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Lincoln Stars vs. Tri-City Storm

February 14, 2017 - United States Hockey League (USHL)
Lincoln Stars News Release


Game #42: Lincoln Stars vs. Tri-City Storm

Lincoln Stars (22-14-5) vs. Tri-City Storm (15-20-7)

Tuesday, February 14, 2017 | 7:05 p.m.

The Viaero Center | Kearney, Neb.

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Lincoln Stars (22-14-5) | 5th - Western Conference

The Stars are two points shy of a playoff spot heading into a stretch of four games in six days. Lincoln has gone 5-3-2 in its last 10 games, splitting last weekend with a loss against the Waterloo Black Hawks and win against the Omaha Lancers. The Stars top line of Brandon Schultz, Ethen Frank and Mike Gillespie combined for three of the Stars five goals last weekend.

Tri-City Storm (15-20-7) | 8th - Western Conference

The Storm seem out of the hunt for a return to the Clark Cup playoffs. Tri-City is in the conference cellar, sitting 14 points out of the playoff picture. The Storm will look to end a four-game losing streak tonight after dropping games to the Omaha Lancers and Sioux City Musketeers last weekend.

Players to Watch

TC: Linus Weissbach - The University of Wisconsin commit has five goals in his last five games.

LIN: Ethen Frank - The Western Michigan University commit is on a seven-game point streak. He has points in 15 of his last 16 games with 11 goals and nine assists in that stretch.

Roster Report - Henry Bowlby was injured for his sixth-consecutive game on Feb. 11.

Future Teammates

University of Denver: LIN Eero Terî=A4vî=A4inen, TC Adam Goodsir

University of Western Michigan: LIN Ethen Frank, LIN Mike Gillespie, TC Ronnie Attard

Harvard University: LIN Henry Bolwby, TC Nick Azar, TC Wyllum Deveaux

University of Wisconsin: LIN Dominick Mersch, LIN Christian Krygier, LIN Cole Krygier, TC Linus Weissbach

University of Minnesota Duluth: LIN Justin Richards, TC Charlie Dovorany

Series History - The Stars lead the nine-game season series, 4-3-0, with a final meeting set for March 24 in the Ice Box. Five of the previous seven games have been decided by one goal.

NHL CSS - NHL Central Scouting released its Mid-Term Rankings in January. Cayden Primeau was ranked 4th among North American goalies and Josef Korenar was ranked 15th among North American goalies. Former Star Ryan Poehling was ranked 14th among North American skaters.

Five Nations Tournament - Christian Krygier (United States) and Eero Terî=A4vî=A4inen (Finland) recently represented their respective countries at the 2017 Five Nations Tournament. Krygier played in the U17 tournament from Feb. 8-12 in Brno, Czech Republic. Terî=A4vî=A4inen played in the U18 tournament at the same time in Sundsvall, Sweden.

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 (5), WCHA (1), Hockey East (3), Big Ten (5), Atlantic Hockey (2)

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