Falls would find the back of the net and advanced to the second round.
2018 World Junior A Challenge Tournament
Gold Medal Medal Game: Team USA 2 – Team Russia 0
Bonnyville, Alberta, Canada / December 9th-16th, 2018
Returning to Bonnyville for the second time in three years. This is Team USA’s eighth championship since the inception
of the tournament in 2006. Team USA enters the Semi-Finals; beating both Canada East & West and the Czech Republic
and recording a loss to Russia. An overtime goal sends USA to the finals again, meeting up with the same Russian team
that beat them two days prior.
In a match-up between the tournaments two highest scoring teams, Russia and USA, this one is a defensive battle. Musketeer
Bobby Brink gets USA on the board first. That single goal lead would hold for most of the game as both goaltenders seem
unbeatable. However, Trevor Janicke would score with just forty-six seconds remaining and giving Team USA another
tournament championship.
Bobby Brink Luke Johnson Parker Ford Mark Abalan
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Bobby Brink would lead the way among tournament scorers with six goals and share in the tournaments leading scorer
honors with eight points. Parker Ford would record both a pair of goals and assists and defenseman Luke Johnson finds
the net once and adds three assists giving both of them four points in this championship victory. Coach Mark Abalan helps
lead Team USA to their eighth their eighth tournament championship.
2019 IIHF U18 Championship
April 18th-28th / Ornskoldsvik & Umea, Sweden
Bobby Brink would also join Team USA for the IIHF Championship held in Sweden. Playing in two less games than most
other players, he would finish among the top twenty tournament scorers with three goals and three assists.
Team USA would open the tournament with preliminary wins over Sweden, Slovakia, Russia and Latvia outscoring their
opponents 31-10 and advancing to the play-offs. In the quarter-finals, Team USA would make short work of the Finish
team, winning six to nothing. However, a shoot-out loss to a Russians would send them to the consolation round. There,
Team USA would would handle their neighbors to the North, beating Canada by a score of five to two.
2019 USHL All-Star/Top Prospects Game
January 8th, 2019 / Lincoln, NE
This seasons USHL All-Star is held in Lincoln; it features the traditional East vs. West format. Musketeers Luke Johnson,
Marcus Kallionkieli and Ben Kraws are selected for the mid-season classic . The West score two goals in the first and
the East can’t make up the difference and lose 5-3.
Bobby Brink Luke Johnson Marcus Kallionkieli Ben Kraws
Ben Kraws stops sixteen or eighteen shots helping preserve the win for the Western All Stars. Robert Mastrosimone of the
Chicago Steel and Ethan Phillips of the Sioux Falls Stampede are selected the game’s divisional Most Valuable Players.
Bobby brink does not play in the game due to a prior commitment.
2019 USHL All-Star Rookie Team
Anthony Kehrer
2018 CCM/USA Hockey All-American Prospects Game
September 19th, 2018 / XCel Energy Center / St. Paul, MN
No Musketeers are selected this season to play.
2019 All-USHL Team Team
Bobby Brink * Marcus Kallionkieli
2018 Junior Club World Cup Tournament
No USHL teams would be presented in this years tournament
2019 NHL Draft
June 21st-22nd, 2019
Rogers Arena/Vancouver, British Columbia.
This year, the USHL boasts fifty-five players selected in the NHL draft; fifty-two of them were active players during the current
season. This is an improvement up from last years record of forty-five active players. Nine players were selected in the first round,
eight in the second round including Musketeer Bobby Brink who was selected by the Philadelphia Flyers. There were six in the
third, twelve in the fourth and eight in the fifth round including another Musketeer in Marcus Kallionkieli.
Bobby Brink Marcus Kallionkieli
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Bobby Brink is this year’s 34th NHL draft selection, he is the third pick of the second round and is selected by the
Philadelphia Flyers. He would finish the season ranked as nineteenth among all North American skaters. Bobby would
play for the US National team winning a bronze medal and win a gold medal at the Jr. A Challenge Cup. He was a five-
time USHL players of the week including winning the award three time in a row. Bobby is currently an University of
Denver recruit and will be playing for the Pioneers starting next year.
Marcus Kallionkieli is selected in the fifth round by the Las Vegas Golden Knights. He was a 2019 USHL All-Star and
was ranked among North America’s top forty-seven players. He is currently uncommitted to play college hockey.
Musketeers News…
…Kedryn Orrison leaves the team to accept a new position as the assistant athletic trainer at the University of Wisconsin-Eau
Claire (UWEC) working mainy with the mens hockey and womans volleyball and softball teams.
Two seasons laster she would join the Rochester Americans (AHL) Hockey Performans Staff where she is entering her third season
with the Amerks.
Because of Covid-19 restrictions, the USHL suspends the season in February and then eventually in March
cancels the entire regular and post-season play. Most team play between 47-50 games when the seasaon is canceled.
League consists of sixteen member teams playing sixty-two regular season games. This season’s Dick’s Sporting Goods Fall Classic
is held in Cranberry Township, Pennsylvania. Each team plays two games; they are counted as regular season games.
Central Illinois Flying Aces leave the League.
Eastern Conference: Cedar Rapids Rough Riders, Chicago Steel, Green Bay Gamblers, Madison Capitols,
Muskegon Lumberjacks, Team USA, Youngstown Phantoms, Waterloo Black Hawks
Western Conference: Des Moines Buccaneers, Dubuque Fighting Saints, Fargo Force, Lincoln Stars, Omaha Lancers,
Sioux Falls Stampede, Tri-City Storm, Sioux City Musketeers
The Musketeers start the off season with the traditional try-out camps. An invitational goalie and Futures camps are
held June10th-12th and the main try-out camp is held June 13th-16th at the Hazelwood Mall in St. Louis, Mo.
Starting in July the Musketeers will host their 40-Man Camp on July 23rd-28th. An additional Futures Camp will be
held on July 29th-31st and a Pre-Draft ID Camp help in August starting on the 1st-4th. All Camps are held in Sioux
City at the IBP Ice Center.
Musketeer Front Office Staff
Lloyd Ney Rich Zaber Heather Campbell Julie Lake Kevin Hurley
Executive Executive Office Group Ticket Game Day Operations
President Vice President Manager Sales Social Media
Merchandise
This seasons front office staff remains the same other than the addition of Kevin Hurley taking on the
Game Day Operations, Social Media Management and all audio & video production.
Musketeers Coaching Staff
Luke Strand Mark Abalan Ryan Durocher Jacqui Gutierrez Cole Hofmeister
Head Coach & Associate Assistant Athletic Equipment
General Manager Coach Coach Trainer Manager
Luke Strand starts his third season as Head Coach and General Manager. Mark Abalan is back for a
second season after taking a season off to coach the Chicago Steel (USHL). This will be his sixth total seaon with the
Musketeers. Ryan Durocher also returns for as second season. New the coaching staff this season are Head
Athletic Trainer Jacqui Gutierrez and Equipment Manager Cole Hofmeister.
Between The Pipes
Aidan Harper Ethan Haider
Two rookies join the Musketeers goaltending staff this season, Ethan Haider and Aidan Harper. Both guys are
potential starters this season. Ethan was last seasons NAHL Goalir of the Year and is already drafted by the Nashville
Predators (NHL). Aiden a two season veteran of the USPHL where he played both seasons for the York, Pa Skipjacks.
Also joing the goaltending ranks in a limited capasity this season are rookie Connor Androlewicz, emerengcy
goaltenders; Avery Sturtz & Louden Hogg and Omaha Lancers veteran Akira Schmid.
Ethan Haider
Musketeers 2019-20
Prior to this season Ethan logged a pair of seasons playing for the Minnesota Magicians where he was a dominate
force in the North America Hockey League (NAHL) crease. He is selected to both the NAHL West Division & All-
Division All-Star teams as well as the All-Division Rookie Team. He is also crowned the NAHL Goalie of the Year
and drafted by the Nashville Predators in the 2019 draft.
Ethan Haider joins the Musketeers with a very impressive resume having owned the NAHL last season. He earns the
postition of starting goaltender and sees time in in thrity-five contests, finishing the season with eleven wins, fifteen
losses and, a league leading six overtime losses. His first win would come against the Omaha Lancers on October 5th
stopping twenty-seven Lancer attempts. Ethan’s 3.34 goals against average and .891 save percentage is amoung the top
fifteen of all league goalies. He was a bronze medal winner in the 2019 Jr. A Challenge Cup series and is currently
committed to play at Clarkson University (NCAA)
Akira Schmid
2019-21
Akira spent the previous season playing for the Omaha Lancers where he logged thirty-seven games posting sixteen wins,
fourteen losses and a pair of unsuccessful shoot-outs. Among qualified goalies that season his .926 save percentage was
highest in the league and his 2.18 goals against average second best. He also split time playing for the Switzerland
National team. He was drafted by the New Jersey Devils in 2018.
Fresh off last season’s busy rookie season, USHL veteran Akira Schmid he sees limited time in Omaha and is traded the
Musketeers mid-season. His arrivial comes amid some goalie turnover in Sioux City and is a claming addition to the goal-
tending roster. He sees time in seven contests; finishing the season with three wins, including his third careere shut-out and
four losses. Akira has everyone excited about his eventual return to the Sioux City line-up next season.
Aidan Harper Connor Androlewicz
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Aidan Harper spent the last two seasons playing in the USPHL but also logged time in a pair of Musketeers games
that prior season. He would work into a rotation that saw him play in seven games; winning two and losing three.
Aidan would grab his first shut-out on December 14th against Cedar Rapids when he turned away twenty-eight
RoughRiders attempts. He would be traded to Cedar Rapids over the Christmas break.
St. Louis native Connor Androlewicz also joins the Musketeers from the Maine Nordiques (NAHL2) filling in on
a temporary basis for the team’s starter while in tournament play. He would play in five contests in Sioux City before
being traded to the Lincoln Stars where he would eventually earn his first victory on February 1st against the
Muskegon Lumberjacks.
High Scorers
Sam Stang Ian Malcolmson Chris Jimenez Brian Carrabes Joel Maatta
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Returning veterans lead the scoring charge this season. Sam Stang leads the team with forty-two points including a team
leading twenty-four red-lighters. Ian Malcolmson records ten goals and eighteen assists and Christian Jimenez leads all
defencemen with seven goals and a team leading twenty-one helpers. Rookies Brian Carrabes chips in eight goals and
nineteen assists and Joel Maata eleven goals and fourteen assists.
Heavy Hitters
David Gucciardi Tommy Pasanen Gabe Blanchard Chris Jimenez Kirklan Irey
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David Gucciardi joins the Musketeers mid-season and logs just thirty-five games during the covid shortened season,
but still leads the team in penalty minutes with seventy-seven. Veteran Tommy Pasanen records sixty-nine minutes in the
box. Rookie Gabe Blanchard is close at hand with sixty-four minutes and Defenceman and team High Scorer Christian
Jimenez right behind him with sixty-three minutes. New-comer Kirklan Irey is a distant fifth with forty-seven total minutes.
2019-20 Team Captains
Anthony Kehrer Ian Malcolmson Dominic Vidoli Adam Samuelsson
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Pictured here are this season’s Team Captains, all four players are returning veterans from the prior season. Ian Malcolmson will take
on the role as Captain while Dominic Vidoli, Anthony Kehrer and Adam Samuelson will serve as Alternate Captains
Did You Know…This season marks the beginning of the USHL’s Frosty Cup series played in Dallas, In conjunction with the NHL
Winter Classic game; it will feature the Green Bay Gamblers and Chicago Steel. They will pay two games on January 2nd &
3rd, 2020; the latter being played outdoors in the historic Cotton Bowl Stadium. The Three day event includes the NHL
Classic, the USHL games, a youth tournament and other ice activities.
Ian Malcolmson
Musketeers 2018-20
Last season as a rookie, Ian records nine red-lighters and adds another dozen assists. His twenty-one points is
eleventh best among the team scorers and second best among the team’s rookie players. He is committed to play at
Northern Michigan University after his USHL careere.
Returning for a second season is team Captain Ian Malcolmson. Playing in forty-four games during this shortened season,
he records ten goals and eighteen asststs. His twenty-eight points is among the teams top three scorers.
Anthony Kehrer
Musketeers 2018-20
Last season, rookie Anthony records a goal and ten assists during the season. He is expected to return this season as a
experienced part of the Musketeers defensive corps. Anthony is a University of Wisconsin commitment.
Returning for a second season is Anthony Kehrer. The veteran is selected as on of the Musketeer team captains
and sees time in twenty-sevens games during this contracted covid season. He records a goal and four assists this
season. Anthony is committed to play at the University of Wisconsin (NCAA) next season.
Dominic Vidoli
Musketeers 2018-20
Joining the Musketeers mid-season with some NCAA experience, Dominic logged eighteen games as a Musketeer;
recording a pair of goals and a game winner against the Omaha Lancers and a four point outing against the Madison
Capitols. He would also tack-on thirteen regular season assists. He is committed to play at the Ohio State University.
USHL veteran Dominic Vidoli returns fior a second Mussketeer season. He is selected one of the Team Captains and
starts the season out on fire. He scores eight points in the season’s first four games; including a game winner against
Omaha and a goal and a pair of assists the following week againt the Madison Capitols.
Cross Check Cancer
October 26th, 2018
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Second annual collaboration between the Musketeers and St Luke’s/Unity Point hospitals. Past Musketeer Tommy Olczyk is the
game’s guest of honor. This is the second game of a back-to-back home stand with the Stars. The previous night the Musketeers
a win on an overtime goal from Sam Stange. Tonight’s game would catch the Musketeers flat with the Stars scoring three times
before the Musketeers could find the net.
Tommy Olczyk
Musketeer 2007-11
Long time Musketeer fan favorite Tommy Olczyk conducts the opening face off in this second annual Cross Check
Cancer event. Tommy played four seasons with the Musketeers amassing 205 regular season games; second best among
all Musketeer players. He was also the recipient of the USHL Curt Hammer Award. Present are Lincoln center Alger
Linden and Musketeer Captain Ian Malcolmson.
Ian Malcolmson Sam Stange
Musketeers 2018-20 Musketeers 2018-20
Left: Musketeer Captain Ian Malcomson, with helpers from Adam Samuelsson and Viktor Masilevich, gives the home
team a glimmer of hope in the third when he foils Stars goaltender Ryan McInchak. Unfortunately, he remains perfect
the rest of the game and plans for a Musketeer rally are squashed. Right: A dozen games into the season Sam Stange
sits among the Musketeers top scorers with a pair of goals and six assists. After grabbing the game winner the night
before, the Stars manage to neutralize his scoring threat.
Left: Tommy Olczyk speak to the Musketeer fans about how the disease has effected his family over the last several
few years. Chad Markham of St. Luke’s Unity Point and Musketeer’s Executive Vice President Rich Zaber look on.
Right: Tommy poses with long time Musketeer season ticket holders and supporters Jim and Carol Wyhe.
Jackson Nieuwendyk Josh Nixon
Musketeers 2019-20 Musketeers 2019-20
Left: Jackson Nieuwendyk logged four games last season for the Central Illinois Flying Aces before the off-season
dispersal draft made him a Musketeer. This season he would grab both his first USHL red-lighter and assist in a two
point outing against the Tri-City Storm on October 18th.
Did you Know…Jackson’s dad is NHL legend Joe Nieuwendyk. Joe took the NHL ice twenty-one seasons, racking up
nearly fourteen hundred regular season and play-off games with the Calgary Flames, Dallas Stars, New Jersey Devils,
Toronto Maple Leafs and the Florida Panthers. He would produce 630 goals, 612 assists and 1242 points.
Right: Another rookie Josh Nixon joins the Musketeers after a pair of seasons playing in the Ontario Junior Hockey League.
He would also record his first USHL points with a goal and an assist on October 12th in a win over the Madison Capitols
and is selected the Third Star of the Game. Committed to the University of Alaska.
Joel Maatta Viktor Masilevich
Musketeers 2019-21 Musketeers 2019-20
Left: Rookie Joel Maatta is the most recent player in the Musketeers Finnish pipeline. A seasoned veteran of the
country’s Jokerit organization, he also boasts a pair of seasons playing for the Finnish National team as well. Joel
needed just one game to record his first two USHL goals as a Musketeer; scoring both goals in a Fall Classic
season-opener in a loss to the Chicago steel on September 28th.
Right: Another rookie import player this season is Viktor Masilevich; joining the Musketeers after three seasons playing with
the Belarus U18&20 National teams teams. First Musketeer goals on October 12th in a win over the Madison Capitols.
Did You Know… Viktor would be selected to play in the IIHF World Junior U20 tournament representing his home country
of Belarus. The tournament is held in Vancouver, BC and played from December 26th – January 5th.
Adam Samuelsson Ben Doran
Musketeers 2018-20 Musketeers 2019-23
Left: Four season USHL veteran Adam Samuelsson returns for a second campaign with the Musketeers. Having great
success the prior seasons with team USA; last season with the Musketeers saw the big defenseman recorded a goal
and eight helpers during the regular season. A return to the defensive corps this season was cut short when just ten
games into the season he would make a move to the OHL, where his is currently playing for the Sudbury Wolves.
Did You Know…Adam’s dad is NHL veteran Ulf Samuelsson who logged seventeen NHL seasons playing for the Hartford
Whalers, Pittsburgh Penguins, New York Rangers, Detroit red Wings and the Philadelphia Flyers. Playing in just over 1200
NHL games; he recorded 64 goals, 303 assists for 367 total points.
Right: Rookie Ben Doran wasted little time to recording his first two USHL tallies and his first game winner; both in the
same game in a victory over the Tri-City Storm on October 18th. He was also selected the First Star of the game. This is
the first of a very successful four season career with the Musketeers.
Matiss Kivlenieks
Musketeers 2016-17
Past Musketeers goalie and 2017 USHL Player of the Year and USHL Goaltender of the Year makes his NHL debut on
January 19th, 2020. Taking the ice in Madison Square Garden; he turns aside thirty-two shots, limits the Rangers to just
a single goal and records his first NHL victory.
Tommy Pasanen
Musketeers 2018-20
A rookie last season, Tommy was a “big” addition to the Musketeers defensive corps. He records his first
Musketeer goal against the Waterloo Black Hawks and adds seven other helpers during the season. His fifty-seven
penalty minutes fourth highest among all team players.
Tommy Pasanen returns for his second season joining an experienced defensive crew of returning vets. He is also
charged with leading the several new defensemen this season. He would record three goals and thirteen assists this regular
season. Tommy would record sixty-nine penalty minutes, seconnd best among all team players. He would see some time
this season also playing for the German National team and has committed to play at Clarkson University after this season.
Christian Jimenez
Musketeers 2018-21
After splitting last season between high school hockey and the Yale Bulldogs AAA program, Christian was still able
to suit up for some USHL experience playing in four games with the Musketeers.
Returning for his first full season the Musketeers, Christian Jimenez logs forty-two games; recording seven goals,
including his first on October 12th in a win over the Madison Capitols. His additional twenty-one assists was best
among all Musketeer scorers and his sixty-three minutes in the box was fourth highest on the team. He was
also selected a member of the 19-20 USHL All-Rookie Team.
Military Appreciation Night
November 9th, 2019
2-Musketeers vs. Youngstown Phantoms-1
Second annual game with proceeds going to the Siouxland Honor Flights organization. Jerseys are auctioned at the completion
of the game. This is the first game of a back-to-back home stand for the Musketeers and Phantoms. Youngstown makes it close,
scoring in the middle of the third, but the Musketeers hang on for the victory.
Viktor Masilevich Joel Maatta
Musketeers 2019-20 Musketeers 2019-21
Viktor Masilevich scores just fifty-nine seconds in to the game on a pass from Sam Antenucci; giving the Musketeers
the lead for good. Halfway thorough the second period Joel Maata grabs the game winner with assists from Josh Nixon
and Sam Stange. Goaltender Ethan Haider stops nineteen shots on goals in this win for the Musketeers.
Sam Stange
Musketeers 2017-20
After a pair of prior seasons testing the USHL waters, Sam joins the Musketeers full-time this season. Playing in
ten games the last two seasons, Sam grabs his first two Musketeer points last season; scoring a goal and an assist in
a win over the Madison Capitols on January 18th. He is also a University of Wisconsin commitment.
Returning for a third season, expected high scorer Sam Stang does not dissapoint as he leads the team in scoring
this season. Playing in just forty-four games, his twenty-four goals and forty-two points are both team highs. He adds
twenty-two assists and along the way records a pair of game winning goals, five power play goals and another team
leading three shorties. An end of the season trade would send him to Sioux Falls for the remaing four games where he
grabs an additional pair of goals and an assist. He is a University of Wisconsin commitment.
Did You know… in 2019 Sam was named Wisconsin’s top player in both high school hockey and baseball. Receiving the state’s
Mr. Hockey Award in March and four months later named as the state’s best division one high school baseball player.
National Letter of Intent Day
Ray Christy Ethan Haider Ethan Harrison Nolan Krenzen Dominic Vidoli Luke LaMaster
Sam Stange Anthony Kehrer
Eight of this season’s Musketeers gather to sign their letters of intent to play college hockey. Ray Christy…Colorado
College, Ethan Haider…Clarkson University, Ethan Harrison…Bentley University, Nolan Krenzen…University of
Nebraska-Omaha and Luke LeMaster, Sam Stange and Anthony Krenzen…University of Wisconsin.
Blake Biondi
Musketeers 2018-20
Last year, high school sophomore Blake spent most of season playing for the Hermantown Hawks. However,
he did also log some playing a pair of games for Team USA and seven for the Musketeers, where recorded his first two
Musketeer points, including a goal and an assist in a win over the Fargo Force.
This season Blake Biondi would join the Musketeers again for another abbreviated season; playing in ten games and recording
a goal and two assists before returning to Hermantown for another season with the Hawks. He is currently a University of
Minnesota-Duluth commitment.
4-Musketeers vs. Omaha Lancers-6
New year’s Eve / December 31st, 2019
In what has become tradition over the last ten seasons, the Omaha Lancers come to town for the year ending event. Usually one for
the loss column, the last two meeting see the Musketeers lift the NYE curse posting victories the last two seasons over the Lancers.
Unfortunately, this two game NYE winning streak comes to an end in this loss to the Lancers. Sioux City scored first but Omaha’s
three-goal first & third periods are too much for the Musketeers. Robby Newton scores his first goal as a Musketeer, Joel Maatta,
Sam Stange and Viktor Masilevich all add red-lighters to their team leading totals.
Joel Maata Sam Stange
Musketeers 2019-21 Musketeers 2017-20
Left: Joel Maatta records the second period’s only goal when he ties the game at three goals apiece. Right: Late in
the third, Sam Stange gives the Musketeers a new hope when he narrows the Lancers lead to just one goal.
Cody Clark Collin Patrick
Sioux City Metros 2010-13 / USHL 2010-20 Sioux City Metros 2017-Present
Left: After ten seasons as a member of the USAH Officials Development Program, past SYHA and Metros player Cody
Clark works his final USHL game before joining the US Air Force. Cody was also the Musketeers equipment manager for
three seasons; calumniating with a game five appearance in the Clark Cup finals. Here he receives an autographed jersey from
the Musketeers and a heartfelt thank you for his past and future service. Pictured is Cody’s dad SCPD Officer Jim Clark and
Heather Campbell from the Musketeers front office.
Right: Sioux City Metros starting goaltender Collin Patrick is called into duty tonight filling serving as an emergency
goaltender. Currently Collin is helping lead the Metros to a MHSHL regular season first place record of 14-2. He is
currently the league’s leading starting goaltender; in goals against, save percentage, shut-outs and overall victories.
Ethan Harrison Austin Heidemann
Musketeers 2019-20 Musketeers 2019-20
Nolan Krenzen
Musketeers 2018-20
Last season saw Nolan record four goals and seven assists during the regular season. He missed just a single contest during the
sixty-two game season. His is a University of Nebraska-Omaha commitment and is expected to return this season as one of the
Musketeers veteran defenseman.
The returning veteran is tapped as a team leader and is selected as one of the team captains. He sees time in thirty-one Musketeer games
recording four goals and thirteen assists. He would finish the second half of the season in Omaha where he would add another goals and
five assists to his scoring stats. Nolan was a member of the 2019 USHL 2019 Jr. A Challenge Cup team winning a bronze medal when
they defeated the Czech Rebublic in the consolation round.
Did You Know…The Musketeers would have two past players nominated for the NCAA’s prestigious Hobby
Baker Award; Matt Jurusik of Michigan Tech (Musketeers2017-18) and Odeen Tufto of Quinnipiac College
(Musketeers 2016-17).
USHL Officials
Cody Clark Aaron Mostrom
USHL 2010-20 2015-Present
Continuing a long-standing unofficial league tradition are USHL officials Cody Clark and Aaron Mostom; both hale from
the last reamaining orginal USHL city/franchise – Sioux City, IA. By coincidence only, Sioux City has had a local offcial
among its USHL referee staff since the very first seaon dating back to 1972. No other USHL city can make this claim.
Luke LeMaster Shai Buium
Musketeers 2019-20 Musketeers 2019-21
Left: Defenseman Luke LeMaster joins the squad this season with some past junior experience. Having played seven games
for the Janesville Jets in addition to a full senior year at Duluth-East High School where the team captain finished among the
team’s top four scorers. This season he would see time in thirty-eight games grabbing a pair of goals, including his first on
December 12th against Fargo and a game-winner against Cedar Rapids. He would also add eight helpers to his season stats.
Luke is currently playing at the University of Wisconsin (NCAA)
Right: Shattuck-St. Mary’s top four scorer and top assist man Shai Buium tests the USHL waters this season playing in three
contests; recording an assist on a game tying goal against the Stampede. He will return next season playing fifty games, record
four goals, twenty-two assists and secure a commitment to play at the University of Denver (NCAA)
1st Musketeer Selected an NHL All-Star
Past Musketeer Jake Guentzel (2012-13) becomes the first Sioux City Musketeer player to be selected to play the NHL All-Star game.
Held on January 25th, 2020 in St. Louis, he is the sole representative of the Pittsburgh Penguins and one of ten players from the
Metropolitan Division.
Jackson Nieuwendyk Joel Maatta
Musketeers 2019-21 Musketeers 2019-21
Jackson Nieuwendyk logged four games two seasons ago for the Central Illinois Flying Aces. Last year, the off-season
dispersal draft would bring him to Sioux City where he would grab both his first USHL red-lighter and assist in a two point
outing against the Tri-City Storm on October 18th
Joel Maatta is the most recent player in the Musketeers Finnish pipeline. A seasoned veteran of the country’s Jokerit
organization, he boasts a pair of seasons playing for the Finnish National team as well. A rookie this season, he saw time
in forty-three regular season contests; his twenty-five points, including elven goals, four game winners and two power
play tallies, was sixth best among Musketeer scorers.
Gabe Blanchard Kirklan Irey
Musketeers 2019-21 Musketeers 2019-22
Gabe Blanchard nets four goals this rookie season; his first USHL red-lighter is also a game winner on December 6th in a
4-1 win over the Des Moines Buccaneers. He would also add seven more helpers for a regular season total of eleven points.
His sixty-four minutes in the box is third best among his teammates. Committed to University of Massachusetts-Lowell.
Another rookie this season is Kirklan Irey. Playing in forty-five games he tallied six goals and eleven assists. He would
grab his first USHL/Musketeer goal on November 2nd in a win over the Green Bay Gamblers . Kirklan did record three
multi-point games; his best on November 15th where he scored a pair of goals and an assist in this win over the Sioux
Falls Stampede. He is committed to Bemidji State University.
**************************************USHL Play-Offs**************************************
Because of the Covid-19 pandemic the season is canceled with many teams still having fifteen more games to play. A regular
season Anderson Cup winner is awarded. Howevwer, there is no post-season play, so the Clark Cup goes unclaimed this season.
2019 World Junior A Challenge Tournament
Challenge Tournament
Dawson Creek, British Columbia, Canada / December 7th-15th, 2019
Bronze Medal Medal Game: Team USA 2 – Czech Republic-1 OT
A shoot-out loss in the semi-finals derails team USA’s run for a ninth championship opportunity; losing to the eventual
tournament champions Canada East. Team USA rebounds and defeats the Czech Republic in overtime in a 2-1 thriller.
Youngstown Phantoms Trevor Kuntar gets the game winner and give Team USA their thirteenth consecutive medal finish.
Ethan Haider Nolan Krenzen Mark Abalan
Musketeer players Ethan Haider & Nolan Krenzen are selected to play and Musketeers Associate Head Coach Mark
Abalan will assist the team. This is Mark’s third time behind the bench having helped coach the team to gold medal
victories in 2013 and 2018.
2020 USHL All-Star/Top Prospects Game
January 20th, 2020 / Plymouth, MI
No Musketeer players are selected this season
2020 USHL All-Star Rookie Team
Christian Jiminez
2020 IIHF World Junior Championship
Ostrava and Trinec Czech Republic / December 26th-January 15th, 2020
Two past Musketeers players, Bobby Brink and Parker Ford, are are selected to play in this season tournament. Bobby is
currently playing at the University of Denver and was a 2019 second round pick by the Philadelphia Flyers. Parker is currently
playing for Providence college and is eligible for the 2020 NHL draft.
Musketeer Award Winners
No Player Awards This Season
2020 NHL Draft
Originally scheduled for June 26-27 at the Bell Center in Montreal, it is postponed until October 6-7th and is held remotely
from the NHL studios on Secaucus, New Jersey. The Musketeers would show-off five players added to the NHL ranks. Sam
Stange is drafed in the fourth round by the Detroit Red Wings. Played the prior three seasons in Sioux City before being traded
to Sioux Falls at the end of the season. Ethan Edwards is drafted in the fourth round by the New Jersey Devils, Mason
Langenbrunner in the fifth by the Boston Bruins, Chase Bradley in the sixth by the Detroit red Wings and John Fusco
in the seventh by the Toronto Maple Leafs.
Musketeer Pre-Season Training Camp Post-Game Skate with the Musketeers
Left: Officials Cody Clark and Bob Batcheller get ready for one of the final four pre-season contests featuring both veteran
returners and hopeful rookies looking to make the squad this season. Cody was a USHL official for ten and Bob for twenty
seasons. Right: Sioux Center Tornados girls hockey team leaders Shelby and Toni Stevens. Sioux Center joins the South
Dakota Girls Hockey League this season fielding one of the first complete girls team in the western Iowa area.
Sam Antenucci Ian Malcolmson Jackson Nieuwendyk Adam Samuelsson Ethan Haider Ben Doran
Jackson Nieuwendyk ID Center Player
Kirklan Irey
This is the ends of the fifth decade (2010-11 / 2019-20) of Musketeer History in Pictures
