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Published on October 25, 2004 under United States Hockey League (USHL) News Release

• Omaha's Brock Bradford continued to sizzle over the weekend with a three-assist game against Sioux Falls on Friday night. Bradford's 15 points (5G, 10A) in nine games lead America's Tier I League.

• Omaha currently boasts the USHL's top three scorers: Bradford, Trevor Smith (8G, 6A) and Corey Carlson (6G, 8A). The Lancers also feature the league's stingiest defense thus far with only 19 goals against.

• Lincoln's Jared Boll currently leads America's Tier I League in penalty minutes (62) and ranks second overall in goals (7).

• Cedar Rapids goaltender Dan Tormey turned in his first shutout of the season on Friday against Chicago (3-0). His RoughRiders finally suffered their first loss of the season the next night when the Steel avenged the previous night's defeat 3-1. The RoughRiders still lead the East Division by two points over Indiana which has yet to lose a home game in regulation time.

• Alumni Notes:

Merrimack's Bryan Schmidt (Tri-City) is Hockey East's third-highest scoring defenseman thus far with three goals and three assists... Hockey East's No. 1 and No. 2 freshmen scorers are USHL graduates: Peter MacArthur (Waterloo) and Matt Fornataro (Waterloo)... Minnesota's Ryan Potulny (Lincoln), a former USA Hockey Junior Player of the Year, is the WCHA's leading goal scorer thus far with seven in five games.

LPH/USHL Offensive Player of the Week:

Blake Wheeler - Green Bay Gamblers

Wheeler (Plymouth, MN) the No. 5 overall pick by the Phoenix Coyotes in the 2004 NHL draft, tallied four points in the Gamblers 5-4 victory over the Indiana Ice Saturday night. Green Bay's Blake Wheeler currently ranks seventh among all USHL scorers with six goals and four assists in eight games.

LPH/USHL Defensive Player of the Week:

Drew O'Connell - Waterloo Black Hawks

O'connell (Anchorage, AK)against Des Moines Saturday night, stopped all 33 shots as well as stopping all of the Buc's shoot-out attempts. The shutout earned Drew sole possession of top goaltending position in the USHL for both goals against and save percentage.

United States Hockey League Stories from October 25, 2004

• USHL weekly - USHL
• Cedar Rapids RoughRiders Weekly Update - Cedar Rapids RoughRiders
• RoughRiders' Steffes Commits to Miami of Ohio - Cedar Rapids RoughRiders
• Steel deal Cedar Rapids first loss - Chicago Steel
• USHL power poll - OSC Original by Mike Wallin
• Stampede Weekly Update - Sioux Falls Stampede

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