Men's Ice Hockey 10/18/2026 10:32:00 AM

Tri-City, Sioux City meet Sunday afternoon on Race Day at Viaero Center

KEARNEY, Neb. – The Tri-City Storm host the Sioux City Musketeers on Sunday afternoon at Viaero Center. Sunday is Race Day presented by the Dawson County Raceway. Fans have the opportunity to check out race cars in the parking lot before cheering on the Storm. Puckdrop is set for 4:05 pm CT.

Fans can watch the contest on Amazon Prime, FuboTV, FloHockey, and FloHockey's social media channels. An audio broadcast is available on Storm Radio.

Tri-City (7-3-0, 14 pts, T-2nd place Western Conf.)

Previously:

Defeated Omaha 3-2 in overtime on road Saturday night.
Saturday: Sammy Courtemanche scored game-winning goal with 1:09 elapsed in overtime.
Saturday: Courtemanche (2), Nathan Garski produced Storm goals
Saturday: Goaltender Ryan Denes stopped 34 of 36 Omaha shots to pick up his third win of the season.

Team Notes:

The Storm have scored 48 goals through their first ten games. This is the highest goal total through the first ten games of a season on record in franchise history. Records go back as far as the 2002-2003 season. It took Tri-City 20 games to reach 48 goals last season.
Tri-City's 48 goals are first among all USHL teams. The Storm's 4.80 goals per game also lead the league.
The Storm lead the USHL in first period goals scored (16) and third period goals scored (19).
The Storm power play has converted at 22.9% this year, placing fifth-best among USHL teams.
Tonight, the Storm play their third of 12 straight games in the state of Nebraska, their longest such stretch of the year. Nine of Tri-City's next 11 games will take place at Viaero Center.

Player Notes:

After his game-winning goal last night, Sammy Courtemanche has produced three multi-goal games this season. Courtemanche's three game-winning goals tie for the USHL rookie lead. His seven goals this season are second among rookies. Courtemanche's +12 rating tops all USHL rookies.
Aleksandr Sokolov has scored eight goals this season, tying for the second-most among all USHL players.
Jackson Smith has put up nine points over his past seven games. Smith's 12 points are second among USHL rookies and tie for seventh-most among USHL players.
The Storm have three of the top four rookie scorers in the USHL. Alongside Smith's 12 points, Sammy Courtemanche's 11 points are third among rookies and Matthew Krayer's ten points are fourth.
Patrik Rusznyak's seven points tie for fifth among USHL defenseman. His +11 rating leads all defenseman.
Quinn Beumer's four wins are tied for the third-most among USHL goaltenders. His 2.40 goals against average is sixth-best.
Brothers Dylan and Matthew Krayer have tabulated six power play points each. They are tied, among three others, for the league lead. Matthew Krayer's six power play points lead all USHL rookies.
Trevor Hill's +15 rating leads all USHL players.

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

Has won three of past four games.
Defeated Lincoln 4-3 in overtime on road Saturday.
Saturday: Dakotah Bailey, Jack Brauti, Daniil Butin, Jake Merens (game-winner in overtime) scored for Musketeers.
Saturday: Goaltender Hugo Severgardh stopped 22 of 25 Stars shots in the win.

Season series: Sunday is the first of five regular season meetings during 2026-2027 between Tri-City and Sioux City. The teams are scheduled to meet twice at Viaero Center and three times at Tyson Events Center this year.

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Players Mentioned

#30 Quinn Beumer: G; 6' 4"; Sophomore; L

#12 Matthew Krayer: F; 5' 11"; Redshirt; L

#15 Jackson Smith: F; 6' 2"; Redshirt; R

#19 Sammy Courtemanche: F; 5' 8"; Redshirt; L

#22 Nathan Garski: F; 6' 1"; Redshirt; R

#28 Patrik Rusznyak: D; 6' 3"; Redshirt; R

#29 Aleksandr Sokolov: F; 6' 2"; Redshirt; R

#31 Ryan Denes: G; 6' 0"; Redshirt; L

#91 Trevor Hill: F; 5' 10"; Redshirt; R

Players Mentioned

#30 Quinn Beumer
: 6' 4"; Sophomore; L
: G

#12 Matthew Krayer
: 5' 11"; Redshirt; L
: F

#15 Jackson Smith
: 6' 2"; Redshirt; R
: F

#19 Sammy Courtemanche
: 5' 8"; Redshirt; L
: F

#22 Nathan Garski
: 6' 1"; Redshirt; R
: F

#28 Patrik Rusznyak
: 6' 3"; Redshirt; R
: D

#29 Aleksandr Sokolov
: 6' 2"; Redshirt; R
: F

#31 Ryan Denes
: 6' 0"; Redshirt; L
: G

#91 Trevor Hill
: 5' 10"; Redshirt; R
: F