OMAHA @ SIOUX CITY Friday, Sep. 4 6:00 p.m. CDT IBP Ice Center
vs. SIOUX CITY Saturday, Sep. 5 6:05 p.m. CDT Liberty First Credit Union Arena
vs. DES MOINES Sunday, Sep. 6 5:05 p.m. CDT Liberty First Credit Union Arena
The Lancers: Went 19-38-3-2 (43 points) to finish seventh in the Western Conference in 2025-26.... Won seven of their final 10 games last season... Return 20 players with at least one USHL game played, tied for the second-most in the league... Are 17-11-1-2 all-time against Sioux City and 12-14-1-1 against Des Moines in preseason play...
The Musketeers: Finished third in the Western Conference at 30-27-3-2 (65 points) last season and reached the second round of the Clark Cup Playoffs… Swept Tri-City in two games in the first round before falling to Fargo in four games… Played both games in the first round at the IBP Center, marking the first time playing Clark Cup Playoff games there since Apr. 17, 2008, when Omaha defeated Sioux City 3-2 to win the first round in four games... Return 19 players who have played at least one USHL game... Led the USHL with 36 goals by defensemen last season... Swept last season's regular-season series against Omaha, 4-0... Have not lost to the Lancers since Dec. 31, 2023, with 20 consecutive head-to-head victories in regular-season play...
The Buccaneers: Went 27-27-4-4 (62 points) to finish fourth in the Western Conference... Reached the Clark Cup Playoffs for the first time since 2023... Lost in three games to Lincoln in the first round... Face the Lancers in Omaha in preseason play for the first time since 2012... Have the fewest players on their preseason roster with USHL experience (12) … Is the only USHL club with none of its goalies having USHL experience… Went 4-0-0-1 last season vs. Omaha, with the only loss a 3-2 shootout decision Dec. 6, 2025...
Lancers To Watch: Forward and captain Charlie Vig returns to Omaha for a third season… The future Bemidji State Beaver is likely to surpass the 50-point mark in his USHL career this season, as he currently sits on 36 career points (14+22)… Forward Tanner Morgan also enters his third season with Omaha this season… The Army commit ended last season on a 9-game point streak, amassing 11 points (3+8) over that stretch…
Musketeers To Watch: Former Lancer Dakotah Bailey is back in the green and gold this season… He was traded to the Musketeers in exchange for forward George Lovell Oct. 22, 2025... Bailey produced 8 points (3+5) in 40 games for Sioux City after recording 3 assists in 8 games for Omaha... The Stillwater, Minn. native registered a goal and an assist last season against his former club… Forward Max Anderson led the league in penalty minutes last season (199) … The future Miami Redhawk is also the leading returning scorer for the Muskies, after recording 27 points (14+13) a season ago…
Buccaneers To Watch: Joseph Argentina was a thorn in Omaha's side last season, registering 4 points (3+1) over the course of last season against the 'orange and black'... Forward Jakub Dubravik also registered 4 points against the Lancers over the course of last season (1+3) …
