Men's Ice Hockey 10/22/2026 2:59:00 PM

Storm face Lancers on Saturday night in Omaha

OMAHA, Neb. – The Tri-City Storm visit the Omaha Lancers on Saturday night at Liberty First Credit Union Arena. Puckdrop is set for 6:05 pm CT.

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

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

Previously:

Defeated Omaha 3-2 in overtime on road last 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.
Tri-City has scored first in seven of their first ten games this season. They are 6-1-0 when scoring first.
The Storm lead the USHL in third period goals scored (19).
The Storm power play has converted at 22.9% this year, placing fifth-best among USHL teams.
Tri-City's 21.50 penalty minutes per game rank fifth among all USHL teams.
Tonight, the Storm play their third of 11 straight games in the state of Nebraska, their longest such stretch of the year. Following tonight's matchup, the Storm will begin a season-long eight game homestand starting Friday, October 30 at Viaero Center.

Player Notes:

After his game-winning goal last Saturday, 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 eighth-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 sixth 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 several 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.

Omaha (2-5-1, 5 pts, 8th place Western Conf.)

Scheduled to face Sioux Falls Friday night on road.
Have lost five of past six games.
Last competed Saturday in overtime matchup with Storm.
Saturday: Yegor Kim, Artem Prima tallied goals.
Saturday: goaltender Anthony Sciere stopped 27 of 30 Storm shots.

Season series: Saturday is the third of ten regular season meetings between Tri-City and Omaha during 2026-2027. Tri-City leads the season series 2-0. The Storm will play Omaha more than any other opponent this year. Saturday's matchup is the second of six regular season meetings between the teams at Liberty First Credit Union Arena.

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