KEARNEY, Neb. – The Tri-City Storm end a two-game home series with the Cedar Rapids RoughRiders on Saturday night at Viaero Center. Puckdrop is scheduled for 6:05 pm CT.
Saturday is Youth Hockey Night in partnership with the Tri-City Youth Ice Hockey Association. The Storm will wear special jerseys during the contest that will be auctioned off live after the game. A portion of auction proceeds will benefit the Tri-City Youth Ice Hockey Association.
Fans can purchase tickets at stormhockey.com.
The contest will also be broadcast on FloHockey and Storm Radio.
Tri-City (25-25-6, 56 pts, 5th place Western Conf.)
Previously:
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Dropped 3-1 contest to Cedar Rapids at home Friday
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Friday: Gairin Michalski scored lone goal
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Friday: goaltender Michal Pradel halted 31 of 33 Cedar Rapids shots
Team Notes:
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Clinched eighth consecutive berth to Clark Cup Playoffs on Friday, March 6
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Lost season-high seven straight games
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Have not lost seven consecutive games since dropping nine in a row between March 24-April 15, 2018
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First time at .500 mark since Friday, January 23
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Last time scoring four or more goals in one game: Saturday, February 21 vs. NTDP (6-0 win)
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Tonight's matchup is the sixth of eight consecutive home games, the longest such stretch of the year…next road game is Sunday, March 29 at Sioux City
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Eight shorthanded goals this season are third among USHL teams
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Penalty kill (84.8%) ranks first in USHL
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Have converted on four of the past 33 power play attempts (12.1%)
Player Notes:
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Cam Springer: four points (1-4-5) over his past five games…logged assist Friday…five shorthanded points this season place second among USHL players
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Bode Laylin: 34 points this season place ninth among USHL defenseman…ten goals tie for second among USHL blue liners…five power play goals tie for third among league defenseman
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Michal Pradel: four shutouts lead USHL goaltenders….916 save percentage ranks third…2.57 goals against average places eighth
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Owen Nelson: logged .931 save percentage over his last eight starts (257 saves on 276 shots)
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Oliver Ozogany: 94 shots this season rank fifth among USHL rookies
Cedar Rapids (31-16-9, 71 pts, 4th place Eastern Conf.)
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Won five straight, nine of past ten games
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Clinched Clark Cup Playoff berth Friday
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Friday: Sullivan Miller, Henry Lechner, Connor Davis scored goals
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Justin Graf (23-32-55) leads team in scoring…Nick Romeo (27-23-50) follows
Season series: This weekend's pair of matchups are the only scheduled regular season meetings between Tri-City and Cedar Rapids during 2025-2026. The RoughRiders lead the season series 1-0.
