The 2022–23 USHL season was the 44th season of the United States Hockey League as an all-junior league. The regular season ran from September 22, 2022, to April 22, 2023, with a 62-game schedule for each team.[1] The Western Conference champions Fargo Force were awarded the Anderson Cup for accumulating 88 points. The Eastern Conference runners-up Youngstown Phantoms won the Clark Cup playoff championship.[2]
2022–23 USHL season | |
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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 | Macklin Celebrini (Chicago Steel) |
Clark Cup Playoffs | |
Clark Cup Playoffs MVP | Jacob Fowler (Phantoms) |
Finals champions | Youngstown Phantoms |
Runners-up | Fargo Force |
Regular season
editThe league standings at the end of the regular season were as follows:[3]
Note: x = clinched playoff berth; y = clinched conference title; z = clinched regular season title
Eastern Conference
editTeam | GP | W | L | OTL | SOL | Pts | GF | GA |
---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
y – Chicago Steel | 62 | 39 | 18 | 4 | 1 | 83 | 275 | 227 |
x – Youngstown Phantoms | 62 | 38 | 19 | 4 | 1 | 81 | 225 | 173 |
x – Team USA | 62 | 36 | 21 | 3 | 2 | 77 | 271 | 238 |
x – Green Bay Gamblers | 62 | 32 | 23 | 3 | 4 | 71 | 204 | 204 |
x – Dubuque Fighting Saints | 62 | 32 | 24 | 5 | 1 | 70 | 206 | 217 |
x – Cedar Rapids RoughRiders | 62 | 30 | 23 | 4 | 5 | 69 | 206 | 188 |
Muskegon Lumberjacks | 62 | 27 | 32 | 3 | 0 | 57 | 219 | 266 |
Madison Capitols | 62 | 17 | 41 | 2 | 2 | 38 | 185 | 290 |
Western Conference
editTeam | GP | W | L | OTL | SOL | Pts | GF | GA |
---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
z – Fargo Force | 62 | 40 | 14 | 4 | 4 | 88 | 230 | 159 |
x – Waterloo Black Hawks | 62 | 40 | 21 | 1 | 0 | 81 | 230 | 181 |
x – Lincoln Stars | 62 | 37 | 21 | 3 | 1 | 78 | 214 | 185 |
x – Tri-City Storm | 62 | 34 | 20 | 4 | 4 | 76 | 213 | 204 |
x – Sioux City Musketeers | 62 | 29 | 28 | 2 | 3 | 63 | 200 | 200 |
x – Des Moines Buccaneers | 62 | 25 | 28 | 5 | 4 | 59 | 167 | 194 |
Sioux Falls Stampede | 62 | 23 | 31 | 5 | 3 | 54 | 181 | 225 |
Omaha Lancers | 62 | 17 | 36 | 5 | 4 | 43 | 140 | 215 |
Statistical leaders
editScoring leaders
editPlayers are listed by points, then goals.
Note: GP = Games played; G = Goals; A = Assists; Pts. = Points; PIM = Penalty minutes
Player | Team | GP | G | A | Pts | PIM |
---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
Macklin Celebrini | Chicago Steel | 50 | 46 | 40 | 86 | 62 |
Ryan Walsh | Cedar Rapids RoughRiders | 61 | 30 | 49 | 79 | 29 |
Nicholas Moldenhauer | Chicago Steel | 55 | 30 | 45 | 75 | 18 |
Jack Harvey | Chicago Steel | 62 | 40 | 34 | 74 | 24 |
Ryan St. Louis | Dubuque Fighting Saints | 58 | 30 | 42 | 72 | 20 |
Jayden Perron | Chicago Steel | 61 | 24 | 48 | 72 | 20 |
Mason Marcellus | Lincoln Stars | 58 | 19 | 49 | 68 | 42 |
Tanner Ludtke | Lincoln Stars | 57 | 32 | 34 | 66 | 32 |
Cole Knuble | Fargo Force | 57 | 30 | 36 | 66 | 46 |
Dylan Hryckowian | Cedar Rapids RoughRiders | 61 | 26 | 39 | 65 | 37 |
Leading goaltenders
editNote: 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% |
---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
Jacob Fowler | Youngstown Phantoms | 40 | 2318 | 27 | 9 | 3 | 1 | 5 | 2.28 | 0.921 |
Matej Marinov | Fargo Force | 30 | 1782 | 21 | 4 | 2 | 3 | 1 | 2.36 | 0.917 |
Anton Castro | Fargo Force | 33 | 1948 | 19 | 10 | 2 | 1 | 2 | 2.40 | 0.914 |
Emmett Croteau | Waterloo Black Hawks | 28 | 1658 | 18 | 10 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2.46 | 0.917 |
Cameron Korpi | Tri-City Storm | 21 | 1766 | 13 | 4 | 3 | 0 | 1 | 2.52 | 0.911 |
Clark Cup playoffs
editFinal results:[3]
First Round (Best-of-3) | Conference Semifinals (Best-of-3) | Conference Finals (Best-of-5) | Clark Cup Championship (Best-of-5) | ||||||||||||||||
E1 | Chicago | 2 | |||||||||||||||||
E4 | Green Bay | 1 | E5 | Dubuque | 0 | ||||||||||||||
E5 | Dubuque | 2 | Eastern Conference | E1 | Chicago | 1 | |||||||||||||
E2 | Youngstown | 3 | |||||||||||||||||
E2 | Youngstown | 2 | |||||||||||||||||
E3 | Team USA | 1 | E6 | Cedar Rapids | 0 | ||||||||||||||
E6 | Cedar Rapids | 2 | E2 | Youngstown | 3 | ||||||||||||||
W1 | Fargo | 0 | |||||||||||||||||
W1 | Fargo | 2 | |||||||||||||||||
W4 | Tri-City | 2 | W4 | Tri-City | 0 | ||||||||||||||
W5 | Sioux City | 0 | Western Conference | W1 | Fargo | 3 | |||||||||||||
W3 | Lincoln | 1 | |||||||||||||||||
W2 | Waterloo | 1 | |||||||||||||||||
W3 | Lincoln | 2 | W3 | Lincoln | 2 | ||||||||||||||
W6 | Des Moines | 0 |
First Round
editEastern Conference
edit(E4) Green Bay Gamblers vs. (E5) Dubuque Fighting Saints
editApril 24 | Green Bay Gamblers | 4 – 1 | Dubuque Fighting Saints | Resch Center | ||||
No scoring | First period | No scoring | ||||||
No scoring | Second period | Owen Michaels (1) - pp - 0:47 | ||||||
3:14 - pp - Raimonds Vītoliņš (1) 12:17 - Nicholas Van Tassell (1) 18:03 - en - Carter Rose (1) 19:31 - en - Michael DeAngelo (1) |
Third period | No scoring | ||||||
Kristoffer Eberly (28 saves / 29 shots) | Goalie stats | Marcus Brännman (19 saves / 21 shots) |
April 25 | Green Bay Gamblers | 2 – 5 | Dubuque Fighting Saints | Resch Center | ||||
No scoring | First period | Max Montes (1) - pp - 5:35 Brayden Morrison (1) - 11:27 James Reeder (1) - 19:06 | ||||||
0:32 - Raimonds Vītoliņš (2) 6:50 - Raimonds Vītoliņš (3) |
Second period | Shawn O'Donnell (1) - 9:14 Max Montes (2) - pp - 19:03 | ||||||
No scoring | Third period | No scoring | ||||||
Kristoffer Eberly (26 saves / 31 shots) | Goalie stats | Marcus Brännman (23 saves / 25 shots) |
April 26 | Green Bay Gamblers | 2 – 3 | Dubuque Fighting Saints | Resch Center | ||||
Aidan Park (1) - 9:33 | First period | 12:15 - pp - Ryan St. Louis (1) | ||||||
No scoring | Second period | 10:47 - Owen Michaels (2) 12:31 - Caelum Dick (1) | ||||||
Bodie Nobes (1) - sh - 10:18 | Third period | No scoring | ||||||
Kristoffer Eberly (17 saves / 20 shots) | Goalie stats | Marcus Brännman (34 saves / 36 shots) |
Dubuque wins series 2 – 1 | |
(E3) Team USA vs. (E6) Cedar Rapids RoughRiders
editApril 24 | Team USA | 2 – 5 | Cedar Rapids RoughRiders | USA Hockey Arena | ||||
19:49 - sh - Teddy Stiga (1) | First period | Martins Laviņš (1) - 2:04 Bryce Montgomery (1) - 8:05 Liam Lesakowski (1) - 8:17 Jacob Kraft (1) - pp - 9:21 | ||||||
13:27 - Austin Burnevik (1) | Second period | No scoring | ||||||
No scoring | Third period | Zaccharya Wisdom (1) - en - 17:33 | ||||||
Nicholas Kempf (21 saves / 25 shots) | Goalie stats | Bruno Brūveris (25 saves / 27 shots) |
April 25 | Team USA | 6 – 4 | Cedar Rapids RoughRiders | USA Hockey Arena | ||||
6:35 - Austin Baker (1) | First period | No scoring | ||||||
17:34 - pp - Brodie Ziemer (1) | Second period | Jacob Kraft (2) - pp - 2:42 Ryan Walsh (1) - 6:17 | ||||||
1:46 - Brendan McMorrow (1) 4:52 - Brendan McMorrow (2) 16:54 - Kristian Epperson (1) 19:31 - en - Charlie Cerrato (1) |
Third period | Jack Musa (1) - 13:20 Ryan Walsh (2) - 14:19 | ||||||
Jack Parsons (24 saves / 28 shots) | Goalie stats | Bruno Brūveris (17 saves / 22 shots) |
April 26 | Team USA | 1 – 3 | Cedar Rapids RoughRiders | USA Hockey Arena | ||||
No scoring | First period | 3:46 - Martins Laviņš (2) 13:23 - Martins Laviņš (3) | ||||||
No scoring | Second period | 10:35 - Jack Musa (2) | ||||||
Max Plante (1) - 7:59 | Third period | No scoring | ||||||
Jack Parsons (32 saves / 35 shots) | Goalie stats | Bruno Brūveris (28 saves / 29 shots) |
Cedar Rapids wins series 2 – 1 | |
Western Conference
edit(W4) Tri-City Storm vs. (W5) Sioux City Musketeers
editApril 24 | Tri-City Storm | 6 – 1 | Sioux City Musketeers | Viaero Center | ||||
6:14 - Graham Gamache (1) | First period | No scoring | ||||||
12:31 - Kieran Cebrian (1) | Second period | No scoring | ||||||
3:15 - Alex Bump (1) 6:23 - Trevor Connelly (1) 8:50 - pp - Graham Gamache (2) 11:33 - sh - Graham Gamache (3) |
Third period | 2:50 - Ryan Conmy (1) | ||||||
Cameron Korpi (13 saves / 14 shots) | Goalie stats | Croix Kochendorfer (20 saves / 26 shots) Axel Mangbo (1 save / 1 shot) |
April 25 | Tri-City Storm | 5 – 4 | Sioux City Musketeers | Viaero Center | ||||
1:45 - Alex Bump (2) 11:25 - pp - Evan Werner (1) |
First period | Kaden Shahan (1) - 7:13 Benjamin Poitras (1) - pp - 9:28 | ||||||
3:55 - Trevor Connelly (2) 10:50 - Dane Dowiak (1) |
Second period | Ben Doran (1) - 18:37 | ||||||
15:09 - Kieran Cebrian (2) | Third period | Grant Slukynsky (1) - 8:39 | ||||||
Cameron Korpi (19 saves / 23 shots) | Goalie stats | Croix Kochendorfer (12 saves / 16 shots) Axel Mangbo (9 saves / 10 shots) |
Tri-City wins series 2 – 0 | |
(W3) Lincoln Stars vs. (W6) Des Moines Buccaneers
editApril 24 | Lincoln Stars | 5 – 2 | Des Moines Buccaneers | Ice Box | ||||
2:42 - Jack Larrigan (1) 15:50 - Cole Crusberg-Roseen (1) |
First period | No scoring | ||||||
5:28 - Tanner Ludtke (1) 17:17 - Patrick Raftery (1) |
Second period | No scoring | ||||||
12:24 - Doug Grimes (1) | Third period | Michael Bevilacqua (1) - pp - 0:18 Jak Vaarwerk (1) - ps - 4:10 | ||||||
Cameron Whitehead (15 saves / 17 shots) | Goalie stats | Max Lundgren (27 saves / 31 shots) Jan Korec (9 saves / 10 shots) |
April 25 | Lincoln Stars | 4 – 3 | OT | Des Moines Buccaneers | Ice Box | |||
3:25 - Tanner Ludtke (2) | First period | Joey Muldowney (1) - 7:33 | ||||||
No scoring | Second period | Henry Bartle (1) - pp - 16:28 | ||||||
10:28 - Mason Marcellus (1) 17:38 - Tyler Dunbar (1) |
Third period | Aiden VanRooyan (1) - 7:24 | ||||||
7:54 - Brennan Ali (1) | First overtime period | No scoring | ||||||
Cameron Whitehead (29 saves / 32 shots) | Goalie stats | Max Lundgren (29 saves / 33 shots) |
Lincoln wins series 2 – 0 | |
Conference Semifinals
editEastern Conference
edit(E1) Chicago Steel vs. (E5) Dubuque Fighting Saints
editApril 29 | Chicago Steel | 3 – 1 | Dubuque Fighting Saints | Fox Valley Ice Arena | ||||
6:36 - Jayden Perron (1) | First period | Owen Michaels (3) - pp - 19:55 | ||||||
1:58 - pp - Jayden Perron (2) | Second period | No scoring | ||||||
18:31 - en - Jayden Perron (3) | Third period | No scoring | ||||||
Christian Manz (30 saves / 31 shots) | Goalie stats | Marcus Brännman (32 saves / 34 shots) |
April 30 | Chicago Steel | 5 – 4 | Dubuque Fighting Saints | Fox Valley Ice Arena | ||||
3:38 - Nolan Joyce (1) 4:08 - Charlie Major (1) |
First period | Riley Stuart (1) - 1:21 Max Montes (3) - pp - 14:22 | ||||||
6:29 - Cameron Johnson (1) 18:09 - pp - Michael Emerson (1) |
Second period | Max Burkholder (1) - 18:48 | ||||||
15:15 - Quinn Finley (1) | Third period | No scoring | ||||||
Christian Manz (24 saves / 28 shots) | Goalie stats | Marcus Brännman (31 saves / 36 shots) |
Chicago wins series 2 – 0 | |
(E2) Youngstown Phantoms vs. (E6) Cedar Rapids RoughRiders
editApril 28 | Youngstown Phantoms | 3 – 2 | 2OT | Cedar Rapids RoughRiders | Covelli Centre | |||
5:19 - Andrew Strathmann (1) | First period | No scoring | ||||||
7:10 - Matthew Perkins (1) | Second period | Tyson Gross (1) - pp - 12:00 | ||||||
No scoring | Third period | Jacob Kraft (3) - pp - 18:49 | ||||||
0:39 - Andon Cerbone (1) | Second overtime period | No scoring | ||||||
Jacob Fowler (40 saves / 42 shots) | Goalie stats | Bruno Brūveris (29 saves / 32 shots) |
April 30 | Youngstown Phantoms | 3 – 1 | Cedar Rapids RoughRiders | Covelli Centre | ||||
No scoring | First period | No scoring | ||||||
9:37 - William Whitelaw (1) | Second period | Jack Musa (3) - 15:04 | ||||||
9:01 - Jack Willson (1) 18:40 - en - Andon Cerbone (2) |
Third period | No scoring | ||||||
Jacob Fowler (24 saves / 25 shots) | Goalie stats | Bruno Brūveris (27 saves / 29 shots) |
Youngstown wins series 2 – 0 | |
Western Conference
edit(W1) Fargo Force vs. (W4) Tri-City Storm
editApril 28 | Fargo Force | 3 – 2 | Tri-City Storm | Scheels Arena | ||||
9:17 - pp - Owen Mehlenbacher (1) | First period | No scoring | ||||||
15:51 - Verner Miettinen (1) | Second period | No scoring | ||||||
11:38 - Boris Skalos (1) | Third period | Tanner Adams (1) - pp - 5:17 Sebastian Törnqvist (1) - 14:25 | ||||||
Matej Marinov (25 saves / 27 shots) | Goalie stats | Cameron Korpi (28 saves / 31 shots) |
April 29 | Fargo Force | 3 – 2 | OT | Tri-City Storm | Scheels Arena | |||
No scoring | First period | Jacob Jeannette (1) - 6:58 | ||||||
8:06 - Charlie Russell (1) | Second period | No scoring | ||||||
1:39 - pp - Verner Miettinen (2) | Third period | Alex Bump (3) - 17:39 | ||||||
1:38 - sh - Charlie Russell (2) | First overtime period | No scoring | ||||||
Matej Marinov (29 saves / 31 shots) | Goalie stats | Cameron Korpi (28 saves / 31 shots) |
Fargo wins series 2 – 0 | |
(W2) Waterloo Black Hawks vs. (W3) Lincoln Stars
editApril 28 | Waterloo Black Hawks | 2 – 7 | Lincoln Stars | Young Arena | ||||
No scoring | First period | Brennan Ali (2) - 15:33 | ||||||
2:20 - pp - Sam Rinzel (1) | Second period | Patrick Raftery (2) - 2:48 Klāvs Veinbergs (1) - 10:36 Tanner Ludtke (3) - pp - 12:12 | ||||||
10:49 - pp - Caden Brown (1) | Third period | Brennan Ali (3) - 4:46 Klāvs Veinbergs (2) - pp - 8:32 Tyler Dunbar (2) - sh - en - 16:37 | ||||||
Emmett Crouteau (27 saves / 33 shots) Jack Spicer (1 save / 1 shot) |
Goalie stats | Cameron Whitehead (44 saves / 46 shots) |
April 29 | Waterloo Black Hawks | 6 – 1 | Lincoln Stars | Young Arena | ||||
16:04 - pp - Griffin Erdman (1) | First period | No scoring | ||||||
15:38 - Connor Brown (1) | Second period | Mason Marcellus (2) - pp - 17:34 | ||||||
0:56 - Gavin O'Connell (1) 18:53 - pp - en - Caden Brown (2) 19:15 - Myles Hilman (1) 19:58 - Connor Brown (2) |
Third period | No scoring | ||||||
Emmett Crouteau (28 saves / 29 shots) | Goalie stats | Cameron Whitehead (24 saves / 29 shots) |
April 30 | Waterloo Black Hawks | 1 – 3 | Lincoln Stars | Young Arena | ||||
No scoring | First period | 11:42 - Jack Larrigan (2) | ||||||
Ben Robertson (1) - 6:14 | Second period | No scoring | ||||||
No scoring | Third period | 2:34 - Mason Marcellus (3) 18:48 - en - Daniel Sambuco (1) | ||||||
Emmett Crouteau (20 saves / 22 shots) | Goalie stats | Cameron Whitehead (19 saves / 20 shots) |
Lincoln wins series 2 – 1 | |
Conference Finals
editEastern Conference
edit(E1) Chicago Steel vs. (E2) Youngstown Phantoms
editMay 5 | Chicago Steel | 1 – 4 | Youngstown Phantoms | Fox Valley Ice Arena | ||||
No scoring | First period | Brandon Svoboda (1) - 11:38 Andrew Centrella (1) - pp - 15:46 | ||||||
No scoring | Second period | Shane Lachance (1) - 11:20 | ||||||
12:23 - pp - Jayden Perron (4) | Third period | William Whitelaw (2) - en - 19:58 | ||||||
Christian Manz (36 saves / 39 shots) | Goalie stats | Jacob Fowler (27 saves / 28 shots) |
May 6 | Chicago Steel | 5 – 2 | Youngstown Phantoms | Fox Valley Ice Arena | ||||
14:04 - pp - Michael Emerson (2) 18:14 - Anthony Dowd (1) |
First period | No scoring | ||||||
1:42 - Quinn Finley (2) 4:44 - Michael Hage (1) |
Second period | Martin Mišiak (1) - pp - 8:15 Andrew Strathmann (2) - pp - 18:57 | ||||||
13:04 - pp - Jack Harvey (1) | Third period | No scoring | ||||||
Christian Manz (44 saves / 46 shots) | Goalie stats | Jacob Fowler (31 saves / 36 shots) |
May 8 | Youngstown Phantoms | 4 – 1 | Chicago Steel | Covelli Centre | ||||
0:57 - Shane Lachance (2) | First period | No scoring | ||||||
10:04 - pp - Martin Mišiak (2) | Second period | No scoring | ||||||
4:23 - Andon Cerbone (3) 16:15 - Andrew Strathmann (3) |
Third period | Michael Emerson (3) - 3:40 | ||||||
Jacob Fowler (29 saves / 30 shots) | Goalie stats | Christian Manz (38 saves / 42 shots) |
May 9 | Youngstown Phantoms | 2 – 1 | OT | Chicago Steel | Covelli Centre | |||
No scoring | First period | No scoring | ||||||
No scoring | Second period | Jack Harvey (2) - pp - 5:24 | ||||||
17:54 - Kenta Isogai (1) | Third period | No scoring | ||||||
7:50 - William Whitelaw (3) | First overtime period | No scoring | ||||||
Jacob Fowler (28 saves / 29 shots) | Goalie stats | Christian Manz (42 saves / 44 shots) |
Youngstown wins series 3 – 1 | |
Western Conference
edit(W1) Fargo Force vs. (W3) Lincoln Stars
editMay 4 | Fargo Force | 1 – 0 | Lincoln Stars | Scheels Arena | ||||
No scoring | First period | No scoring | ||||||
No scoring | Second period | No scoring | ||||||
19:16 - pp - Cole Knuble (1) | Third period | No scoring | ||||||
Matej Marinov (25 saves / 25 shots) | Goalie stats | Cameron Whitehead (30 saves / 31 shots) |
May 5 | Fargo Force | 3 – 4 | Lincoln Stars | Scheels Arena | ||||
3:14 - Mac Swanson (1) 7:37 - Boris Skalos (2) |
First period | No scoring | ||||||
4:55 - Ģirts Silkalns (1) | Second period | Boston Buckberger (1) - pp - 2:19 German Yavash (1) - 2:33 Tanner Ludtke (4) - sh - 8:26 | ||||||
No scoring | Third period | Mason Marcellus (4) - 10:56 | ||||||
Matej Marinov (26 saves / 30 shots) | Goalie stats | Cameron Whitehead (23 saves / 26 shots) |
May 7 | Lincoln Stars | 2 – 3 | Fargo Force | Ice Box | ||||
3:30 - Jack Pechar (1) | First period | Mac Swanson (2) - 5:01 | ||||||
No scoring | Second period | Leo Gruba (1) - 19:53 | ||||||
19:00 - Mason Marcellus (5) | Third period | Cole Knuble (2) - 9:52 | ||||||
Cameron Whitehead (21 saves / 24 shots) | Goalie stats | Anton Castro (42 saves / 44 shots) |
May 8 | Lincoln Stars | 4 – 8 | Fargo Force | Ice Box | ||||
1:25 - Doug Grimes (2) 11:41 - Doug Grimes (3) 15:37 - pp - Tanner Ludtke (5) 19:24 - pp - Antonio Fernandez (1) |
First period | Owen Mehlenbacher (2) - 0:52 Cole Knuble (3) - 2:48 Charlie Russell (3) - 13:28 | ||||||
No scoring | Second period | No scoring | ||||||
No scoring | Third period | Cole Knuble (4) - 5:58 Owen Mehlenbacher (3) - pp - 8:22 Cole Knuble (5) - pp - 9:41 Cole Knuble (6) - en - 16:27 Mac Swanson (3) - en - 18:44 | ||||||
Cameron Whitehead (9 saves / 15 shots) Lucas Massie (3 saves / 3 shots) |
Goalie stats | Matej Marinov (17 saves / 21 shots) Anton Castro (13 saves / 13 shots) |
Fargo wins series 3 – 1 | |
Clark Cup Finals
edit(W1) Fargo Force vs. (E2) Youngstown Phantoms
editMay 12 | Fargo Force | 1 – 4 | Youngstown Phantoms | Scheels Arena | ||||
No scoring | First period | No scoring | ||||||
No scoring | Second period | No scoring | ||||||
19:02 - Anthony Menghini (1) | Third period | William Whitelaw (4) - pp - 1:36 Miles Gunty (1) - 2:52 Shane Lachance (3) - 15:15 William Whitelaw (5) - en - 15:41 | ||||||
Anton Castro (20 saves / 23 shots) | Goalie stats | Jacob Fowler (29 saves / 30 shots) |
May 13 | Fargo Force | 1 – 2 | OT | Youngstown Phantoms | Scheels Arena | |||
No scoring | First period | No scoring | ||||||
9:27 - Bret Link (1) | Second period | Miles Gunty (2) - 2:49 | ||||||
No scoring | Third period | No scoring | ||||||
No scoring | First overtime period | Andon Cerbone (4) - 6:59 | ||||||
Anton Castro (24 saves / 26 shots) | Goalie stats | Jacob Fowler (30 saves / 31 shots) |
May 19 | Youngstown Phantoms | 1 – 0 | Fargo Force | Covelli Centre | ||||
No scoring | First period | No scoring | ||||||
No scoring | Second period | No scoring | ||||||
0:24 - Andon Cerbone (5) | Third period | No scoring | ||||||
Jacob Fowler (22 saves / 22 shots) | Goalie stats | Matej Marinov (23 saves / 24 shots) |
Youngstown wins series 3 – 0 | |
Playoff Statistics
editStatistics reflect games played through May 19, 2023
Scoring leaders
editNote: GP = Games played; G = Goals; A = Assists; PTS = Points; PIM = Penalty minutes
Player | Team | GP | G | A | PTS | PIM |
---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
Mason Marcellus | Lincoln Stars | 9 | 5 | 7 | 12 | 14 |
Mac Swanson | Fargo Force | 9 | 3 | 7 | 10 | 2 |
Martin Mišiak | Youngstown Phantoms | 9 | 2 | 8 | 10 | 8 |
Cole Knuble | Fargo Force | 9 | 6 | 3 | 9 | 16 |
Andon Cerbone | Youngstown Phantoms | 9 | 5 | 4 | 9 | 4 |
William Whitelaw | Youngstown Phantoms | 9 | 5 | 4 | 9 | 18 |
Doug Grimes | Lincoln Stars | 8 | 3 | 6 | 9 | 14 |
Owen Michaels | Dubuque Fighting Saints | 5 | 3 | 5 | 8 | 0 |
Boston Buckberger | Lincoln Stars | 9 | 1 | 7 | 8 | 0 |
Tanner Ludtke | Lincoln Stars | 9 | 5 | 2 | 7 | 4 |
Leading goaltenders
editNote: 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% |
---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
Jacob Fowler | Youngstown Phantoms | 9 | 575 | 8 | 1 | 1 | 13 | 1.36 | 0.952 |
Anton Castro | Fargo Force | 3 | 159 | 3 | 3 | 0 | 5 | 1.88 | 0.938 |
Matej Marinov | Fargo Force | 7 | 384 | 3 | 3 | 1 | 15 | 2.34 | 0.906 |
Bruno Brūveris | Cedar Rapids RoughRiders | 5 | 316 | 2 | 3 | 0 | 13 | 2.46 | 0.929 |
Christian Manz | Chicago Steel | 6 | 366 | 3 | 3 | 0 | 16 | 2.63 | 0.930 |
Postseason awards
editUSHL awards
editAward | Name | Team |
---|---|---|
Player of the Year | Macklin Celebrini | Chicago Steel[4] |
Forward of the Year | Macklin Celebrini | Chicago Steel[4] |
Defenseman of the Year | Eric Pohlkamp | Cedar Rapids RoughRiders[5] |
Rookie of the Year | Macklin Celebrini | Chicago Steel[4] |
Goaltender of the Year | Jacob Fowler | Youngstown Phantoms[6] |
Coach of the Year | Nick Oliver | Fargo Force[7] |
Scholar-Athlete of the Year | Lucas St. Louis | Dubuque Fighting Saints[8] |
Curt Hammer Award | Cole Knuble | Fargo Force[9] |
General Manager of the Year | Bryn Chyzyk | Waterloo Black Hawks[10] |
All-USHL First Team
editPosition | Name | Team |
---|---|---|
Goalie | Jacob Fowler | Youngstown Phantoms |
Defenseman | Eric Pohlkamp | Cedar Rapids RoughRiders |
Defenseman | Joe Palodichuk | Fargo Force |
Forward | Macklin Celebrini | Chicago Steel |
Forward | Ryan Walsh | Cedar Rapids RoughRiders |
Forward | Cole Knuble | Fargo Force |
Source[11]
All-USHL Second Team
editPosition | Name | Team |
---|---|---|
Goalie | Matej Marinov | Fargo Force |
Defenseman | Max Burkholder | Dubuque Fighting Saints |
Defenseman | Aaron Pionk | Waterloo Black Hawks |
Forward | Jack Harvey | Chicago Steel |
Forward | Ryan St. Louis | Dubuque Fighting Saints |
Forward | Mason Marcellus | Lincoln Stars |
Source[11]
All-USHL Third Team
editPosition | Name | Team |
---|---|---|
Goalie | Cameron Whitehead | Lincoln Stars |
Defenseman | Artyom Levshunov | Green Bay Gamblers |
Defenseman | Boston Buckberger | Lincoln Stars |
Forward | Ryan Conmy | Sioux City Musketeers |
Forward | Garrett Schifsky | Waterloo Black Hawks |
Forward | Nick Moldenhauer | Chicago Steel |
Source[11]
USHL All-Rookie Team
editPosition | Name | Team |
---|---|---|
Goalie | Michael Hrabal | Omaha Lancers |
Defenseman | Artyom Levshunov | Green Bay Gamblers |
Defenseman | Will Felicio | Madison Capitols |
Forward | Macklin Celebrini | Chicago Steel |
Forward | Mac Swanson | Fargo Force |
Forward | Ryan Conmy | Sioux City Musketeers |
Source[12]
All-Rookie Second Team
editPosition | Name | Team |
---|---|---|
Defenseman | Ty Hanson | Sioux City Musketeers |
Defenseman | Michael Hagens | Chicago Steel |
Forward | Sacha Boisvert | Muskegon Lumberjacks |
Forward | Trevor Connelly | Tri-City Storm |
Forward | William Whitelaw | Youngstown Phantoms |
Source[12]
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