The Power will travel to Blaine, MN for the NA3HL Showcase December 14-16 at the Super Rink and will play three games against out-of-division opponents in the 3-day event. KB Excursions is the official transportation provider of the Power.
The Power enters the Showcase in first place in the Central Division with a record of 20-2-1-1 and 42 points. The Power has scored 131 goals this season, fourth-best in the league. Jace Fitzgerald is leading the team in scoring with 36 points on the season to date (18 goals, 18 assists). Danny Jurcich and Blake Kohnen have 27 points each on the season, Quinn O’Connor has 26 points and Jackson Hoem and Drew Sparacino round out the team leaders with 24 points each. The Power has relied on a balanced scoring effort this season, where 12 of the 23 players who have registered points for the Power have scored at least five goals. Peter Burke and Ben Glaesman have split the majority of the games in the Power net and have a combined record of 16-1, allowing just 61 goals. Ben Knutson has played in 5 games in the Power net and Sam Ahl in one game. The Power goalies have a combined 2.211 GAA and 0.9218 SV%.
Game 1 – Sunday, December 14
The Power opens up the showcase with the Texas Brahmas of the South Division on Sunday, December 14 at 3:30pm on Rink #4. The Brahmas are in second place in the South Division with the same record as the Power at 20-1-1-1 and 42 points. Matching the Power, they have scored 131 goals this season. The Brahmas are led in scoring by Joshua Reasku with 34 points and John Scharf with 28 points. The Brahmas special teams are 25.25% on the power play and 82.35 on the pentalty kill. Gavin Erickson has played 15 of 25 games in the Brahmas net and is posting a 1.650 GAA and 0.939 SV%.
Game 2 – Monday, December 15
The Helena Bighorns are currently in third place in the Frontier Division with a record of 16-8-1 and 33 points. The Power last faced the Bighorns in last season’s Fraser Cup and the Power came away with a 2-1 victory. Tallying 115 goals on the season, the Bighorns are led in scoring by Austin Uecker with 29 points and Caden Feinstein with 28 points. Feinstein was named the NA3HL Defensemen of the month in November, tallying 7 goals and 7 assists in the month. The Bighorns special teams are 36.92 on the power play and 78.57 on the pentaly kill. Andrew Blake and John Nanos have split the majority of time in the Bighorn net and have a combined 2.88 GAA with a 0.8734 SV%.
Game 3 – Tuesday, December 16
The Granite City Lumberjacks are currently in second place in the West Division with a record of 18-4 and 36 points. They have one game on Dec. 12 with the Alexandria Blizzard before heading to the showcase. The Power last faced the Lumberjacks in last year’s Fraser Cup semi-finals, where the Power game away with a hard fought 2-0 victory. With 98 points scored on the season heading into this weekend, the Lumberjacks are led in scoring wtih Ty Smith with 37 points and Micah Saxon with 28 points. Their special teams are 27.12% on the power play and 80.36% on the penalty kill. The Lumberjack net has been shared by seven different goalies this season.
Riding the momentum of a commanding 11–1 victory over the Central Division’s Wisconsin Woodsmen, the Power look to keep “showcasing” the style of play and disciplined habits at the Showcase that have fueled their strong season. “The Showcase is a point in the season we all look forward to. Our guys get the opportunity to play teams they don’t usually see and to do it in front of scouts and NA/college coaches. Add that to the fact that we’re facing three very strong teams, and it’s without a doubt an exciting time for us,” said Power Head Coach Jason Woods.
All games will be broadcast on NA TV.