Darth, Hair, Westman Named Players of the Week

Scott Galvin

Men's Ice Hockey | 10/19/2026 2:00:00 PM

Olle Darth, Jack Hair, and Oscar Westman have been named United States Hockey League (USHL) Players of the Week for games played on or between Monday, October 12 and Sunday, October 18.

Olle Darth, F, Dubuque Fighting Saints
Hometown: Stockholm, Sweden
  • Led USHL skaters in scoring with two goals and five assists in three games.
  • Scored two goals and two assists in Dubuque's 7-5 loss to the NTDP U18 team on Friday.
  • Earned assists in all three periods of the Fighting Saints' 6-3 win against the NTDP U18 team on Saturday.
  • Fired nine shots during the week.
Jack Hair, D, Youngstown Phantoms
Hometown: Edina, Minnesota
  • Scored a pair of goals for Youngstown, including the game-winner in the first period of Youngstown's 7-2 win against the NTDP U17 team on Tuesday.
  • Recorded an assist for the Phantoms in a 5-2 loss on Saturday.
  • Finished with seven shots and a +4 rating.
Oscar Westman, G, Muskegon Lumberjacks
Hometown: Stockholm, Sweden
  • Posted a 1-0-0-1 (W-L-OTL-SOL) record with a 1.92 goals-against average and a .934 save percentage in two games last weekend.  
  • Turned aside 26 of 28 shots in Muskegon's 3-2 shootout loss to Youngstown on Friday, then recorded a 31-save, 5-2 victory against the Phantoms on Saturday.
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, 45% of NCAA Division I men's hockey players and 25% of NHL players have USHL experience. The USHL has developed more than 315 direct NHL Draft picks since 2020, and nine 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 90% 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 Jack Hughes (NTDP), Jeremy Swayman (Sioux Falls Stampede), and Johnny Gaudreau (Dubuque Fighting Saints).