Sioux City Musketeers

Sioux City Musketeers
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City	Sioux City, Iowa
League	USHL
Division	West
Founded	1972
Home arena	Tyson Events Center
Colors	Green & Gold
General manager	Mark LeRose
Head coach	Jay Varady
Franchise history
1972–present	Sioux City Musketeers

The Sioux City Musketeers is a Tier 1 junior ice hockey team playing in the West Division of the United States Hockey League (USHL).

The Musketeers' home ice is Tyson Events Center.

The Musketeers have had 18 players reach the NHL. John Grahame (G), Billy Tibbetts (F), David Hale (D), Rostislav Klesla (D), Ruslan Fedotenko (F), John Zeiler (F), Sam Gagner (F), Chris Butler (D), Dieter Kochan (G), Max Pacioretty (F), Tim Kennedy (F), Corey Elkins (F), Stephane Da Costa (F), Steven Kampfer (D), Patrick Davis (F), Sean Collins (D), Travis Turnbull (F), Danny DeKeyser (D), and Max McCormick (F)

In addition to these 18 players, over 25 other players have been selected by teams in the annual NHL Draft, including two members of the 2006-07 team (Max Pacioretty-1st Rd., Phil DeSimone-3rd Rd.) at the 2007 NHL draft. Selected in the 2008 NHL draft, Steve Quailer (F)-3rd Rd. 86th overall pick, and a member of the 2007-08 team. In the 2009 NHL draft, Seth Helgeson (D)was selected in the 4th round. Helgeson played two years in Sioux City ('07-'09). In the 2011 NHL draft, Max McCormick (F)was selected in the 6th round. McCormick won the "7th Man" award as a member of the 2010-11 Musketeers. In the 2012 NHL draft, Cliff Watson (D) was selected in the 6th round. In the 2013 NHL draft, 3 Musketeers were selected, including 2012-13 USHL Rookie of the Year, Jake Guentzel (F)-3rd Rd. Blake Heinrich (D) and Avery Peterson (F) were picked in the 5th and 6th Rd. respectively. In the 2015 NHL draft, Ryan Zuhlsdorf (D) was selected in the 5th Rd.

In August 2014, the Musketeers captured a Bronze Medal as the USHL representative at the Junior Club World Cup in Ufa, Russia. 2014-15 team captain Neal Pionk was named the tournament's best defenseman, while Adam Johnson led the tournament in scoring, with 9 points in 5 games. Both were named to the All-Tournament team. Pionk went on to win the 2014-15 USHL Defenseman of the Year. Both Pionk and Johnson were named to the 2014-15 All-USHL First Team. Ryan Zuhlsdorf was named to the USHL All-Rookie First Team, while Bobo Carpenter earned All-Rookie Second Team honors.

Year-by-year record

The Sioux City Musketeers operated within the USHL as a senior ice hockey team 1961 to 1979.

Year	GP	W	L	T	OTL	GF	GA	PTS	Finish	Titles
1972-73	42	16	26	0	0	142	257	32	4th, USHLS
1973-74	48	23	24	1	1	215	245	47	4th, USHLS
1974-75	48	28	19	1	1	300	236	57	2nd, USHLS
1975-76	48	31	16	1	1	312	233	63	1st, USHLS
1976-77	48	22	26	0	0	265	246	44	2nd, USHLS
1977-78	51	34	17	0	0	288	222	68	1st, USHLU
1978-79	49	24	25	0	0	280	271	48	3rd, USHLU
1979-80	48	20	24	4	0	256	267	44	3rd, South
1980-81	48	12	36	0	0	200	308	24	4th, South
1981-82	48	29	16	3	0	281	226	61	1st	Anderson Cup, Clark Cup
1982-83	48	34	14	0	0	271	199	68	2nd
1983-84	48	32	14	2	3	305	204	69	3rd
1984-85	48	27	20	1	6	268	209	61	5th
1985-86	48	42	6	0	0	358	184	84	1st	Anderson Cup, Clark Cup, Gold Cup
1986-87	48	23	24	1	1	256	236	48	7th
1987-88	48	23	25	0	3	275	281	49	t6th
1988-89	48	17	30	1	2	248	273	37	7th
1989-90	48	29	18	1	2	240	187	61	4th
1990-91	48	9	38	1	1	166	326	20	10th
1991-92	48	19	28	1	2	217	256	41	7th
1992-93	48	15	29	4	4	212	237	38	8th
1993-94	48	27	20	1	6	209	173	61	t4th	National Championship Runner-Up
1994-95	48	26	18	4	3	230	188	59	4th
1995-96	46	17	28	1	4	150	190	39	9th	National Championship Runner-Up
1996-97	54	9	43	2	2	162	307	20	6th, South
1997-98	56	32	21	3	3	195	155	67	4th, South
1998-99	56	34	19	3	3	196	148	71	2nd, West
1999-00	58	27	26	5	5	170	162	59	6th, West
2000-01	56	27	22	7	7	174	194	61	6th, West
2001-02	61	41	16	4	4	237	162	86	3rd, West	Clark Cup
2002-03	60	36	18	6	6	210	186	78	3rd, West
2003-04	60	38	15	7	7	192	152	83	2nd, West
2004-05	60	37	17	6	6	222	173	80	2nd, West	West Conference Playoff Champions, Clark Cup Runner-Up
2005-06	60	28	26	6	6	182	216	62	5th, West
2006-07	60	34	21	5	5	219	178	73	T-4th, West
2007-08	60	32	25	3	3	194	185	67	4th, West
2008-09	60	24	30	6	6	194	210	54	5th, West
2009-10	60	27	24	9	***	172	189	63	5th, West
2010-11	60	31	23	***	6	174	164	68	6th of 8, West 10th of 16 league	lost qualifying round, 1-2 vs Sioux Falls
2011-12	60	29	30	***	1	181	189	59	5th of 8, West 10th of 16 league	lost qualifying round, 0-2 vs Fargo
2012-13	64	23	30	***	11	196	200	57	6th of 8, West 12th of 16 league	did not qualify for playoffs
2013-14	60	34	19	***	7	197	175	75	4th of 8, West 5th of 16 league	WON Western Conference Semifinals, 3-1 vs Omaha lost Western Conference Final, 1-3 vs Waterloo
2014-15	60	38	17	***	5	225	170	81	1st of 8, West 2nd of 16 league	Western Conference regular season Champions, Lost Western Conference Semifinals, 3-2 vs Sioux Falls

Team records

• Most Points, season: 86 (2001–02)
• Fewest Points, season: 20 (1996–97)
• Most Wins, season: 42 (1985–86)
• Fewest Wins, season: 9 (1996–97)
• Most Losses, season: 45 (1996–97)
• Fewest Losses, season: 6 (1985–86)
• Most Goals Scored, season: 358 (1985–86)
• Fewest Goals Against, season: 152 (2003–04)
• Most Penalty Minutes, season: 1,905 (1997–98)
• Longest Winning Streak: 16 (10/19/85-12/14/85)
• Longest Losing Streak: 12 (1979–80)
• Longest Home Winning Streak: 22 (10/5/85-2/15/86)
• Longest Road Winning Streak: 6 (1985–86; 2006–07)
• Longest Home Losing Streak: 12 (1996–97)
• Longest Road Losing Streak: 14 (1996–97)
• Single-Game Attendance Record: 6,010 (12/31/03 vs Lincoln)
• Single-Season Attendance Record: 82,102 (2006–07)

Roster

As of January 9, 2016.

#	S/P/C	Player	Pos	Ht	Wt	DoB	Hometown	Previous team	College commitment
2		Brady Ferner	D	5' 9"	181 lb	1997-08-27	Dakota Dunes, South Dakota	Coulee Region (NAHL)	None
4		Jake Ryczek	D	5' 10"	180 lb	1998-03-19	Ludlow, Massachusetts	Selects Hockey Academy 16U (Midget AAA)	Providence
6		Teemu Pulkkinen	F	5' 9"	175 lb	1995-03-13	Kirkkonummi, Finland	Espoo Blues U20 (Nuorten SM-liiga)	None
7		Ian Scheid	D	5' 11"	173 lb	1995-06-14	Coon Rapids, Minnesota	Fargo (USHL)	None
8		Matt Steeves	F	6' 1"	190 lb	1997-10-04	Bedford, New Hampshire	New Hampshire (EHL)	Notre Dame
9		Logan Gestro	D	6' 3"	205 lb	1996-02-09	South Lyon, Michigan	Corpus Christi (NAHL)	None
10		Michael Boyle	D	6' 2"	210 lb	1997-09-16	Phoenix, Arizona	Jr. Coyotes U18 (Midget AAA)	Denver
11		Josh Wilkins	F	5' 11"	170 lb	1997-06-11	Raleigh, North Carolina	Austin (NAHL)	Providence
12		Jackson Keane	F	5' 8"	150 lb	1997-04-08	Winnipeg, Manitoba	Winnipeg (MJHL)	North Dakota
13		Mitch Fossier	F	5' 11"	175 lb	1996-12-21	Atlanta, Georgia	Janesville (NAHL)	Maine
14		C. J. Dodero	F	6' 2"	170 lb	1997-12-29	Highlands Ranch, Colorado	Wichita Falls (NAHL)	None
15		Eeli Tolvanen	F	5' 10"	172 lb	1999-02-22	Vihti, Finland	Espoo Blues U20 (Nuorten SM-liiga)	None
16		Conner Valesano	F	5' 10"	168 lb	1995-02-10	Duluth, Minnesota	Tri-City (USHL)	None
19		Alex Steeves	F	5' 10"	165 lb	1999-12-10	Bedford, New Hampshire	New Hampshire (EHL)	None
21		Evan Wisocky	F	5' 11"	190 lb	1998-03-20	Paramus, New Jersey	North Jersey Avalanche 18U (Midget AAA)	Connecticut
23		Phil Knies	F	5' 8"	178 lb	1998-06-04	Phoenix, Arizona	Colorado Thunderbirds U16 (Midget AAA)	Miami
24		Jacob Wilson (A)	D	5' 10"	175 lb	1997-02-27	St. Louis, Missouri	Indiana (USHL)	Arizona State
27		Connor Sundquist	F	6' 0"	170 lb	1997-02-08	Glastonbury, Connecticut	Selects Hockey Academy U18 (Midget AAA)	Colorado College
30		David Fessenden	G	6' 0"	179 lb	1998-04-30	Denver, Colorado	Bismarck (NAHL)	None
32		Cameron Gornet	G	6' 0"	176 lb	1995-10-07	St. Louis, Missouri	St. Louis Blues AAA U18 (Midget AAA)	Harvard
33		David Trinkberger	D	6' 5"	212 lb	1996-08-25	Landshut, Germany	Muskegon (USHL)	None
44		Ryan Bederka	D	5' 10"	183 lb	1998-02-02	Brighton, Michigan	HoneyBaked U18 (Midget AAA)	Michigan State
55		Ryan Zuhlsdorf (C)	D	6' 0"	195 lb	1997-07-01	Edina, Minnesota	Edina High School (USHS–MN)	Minnesota

External links

• Musketeers website