2023–24 USHL season

2023–24 USHL season
2023–24 USHL season
League	United States Hockey League
Sport	Ice hockey
Duration	Regular season; September – April; Post-season; April – May
Number of games	62
Number of teams	16
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
USHL seasons
	← 2022–23 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.^[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]

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

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]

References

^ "USHL Announces 2023-24 Schedule". USHL.com. June 7, 2023. Retrieved April 17, 2024.
^ Sikes, Ryan (April 1, 2024). "Fargo Force Clinch Anderson Cup Trophy For Second Straight Year". flohockey.tv. Retrieved April 17, 2024.
^ "2024 USHL annual general meeting recap". ushl.com. United States Hockey League. Retrieved July 14, 2024.
^ McAlpine, Jordan. "Here's which current and former USHL players heard their name called at the 2024 NHL Draft". therinklive.com. Forum Communications Company. Retrieved July 14, 2024.
^ "2023–24 Standings". USHL.com. Retrieved April 17, 2024.
^ "USHL Stats". USHL.com. April 13, 2024. Retrieved April 17, 2024.
^ "The First Round is Set for the 2024 Clark Cup Playoffs". USHL.com. April 13, 2024. Retrieved April 17, 2024.
^ "2024 Clark Cup Conference Finals Set". USHL.com. April 26, 2024. Retrieved April 26, 2024.
^ "Fargo's Mac Swanson Named 2023-24 USHL Player of the Year". USHL. May 10, 2024. Retrieved May 13, 2024.
^ "Mac Swanson Named 2023-24 USHL Forward of the Year". USHL. May 9, 2024. Retrieved May 9, 2024.
^ "Leo Gruba Named 2024 USHL Defenseman of the Year". USHL. May 9, 2024. Retrieved May 9, 2024.
^ "John Mustard Named USHL Rookie of the Year". USHL. May 9, 2024. Retrieved May 9, 2024.
^ "Hampton Slukynsky Named USHL Goaltender of the Year". USHL. May 9, 2024. Retrieved May 9, 2024.
^ "Fargo's Brett Skinner Named 2023-24 USHL Coach of the Year". USHL. May 10, 2024. Retrieved May 13, 2024.
^ "Dubuque's James Reeder Named Recipient of 2024 USHL Scholar-Athlete of the Year Award". USHL. May 15, 2024. Retrieved May 16, 2024.
^ "Youngstown Forward Ryan Botterill Named Curt Hammer Award Winner". USHL. May 15, 2024. Retrieved May 16, 2024.
^ "Fargo's Cary Eades Named 2023-24 USHL General Manager of the Year". USHL. May 10, 2024. Retrieved May 13, 2024.
^ ^a ^b ^c "All-USHL Teams Announced for 2023-24". USHL. May 8, 2024. Retrieved May 9, 2024.
^ ^a ^b "USHL All-Rookie Teams Announced for 2023-24". USHL. May 8, 2024. Retrieved May 9, 2024.

External links

Official website of the United States Hockey League

2023-24 USHL media guide

[1] "USHL Announces 2023-24 Schedule". USHL.com. June 7, 2023. Retrieved April 17, 2024.

[2] Sikes, Ryan (April 1, 2024). "Fargo Force Clinch Anderson Cup Trophy For Second Straight Year". flohockey.tv. Retrieved April 17, 2024.

[USHL_AGM_2024-3] "2024 USHL annual general meeting recap". ushl.com. United States Hockey League. Retrieved July 14, 2024.

[4] McAlpine, Jordan. "Here's which current and former USHL players heard their name called at the 2024 NHL Draft". therinklive.com. Forum Communications Company. Retrieved July 14, 2024.

[5] "2023–24 Standings". USHL.com. Retrieved April 17, 2024.

[6] "USHL Stats". USHL.com. April 13, 2024. Retrieved April 17, 2024.

[7] "The First Round is Set for the 2024 Clark Cup Playoffs". USHL.com. April 13, 2024. Retrieved April 17, 2024.

[8] "2024 Clark Cup Conference Finals Set". USHL.com. April 26, 2024. Retrieved April 26, 2024.

[9] "Fargo's Mac Swanson Named 2023-24 USHL Player of the Year". USHL. May 10, 2024. Retrieved May 13, 2024.

[10] "Mac Swanson Named 2023-24 USHL Forward of the Year". USHL. May 9, 2024. Retrieved May 9, 2024.

[11] "Leo Gruba Named 2024 USHL Defenseman of the Year". USHL. May 9, 2024. Retrieved May 9, 2024.

[12] "John Mustard Named USHL Rookie of the Year". USHL. May 9, 2024. Retrieved May 9, 2024.

[13] "Hampton Slukynsky Named USHL Goaltender of the Year". USHL. May 9, 2024. Retrieved May 9, 2024.

[14] "Fargo's Brett Skinner Named 2023-24 USHL Coach of the Year". USHL. May 10, 2024. Retrieved May 13, 2024.

[15] "Dubuque's James Reeder Named Recipient of 2024 USHL Scholar-Athlete of the Year Award". USHL. May 15, 2024. Retrieved May 16, 2024.

[16] "Youngstown Forward Ryan Botterill Named Curt Hammer Award Winner". USHL. May 15, 2024. Retrieved May 16, 2024.

[17] "Fargo's Cary Eades Named 2023-24 USHL General Manager of the Year". USHL. May 10, 2024. Retrieved May 13, 2024.

[:2-18] "All-USHL Teams Announced for 2023-24". USHL. May 8, 2024. Retrieved May 9, 2024.

[:3-19] "USHL All-Rookie Teams Announced for 2023-24". USHL. May 8, 2024. Retrieved May 9, 2024.

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