Men's Ice Hockey | 11/6/2026 2:13:05 PM

The Fargo Force enter the weekend atop the USHL standings with 22 points after winning nine of their last 10 games. Fargo has won six straight on the road and is allowing a league-low 2.40 goals per game.

Tri-City and Waterloo share the league’s best points percentage at .769. The Storm have won five straight and lead the USHL with 4.54 goals per game, while the Black Hawks have won five straight at Young Arena.

Around the USHL

• Cedar Rapids crowds the scoring leaderboard. Henry Lechner leads the league with 23 points. Teammates Nathan Chorlton and Carter Ernst are tied for second with Fargo defenseman AJ Francisco at 19 points. Ernst also leads the league with 15 assists.
• Fargo teammates sit first and second in goals. Lauri Kouhia leads the USHL with 13 goals, nine of them during his six-game goal streak. Bryce Mattern is one back with 12.
• Beumer leads the league in two goaltending categories. Tri-City rookie Quinn Beumer owns a league-best 2.00 goals-against average and .935 save percentage. Fargo’s Sam Hrenak leads with 10 wins, while Lincoln’s Will Prowse leads with three shutouts.
• Argentina makes the most of the penalty kill. Des Moines captain Joey Argentina has scored all four of the Buccaneers’ shorthanded goals, the most of any team in the league. Des Moines ranks second on the penalty kill at 88.2%, behind Omaha at 90.5%.
• Lind and Janulis extend their point streaks. Dubuque’s Max Lind and Cedar Rapids’ Matas Janulis have each recorded a point in seven straight games, tied for the longest active streak in the USHL.

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).