2023–24 USHL season
2023–24 USHL season | |
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League | United States Hockey League |
Sport | Ice hockey |
Duration | September 20, 2023 – April 13, 2024 (Regular season) April 15, 2024 – May 22, 2024 (Playoffs) |
Number of games | 62 |
Number of teams | 16 |
Regular season | |
Anderson Cup | Fargo Force |
Clark Cup Playoffs | |
Western champions | Fargo Force |
Western runners-up | Sioux City Musketeers |
Eastern champions | Dubuque Fighting Saints |
Eastern runners-up | Muskegon Lumberjacks |
Clark Cup Playoffs MVP | Mac Swanson, Fargo |
Clark Cup Champions | |
Champions | Fargo Force |
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 after accumulating 102 points in 64 games.[2]
Regular season[edit]
Final standings:[3]
Eastern Conference[edit]
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Western Conference[edit]
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x = clinched playoff berth; y = clinched conference title; z = clinched regular season title
Clark Cup playoffs[edit]
First Round (Best-of-3)[4] | Conference Semifinals (Best-of-5) | Conference Finals (Best-of-5)[5] | 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[edit]
Scoring leaders[edit]
The following players led the league in regular season points at the completion of games played on April 13, 2024.[6]
Player | Team | GP | G | A | Pts | PIM |
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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[edit]
USHL awards[edit]
Award | Name | Team |
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Player of the Year | Mac Swanson | Fargo Force[7] |
Forward of the Year | Mac Swanson | Fargo Force[8] |
Defenseman of the Year | Leo Gruba | Fargo Force[9] |
Rookie of the Year | John Mustard | Waterloo Black Hawks[10] |
Goaltender of the Year | Hampton Slukynsky | Fargo Force[11] |
Coach of the Year | Brett Skinner | Fargo Force[12] |
Scholar-Athlete of the Year | James Reeder | Dubuque Fighting Saints[13] |
Curt Hammer Award | Ryan Botterill | Youngstown Phantoms[14] |
General Manager of the Year | Cary Eades | Fargo Force[15] |
All-USHL First Team[edit]
Pos | Name | Team |
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G | Hampton Slukynsky | Fargo |
D | Leo Gruba | Fargo |
D | Joona Vaisanen | Dubuque |
F | Mac Swanson | Fargo |
F | Michael Hage | Chicago |
F | Matvei Gridin | Muskegon |
Source[16]
All-USHL Second Team[edit]
Pos | Name | Team |
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G | Kevin Reidler | Dubuque |
D | Ty Hanson | Sioux City |
D | Vladislav Lukashevich | Tri-City |
F | Trevor Connelly | Tri-City |
F | Zam Plante | Fargo |
F | Noah Powell | Dubuque |
Source[16]
All-USHL Third Team[edit]
Pos | Name | Team |
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G | Carsen Musser | Madison |
D | Michael Hagens | Chicago |
D | Brasen Boser | Fargo |
F | Austin Burnevik | Madison |
F | Jake Sondreal | Dubuque |
F | Sacha Boisvert | Muskegon |
Source[16]
USHL All-Rookie Team[edit]
Pos | Name | Team |
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G | Louka Cloutier | Chicago |
D | Xavier Veilleux | Muskegon |
D | Sascha Boumedienne | Youngstown |
F | John Mustard | Waterloo |
F | Ben Kevan | Des Moines |
F | Ilya Protas | Des Moines |
Source[17]
All-Rookie Second Team[edit]
Pos | Name | Team |
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G | Mikhail Yegorov | Omaha |
D | Elliott Groenewold | Cedar Rapids |
D | Alex Bales | Tri-City |
F | John McNelis | Sioux Falls |
F | Lev Katzin | Green Bay |
F | Michael Barron | Dubuque |
Source[17]
References[edit]
- ^ "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.
- ^ "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.