KEARNEY, Neb. – The Tri-City Storm begin their 2025-2026 home schedule in a tilt with the Omaha Lancers on Friday night. Puckdrop is set for 7:05 pm. 

To purchase tickets for Friday's game, visit stormhockey.com, call the Storm at 308-338-8144, or stop by the Viaero Center box office in-person. Fans can watch the matchup on FloHockey or listen on Storm Radio. 

Tri-City (0-2-0, 0 pts, T-7th place Western Conf.) 

• Coming off 4-1 loss Saturday versus Des Moines and 5-0 defeat against Youngstown on Friday at the Dick's Sporting Goods USHL Fall Classic in Pittsburgh

• Oliver Ozogany tallied Tri-City's lone goal on the weekend during the third period of Saturday's matchup with the Buccaneers

• Exited the Fall Classic without a victory for the second straight season

• Four of next five games will take place at Viaero Center

• Went 12-16-1 on home ice last year after winning 18 home games the season prior

Omaha (1-1-0, 2 pts, T-2nd place Western Conf.) 

• Fell to Chicago 4-1 on Friday after beating Green Bay 5-4 to open season Thursday at Fall Classic

• Forwards Adam Israilov (1-1-2), Caden Lee (0-2-2), and Jack Stanius (0-2-2) each escaped Pittsburgh with multiple points

• Lead all Western Conference teams with 29 penalty minutes after first two games of season

• Begin stretch of five consecutive road games tonight; home opener will take place on October 11

• Went 4-26-1 in road contests last year 

Season series: Friday is the first of eight meetings between the Storm and Lancers during 2025-2026. The teams will square off four times at Viaero Center and four times at Liberty First Credit Union Arena this season. Tri-City went 6-0-2 against Omaha last year. 

Tri-City offensive leaders: 

1. Oliver Ozogany (1-0-1) – currently the second-youngest player on the Storm roster (born January 16, 2009)

2. Bode Laylin (0-1-1) – registered 19 points last season, ranking fourth among defenseman on the team

3. Aleksandr Matveyev (0-1-1) – Tri-City's lone Russia native this season; hails from St. Petersburg

Omaha offensive leaders: 

1. Adam Israilov (1-1-2) – put up 99 points in 51 games last year with the Carolina Jr. Hurricanes 16U AAA program

2. Caden Lee (0-2-2) – began his second season with Omaha during the Fall Classic; registered 19 points in 55 games last year, placing fourth-best among active players on the team

3. Jack Stanius (0-2-2) – captained team at White Bear Lake High School (MN) last season; captured 44 points in 27 games