2004-05 Des Moines Buccaneers Roster

United States Hockey League (USHL)
Team Record: 17-37-2 (SO: 0-4) - 40 points
in the USHL's East Division
Coach: Regg Simon (17-37, 2 OTL)
Location: Des Moines, Iowa
2004-05 Des Moines Buccaneers Statistics

The Des Moines Buccaneers of the United States Hockey League ended the 2004-05 season with a record of 17 wins and 37 losses (and 2 overtime losses), with a 0-4 showing in shootouts for 40 points in the USHL's East Division.

The Buccaneers scored 174 goals and surrendered 244, most in the circuit. Chad Rau netted 31 goals for Des Moines and recorded 40 assists. A.J. Bucchino topped the squad with 10 wins and a team-best 3.89 goals against average, best among qualifying goaltenders.

Regg Simon coached the team.

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Player Pos. Birth Date Height Weight S/C Hometown
Brett BeauchampDFebruary 6, 19866'2"220LMontreal, QC
Patrick BorgestadFMarch 23, 19846'3"196St. Paul, MN USA
A.J. BucchinoGMay 8, 19845'10"185LBow, NH
Will CarpenterDOctober 22, 19866'3"216Canton, MI USA
John CarterCFebruary 8, 19866'4"192RDetroit, MI USA
Troy DavenportGJanuary 5, 19856'1"179LInver Grove Heights, MN USA
John DohertyDMarch 25, 19846'4"220RLynnfield, MA
Al DorichDJuly 12, 19866'2"205ROrland Park, IL
Brad Elliot
Jim EricksonFMarch 23, 19866'0"190Brooklyn Park, MN USA
Rory FarrellDJune 6, 19866'4"205Westfield, MA USA
Dustin FultonFFebruary 20, 19866'0"185Brooklyn Park, MN USA
Tom GerkenMarch 7, 1986Sylvania, OH USA
Cory GershonGJune 26, 19875'10"170LSparta, NJ USA
Matt GreerLWNovember 21, 19856'2"200LVadnais Heights, MN
Jeff HazelwoodFJuly 24, 19856'0"185RDublin, CA
Phil JohnsonDAugust 19, 19855'10"190Duluth, MN USA
Rob JohnsonFNovember 22, 19865'10"174Duluth, MN USA
Chris KaneDNovember 4, 19856'1"194LIrvine, CA USA
Sam KellyFMarch 14, 19855'11"179RMahtomedi, MN USA
Brad KruegerFNovember 16, 19856'0"185Des Moines, IA USA
Alex LaseenFOctober 18, 19866'0"181Redondo Beach, CA USA
David LehmanFJune 25, 19876'3"190RSan Clemente, CA USA
Trevor LewisCJanuary 8, 19876'1"204RSalt Lake City, UT USA
Joe LongFSeptember 14, 19855'10"179LElk River, MN USA
Jesse MacNeilFJune 24, 19866'1"181LLangley, BC CAN
Jake MaidaGAugust 25, 19855'11"172LDuluth, MN USA
John McCarthyLAugust 9, 19866'1"195LBoston, MA USA
Sean MuncyFJanuary 11, 19836'0"193LChesterfield, MO
Tomas PetruskaFMarch 1, 19865'11"190RPresov, Slovakia
Philipp PinterCJanuary 18, 19856'1"205RVillach, AUT
Ondrej PiskuraDMay 2, 19866'4"205LPresov, SVK
Chad RauCJanuary 18, 19875'11"178REden Prairie, MN
Ryan RavenFJanuary 4, 19866'4"225RTacoma, WA
Samir SalijiLWMarch 3, 19846'0"203LNitra, SVK
Kaspars SaulietisRW/LWJune 12, 19876'3"194RRiga, LAT
Brian SpringFAugust 24, 19875'9"163Urbandale, IA USA
Taylor SutherlinDMarch 28, 19866'1"185Anchorage, AK USA
Evan TruppFOctober 22, 19875'10"155LAnchorage, AK
John VadnaisDApril 7, 19866'0"201Stillwater, MN USA
Colin VockFDecember 9, 19855'11"190LDetroit, MI
Pat WatsonGFebruary 4, 19846'2"181LWaltham, MA USA



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