tri-city storm hockey 2013

TRI-CITY STORM HOCKEY
Viaero Event Center - 609 Platte Road - Kearney, NE 68845
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2013-14 SCHEDULE
September
Sat • 28th
October
Fri • 4th
Sat • 5th
Fri • 11th
Sat • 12th
Fri • 18th
Sat • 19th
Fri • 25th
Sat • 26th
Wed • 30th
November
Fri • 1st
Sat • 2nd
Fri • 8th
Fri • 15th
Sat • 16th
Fri • 22th
Sat • 23th
Sun • 24th
Fri • 29th
Sat • 30th
December
Thu • 5th
Fri • 6th
Sat • 7th
Wed • 11th
Fri • 13th
Sat • 14th
Fri • 27th
Sat • 28th
January
Fri • 3rd
Sat • 4th
Wed • 8th
Fri • 10th
Sat • 11th
Fri • 17th
Sat • 18th
Tue • 21st
Fri • 24th
Sat • 25th
Fri • 31st
February
Sat • 1st
Fri • 7th
Sat • 8th
Fri • 14th
Sat • 15th
Sun • 16th
Fri • 21st
Sat • 22nd
Fri • 28th
March
Sat • 1st
Sun • 2nd
Fri • 7th
Sat • 8th
Sat • 15th
Fri • 21st
Sat • 22nd
Fri • 28th
Sat • 29th
Sun • 30th
April
Fri • 4th
Sat • 5th
vs. Lincoln
W, 2-1
vs. Sioux City
@ Des Moines
vs. Sioux City
vs. Waterloo
vs. Des Moines
vs. Cedar Rapids
@ Lincoln
@ Omaha
vs. Waterloo
L, 1-2 SO
W, 1-0
L, 1-6
L, 2-3 SO
L, 2-6
L, 4-7
L, 1-6
L, 0-2
W, 4-2
vs. Lincoln
@ Sioux City
vs. Omaha
@ Dubuque
@ Sioux Falls
@ Chicago
@ Team USA
@ Team USA
vs. Omaha
vs. Omaha
W, 3-0
L, 1-6
L, 2-5
7:35 p.m.
7:05 p.m.
7:30 p.m.
7:00 p.m.
3:30 p.m.
7:30 p.m.
7:05 p.m.
@ Waterloo
@ Des Moines
@ Cedar Rapids
@ Omaha
vs. Youngstown
vs. Youngstown
@ Omaha
vs. Sioux Falls
7:05 p.m.
7:05 p.m.
7:05 p.m.
7:05 p.m.
7:30 p.m.
3:05 p.m.
7:05 p.m.
7:05 p.m.
@ Sioux Falls
@ Sioux Falls
@ Omaha
vs. Omaha
vs. Sioux Falls
@ Omaha
vs. Dubuque
@ Lincoln
vs. Sioux Falls
vs. Sioux Falls
vs. Des Moines
7:05 p.m.
7:05 p.m.
7:05 p.m.
7:30 p.m.
7:05 p.m.
7:05 p.m.
7:05 p.m.
7:05 p.m.
7:30 p.m.
7:05 p.m.
7:30 p.m.
vs. Des Moines
@ Waterloo
@ Sioux City
@ Indiana
@ Indiana
@ Chicago
@ Lincoln
vs. Lincoln
@ Lincoln
7:05 p.m.
7:05 p.m.
7:00 p.m.
7:05 p.m.
7:05 p.m.
3:00 p.m.
7:05 p.m.
7:05 p.m.
7:05 p.m.
vs. Fargo
vs. Fargo
vs. Muskegon
vs. Muskegon
vs. Sioux City
vs. Green Bay
vs. Green Bay
@ Fargo
@ Fargo
@ Sioux City
7:05 p.m.
3:05 p.m.
7:30 p.m.
7:05 p.m.
7:05 p.m.
7:30 p.m.
7:05 p.m.
7:05 p.m.
7:05 p.m.
5:00 p.m.
@ Des Moines
vs. Lincoln
7:05 p.m.
7:05 p.m.
Tri-City Storm vs. Dubuque Fighting Saints
Friday, November 15 • Dubuque, IA
GF/G:
GA/G:
PP%:
PK%:
Team Comparison
Tri-City
Dubuque
3.08 (9th)
1.85 (15th)
3.54 (14th)
2.23 (3rd)
19.6% (5th)
10.5% (15th)
94.3% (1st)
82.4% (10th)
4-7-2
9-3-1
Scouting The Fighting Saints
Coming off their second Clark Cup title in three seasons, Dubuque has
been one of the most successful teams in the USHL since joining the
league in 2010. This season has been no exception, as the Saints sit in
second place in the USHL’s Eastern Conference. Dubuque has won all six
of their contests in front of their home fans at the Mystique Community
Ice Center. With a balanced scoring attack led by forward Dylan Gambrell,
who leads the team in scoring with three goals and eight assists, the
Fighting Saints have made up for the loss of some of their outstanding
offensive talent from last year’s team. Dubuque has four players tied for
the team lead in goal scoring, each with four tallies. They include forwards
Jason Ford, Shane Kavanagh, Seamus Malone and defenseman Phil Boje.
Defensively, the team ranks third in the USHL, allowing just 2.2 goals per
game. Former Storm goaltender Christian Frey has assumed the starting
role in between the pipes and has a record of 7-1-0 in eight games with a
goals against average of 1.74 and a save percentage of .930. Friday’s game
is the first of two meetings between the two teams this season. The last
time the Storm were in Dubuque was on opening night of the 2012-13
season. A year ago the Fighting Saints won both matchups.
Lancers Control Play To Defeat Storm
The Omaha Lancers got ahead early and stayed in front to defeat
the Tri-City Storm 5-2 on Friday night at the Viaero Event Center. Joel
L’Esperance and Chris Wilkie each scored late goals to keep the Storm
in the game. For L’Esperance, it was his team-leading fifth tally, while
Wilkie notched his second of the year.
2013-14 USHL Western Conference Standings
TEAM
Omaha Lancers
12-2-1
Sioux City Musketeers
10-3-1
Sioux Falls Stampede
10-5-1
Waterloo Black Hawks
9-4-0
Des Moines Buccaneers 5-8-1
Tri-City Storm
4-7-2
Fargo Force
4-9-1
Lincoln Stars
2-8-4
OVR
Win %
.833
.750
.656
.692
.393
.385
.321
.286
PTS
25
21
21
18
11
10
9
8
TRI-CITY STORM HOCKEY
STORM IN BRIEF
Horn Making Things Happen
Recently added forward Christian Horn has heated up his play
over the past few weeks. In his last four games, Horn has factored
into seven Storm goals, picking up a goal and six assists. Those
numbers now have him as the second leading scorer on the team.
Horn made quite the impression in his first game at the Viaero
Event Center on Oct. 30, scoring a goal and three assists in a 4-2
win over Waterloo. He then followed that performance up with
another assist in a win over Lincoln on Friday night. In the Storm’s
most recent loss to Omaha on Nov. 8, Horn had assists on both
of the goals his team scored. The Plymouth, Minn. native left the
University of Minnesota for the USHL and Tri-City, and hopes to
continue to be a difference-maker for the Storm this season.
Poganski Wins Gold
Storm forward Austin Poganski and Team USA defeated Russia 4-1
to earn a gold medal in the World Junior A Challenge on Sunday
in Yarmouth, Nova Scotia. It is the fifth gold medal in the last
six years for USA, a team that consists entirely of United States
Hockey League talent. This year’s squad, made up of 22 USHL
players, had a perfect 4-0-0 record and outscored their opponents
23-10 en route to the championship. Poganski was in the lineup
during all four wins, and recorded an assist in the final game on
a goal by Andrew Oglevie, who plays for Cedar Rapids. The St.
Cloud, Minn. native missed four Storm contests while he was in
Canada, but he is now back with the team and is expected to be in
the lineup tonight for the game with Dubuque.
L’Esperance Leading The Way
Brighton, Mich. native Joel L’Esperance is leading the Storm in
scoring through the team’s first 13 games, racking up five goals and
four assists. Most recently, the forward has four points in his last
four contests, three of which have been goals. The Michigan Tech
commit scored twice in a win over Waterloo on Oct. 30, then had an
assist against Lincoln on Nov. 1 and a goal in his team’s most recent
game against Omaha on Nov. 8. After an injury early on last season,
L’Esperance came on late in the year, and was one of the team’s
leading scorers down the stretch. He finished his first full season in
the USHL with 10 goals and nine assists in 49 games and had the
highest point total of all the Storm returners this season.
Hitting The Road
The Storm are beginning a five-game road trip away from the
friendly confines of the Viaero Event Center. The trip starts with a
matchup against Dubuque on Friday and a trek west to face Sioux
Falls on Saturday. Next week, the Storm head out for three games.
They will see the Chicago Steel on Nov. 22 and then continue to
Ann Arbor to face Team USA on Nov. 23 and 24.
Location..................................... Kearney, Neb.
Founded......................................................2000
Nickname................................................. Storm
Colors....................... Purple, Black and Silver
Home Arena................. Viaero Event Center
Capacity.......................................................5000
League.........................................................USHL
Owner.............................................. Kirk Brooks
President...........................................Greg Shea
GM.................................................... Josh Hauge
CONTACT
Phone........................................(308) 338-8809
Fax..............................................(308) 338-8148
Address....................................... 609 Platte Rd
..........................................Kearney, Neb. 68845
TEAM INFORMATION
Head Coach.................................. Josh Hauge
Assistant Coaches..........................J.B. Bittner
............................................................ Erik Largen
................................................................Erik Blase
COLLEGE COMMITMENTS
Colorado College
Garrett Cecere
Dan Labosky
Denver University
Garrett Gamez
Ferris State
Drew Mayer
Michigan
Cutler Martin
Hayden Lavigne
Michigan Tech
Northeastern University
Notre Dame
Providence College
Joel L’Esperance
North Dakota
Austin Poganski
Chris Wilkie
Nick Hutchison
Ross Olsson
Tory Dello
Penn State
Chase Berger
Kevin Kerr
Thomas Aldworth
St. Lawrence University
Nolan Gluchowski
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TRI-CITY STORM 2013-14 ROSTER
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Name
Sean Lang
Tory Dello
Cutler Martin
Nolan Gluchowski
Kevin Kerr
Garrett Cecere
Jalen Schulz
Ryan McMurphy
Kyle Eastman
Austin Poganski
Thomas Aldworth
Garrett Gamez
Chase Berger
Nick Hutchison
Drew Mayer
Steven Haydon
Christian Horn
Joey DiBenedetto
Ross Olsson
Dan Labosky
Joel L’Esperance
Jacob Johansson
Hayden Lavigne
Chris Wilkie
Pos
Defense
Defense
Defense
Defense
Defense
Defense
Defense
Forward
Forward
Forward
Forward
Forward
Forward
Forward
Forward
Forward
Forward
Forward
Forward
Forward
Forward
Goalie
Goalie
Forward
Hometown
Last Team
Apple Valley, MN
Muskegon
Crystal Lake, IL
Chicago Mission
East Lansing, MI
Tri-City Storm
Wixom, MI
Tri-City Storm
Bensalem, PA
Team Comcast
West Des Moines, IA
Tri-City Storm
Cambridge, MN
Corpus Christi Ice Rays
Broken Arrow, OK
Tri-City Storm
Angola, NY
Tri-City Storm
St. Cloud, MN
St. Cloud Cathedral
Keller, TX
Cushing Academy
Chino Hills, CA
Tri-City Storm
St. Louis, MO
St. Louis AAA
Hicksville, NY
Avon Old Farms
Troy, MI
Texas Tornado
Plymouth, MI
Odessa Jackalopes
Plymouth, MN
University of Minnesota
Anchorage, AK
Las Vegas Storm
Billerica, MA
Cedar Rapids
Edina, MN
Benilde St. Margarets
Brighton, MI
Tri-City Storm
Stockholm, SwedenLinkoping
Brampton, ON
Wellington Dukes
Omaha, NE
NTDP
COACHING STAFF
Head Coach: Josh Hauge (3rd season)
Assistants: JB Bittner (1st season)
Erik Largen (1st season)
Erik Blase (1st season)
PRONUNCIATION GUIDE
Cecere – SIS-ear
Labosky – Luh-bah-ski
DiBenedetto – Dee-behn-uh-deh-toe
Gamez – GAH-mez
Lavigne – luh-VEEN
L’Esperance – LEH-s-per-ah-nts
Gluchowski – glue-COW-ski
Poganski – po-GAN-ski
Hauge - How-GEEJohansson - Yo-Han-Sun
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Thomas Aldworth
Kevin Kerr
Chase Berger
Dan Labosky
Garrett Cecere
Hayden Lavigne
Tory Dello Joel L’Esperance
Joey DiBenedetto
Cutler Martin
Drew Mayer
@Aldzie12
@Kevin_Kerr7 @chaseberger10
@EarLobes27
@GarrettCecere
@lavigne_41
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@JoelLEsperance
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@Cutler88Martin
@MayerOf_YoCity
Kyle Eastman
Ryan McMurphy
Garrett Gamez
Ross Olsson
Nolan Gluchowski
Christian Horn
Steven Haydon
Jalen Schulz
Nick Hutchison
Chris Wilkie
Sean Lang
@kyleeastman22
@Ryan_McMurphy
@ggamez13
@rolsson17
@ngluchowski
@chorn21
@BigBird_20
@jalenschulz15
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TRI-CITY STORM SEASON STATISTICS
# PLAYER
P GP
27 LEsperance, Joel
F 13
21 Horn, Christian
F 6
24 Labosky, Daniel
F 13
44 Wilkie, Chris
F 13
11 Poganski, Austin
F 8
14 Berger, Chase
F 13
2 Lang, Sean
D 4
(TOTALS) 13
5 Gluchowski, Nolan D 12
9 McMurphy, Ryan F 11
4 Martin, Cutler
D 13
7 Cecere, Garrett
D 8
12 Aldworth, Thomas F 10
3 Dello, Tory
D 13
19 Mayer, Drew
F 10
20 Haydon, Steven
F 7
23 Olsson, Ross
F 6
8 Schulz, Jalen
D 13
30 Johansson, Jacob
G 12
10 Eastman, Kyle
F 10
6 Kerr, Kevin
D 12
13 Gamez, Garrett
F 12
16 Hutchison, Nick
F 8
41 Lavigne, Hayden
G 3
22 DiBenedetto, Joey F 1
#
30
41
G
5
1
0
2
4
3
0
0
0
2
0
0
2
1
1
1
1
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
A PTS
4 9
6 7
7 7
3 5
0 4
1 4
0 0
4 4
4 4
1 3
3 3
3 3
0 2
1 2
1 2
1 2
1 2
1 1
1 1
1 1
0 0
0 0
0 0
0 0
0 0
+/- PIM PP
0
12 1
+3
2 0
-6
2 0
-4
8 0
-4
2 3
-5
2 1
-1
4 0
-2
8 0
-8
28 0
-1
2 0
-3
24 0
-1
0 0
-7
4 0
-3
2 0
-3
32 1
+2
15 0
-2
21 0
-4
22 0
0
2 0
-4
16 0
-3
2 0
-4
2 0
-5
2 0
0
0 0
0
2 0
PPA
0
1
3
2
0
1
0
1
2
0
1
1
0
0
0
0
0
0
1
0
0
0
0
0
0
SH SHA GWG SHOTS
0
0
0
45
0
0
1
9
0
1
0
36
0
0
0
38
1
0
0
21
1
0
0
39
0
0
0
3
0
0
0
13
0
0
0
6
0
1
1
10
0
0
0
31
0
0
0
5
0
0
1
21
0
0
0
14
0
0
0
9
0
0
0
4
0
0
0
12
0
0
0
10
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
14
0
0
0
6
0
0
0
27
0
0
0
9
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
S%
.111
.111
.000
.053
.190
.077
.000
.000
.000
.200
.000
.000
.095
.071
.111
.250
.083
.000
.000
.000
.000
.000
.000
.000
.000
GOALIES
GPMIN W LOTL SO GA GAA SV SV%
Johansson, Jacob 12 684:47 4 5
2
2
32
2.80
378 .922
Lavigne, Hayden 3 105:56 0 2
0
0
10
5.66
66 .868
TOTALS:
13 -
4 7
2
2
46
3.54
444 .906
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2013-14 GAME-BY-GAME RESULTS
Date
Opponent
Score
W/L
Sat • 28th
vs. Lincoln
2-1
W
1-0-0
3,250
Johansson (37/1)
vs. Sioux City
@ Des Moines
vs. Sioux City
vs. Waterloo
vs. Des Moines
vs. Cedar Rapids
@ Lincoln
@ Omaha
vs. Waterloo
1-2
1-0
1-6
2-3
2-6
4-7
1-6
0-2
4-2
L, SO
W
L
L, SO
L
L
L
L
W
1-0-1
2-0-1
2-1-1
2-1-2
2-2-2
2-3-2
2-4-2
2-5-2
3-5-2
2,255
2,134
1,832
1,852
1,688
3,397
3,882
2,849
1,116
Johansson (44/1)
Johansson (35/0)
Lavigne (39/6)
Johansson (53/2)
Johansson (26/6)
Johansson (32/6)
Berger • Poganski • L’Esperance • Haydon
Johansson (26/2)
Johansson (34/2)
Mayer • L’Esperance (2) • Horn
vs. Lincoln
@ Sioux City
vs. Omaha
@ Dubuque
@ Sioux Falls
@ Chicago
@ Team USA
@ Team USA
vs. Omaha
vs. Omaha
3-0
1-6
2-5
W
L
L
4-5-2
4-6-2
4-7-2
2,473
2,984
3,068
September
October
Fri • 4th
Sat • 5th
Fri • 11th
Sat • 12th
Fri • 18th
Sat • 19th
Fri • 25th
Sat • 26th
Wed • 30th
November
Fri • 1st
Sat • 2nd
Fri • 8th
Fri • 15th
Sat • 16th
Fri • 22th
Sat • 23th
Sun • 24th
Fri • 29th
Sat • 30th
December
Thu • 5th
Fri • 6th
Sat • 7th
Wed • 11th
Fri • 13th
Sat • 14th
Fri • 27th
Sat • 28th
January
Fri • 3rd
Sat • 4th
Wed • 8th
Fri • 10th
Sat • 11th
Fri • 17th
Sat • 18th
Tue • 21st
Fri • 24th
Sat • 25th
Fri • 31st
February
Sat • 1st
Fri • 7th
Sat • 8th
Fri • 14th
Sat • 15th
Sun • 16th
Fri • 21st
Sat • 22nd
Fri • 28th
Record Attendance
Goaltender (S/GA)
Storm Scoring
Berger
McMurphy
McMurphy
Wilkie
Poganski • Aldworth
Poganski (2)
Lavigne (20/3), Johansson (18/3)
Johansson (33/0)
Johansson (13/5), Lavigne (7/1)
Johansson (27/4)
L’Esperance
Aldworth • Berger • Dello
Olsson
L’Esperance • Wilkie
@ Waterloo
@ Des Moines
@ Cedar Rapids
@ Omaha
vs. Youngstown
vs. Youngstown
@ Omaha
vs. Sioux Falls
@ Sioux Falls
@ Sioux Falls
@ Omaha
vs. Omaha
vs. Sioux Falls
@ Omaha
vs. Dubuque
@ Lincoln
vs. Sioux Falls
vs. Sioux Falls
vs. Des Moines
vs. Des Moines
@ Waterloo
@ Sioux City
@ Indiana
@ Indiana
@ Chicago
@ Lincoln
vs. Lincoln
@ Lincoln
March
Sat • 1st
vs. Fargo
Sun • 2nd
vs. Fargo
Fri • 7th
vs. Muskegon
Sat • 8th
vs. Muskegon
Sat • 15th
vs. Sioux City
Fri • 21st
vs. Green Bay
Sat • 22nd
vs. Green Bay
Fri • 28th
@ Fargo
Sat • 29th
@ Fargo
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April
Fri • 4th
Sat • 5th
@ Des Moines
vs. Lincoln
TRI-CITY STORM COACHING STAFF
Head Coach: Josh Hauge
Josh Hauge is entering his second full season as head coach of the Storm. After taking over the duties midway through the 2011-12 season, Hauge led Tri-City on a lateseason run to the USHL Playoffs.
Before the Storm, Hauge, 34, was the head coach of the Alaska Ice Dogs (NAHL) for
three seasons, compiling a regular-season record of 111-49-15 and a postseason
record of 20-9-0. He spent a total of six seasons in Alaska, and won the Robertson
Cup with the Fairbanks Ice Dogs in 2011. Hauge was promoted on December 7, 2011,
becoming the sixth General Manager and Head Coach of the Storm.
A native of Rosemount, Minn., Hauge began his coaching career as the head coach
of the Twin Cities Northern Lights (MJHL) in 2002-03. In his only season behind the
bench, Hauge won the league championship. He then coached the Dubuque Thunderbirds for two seasons.
Overall, he comprised a regular-season record of 93-27-7 in three seasons coaching in the Tier III – MNJHL.
In seven seasons as a head coach in junior hockey, he has coached teams to one national championship, two
national championship runner-ups, two regular season titles and four divisional championships.
Assistant Coach: JB Bittner
Assistant Coach: Erik Largen
JB Bittner joins the Storm coaching staff
for his first year in 2013-14.
Erik Largen joins the Storm coaching
staff for his first year in 2013-14.
The 31-year old comes to Kearney after
a two-year stint as an assistant with the
South Carolina Stingrays of the ECHL.
The 26-year old was a goaltender for
his hometown team, the University of
Alaska-Fairbanks before beginning his coaching career as an assistant to Hauge with the Fairbanks Ice
Dogs of the NAHL. The two had success, compiling a
record of 72-37-7 and winning the National Championship in 2011.
Before the Stingrays, Bittner spent three seasons as an
assistant coach and video coordinator with his alma
mater, Ohio State. In his four seasons as a player with the
Buckeyes, he registered 76 points on 37 goals and 39 assists. He also served as team captain in 2004.
Bittner started in the USHL, playing as a forward in 108
games with the Sioux Falls Stampede from 1999-2001.
He scored a total of 43 goals and 54 assists.
Largen had immediate success as the Head Coach of
the Twin Cities Northern Lights of the MNJHL. There
Largen compiled an overall record of 87-9-2 over
two seasons and won back-to-back regular season
and league championships.
Assistant Coach: Erik Blase
Erik Blase joins the Storm staff as the video coordinator in 2013-14. The 34-year-old has experience coaching junior hockey and manages Flexxcoach, a service to help other hockey coaches
stay organized with video scouting, practice plans and other documents.
In the EJHL, Blase served as the head coach for both the Hampton Roads Whalers in Chesapeake,
Va. and the East Coast Eagles in Raleigh, N.C.
Blase played and coached at Lindenwood University in St. Charles, Mo.
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2003-04 Anderson Cup Champions
The 2013-14 Tri-City Storm season marks the 14th year of
hockey in the heartland. Since the Storm kicked off its inaugural season in 2000 there has been plenty of drama and excitement. But the 2003-04 season will forever be remembered in
Kearney.
In just their fourth season, the Storm had the perfect mix of
skill and toughness to delight their fans with 43 wins, a franchise record.
Tri-City racked up 91 total points and brought home the Anderson Cup, the trophy awarded to the USHL franchise with
the most points during the regular season. The Storm also
recieved recognition as the USHL Organization of the Year for
the second time in their history.
It was just the first full season for Head Coach Bliss Littler, who
had taken the reigns midway through the 2002-03 season. Littler remained in control of the coaching duties
until the end of the 2007-08 season.
Five players from the Anderson Cup winning team went on to play professionally in the National Hockey
League including Bill Thomas, Steve Wagner, Jack Hillen, Peter Mannino and Christian Hanson. Hillen is still
active in the NHL and represented the Washington Capitals in the 2013 NHL Playoffs. Hanson signed a twoway contract with the St. Louis Blues in advance of the 2013-14 season and is steps away from returning to
the NHL, starting the season with the Chicago Wolves in the American Hockey League.
All throughout the 2013-14 season the Storm will be celebrating the 10-year anniversary of their success in
2003-04, culminating in Anderson Cup Tribute Night against the Lincoln Stars on April 5.
Storm In The NHL
2002-04: Bill Thomas – Phoenix Coyotes, Pittsburgh Penguins, Florida Panthers
2002-04: Steve Wagner – St. Louis Blues
2003-04: Jack Hillen – New York Islanders, Nashville Predators, Washington Capitals
2003-04: Peter Mannino – New York Islanders, Atlanta Thrashers, Winnipeg Jets
2003-05: Christian Hanson – Toronto Maple Leafs
2002-03: Scott Parse - Los Angeles Kings
2004-06: Jarod Palmer - Minnesota Wild
2009-10: Jaden Schwartz – St. Louis Blues
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