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Storm, Stars shift home-and-home set to Viaero Center on Saturday

LINCOLN, Neb. – The Tri-City Storm wrap a home-and-home series with the Lincoln Stars Saturday night at Viaero Center. Puckdrop is set for 6:05 pm. 

For tickets, visit stormhockey.com, call the Storm at 308-338-8144, or stop by the Viaero Center box office in-person.

Fans can watch the contest on FloHockey and listen on Storm Radio

Tri-City (4-6-1, 9 pts, 4th place Western Conf.) 

Previously:

  • Defeated by Lincoln 5-3 at Ice Box Friday

  • Contest was tied at three until Stars produced a pair of goals in final three minutes of regulation to seal the win 

  • Mason Jenson logged two goals last night for his first career multi-goal game

  • Carson Pilgrim scored his second goal of the year Friday

  • Goaltender Michal Pradel halted 26 of 30 Lincoln shots; fell to 4-4-1 on the season

Team Notes:

  • Last night's loss dropped Storm to 2-2-0 in road games this season; Tri-City is 2-2-1 at home

  • Jenson became fourth Tri-City player to log multi-goal game this year with two-goal performance last night (Maddox Malmquist, Paul Bloomer, Ashton Dahms)

  • Continue second of six "three-in-three's" of season tonight; will also play three times next weekend

  • After tonight, three of next four games to take place away from Viaero Center

  • Tenth game in a string of 15 in a row against Western Conference opponents, the longest such stretch of the year

Player Notes: 

  • Bode Laylin was placed on NHL Central Scouting's "Preliminary Players to Watch List" Monday as a "C" rated prospect for the 2026 NHL Draft; Laylin was one of 23 USHL players to receive a "C" rating or higher

  • Michal Pradel: ranks first among all USHL goaltenders in saves (239), ranks second in minutes (540)

  • Cooper Ernewein: has scored three goals on six shots this season; 50% shooting percentage leads all USHL players

  • Maddox Malmquist: tops USHL rookies in game-winning goals (2)

  • Oliver Ozogany: places fourth among USHL rookies in shots (23)

  • Paul Bloomer (2-3-5), Mason Jenson (2-3-5), Carson Pilgrim (2-3-5), Bode Laylin (0-5-5) lead team in scoring

Lincoln (4-6-0, 8 pts, 5th place Western Conf.) 

  • Has won four consecutive games after beginning season 0-6

  • Kade Kohanski led offense last night with two goals and one assist, three points matched career-high for one game

  • Four different players produced multiple points on Friday (Kohanski, John Hirschfeld, Aiden Janz, Layne Loomer)

  • Goaltender William Prowse stopped 29 of 32 Storm shots in last night's contest

  • After tonight, five of next seven games will take place at home

  • Alex Pelletier (10-4-14) is team's leading scorer and on league-high eight-game goal streak and nine-game point streak; Cornell commit's 10 goals on season lead all USHL players, 14 points during campaign tie for second among USHL players

  • Loomer (3-8-11) is second on Lincoln's roster in points

Season series: Saturday is the second of nine regular season meetings between the Storm and Stars during 2025-2026. Tri-City is set to host the Lincoln five times at Viaero Center. The Storm play the Stars more than any other opponent this year. 

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Players Mentioned

Paul Bloomer

#17 Paul Bloomer

F
6' 0"
Sophomore
R
Ashton Dahms

#22 Ashton Dahms

F
6' 1"
Sophomore
L
Mason Jenson

#7 Mason Jenson

F
5' 9"
Sophomore
L
Bode Laylin

#4 Bode Laylin

D
6' 0"
Sophomore
R
Carson Pilgrim

#5 Carson Pilgrim

F
5' 11"
Sophomore
R
Michal Pradel

#1 Michal Pradel

G
6' 5"
Sophomore
L
Cooper Ernewein

#14 Cooper Ernewein

F
6' 0"
Freshman
L
Maddox Malmquist

#19 Maddox Malmquist

F
5' 10"
Freshman
L
Oliver Ozogany

#93 Oliver Ozogany

F
6' 2"
Freshman
L

Players Mentioned

Paul Bloomer

#17 Paul Bloomer

6' 0"
Sophomore
R
F
Ashton Dahms

#22 Ashton Dahms

6' 1"
Sophomore
L
F
Mason Jenson

#7 Mason Jenson

5' 9"
Sophomore
L
F
Bode Laylin

#4 Bode Laylin

6' 0"
Sophomore
R
D
Carson Pilgrim

#5 Carson Pilgrim

5' 11"
Sophomore
R
F
Michal Pradel

#1 Michal Pradel

6' 5"
Sophomore
L
G
Cooper Ernewein

#14 Cooper Ernewein

6' 0"
Freshman
L
F
Maddox Malmquist

#19 Maddox Malmquist

5' 10"
Freshman
L
F
Oliver Ozogany

#93 Oliver Ozogany

6' 2"
Freshman
L
F