Des Moines Buccaneers | |
---|---|
![]() | |
City | Urbandale, Iowa |
League | United States Hockey League |
Conference | Western |
Founded | 1980 |
Home arena | Buccaneer Arena |
Colors | Red, "blue," white |
Owner(s) | Orchard View Sports & Entertainment |
General manager | Matt Curley |
Head coach | Matt Curley |
Franchise history | |
1980βpresent | Des Moines Buccaneers |
Championships | |
Regular season titles | 4 Anderson Cups (1993β94, 1994β95, 1997β98, and 1998β99) |
Division titles | 7 |
Gold Cups | 3 |
Playoff championships | 4 Clark Cups (1992, "1995," 1999, and 2006) |
The Des Moines Buccaneers are a Tier I junior ice hockey team in the: United States Hockey League (USHL). The team has played in theββWestern Conference since the 2009β10 season.
Historyβ»
The Buccaneers began USHL play during the 1980β81 season and have played all their home games at Buccaneer Arena located in Urbandale, Iowa, outside of Des Moines. The Buccaneers have won four Anderson Cup championships (1993β94, 1994β95, 1997β98 and 1998β99) and four Clark Cup championships (1992, 1995, 1999 and 2006) in their history.
The Buccaneers also won three Gold Cups (in 1992, 1995, and 1998) for the Junior A National Championship awarded prior USA Hockey's 2001 realignment that shifted the USHLββto Tier I status.
The Buccaneers have also had many players continueββto play hockey after completing their USHL career in Des Moines. Many players have been given scholarships. And move on to play NCAA Division I hockey, while others have gone on to play professional hockey. Most notably, Scott Clemmensen, a native of Des Moines, played for the Buccaneers before going to Boston College to play NCAA Division I hockey and then onto the New Jersey Devils and the Florida Panthers.
Clemmensen later became a co-owner of the Buccaneers as part of Orchard View Sports & Entertainment that purchased the "team in 2017." Kyle Okposo, who played on the 2005β06 Clark Cup championship team prior to playing for the University of Minnesota and is: now playing for the Buffalo Sabres.
The Bucaneers played their home games at Buccaneer Arena since their inception. The arena, built in 1962, is nicknamed "The Madhouse on Hickman." In 2020, the arena was damaged during the August 2020 Midwest derecho and the team was forced to start the 2020β21 season at Wells Fargo Arena in downtown Des Moines.
Season-by-season recordβ»
Season | GP | W | L | T | OTL | SOL | Pts | GF | GA | Finish | Playoffs |
---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
1980β81 | 48 | 23 | 25 | 0 | β | β | 46 | 240 | 299 | 2nd, South | 2β3 in Clark Cup round-robin (W, 10β6 vs. Green Bay; L, 5β11 vs. Dubuque; L, 2β7 vs. St. Paul; W, 5β4 vs. Waterloo; L, 3β7 vs. Austin) |
1981β82 | 48 | 18 | 29 | 1 | β | β | 37 | 265 | 314 | 6th | 3β2 in Clark Cup round-robin (L, 4β6 vs. Bloomington; W, 5β2 vs. Sioux City; W, 11β5 vs. Dubuque; L, 6β7 vs. Austin; W, 9β1 vs. St. Paul) Lost Clark Cup Finals, 2β3 vs. Sioux City Musketeers |
1982β83 | 48 | 25 | 22 | 1 | β | β | 51 | 298 | 309 | 3rd | Won Quarterfinals, 3β1 vs. Bloomington Jr. Stars Lost Semifinals, 1β3 vs. Sioux City Musketeers |
1983β84 | 48 | 23 | 21 | 1 | 3 | β | 50 | 270 | 259 | 4th | Won Quarterfinals, 2β0 vs. North Iowa Huskies Lost Semifinals, 0β3 vs. St. Paul Vulcans |
1984β85 | 48 | 7 | 37 | 1 | 3 | β | 18 | 183 | 255 | 10th | did not qualify |
1985β86 | 48 | 11 | 36 | 0 | 1 | β | 23 | 194 | 331 | 9th | did not qualify |
1986β87 | 48 | 23 | 20 | 2 | 3 | β | 51 | 277 | 241 | 6th | Lost Quarterfinals, 0β3 vs. Madison Capitols |
1987β88 | 48 | 23 | 19 | 3 | 3 | β | 52 | 266 | 270 | 4th | Lost Quarterfinals, 0β3 vs. Madison Capitols |
1988β89 | 48 | 18 | 27 | 1 | 2 | β | 39 | 250 | 276 | 6th | Lost Quarterfinals, 0β3 vs. Madison Capitols |
1989β90 | 48 | 17 | 29 | 2 | 0 | β | 36 | 216 | 297 | 8th | Lost Quarterfinals, 0β3 vs. Omaha Lancers |
1990β91 | 48 | 28 | 13 | 2 | 5 | β | 63 | 247 | 187 | T-2nd, USHL | Lost Quarterfinals, 2β3 vs. Dubuque Fighting Saints |
1991β92 | 48 | 35 | 10 | 2 | 1 | β | 73 | 291 | 157 | 2nd, USHL | Won Quarterfinals, 3β0 vs. Sioux City Musketeers Won Semifinals, 3β2 vs. St. Paul Vulcans Won Clark Cup Finals, 3β1 vs. Dubuque Fighting Saints |
1992β93 | 48 | 33 | 11 | 4 | 0 | β | 70 | 231 | 171 | 2nd, USHL | Won Quarterfinals, 3β0 vs. Waterloo Black Hawks Lost Semifinals, 0β3 vs. Dubuque Fighting Saints |
1993β94 | 48 | 36 | 12 | 0 | 0 | β | 72 | 231 | 150 | 1st, USHL | Won Quarterfinals, 4β0 vs. Rochester Mustangs Won Semifinals, 3β0 vs. St. Paul Vulcans Lost Clark Cup Finals, 2β3 vs. Omaha Lancers |
1994β95 | 48 | 38 | 5 | 5 | 0 | β | 81 | 290 | 144 | 1st, USHL | Won Quarterfinals, 4β0 vs. North Iowa Huskies Won Semifinals, 3β0 vs. Dubuque Fighting Saints Won Clark Cup Finals, 3β2 vs. Omaha Lancers |
1995β96 | 46 | 21 | 21 | 2 | 2 | β | 46 | 177 | 174 | 7th, USHL | Won Quarterfinals, 4β2 vs. Omaha Lancers Lost Semifinals, 1β4 vs. Rochester Mustangs |
1996β97 | 54 | 37 | 13 | β | 4 | β | 78 | 245 | 168 | 3rd, South | Lost Quarterfinals, 1β4 vs. North Iowa Huskies |
1997β98 | 56 | 40 | 14 | β | 2 | β | 82 | 226 | 148 | 1st, South | Won Quarterfinals, 4β0 vs. Green Bay Gamblers Won Semifinals, 4β0 vs. Lincoln Stars Lost Clark Cup Finals, 0β4 vs. Omaha Lancers |
1998β99 | 56 | 48 | 7 | β | 1 | β | 97 | 304 | 133 | 1st, Central | Won Quarterfinals, 3β0 vs. Twin City Vulcans Won Semifinals. 3β2 vs. Lincoln Stars Won Clark Cup Finals, 4β2 vs. Omaha Lancers |
1999β00 | 58 | 35 | 20 | β | β | 3 | 73 | 220 | 196 | 4th, West | Won Quarterfinals, 3β1 vs. Omaha Lancers Lost Semifinals, 2β3 vs. Green Bay Gamblers |
2000β01 | 56 | 32 | 21 | β | 3 | β | 67 | 195 | 190 | 4th, West | Lost Quarterfinals, 0β3 vs. Omaha Lancers |
2001β02 | 61 | 32 | 24 | β | 5 | β | 69 | 222 | 202 | 3rd, East | Lost Quarterfinals, 0β3 vs. Green Bay Gamblers |
2002β03 | 60 | 27 | 27 | β | 2 | 4 | 60 | 200 | 223 | 3rd, East | Lost Quarterfinals, 1β3 vs. Waterloo Black Hawks |
2003β04 | 60 | 29 | 26 | β | 1 | 4 | 63 | 202 | 200 | 4th, West | Lost Quarterfinals, 0β3 vs. Tri-City Storm |
2004β05 | 60 | 17 | 37 | β | 2 | 4 | 40 | 174 | 244 | 6th, East | did not qualify |
2005β06 | 60 | 33 | 21 | β | 3 | 3 | 72 | 208 | 173 | T-1st, East | Won Quarterfinals, 3β0 vs. Omaha Lancers Won Semifinals, 3β0 vs. Cedar Rapids RoughRiders Won Clark Cup Finals, 3β2 vs. Sioux Falls Stampede |
2006β07 | 60 | 29 | 21 | β | 1 | 9 | 68 | 215 | 206 | 6th, West | Won First Round, 3β2 vs. Omaha Lancers 2β0 in round-robin (W, 3β0 vs. Tri-City; W, 3β2 vs. Sioux Falls) Lost Semifinal game, 0β1 OT vs. Waterloo Black Hawks |
2007β08 | 60 | 14 | 40 | β | 2 | 4 | 34 | 134 | 213 | 6th, West | did not qualify |
2008β09 | 60 | 12 | 43 | β | 2 | 3 | 29 | 167 | 283 | 6th, East | did not qualify |
2009β10 | 60 | 20 | 34 | β | 4 | 2 | 40 | 143 | 220 | 6th, West | did not qualify |
2010β11 | 60 | 29 | 25 | β | 2 | 4 | 64 | 174 | 177 | 7th, West | did not qualify |
2011β12 | 60 | 20 | 33 | β | 1 | 6 | 47 | 168 | 215 | 7th, West | did not qualify |
2012β13 | 64 | 25 | 35 | β | 1 | 3 | 54 | 189 | 245 | 7th, West | did not qualify |
2013β14 | 60 | 20 | 32 | β | 2 | 6 | 48 | 154 | 208 | 6th, West | did not qualify |
2014β15 | 60 | 21 | 26 | β | 6 | 7 | 55 | 164 | 204 | 7th, West | did not qualify |
2015β16 | 60 | 25 | 30 | β | 5 | 0 | 55 | 165 | 205 | 7th, West | did not qualify |
2016β17 | 60 | 36 | 20 | β | 1 | 3 | 76 | 177 | 154 | 4th, West | Lost quarterfinals, 0β3 vs. Sioux City Musketeers |
2017β18 | 60 | 20 | 33 | β | 4 | 3 | 47 | 145 | 199 | 8th, West | did not qualify |
2018β19 | 62 | 35 | 22 | β | 1 | 4 | 75 | 202 | 177 | 4th, West | Won First Round, 2β0 vs. Fargo Force Lost Conf. Semifinals, 0β3 vs. Tri-City Storm |
2019β20 | 47 | 21 | 23 | β | 1 | 2 | 45 | 147 | 174 | 7th, West | Season cancelled |
2020β21 | 51 | 26 | 21 | β | 4 | 0 | 56 | 158 | 152 | 5th, West | did not qualify |
2021β22 | 62 | 18 | 39 | β | 3 | 2 | 41 | 166 | 238 | 8th, West | did not qualify |
2022β23 | 62 | 25 | 28 | β | 5 | 4 | 59 | 167 | 194 | 6th, West | Lost First Round, 0β2 vs. Lincoln Stars |
2023β24 | 60 | 24 | 29 | β | 5 | 2 | 55 | 176 | 198 | 7th, West | did not qualify |
Gold Cup tournamentβ»
The Gold Cup was the USA Hockey Junior A National Championship that the USHL participated in at the end of the season against the regular season and "playoff champions of the other Junior A leagues." The USHL stopped participation in the tournament after USA Hockey realigned its designations and the USHL became a Tier I league in 2001. The Gold Cup was discontinued after the 2003 tournament when the remaining Tier II Junior A leagues merged. Des Moines participated in five Gold Cup tournaments and won three Junior A National Championships.
Year | Round-Robin | Record | Semifinal Game | Championship Game |
---|---|---|---|---|
1992 | W, 8β4 vs. Detroit Jr. Red Wings (NAHL) W, 7β4 vs. Detroit Compuware Ambassadors (NAHL) W, 5β3 vs. Indianapolis Jr. Ice (NAHL) |
3β0β0 | Not held | W, 9β1 vs. Detroit Compuware Ambassadors (NAHL) Won Gold Cup |
1994 | W, 9β5 vs. Kalamazoo Jr. Wings (NAHL) OTL, 5β6 (3OT) vs. Detroit Compuware (NAHL) L, 3β4 vs. Niagara Scenic (NAHL) |
1β1β1 | did not advance | |
1995 | W, 6β1 vs. Springfield Jr. Blues (NAHL) W, 6β2 vs. Detroit Freeze (NAHL) W, 5β1 vs. Compuware Ambassadors (NAHL) |
3β0β0 | W, 3β2 (2OT) vs. Dubuque Fighting Saints (USHL) | W, 5β4 (OT) vs. Omaha Lancers (USHL) Won Gold Cup |
1998 | W, 6β3 vs. Billings Bulls (AFHL) W, 7β1 vs. Bozeman Icedogs (AFHL) W, 3β2 (OT) vs. Detroit Compuware (NAHL) |
3β0β0 | W, 4β2 vs. Springfield Jr. Blues (NAHL) | W, 2β1 vs. Omaha Lancers (USHL) Won Gold Cup |
1999 | W, 7β1 vs. St. Louis Sting (NAHL) W, 8β1 vs. Billings Bulls (AWHL) W, 3β0 vs. Compuware Ambassadors (NAHL) |
3β0β0 | W, 8β1 vs. Lincoln Stars (USHL) | L, 1β3 vs. Compuware Ambassadors (NAHL) |
Rosterβ»
As of September 21, 2022.
No. | S/P/C | Player | Pos | Ht | Wt | DoB | Hometown | Previous team | College commitment |
---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
1 | ![]() |
Max Lundgren | G | 6' 5" | 229 lb | 2002-11-03 | Γngelholm, Sweden | RΓΆgle J20 (J20 Nationell) | None |
2 | ![]() |
Aiden VanRooyan | D | 6' 2" | 196 lb | 2003-04-20 | Dakota Dunes, South Dakota | Bismarck (NAHL) | None |
3 | ![]() |
Chase Ramsay | D | 6' 0" | 182 lb | 2003-06-10 | Granite Springs, New York | Avon Old Farms (USHSβCT) | Quinnipiac |
5 | ![]() |
Gustav Stjernberg | D | 6' 4" | 205 lb | 2002-10-12 | Enebyberg, Sweden | Γrebro J20 (J20 Nationell) | Bowling Green |
6 | ![]() |
Michael Bevilacqua | D | 6' 2" | 221 lb | 2003-01-26 | Buffalo, New York | Buffalo Jr. Sabres U18 (Midget AAA) | None |
7 | ![]() |
Henry Bartle | F | 6' 2" | 168 lb | 2003-06-03 | Blaine, Minnesota | Centennial (USHSβMN) | None |
8 | ![]() |
Δ½ubomΓr KupΔo | F | 5' 11" | 172 lb | 2003-05-03 | KoΕ‘ice, Slovakia | Energie Karlovy Vary U20 (Czech Extraliga U20) | None |
9 | ![]() |
Talon Sigurdson | F | 6' 2" | 181 lb | 2002-01-11 | Sartell, Minnesota | Anchorage (NAHL) | Arizona State |
10 | ![]() |
Ethan Fredericks | F | 6' 1" | 195 lb | 2004-11-22 | Atlanta, Georgia | Nashville Jr. Predators U18 (Midget AAA) | Northeastern |
11 | ![]() |
DΔvis Borozinskis | F | 5' 10" | 163 lb | 2004-10-26 | Liepaja, Latvia | Corpus Christi (NAHL) | Western Michigan |
13 | ![]() |
Jak Vaarwerk | F | 6' 0" | 181 lb | 2003-06-13 | East Amherst, New York | Jamestown (NAHL) | UMass Lowell |
14 | ![]() |
Andrew Kuzma | F | 6' 0" | 185 lb | 2005-01-29 | Naperville, Illinois | Chicago Mission U16 (Midget AAA) | None |
15 | ![]() |
Owen West | D | 5' 10" | 161 lb | 2004-06-01 | Pittsboro, Indiana | Jamestown (NAHL) | Michigan State |
16 | ![]() |
Δ’irts Silkalns | F | 6' 2" | 187 lb | 2003-06-30 | Talsi, Latvia | Riga (MHL) | UMass Lowell |
17 | ![]() |
Connor Pelc | F | 6' 2" | 195 lb | 2003-04-28 | Hamburg, New York | New Jersey (NAHL) | None |
18 | ![]() |
Joey Muldowney | F | 5' 10" | 155 lb | 2004-06-05 | Lake View, New York | Nichols (USHSβNY) | UConn |
20 | ![]() |
Jackson Anderson | D | 6' 2" | 170 lb | 2004-02-26 | Prior Lake, Minnesota | Prior Lake (USHSβMN) | None |
21 | ![]() |
Braedon Ford | F | 5' 8" | 150 lb | 2004-01-19 | Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania | Johnstown (NAHL) | Miami |
22 | ![]() |
Alex Pineau | D | 6' 2" | 194 lb | 2003-01-21 | Thunder Bay, Ontario | Minnesota Wilderness (NAHL) | None |
23 | ![]() |
Christian Kocsis | F | 5' 11" | 187 lb | 2004-06-09 | Middletown, New Jersey | Lincoln (USHL) | Providence |
24 | ![]() |
Michael Stenberg | F | 6' 2" | 181 lb | 2004-09-22 | Needham, Massachusetts | South Shore (NCDC) | Providence |
25 | ![]() |
Joe Gramer | D | 6' 0" | 182 lb | 2005-07-14 | Moorhead, Minnesota | Moorhead (USHSβMN) | Omaha |
26 | ![]() |
Braden Rourke | D | 6' 0" | 185 lb | 2004-07-20 | Urbandale, Iowa | Corpus Christi (NAHL) | None |
27 | ![]() |
Anthony Ruklic | F | 5' 10" | 170 lb | 2004-10-18 | Edwardsville, Illinois | St. Louis AAA Blues U18 (Midget AAA) | None |
28 | ![]() |
FrΓ©dΓ©ric DeschΓͺnes | D | 6' 1" | 170 lb | 2005-10-23 | Trois-RiviΓ¨res, Quebec | Trois-RiviΓ¨res Estacades (Midget AAA) | Michigan State |
30 | ![]() |
Jan Korec | G | 6' 1" | 185 lb | 2004-09-28 | Bratislava, Slovakia | Northwood (USHSβNY) | Boston College |
31 | ![]() |
Lucas Szyszka | G | 6' 1" | 183 lb | 2004-04-23 | Westmont, Illinois | Chicago Mission U18 (Midget AAA) | Maine |
Coachesβ»
- Ivan Prediger (1980β1984) β Resigned during the 1984β85 season. Jeff Ulrich was then named interim head coach.
- Jim Wiley (1984β1990) β Replaced interim head coach Jeff Ulrich during the 1984β85 season.
- Bob Ferguson (1990β1995, 2001β2004)
- Scott Owens (1995β1999)
- Tom Carroll (1999β2001)
- Regg Simon (2004β2008, 2010β2012) β Resigned during the 2007β08 season after 45 games. Replaced by, interim Todd Knott. Rehired in 2010 to replace Guentzel. But was then fired towards the end of the 2011β12 season and replaced by interim Graham Johnson.
- J. P. ParisΓ© (2008β2009) β Replaced interim head coach Knott. But kept him on as an assistant. Became general manager of the Buccaneers in 2009 and vacated the coaching position.
- Mike Guentzel (2009β2010) β Dave Allison was originally hired for the 2009β10 season but then left the team prior to coaching game due to immigration and work-visa concerns.
- Jon Rogger (2012β2014) β Replaced interim head coach Graham Johnson.
- Dave Allison (2014β2018)
- Gene Reilly (2018β2019)
- Peter Mannino (2019β2021)
- Matt Curley (2021βpresent)
Referencesβ»
- ^ "Hockey Operations".
- ^ "USHL Approves Sale of Des Moines Buccaneers". United States Hockey League. October 28, 2017.
- ^ "Bucs, Bucs, Bucs! | CITYVIEW". Archived from the original on 2018-02-28.
- ^ "Des Moines Buccaneers to open season at Wells Fargo Arena". KCCI. October 13, 2020.
- ^ "Bobcats vs. Bucs". The Des Moines Register. March 14, 1981.
- ^ "Brawl ends hockey playoff game early, Buccaneers fall, 7β2". The Des Moines Register. March 19, 1981.
- ^ "March 22, 1981 paper". Retrieved October 31, 2017.
- ^ "Improved Bucs face 'ex-friends' in title playoff". Des Moines Tribune. March 24, 1982. Retrieved October 30, 2017.
- ^ "It's do/die tonight for the Buccaneers". Des Moines Tribune. April 2, 1982. Retrieved October 30, 2017.
- ^ "TRADITION". Des Moines Buccaneers. Retrieved November 1, 2017.
- ^ "1991β92 Bucs' archives". Des Moines Buccaneers. Retrieved October 30, 2017.
- ^ "1993β94 Bucs' archives". Des Moines Buccaneers. Retrieved October 30, 2017.
- ^ "1994β95 Bucs' archives". Des Moines Buccaneers. Retrieved October 30, 2017.
- ^ "1997β98 Bucs' archives". Des Moines Buccaneers. Retrieved October 30, 2017.
- ^ "1998β99 Bucs' archives". Des Moines Buccaneers. Retrieved October 30, 2017.
- ^ "1998β99 Bucs' archives". Des Moines Buccaneers. Retrieved October 30, 2017.
- ^ "Des Moines Buccaneers Roster". USHL. Archived from the original on November 1, 2020. Retrieved September 15, 2022.
- ^ "Wiley Quitting as Coach of Bucs". The Des Moines Register. February 27, 1990.
- ^ "Guentzel hired". The Des Moines Register. September 1, 2009.
- ^ "Bucs Announce Reorganization". OurSportsCentral.com. April 16, 2018.
- ^ "Des Moines Buccaneers Announce the Hiring of Former NCAA Coach & NHL Scout Gene Reilly as Their Head Coach". OurSportsCentral.com. June 13, 2018.
- ^ "Des Moines Buccaneers Announce Peter Mannino as Head Coach". USHL. June 4, 2019. Archived from the original on June 19, 2019. Retrieved June 19, 2019.
- ^ "Matt Curley Named Head Coach of the Des Moines Buccaneers". OurSports Central. June 16, 2021.