THE SIOUX CITY MUSKETEERS WILL HONOR THEIR FOUNDER AND TWO STAR PLAYERS FROM THE EARLY YEARS OF THE HOCKEY TEAM IN A CEREMONY SATURDAY NIGHT AT THE TYSON EVENTS CENTER.
MUSKETEERS C-E-O TRAVIS MORGAN SAYS THE FIRST INDUCTEES INTO THE INAUGURAL “RING OF HONOR” INCLUDE THE MAN WHO STARTED THE TEAM IN 1972, GARY LIPSHUTZ:
HONORS1 OC…..THAT POINT. :22
JIM PECK, WHO WAS AN ALL STAR DEFENSEMAN IN THE MID-1970’S WITH A 100 MILE AN HOUR SLAPSHOT, WILL ALSO BE HONORED:
HONORS2 OC…….ON THAT FRONT. :11
SCOTT SHOFSTALL, WHO WON A NATIONAL CHAMPIONSHIP WITH THE MUSKETEERS IN 1986 AND WAS ALSO THE UNITED STATES HOCKEY LEAGUE’S MOST VALUABLE PLAYER IN 1985 IS THE THIRD HONOREE:
HONORS3 OC…….SCORING MACHINE. ;11
HE SCORED 63 GOALS WITH 51 ASSISTS IN 46 GAMES IN 1984-85 INCLUDING 11 HAT TRICKS.
MORGAN SAYS THE FIRST THREE INDUCTEES WILL NOT BE THE LAST INTO THE RING OF HONOR:
HONOR4 OC……..MUSKETEER HOCKEY. ;27
THE MUSKETEERS PLAY FARGO IN A BATTLE OF THE TWO TOP TEAMS IN THEIR DIVISION SATURDAY EVENING AT 6:05 P.M.
