Men's Ice Hockey 10/31/2026 10:52:00 AM

Storm rematch with Steel on Halloween night at Viaero Center

KEARNEY, Neb. – The Tri-City Storm end a two-game series with the Chicago Steel on Saturday night at Viaero Center. Puckdrop is scheduled for 6:05 pm.

The Storm are set to host an adult costume contest during tonight's game. This evening also features drink specials and a post-game skate to celebrate Halloween.

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

Tonight's contest will be broadcast on FloHockey and Storm Radio.

Tri-City (9-3-0, 18 pts, T-1st place Western Conf.)

Previously:

Defeated Chicago 4-2 to open series on Friday night.
Friday: Dom Domonkos broke 2-2 tie with eventual game-winning goal early in third period.
Friday: Matthew Krayer, JP Messuri, Dylan Krayer (EN) also scored Tri-City goals.
Friday: goaltender Quinn Beumer picked up his sixth win in seven starts stopping 21 of 23 Steel shots.

Team Notes:

The Storm have won a season-long four straight games. Tri-City has limited their opponents to two goals or less in each game of the streak.
Tri-City's 55 goals are second-most among USHL teams. Only Cedar Rapids has scored more goals this season (59), but the Roughriders have played two more games than the Storm. Tri-City leads all USHL teams in goals per game (4.58).
Tri-City has scored first in nine of their first 12 games this season. They are 8-1-0 when scoring first.
The Storm have been outshot by their opponent in six of their 12 games this season. The Storm are 5-1-0 when being outshot by their opponent.
Despite leading the league in third period goals scored (23) this season, the Storm are being outshot 100-135 in the third period this year.
Saturday, the Storm play their fifth of 11 straight games in the state of Nebraska. This is their longest such stretch of the year. Tonight is the second game of a season-long eight-game homestand for Tri-City.

Player Notes:

Aleksandr 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 14 points tie for the rookie lead. Matthew Krayer's 12 points are third among rookies. Sammy Courtemanche's 11 points rank fourth.
Quinn Beumer is one of four USHL goaltenders to record multiple shutouts this season. He ties for second among USHL goaltenders in wins (6), is third in save percentage (.935), and fourth in goals against average (2.00).
Tri-City has four of the USHL's top six rating leaders. Trevor Hill and Patrik Rusznyak tie for the league lead at +15. Sammy Courtemanche and Evan Sofikitis are tied for fifth at +11. 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 (5-3-2, 12 pts, T-3rd place Eastern Conf.)

Have gone 3-3-0 in their past six games.
Record of 1-3-0 as a road team this year.
Friday: Arsenii Savin, former Storm forward Dallas Vieau scored goals.
Friday: goaltender Alex Wang stopped 29 of 32 Storm shots.

Season series: Saturday is the second and final regular season matchup between Tri-City and Chicago during 2026-2027. Tri-City leads the season series 1-0.

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Players Mentioned

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

#3 JP Messuri: F; 5' 5"; Redshirt; 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

#21 Dylan Krayer: F; 5' 10"; Redshirt; R

#24 Dom Domonkos: F; 6' 0"; 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

#3 JP Messuri
: 5' 5"; Redshirt; L
: F

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

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

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

#21 Dylan Krayer
: 5' 10"; Redshirt; R
: F

#24 Dom Domonkos
: 6' 0"; 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