 The Storm ran through the 2016 postseason with a 9-2 record, sweeping Sioux Falls, beating Waterloo in five games and dispatching Dubuque, 3-0, in the Clark Cup Final.He became the fifth coach in the Tier-1 History of the USHL (since 2002-03) to win a championship in the first season as Head Coach, joining Jeff Blashill (2009, Indiana), Jim Montgomery (2011, Dubuque), Derek LaLonde (2012, Green Bay) and Jeff Brown (2014, Indiana).The series wins helped the Storm rid it of some previous demons; Sioux Falls had eliminated the Storm from the postseason in 2014-15 and Waterloo beat Tri-City in the 2004 Clark Cup Final.