Storm Open Two-Game Set at Chicago on Saturday Night
USHL Tri-City Storm

Storm Open Two-Game Set at Chicago on Saturday Night

Published on February 14, 2026 under United States Hockey League (USHL)
Tri-City Storm News Release


GENEVA, Ill. - The Tri-City Storm open a two-game series with the Chicago Steel on Saturday night at Fox Valley Ice Arena. Puckdrop is set for 7:05 pm CT.

Fans can watch the contest on FloHockey and listen on Storm Radio.

Tri-City (21-19-5, 47 pts, 4th place Western Conf.)

Previously:

Split two-game series at Madison last weekend, dropped 2-0 game Friday, defeated Capitols 3-2 Saturday

Saturday: Noah LaPointe, Ashton Dahms, Cooper Ernewein produced Tri-City goals

Saturday: Storm goaltender Owen Nelson shined halting 37 of 39 Madison shots

Team Notes:

Won six of past eight games

Tonight is third game in string of six straight against Eastern Conference opponents, the longest such stretch of the year

Saturday begins final two-game road series against same opponent until April 3-4 at Fargo

Limited to 24 shots on goal or less in four consecutive games for first time this season

Scored three goals or less in four consecutive contests for first time since going 13 straight games while scoring three or less between November 1 - December 5, 2025

Penalty kill (86.4%) ranks first in USHL

Player Notes:

Bode Laylin: Six points (2-4-6) over his past four games; 27 points this season tie for sixth among USHL defenseman; five power play goals this season tie for second among USHL defenseman

Carson Pilgrim: 15 points (5-10-15) over his past 13 games

Owen Nelson: has won four straight starts; logged .944 save percentage over last four starts (118 saves on 125 shots)

Michal Pradel: four shutouts lead USHL goaltenders, 788 saves rank third, .918 save percentage is fourth, 2.48 goals against average places sixth

Oliver Ozogany: 80 shots this season rank fifth among USHL rookies

Maddox Malmquist: ties for third among USHL rookies in game-winning goals (2)

Carson Pilgrim (12-18-30) leads team in scoring, Bode Laylin (6-21-27) follows

Chicago (20-17-7, 47 pts, 7th place Eastern Conf.)

Won four of past five games

Defeated Waterloo 4-2 on road Friday night

Friday: Timothy Kazda, James Scantlebury, Jackson Crowder, Luke Goukler tallied goals

Friday: Netminder Veeti Louhivaara halted 27 of 29 Black Hawk shots

Dallas Vieau (15-17-32) leads team in scoring, Jackson Crowder (13-18-31) follows

Season series: This weekend's pair of games are the only times Tri-City and Chicago are scheduled to meet during 2025-2026.

The teams last squared off in a two-game set across Friday, January 31 and Saturday, February 1, 2025 at Viaero Center. Chicago swept the series, taking Friday's matchup 3-1 and Saturday's game 5-2.

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