Lancers Fall 4-2 in Sioux Falls in Final Game of Season
April 13, 2013 - United States Hockey League (USHL)
Omaha Lancers News Release
Sioux Falls, SD - Tony Calderone, Todd Skirving and Victor Bjorkung all registered a goal and an assist Saturday evening as the Sioux Falls Stampede doubled up the Omaha Lancers 4-2 in front of 4,668 fans at the Sioux Falls Arena in the final game of the 2012-2013 season for the Lancers. Omaha finished the year 34-29-1 overall and in fifth place in the Western Conference with 69 standings points. The Lancers finished the season with a 5-3 mark head-to-head against the Stampede.
Sioux Falls opened the scoring less than two minutes into the contest when Bjorkung launched a left point slap shot that sizzled inside the right post for his seventh goal of the season. Jake Ahlgren garnered the only assist on the even strength strike notched 1:43 into the first period. The goal marked the 32nd time in 64 outings this season that the Lancers have surrendered the game's opening tally. Omaha finished the year 9-22-1 when surrendering the game's first goal. The Stampede doubled their lead just 14 seconds later as Calderone was able to slip behind the Lancers defense on the left wing before sending in his 29th goal of the year. Bjorkung grabbed the only assist on the five-on-five goal scored 1:57 into the opening frame.
Omaha cut the deficit in half just over four minutes into the second period when Tyler Hynes ripped in his sixth goal of the season on the left wing. Nash Worden collected the only assist on the even strength conversion registered 4:24 into the middle stanza. Sioux Falls reestablished its two-goal lead less than two minutes later though when Dakota Joshua won a battle for a loose puck at the side the Lancers goal crease before converting his first career USHL goal. Skirving and Kyle Schempp assisted on the first game-winning goal of the year for Joshua. The Lancers trimmed the lead back to a single goal with less than five minutes remaining in the period when Ryan Tait pounced on a rebound atop the goal crease in driving in his third goal of the year. Jimmy Schuldt and Jake Bischoff assisted on the five-on-five goal scored 15:35 into the second frame.
Sioux Falls put the game away though with the only conversion of the third period when Schempp and Skirving broke out in a two-on-one resulting in Skirving's 23rd goal of the season. Calderone grabbed the secondary assist on the even strength goal netted 17:46 into the final period.
David Jacobson earned the victory in goal for the Stampede after 22 saves on 24 Lancers shots. Jacobson finished the regular season with a 3-0 record in just 12 appearances. Meanwhile, Cole Bruns suffered the setback for Omaha despite 21 saves on 25 shots. Bruns ended the regular season with an 8-8 mark.
The Lancers will meet with the coaching staff for exit interviews tomorrow and tryout camp for the 2013-14 season is already scheduled for June 7-9 at Ralston Arena.
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