January 23, 2010
Chicago Steel forward Jake Chelios scored two goals, including the game-winner, and Omaha Lancers forward Erik Haula recorded a hat trick during Friday USHL action. (USHL Images)
Tri-City Storm 3 @ Indiana Ice 1
Jaden Schwartz scored his 20th goal of the season and goaltender Steven Bolton made a season high 42 saves to lead the Storm to victory. Tyler Pistone tallied the game-winner and Cody Murphy sealed the victory with an empty netter. Max Cook scored the lone goal for the Ice.
Sioux City Musketeers 1 @ Green Bay Gamblers 2
Sean Little scored the game-winner to propel the Gamblers to a League season high 11th straight victory. Reed Seckel scored his 11th goal in his 30th game of the season, equaling his goal total in 60 games last season. Goaltender Ryan McKay made 22 saves to win his third straight start for Green Bay. Darik Angeli scored for the Musketeers, his ninth of the year.
Omaha Lancers 7 @ Lincoln Stars 0
Erik Haula recorded a hat trick, his second of the season, and Jeff Teglia earned his second shutout of the season stopping all 31 shots he faced to lead the Lancers to the win. Matt White dished out three assists and now has 35 on the season while Danny Mattson scored his third goal over his past five games for Omaha. Nick Oddo tallied his 10th goal of the season.
Youngstown Phantoms 2 @ Waterloo Black Hawks 3
Defenseman Jacob MacDonald scored his first USHL goal and dished out an assist while J.T. Brown scored his fourth game-winning goal of the season to lead the Black Hawks. Jamie Hill also scored for Waterloo while goaltender C.J. Motte made 34 saves to post his fourth straight victory. Andrew Lamont and Scott Mayfield scored for the Phantoms who are winless in their last five road games.
Sioux Falls Stampede 1 @ Cedar Rapids RoughRiders 10
The RoughRiders equaled a League season high scoring 10 goals on the way to their third straight victory. They set a USHL season high with seven goals in the third period including two by Jordan DiGiando. Zach Lehrke also tallied two goals extending his point streak to six games. Cason Hohmann recorded four points (1g, 3a) and David Boehm also tallied four points (1g, 3a) in his season debut for the RoughRiders. Goaltender Troy Grosenick made a season high 46 saves for Cedar Rapids.
Des Moines Buccaneers 4 @ Chicago Steel 5 (OT)
Jake Chelios scored two goals, including the overtime winner, and Matt Esposito scored two points (1g, 1a) in his season debut to help the Steel snap a five-game winless skid (0-4-1). Mark Anthoine netted his 21st goal of the season and Jay Camper added his fifth. Connor Brickley tallied his 15th for the Bucs while H.T. Lenz scored his 16th. Ryan Walters added two assists to extend his point streak to seven games for Des Moines.
Team USA 3 @ Fargo Force 4 (SO)
Garrett Allen scored the deciding shootout goal as goaltender Dayn Belfour turned away all five shootout attempts by Team USA to lead Fargo to the victory. Corey Leivermann scored his 10th of the season and defenseman Oleg Yevenko registered two points (1g, 1a) for Fargo who played their third straight contest that went past regulation time. Cole Bardreau scored his second goal in as many games for Team USA
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