NHL Central Scouting released its final rankings in advance of the 2024 NHL Draft, a list that includes several USHL players who saw their draft stock increase.
Apr 16
Position changes happen often enough in hockey, but the player making the shift often has a few practices to get some reps in to familiarize themselves with the new responsibilities. For Green Bay Gamblers forward Jayson Shaugabay, a 2023 fourth-round pick of the Tampa Bay Lightning and natural winger, that was not the case.
Feb 2
The start of the USHL season is always an exciting time. Aside from all 16 teams getting a fresh look at their roster, it is also a period where prospects begin pledging their commitments to NCAA hockey programs.
Nov 24, 2023
While the 2023 NHL Draft is at the immediate forefront, Artyom Levshunov is a defenseman already generating significant buzz as a potential high pick for the 2024 Draft.
Apr 13, 2023
Quinn Finley is back where his junior hockey career started.
Feb 16, 2023
Jake Ratzlaff never imagined his athletic career would take such a winding path. When asked if his younger self would’ve seen this coming, the answer started with two words.
Dec 23, 2022
When the U.S. National Junior Team’s preliminary roster was announced, 10 of the 32 players selected are defenseman, while four were goaltenders. USA Hockey’s decision makers will have to cut one goaltender and three defensemen from their invite list to get down to the numbers required for the tournament. The expectation is USA will have 13 forwards, seven defensemen and three goaltenders on its roster.
Dec 6, 2022
A dozen teams will get very familiar with their opponent as this weekend’s slate features six back-to-backs. Fifteen of the 16 USHL teams will be in action and as we’ve hit the quarter mark of the season, teams are looking to separate themselves. Let's take a look at some of the top series to watch this weekend.
Nov 16, 2022
The World Junior A Challenge is a winter showcase event hosted by Hockey Canada, featuring two Canadian regional teams representing the East and West, a U.S. team and teams from Sweden and Latvia. The U.S. roster is often made up primarily of USHL players and this year will be no different.
Madison Capitols forward Miko Matikka grew up in Finland idolizing Russian superstars Ilya Kovalchuk and Alex Ovechkin. Perhaps it’s fitting that the 6-foot-3, right-shot winger plays a similar style and wears the No. 8 on his back.
Nov 14, 2022
It’s another busy slate of games as all 16 USHL teams will hit the ice, division leaders will collide and three sets of back-to-backs will make for intense and entertaining hockey. Without further ado, here’s a look at the week ahead.
Oct 26, 2022
CRANBERRY TWP., Pa. – If there was a theme of Day 2 of the DICK’S Sporting Goods USHL Fall Classic, it’d probably be goals galore. Every single game featured one of the teams scoring six or more goals on their way to victories. There were 38 goals total scored among the five games, an average of 7.6 goals scored per game. So if you liked scoring, Friday’s games were for you.
Sep 24, 2022
CRANBERRY TWP., Pa – The 2022-23 USHL season is officially underway. Five games opened the action at the DICK’S Sporting Goods USHL Fall Classic with plenty of good games and solid individual performances.
Sep 23, 2022
Starting Thursday, USHL players will be taking their first skate strides of the 2022-23 season at the DICK’S Sporting Goods USHL Fall Classic. For some, this will be their first chance in a live game to show what they can do for the NHL draft, for others it might be their first foray into junior hockey, but for all it’s another important year of development as each looks to make progress to ascend the hockey ladder to the next levels.
Sep 21, 2022
The 2022-23 USHL season begins Thursday at the DICK’s Sporting Goods USHL Fall Classic near Pittsburgh, Pa. All 16 teams will play their first two regular-season games at the UPMC Lemieux Sports Complex as part of the league’s annual season-opening showcase.
Sep 20, 2022
