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USHL Announces Clark Cup Playoffs Conference Final Matchups and Information​

... By USHL

Conference Champions to be Determined in Five-Game Series​

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The United States Hockey League (USHL) announced Tuesday Conference Final information for the 2022 Clark Cup Playoffs after the Conference Semifinals ended Tuesday night.
The Anderson Cup-winning Tri-City Storm defeated the #4 seed Omaha Lancers in a two-game sweep of their Western Conference Semifinals matchup to secure their spot in the Western Conference Final. They'll welcome the #2 seed Sioux City Musketeers who bested the #6 seed Waterloo Black Hawks in a three-game series.
In the Eastern Conference, the #3 seed Muskegon Lumberjacks upset the #2 seed Dubuque Fighting Saints in a two-game sweep of their Eastern Conference Semifinals matchup to secure their spot in the Eastern Conference Final. Muskegon will face the #5 seed Madison Capitols who ousted the top-seeded Chicago Steel in a three-game series.

#1 Tri-City vs. #2 Sioux City​


Game 1: Sioux City at Tri-City (Friday, May 6 at 7:05 p.m. CT)
Game 2: Sioux City at Tri-City (Saturday, May 7 at 7:05 p.m. CT)
Game 3: Tri-City at Sioux City (Tuesday, May 10 at 7:05 p.m. CT)
Game 4*: Tri-City at Sioux City (Wednesday, May 11 at 7:05 p.m. CT)
Game 5*: Sioux City at Tri-City (Thursday, May 12 at 7:05 p.m. CT)

#3 Muskegon vs. #5 Madison​


Game 1: Madison at Muskegon (Friday, May 6 at 7:00 p.m. ET)
Game 2: Madison at Muskegon (Saturday, May 7 at 7:00 p.m. ET)
Game 3: Muskegon at Madison (Monday, May 9 at 7:00 p.m. CT)
Game 4*: Muskegon at Madison (Tuesday, May 10 at 7:00 p.m. CT)
Game 5*: Madison at Muskegon (Thursday, May 12 at 7:00 p.m. ET)



The Conference Champions will then square off in the 2022 Clark Cup Final.

CLARK CUP PLAYOFFS DATES​

(exact game dates dependent on matchup and building availability)
Conference Final: May 5-12
Clark Cup Final: May 13-25 ...
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Weekend 1 of the Conference Finals wrapped up on Saturday night. In the Eastern Conference, the MadCaps turned a Game #2 3-1 deficit into a 4-3 OT win to get even with Muskegon and head to Madison for Game #3 on Monday night. In Western Conference action, the Musketeers have put the League's #1 seed down 2-0 (two 1-goal victories) with the Tri-City Storm now needing to win a Tuesday-Wednesday pair in Sioux City to ensure a Game #5 back in Kearney.
 
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Game 3, Eastern Conference Finals, Muskegon @ Madison, tonight @ 7 p.m. CDT. Here are the lineup cards ...



 
The USHL develops the urge to establish media relevance, and publishes a premature announcement of the Clark Cup Finals schedule ... :badidea:

USHL Announces Clark Cup Playoffs Clark Cup Final Matchups and Information​

05/10/2022, 10:00pm CDT
By USHL

Clark Cup Champion to be Determined in Five-Game Series​

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The United States Hockey League (USHL) announced Tuesday information for the 2022 Clark Cup Final.
The Western Conference Champion Sioux City Musketeers defeated the Anderson Cup champion Tri-City Storm in a three-game sweep of the Western Conference Final. The berth in the Clark Cup Final is the team's first since losing in the 2016-17 Clark Cup Final.

The Musketeers will host the winner of the Eastern Conference Final between the #3 seed Muskegon Lumberjacks and #5 seed Madison Capitols, which is currently tied 2-2 heading to a decisive Game Five on Thursday night.

#2-WC Sioux City vs. #3-EC Muskegon​

Game 1: Muskegon at Sioux City (Sunday, 3:05 p.m. CST)
Game 2: Muskegon at Sioux City (Monday, 7:05 p.m. CST)
Game 3: Sioux City at Muskegon (Friday, May 20, 7:00 p.m. EST)
Game 4*: Sioux City at Muskegon (Saturday, May 21, 7:00 p.m. EST)
Game 5*: Muskegon at Sioux City (Tuesday, May 24, 7:05 p.m. CST)


#2-WC Sioux City vs. #5-EC Madison​

Game 1: Madison at Sioux City (Sunday, 3:05 p.m. CST)
Game 2: Madison at Sioux City (Monday, 7:05 p.m. CST)
Game 3: Sioux City at Madison (Friday, May 20, 7:00 p.m. CST)
Game 4*: Sioux City at Madison (Saturday, May 21, 7:00 p.m. CST)
Game 5*: Madison at Sioux City (Tuesday, May 24, 7:05 p.m. CST) ...
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MadCaps beat Lumberjacks in Muskegon on Thursday night, Final score 8-4. So the Clark Cup Finals part of the bracket is now filled, with the schedule in this color in the post just above.

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After one period in Game #2 in Sioux City, Musketeers 1 - Capitols 0. Muskies rang two posts in the opening 5 minutes of the first period, then later kept Madison to zero shots through most of a 4-minute PP before the Caps drew a minor of their own. Sioux City scored with 38 seconds left to take the lead, and recorded a 1st period advantage in SOGs of 10-2. The usual amount of chippiness for a Finals game, but overall a clean match so far & the hosts are clearly prepared to tie up the series.
 
End of 2, still 1-0 Musketeers. Caps picked up their offensive game that period, but couldn't narrow the SOG difference (now 19-11 SC). Capitols' goaltender & Nebraska-Omaha commit Simon Latkoczy has kept his team in this game, but not very elegantly. Madison will have to kill off just under a minute of a roughing infraction to begin the third if they want to stay in the hunt. :help:
 
Final score = Sioux City Musketeers 3 - Madison Capitols 0. Shutout goes to SC goalie & Minn State-Mankato commit Alex Tracy, who played a strong game with an exceptional 3rd period. The GWG was scored late in the 1st by D-man & Vermont-bound Ralfs Bergmanis. Sioux City stuck the dagger in with a late ENG.

Series is tied 1-1, and moving to Madison for Games 3 & 4 on Friday & Saturday.
 
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The Sioux City Musketeers, by most recent virtue of a 2-1 overtime victory over the Madison Capitols, are the 2022 USHL Clark Cup Champions! Stories to follow.
 
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