January 30, 2010
Waterloo Black Hawks forward Brock Montpetit scored a pair of goals and Green Bay Gamblers forward Anders Lee tallied a hat trick during Friday action in the USHL. (USHL Images)
Waterloo Black Hawks 5 @ Team USA 1
Brock Montpetit scored two goals including the game-winner to help the Black Hawks win the first game of their five-game road trip. Goaltender C.J. Motte made 23 saves to win his fifth straight start. J.T. Brown scored his third goal over his past four games and Brady Vail added his second of the season for Waterloo. Adam Reid scored the lone goal for Team USA, his third over his past five USHL games.
Chicago Steel 2 @ Indiana Ice 6
Antti Roppo tallied a pair of power play goals to push his team-leading total to 17 as the Ice snapped a four-game winless skid (0-3-1). Defenseman Anthony Bitetto dished out three assists while Shane Berschbach, Bryon Paulazzo, and Alex Wideman all netted a goal for the second straight game. Greg Wolfe scored for Chicago to extend his point streak to five games and Alex Krushelnyski added a shorthanded goal for the Steel.
Sioux Falls Stampede 8 @ Youngstown Phantoms 1
The Stampede scored five goals in the first period, including two by Jacob Johnstone, and cruised to the victory over the Phantoms. Anthony Day also netted a pair of goals while Matt Lindblad (3a) and Michael Voran (1g, 2a) each had three-point games. Defenseman Chad Ruhwedel registered a game high plus-four rating and Jamie Oleksiak tallied his first goal in a Stampede uniform. Clay Witt made 20 saves to earn the win and was just 2:22 away from earning the shutout before Youngstown defenseman Luke Eibler scored to spoil the shutout bid.
Sioux City Musketeers 5 @ Des Moines Buccaneers 3
The Musketeers scored three goals in the third period to earn the first victory during their current six-game road swing. Twelve different skaters registered a point for the Musketeers. Jeff Silengo tallied the game-winner and is now tied for the team lead with Stephan Vigier who scored his 16th goal of the season in the victory. Goaltender Matt Skoff made 29 saves to post the win for Sioux City. Ryan Walters (1g, 1a), Jack Berger (1g, 1a), T.J. Tynan (2a) each had multi-point games for the Buccaneers.
Cedar Rapids RoughRiders 3 @ Lincoln Stars 2 (SO)
Jeff Costello and Sam Warning both scored in the regulation and the shootout as the RoughRiders won their fifth straight game. Goaltender Troy Grosenick made 35 saves through regulation and overtime before turning away all four Lincoln attempts in the shootout to win his third straight start. Andrew Ammon and Ryan Dzingel recorded goals for the Stars.
Green Bay Gamblers 5 @ Omaha Lancers 4
In a matchup of division leaders, Anders Lee registered a hat trick to lead the Gamblers to their 13th straight victory. Scott Czarnowczan scored his first goal of the season and William Kessel also tallied a goal for the Gamblers. Steve Summerhays made 24 saves to earn his 15th straight win. Troy Power netted two goals for the Lancers and Dakota Eveland scored his second goal in as many games.
Fargo Force 9 @ Tri-City Storm 1
The Storm scored first but the Force took over and scored a season high nine goals. Nate Condon scored twice during a five-goal second period and both John Stampohar (1g, 2a) and Marek Hrbas (1g, 2a) had three-point games for the Force. Garrett Allen scored his 15th goal of the season and defenseman Oleg Yevenko recorded a game high plus-five rating for Fargo. Ryan Massa made 31 saves to earn the victory. Michael Montrose scored the lone goal for Tri-City, his first of the season.
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