Sioux City Musketeers

Sioux City Musketeers	Sioux City Musketeers
 	
Founded 	1972
Home ice 	Gateway Arena
Based in 	Sioux City, Iowa
Colors 	Green, Black, Purple, Gold
League 	United States Hockey League
Head coach 	Luke Strand (2017-18)
General manager 	
Owner 	Don Lux. Lloyd Ney
The Sioux City Musketeers is a Tier 1 junior ice hockey team playing in the West Division of the United States Hockey League (USHL).
The Musketeers' home ice is Gateway Arena.
The Musketeers have had 18 players reach the NHL. John Grahame (G), Billy Tibbetts (F), David Hale (D), Rostislav Klesla (D), Ruslan Fedotenko (F), John Zeiler (F), Sam Gagner (F), Chris Butler (D), Dieter Kochan (G), Max Pacioretty (F), Tim Kennedy (F), Corey Elkins (F), Stephane Da Costa (F), Steven Kampfer (D), Patrick Davis (F), Sean Collins (D), Travis Turnbull (F), and Danny DeKeyser (D)
In addition to these 18 players, over 25 other players have been selected by teams in the annual NHL Draft, including two members of the 2006-07 team (Max Pacioretty-1st Rd., Phil DeSimone-3rd Rd.) at the 2007 NHL Draft. Selected in the 2008 NHL draft, Steve Quailer (F)-3rd Rd. 86th overall pick, and a member of the 2007-08 team. In the 2009 NHL draft, Seth Helgeson (D)was selected in the 4th round. Helgeson played two years in Sioux City ('07-'09). In the 2011 NHL draft, Max McCormick (F)was selected in the 6th round. McCormick won the "7th Man" award as a member of the 2010-11 Musketeers. In the 2012 NHL draft, Cliff Watson (D) was selected in the 6th round.
August 2014, the Musketeers was the USHL representative to the Junior World Club Championships hosted by Ufa, Russia.
==Year-by-year record==
The Sioux City Musketeers operated within the USHL as a senior ice hockey team 1961 to 1979.
Year 	GP	W 	L 	T 	OL 	GF 	GA 	PTS 	Finish 	Titles
1972-73	42	16	26	0 	0 	142	257	32 	4th, USHLS 	
1973-74	48	23	24	1 	0 	215	245	47 	4th, USHLS 	
1974-75	48	28	19	1 	0 	300	236	57 	2nd, USHLS 	
1975-76	48	31	16	1 	0 	312	233	63 	1st, USHLS 	
1976-77	48	22	26	0 	0 	265	246	44 	2nd, USHLS 	
1977-78	51	34	17	0 	0 	288	222	68 	1st, USHLU 	
1978-79	49	24	25	0 	0 	280	271	48 	3rd, USHLU 	
1979-80	48	20	24	4 	0 	256	267	44 	3rd, South 	
1980-81	48	12	36	0 	0 	200	308	24 	4th, South 	
1981-82	48	29	16	3 	0 	281	226	61 	1st 	Anderson Cup, Clark Cup
1982-83	48	34	14	0 	0 	271	199	68 	2nd 	
1983-84	48	32	14	2 	3 	305	204	69 	3rd 	
1984-85	48	27	20	1 	6 	268	209	61 	5th 	
1985-86	48	42	6 	0 	0 	358	184	84 	1st 	Anderson Cup, Clark Cup, Gold Cup
1986-87	48	23	24	1 	1 	256	236	48 	7th 	
1987-88	48	23	25	0 	3 	275	281	49 	t6th 	
1988-89	48	17	30	1 	2 	248	273	37 	7th 	
1989-90	48	29	18	1 	2 	240	187	61 	4th 	
1990-91	48	9 	38	1 	1 	166	326	20 	10th 	
1991-92	48	19	28	1 	2 	217	256	41 	7th 	
1992-93	48	15	29	4 	4 	212	237	38 	8th 	
1993-94	48	27	20	1 	6 	209	173	61 	t4th 	National Championship Runner-Up
1994-95	48	26	18	4 	3 	230	188	59 	4th 	
1995-96	46	17	28	1 	4 	150	190	39 	9th 	National Championship Runner-Up
1996-97	54	9 	43	2 	2 	162	307	20 	6th, South 	
1997-98	56	32	21	3 	3 	195	155	67 	4th, South 	
1998-99	56	34	19	3 	3 	196	148	71 	2nd, West 	
1999-00	58	27	26	5 	5 	170	162	59 	6th, West 	
2000-01	56	27	22	7 	7 	174	194	61 	6th, West 	
2001-02	61	41	16	4 	4 	237	162	86 	3rd, West 	Clark Cup
2002-03	60	36	18	6 	6 	210	186	78 	3rd, West 	
2003-04	60	38	15	7 	7 	192	152	83 	2nd, West 	
2004-05	60	37	17	6 	6 	222	173	80 	2nd, West 	West Division Playoff Champions, Clark Cup Runner-Up
2005-06	60	28	26	6 	6 	182	216	62 	5th, West 	
2006-07	60	34	21	5 	5 	219	178	73 	T-4th, West 	
2007-08	60	32	25	3 	3 	194	185	67 	4th, West 	
2008-09	60	24	30	6 	6 	194	210	54 	5th, West 	
2009-10	60	27	24	9 	***	172	189	63 	5th, West 	
2010-11	60	31	23	***	6 	174	164	68 	6th of 8, West10th of 16 league 	lost qualifying round, 1-2 (Stampede)
2011-12	60	29	30	***	1 	181	189	59 	5th of 8, West10th of 16 league 	lost qualifying round, 0-2 (Force)
2012-13	64	23	30	***	11 	196	200	57 	6th of 8, West12th of 16 league 	did not qualify for playoffs
2013-14	60	34	19	***	7 	197	175	75 	4th of 8, West5th of 16 league 	WON qualifying round, 3-1 Lancerslost semi-finals, 1-3 (Black Hawks)
2014-15	60	38	17	***	5 	225	170	81 	1st of 9 West, 	lost conf. semi-finals, 2-3 Stampede)
2015-16	60	20	39	- 	1 	148	210	41 	8th of 8 West, 17th of 17 league 	did not qualify for playoffs
2016-17	60	40	13	***	7 	179	125	87 	1st of 8 West,1st overall 	Won Anderson CupLost Final, 2-3 (Steel)
Year 	GP	W 	L 	OL 	SL 	GF 	GA 	PTS 	Finish 	Titles
2017-18	60	26	36	4 	4 	159	197	60 	7th of 8 West, 14th of 17 league 	did not qualify for playoffs
2018-19	62	30	25	5 	2 	187	197	67 	6th of 8 West, 11th of 17 league 	Lost, First Round 0-2 (Sioux Falls Stampede)
2019-20	48	16	24	7 	1 	137	170	40 	8th of 8 West, 15th of 16 league 	Playoffs cancelled
2020-21	53	31	21	1 	0 	160	125	.594	T-2nd of 8 West, T-5th of 14 league	Won Conf. Semifinals 2-0 (Omaha LancersLost Conf. Final 0-2 (Fargo Force)
2021-22	62	41	16	4 	1 	238	169	87 	2nd West 	Won Conf Semifinals 2-1 (Waterloo Black Hawks)Won Conf Final 3-0 (Tri-City StormWon Clark Cup Final 3-1 (Madison Capitals
2022-23	62	29	28	2 	3 	200	200	63 	5th West 	Lost First Round, 0-2 (Tri-City Storm)
2023-24	62	33	22	6 	0 	229	207	72 	2nd West 	Won Conf Semifinals (Lincoln Stars)Lost Conf Final 2-3 (Fargo Force)
==Team records==
*Most Points, season: 87 (2021-22)
*Fewest Points, season: 20 (1996-97)
*Most Wins, season: 42 (1985-86)
*Fewest Wins, season: 9 (1996-97)
*Most Losses, season: 45 (1996-97)
*Fewest Losses, season: 6 (1985-86)
*Most Goals Scored, season: 358 (1985-86)
*Fewest Goals Against, season: 152 (2003-04)
*Most Penalty Minutes, season: 1,905 (1997-98)
*Longest Winning Streak: 16 (10/19/85-12/14/85)
*Longest Losing Streak: 12 (1979-80)
*Longest Home Winning Streak: 22 (10/5/85-2/15/86)
*Longest Road Winning Streak: 6 (1985-86; 2006-07)
*Longest Home Losing Streak: 12 (1996-97)
*Longest Road Losing Streak: 14 (1996-97)
*Single-Game Attendance Record: 6,010 (12/31/03 vs Lincoln)
*Single-Season Attendance Record: 82,102 (2006-07)
==External links==
* Musketeers website
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Category:American ice hockey teams