Return to SYHAstuff.com Home Page
SYHA Player Photos Page
Here's your chance to become a part of SYHA
and Metro history!!! SYHAstuff is looking for your
photographs to add to this on going collection showcasing some 40+ seasons of youth
and high school
hockey in Sioux City.
We are looking for team pictures, individual photo,
candid shots from the roam or hockey events
and of course your
action shots!!! Click on the
Contact Us button
on the home page and send your pictures with a brief description if available.
Photo collections can also be picked up and
returned in a timely manner!!! All items will be treated with extreme care!!!
Don't miss this chance for Sioux City Hockey Immortality!!!
******Siouxland Youth Hockey
Association (SYHA)******
Individual & Player Photos
Early 70's SYHA Players Dress for Practice
SYHA players dress for practice at the Sioux City
Auditorium. No locker rooms were available during the early seasons of youth
hockey and players dressed in the Auditorium halls. After several seasons, the
dressing area was moved to the stage at the north end of the rink.
The Spring of 1971 brought together several Sioux City
citizens in hopes of forming a Kids Hockey Program. Initially a budget of
$1000.00
was set to construct an outdoor rink and purchase miscellaneous equipment.
Goals for the season was to create
an Intra-City competition
for each of the three age groups as well
at to proved uniforms for the travel teams.
June 6th, 1971 board members approve the name "Siouxland Youth Hockey
Association"
Practices were held outdoors
at
Hubbard Park (28th & Jones) and Gillman Terrace (Bomgaars Store on Hamilton) a regular basis.
Eventually, additional ice times was
scheduled
at the Auditorium. Youth hockey promotions were also paired with the Sioux City
Eagles home games at the Auditorium.
Selling Christmas greens is first discussed as a fundraiser. As are joint promotions between the SYHA and the Sioux City Eagles.
The first ever SYHA Practice was November 27th, 1971.
SYHA fees were $4.00 for boys 13 and under and $8.00 for boys 14 and up,
plus a $1.50 insurance fee. this was refundable if your sold over $10.00
of Christmas greens!!!
The organization played several
games at each level and had 100 players participate in the Peewee, Bantam and
Midget/Juvenile levels.
This would be the first official season of Siouxland Youth
Hockey Association (SYHA). As last season closed and this season started,
Hubbard
Park was the secured location for SYHA play. There were also boards in place, a
warming house, outdoor lighting and a commitment from the
City to create and maintain the ice surface. However, most of the maintenance
was performed by SYHA parents and players.
This was the USHL Musketeers first season in Sioux City and owner Gary Lipshutz
was quick to offer-up some cross promotions and also
to help fund some of the SYHA early start-up costs.
Future direction for the next season included promotion of the new organization,
a better ice surface and HS/Juvenile travel game schedule
Christmas Greens becomes a staple of SYHA fundraising.
Inaugural season sales of $2800.00 in greens, netted the association a much
needed $1100.00. WISH members (Women Interested in Siouxland Hockey) organize
the first SYHA Pancake Day; help on April 7th
in the WoolCo (now ShopKo) parking lot.
Official SYHA colors were
announced; Green and gold
mirroring the California Golden Seals uniforms.
Registration Fees: $8.00 PeeWees, $10.00 Bantams & $15.00 Midget/Juvenile
The season would start out again based mainly with
practice on the outdoor rink but the major goal of the association is to move to
more indoor
ice time at the
Auditorium.
The age limit to join SYHA
was lowered to include the Squirt age group.
The Musketeers and SYHA continue to maintain a close relationship with Musketeer
player Pete Inkster being appointed to the SYHA board.
Collection of coat hangers and Diet Rite & RC Cola bottle tops are additional fund raiser promotions this season.
On Saturday February 16th, the Squirt group plays 8
minutes of hockey between periods at the Musketeer game.
On Sunday, February 17th, all four SYHA groups ride the bus to Worthington, MM.
to play games. Cost of the bus ticket is $4.00
Pancake Breakfast is moved to the Auditorium, March 2nd
and is organized by the Woman's Hockey Auxiliary (WISH) Chairman Maxine
Leibowitz
Registration Fees: Squirts & Peewees $8.00, Bantams $10.00 and
Midget/Juvenile-$15.00. This includes a jersey and insurance!!!
Auditorium Ice Time is $35.00 per hour
A gaining popularity of youth hockey in Sioux City required that the eligible
age was again lowered to include Mite aged players (5-8). Eight
5 year olds tip-toed on the ice that season and two of them, Duane Erickson and
Brian Reynolds became the first SYHA Players to go
completely through the SYHA program.
SYHA embarks on a regular home and travel schedules. Both
hosting at the Auditorium and traveling to surrounding locations Iowa &
Nebraska.
SYHA Registration Fee: Mites, Squirts, Peewees $10.00 Bantam & Midget/Juvenile $15.00 / Auditorium Ice Tine is $25.00 per hour
First Annual SYHA Awards Banquet
Marina Inn, South Sioux City, Ne /
April 11th, 1975
In what is the very first SYHA Awards
Banquet. Probably held at either the KD Station. Over 300
guests attended the event. The year was reviewed and the hopes of next season's
expansion of the youth hockey program.
Mites: Team
Jeff Tucker; Most Improved
Dave Prochello; Sportsmanship Award
Squirts: Billy Emerick; Most Valuable
Mark Adam; Most Improved
Pat Smith; Sportsmanship Award
Pee Wees: Clayton Wiffen; Most Valuable
Wade Ridenour; Most Improved
Paul Kambach; Sportsmanship Award
Bantams: Brent Hartman; Most Valuable
Scott Barta; Most Improved
Dave Wiffen; Sportsmanship Award
Juniors: Brian Hartman; Most Valuable
Bobby Sutherland; Most Improved Mark Misenor;
Sportsmanship Award
This season would mark the First Annual Year-End
Tournament. This featured all the house league team in a play-off format
to determine a
house league championship. This would be the first season for the SYHA House
League program.
The Ted Neby Award would be established and will be awarded at the completion of
each season. Named for one of the Founding
Fathers of the SYHA program. Mite player Kirk Swanson would be the first
recipient of this award.
SYHA Proposes that the following season all players will be required to wear a helmets with attached facemask
March 13th featured a single-day special Sioux City showcase
tournament at the Auditorium. Designed specifically to promote the new
options for organized indoor youth and high school hockey in now available in
Sioux City.
The Mites, Squirts, Peewees and Bantams would
play single elimination tournaments with the winning teams receiving sponsor
trophies.
The event had such amenities as the
National Anthem, Public Address announcements of all players, Music from the
Mighty Wurlitzer
organ, an exhibition with the
Musketeers and the Jr. Musketeers taking on Dordt College.
Siouxland Youth Hockey Mites
House League
Group shout of this season's Mites House League teams.
Sponsors included Adam Paint, Dennie's Standard, Thompson
Electric and General Business Equipment.
The Year End Tournament is on!!!
SYHA Board Member Dave Adam, second from the left
watches as Bob Post receives a check for $250.00 from
Kiwanis Club officials. This is enough to kick-off the first annual year end tournament.
1975-76 First Annual Kiwanis SYHA Year End
Tournament
This first Annual House League tournament
show-cased youth hockey to the Sioux City area. In only its fourth year,
SYHA fielded a group of 220 plus hockey players in five different age groups.
The Siouxland Kiwanis Club graciously picked up the tab
for much of the tournament costs. This included the ice time, programs,
tickets, concessions and even donated all the costs of that season's travel
jerseys back to SYHA. Over the next several seasons
Kiwanis would continue with this generous support that really helped the SYHA
gain a solid foothold in Sioux City!!!
Adam Paint and General Business Equipment face off during
the Mites House League Championship game.
In the first round, Adam Paint defeated Denny's Standard 5-0 and General
Business defeated Thompson Electric 3-1.
After scoring 2 goals in the first game, Rob Casper will score three goals this
game, including the OT winner.
Played at the Sioux City Auditorium. Note: No Player Benches. Fence instead of Glass and player masks are still optional.
Year End Tournament Tickets
I'm sure many of you early SYHAers remember these. This was a pretty
standard format for Siouxland Youth Hockey for many seasons
as both the Pancake Day tickets and Year End Tournament tickets were the same.
The white ticket was a single person ticket and the
green one a "family" ticket.
Sioux City Jr. Musketeers
Bolstering the excitement of the first youth
hockey tournament; the Jr. Musketeers would take on a very experienced team from
Dordt college.
?-Jr.
Musketeers vs. Dordt College-?
4-Adam Paint vs. General
Business Equipment-3
Mites Year End Tournament Champions
Coach, referee and team sponsor Dave Adam and Coach and SYHA
coordinator Bob Post pose for pictures with the
Year End Tournament champions Adam Paint. Rob Casper, far right, was the
divisions Most Valuable Player.
1976 House League Championship Medal
Presentation
Bob Post hands out Traditional SYHA Medals to the players
of the Mites division; Adam Paint defeated General Business
Equipment in the championship game by a score of 4-3. Rob Casper was the games
Most Valuable Player.
Note: Fence instead of Glass and player masks are
still optional..
Did You Know...The Squirts division
Champions Light Boutique
House League team only won two games the entire season...
...the Qualifying and Championships games!!!
The Light Boutique championship game featured in a shoot-out that went through
every single player on the teams and then
started over be for the tie was broken!!!
1975-76 Bryce Burdick Dennie's Standard Mites
Taken at the Sioux City Auditorium during the first annual
SYHA Year End tournament held on March 13th, 1976
1975-76 Mites Coaches Dave Adam and Bruce
Burdick
Players Facing Camera: Matt
Meyer, Doug Kartio, Doug Johnson / Kenny Poskevich, Bruce Wiskus
SYHA players get some instruction during the 75-79 SYHA
House league season. Mite Division (No Tykes yet) house
league
sponsors included Adam Paint, Dennie's Standard, General Business Equipment &
Thompson Electric.
Left: Coach Dave Adam instructs players on the finer points of the game.
Players facing the camera are Matt Meyer,
Doug Kartio and Doug Johnson. Right: Coach Bruce Burdick directs players
Kenny Poskevich and Bruce Wiskus.
1975-76
Mites
Brian and Wendell Reynolds
Taken during the 75-76
SYHA season. Brian's dad Wendell straps
on the blades at
old Sioux City Auditorium. This was home for Youth
Hockey for 20+ seasons.
Several of these seasons pre-dated a Zamboni, Plexi-glass boards,
traditional
player benches and other modern-day rink amenities!!!
Brian was the first of two SYHA players to have
the distinction of going
"Completely Through" the Siouxland Youth Hockey
program. He entered
the program during the 74-75 season as one of the first ever
5 Year-old
players. Thirteen seasons later, he and Duane Erickson would graduate
at the
start of the Metro's High School League dominance beginning
in the late 80's and
lasting till 2000!!!
Mark Post would go on to be the lone third player to go completely
through
the program. He would graduate a season later as a State
Tournament Champion runner-up.
SYHA Awards Banquet
KD Station, Sioux City, IA / March 11th, 1976
Nearly 450 players, parents, coaches and hockey fans filled the Marina Inn
ballroom for the annual SYHA Awards Banquet
Mites: Rob Casper; Most
Valuable
Kirk Swanson; Sportsmanship
Squirts: Don Kisela; Most Valuable
Craig Stoever; Most Improved
Brad Hanson: Sportsmanship
Pee Wees: Pat Pinney; Most Valuable
Mike Schmith; Most Improved Dan
Holzrichter: Sportsmanship
Bantams: Mike Bennett; Most Valuable Chris
Cortilet; Most Improved Louie
Havarillia: Sportsmanship
Juniors: Brain Hartman; Most Valuable
Bob Whiteside; Most Improved Mike Jones:
Sportsmanship
The Auditorium gets it first Zamboni this year forcing the
snow shovels and the Black Knight carts into storage. Facemasks become
mandatory
and early morning practices begin.
Registration Day for SYHA on September 14, featured an ice
cream and cake social under the big tent at in the Northwestern National
Bank
parking lot. This gathering also held the annual used equipment sale.
SYHA would design and approve the Little Joe logo as the official jersey
patch for al travel team jerseys. A donation by the Exchange
Club of Sioux City would cover this expense of purchasing 65 of these jersey
patches.
AHAUS Approved facemasks become mandatory equipment for the 76-77 season
SYHA Registration Fee: Tykes, Mites, Squirts, Peewees $15.00 Bantam & high school $20.00 / Auditorium Ice Tine is $27.50 per hour
The SYHA Year-end banquet would feature a unique
treat-Buffalo burgers!!! "Hat Trick" the buffalo was purchased and donated by Bob
Bennett and Jim Cuthbert. IHSHL President and Iowa State Head Coach Al
Murdock is the guest Speaker. Awards for most valuable,
sportsmanship and most improved are presented to players in all six age groups.
Jr. Musketeer Brian Hartman is presented the IHSHL's
Leading Scorer Award by league President Al Murdock. Held March 24th at the
Marina Inn.
1976 Rivercade Parade
In the summer of 76 SYHA would participate in their first
Rivercade Parade entering both a Float and running a booth selling hot
buttered corn-on-the-cob.
Left: 1976 Rivercade SYHA and AYH (Adults for Youth
Hockey) Floats. Center: Bantam Kraig Lohry holds on to the Bantam
Championship
trophy. Right: Hockey
moms and dads get ready to build the float with some liquid starting fluid!!!
Squirts House League Musketeers intermission
February 27th
Squirts House league. Chesterman Company faces-off against
Laurence's Foods during the intermission of the Musketeer game
Mites House League Practice
Left: House League Teams Hagen Company (yellow) and
General Business Equipment (orange) practice in their half if the ice.
Right: Coach Chuck Schmith helps out during a Mites practice
Left: Tykes coach A.J. James herds cats during this Tykes practice session. Right: Coach Mike Sexton runs
the Mites practice
Peewees
Peewees Brad Hanson and Craig Stoever talk shop
with two Waterloo players. Back then...players often stayed with local families
or "Billet Families instead of hotels.
Left: Coach Wayne Blanche take the Peewees through
Practice. I know that red "89" jersey!!! Right: Practice at the Audi
Left: Peewees Rich McLaughlin, Brad Hanson and Craig Stoever at practice.
Right: The view from row 5!!!
Peewees vs. Waterloo
Played at McElroy Auditorium / Waterloo, IA
Peewees vs. Sioux Falls
County / State Fair Grounds /
December 18th, 1976
Left: Games played at the County/State Fair Grounds
in Sioux Falls, SD.
Right: Coaches Wayne Blanche & Dave Adam and
players
Billy Emerick, Andy Davis and Jeff Kentner utilize every inch of space in the very
small
"locker rooms".
Left: Brad Hanson, Bryan McClain, Craig Thompson
and Andy Davis see that space is tight in Sioux Falls. Right:
The first win of the
season takes some of the C-C-C-Cold away!!!
Bantams vs. Omaha
Left:
Coaches Jerry Klein, Bob Bennett, Alex Shibicky and Steve Bridenbaugh
Right: Coach Steve Bridenbaugh
Bantams vs. Kansas City
2nd Annual SYHA Year End Tournament
March 19th & 20, 1977
The regular house league season saw all five age groups (Tykes, Mites, Squirts,
Peewees & Bantams) play over 150 house league games,
all at the Auditorium. The Jr. Musketeers would also a pair of post season games
against a team from Huron, South Dakota.
This two-day
tournament produced winners from each age division.
Mites; General Business,
Tykes; Dennie's Standard, Squirts; Chesterman Company, PeeWees;
Electric Engineering
Bantams; Molstad Distribution
3-Molstad Distribution vs. Electric Engineering-2
Doug Kissella
Bantams
Championship Game
Casa Del Ray
Left: Molstad Distributing Winger Troy Lanagan
heads down ice as they take on Walensky's Lumber in the Championship Game.
Molstad defeats Jack Pinney Wrecking 5-2 with Clayton Wiffen scoring all five
goals in the qualifying game and is selected the
tournament's Most Valuable Player. Walensky Lumber defeats Sportsmans 6-4 with
Scott Emerick scoring four of the six goals
to get to this championship game. That's Musketeer
player Billy Fedorick (1976-77) officiating.
Right: Doug Kissella of Casa Del Ray shows that come
play-off time, hockey players are tough no matter what age!!!
Casa Del Ray would go on to blank National Roofing four nothing but fall to
General Business Equipment in Sunday's
championship game 5-2.
Jr. Musketeers vs.
Huron South Dakota
The Jr. Musketeers will play a pair post season games against Huron, South
Dakota, one of the top high school programs in the state.
?-Jr.
Musketeers vs. Huron South Dakota-?
?-Jr.
Musketeers vs. Huron South Dakota-?
Saturday 19th, 1977
Sunday 12th, 1977
4-Peoples Furniture vs. Thompson Electric-2
Consolation Game
PeeWee Consolation Game; People's Furniture wearing their
blue jerseys and
Thompson Electric wearing the white jerseys.
Billy Emerick and Barry Jensen both grabbed a pair a of apples each for the
Peoples Furniture win.
Eddie Kieler would record both goals for Thompson Electric
Craig Stoever
People Furniture forward Craig Stoever puts on a smile as
he shows off his post season injury. Come play-offs very little can
keep a hockey player down and as with this injury, it only hurts before and
after the games.
Electric Engineering
General Business
PeeWee Champions Mites Champions
Left: Electric Engineering wins the PeeWee
championship with wins over Thompson Electric and Adam Paint in the
Championship.
Captain D.J. Mann scores all six goals and is selected as the Tournament's Most
Valuable Player.
Pictured here in the back row are goaltender Kirk Taylor, Coach Curt Stoever and
Jeff Kentner. In the front are Marc Nearman,
Rich McLaughlin, D.J. Mann, Paul Miller, Bill Jones and Brad Hanson
Right: General Business brings home the Mites
championship trophy with wins over Hagen & Company and Casa Del Ray.
Spence VanRooyan can't miss this weekend; he scores five goals in the 6-0 win
over Hagen Company and two more in the 5-2
championship victory over Casa Del Ray. Spence is selected as the tournament's
Most Valuable player.
SYHA Awards Banquet
Marina Inn, South Sioux City, Ne / March 24th, 1977
Over 500
players, coaches, parents and friends gathered for the annual banquet. IHSHL
President and Iowa State Head Coach
Al Murdock is the guest speaker. He talks about the
development of the new programs; both as
groups and for individual
players. He also had a major emphasis on the completion of
the first IHSHL season. Al would later present Jr. Musketeer
Brian
Hartman the IHSHL's Leading Scorer Award.
The SYHA Year-end banquet would feature a unique
treat-Buffalo burgers!!! "Hat Trick" the buffalo was purchased and
donated by
hockey dad's Bob Bennett and Jim Cuthbert.
Left: PeeWee Barry Jensen Shows-off his Sportsmanship Award Right: Squirt
Coaches Coach 1 ???, Coach 2 ???, Bob Post and
Coach 3 ??? stand with award winners. Most Valuable Player; Rex Hofer,
Most Improved Player; Doug McCuddin and
Sportsmanship
Award winner Bryan Swartzel
Left: Bantams Coach Alex Shibicky, Kathy Lohry and
another Guest Right: Alex Shibicky, Guest 1, Guest 2, Sheri Wiffen
Left: Hockey moms Carolyn Stoever and Kathy Richou
Right: Bob Bennett displays his SYHA Thanks for a Great Meal Award!!!
Left: Alex Shibicky and Steve Bridenbough hand-out
Bantam awards. Recipients this season would have been
Most Valuable Player; Clayton Wiffen, Most Improved Player Jamie
Lempares and Sportsmanship Award Doug Richou
Right: Coach Chuck Schmith and the Mites.
Recipients this season would have been Most Valuable Player; Spence Van Rooyan,
Most Improved Player; Tom Chop and the Sportsmanship Award to Mike Scott
Left: High School Coach Pete Inkster talks about
the first IHSHL season and the excitement of
playing in the
championship game.
Award winner tonight would be Kirk Lohry; Most Valuable Player, Most Improved;
Tom Lane and the Sportsmanship Award to Dave Wiffen
Mites: Spence Van Rooyan; Most Valuable Tom Chop;
Most Improved
Mike Scott; Sportsmanship Award
Tykes: Tom O'Brien; Most Valuable
Nick Ridenour; Most Improved Gregg Eason;
Sportsmanship Award
Squirts: Rex Hofer; Most Valuable
Bryan Swartzel; Most Improved Doug McCuddin;
Sportsmanship Award
Pee Wees: Pat Smith; Most Valuable
Herb Davis; Most Improved
Barry Jensen; Sportsmanship Award
Bantams: Clayton Wiffen; Most Valuable
Jamie Lempares; Most Improved Doug Richer; Sportsmanship
Award
Juniors: Kirk Lohry; Most Valuable
Tom Lane; Most
Improved
Dave Wiffen; Sportsmanship Award
Dave Wiffen; Ted Neby Award
SYHA is just six season old and by the end of this season has produced; a
high school team that has finished three times as runner-up
state champs, an
organization
placing players in all age groups, a house league program that would boast over
150 games and fielding
travel teams tested with play from teams
from
Iowa, Nebraska and Minnesota. This would be SYHA most successful season so far.
New Dasher Boards Glass arrives in Sioux City - gone is the chain-link
fence that personified old-time hockey.
Letters and service bars are introduced this season for players team jackets.
SYHA Registration Fee: Tykes, Mites, Squirts, Peewees $25.00
Bantam , JV & Varsity $30.00 / Auditorium Ice
Time is $27.50 per hour
1977 Rivercade Parade
SYHA Pancake Day
November 26th, 1977 / Sioux City Auditorium
All the PeeWee House League Player take the ice for
Pancake Day Introductions
Did You know...all Siouxland Your Hockey Players
this season carry the title of PEST . Why??? Because of their
Participation, Enthusiasm Sportsmanship and Teamwork in the organization and the
sport of hockey.
Sioux City Squirts vs. Windom, MN Eagles
December 10th. 1977 Sioux City Auditorium
Bantams vs. Windom, MN Eagles
December 10th. 1977 Sioux City Auditorium
Wayne Blanch at the helm as the Jr. Musketeers take in the Windom Eagles
PeeWees vs.
Des Moines
Sioux City Auditorium
Left: Brad Hanson carries the puck up ice
Right: Coaches Rick Suggit and Wayne Blanche watch the action
PeeWees
vs. Mason City
Sioux City Auditorium / February 25th & 26th, 1978
4-PeeWees vs. O.M.A.H.A.-2
Sioux City Auditorium / March 4th, 1978
PeeWee Jay Morfitt skates in a March 4th, 1978 game vs
O.M.A.H.A.
Left: Ted O'Brien Center: Brad Riggen
Right: Ted O'Brien
Left: PeeWee Brad Hanson and Right: Doug
McCuddin
1977-78 PeeWees
Ames, IA
The PeeWees pose for a shot of the Ames Tournament Champions. The
celebration continues in the locker room. These games back
then,
were played in the Hilton Coliseum, home of
Iowa State Cyclones basketball.
Brad Hanson
Adam Paint House League Champs
Left: Adam Paint's Brad Hanson tries to move the puck up ice away from the
pressure from an unidentified Thompson Electric
player. Brad would received the Peewees House League Group's Most Valuable
Player Award.
Right: Adam Paint poses for a team shot of the Peewee Year-End Tournament
House league Champions. Pictured are Coaches
Bob Eason and Wayne Blanche, back row is Mark Graber, Doug McCuddin, Craig
Stoever & front row is Brett Kieler, Ted
O'Brien, Brad Hanson, Doug Richou & Aaron Eason
Iowa State Cyclone Hockey Camp
Ames, IA
Ames Hockey Camp was a very popular camp at the time. It
was most often a player's first pro-longed-away-from-home camp
and ran typically in 6 day sessions. The camp was held at the Hilton Coliseum,
home of the Iowa State Cyclones basketball games.
SYHA Players in the front row are; Doug Richou, Craig Stoever, Brad
Hanson, Ted O'Brien and Brett Kieler. In the middle are
Jay Morfitt, Chap Cuthbert (polo shirt), Eddie Kieler, Doug Richter, and Todd
Savory.
Bantam Games
Any players/numbers look familiar???
Anyone remember who these two teams are, Red Jerseys ??? and the Orange
Jerseys???
Left: Mark Adam applies pressure to the defenders breakout
Right: Bob Batcheller tries to out race the D.
Left: Referee Wayne Blanche gets the game going
Wayne Blanche
SYHA 1972-XX
Left: PeeWee Coach Wayne Blanche thinks he can play
goal too!!! Right: Wayne makes good on a wager (March 19th, 1978)
SYHA Year End Tournament
March 18th & 16th, 1978 / Sioux City Auditorium
The Third annual year-end tournament held at the Auditorium. A showcase of
eighteen Siouxland teams from five different divisions.
Also playing that weekend are the Jr. Musketeers as they take on the high school
team from Kansas City.
This two-day
tournament produced winners from each age division.
Mites; Casa Del Ray,
Tykes; Holtzen Homes, Squirts; National Roofing, PeeWees; Adam
Paint,
Bantams; Jack Pinney Wrecking & Grading
Standard format SYHA tickets for many seasons. The white ticket was sold as an
individual and the yellow one sold as a "Family" ticket.
As per tradition there was a desired amount of tickets each player has to
sell...this season it was $20.00
Jr. Musketeers vs. Kansas City Life
The Jr. Musketeers would take on a high school team from
Kansas City during the Year End Tournament. With eleven goals scored each
day, it is an offensive showcase by both teams for Year End Tournament goers.
5-Jr. Musketeers vs. Kansas City Life-6
6-Jr. Musketeers vs. Kansas City Life-5
Saturday March 18th
Sunday March 19th
3-Adam Paint vs. Electric Engineering-2 OT
House League Championship
Jeff Ahlquist
Doug McCuddin Doug Richou
Left: Adam Paint forward Jeff Ahlquist and defensemen Doug McCuddin and Doug Richou
all help lead Adam Paint to a tournament
championship. First defeating Thompson Electric 4-1 and then Electric
Engineering in a 3-2 overtime Championship game barn burner.
Kelly Verdorn
Left: PeeWee goaltender Kelly Verdorn put on
the pads for Peoples Furniture and Electric Engineering on Saturday, helping
lead Electric Engineering to the championship game on Sunday against Adam Paint.
Kelly is selected as the tournament's
Most Valuable Player.
SYHA Awards Banquet
Marina Inn, South Sioux City, Ne / March 27th, 1978
Over 600
players, coaches, parents and friends gathered for the annual banquet. SYHA Past
President & board member Dave Adam
was the Master of Ceremonies. SYHA is only six season old and is very successful
so far. This is due to a tremendous group of parents &
volunteers that have worked tirelessly at making SYHA a long-term organization.
SYHA introduces the new letter awards for
players; the small three year service
and the larger "varsity" sized letter.
Mites: Mark Graber; Most Valuable
Keith Burke; Most Improved Burke
Lake Sportsmanship Award
Tykes: Mike Scott; Most Valuable
Brian Burke; Most Improved Mike
Sexton Sportsmanship Award
Squirts: Rex Hofer; Most Valuable
Mike Adam; Most Improved Kirk
Swanson Sportsmanship Award
Pee Wees: Brad Hanson; Most Valuable
Brian Kearns; Most Improved Aaron Eason
Sportsmanship Award
Bantams: Bob Womberg; Most Valuable Barry
Jensen; Most Improved Dan Holzrichter
Sportsmanship Award
Juniors: Brian Hartman; Most Valuable
Pat Ward; Most Improved
Paul Kambach Sportsmanship Award
Chap Cuthbert; Ted Neby Award
Tykes House League Award Winners Squirts House League Award Winners
Left: Coaches
Chuck Schmith, Greg Sexton, Ken Biggerstaff and A.J. James. Player receiving
awards this season are Mike Sexton;
Sportsmanship Award, Spence VanRooyan and Mike Scott; Most Valuable Players and
Brian Burke; Most Improved Player.
Right: Coaches Tony Levich, Bob Post and Butch Newman
present SYHA players with their awards. Rex Hofer; Most Valuable
Player, Kirk Swanson; Sportsmanship Award and Mike Adam; Most Improved Player.
PeeWee House League Award Winners Bantam House League Award Winners
Left: House league coaches Wayne
Blanche & Rick Suggitt. Players receiving awards are Aaron
Eason; Sportsmanship,
Brad Hanson; Most Valuable Player and Brian Kearnes; Most Improver Player
Right: House league and Bantam Travel Coach Steve Bridenbaugh with awards
winners; Robert Womburg Most Valuable Player,
Dan Holzrichter; Sportsmanship Award and Barry Jensen; Most Improved Player
As part of the Auditorium modernization (Zamboni & Glass)
February of '79 brought a new scoreboard to the auditorium. This displayed in
addition to the usual information, penalty times and numbers. This new
scoreboard was courtesy of the Chesterman Coca-Cola Bottling
Company
This season closes as SYHA's most successful one yet; with
over 250 skaters representing nine cities and towns in the Tri-State area.
The SYHA Year End Tournament is one of the largest youth type tournaments in
Sioux City and is one of the only organizations offering
organized sports for those players under seven years old
1979 Exchange Club Banquet
Bruce Burdick Exchange Club President presents a check for
$500.00 to SYHA Board Member , Dave Adam, Bob Post & John Saville
Squirts Chris McGowan and Billy Emerick are also pictured
1978-79 SYHA Board Members
Ted Carlson puts on a smile for this photo, but knows his showing in the Big
Glasses Contest is not going to be good!!!
Board Members Back: Robert Hartman, Ted Carlson, Steve
Bridenbaugh
Maxine Lebowitz, Gentlelady 2 ????, Sara Post
Not Pictured: Bob Bennett, Dave Adam, Ben Hanson, Robert Hartman, Doug Hodgins,
Mike O;'Brien, Curt Stoever
& Craig Thompson
SYHA Year End Tournament
March 24th & 25th, 1979 / Sioux City Auditorium
The Fourth annual year-end tournament held at the Auditorium. A showcase of
eighteen Siouxland teams from five different divisions.
Also playing that weekend are the Jr. Musketeers as they take again take on the high school
team from Kansas City.
This two-day
tournament produced winners from each age division.
Mites; Casa Del Ray,
Tykes; Coca-Cola, Squirts; Lessman Electric, PeeWees; Peoples
Furniture
Bantams; Thompson Electric
House League PeeWees
4-Peoples Furniture vs. Molstad Distribution-3 OT
Championship Came
Left: People's Furniture Tom Luenhagen and Corky
Rooland shoot on goalie Chris Engle. Right: Molstad Distributing Winger
Troy Levich tries to sneak one past goaltender Kelly Verdoorn. Peoples
Furniture
would go on to win the game 4-3 in overtime.
Ted O'Brien would record a Hat Trick for Peoples and Shennan Saltzman
would be selected as the tournament's
Most Valuable Player.
House League Squirts
4-Lessman Electric vs. Warren
Electric-2
Championship Came
Wayne Blanche, now wearing his referee hat, drop the puck in the Battle of the
Electricians championship game.
Lessman Electric would defeat
Warren Electric 4-2 to win the Squirts division Year End Tournament. Spence VanRooyan
would have a hat trick in this game and be selected the Squirts Most
Valuable Player.
Jr. Musketeers vs. Kansas City Life
An addition feature during the Year End Tournament is the addition of a post
season game in which the Jr. Musketeers play
Kansas City. A re-match from last season that saw the two teams split wins in a
pair of offensive displays. However, this season's
games were much different; the Jr. Musketeers' offence was stuck in park and
able to find the net just four times all weekend.
3-Jr. Musketeers vs. Kansas City Life-8
1-Jr. Musketeers vs. Kansas City Life-6
Saturday March 24th
Sunday March 25th
SYHA Year End Tournament Tickets
As tradition each player is required to sell a certain amount, again this season
it is $20.00 worth. White tickets are a single person
and the yellow one a family ticket.
Wayne Blanche Brad Riggen
Bobby Batcheller
Bantam Coordinator
Cargo Carriers Sportsmans
Left: Bantams Coach Wayne Blanch watches the Bantams championship game
action with Bantams Bob Batcheller
and Brad Riggen. Sportsmans would edge out Cargo Carriers in the Bantams
consolation game in overtime on a game-winner
and hat trick goal by Bob Batcheller.
SYHA Banquet
Marina Inn, South Sioux City, Ne
/ March 24th, 1979
The Banquet keep growing as over 700 players,
coaches and family members packed the Marina Inn ballroom for another SYHA
Awards Banquet. Metros goaltender Scott Smith is selected this season's
recipient of the SYHA's top honor, the Ted Neby award.
In addition to individual player awards listed below, exiting board members are recognized as are the
new members starting new
three year terms.
Mites: Rod Green; Most Valuable
Brian Augustine; Most Improved Doug
Houlahan; Sportsmanship Award
Tykes: Brandon Stevens; Most Valuable
Shawn Rooney; Most Improved
Kelly Goosman; Sportsmanship Award
Squirts: Spence VanRooyan; Most Valuable Mike Swartzel;
Most Improved Gregg
Eason; Sportsmanship Award
Pee Wees: Doug McCuddin; Most Valuable Chris Engel;
Most Improved
Ted O'Brien; Sportsmanship Award
Bantams: D.J. Mann; Most Valuable
Craig Patrick; Most Improved
Barry Jensen; Sportsmanship Award
Juniors: Damon Lohry; Most Valuable
Clayton Wiffen; Most Improved
Turo Levanen; Sportsmanship Award
Scott Smith; Ted Neby Award
House League Tykes
House League Mites
Left: Referee Dave Adam gets the D.A. Davis vs. Coca-Cola game going as
center Scott Culbertson and Shane Martin wait for the draw.
Right: More Coca-Cola vs. D.A. Davis house league action.
Coca-Cola: #1 Burke Lake, #9 Dale Frerichs, #4 Todd Brinkerhoff D.A.
Davis: #4 Jon Davis
House League Squirts
Left: Referee Paul Kambach and Right Referee
Mike Bennett drop the puck in a Warren Electric vs. Crouse Cartage match-up.
Paul Kambach and Mike Bennett were both members of the Jr.
Musketeers Class of '80 Team.
Did You Know...Mike Bennett would go on to play two seasons (80-82) for the Sioux City Musketeers (USHL)
House League PeeWee
SYHA Year End Tournament
March 22nd & 23rd, 1980 / Sioux City Auditorium
The Fourth annual year-end tournament held at the Auditorium. A showcase of
eighteen Siouxland teams from five different divisions.
Also playing that weekend are the Jr. Musketeers as the take on the Omaha
suburban high school team
House League Champions
This two-day
tournament produced winners from each age division.
Tykes; Culligan Soft Water, Mites; Casa Del Ray,
, Squirts; Crouse Cartage, PeeWees; Budget Floors
Bantams; Cargo Carriers
Metros
After two seasons of exhibition competition for Missouri, its time to see what
Nebraska has to offer. The Omaha Suburban team
meets up with the Metros in this Intra-League high school match-up. The teams
are similarly talented but its the Metros who come up
short in the first of this two-game series.
3-Sioux City Metros vs. Omaha Suburban-4
?-Sioux
City Metros vs. Omaha Suburban -?
March 22nd
March 23rd
SYHA Banquet
Marina Inn, South Sioux City, Ne
/ March 25th, 1980
Over 600
players, coaches, parents and friends gathered for the annual awards banquet.
Nineteen SYHA players were honored from
six age groups. Receiving this season's top honor, the Ted Neby Award, was Metro
goaltender Craig Patrick.
Tykes: Brian Augustine; Most Valuable
Mike Kramer ; Most Improved
Matt Kukuk; Sportsmanship Award
Mites: Dirk Richou; Most Valuable
Ray Marshall; Most Improved
Shane Martin; Sportsmanship Award
Squirts: Spence VanRooyan; Most Valuable Jason Anderson;
Most Improved Phil Fruberg;
Sportsmanship Award
Pee Wees: Mick Emerick; Most Valuable
Kirk McKnight; Most Improved
Jon Lidstrom; Sportsmanship Award
Bantams: Brett Kieler ; Most Valuable
Aaron Eason; Most Improved
Bob Kearins; Sportsmanship Award
Juniors: Paul Kambach; Most Valuable
Billy Emerick; Most Improved
Craig Lohry; Sportsmanship Award
Craig Patrick; Ted Neby Award
This season would mark the 10th season of Siouxland Youth
Hockey.
For the first time, two SYHA teams would venture into Minnesota for tournament
play. Both the Peewee and Bantam teams would play in
the "A" brackets. They did not win, but instead were worthy opponents in each of
their games. The big news here was that our 10 year old
program was on track with other established & older programs in the State of
Hockey.
Siouxland Optimist Club Tri-Star Contest
SYHA and the Siouxland Optimist Club introduce the Tri-Star Award Contest. The
skating, shooting and stick handling skills competition.
Divided by age the top three players from each group are selected. The
competition takes place at the Auditorium on Tuesday night, January13th.
That following Friday at the Musketeer game, all three finalists from each group
will compete to see who has the best skills.
First Place Second Place Third Place
Mites:
Bert Post
Jade Pospeshil
Scott Engle
Squirts:
Brian Smith
Chris Swanson
Brandon Stevens
PeeWees: Tim Lowndes
Spence VanRooyan
Todd Greinke
Bantams:
Ted O'Brien
Mike Adam
Tom Leuenhagen
SYHA presents another Navigator of the Year Award
and this time it goes to SYHA President Mike O/Brien who after making a
wrong turn lead his five car caravan almost all the way back to Mankato
from where they had left nearly an hour ago.
SYHA Year End Tournament
March 21st & 22nd, 1981 / Sioux City Auditorium
This is the Sixth Annual Year End Tournament. There are six different division
competing for the house league bragging rights.
This two-day
tournament produced winners from each age division.
Tykes; Culligan Soft Water,
Mites; Prestige Body, Squirts; Warren Electric, PeeWees;
Molstad Distribution
Bantams; Cargo Carriers & Rec League; Adam Paint
SYHA Banquet
Marina Inn, South Sioux City, Ne
/ March 24th, 1981
Players, coaches, parents and fan gather at the
Marina Inn for the officials completion of another hockey season. SYHA players
are
recognized and honored for this season's accomplishments. Sioux City Metro
player Dan Holzrichter is SYHA"s top award recipient
this season in the Ted Neby Award; named after one of the Association's Founding
Fathers.
Tykes: Daniel Davies; Most Valuable
Taylor Schramm; Most Improved Matt
Kukuk; Sportsmanship Award
Mites: Scott Engel; Most Valuable
Jerry Vanderplas; Most Improved Larry
Anderson; Sportsmanship Award
Squirts: Mark Graber; Most Valuable
John Twitchell; Most Improved
Mike Sexton; Sportsmanship Award
Pee Wees: Brad Kieler; Most Valuable
John McManon; Most Improved Jeff
Anderson; Sportsmanship Award
Bantams: Doug Richou; Most Valuable
Tim Myer; Most Improved
Bryan Swartzel; Sportsmanship Award
Metros: Clayton Wiffen; Most Valuable
Jeff Kentner; Most Improved
Mark Adam; Sportsmanship Award
Dan Holzrichter; Ted Neby Award
Dan Reynolds; Pete Inkster Award
A policy change at the Auditorium regarding local event tenants caused SYHA to
explore new avenues for ice time. In the Summer of '81 an
inflatable Bubble was purchased and would be the new hone of SYHA hockey events.
It was relocated from Jackson, Tennessee to Sioux
Sioux City where it was constructed and completed before the start of the new
season.
This SYHA hockey season would start at the Bubble. An air filled dome that was
always 20 degrees colder than outside, it was the only
indoor building that often carried a wind-chill factor!!! This would be
the home of SYHA & the Metros for only one season. A storm
the following summer would destroy the bubble.
All games and practices are played in the "Bubble" this
season with the exception of the SYHA Year End Tournament is held at
the Sioux City Auditorium.
SYHA Year End Tournament
March 13th & 14th, 1982 / Sioux City Auditorium
The Seventh annual SYHA Year-end Tournament held at the Auditorium. A showcase of
Siouxland teams from six different divisions.
Approximately 250 skaters will participate. This is an increase over last
season's total roster.
This two-day
tournament produced winners from each age division.
Tykes; Casa del Ray,
Mites; Designers, Squirts; FEH Architects, PeeWees; Cargo
Carriers
Bantams; Sportsmans & Rec League; Thompson Electric
Mites House League
3-Designers Beauty & Salon vs. Coca-Cola-2
Semi Final game
The Designers take on Coca-Cola in the opening round of
the SYHA Year End Tournament. Designers would win this game 3-2 and
advance to the championship game. They would take on Culligan Soft Water and win
again 3-2. Matt Lester would be selected as the
tournament's Most Valuable Player. Dropping the puck is SYHA coach Mike O'Brien
and taking the face off in white is Jade Pospeshil.
Coach Punky Moteberg Coach Gary Lester
Musketeers 1979-81
Left:
Right: Past Musketeer player Punky Moteberg and
Gary Least coach the Designers Beauty & Salon house league team to
a tournament championship. Punky would play a pair of seasons for the
Musketeers. During his veteran season he was selected as the
Musketeers Captain and the team's Most Valuable Player. Gary's son Matt
would go on to play on the Bantams National Tournament
team and the Metros first ever IHSHL championship team.
SYHA Awards Banquet
Marina Inn, South Sioux City, Ne / March 23rd, 1982
Held at the Marina Inn this season's banquet.
Dinner is served. Players from all groups are recognized as are al of the
outgoing and
current SYHA Board Members. Brad Hanson is the recipient of the Association's
top honor, the Ted Neby Award.
Left: PeeWee Head Coach Jimmy Peck presents Goalie
Scott Patrick with the group's Most Improved Player Award.
Right: Punky Moteberg one of the Mites Head Coaches and coach of the
Designers house league team team gathers with his
players as the
get ready to present the team awards.
Jimmy Peck: Played four seasons (74-78) and recorded 249
points in 187 games. In 1977 he was the Musketeer Most Valuable
Player & USHL's
Leading Defensive Scorer.
Jim's 282 total points makes him the third highest
Musketeer Scorers of all time.
After the Musketeers, Jimmy too would stay in Sioux City and make
huge contributions to SYHA and High School
teams.
In 1994 and
2003 he would lead the Metros to a pair State/League Championships.
In
1989 Jimmy would be voted into the Musketeer Hall of Fame.
Scott Patrick: Would go on to play four seasons for
the Metros. His last two seasons were the very beginnings of a Metro's IHSHL
Dynasty that was forming, one that would last over ten seasons. Scott was a
4-time IHSHL All-State Team selection and a 2-time All-Star
Game participant. He would play two seasons for the Chicago Showcase
Mid-west team.
Tykes: Taylor Schramm; Most Valuable
Matt Ard; Most Improved
Cory Dickson; Sportsmanship Award
Mites: Dawn Keller; Most Valuable
Chris Sorum; Most Valuable
Mike Hofmeyer; Most Improved Brian
Augustine; Sportsmanship Award
Squirts: Ross VanRooyan; Most Valuable
Tony Heer; Most Improved
Shane Martin; Sportsmanship Award
PeeWees: Brian Burke; Most Valuable
Scott Patrick; Most Improved
Chris Swanson; Sportsmanship Award
Bantams: Troy Levich; Most Valuable
Benny Johnson; Most Improved Shane
Rol; Sportsmanship Award
Juniors: Craig Patrick; Most Valuable
Doug Richou; Most Improved
Brian Swartzel; Sportsmanship Award
Brad Hanson; Ted Neby Award
Jeff Kentner; Pete Inkster Award
May and July of '82 would deal a pair of devastating blows to the SYHA
program. In May of that year the Iowa DOT discovered a "cracks"
in the steel structure of the newly erected Veteran Memorial Bridge and was
closed to traffic for the next two years. In June a severe storm
destroyed the Bubble but left most of the other equipment in disarray but still
in a salvageable condition. SYHA was in a dilemma with no building
and no way to get there.
Enter Ted and Mary Jo Carlson and the Nebraska Inn Keepers
Association. The Carlson would make arrangements for the land to be secured
as well as a new lager sized metal building be constructed on the same site. The
Siouxland Ice Arena Association would transfer all equipment
and supplies to Siouxland Youth Hockey Association. The new " Marina Inn
Convention Center" was completed and ready for the start of the '83
hockey season.
The Peewee and Bantam age groups become the newest members of the Midwest Hockey League (MWL)
1982
Rivercade Parade
SYHA Players march in the 82 Rivercade Parade.
SYHA Year End Tournament
March 12th & 13th, 1983 / Carlson Convention Center
This seasons tournament is held at the Carlson Event Center in a change from the
traditional location. It features five age divisions
competing in the house league championships. The Metros also play a post-season
game against Omaha.
This two-day
tournament produced winners from each age division.
House League Champions
Tykes; Coca-Cola,
Mites; Molstad Distribution, Squirts; Prestige Auto Repair, PeeWees;
Associate Brokers
Bantams; Derocher Heating & Air
Sioux City Metros
The Sioux City Metros will play a post season exhibition game during this season
SYHA Year End Tournament. This would be a rare
out of state meeting for the Metros. However, after a seventh place
regular season finish and a sixth place spot in the IHSHL tournament
there was more heartbreak on the way for the Metros as the Cornhusker state's
only high school hockey team dominated the Metros 12-3
SYHA Awards Banquet
March 28th, 1983 / Marina Inn South Sioux City, NE
As the SYHA program grows so does the awards banquet's popularity. This season
over 600 players, parents and hockey
supporters gathered at their traditional meeting place to honor this
season's hockey award winners. Chap Cuthbert would win
SYHA's top honor, the Ted Neby Award. Chap becomes the first and only
player to date to win the coveted award two times.
Also recognized are both the outgoing and incoming board
members.
Tykes: Adam DeLaughter; Most Valuable
Justin Engle; Most Improved
Ben Hruska: Sportsmanship Award
Mites: Jesse Monell; Most Valuable
Dana Menafee; Most Improved Steve Kramer;
Sportsmanship Award
Squirts: Shane Keith; Most Valuable
Chad Hine; Most Improved
Jeff Brogan; Sportsmanship Award
PeeWees: Kelly Goosman; Most Valuable
Mark Merrill; Most Improved
Mark Graber; Sportsmanship Award
Bantams: Brad Kieler; Most Valuable
Scott Patrick; Most Improved
Mike Swartzel; Sportsmanship Award
JV: Scott Smith; Most Valuable
John Sorenson; Most Improved Matt
Anderson; Sportsmanship Award
Metros: Bob Batcheller; Most Valuable
Gene Logsdon; Most Improved Ted
O/Brien; Sportsmanship Award
Chap Cuthbert; Ted Neby Award
Don Kisela; Pete Inkster Award
SYHA enters it's Twelfth season.
Registration is held at the Marina Inn ice rink in South Sioux City, NE. on
Sunday, October 15th. Registration is 3:00 pm-6:00 pm and
there is open ice for all who wish to skate. Last season saw a drop in
enrolment due to the Vets Bridge closing and the collapse of the
Bubble. However, this season is back on track as both the Bridge is re-opened
and the ice already in use by the Musketeers.
Registration Fees: Tykes -Peewees: $60.00 Bantams & High School $70.00
Sioux City Places it's first two teams (Bantams & Peewees)
into the Midwest Hockey League. Sioux City will also host the MWL
Year-End Peewee A & B Tournaments for the first time.
Mark Adam
Jr. Musketeers/Metros 78-81
(Metros Class of '82) cleans the ice at the
Carlson Event Center.
Mark was one of the original SYHA players and played
four seasons (77-81) as a Jr. Musketeer/Metro. He was a tremendous athlete
and a huge impact player. He valiantly served as the team leader every season he
played. He always had his team-mates back and had to
do so on several occasions.
After graduation, he stayed in Sioux City where he ran the Bubble (later the
Carlson Event Center) and also joined the SYHA coaching
program. In 1986, the high school team came calling and Mark took a
spot as the team's Assistant Coach. His first season saw the team
finish third in the State Tournament but improve the following season with a
second place finish. These two seasons were also the very
beginnings of a Metro's IHSHL Dynasty that was forming, one that would last over
twelve seasons.
Top: Matt Lester, Jade Pospeshil and Chris Lofswold
Kneeling: Jeret Pospeshil and Corey Lofswold
Squirts
Chris Lofswold, Brian Augustine, Jade Pospeshil, Matt "The
Hat" Lester and Mark Sexton
Dan Martin Wayne Blanche Dan Martin
Joe Pinard
Wayne Blanche
Matt Lester
Jade Pospeshil
Chris Sorum Jade Pospeshil Brian Augustine
Metros 1987-90
Metros 1988-92
Metros 1988-91 Metros 1988-92
Metros 1988-91
Left: Your looking at two future IHSHL State
Champions; Matt and Jade would win the Championship in1991 and Jade would would
it again the following season with back ot back tournament championships.
1983-84 SYHA/Optimist Club Hockey Skills
Competition Winners
Left to Right: Mites Mike Kramer, Terry
Reeves, Corey Dixon, Squirts: Brian Augustine, Chris Sorum, Jade
Pospeshil
PeeWees: Chad Sheehan, Shane Martin, Curt Argo
SYHA Year End Tournament
March 25th & 26th, 1984 / Carlson Convention Center
This is the ninth annual year end tournament for the Siouxland Youth Hockey
Association. Around 200 skaters will participate
in the tournament. For the first time is is held away from the traditional
location, the Auditorium and instead
hosted at the Carlson Event Center.
House League Champions
This two-day
tournament produced winners from each age division.
Tykes; Walinski Lumber,
Mites; Molstad
Distribution,
Squirts;
Sportsmans, PeeWees;
Thompson Electric
Bantams; Swanson Electric
Sioux City Metros
The SYHA tournament would also see the Metros take on the Ames Lil'
Cyclones in a regular season IHSHL game.
?-Metros
vs. Ames Lil' Cyclones-?
Saturday March 25th
SYHA Banquet
West High School / March 13th, 1984
This season's year end banquet is held at Sioux
City West High School on Tuesday night, March 13th. It is the first season
format change
to an "Auditorium" style event. There is no dinner served.
Squirts: Chris Sorum; Most Valuable
Kelly Connors; Most Improved
Lance Saplingfeild; Sportsmanship Award
Pee Wees: Burke Lake; Most Valuable
Matt Zubrod; Most Improved
Tracy Brunkin; Sportsmanship Award
Bantams: Mike Swartzel ; Most Valuable
Jeff Goergen; Most Improved
Chad McCormick; Sportsmanship Award
Metros JV: Tom Leuenhagen; Most Valuable Kirk
McKnight; Most Improved Brad Tullis; Sportsmanship
Award
Metros: Ted O'Brien; Most Valuable
Shane Rol; Most Improved
Mark Laurent; Sportsmanship Award
Chris Engel; Ted Neby Award
Bryan Swartzel; Pete Inkster Award
Registration Fees are as follows: Tykes -Peewees: $80.00 and Bantams - High School : $90.00 / $50.00 Building Assessment Fee.
Did You Know...SYHA PeeWee Goaltender Jesse Basarich appeared in The Hockey News as the Jofa Player of the Month
SYHA Banquet
West High School / March 13th, 1984
This season will be the tenth annual Awards Banquet and it final one as well.
It is an Auditorium style event for the second year in a row.
Need location and date. Need Play Awards Info.
Squirts: Chris Sorum; Most Valuable
Kelly Connors; Most Improved
Lance Saplingfeild; Sportsmanship Award
Pee Wees: Burke Lake; Most Valuable
Matt Zubrod; Most Improved
Tracy Brunkin; Sportsmanship Award
Bantams: Mike Swartzel ; Most Valuable
Jeff Goergen; Most Improved
Chad McCormick; Sportsmanship Award
Metros JV: Tom Leuenhagen; Most Valuable Kirk
McKnight; Most Improved Brad Tullis; Sportsmanship
Award
Metros: Ted O'Brien; Most Valuable
Shane Rol; Most Improved
Mark Laurent; Sportsmanship Award
Chris Engel; Ted Neby Award
Bryan Swartzel; Pete Inkster Award
After a season in the Bubble and three more at the Marina
Inn Convention Center, SYHA returns to the Auditorium for all it schedule
practice
and game times.
SYHA Year End Tournament
March 24th & 25th, 1979 / Sioux City Auditorium
The Fourth annual year-end tournament held at the Auditorium. A showcase of
eighteen Siouxland teams from five different divisions.
Also playing that weekend are the Jr. Musketeers as they take again take on the high school
team from Kansas City.
House League Champions
This two-day
tournament produced winners from each age division.
Tykes; Culligan Soft Water, Mites; Casa Del Ray,
, Squirts; Crouse Cartage, PeeWees; Budget Floors
Bantams; Cargo Carriers
Clint Stiles
Metros 1995-98
First year skater Clint Stiles give the net the
ol' college try playing for Sportsmans at the Tykes level. Thirteen seasons
later this goalie
turned player would help lead the Metros to a IHSHL State Championship
SYHA Awards Banquet
March 22nd & 23 / Sioux City Auditorium
The annual Awards Banquet has a major format
change this season; the elimination of the traditional meeting. After
weighing the pros and cons of the awards ceremony it
is decided
that instead of the banquet all awards will be presented to players
after the
completion of the annual Year-End Tournament. It is also decided
that the age group individual awards will be terminated.
As the program has
grown, singling out these individual players have been increasingly difficult combines with the opinion that
all SYHA players are valuable,
have improved and display good sportsmanship.
Five SYHA Bantam players; Tracy Brunken, Shane Keith, Bert
Post, Chad Markham and Dale Frerichsare invited to try-out for the
AHAUS Bantam Select team. Try-outs were held in Big Rapids, MI and was
limited to only 100 invitations.
Brian Reynolds Duane Erickson
Brian Reynolds and Duane Erickson become the first two SYHA players
to go "Completely Through" the Siouxland Youth Hockey program.
Both players enter the program during the 1974-75 season as some of the first ever
5 Year-old players allowed. Brian and Duane would play
three
seasons (84-87) for the Metros
Left: House League Game. Bobs Boot Shack vs
another House league team. Mark Post is the Referee. Right: Coach
Mike Stiles.
With Clint Stiles. ID two players in picture
Due to low player numbers, The Peewee and Bantam teams
will be combined. All players will play in the Bantam division with the
exception of
freshmen aged players will have the option to play on the high school
team.
Long time coach, supporter, board member and Midwest
League Representative Bob Post, relocates to Sioux Falls, SD where he plays a
huge
part in the development of the Sioux Falls youth hockey and high school
programs.
Low SYHA player participation at the older ages, forces an
elimination of the Bantam program. All Bantams become high school players
on either the Varsity or JV teams.
SYHA experienced a record low number of skaters this season; only 175 players registered to play hockey.
Bantams A team plays Tournament in Seattle, WA. Detail to follow
Registration Fees: new Skaters $40.00 (+20.00 AHAUS) Other Skaters $140.00 (+ 20.00 AHAUS) / Auditorium Ice Time $75.00 per hour
Assistant Coach Bob Batcheller & Head Coach
Bob Post
Sioux City Ice Hawks (Squirt Travel)
SYHA Year End Tournament
March 18th & 19th, 1979 / Sioux City Auditorium
4-Bob's Boot Shack vs. Noon Lions
Club-3
Semi-Finals / Saturday
Trent Mozak
Brent Sanders
Metros 1995-98
Metros 1996-99
Left: Trent Mozak gets some pursuit pressure from
Dane Delaney in this opening day of the SYHA Year End Tournament.
Right: Brent Sanders lines up on the wing hoping Trent can win the draw.
Trent and Brant would both score goals as well
as Kasey Vergith grabbing two red-lighters as Bob's defeats the Lions Club.
Did You Know...this years group of Mites
featured nine young players who would go on to play three or more seasons for
the
Metros. Tim Johnson, Jeff Kempter, Brent Sanders, Trent Mozak, Kyle Worner,
Willie Persinger, Matt LeGree,
Matt Tonjum and Greg Gill would also win back-to-back State/League
Championships in 1998 and 1999.
Greg Gill
Trent Mozak
Brent Sanders
Metros 1996-99
Metros 1996-99
Metros 1996-99
All three players, Greg Gill, Trent Mozak
and Brent Sanders, will go on to play three seasons for the Metros.
During their sophomore
seasons the Metros would grab a third place finish at the State/League
tournament after a two season absence. Their Junior and Senior
season would mark the return of Sioux City's dominance of the then Iowa
High School Hockey League winning back-to-back
Tournament Championships. Trent Mozak would go on to play four seasons in the
USHL playing for his hometown Musketeers.
Kasey Vergith
Bobby Bates Brent Sanders
Metros 1996-99
Left: Kasey Vergith would find the net twice in
the opening round game of the Year End Tournament as Bob's would defeat the
Noon Lions Club 4-3. He would remain on a hot streak the next day scoring three
goals in the 6-3 championship win over
Grehill Academy. Future Metro player and also a back-to-back State/League
Champion, Kyle Worner would score a goal for Grehill.
He would go on to play a pair of season in the North American League and then
two more playing in the USHL for the Tri-City Storm.
Bobby Bates Bobby Bates
Brent Honsbruch
Left: Bobby Bates would grab wins between the pipes
in both game this weekend. Right: Defenseman Brent Honsbruch helps Bobby
protect the net.
Mike Foreman
Nick Welch Tom
McInnis
Left: Mike Foreman Right: Nick Welch would
light the lamp twice and Dane Delaney once but wasn't enough as the Nooners
fell a goal short in the opening round. Tom McInnis would record an assist
in Sunday's Championship game.
1989 SYHA Year End
Tournament
Mites / March 19th
6-Bob's Boot Shack vs. Grehill Acadamey-4
Championship Game
Bob's Boot Shack defeats Grehill Academy 6-4. Kasey
Vergith scores a hatrick and Trent Mozak and Brent Sanders each add a
pair of assists. Grehill Academy forwards, and future Metro players, Golden
Hughes and Kyle Worner score goals and Willie
Persinger adds an assist.
1989 Mite House League
Champions
Bob's Boot Shack
Left to Right: Mark Beherns, Brent Sanders, Tom
McInnis, Kasey Vergith, Bobby Bates, Brent Honsbruch, Trent Mozak,
Brandon O'Neil, Mike Foreman and Nate Christensen. Head Coach Craig Stoever and
Assistant Coach Roger Honsbruch
Head Coach Craig
Stoever
Metros 1980-83
Head Coach Craig Stoever talks with Trent Mozak on the
left and Kasey Vergith about their house league championship.
1989 AHAUS Tier II National
Tournament
Lynnwood, Washington
SYHA's first "National Tournament" team qualifies for the AHAUS tournament
in Washington at the Bantam level. This is a 10-team
tournament and features teams from all over the United States. Sioux City
qualifies by winning the divisional Tri-State League Championship
held in Des Moines and then the Central Regional championship held in St. Louis,
MO. There they defeat Kirkwood, Missouri 3-2
and the Chicago Northwest Chargers 6-5 to advance to the National Tournament.
The Road To Washington
Sioux City Journal
Members of the Siouxland Youth Hockey Bantams run along
the Floyd River dyke to stay in shape for their upcoming competition
at the AHAUS Teir II National Tournament held in Lynwood, Washington. The
Bantams has so far won league, district and
regional tournaments in route to this National Championship Tournament.
3-SC Bantams vs. Billerica, Mass-0
Thursday, March 30th 1989
Dan Davies gets a pair of goals & an assists and T.J Reinsch the other
red-lighter in this tournament opening three-zip blanking.
Jesse Basarich stopped all fourteen shots on goal.
4-SC Bantams vs. Seattle Sno-Kings-1
Friday, March 31st 1989
Chris Sorum collects a hatrick, Matt Lester records a goal and Jesse
Basarich stopped twenty-one shots in this second of
four pool play games.
6-SC Bantams vs. St. Albans, Vermont-7
Friday, March 31st 1989
T.J. Reinsch records a hat trick, Jesse Monell, Ryan Miller and Matt Lester all
register goals for Sioux City. However, a St.
Albans nicks the Bantams with a break-away goals with just three seconds remaining in the
game.
3-SC Bantams vs. Dayton, Ohio-2
Saturday, April 1st 1989
T.J. Reinsch, Jason Osbahr and Ryan Miller score goals and Jesse Basarich turns
aside twenty-four Dayton attempts in
this victory that move the Bantams with-in reach of a national championship.
Semi-Finals
3-SC Bantams vs. Warren, Michigan-9
Saturday, April 2nd 1989
The team from just north of Detroit and 161,000 population is just to much for
the Sioux City Bantams. Guy Wayman,
Jesse Monell and Chris Sorum score the three goals for Sioux City.
However, the eventual Tournament National Champions
hang nine goals on the Bantams and end their bid for a national
championship.
3rd Place AHAUS National
Championship Tournament
Sioux City Journal
The Bantams return home after competing in the AHAUS National Tournament held in
Lynwood, Washington. The Sioux City
team earned a third place showing playing among the Nation's best bantam aged
teams.
Sioux City Hosts the IHSHL Junior Varsity (JV) State
Tournament.
Lessman Electric House League
Tyler Postello, Tim Johnson, Robbie Lessard, Matt LeGree,
Player F1???, Chad Blanche, Player F2 ???
Meeting the Great One
February 15th, 1990
Every kid's dream to get a chance to meet the Great One,
and the best spot for that chance was the Thunderbird Motel. This is where all
the
teams stayed when in Minneapolis to play the North Stars. Mite Robbie Lessard
got his chance to meet Wayne as the Kings were in town for a
Thursday nigh game (February 15th) This would not be Robbie's last meeting
with Wayne and the following summer he would be selected to the
Coca-Cola Future Stars Program where he would meet and learn from some of
the game's start players of the day.
Sioux City Hosts the IHSHL Junior Varsity (JV) State
Tournament.
Coca-Cola Future Stars Program
Great Western Forum / Inglewood, Ca / March
2nd, 1991
In February of 1991, Robbie Lessard was selected as one of
the Coca-Cola Future Stars camp participants. There he got a chance to
watch the Kings pre-game skate as well as an afternoon on-ice session with Wayne
Gretzky and several other of the Kings players.
That evening they watched the Kings take on the Winnipeg Jets.
Squirt A Ice Hawks
Head Coach Walt Johnson Metros
1980-82 / 1996-2000
1998 State Champions, 1999 State Champions,
2000 State Championship Runner-up
Left: Brent
Suing and Kyle Christiansen listen to Coach Walk Johnson's pregame
speech. Brent would go on to play four
seasons for the Metros and during his last two-he would help the Metros to
Back-to-back State Championship Victories.
Right: Walt hands out some atta-boys to Jason Augustine, Clint
Stiles and and Damon Keith. Walt would lead these
same players to State Championships in 1998 and 1999.
Sioux City and SYHA host the USA Hockey Central District
Tournament. March 20th-22nd, 1992 at the Sioux City Auditorium.
SYHA hosts the Pete Inkster Memorial Tournament, Peewee B
and Squirts A, the Midwest League Squirt A second round tournament and the
Peewee A & Peewee B finals tournament. Sioux City will also host the IHSHL Junior Varsity State
Tournament.
1993 Midwest League Champions
St Joseph, MO / February 27-28
Members of the 92-93 Squirt A Team celebrate their win in
the Midwest League Championships. They would complete the perfect season going
undefeated the entire season. This win would give them an chance to compete on
national level as they were now headed to Sarnia, Canada for the
Silver Stick National Tournament. They would finish in fourth place among some of
the best teams from North America and Canada.
Wendy's vs. Lessman Electric
Sioux City Auditorium
Bubba Lafrenz
Cory Mozak
Dan Middleton Bubba
Lafrenz
Anthony Krueger
Chris Krueger
Sioux City Officials
Bob Batcheller
Trent Mozak
Metros 1979-83 / USHL Official 1990-2011
Metros 1995-98 / Musketeers 1998-2001
Four Seasons vs. Great Plains
Sioux City Auditorium
Erin Dohrmann
Beau Erickson
SYHA 1991-02 / Metros 2002-04
Goaltender Beau Erickson is show here during his second
season playing youth hockey. He would eventually play ten seasons as a youth
player then three more for the Metros. In 2003 the junior goaltender would lead
the Metros to their sixth State/League Championship.
With Bantam aged players numbers now increasing, it was
possible to field a Bantam team. This
would now allowed
Bantam aged players to separate from the high school team and offer better
opportunities and development at this level
Robbie Lessard
Metros 1996-2000
Greg Gill
Robbie Lessard
Metros1996-99
Metros 1996-000
These two Squirts will go on to be back-to-back IHSHL
Champions in 1998 and 1999.
The new season saw a SYHA establish an association record
with 350 registered participants. That is double the players than
during the 88-89 season when SYHA experience a record low of only 175 skaters.
Sioux City has a great year for Tournament selections.
They would be selected to host four Midwest League tournaments. the Bantam B and
Squirt A seeding rounds and the Peewee A and Bantam A Championships.
SYHA parents and supporters Mike McClennan (Fire Fighters Local #7) and Pat
Scollard (Siouxland Health Service Local #153) donate the
Emergency Medical Service as required by the Midwest Hockey League.
Registration Fees: $40.00 First Year skaters / $125.00 per skater
Did You Know...that during the summer of 1995 after
being selected from a Detroit Lakes Hockey Camp, Robbie Lessard played
five games
in the International Hockey Schools US/Norway Hockey Challenge. Players
spent ten days in Norway playing in Oslo, Lillehammer and Honofus
rinks. Players were billeted with Norwegian families for the entire ten days.
94-95 PeeWee A
Coaches Jeff Gray & Doc Dohrmann and Team M1anager
Kirk Kempter
Members of the Peewee A travel team celebrate another
tournament win.
This season marks the 25th season of SYHA/Metro Hockey in
Sioux City
Faced with large enrolment numbers in the Peewee, Bantam
and High School groups, SYHA stopped taking on new players in these age groups.
New skaters at the Tykes, Mites and Squirt levels were not effected.
Registration Fees: $50.00 First Year skaters / $135.00 per skater
Squirt A
Blue Mound, MN
Coach: Shane Keith Metros Class of '90 /
Musketeers 1990-91
The Squirt A team poses with its newest piece of hardware,
a tournament win in Blue Mound, MN. Members of the team are Members of the
Team are goalie Beau Erickson, Cody Muir, Nick Socknat, Chris Luette, Jon Soole,
Clayton Gripp, Chase Kinchen, Dusty Jackson,
Rick Charteir, Tyler Erickson, Kyle Jacobson, Alex Lukehart, Aaron
Limoges, Ben Baczwaski, Ryan McClennen and Coach Shane Keith.
Did you know...that every player in this
photo above who played to their senior year, either won a IHSHL State
Championship,
played/officiated Junior A or Division 1 hockey or a combination of those.
Alex Lukehart
Metros 2001-04
Shown here as a first year Squirt, Alex Lukehart
will eventually go on to win a IHSHL State Championship in 2003 and collect
several
High Scoring, All-Star and Academic honors along the way.
Squirt A
Coach: Jim Fish Musketeers 1990-92
& Shane Keith Metros Class of '90 / Musketeers 1990-91
ID Player 1, ID Player 2, Alex Lukehart, ID Player3, Chase
Kinchen and Coach Jim Fish
SYHA would start off the season in their own building. The
2.5 million dollar IBP Ice Center opened for youth and high school practices.
The new facility featured a NHL sized playing surface, four locker-rooms,
coaches & referee rooms, pro shop and a concession and
large lobby area. The new building allowed SYHA to again begin to promote the
program. For a number of years no new players were
allowed to join due to the limited practice and game times.
Siouxland Youth hockey and Metros officially adopt the
standard uniform policy. It consists of a white helmet, black breezers & gloves
and matching socks and jerseys selected by the SYHA Board.
Did You Know...the orange seats currently in
the IBP Ice Center were from the Auditorium. Originally, the removable
seats, "C" section,
These were the seats that folded in-out in front of the Balcony section.
Did You Know...Chautauqua Park and the doentown Cloverleaf Cold Storage site were the first proposed locations for the Ice Center
Ricky Chartier 1997-98 Peewee B
Midwest League Champions
Left: Ricky Charteir poses with the newest Peewee B
hardware. Right: A salute to the hometown fans!!!
Sammy Schweigert Ricky Charteir
Bobby Murphy
Metros 2000-03
Metros 2000-03 Metros 2000-03
PeeWee B Team Captains; Sammy Schweigert, Ricky Charteir
and Bobby Murphy pose with some of their hardware from their Midwest
League
championship
season
1997-98 Peewee B
Former Metros Pat Pinney & Steve Stokes and the Peewee B
team get ready to board the Iron Lung for another weekend on the road
Did You Know...in just five short years most of these guys would be IHSHL State Champions!!!
Sioux City Hosts the IHSHL Junior Varsity (JV) State Tournament.
1998-99 Three Mozak-teers
Cory
Trent
Brant
Metros 1999-01 Metros 1995-99
Metros 1997-99
Cory Mozak, the youngest of the Mozak brothers
would play a pair of seasons (99-01) for the Metros. After his sophomore season
he would move to Colorado where he would finish his high school hockey
playing for the Denver Miners AAA hockey team.
After that it was on to The NA for three seasons in Great Falls, Fargo and
Helena where he would record 44 goals and 75 assists. He would
also play two season at the University of Wisconsin at Stout before returning to
Sioux City where he became involved in SYHA.
Trent Mozak, the oldest of the brothers would play
four seasons for the Metros and collect back to back IHSHL State Championships.
During both his junior and senior seasons he would split his time between the
Metros and the Musketeers (USHL) logging 17 and 40 USHL
games in addition to his high school schedule. After two additional
seasons with the Musketeers where he posted 15 goals and 27 assists,
but his trips to the box were the best. H would record a total
of 333 penalty minutes over those four seasons.
Brant Mozak would also play an abbreviated season
with the Metros but during that time be a part of the Metros Back to back Stare
Championship run. His junior and senior seasons were spent in Colorado also
playing for the Denver Miners AAA hockey team. He would
later return to Sioux City where he became active in the SYHA program and would
eventually coach the Metros from 2009-2014
Peewee A
Quad Cities, IA
Jr. Musketeers Brett Swanson, Alex Lukehart, Kyle Jacobson, Mike Pinney,
Dusty Jackson, Chris Deck relax while checking out the
Modern Woodman Baseball Park in Quad Cities.
PeeWees vs. Kansas City Blades
Midwest League Finals / February 19th & 20th,
2000 / Sioux City Auditorium
Squirts vs. Des Moines Jr. Buccaneers
IBP Ice Center
Please help ID any of the players in these photos.
Please help ID any of the players in these photos.
Jacob Wilde
Metros 2005-08
Squirts House League
Left: Aspiring Official Beau Erickson drops the puck during a
squirts house league tilt. Right: Squirt players Javi Jackson,
Nick Cownie,
ID This Player #5 &
Id This player far right
wait for their turn to take the ice.
Did You Know...That's future Metro
goaltender Beau Erickson officiating this game. He would go on to play goal for
the Metros for
three seasons, leading the Metros to the 2003 IHSHL Championship his
junior year. Beau would go on to play eight seasons in the
USHL, NCAA, ECHL and AHL.
Jr. Musketeers (Mite A) vs. Omaha Gladiators
February 3rd, 2001 / IBP Ice Center
Left: Goaltender Lee Noel makes a harrowing
save while Adam Bornholtz, Andrew Bauer &
ID This Player get ready for
the draw.
Right: Jr. Musketeer players, Andrew Bauer,
Player 16 and Adam
Bornholtz should have any centering pass well covered.
Left: Player 8 and Player 17 look to work the puck
closer to the Gladiators net. Right: Eric McGlauflin sees the
biscuit on the
porch just waiting for an easy tap home.
Benny Holzrichter
Metros 2007-10
Ben Holzrichter would log 14 seasons as a SYHA
player including three playing for the Metros. In 2010, his senior year, he
would
receive
SYHA's highest honor, the Ted Neby Award.
Lee Noel
Metros 2006-10
Lee Noel is shown here defending the net against
the Omaha Gladiators. Lee would call this place in the paint home for 15 seasons
including four seasons for the Metros. He would go on to play three
seasons of Division II Club hockey for the Creighton Bluejays.
Jr. Musketeers (Mite B) vs. Sioux Falls Flyers
IBP Ice Center
Left: Chase Rasmussen and goalie
Ethan Flynn
Right: Kenny Webster, ID Player in center, ID Player on right.
Did You Know...That's future Metro
goaltender Eric Hoffmeyer officiating this game. He would go on to play goal for
the Metros for
three seasons and be apart of the 2003 State Championship team his
sophomore year.
Goaltender Ethan Flynn get ready for the draw in
his defensive zone, the puck is dropped and he steers the impending shot into
the corner.
Sioux City forwards wait for their shot to light the lamp
in this game vs. the Sioux Falls Flyers.
PeeWees
IBP Ice Center
Adam Suing
Tyler Hanson
Metros 2002-06
Metros 2002-06
Defenseman Tyler Hansen moves in to help-out
goaltender Adam Suing. Both of these players would finish their youth
careers with
the Metros. Tyler and Adam would play for the Metros four seasons (02-06) and be
a part of the Metros 2003 IHSHL Championship team.
2000-01 Midwest League Peewee Champions
Head Coach:
Dave LeGree SC Musketeers 1977-80, Musketeers HOF '90
Asst. Coach: Mike Bennett Metros Class of
'80 /SC Musketeers 80-81
Kevin Lohry
Kyle Bennett Marshall Tuttle
Metros 2002-05
Metros 2002-05
Metros 2003-07
Left: Kevin Lohry was on of the Midwest
League's stand-out offensive players. Posting points in almost every game, Kevin
was a
constant scorer and play maker. Right: The biggest and strongest
defensive duo in the league right here; Kyle Bennett and Marshall
Tuttle made it nearly impossible for opponents to get in close enough to
shoot on goalie Adam Suing, let alone do much scoring.
Coaches Mike Bennett and Dave LeGree enjoy
some down time after a Midwest League Championship. Many of these players in
this
group would go on to be a part of the 2003 Metros State Championship title and
many successful seasons following that victory.
Did You Know...Mike Bennett was the Jr. Musketeers goaltender for
four seasons (1976-80) where he led the high schoolers to a
third place State Championship finish.
Jr. Musketeers (Squirts) vs. Omaha
Mavericks
March 10th, 2001 / IBP Ice Center
2000-01 Midwest League Bantam Champions
Coaches: Jimmy Peck
SC Musketeers 1977-80, Musketeers HOF '89
Steve Stokes Metros Class of '97
Midwest League Champions include Back: Andrew Galinsky, Rob Witchey, Chris Deck, Darin Rife,
David Lane, Dusty
Jackson, Kyle Jacobson,
Brett Swanson and in the front Ben Kambach, Beau Erickson, Chase Kinchen,
Daniel Limoges, Eric Hoffmeyer, Alex Lukehart & Benny Held.
Bantam A
Jr. Musketeers vs. the Kansas City Stars / IBP Ice Center
Left: Alternate captain Alex Lukehart gets
ready to take the draw from first year local referee Chad Stewart.
Right: Alex slows down to make a change.
Did You Know...after
playing for the Metros and Omaha Lancers AAA during high school, Chad Stewart
would play two seasons
in the USHL. After a return to Sioux City, he began coaching at the youth
level, later he became a USA Hockey Official. He worked youth,
high school & college club, eventually joining the USAH Officials
Development Program where he was a USHL official for three seasons.
Dusty Jackson
Siouxland Youth Hockey Association
Dusty Jackson would finish out his high school days
playing AAA in Omaha. After that it was on to the North American League
for three seasons splitting time between Billings, Montana and Owatonna,
Minnesota where he recorded 41 goals, 69 assists and
245 penalty minutes. Play like this landed him a spot on the University of
Denver Pioneers where he would play five seasons. He
would miss his junior season due to a injury but return for his senior season.
Using his missed year eligibility returned for a fifth
season where he captained the Pioneers.
ID these Bantam Players #28 and Player
on Right
Bantams
Kyle Eyer
Brandon Vitos
Kyle Eyer
Brandon Vitos
Metros 02-05 Metros
2001-04
Metros 02-05 Metros
2001-04
Kyle Eyer and Brandon Vitos are shown here
in both pictures. Kyle would play three seasons (02-05) as a Metro and be a part
of
the Metros' 2003 State Championship title. Brandon would log a pair of
additional SYHA seasons before the gridiron came calling.
ID This Player
Cody McBride
Chase Peterson
SYHA
Metros 2002-05
Left: I will need your help IDing this Jr.
Musketeer captain. Right: Cody McBride & Chase Peterson.
Chase would log three seasons
(02-05) as Metros and be a part of the 2003 State Championship team. Cody
McBride would play just two more SYHA seasons.
Did You Know...that's IHSHL State Champions
Ryan (2003) and Jeremy (1999) McClennen's dad, reffing this game.
Mike was a USA Hockey official for nine seasons and was a staple at most Sioux
City youth games.
Eric Hoffmeyer
Metros 02-05
Goaltender Eric Hoffmeyer shown here in net against
the Omaha Mavericks. Eric would play three seasons for the Metros. His first
season was 2002-03 when the Metros would win the IHSHL State Championship. As a
rookie he did log time as part of the
championship team but mainly carried the mail as the starting JV goaltender. He
would post an overall winning record of 28-15-12.
Midwest League Bantam A Champions
Quad Cities, IA
Left: Midwest League Champions Darin Rife,
Dusty Jackson, Kyle Jacobson and Alex Lukehart sit outside
the John
O'Donnell Stadium (now called Modern Woodman Stadium) and just below the
Centennial Bridge in Quad Cities. Right: Alex
shows off another piece of hardware for his trophy case.
Squirts
Jr. Musketeers vs. Waterloo Blackhawks
Left: Eric McLaughlin and Nick Holmes
dig the puck out along the boards. Right: Larkin Jacobson waits
for as centering
pass that should be coming any second now.
Larkin Jacobson would play his youth hockey in Sioux City, but
transfer to Shattuck/St Mary's where he would play out his high
school
years. He would also spend two seasons playing for the Janesville Jets (NAHL)
before he would play four seasons for the
University of
Denver Pioneers (NCAA)
Left: Everyone but the Waterloo goalie knows, this is gonna be another Sioux
City Goal. Larkin Jacobson works the front of the
net while Andrew Bauer adds another goal to his stats. Right:
Eric McGlauflin joins the celebration.
Left: It takes two Waterloo defensemen to contain
high scoring Justin Thiele as he sets up camp in front of the net.
Right: The Blackhawks leave Justin wide open as he waits for a shot from the
point.
Left: Eric McGlauflin slips one past the
Waterloo goaltender. Right: Justin Thiele takes off after winning the
draw to his right winger
Justin Thiele
Bob Batcheller Patrick Hauswirth
Metros 2006-09
Metros 1979-83
Metros 2005-09
Future Metro players Justin Thiele and Patrick
Hauswirth take the draw from a past Metro player Bob Batcheller.
Justin would play three seasons (06-09) for the Metros. His freshman year he
posted 13 varsity &12 JV points points and
received
the Metros Rookie of the Year Award. He would be a two-time Metros top five
penalty minutes guy and his
senior season broke
into the top five Metro scorers as well.
Patrick would play thee seasons (05-08) as a Metro and forgo his senior
season to other obligations. However, his junior
season saw him record a dozen goals (six Varsity & six JV) and 26 assists (five
Varsity & 21 JV) overall as well as
rank as a top five penalty minutes leader his final season as a junior.
PeeWees
Jr. Musketeers vs. Kansas City Stars / November
10th, 2001
Colt Ludwig Nate Rose
Josh Sachnoff Ben
Kambach
Metros 04-07
Metros 04-07
Metros 04-08
Metros 02-05
Left: Defenseman Nate Rose
and Forward Colt Ludwig covering the front of the net
while
goaltender Josh Sachnoff
freezes the puck. Right:
Josh Sachnoff , forward Ben Kambach and
another Sioux City player watch as the play
moves behind the net.
Ben Kambach
Metros 02-05
Left: Ben Kambach concentrates on the official as
he prepared to drop the puck. Right: Here he provides some defense as
the
Stars
prepare to shoot on goaltender Josh Sachnoff.
Ben Kambach would go on to play three seasons as a
Metro. Logging time on the varsity as a sophomore, he would record
four goals
and nine assists on the way to a Metros State Championship. He was
also a top five junior varsity scorer with
five goals and nineteen total points. His junior and senior seasons saw him crack both the
varsity High Scorers and
Heavy Hitters top five; racking
up fifty points and 126 penalty minutes. In 2005 he would receive the
Metros
Dustin White Award.
Did You Know...Ben's dad Paul Kambach
was a member of the Jr. Musketeers for three seasons (77-80). During his
junior
season
he was a top five high scorer & heavy hitter and during his senior season he was
the team's leading
scorer as well as a top five hitter.
He was also the Jr. Musketeers Most Valuable Player.
Josh Sachnoff
ID This Player
Tyler Noreen
Metros 2004-08
Metros ??-??
Metros 2003-04
Left: Defenseman ID This Player watch the
front of the net while goalie Josh Sachnoff track the puck. Right:
Tyler Noreen
gets
physical as he tries to slow down the Kansas City attack.
Josh Sachnoff (04-08) would play four seasons as a
Metro goaltender. He would split time between varsity and JV and finish
those three seasons with a 10-14-5 record . Freshman Tyler Noreen
would play just a single season (03-04) for the Metros.
Brett Swanson
Metros 2001-04
Past Metro player Brett Swanson drops the puck in
this game pitting the Jr. Musketeers against the Kansas City Stars. Brett
was part of the Metros 2003 IHSHL State Championship team as well as an IHSHL
All-Star Player. After high school he
would
become a USA Hockey official where he
would work high school, midget and college club levels.
Derek Jacobson
Metros 200?
Derek Jacobson would be a long time SYHA player,
but prior to his first season as a Metros player, he would transfer to the
Shattuck/St. Mary's hockey program where he would play his high school
hockey. After graduation he would play a pair of
seasons for
the Janesville Jets (NAHL) and then on to four seasons playing for the
University of St. Thomas.
Adam Axthlem
Metros 2004-07
Left: Adam Axthlem takes one in the back
from the Omaha defenseman. Right: Here the Omaha D leaven Adam wide open
as he
chases the puck into the corner. Adam would log three seasons as a Metro player
(04-07). In 2011 he would become a
member of
the USA Hockey Officials program. He currently works the high school, midget and
college club levels.
Marshall Tuttle Eric McGlauflin
Metros 2003-07
Metros 200?-??
Marshall Tuttle: It was straight to the varsity
team for Marshall where he would log four seasons as a Metro player.
During his
final two
seasons; he was a Academic Achievement Award recipient, lead the Metros in
scoring, be selected
as a League All-Star
player and a
member of the All-League Team & Chicago Showcase team. He was the Metros
Most
Valuable Player his senior
season as well as
SYHA's highest honor the Ted Neby Award.
Did You Know...After declining an invitation to play for the Musketeers (USHL), Marshall joined
the Morningside Mustangs
football
team where he spent four seasons
collecting tackles and awards. Marshall's finest season was his senior year. The
Mustangs finished with a
10-2 season and a third in a row trip to NAIA post season play. Along the way he
amassed a
very impressive list of Morningside & GPAC honors!!!
2010 GPAC Defensive Player of the Year * 2010 American
Football Coaches Association (AFCA) NAIA All-American Team
2010 Victory Sports Network (VSN) NAIA Coaches All-American Team
* 2010 Daktronics NAIA Scholar Athlete
2010 ESPN Academic All-District VII Team * 2010
Mustangs Leading Tackler * 2010 Mustangs Most Valuable Player
2010 William Campbell Trophy Post Graduate Scholarship Finalist (Tim Tebow
won this award in 2009!!!)
2009 Mustangs Leading Tackles * 2009 GPAC All-Team Selection
Derek Jacobson
Metros 2000?-??
Tyler Tunning
Siouxland Youth Hockey Association
Mites
Sioux City vs. Des Moines Jr. Buccaneers /
January 19th, 2002
Nate Colwell
Siouxland Youth Hockey Association
Nate Colwell spent his early seasons as a SYHA player, however during his
Bantam season he would make a move to an out of state
AAA program where he would finish his high school eligibility.
Headed to the NAHL he would spend a pair of seasons in Alaska playing
for the Kenai River Bears. A trade would move him to the bottom of the
hemisphere where he finished the season playing in Corpus
Christi (IceRays-NAHL) He is currently playing for the Brookings Blizzard (NAHL)
Chad McCormick
Baxter Strachan
Eric (Thorny) Rapp
Metros 1984-87
Siouxland Youth Hockey Association Siouxland Youth
Hockey Association
Baxter Strachan was a long time SYHA player through Bantams, he then
transferred to the Omaha Lancers AAA program where he
played out his high school seasons. After high school he would play two seasons
in the ECHL for the Bay State Breakers. He is
currently playing for the Plymouth State College Panthers members of the
Massachusetts Athletic Conference.
Also Pictured above are past SYHA and Metro players
Chad McCormick and Eric Rapp. Chad was a Metro player for three
years (1984-87) and was a USA Hockey Official for ten seasons. Eric was
also a SYHA player but stopped playing to concentrate
on officiating. Both Chad and Eric would go on to work high school & college
club levels. Eric would also advance to the junior level
and work in the Minnesota High School League as well.
Ryan Halverson
Josh Quesenberry
Metros 2008-11
Metros 2008-12
Ryan Halverson:
Josh Quesenberry:
Mites
Sioux City vs. Des Moines Jr. Buccaneers /
February 17th, 2002
Mitchell Vos
Jeremiah Navarette
Metros
2007-11
Siouxland Youth Hockey Association
Left: Mitchell Vos take the draw in a tile against
the Des Moines Buccaneers. Mitch played for the Metros for four
seasons.
He was a two-time Metros high top scorer and heavy hitter and lead the Metros in
scoring during his senior season.
Mitch would be selected
to both the All-Star Team and the America's Showcase Team as well
as receive the
Metros Most Valuable Player Award.
Right: Pictured near the bench during a time-out as
the coached give the Jr. Musketeer their final instructions. Other players
pictured
are Jeremiah Navarette. He would play SYHA through Bantams where he would
pursue swimming as his sport of
choice. He would go
on to be a stand-out Sioux City high school swimmer. He would swim three seasons
at Morningside
College (GPAC) before taking over the
head coaching duties of the Sioux City Mariners youth & high school swim team.
Did You Know...Jeremiah's older brother is
Eddie Navarette who was a three season Metro player and a 2003 State
Champion
and
recipient of the SYHA's Ted Neby Award.
ID These Player
ID This Player ??? Ward
Metros 20??-??
Metros 20??-??
Peewees
Sioux City vs. Kansas City Blades / November 16th, 2003 /
Sioux City Auditorium
Larkin Jacobson
Derek Jacobson
Siouxland Youth Hockey Association
Siouxland Youth Hockey Association
Brothers Larkin Jacobson and Derek Jacobson
would both be a part of the SYHA program for many seasons, however,
both players
would transfer to Minnesota where they would join the Shattuck/St. Mary's high
school hockey programs. After
graduation, both
brothers would see two seasons each in the North American League playing for the
Janesville Jets. Larkin
would go on to play four
seasons at the University of Denver and Derek four seasons at the University of
St. Thomas.
Ryan Thorsland
Metros 2004-07
Justin Thiele
Metros 2006-09
Left: Justin Thiele gets ready for the draw.
Right: Justin clears the front of the net so that the someone can clear that
puck.
Future Metro player Justin Thiele would play three seasons for the Metros. His freshman year he
posts thirteen varsity &
a dozen JV points and receives
the Metros Rookie of the Year Award. He would be a two-time Metros top five
penalty
minutes
guy and
his senior season he would finish among the Metros top five high scorers with
eleven red-lighters and
fourteen helpers.
Carter Buckmeier
Bobby Marx
Lee Noel
Metros 2006-08
Siouxland Youth Hockey Association
Metros 2006-10
Carter Buckmeier would log just a pair of seasons
as a Metro Player. During his freshman season he would be a top
ten Metro JV scorer with nine points and his next season a top five scorer with
eight points.
Bobby Marx would join the SYHA program but make a move out of town during
his Bantam season. He would join an
out of
state
AAA program for his high school seasons and later head to Topeka, Kansas, where
he played four seasons
in the NAHL for the Roadrunners. There he would record thirteen goals and
forty-seven assists as well as 127
penalty
minutes. Bobby would go on to play
four more seasons at St.
Mary's University in Minnesota.
Lee Noel would call the crease his home for 15 seasons,
including four seasons (06-10) for the Metros. He would go
on to
play four
seasons of Division II Club hockey for the Creighton Blue Jays.
Rob Casper
CJ Nolen
Justin Thiele
Metros 1982-86 / Sioux City Musketeers 1986-88
Siouxland Youth Hockey Association
Metros 2006-09
Left: Coach Rob Casper meets with the team during a
timeout at the Sioux City Auditorium. Right: CJ Nolen and Justin Thiele
focus on the face-off drop.
Squirts
Sioux City vs. Mason City / IBP Ice Center /
January 11th, 2003
Ben Holzrichter
Metros 2007-10
Ben Holzrichter would go on to play three seasons
as a Metro. Top ten scorer his senior year and recipient of SYHA's highest
honor
the Ted Neby award
ID Peterson
Ryan Fraley
Tyler Van Buskirk
Siouxland Youth Hockey Association
Siouxland Youth Hockey Association
Metros 20??-??
ID Peterson:
Ryan Fraley:
Tyler Van Buskirk:
Did You Know...That's past Metro
Goaltender Ryan McClennen wearing the stripes in this game. Ryan would go in to
be a part of the
2002 Metros State Championship team the following season.
Adam Bornholtz
Metros 2007-10
Adam Bornholtz would log three seasons for the
Metros. He would play a few JV games but it was mostly a full schedule for
varsity.
During his freshman season he would record five goals & six assists. He would
continue to up his offence the following season with six goals
and eleven assists. His senior season was his best, breaking into the
Metros top five scorers with ten goals and seven assists.
Sioux City vs. Omaha Gladiators / January 18th, 2003 / IBP
Ice Center
Chris Bullock
Metros 2007-10
Left: Chris Bullock sees a great chance to pick up
his own rebound and put it past the Omaha goalie. Right: This one
eventually
slips
under the pads and into the net for a Sioux City goal. Chris would play three
seasons for the Metros. He would split time
between JV
and varsity his first two seasons and play a full varsity season his senior
year. While not a pure goal scorer, he did
record eight goals and
seven assists overall.
Austin Ward
Metros 2008-11
Austin Ward:
Kody Reuter
Metros 2008-09 / 2010-11
Defenseman Kody Reuter arrives here as goalie
Austin Ward stops play. Kody would eventually become a stand-out
defenseman
measuring in at 6'2" 180 his freshman season. His size and speed allowed
him to control the game on the blueline and recorded 18 overall
points his first season. He would spend his sophomore season playing in
Kansas City AAA where an injury brought him back to the Metros
for his junior season. He would show-up bigger, faster and much more
knowledgeable of the game. Now playing a smart physical game he
would become a top four Metro scorer. His senior season he would make the move
to the North American League where he would spend
three seasons playing for the Austin Bruins. He is currently playing D1 College
Club hockey at Iowa State.
Left: Austin Ward gets lots of help from his
defense here as the Gladiators try to apply some scoring pressure. Right:
Eric McGlauflin
tries to clear the front of the net so goaltender Austin Ward has some room top
work.
Senior Day 2004 Brett
(Swany) Swanson
SYHA 10 Seasons / Metros 3 Seasons
2003 IHSHL State Champions
Senior Day. February 22nd, 2004. Proud Mom and Dad!!!
Peewees
Sioux City vs. Lincoln Jr. Stars / January 10th, 2004 / IBP Ice Center
Larkin Jacobson
Siouxland Youth Hockey Association
Left: Larkin Jacobson tracks the play as he get
ready to move up ice. Right: Here he readies himself for the face-off
against the
Stars. Larkin would eventually move to Minnesota where he would join the
Shattuck/St. Mary's Hockey
program. After high
school he would play two season in the North American League for the Janesville
Jets then
four season for the University of Denver Pioneers (NCAA).
Left: Carter Buckmeier, Mike Flynn
and the other Jr. Musketeers prepare to move the puck out of the zone & get back
on the attack. Right: Larkin Jacobson tracks the puck that past Metro and
current USA Hockey official
Ricky Charteir has just dropped.
Ricky Charteir played three seasons for the Metros and was a
member of the Metros 2003 State Championship team.
Already
with six seasons officiating experience by this time, Rick became a member of
the USA Hockey Officials
Development Program (ODP). He
worked a regular schedule of high school, midget AAA, college club
and
USHL games for another five seasons.
Justin Thiele
Metros 2006-09
Team Captains Justin Thiele and Larkin Jacobson
look to apply the pressure to the Stars goalie as they look for a
centering
pass from to he corner. Justin always had a terrific work ethic and provided
offensive support in every game.
He would play three
seasons for the Metros. His freshman year he
posted thirteen varsity &
twelve JV points and
received
the Metros Rookie of the Year
Award. He was a two-time Metros Heavy Hitter and
his senior
season he would break into the top five Metro high scorers with twenty-five
points.
Left: Goaltender Lee Noel watched Mitchell Vos try
to corral the puck away from the Stars forward. Right: Larkin Jacobson
gets
ready for the puck to hit the ice.
Squirts
New Ulm, MN
Left: Coaches meet with the team during a time-out in the championship game
in New Ulm, Minnesota. Right: Jr. Musketeers
Carter Purdy, Baxter Strachan and Josh Quesenberry, pose
with their newest piece of 1st Place hardware.
Eddie
Navarette SYHA Ted Neby Award
Metros 2001-04
Senior Metro player Eddie Navarette receives the 2004 SYHA
Ted Neby Award from SYHA President Maxine Buckmeier
Squirts Midwest League Finals
Tyson Event Center
Bowling with the Musketeers...
...and two future USA Hockey National Champions
Left: Musketeers Max Pacioretty
and Blake Martin and (Right) Dustin Gazley take a break from the
annual "Bowling with the
Musketeers" Booster Club event to get pictures with SYHA brothers Max and
Drake Beller. Max Pacioretty would spend a
single season University of Michigan before moving to the NHL where he played
ten season for the Canadians and is currently
playing for the Golden Knights, Blake a three season Musketeer veteran would
play for the UNO Mavericks and Dustin play
four seasons for Michigan State, eight seasons in the ECHL/AHL and is
currently playing in the Germany Elite League.
Drake and Max Beller would both go on to be Sioux City
Metro stand-out players in the Midwest High School Hockey League.
During the 2017-18 season Drake would lead the league in scoring with sixty-nine
points in just twenty-eight games. He would be
a three-time Metros top five scorer and a two-time All-Star and All- League
player. Max is currently playing for the Metros where
his is a second-time Metros top scorer and potential League All-Star.
Both players would help lead the Sioux City Metros
to the Midwest Leagues triple crown title bringing home the regular season and
tournament championships as well as USA Hockey's 2018 National Championship.
Ben Morehead - Bantams
Turkeys on Ice Tournament / November 27-29th, 2009 / Brookings, SD
2009-10 Three Musketeers Tykes
Reeder, Nick & Robbie Batcheller first season Tykes
(2009-10). SYHA Pancake day at the Tyson Event Center.
Robbie Batcheller
Nick Batcheller
Reeder Batcheller
Robbie and Reeder both played a single season (09-10) in
SYHA. Nick Continued on for two more seasons (10-12)
2010-11 PeeWee Gold
Midwest League Champions
Head Coach:
Dave LeGree SC Musketeers 1977-80, Musketeers HOF '90
Asst. Coach: Dale Frerichs Metros Class of '90
2010-11 Nick Batcheller Scores His First
Goal
Nick scores his first goal (March 13th, 2011) in the
Worthington, MN. Mites Winter fest Tournament.
A 9-0 Championship win over the Windom Eagles.
Mites Gold Champions
Worthington, MN
Left: Former Metro players Bob Batcheller,
Brett
Austin and Scott Patrick lead the Mite Gold team to a championship win in
Worthington.
Sammy Holzrichter
Metros 2012-16
Sammy Holzrichter. USA Hockey Official 2011-2016 /
2018-Present. Four seasons with the Metros. Two-time Team USA
Deaf Olympic Hockey team member and medal recipient. 2015 Khanty-Mansiysk,
Russia Bronze and 2017 Gold Medal in Amherst NY.
Nick Batcheller Squirt Green 2011-12
Taken on January 2nd, 2012. Squirts Green vs. Sioux Falls
(A) lose 4-2 and the second game vs. Sioux Fall (B) 10-2 win.
(Nick Picks up his first Assist in that win). First season for this style jerseys for all Sioux City youth and HS/JV teams.
Squirt Green Champions
Worthington, MN
Left: Terry Baker and former Metro players Jessie
Monell, Scott Patrick and Brian Augustine lead the squirt green team to their
first
championship of the 2011-12 season. Right: Nick Batcheller shows of the
booty from a weekend of hard work.
Nick Batcheller
Squirt Green
Squirt Nick Batcheller mugs for the camera while watching
a game on the road that season.
Squirt Green
Mason City Tournament Champions
Left: Nick Batcheller, T.J. Norris and Charlie
Baker celebrate their tournament win in Mason City, IA. Right: Logan Augustine,
Smith Archer, Nick Batcheller, Colin Patrick and Chandler Pithan pose with the
newest piece of SYHA hardware.
Benny Holzrichter
Metros 2007-10 / USA Hockey Official 20
Bauer Brothers
Nate Sam Andrew Nick
Bantam A Champions
PeeWee Green Champions
Detroit Lakes Youth Tournament / December 7th-8th, 2013
Fargo Freeze Youth Tournament / January 7th-8th, 2014
Left: The Jr. Musketeers take home Bantam
championship honors in the Detroit Lakes Youth Tournament. They came back from a
3-1
score to win the Championship over St. Paul Johnson-Como 6-3. They also defeated
teams from Fargo and Minot.
Right: The PeeWee Green team traveled to Fargo and defeated the
Stillwater (MN) Ponies in the championship game.
6th Annual Musketeers Pink in the Rink
Musketeers 5 - Waterloo Blackhawks 2 / October 27th, 2013
Jr. Musketeer Smith Archer shown here with his mom and
both his grandmas, drops the ceremonial puck as the 6th Annual Musketeers
Pink in the Rink game gets underway. Pictured are Waterloo center John Wiitala
and Musketeer Trevor Olson
Peewee Green A2 Champions
Left: PeeWee Green Champions Right: Tyler
Ownby and Colin Patrick
Smith Archer
Peewee A
Peewee A
Sioux City vs. Eden Prairie
I Need your help ID'ing these Sioux City Players
Peewee
Gold
Jarren Hollingshed Peewees
Bantam Gold
Peewee Gold
Coaches: Chad Lynch & Jeff Vaydich (Sioux City Musketeers 1988-89)
Peewees capture a pair of 2nd place finishes in St.
Cloud and
Chaska Minnesota Tournaments.
Left:
Front Keegan DeVries, Jack Sanderson
Middle:
Devon Hansen, Brodey Ballinger, Drake Anderson, Nate Feenstra, Landon Topf,
Brendon Lynch, Jake Posson and Cale Pittenger. Back: Zach Railsback,
Mason Vaydich and Cayden Pittenger.
Right:
Keegan DeVries, Brodey Ballinger, Brendon Lynch, Jack Sanderson.
Middle:
Devon Hansen, Zach Railsback,
Landon Topf, Cale Pittenger, Nate Feenstra, Brandon Ogle, Jake Posson
Top:
Mason Vaydich and Cayden Pittenger.
Bantams: Moorhead, MN 2nd place / First place Albert Lea tournament
Colin Patrick
Logan Augustine
Bantams A
Bantams A
T.J. Norris
Tanner Oban
Bantam A
Bantam A
Chandler Pithan
Smith Archer
Bantam A
Bantam A
Kolton Kane
Bantam A
Bob Batcheller Sammy Holzrichter
Dan Holzrichter
Metros Class '83 Metros Class
of '16 Metros Class of '81
Bantams vs. Ames Feb 1st
**************************************Player Photos From Start to Finish**************************************
Chad Markham (11 Seasons) SYHA/Metros 1979-1990
SYHA 8 Seasons / Metros 3 Seasons
1988 & 1989 IHSHL State Champion Runner-up
1979-80 Mites
1983-84 PeeWees
1984-85 PeeWees
1989-90 Metros
Ricky Charteir (14 Seasons)
SYHA/Metros 1989-2003
SYHA 11 Seasons / Metros 3 Seasons
2003 IHSHL State Champion
1989-90 Tykes
1992-93 Mites
1995-96 Squirts
2002-03 Metros
Bob Batcheller (10 Seasons)
SYHA/Metros 1973-1983
SYHA 6 Seasons / Metros 4 Seasons
1980 & 81 Third Place State Tournament Finishes
1975-76
PeeWees
1978-79 Bantams
1981-82 Metros (JR)
1982-83 Metros (SR)
Kirk Swanson Kirsten Charteir Chris
Swanson Shane Keith Bert Post
1978-1985
1996-98
1978-1988
1977 -1990
1976-1990
7 Seasons SYHA/Metros 2 Seasons
SYHA/Metros 10 Seasons
SYHA/Metros 13 Seasons / 14 Seasons SYHA/Metros
Dawn Keller
Derrick Ames 1987-1994
1978-1987
SYHA 6 Seasons / Metros
3 Seasons
9 Seasons SYHA/Metros
1993 State Championship Runner-up & 1994
IHSHL State Champion
1987-88 Squirts
1992-93 Metros
1993-94 Metros
Jade Pospeshil
SYHA 10 Seasons / Metros 4 Seasons
1991 & 1992 IHSHL Champion
Tykes 1987-88
Mites 1980-81
Junior 1990-91
Joel Kempner
SYHA 9 Seasons / Metros 4 Seasons
2003
IHSHL State Champion
Sophomore 1900-01
Junior 2001-02
Senior 2002-03
Dan Holzrichter (9 Seasons)
1972-1981
SYHA 6 Seasons / Metros 3 Seasons
Bantams 77-78
Jr. Musketeers 78-79
Jr. Musketeers 79-80
Metros 80-81
Chad McCormick (10 Seasons) SYHA/Metros
1977-1987
SYHA 7 Seasons / Metros 3 Seasons
1978-79 Squirts
1981-82 PeeWees
1982-83 Bantams
Tim McCormick (14 Seasons) SYHA/Metros
1976-1990
SYHA 11 Seasons / Metros 3 Seasons
1979-80 Mites
1980-81 Squirts
1984-85 Bantam
1989-90 Metros
Bert Post (14 Seasons) SYHA/Metros 1976-1990
SYHA 10 Seasons / Metros 4 Seasons
1988 & 1990 State Championship Runner-up
1982-83 Squirts
1983-84 PeeWees
1986-87 Bantams
1988-89 Metros
Nick Mills
Casey Mills
SYHA 4 Seasons / Metros 3 Seasons SYHA
9 Seasons / Metros 4 Seasons
1998 IHSHL State Champion
1999 IHSHL State Champion
Robbie Lessard
SYHA 9 Seasons / Metros 4 Season
1998 & 1999 IHSHL State Champion
*******************************Individual Player Shots that need a Home**********************************
PeeWee B (1997-98) Team Captains
Squirt Green 2011-12
Sammy Schweigert, Ricky Chartier and Bobby Murphy
Worthington, MN Tournament Champs
Sammy, Ricky & Bobby display a season's worth of hard work
& Nick Batcheller shows-of f his first piece of tournament hardware
Bob Batcheller Bantams
(1978-79) Ricky Chartier PeeWee (1997-98)
This Bantam player would love to have that hair back!!!
So Would This Pee Player!!!
Return to SYHAstuff.com Home Page
Photos to be filed
1997-98 Single Game "Birthday Girl Special"
Worn during the 1997-98 season in a single game by Brant
Mozak. Happy Birthday Mom!!!
Three color tackle-twill logo and numbers. NNOB. Sponsor screened on back
hem. Made by Hooter Sportswear. Size XL.
This would have been the final season of this style jersey before
the "wave" style.
Circa 1970
I need Your Information
Kevin's first goal story http://www.google.com/imgres?imgurl=http://c.photoshelter.com/img-get/I0000kzHjG0I_OKA/s&imgrefurl=http://www.photoshelter.com/image/I0000kzHjG0I_OKA&usg=__FKMA9x3aUtXya9n4yWsx-QEpr6g=&h=400&w=500&sz=69&hl=en&start=5&um=1&itbs=1&tbnid=4Uo1pKqgvjrBZM:&tbnh=104&tbnw=130&prev=/images%3Fq%3Dkevin%2Blohry%2Bprinceton%2Btigers%2Bhockey%26um%3D1%26hl%3Den%26safe%3Doff%26sa%3DN%26ndsp%3D21%26tbs%3Disch:1
