2023-24 Des Moines Buccaneers Roster

United States Hockey League (USHL)
Team Record: 25-30-5 (SO: 0-2) - 57 points
Currently 7th in the USHL's Western Conference
Coach: Matt Curley (25-30, 5 OTL)
Location: Des Moines, Iowa
2023-24 Des Moines Buccaneers Statistics

The Des Moines Buccaneers of the United States Hockey League is currently playing the 2023-24 season with a record of 25 wins and 30 losses (and 5 overtime losses), with a 0-2 showing in shootouts for 57 points placing them seventh in the USHL's Western Conference.

The Buccaneers scored 185 goals and gave up 209. Ben Kevan netted 24 goals for Des Moines, and Ilya Protas contributed 37 assists. Ethan Dahlmeir topped the squad with 21 wins and a team-best 2.96 goals against average, best among regularly-used goaltenders.

Matt Curley coached the team.

Latest statistics update: March 27, 2025

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Player Pos. Birth Date Height Weight S/C Hometown
Brittan AlsteadFJanuary 6, 20065'9"174LPlymouth, MN
Chris BattainiRWJune 27, 20055'11"165RPittsfield, MA
Connor BewickDApril 5, 20065'11"163RGurnee, IL
Davis BorozinskisFOctober 26, 20045'8"163RLiepaja, Latvia
Andrew ClarkeFFebruary 11, 20045'11"160RSt Louis, MO
Ethan DahlmeirGSeptember 7, 20036'4"216LLakeville, MN
Ashton DahmsFFebruary 13, 20056'0"160LLakeville, MN
Nate DelladonnaFAugust 22, 20065'11"181RBrewerton, NY
Garret DrottsFNovember 21, 20036'0"175LDeer River, MN
Owen DyerDMay 7, 20046'3"200RClarkston, MI
Edison EngleDFebruary 15, 20076'1"168LArlington Heights, IL
Braedon FordFJanuary 19, 20045'8"150LPittsburgh, PA
James GoffredoDApril 24, 20036'0"190RMount Laurel, NJ
Joe GramerDJuly 14, 20056'0"184LMoorehead, MN
Jacob JastrzebskiFJuly 27, 20056'0"181LChicago, IL
Jack KernanFMarch 30, 20056'2"185RMaple Grove, MN
Ben KevanFJanuary 3, 20075'11"165RFairfield, CA
Theo KissFJuly 13, 20065'11"168RKosice, Slovakia
Christian KocsisFJune 9, 20045'10"160LMiddletown, NJ
Lubomir KupcoFMarch 5, 20035'11"172LKosice, Slovakia
Henry LechnerFNovember 3, 20066'2"205RBloomington, MN
Alessandro LuratiFJune 23, 20046'0"186RSorego, Switzerland
Jakeb LynchFFebruary 9, 20075'7"157RPapillion, NE
Luke MargenauDSeptember 11, 20045'9"173RMaple Grove, MN
Paul MinnehanFApril 9, 20036'1"165LCypress, CA
Adam MollerGApril 22, 20056'3"190LStockholm, Sweden
Will MooreFMarch 22, 20045'10"180LWestfield, IN
Payton NelsonFJanuary 17, 20050RCentennial, CO
Mason PeapenburgDJune 9, 20066'3"185RLarsen, WI
Ilya ProtasFJuly 18, 20066'3"184LVitebsk, Belarus
Jonathan ReinholdtGMay 9, 20045'11"177LLulea, Sweden
Braden RourkeDJuly 20, 20046'0"150RDes Moines, IA
Brady SmithDMay 4, 20056'4"172RPrince Albert, SK
Aiden VanRooyanDApril 20, 20036'1"194LDakota Dunes, SD
Liam WatkinsFJuly 13, 20046'0"200ROkotoks, AB
Owen WestDJune 1, 20045'10"161LPittsboro, IN
Adam ZlnkaFFebruary 28, 20045'11"170RDetva, Slovakia
Brady ZugecFNovember 1, 20066'0"200LGeneva, NY



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