Men's Ice Hockey | 11/14/2026 8:14:46 PM

The Youngstown Phantoms swept their weekend series against the Waterloo Black Hawks with a 3–2 overtime win Saturday at the Covelli Centre. Youngstown trailed 2–1 entering the third period before captain Malachi McKinnon tied the game shorthanded and scored again 2:20 into overtime. 

The Muskegon Lumberjacks ended the Cedar Rapids RoughRiders’ five-game winning streak with a 6–1 victory at Trinity Health Arena. The USA Hockey NTDP Under-18 Team earned a weekend split with the Chicago Steel, scoring three times in the third period to win 5–2.

By the Numbers

1 - Goal for Alex Smyth, his first of the season. He scored at 6:31 of the second period to put Muskegon up 4–1.

2 - Goals for Malachi McKinnon, who tied the game at 4:11 of the third period while Youngstown was shorthanded. He went upstairs from a sharp angle in overtime for his eighth goal of the season. 

2 - Third-period goals for Rocco Pelosi in the NTDP’s win. He scored shorthanded at 4:45 and struck again 53 seconds after Chicago cut the U.S. lead to 3–2.

3 - Assists for Zaac Charbonneau, who set up Muskegon’s power-play goal and both goals by Rudolfs Berzkalns. Berzkalns finished with two goals and an assist.

6 - Goals this season for Fargo defenseman AJ Francisco, who tied the game against Sioux City at 2–2 on the power play with 1:03 left in the first period. Wilson Boumedienne and AJ Garcia assisted, and Francisco added a helper on Fargo’s next goal.

25 - Saves on 26 shots for Samuel Doyon-Cataquiz in Muskegon’s win. He stopped all 20 shots he faced over the final two periods.
 

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).