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15-04-2025
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'We've been waiting all year for this' – Musketeers begin Clark Cup trek tonight at home against Fargo
SIOUX CITY, Iowa (KCAU) – The Sioux City Musketeers have goals of playing for the Clark Cup, but the biggest goal for the team is the one in front of them. Sioux City is set to host Fargo in the first round of the USHL Clark Cup Playoffs, with Game 1 being the ninth meeting between the two teams. The Muskies are 7-0-1 against Fargo this season, with their only loss coming via shootout. Sioux City has scored three or more goals in every game against Fargo and have kept the Force to three or fewer goals in all but three games. Despite Sioux City's series dominane in the regular season, the postseason is a different type of beast only the best can conquer. 'It's a great privilege, we're really excited. We're ready to go. We've been waiting all year for this, and this is the time to go, so we're ready,' Musketeers captain Justin Stupka said. 'Our togetherness and our team play is at a high and it's the best it's ever been, so we're just looking to keep that going through the playoffs,' Musketeers defenseman Liam Hupka added. 'We start the season with 16 teams, now there's 12 teams, and in a couple days it's going to be down to 8 teams, so we're fortunate that we're here playing on home ice and we don't take that for granted,' Musketeers head coach Jason Kersner said. 'The opportunity to now be in the postseason hosting Fargo here at home, try to find a way to win two games.' 'Playoffs as a whole are like a whole other season, basically. Teams are trying to do one thing, you're trying to do another thing, so hopefully we can go out there, play our game, and they can adjust to us,' Musketeers forward Giacomo Martino highlighted. : three goals and six assists in eight regular season meetings against Fargo. : Averaged 28 saves per game in six appearances against Fargo. Puck drop for Game 1 is scheduled for 7:05 p.m. Copyright 2025 Nexstar Media, Inc. All rights reserved. This material may not be published, broadcast, rewritten, or redistributed.
Yahoo
05-04-2025
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‘Our work is before our skill' – Musketeers attribute five-game win streak to practice performance
SIOUX CITY, Iowa (KCAU) – The Sioux City Musketeers are on the cusp of an important three home game in three day stretch with the chance to secure home ice for the first round of the USHL Clark Cup Playoffs. Sioux City, who has already locked up a Western Conference playoff spot, enters the weekend on a five-game win streak. The Musketeers have scored five or more goals in each of its last wins and boast one of the hottest players in the league in Giacomo Martino, who is tied for the most points in the USHL. He's tallied 14 points in his last six games. Sioux City is far from content with earning a playoff spot, with the Musketeers aiming to earn home ice in the opening round as the team feels its work in practice has translated to recent success. 'We're practicing like we are playing, and we've been dialing in our game at practice. It's leaned into our on-ice performance. Our work is before our skill. We're working hard, getting pucks, and letting the skill do the working,' Musketeers defenseman Liam Hupka said. 'We're generally playing on the weekends. So, we have Monday through Thursday to get your house in order to prepare to play well on the weekends,' Musketeers head coach Jason Kersner added. 'This five-game stretch, we started hot, and we had a really good stretch in January…there's no doubt that how we've gone about our business Monday through Thursday has made a significant impact on how we play on the weekend.' 'We're trying to keep momentum and we don't want to take our foot off the gas at all,' Musketeers defenseman Landon Nycz mentioned. Sioux City will face three different opponents in three consecutive games, kicking off the slate tonight at 7:05 p.m. against Dubuque. Copyright 2025 Nexstar Media, Inc. All rights reserved. This material may not be published, broadcast, rewritten, or redistributed.
