2017-18 Des Moines Buccaneers Roster

United States Hockey League (USHL)
Team Record: 20-33-4 (SO: 0-3) - 47 points
Finishing 8th in the USHL's Western Conference
Coach: Dave Allison (20-33, 4 OTL)
Location: Des Moines, Iowa
2017-18 Des Moines Buccaneers Statistics

The Des Moines Buccaneers of the United States Hockey League ended the 2017-18 season with a record of 20 wins and 33 losses (and 4 overtime losses), with a 0-3 showing in shootouts for 47 points finishing eighth in the USHL's Western Conference.

The Buccaneers scored 145 goals and gave up 199. Nicolas Werbik netted 26 goals for Des Moines, and Brian Halonen, Nicolas Werbik and Julian Napravnik each contributed 19 assists. Jake Kucharski and Roman Durny topped the squad with 8 wins each, while Roman Durny recorded a 2.38 goals against average, best among qualifying goaltenders.

Dave Allison coached the team.

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Player Pos. Birth Date Height Weight S/C Hometown
Nico AppendinoDFebruary 1, 19995'7"154LKempten, GER
Lucas BahnDSeptember 11, 19995'5"165R Hendersonville, TN
Colin BairdDJune 22, 19996'5"196LShoreview, MN
Kaden BohlsenFJanuary 10, 20016'1"165RWillmar, MN
Scooter BrickeyRDMay 27, 19996'3"183RBurtchville, MI
Trent BurnhamGMarch 27, 20005'11"150LEagle River, AK
Robert ChristyFMarch 29, 20015'10"170LSt. Paul, MN
Nathan ClurmanDMay 8, 19986'2"200RBoulder, CO
Adam ConquestRWMay 10, 20006'0"185RMilford, MI
Braden CostelloFApril 21, 20006'1"205LGrand Forks, ND
Wyllum DeveauxLWAugust 30, 20006'1"197LSackville, NS
Marcus DickersonRWJanuary 22, 19985'8"203RWest Deptford, NJ USA
Roman DurnyGMay 28, 19986'1"209LLiptovsky Mikulas, SVK
Chase EllingsonFSeptember 2, 19975'7"170RBaline, MN
Gavin EnrightGAugust 26, 19996'2"155LFarmington, MN
Matt GosiewskiFMay 10, 19986'3"202LWilton, CT
Brian HalonenRWJanuary 11, 19996'0"194RDelano, MN
Mike HardmanFFebruary 5, 19996'3"190LHanover, MA
Sam HentgesFJuly 26, 19996'3"175RFridley, MN
Michael HigginsDApril 6, 20005'10"210RNeedham, MA
Anthony HoraDJuly 26, 19986'0"229LCheektowaga, NY
Atticus KellyGFebruary 3, 20006'2"183LSt. Paul, MN
Michael KesselringFJanuary 13, 20006'3"185RFlorence, SC
Cam KnubleFJuly 23, 20006'0"180RGrand Rapids, MI
Carson KosobudDJune 4, 19996'6"190L Moorehead, MN
Jake KucharskiGSeptember 25, 19996'4"205LErie, PA
Reed LebsterRWMarch 5, 19995'11"165RGrand Rapids, MI
Nick LeitnerDApril 17, 19985'11"175RBemidji, MN
Chris LipeDNovember 23, 19996'1"187RRockford, MI
Josh LuedtkeFSeptember 29, 20005'8"155RMinnetonka, MN
Will MacKinnonDApril 13, 20005'11"195LPlymouth, MI
Tony MalinowskiLDOctober 15, 19996'3"185LClarkston, MI
Luke ManningFApril 13, 19995'10"185RStillwater, MN
Julian NapravnikRWMay 5, 19975'10"164LHessen, Germany
Eric OttoFJuly 19, 19976'2"185RBurnsville, MN
Tyler PaquetteFMarch 18, 20016'1"195RCollegeville, PA
John PesekDOctober 28, 19986'0"192RLake Forest, IL
Marshall RifaiDMarch 16, 19986'1"187LBeaconsfield, QC
Ryan SnowdenGMarch 6, 19986'3"179LKennett Square, PA
Matthew StantonFAugust 21, 19986'4"190RStillwater, MN
Sam StevensFApril 27, 20006'1"175LMontreal, QC
Christian StoeverGApril 16, 20006'2"165LNorthville, MI
Colin UgbekileLDSeptember 24, 19996'1"180LCologne, Germany
Erik UrbankFMarch 28, 19996'0"182ROrchard Park, NY
CJ WalkerFApril 22, 19995'11"170RBoise, ID
Nicolas WerbikCOctober 9, 19976'2"190R, CZE



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