Fargo Force 5225 31st Ave S, Fargo, ND 58104 [email protected] 701.356.7656 Buy Tickets: 1.800.745.3000 WEEKLY NEWSLETTER issue NO.5 JANUARY 29, 2018

WEEK IN REVIEW PLAYER SHOWCASE AROUND THE USHL #25 Evan Bell Bell scored his first two goals of the season last weekend against Sioux City.

The Livonia, MI native has 6 points (2-4-6) in 11 games since returning to the Force roster late in December. The Force earned a point The USHL has named its last Thursday in come-from- Bell has 26 points (6-20-26) players of the week for Week behind fashion before a road in 128 career USHL games. 17 of the regular season: loss on Friday in Sioux City. Forward: Matthew Barry Sammy Steele, AJ Drobot, Barry scored eight and Evan Bell scored on points in three games last Thursday as the Force came weekend for Youngstown. from behind to earn a point in a shootout loss to Sioux City. Defenseman: Ben Finkelstein Finkelstein had five On Friday, Evan Bell scored assists on Saturday in again for Fargo, but two late Waterloo's 7-3 win. Sioux City goals gave the Musketeers a 2-1 win in Iowa. Goalie: Zach Driscoll Strauss Mann made 29 saves Driscoll stopped 61 of in the loss. 62 shots he faced last weekend as the Lancers went 2-0-0. ALUMNI OF THE WEEK

This week's alumni of the week are Blake Lizotte (15-17) and Dominic Toninato (12-13). Lizotte and St. Cloud State split a weekend series with Minnesota-Duluth and Toninato was called up to the NHL today from the AHL's by the .

BLake lizotte (15-17) dominic toninato (12-13) THIS WEEK'S GAMES

The Force will look to get back in the win column this weekend as they return to Scheels Arena for a series against Eastern Conference opponent Muskegon. The Lumberjacks rank third in the Eastern Conference with a record of 18-15-2 and 38 points in 35 games so far this season. Muskegon is led by forward Anthony Del Gaizo, who has a USHL-leading 42 points (27-15-42) in 35 games this season. The Lumberjacks are 6-4-0 in their last 10 games and went 2-1-0 last weekend, beating Youngstown and Chicago.

fargoforce.com facebook.com/fargoforce @fargoforce @fargoforce TheFargoForce SCHEDULE FORCE NEWS 2017-18 Schedule WILD WILD WEST Results: 18-7-5 After a wild weekend in the Western Conference, Tri-City leads the Conference with 48 points, three points ahead of Omaha in second place and four points ahead of DATE RESULTS OPPONENT Oct. 6 5-2 L Sioux Falls Fargo in third place. Waterloo and Sioux Falls are also tied for third place with 44 Oct. 7 3-2 OTL Sioux City points. The second place team in the Eastern Conference, Chicago, would be in 6th Oct. 13 3-2 OTW Youngstown Oct. 14 4-3 SOL Youngstown place in the West with its 39 points. Oct. 19 2-1 L Sioux Falls Oct. 21 5-2 W @ Omaha Oct. 22 4-1 W @ Omaha GOALIE MANN Oct. 27 3-1 W @ Waterloo Oct. 28 6-5 W @ Des Moines Despite a loss on Saturday in Sioux City, Strauss Mann ranks third in the USHL with Nov.3 5-0 W Cedar Rapids a save percentage of .928. The Greenwich, Connecticut native is also in the Nov. 4 6-3 W Waterloo Nov. 9 4-2 L Des Moines league's top five for goals-against average with a 2.12 mark. Mann and Ryan Nov. 10 4-0 W Des Moines Nov. 11 4-2 W @ Sioux City Bischel have been a solid grouping in net for the Force, and each of them rank in Nov. 17 3-0 L @ Lincoln the USHL top ten in both categories. Nov. 18 5-1 W @ Sioux City Nov. 22 4-3 L Sioux Falls Nov. 24 4-3 W @ Des Moines ONE HIT WONDER Nov. 25 5-1 W @ Des Moines Nov.30 6-3L @USANTDP Fargo will look to take advantage of a matchup with an Eastern Conference Dec.1 6-1W @USANTDP opponent for the first time in almost a month. Muskegon comes to town for the Dec. 8 5-3 W @ Waterloo Dec. 9 4-2 W @ Waterloo teams' only two matchups of the season this weekend at Scheels Arena. The last Dec. 15 4-0 W Waterloo Dec. 16 4-1 L Waterloo time Muskegon visited Fargo was Nov. 13-14, 2015. The Lumberjacks swept the Dec. 29 3-2 OTL Sioux Falls Force in that series. Dec. 30 4-3 SOL Omaha Dec. 31 3-2 SOL @ Sioux Falls Jan. 5 5-3 W Chicago LIFE AT HOME Jan. 6 2-1 W Chicago Jan. 12 3-2 L @ Sioux Falls The Force will get a short respite this weekend back at Scheels Arena before Jan. 13 4-0 W @ Sioux Falls heading out on the road for nine of their next 11 games. Fargo has the best winning Jan. 19 2-1 L Sioux City Jan. 20 3-1 L Sioux City percentage of any team in the USHL on the road with a 12-4-1 record in 17 games Jan. 25 4-3 SOL Sioux City Jan. 26 2-1 L @ Sioux City played away from Scheels Arena this season. Feb. 2 Muskegon Feb. 3 Muskegon Feb. 6 @ Sioux Falls SENDEN THE CLOWNS Feb. 9 @ Tri-City Mark Senden is likely to make his 100th career USHL appearance on Friday against Feb. 10 @ Tri-City Feb. 16 Tri-City Muskegon. Senden played in his 99th career game last Friday in Sioux City. Senden Feb. 17 Tri-City has 34 points (18-16-34) in 99 career games with the Force and the Des Moines Feb. 23 @ Lincoln Feb. 24 @ Cedar Rapids Buccaneers. Mar. 2 @ Central Illinois Mar. 3 @ Central Illinois Mar. 9 @ Madison NODLER MAKES DEBUT Mar. 10 @ Madison Mar. 16 Dubuque Fargo's first-round draft pick in the 2017 USHL Draft, Josh Nodler, made his Force Mar. 17 Dubuque debut last Thursday against Sioux City at Scheels Arena. Nodler set up an AJ Mar. 22 Omaha Mar. 23 Omaha Drobot in the third period, but he was not credited with an assist. Nodler has Mar. 25 @ Sioux City spent the majority of this season with HoneyBaked U16 in Michigan. Mar. 30 Lincoln Mar. 31 Lincoln Apr. 7 @ Green Bay Apr. 8 @ Green Bay Apr. 13 @ Sioux Falls Apr. 14 Sioux Falls THIS WEEK'S PROMOTIONS FRIDAY, FEBRUARY 2: SEASON TICKET HOLDER APPRECIATION NIGHT/YOUTH HOCKEY NIGHT Game sponsored by Buffalo Wild Wing’s. Season ticket holder appreciation party prior to the game! Youth hockey players can purchase tickets for any reserved seat section at the box office for just $9.75!

SATURDAY, FEBRUARY 3: TEDDY BEAR TOSS Game sponsored by Bank of the West. Bring a new or gently used teddy bear to throw onto the ice when the Force score their first goal! All teddy bears to be donated back to local children’s hospitals, non-profit organizations, and daycares.

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The following players on the 2017-18 roster have committed to play Division I hockey at an NCAA member institution; Matt Kessel (Miami), Ty Farmer (UMass-Amherst), Grant Hebert (Robert Morris), Jacob Schmidt-Svjestrup (Maine), William Fallstrom (Quinnipiac), Jonathan McDonald (UMass-Lowell), Griffin Loughran (Northern Michigan), Ryan Savage (Miami), Garrett Van Wyhe (Michigan), Connor Mayer (Connecticut), AJ Drobot (Maine), Mark Senden (North Dakota), Ross Mitton (Northeastern), John Schuldt (Nebraska- Omaha), Sammy Steele (Arizona State), Spencer Meier (St. Cloud State), Ben Meyers (Maine), Strauss Mann (Michigan), Ryan Bischel (Clarkson).

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