USHL Tri-City Storm

Storm Game Preview: Thanksgiving Appetizer at the Ice Box

Published on November 23, 2016 under United States Hockey League (USHL)
Tri-City Storm News Release


Lincoln, Neb. - For the second straight season, the Tri-City Storm (7-6-1-2, 17 pts.) and Lincoln Stars (7-8-2-0) play on the night before Thanksgiving, dueling at The Ice Box Wednesday at 7:05 p.m.

The squads have met five times through Tri-City's first 17 games and the teams have split the first four games of the season series. After Wednesday's meeting, the Storm plays the Stars just four times over its final 43 games.

The last times these clubs met, November 11, Tri-City forced overtime at Lincoln, but Luka Maver tallied the overtime-winning-goal to defeat the Storm.

Viaero Wireless Pregame Show at 6:45 p.m. Radio: The Breeze 94.5 FM | Listen Live | Mobile: Free audio on your mobile device with the Tri-City Storm Mobile App (iPhone App Store // Google Play ) Streaming Video: Pay-to-watch on http://USHL.HockeyTV.com Social: @TriCityStorm for in-game updates and broadcaster @RealDavidFine #DefendToTheEnd

Upcoming Schedule (Download here ) Wed., Nov. 23 at Lincoln, 7:05 p.m. Fri., Nov. 25 at Sioux Falls, 7:05 p.m. Sat., Nov. 26 at Des Moines, 7:05 p.m. Fri., Dec. 2 vs. Waterloo, 7:05 p.m. - First Responders Night, $5 Kids Friday Sat., Dec. 3 vs. Waterloo, 3:05 p.m. - Boy Scout Day, Specialty jerseys Get Storm Tickets

First line revving Alex Limoges (18 pts.), Charlie Kelleher (13 pts.) and Wyatt Bongiovanni (13 pts.) are the Storm's top-three point scorers and all play on the same line. Last weekend, at least one member of the unit was on ice for four of the Storm's five goals. Since Head Coach Bill Muckalt devised the line on October 28 at Fargo, Limoges has eight points in seven games, while Kelleher and Bongiovanni each have six.

Limoges centers the unit and has points in 11 of 12 games, with nine goals and 16 points in that span. He set the Storm's record for consecutive games with a goal, six, earlier this season.

Kelleher has goals in consecutive games, boosting to six this season. Bongiovanni has recorded five assists since the line's formation, jumping to a team-high ten.

All were selected in the first round of the USHL Draft. Kelleher (2016) and Limoges (2015) were picked in Phase II, while Bongiovanni was the third overall selection in the 2015 Phase I Draft by Des Moines.

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