Mattern, Geerdes, Sciere Named Players of the Week

Men's Ice Hockey | 10/26/2026 2:00:00 PM

Bryce Mattern, Nolen Geerdes, and Anthony Sciere have been named United States Hockey League (USHL) Players of the Week for games played on or between Monday, October 19 and Sunday, October 25.

Bryce Mattern, F, Fargo Force
Hometown: Fargo, North Dakota
NCAA Commitment: Arizona State Sun Devils
  • Co-led USHL skaters in scoring with five points, scoring four goals and recording one assist.
  • Opened and closed the scoring in Fargo's 5-2 win against the Cedar Rapids RoughRiders on Thursday.
  • Scored late in the first period and again with 1:54 remaining in the Force's 7-6 loss to Cedar Rapids on Friday.
  • Assisted on Fargo's third goal of the game just past the midway point of its 4-1 win at Sioux Falls on Sunday.
  • Fired 10 shots and finished with a +1 rating in three games. Mattern has had four multi-goal outings in the last six games.
Nolen Geerdes, D, Madison Capitols
Hometown: Rogers, Minn.
NCAA Commitment: Western Michigan Broncos
  • Helped put Madison on the board with an assist to make it 2-1 at 18:07 of the first period, then assisted at 17:54 of the second period to even the score between the Capitols and Waterloo Black Hawks. Madison stopped Waterloo's seven-game winning streak with a 3-2 overtime win on Friday.
  • Scored Madison's second and third goals in its eventual 6-2 win against Waterloo. After making it 2-0 and 3-0, Geerdes assisted on the Capitols' next two goals, recording a point on four straight tallies.
  • Finished with eight shots and a +3 rating, helping Madison sweep the weekend and stop the Black Hawks' eight-game point streak.
Anthony Sciere, G, Omaha Lancers
Hometown: Pittsburgh, Pa.
  • Posted a 1-1-0-0 (W-L-OTL-SOL) record with a 1.00 goals-against average and .973 save percentage, both top among goalies with two or more games played over the week.
  • Turned aside 43 shots for his first USHL shutout in Omaha's 6-0 win at Sioux Falls on Friday, then made 30 of 32 saves in the Lancers' 3-0 loss to Tri-City 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).