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Thunder Return Home to Face Des Moines

January 18, 2016 - United States Hockey League (USHL)
Bloomington Thunder News Release


BLOOMINGTON, Illinois - An early start will put the Bloomington Thunder up to the test against the Des Moines Buccaneers on Martin Luther King Jr. Day from the U.S. Cellular Coliseum. Puck drop is slated for 3 p.m. as Bloomington (19-10-2-1) looks for their fourth straight win. Des Moines (15-16-2-0) has dropped their last two games after holding a four game win streak. In their last 10, the Bucs are 7-3-0-0, while the Thunder are 8-2-0-0.

Game Notes: http://adobe.ly/1RPfjIP

All kids get in for $5 and adults who bring a voucher from Friday night or the concert from the U.S. Cellular Coliseum get a $10 ticket for anywhere in the building. Kids meals are $3 and feature a hot dog, drink, and chips at any Coliseum concession stand. Be one of the first 1,000 fans in the building and get a free Thunder team poster featuring goaltenders Logan Halladay and Hayden Lavigne (University of Michigan). For tickets visit the Thunder office or call (309) 434-2980.

Listen live to all Thunder games this season by going to portal.stretchinternet.com/wjbc/. Tonight's broadcast begins at 2:45 p.m. for pregame coverage. Games will also be broadcast with live video on FastHockey.com. Don't forget to check out the Thunder's twitter account, @BLMThunder, for updates during the game with our hashtag #BLMvsDM.

Tarek Baker (University of Wisconsin) is the hottest scorer for the Thunder and in the entire United States Hockey League. The second year forward is on a six game goal streak with nine finding the back of the net in the stretch. The Verona, WI native leads the Thunder with 24 points (14g, 10a) after netting the final goal Saturday night.

A slew of players have point streaks for the Thunder entering their Monday afternoon affair. Wyatt Kalynuk (Western Michigan University), Jeremy Davies (Northeastern University), Sean Harrison (Union College), Jake Slaker (St. Lawrence University), and Vlad Dzhioshvili (Cornell University) add to Baker as players with streaks of their own on Monday afternoon.

Des Moines has won four of their last six games and are not a team to be trifled with. The Buccaneers are in the thick of the Western Conference playoff standings despite being in seventh place entering Monday afternoon's game. They are still just seven points out of first place and four out of a playoff spot with 27 games still to play.

Kenny Hausinger leads the team with 30 points (12g, 18a) this season and has been on a tear as of late. In his last 11 games, the 5-foot-8 forward has 16 points (8g, 8a) and also has a point streak coming into the game. The forward from Anchorage, AK has 10 points (5g, 5a) over his last six games, dating back to the New Year. In the last meeting, Jan Ruzicka finished just one period before being replaced by Nick MacNab (Yale University). Ruzicka returned on Saturday, suffering a 6-3 defeat from the Tri-City Storm and allowing 5 goals on 40 shots.

NEXT HOME GAME: Friday, January 22nd - 7 p.m. - The Youngstown Phantoms make their first trip to Bloomington to take on the Thunder for Pucks & Paws Night. The Friday night game starts at 7 p.m. with proceeds going to the Humane Society. Tickets with a voucher are $10 and $5 youth tickets. Thanks to the Humane Society, rescue dogs will be on the concourse ready for adoption. Drafts and soft drinks until puck drop are $1 at Coliseum concession stands. Call (309) 434-2980 for tickets or information on the game.



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