Around the League: March 21-23

General | 3/21/2025 9:06:48 PM

Friday, March 21
  • NTDP U17 5, CHI 4 (OT) // Casey Mutryn logged two goals and one assist for the NTDP U17s while Cam Briere scored twice for the Steel. Mutryn had the game winner at 3:05 of overtime. (Box Score)
  • MUS 6, GB 3 //  Ivan Ryabkin had three goals and one assist as he helped steer the Lumberjacks past the Gamblers. (Box Score)
  • YNG 4, TC 1 // After surrendering the first goal of the game, the Phantoms responded with contributions from four different goal scorers. Melvin Strahl made 32 saves in Youngstown's win. (Box Score)
  • WAT 7, DBQ 3 // Waterloo outshot Dubuque 37-21, scoring twice in the second period and twice in the third to secure a victory. Grady Deering had a hat truck for the Black Hawks. (Box Score)
  • SF 4, LIN 2 // Reid Varkonyi had an assist and the game-winning goal for the Stampede in a Western Conference matchup at the Ice Box. (Box Score)
  • MAD 3, CR 1 // Aiden Long opened the scoring 31 seconds into the second period in a low-scoring affair. Ajay White made 24 stops in Madison's win. (Box Score)
  • DM 4, OMA 2 // Omaha drew within one goal at 16:47 of the third period, but Ben Kevan iced the game with an empty netter for the Buccaneers less than one minute later. (Box Score)
Saturday, March 22
  • MUS 6, GB 3 // The Lumberjacks got production up and down the lineup today as six different players found the back of the net. Jack Galanek led the way with a goal and an assist. (Box Score)
  • CHI 3, NTDP U18 2 // Cameron Briere's goal at the 18:24 mark of the third put the Steel ahead for good after a flurry of goals in the final frame. (Box Score)
  • YNG 4, TC 2 // Four different Phantoms scored a goal in this one but the difference was a third period goal by Coleson Hanrahan. Owen Lepak tallied 26 saves. (Box Score)
  • SC 6, FGO 4 // The Musketeers punched their ticket to the Clark Cup Playoffs tonight thanks to a stong offensive performance against the Force. Giacomo Martino scored a goal and added two assists. Samuel Urban make 40 saves on the night. (Box Score)
  • SF 6, LIN 4 // The Stampede earned a key win in the Anderson Cup race, topping the Stars. Brent Solomon, a recent pickup from Minnesota high school hockey, led the way with two goals. (Box Score)
  • WAT 3, CR 1 // Waterloo never trailed in a 3-1 victory over Cedar Rapids. Easton Hewson scored the GWG for the Black Hawks. (Box Score)
  • MAD 5, DBQ 3 // Madison won the battle of the top two teams in the East as draft eligible Ryker Lee added another goal tonight. He leads all USHL rookies in goals and points. (Box Score)
Sunday, March 23
  • MUS 6, GB 1 // Muskegon completed a weekend sweep of Green Bay with a strong performance Sunday, led by Jack Galanek’s three-point effort (1G, 2A). With the win, the Lumberjacks pulled even with Madison at 76 points and now trail Dubuque by just one in the tight Eastern Conference race. (Box Score)
  • CHI 11, NTDP U17 2 // Chicago exploded for eleven goals in a victory over the U17's. Blake Vanek scored his first three goals as a memeber of the Steel. (Box Score)
  • SF 6, FGO 3 // Sioux Falls finished a stellar weekend with a win over Fargo. Austin Baker and Joseph McGraw both scored a goal and added an assist. The Herd now only sits three points back of Lincoln in the Anderson Cup race. (Box Score)
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The United States Hockey League and its 16 member clubs are committed to being the leading 16–20-year-old junior hockey league in the world. More than half of Division I men’s hockey roster spots are held by USHL alumni and more than 195 alumni were listed on NHL rosters at the start of the 2024-25 season.

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), Cole Caufield (NTDP), Adam Fantilli (Chicago Steel) and Jeremy Swayman (Sioux Falls Stampede). More.