The Tri-City Storm became the first team in the USHL this season to clinch a spot in the Clark Cup Playoffs in Friday’s 8-2 win over the Fargo Force at the Viaero Center. Reigning USHL Defenseman of the Week Mitchell Miller scored his second consecutive hat-trick in the game. Miller became the first defenseman in the history of the organization to record five points in a single game. Jeremy Wilmer, Ilya Nikolaev, Josh Eernisse, Dane Dowiak, and Victor Czerneckianair also netted goals in the win for the Storm. Arsenii Sergeev notched his 25th victory of the season in goal for Tri-City and is now within one win of tying the organization’s record for most wins by a goaltender in a single season. Tri-City improved to 35-8-2-0 with the win and remained the 1st place team in the USHL’s standings. The Storm now holds a 16-3-0-0 record in games played at the Viaero Center this season.
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