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Omaha Lancers News & Notes - Week 12

December 12, 2012 - United States Hockey League (USHL)
Omaha Lancers News Release


Ralston, Neb. - The Omaha Lancers of the United States Hockey League (USHL) will have a glorious opportunity to continue their climb up the Western Conference standings this weekend as they face off against a trio of conference opponents.

Omaha (13-11, 26 pts.) continued its winning ways last weekend with a pair of victories at Ralston Arena. First, the Lancers earned a 4-3 win over the U.S. National Team Development Program's Under-17 team Friday before hanging on for a 4-3 victory at home over the Lincoln Stars on Saturday. All told, Omaha has now won nine of its last 11 games and has produced an 11-4 record since starting the season 2-7.

The Lancers return to action this Friday as the team kicks off its second and final three-game weekend of the year when the Orange and Black head to Lincoln for a rematch with the Stars. Lincoln (14-6-1, 29 pts.) saw its three-game winning streak snapped in last Saturday's 4-3 setback at Ralston Arena. The Stars opened their weekend with a 4-2 victory at home over the Sioux City Musketeers. This Friday's meeting will mark the fourth head-to-head get-together between Lincoln and Omaha over a span of just 24 days. Before the Stars host the Lancers on Friday, Lincoln's week begins tonight as the team travels to Cedar Rapids to battle the RoughRiders. The Stars then return home Saturday to host the Sioux Falls Stampede.

Omaha's busy weekend continues Saturday when the Lancers head up to the Tyson Events Center in Sioux City for a showdown with the Musketeers. Sioux City (4-14-4, 12 pts.) snapped its eight-game winless skid last Saturday with a 4-1 win at the Fargo Force but still suffered a pair of losses during a busy three-game weekend. The Musketeers dropped a 4-2 decision in Lincoln on Friday before earning their victory in Fargo on Saturday only to see the weekend come to a close with a 3-1 loss at home to Sioux Falls on Sunday. All told, Sioux City has dropped nine of its last 10 games overall while garnering just three of a possible 20 standings points during that stretch. Before welcoming the Lancers on Saturday, the Musketeers kick off their weekend on Friday with a visit from Cedar Rapids.

Meanwhile, Omaha's three-game weekend comes to a close on Sunday when the Lancers welcome the Sioux Falls Stampede to the Ralston Arena for the first time this season. Sioux Falls (15-7-1, 31 pts.) snapped a modest three-game losing skid with a pair of wins last weekend. The Stampede blanked the Tri-City Storm 2-0 on Friday before earning a 3-1 victory at Sioux City on Sunday. Sioux Falls enters the week having won five of its last eight games overall and begins the weekend with a visit to Lincoln on Saturday before traveling to Omaha for Sunday's showdown.

Omaha Notes:

Omaha Lancers - 13-11-0, 26 pts. (5th Western Conference)

- Omaha enters the week in sole possession of fifth place in the Western Conference with 26 standings points. The Lancers are currently just one point back of fourth place Des Moines and only one point ahead of sixth place Fargo.

- Omaha has won nine of its last 11 games overall with seven of those victories coming by just a single goal. The Lancers have won four straight one-goal decisions and are an impressive 9-3 in one-goal games this season.

- Omaha welcomes D Max Everson to its roster beginning this weekend. A sophomore at Harvard University, Everson tallied one assist in seven games for the Crimson this season. Last year, Everson notched four assists to go along with 12 penalty minutes in 34 games at Harvard. He will wear jersey number 16 for the Lancers.

- F Jake Randolph continues to lead all Lancers in scoring with 17 points (4 goals, 13 assists) this season.

- After four assists last weekend, D Matias Cleland is currently tied for second among all USHL defensemen in scoring with 16 points (4 goals, 12 assists).

- The Lancers are 7-8 on the road this season and have outscored their opposition 45-44 in 15 prior road games. Meanwhile, Omaha is 6-3 at home this season but has been outscored 25-22 in nine games at Ralston Arena this year.

Opponents Notes:

Friday, Dec. 14 @ Lincoln - 14-6-1, 29 pts. (3rd Western Conference)

- Friday's contest marks the fourth of 10 total meetings during the 2012-13 regular season between the Lancers and Lincoln Stars. Omaha is 2-1 against the Stars this season and is 1-0 at the Lincoln Ice Box after a 4-3 shootout win in Lincoln back on November 23rd.

- F Eric Scheid currently lead all Stars skaters and is tied for ninth overall in scoring with 24 points (10 goals, 14 assists). Scheid is currently in the midst of a seven-game scoring streak having notched three goals and seven assists during that stretch. The veteran from Coon Rapids, Minnesota has tallied at least one point in 16 of 20 games this season.

- The Stars are 7-2-1 at home this season and have outscored their opposition 36-24 in 10 prior contests at the Ice Box.

- Lincoln's power play currently ranks 11th in the league at 15.6% and is 4-for-16 (25.0%) in three prior showdowns with Omaha. The Stars' man-advantage is an impressive 6-for-21 (28.6%) over of their last four games.

- Meanwhile, Lincoln's penalty kill ranks eighth overall at 83.2% and is 10-for-14 (71.4%) against the Lancers this season.

Saturday, Dec. 15 @ Sioux City - 4-14-4, 12 pts. (8th Western Conference)

- Saturday's contest marks the second of nine total meetings during the 2012-13 regular season between the Lancers and Sioux City Musketeers. Omaha is 2-0 against the Musketeers this season after a 3-2 shootout win in Sioux City back on October 6th followed by a 5-4 shootout victory at Ralston Arena on November 24th.

- F Riley Bourbonnais leads all Musketeers in scoring this season with 21 points (11 goals, 10 assists). Bourbonnais was acquired in a trade with Cedar Rapids back on November 30th for F David Goodwin. Bourbonnais has registered four goals and an assist in five games in Sioux City.

- Sioux City is 3-5-2 at home this season and has been outscored 28-25 in 10 prior games at the Tyson Events Center.

- The Musketeers' power play enters the week ranked seventh overall at 18.8% and is 2-for-10 (20%) in two prior meetings with the Lancers. Meanwhile, Sioux City's penalty kill ranks seventh overall as well at 83.8% and is 8-for-11 (72.7%) against Omaha this year.

Sunday, Dec. 16 vs. Sioux Falls - 15-7-1, 31 pts. (1st Western Conference)

- Sunday's contest marks the second of eight total meetings during the 2012-13 regular season between the Lancers and Sioux Falls Stampede. Omaha is 0-1 against the Stampede this season following a 5-3 setback at the Sioux Falls Arena back on October 5th.

- F Todd Skirving and F Dennis Kravchenko are tied for the team lead in scoring with 21 points each. Skirving has tallied 13 goals and 8 assists this season while Kravchenko has registered 10 goals and 11 assists.

- The Stampede are 4-3-1 on the road this season and have been outscored 21-19 in eight prior road contests.

- Sioux Falls' power play currently ranks eighth overall at 17.1% while the Stampede's penalty kill ranks 13th at 78.3%.

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