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Published on January 26, 2004 under United States Hockey League (USHL) News Release


Record Breaker - Lincoln goaltender Phillippe Lamoureux eclipsed Wayne Russell as the Stars' all-time winningest goalie on Friday with a victory over Des Moines. The win was the 58th of his career.

Making Moves - Green Bay has won two games in a row over division rivals. What's more, the Gamblers are 6-3-1 over their last ten. Those factors have Green Bay back in the playoff hunt, trailing Waterloo by just two points and Danville by only six points.

Mick's Slick - River City's Mick Lawrence has been hot of late with 16 points over his last nine games.

Musketeers Win - Sioux City climbed into second place over the weekend and pushed its winning streak to six. The Muskies have won four road games in a row.

Stifling - Tri-City is allowing a league-low 23.97 shots per game. Not surprisingly, the Storm also has the league's best penalty kill, currently functioning at 91.1 percent.

Wall - Sioux City goalie Jeff Lantz, the USHL's GAA leader, turned aside a league-high seven shootout attempts in the Musketeers' 4-3 win over Des Moines on Saturday.

Good Things - Tri-City's Bill Thomas is tied with teammate Rastislav Spirko for the USHL lead in gamewinning goals with six. He is also the USHL's leader in plus/minus at +20.

USHL Quotable with...

Newly-acquired Lincoln forward Dan Riedel on the USHL experience and how it compares to other development leagues in the U.S. (as told to Mark Derowitsch, Lincoln Journal Star):

"If I'd been here and saw what is was like, I would have been here in a heartbeat. It took me a year and a half to realize I needed to be (in the USHL) in order to get better."

LPH/USHL Offensive Player of the Week:

Bill Thomas -- TRI-CITY STORM

Thomas (Pittsburgh, Pa.), the league's second-leading goal scorer, earned Offensive Player of the Week honors with a solid two-goal, fourassist week. One of his two goals was a game-winner. He also posted a plus-minus rating of plus-4 for the week. Honorable mention goes to Bryan Horan (Cedar Rapids), Jim McKenzie (Sioux Falls), and Brent Cummings (St. Louis).

LPH/USHL Defensive Player of the Week:

Troy Davenport -- GREEN BAY GAMBLERS

Davenport (Inver Grove Heights, Minn.) earned Defensive Player of the Week honors with two outstanding performances in goal for the resurgent Gamblers. Davenport was 2-0 with a 1.00 goalsagainst average and a .971 saves percentage for the week. Honorable mention goes to Johann Kroll (Sioux City), Zach Miskovic (Cedar Rapids) and Michael Zacharias (St. Louis).

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USHL Alumni Report

January 26, 2004

The USHL swept WCHA weekly honors this week as St. Cloud State's Billy Hengen (Lincoln), Wisconsin's Bernd Bruckler (Tri-City) and Minnesota State's Travis Morin (Chicago) were recognized as Offensive Player, Defensive Player and Rookie of the Week, respectively. Hengen produced six scoring points to lead all conference players over the weekend. Bruckler made 66 saves, posted a .930 saves percentage, and allowed just one even-strength goal in 120:00 of play in a two-game conference road series. Morin earned four assists as the visiting Mavericks gained a split in a two-game league series at St. Cloud State... Providence goaltender Bobby Goepfert (Cedar Rapids) was named Hockey East Defensive Player of the Week today after stopping 36 of 38 shots in a 2-1 overtime loss to No. 2 Boston College Tuesday, then rebounding with back-to-back victories at Lake Superior State, allowing just one goal on 48 shots... University of New Hampshire goaltender Mike Ayers (Dubuque) has allowed just one goal over his last three games... Mississippi forward Steffon Walby (Wisconsin) is tied for the ECHL lead in points with 55 in 32 games... Springfield's Peter Ferraro (Dubuque / Waterloo) is his team's leading scorer with 24 points in 33 AHL games... Cleveland (AHL) defenseman Garrett Stafford (Des Moines) is enjoying a stellar first professional season with 29 points in 39 games.

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