TRI-CITY STORM NEWS & NOTES - WEEK 19
Storm make moves, look to extend season-high winning streak this weekend
Thursday, February 2, 2012
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SIOUX CITY, Iowa – The Tri-City Storm announced officially Thursday afternoon that the team has traded defensemen Tyler Amburgey and Desmond Bergin to the Dubuque Fighting Saints for prospect D Garrett Cecere and a swap in the 2012 USHL Futures Draft.
General Manager and Head Coach Josh Hauge made the announcement as the team was headed to Sioux City Thursday in preparation for their game against the Musketeers on Friday.
Cecere, who was a fifth round (73rd overall) pick in the 2011 USHL Futures Draft, will move to the Storm’s protected list, as he is playing this season for the Janesville Jets (NAHL). The West Des Moines, Iowa native has 20 points (6g, 14a) and a plus-9 rating in 36 games for the first-place MidWest Division – Jets. Cecere played for Shattuck St. Mary’s U16 team last season with fellow USHLer C Taylor Cammarata (Waterloo).
Amburgey leaves the Storm for the second time in his career and will play again with Dubuque, who he won a Clark Cup with last season. Bergin, who is currently injured, will likely join the Fighting Saints lineup upon his injury healing.
Tri-City (14-23-0, 28 pts – 7th in Western Conference) is now down to 22 players on the roster and will likely add another play in the next week.
The Storm will look to keep their momentum on the road this weekend, as they look to extend their current three-game winning streak in Sioux City (Friday) and Des Moines (Saturday). Tri-City is only one point out of a playoff spot and two points out of fifth place in the Western Conference.
Both games will be on The Breeze 94.5 FM with the Viaero Wireless Pre-Game Shows starting at 6:45 p.m. each night.
Tri-City Notes:
Tri-City Storm – 12-23-0, 24 pts (7th in Western Conference)
- Last game – Jan. 28 – 3-2 shootout win vs. Sioux Falls Stampede
- Tri-City is now 8-8-0 under GM/Head Coach Josh Hauge after starting the season 6-15-0
- The Storm are now 12-8-0 when scoring the first goal this season… Tri-City is 11-6-0 when scoring three or more goals in a game and 7-5-0 in games decided by one goal this season
- Only four players have played in all 37 games this season for the Storm – RW Kenny Brooks, LW Brad Schierhorn, C Tim Bonner and D J.D. Peterson
- The Storm are led in points and goals by C Nick Lappin – 32 points (19g, 13a)… Lappin also has a team-leading eight power-play points (5PPG, 3PPA)… Lappin has registered eight multi-point games, which includes five multi-goal games this season… The Brown University commit is on a two-game goal scoring streak
- Nick Lappin and RW Kenny Brooks have a combined 20 points (10g, 10a) in six games this season against the Musketeers… Brooks is a plus-10 in those six games against Sioux City
- G Adam Wilcox (13-10-0) has a 2.82 GAA and .913 SV%… Wilcox’s save-percentage is currently ranked fourth in the USHL entering the weekend… Wilcox has now made 133 saves on 142 shots (.937 SV%) in his last four starts for the Storm… G Pheonix Copley (8-13-0) has a 3.12 GAA and .906 SV%
- The power play is 15th in the USHL going 20-for-167 (11.9%)… the penalty kill improved to 8th in the league at 82.3% (135-for-164)… The Storm have successfully killed 16 of their last 17 penalties
Opponents Notes:
Friday, Feb. 3 @ Sioux City Musketeers – 15-22-0, 30 pts (5th in Western Conference)
- Last game – Jan. 21 – 3-2 loss vs. Fargo Force
- The Storm are 5-1-0 this season against the Musketeers
- The Musketeers are 12-6-0 when scoring the first goal this season
- RW Brad Robbins is currently tied on the Musketeers in scoring with 32 points (18g, 14a) in 34 games this season… Robins enters the weekend with a minus-12 rating, which is the fourth-worst on Sioux City… Robins has eight power play goals this season
- C David Goodwin is tied with Robins in scoring with 32 points (16g, 16a) in 38 games…Goodwin has 10 points on the power play (6PPG, 4PPA)
- C Kyle Criscuolo had five goals in three games last week and was named the USHL’s Co-CCM Offensive Player of the Week… Criscuolo now has 13 goals and 12 assists in 36 games this season for Sioux City
- G Matt Skoff (13-16-0) has a 3.08 GAA and .905 SV%... Skoff has won three of his last four starts for Sioux City
- Sioux City’s power play is currently tied for 9th in the USHL at 17.6% (26-for-148), however they have not scored on their last 18 opportunities… the penalty kill is 141-for-168 (83.9%), which has them ranked 5th in the league
Saturday, Feb. 4 @ Des Moines Buccaneers – 13-18-3, 29 pts (6th in Western Conference)
- Last game – Jan. 21 – 7-3 loss @ Waterloo Black Hawks
- The Storm are 1-4-0 this season against the Buccaneers
- Des Moines has lost five of their last six games… they have scored only 13 goals, while allowing 30 goals during the last six games
- Des Moines is tied for third in the USHL with six short-handed goals this season
- RW Anthony Greco leads the Buccaneers in scoring with 26 points (11g, 15a)… Greco has nine multi-point games this season for Des Moines
- C Gasper Kopitar leads the Buccaneers with 14 goals in 29 games this season… Kopitar has five goals in the last eight games… 10 of the 14 goals have been scored at home this season
- G Jason Kasdorf (10-12-2) has a 3.43 GAA and .897 SV%… Kasdorf was drafted in the 6th round (157th overall) by his hometown NHL team – Winnipeg Jets… He is committed to R.P.I. for next season
- Des Moines’ power play is currently 12th in the USHL at 14.3% (24-for-168… the penalty kill is ranked 10th in the USHL 122-for-149 (82.3%)