TRI-CITY STORM NEWS & NOTES - WEEK 17
Storm add two players for rest of the season, Tim Lappin going to “Top Prospects”
Friday, January 20, 2011
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KEARNEY, Neb. – The Tri-City Storm have added C Brian Ward and D Ryan Ivey for the remainder of the 2011-12 season. Both players are expected to be in the lineup this weekend when the Storm host a pair of games against the Waterloo Black Hawks.
After attending school at Dartmouth College this season, Ward left school and rejoined the Storm Wednesday for practice. The Haverhill, Mass. native was injured to start his freshman year of college and did not play in one game for Dartmouth this season. Last season, the 6-foot-1 and 195-pound forward had 15 points (9g, 6a) and 26 penalty minutes in 55 games.
Originally, Ward was drafted by the Storm in the second round (24th overall) of the 2010 USHL Entry Draft out of the Governor’s Academy in Massachusetts. Ward, who has another year of USHL eligibility following this season, entered his third and final season of NHL draft eligibility.
Ivey, who played this season for Compuware’s U18 squad, joined the Storm officially Thursday for practice. The Orlando, Fla. native became the second player from the state of Florida on the Storm’s roster this season, as fellow defenseman Dylan Maller is from Parkland. The 6-foot-2, 170-pound blueliner had three assists in 15 games playing for Compuware U18 this season.
Last season with Compuware U18, Ivey had one goal, five assists and 46 penalty minutes in 49 games. The first-year USHL defenseman started his midget hockey with Thunder National U16 in the North American Prospects Hockey League in 2009-10. He had 12 points (3g, 9a) and 26 penalty minutes in 25 games with the midget minor program. Ivey, who has not made an NCAA commitment, isn’t eligible for the NHL draft until June 2013.
Ward will wear No. 24, while Ivey will wear No. 22 for the Storm this season.
Also, getting announced on Thursday by the USHL was the addition of Storm RW Tim Lappin for the NHL Top Prospects Game on Tuesday, January 24 in Muskegon, Mich. Lappin has 10 points (4g, 6a), minus-2 rating and 28 penalty minutes in 27 games so far this season. He is in his first year eligibility for the NHL Draft in June.
Tri-City (11-22-0, 22 pts – 8th in Western Conference) should have all three players in the lineup this weekend, as the team looks to snap a five-game losing streak against the Black Hawks. The Storm enter the weekend only three points out of a playoff spot in the Western Conference standings.
The game Friday against Waterloo will be on The Breeze 94.5 FM, while Saturday’s game will air on Classic Hits 98.9 FM with the Viaero Wireless Pre-Game Shows starting at 6:45 p.m. each night.
Tri-City Notes:
Tri-City Storm – 11-22-0, 22 pts (8th in Western Conference)
- Last game – Jan. 17 – 7-0 loss @ Lincoln Stars
- Tri-City is now 5-7-0 under GM/Head Coach Josh Hauge after starting the season 6-15-0
- The Storm are now 1-14-0 when allowing the first goal and 0-14-0 when trailing after two periods this season – The Storm’s last win when trailing after two periods was on Jan. 30, 2010 against Sioux City (3-1)… Tri-City is 0-47-4 since that date when trailing after two periods
- During this five-game losing streak, the Storm are 0-for-22 on the power play, 11-for-18 (61.1-percent) on the penalty kill and have been outscored 31-7
- The Storm are led in points and goals by C Nick Lappin – 30 points (17g, 13a)… Lappin also has a team-leading seven power-play points (4PPG, 3PPA)… Lappin has registered eight multi-point games, which includes five multi-goal games this season… The Brown University commit has been held pointless in a season-high three of the last four games
- C Tim Bonner became the third player this season to notch 10 goals for the Storm… Bonner scored his 10th of the season in last Saturday’s last to the Fargo Force 4-2… Bonner has 16 points (10g, 6a) this season and has played in all 33 games
- LW Trevor Moore has been held pointless in four-consecutive games for the first since November… Currently, the 16-year old has 18 points (9g, 9a) and is fourth on the Storm in scoring entering this weekend
- G Adam Wilcox (10-9-0) has a 2.96 GAA and .906 SV%… G Pheonix Copley (8-13-0) has a 3.12 GAA and .906 SV%
- LW Thomas Nykopp is out one-to-two more weeks due to injury, while RW Michael Vecchione will likely be out this weekend due to an illness
- The power play has slipped to 15th in the USHL going 19-for-151 (12.6%)… the penalty kill has also moved backwards to 10th in the league at 82.5% (119-for-147)
Opponents Notes:
Friday, Jan. 20 & Saturday Jan. 21
vs. Waterloo Black Hawks – 16-9-4, 36 pts (3rd in Western Conference)
- Last game – Jan. 14 – 6-3 win vs. Sioux City Musketeers
- The Black Hawks are 3-2-4 in games decided by one goal this season
- Waterloo is 15-0-2 when leading after two periods, but have not won a game when trailing after two periods this season with a record of 0-9-0
- The following Black Hawk players will participate in the NHL Top Prospects Game on Tuesday, January 24 in Muskegon: Forwards – Taylor Cammarata, Vince Hinostroza, A.J. Michaelson; Defenseman – Ian McCoshen; Goalie – Jay Williams
- 16-year old rookie sensation – RW Taylor Cammarata leads the Blacks Hawks with 34 points (16g, 18a) and a plus-9 rating in 29 games this season… Cammarata enters the weekend seventh in the USHL in points and leads all rookies in scoring… Cammarata is only 5-foot-5 and 145-pounds
- C Tony Cameranesi is second on the Black Hawks team in goals/points with 11 goals and 22 points… Cameranesi was selected by the Toronto Maple Leafs in the 5th round (130th overall) in 2011 NHL Entry Draft
- D Eddie Wittchow is currently the team leader in plus-minus with a plus-19 rating, which has him ranked fifth in the USHL in that category… Wittchow has 10 points (2g, 8a) in 29 games this season… The 6-foot-4, 200-pound rearguard was selected by the Florida Panthers in 6th round (154th overall) of 2011 NHL Entry Draft
- G Jay Williams (11-4-4) has a 2.54 GAA and .906 SV%... Williams is in his second year of NHL Draft eligibility and is committed to play for the Miami University (Ohio)
- Waterloo’s power play is currently ranked 11th in the USHL at 14.0% (18-for-129)… the penalty kill is 85-for-107 (79.4%), which has them ranked 13th in the league