Men's Ice Hockey | 11/6/2026 10:36:40 PM
The Omaha Lancers defeated the Tri-City Storm 8–5 on Friday night, while the Madison Capitols outlasted the Youngstown Phantoms 7–5 in another high-scoring matchup. The Waterloo Black Hawks earned a 5–1 victory over the Lincoln Stars, the Cedar Rapids RoughRiders took down the Green Bay Gamblers 4–1 and the Des Moines Buccaneers defeated the Chicago Steel 4–2. The Muskegon Lumberjacks secured a 3–2 road victory over the Dubuque Fighting Saints, and the Sioux City Musketeers earned a 4–3 overtime victory over the Sioux Falls Stampede.
By the Numbers
24 – Cedar Rapids’ Henry Lechner added an assist in Friday’s 4–1 victory over Green Bay, bringing his season total to 24 points. The RoughRiders entered Friday leading the Eastern Conference with 20 points in 14 games and improved their record to 11-4-0-0.
100% – Sioux Falls rookie Ethan Sung scored twice on two shots in Friday’s 4–3 overtime loss to Sioux City, giving him a perfect shooting percentage on the night.
9 – Waterloo rookie forward Miles Jinman entered Friday ranked second among USHL rookies with nine assists. Jinman scored his first goal of the season on the power play in the Black Hawks’ 5–1 victory over Lincoln.
4 – Youngstown captain Malachi McKinnon recorded four points with a goal and three assists in Friday’s 7–5 loss to Madison. He now has 15 points in 13 contests.
3 – Three consecutive power-play goals helped Waterloo defeat Lincoln 5–1. The Black Hawks entered Friday with a league-leading 16 power-play goals and added three more, bringing their season total to 19.
1 – Sioux City’s Dakotah Bailey scored his first overtime winner of the season in Friday’s 4–3 victory over Sioux Falls. The goal was Bailey’s fourth of the year.
16 – Omaha scored twice in a 16-second span late in the first period to erase a 2–0 deficit against Tri-City. Zachary Spagnuolo scored at 17:44 before Charlie Vig tied the game at 18:00, sparking an eventual 8–5 victory.
2 – Two penalty shots were denied Friday night, with Muskegon’s Samuel Doyon-Cataquiz stopping Dubuque’s Trevor Theuer and Des Moines’ Elias Hopeman denying Chicago’s Leland Dulac.
13 – Omaha and Tri-City combined for 13 goals in Friday’s matchup, including five in the second period. Omaha scored four unanswered goals in a span of 5:04 during the middle frame to take control of the game.
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).