Sioux City Musketeers

Sioux City Musketeers
Sioux City Musketeers
Founded	1972
Home ice	Tyson Events Center, Gateway Arena
Based in	Sioux City, Iowa
Colors	Green, Black, Purple, Gold
League	United States Hockey League
Head coach	Luke Strand
General manager	Luke Strand
Owner	Jim Kronschnabel

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 Gateway Arena.

The Musketeers have had 11 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), and Tim Kennedy (F)

In addition to these 11 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).

Year-by-year record

Year	GP	W	L	T	BP	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 Division 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

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)

2007-2008 Roster

No.	Name	Pos.	Hometown	Last team
#22	Justin Brossman	F	West Linn, OR	Vernon Vipers
#10	Mitch Bruijsten	F	Nijmegen, Netherlands	Sioux City Musketeers
#25	Cody Butcher	D	Anchorage, AK	Merritt Centennials
#17	Matt Crandell (A)	D	St. Cloud, MN	Sioux City Musketeers
#18	Donnie Hallmark	F	Ontario, CA	Sioux City Musketeers
#19	Spencer Heichman	F	Yorba Linda, CA	Sioux City Musketeers
#8	Seth Helgeson	D	Faribault, MN	Faribault HS
#16	Jake Johnson	F	Duluth, MN	Duluth-Denfield HS
#27	Mike Keenan	D	Weymouth, MA	Catholic Memorial HS
#9	Ben Kinne	F	St. Paul, MN	Santa Fe Roadrunners
#23	Jarrod Mermis	F	Alton, IL	St. Louis Jr. Blues
#7	Joe Miller (C)	F	Wayzata, MN	Lincoln Stars
#20	Tommy Olczyk	F	Long Grove, IL	Chicago Mission
#11	Travis Oleksuk	F	Thunder Bay, ON, Canada	Sioux City Musketeers
#15	Steve Quailer	F	Arvada, CO	Rocky Mountain Wranglers
#30	Josh Robinson	G	Frankenmuth, MI	Sioux City Musketeers
#14	Tommy Serratore	F	Colorado Springs, CO	Colorado Rampage
#6	Alex Stuart	D	Sauk Rapids, MN	Sioux City Musketeers
#1	Steve Thompson	G	Anchorage, AK	Vernon Vipers
#21	Alex Tuckerman (A)	F	Orleans, MA	Sioux City Musketeers
#12	Mac Watts	D	Bloomfield, MI	Ohio Jr. Blue Jackets
#4	Danny Wurden	D	Fargo, ND	Sioux City Musketeers

External links

• Musketeers website