By the Numbers Tonight's Storylines Friday February 28

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Friday February 28, 2014 Des Moines Buccaneers (17-22-6, 40 PTS) vs. Muskegon Lumberjacks (20-22-4, 44 PTS) Muskegon (MI) @ 6:15pm (central)

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Place in Western Conference: 5 Series History with the Muskegon Lumberjacks The Lumberjacks won for the first Points Back of Playoffs 20 time ever in the series on January 3rd in Des Moines, capitalizing on a late major penalty Current Streak: Point 2 assessed against the Buccaneers and scoring a 5-2 victory. With eight minutes Longest Win Streak: 3 remaining, and the score tied 2-2, Muskegon was given a five-minute major power play Longest Point Streak: 5 (4-0-1) and put three shots in the net to earn the win. Longest Losing Streak: 4 Des Moines had rallied from being down 2-0 after the first period to tie the game in the Longest Winless Streak: 4 (0-4-0) second on goals by Kevin Antipov and Marcel Godbout. Home Streak: 0-1-2 The Buccaneers are now 8-1 all-time against the Muskegon Lumberjacks, though four Road Streak 2-0-1 Most Points in First 0 of the games have been decided after regulation. Most Behind Playoffs: 22 Winning with Comfort Under Jon Rogger, the Buccaneers have sweated out most of High Water Mark: 0-0 their victories. Since the start of 2012-2013, the Buccaneers have won 42 games with all Low Water Mark: 16-22-6 (-12) but 16 being decided by two goals or less. Home: 9-12-3 Fewer Power Plays The Buccaneers have had just 185 power plays, the fewest in the Away: 8-10-3 entire USHL. That’s an average of 4.1 per game. Scoring First Goal: 12-2-2 In the eight games played in February, Des Moines has averaged just 2.4 advantages Opponent Scores First Goal: 5-20-4 per game. Take 0-25 shots: 4-10-2 Working Overtime In February, five of the eight games have gone past regulation Take 26-30 shots: 3-5-1 including two straight games. Take 31-35 shots: 6-4-0 Take 36+ shots: 4-3-3 For the season, the 11 games that gone to overtime ranks tied for the second most in Outshooting Opponent: 6-4-3 the USHL with three other teams. Shots Tied: 0-0-0 Affiliate in Line-Up This weekend the Buccaneers will have a pair of affiliate players Outshot by Opponent: 11-18-3 skating in the games as they get a taste of USHL play. They include forward Matt Goree Leading After One: 7-1-1 of the Michigan Nationals midget team and forward Nikita Pavlychev from the Wilkes- Tied After One: 6-7-4 Barre/Scranton AAA midget program. Trailing After One 4-14-1 Goree will make his debut while Pavlychev played two games without a point on Leading After Two: 12-0-2 December 13th and 14th at home vs. Green Bay. Tied After Two 5-3-3 The 50 Game Split Since 2009-2010, through 50 games the Buccaneers have averaged Trailing After Two: 0-19-1 a record of 20-26-4 (44 points) Overtime: 0-0-1 Shootouts: 5-0-5 Firing Shots on Net The Des Moines Buccaneers are 10-7-3 when they register a One-Goal Games: 10-6-6 minimum of 31 shots on goal. Two-Goal Games 0-6-0 The Buccaneers are averaging 29 shots per game, 12th in the USHL. Wearing White: 11-10-3 Collecting Points The Buccaneers enter the weekend having earned points in six of their Wearing Dark: 4-12-3 last eight games (3-2-3). Wearing Special: 2-0-0 Ruck Standing Out Goaltender Ryan Ruck has been fantastic in the second half of the Games After Win: 7-7-2 season with a GAA of 2.43 and save percentage of .930 since the start of January. Games After Loss: 10-14-4 Reaching .500% In order for the Buccaneers to finish with a record that is East Conference: 5-14-2 statistically .500% or better, they must win at least 10 of their final 15 games. West Conference: 12-8-4 That would end the season with a 27-27-6 record. Team Above .500% 7-16-1 Team Below .500% 7-5-4 Staying out of the Box The Buccaneers have been short-handed 186 times, the fifth First Place Team: 3-3-0 fewest amount in the USHL. Second Place Team: 0-4-0 However, for fans looking to place blame on the officials, Des Moines has been on the Last Place Team: 5-2-1 power play just 178 times which is the second fewest in the USHL. PP three times or less: 9-11-3 Starting Hot The Buccaneers are 8-4-3 in games in which they score a first period goal. PP four times or more 8-11-3 Topping Last Season Three-year veteran Tanner Karty has registered a career-high in SH three times or less: 8-4-2 points with 28 (12g, 16a) this season. SH four times or more: 9-18-4 Second-year vet Ryan Galt has 26pts (12g, 14a) which matches his number from last Game has at least two fights: 4-5-0 season.

Brick Walls Buccaneer goaltenders Billy Christopoulous and Ryan Ruck have combined for 10 games with at least 40 saves. The Buccaneers are 5-3-2 in those games. Christopoulos has seven such games and Ruck comes in with three

Hottest Teams Since Holidays With an ongoing USHL record 22 game point streak, it’s no surprise the Waterloo Blackhawks have been the hottest team over the last month with a perfect 13-0 record. Other USHL teams who have had a strong 2014 include Indiana (.786%), Dubuque (.692%) and both Cedar Rapids and Chicago (.667%). Fargo has been the worst with a 1-12-2 (.143%) record.

Ruck Under Three Goaltender Ryan Ruck has allowed three goals or less in 13 of his 18 starts in net. Des Moines is 7-5-1 in those games. Rare Goalie Point Goaltender Ryan Ruck earned an assist in the third period of the Buccaneers’ 3-2 win at Lincoln on Jan. 25th, making him the first Buccaneers’ netminder to register a point since Charles Williams on March 12, 2010. Chance for a Run? After running up against some of the hottest teams in the USHL over the last several weeks, the Bucs schedule cools off some. While nothing is a guaranteed victory, the combined winning percentage since the holiday break of the Bucs next three opponents is .336% Success Against the West With 16 of their final 21 games against fellow Western Con- ference teams, the Buccaneers can go in with the confidence gaining knowledge that they had had some decent success in conference play. The Buccaneers are 9-8-3 against Western Conference teams, including a 6-3-2 record in their last 11 games. Des Moines has three with Sioux City and Waterloo, two with Fargo, Lincoln, Omaha & Sioux Falls and one against Tri-City.

January Splits Marcel Godbout, Tanner Karty and Corey Schueneman led the Bucs with seven points each. Goaltender Ryan Ruck had a .928 save percentage.

Norlov Makes Impact When a team takes a player in the third round of the Phase II draft they dream of that player having an impact on many games, and Swedish born forward Oskar Norlov has done just that. Norlov has played in the last seven games since joining the Bucs in early January. He has 5pts (3g, 2). Nearing 30 Third year Buccaneer Tanner Karty has scored 29 goals in his 116 game career and is just one away from 30.

Get Out Early Scoring that first goal has proven to be the key in most Buccaneers’ games this season as the team is 9-2-1 (.773%) when scoring first as opposed to 5-16-2 (.273%). The Buccaneers have won their last five games when scoring first. Des Moines has been limited to only 17 first period goals, but have 71 the rest of the game.

Schueneman Standing Out Veteran defenseman Cory Schueneman has 7pts (1g, 6a) and is a +7 rating in the month of January. Godbout Gaining Momentum Rookie forward Marcel Godbout is has 6pts (2g, 4a) and is a +4 rating in the month of January.

Happy Holiday Season The Buccaneers went 3-2-1 (.583%) in December, their first winning month of the season. Des Moines averaged 3.2 goals per game, a positive sign after struggling to score in November. Ryan Galt 6pts (2g, 4a) led the team followed by Marcel Godbout, Tanner Karty and Michael Marnell who each had 5 points. The team combined for a +22 rating. Working Overtime Four of the last nine Buccaneers’ games have gone all the way to a shootout. Prior to this, the Bucs had gone 14 straight games without an overtime game. Post-Holiday Improvement The Buccaneers are in a position that, with a good post-holiday run, they will finish with a good record and possibly be in the playoff hunt. Over the previous five seasons, the Buccaneers are 54-100-20 (.368) after the holidays The only post-holiday break winning record came in 2010-2011 (19-17-4) Winning Percentage into Holidays The Buccaneers .458 winning percentage heading into the holiday break is actually better than the .438% average over the previous five seasons.

Among the Higher-Ups Though only the top four teams in the Western Conference make the postseason, if the Buccaneers finish any higher than seventh place it’s a step in the right direction. Des Moines hasn’t finished better than that since the league expanded to eight- team divisions in 2010-2011. Des Moines’ last finished as high as fifth, in 2005-2006 when they finished tied with Cedar Rapids for first place in the Eastern Conference.

Working Overtime Since the USHL elevated to Tier I status in 2002-2003, the Buccaneers have averaged 10 overtime games a season. Des Moines has played four overtime games so far this season. Improved Defense Defense and goaltending has been a sore spot for the Buccaneers in some recent seasons but so far this year, the team has been much improved in this area. The Buccaneers’ are on pace to allow 204 goals, which would be a 41 goal improvement from last season and their second fewest allowed since 2006-2007.

Des Moines had gone 14 straight games without an overtime decision before their 5-4 shootout win over Lincoln last Saturday.

Nothing Settled The cliché of “it’s still early” when it comes to the standings has tangi- ble proof going back to last season. With the same playoff format in place, of the eight USHL teams to make the playoffs, three of them had sub .500% record at some point in November.

Alumni Update 2009-2010 Buccaneers J.P. Burkemper and Yasin Cisse will make their professional debuts this weekend in the ECHL, becoming the first players from that Bucs’ class to head to the pros. Burkemper played three years at Minnesota State while Cisse spent two years at Bos- ton University before heading to the Quebec Major Junior Hockey League.

Building Blocks in Place The Buccaneers return 14 players from a season ago, fulfilling the coaching staff’s plan that began at the start of 2012-2013. Not only are players back, but many were impactful players as youthful rookies. Willem Nong-Lambert led the team in goals (17), while Ryan Galt and Mike Marnell had 26pts and 25pts respectively. The Buccaneers’ led the league in penalty minutes as well. Playing in Front Of their 64 games played last season, the Buccaneers held a lead in 40 games. Media Contact: Scott Montesano Office: (515) 278-2827 x 7027 Cell: (315) 292-0064 [email protected]

Saturday March 1, 2014 Des Moines Buccaneers (17-22-6, 40 PTS) vs. Youngstown Phantoms (13-28-5, 31 PTS) Youngstown (OH) @ 6:05pm (central)

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Place in Western Conference: 5 Series History with the Youngstown Phantoms The Des Moines Buccaneers scored Points Back of Playoffs 20 two power play goals in the final eight minutes of regulation, but in overtime Current Streak: Point 2 Youngstown’s Josh Melnick poked in a loose puck in the crease to give the Phantoms Longest Win Streak: 3 the win Feb. 15th at Buccaneer Arena. Longest Point Streak: 5 (4-0-1) Jack Jenkins had a goal and an assist for Des Moines. Trey Bradley and Kyle Connor Longest Losing Streak: 4 had a goal and an assist for Youngstown. Longest Winless Streak: 4 (0-4-0) All-time the Buccaneers are 6-10-4 since Youngstown entered the league in 2009- Home Streak: 0-1-2 2010. Des Moines is 2-6-2 on the road against the Phantoms. Road Streak 2-0-1 Most Points in First 0 Winning with Comfort Under Jon Rogger, the Buccaneers have sweated out most of Most Behind Playoffs: 22 their victories. Since the start of 2012-2013, the Buccaneers have won 42 games with all High Water Mark: 0-0 but 16 being decided by two goals or less. Low Water Mark: 16-22-6 (-12) Fewer Power Plays The Buccaneers have had just 185 power plays, the fewest in the Home: 9-12-3 entire USHL. That’s an average of 4.1 per game. Away: 8-10-3 In the eight games played in February, Des Moines has averaged just 2.4 advantages Scoring First Goal: 12-2-2 per game. Opponent Scores First Goal: 5-20-4 Working Overtime In February, five of the eight games have gone past regulation Take 0-25 shots: 4-10-2 including two straight games. Take 26-30 shots: 3-5-1 For the season, the 11 games that gone to overtime ranks tied for the second most in Take 31-35 shots: 6-4-0 Take 36+ shots: 4-3-3 the USHL with three other teams. Outshooting Opponent: 6-4-3 Affiliate in Line-Up This weekend the Buccaneers will have a pair of affiliate players Shots Tied: 0-0-0 skating in the games as they get a taste of USHL play. They include forward Matt Goree Outshot by Opponent: 11-18-3 of the Michigan Nationals midget team and forward Nikita Pavlychev from the Wilkes- Leading After One: 7-1-1 Barre/Scranton AAA midget program. Tied After One: 6-7-4 Goree will make his debut while Pavlychev played two games without a point on Trailing After One 4-14-1 December 13th and 14th at home vs. Green Bay. Leading After Two: 12-0-2 The 50 Game Split Since 2009-2010, through 50 games the Buccaneers have averaged Tied After Two 5-3-3 a record of 20-26-4 (44 points) Trailing After Two: 0-19-1 Firing Shots on Net The Des Moines Buccaneers are 10-7-3 when they register a Overtime: 0-0-1 Shootouts: 5-0-5 minimum of 31 shots on goal. One-Goal Games: 10-6-6 The Buccaneers are averaging 29 shots per game, 12th in the USHL. Two-Goal Games 0-6-0 Collecting Points The Buccaneers enter the weekend having earned points in six of their Wearing White: 11-10-3 last eight games (3-2-3). Wearing Dark: 4-12-3 Ruck Standing Out Goaltender Ryan Ruck has been fantastic in the second half of the Wearing Special: 2-0-0 season with a GAA of 2.43 and save percentage of .930 since the start of January. Games After Win: 7-7-2 Reaching .500% In order for the Buccaneers to finish with a record that is Games After Loss: 10-14-4 statistically .500% or better, they must win at least 10 of their final 15 games. East Conference: 5-14-2 That would end the season with a 27-27-6 record. West Conference: 12-8-4 Staying out of the Box The Buccaneers have been short-handed 186 times, the fifth Team Above .500% 7-16-1 Team Below .500% 7-5-4 fewest amount in the USHL. First Place Team: 3-3-0 However, for fans looking to place blame on the officials, Des Moines has been on the Second Place Team: 0-4-0 power play just 178 times which is the second fewest in the USHL. Last Place Team: 5-2-1 Starting Hot The Buccaneers are 8-4-3 in games in which they score a first period goal. PP three times or less: 9-11-3 Topping Last Season Three-year veteran Tanner Karty has registered a career-high in PP four times or more 8-11-3 points with 28 (12g, 16a) this season. SH three times or less: 8-4-2 Second-year vet Ryan Galt has 26pts (12g, 14a) which matches his number from last SH four times or more: 9-18-4 season. Game has at least two fights: 4-5-0

January Splits Marcel Godbout, Tanner Karty and Corey Schueneman led the Bucs with seven points each. Goaltender Ryan Ruck had a .928 save percentage.

Des Moines had gone 14 straight games without an overtime decision before their 5-4 shootout win over Lincoln last Saturday.

Building Blocks in Place The Buccaneers return 14 players from a season ago, fulfilling the coaching staff’s plan that began at the start of 2012-2013. Not only are players back, but many were impactful players as youthful rookies. Willem Nong-Lambert led the team in goals (17), while Ryan Galt and Mike Marnell had 26pts and 25pts respectively. The Buccaneers’ led the league in penalty minutes as well. Playing in Front Of their 64 games played last season, the Buccaneers held a lead in 40 games. DES MOINES BUCCANEERS Muskegon Lumberjacks (17-22-6: 40PTS) (20-22-4: 44PTS) # P Name Stats # P Name Stats 1 G Ryan Ruck 12-8-3 2.81 .922% 29 G Eric Schierhorn 11-14-1 3.47 .900% 35 G Billy Christopoulos 5-14-3 3.10 .916% 30 G Jordan Uhelski 9-8-3 3.78 .886%

2 D Corey Schueneman 3-11-14 2 D Tommy Panico 2-11-13 3 D Alec Rauhauser 1-2-3 3 D Chaz Switzer 0-1-1 5 D David Drake 0-4-4 4 D Joe Cecconi 1-3-4 7 F Patrick Grasso 8-8-16 5 D Adam Larkin 1-8-9 8 F Danny Elser 9-15-24 6 D Christian Wolanin 4-16-20 9 F Oskar Norlov 6-4-10 7 D Daniel Willett 2-11-13 10 D Connor Schmidt 1-2-3 8 D Carson Gatt 5-8-13 11 F Jack Jenkins 5-15-20 10 D Janik Moeser 2-9-11 12 D Jarkko Parikka 2-5-7 11 F Matt Iacopelli 33-15-48 14 D Jimi Kuronen 0-3-3 12 F Cooper Marody 6-19-25 16 F Tanner Karty 12-16-28 13 F Trevor Morbeck 10-18-28 17 F Michael Marnell 8-7-15 14 F Jack Rowe 12-8-20 18 F Brendan Shane 4-4-8 15 F Connor Wood 4-2-6 20 F Willem Nong-Lambert 5-5-10 17 F Chris Dodero 5-3-8 21 F Jake Jackson 1-2-3 18 F Cullen Hurley 1-7-8 22 F Paul Fregeau 0-3-3 19 F Robbie DeMontis 4-17-21 23 F Ryan Galt 12-14-26 20 F Matej Paulovic 2-4-6 24 D Josh Couturier 3-10-13 21 F Matt Mendelson 13-14-27 25 F Marcel Godbout 10-10-20 22 F Scott Pooley 15-10-25 27 D Ruslan Rakhmatov 3-5-8 23 F Haralds Egle 4-2-6 26 F Mason Jobst 8-22-30 Head Coach: Jon Rogger 28 F Chase Hatcher 2-3-5 Assistant: Ryan Bennett Assistant: John Devereux Head Coach: Todd Krygier Trainer: Colin Whitte Assistant: Rick McKenna Equipment: Justin Sturtz Assistant: Trevor Nill Media: Scott Montesano Equipment: Jason Smits Trainer: Bill Nervig Media: Bryan Fongers PP: 13.5% (15) PK: 82.5% (8) Current Streak: Point 2 (1-0-1) PP: 16.0% (10) PK: 78.4% (14) Home: 9-12-3 Current Streak: Loss 3 Road: 8-10-3 Home: 12-8-1 Scoring First: 11-2-2 Road: 8-14-3 Leading after 2: 12-0-2 Scoring First: 14-6-1 Tied after 2: 5-3-3 Leading after 2: 14-2-1 Trailing after 2 0-19-1 Tied after 2: 4-3-0 OT: 0-1 Trailing after 2 2-17-3 SO: 5-5 OT: 2-3 SO: 2-1

Tonight’s Officials: Anthem Singer: Broadcast Information: Referee: Anthony Falette Road Game Radio: 940 KPSZ Linesman: Lucas Bisbee Tonight’s Promo: Streaming: bucshockey.com Linesman: Justin Hedlund Road Game Webcast: fasthockey.com Mobile: TuneIN app (search KPSZ)

DES MOINES BUCCANEERS Youngstown Phantoms (17-22-6: 40PTS) (13-28-5: 31PTS) # P Name Stats # P Name Stats 1 G Ryan Ruck 12-8-3 2.81 .922% 29 G Colin DeAugustine 6-7-4 3.36 .888% 35 G Billy Christopoulos 5-14-3 3.10 .916% 30 G Sean Romeo 6-17-0 3.52 .883%

2 D Corey Schueneman 3-11-14 2 D Kyle Mackey 1-10-11 3 D Alec Rauhauser 1-2-3 5 D Truman Reed 0-6-6 5 D David Drake 0-4-4 7 F Maxim Letunov 14-19-33 7 F Patrick Grasso 8-8-16 8 F Josh Melnick 5-13-18 8 F Danny Elser 9-15-24 10 F Trey Bradley 6-11-17 9 F Oskar Norlov 6-4-10 12 F J.J. Piccinich 25-22-47 10 D Connor Schmidt 1-2-3 13 D Lukas Klok 1-2-3 11 F Jack Jenkins 5-15-20 14 F Cameron Smith 0-0-0 12 D Jarkko Parikka 2-5-7 15 D Tommy Parran 4-2-6 14 D Jimi Kuronen 0-3-3 16 F Zach Evancho 6-5-11 16 F Tanner Karty 12-16-28 17 F Tyler Spezia 7-10-17 17 F Michael Marnell 8-7-15 18 F Kyle Connor 21-36-57 18 F Brendan Shane 4-4-8 19 F Josh Nenadal 3-2-5 20 F Willem Nong-Lambert 5-5-10 21 F Conor Lemirande 5-9-14 21 F Jake Jackson 1-2-3 25 D Alex Carle 0-2-2 22 F Paul Fregeau 0-3-3 27 F Luke Stork 12-10-22 23 F Ryan Galt 12-14-26 39 F Alred Larsson 0-4-4 24 D Josh Couturier 3-10-13 44 F Kiefer Sherwood 11-15-26 25 F Marcel Godbout 10-10-20 50 D Matt Miller 0-5-5 27 D Ruslan Rakhmatov 3-5-8 57 D Steven Ruggiero 0-2-2 77 D Bo Pellah 0-6-6 Head Coach: Jon Rogger Assistant: Ryan Bennett Head Coach: Anthony Noreen Assistant: John Devereux Assistant: Brad Patterson Trainer: Colin Whitte Assistant: Michael Zucker Equipment: Justin Sturtz Equipment: Bill Sutton Media: Scott Montesano Trainer: Jim Schroeder Media: Ryan Schwepfinger

PP: 13.5% (15) PK: 82.5% (8) PP: 16.1% (9) PK: 77.9% (16) Current Streak: Point 2 (1-0-1) Current Streak: Win 1 Home: 9-12-3 Home: 7-14-2 Road: 8-10-3 Road: 6-14-3 Scoring First: 11-2-2 Scoring First: 9-8-3 Leading after 2: 12-0-2 Leading after 2: 14-2-1 Tied after 2: 5-3-3 Tied after 2: 4-3-0 Trailing after 2 0-19-1 Trailing after 2 2-17-3 OT: 0-1 OT: 4-4 SO: 5-5 SO: 2-1

Tonight’s Officials: Anthem Singer: Broadcast Information: Referee: Ken Anderson Road Game Radio: 940 KPSZ Linesman: Ryan Madsen Tonight’s Promo: Streaming: bucshockey.com Linesman: Dave Meacham Road Game Webcast: fasthockey.com Mobile: TuneIN app (search KPSZ)

Current DI College Commitments Scouting the Muskegon Lumberjacks  Are trying to hold on in the Eastern Conference playoff picture but sit in sixth place and Ryan Galt Nebraska-Omaha eight points out. Marcel Godbout Michigan State  Have lost three straight and four of their last five. Patrick Grasso New Hampshire  Since the holiday break, they are 9-9. Jake Jackson Michigan Tech Michael Marnell St. Lawrence  Are only 4-6 versus the Western Conference Willem Nong-Lambert Western Michigan  Have allowed 11 short-handed goals, the second most in the USHL. Cory Schueneman Western Michigan  Matt Iacopelli leads the league with 33 goals and is fourth in points with 48. He was Mus- Brendan Shane Connecticut kegon’s 2nd round pick in last May’s Entry Draft and is in his first full Junior A season after

skating in a couple games with the NAHL’s Texas Tornado and Springfield Jr. Blues the last two seasons.  Are 11-5-4 in one-goal games.  Since entering the league in 2010-2011, Muskegon has made the playoffs twice.  Todd Krygier is in his first season as Muskegon’s head coach after coaching the Novi, MI High School team since 2005-2006. He is a former professional skating 13 seasons including over 500 games in the NHL with Hartford, Washington and Anaheim.

Star of the Game Standings With a Win Tonight the Bucs Will…  Extend their point streak to three games Player #1 #2 #3 T Billy Christopoulos 3 0 3 6  Assure they remain in fifth place in the Western Conference Danny Elser 0 2 2 4 Ryan Galt 0 1 2 3 Streaks Marcel Godbout 0 1 3 4  Des Moines is winless in nine games against Eastern Conference teams (0-8-1) Patrick Grasso 1 1 1 3 Jake Jackson 1 0 0 1  Des Moines has earned points in three straight road games (2-0-1) Jack Jenkins 1 0 2 3  Muskegon’s Matt Iacopelli has a goal in five straight games Tanner Karty 2 4 0 6 Michael Marnell 1 1 1 3 Willem Nong-Lambert 1 1 1 3 Oskar Norlov 0 1 0 1 Jarkko Parikka 0 1 0 1 Ryan Ruck 5 0 3 8 Bucs’ Situational Scoring Time Breakdown Connor Schmidt 0 0 1 1 GF/GA Situation Time GF/GA Corey Schueneman 1 2 0 3 even strength 82/98 Even Strength 1271:55 82/98 opp. empty net 4/1 Power Play 261:23 25/3 extra attacker 1/4 Shorthanded 291:56 3/33 five on five 76/90 Tied 1144:06 32/43 four on four 0/1 Leading 663:41 41/49 three on three 0/0 Trailing 1035:23 38/57 power play 25/3 six on four 0/0 Buccaneers in United States Hockey League Rankings five on four 23/3 (entering weekend) five on three 1/0 Bucs 2013-2014 Record: 0-1-0 four on three 1/0 Player Category Rank

Bucs 2012-2013 Record: 2-0-0 shorthanded 3/34 Ryan Ruck Save % 2 Last Bucs Win at Home: 10/13/12 four on six 0/0 Last Bucs Win on Road: 1/6/13 four on five 1/32 Last Muskegon Win at Home: none three on five 0/1 Last Muskegon Win on Road: 1/5/14 three on four 0/1 Last Overtime Decision: 11/12/10 (DM) 1st min. of Per. 7/4 last min of Per. 9/10 Last Shootout Decision: 10/13/12 (DM) first period 24/33 second period 53/53 1/6/14 Des Moines 2-5 Loss third period 35/51 2/28/14 @ Muskegon 7:05pm overtime 0/1 shootout 14/14 penalty shot 2/1 wins 67/33 non-wins 46/107

Stats reflect Bucs’ situation (i.e. shorthanded is when Bucs are shorthanded. Current DI College Commitments Scouting the Youngstown Phantoms  Play at home versus Dubuque on Thursday night. Ryan Galt Nebraska-Omaha  Anthony Noreen is in his third season as the Phantoms head coach after taking over just Marcel Godbout Michigan State prior to the 2011-2012 season. Patrick Grasso New Hampshire  Have played well lately, winning three of their last four. However, they are still just 6-15 Jake Jackson Michigan Tech since the holiday break. Michael Marnell St. Lawrence Willem Nong-Lambert Western Michigan  Despite their struggles, veterans Kyle Connor (57) and J.J. Piccinich (47) are among the Cory Schueneman Western Michigan league leader in points. Brendan Shane Connecticut  Connor’s 36 assists are third most in the league.

 Have committed a league high 296 minor penalties and are short-handed five times per game,  Opponents have scored a league-high 12 short-handed goals against Youngstown.  Have allowed a league-high 58 goals against in the first period.  Piccinich has had a breakout season after registering 15 points all of last season. He enters this weekend with 25 goals, third most in the league.

With a Win Tonight the Bucs Will… Star of the Game Standings  TBD

Player #1 #2 #3 T Streaks Billy Christopoulos 3 0 3 6 Danny Elser 0 2 2 4  TBD Ryan Galt 0 1 2 3 Marcel Godbout 0 1 3 4 Patrick Grasso 1 1 1 3 Jake Jackson 1 0 0 1 Jack Jenkins 1 0 2 3 Tanner Karty 2 4 0 6 Michael Marnell 1 1 1 3 Willem Nong-Lambert 1 1 1 3 Oskar Norlov 0 1 0 1 Jarkko Parikka 0 1 0 1 Ryan Ruck 5 0 3 8 Bucs’ Situational Scoring Time Breakdown Connor Schmidt 0 0 1 1 GF/GA Situation Time GF/GA Corey Schueneman 1 2 0 3 even strength 82/98 Even Strength 1271:55 82/98 opp. empty net 4/1 Power Play 261:23 25/3 extra attacker 1/4 Shorthanded 291:56 3/33 five on five 76/90 Tied 1144:06 32/43 four on four 0/1 Leading 663:41 41/49 three on three 0/0 Trailing 1035:23 38/57 power play 25/3 six on four 0/0 Buccaneers in United States Hockey League Rankings five on four 23/3 (entering weekend) five on three 1/0 Bucs 2013-2014 Record: 0-0-1 four on three 1/0 Player Category Rank

Bucs 2012-2013 Record: 1-2-2 shorthanded 3/34 Ryan Ruck Save % 2 Last Bucs Win at Home: 12/15/12 four on six 0/0 Last Bucs Win on Road: 12/29/10 four on five 1/32 Last Youngstown Win at Home: 1/19/13 three on five 0/1 Last Youngstown Win on Road: 2/15/14 three on four 0/1 Last Overtime Decision: 2/15/14 (YNG) 1st min. of Per. 7/4 Last Shootout Decision: 1/19/13(YNG) last min of Per. 9/10 first period 24/33 second period 53/53 2/15/14 Youngstown 3-4 OTL third period 35/51 3/1/14 @ Youngstown 6:05pm overtime 0/1 shootout 14/14 All times central penalty shot 2/1 wins 67/33 non-wins 46/107

Stats reflect Bucs’ situation (i.e. shorthanded is when Bucs are shorthanded. Des Moines Buccaneers’ 2013-2014 Game-By-Game

Date Opponent Result Score SO Record Place Attendance PP PK First Goal GW Goal Bucs Goalie Opp. Goalie SOG Totals Highlight

9/21 Sioux Falls Loss 4-6 0-1-0 T4 2,054 2/3 1/2 DM Calderone Christopoulos (1) Jacobson 17-31 Galt (DM), Knutson (SF) hat tricks

9/28 Omaha Loss 0-4 0-2-0 T7 2,311 0/5 4/5 OMA Hough Ruck Bruns 19-35 Randolph with goal and 2 assists

10/4 @ Lincoln SOW 4-3 1-0 1-2-0 T4 3,252 1/4 4/4 LIN Nong-Lambert Christopoulos Bitzer 23-46 Christopoulos with 24 saves in 3rd/OT

10/5 Tri-City Loss 0-1 1-3-0 T7 2,134 0/5 5/5 TC McMurphy Christopoulos Johansson 32-35 TC gets GW with 4.8 left in 2nd period

10/11 @ Fargo SOL 2-3 0-1 1-3-1 T7 3,346 2/4 5/7 FAR Kivihalme Ruck Jensen 36-31 Bucs rallied from 0-2 hole

10/12 @ Omaha Loss 0-7 1-4-1 T7 2,622 0/3 2/4 OMA Rauter Christopoulos (1) Bruns 28-36 Bruns shutsout Bucs with 28 saves

10/18 @ Tri-City Win 6-2 2-4-1 T7 1,688 2/12 5/7 TC Galt Ruck Johansson 32-30 Nong-Lambert scores two goals

10/19 U-17 Win 4-3 3-4-1 5 2,104 1/7 8/9 U-17 Karty Ruck Opilka 26-34 Karty SH goal in 2nd is difference

10/26 @ U-17 Win 5-2 4-4-1 5 316 1/2 2/2 DM Godbout Ruck Opilka 37-33 Ruck with 15 3rd period saves

10/27 @ Indiana Loss 1-6 4-5-1 5 2,402 0/3 2/3 IND Tschantz Christopoulos Pawlowski 21-43 Bucs outshot 40-10 after first period

11/1 @Green Bay Loss 0-3 4-6-1 6 2,277 0/7 4/4 GB Irwin Ruck (1) Rutledge 29-32 Rutledge with shutoutBucs, Irwin with 2 goals

11/2 @ Green Bay Loss 1-3 4-7-1 6 3,707 0/3 5/6 GB Best Christopoulos Rutledge 22-23 Kurth with the lone Bucs’ goal

11/8 @ Cedar Rapids Loss 1-3 4-8-1 6 2,242 0/4 4/5 CR Petrash Ruck Tirone 24-27 Petrash had 3pts (1g, 2a)

11/9 Cedar Rapids Win 5-2 5-8-1 5 2,610 1/4 7/8 CR Marnell Christopoulos Tirone 29-38 Bucs scored four third period goals

11/15 Lincoln Win 5-1 6-8-1 5 1,965 1/10 7/7 DM Nong-Lambert Chirstopoulos Starrett (1) 32-50 Bucs scored 3 goals in opening 11:26

11/16 Lincoln Loss 1-2 6-9-1 5 2,398 1/9 7/8 LN Lampasso Christopoulos Bitzer 35-40 Game featured 17 power plays (9 for Bucs)

11/22 @ Dubuque Loss 1-4 6-10-1 5 2,248 0/2 2/3 DUB Boje Christopoulos (1) Frey 25-38 Bucs hit four pipes in the game

11/27 Omaha Loss 2-5 6-11-1 5 2,108 1/8 3/5 OMA Hynes Ruck Bruns 30-29 Forskacka-Karlsson with goal, two assists

11/29 @ Chicago Loss 1-4 6-12-1 5 964 0/3 4/5 DM Artemov Christopoulos Nell 46-55 Chicago scores four unanswered goals

11/30 Lincoln SOW 5-4 3-2 7-12-1 5 2,421 1/5 7/7 DM Grasso Ruck Bitzer 48-47 Schueneman SH goal with 2:16 left forces OT

12/6 Tri-City Win 3-2 8-12-1 5 2,135 1/4 3/3 DM Karty Ruck Lavigne 29-55 TC scores twice in final 5 min, but Bucs hold on

12/7 Lincoln SOL 4-5 0-1 8-12-2 5 2,098 1/6 3/6 DM Willet Ruck Bitzer 42-33 LN rallies 3 times in regulation to win in SO

12/13 Green Bay SOW 2-1 2-1 9-12-2 5 1,770 0/0 2/2 DM Jenkins Christopoulos Rutledge 33-29 Jenkins with goal in regulation and shootout

12/14 Green Bay Win 3-0 10-12-2 5 2,001 0/3 4/4 DM Karty Christopoulos Rutledge 28-32 Christopoulos earns first shutout of the season

12/27 Cedar Rapids Loss 4-5 10-13-2 5 2,700 1/5 3/6 CR Peterson Christopoulos Tirone 35-23 Peterson ends back and forth with goal late in 3rd

12/28 @ Chicago SOL 3-4 0-1 10-13-3 5 1,476 1/4 4/4 CHI Jackson Christopoulos Nell 22-44 Chicago scores twice in third period to tie game

1/3 @ Omaha Win 3-2 11-13-3 5 2,664 0/1 3/3 OMA Burns Ruck Bruns 18-39 Burns goal with 8:25 left wins the game

1/4 Fargo Win 9-5 12-13-3 5 2,420 1/5 1/4 DM Burns Ruck Jensen (2) 34-38 16 different Bucs factor in scoring

1/5 Muskegon Loss 2-5 12-14-3 5 1,819 0/3 1/4 MUS Iacopelli Christopoulos Schierhorn 32-34 Muskegon scores three PP goals in final 8 min.

1/10 Dubuque Loss 1-3 12-15-3 5 2,483 0/5 5/5 DUB Elmes Ruck Johansson 40-42 Dubuque scores twice in second period to win

1/11 @ Waterloo Loss 1-3 12-16-3 5 3,272 0/3 2/2 WAT Horton Christopoulos Petersen 21-52 Friedman with two assists

1/17 Dubuque Loss 2-3 12-17-3 5 2,528 1/3 5/6 DUB McHugh Christopulos Johansson 30-45 McHugh snaps 2-2 tie in first minute of 3rd

1/18 @ Sioux Falls Win 2-1 13-17-3 5 4,553 0/3 3/3 DM Norlov Ruck Brey 24-36 Norlov scores two goals

1/24 Indiana Loss 1-7 13-18-3 T6 2,346 1/2 4/4 IND Kurker Christopoulos (1) Stewart 18-34 Pritchard with 2 goals and an assist

1/25 @ Lincoln Win 3-2 14-18-3 6 4,095 0/3 3/3 DM Schmidt Ruck Bitzer 32-46 Bucs break 1-1 tie with two goals early in 3rd

1/29 @ Cedar Rapids Loss 0-1 14-19-3 6 2,550 0/4 4/4 CR Peterson Ruck Tirone 18-29 Peterson scores GWG in first period

1/31 @ Tri-City Loss 3-5 14-20-3 6 3,385 1/4 4/5 TC Dello Ruck Lavigne 26-38 TC scores penalty shot to break 2-2 tie with 2”01 loeft 2/1 @ Tri-City SOL 0-1 1-2 14-20-4 6 3,307 0/3 2/2 none Milan Christopoulos Johansson 30-41 Scoreless game ends up being decided in shootout

2/7 Sioux City Loss 2-4 14-21-4 6 2,221 0/3 3/4 SC Heinrich Christopoulos Hayton 22-30 Teams score five goals in third period

2/8 Fargo Win 7-0 15-21-4 6 2,297 0/1 3/3 DM Rakhmatov Ruck Jensen (1) 43-28 Seven different goal scorers for Des Moines

2/14 @ Sioux Falls SOW 3-2 3-2 16-21-4 T5 4,398 1/3 2/2 DM Jackson Ruck Jacobson 28-40 Des Moines kills off 5-on-3 in regulation & OT

2/15 Youngstown OTL 3-4 16-21-5 5 2,787 2/2 4/4 DM Melnick Ruck Romeo 17-42 Bucs score twice in last 8 min to force OT

2/21 Chicago Loss 1-4 16-22-5 T6 2,235 0/3 2/4 CHI LeBlanc Ruck Morris 32-38 Morris stops all 17 Bucs shots in 3rd period

2/22 Sioux City SOL 5-6 1-2 16-22-6 T6 3,338 0/3 5/6 SC Salbia Christopoulos Olson 39-35 Schueneman ties game with 59 seconds left

2/23 @ Omaha SOW 2-1 3-2 17-22-6 5 3,668 0/1 4/4 DM Schueneman Ruck Hawkey 17-47 Bucs overcome 0-2 shooout deficit to win

MULTIPLE ASSIST GAMES MULTIPLE POINT GAMES MULTIPLE GOAL GAMES Player 2 3 4 5 Player 2 3 4 5 Player 2 3 4 5 Josh Couturier 3 Ryan Galt 1 1 Josh Couturier 2 Danny Elser 1 1

Marcel Godbout 1 Danny Elser 1 Ryan Galt 5 1

Tanner Karty 2 Ryan Galt 2 Marcel Godbout 4 Patrick Grasso 1 Patrick Grasso 1 1 Willem Nong- 1 Jack Jenkins 2 1 Lambert Jack Jenkins 1 1 Tanner Karty 7 Oskar Norlov 1 Tanner Karty 2 Michael Marnell 2 Michael Marnell 1 Willem Nong- 2 Lambert Willem Nong- 1 Lambert Oskar Norlov 2

Cory Schueneman 1 Cory Schueneman 1 1

Brendan Shane 1

THE LAST TIME…

BUCS SCORED A POWER PLAY GOAL BUCS WON BY 3 or MORE GOALS Home: Jack Jenkins vs. Youngstown 2/15/14 Home: Fargo (7-0) 2/8/14 Away: Danny Elser @ Sioux Falls 2/14/14 Away: NTDP U-17 (5-2) 10/26/13

OPPONENET SCORED A POWER PLAY GOAL BUCS WON A SHOOTOUT Home: Jake Montgomery (Sioux City) 2/22/14 Home: Green Bay 12/13/13 Away: Austin Poganski (Tri-City) 1/31/14 Away: Omaha 2/22/14

BUCS HAD A SHORT-HANDED GOAL OPPONENT WON A SHOOTOUT Home: Corey Schueneman vs. Lincoln 11/30/13 Home: Sioux City 12/22/14 Away: Willem Nong-Lambert @ Youngstown 1/18/13 Away: Tri-City 2/1/14

OPPONENT HAD A SHORT-HANDED GOAL: BUCS GOALIE SCORED A POINT Home: Brendan Smith (Lincoln) 11/30/13 Home: Charles Williams vs. Sioux Falls 3/12/10 ASSIST Away: Dylan Steman (Cedar Rapids) 11/8/13 Away: Ryan Ruck at Lincoln 1/25/14 ASSIST

BUCS HAD A HAT TRICK OPPOSING GOALIE SCORED A POINT Home: Ryan Galt vs. Sioux Falls 9/21/13 Home: Zane Gothberg (Fargo) 10/1/11 ASSIST Away: Joe Gambardella @ Waterloo 11/16/12 Away: Jon Gillies (Indiana) 4/14/12 GOAL

OPPONENT HAD A HAT TRICK BUCS SCORED 10 or MORE GOALS Home: Zeb Knutson (Sioux Falls) 9/21/13 Home: Under 17 (10-1) 10/19/12 Away: Vinni Letteri (Lincoln) 2/3/13 Away: @ Rochester (12-6) 10/21/95

BUCS HAD A PENALY SHOT OPPONENT SCORED 10 or MORE GOALS Home: Tanner Karty vs. Omaha 11/27/13 (missed) Home: Twin Cities (1-10) 10/17/99 Away: Garrett Allen at Lincoln 3/17/12 (missed) Away: Waterloo (3-10) 2/13/09

BUCS HAD A SHUTOUT PLAYED BEFORE A LISTED SELLOUT Home: Ryan Ruck vs. Fargo 2/8/14 Home: Chicago (3,430) 2/23/13 Away: Billy Christopoulos @ Tri-City 2/1/14 (shootout loss) Away: Omaha (3,668) 2/22/14

OPPONENT HAD A SHUTOUT Home: Jacob Johansson (Tri-City) 10/5/13 Away: Danny Tirone (Cedar Rapids) 1/29/14

TEAM SUPERLATIVES Period Superlatives (overtime not included) Most goals 6* 2nd period vs. Fargo 2/8/14 Most goals allowed 3* 2nd period vs. Sioux City 2/7/14 Most shots 19* 1st period vs. Fargo 2/8/13 Most shots allowed 25 3rd period @ Indiana 10/27/13 Most penalties 7 3rd period vs. Lincoln 11/15/13 Most penalty minutes 29 3rd period vs. Lincoln 11/15/13 Fewest shots 1 3rd period @ Indiana 10/27/13 Fewest shots allowed 4 3rd period vs. Sioux Falls 9/21/13 Most Fighting Majors 2* 3rd period vs. Indiana 1/24/13

Game Superlatives Most goals 9 vs. Fargo 1/4/14 Most goals allowed 7 @ Omaha 10/12/13 Most shots 46 @ Chicago 11/29/13 Most shots allowed 55* vs. Tri-City 12/6/13 Most penalties 15 @ Green Bay 11/2/13 Most penalty minutes 58 @ Green Bay 11/2/13 Fewest shots 17* vs. Youngstown 2/15/14 Fewest shots allowed 23* vs. Cedar Rapids 12/27/13 Most Fighting Majors 4 @ Green Bay 11/2/13

Miscellaneous Largest margin of victory 7 7-0 vs. Fargo 2/8/14 Largest margin of defeat 7 0-7 @ Omaha 10/12/13 Largest deficit turned into win 2 0-2 @ Lincoln 10/4/13 (won 4-3 in shootout) Largest lead blown to a loss 2* 3-1 @ Chicago 12/28/13 (lost 3-4 in shootout) Largest Home Attendance: 2,787 vs. Youngstown 2/14/14 Largest Road Attendance: 4,553 @ Sioux Falls 1/18/14 Longest Time of Game: 2:42 vs. Tri-City 1/31/14 Shortest Time of Game: 2:04 @ Cedar Rapids 1/29/14

Shootout Record (5-5) Date Opponent Result SO Score Rounds 10/4/13 @ Lincoln WIN 1-0 3 10/11/13 @ Fargo LOSS 0-1 3 11/30/13 Lincoln WIN 3-2 5 12/7/13 Lincoln LOSS 0-1 3 12/13/13 Green Bay WIN 2-1 6 12/28/13 @ Chicago LOSS 0-1 2.5 2/1/14 @ Tri-City LOSS 1-2 4 2/14/14 @ Sioux Falls WIN 3-2 4 2/21/14 Sioux City Loss 1-2 6 2/22/14 @ Omaha WIN 3-2 4

Player Goals Attempts Percentage Danny Elser 0 3 0% Ryan Galt 1 3 33% Marcel Godbout 1 3 33% Patrick Grasso 2 8 25% Jake Jackson 1 2 50% Jack Jenkins 1 3 33% Tanner Karty 5 8 63% Michael Marnell 1 4 25% Willem Nong-Lambert 1 4 25% Oskar Norlov 0 1 0% Cory Schueneman 1 1 100%

Goaltenders Goals Against Shots Against Percentage Saved Record Billy Christopoulos 6 21 71% 2-3 Ryan Ruck 8 19 58% 3-2

#1 Ryan Ruck - Goalie Commitment: Starts Allowing 3 or Less: 10-6-1 Hometown: Ashburn, VA Bucs Record in Total App.: 12-12-3 Even Strength GAA: (40/1021:25) 2.35 First season in the USHL after playing 25 games for the NAHL’s Minot Minotauros last season...Had a 2.94 GAA SH GAA: (17/161:40) 6.30 and .910 save percentage for Minot...3rd round NAHL pick of NAHL in 2012...Played for the LA Selects U-18 in 2011- GAA When Ahead: (27/457:13) 3.46 2012...Favorite team is the Anaheim Ducks...Was a part of the 14U Tier II National Champions...Desires to major in GAA When Tied: (17/654:15) 1.66 business...Favorite place for a vacation is Maui...Would like to visit France...Father is a graduate of West Point and GAA When Trailing: (24/512:36) 2.81 captained the swim team...Played roller hockey starting at the age of six but didn’t start playing ice hockey until he was 3rd Per./OT GAA: (30/546.09) 1.16 12 (same age he started being a goalie).

#2 Cory Schueneman - Defense Longest Point Streak: 3 (1/3-1/10) Current Point Streak: 0 Commitment: Western Michigan Games with a Goal: 3 Hometown: Brighton, MI Games with an Assist: 9 Games with a Point: 10 Second year in USHL after joining the Bucs 1/11/12 vs. Sioux Falls...began last season with the NAHL’s Michigan Warriors...Also played a scoreless game with Muskegon...Scored first USHL goal 2/15/12 vs. Lincoln...Selected in Last Goal: 2/22 vs SC fourth round of 2011 Entry Draft by Muskegon...Spent three seasons with the Little Caesar’s Midget Program in GWG Goals: Detroit…Had three dogs...Dislikes snakes more than any other animal...When he was young he thought he was allergic Bucs Record when Scoring: 1-1-1 to peanut butter simply because he didn’t like it...Prefers country music...Wishes he could dance well.

#3 Alex Rauhauser - Defense Longest Point Streak: 1 (2/22-) Current Point Streak: 1 Commitment: Games with a Goal: 1 Hometown: Bismarck, ND Games with an Assist: 1 Games with a Point: 2 First year with the Bucs...In 2012-2013, scored 67-points (30 goals) in 27 games for Bismarck Cenutry High Last Goal: 2/22 vs. SC School...Played on varsity team since 2009...3rd round pick of the Bucs in May’s Phase II draft...Has three dogs...Favorite teams are North Dakota and Minnesota...Favorite book genre are Mysteries...Away from the rink he GWG Goals: enjoys watching television… Made ESPN’s “Top 10 Plays” for a wraparound goal last season for Century...Father Bucs Record when Scoring: 0-0-1 played football in college...Besides hockey, he strives to work with the mentally handicapped in the future.

#5 David Drake III - Defense Longest Point Streak: *1 (1/25-1/29) Current Point Streak: 0 Commitment: NHL: Philadelphia (7th round, 2013) Games with a Goal: 0 Hometown: Chicago, IL Games with an Assist: 4 Games with a Point: 4 Second year with the Bucs after making debut 2/16/13...Scored first career goal on 150-foot shot 4/12/13 at Last Goal: Sioux Falls...Played midget hockey with Chicago Mission and Chicago Fury programs...Enjoys listening to GWG Goals: rap music and playing “Call of Duty”...Has a brother and two sisters...Father and grandfather also “David”...His uncle played baseball at Texas A&M...Favorite sports team is the Chicago Blackhawks. Bucs Record when Scoring: 0-0-0

#7 Patrick Grasso - Forward Longest Point Streak: 4 (2/8-2/22) Current Point Streak: 0 Commitment: New Hampshire Games with a Goal: 7 Hometown: Ankeny, IA Games with an Assist: 9 Games with a Point: 15 First full season in the USHL...Had 5-points (3 goals) in 17 games in 2012-2013...Played the majority of last Last Goal: 2/21 vs. CHI season with the Omaha AAA midget program...Favorite teams are the Philadelphia Flyers and New York Yankees...Plays golf and fishes in his free time...Favorite moment while playing hockey was his first Bucs’ home GWG Goals: game...New Jersey and Cape Cod are his favorite places for vacations...Father’s cousins Brian and Joey Mullen Bucs Record when Scoring: 3-2-2 had lengthy NHL careers...Joey Mullen is a Hall of Fame inductee with more than 500 goals.

#8 Danny Elser - Forward Longest Point Streak: 4 (2/7-2/21) Current Point Streak: 0 Commitment: Major Junior Games with a Goal: 8 Hometown: Hopewell Junction, NY Games with an Assist: 11 Games with a Point: 17 Second season with the Bucs...Veteran of both the USHL and Major Juniors….Had 26-points (12 goals) last season...Played 34 games with one goal for the OHL’s London Knights in 2010-2011...Played 18 games split between Last Goal: 2/14 @ SF OHL’s Belleville Bulls and QMJHL’s Moncton Wildcats in 2011-2012...Also played eight games with Waterloo in 2011 GWG Goals: -2012...Won the Bucs’ “Sportsmanship” Award last season...Has one sister who is part of a Division I Equestrian team Bucs Record when Scoring: 6-2-0 and five brothers, including one who plays professionally in the SPHL #9 Oskar Norlov - Forward Longest Point Streak: 4 (1/17-1/29) Current Point Streak: 0 Commitment: Games with a Goal: 5 Hometown: Angelholm, SWE Games with an Assist: 4 Games with a Point: 8 Joined the Buccaneers January 10th...Was the Bucs third round selection in the 2013 Phase II draft...Started the Last Goal: 2/22 vs. SC season with Rogle of the Swedish Elite League registering 36pts (9g, 27a) in 26 games played...The 19 year old played in 76 career Swedish Elite League games with 108 total points...He also played one game in the GWG Goals: 1/18 @ SF professional Allsvenskan League this season. Bucs Record when Scoring: 3-0-2

#10 Connor Schmidt - Defense Longest Point Streak: 2 (2/14-2/21) Current Point Streak: 0 Commitment: Games with a Goal: 1 Hometown: Flat Rock, MI Games with an Assist: 2 Games with a Point: 3 USHL veteran who is in his second stint with the Buccaneers after rejoining the team in January 10th...Schmidt Last Goal: 1/25 @ LN played with the Buccaneers during the 2011-2012 season with 13pts (1g, 12) and 112 penalty minutes in 54 games...He then spent a season and a half at Ferris State appearing in 43 games with 7pts (2g, 5a)...Prior to GWG Goals: 1/25 @ LN joining the Bucs in 2011, Schmidt spent a season in the NAHL with Traverse City with 22pts (7g, 15a) and 114 Bucs Record when Scoring: 1-0-0 penalty minutes.

#11 Jack Jenkins - Forward Longest Point Streak: 3 (10/18-10/27) Current Point Streak: 0 Commitment: Games with a Goal: 5 Hometown: Lake Bluff, IL Games with an Assist: 11 Games with a Point: 15 Second season with the Bucs...Had 26 points (5 goals) last season...Scored first career goal 10/12/12...Was the Last Goal: 2/15 vs. YNG Bucs’ third selection in the 2012 Entry Draft...Played for Chicago Young Americans in 2011-2012...Listens to Taylor Swift...Florida is his favorite place for vacations...Would like to visit the Bahamas...Won the Bucs’ GWG Goals: “Academic Achievement” award last season...His father played football at Indiana...Wishes he could jug- Bucs Record when Scoring: 2-2-1 gle...Enjoys eating pasta, steak and sushi.

#12 Jarkko Parikka - Defense Longest Point Streak: 2 (1/4-1/10) Current Point Streak: 0 Commitment: Games with a Goal: 2 Hometown: Finland Games with an Assist: 5 Games with a Point: 7 Junior hockey rookie from Finland...Youngest member of the Bucs having just turned 16 prior to Last Goal: 2/8 vs FAR the start of the season. GWG Goals: Bucs Record when Scoring: 2-0-0

#14 Jimi Kuronen - Defense Longest Point Streak: *1 (1/31-2/1) Current Point Streak: 0 Commitment: Games with a Goal: 0 Hometown: Helsinki, FN Games with an Assist: 3 Games with a Point: 3 18 year old defenseman who is in his first season playing in North America...Started the season with the Ontario Last Goal: Hockey League’s Oshawa Generals playing in 35 games with 5pts (2g, 3a) before joining the Buccaneers and making his debut Jan. 24...Has played more than 50 international games representing Finland...Was Oshawa’s GWG Goals: First Round selection in last May’s OHL Import Draft. Bucs Record when Scoring: 0-0-0

#16 Tanner Karty - Forward Longest Point Streak: 4 (10/18-11/1) Current Point Streak: 2 Commitment: Games with a Goal: 10 Hometown: Oklahoma City, OK Games with an Assist: 12 Games with a Point: 19 Longest tenured Buc entering his third season….Had 26-points (12 goals) in 2012-2013...Has 34-points (18 Last Goal: 2/8 vs. FAR goals) in 81 games played entering this season...Scored his first two career goals 11/12/11 at Fargo...Played for Dallas Stars midget team before joining the Bucs...Has a brother and two sisters...Desires to major in psychology GWG Goals: 12/14 vs GB in college...Favorite place for a vacation is Cozumel, Mexico...Enjoys playing golf...His favorite hockey moment Bucs Record when Scoring: 7-2-0 is his first USHL goal...Teammate Danny Elser is teaching him how to play the guitar. #17 Michael Marnell - Forward Longest Point Streak: 4 (12/6-12/27) Current Point Streak: 1 Commitment: St. Lawrence University Games with a Goal: 8 Hometown: Huntington Station, NY Games with an Assist: 4 Games with a Point: 14 Second season with the Bucs...Had 25 points (15 goals) last season...Was the Bucs’ sixth round selection in Last Goal: 2/22 @ OMA 2012...Scored first career goal 10/5/12 at Lincoln...Scored a goal in three-straight games in March 2013...Played for Long Island Royals midget program...Had a dog and two cats...Favorite team is the New York GWG Goals: 11/9 vs. CR Islanders...Favorite TV show is Modern Family...Favorite place for a vacation is Hawaii...His grandmother and Bucs Record when Scoring: 5-2-1 great Aunt were both Olympic swimmers (Aunt won Gold Medal)...Played golf at St. Andrews and Pebble Beach.

#18 Brendan Shane - Forward Longest Point Streak: *1 (2/8 –2/14) Current Point Streak: 0 Commitment: University of Connecticut Games with a Goal: 3 Hometown: Rochester, NY Games with an Assist: 4 Games with a Point: 6 First season with the Bucs after playing for Gunnery Prep in Connecticut...15th round pick of the Bucs in May’s Last Goal: 2/8 vs. FAR Phase II draft...Has a sister...Favorite team is the Philadelphia Flyers...Enjoys country music...Favorite video game is the NHL series...Desires to major in Law or Business in college...Away from the rink he likes to play GWG Goals: golf...Favorite place for a vacation is Key West...Would like to visit French Polyneisa...Favorite food is Lobster. Bucs Record when Scoring: 3-0-0

#20 Willem Nong-Lambert - Forward Longest Point Streak: 2 (2/22-) Current Point Streak: 2 Commitment: Western Michigan Games with a Goal: 4 Hometown: Urbandale, IA Games with an Assist: 4 Games with a Point: 8 Second year in USHL after joining the Bucs 10/11/12 via a trade with Green Bay...Was the Bucs’ leading Last Goal: 2/22 vs. SC goal scorer with 17 goals in 2012-2013...Scored a goal in six straight games during a November 2012 GWG Goals: 11/19 vs. LN stretch...Named the Bucs “Rookie of the Year”...Played four games with Topeka of the NAHL in 2011- 2012...Has a brother...Favorite NHL team is the Boston Bruins…Played roller hockey before ice hockey. Bucs Record when Scoring: 2-1-1

#21 Jake Jackson - Forward Longest Point Streak: *1 (2/21-2/22) Current Point Streak: 0 Commitment: Michigan Tech NHL: San Jose (7th round, 2013) Games with a Goal: 1 Hometown: Maplewood, MN Games with an Assist: 3 Games with a Point: 4 First full USHL season...played two games with a goal for Waterloo in 2012-2013...first round selection of Sioux Last Goal: 12/7 vs. LN City in May (12th overall)...Acquired in an off-season trade...Scored 68 goals in three years at Tartan High School...Had 29 goals in 25 games at Tartan last season...Has two sisters...Favorite teams are the Buffalo Sabres GWG Goals: and San Jose Sharks… Favorite book is “Catcher in the Rye”...Used to dance competitively...Favorite place for a Bucs Record when Scoring: 0-0-1 vacation is Florida...Wish he knew how to play the guitar.

#22 Paul Fregoe - Forward Longest Point Streak: *1 (2/21-2/22) Current Point Streak: 0 Commitment: Games with a Goal: 0 Hometown: Sylmar, CA Games with an Assist: 2 Games with a Point: 2 First season in the USHL...Scored nine goals for the Boston Bandits junior team last season...From California but Last Goal: played in the Eastern Junior League and Empire Leagues since 2010...Has a dog named “Freckles”...Follows USC, LA Kings, Montreal Canadians and Boston Red Sox...Favorite video game is “Call of Duty”...Favorite place for a vacation GWG Goals: is Monmouth Lakes, CA...Grandfather played college hockey...is a relative of the Wright Brothers (yes, the plane invent- Bucs Record when Scoring: 0-0-0 ers) on his mother’s side.

#23 Ryan Galt - Forward Longest Point Streak: 3 (11/30-12/13) Current Point Streak: 0 Commitment: Nebraska-Omaha Games with a Goal: 9 Hometown: Omaha, NE Games with an Assist: 12 Games with a Point: 18 Second year with the Bucs...Had 26-points (15 goals) last season...Had two, two-goal games...Bucs 17th Last Goal: 2/15 vs. YNG selection in 2012 Entry Draft...Named the Bucs’ “Most Improved Player”...Spent two years with the GWG Goals: 10/18 @ TC Russell Stover midget program...Has two sisters...Plans to study dentistry in college...Enjoys Asian cuisine, steak and grilled chicken...Prefers country music...Favorite hockey team is Colorado College. Bucs Record when Scoring: 5-1-3 #24 Josh Couturier - Defense Longest Point Streak: 2 (1/3-1/5) Current Point Streak: 0 Commitment: Northeastern Games with a Goal: 3 Hometown: Byfield, MA Games with an Assist: 7 Games with a Point: 9 First season full season in the USHL... Had one assist in four games late in 2012-2013 with the Bucs...Spent the last three seasons with the Boston Jr. Bruins in the Empire and Eastern Junior Leagues...Has a younger sister and Last Goal: 1/25 @ LN brother...Has a dog named Scooter...Favorite Book is “Angels & Demons”...Favorite place for a vacation is Turks and GWG Goals: Caicos...Won the “Best Hair” award in his high school yearbook...Father played Division III hockey at North Adams Bucs Record when Scoring: 2-0-1 State...Likes dance and electro music...Favorite TV show is Two and a Half Men...Desires to major in business.

#25 Marcel Godbout - Forward Longest Point Streak: 5 (12/27-1/10) Current Point Streak: 0 Commitment: Michigan State Games with a Goal: 8 Hometown: Centerline, MI Games with an Assist: 10 Games with a Point: 16 USHL rookie who spent last three years at Shattuck St. Mary’s...3rd round Future’s Pick of the Bucs in 2012...9th Last Goal: 2/22 vs. SC round pick of Kingston in the OHL in 2012...Scored 51 points (18-goals) in 50 games for Shattuck last season...Desires to major in something related to sports in college...Prefers rap music...Would like to visit the GWG Goals: 10/26 @ U-17 Bahamas...Once went to the rapper Eminem’s daughter’s birthday...Would like to become a successful sports Bucs Record when Scoring: 3-2-2 agent...Favorite foods are chicken and steak.

#27 Ruslan Rakhmatov - Defense Longest Point Streak: 2 (2/7-2/14) Current Point Streak: 0 Commitment: Games with a Goal: 3 Hometown: Brooklyn, NY Games with an Assist: 5 Games with a Point: 8 First season with the Bucs...Originally from Moscow, Russia but has played for three years in North Ameri- Last Goal: 2/8 vs. FAR ca...25th round pick of the Bucs in May’s Phase II draft...Along with hockey has played beach volleyball, rug- by, table tennis and tennis...Enjoys country music...Favorite book genre is historical novels...Enjoys visiting GWG Goals: 2/8 vs. FAR Egypt for vacations...He wishes he had the ability to go back in time...Favorite foods are sushi, pasta and Bucs Record when Scoring: 3-0-0 steak...Plays the piano.

#35 Billy Christopoulos - Goalie Commitment: Starts Allowing 3 or Less: 5-8-2 Hometown: Raleigh, NC Bucs Record in Total App.: 5-15-2 Even Strength GAA: (46/927:49) 2.72 Second year in USHL with the Bucs...Went 13-23 in 35 appearances in 2012-2013...Named Goalie of the SH GAA: (14/119:08) 6.55 GAA When Ahead: (12/211:18) 3.13 Week on 10/15/12 last season...Made 30 saves to earn shutout at Chicago 12/8/12...Played for the Chicago GAA When Tied: (26/476:39) 3.17 Young Americans midget program...Has two brothers...One brother (Chris) plays professional baseball for GAA When Trailing: (26/498:11) 3.15 Fort Worth of the United League...Would like to visit Sweden...Favorite food is chicken parm 3rd Per./OT GAA: (18/375:00) 0.91