Fargo Force 5225 31st Ave S, Fargo, ND 58104 [email protected] 701.356.7656 Buy Tickets: 1.800.745.3000 WEEKLY NEWSLETTER issue NO. 14 april 2, 2018

WEEK IN REVIEW PLAYER SHOWCASE AROUND THE USHL #30 Ryan Bischel Bischel stopped 29 of 31 shots on Saturday, including a last minute save, to get the win.

The Medina, MN native is 14-8-4 with a 2.24 GAA and a .918 S% in 27 games this The Force rebounded from season. The USHL has named its a loss on Friday night to players of the week for Week claim a huge two points on Bischel is committed to play 25 of the regular season: Saturday against Lincoln. college hockey at Clarkson University. Forward: Sampo Ranta On Friday, the Force Ranta had six points in couldn't find an answer for two games this weekend Lincoln's offense, losing by a for Sioux City. score of 7-2 on home ice at Scheels Arena. Defenseman: Ben Finkelstein Finkelstein had three Fargo scored two goals in points to win POTW the second period on honors for the fourth time. Saturday and held on to the lead for a 3-2 win over the Goalie: Matt Jurusik Stars to close out the Jurusik stopped 46 of weekend. 49 shots to win two games for the Lancers this week. ALUMNI OF THE WEEK

This week's alumni of the week are Mikey Eyssimont (13-15) and Willie Corrin (10-12). Eyssimont signed his first professional contract and Corrin has three points in his last three games for the Brampton Beast of the ECHL.

mikey eyssimont (13-15) THIS WEEK'S GAMES

The Force get a short break for Easter to begin this week before going on the road to take on an Eastern Conference opponent in the . The Gamblers are 28-22-5 and rank fourth in the Eastern Conference with five games to go. Green Bay is led by forward Trenton Bliss, who has 51 points (19-32-51) in 55 games for the Gamblers this season. The Force and Gamblers have not yet met this season.

fargoforce.com facebook.com/fargoforce @fargoforce @fargoforce TheFargoForce SCHEDULE FORCE NEWS 2017-18 Fargo Force Schedule FORCE REBOUND FROM FRIDAY LOSS Results: 32-15-7 Despite a 7-2 loss to Lincoln on Friday night, the Force rallied to pull out a gritty 3-2 win on Saturday in an intense matchup with the Stars. Fargo gave up the game's DATE RESULTS OPPONENT Oct. 6 5-2 L Sioux Falls opening goal midway through the first period, but two goals early in the second Oct. 7 3-2 OTL Sioux City gave the Force a 2-1 lead and the momentum. Later in the second, it was Jacob Oct. 13 3-2 OTW Youngstown Oct. 14 4-3 SOL Youngstown Schmidt-Svejstrup scoring his team-leading 25th goal of the season that would Oct. 19 2-1 L Sioux Falls Oct. 21 5-2 W @ Omaha become the game winner. Oct. 22 4-1 W @ Omaha Oct. 27 3-1 W @ Waterloo Oct. 28 6-5 W @ Des Moines FORCE REMAIN IN SECOND PLACE Nov.3 5-0 W Cedar Rapids With the two points this weekend, the Force still sit in second place in the Western Nov. 4 6-3 W Waterloo Nov. 9 4-2 L Des Moines Conference. Fargo is just one point behind first-place Waterloo, but the Nov. 10 4-0 W Des Moines Nov. 11 4-2 W @ Sioux City BlackHawks have a game in hand. Only two points separate the top four teams in Nov. 17 3-0 L @ Lincoln the standings with 4-5 games to go, depending on the team. Nov. 18 5-1 W @ Sioux City Nov. 22 4-3 L Sioux Falls Nov. 24 4-3 W @ Des Moines SPECIAL TEAMS GALORE Nov. 25 5-1 W @ Des Moines Nov.30 6-3L @USANTDP The Force scored two power-play goals and one short-handed tally on Saturday to Dec.1 6-1W @USANTDP help in the 3-2 victory, and the Force continue to lead the USHL in power play Dec. 8 5-3 W @ Waterloo Dec. 9 4-2 W @ Waterloo prowess. Fargo has converted on 25-percent of its chances this season, nearly 2- Dec. 15 4-0 W Waterloo Dec. 16 4-1 L Waterloo percent more than the next most successful team. The Force also rank first in PPG Dec. 29 3-2 OTL Sioux Falls scored with 59 on the year. Dec. 30 4-3 SOL Omaha Dec. 31 3-2 SOL @ Sioux Falls Jan. 5 5-3 W Chicago EYSSIMONT SIGNS PRO CONTRACT Jan. 6 2-1 W Chicago Jan. 12 3-2 L @ Sioux Falls Former Force forward Mikey Eyssimont signed a pro contract with the Los Angeles Jan. 13 4-0 W @ Sioux Falls Kings last week and will forego his senior season at St. Cloud State University to Jan. 19 2-1 L Sioux City Jan. 20 3-1 L Sioux City turn pro. During his time with the Force, Eyssimont scored 66 points (31-35-66) in Jan. 25 4-3 SOL Sioux City Jan. 26 2-1 L @ Sioux City 108 games. After being traded to Sioux Falls, the Littleton, CO native helped the Feb. 2 1-0 L Muskegon Stampede, then coached by Coach Eades, to a Clark Cup championship. Feb. 3 6-1 W Muskegon Feb. 6 4-3 L @ Sioux Falls Feb. 9 3-1 W @ Tri-City OLYMPIC GOLD MEDALISTS APPEAR AT FORCE GAME Feb. 10 6-3 W @ Tri-City Feb. 16 3-0 W Tri-City Olympic gold medalists Jocelyne Lamoureux-Davidson and Monique Lamoureux- Feb. 17 2-1 OTL Tri-City Morando appeared at the Fargo Force game against the on Friday, Feb. 23 4-2 L @ Lincoln Feb. 24 3-0 W @ Cedar Rapids Mar. 30 for a meet and greet with girls youth hockey players and an autograph Mar. 2 6-2 W @ Central Illinois Mar. 3 8-0 W @ Central Illinois session for the public. The gold medalists also dropped the ceremonial puck before Mar. 9 4-2 L @ Madison the game. Mar. 10 5-1 W @ Madison Mar. 16 3-1 W Dubuque Mar. 17 5-1 W Dubuque ONE HOME GAME TO GO Mar. 22 7-1 W Omaha Mar. 23 8-2 W Omaha With only one final home game left at Scheels Arena (on Apr. 14 against the Sioux Mar. 25 3-1 W @ Sioux City Falls Stampede), fans will have one final chance to trade in ticket vouchers and Mar. 30 7-2 L Lincoln Mar. 31 3-2 W Lincoln unused season tickets and use them before the end of the year. The final game Apr. 7 @ Green Bay Apr. 8 @ Green Bay could have massive playoff implications, with the two teams currently separated by Apr. 13 @ Sioux Falls just a point. Apr. 14 Sioux Falls upcoming PROMOTIONS SATURDAY, APRIL 14: FAN APPRECIATION NIGHT Game sponsored by Cass County Electric Cooperative. First 1,000 fans will receive a 2017-18 team photo and Force sunglasses. We will also be giving away various other prizes throughout the night to thank our fans for a wonderful year.

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

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