PAPILLION, NEBRASKA – The Sioux City Musketeers have ridden a three game win streak to leap frog Des Moines and claim the number five position in the West Division standings. Sioux City began the week with a big win over the Lincoln Stars which set their pace for success.
West Division Standings:
Omaha 52pts 25-8-2 Fargo 49pts 23-9-3 Sioux Falls 42pts 17-7-8 Tri-City 36pts 15-14-6 Sioux City 34pts 16-14-2 Des Moines 31pts 15-19-1 Lincoln 23pts 10-20-3
Weekly Game Reviews:
January 10, 2010
Cedar Rapids 4, Tri-City 1
Kearney, Nebraska – Led by Jeff Costello’s three points and Cody Campbell 28 saves, the RoughRiders defeated the Storm in strong fashion. The RoughRiders also received two point games from Bryce Aneloski, Eric Robinson, and Zach Lehrke.
Sioux Falls 4, Omaha 3
Sioux Falls, South Dakota – The Stampede sent the Lancers to their second straight loss on Sunday evening via the shoot out. Sioux Falls won the shoot out 2-0. Clay Witt did not allow a single Lancer to score. Witt also stopped 22 of 25 shots in regulation to earn his eleventh win this season.
January 12, 2010
Sioux City 8, Lincoln 2
Lincoln, Nebraska – Seven Musketeers recorded two point games in Sioux City’s winning effort while Matt Skoff stopped 30 of 32 shots for the win. Danny Wurden, Dan Ford, Darik Angeli, Jeff Silengo, Tommy Olzcyk, Ryan Rashid, and Shane Sooth devastated the Stars to lead Sioux City to their fourteenth win this season.
January 14, 2010
Indiana 6, Des Moines 3
Des Moines, Iowa – Bryan Paulazzo and Max Cook led the Ice with four points apiece to give Indiana their 19th win this season. Spencer Brown stopped 29 shots for the win, his first of the season.
January 15, 2010
Sioux City 3, Chicago 2
Sioux City, Iowa – The Musketeers rallied late in the third period to send the game into overtime where Sioux City would capture the win via the shootout. Billy Latta scored two goals in regulation and scored once more for the game winning goal in the shootout.
Lincoln 5, Indiana 1
Lincoln, Nebraska – Andrew Ammon’s hat trick led the Stars past Indiana for the exceptional win. Matt Green made 23 saves for Lincoln to collect his fifth win this season.
Fargo 6, Des Moines 3
Fargo, North Dakota – Ryan Massa would make 34 saves in his eleventh win this season to pace the Force to their 23rd win this season. Brian Cooper Eamonn McDermott and Garret Allen would lead the offensive attack recording two points apiece for Fargo.
Waterloo 5, Tri-City 0
Kearney, Nebraska – C.J. Groh played a game of a life time as he would make 39 saves for the shutout victory. The win is the Cincinnati, Ohio native’s third of the season and first shutout. Patrick Divjak led the Black Hawks offense with three points and Derek Arnold scored two goals in the win.
January 16, 2010
Des Moines 3, Fargo 2
Fargo, North Dakota – Erik Mihalik led the Buccaneers with 33 saves as Des Moines would do what it took to win in overtime over the Force. The win is the 15th this season for Des Moines.
Tri-City 3, Sioux Falls 2
Kearney, Nebraska – Jaden Schwartz scored three minutes into the overtime to defeat the Stampede who have begun to struggle of late. The win is the 15th this season for Tri-City who holds steady at fourth in the West Division.
Sioux City 1, Indiana 0
Sioux City, Iowa – Stephen Vigier scored five minutes into the opening period on the power play for the game winning goal to give Sioux City their third straight win. The Musketeers Matt Skoff faced 17 shots for the shutout win and Cab Morris of the Ice turned away 22 shots in the losing effort.
Omaha 4, Lincoln 1
Omaha, Nebraska – Jeff Teglia stopped 35 shots on goal in the winning effort allowing one goal with four minutes left in the game. The win is the 19th of the season for the Bloomingdale, Illinois native who will start in net for the West Division in the upcoming All-Star game.
Upcoming Weeks Schedule:
January 17, 2010
Tri-City at Waterloo Fargo at Sioux Falls
January 20, 2010
Lincoln at Tri-City Team USA at Sioux Falls
January 22, 2010
Team USA at Fargo Sioux City at Green Bay Omaha at Lincoln Des Moines at Chicago Sioux Falls at Cedar Rapids Tri-City at Indiana
January 23, 2010
Des Moines at Green Bay Sioux Falls at Lincoln Omaha at Waterloo Sioux City at Chicago Tri-City at Indiana
USHL Weekly Honors (from the League)
Offensive Player of the Week: Andrew Ammon, Lincoln Stars Defensive Player of the Week: Bryce Aneloski, Cedar Rapids RoughRiders Goalie of the Week: Matt Skoff, Sioux City Musketeers You may contact the author at: john.strathman@prohockeynews.com
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