2016–17 USHL season
| 2016–17 USHL Season | |
|---|---|
| League | United States Hockey League |
| Sport | Ice hockey |
| Duration | September 23, 2016 – April 8, 2017 |
| Number of games | 60 |
| Number of teams | 17 |
| Regular season | |
| Anderson Cup | Sioux City Musketeers |
| Season MVP | Matīss Kivlenieks (Sioux City Musketeers) |
| Top scorer | Zach Solow (Dubuque Fighting Saints) |
| Clark Cup Playoffs | |
| Clark Cup Playoffs MVP | Eduards Tralmaks (Steel) |
| Finals champions | Chicago Steel |
| Runners-up | Sioux City Musketeers |
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.[1] 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[2]
Eastern Conference
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Western Conference
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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 |
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[3] |
| Forward of the Year | Zach Solow | Dubuque Fighting Saints[4] |
| Defenseman of the Year | Connor Mackey | Green Bay Gamblers[5] |
| Rookie of the Year | Andrei Svechnikov | Muskegon Lumberjacks[6] |
| Goaltender of the Year | Matiss Kivlenieks | Sioux City Musketeers[3] |
| Coach of the Year | Jay Varady | Sioux City Musketeers |
| Scholar-Athlete | Michael Karow Graham Lillibridge |
Youngstown Phantoms Chicago Steel |
| Curt Hammer | Logan Halladay Riese Zmolek |
Bloomington Thunder Cedar 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 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 Semi-Finals (Best of 5) | Conference Finals (Best of 5) | Clark Cup Championship (Best of 5) | ||||||||||||
| 1 | Chicago | 3 | ||||||||||||
| 4 | Youngstown | 2 | ||||||||||||
| 1 | Chicago | 3 | ||||||||||||
| Eastern Conference | ||||||||||||||
| 2 | Dubuque | 1 | ||||||||||||
| 2 | Dubuque | 3 | ||||||||||||
| 3 | Muskegon | 1 | ||||||||||||
| E1 | Chicago | 3 | ||||||||||||
| W1 | Sioux City | 2 | ||||||||||||
| 1 | Sioux City | 3 | ||||||||||||
| 4 | Des Moines | 0 | ||||||||||||
| 1 | Sioux City | 3 | ||||||||||||
| Western Conference | ||||||||||||||
| 2 | Waterloo | 2 | ||||||||||||
| 2 | Waterloo | 3 | ||||||||||||
| 3 | Fargo | 0 | ||||||||||||
Conference Semifinals
Eastern Conference
(1) Chicago Steel vs. (4) Youngstown Phantoms
| April 14 | Chicago Steel | 4 – 1 | Youngstown Phantoms | Fox Valley Ice Arena | ||||
| 14:19 - Baker Shore (1) | First period | No scoring | ||||||
| 16:50 - Mitch Lewandowski (1) | Second period | No scoring | ||||||
| 12:20 - Reggie Lutz (1) 18:32 - en - Marc Johnstone (1) |
Third period | Max Ellis (1) - 16:49 | ||||||
| Aleš Stezka (25 saves / 26 shots) | Goalie stats | Ivan Kulbakov (33 saves / 36 shots) | ||||||
| April 15 | Chicago Steel | 6 – 0 | Youngstown Phantoms | Fox Valley Ice Arena | ||||
| 6:05 - pp - Reggie Lutz (2) 7:56 - pp - Reggie Lutz (3) |
First period | No scoring | ||||||
| 0:16 - sh - Jack Badini (1) 12:40 - Mitch Lewandowski (2) 16:08 - pp - Jack Badini (2) |
Second period | No scoring | ||||||
| 5:09 - pp - Eduards Tralmaks (1) | Third period | No scoring | ||||||
| Aleš Stezka (40 saves / 40 shots) | Goalie stats | Ivan Kulbakov (12 saves / 17 shots) Britt League (5 saves / 6 shots) | ||||||
| April 21 | Youngstown Phantoms | 4 – 1 | Chicago Steel | Covelli Centre | ||||
| 7:41 - Michael Karow (1) | First period | No scoring | ||||||
| 6:10 - Marshall Moise (1) 9:23 - sh - Tommy Apap (1) |
Second period | Eduards Tralmaks (2) - 1:49 | ||||||
| 7:17 - Brandon Estes (1) | Third period | No scoring | ||||||
| Ivan Kulbakov (23 saves / 24 shots) | Goalie stats | Aleš Stezka (23 saves / 27 shots) | ||||||
| April 22 | Youngstown Phantoms | 3 – 2 | Chicago Steel | Covelli Centre | ||||
| 14:56 - Austin Pooley (1) | First period | No scoring | ||||||
| 1:00 - Coale Norris (1) | Second period | No scoring | ||||||
| 12:33 - Evan Wisocky (1) | Third period | Marc Johnstone (2) - 10:04 Eduards Tralmaks (3) - 13:23 | ||||||
| Ivan Kulbakov (16 saves / 18 shots) | Goalie stats | Aleš Stezka (27 saves / 30 shots) | ||||||
| April 25 | Chicago Steel | 2 – 0 | Youngstown Phantoms | Fox Valley Ice Arena | ||||
| No scoring | First period | No scoring | ||||||
| 11:50 - Jack Badini (3) | Second period | No scoring | ||||||
| 17:09 - en - Derek Daschke (1) | Third period | No scoring | ||||||
| Aleš Stezka (40 saves / 40 shots) | Goalie stats | Ivan Kulbakov (25 saves / 26 shots) | ||||||
| Chicago wins series 3 – 2 | |
(2) Dubuque Fighting Saints vs. (3) Muskegon Lumberjacks
| April 14 | Dubuque Fighting Saints | 4 – 3 | OT | Muskegon Lumberjacks | Mystique Ice Center | |||
| 10:17 - Dallas Gerads (1) | First period | Collin Adams (1) - pp - 7:27 Collin Adams (2) - 13:13 | ||||||
| 10:42 - pp - Austin Rueschhoff (1) | Second period | No scoring | ||||||
| 4:55 - Quinn Preston (1) | Third period | Bo Hanson (1) - 18:15 | ||||||
| 14:46 - Colin Theisen (1) | First overtime period | No scoring | ||||||
| Jaxon Castor (25 saves / 28 shots) | Goalie stats | Keith Petruzzelli (27 saves / 31 shots) | ||||||
| April 15 | Dubuque Fighting Saints | 3 – 0 | Muskegon Lumberjacks | Mystique Ice Center | ||||
| No scoring | First period | No scoring | ||||||
| 3:12 - Dallas Gerads (2) 5:36 - pp - Austin Rueschhoff (2) |
Second period | No scoring | ||||||
| 19:17 - en - Keenan Suthers (1) | Third period | No scoring | ||||||
| Jaxon Castor (36 saves / 36 shots) | Goalie stats | Keith Petruzzelli (19 saves / 21 shots) | ||||||
| April 20 | Muskegon Lumberjacks | 3 – 0 | Dubuque Fighting Saints | L.C. Walker Arena | ||||
| 10:57 - Collin Adams (3) | First period | No scoring | ||||||
| 1:41 - pp - Marc Del Gaizo (1) | Second period | No scoring | ||||||
| 16:35 - en - Ty Farmer (1) | Third period | No scoring | ||||||
| Adam Brízgala (33 saves / 33 shots) | Goalie stats | Jaxon Castor (31 saves / 33 shots) | ||||||
| April 21 | Muskegon Lumberjacks | 2 – 7 | Dubuque Fighting Saints | L.C. Walker Arena | ||||
| No scoring | First period | Patrick Kudla (1) - 3:40 Cole Guttman (1) - pp - 19:47 | ||||||
| 8:20 - pp - Austin Alger (1) | Second period | Jacob Hamacher (1) - 0:09 | ||||||
| 13:38 - Will Smith (1) | Third period | Quinn Preston (2) - pp - 7:05 Jacob Hamacher (2) - 8:11 Michael Boyle (1) - 17:14 Alex Steeves (1) - 17:31 | ||||||
| Adam Brízgala (34 saves / 41 shots) | Goalie stats | Jaxon Castor (27 saves / 29 shots) | ||||||
| Dubuque wins series 3 – 1 | |
Western Conference
(1) Sioux City Musketeers vs. (4) Des Moines Buccaneers
| April 14 | Sioux City Musketeers | 4 – 1 | Des Moines Buccaneers | Tyson Events Center | ||||
| 14:14 - John Carter MacLean (1) | First period | No scoring | ||||||
| 1:51 - Charlie Kelleher (1) 13:41 - Charlie Kelleher (2) |
Second period | No scoring | ||||||
| 13:30 - pp - Eeli Tolvanen (1) | Third period | Collin Rutherford (1) - 1:05 | ||||||
| Matīss Kivlenieks (21 saves / 22 shots) | Goalie stats | Jan Růžička (36 saves / 39 shots) Nick MacNab (10 saves / 11 shots) | ||||||
| April 16 | Sioux City Musketeers | 5 – 0 | Des Moines Buccaneers | Tyson Events Center | ||||
| 3:46 - Brady Ferner (1) 13:11 - Carson Vance (1) |
First period | No scoring | ||||||
| 14:47 - Odeen Tufto (1) | Second period | No scoring | ||||||
| 7:33 - pp - Kristián Pospíšil (1) 11:31 - Jackson Keane (1) |
Third period | No scoring | ||||||
| Matīss Kivlenieks (23 saves / 23 shots) | Goalie stats | Jan Růžička (29 saves / 34 shots) | ||||||
| April 21 | Des Moines Buccaneers | 1 – 2 | Sioux City Musketeers | Buccaneer Arena | ||||
| No scoring | First period | No scoring | ||||||
| 1:29 - Colin Ugbekile (1) | Second period | Charlie Kelleher (3) - 5:16 | ||||||
| No scoring | Third period | Kristian Pospisil (2) - pp - 9:14 | ||||||
| Jan Růžička (30 saves / 32 shots) | Goalie stats | Matīss Kivlenieks (27 saves / 28 shots) | ||||||
| Sioux City wins series 3 – 0 | |
(2) Waterloo Black Hawks vs. (3) Fargo Force
| April 14 | Waterloo Black Hawks | 4 – 3 | OT | Fargo Force | Young Arena | |||
| 15:35 - Nick Swaney (1) | First period | Shane McMahan (1) - 13:21 | ||||||
| No scoring | Second period | Carson Musser (1) - 13:02 | ||||||
| 8:04 - pp - Mikey Anderson (1) 15:57 - pp - Kevin Charyszyn (1) |
Third period | Mitchell Chaffee (1) - 5:00 | ||||||
| 4:51 - Bailey Conger (1) | First overtime period | No scoring | ||||||
| Robbie Beydoun (19 saves / 22 shots) | Goalie stats | Matt Murray (13 saves / 14 shots) Ryan Bischel (27 saves / 30 shots) | ||||||
| April 15 | Waterloo Black Hawks | 4 – 1 | Fargo Force | Young Arena | ||||
| 11:48 - pp - Dylan Samberg (1) | First period | No scoring | ||||||
| 12:34 - Ethan Johnson (1) | Second period | No scoring | ||||||
| 18:22 - en - Mikey Anderson (2) 19:37 - en - Shane Bowers (1) |
Third period | Shane McMahan (2) - 6:58 | ||||||
| Robbie Beydoun (30 saves / 31 shots) | Goalie stats | Ryan Bischel (31 saves / 33 shots) | ||||||
| April 18 | Fargo Force | 0 – 3 | Waterloo Black Hawks | Scheels Arena | ||||
| No scoring | First period | Jackson Cates (1) - 14:28 | ||||||
| No scoring | Second period | No scoring | ||||||
| No scoring | Third period | Shane Bowers (2) - 1:20 Bailey Conger (2) - sh - en - 18:39 | ||||||
| Ryan Bischel (37 saves / 39 shots) | Goalie stats | Robbie Beydoun (24 saves / 24 shots) | ||||||
| Waterloo wins series 3 – 0 | |
Conference Finals
Eastern Conference
(1) Chicago Steel vs. (2) Dubuque Fighting Saints
| April 28 | Chicago Steel | 4 – 3 | Dubuque Fighting Saints | Fox Valley Ice Arena | ||||
| No scoring | First period | No scoring | ||||||
| 8:20 - Reggie Lutz (4) | Second period | Quinn Preston (3) - 11:44 | ||||||
| 8:27 - pp - Jack Badini (4) 9:05 - Brannon McManus (1) 15:39 - Brannon McManus (2) |
Third period | Eric MacAdams (1) - 0:42 Scott Corbett (1) - 7:39 | ||||||
| Aleš Stezka (23 saves / 26 shots) | Goalie stats | Jaxon Castor (29 saves / 33 shots) | ||||||
| April 29 | Chicago Steel | 1 – 3 | Dubuque Fighting Saints | Fox Valley Ice Arena | ||||
| No scoring | First period | No scoring | ||||||
| No scoring | Second period | Veli-Matti Tiuraniemi (1) - 10:52 Patrick Kudla (2) - pp - 18:05 | ||||||
| 13:40 - Eduards Tralmaks (4) | Third period | Austin Rueschhoff (3) - 12:45 | ||||||
| Aleš Stezka (29 saves / 32 shots) | Goalie stats | Jaxon Castor (34 saves / 35 shots) | ||||||
| May 5 | Dubuque Fighting Saints | 3 – 4 | Chicago Steel | Mystique Ice Center | ||||
| No scoring | First period | No scoring | ||||||
| 7:46 - Zach Solow (1) 11:46 - Colin Theisen (2) 13:32 - pp - Patrick Kudla (3) |
Second period | Marc Johnstone (3) - 0:38 | ||||||
| No scoring | Third period | Eduards Tralmaks (5) - 7:21 Jake Jaremko (1) - 12:09 Brannon McManus (3) - 16:49 | ||||||
| Jaxon Castor (24 saves / 28 shots) | Goalie stats | Aleš Stezka (25 saves / 28 shots) | ||||||
| May 6 | Dubuque Fighting Saints | 3 – 7 | Chicago Steel | Mystique Ice Center | ||||
| No scoring | First period | Eduards Tralmaks (6) - 9:53 Jack Badini (5) - sh - 11:11 | ||||||
| 5:18 - Dallas Gerads (3) 13:01 - Michael Boyle (2) |
Second period | Reggie Lutz (5) - pp - 6:19 Baker Shore (2) - 18:00 Brannon McManus (4) - 19:00 | ||||||
| 9:24 - pp - Austin Rueschhoff (4) | Third period | Eduards Tralmaks (7) - 4:18 Jake Jaremko (2) - en - 10:40 | ||||||
| Jaxon Castor (27 saves / 33 shots) | Goalie stats | Aleš Stezka (28 saves / 31 shots) | ||||||
| Chicago wins series 3 – 1 | |
Western Conference
(1) Sioux City Musketeers vs. (2) Waterloo Black Hawks
| April 28 | Sioux City Musketeers | 5 – 2 | Waterloo Black Hawks | Tyson Events Center | ||||
| 4:07 - Connor Ford (1) 15:26 - pp - Eeli Tolvanen (2) |
First period | No scoring | ||||||
| 11:24 - Eeli Tolvanen (3) | Second period | Ben Copeland (1) - 16:49 Ben Copeland (2) - 17:39 | ||||||
| 9:03 - sh - Odeen Tufto (2) 18:30 - en - Tarek Baker (1) |
Third period | No scoring | ||||||
| Matīss Kivlenieks (31 saves / 33 shots) | Goalie stats | Robbie Beydoun (24 saves / 28 shots) | ||||||
| April 30 | Sioux City Musketeers | 1 – 2 | OT | Waterloo Black Hawks | Tyson Events Center | |||
| 3:52 - pp - Jacob Wilson (1) | First period | Alex Limoges (1) - 8:37 | ||||||
| No scoring | Second period | No scoring | ||||||
| No scoring | Third period | No scoring | ||||||
| No scoring | First overtime period | Yuki Miura (1) - 6:47 | ||||||
| Matīss Kivlenieks (33 saves / 35 shots) | Goalie stats | Robbie Beydoun (30 saves / 31 shots) | ||||||
| May 5 | Waterloo Black Hawks | 0 – 3 | Sioux City Musketeers | Young Arena | ||||
| No scoring | First period | No scoring | ||||||
| No scoring | Second period | Tarek Baker (2) - pp - 5:28 Matt Hellickson (1) - 19:38 | ||||||
| No scoring | Third period | Odeen Tufto (3) - en - 19:23 | ||||||
| Robbie Beydoun (25 saves / 27 shots) | Goalie stats | Matīss Kivlenieks (29 saves / 29 shots) | ||||||
| May 6 | Waterloo Black Hawks | 3 – 1 | Sioux City Musketeers | Young Arena | ||||
| 8:05 - pp - Ethan Spaxman (1) 19:27 - Bailey Conger (3) |
First period | Kristián Pospíšil (3) - pp - 13:19 | ||||||
| 19:26 - pp - Jackson Cates (2) | Second period | No scoring | ||||||
| No scoring | Third period | No scoring | ||||||
| Robbie Beydoun (28 saves / 29 shots) Peter Thome (0 saves / 0 shots) |
Goalie stats | Matīss Kivlenieks (31 saves / 34 shots) | ||||||
| May 9 | Sioux City Musketeers | 8 – 3 | Waterloo Black Hawks | Tyson Events Center | ||||
| 4:59 - Tarek Baker (3) 13:21 - Jacob Wilson (2) 16:20 - Micah Miller (1) |
First period | No scoring | ||||||
| 2:15 - Phillip Knies (1) 12:07 - Kristián Pospíšil (4) |
Second period | Bailey Conger (4) - pp - 16:52 Grant Gabriele (1) - 17:27 | ||||||
| 13:43 - Odeen Tufto (4) 15:36 - sh - Brian Rigali (1) 16:53 - en - Eeli Tolvanen (4) |
Third period | Ben Copeland (3) - 1:51 | ||||||
| Matīss Kivlenieks (32 saves / 35 shots) | Goalie stats | Robbie Beydoun (8 saves / 12 shots) Peter Thome (12 saves / 15 shots) | ||||||
| Sioux City wins series 3 – 2 | |
Clark Cup Finals
(W1) Sioux City Musketeers vs. (E1) Chicago Steel
| May 12 | Sioux City Musketeers | 5 – 4 | OT | Chicago Steel | Tyson Events Center | |||
| 0:31 - Brian Rigali (2) 10:27 - Keegan Mantaro (1) 18:46 - Odeen Tufto (5) |
First period | Jason O'Neill (1) - 2:17 Baker Shore (3) - sh - 8:57 | ||||||
| No scoring | Second period | Jordan Seyfert (1) - 5:36 | ||||||
| 17:02 - Brian Rigali (3) | Third period | Jack Badini (6) - 5:16 | ||||||
| 2:27 - pp - Phillip Knies (2) | First overtime period | No scoring | ||||||
| Matīss Kivlenieks (20 saves / 24 shots) | Goalie stats | Matt Ladd (25 saves / 30 shots) | ||||||
| May 13 | Sioux City Musketeers | 1 – 5 | Chicago Steel | Tyson Events Center | ||||
| No scoring | First period | Reggie Lutz (6) - 11:03 Brannon McManus (5) - 11:49 Brannon McManus (6) - 16:12 | ||||||
| No scoring | Second period | No scoring | ||||||
| 15:14 - pp - Aapeli Räsänen (1) | Third period | Jake Jaremko (3) - pp - 7:47 Eduards Tralmaks (8) - pp - 13:13 | ||||||
| Matīss Kivlenieks (20 saves / 24 shots) Todd Scott (4 saves / 5 shots) |
Goalie stats | Aleš Stezka (38 saves / 39 shots) | ||||||
| May 19 | Chicago Steel | 3 – 0 | Sioux City Musketeers | Fox Valley Ice Arena | ||||
| 4:18 - Jack Badini (7) | First period | No scoring | ||||||
| 14:27 - pp - Johnny Walker (1) | Second period | No scoring | ||||||
| 18:10 - en - Eduards Tralmaks (9) | Third period | No scoring | ||||||
| Aleš Stezka (27 saves / 27 shots) | Goalie stats | Matīss Kivlenieks (33 saves / 35 shots) | ||||||
| May 20 | Chicago Steel | 4 – 5 | Sioux City Musketeers | Fox Valley Ice Arena | ||||
| 10:06 - pp - Mitch Lewandowski (3) 11:53 - Jake Jaremko (4) |
First period | No scoring | ||||||
| 10:58 - Jake Jaremko (5) 18:47 - pp - Reggie Lutz (7) |
Second period | Aapeli Räsänen (2) - 2:37 Phillip Knies (3) - 10:02 Odeen Tufto (6) - 19:16 | ||||||
| No scoring | Third period | Eeli Tolvanen (5) - 17:07 Kristián Pospíšil (5) - 18:51 | ||||||
| Aleš Stezka (27 saves / 32 shots) | Goalie stats | Matīss Kivlenieks (20 saves / 24 shots) | ||||||
| May 23 | Sioux City Musketeers | 1 – 2 | OT | Chicago Steel | Tyson Events Center | |||
| 11:04 - Carson Vance (2) | First period | No scoring | ||||||
| No scoring | Second period | Eduards Tralmaks (10) - 15:27 | ||||||
| No scoring | Third period | No scoring | ||||||
| No scoring | First overtime period | Tyler Gratton (1) - 11:30 | ||||||
| Matīss Kivlenieks (25 saves / 27 shots) | Goalie stats | Aleš Stezka (45 saves / 46 shots) | ||||||
| Chicago wins series 3 – 2 | |
Playoff scoring leaders
Note: GP = Games played; G = Goals; A = Assists; Pts = Points; PIM = Penalty minutes
| Player | Team | GP | G | A | Pts | PIM |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Jack Badini | Chicago Steel | 14 | 7 | 10 | 17 | 2 |
| Marc Johnstone | Chicago Steel | 14 | 3 | 12 | 15 | 6 |
| Kristián Pospíšil | Sioux City Musketeers | 13 | 5 | 9 | 14 | 14 |
| Jake Jaremko | Chicago Steel | 14 | 5 | 8 | 13 | 0 |
| Eduards Tralmaks | Chicago Steel | 14 | 10 | 2 | 12 | 2 |
| Reggie Lutz | Chicago Steel | 14 | 7 | 5 | 12 | 10 |
| Mitch Lewandowski | Chicago Steel | 13 | 3 | 9 | 12 | 10 |
| Odeen Tufto | Sioux City Musketeers | 13 | 6 | 5 | 11 | 2 |
| Brannon McManus | Chicago Steel | 14 | 6 | 4 | 10 | 2 |
| Eeli Tolvanen | Sioux City Musketeers | 13 | 5 | 5 | 10 | 6 |
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% | GAA |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Robbie Beydoun | Waterloo Black Hawks | 8 | 480 | 5 | 3 | 16 | 1 | .922 | 2.00 |
| Aleš Stezka | Chicago Steel | 13 | 796 | 9 | 4 | 27 | 3 | .936 | 2.04 |
| Matīss Kivlenieks | Sioux City Musketeers | 13 | 807 | 8 | 5 | 28 | 2 | .925 | 2.08 |
| Ryan Bischel | Fargo Force | 3 | 168 | 0 | 3 | 7 | 0 | .931 | 2.49 |
| Keith Petruzzelli | Muskegon Lumberjacks | 2 | 138 | 0 | 2 | 6 | 0 | .885 | 2.61 |
References
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- ^ "USHL Standings". USHL. Retrieved April 14, 2017.
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- ^ "Zach Solow Named USHL Forward of the Year". USHL. April 12, 2017.
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