KEARNEY, Neb. – The Tri-City Storm and United States Hockey League (USHL) announced its 60-game regular season schedule for the 2014-15 seasonTuesday. Throughout the upcoming season, the Storm will be celebrating their 15th Anniversary as a USHL franchise.
The new campaign will be Storm Head Coach and General Manager Jim Hulton’s first full season behind the bench, and the league will welcome two new franchises in the Madison Capitols and Bloomington Thunder.
While Tri-City will kick off their season in Lincoln against the Stars on Sept. 26, they will host the Sioux Falls Stampede a week later for their home opener on Oct. 3.
In addition to facing in-state Western Conference rivals Lincoln and Omaha a total of eight times each, the Storm will host Eastern Conference foes Chicago, Green Bay, Muskegon, Youngstown, and Cedar Rapids.
The Storm will also have three Tuesday night games with the Lincoln Stars. Tri-City will host Lincoln on Dec. 9 and Jan. 27, while traveling to the Ice Box on March 10.
Tri-City will travel to Madison to play the Capitols Oct. 30 and Nov. 1 and head to Bloomington for two games with the Thunder Jan. 17-18. Madison will play in the league’s Eastern Conference, while Bloomington will join Tri-City as the ninth team in the Western Conference.
At the conclusion of the regular season, the top four teams in each conference based on points in the standings will qualify for the Clark Cup Playoffs. All three rounds in the postseason will follow a best-of-five games format.
The Storm have also announced a selection of the promotions schedule for 2014-15 which includes the return of the Free Kids Friday for each home Fridaynight game.
Opening night will once again feature a fireworks display after the game, to go along with the kickoff of the team’s 15th Anniversary Season.
On Oct. 10 in a matchup with the Steel, Tri-City will have a 15th Anniversary puck giveaway.
The following night, Oct. 11, the Storm will once again face the Steel and present Bachelor Night, featuring special guests Sean and Catherine from the 17th season of ABC’s The Bachelor.
A week later, Tri-City will host the Green Bay Gamblers for Paint the Ice Night on Friday, Oct. 17 presented by Blue Cross Blue Shield of Nebraska. The new promotion will feature the team’s home ice painted by fans with tributes, memorials and well wishes for those battling cancer. The Gamblers and Storm will play on the decorated ice surface and Tri-City will don specialty jerseys to kick off the annual Jerseys For A Cause Program.
Dec. 13 vs. Youngstown will be Stormy’s 15th birthday, with an afternoon start time of 3:05 p.m.
Jan. 31 will see the return of last season’s popular promotion, Casino Night against Sioux Falls.
Pack-It-In-Purple Night will be during a matchup with Lincoln on Feb. 21.
Tri-City’s final home contest and Fan Appreciation Night will be on April 4 vs. the Cedar Rapids RoughRiders.
The team’s full promotional schedule and single game ticket information will be released later this summer.
All Friday night home games will start at 7:30 p.m., while Saturday night contests will get underway at 7:05.
Full 2014-15 Regular Season Schedule
Season tickets for the 2014-15 season are on sale now with packages as low as $375. Call the Storm office today at 308.338.8011 or visitstormhockey.com for more information.