Game Tonight Lincoln Stars at Des Moines Buccaneers
October 21, 2016 - United States Hockey League (USHL)
Lincoln Stars News Release
Game #9: Lincoln Stars vs. Des Moines Buccaneers
Lincoln Stars (4-4-0) at Des Moines Buccaneers (5-1-1)
Friday, October 21, 2016 | 7:05 p.m.
Buccaneer Arena | Des Moines, Iowa
Scouting Lincoln - The Stars (4-4-0) have played defensively-minded through the first eight games, posting a .500 record despite scoring the fourth fewest goals in the USHL (15). Goalies Cayden Primeau and Josef Korenar recorded their first career shutouts earlier this month. Justin Richards and Gustaf Westlund lead the team with four points.
Scouting Des Moines - The Buccaneers (5-1-1) have had one of the best starts in the USHL with their only losses coming against the Stars. Des Moines is 3-0-0 on home ice. Julian Napravnik leads the team with eight points.
Road Trippin - The Stars opened their longest road trip in team history on Oct. 15 against Tri-City. The seven-game trip features six opponents in five states. It will conclude on Nov. 5th in Sioux Falls.
Top Rookies - Rookie forwards Justin Richards and Gustaf Westlund lead the Stars with four points. Richards has two goals and two assists. Westlund has four assists.
Series History - The Stars are 2-0-0 against the Buccaneers this season with a 4-3 shootout win on Sept. 30 and a 1-0 win on Oct. 14. Both games were played in the Ice Box. The teams will meet a total of eight times with upcoming games on Nov. 18, Nov. 19, Dec. 3 and Jan. 13.
Future Teammates
University of North Dakota: LIN Christian Evers, DM Mark Senden
Cornell University: LIN Alex Green, DM Joey Kubachka
University of Wisconsin: LIN Christian Krygier, LIN Cole Krygier, LIN Dominick Mersch, DM Adam Parsells
Bowlby Commits - Henry Bowlby committed to Harvard University on Monday, Oct. 17. Bowlby had 17 points in 64 USHL games at the time of his decision. The 6'1" 190 pound forward had 23 points in 50 games for Edina High School prior to joining the Stars.
Stars in the Show - Five former Stars made NHL Opening-Day Rosters. David Backes (BOS), Jared Boll (ANA), Ryan Dzingel (OTT), Jimmy Hayes (BOS) and Chris VandeVelde (PHI) joined a record-setting 107 USHL alumni on NHL rosters.
NHL CSS Players to Watch - The NHL released its preliminary Players to Watch list for the 2017 NHL Draft. Sixty-eight players on USHL rosters were named to the list, including Cayden Primeau and Eero Terî=A4vî=A4inen. Primeau was listed as a B-rated prospect (projected 2nd-3rd round pick), while Terî=A4vî=A4inen was listed as a C-rated prospect (projected 4th-7th round pick).
NHL Connections
-Chayse, Cayden Primeau - Keith Primeau (Father) - Former NHL All-Star
-Justin Richards - Todd Richards (Father) - Asst. Coach with Tampa Bay Lightning
-Christian, Cole Krygier - Todd Krygier (Father) - Former NHLer
-Eero Terî=A4vî=A4inen - Teuvo Terî=A4vî=A4inen (Brother) - Carolina Hurricanes
-Dominick Mersch - Michael Mersch (Brother) - Los Angeles Kings
Oh Captain, My Captain - Dylan Woolf was named team captain for the 2016-2017 season. Mike Gillespie, Jake Nielsen and Christian Evers were named alternates. Woolf served as an alternate captain last season.
Military Appreciation Night - The Stars will host Military Appreciation Night presented by West Gate Bank on Friday, Nov. 11. A portion of ticket proceeds will go to the Lincoln Veterans Association Homeless Program. A postgame jersey auction will be held to benefit the University of Nebraska-Lincoln Veterans Association.
Princesses and Pirates Night - Elsa and Anna from Frozen, Jack Sparrow from Pirates of the Caribbean and Miss Nebraska Aleah Peters will be in attendance for a special night at the Ice Box presented by Elite Custom Technology.
Loose Pucks
-The Stars have 18 NCAA committed players: ECAC (4), NCHC (4), WCHA (1), Hockey East (4), Big Ten (4), Atlantic Hockey (1)
Twitter: @lincolnstars | Instagram: @officiallincolnstars | Snapchat: LincolnStars96 Game #9 Lincoln Stars vs. Des Moines Buccaneers Friday, October 21, 2016 | 7:05 p.m.
Buccaneer Arena | Des Moines, IA HEAD-TO-HEAD
RECORD GOALS FOR GOALS AGAINST SOG/GAME PIMS/GAME POWER PLAY PENALTY KILL SHG 5-1-1 (HOME 3-0-0) 28 13 25.8 15.1 7/24 (29.2%) 27/29 (93.1%) 1 4-4-0 (AWAY 1-2-1) 15 19 25.8 15.1 3/34 (8.8%) 31/34 (91.2%) 1 2016-2017 SCHEDULE OVERALL: 4-4-0 SEPTEMBER: 1-1-0 23 Tri-City Storm
L 3-1 30 Des Moines Buccaneers W 4-3 SO OCTOBER 3-3-0 1 Tri-City Storm
W 3-2 6 Waterloo Black Hawks L 5-2 7 Sioux City Musketeers W 1-0 8 Waterloo Black Hawks L 2-0 14 Des Moines Buccaneers W 1-0 15 Tri-City Storm
L 4-3 21 Des Moines Buccaneers 7:05 PM 22 Madison Capitols
7:05 PM 28 Green Bay Gamblers 7:05 PM 29 Green Bay Gamblers 7:05 PM NOVEMBER 4 Fargo Force
7:10 PM 5 Sioux Falls Stampede 7:05 PM 11 Tri-City Storm
7:35 PM 18 Des Moines Buccaneers 7:35 PM 19 Des Moines Buccaneers 7:05 PM 23 Tri-City Storm
7:05 PM 25 Chicago Steel
7:05 PM 26 Muskegon Lumberjacks 6:15 PM DECEMBER
2 Muskegon Lumberjacks 7:35 PM 3 Des Moines Buccaneers 7:05 PM 9 Dubuque Fighting Saints 7:35 PM 10 Sioux City Musketeers 7:05 PM 16 Sioux Falls Stampede 7:05 PM 17 Omaha Lancers
7:05 PM 28 Tri-City Storm
7:05 PM 30 Sioux City Musketeers 7:35 PM 31 Tri-City Storm 7:05 PM JANUARY 6 Omaha Lancers
7:05 PM 7 Omaha Lancers
7:05 PM 13 Des Moines Buccaneeers 7:05 PM 14 Cedar Rapids RoughRiders 7:05 PM 20 Fargo Force
7:10 PM 21 Fargo Force
7:10 PM 27 Fargo Force
7:35 PM 28 Fargo Force
7:05 PM FEBRUARY 3 Omaha Lancers
7:35 PM 4 Omaha Lancers
7:05 PM 10 Waterloo Black Hawks 7:35 PM 11 Omaha Lancers
7:05 PM 14 Tri-City Storm
7:05 PM 17 Dubuque Fighting Saints 7:35 PM 18 Cedar Rapids RoughRiders 7:05 PM 19 Waterloo Black Hawks 3:05 PM 24 Sioux City Musketeers 7:05 PM 25 Sioux Falls Stampede 7:05 PM MARCH 3 Sioux Falls Stampede 7:35 PM 4 Chicago Steel
7:05 PM 10 Team USA
7:35 PM 11 Team USA
7:05 PM 17 Bloomington Thunder 7:35 PM 18 Bloomington Thunder 7:05 PM 24 Tri-City Storm
7:35 PM 25 Madison Capitols 7:05 PM 31 Youngstown Phantoms 6:05 PM APRIL 1 Youngstown Phantoms 6:05 PM 4 Des Moines Buccaneers 7:05 PM 7 Omaha Lancers
7:35 PM 8 Omaha Lancers
7:05 PM *Home games in bold
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