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The Force will look to continue their winning ways this week as theytravel to Sioux Falls to take on the Stampede on Tuesday before goingto Nebraska this weekend for a series with the USHL-leading Tri-CityStorm. The Stampede are led by leading scorer Nolan Walker andgoaltender Mikhail Berdin. For Tri-City, the player to watch is goaltenderFilip Larsson. Larsson leads the USHL in basically every statisticalcategory, including GAA (1.57), Save% (.943), shutouts (6), and wins (16).

THIS WEEK'S GAMES

matt murray (16-17) zane mcintyre (10-12)

This week's alumni of the week areMatt Murray (16-17) and Zane McIntyre (10-12).Murray and McIntyre make up a goalie-centricversion of our alumni of the week. Murray andUMass took on Boston University last weekendand McIntyre is 3-2 in his last five starts for

Providence in the AHL.

ALUMNI OF THE WEEK

WEEK IN REVIEW

The Force came back froma Friday night loss todominate in a 6-1 drubbing ofMuskegon on Saturday.

Strauss Mann made 26saves, but Muskegonescaped with a 1-0 win onFriday night thanks to a PPgoal in the second period.

Six different players scoredgoals, 11 players talliedpoints, and the Force scoredfour power play goals in a 6-1domination of the visitingLumberjacks on Saturday.

The USHL has named itsplayers of the week for Week17 of the regular season:

Forward: Tristan AshbrookAshbrook had six

points as the Stars sweptTeam USA this weekend.

Defenseman: Travis MitchellMitchell had a trio of

assists this weekend asthe Lancers won twice.

Goalie: Strauss MannMann stopped 57 of

59 shots he faced inFargo's weekend serieswith Muskegon.

AROUND THE USHL

Mann was named USHLgoalie of the week for his 57-save weekend againstMuskegon.

The Greenwich, CT has an11-6-2 record, a 2.01 GAA,and a .932 save percentage in20 games this season..

Mann is committed to theUniversity of Michigan.

#29 Strauss Mann

PLAYER SHOWCASE

WEEKLY NEWSLETTERissue NO.6 FEBRUARY 5, 2018

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DATE RESULTS OPPONENTOct. 6 5-2 L Sioux FallsOct. 7 3-2 OTL Sioux CityOct. 13 3-2 OTW YoungstownOct. 14 4-3 SOL YoungstownOct. 19 2-1 L Sioux FallsOct. 21 5-2 W @ OmahaOct. 22 4-1 W @ OmahaOct. 27 3-1 W @ WaterlooOct. 28 6-5 W @ Des MoinesNov.3 5-0 W Cedar RapidsNov. 4 6-3 W WaterlooNov. 9 4-2 L Des MoinesNov. 10 4-0 W Des MoinesNov. 11 4-2 W @ Sioux CityNov. 17 3-0 L @ LincolnNov. 18 5-1 W @ Sioux CityNov. 22 4-3 L Sioux FallsNov. 24 4-3 W @ Des MoinesNov. 25 5-1 W @ Des MoinesNov. 30 6-3 L @ USA NTDPDec. 1 6-1 W @ USA NTDPDec. 8 5-3 W @ WaterlooDec. 9 4-2 W @ WaterlooDec. 15 4-0 W WaterlooDec. 16 4-1 L WaterlooDec. 29 3-2 OTL Sioux FallsDec. 30 4-3 SOL OmahaDec. 31 3-2 SOL @ Sioux FallsJan. 5 5-3 W ChicagoJan. 6 2-1 W ChicagoJan. 12 3-2 L @ Sioux FallsJan. 13 4-0 W @ Sioux FallsJan. 19 2-1 L Sioux CityJan. 20 3-1 L Sioux CityJan. 25 4-3 SOL Sioux CityJan. 26 2-1 L @ Sioux CityFeb. 2 1-0 L MuskegonFeb. 3 6-1 W MuskegonFeb. 6 @ Sioux FallsFeb. 9 @ Tri-CityFeb. 10 @ Tri-CityFeb. 16 Tri-CityFeb. 17 Tri-CityFeb. 23 @ LincolnFeb. 24 @ Cedar RapidsMar. 2 @ Central IllinoisMar. 3 @ Central IllinoisMar. 9 @ MadisonMar. 10 @ MadisonMar. 16 DubuqueMar. 17 DubuqueMar. 22 OmahaMar. 23 OmahaMar. 25 @ Sioux CityMar. 30 LincolnMar. 31 LincolnApr. 7 @ Green BayApr. 8 @ Green BayApr. 13 @ Sioux FallsApr. 14 Sioux Falls

SCHEDULE2017-18 Fargo Force ScheduleResults: 18-7-5

FORCE NEWSANOTHER ONEAfter a hard-fought 1-0 loss on Friday night, Fargo came out with a vengeance onSaturday against Muskegon. The Force scored early and often in a 6-1 win over theLumberjacks. The home team had six different goal scorers, 11 different playerswith points, and four power play goals despite missing five players to injury andsuspension.

POWER PLAY PROWESSForward Ben Meyers tallied his eighth power play goal of the season in the thirdperiod of Saturday's game against Muskegon. The goal moved him up to fifth placeon the Force single-season power play scoring list. Meyers is tied with DenisSmirnov, who scored eight goals on the man advantage in 2014-2015.

ON THE ROAD AGAINFargo will look to continue its road dominance as the Force travel for nine of theirnext 11 games. The Force are 12-4-1 in 17 games played away from Scheels Arenathis season. Fargo is outscoring its opponents 63-39 while they are on the road.

DEADLINE ACQUISITIONWith the USA Hockey Trade/Drop Deadline approaching on Feb. 6, the Forcetraded Brian Hurley and Matt Kessel to the Chicago Steel in exchange fordefenseman Robbie Stucker and Xan Gurney. Stucker is a 19-year-old who rankseighth among USHL defenseman in scoring with 19 points (4-15-19) in 34 gamesthis season. Gurney is a 17-year-old out of Grosse Ile, Michigan who has 1 point (0-1-1) in 26 games with Chicago this year. Stucker is committed to the University ofMinnesota and Gurney is committed to Western Michigan University.

EL CAPITANMark Senden played in his 100th career USHL game in Friday night's 1-0 loss toMuskegon. Senden has now played 101 career USHL games, 75 with Fargo and 26with Des Moines. The Medina, Minnesota native has 35 points (19-16-35) in those101 games.

SCORE FIRST, WIN, REPEATAfter scoring the opening goal in Saturday night's contest against Muskegon, Fargois now 15-3-2 when it scores the first goal in a game. The Force have scored thefirst goal in 20 of their 38 games.

FRIDAY, FEBRUARY 16: SANFORD CHILDREN’S NIGHTGame sponsored by Probitas Promotions. Come out to the game to support Sanford Children’s! Specialty jerseys willbe auctioned off during the game through a blind silent auction with all proceeds benefitting Sanford Children’s. $1 onevery single game reserved seat ticket sold will be donated back to Sanford Children's.

SATURDAY, FEBRUARY 17: DASH 4 CASHTeachers will dash for cash during the first intermission and keep all cash collected for their classroom! Gamesponsored by Midco. Post-game Skate with the Force for 30 minutes. Bring your skates to Scheels Arena to skatewith the team following the game! Skates must be left in your car until the end of the game or kept at your seats in abag (with skate guards on). A PA announcement will be made in the third period on where to go after the game to puton your skates.

TICKETS ARE AVAILABLE AT THE SCHEELS ARENA BOX OFFICE MONDAY THROUGH FRIDAY FROM 10AM-5PM, ONLINE 24/7 AT TICKETMASTER.COM OR ON THE PHONE BY CALLING 1.800.745.3000

UPCOMING PROMOTIONS

COLLEGE COMMITMENTS

The following players on the 2017-18 roster have committed to play Division I hockey atan 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), Ryan Savage (Miami), Garrett VanWyhe (Michigan), Connor Mayer (Connecticut), AJ Drobot (Maine), Mark Senden (NorthDakota), 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), Xan Gurney (Western Michigan), Robbie Stucker(Minnesota).

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