Men's Ice Hockey | 11/7/2026 9:59:39 PM
Fargo, Waterloo and Cedar Rapids all won Saturday to stay deadlocked atop the USHL at 24 points. The Force extended their road winning streak to seven, while Madison, Des Moines, Waterloo and Cedar Rapids completed weekend sweeps. Dubuque jumped into second in the Eastern Conference, and Sioux City strung together back-to-back wins with a third-period surge.
By the Numbers
1 – Cedar Rapids’ Ruben Westerling broke a 1–1 tie with one second left in the second period, and the goal held up as the game-winner. Braiden Scuderi added two goals as the RoughRiders won their fourth straight.
3:38 – Des Moines defenseman Kalib Capecci scored at 3:38 of overtime to complete a weekend sweep at USG Arena, after Chicago scored twice on the power play in the final 4:38 of regulation to force the extra period. Riley Zupfer had four points (2-2) for the Buccaneers.
5 – Sioux City erased a 3–1 deficit with five unanswered goals, four of them in the third period, to beat Omaha 6–3. Daniil Butin led the Musketeers with three points (1-2) as they won their second straight game.
6 – Dubuque scored six unanswered goals after trailing Muskegon 2–1, starting with Olle Darth’s tying goal with 18 seconds left in the first period. Darth finished with three points (2-1), and the Fighting Saints moved past Muskegon into second in the Eastern Conference with 17 points.
7 – Fargo’s Lauri Kouhia scored on the power play 25 seconds into the third period, extending the longest active goal streak to seven games. Kouhia leads the USHL with 14 goals, 10 of them during the streak.
8 – Eight different Madison players scored in the 8–4 win at Youngstown, and the Capitols scored five unanswered goals to overcome a 3–1 deficit. Madison outscored the Phantoms 15–9 over the weekend sweep.
10 – Waterloo rookie Miles Jinman assisted on Cody Sokol’s opening goal against Lincoln to reach 10 assists. Defenseman Caleb Deanovich scored the game-winner in the 2–1 victory.
20 – Fargo’s AJ Francisco added an assist to reach 20 points (5-15–20), extending his lead among USHL defensemen in scoring.
24 – Fargo, Waterloo and Cedar Rapids are tied for the USHL lead with 24 points after Saturday’s wins. Waterloo (11-2-2-0) owns the league’s best points percentage at .800 and has a game in hand.
25 – Cedar Rapids’ Henry Lechner added an assist in the 3–1 win over Green Bay, extending his league lead to 25 points.
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).