Storm Drops Preseason Decision to Stars
September 13, 2022 – United States Hockey League (USHL) – Tri-City Storm News Release
LINCOLN, NE – The Tri-City Storm dropped a 3-2 preseason decision to the Lincoln Stars Tuesday afternoon at the Ice Box. Sebastian Törnqvist and Alexander Palchik netted Tri-City’s goals in the loss. The game featured more than one hundred and twenty-five combined penalty minutes. The Storm will travel to Ralston, Nebraska for the team’s final game of the exhibition schedule on Thursday. Tri-City’s final matchup of the preseason against in-state rival Omaha will begin at 7:00pm CT.
The Stars outshot the Storm by a five-shot margin of 12-7 in Tuesday’s 1st period. Lincoln’s Mason Marcellus was denied on a penalty shot opportunity by Storm netminder Karlis Mezsargs at 13:04 of the opening period. Each team was unable to score during the game’s opening twenty minutes, and the 2nd period began in a scoreless tie.
The Stars broke through with the game’s opening goal in the final minute of Tuesday’s 2nd period. The goal was scored by Boston Buckberger at 19:26 of the period. Keaton Peters and Tyler Kopff each notched an assist on the play. The Storm trailed the Stars by one goal entering the 3rd period despite outshooting Lincoln 7-6 in the 2nd period.
Sebastian Törnqvist notched his second goal of the preseason at 2:12 of the 3rd period to bring the game to a 1-1 tie. Törnqvist’s goal was assisted by Ryan Smith and Philippe Blais-Savoie. Doug Grimes gave the Stars a one goal lead at 13:01 of the period. Grimes’ goal was assisted by Boston Buckberger. Mason Marcellus gave Lincoln a 3-1 lead with a powerplay goal at 15:25 of the period. The goal was assisted by Doug Grimes and Klavs Veinbergs. Alexander Palchik quickly answered for the Storm with his first goal of the preseason at 15:41 of the 3rd period to bring Tri-City back within one goal of the Stars’ lead. Arvega Hovsepyan and Sawyer Boulton each recorded an assist on the play. Tri-City was unable to score with goaltender Niklas Erickson pulled for an extra attacker at the end of the game, and the Storm dropped Tuesday’s decision by a final score of 3-2. Each team notched 10 shots on goal during the 3rd period, and Lincoln outshot Tri-City 28-24.
Karlis Mezsargs stopped all 15 of the Stars’ shots on net during 30:12 of playing time in goal for the Storm. Niklas Erickson recorded the loss in goal for Tri-City in 29:03 of playing time after making 10 saves on 13 shots. Nicholas Von Kaufman collected the win in net for the Stars after making 22 saves on 24 shots.
Tri-City Storm Season Tickets for the upcoming 2022-2023 regular season are on sale now and can be purchased by contacting a member of the Storm sales staff at the Viaero Center. Individual game tickets, including tickets to the Storm’s Home Opener at the Viaero Center on September 30th against the Omaha Lancers, are also available for purchase. Individual game tickets may be purchased online by skating to www.StormHockey.com, or by calling the Viaero Center Box Office during Box Office hours at 308-338-8144.
Tri-City hits the ice again on Thursday, September 15th, in a road game against the Omaha Lancers. Puck drop for the game is set for 7:00pm CT. For the latest information regarding the Storm, skate to www.StormHockey.com. #StormAhead
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