Sisson, Krizizke, Heil Named Players of the Week

General | 1/12/2026 2:00:00 PM

Kolin Sisson, Lincoln Krizizke, and Caleb Heil have been named United States Hockey League (USHL) Players of the Week for games played on or between Monday, Jan. 5, and Sunday, Jan. 11.

Kolin Sisson, F, Chicago Steel
NCAA Commitment: Providence College
  • Tied for the lead among USHL skaters with five points on three goals and two assists.
  • Scored his third career hat trick and second of the season in Chicago’s 6-5 overtime win at Sioux City on Friday.
  • Assisted on the Steel’s first and last goal of the game in a 5-4 shootout loss to the Musketeers on Saturday.
  • Finished the weekend with six shots and a +4 rating.
Lincoln Krizizke, D, Dubuque Fighting Saints
NCAA Commitment: Ohio State University
  • Tallied three points on the weekend, helping the Fighting Saints to 8-1 and 10-6 wins against the NTDP U17 team on consecutive nights at home.
  • Scored two goals and added one assist on Saturday, earning all three points in the second period and recording goals separated by 22 seconds.
  • Finished the weekend with three shots and a +4 rating.
Caleb Heil, G, Madison Capitols
NCAA Commitment: University of North Dakota
NHL Rights: Tampa Bay Lightning
  • Led the Captiols to a pair of victories with wins against the Waterloo Black Hawks and Cedar Rapids RoughRiders in his return from representing the U.S. internationally at the World Junior A Challenge and World Junior Championship.
  • Posted an 18-save shutout in a 3-0 win against the Black Hawks on Friday, his second of the season and the fourth of his career.
  • Turned aside 22 of 24 shots in Madison’s 3-2 overtime victory against the RoughRiders.
  • Finished the weekend 2-0-0-0 (W-L-OTL-SOL) with a 0.99 goals against average and .952 save percentage.
About the USHL

The United States Hockey League (USHL) and its 16 teams are committed to being the world's leading junior hockey league. This season, more than 50% of NCAA Division I men's hockey players and nearly 25% of NHL players have USHL experience. The USHL has developed more than 285 direct NHL Draft picks since 2020, and eight of the last 10 Hobey Baker Award winners, including Macklin Celebrini (Chicago Steel).

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 Auston Matthews (NTDP), Kyle Connor (Youngstown Phantoms), Jeremy Swayman (Sioux Falls Stampede), and Johnny Gaudreau (Dubuque Fighting Saints).