KEARNEY, Neb. – The Tri-City Storm host the Sioux City Musketeers on Friday night at Viaero Center. Puckdrop is set for 7:05 pm. 

To purchase 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 (7-10-3, 17 pts, 5th place Western Conf.) 

Previously:

• Dropped 4-2 contest at Dubuque Saturday, fell in 3-2 contest (OT) to Fighting Saints Friday

• Saturday: Cam Springer, Cade Kozak tallied Tri-City goals

• Saturday: Brecken Smith, Paul Bloomer registered Storm assists

• Saturday: Owen Nelson stopped 27 of 30 shots in Tri-City net during sixth appearance of season

Team Notes:

• On season-long six-game winless streak

• Last six-game winless streak occurred between April 16-24, 2021

• Held opponents to one power play goal across last 28 attempts

• Penalty kill (88.2%) ranks first in USHL

• One of 4 USHL teams (Fargo, NTDP, Green Bay) yet to allow a shorthanded goal this season

• Averaging 8.95 penalty minutes per game, least among USHL teams

• Have put up two goals or less in three straight, five of past six games (averaging 2.40 goals per game this season, second-least in league)

• Played 20 games this year, second-most among all USHL teams; Omaha (21 games) is only team to have played more

Player Notes: 

• Michal Pradel: leads all USHL goaltenders in saves (377); 879 minutes this season tie for first in league (Max Weilandt, Des Moines)

• Bode Laylin: three goals tie for third among USHL defenseman, eleven points tie for eighth among defenseman; three power play goals tie for second among defenseman, 38 shots tie for third among defenseman

• Maddox Malmquist: ties for second among USHL rookies in game-winning goals (2)

• Cooper Ernewein: second among USHL rookies in shooting percentage (three goals on 12 shots, 25%)

• Frantisek Netusil: 12 minor penalties this season tie for second-most among all USHL players

• Carson Pilgrim (6-9-15) leads team in scoring followed by Laylin (3-8-11)

Sioux City (7-11-1, 15 pts, 6th place Eastern Conf.) 

• Lost four of past five games

• Beat Omaha 6-1 on road Saturday, fell at home to Sioux Falls 3-2 Friday

• Seven of next eight games will take place on road

• William Tomko (9-11-20) leads team in scoring, also ranks eighth among USHL skaters in points; Luke Garry (6-10-16) follows