The 2016–17 USHL season is the 38th season of the United States Hockey League as an all-junior league. The regular season ran from September 23, 2016, to April 8, 2017. The regular season champions, the Sioux City Musketeers, were awarded the Anderson Cup. The playoff champions, the Chicago Steel, were awarded the Clark Cup.
Regular season Final standings
Eastern Conference Team y – Chicago Steel 6038172381 196144748 x – Dubuque Fighting Saints 60361752792011631038 x – Muskegon Lumberjacks 60371832791921571021 x – Youngstown Phantoms 60342051741611351054 Green Bay Gamblers 6034222272173145900 Bloomington Thunder 60252753581501771012 Madison Capitols 6023321451135192851 Team USA 6023341249164214819Cedar Rapids RoughRiders 6012443128109228931
Western Conference Team z – Sioux City Musketeers 6040135287179125787 x – Waterloo Black Hawks 6040162284210161891 x – Fargo Force 6036194177193149792 x – Des Moines Buccaneers 6036201376177154797 Lincoln Stars 60322251701711611147 Omaha Lancers 60223152511592141246 Sioux Falls Stampede 6021303651169193902 Tri-City Storm 6021316250153180714
x = clinched playoff berth; y = clinched conference title; z = clinched regular season title
Statistical leaders
Scoring leaders
Players are listed by points, then goals.
Note: GP = Games played; G = Goals; A = Assists; Pts. = Points; PIM = Penalty minutes
Player Team GP G A Pts PIM Zach Solow Dubuque Fighting Saints 56 18 51 69 42 Blake Lizotte Fargo Force 56 19 46 65 42 Colin Theisen Dubuque Fighting Saints 57 35 27 62 30 Hank Crone Fargo Force 56 24 38 62 72 Jack Adams Fargo Force 56 37 23 60 55 Andrei Svechnikov Muskegon Lumberjacks 48 29 29 58 68 Alex Limoges Tri-City/Waterloo 55 22 34 56 18 Eeli Tolvanen Sioux City Musketeers 52 30 24 54 26 Cole Guttman Dubuque Fighting Saints 53 27 27 54 18 Nick Swaney Waterloo Black Hawks 47 26 25 51 12 Collin Adams Muskegon Lumberjacks 57 24 27 51 72
Leading goaltenders
These are the goaltenders that lead the league in GAA that have played at least 1380 minutes.
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% Matīss Kivlenieks Sioux City Musketeers 49 2991 36 7 4 2 5 1.85 0.932 Ivan Kulbakov Youngstown Phantoms 52 3050 30 16 4 1 5 1.93 0.919 Robbie Beydoun Waterloo Black Hawks 39 2270 24 9 2 2 5 2.22 0.919 Josef Kořenář Lincoln Stars 32 1783 14 11 4 0 2 2.22 0.923 Dávid Hrenák Green Bay Gamblers 33 1878 15 14 1 1 4 2.24 0.913
Post season awards
USHL awards Award Name Team Player of the Year Matīss Kivlenieks Sioux City Musketeers Forward of the Year Zach Solow Dubuque Fighting Saints Defenseman of the Year Connor Mackey Green Bay Gamblers Rookie of the Year Andrei Svechnikov Muskegon Lumberjacks Goaltender of the Year Matiss Kivlenieks Sioux City Musketeers Coach of the Year Jay Varady Sioux City Musketeers Scholar-Athlete Michael KarowGraham Lillibridge Youngstown PhantomsChicago Steel Curt Hammer Logan Halladay Riese Zmolek Bloomington ThunderCedar Rapids RoughRiders General Manager of the Year Mark LeRose Sioux City Musketeers Executive of the Year Not awarded Organization of the Year Not awarded
All-USHL First Team Pos Name Team G Matīss Kivlenieks Sioux City D Mario Ferraro Des Moines D Connor Mackey Green Bay F Zach Solow Dubuque F Andrei Svechnikov Muskegon F Eeli Tolvanen Sioux City
All-USHL Second Team Pos Name Team G Ivan Kulbakov Youngstown D Mikey Anderson Waterloo D Quinn Hughes Team USA F Jack Adams Fargo F Blake Lizotte Fargo F Nick Swaney Waterloo
All-USHL Third Team Pos Name Team G Robbie Beydoun Waterloo D Bo Hanson Muskegon D Wyatt Kalynuk Bloomington F Colin Theisen Dubuque F Shane Bowers Waterloo F Linus Weissbach Tri-City
All Rookie Team Pos Name Team G Keith Petruzzelli Muskegon D Mario Ferraro Des Moines D Clayton Phillips Fargo F Cole Guttman Dubuque F Isaac Johnson Des Moines F Andrei Svechnikov Muskegon
Clark Cup playoffs
Conference Semifinals
Eastern Conference
(1) Chicago Steel vs. (4) Youngstown Phantoms
(2) Dubuque Fighting Saints vs. (3) Muskegon Lumberjacks
Western Conference
(1) Sioux City Musketeers vs. (4) Des Moines Buccaneers
(2) Waterloo Black Hawks vs. (3) Fargo Force
Conference Finals
Eastern Conference
(1) Chicago Steel vs. (2) Dubuque Fighting Saints
Western Conference
(1) Sioux City Musketeers vs. (2) Waterloo Black Hawks
Clark Cup Finals
(W1) Sioux City Musketeers vs. (E1) Chicago Steel
Playoff scoring leaders Note: GP = Games played; G = Goals; A = Assists; Pts = Points; PIM = Penalty minutes
Player Team GP G A Pts PIMJack Badini Chicago Steel 14710172Marc Johnstone Chicago Steel 14312156Kristián Pospíšil Sioux City Musketeers 13591414Jake Jaremko Chicago Steel 1458130Eduards Tralmaks Chicago Steel 14102122Reggie Lutz Chicago Steel 14751210Mitch Lewandowski Chicago Steel 13391210Odeen Tufto Sioux City Musketeers 1365112Brannon McManus Chicago Steel 1464102 Eeli Tolvanen Sioux City Musketeers 1355106Charlie Kelleher Sioux City Musketeers 12371016Tarek Baker Sioux City Musketeers 13371010Phillip Knies Sioux City Musketeers 13371017Graham Lillibridge Chicago Steel 14010102Ben Mirageas Chicago Steel 14010106
Playoff leading goaltenders Note: GP = Games played; Mins = Minutes played; W = Wins; L = Losses; GA = Goals Allowed; SO = Shutouts; SV% = Save percentage; GAA = Goals against average
Player Team GP Mins W L GA SO SV% GAARobbie Beydoun Waterloo Black Hawks 8 480 5 3 16 1 .922 2.00Aleš Stezka Chicago Steel 13 796 9 4 27 3 .936 2.04Matīss Kivlenieks Sioux City Musketeers 13 807 8 5 28 2 .925 2.08Ryan Bischel Fargo Force 3 168 0 3 7 0 .931 2.49Keith Petruzzelli Muskegon Lumberjacks 2 138 0 2 6 0 .885 2.61
References
External links Official website of the United States Hockey League