2023–24 USHL season
45th season of the USHL
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The 2023–24 USHL season was the 45th season of the United States Hockey League as an all-junior league. The regular season ran from September 20, 2023, to April 13, 2024, with a 62-game schedule for each team.[1] The Western Conference champions Fargo Force were awarded the Anderson Cup for the second consecutive year and went on to win the Clark Cup Championship.[2]
| 2023–24 USHL season | |
|---|---|
| League | United States Hockey League |
| Sport | Ice hockey |
| Duration | Regular season September – April Postseason April – May |
| Games | 62 |
| Teams | 16 |
| Draft | |
| Top draft pick | Charlie Cerrato |
| Picked by | Youngstown Phantoms |
| Regular season | |
| Anderson Cup | Fargo Force |
| Season MVP | Mac Swanson (Fargo Force) |
| Top scorer | Matvei Gridin (Muskegon Lumberjacks) |
| Clark Cup Playoffs | |
| Clark Cup Playoffs MVP | Mac Swanson (Force) |
| Finals champions | Fargo Force |
| Runners-up | Dubuque Fighting Saints |
Season highlights
Total fan attendance at regular season games was calculated at 1,122,616, compared to 1,116,004 in 2022–23. The Sioux Falls Stampede set a South Dakota state attendance record for a hockey game with 11,025 attending its 11 February match against the Sioux City Musketeers. The league also reported a 37 percent increase in streaming viewership.[3]
49 players with ties to the USHL, including 43 who played at least one game during the 2023–24 USHL season, were selected in the 2024 NHL entry draft. Those included Macklin Celebrini, former Chicago Steel forward, and Artyom Levshunov, former Green Bay Gamblers defenseman, who were selected first and second overall, respectively.[4]
Regular season
The standings at the end of the regular season were as follows:[5]
Note: x = clinched playoff berth; y = clinched conference title; z = clinched regular season title
Eastern Conference
| Team | GP | W | L | OTL | SOL | Pts | GF | GA |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| y – Dubuque Fighting Saints | 62 | 41 | 13 | 3 | 5 | 90 | 271 | 195 |
| x – Muskegon Lumberjacks | 62 | 38 | 22 | 1 | 1 | 78 | 254 | 224 |
| x – Green Bay Gamblers | 62 | 34 | 18 | 7 | 3 | 78 | 233 | 214 |
| x – Youngstown Phantoms | 62 | 33 | 19 | 6 | 4 | 76 | 230 | 206 |
| x – Madison Capitols | 62 | 33 | 23 | 4 | 2 | 72 | 218 | 192 |
| x – Chicago Steel | 62 | 27 | 28 | 3 | 4 | 61 | 209 | 256 |
| Cedar Rapids RoughRiders | 62 | 25 | 30 | 5 | 2 | 57 | 179 | 230 |
| Team USA | 62 | 22 | 35 | 2 | 3 | 49 | 229 | 278 |
Western Conference
| Team | GP | W | L | OTL | SOL | Pts | GF | GA |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| z – Fargo Force | 62 | 50 | 10 | 2 | 0 | 102 | 272 | 143 |
| x – Sioux City Musketeers | 62 | 34 | 22 | 6 | 0 | 74 | 229 | 207 |
| x – Waterloo Black Hawks | 62 | 35 | 25 | 0 | 2 | 72 | 224 | 205 |
| x – Tri-City Storm | 62 | 28 | 23 | 4 | 7 | 67 | 232 | 218 |
| x – Sioux Falls Stampede | 62 | 28 | 28 | 5 | 1 | 62 | 219 | 250 |
| x – Lincoln Stars | 62 | 27 | 30 | 3 | 2 | 59 | 169 | 216 |
| Des Moines Buccaneers | 62 | 25 | 30 | 5 | 2 | 57 | 185 | 209 |
| Omaha Lancers | 62 | 16 | 43 | 3 | 0 | 35 | 160 | 270 |
Statistics
Scoring leaders
The following players led the league in regular season points at the completion of games played on April 13, 2024.[6]
| Player | Team | GP | G | A | Pts | PIM |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Matvei Gridin | Muskegon Lumberjacks | 60 | 38 | 45 | 83 | 51 |
| Trevor Connelly | Tri-City Storm | 52 | 31 | 47 | 78 | 88 |
| Mac Swanson | Fargo Force | 55 | 26 | 51 | 77 | 6 |
| Michael Hage | Chicago Steel | 54 | 33 | 42 | 75 | 53 |
| Noah Powell | Dubuque Fighting Saints | 61 | 43 | 31 | 74 | 57 |
| Erik Påhlsson | Dubuque Fighting Saints | 57 | 28 | 44 | 72 | 16 |
| Austin Burnevik | Madison Capitols | 61 | 40 | 31 | 71 | 24 |
| Zam Plante | Fargo Force | 57 | 26 | 45 | 71 | 4 |
| Charlie Major | Chicago Steel | 59 | 30 | 40 | 70 | 22 |
| Jake Sondreal | Dubuque Fighting Saints | 60 | 27 | 42 | 69 | 34 |
Leading goaltenders
Note: GP = Games played; Mins = Minutes played; W = Wins; L = Losses; OTL = Overtime losses; SOL = Shootout losses; SO = Shutouts; GAA = Goals against average; SV% = Save percentage
| Player | Team | GP | Mins | W | L | OTL | SOL | SO | GAA | SV% |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Hampton Slukynsky | Fargo Force | 33 | 1938 | 28 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 5 | 1.86 | 0.923 |
| Aiden Wright | Youngstown Phantoms | 22 | 1322 | 13 | 5 | 2 | 2 | 1 | 2.59 | 0.902 |
| Anton Castro | Fargo Force | 31 | 1800 | 22 | 7 | 2 | 0 | 3 | 2.63 | 0.886 |
| Carsen Musser | Madison Capitols | 32 | 1907 | 17 | 11 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 2.74 | 0.905 |
| Calvin Vachon | Waterloo Black Hawks | 38 | 2094 | 22 | 12 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 2.81 | 0.902 |
Clark Cup playoffs
| First Round (Best-of-3)[7] | Conference Semifinals (Best-of-5) | Conference Finals (Best-of-5)[8] | Clark Cup Championship (Best-of-5) | ||||||||||||||||
| E1 | Dubuque | 3 | |||||||||||||||||
| E4 | Youngstown | 2 | E4 | Youngstown | 1 | ||||||||||||||
| E5 | Madison | 1 | Eastern Conference | E1 | Dubuque | 3 | |||||||||||||
| E2 | Muskegon | 0 | |||||||||||||||||
| E2 | Muskegon | 3 | |||||||||||||||||
| E3 | Green Bay | 2 | E3 | Green Bay | 2 | ||||||||||||||
| E6 | Chicago | 1 | W1 | Fargo | 3 | ||||||||||||||
| E1 | Dubuque | 1 | |||||||||||||||||
| W1 | Fargo | 3 | |||||||||||||||||
| W4 | Tri-City | 2 | W4 | Tri-City | 0 | ||||||||||||||
| W5 | Sioux Falls | 1 | Western Conference | W1 | Fargo | 3 | |||||||||||||
| W2 | Sioux City | 2 | |||||||||||||||||
| W2 | Sioux City | 3 | |||||||||||||||||
| W3 | Waterloo | 0 | W6 | Lincoln | 0 | ||||||||||||||
| W6 | Lincoln | 2 | |||||||||||||||||
First Round
Eastern Conference
(E4) Youngstown Phantoms vs. (E5) Madison Capitols
| April 15 | Youngstown Phantoms | 4 – 7 | Madison Capitols | Covelli Centre | ||||
| 4:48 - Sam Ranallo (1) | First period | Rainers Rullers (1) - 15:51 | ||||||
| 5:13 - Conner de Haro (1) 12:00 - pp - Grant Young (1) |
Second period | Aiden Long (1) - 6:49 Aiden Long (2) - 9:54 Max Nagel (1) - 12:13 Austin Burnevik (1) - 18:22 Brendan Lamb (1) - 18:34 | ||||||
| 8:54 - pp - Andrew Strathmann (1) | Third period | Max Nagel (2) - en - 16:59 | ||||||
| Aiden Wright (10 saves / 16 shots) Colin Winn (8 saves / 8 shots) |
Goalie stats | Carsen Musser (29 saves / 33 shots) | ||||||
| April 16 | Youngstown Phantoms | 5 – 2 | Madison Capitols | Covelli Centre | ||||
| No scoring | First period | Max Nagel (3) - pp - 17:01 Andrew Kuzma (1) - pp - 17:55 | ||||||
| 2:51 - Michael Burchill (1) 5:29 - Nathan Lewis (1) 10:45 - Adam Pietila (1) |
Second period | No scoring | ||||||
| 1:02 - Adam Pietila (2) 18:23 - en - Adam Pietila (3) |
Third period | No scoring | ||||||
| Aiden Wright (15 saves / 17 shots) | Goalie stats | Patriks Bērziņš (35 saves / 39 shots) | ||||||
| April 17 | Youngstown Phantoms | 8 – 4 | Madison Capitols | Covelli Centre | ||||
| Ryan Rucinski (1) - 8:06 Kuzma Voronin (1) - 10:09 Ryan Rucinski (2) - 11:00 |
First period | No scoring | ||||||
| Brecken Smith (1) - 19:08 | Second period | 14:32 - Austin Burnevik (2) | ||||||
| Tory Pitner (1) - 3:03 Conner de Haro (2) - 8:47 Ryan Rucinski (3) - 14:20 Tomáš Machů (1) - sh - en - 16:35 |
Third period | 0:43 - Max Nagel (4) 2:08 - Diego Johnson (1) 12:40 - Max Nagel (5) | ||||||
| Aiden Wright (19 saves / 23 shots) | Goalie stats | Carsen Musser (24 saves / 31 shots) | ||||||
| Youngstown wins series 2 – 1 | |
(E3) Green Bay Gamblers vs. (E6) Chicago Steel
| April 15 | Green Bay Gamblers | 6 – 5 | Chicago Steel | Resch Center | ||||
| 5:19 - Jayson Shaugabay (1) | First period | Ben Yurchuk (1) - 5:59 | ||||||
| 8:19 - Lukas Peterson (1) 13:40 - Lev Katzin (1) |
Second period | Mick Thompson (1) - 16:21 | ||||||
| 0:15 - pp - Julian Lutz (1) 1:22 - Lukas Peterson (2) 8:44 - Ryan Humphrey (1) |
Third period | Kolin Sisson (1) - 4:02 Michael Hage (1) - pp - 8:36 Reid Conn (1) - 10:49 | ||||||
| Adam Gajan (18 saves / 23 shots) | Goalie stats | Quentin Sigurdson (27 saves / 33 shots) | ||||||
| April 16 | Green Bay Gamblers | 2 – 5 | Chicago Steel | Resch Center | ||||
| No scoring | First period | Tobias Öhman (1) - 5:08 | ||||||
| No scoring | Second period | Owen Tylec (1) - 8:32 | ||||||
| 3:20 - Mykhailo Danylov (1) 11:33 - pp - Julian Lutz (2) |
Third period | Charlie Major (1) - 5:53 Joey DelGreco (1) - 10:13 Hunter Hady (1) - en - 17:49 | ||||||
| Adam Gajan (16 saves / 20 shots) Gavin Moffatt (1 save / 1 shot) |
Goalie stats | Louka Cloutier (33 saves / 35 shots) | ||||||
| April 17 | Green Bay Gamblers | 3 – 2 | OT | Chicago Steel | Resch Center | |||
| No scoring | First period | No scoring | ||||||
| Benjamin Poitras (1) - pp - 0:47 Benjamin Poitras (2) - 3:55 |
Second period | 11:35 - pp - Charlie Major (2) | ||||||
| No scoring | Third period | 4:20 - pp - Michael Hage (2) | ||||||
| Aidan Park (1) - 16:10 | First overtime period | No scoring | ||||||
| Gavin Moffatt (29 saves / 31 shots) | Goalie stats | Louka Cloutier (39 saves / 42 shots) | ||||||
| Green Bay wins series 2 – 1 | |
Western Conference
(W4) Tri-City Storm vs. (W5) Sioux Falls Stampede
| April 15 | Tri-City Storm | 5 – 6 | OT | Sioux Falls Stampede | Viaero Center | |||
| 15:05 - Nolan Roed (1) | First period | John McNelis (1) - 9:21 Chase LaPinta (1) - 14:27 | ||||||
| 16:22 - Jake Rozzi (1) 17:48 - August Falloon (1) |
Second period | Chase LaPinta (2) - 4:41 Tyler Borgula (1) - 18:32 | ||||||
| 8:44 - Jake Rozzi (2) 19:56 - Jake Rozzi (3) |
Third period | Tyler Borgula (2) - 19:02 | ||||||
| No scoring | First overtime period | Hunter Anderson (1) - pp - 11:14 | ||||||
| Cameron Korpi (31 saves / 37 shots) | Goalie stats | Christian Manz (38 saves / 43 shots) | ||||||
| April 16 | Tri-City Storm | 3 – 2 | OT | Sioux Falls Stampede | Viaero Center | |||
| No scoring | First period | Noah Eyre (1) - 8:34 | ||||||
| 0:53 - pp - Cameron Briere (1) | Second period | Jaksen Panzer (1) - 14:11 | ||||||
| 11:09 - pp - August Falloon (2) | Third period | No scoring | ||||||
| 11:14 - pp - Owen Beckner (1) | First overtime period | No scoring | ||||||
| Cameron Korpi (21 saves / 23 shots) | Goalie stats | Christian Manz (33 saves / 36 shots) | ||||||
| April 17 | Tri-City Storm | 8 – 3 | Sioux Falls Stampede | Viaero Center | ||||
| Nolan Roed (2) - 2:41 Nick Roukounakis (1) - 6:02 Artemi Nizameyev (1) - 9:23 Artemi Nizameyev (2) - 15:01 |
First period | 14:35 - Hunter Anderson (2) | ||||||
| Artemi Nizameyev (3) - 5:59 Owen Beckner (2) - pp - 7:28 Owen Beckner (3) - 14:05 |
Second period | 10:04 - pp - Hunter Anderson (3) 18:27 - pp - J.J. Wiebusch (1) | ||||||
| Nolan Roed (3) - 10:33 | Third period | No scoring | ||||||
| Cameron Korpi (25 saves / 28 shots) | Goalie stats | Christian Manz (13 saves / 19 shots) Michael Chambre (9 saves / 11 shots) | ||||||
| Tri-City wins series 2 – 1 | |
(W3) Waterloo Black Hawks vs. (W6) Lincoln Stars
| April 15 | Waterloo Black Hawks | 0 – 1 | Lincoln Stars | Young Arena | ||||
| No scoring | First period | No scoring | ||||||
| No scoring | Second period | Jack Pechar (1) - 8:05 | ||||||
| No scoring | Third period | No scoring | ||||||
| Calvin Vachon (26 saves / 27 shots) | Goalie stats | Yan Shostak (40 saves / 40 shots) | ||||||
| April 16 | Waterloo Black Hawks | 1 – 6 | Lincoln Stars | Young Arena | ||||
| No scoring | First period | Aiden Janz (1) - 2:31 Ryan Spinale (1) - 4:05 | ||||||
| No scoring | Second period | Dashel Oliver (1) - 1:05 Justin Mexico (1) - 2:26 | ||||||
| 15:30 - Myles Hilman (1) | Third period | Matt Maltais (1) - 0:55 Dashel Oliver (2) - 17:35 | ||||||
| Calvin Vachon (12 saves / 17 shots) Jack Spicer (7 saves / 8 shots) |
Goalie stats | Yan Shostak (39 saves / 40 shots) | ||||||
| Lincoln wins series 2 – 0 | |
Conference Semifinals
Eastern Conference
(E1) Dubuque Fighting Saints vs. (E4) Youngstown Phantoms
| April 20 | Dubuque Fighting Saints | 0 – 2 | Youngstown Phantoms | Mystique Ice Center | ||||
| No scoring | First period | No scoring | ||||||
| No scoring | Second period | Andrew Strathmann (2) - 2:41 | ||||||
| No scoring | Third period | Charlie Cerrato (1) - 8:07 | ||||||
| Kevin Reidler (23 saves / 25 shots) | Goalie stats | Aiden Wright (28 saves / 28 shots) | ||||||
| April 21 | Dubuque Fighting Saints | 6 – 0 | Youngstown Phantoms | Mystique Ice Center | ||||
| 1:05 - Juraj Pekarčík (1) 4:10 - Beckett Hendrickson (1) 16:17 - pp - Lucas St. Louis (1) |
First period | No scoring | ||||||
| 4:26 - Jayden Jubenvill (1) | Second period | No scoring | ||||||
| 6:52 - Jake Sondreal (1) 11:44 - Seamus Powell (1) |
Third period | No scoring | ||||||
| Kevin Reidler (19 saves / 19 shots) | Goalie stats | Aiden Wright (19 saves / 24 shots) Colin Winn (4 saves / 5 shots) | ||||||
| April 23 | Youngstown Phantoms | 1 – 2 | OT | Dubuque Fighting Saints | Covelli Centre | |||
| No scoring | First period | No scoring | ||||||
| No scoring | Second period | No scoring | ||||||
| 18:18 - Michael Burchill (2) | Third period | James Reeder (1) - pp - 13:33 | ||||||
| No scoring | First overtime period | Noah Powell (1) - 19:34 | ||||||
| Aiden Wright (31 saves / 33 shots) | Goalie stats | Kevin Reidler (33 saves / 34 shots) | ||||||
| April 24 | Youngstown Phantoms | 0 – 2 | Dubuque Fighting Saints | Covelli Centre | ||||
| No scoring | First period | No scoring | ||||||
| No scoring | Second period | No scoring | ||||||
| No scoring | Third period | Beckett Hendrickson (2) - 4:59 Lucas St. Louis (2) - 11:04 | ||||||
| Aiden Wright (20 saves / 22 shots) | Goalie stats | Kevin Reidler (22 saves / 22 shots) | ||||||
| Dubuque wins series 3 – 1 | |
(E2) Muskegon Lumberjacks vs. (E3) Green Bay Gamblers
| April 20 | Muskegon Lumberjacks | 3 – 4 | Green Bay Gamblers | Trinity Health Arena | ||||
| 15:37 - Justin Solovey (1) | First period | Blake Bechen (1) - 7:08 Charlie Russell (1) - 8:33 | ||||||
| 4:53 - Cooper Pierson (1) | Second period | Jayson Shaugabay (2) - 7:53 | ||||||
| 6:38 - sh - David Klee (1) | Third period | Jayson Shaugabay (3) - 1:35 | ||||||
| Shikhabutdin Gadzhiev (14 saves / 18 shots) | Goalie stats | Gavin Moffatt (26 saves / 29 shots) | ||||||
| April 21 | Muskegon Lumberjacks | 4 – 1 | Green Bay Gamblers | Trinity Health Arena | ||||
| No scoring | First period | No scoring | ||||||
| 7:28 - Cody Croal (1) 10:48 - Teddy Spitznagel (1) 15:57 - Justin Solovey (2) |
Second period | Lev Katzin (2) - 17:28 | ||||||
| 14:09 - Joe Connor (1) | Third period | No scoring | ||||||
| Shikhabutdin Gadzhiev (22 saves / 23 shots) | Goalie stats | Gavin Moffatt (22 saves / 26 shots) | ||||||
| April 23 | Green Bay Gamblers | 0 – 2 | Muskegon Lumberjacks | Resch Center | ||||
| No scoring | First period | Justin Solovey (3) - 18:46 | ||||||
| No scoring | Second period | No scoring | ||||||
| No scoring | Third period | Matvei Gridin (1) - en - 18:54 | ||||||
| Adam Gajan (27 saves / 28 shots) | Goalie stats | Shikhabutdin Gadzhiev (28 saves / 28 shots) | ||||||
| April 24 | Green Bay Gamblers | 2 – 1 | Muskegon Lumberjacks | Resch Center | ||||
| 2:38 - Ben Poitras (3) | First period | Joe Connor (2) - 11:11 | ||||||
| No scoring | Second period | No scoring | ||||||
| 19:24 - pp - Jayson Shaugabay (4) | Third period | No scoring | ||||||
| Adam Gajan (31 saves / 32 shots) | Goalie stats | Shikhabutdin Gadzhiev (21 saves / 23 shots) | ||||||
| April 26 | Muskegon Lumberjacks | 4 – 3 | 2OT | Green Bay Gamblers | Trinity Health Arena | |||
| No scoring | First period | Tanner Bruender (1) - 13:30 | ||||||
| 14:18 - Xavier Veilleux (1) | Second period | William Hughes (1) - 2:38 Aidan Park (2) - 18:54 | ||||||
| 1:53 - Justin Solovey (4) 18:54 - Joe Connor (3) |
Third period | No scoring | ||||||
| 4:30 - Ethan Whitcomb (1) | Second overtime period | No scoring | ||||||
| Shikhabutdin Gadzhiev (27 saves / 30 shots) | Goalie stats | Adam Gajan (44 saves / 48 shots) | ||||||
| Muskegon wins series 3 – 2 | |
Western Conference
(W1) Fargo Force vs. (W4) Tri-City Storm
| April 20 | Fargo Force | 3 – 1 | Tri-City Storm | Scheels Arena | ||||
| 6:50 - Zam Plante (1) 17:24 - pp - Michael La Starza (1) |
First period | No scoring | ||||||
| No scoring | Second period | Ryan Smith (1) - 14:14 | ||||||
| 6:17 - pp - Michael La Starza (2) | Third period | No scoring | ||||||
| Hampton Slukynsky (23 saves / 24 shots) | Goalie stats | Cameron Korpi (37 saves / 40 shots) | ||||||
| April 22 | Fargo Force | 3 – 1 | Tri-City Storm | Scheels Arena | ||||
| No scoring | First period | Nick Roukounakis (2) - 0:46 | ||||||
| 0:25 - Michael Quinn (1) 7:39 - pp - Tate Taylor (1) |
Second period | No scoring | ||||||
| 19:23 - en - Mac Swanson (1) | Third period | No scoring | ||||||
| Hampton Slukynsky (18 saves / 19 shots) | Goalie stats | Thatcher Bernstein (30 saves / 32 shots) | ||||||
| April 24 | Tri-City Storm | 3 – 5 | Fargo Force | Viaero Center | ||||
| 13:18 - Vsevolod Logvin (1) | First period | Finn McLaughlin (1) - 1:26 | ||||||
| No scoring | Second period | Zam Plante (2) - 10:29 Jake Fisher (1) - 12:11 | ||||||
| 9:02 - Vsevolod Logvin (2) 18:07 - sh - Nolan Roed (4) |
Third period | Merril Steenari (1) - 9:51 Gavin Morrissey (1) - pp - en - 19:02 | ||||||
| Thatcher Bernstein (27 saves / 31 shots) | Goalie stats | Hampton Slukynsky (23 saves / 26 shots) | ||||||
| Fargo wins series 3 – 0 | |
(W2) Sioux City Musketeers vs. (W6) Lincoln Stars
| April 19 | Lincoln Stars | 2 – 3 | Sioux City Musketeers | Ice Box | ||||
| No scoring | First period | No scoring | ||||||
| No scoring | Second period | 1:07 - Gavin Garry (1) 10:54 - pp - Colby Saganiuk (1) 17:28 - Finn Loftus (1) | ||||||
| Jack Pechar (2) - pp - 17:36 Jack Pechar (3) - 18:58 |
Third period | No scoring | ||||||
| Yan Shostak (20 saves / 23 shots) | Goalie stats | Samuel Urban (26 saves / 28 shots) | ||||||
| April 20 | Lincoln Stars | 1 – 3 | Sioux City Musketeers | Ice Box | ||||
| No scoring | First period | 10:42 - Kaden Shahan (1) | ||||||
| Matt Maltais (2) - 9:58 | Second period | 5:10 - Hagen Burrows (1) 17:53 - pp - Ty Hanson (1) | ||||||
| No scoring | Third period | No scoring | ||||||
| Yan Shostak (25 saves / 28 shots) | Goalie stats | Samuel Urban (30 saves / 31 shots) | ||||||
| April 22 | Sioux City Musketeers | 3 – 2 | OT | Lincoln Stars | Tyson Events Center | |||
| No scoring | First period | 12:59 - Giacomo Martino (1) | ||||||
| Adam Kleber (1) - 14:32 Keaton Peters (1) - 15:25 |
Second period | 9:23 - Ethan Gardula (1) | ||||||
| No scoring | Third period | No scoring | ||||||
| Ty Hanson (2) - 3:19 | First overtime period | No scoring | ||||||
| Samuel Urban (14 saves / 16 shots) | Goalie stats | Yan Shostak (31 saves / 34 shots) | ||||||
| Sioux City wins series 3 – 0 | |
Conference Finals
Eastern Conference
(E1) Dubuque Fighting Saints vs. (E2) Muskegon Lumberjacks
| April 28 | Dubuque Fighting Saints | 4 – 3 | OT | Muskegon Lumberjacks | Mystique Ice Center | |||
| No scoring | First period | No scoring | ||||||
| 3:26 - Gavin Cornforth (1) 5:42 - Fisher Scott (1) 12:30 - Teddy Merrill (1) |
Second period | Ty Henricks (1) - 9:04 | ||||||
| No scoring | Third period | Cody Croal (2) - 6:11 Jack Galanek (1) - 12:30 | ||||||
| 4:48 - Jayden Jubenvill (2) | First overtime period | No scoring | ||||||
| Kevin Reidler (27 saves / 30 shots) | Goalie stats | Shikhabutdin Gadzhiev (27 saves / 31 shots) | ||||||
| April 29 | Dubuque Fighting Saints | 4 – 3 | Muskegon Lumberjacks | Mystique Ice Center | ||||
| 2:22 - Juraj Pekarčík (2) 12:44 - Erik Påhlsson (1) 13:09 - Jayden Jubenvill (3) |
First period | No scoring | ||||||
| 1:27 - Noah Powell (2) | Second period | Bauer Berry (1) - 6:53 David Klee (2) - 15:22 | ||||||
| No scoring | Third period | Easton Young (1) - 7:20 | ||||||
| Kevin Reidler (28 saves / 31 shots) | Goalie stats | Shikhabutdin Gadzhiev (7 saves / 11 shots) Miles Roberts (18 saves / 18 shots) | ||||||
| May 2 | Muskegon Lumberjacks | 0 – 4 | Dubuque Fighting Saints | Trinity Health Arena | ||||
| No scoring | First period | No scoring | ||||||
| No scoring | Second period | Lucas St. Louis (3) - pp - 7:56 Josh Giuliani (1) - 12:09 | ||||||
| No scoring | Third period | Josh Giuliani (2) - 8:09 Gavin Cornforth (2) - 10:34 | ||||||
| Shikhabutdin Gadzhiev (31 saves / 35 shots) | Goalie stats | Kevin Reidler (21 saves / 21 shots) | ||||||
| Dubuque wins series 3 – 0 | |
Western Conference
(W1) Fargo Force vs. (W2) Sioux City Musketeers
| April 28 | Fargo Force | 3 – 1 | Sioux City Musketeers | Scheels Arena | ||||
| 10:49 - Mac Swanson (2) | First period | Owen Keefe (1) - 7:59 | ||||||
| 12:57 - Brandon Svoboda (1) | Second period | No scoring | ||||||
| 1:12 - Michael La Starza (3) | Third period | No scoring | ||||||
| Hampton Slukynsky (21 saves / 22 shots) | Goalie stats | Samuel Urban (32 saves / 35 shots) | ||||||
| April 29 | Fargo Force | 1 – 4 | Sioux City Musketeers | Scheels Arena | ||||
| No scoring | First period | No scoring | ||||||
| 15:09 - Jake Fisher (2) | Second period | Hagen Burrows (2) - 13:38 | ||||||
| No scoring | Third period | Kaden Shahan (2) - 13:54 Colin Kessler (1) - en - 19:01 Colin Kessler (2) - en - 19:57 | ||||||
| Hampton Slukynsky (24 saves / 26 shots) | Goalie stats | Samuel Urban (33 saves / 34 shots) | ||||||
| May 2 | Sioux City Musketeers | 5 – 2 | Fargo Force | Tyson Events Center | ||||
| 17:32 - Colin Kessler (3) | First period | Lee Parks (1) - 4:16 | ||||||
| 10:13 - Ethan Gardula (2) 16:48 - Kaden Shahan (3) 19:37 - pp - Giacomo Martino (2) |
Second period | No scoring | ||||||
| 19:22 - en - Kaden Shahan (4) | Third period | Zam Plante (3) - pp - 12:26 | ||||||
| Samuel Urban (24 saves / 26 shots) | Goalie stats | Hampton Slukynsky (17 saves / 21 shots) | ||||||
| May 3 | Sioux City Musketeers | 0 – 5 | Fargo Force | Tyson Events Center | ||||
| No scoring | First period | Tom Leppa (1) - 11:23 | ||||||
| No scoring | Second period | Reid Daavettila (1) - 3:21 | ||||||
| No scoring | Third period | Jake Fisher (3) - 4:51 Brandon Svoboda (2) - 6:11 Michael Neumeier (1) - 10:55 | ||||||
| Samuel Urban (14 saves / 19 shots) Dylan Silverstein (3 saves / 3 shots) |
Goalie stats | Hampton Slukynsky (20 saves / 20 shots) Anton Castro (1 save / 1 shot) | ||||||
| May 5 | Fargo Force | 4 – 0 | Sioux City Musketeers | Scheels Arena | ||||
| 0:13 - Mac Swanson (3) 2:43 - Merril Steenari (2) |
First period | No scoring | ||||||
| 13:37 - Leo Gruba (1) | Second period | No scoring | ||||||
| 15:30 - en - Tom Leppa (2) | Third period | No scoring | ||||||
| Hampton Slukynsky (21 saves / 21 shots) | Goalie stats | Samuel Urban (38 saves / 41 shots) | ||||||
| Fargo wins series 3 – 2 | |
Clark Cup Finals
(W1) Fargo Force vs. (E1) Dubuque Fighting Saints
| May 10 | Fargo Force | 3 – 1 | Dubuque Fighting Saints | Scheels Arena | ||||
| 2:59 - Leo Gruba (2) 9:43 - Brandon Svoboda (3) |
First period | No scoring | ||||||
| No scoring | Second period | Joona Väisänen (1) - 18:25 | ||||||
| 19:21 - en - Mac Swanson (4) | Third period | No scoring | ||||||
| Hampton Slukynsky (22 saves / 23 shots) | Goalie stats | Kevin Reidler (28 saves / 30 shots) | ||||||
| May 11 | Fargo Force | 6 – 3 | Dubuque Fighting Saints | Scheels Arena | ||||
| 18:44 - Michael La Starza (4) 19:14 - Tom Leppa (3) |
First period | Juraj Pekarčík (3) - 6:18 | ||||||
| 17:58 - Leo Gruba (3) | Second period | Beckett Hendrickson (3) - 7:49 | ||||||
| 8:01 - Lee Parks (2) 12:31 - Tom Leppa (4) 19:28 - en - Mac Swanson (5) |
Third period | Charlie Arend (1) - 9:17 | ||||||
| Hampton Slukynsky (30 saves / 33 shots) | Goalie stats | Kevin Reidler (23 saves / 28 shots) | ||||||
| May 17 | Dubuque Fighting Saints | 3 – 1 | Fargo Force | Mystique Ice Center | ||||
| 19:49 - pp - Gavin Cornforth (3) | First period | No scoring | ||||||
| 10:37 - Seamus Powell (2) | Second period | Reid Daavettila (2) - 15:57 | ||||||
| 10:04 - Jake Sondreal (2) | Third period | No scoring | ||||||
| Kevin Reidler (23 saves / 24 shots) | Goalie stats | Hampton Slukynsky (28 saves / 31 shots) | ||||||
| May 18 | Dubuque Fighting Saints | 1 – 3 | Fargo Force | Mystique Ice Center | ||||
| 6:56 - Jake Sondreal (3) | First period | Brasen Boser (1) - 11:04 Jake Fisher (4) - 16:03 | ||||||
| No scoring | Second period | No scoring | ||||||
| No scoring | Third period | Brandon Svoboda (4) - en - 18:24 | ||||||
| Kevin Reidler (22 saves / 24 shots) | Goalie stats | Hampton Slukynsky (22 saves / 23 shots) | ||||||
| Fargo wins series 3 – 1 | |
Playoff scoring leaders
Note: GP = Games played; G = Goals; A = Assists; PTS = Points; PIM = Penalty minutes
| Player | Team | GP | G | A | PTS | PIM |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Mac Swanson | Fargo Force | 12 | 5 | 12 | 17 | 0 |
| Juraj Pekarčík | Dubuque Fighting Saints | 11 | 3 | 7 | 10 | 4 |
| Zam Plante | Fargo Force | 12 | 3 | 6 | 9 | 0 |
| Michael La Starza | Fargo Force | 12 | 4 | 4 | 8 | 21 |
| Leo Gruba | Fargo Force | 12 | 3 | 5 | 8 | 4 |
| August Falloon | Tri-City Storm | 6 | 2 | 6 | 8 | 0 |
| Reid Daavettila | Fargo Force | 12 | 2 | 6 | 8 | 2 |
| Michael Quinn | Fargo Force | 12 | 1 | 7 | 8 | 2 |
| Kaden Shahan | Sioux City Musketeers | 8 | 4 | 3 | 7 | 17 |
| Beckett Hendrickson | Dubuque Fighting Saints | 11 | 3 | 4 | 7 | 2 |
| Jake Sondreal | Dubuque Fighting Saints | 11 | 3 | 4 | 7 | 10 |
Playoff leading goaltenders
Note: GP = Games played; MIN = Minutes played; W = Wins; L = Losses; SO = Shutouts; GA = Goals Allowed; GAA = Goals against average; SV% = Save percentage
| Player | Team | GP | MIN | W | L | SO | GA | GAA | SV% |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Hampton Slukynsky | Fargo Force | 12 | 712 | 9 | 3 | 1 | 20 | 1.69 | 0.931 |
| Kevin Reidler | Dubuque Fighting Saints | 11 | 673 | 7 | 4 | 3 | 19 | 1.69 | 0.934 |
| Yan Shostak | Lincoln Stars | 5 | 298 | 2 | 3 | 1 | 10 | 2.01 | 0.939 |
| Louka Cloutier | Chicago Steel | 2 | 136 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 5 | 2.20 | 0.935 |
| Samuel Urban | Sioux City Musketeers | 8 | 468 | 5 | 3 | 0 | 19 | 2.44 | 0.917 |
Postseason awards
USHL awards
| Award | Name | Team |
|---|---|---|
| Player of the Year | Mac Swanson | Fargo Force[9] |
| Forward of the Year | Mac Swanson | Fargo Force[10] |
| Defenseman of the Year | Leo Gruba | Fargo Force[11] |
| Rookie of the Year | John Mustard | Waterloo Black Hawks[12] |
| Goaltender of the Year | Hampton Slukynsky | Fargo Force[13] |
| Coach of the Year | Brett Skinner | Fargo Force[14] |
| Scholar-Athlete of the Year | James Reeder | Dubuque Fighting Saints[15] |
| Curt Hammer Award | Ryan Botterill | Youngstown Phantoms[16] |
| General Manager of the Year | Cary Eades | Fargo Force[17] |
All-USHL First Team
| Position | Name | Team |
|---|---|---|
| Goalie | Hampton Slukynsky | Fargo Force |
| Defenceman | Leo Gruba | Fargo Force |
| Defenceman | Joona Vaisanen | Dubuque Fighting Saints |
| Forward | Mac Swanson | Fargo Force |
| Forward | Michael Hage | Chicago Steel |
| Forward | Matvei Gridin | Muskegon Lumberjacks |
Source[18]
All-USHL Second Team
| Position | Name | Team |
|---|---|---|
| Goalie | Kevin Reidler | Dubuque Fighting Saints |
| Defenceman | Ty Hanson | Sioux City Musketeers |
| Defenceman | Vladislav Lukashevich | Tri-City Storm |
| Forward | Trevor Connelly | Tri-City Storm |
| Forward | Zam Plante | Fargo Force |
| Forward | Noah Powell | Dubuque Fighting Saints |
Source[18]
All-USHL Third Team
| Position | Name | Team |
|---|---|---|
| Goalie | Carsen Musser | Madison Capitols |
| Defenceman | Michael Hagens | Chicago Steel |
| Defenceman | Brasen Boser | Fargo Force |
| Forward | Austin Burnevik | Madison Capitols |
| Forward | Jake Sondreal | Dubuque Fighting Saints |
| Forward | Sacha Boisvert | Muskegon Lumberjacks |
Source[18]
USHL All-Rookie Team
| Position | Name | Team |
|---|---|---|
| Goalie | Louka Cloutier | Chicago Steel |
| Defenceman | Xavier Veilleux | Muskegon Lumberjacks |
| Defenceman | Sascha Boumedienne | Youngstown Phantoms |
| Forward | John Mustard | Waterloo Black Hawks |
| Forward | Ben Kevan | Des Moines Buccaneers |
| Forward | Ilya Protas | Des Moines Buccaneers |
Source[19]
All-Rookie Second Team
| Position | Name | Team |
|---|---|---|
| Goalie | Mikhail Yegorov | Omaha Lancers |
| Defenceman | Elliott Groenewold | Cedar Rapids RoughRiders |
| Defenceman | Alex Bales | Tri-City Storm |
| Forward | John McNelis | Sioux Falls Stampede |
| Forward | Lev Katzin | Green Bay Gamblers |
| Forward | Michael Barron | Dubuque Fighting Saints |
Source[19]