2016-17 Des Moines Buccaneers Roster

United States Hockey League (USHL)
Team Record: 36-20-1 (SO: 0-3) - 76 points
Finishing 4th in the USHL's Western Conference
Lost Conference Semifinal
Coach: Dave Allison (36-20-1, 3 OTL)
Location: Des Moines, Iowa
2016-17 Des Moines Buccaneers Statistics

The Des Moines Buccaneers of the United States Hockey League ended the 2016-17 season with a record of 36 wins and 20 losses (and 1 overtime losses), with a 0-3 showing in shootouts for 76 points finishing fourth in the USHL's Western Conference.

The Buccaneers netted 177 goals and surrendered 154. Julian Napravnik and David Keefer scored 19 goals for Des Moines each, while Mario Ferraro contributed 33 assists. Jan Ruzicka earned 26 wins in front of the net for the squad, and Nick MacNab recorded a 2.26 goals against average, best among qualifying goaltenders.

Dave Allison coached the team. The 2016-17 Des Moines Buccaneers lost in the Conference Semifinal of the playoffs.

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Player Pos. Birth Date Height Weight S/C Hometown
Nicholas AlbanoRDAugust 1, 19966'1"180RBeverly, MA
Colin BairdDJune 22, 19996'5"196LShoreview, MN
Solag BakichFJanuary 8, 19985'11"170LDallas, TX
Brad BelisleCJanuary 26, 19986'1"194LThunder Bay, ON
Christopher BergerLWApril 14, 19985'10"170LAmherst, NY
Scooter BrickeyRDMay 27, 19996'3"183RBurtchville, MI
Casey CarreauRWMarch 8, 19985'10"170RAcushnet, MA
Braden CostelloFApril 21, 20006'1"205LGrand Forks, ND
Brendan DemlerDAugust 18, 19976'2"180LLebanon, OH
Chase EllingsonFSeptember 2, 19975'7"170RBaline, MN
Empty Net
Mario FerraroLDSeptember 17, 19985'11"179LKing City, ON
Brian HalonenRWJanuary 11, 19996'0"194RDelano, MN
Erik HolmstromDOctober 26, 19976'0"185RFarmington, MN
Matt HudieCFebruary 18, 19966'0"167RWestland, MI
Isaac JohnsonCJanuary 24, 19996'1"169RAndover, MN
Matt JonesFMarch 21, 19965'9"180RPeoria, AZ
David KeeferFOctober 21, 19975'9"187RHowell, MI
Joey KubachkaFJuly 4, 19986'1"190LPhiladelphia, PA
Jake KucharskiGSeptember 25, 19996'4"205LErie, PA
Reed LebsterRWMarch 5, 19995'11"165RGrand Rapids, MI
Nick LeitnerDApril 17, 19985'11"175RBemidji, MN
Nick MacNabGJuly 16, 19966'2"195LIndianapolis, IN
Jack MoranLDMay 21, 19986'3"244L North Reading, MA
Julian NapravnikRWMay 5, 19975'10"164LHessen, Germany
Tim NicksicFMarch 15, 19965'10"188RTomah, WI
Cameron OrchardRWJune 27, 19986'1"190RDorr, MI
Eric OttoFJuly 19, 19976'2"185RBurnsville, MN
Tommy ParrottinoCMarch 3, 19985'11"170LRochester Hills, MI
Adam ParsellsDJanuary 3, 19976'4"174RWausau, WI USA
Danny PetrickDApril 6, 19995'10"174RWilbraham, MA
Kobe RothLWJanuary 11, 19975'7"157LMason City, IA
Michael RoundsDOctober 29, 19976'1"180LMt. Pleasant, MI
Collin RutherfordCDecember 29, 19975'7"143RTonawanda, NY
Jan RuzickaGFebruary 23, 19976'1"187LMlada Boleslav, CZE
Mark SendenFJanuary 22, 19985'9"172LMedina, MN
Brenden StankoFApril 20, 19995'10"170LHowell, MI
Colin UgbekileLDSeptember 24, 19996'1"180LCologne, Germany



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