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.
| 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 | Matiss Kivlenieks (Sioux City) |
| Clark Cup Playoffs | |
| Western champions | Sioux City Musketeers |
| Western runners-up | Waterloo Black Hawks |
| Eastern champions | Chicago Steel |
| Eastern runners-up | Dubuque Fighting Saints |
| Clark Cup Playoffs MVP | Eduards Tralmaks (Chicago) |
| Clark Cup Champions | |
| Champions | Chicago Steel |
Regular season
Final standings[2]
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
External links
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