USHL 2024-2025 Thread
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USHL 2024 NHL Draft
General | 6/10/2024 11:35:05 AM
The 2024 National Hockey League Entry Draft is slated for June 28–29, 2024, at Sphere in Las Vegas. ...
USHL Team-by-team NHL Draft Previews
Cedar Rapids Rough Riders
Chicago Steel
Des Moines Buccaneers
Dubuque Fighting Saints
Fargo Force
Green Bay Gamblers
Lincoln Stars
Madison Capitols
Muskegon Lumberjacks
Omaha Lancers
Sioux City Musketeers
Sioux Falls Stampede
USA Hockey NTDP
Tri-City Storm
Waterloo Black Hawks
Youngstown Phantoms
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USHL 2024 NHL Draft
The 2024 National Hockey League Entry Draft is slated for June 28–29, 2024, at Sphere in Las Vegas.ushl.com
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And speaking of which ...
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Schedule Unveiled for 2024 DICK'S Sporting Goods USHL Fall Classic
For Immediate Release | July 18, 2024
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It only took a little more than a month from the release of the USHL 2024-25 schedule for initial changes to be made. Gettin' the early jump ... USHL Schedule Changes Announced
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Ryan Sikes (for THN) is offering Conference previews of the 2024-25 USHL season, focused on new & relocated talents (et.al.) ...
- USHL 2024-25 Season Preview: Breaking Down Key Newcomers Across The Eastern Conference
- ETA: An unexpected addition to this topic from Mr. Sikes ... USHL 2024-25 Season Preview: Breaking Down Key Returners Across The Eastern Conference ...
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THN's Ryan Sikes continues his 2024-25 Conference previews ...
- USHL 2024-25 Season Preview: Breaking Down Key Newcomers Across The Western Conference
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And Part 4 (of 4?) from the creative mind of THN's Mr. Sikes ...
- USHL 2024-25 Season Preview: Breaking Down Key Returners Across The Western Conference
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Part 5 of (at least 6) from THN-Sikes ...
- USHL 2024-25 Season Preview: Breaking Down Goaltenders Across The Eastern Conference
Hey, this is kinda random butttt I recently took job in Kearney NE where the tri city Storm play. Ive never caught a USHL game before. Who are the best players to watch this year? Would love a short list of some must see prospects. Cheers to anyone who can help
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Your timing is good (at least for hockey). I suggest you start by clicking the links found in posts above (HERE and HERE) to read 2024-25 USHL Western Conference previews from The Hockey News of new & returning players for each team you might see play in Kearney. The author of those previews has a pending review of Western team goalies as well, so keep an eye on his THN contributor page or just watch this thread for another link when I see it published.
Two other hockey media websites that are worth checking regularly for USHL news & player profiles are The Rink Live and FloHockey.tv. The three sources I've suggested will offer far more useful reading material before & during the season than the historically haphazard updates to content on the USHL home page.
Good luck in your new job, and I hope you get to attend & enjoy USHL hockey while you're there. The later in the season, the noticeably better the play gets as the junior players & teams develop their rhythms. Another thing to note: In my travels to watch USHL hockey over the last 9 years, I've found the Tri-City Storm fans to be among the most loyal & enthusiastic followers of their home team; so game nights @ Viaero Center oughta be a good time.
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Yewww! Thank you so much for your effort here. Im excited to catch some gamesYour timing is good (at least for hockey). I suggest you start by clicking the links found in posts above (HERE and HERE) to read 2024-25 USHL Western Conference previews from The Hockey News of new & returning players for each team you might see play in Kearney. The author of those previews has a pending review of Western team goalies as well, so keep an eye on his THN contributor page or just watch this thread for another link when I see it published.
Two other hockey media websites that are worth checking regularly for USHL news & player profiles are The Rink Live and FloHockey.tv. The three sources I've suggested will offer far more useful reading material before & during the season than the historically haphazard updates to content on the USHL home page.
Good luck in your new job, and I hope you get to attend & enjoy USHL hockey while you're there. The later in the season, the noticeably better the play gets as the junior players & teams develop their rhythms. Another thing to note: In my travels to watch USHL hockey over the last 9 years, I've found the Tri-City Storm fans to be among the most loyal & enthusiastic followers of their home team; so game nights @ Viaero Center oughta be a good time.
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Only a deeply disturbed & emotionally broken person would 
a sports team's announcement that will negatively affect the entire fanbase. Seek help.
a sports team's announcement that will negatively affect the entire fanbase. Seek help.and who's the negative poster, here I think it's the poster who's posting the articlesOnly a deeply disturbed & emotionally broken person would
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Part 6 from THN-Sikes ... USHL 2024-25 Season Preview: Breaking Down Goaltenders Across The Western Conference
What is the capacity of the Rex Place in W Des Moines? Could this be a permanent relocation??Ouch...
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The MidAmerican Energy Company RecPlex in West Des Moines has two ice rinks: #1 with a stated seating capacity of up to 2,400 (a number which includes floor seating for multipurpose events); and #2 with a bleacher seating capacity of 300. From those details, I assume that the Buccaneers' plan is to establish Rink #1 as their home ice which is seemingly consistent with the "Dear Buccaneer Fans" press release: "We are diligently working on creating a new seating layout that will try to mirror the same game day view and experience that you had at Buccaneer Arena." [Editor's Note: For those who have never visited the arena in Urbandale, see photos on my public Flickr page.] Per this Des Moines Register follow-up article, Buccaneer Arena seats 3.461 (the highest number cited among several web sources that range upward from 3,250). The latest Bucs average attendance numbers that I could find (2019-20 season) was 2,256, which immediately points to a fan capacity challenge for the team playing at the RecPlex. But I guess they have until their October 4th home opener to sort out that little detail.
As for a permanent home, your guess is as good as mine. If the Bucs' ownership group (Orchard View Sports & Entertainment led by Michael Devlin II - they also own the ECHL Iowa Heartlanders) has secured a commitment from the West Des Moines city government (owners of the RecPlex) to make significant AND permanent facility changes, maybe the team could stay & play there beyond 2024-25. The Register article linked above ends with a tease of an alternative future involving possible relocation of the Bucs to the long-promised Merle Hay Mall arena development in Des Moines, though that on-again-off-again plan was formally rejected by the team owners earlier this summer. Another possibility is that the Bucs ownership becomes tired of being shuffled around town and sells the team to another group to figure it all out.
Stay tuned.
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