2023–24 USHL season
2023–24 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 |
Post-season | |
Western champions | Fargo Force |
Western runners-up | Sioux City Musketeers |
Eastern champions | Dubuque Fighting Saints |
Eastern runners-up | Muskegon Lumberjacks |
Clark Cup | |
Champions | Fargo Force |
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 |
Clark Cup playoffs
First Round (Best-of-3)[6] | Conference Semifinals (Best-of-5) | Conference Finals (Best-of-5)[7] | 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 |
Statistics
Scoring leaders
The following players led the league in regular season points at the completion of games played on April 13, 2024.[8]
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 Pahlsson | 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 |
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.
- ^ "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.
- ^ "USHL Stats". USHL.com. April 13, 2024. Retrieved April 17, 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