Men's Ice Hockey 10/29/2026 12:06:00 PM

Tri-City, Chicago begin two-game series on Friday night in Kearney

KEARNEY, Neb. – The Tri-City Storm begin a two-game series with the Chicago Steel on Friday night at Viaero Center. Puckdrop is scheduled for 7:05 pm.

Friday, the Storm kick off a season-long eight-game homestand featuring matchups against Chicago, the Omaha Lancers, Lincoln Stars, and Dubuque Fighting Saints. The final game of the homestand is Saturday, November 21 against Dubuque.

Friday begins with trick-or-treating on the Viaero Center concourse from 6:00 pm until puckdrop at 7:05 pm. Children in costume will receive free admission to Friday's game. The Storm thank all local community partners who will be on-site to pass out candy. A children's costume contest will also take place on Friday.

Saturday, the Storm are set to put on an adult costume contest. Saturday's game also features drink specials and a post-game skate.

Fans can purchase tickets to all Storm home games at stormhockey.com.

Both contests of the weekend series will be broadcast on FloHockey and Storm Radio.

Tri-City (8-3-0, 16 pts, T-2nd place Western Conf.)

Previously:

Defeated Omaha 3-0 on road in only game of the weekend last Saturday night.
Saturday: Aleksandr Sokolov, Matthew Krayer, Dain Gordon produced Storm goals.
Saturday: Quinn Beumer logged his second career shutout in the Storm net, stopping all 34 Omaha shots.
Beumer's 34 saves were one save shy of his career high (35 saves - October 16, 2026 vs. Omaha).

Team Notes:

Tri-City's 4.64 goals per game lead all USHL teams. The Storm have scored 51 goals this season and are one of three USHL teams to have reached the 50-goal mark this year (Fargo, Cedar Rapids).
The Storm have been outshot by their opponent in six of their 11 games this season. The Storm are 5-1-0 when being outshot by their opponent.
Tri-City has scored first in eight of their first 11 games this season. They are 7-1-0 when scoring first.
Despite tying for the league lead in third period goals scored (21) this season, the Storm are being outshot 89-127 in the third period this year.
Tri-City's 20.09 penalty minutes per game rank fifth among all USHL teams.
Friday, the Storm play their fourth of 11 straight games in the state of Nebraska. This is their longest such stretch of the year. Tri-City begins a season-long eight-game homestand on Friday.

Player Notes:

Aleksandr Sokolov's goal on Saturday was his ninth of the season. Sokolov's nine goals tie for second-most among USHL players.
The Storm have three of the top four rookie scorers in the USHL. Jackson Smith's 13 points are second among USHL rookies. Sammy Courtemanche and Matthew Krayer tie for third with 11 points each. Courtemanche's seven goals rank second among USHL rookies. Matthew Krayer's five goals tie for third.
Quinn Beumer is one of four USHL goaltenders to record multiple shutouts this season. He ties for second among USHL goaltenders in wins (5), is second in save percentage (.938), and third in goals against average (2.00).
Tri-City has three of the top five rating leaders in the USHL. Trevor Hill is first among USHL players with a +16 rating. Sammy Courtemanche and Patrik Rusznyak tie for third at +13. Courtemanche leads all USHL rookies in rating. Rusznyak leads all defenseman.
Sammy Courtemanche's three game-winning goals tie for second-most among all USHL players.

Chicago (5-2-2, 12 pts, T-3rd place Eastern Conf.)

Have won three of past five games.
Split two-game home series with Youngstown last weekend. Defeated Phantoms 7-6 in overtime on Friday. Fell to Youngstown 3-2 in a shootout on Saturday.
Saturday: Jason Millett, MJ Campbell produced Steel goals.
Saturday: goaltender Alex Wang stopped 23 of 25 Phantom shots.

Season series: This weekend features the only two regular season matchups between Tri-City and Chicago during 2026-2027. Last year, the Storm swept the season series 2-0 after defeating the Steel twice in a two-game series at Fox Valley Ice Arena.

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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

#20 Dain Gordon: F; 6' 1"; Redshirt; R

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

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

#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

#20 Dain Gordon
: 6' 1"; Redshirt; R
: F

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

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

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