USHL Lincoln Stars

Stars to Host Chicago Steel for Teddy Bear Toss Night

Published on December 3, 2015 under United States Hockey League (USHL)
Lincoln Stars News Release


The Stars (14-6-0) will host the Chicago Steel (9-9-3) on Friday, Dec. 4 at the Ice Box. Puck drop is set for 7:05 p.m.

Lincoln enters the game having won two of their last three games, while the Steel is on a four-game winning streak and has won five of their last six games.

Ludvig Hoff leads the Stars with nine goals and 13 assists. Tanner Laczynski leads the Steel with six goals and 17 assists.

The Stars have partnered with The Blaze 104.1 for the Teddy Bear Toss on Friday night. Fans are encouraged to bring or buy stuffed animals, then toss them on the ice following the Stars first goal of the game.

All stuffed animals and proceeds from their sales will be donated to Community Action, a local non-profit organization serving the low-income families in Lancaster and Saunders counties.

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Last Game

Saturday vs. Des Moines - (3-2 L)

The Buccaneers took a 2-0 lead into the second intermission and held onto that lead despite third period goals from Patrick Polino and Christian Evers. Stars goalie Patrik Virtanen made 30 saves as Lincoln outshot Des Moines 33-30.

Scouting Chicago - The Steel comes into this weekend on a four-game winning streak, going 5-0-1 in their past six games and giving them the best record in the USHL during that stretch. Chicago forward Tanner Laczynski is third in league scoring with 23 points in 20 games.

Special Teams Battle - Lincoln has the best power play in the USHL (25.7%) and Chicago is directly behind them (23.1%). The Steel's penalty kill is 5th in the league (86.1%) and the Stars are eighth on the kill (83.5%).

Future Teammates

-LIN Christian Evers, LIN Ludvig Hoff, Matt Kiersted - North Dakota

-LIN Will D'Orsi, CHI Billy Sweezey - Yale

-LIN Biagio Lerario, CHI Brandon Duhaime - Brown

-LIN Sam Kauppila, LIN Carson Gicewicz, CHI Jake Nielsen - St. Lawrence

-LIN Grant Jozefek, CHI Bobby Hampton - Northeastern

-LIN Ethen Frank, CHI Grant Gabriele - Western Michigan

-LIN Dominick Mersch, CHI Max Zimmer, CHI Jere Astren, Adam Parsells - Wisconsin

Teddy Bear Toss - Friday is Teddy Bear Toss night with 104.1 The Blaze. Fans are encouraged to throw stuffed animals onto the ice following the Stars first goal of the game. All stuffed animals and proceeds from their sales will be donated to Community Action.

Jersey Auction - The Stars will host a jersey auction for Make-A-Wish Nebraska on Saturday night. Lincoln will wear specialty jerseys and donate all proceeds to Make-A-Wish Nebraska.

Trade Made - The Stars acquired defenseman Alex Green from the Muskegon Lumberjacks for defenseman Chrisitan Hausinger on Thursday. Green has four shots and 12 PIMS in 8 games this season.

Last Season - Lincoln went 0-2-0 vs. Chicago - getting outscored 9-4. The Stars last win against the Steel came on Oct. 14, 2011.

Overtime Heroes - Lincoln is 3-0-0 in overtime and shootouts this season. Jozefek and Hoff have the Stars' overtime winners.

(Super) Power Play - The Stars have the best power play in the league, scoring on 25.7% of chances (18-70).

Blue Line Boosters - Stars defensemen have registered 40 points this season with five goals and 35 assists.

Holding the Lead - The Stars are 5-0-0 when leading at the first intermission and 11-0-0 when leading after the second period.

Scoring By Committee - 15 Stars have scored goals and 18 have registered points. Tye Ausmus, Alex Green and Joachim Weberg are the only skaters without points.

Smart Guys - The Stars have five players committed to Ivy League schools - Biagio Lerario (Brown), Anthony Wyse (Dartmouth), Jack Badini (Harvard), Alex Green (Cornell) and 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 17 NCAA committed players

 -ECAC (8), NCHC (5), WCHA (1), Hockey East (1), Big Ten (2)

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