USHL Lincoln Stars

Stars on the Road against Tri-City on Wednesday

Published on November 24, 2015 under United States Hockey League (USHL)
Lincoln Stars News Release


The Stars (13-5-0) will travel to Kearney, Neb. to take on the Tri-City Storm (6-8-3) on Wednesday, Nov. 25. Puck drop is set for 7:05 p.m. at the Viaero Center.

Lincoln is 3-0-0 vs. Tri-City this season, outscoring the Storm 12-4 with two shutout victories.

Last weekend, the Stars split a two-game series with the Youngstown Phantoms and retained their position atop the Western Conference standings. Lincoln is 6-4-0 in its last ten games. Ludvig Hoff leads the Stars with nine goals and 12 assists.

The Storm split a two-game series at home against Sioux Falls last weekend and have are seventh in the Western Conference, having gone 3-5-2 in their last 10 games. Carson Meyer leads the Storm with nine goals and eight assists.

Last Game

Saturday vs. Youngstown (2-1 W)

Ethen Frank scored with 29 seconds remaining in regulaiton to tie the game - then Ludvig Hoff notched the overtime winner on the power play. The Stars outshot the Phantoms 47-30 and Patrik Virtanen made 29 saves.

The Hoff - Ludvig Hoff is second in the USHL with 21 points (nine goals, 12 assists). Sioux Falls forward Parker Tuomie leads the league with 25 points.

Scouting Tri-City - The Storm have dropped two of their last three games and have gone 3-5-2 in their last ten games. Tri-City is led by Carson Meyer who has nine goals and eight assists in 17 games.

Future Teammates

-LIN Joachim Weberg, TC Dayton Rasmussen - Denver

-LIN Jack Badini, TC John Marino - Harvard

-LIN Ryan Jones, TC Jack McNeely - Nebraska-Omaha

-LIN Dominick Mersch, TC Dan Labosky - Wisconsin

-LIN Christian Evers, LIN Ludvig Hoff, TC Andrew Peska - North Dakota

-LIN Ethen Frank, TC Wade Allison - Western Michigan

Call Up - The Stars activated affiliate forward Kyle Kawamura for Wednesday's game. Kawamura has three points in five games with Omaha AAA Lancers 16U this season.

Packed Box - The Stars have the second highest attendance in the USHL - averaging 3,369 fans per game - second only to Sioux Falls who averages 5,893.

Recent History - The Stars are 3-0-0 vs. Tri-City this season - outscoring the Storm 12-4 in those games. The teams last played on Nov. 13 with the Stars winning 4-0 in the Ice Box.

Storm Season - Dating back to Nov. 6, the Stars play the Storm five times in a one month stretch. They will play the Storm next on Dec. 5 in Lincoln. There are eight games scheduled between the teams this season.

(Super) Power Play - The Stars have the best power play in the league, scoring on 25.5% of chances (16-62).

Blue Line Boosters - Stars defensemen have registered 38 points this season with four goals and 34 assists.

Holding the Lead - The Stars are 4-0-0 when leading at the first intermission and 10-0-0 when leading after the second period.

Scoring By Committee - 15 Stars have scored goals and 19 have registered points. Tye Ausmus and Joachim Weberg are the only skaters without points.

Smart Guys - The Stars have four players committed to Ivy League schools - Biagio Lerario (Brown), Anthony Wyse (Dartmouth), Jack Badini (Harvard), Will D'Orsi (Yale).

Tickets, Tickets - Single game tickets, four game mini packs and group tickets are available by logging on to lincolnstars.com 402-474-7827.

20th Anniversary Season - The Stars are celebrating their 20th Anniversary Season this year. The team played its first season in 1996-1997.

Oh Captain, My Captain - Biagio Lerario was named team captain for the 2015-2016 season. Ludvig Hoff, Patrick Polino and Dylan Woolf were named assistants. The Stars eight-man leadership group includes those four players along with Adam Brady, Sam Kauppila, Ryan Jones and Christian Evers.

Loose Pucks

-The Stars have 18 NCAA committed players

-ECAC (7), NCHC (5), Atlantic Hockey (2), WCHA (1), Hockey East (1), Big Ten (2)

-Ludvig Hoff is second in game-winning goals with four. Youngstown forward Cameron Morrison leads the USHL with five.

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