Press Release
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Bucs Sweep Green Bay
April 1, 2006

The Des Moines Buccaneers were able to sweep Green Bay in the opening round of the Clark Cup Playoffs. The Bucs took the first two games at home before traveling to Green Bay for Game 3 and were able to come out with a 3-2 victory to advance to the next round. Green Bay took an early 1-0 lead on an Eric Gryba goal midway through the first period. The Bucs scored three straight goals by Shane Sims, Kyle Okposo and Ken Rowe to take a 3-1 lead in the third period. Green Bay's Sergio Somma kept the Gamblers in the game with a powerplay goal with less than eight minutes left to go in the game. However, the Bucs were able to hold on for the victory.

The Bucs will move onto the semi-final round of the Clark Cup Playoffs. They will take on the winner of the Cedar Rapids / Indiana series. Indiana currently leads the series 2-1. Game 4 of that series will be played on Thursday, April 6th at 7:00pm in Indiana. The semi-final round will be announced after the conclusion of the CR / Indiana series.


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