Lancers Weekly
November 18, 2013 - United States Hockey League (USHL)
Omaha Lancers News Release
RALSTON, NE - Second-year Lancers goaltender Cole Bruns turned in his league-best sixth shutout of the season in a 3-0 Lancers win over the Chicago Steel on Friday at Ralston Arena, but on Saturday, the Lancers fell at Young Arena to the Waterloo Black Hawks by a final score of 3-2. Following the weekend split, the Lancers emerged at 13-3-1 overall in 2013-14 and with 27 points, remain alone atop both the Western Conference and overall USHL standings. Bruns, the USHL's leader in wins (9), shutouts (6), goals-against average (1.77) and save percentage (.934), was superb last weekend, stopping 51 of the combined 54 shots he faced. Omaha native Gage Hough (9G, 17A - 26 PTS), the USHL's second-leading scorer, netted four points (1G, 3A) on the weekend and with a three point weekend to his credit (1G, 2A), the league's top scorer Jake Randolph (9G, 25A - 34 PTS), a Nebraska-Omaha recruit, extended his individual point streak to a USHL-wide season long 11 games. Omaha's loss in Waterloo was the Lancers' second in two games played this year on the Olympic-sized ice sheet at Young Arena, the Lancers' only two regulation road losses this season. Omaha's season series vs. the Black Hawks concludes with a pair of games on December 13th, 2013 and February 22nd, 2014 at Ralston Arena. Next up for the Lancers, it's a Friday showdown at Scheels Arena in Fargo, North Dakota vs. the Fargo Force (4-9-2, 10 pts., tied for sixth in Western Conference) at 7:05 pm. Then on Saturday, Omaha returns home for a Saturday tilt at 7:05 pm vs. the Indiana Ice (7-4-3, 17 pts., sixth in Eastern Conference) at Ralston Arena. The Lancers are 1-0-0 vs. both the Force and the Ice so far this season.
LANCERS NOTES:
OMAHA LANCERS (13-3-1), 27 pts., 1st in Western Conference, L1 ïÿýïÿý-
Omaha G Cole Bruns (13 GP, 9-3-1, 6 SO, 1.77 GAA, .934 S%) leads the USHL in wins, shutouts, goals-against average and save percentage.
- Lancers F Jake Randolph (9G, 25A - 34 PTS) leads the USHL in assists, points and shorthanded assists (2), is tied for the league- lead in plus/minus (+20) and power-play assists (8) and is currently riding the USHL's longest individual point streak of the season (11 games with 22 total points over that span).
- Omaha native and Lancers F Gage Hough (9G, 17A - 26 PTS) ranks second to Randolph league-wide in assists and points and is tied for the USHL lead in plus/minus (+20) and power-play goals (5).
- Omaha F Tyler Vesel (14G, 11A - 25 PTS) currently leads the USHL in goals, ranks third in points and is tied for the league- lead in plus/minus (+20), shorthanded goals (2) and game- winning goals (3).
- Lancers captain, D Tucker Poolman (4G, 7A - 11 PTS) is tied for the league-lead among defensemen in goals and is tied for second among blueliners in points.
- The Lancers currently rank second in the USHL on both the power-play (23.4%) and the penalty-kill (88.6%).
- While Omaha ranks in the league's top five in goals per game (3.88, third), goals-against per game (1.82, first) and shots allowed per game (26.88, second), the Lancers put the third fewest shots on goal per game league-wide (29.06), yet have somehow managed to score the USHL's second-most goals (66), thereby earning the league's top shooting percentage (13.4%).
- Omaha has allowed fewer goals (31) than any other USHL team.
OPPONENT NOTES:
FARGO FORCE
(4-9-2), 10 pts., T6 th
in Western Conference, OTL1(SO)
FRIDAY, 11/22/13, 7:05 PM - SCHEELS ARENA, FARGO, ND
- The Force rank dead last in the USHL in goals scored per game (1.53) and shots on goal per game (26.07) and allow the league's second-most shots on goal per game (36.80).
- Fargo has really struggled on specialty teams this season, managing the USHL's second-worst power-play overall (12.3%) and third-worst power-play at home (14.0%).
- The Force rank third in the USHL in average nightly attendance (3,530) and are just 1-7-2 in their last ten games.
- Force F Connor Cakebread is tied for fourth in the league in power-play goals with four so far this season.
INDIANA ICE
(7-4-3), 17 pts., 6 th in Eastern Conference, W3
SATURDAY, 11/23/13, 7:05 PM - RALSTON ARENA, RALSTON, NE
- Indiana ranks in the USHL's top five in goals per game (3.50, fifth) and shots on goal per game (36.14, second) and allow the league's fewest shots on goal per game (25.21).
- Indiana's penalty-kill is the USHL's third-best (87.7%) and on the road, the Ice PK ranks fifth (85.7%).
- Indiana F Scott Conway ranks tied for sixth league-wide in goals (9), tied for ninth in power-play goals (3) and tied for third in shots on goal (61).
- Ice D Michael Preston ranks fourth in the USHL in penalty minutes with 51.
- Indiana G Jason Pawloski is tied for seventh in the league in wins (6) and tied for second in overtime losses (3).
United States Hockey League Stories from November 18, 2013
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- Eichel, Duchesne, Jacobson, and Birdsall Earn USHL Honors - USHL
- Lancers Weekly - Omaha Lancers
- Military Appreciation Night Sets Jersey Auction Record - Dubuque Fighting Saints
- Waterloo Black Hawks Name Players of the Week - Waterloo Black Hawks
- Christopoulos Stepping up for Bucs - Des Moines Buccaneers
- Ice Weekly - Indiana Ice
- Stampede Weekly Update: Herd Continue Homestand this Weekend vs Indiana and Fargo at the Arena - Sioux Falls Stampede
- Hauge Relieved of Coaching Duties - Tri-City Storm
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