2023–24 USHL season
{{Short description|45th season of the USHL}}
{{Use mdy dates|date=August 2023}}
{{Infobox sports season
| title = 2023–24 USHL season
| color = #000000; border-top:#C6093B 3px solid; border-bottom:#C6093B 3px solid
| color_text = #FFFFFF
| pixels = 150px
| league = United States Hockey League
| sport = Ice hockey
| duration = Regular season
September – April
Post-season
April – May
| no_of_games = 62
| no_of_teams = 16
| season = Regular season
| season_champ_name = Anderson Cup
| season_champs = Fargo Force
| MVP = Mac Swanson (Fargo Force)
| top_scorer = Matvei Gridin (Muskegon Lumberjacks)
| playoffs = Clark Cup Playoffs
| playoffs_MVP = Mac Swanson (Force)
| finals_champ = Fargo Force
|finals_runner-up = Dubuque Fighting Saints
| seasonslist = List of USHL seasons
| seasonslistnames = USHL
| prevseason_link = 2022–23 USHL season
| prevseason_year = 2022–23
| nextseason_link = 2024–25 USHL season
| nextseason_year = 2024–25
}}
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.{{cite web |url=https://ushl.com/news/2023/6/7/home-ushl-announces-2023-24-schedule.aspx |title=USHL Announces 2023-24 Schedule |website=USHL.com |date=June 7, 2023 |access-date=April 17, 2024}} 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.{{cite web |url=https://www.flohockey.tv/articles/12396412-fargo-force-clinch-anderson-cup-trophy-for-second-straight-year |title=Fargo Force Clinch Anderson Cup Trophy For Second Straight Year |website=flohockey.tv |first=Ryan |last=Sikes |date=April 1, 2024 |access-date=April 17, 2024}}
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.{{cite web |title=2024 USHL annual general meeting recap |url=https://ushl.com/news/2024/7/3/2024-ushl-annual-general-meeting-recap.aspx |website=ushl.com |publisher=United States Hockey League |access-date=14 July 2024}}
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.{{cite web |last1=McAlpine |first1=Jordan |title=Here's which current and former USHL players heard their name called at the 2024 NHL Draft |url=https://www.therinklive.com/junior-and-prospects/ushl/heres-which-current-and-former-ushl-players-heard-their-name-called-at-the-2024-nhl-draft |website=therinklive.com |publisher=Forum Communications Company |access-date=14 July 2024}}
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Regular season
The standings at the end of the regular season were as follows:{{cite web |url=https://ushl.com/ht/#/team-stats?standingstype=division&context=overall&specialteams=false&season=82&sortkey=points&league=1 |title=2023–24 Standings |website=USHL.com |access-date=April 17, 2024}}
Note: x = clinched playoff berth; y = clinched conference title; z = clinched regular season title
= Eastern Conference =
class="wikitable" style="text-align:center" | ||||||||
style="background:#ddf; width:46%;"| Team
! style="background:#ddf; width:6%;"| {{abbr|GP|Games played}} ! style="background:#ddf; width:6%;"| {{abbr|W|Wins}} ! style="background:#ddf; width:6%;"| {{abbr|L|Losses}} ! style="background:#ddf; width:6%;"| {{abbr|OTL|Overtime losses}} ! style="background:#ddf; width:6%;"| {{abbr|SOL|Shootout loss}} ! style="background:#ddf; width:6%;"| {{abbr|Pts|Points}} ! style="background:#ddf; width:6%;"| {{abbr|GF|Goals For}} ! style="background:#ddf; width:6%;"| {{abbr|GA|Goals Against}} | ||||||||
---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
align=left| y – Dubuque Fighting Saints | 62 | 41 | 13 | 3 | 5 | 90 | 271 | 195 |
align=left| x – Muskegon Lumberjacks | 62 | 38 | 22 | 1 | 1 | 78 | 254 | 224 |
align=left| x – Green Bay Gamblers | 62 | 34 | 18 | 7 | 3 | 78 | 233 | 214 |
align=left| x – Youngstown Phantoms | 62 | 33 | 19 | 6 | 4 | 76 | 230 | 206 |
align=left| x – Madison Capitols | 62 | 33 | 23 | 4 | 2 | 72 | 218 | 192 |
align=left| x – Chicago Steel | 62 | 27 | 28 | 3 | 4 | 61 | 209 | 256 |
align=left| Cedar Rapids RoughRiders | 62 | 25 | 30 | 5 | 2 | 57 | 179 | 230 |
align=left| Team USA | 62 | 22 | 35 | 2 | 3 | 49 | 229 | 278 |
= Western Conference =
class="wikitable" style="text-align:center" | ||||||||
style="background:#ddf; width:46%;"| Team
! style="background:#ddf; width:6%;"| {{abbr|GP|Games played}} ! style="background:#ddf; width:6%;"| {{abbr|W|Wins}} ! style="background:#ddf; width:6%;"| {{abbr|L|Losses}} ! style="background:#ddf; width:6%;"| {{abbr|OTL|Overtime losses}} ! style="background:#ddf; width:6%;"| {{abbr|SOL|Shootout loss}} ! style="background:#ddf; width:6%;"| {{abbr|Pts|Points}} ! style="background:#ddf; width:6%;"| {{abbr|GF|Goals For}} ! style="background:#ddf; width:6%;"| {{abbr|GA|Goals Against}} | ||||||||
---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
align=left| z – Fargo Force | 62 | 50 | 10 | 2 | 0 | 102 | 272 | 143 |
align=left| x – Sioux City Musketeers | 62 | 34 | 22 | 6 | 0 | 74 | 229 | 207 |
align=left| x – Waterloo Black Hawks | 62 | 35 | 25 | 0 | 2 | 72 | 224 | 205 |
align=left| x – Tri-City Storm | 62 | 28 | 23 | 4 | 7 | 67 | 232 | 218 |
align=left| x – Sioux Falls Stampede | 62 | 28 | 28 | 5 | 1 | 62 | 219 | 250 |
align=left| x – Lincoln Stars | 62 | 27 | 30 | 3 | 2 | 59 | 169 | 216 |
align=left| Des Moines Buccaneers | 62 | 25 | 30 | 5 | 2 | 57 | 185 | 209 |
align=left| Omaha Lancers | 62 | 16 | 43 | 3 | 0 | 35 | 160 | 270 |
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Statistics
= Scoring leaders =
The following players led the league in regular season points at the completion of games played on April 13, 2024.{{cite web |url=https://ushl.com/ht/#/player-stats/all-teams/82?playertype=skater&position=skaters&rookie=no&sort=points&statstype=standard&page=1&league=1 |title=USHL Stats |website=USHL.com |date=April 13, 2024 |access-date=April 17, 2024}}
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! style="background:#ddf; width: 12em;" | Player ! style="background:#ddf; width: 13em;" | Team ! style="background:#ddf; width: 4em;" | {{abbr|GP|Games played}} ! style="background:#ddf; width: 4em;" | {{abbr|G|Goals}} ! style="background:#ddf; width: 4em;" | {{abbr|A|Assists}} ! style="background:#ddf; width: 4em;" | {{abbr|Pts|Points}} ! style="background:#ddf; width: 4em;" | {{abbr|PIM|Penalties in minutes}} |
style="text-align:left;"| Matvei Gridin
|style="text-align:left;"| Muskegon Lumberjacks | 60 | 38 | 45 ! 83 | 51 |
style="text-align:left;"| Trevor Connelly
|style="text-align:left;"| Tri-City Storm | 52 | 31 | 47 ! 78 | 88 |
style="text-align:left;"| Mac Swanson
|style="text-align:left;"| Fargo Force | 55 | 26 | 51 ! 77 | 6 |
style="text-align:left;"| Michael Hage
|style="text-align:left;"| Chicago Steel | 54 | 33 | 42 ! 75 | 53 |
style="text-align:left;"| Noah Powell
|style="text-align:left;"| Dubuque Fighting Saints | 61 | 43 | 31 ! 74 | 57 |
style="text-align:left;"| Erik Påhlsson
|style="text-align:left;"| Dubuque Fighting Saints | 57 | 28 | 44 ! 72 | 16 |
style="text-align:left;"| Austin Burnevik
|style="text-align:left;"| Madison Capitols | 61 | 40 | 31 ! 71 | 24 |
style="text-align:left;"| Zam Plante
|style="text-align:left;"| Fargo Force | 57 | 26 | 45 ! 71 | 4 |
style="text-align:left;"| Charlie Major
|style="text-align:left;"| Chicago Steel | 59 | 30 | 40 ! 70 | 22 |
style="text-align:left;"| Jake Sondreal
|style="text-align:left;"| 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
class="wikitable sortable" style="text-align: center"
| class="unsortable" align=center bgcolor=#F2F2F2 style="width: 15em" | Player ! style="width: 15em" | Team ! style="width: 4em" | GP ! style="width: 4em" | Mins ! style="width: 4em" | W ! style="width: 4em" | L ! style="width: 4em" | OTL ! style="width: 4em" | SOL ! style="width: 4em" | SO ! style="width: 4em" | GAA ! style="width: 4em" | SV% |
align=left | Hampton Slukynsky
| align=left | Fargo Force | 33 | 1938 | 28 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 5 | 1.86 | 0.923 |
align=left | Aiden Wright
| align=left | Youngstown Phantoms | 22 | 1322 | 13 | 5 | 2 | 2 | 1 | 2.59 | 0.902 |
align=left | Anton Castro
| align=left | Fargo Force | 31 | 1800 | 22 | 7 | 2 | 0 | 3 | 2.63 | 0.886 |
align=left | Carsen Musser
| align=left | Madison Capitols | 32 | 1907 | 17 | 11 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 2.74 | 0.905 |
align=left | Calvin Vachon
| align=left | Waterloo Black Hawks | 38 | 2094 | 22 | 12 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 2.81 | 0.902 |
Clark Cup playoffs
{{12TeamBracket
|RD1=First Round
(Best-of-3){{cite web |url=https://ushl.com/news/2024/4/13/ClarkCupPlayoffsFirstRound.aspx |title=The First Round is Set for the 2024 Clark Cup Playoffs |website=USHL.com |date=April 13, 2024 |access-date=April 17, 2024}}
|RD2=Conference Semifinals
(Best-of-5)
|RD3=Conference Finals
(Best-of-5){{cite web |url=https://ushl.com/news/2024/4/26/general-2024-clark-cup-conference-finals-set.aspx |title=2024 Clark Cup Conference Finals Set |website=USHL.com |date=April 26, 2024 |access-date=April 26, 2024}}
|RD4=Clark Cup Championship
(Best-of-5)
|RD2-group1=Eastern Conference
|RD2-group2=Western Conference
|RD1-seed1=E4
|RD1-team1=Youngstown
|RD1-score1=2
|RD1-seed2=E5
|RD1-team2=Madison
|RD1-score2=1
|RD1-seed3=E3
|RD1-team3=Green Bay
|RD1-score3=2
|RD1-seed4=E6
|RD1-team4=Chicago
|RD1-score4=1
|RD1-seed5=W4
|RD1-team5=Tri-City
|RD1-score5=2
|RD1-seed6=W5
|RD1-team6=Sioux Falls
|RD1-score6=1
|RD1-seed7=W3
|RD1-team7=Waterloo
|RD1-score7=0
|RD1-seed8=W6
|RD1-team8=Lincoln
|RD1-score8=2
|RD2-seed1=E1
|RD2-team1=Dubuque
|RD2-score1=3
|RD2-seed2=E4
|RD2-team2=Youngstown
|RD2-score2=1
|RD2-seed3=E2
|RD2-team3=Muskegon
|RD2-score3=3
|RD2-seed4=E3
|RD2-team4=Green Bay
|RD2-score4=2
|RD2-seed5=W1
|RD2-team5=Fargo
|RD2-score5=3
|RD2-seed6=W4
|RD2-team6=Tri-City
|RD2-score6=0
|RD2-seed7=W2
|RD2-team7=Sioux City
|RD2-score7=3
|RD2-seed8=W6
|RD2-team8=Lincoln
|RD2-score8=0
|RD3-seed1=E1
|RD3-team1=Dubuque
|RD3-score1=3
|RD3-seed2=E2
|RD3-team2=Muskegon
|RD3-score2=0
|RD3-seed3=W1
|RD3-team3=Fargo
|RD3-score3=3
|RD3-seed4=W2
|RD3-team4=Sioux City
|RD3-score4=2
|RD4-seed1=W1
|RD4-team1=Fargo
|RD4-score1=3
|RD4-seed2=E1
|RD4-team2=Dubuque
|RD4-score2=1
}}
First Round
=Eastern Conference=
==(E4) Youngstown Phantoms vs. (E5) Madison Capitols==
{{NHLPlayoffs
|team1 = Youngstown Phantoms
|team2 = Madison Capitols
|stadium1 = Covelli Centre
|stadium2 =
|date1 = April 15
|score1 = 4 – 7
|recap1 =
|home1 = 1
|won1 = 2
|1-1-1 = 4:48 - Sam Ranallo (1)
|1-1-2 = Rainers Rullers (1) - 15:51
|1-2-1 = 5:13 - Conner de Haro (1)
12:00 - pp - Grant Young (1)
|1-2-2 = 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
|1-3-1 = 8:54 - pp - Andrew Strathmann (1)
|1-3-2 = Max Nagel (2) - en - 16:59
|goalie1-1 = Aiden Wright (10 saves / 16 shots)
Colin Winn (8 saves / 8 shots)
|goalie1-2 = Carsen Musser (29 saves / 33 shots)
|date2 = April 16
|score2 = 5 – 2
|recap2 =
|home2 = 1
|won2 = 1
|2-1-1 = No scoring
|2-1-2 = Max Nagel (3) - pp - 17:01
Andrew Kuzma (1) - pp - 17:55
|2-2-1 = 2:51 - Michael Burchill (1)
5:29 - Nathan Lewis (1)
10:45 - Adam Pietila (1)
|2-2-2 = No scoring
|2-3-1 = 1:02 - Adam Pietila (2)
18:23 - en - Adam Pietila (3)
|2-3-2 = No scoring
|goalie2-1 = Aiden Wright (15 saves / 17 shots)
|goalie2-2 = Patriks Bērziņš (35 saves / 39 shots)
|date3 = April 17
|score3 = 8 – 4
|recap3 =
|home3 = 1
|won3 = 1
|3-1-1 = Ryan Rucinski (1) - 8:06
Kuzma Voronin (1) - 10:09
Ryan Rucinski (2) - 11:00
|3-1-2 = No scoring
|3-2-1 = Brecken Smith (1) - 19:08
|3-2-2 = 14:32 - Austin Burnevik (2)
|3-3-1 = Tory Pitner (1) - 3:03
Conner de Haro (2) - 8:47
Ryan Rucinski (3) - 14:20
Tomáš Machů (1) - sh - en - 16:35
|3-3-2 = 0:43 - Max Nagel (4)
2:08 - Diego Johnson (1)
12:40 - Max Nagel (5)
|goalie3-1 = Aiden Wright (19 saves / 23 shots)
|goalie3-2 = Carsen Musser (24 saves / 31 shots)
|series = Youngstown wins series 2 – 1
}}
==(E3) Green Bay Gamblers vs. (E6) Chicago Steel==
{{NHLPlayoffs
|team1 = Green Bay Gamblers
|team2 = Chicago Steel
|stadium1 = Resch Center
|stadium2 =
|date1 = April 15
|score1 = 6 – 5
|recap1 =
|home1 = 1
|won1 = 1
|1-1-1 = 5:19 - Jayson Shaugabay (1)
|1-1-2 = Ben Yurchuk (1) - 5:59
|1-2-1 = 8:19 - Lukas Peterson (1)
13:40 - Lev Katzin (1)
|1-2-2 = Mick Thompson (1) - 16:21
|1-3-1 = 0:15 - pp - Julian Lutz (1)
1:22 - Lukas Peterson (2)
8:44 - Ryan Humphrey (1)
|1-3-2 = Kolin Sisson (1) - 4:02
Michael Hage (1) - pp - 8:36
Reid Conn (1) - 10:49
|goalie1-1 = Adam Gajan (18 saves / 23 shots)
|goalie1-2 = Quentin Sigurdson (27 saves / 33 shots)
|date2 = April 16
|score2 = 2 – 5
|recap2 =
|home2 = 1
|won2 = 2
|2-1-1 = No scoring
|2-1-2 = Tobias Öhman (1) - 5:08
|2-2-1 = No scoring
|2-2-2 = Owen Tylec (1) - 8:32
|2-3-1 = 3:20 - Mykhailo Danylov (1)
11:33 - pp - Julian Lutz (2)
|2-3-2 = Charlie Major (1) - 5:53
Joey DelGreco (1) - 10:13
Hunter Hady (1) - en - 17:49
|goalie2-1 = Adam Gajan (16 saves / 20 shots)
Gavin Moffatt (1 save / 1 shot)
|goalie2-2 = Louka Cloutier (33 saves / 35 shots)
|date3 = April 17
|score3 = 3 – 2
|recap3 =
|ot3 = 1
|home3 = 1
|won3 = 1
|3-1-1 = No scoring
|3-1-2 = No scoring
|3-2-1 = Benjamin Poitras (1) - pp - 0:47
Benjamin Poitras (2) - 3:55
|3-2-2 = 11:35 - pp - Charlie Major (2)
|3-3-1 = No scoring
|3-3-2 = 4:20 - pp - Michael Hage (2)
|3-4-1 = Aidan Park (1) - 16:10
|3-4-2 = No scoring
|goalie3-1 = Gavin Moffatt (29 saves / 31 shots)
|goalie3-2 = Louka Cloutier (39 saves / 42 shots)
|series = Green Bay wins series 2 – 1
}}
=Western Conference=
==(W4) Tri-City Storm vs. (W5) Sioux Falls Stampede==
{{NHLPlayoffs
|team1 = Tri-City Storm
|team2 = Sioux Falls Stampede
|stadium1 = Viaero Center
|stadium2 =
|date1 = April 15
|score1 = 5 – 6
|recap1 =
|ot1 = 1
|home1 = 1
|won1 = 2
|1-1-1 = 15:05 - Nolan Roed (1)
|1-1-2 = John McNelis (1) - 9:21
Chase LaPinta (1) - 14:27
|1-2-1 = 16:22 - Jake Rozzi (1)
17:48 - August Falloon (1)
|1-2-2 = Chase LaPinta (2) - 4:41
Tyler Borgula (1) - 18:32
|1-3-1 = 8:44 - Jake Rozzi (2)
19:56 - Jake Rozzi (3)
|1-3-2 = Tyler Borgula (2) - 19:02
|1-4-1 = No scoring
|1-4-2 = Hunter Anderson (1) - pp - 11:14
|goalie1-1 = Cameron Korpi (31 saves / 37 shots)
|goalie1-2 = Christian Manz (38 saves / 43 shots)
|date2 = April 16
|score2 = 3 – 2
|recap2 =
|ot2 = 1
|home2 = 1
|won2 = 1
|2-1-1 = No scoring
|2-1-2 = Noah Eyre (1) - 8:34
|2-2-1 = 0:53 - pp - Cameron Briere (1)
|2-2-2 = Jaksen Panzer (1) - 14:11
|2-3-1 = 11:09 - pp - August Falloon (2)
|2-3-2 = No scoring
|2-4-1 = 11:14 - pp - Owen Beckner (1)
|2-4-2 = No scoring
|goalie2-1 = Cameron Korpi (21 saves / 23 shots)
|goalie2-2 = Christian Manz (33 saves / 36 shots)
|date3 = April 17
|score3 = 8 – 3
|recap3 =
|home3 = 1
|won3 = 1
|3-1-1 = Nolan Roed (2) - 2:41
Nick Roukounakis (1) - 6:02
Artemi Nizameyev (1) - 9:23
Artemi Nizameyev (2) - 15:01
|3-1-2 = 14:35 - Hunter Anderson (2)
|3-2-1 = Artemi Nizameyev (3) - 5:59
Owen Beckner (2) - pp - 7:28
Owen Beckner (3) - 14:05
|3-2-2 = 10:04 - pp - Hunter Anderson (3)
18:27 - pp - J.J. Wiebusch (1)
|3-3-1 = Nolan Roed (3) - 10:33
|3-3-2 = No scoring
|goalie3-1 = Cameron Korpi (25 saves / 28 shots)
|goalie3-2 = Christian Manz (13 saves / 19 shots)
Michael Chambre (9 saves / 11 shots)
|series = Tri-City wins series 2 – 1
}}
==(W3) Waterloo Black Hawks vs. (W6) Lincoln Stars==
{{NHLPlayoffs
|team1 = Waterloo Black Hawks
|team2 = Lincoln Stars
|stadium1 = Young Arena
|stadium2 =
|date1 = April 15
|score1 = 0 – 1
|recap1 =
|home1 = 1
|won1 = 2
|1-1-1 = No scoring
|1-1-2 = No scoring
|1-2-1 = No scoring
|1-2-2 = Jack Pechar (1) - 8:05
|1-3-1 = No scoring
|1-3-2 = No scoring
|goalie1-1 = Calvin Vachon (26 saves / 27 shots)
|goalie1-2 = Yan Shostak (40 saves / 40 shots)
|date2 = April 16
|score2 = 1 – 6
|recap2 =
|home2 = 1
|won2 = 2
|2-1-1 = No scoring
|2-1-2 = Aiden Janz (1) - 2:31
Ryan Spinale (1) - 4:05
|2-2-1 = No scoring
|2-2-2 = Dashel Oliver (1) - 1:05
Justin Mexico (1) - 2:26
|2-3-1 = 15:30 - Myles Hilman (1)
|2-3-2 = Matt Maltais (1) - 0:55
Dashel Oliver (2) - 17:35
|goalie2-1 = Calvin Vachon (12 saves / 17 shots)
Jack Spicer (7 saves / 8 shots)
|goalie2-2 = Yan Shostak (39 saves / 40 shots)
|series = Lincoln wins series 2 – 0
}}
Conference Semifinals
=Eastern Conference=
==(E1) Dubuque Fighting Saints vs. (E4) Youngstown Phantoms==
{{NHLPlayoffs
|team1 = Dubuque Fighting Saints
|team2 = Youngstown Phantoms
|stadium1 = Mystique Ice Center
|stadium2 = Covelli Centre
|date1 = April 20
|score1 = 0 – 2
|recap1 =
|won1 = 2
|1-1-1 = No scoring
|1-1-2 = No scoring
|1-2-1 = No scoring
|1-2-2 = Andrew Strathmann (2) - 2:41
|1-3-1 = No scoring
|1-3-2 = Charlie Cerrato (1) - 8:07
|goalie1-1 = Kevin Reidler (23 saves / 25 shots)
|goalie1-2 = Aiden Wright (28 saves / 28 shots)
|date2 = April 21
|score2 = 6 – 0
|recap2 =
|won2 = 1
|2-1-1 = 1:05 - Juraj Pekarčík (1)
4:10 - Beckett Hendrickson (1)
16:17 - pp - Lucas St. Louis (1)
|2-1-2 = No scoring
|2-2-1 = 4:26 - Jayden Jubenvill (1)
|2-2-2 = No scoring
|2-3-1 = 6:52 - Jake Sondreal (1)
11:44 - Seamus Powell (1)
|2-3-2 = No scoring
|goalie2-1 = Kevin Reidler (19 saves / 19 shots)
|goalie2-2 = Aiden Wright (19 saves / 24 shots)
Colin Winn (4 saves / 5 shots)
|date3 = April 23
|score3 = 1 – 2
|recap3 =
|ot3 = 1
|won3 = 1
|3-1-1 = No scoring
|3-1-2 = No scoring
|3-2-1 = No scoring
|3-2-2 = No scoring
|3-3-1 = James Reeder (1) - pp - 13:33
|3-3-2 = 18:18 - Michael Burchill (2)
|3-4-1 = Noah Powell (1) - 19:34
|3-4-2 = No scoring
|goalie3-1 = Kevin Reidler (33 saves / 34 shots)
|goalie3-2 = Aiden Wright (31 saves / 33 shots)
|date4 = April 24
|score4 = 0 – 2
|recap4 =
|won4 = 1
|4-1-1 = No scoring
|4-1-2 = No scoring
|4-2-1 = No scoring
|4-2-2 = No scoring
|4-3-1 = Beckett Hendrickson (2) - 4:59
Lucas St. Louis (2) - 11:04
|4-3-2 = No scoring
|goalie4-1 = Kevin Reidler (22 saves / 22 shots)
|goalie4-2 = Aiden Wright (20 saves / 22 shots)
|series = Dubuque wins series 3 – 1
}}
==(E2) Muskegon Lumberjacks vs. (E3) Green Bay Gamblers==
{{NHLPlayoffs
|team1 = Muskegon Lumberjacks
|team2 = Green Bay Gamblers
|stadium1 = Trinity Health Arena
|stadium2 = Resch Center
|date1 = April 20
|score1 = 3 – 4
|recap1 =
|won1 = 2
|1-1-1 = 15:37 - Justin Solovey (1)
|1-1-2 = Blake Bechen (1) - 7:08
Charlie Russell (1) - 8:33
|1-2-1 = 4:53 - Cooper Pierson (1)
|1-2-2 = Jayson Shaugabay (2) - 7:53
|1-3-1 = 6:38 - sh - David Klee (1)
|1-3-2 = Jayson Shaugabay (3) - 1:35
|goalie1-1 = Shikhabutdin Gadzhiev (14 saves / 18 shots)
|goalie1-2 = Gavin Moffatt (26 saves / 29 shots)
|date2 = April 21
|score2 = 4 – 1
|recap2 =
|won2 = 1
|2-1-1 = No scoring
|2-1-2 = No scoring
|2-2-1 = 7:28 - Cody Croal (1)
10:48 - Teddy Spitznagel (1)
15:57 - Justin Solovey (2)
|2-2-2 = Lev Katzin (2) - 17:28
|2-3-1 = 14:09 - Joe Connor (1)
|2-3-2 = No scoring
|goalie2-1 = Shikhabutdin Gadzhiev (22 saves / 23 shots)
|goalie2-2 = Gavin Moffatt (22 saves / 26 shots)
|date3 = April 23
|score3 = 0 – 2
|recap3 =
|won3 = 1
|3-1-1 = Justin Solovey (3) - 18:46
|3-1-2 = No scoring
|3-2-1 = No scoring
|3-2-2 = No scoring
|3-3-1 = Matvei Gridin (1) - en - 18:54
|3-3-2 = No scoring
|goalie3-1 = Shikhabutdin Gadzhiev (28 saves / 28 shots)
|goalie3-2 = Adam Gajan (27 saves / 28 shots)
|date4 = April 24
|score4 = 2 – 1
|recap4 =
|won4 = 2
|4-1-1 = Joe Connor (2) - 11:11
|4-1-2 = 2:38 - Ben Poitras (3)
|4-2-1 = No scoring
|4-2-2 = No scoring
|4-3-1 = No scoring
|4-3-2 = 19:24 - pp - Jayson Shaugabay (4)
|goalie4-1 = Shikhabutdin Gadzhiev (21 saves / 23 shots)
|goalie4-2 = Adam Gajan (31 saves / 32 shots)
|date5 = April 26
|score5 = 4 – 3
|recap5 =
|ot5 = 2
|won5 = 1
|5-1-1 = No scoring
|5-1-2 = Tanner Bruender (1) - 13:30
|5-2-1 = 14:18 - Xavier Veilleux (1)
|5-2-2 = William Hughes (1) - 2:38
Aidan Park (2) - 18:54
|5-3-1 = 1:53 - Justin Solovey (4)
18:54 - Joe Connor (3)
|5-3-2 = No scoring
|5-4-1 = 4:30 - Ethan Whitcomb (1)
|5-4-2 = No scoring
|goalie5-1 = Shikhabutdin Gadzhiev (27 saves / 30 shots)
|goalie5-2 = Adam Gajan (44 saves / 48 shots)
|series = Muskegon wins series 3 – 2
}}
=Western Conference=
==(W1) Fargo Force vs. (W4) Tri-City Storm==
{{NHLPlayoffs
|team1 = Fargo Force
|team2 = Tri-City Storm
|stadium1 = Scheels Arena
|stadium2 = Viaero Center
|date1 = April 20
|score1 = 3 – 1
|recap1 =
|won1 = 1
|1-1-1 = 6:50 - Zam Plante (1)
17:24 - pp - Michael La Starza (1)
|1-1-2 = No scoring
|1-2-1 = No scoring
|1-2-2 = Ryan Smith (1) - 14:14
|1-3-1 = 6:17 - pp - Michael La Starza (2)
|1-3-2 = No scoring
|goalie1-1 = Hampton Slukynsky (23 saves / 24 shots)
|goalie1-2 = Cameron Korpi (37 saves / 40 shots)
|date2 = April 22
|score2 = 3 – 1
|recap2 =
|won2 = 1
|2-1-1 = No scoring
|2-1-2 = Nick Roukounakis (2) - 0:46
|2-2-1 = 0:25 - Michael Quinn (1)
7:39 - pp - Tate Taylor (1)
|2-2-2 = No scoring
|2-3-1 = 19:23 - en - Mac Swanson (1)
|2-3-2 = No scoring
|goalie2-1 = Hampton Slukynsky (18 saves / 19 shots)
|goalie2-2 = Thatcher Bernstein (30 saves / 32 shots)
|date3 = April 24
|score3 = 3 – 5
|recap3 =
|won3 = 1
|3-1-1 = Finn McLaughlin (1) - 1:26
|3-1-2 = 13:18 - Vsevolod Logvin (1)
|3-2-1 = Zam Plante (2) - 10:29
Jake Fisher (1) - 12:11
|3-2-2 = No scoring
|3-3-1 = Merril Steenari (1) - 9:51
Gavin Morrissey (1) - pp - en - 19:02
|3-3-2 = 9:02 - Vsevolod Logvin (2)
18:07 - sh - Nolan Roed (4)
|goalie3-1 = Hampton Slukynsky (23 saves / 26 shots)
|goalie3-2 = Thatcher Bernstein (27 saves / 31 shots)
|series = Fargo wins series 3 – 0
}}
==(W2) Sioux City Musketeers vs. (W6) Lincoln Stars==
{{NHLPlayoffs
|team1 = Sioux City Musketeers
|team2 = Lincoln Stars
|stadium1 = Tyson Events Center
|stadium2 = Ice Box
|date1 = April 19
|score1 = 2 – 3
|recap1 =
|home1 = 2
|won1 = 1
|1-1-1 = No scoring
|1-1-2 = No scoring
|1-2-1 = 1:07 - Gavin Garry (1)
10:54 - pp - Colby Saganiuk (1)
17:28 - Finn Loftus (1)
|1-2-2 = No scoring
|1-3-1 = No scoring
|1-3-2 = Jack Pechar (2) - pp - 17:36
Jack Pechar (3) - 18:58
|goalie1-1 = Samuel Urban (26 saves / 28 shots)
|goalie1-2 = Yan Shostak (20 saves / 23 shots)
|date2 = April 20
|score2 = 1 – 3
|recap2 =
|home2 = 2
|won2 = 1
|2-1-1 = 10:42 - Kaden Shahan (1)
|2-1-2 = No scoring
|2-2-1 = 5:10 - Hagen Burrows (1)
17:53 - pp - Ty Hanson (1)
|2-2-2 = Matt Maltais (2) - 9:58
|2-3-1 = No scoring
|2-3-2 = No scoring
|goalie2-1 = Samuel Urban (30 saves / 31 shots)
|goalie2-2 = Yan Shostak (25 saves / 28 shots)
|date3 = April 22
|score3 = 3 – 2
|recap3 =
|ot3 = 1
|home3 = 1
|won3 = 1
|3-1-1 = No scoring
|3-1-2 = 12:59 - Giacomo Martino (1)
|3-2-1 = Adam Kleber (1) - 14:32
Keaton Peters (1) - 15:25
|3-2-2 = 9:23 - Ethan Gardula (1)
|3-3-1 = No scoring
|3-3-2 = No scoring
|3-4-1 = Ty Hanson (2) - 3:19
|3-4-2 = No scoring
|goalie3-1 = Samuel Urban (14 saves / 16 shots)
|goalie3-2 = Yan Shostak (31 saves / 34 shots)
|series = Sioux City wins series 3 – 0
}}
Conference Finals
=Eastern Conference=
==(E1) Dubuque Fighting Saints vs. (E2) Muskegon Lumberjacks==
{{NHLPlayoffs
|team1 = Dubuque Fighting Saints
|team2 = Muskegon Lumberjacks
|stadium1 = Mystique Ice Center
|stadium2 = Trinity Health Arena
|date1 = April 28
|score1 = 4 – 3
|recap1 =
|ot1 = 1
|won1 = 1
|1-1-1 = No scoring
|1-1-2 = No scoring
|1-2-1 = 3:26 - Gavin Cornforth (1)
5:42 - Fisher Scott (1)
12:30 - Teddy Merrill (1)
|1-2-2 = Ty Henricks (1) - 9:04
|1-3-1 = No scoring
|1-3-2 = Cody Croal (2) - 6:11
Jack Galanek (1) - 12:30
|1-4-1 = 4:48 - Jayden Jubenvill (2)
|1-4-2 = No scoring
|goalie1-1 = Kevin Reidler (27 saves / 30 shots)
|goalie1-2 = Shikhabutdin Gadzhiev (27 saves / 31 shots)
|date2 = April 29
|score2 = 4 – 3
|recap2 =
|won2 = 1
|2-1-1 = 2:22 - Juraj Pekarčík (2)
12:44 - Erik Påhlsson (1)
13:09 - Jayden Jubenvill (3)
|2-1-2 = No scoring
|2-2-1 = 1:27 - Noah Powell (2)
|2-2-2 = Bauer Berry (1) - 6:53
David Klee (2) - 15:22
|2-3-1 = No scoring
|2-3-2 = Easton Young (1) - 7:20
|goalie2-1 = Kevin Reidler (28 saves / 31 shots)
|goalie2-2 = Shikhabutdin Gadzhiev (7 saves / 11 shots)
Miles Roberts (18 saves / 18 shots)
|date3 = May 2
|score3 = 0 – 4
|recap3 =
|won3 = 1
|3-1-1 = No scoring
|3-1-2 = No scoring
|3-2-1 = Lucas St. Louis (3) - pp - 7:56
Josh Giuliani (1) - 12:09
|3-2-2 = No scoring
|3-3-1 = Josh Giuliani (2) - 8:09
Gavin Cornforth (2) - 10:34
|3-3-2 = No scoring
|goalie3-1 = Kevin Reidler (21 saves / 21 shots)
|goalie3-2 = Shikhabutdin Gadzhiev (31 saves / 35 shots)
|series = Dubuque wins series 3 – 0
}}
=Western Conference=
==(W1) Fargo Force vs. (W2) Sioux City Musketeers==
{{NHLPlayoffs
|team1 = Fargo Force
|team2 = Sioux City Musketeers
|stadium1 = Scheels Arena
|stadium2 = Tyson Events Center
|date1 = April 28
|score1 = 3 – 1
|recap1 =
|won1 = 1
|1-1-1 = 10:49 - Mac Swanson (2)
|1-1-2 = Owen Keefe (1) - 7:59
|1-2-1 = 12:57 - Brandon Svoboda (1)
|1-2-2 = No scoring
|1-3-1 = 1:12 - Michael La Starza (3)
|1-3-2 = No scoring
|goalie1-1 = Hampton Slukynsky (21 saves / 22 shots)
|goalie1-2 = Samuel Urban (32 saves / 35 shots)
|date2 = April 29
|score2 = 1 – 4
|recap2 =
|won2 = 2
|2-1-1 = No scoring
|2-1-2 = No scoring
|2-2-1 = 15:09 - Jake Fisher (2)
|2-2-2 = Hagen Burrows (2) - 13:38
|2-3-1 = No scoring
|2-3-2 = Kaden Shahan (2) - 13:54
Colin Kessler (1) - en - 19:01
Colin Kessler (2) - en - 19:57
|goalie2-1 = Hampton Slukynsky (24 saves / 26 shots)
|goalie2-2 = Samuel Urban (33 saves / 34 shots)
|date3 = May 2
|score3 = 5 – 2
|recap3 =
|won3 = 2
|3-1-1 = Lee Parks (1) - 4:16
|3-1-2 = 17:32 - Colin Kessler (3)
|3-2-1 = No scoring
|3-2-2 = 10:13 - Ethan Gardula (2)
16:48 - Kaden Shahan (3)
19:37 - pp - Giacomo Martino (2)
|3-3-1 = Zam Plante (3) - pp - 12:26
|3-3-2 = 19:22 - en - Kaden Shahan (4)
|goalie3-1 = Hampton Slukynsky (17 saves / 21 shots)
|goalie3-2 = Samuel Urban (24 saves / 26 shots)
|date4 = May 3
|score4 = 0 – 5
|recap4 =
|won4 = 1
|4-1-1 = Tom Leppa (1) - 11:23
|4-1-2 = No scoring
|4-2-1 = Reid Daavettila (1) - 3:21
|4-2-2 = No scoring
|4-3-1 = Jake Fisher (3) - 4:51
Brandon Svoboda (2) - 6:11
Michael Neumeier (1) - 10:55
|4-3-2 = No scoring
|goalie4-1 = Hampton Slukynsky (20 saves / 20 shots)
Anton Castro (1 save / 1 shot)
|goalie4-2 = Samuel Urban (14 saves / 19 shots)
Dylan Silverstein (3 saves / 3 shots)
|date5 = May 5
|score5 = 4 – 0
|recap5 =
|won5 = 1
|5-1-1 = 0:13 - Mac Swanson (3)
2:43 - Merril Steenari (2)
|5-1-2 = No scoring
|5-2-1 = 13:37 - Leo Gruba (1)
|5-2-2 = No scoring
|5-3-1 = 15:30 - en - Tom Leppa (2)
|5-3-2 = No scoring
|goalie5-1 = Hampton Slukynsky (21 saves / 21 shots)
|goalie5-2 = Samuel Urban (38 saves / 41 shots)
|series = Fargo wins series 3 – 2
}}
Clark Cup Finals
= (W1) Fargo Force vs. (E1) Dubuque Fighting Saints =
{{NHLPlayoffs
|team1 = Fargo Force
|team2 = Dubuque Fighting Saints
|stadium1 = Scheels Arena
|stadium2 = Mystique Ice Center
|date1 = May 10
|score1 = 3 – 1
|recap1 =
|won1 = 1
|1-1-1 = 2:59 - Leo Gruba (2)
9:43 - Brandon Svoboda (3)
|1-1-2 = No scoring
|1-2-1 = No scoring
|1-2-2 = Joona Väisänen (1) - 18:25
|1-3-1 = 19:21 - en - Mac Swanson (4)
|1-3-2 = No scoring
|goalie1-1 = Hampton Slukynsky (22 saves / 23 shots)
|goalie1-2 = Kevin Reidler (28 saves / 30 shots)
|date2 = May 11
|score2 = 6 – 3
|recap2 =
|won2 = 1
|2-1-1 = 18:44 - Michael La Starza (4)
19:14 - Tom Leppa (3)
|2-1-2 = Juraj Pekarčík (3) - 6:18
|2-2-1 = 17:58 - Leo Gruba (3)
|2-2-2 = Beckett Hendrickson (3) - 7:49
|2-3-1 = 8:01 - Lee Parks (2)
12:31 - Tom Leppa (4)
19:28 - en - Mac Swanson (5)
|2-3-2 = Charlie Arend (1) - 9:17
|goalie2-1 = Hampton Slukynsky (30 saves / 33 shots)
|goalie2-2 = Kevin Reidler (23 saves / 28 shots)
|date3 = May 17
|score3 = 3 – 1
|recap3 =
|won3 = 2
|3-1-1 = No scoring
|3-1-2 = 19:49 - pp - Gavin Cornforth (3)
|3-2-1 = Reid Daavettila (2) - 15:57
|3-2-2 = 10:37 - Seamus Powell (2)
|3-3-1 = No scoring
|3-3-2 = 10:04 - Jake Sondreal (2)
|goalie3-1 = Hampton Slukynsky (28 saves / 31 shots)
|goalie3-2 = Kevin Reidler (23 saves / 24 shots)
|date4 = May 18
|score4 = 1 – 3
|recap4 =
|won4 = 1
|4-1-1 = Brasen Boser (1) - 11:04
Jake Fisher (4) - 16:03
|4-1-2 = 6:56 - Jake Sondreal (3)
|4-2-1 = No scoring
|4-2-2 = No scoring
|4-3-1 = Brandon Svoboda (4) - en - 18:24
|4-3-2 = No scoring
|goalie4-1 = Hampton Slukynsky (22 saves / 23 shots)
|goalie4-2 = Kevin Reidler (22 saves / 24 shots)
|series = Fargo wins series 3 – 1
}}
Playoff scoring leaders
Note: GP = Games played; G = Goals; A = Assists; PTS = Points; PIM = Penalty minutes
class="wikitable" style="text-align:center" | ||||||
bgcolor="#DDDDFF" width="29%" | Player
! bgcolor="#DDDDFF" width="29%" | Team ! bgcolor="#DDDDFF" width="7%" | GP ! bgcolor="#DDDDFF" width="7%" | G ! bgcolor="#DDDDFF" width="7%" | A ! bgcolor="#DDDDFF" width="7%" | PTS ! bgcolor="#DDDDFF" width="7%" | PIM | ||||||
---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
align=left| Mac Swanson | align=left| Fargo Force | 12 | 5 | 12 | 17 | 0 |
align=left| Juraj Pekarčík | align=left| Dubuque Fighting Saints | 11 | 3 | 7 | 10 | 4 |
align=left| Zam Plante | align=left| Fargo Force | 12 | 3 | 6 | 9 | 0 |
align=left| Michael La Starza | align=left| Fargo Force | 12 | 4 | 4 | 8 | 21 |
align=left| Leo Gruba | align=left| Fargo Force | 12 | 3 | 5 | 8 | 4 |
align=left| August Falloon | align=left| Tri-City Storm | 6 | 2 | 6 | 8 | 0 |
align=left| Reid Daavettila | align=left| Fargo Force | 12 | 2 | 6 | 8 | 2 |
align=left| Michael Quinn | align=left| Fargo Force | 12 | 1 | 7 | 8 | 2 |
align=left| Kaden Shahan | align=left| Sioux City Musketeers | 8 | 4 | 3 | 7 | 17 |
align=left| Beckett Hendrickson | align=left| Dubuque Fighting Saints | 11 | 3 | 4 | 7 | 2 |
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
class="wikitable" style="text-align:center" | |||||||||
bgcolor="#DDDDFF" width="22%" | Player
! bgcolor="#DDDDFF" width="22%" | Team ! bgcolor="#DDDDFF" width="5%" | GP ! bgcolor="#DDDDFF" width="7%" | MIN ! bgcolor="#DDDDFF" width="5%" | W ! bgcolor="#DDDDFF" width="5%" | L ! bgcolor="#DDDDFF" width="5%" | SO ! bgcolor="#DDDDFF" width="5%" | GA ! bgcolor="#DDDDFF" width="7%" | GAA ! bgcolor="#DDDDFF" width="7%" | SV% | |||||||||
---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
align=left| Hampton Slukynsky | align=left| Fargo Force | 12 | 712 | 9 | 3 | 1 | 20 | 1.69 | 0.931 |
align=left| Kevin Reidler | align=left| Dubuque Fighting Saints | 11 | 673 | 7 | 4 | 3 | 19 | 1.69 | 0.934 |
align=left| Yan Shostak | align=left| Lincoln Stars | 5 | 298 | 2 | 3 | 1 | 10 | 2.01 | 0.939 |
align=left| Louka Cloutier | align=left| Chicago Steel | 2 | 136 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 5 | 2.20 | 0.935 |
align=left| Samuel Urban | align=left| Sioux City Musketeers | 8 | 468 | 5 | 3 | 0 | 19 | 2.44 | 0.917 |
Postseason awards
= USHL awards =
{{main|List of USHL award winners}}
= All-USHL First Team =
class="wikitable"
! style="background:#ddf; width: 12em;" | Position ! style="background:#ddf; width: 12em;" | Name ! style="background:#ddf; width: 12em;" | Team |
Goalie |
Defenceman |
Defenceman |
Forward |
Forward |
Forward |
= All-USHL Second Team =
class="wikitable"
! style="background:#ddf; width: 12em;" | Position ! style="background:#ddf; width: 12em;" | Name ! style="background:#ddf; width: 12em;" | Team |
Goalie |
Defenceman |
Defenceman |
Forward |
Forward |
Forward |
= All-USHL Third Team =
class="wikitable"
! style="background:#ddf; width: 12em;" | Position ! style="background:#ddf; width: 12em;" | Name ! style="background:#ddf; width: 12em;" | Team |
Goalie |
Defenceman |
Defenceman |
Forward |
Forward |
Forward |
= USHL All-Rookie Team =
class="wikitable"
! style="background:#ddf; width: 12em;" | Position ! style="background:#ddf; width: 12em;" | Name ! style="background:#ddf; width: 12em;" | Team |
Goalie |
Defenceman |
Defenceman |
Forward |
Forward |
Forward |
= All-Rookie Second Team =
class="wikitable"
! style="background:#ddf; width: 12em;" | Position ! style="background:#ddf; width: 12em;" | Name ! style="background:#ddf; width: 12em;" | Team |
Goalie |
Defenceman |
Defenceman |
Forward |
Forward |
Forward |
References
{{Reflist|30em}}
External links
- [http://www.ushl.com/ Official website of the United States Hockey League]
- [https://static.ushl.com/custompages/Media%20Guide%202023-24.pdf/ 2023-24 USHL media guide]
{{USHL|state=expanded}}
{{DEFAULTSORT:2023-24 USHL season}}