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32-619: Limoges was a good scorer during his days in junior hockey and helped the Tri-City Storm win the Clark Cup in 2016. He began his college career in 2017 with Penn State and provided complimentary scoring as a freshman. While he couldn't stop the team from winning 7 fewer games than they had the year before, he did join the team for their appearance in the NCAA Tournament . For his sophomore season, Limoges came charging out of

64-565: A .950 save percentage and also had a 1.64 goals against average. Bill Muckalt became the fifth head coach in the Tier I history of the USHL to deliver a championship in his first season. In the following 2016–17 season , the Storm finished last in the conference with a 21–31–6–2 record. The Storm started the season with points in three straight games (2–0–0–1) and was 7–5–1–2 a quarter of the way through

96-593: A draft pick and a player to be named later) and starting goaltender Dayton Rasmussen (for D Tyler Borsch). After the trades, the Storm went 6–12–1–0. Tri-City sent a league-high five players to the 2017 USHL/NHL Top Prospects Game and forward Paul Washe was named Team West MVP (two goals) in Sioux Falls. Washe became the second straight Storm player to win Team West MVP after Wade Allison in 2016. Three Storm players (Alex Limoges, Paul Washe, Dayton Rasmussen) won

128-499: A one-year voluntary suspension of operations and did not play during the 2004–05 USHL season. The franchise folded in the summer of 2005 after failing to find a more suitable home for the team in the St. Louis metro area. The Eagle's head coach and general manager for the team's only season in St. Louis was Rick Zombo , an ex- Detroit Red Wings , ex- St. Louis Blues defenseman. Assistant coach

160-514: A return to the NCAA Tournament . Their shot at a championship was wiped away when the COVID-19 pandemic forced the NCAA to cancel all winter and spring tournaments. The pandemic also forced the start of the following season to be delayed, but Limoges returned, this time serving as team captain . While he averages a point per game for the year, Limoges' team was not nearly as sharp as it had been over

192-558: A seven-game win streak down the stretch. The team had its best season in 2003–04 and won the Anderson Cup for the best regular season record, finishing with a record of 43–12–5 and 91 points. The team featured future National Hockey League players Bill Thomas , Mark Van Guilder , and Peter Mannino . The Storm made its first Clark Cup final, but was eliminated in four games by the Waterloo Black Hawks . Tri-City

224-861: Is also the former home of the NAHL 's St. Louis Bandits . The franchise was part of the United States Hockey League as the Topeka ScareCrows from 2001 to 2003. In 2003 the USHL ScareCrows were moved to St. Louis, Missouri for the 2003–04 season and renamed the Heartland Eagles. The team struggled on and off the ice in St. Louis. The team finished in last place in the East Division and also suffered from low attendance. The Heartland Eagles were granted

256-552: The 2009–10 season , forward Jaden Schwartz led the league with 50 assists and 83 points. The Storm finished fourth place in the West Division with a 29–25–6 record. The Storm was swept in the first round of the playoffs by former coach Bliss Littler and the Omaha Lancers in three games. The St. Louis Blues selected Schwartz in the first round, 14th overall , the highest Storm selection at that time. In 2010–11 ,

288-470: The NCAA Tournament . Unfortunately for Limoges, he was held off the scoresheet and PSU fell 2–3. As a upperclassman, Limoges was unable to continue his high levels of scoring and while he remained one of the team's top forwards, he was never again in contention for the national scoring crown. Despite his declining offensive production, Penn State finished atop the Big Ten in 2020 and were all but guaranteed

320-637: The AHL, Limoges was signed to a one-year, entry-level contract with the Winnipeg Jets on July 14, 2022. In the 2022–23 season, Limoges continued his career in the AHL by joining Jets affiliate, the Manitoba Moose , and tallied a career high 34 assists and 54 points through 63 games. As a free agent at the conclusion of his contract with the Jets, Limoges was signed to a one-year, two-way contract with

352-627: The Fighting Saints in three games and won the Clark Cup for the first time. The Storm outscored the Fighting Saints 13–4 with the line of Dan Labosky , Alex Limoges , and Wade Allison on ice for 11 of 13 Storm goals. Wade Allison was named Clark Cup most valuable player and the Philadelphia Flyers selected him in the second round of the 2016 NHL Entry Draft . Goaltender Jake Kielly set the Tier I USHL postseason record with

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384-717: The Gold Medal with the US Junior Select Team at the 2016 World Junior A Challenge in Bonnyville, Alberta. Prior to the 2017–18 season , Muckalt left the Storm to become the associate head coach at his alma mater, the University of Michigan. Former Youngstown Phantoms and Orlando Solar Bears head coach, Anthony Noreen , was named as his replacement. Noreen led the team to an Anderson Cup regular season championship in 2018–19 and won USHL Coach of

416-686: The Storm defensemen record. During the 2016 Clark Cup playoffs, the Storm swept the Sioux Falls Stampede, 3–0, in the Western Conference semifinals, outscoring the Stampede, 12–3. In the Western Conference finals, the Storm beat Waterloo in a full five-game series, earning its second Clark Cup finals appearance. In the finals, the Storm faced the Dubuque Fighting Saints in a best-of-five series, sweeping

448-438: The Storm finished last in the Western Conference. After another slow start in 2011–12 , head coach Drew Schoneck was relieved of his duties and assistant coach Josh Hauge was promoted. Under Hauge, the Storm rallied late in the season and was able to clinch a playoff spot, finishing in sixth in the Western Conference. The Waterloo Black Hawks defeated Tri-City in the first round of the postseason. In Hauge's first full season behind

480-436: The Storm following a four-year stint as assistant coach at Michigan Tech . In 2015–16 , the team had its best start since 2003–04, winning its first four games. The Storm went on a team-record 13-game point streak from February 6 to March 19 and the best record in the Western Conference for the first time since 2003–04. The Storm finished with 73 points and a 28–15–10–7 record. Twenty of the Storm's 60 games went to overtime, and

512-401: The Storm lost 17 of them (10 in overtime), the Tier I USHL record for most losses past regulation. The Storm took a club-low 726 penalty minutes, fewest in the USHL that season. Goaltender Jake Kielly set the Storm's single-season record for best save percentage (.919) and went on a 19-game point streak during the middle of the season. Mattias Goransson finished the regular season with 34 assists,

544-427: The Storm to Joel Wiens after seven years. The Storm finished the 2006–07 regular season with 78 points, giving the team a second place finish in the West Division. The team then won a seven-game series against Sioux City, but was knocked out of the playoffs by the eventual Clark Cup champions, the Sioux Falls Stampede. The Storm failed to qualify for the playoffs for the first time in six seasons in 2007–08 . After

576-475: The Storm to a second place finish within its conference. Tri-City's Chris Wilkie scored 35 goals, tying Rastislav Spirko (2003–04) for the Storm's single-season record. The Storm swept the Omaha Lancers, 3-games-to-0, in the first round. The team then faced Sioux Falls in the conference finals. Led by USHL Rookie of the Year Kieffer Bellows, the Stampede beat the Storm, 3-games-to-1. The Storm won

608-522: The USHL unanimously voted to allow then Omaha Lancers ' owner, Ted Baer, to place a new team in Kearney, Nebraska , for the 2000–01 season. In June 1999, Jim Hillman was named the team's first head coach. The Tri-City Storm won its first game on September 30, 2000. The Storm finally played its first home game on November 18, 2000, after eight months of construction on the Tri-City Arena . The Storm

640-593: The Washington Capitals on July 3, 2023. On July 4, 2024, the Capitals signed Limoges to a one-year, two-way contract for the 2024-25 season. Tri-City Storm The Tri-City Storm is a Tier I junior ice hockey team based in Kearney, Nebraska , that plays in the Western Conference of the United States Hockey League (USHL). Its name refers to the three central Nebraskan cities of Kearney, Hastings , and Grand Island . On May 15, 1999,

672-477: The Year . The 2019–20 season was cut short due to the COVID-19 pandemic , but the Storm still extended Noreen's contract through 2023–24. Notable former players who have continued to play professionally include Mason Appleton , Blake Coleman , Christian Hanson , Jack Hillen , Nick Lappin , Jarod Palmer , Scott Parse , Jaden Schwartz , Bill Thomas , and Mike Vecchione . Thomas and Konrad Reeder are tied for

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704-504: The bench, injuries plagued the Storm and the team again finished last in their conference. Captain Brian Ward had a strong season offensively, scoring 54 points in just 42 games. Mike Vecchione led the team with 26 goals. After 15 games into the 2013–14 season , Hauge was fired and replaced by Jim Hulton. The team missed the playoffs for the second straight season. The following season , and first full season under Hulton, would lead

736-439: The first game, but before game two, an ice maintenance worker accidentally drilled a hole in a pipe causing water to burst onto the ice. Game Two was postponed from Saturday, April 25 to Wednesday, April 29. After the five-day break, Sioux Falls won three straight games. Head coach and general manager Jim Hulton was relieved of his duties in the 2015 off-season and replaced by Bill Muckalt . The former five-year NHL veteran came to

768-530: The gate and never looked back. Scoring in bunches throughout the season, he broke the program record for the most points in one year and ended up finishing in a tie for the national scoring lead. His exploits led the Nittany Lions to a 22-win season and put them in the Big Ten championship game . Due to the PairWise rankings, both Penn State and their opponent, Notre Dame , needed to win the game to reach

800-636: The most goals in team history, each scoring 60 during their careers in Kearney. Mario Lamoureux , who played four seasons for the Storm, has the all-time assists record with 85. Schwartz, who played for the Storm during the 2009–10 season, owns most of the team's single season records including assists (50), points (83), power play goals (16), power play assists (22), power play points (38), shorthanded points (8), multi-point games (24), consecutive multi-point games (6) and total shots on goal (242). St. Louis Heartland Eagles The St. Louis Heartland Eagles

832-525: The previous three seasons and the Nittany Lions finished with a losing record for the first time since 2014. After Penn State was eliminated from contention, Limoges signed a try-out contract with the San Diego Gulls for the remainder of the season and performed well at the AHL level. He re-signed with the club for the 21–22 season. As an undrafted free agent following a productive 2021–22 season in

864-542: The season, head coach and general manager Bliss Littler resigned to accept the head coaching position with the Omaha Lancers . Assistant coach Tom Rudrud was promoted to head coach. The Storm then had their worst season to date, winning just 11 out of 60 games that included a franchise-worst 19-game losing streak. In April 2009, Wiens sold the arena and team to Las Vegas businessman Kirk Brooks. Brooks announced that Drew Schoneck had replaced Tom Rudrud as head coach. In

896-588: The season. From December 1 through the end of the season, Tri-City went 14–26–5–0. The Storm made a number of mid-season trades aimed at building for the future. On February 6, the Storm moved assistant captain Joey Matthews, second-leading scorer Charlie Kelleher, and Odeen Tufto to Sioux City for draft picks and a player to be named later. The same day, Tri-City executed two separate trades with Waterloo, moving captain Alex Limoges (for forward Caleb Rule,

928-673: Was Joe Coombs. Coombs went on to coach the Topeka Tarantulas of the CHL for the 2004–05 season, but the team folded after only one year. Phil Giubileo was the team's broadcaster and he departed for the Danbury Trashers after the Eagles' collapse. Despite only lasting one season the Heartland Eagles advanced a number of players to college , major junior , and professional hockey, including: This article about

960-643: Was a Tier I junior ice hockey team playing in the East Division of the United States Hockey League (USHL). The USHL is the top junior hockey league in the United States, the league is geared for the development of 17 to 20-year-old players as a step between high school and lower jr. hockey levels and college and professional ice hockey. The Eagles's home ice was The Summit Center in Chesterfield, Missouri (about 30 minutes west of downtown St. Louis on I-64 ). The Summit Center, now Hardee's Iceplex ,

992-532: Was named "Organization of the Year" by the USHL for the second time. Tri-City made the division finals again in the following season despite a fourth place finish in the division. It qualified for the playoffs for the fourth consecutive season, narrowly beating out Sioux City for the final spot in the division. The Storm lost in the opening round playoff series three-games-to-two against the Sioux Falls Stampede . On May 3, 2006, owner Ted Baer sold

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1024-464: Was named USHL Organization of the Year in its first year of operation. The Storm narrowly missed the playoffs in its second season. In the following 2002–03 season, during the midst of a 10-game losing streak in mid-December, Jim Hillman resigned as coach and general manager. He was replaced by former Topeka Scarecrows head coach, Bliss Littler, in January. The Storm rallied to make the playoffs with

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