Force Week 5 Preview
October 19, 2022 – United States Hockey League (USHL) – Fargo Force News Release
The Force play just one game in Week 5, matching up against the Tri-City Storm at home on Thursday, October 20 at 7:05PM.
The Storm travel up to Fargo from Kearny, Nebraska for their first game against the Force of the 2022-23 Season. They started the season hot rattling off three wins in a row, first downing Madison 4-1 then Muskegon 6-4 followed by a 4-3 shootout win over Omaha. Since then, the Storm have dropped all three of their games in regulation falling to Waterloo 4-1, and Lincoln 6-3 two nights in a row.
The Storm are led by returner Kieran Cebrian (4G-6A-10P) for a 1.63PPG average, Cebrian has tallied a point in every game so far this season. Tri-City netminder Karlis Mezsargs has played the majority of the minutes for the Storm this season and is currently 2-2 with a 3.81GAA and .885SV%.
The Force look to keep their momentum going after a 2-0 weekend downing the Musketeers 4-3 in an OT thriller on Friday and a dominant 5-1 win over the Stampede on Saturday. The Force are 4-1-0-1 on the season and currently rank 2nd in the Western Conference with 9 points, right behind the league leading Lincoln Stars (5-1-0-0) with 10.
Fargo is led in scoring by Alternate Captain, Cole Knuble who is currently averaging a point per game with four goals and two assists in six total games. Force forward Charlie Russell (2G-4A) is also averaging 1PPG, followed closely by Anthony Menghini, Harper Bentz, Kyle Smolen and Bret Link all with 5 points under their belts.
It’s $2 Beer Night at the Force Game this Thursday! Coors Light and Busch Light Draft Beer (16oz, 2 per trip) is just $2 until the start of the third period! Plus, College Students can purchase a $5 Ticket at the Scheels Arena Box Office with a valid student ID.
Thursday’s game along with all other Force games will be streamed via FloHockey, and tune in on the radio via 101.9 Jack FM! Click the link to buy your tickets now!
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