2016–17 USHL season

Sports season
2016–17 USHL Season
LeagueUnited States Hockey League
SportIce hockey
DurationSeptember 23, 2016 – April 8, 2017
Number of games60
Number of teams17
Regular season
Anderson CupSioux City Musketeers
Season MVPMatiss Kivlenieks (Sioux City)
Clark Cup Playoffs
Western championsSioux City Musketeers
  Western runners-upWaterloo Black Hawks
Eastern championsChicago Steel
  Eastern runners-upDubuque Fighting Saints
Clark Cup Playoffs MVPEduards Tralmaks (Chicago)
Clark Cup Champions
ChampionsChicago Steel
USHL seasons
← 2015–16
2017–18 →

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

Team GP W L OTL SOL PTS GF GA PIM
y – Chicago Steel 60 38 17 2 3 81 196 144 748
x – Dubuque Fighting Saints 60 36 17 5 2 79 201 163 1038
x – Muskegon Lumberjacks 60 37 18 3 2 79 192 157 1021
x – Youngstown Phantoms 60 34 20 5 1 74 161 135 1054
Green Bay Gamblers 60 34 22 2 2 72 173 145 900
Bloomington Thunder 60 25 27 5 3 58 150 177 1012
Madison Capitols 60 23 32 1 4 51 135 192 851
Team USA 60 23 34 1 2 49 164 214 819
Cedar Rapids RoughRiders 60 12 44 3 1 28 109 228 931

Western Conference

Team GP W L OTL SOL PTS GF GA PIM
z – Sioux City Musketeers 60 40 13 5 2 87 179 125 787
x – Waterloo Black Hawks 60 40 16 2 2 84 210 161 891
x – Fargo Force 60 36 19 4 1 77 193 149 792
x – Des Moines Buccaneers 60 36 20 1 3 76 177 154 797
Lincoln Stars 60 32 22 5 1 70 171 161 1147
Omaha Lancers 60 22 31 5 2 51 159 214 1246
Sioux Falls Stampede 60 21 30 3 6 51 169 193 902
Tri-City Storm 60 21 31 6 2 50 153 180 714

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

Post season awards

USHL awards

Award Name Team
Player of the Year Matiss 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 Matiss 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

References

  1. ^ "USHL Announces 2016-17 Schedule". USHL. Archived from the original on April 20, 2017. Retrieved November 14, 2016.
  2. ^ "USHL Standings". USHL. Retrieved April 14, 2017.
  3. ^ a b "Matiss Kivlenieks Named USHL Player & Goaltender of the Year". USHL. April 12, 2017. Archived from the original on April 13, 2017. Retrieved April 12, 2017.
  4. ^ "Zach Solow Named USHL Forward of the Year". USHL. April 12, 2017.
  5. ^ "Connor Mackey Named USHL Defenseman of the Year". USHL. April 12, 2017.
  6. ^ "Andrei Svechnikov Named USHL Rookie of the Year". USHL. April 12, 2017.

External links

  • Official website of the United States Hockey League