Des Moines Buccaneers

ECHL: Goalie Cameron Rowe Joins Icemen After NCAA Championship

The Jacksonville Icemen have signed rookie goaltender Cameron Rowe for the 2025–26 ECHL season, adding a proven winner between the pipes. Rowe, 24, is coming off a 2025 NCAA National Championship run with Western Michigan University and brings a steady, high-performance resume to the pro ranks. College Career Rowe spent the past three seasons at […]

ECHL: Utah Grizzlies Re-Sign Luke Manning

The Utah Grizzlies have announced that they have re-signed 5’10” forward Luke Manning for the 2025-26 season. Junior and Collegiate Career Luke Manning started his junior career in the 2016-17 season, where he played in one game with the Minot Minotauros in the NAHL. Manning then joined the Des Moines Buccaneers in the USHL for […]

ECHL: Idaho Steelheads Re-Sign Mason Nevers

The Idaho Steelheads have announced that they have re-signed 5’11” forward Mason Nevers for the 2025-26 season. Junior and Collegiate Career Mason Nevers started his junior career in the 2018-19 season playing with the Des Moines Buccaneers in the USHL. In two seasons with the Buccaneers, Nevers played in 50 games, where he had 19 […]

Ty Pelton-Byce skating for the Idaho Steelheads

ECHL: Ty Pelton-Byce Returns to the Idaho Steelheads

The Idaho Steelheads have announced that they have re-signed 6’2″ forward Ty Pelton-Byce. Junior and Collegiate Career Ty Pelton-Byce started his junior career in the 2013-14 season playing in the USHL. In two seasons, he played with the Muskegon Lumberjacks and Des Moines Buccaneers. In 62 games played, Pelton-Byce had 15 goals and 29 assists […]

ECHL: Reed Lebster Re-Signs with the Grizzlies

The Utah Grizzlies have announced that they have re-signed 6’0″ forward Reed Lebster for the 2025-26 season. Junior and Collegiate Career Reed Lebster began his junior hockey career in the 2016-17 season with the Des Moines Buccaneers of the USHL. Over the next three seasons, he developed into a consistent contributor for the team, appearing […]

2025 NHL Draft Prospect Profile: Benjamin Kevan

Benjamin Kevan is a 6-foot-183-pound forward who most recently played with the Des Moines Buccaneers of the United States Hockey League. The 18-year-old also participated in the United States National Development Program and played 13 games with two goals and an assist, and contributed the same offensive stats in seven games in the World Junior […]

ECHL: Savannah Ghost Pirates Signs Josh Luedtke

Earlier today, the Savannah Ghost Pirates added NCAA defenseman Josh Luedtke to their roster. Immediately following the signing, Savannah has placed Luedtke on reserve. For the last four seasons, Luedtke has been a staple in his home state of Minnesota, playing for St Cloud State University. During his time playing for St Cloud State, Luedtke […]

ECHL: Trois-Rivieres Lions Defenseman Kirby Proctor Out Until November

According to Matthew Vachon of Le Nouvelliste, the Trois-Rivieres Lions will be without defenseman Kirby Proctor until at least the beginning of November, who suffered an undisclosed injury, which would rule him out until for the first five games of the regular season. For the Lions, Proctor’s injury now opens up another spot on the […]

ECHL: Tulsa Oilers Sign Solag Bakich

The Tulsa Oilers have announced that they have signed 6’0″ forward Solag Bakich for the 2024-25 ECHL season. Junior and Collegiate Career Bakich started his junior career during the 2015-16 season in the NAHL, playing 45 games for the Bismarck Bobcats, where he had four goals and nine assists for 13 points. He had 66 […]

ECHL: David Drake Returns to Wheeling For Fourth Season

The Wheeling Nailers announced today they have re-signed David Drake for the 2024-25 ECHL season. Drake has been with the Nailers since the 2021-22 season after being acquired from the Reading Royals. The Naperville, IL native has 15 games of experience in the American Hockey League with the Lehigh Valley Phantoms and 333 games played […]