USHL 2024-2025 Thread

[FrHockeyFan]

https://x.com/i/web/status/1835737426322469074

 

[JMCx4]

Game summaries to date in Cranberry Township, courtesy of the USHL Fall Classic Hub ...

Wednesday, Sept. 18

• Youngstown's Adam Benák and Kuzma Voronin each had two points to help the Phantoms overcome a two-goal deficit and win 4-3 in overtime vs. Tri-City (Box Score)
• The Sioux City Musketeers led 34 seconds into the game (with the Fighting Saints) and never looked back. Tate Pritchard and Giacomo Martino each had one goal and one assist (Box Score)

Thursday, Sept. 19

• Penalty trouble befelled the Lancers. Madison went 4/7 on the power play and Ryker Lee had three points (2-1-3) in the Capitols' 7-3 win (Box Score)
• Eliot Seguin-Lescarbeau made 19 saves for the Des Moines Bucaneers in their season-opening victory against the Gamblers (Box Score)
• Sioux City took a 2-0 lead with 1:28 left in the 2nd period en route to a 2-1 win over Youngstown (Box Score)
• Tri-City took a 2-0 lead for their second straight game, but the Fighting Saints responded with a goal and assist from
  Torkel Jennersjo to ultimately win 3-2 in a shootout (Box Score) ...

 

[JMCx4]

USHL Fall Classic play wrapped up on Sunday. Here are the defacto 3 stars of the event & their summary accomplishments. Interesting to note that each of them hails from a country other than the U.S..

Men's Ice Hockey 9/23/2024 2:00:00 PM

Hajibi, Rybakov, Urban Named Players of the Week

Amine Hajibi, Aleksandr Rybakov and Samuel Urban have been named United States Hockey League (USHL) Players of the Week following the DICK’s Sporting Goods Fall Classic.

Forward of the Week
Amine Hajibi (Cedar Rapids RoughRiders)
Hometown: Montreal, Quebec
Commitment: Northeastern University
Birth Year: 2005

• Led all USHL players with four points on two goals and two assists in the RoughRiders’ 4-0 win vs. Omaha and 3-1 win vs. Lincoln
• Helped Cedar Rapids go 3-for-10 on the power play with a power-play goal and assist
• Fired nine shots and finished with a +2 rating

Defenseman of the Week
Aleksandr Rybakov (Sioux Falls Stampede)
Hometown: Cyelyabinsk, Russia
Birth Year: 2005

• Led the Stampede with three points on one goal and two assists
• Helped Sioux Falls defeat the NTDP 6-3 with a shorthanded assist, then added a helper and the game-winning goal in the Stampede’s 4-3 overtime win vs. Muskegon
• Paced the USHL with a +6 rating and tied for the second-most shots among USHL defensemen (7)

Goaltender of the Week
Samuel Urban (Sioux City Musketeers)
Commitment: Arizona State University
Hometown: Dolne Kockovce, Slovakia
Birth Year: 2005

• Helped Sioux City to a perfect start to the season with a 21-save performance in the Musketeers’ 5-1 win vs. Dubuque and 23 saves in their 2-1 win vs. Youngstown
• Capped the Fall Classic with 44 saves on 46 shots, posting a .957 save percentage and 1.00 goals against average

 

[sjq]

What's going on in Youngstown? First Dylan Rozzi turns them down to head to Saint John and now Zach Morin leaves and is heading to Saint John.

 

[JMCx4]

What's going on in Youngstown? First Dylan Rozzi turns them down to head to Saint John and now Zach Morin leaves and is heading to Saint John.

Seems on the surface to be two players who got better offers/conditions/futures. Though there has been recent news involving the Phantoms org that may lead to further churn ... WFMJ-TV: Phantoms suspend hockey exec amid prostitution allegations

 

[VaCaps Fan]

That is ugly for the league.

 

[JMCx4]

From: The United States Hockey League > News

General 9/27/2024 9:53:55 AM

Best of Promo Nights: October​

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• Schedule
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As the leaves turn and the puck drops in USHL cities across the U.S., here’s a look at what’s happening in rinks around the league next month.

Des Moines' Debut

• The Des Moines Buccaneers will play their first game of the 2024-25 season in the MidAmerican Energy Company RecPlex in West Des Moines, Iowa on Oct. 4.

Light Up the Stable

• The Cedar Rapids RoughRiders will celebrate their 25th anniversary season with glow-in-the-dark, pinstripe jerseys on Sept. 28.

Military Appreciation Night

• The Green Bay Gamblers will salute to service members on Oct. 5. (Learn more)

Charitable Causes

• Fargo Force: Rally 4 Demmy – Sept. 28 (Learn more)
• Dubuque Fighting Saints: Fill the Food Bank Night – Oct. 5 (Learn more)
• Fargo Force: Autism Awareness Night – Oct. 11 (Learn more)
• Lincoln Stars: Nebraska Epilepsy Night – Oct. 12 (Learn more)
• Sioux Falls Stampede: Sioux Falls Area Humane Society Night (Learn more)
• Lincoln Stars: First Responders Night – Oct. 25 (Learn more)
• Dubuque Fighting Saints: Pink the Rink – Oct. 25 (Learn more)
• Cedar Rapids RoughRiders: – Oct. 19 – Brooke’s Wiping Out Cancer Night*
• Omaha Lancers: – Oct. 26 - Pink in the Rink* (Learn more)

Taylor’s Tour Begins

• Each (Sioux City Musketeers) fan who attends T-Swift Night on Oct. 12 is entered into a drawing to see Taylor Swift in Indianapolis on Nov. 1, plus funds to be used toward travel & lodging. (Learn more)

Guaranteed Win Night

• If the Lancers win on Oct. 12, all fans in attendance will receive a free ticket to their Oct. 13 game. (Learn more)

Turtle Races

• The Chicago Steel will host the slowest two minutes in sports with Turtle Races on Oct. 19. (Learn more)

Celebrating Women in Sports

• The Chicago Steel will host U.S. Olympian Kendall Coyne Schofield for the cermonial puck drop on Oct. 20 (Learn more)

Flannel Fest

• The Muskegon Lumberjacks are set to host its fourth annual Flannel Fest, a two-day opening weekend celebration on Oct. 25-26 (Learn more)

Heavy Metal & Horror Night

• LOUD NOISES! The Green Bay Gamblers will ease into their home schedule with Heavy Metal & Horror Night on Oct. 26* (Learn more)

Oktoberfest & 5K

• The Madison Capitols will host a 5K fundraiser on Oct. 12 with funds going toward Tri-4-Schools, a local non-profit. All runners will recieve a free ticket to the game where polka music will pump through the speakers as part of Madison's Oktoberfest special (Learn more)

*Special jerseys will be worn