Closest game of the night in United States Hockey League play Friday (Oct. 2) was settled by Michael O’Leary, 17, from Nova Scotia who sank his shot in the fifth round of the shootout to lift the host Dubuque Fighting Saints past the Green Bay Gamblers 4-3. Dubuque’s shootout win helped the home teams capture
How high are expectations in the guy who took top Rookie honors and set a record for goals by a 16-year-old last season? Maybe not high enough as Kieffer Bellows, 17, from Edina, MN fired three goals and added an assist on the game clinching empty netter to lift the US National Development Team Program U-18
Three Regional Showcase events wrapped up and another faced off on Saturday (Sept. 19) at four different United States Hockey League locations. Iowa Classic Fighting Saints 5 Musketeers 4 Judging the performance of the Musketeers at the Iowa Classic may depend on whether you are a glass half-full or half-empty type of person. On one
It was a showcase frenzy for the United States Hockey League Friday (Sept. 18) with 13 of the league’s teams and another from overseas all heading into action under the banner of three different Regional Showcase events. Iowa Classic – Game 2 Roughriders 3 Musketeers 2 (so) The second day of play in the all-Iowa tournament kicked
Most, if not all USHL teams have already been in action with some pre-season matches, but this weekend the Regional Showcase scene heats up, beginning Thursday. Iowa Classic/Battle in Lincoln With the Subway Shootout in Green Bay the previous weekend, the scene shifts first to Waterloo, IA where the Blackhawks will be the host of
The USHL is the highest ranked junior outfit in this country and it also enjoys the longest season thanks to an elongated pre-season. The teams may have started pre-season encounters a few days later than other junior squads, but the Chicago Steel was already underway in August, playing at the Club World Cup in Russia.
