On one hand, parity is at a premium in the United States Hockey League to the extent that it was not unusual to see teams rise or fall two positions or more in a weekend through the second half of the 2016-17 season. But, on the other hand there was the Chicago Steel and Sioux
If parity is what you are looking for, you must be a fan of the United States Hockey League. After several close games the previous day, the United States Hockey League featured six games on Sunday (Oct. 29). All six were decided by a single goal with four of them going into overtime and three
The Muskegon Lumberjacks saw a four-game winning streak snapped the previous weekend but started a new one this past weekend (Oct. 21-22) with a 5-0 shutout win at Bloomington Friday against the Thunder and a 4-3 overtime edge at Waterloo the following night against the Blackhawks. The impressive weekend pushed the Lumberjacks to a 6-3-0-0 record, good enough for a second-place tie in the
The Chicago Steel have not been a team with a lot of playoff experiences in the United States Hockey League — at least not in recent seasons. There are still miles to go, but the Steel team looks solid out of the gate as a pair of wins this past weekend (Oct 14-15) boosted the
With teams either just into the second half or just wrapping up the first half of their 60-game schedules, the pecking order has been set, but far from finalized in America’s top junior hockey league. In the early days of 2016, the Dubuque Fighting Saints have set themselves up as the team to beat with
Opening night doesn’t get much more exciting than this one. Connor Valesano, 20, from Duluth, MN fired the game winner on a penalty shot, lifting the Sioux City Musketeers to a 4-3 overtime edge against the host Fargo Force at Scheels Arena Friday (Sept. 25) night. Other opening night action saw Waterloo Blackhawks picking up a
