General | 10/23/2025 11:29:51 AM

Here’s a look at this week’s storylines for every team in the USHL ahead of this weekend’s slate of games.

Cedar Rapids RoughRiders

• The RoughRiders take their 3-1-0-0 road record to Omaha and Sioux Falls this weekend.
• David Bosco leads all rookie skaters with 11 points.
• Ryan Cameron is tied among all USHL goaltenders with five wins.

Chicago Steel

• The Steel has won two straight games ahead of this weekend’s home-and-home series with Green Bay.
• James Scantlebury is third among rookie skaters with nine points.
• Marco Senerchia and Alex Calbeck are tied for fourth among USHL defensemen with six points each.

Des Moines Buccaneers

• The Bucs are 3-0-1-0 at home this season and will welcome the NTDP U17 team to town this weekend.
• Ryland Randle is second among all defensemen with eight points.
• Max Weilandt is fourth among goaltenders with 184 saves.

Dubuque Fighting Saints

• Masun Fleece and Hayden Russell are tied for third with 12 points each.
• Teddy Merrill is second in the USHL with eight goals.
• Vojtech Hambalek is tied for the lead in wins among goaltenders with five.

Fargo Force

• Fargo is riding a four-game win streak into their weekend matchups in Omaha.
• Patrick Tolan has scored goals in three straight games.
• Ajay White leads all goaltenders with a 1.16 goals-against average.

Green Bay Gamblers

• Elliott Gulley leads all skaters with a +12 plus/minus rating.
• Leo Henriquez is fifth among goaltenders with a .920 save percentage.
• Andrew O’Sullivan is second among defensemen with five power-play assists.

Lincoln Stars

• The Stars have won three straight games going into this weekend’s home-and-home matchup against Tri-City.
• Alex Pelletier is tied for second among all skaters with 13 points.
• William Prowse leads all goaltenders with two shutouts.

Madison Capitols

• Caleb Heil is sixth among all netminders with a 2.19 goals-against average.
• Michael Tang is tied for fifth among rookie skaters with six points.
• Ronan Buckberger is tied for fifth among USHL defensemen with five points.

Muskegon Lumberjacks

• The Lumberjacks will take a 1-1-0-0 road record for a two-game series in Waterloo this weekend.
• Danny Klaers is tied for third among all defensemen with seven assists.
• Carl Axelsson is tied for the most wins among netminders with five wins.

Omaha Lancers

• The Lancers will look to improve their 1-3-0-0 home record with a three-game homestand this weekend.
• Devin Shakar leads all goaltenders with 217 saves.
• Adam Israilov is tied for sixth among rookie skaters with five points.

Sioux City Musketeers

• Sioux City is 2-0-1-0 when scoring first this season.
• Shayne Gould leads all defensemen with three goals.
• Matej Teply is tied for the league-lead with one game-winning goal.

Sioux Falls Stampede

• The Herd boast a 3-1-0-0 home record going into this weekend’s two-game set against Cedar Rapids and Tri-City.
• Brent Solomon is tied for the most points (15) and goals (9) among all skaters.
• Jake Prunty is second among all rookie skaters with 10 points.

Tri-City Storm

• Tri-City is 3-1-0-0 when scoring first this season.
• Michael Pradel is second among all goaltenders with 213 saves.
• Bode Laylin is tied among all defensemen with five assists.

USA Hockey’s NTDP

• The NTDP will look to improve its 0-4-2-0 road record with a trip to Des Moines this weekend.
• Luke Carrithers is third among goaltenders with a 1.97 goals-against average.
• Brayden Willis is tied for fifth among rookie skaters with six points.

Waterloo Black Hawks

• Waterloo hosts Muskegon this weekend. In their most recent meeting, the two teams played to a 12-round shootout.
• Phileas Lachat is 16th among goaltenders with a 2.84 goals-against average.

Youngstown Phantoms

• Youngstown is 4-1-0-0 when scoring first this season.
• Cooper Simpson is tied for the league lead with 15 points.
• Ryan Rucinski is tied for second among all skaters with eight goals.

About the USHL

The United States Hockey League (USHL) and its 16 teams are committed to being the world's leading 16–to 20-year-old junior hockey league. During the 2024-25 season, USHL alumni held over 50% of NCAA Division I roster spots, and over 25% of NHL players had USHL experience. With 10 first-round selections and 49 total picks in the 2024 NHL Draft, the USHL has developed the most draft choices of any junior hockey league since 2012.

Elevated through the recently announced Declaration of Excellence with the NHL and USA Hockey, the league's player-first approach, including a 2:1 practice-to-game ratio and a schedule with 92% of games played on weekends, provides its players with the optimal environment for athletic and personal growth, creating pathways for the next generation of stars like Kyle Connor (Youngstown Phantoms), Macklin Celebrini (Chicago Steel), Matthew Knies (Tri-City Storm), Adam Fantilli (Chicago Steel) and Jeremy Swayman (Sioux Falls Stampede).