USHL Tri-City Storm

Preview: Storm Host Military Appreciation Night at Viaero Center

Published on November 10, 2018 under United States Hockey League (USHL)
Tri-City Storm News Release


Kearney, NE. - The Tri-City Storm host Sioux Falls for "Military Appreciation Night" tonight at the Viaero Center following a 1-0 road shutout of instate rival Omaha last night in the first game of a three game weekend. The Storm improved to 9-3-1-0 on the season in the win, and enter tonight's game with a record 3-1-1-0 on home ice. Tickets to tonight's game are available online at www.stormhockey.com, by calling (308) 338-8144, or by visiting the Viaero Center Box Office prior to tonight's game.

Tri-City (9-3-1-0) matches up against Sioux Falls tonight for the first time in the 2018-2019 regular season. The Storm and the Stampede met once during the preseason, with Tri-City skating away with a 6-2 win. In last night's shutout of rival Omaha, Cole McWard notched his 1st career USHL goal and his 1st career game winning goal. Isaiah Saville stopped all 26 Lancers shots to register his league leading 2nd shutout of the season. Jake Crespi continues to lead Tri-City in goals scored with 4 on the season. Zac Jones is the Storm's leader in assists (7) and points (8) through the team's first 13 games of the year.

Sioux Falls (6-4-1-1) visits the Viaero Center for the first time tonight in the first game of a four game season series against the Storm. The Stampede captured the season series last year three games to one. Artem Ivanyuzhenkov and Andre Lee lead the team with 5 goals scored on the year. Sioux Falls dropped a road game last night to the Lincoln Stars by a final score of 2-1 and conclude weekend play tonight against Tri-City. The Storm will play one additional game on the weekend tomorrow afternoon in Lincoln.

Tri-City returns home tomorrow night for its annual "Military Appreciation Night" game. The first 1,000 fans will receive a free car flag and the Storm will play tonight's game in specialty jerseys and specialty helmets. The specialty helmets will be auctioned off following the game on the concourse of the Viaero Center. Tickets: StormHockey.com

Tonight's game is set to begin at 7:05pm CT, and will be streamed live on HockeyTV, and Storm Radio. HockeyTV is a subscription based service that carries all Storm home and away games throughout the season. Storm Radio is the new audio broadcast home for Tri-City Storm hockey, and can be accessed through Mixlr, StormHockey.com, or by downloading the official Tri-City Storm Mobile App. The broadcast will begin twenty minutes prior to the advertised game start time. For home game tickets, and more information on the Tri-City Storm, visit www.StormHockey.com.

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