Game Tonight Muskegon Lumberjacks vs. Lincoln Stars
December 2, 2016 - United States Hockey League (USHL)
Lincoln Stars News Release
Game #21: Muskegon Lumberjacks vs. Lincoln Stars
Muskegon Lumberjacks (13-8-0) vs. Lincoln Stars (8-9-3)
Friday, December 2, 2016 | 7:35 p.m.
The Ice Box | Lincoln, Neb.
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Lincoln Stars (8-9-3) | 5th - Western Conference
The Stars have been chasing the .500 mark since the end of a seven-game road trip in October. An early offensive slump has disappeared as the Stars have scored 10 goals in their last three games and have improved a league-worst power play to convert at 33.3% (5/15) in the last four games.
Muskegon Lumberjacks (13-8-0) | 3rd - Eastern Conference
The Jacks have pushed toward the top-half of the East with the highest scoring offense in the USHL. Collin Adams (14) and Andrei Svechnikov (10) are responsible for 24 of the Jacks' league-leading 72 goals. The penalty kill has held them back as the Jacks average the second-most penalty minutes per game (19.1) and have the league's worst penalty kill (76.5%).
Players to Watch
MUS: Andrei Svechnikov - The Russian forward has met expectations as a projected first-rounder in the 2018 NHL Draft. Svechnikov has 23 points in 15 games. He's on an 12-game point streak with ten goals and eleven assists in that stretch.
LIN: Gustaf Westlund - The Swedish forward is on a four-game point streak with two goals and two assists. Westlund is tied for third in team scoring with 11 points.
Suspensions - Chris Hartsburg (Abuse of Officials) and Luke Jaycox (Instigator) will serve one-game suspensions on Dec. 2 for infractions on Nov. 26.
Future Teammates
Western Michigan University: LIN Ethen Frank, LIN Mike Gillespie, MUS Scooter Brickey, MUS Bobby Kaiser
University of North Dakota: LIN Christian Evers, MUS Collin Adams
Northern Michigan University: LIN Luke Jaycox, MUS Casey Gilling
St. Lawrence University: LIN Dylan Woolf, LIN Jake Nielsen, MUS Keenan Suthers
University of Minnesota Duluth: LIN Justin Richards, MUS Koby Bender
Series History - The Stars trail the two-game season series, 0-0-1, after falling to Muskegon 4-3 in a shootout at L.C. Walker Arena on Nov. 26.
Green vs. Former Team - Alex Green was drafted by Muskegon in the fifth round of the 2014 USHL Phase I Draft. He played 11 games with the Jacks before being traded to Lincoln for Christian Hausinger early last season.
World Jr. A Challenge - Four Stars were selected to play in the World Jr. A Challenge in Bonnyville, Alberta from Dec. 11-17. Ethen Frank, Alex Green and Cayden Primeau will play for the U.S. Jr. Select Team. Josef Korenar will play for the Czech Republic. Coach Chris Hartsburg was named an assistant for Team USA.
Maver to WJC - Luka Maver will join Slovenia for the Division I World Jr. Championship from Dec. 12 - 17 in Budapest, Hungary. Slovenia will play in Group B against Great Britain, Hungary, Italy, Poland and Ukraine.
NHL CSS - NHL Central Scouting released its updated "Players to Watch" list for November and included Josef Korenar, Cayden Primeau and Eero Terî=A4vî=A4inen. Primeau was given a B rating as a projected second or third-round pick in the 2017 NHL Draft. Korenar and Terî=A4vî=A4inen were given C ratings as projected fourth-seventh rounders.
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 is team captain for the 2016-2017 season. Mike Gillespie, Jake Nielsen and Christian Evers are alternates.
Scattered Students - The Stars have 20 NCAA committed players: ECAC (4), NCHC (6), WCHA (1), Hockey East (4), Big Ten (4), Atlantic Hockey (1)
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