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Storm Acquires Alex Bump

February 7, 2023 - United States Hockey League (USHL)
Tri-City Storm News Release


KEARNEY, NE. -The Tri-City Storm has acquired forward Alex Bump from the Omaha Lancers at the USA Hockey Trade and Drop Deadline. The Philadelphia Flyers draft pick is set to make his debut with the Storm this weekend.

Prior to yesterday's trade deadline, the Tri-City Storm completed a transaction with the Omaha Lancers involving two players, seven draft picks, and future considerations. Tri-City has acquired forward Alex Bump and a 2023 Phase II 11th round draft pick from Omaha in exchange for forward Haden Kruse, a 2023 Phase II 2nd Round draft pick, a 2024 Phase II 2nd Round draft pick, a 2024 Phase I 4th Round draft pick, a 2023 Phase I 5th Round draft pick, a 2024 Phase II 5th Round draft pick, a 2023 Phase II 6th Round draft pick, and future considerations.

Alex Bump, 19, Forward, of Prior Lake, Minnesota, has netted nine goals and recorded seventeen assists in thirty-two games played this season for the Omaha Lancers. He was the team's leading scorer prior to yesterday's trade deadline. Bump was named the 2022 USA Today Hockey Player of the Year following a superb career at Prior Lake High School (MN). He was a finalist for the 2022 Mr. Hockey Award, given to the most outstanding senior high boys' hockey player in the state of Minnesota. Bump notched eighty-three points in thirty-one games played for Prior Lake last season. He scored forty-eight goals and recorded thirty-five assists. He served as Prior Lake's Captain, and led the team to the 2022 Minnesota State High School Hockey Tournament for the first time in the school's history. He recorded a five-goal game in Prior Lake's debut matchup in the tournament against Cretin-Derham Hall. Bump also scored four goals against Chaska High School in the Section 2AA Tournament. His five-goal game in the State Tournament fell two goals short of the single-game record of seven, set by John Mayasich in 1951. Bump scored thirteen goals and registered nineteen assists for thirty-two total points in nineteen games played with Prior Lake during the 2020-2021 season.

Bump was selected 87th overall in the 6th Round of the 2021 USHL Phase II Draft by the Omaha Lancers. He made his debut for the organization on September 23rd, 2021, in Omaha's 4-1 win over the Cedar Rapids RoughRiders at the 2021 USHL Fall Classic. He scored his first career goal in the same game. Bump recorded two multi-goal games during the 2021-2022 regular season, including the first of his career on April 9th, 2022, in the Lancers' 7-3 home loss to the Lincoln Stars. He scored twice during Omaha's run during the 2022 Clark Cup Playoffs, including once against the Storm in the Lancers' 7-4 road loss at the Viaero Center in the opening game of the 2022 Western Conference Semifinals on April 30th, 2022. Bump has scored five powerplay goals during the 2022-2023 regular season. He was a member of USA's Gold Medal Winning team at the 2022 World Junior A Challenge. Bump was selected 133rd overall in the 5th Round of the 2022 NHL Draft by the Philadelphia Flyers. He previously announced a commitment to play collegiate hockey in the future at the University of Vermont. He is 6'1", 200 lbs., and a left shot.

"We are really excited about the addition of Alex Bump. He is someone who we have seen a lot of over the past year, and feel he has been one of, if not the most, impactful players we have faced. Our staff looks forward to working with him, and helping him continue to develop his game. We also wish Haden Kruse the best moving forward as he heads to Omaha."- President of Hockey Operations/Head Coach Anthony Noreen

"This is an exciting announcement today as we feel we have obtained one of the top forwards in the Western Conference. Alex Bump has proven to be a consistent scoring threat the last year and a half in his time with the Lancers (and in Minnesota high school hockey), and he has certainly caused us headaches in our games against him. One of the best statements we can make is "We feared playing against him", and it's great to have him on our side as we move forward this season. Alex has produced and performed at a high level in our Conference and in some heavy hard playoff-type games already, and we can't wait to see how that translates with our players and team down the stretch. We'd like to say thank you to David Wilkie and the Omaha Lancers for negotiating this transaction with us. We also wish outgoing player Haden Kruse the best moving forward in his junior career with Omaha." - General Manager Jason Koehler

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