2001-02 Des Moines Buccaneers Roster

United States Hockey League (USHL)
Team Record: 32-24-5 - 69 points
in the USHL's East Division
Lost in 1st Round
Coach: Bob Ferguson (32-24, 5 OTL)
Location: Des Moines, Iowa
2001-02 Des Moines Buccaneers Statistics

The Des Moines Buccaneers of the United States Hockey League ended the 2001-02 season with a record of 32 wins and 24 losses (and 5 overtime losses) for 69 points in the USHL's East Division.

The Buccaneers scored 222 goals and allowed 202. Alex Materukhin netted 37 goals for Des Moines, and Chris Collins contributed 39 assists. Chris Gartman earned 27 wins in front of the net for the squad and a team-best 3.02 goals against average, best among regularly-used goaltenders.

Bob Ferguson coached the team. The 2001-02 Des Moines Buccaneers lost in the in 1st Round of the playoffs.

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Player Pos. Birth Date Height Weight S/C Hometown
Trent BakerGNovember 9, 1982Lincoln, RI USA
Ryan BennettDSeptember 16, 19816'0"190RQueensbury, NY
Matt BoldtDJuly 7, 19826'1"205RBurnsville, MN USA
Kris BouchardFOctober 7, 19826'1"209Naperville, IL USA
Keith BoyerF
Jason BrownGMarch 22, 19816'0"198Red Deer, AB Canada
Ross CarlsonLWFebruary 21, 19825'11"185RDuluth, MN
Josh ChambersDApril 4, 19826'2"205Taylor, MI USA
Chris CollinsLWJune 8, 19845'8"185LFairport, NY
Ryan DingleCApril 4, 19845'10"180LSteamboat Springs, CO
Chris GartmanGSeptember 23, 19815'11"165LBaldwin, NY USA
Jeff GenovyCDecember 4, 19826'2"205RKalamazoo, MN USA
Marty GuerinRWMay 25, 19836'0"190RLansing, MI
Nate HansenFSeptember 29, 19816'0"181Austin, MN USA
Michael HutchinsDOctober 27, 19825'11"196LWolfeboro, NH USA
Luke IrwinDAugust 28, 19816'2"216Bloomington, MN USA
Erik JohnsonFMay 21, 19815'9"170RCoon Rapids, MN
Andy JurekDJune 14, 19826'2"209LAnoka, MN USA
Tom KolarFJuly 22, 19835'10"174Duluth, MN USA
Sean KotaryFApril 28, 19816'0"181LNew Hartford, NY USA
Mark LangdonCMarch 12, 19836'1"185LRochester, NY USA
Andrew LeachLWOctober 18, 19816'1"195LAltamont, NY
Alex MaterukhinLOctober 17, 19816'1"195RKiev, Ukraine
Andy NelsonFOctober 20, 19825'11"174Superior, WI USA
Justin NikleRW5'10"185Elk River, MN USA
Evan SalmelaDJune 13, 19836'0"185LWhitefish Bay, WI USA
Brett SkinnerDJune 28, 19836'1"183LBrandon, MB Canada
Evan StofletDMay 16, 19846'1"200LMadison, WI
Weston TardyDJuly 28, 19835'11"185RDuluth, MN



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