Green Bay Gamblers assistant coach Jon Rogger has been hired as the new head coach of the Des Moines Buccaneers, Gamblers coach Derek Lalonde confirmed Thursday.
Category Archives: Junior
Bucs Select Six in Futures Draft – Alex Jasiek

The Des Moines Buccaneers selected six players as part of the United States Hockey League’s annual Future’s Draft held on Tuesday night. Only those players with a 1996 birth year were eligible in this season’s draft.
Musketeers Select Five Players in 2012 USHL Futures Draft – Bradley Johnson

The Sioux City Musketeers made five selections in the 2012 United States Hockey League (USHL) Futures Draft. This year’s draft was made up of 1996 born players.
O’Connor Tendered by USHL RoughRiders

The Cedar Rapids RoughRiders of the USHL announced the signing of Paul O’Connor and Chris Birdsall to tenders adding the defenseman and goalie to the RoughRiders 2012-13 roster.
Troops make Clarke first of 16 picks

The Brampton Battalion chose left winger Blake Clarke of the St. Louis Blues under-18s with the 15th overall pick in the Ontario Hockey League’s Priority Selection on Saturday.
Rangers 3rd Round Pick 2012 – Ryan MacInnis

Head Coach and General Manager of the Kitchener Rangers Hockey Club Steve Spott has announced the team’s third round pick, 46th overall in the 2012 OHL Priority Selection presented by State Farm® is Centre, Ryan MacInnis of the St. Louis Blues U16s of St. Louis, MO.
Mac is back for the RoughRiders

There are no what ifs with Ryan McGrath. No woulda, coulda, shouldas. A broken wrist early in late October sabotaged his second season in the United States Hockey League, robbing him of some potentially impressive goal-scoring numbers. But “Mac” prefers not to dwell on that.
“Disappearing” RoughRiders topple Team USA, 4-1

Second-year defenseman Greg Amlong broke his collarbone in Saturday night’s win over Des Moines, joining forwards Tanner Pond (medical condition) and Jack Rowe (shoulder) on the season-ending shelf.
2012 NTDP Tryout Camp Roster Unveiled

Today, USA Hockey announced the 50-plus player roster for its annual NTDP Evaluation Camp. The roster features many of the best American players from the 1996 birth year, who will be vying for spots on next year’s U.S. National Under-17 Team.
USHL Announces Suspensions After Brawl

The United States Hockey League (USHL) announced this afternoon that defenseman Joseph Lordo and goaltender Jay Williams have been suspended two games while forwards Kyle Rankin and Justin Selman have been suspended one game for their actions in Saturday’s game against Sioux City.