Weekend Preview: Fargo
April 23, 2021 - United States Hockey League (USHL)
Sioux City Musketeers News Release
SIOUX CITY (29-21-1) vs FARGO (30-19-3)
Where: Tyson Events Center Fleet Farm Arena - Sioux City, IA
When: Friday, April 23rd and Saturday, April 24th (7:05pm)
Media: HockeyTV, FOX Sports 620 KMNS, iHeartRadio
Matchup: This weekend will mark the ninth and tenth meetings of the season between the two squads, with Sioux City winning five of the first eight matchups. The Musketeers won at Fargo 6-3 on December 29 before picking up two victories at the Tyson Events Center, 6-2 on January 10 and 4-2 on January 29. Fargo then swept a weekend series at Scheels Arena, winning 6-2 on February 19 and 2-1 the following night. The Force evened the season series with a 2-0 shutout in Sioux City on March 14 but the Musketeers swept a pair of games at Fargo the following weekend with identical 3-2 final scores.
About the Force: Fargo enters the weekend sitting second place in the Western Conference, needing a pair of wins and a pair of Tri City losses to earn a number one seed in the Clark Cup playoffs. The Force enter having won three consecutive games, with their most recent defeat coming back on April 9 against Omaha. Fargo has been among the league's best road teams this season, their 31 away points tied for third-best in the USHL. Tristan Broz, a projected 2nd-3rd round draft pick, leads the team in total points (19-32--51) this season. Buffalo Sabres draftee Aaron Huglen is averaging just under a point per game since rejoining the lineup midway through the year. Brennan Boynton, a University of Minnesota commit, is among the league's best goaltenders, ranking in the top five in both goals against average and save percentage.
Team Comparison
Sioux City Fargo
14-10-0 (28 points) Home/Away 14-8-3 (31 Points)
18.0% (11th) Power Play % 18.5% (10th)
82.9% (4th) Penalty Kill % 79.2% (6th)
834 (6th) Penalty Minutes 778 (T-7th)
9-1-0 (18 points) Last Ten Games 4-5-1 (9 points)
Individual Statistics
#10 Bradley (21) Most Goals #9 Broz (19)
#24 Carrabes (19) #22 Huglen (15)
#19 Hryckowian (15) #10 Wong (14)
#11 Schimek (11) #8 Davidson (13)
#8 Buium (20) Most Assists #9 Broz (32)
#19 Hryckowian (19) #2 Siedem (30)
#73 Edwards (19) #8 Davidson (26)
#24 Carrabes (17) #15 Monds/#22 Huglen (20)
#35 Schmid (2.04) Best GAA #33 Boynton (2.38)
#35 Schmid (.919) Best Save % #33 Boynton (.904)
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