Men's Ice Hockey 10/15/2026 1:28:00 PM

Tri-City returns to Viaero Center on Friday night to face Omaha

KEARNEY, Neb. – The Tri-City Storm return to Viaero Center to host the Omaha Lancers on Friday night. Puckdrop is set for 7:05 pm CT.

Tri-City is scheduled to play three games in three days this weekend. Following Friday's home game, the Storm will visit Omaha on Saturday (6:05 pm CT puckdrop) before hosting Sioux City on Sunday (4:05 pm CT puckdrop).

Fans can watch all three of this weekend's games on FloHockey and listen to all three on Storm Radio.

Tri-City (5-3-0, 10 pts, T-3rd place Western Conf.)

Previously:

Visited U.S. National Team Development Program (NTDP) Under-17 team for two-game series last weekend; dropped 8-5 game Saturday, defeated NTDP 7-4 on Friday.
Saturday: Dom Domonkos (2), Matthew Krayer (PP), Dylan Krayer (PP), Joseph Hyten produced Storm goals.
Saturday: Goaltender Ryan Denes stopped 21 of 28 NTDP shots.
Saturday: Tri-City gave up season-high eight goals.
Saturday: Tri-City allowed nine opponent power plays, the second-most in a game this year.

Team Notes:

The Storm have scored 40 goals through their first eight games. This is the highest goal total through the first eight games of a season on record in franchise history. Records go back as far as the 2002-2003 season. It took Tri-City 16 games to reach 40 goals last season.
Tri-City's 40 goals are first among all USHL teams. The Storm's 5.00 goals per game also lead the league.
Among USHL teams, the Storm have both scored (14) and allowed (10) the most first period goals this season. Tri-City also leads the league in third period goals scored (17).
The Storm power play has converted at 25% this year, placing third-best among USHL teams.
On Friday, the Storm begin a stretch of 12 straight games in the state of Nebraska, their longest such stretch of the year. Ten of Tri-City's next 12 games will take place at Viaero Center.

Player Notes:

Aleksandr Sokolov has scored eight goals this season, tying for first among all USHL players. Sokolov's seven points tie for seventh among USHL players.
Jackson Smith has put up nine points over his past five games. Smith's 12 points lead all USHL rookies and tie for third among USHL players. Smith has recorded a point in five straight games, which ties for the second-longest point streak among USHL players.
The Storm have three of the top four rookie scorers in the USHL. Alongside Smith's 12 points, Matthew Krayer's nine points are third among rookies and Sammy Courtemanche's eight points are fourth among rookies.
Dylan Krayer's ten points tie for seventh among all USHL players. The Arizona State commit has contributed five points over his past three games.
Brothers Dylan and Matthew Krayer have tabulated six power play points each. They tie each other for the league lead.

Omaha (2-4-0, 4 pts, 8th place Western Conf.)

Has dropped three of their past four games.
Played single game last weekend; defeated Cedar Rapids 2-1 on road Saturday.
Saturday: Jack Stanius, Adam Israilov produced Lancer goals.
Saturday: Goaltender Nils Maurins started game and halted all five shots he saw in first 12:35 of contest; Maurins was replaced by Anthony Sciere who halted 20 of Cedar Rapids' final 21 shots in 47:25 of action.

Season series: Friday is the first of ten regular season meetings between Tri-City and Omaha during 2026-2027. The Storm will play Omaha more than any other opponent this year. The teams are scheduled to play four times at Viaero Center and six times at Liberty First Credit Union Arena in 2026-2027.

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