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Thunder Take Road to Team USA

January 16, 2016 - United States Hockey League (USHL)
Bloomington Thunder News Release


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PLYMOUTH, Michigan - After besting the Des Moines Buccaneers at home on Friday night the Bloomington Thunder make the trip to Michigan to take on the United States National Team Development Program Under-17's. The Saturday night game at 6 p.m. CST (7 p.m. EST) is the third meeting with the top 17 year old prospects in the country as the Thunder have two wins over the NTDP. Bloomington (18-10-2-1) is currently fourth in the Eastern Conference, while the NTDP (13-15-2-1) are tied for seventh. 0 0 1 9 55 Bloomington Thunder 1 1 63 14.0 Normal 0 false false false EN-US JA X-NONE table.MsoNormalTable

Listen live to all Thunder games this season by going to portal.stretchinternet.com/wjbc/. Tonight's broadcast begins at 5:45 p.m. (CST) 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 #BLMvsUSA.

Tarek Baker's (University of Wisconsin) goal streak continues to roll for the Thunder as the Verona, WI native scored his eighth goal in five games. The Friday night goal, 15 seconds into the game, also broke a record as the fastest goal ever scored by the team. Baker leads the team with 22 points (13g, 9a) and is one of three players to already eclipse their USHL point totals from 2014-15.

Defenseman Jeremy Davies (Northeastern University) scored his sixth of the season and is also on a point streak. The second year player from Montreal, QC has four points (1g, 3a) in as many games. Also scoring was Jake Durflinger for his ninth of the season and Sean Harrison (Union College) netted his first goal in 19 games. It was also Harrison's first game back after missing the last two.

Team USA's Under-17 team has played 17 out of the Development Program's 31 games this season. Overall they are 3-12-1-1 with all three wins over the Muskegon Lumberjacks. Friday night they topped the Lumberjacks 6-4 with Sean Dhooghe (Ohio State University) and Grant Mismash (University of North Dakota) each scoring two for the 17's. A four-goal surge in the third period gave them the win after being down 4-2. They were also 2-for-5 on the power play as Dylan St. Cyr (University of Michigan) turned away 23 shots for the win.

Scott Reedy (University of Minnesota) has 20 points (6g, 14a) playing in all 17 games for the 17's and is the second leading scorer for Team USA behind U-18 forward Clayton Keller (Boston University). The 17's average 3.06 goals for per game, but young goaltending has hurt them allowing 4.53 goals against.

NEXT HOME GAME: Monday, January 18th - 3 p.m. - The Martin Luther King Jr. Game brings an amazing game to Bloomington this Monday. The Thunder host the Des Moines Buccaneers for the second time in the weekend at three p.m. All kids get in for $5 and adults who bring a voucher from Friday night 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. For tickets visit the Thunder office or call (309) 434-2980.




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