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Four Time Clark Cup Champions - 23 NHL Alumni G A M E I N F O R M A T I O N Broadcast: bucshockey.com Contact Scott Montesano office: 515-278-2827 ext 7027 // cell: 315-292-0064 // [email protected] // @scottmontesano Des Moines Buccaneers Friday October 24, 2014 Sioux City Musketeers 6-0-1; 13 PTS 7:05pm 6-1-1; 13 PTS Tyson Events Center Sioux City, IA AT A GLANCE 35th Anniversary Season Break out the coral, jade and Scoring Early The Buccaneers have scored the first emerald as the Des Moines Buccaneers celebrate their goal in six of their seven games, and in the first period of 35th anniversary season. Only the Sioux City Musketeers five of the games. Place in Western Conference: T1 and Waterloo Blackhawks are older having played in the Brick Walls Both Buccaneers’ goaltenders are among loop’s entire 36 junior seasons and going back even the league leaders with Pashovitz and Ruck #1 and #3 in Points Back/Ahead: 0 further as pro franchises. goals against average. Most Points Ahead for First: +1 Streaking A handful of Buccaneers go into the weekend Ruck is also tied for first in save percentage. riding point streaks. This includes Alec Rauhauser (4), Man-Up The Bucs’ 40 power play chances rank second Most Points Behind for First: -2 Georgy Gorodetsky (3), Patrik Koch (3) and in the USHL. More importantly, the team is taking High Water Mark: 6-0-1 (+5) Nikita Pavlychev (3) advantage with a power play clicking at 22.5%. Low Water Mark: 0-0-0 Rauhauser Scoring Defenseman Alec Rauhauser leads New Sherriff in Town On June 2, the Buccaneers the Buccaneers, and is in the top five in league scoring, introduced Dave Allison as the team’s 14th head coach in Current Streak: P7 with 9pts (4g,5a). He had six points (1g, 5a) all of last team history. The longtime hockey head coach has Longest Win Streak: 4 season. experience from Junior A all the way to the NHL, Longest Point Streak: 6-0-1 (7) He has twice been named the USHL Defenseman of including serving three seasons behind the bench for the the Week on Oct. 20th and Sept. 29th. AHL’s former Iowa Stars from 2005-2008. Longest Losing Streak: 0 Best Winning Percentage With a winning percentage Allison played 10 pro seasons and appeared in three Longest Winless Streak: 0-0-0 of .929% the Buccaneers have the USHL’s best winning games with the Montreal Canadians in 1983-1984. He Home Streak: 2-0-1 percentage so far. broke into coaching as a player-assistant with Muskegon Scoring in Bunches The Buccaneers have scored 28 of the International Hockey League in 1986-1987 and his Road Streak: 4-0-0 goals, tied for the most in the USHL and are second in first head job came in 1989-1990 with the ECHL’s Home: 2-0-1 goals per game (4.0). Virginia Lancers Last season, it took the Bucs 13 games into the season In 1995-1996, he had a stint as the interim head coach Away 4-0-0 to score that many goals. for the Ottawa Senators after being the head coach for Scoring First: 5-0-0 Tanner Karty has a team-best five goals, giving him 36 the team’s AHL affiliate. Score in 1st Period: 5-0-0 for his career. Along with pro experience, he was a head coach in the Winning Ways The Buccaneers have opened the Ontario Hockey League from 1992-1994 and in the Score in 2nd Period: 6-0-0 season on a seven game point streak (6-0-1) which is the Superior International League from 2002-2005. Score in 3rd Period: 4-0-1 team’s best start since opening the 2006-2007 season Combined his head coaching record, coming into this Outshooting Opponent: 4-0-1 with seven consecutive wins. season, was 573-485-114 (.538%). The seven-game point streak is the longest since early Karty Back for More Tanner Karty is in his fourth Shots Tied: 0-0-0 in the 2010-2011 season (also 6-0-1). season with the Buccaneers. The Oklahoma City native Outshot by Opponent: 2-0-0 The last time the Bucs had a longer streak than this committed to Division I Lake Superior State during the off Take less than 30 shots 2-0-0 was Nov/Dec of the 2005-2006 season when they went -season. on a 10 game streak (7-0-3). In 148 career games he has 76pts (36g, 40a). Take more than 30 shots: 4-0-1 Veterans and Newcomers Of the Bucs’ roster, the team The Bucs would need to make the playoffs for Karty to Allow less than 30 shots: 3-0-1 has 10 players who had played at least one USHL game have a shot at the franchise’s all-time games played mark prior to this season. 13 players are straight newcomers. of 205 which is held by Peter Fregoe Leading After One: 4-0-0 Through five games, veterans have accounted for 62% Playoff Format Stays Set The USHL’s postseason Tied After One: 2-0-0 of the scoring. format remains unchanged with the top four teams in Trailing After One: 0-0-1 Out in Front The Buccaneers have trailed for only 43:02 each conference advancing to the playoffs. out of the 425 total minutes played this season. One modification comes to the tiebreakers as the first Leading After Two: 5-0-0 The only time the Bucs have trailed was in their Oct. tiebreaker for seeding is now determined by the team Tied After Two: 1-0-0 4th shootout loss to Tri-City. with the most regulation + overtime victories. This slightly Trailing After Two: 0-0-1 Moving Above .500% A win on Friday would put the decreases the value of shootout wins, though they still Buccaneers’ plus-six over .500% for the first time since result in the full two standings points. Overtime: 0-0-0 midway through the 2010-2011 season. Steady in Net Ryan Ruck returns for his second season Shootouts: 0-0-1 Since 2007-2008, the best record the Bucs have had at in Des Moines. The Northeastern recruit had 30 total any single point was +7 (20-11-2) in Jan. 2011. appearances last season and allowed three goals or less One-Goal Games: 0-0-1 Limiting Chances The Buccaneers have held their in 20 of them. Two-Goal Games: 3-0-0 opponents to less than 30 shots on goal in four of the He finished the season with a 2.99 GAA and .918 save Games After a Win: 4-0-1 seven games. percentage, the highest save percentage for a Bucs’ Finishing Well Through the first seven games, the Bucs goalie since Matt Carney’s .921% in 1998-1999. Games After a Loss: 1-0-0 have outscored their opponents 9-4 in the third period. Road Success Des Moines is off to a 4-0 start on the East Conference: 2-0-0 Tanner Karty is a +5 rating in the third period. road. The Bucs last had a winning road record in 1998- West Conference: 4-0-1 Nearing Milestone Victory The Buccaneers hope to hit 1999 (19-6) a milestone this season as they enter the weekend with Games has at least two fights: 1-0-0 884 all-time regular season victories. Four Time Clark Cup Champions - 23 NHL Alumni G A M E I N F O R M A T I O N Broadcast: bucshockey.com Contact Scott Montesano office: 515-278-2827 ext 7027 // cell: 315-292-0064 // [email protected] // @scottmontesano Des Moines Buccaneers Friday October 24, 2014 Omaha Lancers 6-0-1; 13 PTS 7:05pm 1-5-2; 4 PTS Tyson Events Center Sioux City, IA AT A GLANCE 35th Anniversary Season Break out the coral, jade and Scoring Early The Buccaneers have scored the first emerald as the Des Moines Buccaneers celebrate their goal in six of their seven games, and in the first period of 35th anniversary season. Only the Sioux City Musketeers five of the games. Place in Western Conference: T1 and Waterloo Blackhawks are older having played in the Brick Walls Both Buccaneers’ goaltenders are among loop’s entire 36 junior seasons and going back even the league leaders with Pashovitz and Ruck #1 and #3 in Points Back/Ahead: 0 further as pro franchises. goals against average. Most Points Ahead for First: +1 Streaking A handful of Buccaneers go into the weekend Ruck is also tied for first in save percentage. riding point streaks. This includes Alec Rauhauser (4), Man-Up The Bucs’ 40 power play chances rank second Most Points Behind for First: -2 Georgy Gorodetsky (3), Patrik Koch (3) and in the USHL. More importantly, the team is taking High Water Mark: 6-0-1 (+5) Nikita Pavlychev (3) advantage with a power play clicking at 22.5%. Low Water Mark: 0-0-0 Rauhauser Scoring Defenseman Alec Rauhauser leads New Sherriff in Town On June 2, the Buccaneers the Buccaneers, and is in the top five in league scoring, introduced Dave Allison as the team’s 14th head coach in Current Streak: P7 with 9pts (4g,5a). He had six points (1g, 5a) all of last team history. The longtime hockey head coach has Longest Win Streak: 4 season. experience from Junior A all the way to the NHL, Longest Point Streak: 6-0-1 (7) He has twice been named the USHL Defenseman of including serving three seasons behind the bench for the the Week on Oct.