2024–25 USHL season

The 2024–25 USHL season was the 46th season of the United States Hockey League as an all-junior league. The regular season ran from September 2024 to April 2025 with a 62-game schedule for each team. All 16 teams played their first two games of the season in Cranberry Township, Pennsylvania as part of the 8th DICK'S Sporting Goods Fall Classic hosted by the Pittsburgh Penguins.

League changes

The league expanded its video review policy to allow coaches to challenge calls, or the lack thereof, related to possible goaltender interference, in-game stoppage, and unobserved major penalties. The league will pilot an initiative to review all game misconduct penalties.

Regular season

The standings at the end of the regular season were as follows:

Note: x = clinched playoff berth; y = clinched conference title; z = clinched regular season title

Eastern Conference

Team y – Youngstown Phantoms 6242180286232167 x – Dubuque Fighting Saints 6241181285226186 x – Madison Capitols 6239175184250185 x – Muskegon Lumberjacks 6238164484215174 x – Cedar Rapids RoughRiders 6227302359178187 x – Green Bay Gamblers 6227312258202242 Team USA 6223352250202295 Chicago Steel 6220365146187251

Western Conference

Team z – Lincoln Stars 6244153091272166 x – Sioux Falls Stampede 6240173285247190 x – Waterloo Black Hawks 6234186478212176 x – Sioux City Musketeers 6231233570221202 x – Fargo Force 6229274264190207 x – Tri-City Storm 6229293162199225 Des Moines Buccaneers 6225325055181223 Omaha Lancers 627486121116254

Statistics

Scoring leaders

The following players led the league in regular season points at the completion of games played on April 12, 2025.

Player Team Giacomo Martino Sioux City Musketeers 62 32 42 74 14 Landen Gunderson Sioux City Musketeers 62 28 45 73 51 Will Zellers Green Bay Gamblers 52 44 27 71 59 Ryker Lee Madison Capitols 58 31 37 68 18 Aidan Park Green Bay Gamblers 55 33 33 66 49 Jack Pechar Lincoln Stars 56 27 34 61 12 Nolan Roed Tri-City Storm 61 27 33 60 26 Aiden Long Madison Capitols 62 22 37 59 59 Adam Benák Youngstown Phantoms 56 17 42 59 36 Jamison Sluys Omaha/Youngstown 63 16 42 58 34

Leading goaltenders

Note: GP = Games played; Mins = Minutes played; W = Wins; L = Losses; OTL = Overtime losses; SOL = Shootout losses; SO = Shutouts; GAA = Goals against average; SV% = Save percentage

Player Team GP Mins W L OTL SOL SO GAA SV% Yan Shostak Lincoln Stars 43 2421 29 12 1 0 3 2.40 0.911 Melvin Strahl Youngstown Phantoms 48 2704 33 12 0 1 4 2.42 0.903 Stephen Peck Muskegon Lumberjacks 31 1755 19 6 2 3 1 2.43 0.909 Aiden Wright Sioux Falls Stampede 33 1813 21 8 3 0 0 2.58 0.905 Calvin Vachon Waterloo Black Hawks 38 1811 16 9 3 2 1 2.62 0.896

Clark Cup playoffs

First Round

Eastern Conference

(E4) Muskegon Lumberjacks vs. (E5) Cedar Rapids RoughRiders

(E4) Madison Capitols vs. (E5) Green Bay Gamblers

Western Conference

(W4) Sioux City Musketeers vs. (W5) Fargo Force

(W3) Waterloo Black Hawks vs. (W6) Tri-City Storm

Conference Semifinals

Eastern Conference

(E1) Youngstown Phantoms vs. (E4) Muskegon Lumberjacks

(E2) Dubuque Fighting Saints vs. (E3) Madison Capitols

Western Conference

(W1) Lincoln Stars vs. (W4) Sioux City Musketeers

(W2) Sioux Falls Stampede vs. (W3) Waterloo Black Hawks

Conference Finals

Eastern Conference

(E2) Dubuque Fighting Saints vs. (E4) Muskegon Lumberjacks

Western Conference

(W1) Lincoln Stars vs. (W3) Waterloo Black Hawks

Clark Cup Finals

(W3) Waterloo Black Hawks vs. (E4) Muskegon Lumberjacks

Playoff scoring leaders Note: GP = Games played; G = Goals; A = Assists; PTS = Points; PIM = Penalty minutes

Player Team GP G A PTS PIM Tynan Lawrence Muskegon Lumberjacks 14810182 Ivan Ryabkin Muskegon Lumberjacks 14791630 Teddy Townsend Waterloo Black Hawks 15961520 Reid Morich Waterloo Black Hawks 1578156 David Deputy Muskegon Lumberjacks 141041521 Brendan McMorrow Waterloo Black Hawks 1577144 Jack Galanek Muskegon Lumberjacks 14311146 Václav Nestrašil Muskegon Lumberjacks 1476138 Chase Jette Waterloo Black Hawks 15581320 Beckett Hendrickson Waterloo Black Hawks 15491326 Dylan Compton Waterloo Black Hawks 15211138

Playoff leading goaltenders Note: GP = Games played; MIN = Minutes played; W = Wins; L = Losses; SO = Shutouts; GA = Goals Allowed; GAA = Goals against average; SV% = Save percentage

Player Team GP MIN W L SO GA GAA SV% Shikhabutdin Gadzhiev Muskegon Lumberjacks 11 592 8 1 0 20 2.09 0.935 Liam Beerman Dubuque Fighting Saints 7 396 3 4 0 15 2.27 0.922 Samuel Urban Sioux City Musketeers 5 296 2 3 1 12 2.43 0.908 Carter Casey Waterloo Black Hawks 15 948 10 5 2 40 2.43 0.908 Owen Lepak Youngstown Phantoms 2 87 0 1 0 4 2.77 0.852

Postseason awards

USHL awards

AwardNameTeam Player of the Year Will Zellers Green Bay Gamblers Forward of the Year Will Zellers Green Bay Gamblers Defenseman of the Year Luke Osburn Youngstown Phantoms Rookie of the Year Ryker Lee Madison Capitols Goaltender of the Year Yan Shostak Lincoln Stars Coach of the Year Rocky Russo Lincoln Stars Scholar-Athlete of the Year Dryden Allen Dubuque Fighting Saints Curt Hammer Award Coleson Hanrahan Youngstown Phantoms General Manager of the Year Nick Fabrizio Lincoln Stars The Gaudreau Award Ethan Wyttenbach Sioux Falls Stampede

All-USHL First Team

Position Name Team Goalie Yan Shostak Lincoln Stars Defenseman Sam Laurila Fargo Force Defenseman Luke Osburn Youngstown Phantoms Forward Giacomo Martino Sioux City Musketeers Forward Ryker Lee Madison Capitols Forward Will Zellers Green Bay Gamblers Source:

All-USHL Second Team

Position Name Team Goalie Melvin Strahl Youngstown Phantoms Defenceman Xavier Veilleux Muskegon Lumberjacks Defenceman Dylan Compton Waterloo Black Hawks Forward Aidan Park Green Bay Gamblers Forward Jack Pechar Lincoln Stars Forward Adam Benák Youngstown Phantoms Source:

All-USHL Third Team

Position Name Team Goalie Jan Špunar Dubuque Fighting Saints Defenseman Étienne Lessard Lincoln Stars Defenseman Lukas Peterson Green Bay Gamblers Forward Landen Gunderson Sioux City Musketeers Forward Artemi Nizameyev Tri-City Storm Forward Nolan Roed Tri-City Storm Source:

USHL All-Rookie Team

Position Name Team Goalie William Prowse Lincoln Stars Defenseman Jet Kwajah Madison Capitols Defenseman Luka Radivojevič Muskegon Lumberjacks Forward Tynan Lawrence Muskegon Lumberjacks Forward Ryker Lee Madison Capitols Forward Adam Benák Youngstown Phantoms Source:

All-Rookie Second Team

Position Name Team Goalie Michal Pradel Tri-City Storm Defenseman Anthony Allain-Samake Sioux City Musketeers Defenseman Anthony Bongo Sioux Falls Stampede Forward Olivers Mūrnieks Sioux City Musketeers Forward Blake Zielinksi Des Moines Buccaneers Forward Ethan Wyttenbach Sioux Falls Stampede Source:

References

Further reading

External links

Official website of the United States Hockey League 2023-24 USHL media guide 2024 USHL annual general meeting recap