2017–18 USHL season

2017–18 USHL Season
LeagueUnited States Hockey League
SportIce hockey
DurationOctober 6, 2017 – April 14, 2018
Number of games60
Number of teams17
Regular season
Anderson CupWaterloo Black Hawks
Season MVPAnthony Del Gaizo (Muskegon Lumberjacks)
Clark Cup Playoffs
Clark Cup Playoffs MVPGriffin Loughran (Force)
Finals championsFargo Force
  Runners-upYoungstown Phantoms
USHL seasons

The 2017–18 USHL season was the 39th season of the United States Hockey League as an all-junior league. The regular season ran from October 6, 2017, to April 14, 2018.[1] The regular season champions, the Waterloo Black Hawks, were awarded the Anderson Cup. The playoff champions, the Fargo Force, were awarded the Clark Cup.

League changes

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The Bloomington Thunder were rebranded as the Central Illinois Flying Aces.[2]

While the alignment remained the same from the previous season, the league increased the number of teams that qualify for the playoffs from eight to twelve. The top two seeds in each conference now have a bye in the first round. The third and fourth conference seeds than host the fifth and sixth conference seeds in a best-of-three series. The rest of the playoffs are a best-of-five series.[1]

Regular season

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Final standings:[3]

x = clinched playoff berth; y = clinched conference title; z = clinched regular season title

Post season awards

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USHL awards

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Award Name Team
Player of the Year Anthony Del Gaizo Muskegon Lumberjacks[4]
Forward of the Year Jackson Cates Waterloo Black Hawks[4]
Defenseman of the Year Ben Finkelstein Waterloo Black Hawks[4]
Rookie of the Year Matěj Pekař Muskegon Lumberjacks[4]
Goaltender of the Year Filip Larsson Tri-City Storm[4]
Coach of the Year P.K. O'Handley Waterloo Black Hawks[5]
Scholar-Athlete Alex Steeves Dubuque Fighting Saints[6]
Curt Hammer Marc McLaughlin Cedar Rapids RoughRiders[7]
General Manager of the Year P.K. O'Handley Waterloo Black Hawks[5]
Executive of the Year Brandon Bruss[8] Green Bay Gamblers
Organization of the Year Sioux Falls Stampede[9]

All-USHL First Team

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Pos Name Team
G Filip Larsson Tri-City
D Ben Finkelstein Waterloo
D Graham Lillibridge Chicago
F Jackson Cates Waterloo
F Anthony Del Gaizo Muskegon
F Jack Dugan Chicago

Source[10]

All-USHL Second Team

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Pos Name Team
G Zach Driscoll Youngstown
D Marc Del Gaizo Muskegon
D Ty Farmer Fargo
F Jack Drury Waterloo
F Jacob Schmidt-Svejstrup Fargo
F Filip Suchý Omaha

Source[10]

All Rookie First Team

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Pos Name Team
G Oskar Autio Chicago
D Michael Callahan Youngstown
D Tyler Jubenvill Cedar Rapids
F Paul Cotter Lincoln
F Robert Mastrosimone Chicago
F Matěj Pekař Muskegon

Source[11]

All Rookie Second Team

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Pos Name Team
G Zach Borgiel Muskegon
D Mason Klee Lincoln
D Matt Staudacher Muskegon
F Ryan O'Reilly Madison
F Tyler Madden Tri-City
F Michael Mancinelli Madison

Clark Cup playoffs

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First Round
(Best-of-3) 		Conference Semifinals
(Best-of-5) 		Conference Finals
(Best-of-5) 		Clark Cup Championship
(Best-of-5)
            
E1 Team USA 3
E6 Chicago 1
E3 Muskegon 1
E6 Chicago 2
E1 Team USA 1
Eastern Conference
E2 Youngstown 3
E4 Green Bay 0
E5 Dubuque 2
E2 Youngstown 3
E5 Dubuque 0
E2 Youngstown 1
W3 Fargo 3
W1 Waterloo 3
W5 Lincoln 1
W4 Sioux Falls 1
W5 Lincoln 2
W1 Waterloo 1
Western Conference
W3 Fargo 3
W3 Fargo 2
W6 Tri-City 0
W2 Omaha 1
W3 Fargo 3

First Round

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Eastern Conference

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(E3) Muskegon Lumberjacks vs. (E6) Chicago Steel

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April 16 Muskegon Lumberjacks 3 – 2 Chicago Steel L.C. Walker Arena  
3:06 - Wyatt Bongiovanni (1)
13:12 - Nolan Sullivan (1) 		First period No scoring
No scoring Second period No scoring
12:18 - Jáchym Kondelík (1) Third period Erik Urbank (1) - 10:22
Jack Dugan (1) - 17:48
Keegan Karki (25 saves / 27 shots) Goalie stats Oskar Autio (38 saves / 41 shots)
April 17 Muskegon Lumberjacks 2 – 6 Chicago Steel L.C. Walker Arena  
7:16 - pp - Alexander Yakovenko (1) First period No scoring
No scoring Second period Aaro Vidgren (1) - 2:14
Baker Shore (1) - pp - 5:32
Aaro Vidgren (2) - 6:17
Brian Hurley (1) - 9:17
15:40 - pp - Wyatt Bongiovanni (2) Third period Blake McLaughlin (1) - 10:58
Robert Mastrosimone (1) - pp - 13:29
Keegan Karki (8 saves / 11 shots)
Zach Borgiel (11 saves / 14 shots) 		Goalie stats Oskar Autio (38 saves / 40 shots)
April 18 Muskegon Lumberjacks 4 – 5 OT Chicago Steel L.C. Walker Arena  
No scoring First period No scoring
Marc Del Gaizo (1) - pp - 3:03
Marc Del Gaizo (2) - 9:59 		Second period 3:47 - Baker Shore (2)
4:50 - Tyler Gratton (1)
Vincent De Mey (1) - 6:12
Vincent De Mey (2) - pp - 14:10 		Third period 6:01 - Samuel Buček (1)
15:54 - Blake McLaughlin (2)
No scoring First overtime period 4:37 - pp - Aaro Vidgren (3)
Keegan Karki (25 saves / 30 shots) Goalie stats Oskar Autio (48 saves / 52 shots)
Chicago wins series 2 – 1


(E4) Green Bay Gamblers vs. (E5) Dubuque Fighting Saints

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April 16 Green Bay Gamblers 1 – 3 Dubuque Fighting Saints Resch Center  
1:19 - Nolan Moyle (1) First period No scoring
No scoring Second period Tyce Thompson (1) - 19:03
No scoring Third period Taylor Schneider (1) - 2:40
Quinn Preston (1) - en - 19:50
Maksim Zhukov (27 saves / 29 shots) Goalie stats Cole Weaver (23 saves / 24 shots)
April 17 Green Bay Gamblers 1 – 5 Dubuque Fighting Saints Resch Center  
No scoring First period Logan Pietila (1) - 0:47
Alex Steeves (1) - 7:50
Quinn Preston (2) - pp - 18:57
No scoring Second period Dalton Hunter (1) - 8:34
1:52 - Robert Herrman (1) Third period Alex Steeves (2) - en - 19:05
Maksim Zhukov (3 saves / 5 shots)
Jake Begley (27 saves / 29 shots) 		Goalie stats Cole Weaver (28 saves / 29 shots)
Dubuque wins series 2 – 0


Western Conference

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(W4) Sioux Falls Stampede vs. (W5) Lincoln Stars

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April 17 Sioux Falls Stampede 5 – 3 Lincoln Stars Denny Sanford Premier Center  
12:43 - pp - Kevin Conley (1)
13:09 - A.J. Villella (1) 		First period Logan Jenuwine (1) - 3:53
4:19 - Jack St. Ivany (1)
13:30 - Kirill Panyukov (1) 		Second period Cole Krygier (1) - 7:38
9:22 - sh - Cameron Burke (1) Third period Paul Cotter (1) - pp - 18:30
Mikhail Berdin (34 saves / 37 shots) Goalie stats Tomáš Vomáčka (11 saves / 15 shots)
Derek Schaedig (9 saves / 10 shots)
April 18 Sioux Falls Stampede 3 – 6 Lincoln Stars Denny Sanford Premier Center  
9:46 - pp - Adam Dawe (1) First period Logan Jenuwine (2) - 8:14
1:06 - pp - Noah Walker (1)
11:33 - Cameron Burke (2) 		Second period Gustaf Westlund (1) - 4:31
Collin Peters (1) - 5:15
Josiah Slavin (1) - 7:09
No scoring Third period Casey Dornbach (1) - pp - 2:02
Ashton Calder (1) - sh - 7:59
Mikhail Berdin (37 saves / 43 shots)
Jaxson Stauber (1 save / 1 shot) 		Goalie stats Derek Schaedig (27 saves / 30 shots)
April 19 Sioux Falls Stampede 4 – 5 OT Lincoln Stars Denny Sanford Premier Center  
Adam Dawe (2) - 3:19
Adam Dawe (3) - 14:00 		First period 19:17 - Tristan Ashbrook (1)
Kirill Panyukov (2) - pp - 6:40 Second period No scoring
Paul DeNaples (1) - 10:19 Third period 1:15 - Collin Peters (2)
8:56 - Casey Dornbach (2)
14:09 - Eero Teräväinen (1)
No scoring First overtime period 19:26 - Paul Cotter (2)
Mikhail Berdin (44 saves / 49 shots) Goalie stats Derek Schaedig (21 saves / 25 shots)
Lincoln wins series 2 – 1


(W4) Fargo Force vs. (W5) Tri-City Storm

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April 17 Fargo Force 5 – 1 Tri-City Storm Scheels Arena  
7:08 - Carter Randklev (1)
10:13 - Robbie Stucker (1) 		First period No scoring
2:23 - pp - Jacob Schmidt-Svejstrup (1)
5:32 - A.J. Drobot (1) 		Second period Tyler Ward (1) - 19:35
4:54 - Carter Randklev (2) Third period No scoring
Strauss Mann (32 saves / 33 shots) Goalie stats Jake Barczewski (16 saves / 21 shots)
April 18 Fargo Force 3 – 0 Tri-City Storm Scheels Arena  
5:36 - Garrett Van Wyhe (1) First period No scoring
10:23 - pp - Griffin Loughran (1) Second period No scoring
6:22 - Carter Randklev (3) Third period No scoring
Strauss Mann (20 saves / 20 shots) Goalie stats Jake Barczewski (30 saves / 33 shots)
Fargo wins series 2 – 0


Conference Semifinals

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Eastern Conference

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(E1) Team USA vs. (E6) Chicago Steel

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April 21 Team USA 3 – 0 Chicago Steel USA Hockey Arena  
No scoring First period No scoring
5:53 - sh - Owen Lindmark (1) Second period No scoring
5:47 - Drew Helleson (1)
10:30 - sh - John Beecher (1) 		Third period No scoring
Cameron Rowe (34 saves / 34 shots) Goalie stats Oskar Autio (24 saves / 27 shots)
April 22 Team USA 2 – 6 Chicago Steel USA Hockey Arena  
No scoring First period Samuel Buček (2) - 9:51
2:46 - Matt Boldy (1) Second period Nick Abruzzese (1) - 9:26
Graham Lillibridge (1) - 14:59
Matteo Pietroniro (1) - 17:02
9:18 - pp - Danny Weight (1) Third period Graham Lillibridge (2) - 4:54
Samuel Buček (3) - pp - 11:51
Cameron Rowe (33 saves / 39 shots)
Josh Graziano (2 saves / 2 shots) 		Goalie stats Oskar Autio (43 saves / 45 shots)
April 26 Chicago Steel 2 – 3 OT Team USA Fox Valley Ice Arena  
No scoring First period John Beecher (2) - 6:37
9:52 - pp - Blake McLaughlin (3) Second period No scoring
19:00 - Robert Mastrosimone (2) Third period Erik Middendorf (1) - 6:46
No scoring First overtime period Danny Weight (2) - 2:51
Oskar Autio (27 saves / 30 shots) Goalie stats Cameron Rowe (34 saves / 36 shots)
April 27 Chicago Steel 3 – 4 OT Team USA Fox Valley Ice Arena  
No scoring First period Erik Middendorf (2) - 6:33
Drew Helleson (2) - 17:01
3:03 - Jeremie Bucheler (1)
5:20 - Jack Dugan (2) 		Second period Trevor Zegras (1) - 14:19
6:28 - pp - Aaro Vidgren (4) Third period No scoring
No scoring First overtime period Alex Vlasic (1) - sh - 3:48
Oskar Autio (32 saves / 36 shots) Goalie stats Cameron Rowe (38 saves / 41 shots)
USA wins series 3 – 1


(E2) Youngstown Phantoms vs. (E5) Dubuque Fighting Saints

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April 20 Youngstown Phantoms 3 – 1 Dubuque Fighting Saints Covelli Centre  
1:07 - Chase Gresock (1)
17:05 - Joseph Abate (1) 		First period No scoring
1:25 - Matt Barry (1) Second period Quinn Preston (3) - pp - 18:39
No scoring Third period No scoring
Ivan Prosvetov (33 saves / 34 shots) Goalie stats Cole Weaver (31 saves / 34 shots)
April 21 Youngstown Phantoms 3 – 2 Dubuque Fighting Saints Covelli Centre  
No scoring First period No scoring
5:40 - Curtis Hall (1)
16:21 - sh - Matt Barry (2) 		Second period Quinn Preston (4) - 0:38
Dalton Hunter (2) - 7:44
14:40 - Samuel Salonen (1) Third period No scoring
Ivan Prosvetov (30 saves / 32 shots) Goalie stats Cole Weaver (17 saves / 20 shots)
April 24 Dubuque Fighting Saints 0 – 3 Youngstown Phantoms Mystique Ice Center  
No scoring First period Tommy Parrottino (1) - pp - 6:19
No scoring Second period Joseph Abate (2) - 1:05
Chase Gresock (2) - pp - 13:59
No scoring Third period No scoring
Cole Weaver (19 saves / 22 shots) Goalie stats Ivan Prosvetov (36 saves / 36 shots)
Youngstown wins series 3 – 1


Western Conference

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(W1) Waterloo Black Hawks vs. (W5) Lincoln Stars

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April 21 Waterloo Black Hawks 2 – 3 OT Lincoln Stars Young Arena  
No scoring First period No scoring
2:02 - Ethan Johnson (1)
2:37 - Garrett Wait (1) 		Second period Ashton Calder (2) - 2:44
No scoring Third period Josiah Slavin (2) - pp - 5:37
No scoring First overtime period Paul Cotter (3) - 3:10
Matej Tomek (30 saves / 33 shots) Goalie stats Derek Schaedig (40 saves / 42 shots)
April 22 Waterloo Black Hawks 3 – 0 Lincoln Stars Young Arena
April 25 Lincoln Stars 1 – 2 OT Waterloo Black Hawks Ice Box
April 26 Lincoln Stars 2 – 3 Waterloo Black Hawks Ice Box
Waterloo wins series 3 – 1


(W2) Omaha Lancers vs. (W3) Fargo Force

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April 21 Omaha Lancers 1 – 2 Fargo Force Ralston Arena
April 22 Omaha Lancers 6 – 3 Fargo Force Ralston Arena
April 24 Fargo Force 6 – 5 Omaha Lancers Scheels Arena
April 25 Fargo Force 2 – 0 Omaha Lancers Scheels Arena
Fargo wins series 3 – 1


Conference Finals

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Eastern Conference

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(E1) Team USA vs. (E2) Youngstown Phantoms

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May 1 Team USA 3 – 4 OT Youngstown Phantoms USA Hockey Arena  
3:45 - Patrick Moynihan (1) First period Max Ellis (1) - sh - 12:31
Joey Abate (3) - 15:35
4:05 - sh - Erik Middendorf (3)
18:02 - Matt Boldy (2) 		Second period No scoring
No scoring Third period Eric Esposito (1) - 13:18
No scoring First overtime period Tommy Parrottino (2) - 5:59
Cameron Rowe (31 saves / 35 shots) Goalie stats Ivan Prosvetov (37 saves / 40 shots)
May 2 Team USA 10 – 6 Youngstown Phantoms USA Hockey Arena  
3:40 - Owen Lindmark (2)
6:21 - Danny Weight (3)
14:25 - sh - Owen Lindmark (3)
19:42 - pp - Henry Thrun (1) 		First period No scoring
0:40 - Marshall Warren (1)
2:10 - Owen Lindmark (4)
12:06 - Matt Boldy (3) 		Second period Jason Smallidge (1) - 1:57
Michael Regush (1) - 10:46
Eric Esposito (2) - 11:11
Joey Abate (4) - 17:25
Curtis Hall (2) - 18:25
11:06 - Marshall Warren (2)
11:28 - Patrick Moynihan (2)
17:51 - en - Erik Middendorf (4) 		Third period Samuel Salonen (2) - 1:45
Cameron Rowe (29 saves / 35 shots) Goalie stats Ivan Prosvetov (16 saves / 21 shots)
Wouter Peeters (5 saves / 9 shots)
May 4 Youngstown Phantoms 7 – 5 Team USA Covelli Centre
May 5 Youngstown Phantoms 5 – 1 Team USA Covelli Centre
Youngstown wins series 3 – 1


Western Conference

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(W1) Waterloo Black Hawks vs. (W3) Fargo Force

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April 28 Waterloo Black Hawks 2 – 0 Fargo Force Young Arena
April 29 Waterloo Black Hawks 2 – 3 OT Fargo Force Young Arena
May 4 Fargo Force 6 – 4 Waterloo Black Hawks Scheels Arena
May 5 Fargo Force 3 – 2 Waterloo Black Hawks Scheels Arena
Fargo wins series 3 – 1


Clark Cup Championship

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(E2) Youngstown Phantoms vs. (W3) Fargo Force

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May 11 Fargo Force 4 – 1 Youngstown Phantoms Scheels Arena
May 12 Fargo Force 2 – 3 OT Youngstown Phantoms Scheels Arena
May 18 Youngstown Phantoms 2 – 3 Fargo Force Covelli Centre
May 19 Youngstown Phantoms 2 – 4 Fargo Force Covelli Centre
Fargo wins series 3 – 1


References

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  1. ^ a b "USHL Announces 2017-18 Schedule". USHL. July 18, 2017. Retrieved October 30, 2017.
  2. ^ "It's Official: Thunder Hockey Team Becomes Flying Aces". WGLT. August 24, 2017.
  3. ^ "USHL Standings". USHL. Retrieved October 30, 2017.
  4. ^ a b c d e "USHL Announces End of Year Awards". OurSportsCentral.com. April 30, 2018.
  5. ^ a b "P.K. O'Handley Named USHL Coach & General Manager of the Year". USHL. May 2, 2018.
  6. ^ "USHL Scholar-Athlete Award and All-Academic Team Announced". USHL. May 1, 2018.
  7. ^ "Marc McLaughlin Named Curt Hammer Award Recipient". USHL. May 1, 2018.
  8. ^ "EXECUTIVE OF THE YEAR". USHL. Retrieved June 27, 2018.
  9. ^ "Sioux Falls Stampede Named USHL Organization of the Year". OurSportsCentral.com. June 27, 2018.
  10. ^ a b "All-USHL Teams Announced". USHL. May 1, 2018.
  11. ^ "All-USHL Rookie Teams Announced". USHL. May 1, 2018.
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