Welcome Regg Back This Thursday
Published on August 16, 2010 under United States Hockey League (USHL)
Des Moines Buccaneers News Release
Can you believe it? Have you heard? Regg Simon is returning to the place he loves, where he won national championships as both a player and head coach. He's coming back to lead the Des Moines Buccaneers!
Regg coached the Buccaneers for parts of five seasons from 2003 to 2008, with the last two and a half as head coach and general manager. In Simon's first full season as the Bucs head coach he directed the team to a USHL Clark Cup National Championship with a record of 33-21-6, and he earned the USHL's General Manager of the Year award that season as well. Regg played for the Buccaneers from 1994-1996, and helped lead the Bucs to their first "triple-crown" in 1995 - A USHL Anderson Cup for the best regular-season record, the Clark Cup for the playoff championship, and the Gold Cup, junior hockey's national championship. Simon, on his return to Des Moines said, "There's always been a special place in my heart the Buccaneers and Des Moines."
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Welcome Regg Simon Back on Thursday Night!
Join us this Thursday night, August 19th, at Overtime Neighborhood Hub Sports & Grub, as we officially welcome Regg Simon back to Des Moines and the Des Moines Buccaneers. Regg makes his return to the Bucs as head coach and general manager after spending the past two seasons at his alma mater, the University of Alaska-Anchorage. This year's Bucs team will be hitting the ice in just a few short weeks, and Regg is back to begin his quest to get the Bucs back to a level that the fans expect and deserve!
In Regg's final two seasons with the Bucs, he led the team to a national championship and was an overtime goal away from getting back to the national championship game for a second straight year. Com out Thursday night and personally welcome Regg back from 6 p.m. to 8 p.m. at Overtime (4810 NW 86th Street) in Urbandale. Get there early and take advantage of great pizza and beer specials; as well as enter your name into the drawings for some fun Buccaneer giveaways!
If you haven't secured your 2010 - 2011 season ticket yet, you will be able to do so Thursday night! There are still great seats available for as low as $300 per seat - just talk to one of the Buccaneer staff members in attendance on Thursday night to learn more.
Selman, Irwin and Team USA Take to the Ice at 2010 Ivan Hlinka Memorial Tournament
Twenty-one players who participated at USA Hockey's Boys' Select 17 Player Development Camp have been selected for the 2010 U.S. Under-18 Select Team are competing at the 2010 Ivan Hlinka Memorial Tournament in Breclav, Czech Republic and Piestany, Slovakia.
Out of 12 forwards selected to the team two of them, Kevin Irwin and Justin Selman, are planning on suiting up for the Buccaneers during the 2010 - 2011 season. Both players were selected in the 2009 USHL Futures Draft and spent last season on the Buccaneers futures list. Irwin and Selman both attended the Buccaneers Tryout Camp held July 17-20 at Buccaneer Arena and made quite the impression on the coaching staff and spectators - making the All Star game on the Sunday of camp. Irwin, a native of Hinckley, Ohio who is 6'0" and 170 lbs, played for the Cleveland Barons last season. He appeared in 77 games for the Barons and with 39 goals, 45 assists and 92 penalty minutes. Selman, who is a 6'0" and 192 lbs native of Upper Saddle River, New Jersey, played for the North Jersey Avalanche during the 2009 - 2010 season. He appeared in 65 games for the Avalanche with 68 goals, 63 assists and 80 penalty minutes.
On Saturday, August 7th Team USA battled and defeated Slovakia, 3-0 in an exhibition game in Piestany. The team then defeated the Czech Republic in the opening game of the Ivan Hlinka Memorial Tournament on Monday, August 9th. Irwin was named the U.S. player of the game in the 3-2 defeat of the Czechs.
On Tuesday, August 10th the team fell to Russia, 6-5 in a five round shootout. Irwin had an assist on the first goal of the game - a five-on-three power-play that put Team USA ahead at 8:33 in the first period. On Wednesday, August 11th Team USA defeated Finland, 5-2 advancing the team to the semifinal with a 2-0-1-0 record. Selman scored the first goal for Team USA in the win.
The U.S. U-18 Select team would battle it out against Sweden in the semifinal game on Thursday, August 12th. They were able to defeat Sweden, 5-4, in overtime. The win would send the team to the championship game against Canada.
Stephen Michalek stopped 23 of 24 shots faced, but the U.S. Under-18 Select Team fell just short against Canada, 1-0, on Saturday in the championship game. The second-place Team USA posted its best finish at the tournament since 2006, compiling a 3-0-1-1 (W-OTW-OTL-L) overall record.
Upon arriving back in the U.S., Irwin and Selman will have just a few short days at home before they head to Des Moines to begin their USHL careers.
United States Hockey League Stories from August 16, 2010
- Anthony Day Commits to Yale University - Sioux Falls Stampede
- Storm Release 2010 Exhibition Schedule - Tri-City Storm
- Welcome Regg Back This Thursday - Des Moines Buccaneers
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