2020-21 GAME NOTES 25TH ANNIVERSARY SEASON Powered by BMW of LINCOLN GAME 26 - STARS at Sioux Falls Stampede GAME INFORMATION Date & Time...... Monday, Feb. 15 at 6:30 p.m. Venue (Capacity)...... Denny Sanford PREMIER Center (10,678) Location...... Sioux Falls, S.D. TV | Radio...... HockeyTV.com | Mixlr.com/lincoln-stars SOCIAL MEDIA INFORMATION SIOUX FALLS STAMPEDE LINCOLN STARS Website...... LincolnStars.com Record: 9-15-1-0 Instagram...... @OfficialLincolnStars Record : 13-13-3-0 Season Series vs. Sioux Falls: 1-1-0-0 Last Game: 4-2 L at Sioux City Last Game: 3-1 L vs. Sioux City Twitter...... @LincolnStars GM & Head Coach: Marty Murray GM & Head Coach: Chris Michael (1st Facebook...... Facebook.com/LincolnStars Season) Tickets...... LincolnStars.com/Tickets

STARS HEAD TO SIOUX FALLS TO TAKE ON STAMPEDE The Lincoln Stars travel to Sioux Falls, S.D. to take Garrett Pinoniemi found the back of the net for win over the Stars at the Ice Box. Lincoln looks on the Sioux Falls Stampede on Monday, Feb. Sioux Falls, but Sioux City pulled away in the to take home another victory in Sioux Falls to 15 at 6:30 p.m. The Stars are looking to right the third to take the win. The Stampede come into get back on track. ship following a pair of losses last week. tonight’s game with a 13-13-3-0 record. The Stars and Stampede battle on Monday, Feb. The Stars last took on the Zach Urdahl and James Stefan are a pair of 15 at 6:30 p.m. in . Fans can catch at the Ice Box on Feb. 13 in a 3-1 loss. Lincoln forwards to watch for the Stars. Urdahl leads the the action on HockeyTB or listen in on Mixlr. jumped out to an early 1-0 lead off a goal from program in points, with 22 and goals with 14, James Stefan, but were unable to solve the while Stefan scores an average of .75 points per Following tonight’s game, the Stars play three- Musketeers defense for the rest of the contest. game for Lincoln. Ryan Ouellette straight road games before returning home to Sioux City goaltender Akira Schmid turned has served as the backstop of the program the Ice Box for a pair of games on Feb. 27-28. away 36 of 37 shots to keep Lincoln off the this season, playing in 23 of 25 regular season Visit LincolnStars.com/Tickets or call the box board for the rest of the night. games. office at 402-474-7827 for ticket information. Please also visit LincolnStars.com to see our The Sioux Falls Stampede also enters tonight’s The Stars and Stampede have faced off twice Health & Safety protocols at the Ice Box for the game coming off a loss to Sioux City. The in the 2020-21 season. Lincoln took the first 2020-21 season. Stampede fell victim to the Musketeers on contest by a score of 5-4 on Nov. 28 on the road. Feb. 14 by a score of 4-2. Luke Toporowski and Sioux Falls responded on Jan. 29 with a 10-4 More game information on Page 3 2020-21 STARS ROSTER # Name Pos DOB Height Hometown Previous Team Commitment | NHL 1 Aidan McCarthy G 7/30/01 6’2 Novi, MI (USHL) 2 Tony Follmer D 10/26/00 6’1 O’Fallon, MO Lincoln Stars 3 Charles-Alexis Legault D 9/5/03 6’3 Pierrefonds, QC Lac St-Louis Lions (QMAAA) Boston University 4 Michael Mastrodomenico D 4/19/04 6’2 Kirkland, QC Laval-Montréal Rousseau Royal (QMAAA) Notre Dame 6 Zach Urdahl F 10/13/01 6’0 Eau Claire, WI Lincoln Stars Wisconsin 7 Carter Schade D 3/7/03 5’11 Mars, PA Elite Penn State 10 Jack Horbach F 3/4/02 5’11 Naperville, IL (USHL) Wisconsin 11 Yu Sato F 4/17/02 5’10 Saitama, JPN Québec Remparts (QMJHL) Major Junior 12 Dominic James F 7/3/02 5’9 Plymouth, MI Lincoln Stars Minnesota Duluth 13 James Stefan F 8/9/03 5’11 Laguna Beach, CA Portland Winterhawks (WHL) Major Junior 14 Dalton Norris D 9/28/01 5’10 Oxford, MI Lincoln Stars 15 Jack O’Leary F 3/28/00 5’7 St. James, NY (USHL) Cornell 16 Nick Nardecchia F 1/1/01 5’7 Macomb, MI Tri-City Storm (USHL) Ferris State 17 Chase Pietila D 3/3/04 6’1 Howell, MI Honeybaked 15U AAA Michigan Tech 18 Noah Laba F 8/4/03 6’1 Northville, MI Oakland Jr. Grizzlies 16U AAA Colgate 19 Stanley Cooley F 5/27/02 5’11 Regina, SK Spruce Grove Saints (AJHL) Northeastern 21 Spencer Smith F 5/20/02 5’9 St. Cathrines, ON Lincoln Stars UMass Amherst 24 Jake Beaune D 6/13/00 6’3 Livonia, MI (NAHL) 25 Griffin Jurecki F 5/3/03 5’10 Grosse Ile, MI Little Caesars 16U AAA Denver 26 Cole Craft F 6/29/01 6’2 North Bay, ON Rockland Nationals (CCHL) Lake Superior State 27 Aidan Thompson F 2/18/02 5’10 Fort Collins, CO NV River Rats 18U AAA | Berkshire School Denver 28 Gleb Veremyev F 3/16/03 6’4 Monroe Township, NJ New Jersey Rockets 16U AAA Penn State 29 Nikolai Mayorov F 5/18/00 5’9 Tyumen, RUS Tri-City Storm (USHL) 30 Ryan Ouellette G 12/6/00 6’0 Colorado Springs, CO Tri-City Storm (USHL) 39 Zak Brice G 1/25/03 5’10 Fairbanks, AK Kimball Union Academy Arizona State 58 Clay Hanus D 3/25/01 5’10 Minnetonka, MN Portland Winterhawks (WHL) Major Junior 71 Cross Hanas F 1/5/02 6’1 Highland Village, Texas Portland Winterhawks (WHL) Major Junior | Detroit Red Wings 92 Jack O’Brien F 5/14/03 6’0 Denver, CO Portland Winterhawks (WHL) Major Junior

SCHEDULE NOTES 2020-21 STARS SCHEDULE USHL SET FOR 54 GAME Record: 9-15-1-0 | Home: 6-6-0-0 | Away: 3-9-1-0 SEASON Day Date Opponent Location Time/Result The 2020-21 USHL season will consist of Saturday Nov. 14 Tri-City Kearney, NE 3-2 OTL 54 regular season games for each team TBD TBD Waterloo Ice Box PPND in a regional schedule. Saturday Nov. 21 Des Moines Urbandale, IA 4-3 L Saturday Nov. 28 Sioux Falls Sioux Falls, SD 5-4 W STARS TO FACE WESTERN Thursday Dec. 3 Fargo Fargo, ND 4-0 L Friday Dec. 4 Fargo Fargo, ND 5-3 L CONFERENCE DURING THE Saturday Dec. 5 Fargo Fargo, ND 6-2 L REGULAR SEASON Friday Dec. 11 Des Moines Urbandale, IA PPND Due to the regional USHL schedule, the Saturday Dec. 12 Omaha Ice Box PPND Lincoln Stars will face the seven teams Sunday Dec. 13 Sioux Falls Sioux Falls, SD PPND in the Western Conference during the Friday Dec. 18 Sioux Falls Ice Box PPND 2020-21 season. This change will lead Saturday Dec. 19 Sioux City Sioux City, IA PPND to heated season-long rivalries between Saturday Dec. 26 Tri-City Ice Box 5-2 W each team. Monday Dec. 28 Waterloo Waterloo, IA 5-2 L Thursday Dec. 31 Tri-City Kearney, NE 3-1 W 25TH ANNIVERSARY Saturday Jan. 2 Tri-City Ice Box 5-1 L SEASON BEGINS ON Wednesday Jan. 6 Tri-City Ice Box 3-2 W NOVEMBER 14TH Friday Jan. 8 Des Moines Ice Box 3-2 OTW The Stars kickoff their 25th season on Saturday Jan. 9 Des Moines Des Moines, IA 5-1 L November 14th when the team travels Friday Jan. 15 Omaha Ralston, NE 4-1 L to Kearney, NE to take on the Tri-City Saturday Jan. 16 Omaha Ice Box 7-1 L Storm. Tuesday Jan. 19 Sioux City Sioux City, IA 6-3 W Friday Jan. 22 Tri-City Kearney, NE 5-0 L STARS’ SCHEDULE SUBJECT Saturday Jan. 23 Tri-City Ice Box 2-1 W Friday Jan. 29 Sioux Falls Ice Box 10-4 L TO CHANGE Saturday Jan. 30 Fargo Ice Box 4-0 W Due to unprecedented circumstances Sunday Jan. 31 Fargo Ice Box 3-0 L surrounding the 2020-21 USHL season, Friday Feb. 5 Des Moines Ice Box 3-2 L the Stars’ schedule is subject to Saturday Feb. 6 Omaha Ice Box 3-2 W change. Please visit LincolnStars.com Thursday Feb. 11 Fargo Fargo, ND 6-3 L for information regarding schedule Saturday Feb. 13 Sioux City Ice Box 3-1 L changes. Monday Feb. 15 Sioux Falls Sioux Falls, SD 6:30 pm Friday Feb. 19 Tri-City Kearney, NE 7:05 pm LINCOLN & OMAHA BATTLE Saturday Feb. 20 Omaha Ralston, NE 6:05 pm OFTEN IN 2020-21 SEASON Friday Feb. 26 Sioux City Sioux City, IA 7:05 pm The Stars will face off wi6th the Omaha Saturday Feb. 27 Sioux City Ice Box 7:05 pm Lancers 10 times during the 2020- Sunday Feb. 28 Fargo Ice Box 3:05 pm 21 season. The opening game in the Friday Mar. 5 Omaha Ralston, NE 7:05 pm season series will take place on Dec. 12 Saturday Mar. 6 Omaha Ice Box 7:05 pm at the Ice Box at 7:05 pm. Friday Mar. 12 Waterloo Ice Box 7:05 pm Saturday Mar. 13 Waterloo Waterloo, IA 6:05 pm STARS HOST 6-GAME Tuesday Mar. 16 Sioux Falls Sioux Falls, SD 7:05 pm HOMESTAND Friday Mar. 19 Waterloo Ice Box 7:05 pm The Stars’ schedule features a six-game Saturday Mar. 20 Omaha Ralston, NE 6:05 pm homestand at the Ice Box between Saturday Mar. 27 Omaha Ice Box 7:05 pm the dates of Jan. 23 and Feb. 6. Lincoln Sunday Mar. 28 Fargo Ice Box 3:05 pm will host Tri-City, Sioux Falls, Fargo, Des Friday Apr. 2 Sioux City Sioux City, IA 7:05 pm Moines and Omaha during this period. Saturday Apr. 3 Sioux City Ice Box 7:05 pm Wednesday Apr. 7 Des Moines Ice Box 7:05 pm ICE BOX HOSTS 16 THEMED Friday Apr. 9 Tri-City Ice Box 7:05 pm Saturday Apr. 10 Tri-City Kearney, NE 7:05 pm NIGHTS Friday Apr. 16 Omaha Ralston, NE 7:05 pm The Stars will host 16 themed nights Saturday Apr. 17 Sioux Falls Ice Box 7:05 pm during the 2020-21 season. For Tuesday Apr. 20 Waterloo Waterloo, IA 7:05 pm information of each promotional night Friday Apr. 23 Sioux Falls Ice Box 7:05 pm and ticket information, visit LincolnStars. Saturday Apr. 24 Sioux Falls Sioux Falls, SD 7:05 pm com/Tickets or call the box office at *All times are listed in Central and are subject to change 402-474-7827. *Home games at the Ice Box are listed in BLUE *For ticket information, visit LincolnStars.com/Tickets or call 402-474-7827 2 STARS 2020-21 GAME NOTES | LINCOLNSTARS.COM | #ALLABOARD TEAM POINTS LEADERS Player GP G A PTS Pt/G STARS NEWS 1. Zach Urdahl 25 14 8 22 0.88 STARS HEAD TO SIOUX FALLS TO TAKE ON STAMPEDE 2. Dominic James 24 5 9 14 0.58 The Stars hit the road for a matchup with the Sioux Falls Stampede on 3. Jack O’Leary 21 3 8 11 0.52 4. Aidan Thompson 22 4 5 9 0.41 Monday night. Lincoln holds a road record of 3-9-1-0, and will look to 5. James Stefan 12 5 4 9 0.75 improve that mark against Sioux Falls. This game kicks a four-game road 6. Carter Schade 23 1 7 8 0.35 stand that will go through Feb. 27. 7. Nikolai Mayorov 24 3 5 8 0.33 8. Stanley Cooley 22 1 6 7 0.32 LAST TIME OUT 9. Dalton Norris 24 0 7 7 0.29 10. Noah Laba 19 3 3 6 0.32 The Stars last took on the Sioux City Musketeers at the Ice Box on Feb. 11. Yu Sato 21 0 6 6 0.29 13 in a 3-1 loss. Lincoln jumped out to an early 1-0 lead off a goal from 12. Cole Craft 25 5 1 6 0.24 James Stefan, but were unable to solve the Musketeers defense for the 13. Tony Follmer 24 0 5 5 0.21 rest of the contest. Sioux City goaltender Akira Schmid turned away 36 14. Jacob Bauer 13 1 3 4 0.31 15. Nick Nardecchia 21 1 3 4 0.19 of 37 shots to keep Lincoln off the board for the rest of the night. 16. Jake Beaune 22 2 2 4 0.18 17. Spencer Smith 11 3 1 4 0.36 URDAHL, STEFAN AND OUELLETTE SHINE THROUGH FIRST HALF OF SEASON 18. Clay Hanus 12 0 4 4 0.33 Zach Urdahl and James Stefan are a pair of forwards to watch for the 19. Jack Horbach 21 4 0 4 0.19 Stars. Urdahl leads the program in points, with 22 and goals with 14, 20. Jack O’Brien 10 0 3 3 0.30 while Stefan scores an average of .75 points per game for Lincoln. TEAM GOALTENDING STATS Goaltender Ryan Ouellette has served as the backstop of the program Player GP W L OTL SOL GAA SV% this season, playing in 23 of 25 regular season games. Ryan Ouellette 23 7 13 1 0 3.45 .883 Aidan McCarthy 16 4 7 0 0 4.57 .859 SCOUTING SIOUX FALLS *Statistics include games played with other USHL teams The Sioux Falls Stampede also enters tonight’s game coming off a loss STARS FACTS to Sioux City. The Stampede fell victim to the Musketeers on Feb. 14 by Team Name...... Lincoln Stars a score of 4-2. Luke Toporowski and Garrett Pinoniemi found the back of Founded...... 1996 the net for Sioux Falls, but Sioux City pulled away in the third to take the League...... United States Hockey League (USHL) Conference...... Western win. The Stampede come into tonight’s game with a 13-13-3-0 record. Home Venue...... Ice Box (4,212) Colors...... Blue, Black, White STARS LOOK TO IMPROVE SEASON-SERIES AGAINST SIOUX FALLS Owner...... Ryan Schiff The Stars and Stampede have faced off twice in the 2020-21 season. GM & Head Coach...... Chris Michael President...... Lori Crocker Lincoln took the first contest by a score of 5-4 on Nov. 28 on the road. Communications...... Cristiano Simonetta Sioux Falls responded on Jan. 29 with a 10-4 win over the Stars at the Team Captains...... Stanley Cooley & Tony Follmer Ice Box. Lincoln looks to take home another victory in Sioux Falls to get Clark Cups (Playoff Championships)...... 1997, 2003 back on track. Anderson Cups (Regular Season Championships)...... 1999-00, 2000-01, 2002-03 USHL STANDINGS Western Conference GP W L OTL SOL PTS PCT ROW GF GA STK P10 PIM 1. 32 19 11 2 0 40 0.625 19 102 92 0-2-0-0 5-5-0-0 469 2. Tri-City Storm 27 16 10 0 1 33 0.611 16 88 65 1-0-0-0 7-3-0-0 334 3. 30 16 14 0 0 32 0.533 16 87 83 2-0-0-0 4-6-0-0 461 4. 28 14 11 3 0 31 0.554 14 82 79 0-1-0-0 5-3-2-0 402 5. Sioux City Musketeers 30 14 15 1 0 29 0.483 14 85 81 2-0-0-0 5-5-0-0 439 6. Sioux Falls Stampede 29 13 13 3 0 29 0.500 13 91 96 0-1-0-0 5-3-2-0 333 7. 27 10 16 1 0 21 0.389 10 78 92 0-1-0-0 4-5-1-0 432 8. Lincoln Stars 25 9 15 1 0 19 0.380 8 60 95 0-2-0-0 4-6-0-0 524

Eastern Conference GP W L OTL SOL PTS PCT ROW GF GA STK P10 PIM 1. 30 21 7 2 0 44 0.733 19 150 108 0-1-0-0 6-4-0-0 324 2. 30 16 11 1 2 35 0.583 15 137 131 0-4-0-1 3-5-0-2 351 3. 25 16 7 0 2 34 0.680 15 102 92 3-0-0-0 6-4-0-0 461 4. Team USA 25 13 10 1 1 28 0.560 11 119 117 2-0-0-0 6-4-0-0 253 5. Dubuque Fighting Saints 27 11 15 1 0 23 0.426 11 91 117 1-0-1-0 6-3-1-0 234 6. 23 6 14 2 1 15 0.326 6 72 96 1-0-1-0 2-5-2-1 373 3 STARS 2020-21 GAME NOTES | LINCOLNSTARS.COM | #ALLABOARD PLAYER STATISTICS F O RWA R D S ZACH URDAHL “A” JACK HORBACH 6’0|Forward|10/13/01 5’11|Forward|5/4/02 Eau Claire, WI Naperville, IL Lincoln Stars (USHL) Madison Capitols (USHL) 6Wisconsin 10 Wisconsin NOTES NOTES • Leads Stars players in points and goals • Scored first goal with the Stars on Dec. 4 against Fargo • Committed to the University of Wisconsin • Committed to the University of Wisconsin 2020-21 STATISTICS 2020-21 STATISTICS GP G A PTS PIM +/- GWG PPG SHG GP G A PTS PIM +/- GWG PPG SHG 25 14 8 22 4 -2 1 4 2 21 4 0 4 14 -9 1 0 0 YU SATO DOMINIC JAMES 5’10|Forward|4/17/02 5’9|Forward|7/3/02 Saitama, JPN Plymouth, MI Québec Remparts (QMJHL) Lincoln Stars (USHL) 11 12 Minnesota Duluth NOTES NOTES • Played in 39 games for the Québec Remparts in 2019-20 • Committed to the University of Minnesota Duluth

2020-21 STATISTICS 2020-21 STATISTICS GP G A PTS PIM +/- GWG PPG SHG GP G A PTS PIM +/- GWG PPG SHG 21 0 6 6 8 -1 0 0 0 24 5 9 14 41 -4 1 1 1 JAMES STEFAN JACK O’LEARY “A” 5’11|Forward|8/9/03 5’7|Forward|3/28/00 Laguna Beach, CA St. James, NY Portland Winterhawks (WHL) Cedar Rapids RoughRiders (USHL) 13 Major Junior 15 Cornell NOTES NOTES • Recorded two assists on Feb. 11 against Fargo • Scored overtime game winner against Des Moines on Jan. 8 • Acquired by the Stars on Jan. 12 • Committed to Cornell University 2020-21 STATISTICS 2020-21 STATISTICS GP G A PTS PIM +/- GWG PPG SHG GP G A PTS PIM +/- GWG PPG SHG 12 5 4 9 6 -4 0 1 0 21 3 8 11 10 -15 1 1 0 NICK NARDECCHIA NOAH LABA 5’7|Forward|1/1/01 6’1|Forward|8/4/03 Macomb, MI Northville, MI Tri-City Storm (USHL) Oakland Jr. Grizzlies 16U AAA 16 Ferris State Colgate NOTES 18 NOTES • Scored his first goal w/ Lincoln on Jan. 8 against Des Moines • Scored first USHL goal against Fargo on Dec. 4 • Played 2 games w/LIN in 2019-20; Committed to Ferris State • Played for the Oakland Jr. Grizzlies in 2019-20 2020-21 STATISTICS 2020-21 STATISTICS GP G A PTS PIM +/- GWG PPG SHG GP G A PTS PIM +/- GWG PPG SHG 21 1 3 4 10 -7 0 0 0 19 3 3 6 33 -6 1 2 0

4 STARS 2020-21 GAME NOTES | LINCOLNSTARS.COM | #ALLABOARD PLAYER STATISTICS F O RWA R D S STANLEY COOLEY “C” SPENCER SMITH 5’11|Forward|5/27/02 5’9|Forward|5/20/02 Regina, SK St. Catharines, ON Spruce Grove Saints (AJHL) Lincoln Stars (USHL) 19 Northeastern 21 UMass Amherst NOTES NOTES • Scored first USHL goal against Tri-City on Dec. 31 • Scored a goal against Tri-City on Dec. 31 • Committed to Northeastern University • Committed to UMass Amherst 2020-21 STATISTICS 2020-21 STATISTICS GP G A PTS PIM +/- GWG PPG SHG GP G A PTS PIM +/- GWG PPG SHG 22 1 6 7 36 0 0 0 0 11 3 1 4 19 5 0 0 0 GRIFFIN JURECKI COLE CRAFT 5’10|Forward|5/3/03 6’2|Forward|6/29/01 Grosse Ile, MI North Bay, ON Little Caesars 16U AAA Rockland Nationals (CCHL) 25Denver 26 Lake Superior State NOTES NOTES • Played in 2 games for the Stars in 2019-20 • Scored game-winning goal against Tri-City on Jan. 23 • Committed to the University of Denver • Committed to Lake Superior State University 2020-21 STATISTICS 2020-21 STATISTICS GP G A PTS PIM +/- GWG PPG SHG GP G A PTS PIM +/- GWG PPG SHG 4 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 25 5 1 6 54 -4 1 1 0 AIDAN THOMPSON GLEB VEREMYEV 5’10|Forward|2/18/02 6’4|Forward|3/16/03 Fort Collins, CO Monroe Township, NJ NV River Rats 18U AAA | Berkshire School New Jersey Rockets 16U AAA 27Denver 29 Penn State NOTES NOTES • Recorded two assists at Waterloo on Dec. 28 • Recorded 37 goals and 37 assists for the New Jersey Rockets in • Committed to the University of Denver 2019-20 • Committed to Penn State University 2020-21 STATISTICS 2020-21 STATISTICS GP G A PTS PIM +/- GWG PPG SHG GP G A PTS PIM +/- GWG PPG SHG 23 4 5 9 10 -12 0 0 0 15 0 2 2 40 -3 0 0 0 NIKOLAI MAYOROV CROSS HANAS 5’9|Forward|5/18/00 6’1|Forward|1/5/02 Tyumen, RUS Highland Village, Texas Tri-City Storm (USHL) Portland Winterhawks (WHL) 29 71 Major Junior | Detriot Red Wings NOTES NOTES • Has eight points for the Stars this season • Acquired by Lincoln on Jan. 12 • Acquired from the Tri-City Storm • Drafted by the Detroit Red Wings in the 2nd round of the 2020 NHL Draft 2020-21 STATISTICS 2020-21 STATISTICS GP G A PTS PIM +/- GWG PPG SHG GP G A PTS PIM +/- GWG PPG SHG 24 3 5 8 4 -9 1 1 0 7 1 0 1 19 -7 0 0 0

5 STARS 2020-21 GAME NOTES | LINCOLNSTARS.COM | #ALLABOARD PLAYER STATISTICS F O RWA R D S JACK O’BRIEN 6’1|Forward|5/14/03 Denver, CO Portland Winterhawks (WHL) 92 Major Junior NOTES • Acquired by Lincoln on Jan. 12

2020-21 STATISTICS GP G A PTS PIM +/- GWG PPG SHG 10 0 3 3 8 -3 0 0 0

DEFENSE TONY FOLLMER “C” CHARLES-ALEXIS LEGAULT 6’1|Defense|10/26/00 6’3|Defense|9/5/03 O’Fallon, MO Pierrefonds, QC Lincoln Stars (USHL) Lac St-Louis Lions (QMAAA) 2 Bemidji State 3 Boston University NOTES NOTES • Played in 44 games for Lincoln in 2019-20 • Recorded two assists on Jan. 19 against Sioux City • Commited to Bemidji State • Committed to Boston University 2020-21 STATISTICS 2020-21 STATISTICS GP G A PTS PIM +/- GWG PPG SHG GP G A PTS PIM +/- GWG PPG SHG 24 0 5 5 58 -4 0 0 0 8 0 2 2 2 -3 0 0 0 MICHAEL MASTRODOMENICO 5’11|Defense|3/7/03 CARTER SCHADE Kirkland, QC 5’11|Defense|3/7/03 Laval-Montréal Rousseau Royal (QMAAA) Mars, PA Notre Dame Pittsburgh Penguins Elite 16U AAA | Lincoln Stars 4 7 Penn State NOTES NOTES • Acquired by Lincoln on Jan. 12 • Leads Stars defensemen in points • Committed to Notre Dame • Committed to Penn State University 2020-21 STATISTICS 2020-21 STATISTICS GP G A PTS PIM +/- GWG PPG SHG GP G A PTS PIM +/- GWG PPG SHG 10 0 1 1 20 -4 0 0 0 23 1 7 8 10 -2 0 0 DALTON NORRIS CHASE PIETILA 5’10|Defense|9/28/01 6’1|Defense|3/3/04 Oxford, MI Howell, MI Lincoln Stars (USHL) Honeybaked 15U AAA 14 17 Michigan Tech NOTES NOTES • Played in 47 games for Lincoln in 2019-20 • Recorded 14 goals and 58 assists for Honeybaked in 2019-20 • Committed to Michigan Tech University 2020-21 STATISTICS 2020-21 STATISTICS GP G A PTS PIM +/- GWG PPG SHG GP G A PTS PIM +/- GWG PPG SHG 24 0 7 7 12 1 0 0 0 20 0 1 1 2 -4 0 0 0

6 STARS 2020-21 GAME NOTES | LINCOLNSTARS.COM | #ALLABOARD PLAYER STATISTICS DEFENSE JAKE BEAUNE CLAY HANUS 6’3|Defense|6/13/00 5’11|Defense|3/25/01 Livonia, MI Minnetonka, MN Aberdeen Wings (NAHL) Portland Winterhawks (WHL) 24 58 Major Junior NOTES NOTES • Scored first USHL goal against Sioux Falls on Nov. 28 • Acquired by Lincoln on Jan. 12 • Recorded 12 goals and 17 assists for the Aberdeen Wings in • Recorded two assists against Sioux City on Jan. 19 2019-20 2020-21 STATISTICS 2020-21 STATISTICS GP G A PTS PIM +/- GWG PPG SHG GP G A PTS PIM +/- GWG PPG SHG 22 2 2 4 35 -9 0 0 0 12 0 4 4 4 -8 0 0 0

GOALTENDERS

AIDAN McCARTHY RYAN OUELLETTE 6’2|Goaltender|7/30/01 6’0|Goaltender|12/6/00 Novi, MI Colorado Springs, CO 1 Dubuque Fighting Saints (USHL) 30 Tri-City Storm (USHL) NOTES NOTES • Acquired from the Dubuque Fighting Saints on Jan. 19 • Recorded his first USHL shutout on Jan. 30 against Fargo • Won his first game with the Stars on Jan. 23 against Tri-City • Has played in 23 of 25 regular season games for Lincoln 2020-21 STATISTICS 2020-21 STATISTICS GP W L OTL SOL SV% GAA SA GA GP W L OTL SOL SV% GAA SA GA 16 4 7 0 0 .859 4.57 338 46 23 7 13 1 0 .883 3.45 622 73 ZAK BRICE 5’10|Goaltender|1/25/03 Fairbanks, AK Kimball Union Academy 39 Arizona State NOTES • Played in 18 games and recorded a SV% of .924 for Kimball Union Academy in 2019-20 • Committed to Arizona State University 2020-21 STATISTICS GP W L OTL SOL SV% GAA SA GA 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0

7 STARS 2020-21 GAME NOTES | LINCOLNSTARS.COM | #ALLABOARD COACHES AND STAFF CHRIS MICHAEL General Manager and Head Coach Chris Michael enters his fourth season with the Stars and was named General Manager and Head Coach on April 7th, 2020. Michael, 38, first joined the Stars as an assistant coach during the 2017-18 season. Prior to his tenure in Lincoln, the Skokie, IL native spent four seasons with the Omaha Lancers as an assistant coach (2013-14) and associate head coach (2014-17). During his tenure with the Lancers, Michael worked closely with the defensemen and penalty kill units. Michael played two (2) seasons with the Green Bay Gamblers from 2000-02 and four (4) seasons at Miami University from 2002-06 where he posted 81 points through 137 games and helped the RedHawks to two (2) appearances in the NCAA Tournament. He began his coaching career in 2008, serving six (6) seasons with the Chicago Mission including four (4) as head coach. Michael guided the Mission to a U16 National Championship in 2013. Michael resides in Omaha with his wife, Jill, and son Logan.

NICK PERUZZI Associate Head Coach Nick Peruzzi enters his first season with the Stars after spending the past three seasons with the Youngstown Phantoms as an assistant coach and director of scouting. Peruzzi, 28, served as the assistant coach, video coach and recruiting coordinator for the Aston Rebels of the North American Hockey League in 2016-17. With Aston, Peruzzi helped the Rebels to its first NAHL regular-season championship and Robertson Cup Championship appearance in franchise history. As a player, Peruzzi suited up for AAA U16 HoneyBaked and U18 Compuware, as well as the St. Louis Bandits (NAHL).

MICHAEL SDAO Assistant Coach Michael Sdao enters his first year behind the Stars bench as an assistant coach after playing for the Stars from 2007-09. During his tenure in Lincoln, Sdao registered 19 points, a plus-12 rating and 340 penalty minutes in 104 games. He was selected by the Ottawa Senators with the 191st pick in the 2009 NHL Entry Draft. Following his junior career, Sdao played four years of college hockey at Princeton University (he served as an alternate captain from 2011-13). The Bloomington, MN native went on to play eight years of professional hockey, including four seasons in the ECHL and four in the American Hockey League. The 31-year-old was hired as an assistant coach on June 8th.

COREY COURTNEY Athletic Trainer/Strength Coach/Equipment Manager Entering his 21st season with the Stars and 24th in the USHL, Corey Courtney serves as the athletic trainer and equipment manager for team. The Dubuque, Iowa native graduated from St. Mary’s University in conjunction with Winona State University of Winona, MN with a degree in Sports Medicine/Athletic Training. While attending St. Mary’s, Courtney played two years of college hockey. Courtney has been nominated as USHL trainer/equipment manager for three USA Top Prospect tournaments, eight All-Star games, twice nominated as a trainer for the Team USA Viking Cup team; two USA select teams and has served as the trainer for the World Junior Team. Courtney also serves as the Director of Sports Medicine for Lincoln Orthopedic Center, P.C. and Bryan LGH and the athletic trainer for the Lincoln Saltdogs.

Corey resides in Lincoln. He has two daughters, Taylor and Elizabeth, and a son, Nick. BILLY PUGLIESE Director of Scouting Billy Pugliese brings a strong hockey resume to the Stars: as a player, he played for the Green Bay Gamblers, the University of Nebraska-Omaha, the San Diego Gulls, and the Muskegon Fury. Pugliese was appointed as Lincoln’s Director of Scouting in December of 2018. For all his experience on the ice, he also brings an equally impressive resume off of it. He previously served as the Director of Scouting for the NAHL’s Jamestown Rebels.

8 STARS 2020-21 GAME NOTES | LINCOLNSTARS.COM | #ALLABOARD COACHES AND STAFF BRIAN KAUFMAN Leadership Development Consultant Brian Kaufman joins the Stars with a variety of coaching experiences over the last eight years. The native of Shoreview, Minnesota played college hockey for Miami (OH) from 2005-09. He was a two-year captain and helped lead the RedHawks to four straight National Tournament appearances, a CCHA championship, and a Frozen Four runner-up finish in 2009. He produced 30 goals and 84 points in 125 career games. After playing two years professionally, he started his coaching career in the NCAA at his alma mater Miami. He then spent five seasons with the Omaha Lancers of the USHL, where he helped to develop players on and off the ice. 21 players from those Lancer teams went on to become captains at the collegiate level. Kaufman then joined the University of Nebraska-Omaha for one season. Kaufman earned his bachelor’s degree in finance in 2009 and his MBA in 2012. He and his wife, Chelsea, have 3 children – Mason, Lilian & Vivian.

CONNOR COURT Director of Hockey Operations Connor enters his first season with the Stars as the Director of Hockey Operations. The 26-year-old Swansea, IL native played Division III college hockey for the University of Massachusetts-Dartmouth from 2015-19, where he was named assistant captain his senior season.

He most recently served as an assistant coach for the Neponset Valley Rivers Rats of the Premier Hockey League.

CRISTIANO SIMONETTA Director of Broadcasting & Communications Cristiano Simonetta is in his second season with the Stars after covering the Stanley Cup-winning St. Louis Blues for The Athletic in the 2018-19 season. The 24-year-old Carol Stream, IL native broadcasted the 2018 and 2019 ACHA Men’s Division I National Championship games. As a 2018 graduate of the University of Illinois in Urbana-Champaign, Simonetta worked with Illini Hockey for four years, serving as their director of broadcasting and communications.

Game Notes Credits These game notes were authored and updated by Francis Forte of the Lincoln Stars with supervising assistance from Director of Broadcasting & Communications Cristiano Simonetta. The notes were produced entirely on Adobe InDesign. 9 STARS 2020-21 GAME NOTES | LINCOLNSTARS.COM | #ALLABOARD