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December 3, 2007 - United States Hockey League (USHL)
Des Moines Buccaneers News Release


Week Preview

The Buccaneers have three road games this week. They will travel to Omaha on Tuesday night to take on the Lancers for the first time at the MidAmerica Center this season. The Lancers are currently tied atop the Western Division with Sioux City at 28 points and a 14-6-0 record. Omaha defeated the Bucs 4-1 on October 27 and this past Friday night 2-1. Both games were at 95KGGO Arena. Chris Connolly leads the Lancers in scoring with 23 points (10G & 13A) and Barry Almeida is second with 20 points (9G & 12A).

The Bucs will travel to Green Bay for a pair of games this Friday and Saturday night at the Resch Center with the Gamblers. Green Bay is in fifth place in the Eastern Division with 13 points and a 6-12-1 record. The two teams met already at 95KGGO Arena this season as the Gamblers came out with a 3-1 victory over the Buccaneers. Three Gamblers are leading the team in scoring with 12 points; Joe Schiller (6G & 6A), Phil Ginand (5G & 7A) and Mike Borisenok (5G & 7A). Three others have 11 points.

Week in Review

The Buccaneers were trying to get back in the win column this past weekend as they came into Friday's game with a five-game losing streak as they took on the Omaha Lancers at 95KGGO Arena. The Bucs started out on top after defenseman Bobby Reiners (1) found the net from the blue line early in the first period. Omaha was able to score a goal in each the second and third period despite being outshot by the Bucs in those periods.

The Buccaneers took on the Ohio Junior Blue Jackets on Saturday night and snuck away with a 4-3 overtime victory. The Bucs got on the board late in the first period when Andrew Blazek(4) scored on a breakaway with only 12 seconds remaining to go in the period. Defenseman Austin Handley (1) tallied a power play goal and forward Chris Knowlton (4) scored a shorthanded goal to put the Bucs up 3-0. Ohio was able come back in the third by scoring three goals to tie the game and sent the game to overtime. In overtime, Brett Bruneteau(2) scored the game-winning goal to give the Bucs their first win since Nov. 10 when they defeated Lincoln 3-2.

Simon Reaches Milestone

Des Moines Buccaneers Head Coach and General Manager Regg Simon reached his 100th victory as a United States Hockey League head coach. His win came on Saturday, December 1 as the Bucs defeated Ohio by a score of 4-3 in overtime.

Simon's coaching career began in Tri-City where he took over for Jim Hillman 24 games into the 2002-03 season in which he led the Storm to 19 wins. He came to Des Moines to become the Assistant Coach/Recruiting Coordinator under is former coach as a player in Des Moines, Bob Ferguson during the 2003-04 season. He stepped into his current position after Ferguson resigned midway through the 2004-05 season. He has since led the Buccaneers to 81 wins, an Eastern Division Championship and a Clark Cup Tier I National Championship in only three seasons as the Buccaneers head coach.

Season Team W L OTL

2002-03 Tri-City 19 15 2

2004-05 Des Moines 14 24 2

2005-06 Des Moines 33 21 6

2006-07 Des Moines 29 21 10

2007-08 Des Moines 5 12 1

TOTAL 100 93 21

Upcoming Events

Friday, December 7, 2007

Iowa Hawkeyes vs. Iowa State Cyclones Hockey Game @ 95KGGO Arena - 7:30pm

Friday, December 7, 2007

Buccaneers @ Green Bay Gamblers @ Resch Center - 7:00pm

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