Rousseau Earns First AHL Shutout, Iowa Beats Rockford, 2-0

October 16, 2026 - ROCKFORD, Ill. - William Rousseau earned his first American Hockey League shutout as the Iowa Wild beat the Rockford IceHogs 2-0 at BMO Center on Friday night. The Wild opened the scoring 11:45 into the contest. After Charlie Stramel freed the puck up, Dylan Gambrell fired a shot that Justin Kirkland deflected past Drew Commesso (16 saves). Iowa outshot Rockford 7-4 in the first period. The Wild doubled the advantage with 2:36 to play in the middle frame. Following a face-off win, Ben D... Full Story

Bucs Drop Cowbell Cup Match to Hawks, 3-0

October 16, 2026 - WEST DES MOINES, Iowa - The Des Moines Buccaneers (5-3-0-1) were blanked by the Waterloo Black Hawks (6-0-1-0) in a 5-0 loss Friday night at the MidAmerican Energy Company RecPlex. Black Hawks goalie Charlie Menard (3-0-1-0) backstopped the Waterloo win with a 22-save shutout. Bucs goaltender Jon Kavcic (3-2-0-0) fought off 29 of 34 shots in the loss. Waterloo's top-scoring forward Cody Sokol netted the first goal of the night 5:59 of the opening frame, shooting from the left-wing circle to b... Full Story

Banana Ball Returns to Principal Park June 25-26, 2027

October 16, 2026 - DES MOINES, IA - Time to go bananas! Banana Ball is making a stop in Des Moines and returning to Principal Park June 25-26, 2027. Announced during the live-streamed Selection Show on October 15, the hottest team in sports, the Firefighters, will face off against the nuttiest team, the Loco Beach Coconuts, in two thrilling games. Tickets are not on sale yet, but fans can join the Ticket Lottery at BananaBall.com for a chance to purchase tickets. But hurry! The Lottery closes on October 31, ... Full Story

Weekend Preview: Bucs Play Home-And-Away vs Black Hawks

October 15, 2026 - Game: Date: Time: Location: Waterloo at Des Moines 10/16 7:05 p.m. MidAmerican Energy Company RecPlex Des Moines at Waterloo 10/17 6:35 p.m. Young Arena Results: Week of Oct. 16 Record: 0-1-0-1 Des Moines (3) at Lincoln (4) on Oct. 9 (SO) Lincoln (1) at Des Moines (0) on Oct. 10 Des Moines Top Scorers: Joseph Argentina (F) - 8GP | 6G | 6A | 12P Riley Zupfer (F) - 8GP | 3G | 8A | 11P Mason Jenson (F) - 8GP | 4G | 3A | 7P Des Moines Goaltenders: Jon Kavcic - 5GP | ... Full Story

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October 18	AHL	Iowa at Chicago	4:00 p.m.
October 17	USHL	Des Moines at Waterloo	7:35 p.m.
October 17	AHL	Iowa at Chicago	8:00 p.m.
October 16	AHL	Iowa 2 at Rockford 0	Final
October 16	USHL	Waterloo 5 at Des Moines 0	Final
October 10	AHL	Rockford 3 at Iowa 4	Final
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