2016–17 USHL season

Sports season

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| Matīss Kivlenieks (Sioux City Musketeers)
Top scorer| Zach Solow (Dubuque Fighting Saints)
Clark Cup Playoffs
Clark Cup Playoffs MVP| Eduards Tralmaks (Steel)
Finals champions| Chicago Steel
Runners-up| Sioux City Musketeers
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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

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Final standings[2]

### Eastern Conference

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| Team  | GP | W | L | OTL | SOL | PTS | GF | GA | PIM

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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

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| Team  | GP | W | L | OTL | SOL | PTS | GF | GA | PIM

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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

## Statistical leaders

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### Scoring leaders

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Players are listed by points, then goals.

Note: GP = Games played; G = Goals; A = Assists; Pts. = Points; PIM = Penalty minutes

Player | Team  | GP  | G  | A  | Pts  | PIM

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Zach Solow | Dubuque Fighting Saints | 56  | 18  | 51  | 69  | 42
Blake Lizotte | Fargo Force | 56  | 19  | 46  | 65  | 42
Colin Theisen | Dubuque Fighting Saints | 57  | 35  | 27  | 62  | 30
Hank Crone | Fargo Force | 56  | 24  | 38  | 62  | 72
Jack Adams | Fargo Force | 56  | 37  | 23  | 60  | 55
Andrei Svechnikov | Muskegon Lumberjacks | 48  | 29  | 29  | 58  | 68
Alex Limoges | Tri-City/Waterloo | 55  | 22  | 34  | 56  | 18
Eeli Tolvanen | Sioux City Musketeers | 52  | 30  | 24  | 54  | 26
Cole Guttman | Dubuque Fighting Saints | 53  | 27  | 27  | 54  | 18
Nick Swaney | Waterloo Black Hawks | 47  | 26  | 25  | 51  | 12

### Leading goaltenders

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These are the goaltenders that lead the league in GAA that have played at least 1380 minutes.

Note: GP = Games played; Mins = Minutes played; W = Wins; L = Losses; OTL = Overtime losses; SOL = Shootout losses; SO = Shutouts; GAA = Goals against average; SV% = Save percentage

Player | Team  | GP  | Mins  | W  | L  | OTL  | SOL  | SO  | GAA  | SV%

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Matīss Kivlenieks | Sioux City Musketeers | 49  | 2991  | 36  | 7  | 4  | 2  | 5  | 1.85  | 0.932
Ivan Kulbakov | Youngstown Phantoms | 52  | 3050  | 30  | 16  | 4  | 1  | 5  | 1.93  | 0.919
Robbie Beydoun | Waterloo Black Hawks | 39  | 2270  | 24  | 9  | 2  | 2  | 5  | 2.22  | 0.919
Josef Kořenář | Lincoln Stars | 32  | 1783  | 14  | 11  | 4  | 0  | 2  | 2.22  | 0.923
Dávid Hrenák | Green Bay Gamblers | 33  | 1878  | 15  | 14  | 1  | 1  | 4  | 2.24  | 0.913

## Post season awards

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### USHL awards

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Award  | Name  | Team

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Player of the Year | Matīss 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

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Pos  | Name  | Team

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G | Matīss 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

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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

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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

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| Conference Semi-Finals
(Best of 5) | | | Conference Finals
(Best of 5) | | | Clark Cup Championship
(Best of 5) |

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| 1 | Chicago | 3 | | |
| 4 | Youngstown | 2 |
| | 1 | Chicago | 3 |
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| | | 2 | Dubuque | 1 |
| 2 | Dubuque | 3 |

| 3 | Muskegon | 1 |
| | E1 | Chicago | 3 |
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| 1 | Sioux City | 3 | |

| 4 | Des Moines | 0 |
| | 1 | Sioux City | 3 |
| Western Conference |
| | | 2 | Waterloo | 2 |
| 2 | Waterloo | 3 |

| 3 | Fargo | 0 |

## Conference Semifinals

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### Eastern Conference

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#### (1) Chicago Steel vs. (4) Youngstown Phantoms

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April 14  | Chicago Steel |  | 4 – 1 |  | Youngstown Phantoms  | Fox Valley Ice Arena |

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14:19 - Baker Shore (1)  | First period | No scoring
16:50 - Mitch Lewandowski (1)  | Second period | No scoring
12:20 - Reggie Lutz (1)
18:32 - en \- Marc Johnstone (1)  | Third period | Max Ellis (1) - 16:49
Aleš Stezka (25 saves / 26 shots)  | Goalie stats | Ivan Kulbakov (33 saves / 36 shots)
April 15  | Chicago Steel |  | 6 – 0 |  | Youngstown Phantoms  | Fox Valley Ice Arena |

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6:05 - pp \- Reggie Lutz (2)
7:56 - pp \- Reggie Lutz (3)  | First period | No scoring
0:16 - sh \- Jack Badini (1)
12:40 - Mitch Lewandowski (2)
16:08 - pp \- Jack Badini (2)  | Second period | No scoring
5:09 - pp \- Eduards Tralmaks (1)  | Third period | No scoring
Aleš Stezka (40 saves / 40 shots)  | Goalie stats | Ivan Kulbakov (12 saves / 17 shots)
Britt League (5 saves / 6 shots)
April 21  | Youngstown Phantoms |  | 4 – 1 |  | Chicago Steel  | Covelli Centre |

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7:41 - Michael Karow (1)  | First period | No scoring
6:10 - Marshall Moise (1)
9:23 - sh \- Tommy Apap (1)  | Second period | Eduards Tralmaks (2) - 1:49
7:17 - Brandon Estes (1)  | Third period | No scoring
Ivan Kulbakov (23 saves / 24 shots)  | Goalie stats | Aleš Stezka (23 saves / 27 shots)
April 22  | Youngstown Phantoms |  | 3 – 2 |  | Chicago Steel  | Covelli Centre |

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14:56 - Austin Pooley (1)  | First period | No scoring
1:00 - Coale Norris (1)  | Second period | No scoring
12:33 - Evan Wisocky (1)  | Third period | Marc Johnstone (2) - 10:04
Eduards Tralmaks (3) - 13:23
Ivan Kulbakov (16 saves / 18 shots)  | Goalie stats | Aleš Stezka (27 saves / 30 shots)
April 25  | Chicago Steel |  | 2 – 0 |  | Youngstown Phantoms  | Fox Valley Ice Arena |

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No scoring | First period | No scoring
11:50 - Jack Badini (3)  | Second period | No scoring
17:09 - en \- Derek Daschke (1)  | Third period | No scoring
Aleš Stezka (40 saves / 40 shots)  | Goalie stats | Ivan Kulbakov (25 saves / 26 shots)
Chicago wins series 3 - 2 |

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#### (2) Dubuque Fighting Saints vs. (3) Muskegon Lumberjacks

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April 14  | Dubuque Fighting Saints |  | 4 – 3 | OT | Muskegon Lumberjacks  | Mystique Ice Center |

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10:17 - Dallas Gerads (1)  | First period | Collin Adams (1) - pp \- 7:27
Collin Adams (2) - 13:13
10:42 - pp \- Austin Rueschhoff (1)  | Second period | No scoring
4:55 - Quinn Preston (1)  | Third period | Bo Hanson (1) - 18:15
14:46 - Colin Theisen (1)  | First overtime period | No scoring
Jaxon Castor (25 saves / 28 shots)  | Goalie stats | Keith Petruzzelli (27 saves / 31 shots)
April 15  | Dubuque Fighting Saints |  | 3 – 0 |  | Muskegon Lumberjacks  | Mystique Ice Center |

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No scoring | First period | No scoring
3:12 - Dallas Gerads (2)
5:36 - pp \- Austin Rueschhoff (2)  | Second period | No scoring
19:17 - en \- Keenan Suthers (1)  | Third period | No scoring
Jaxon Castor (36 saves / 36 shots)  | Goalie stats | Keith Petruzzelli (19 saves / 21 shots)
April 20  | Muskegon Lumberjacks |  | 3 – 0 |  | Dubuque Fighting Saints  | L.C. Walker Arena |

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10:57 - Collin Adams (3)  | First period | No scoring
1:41 - pp \- Marc Del Gaizo (1)  | Second period | No scoring
16:35 - en \- Ty Farmer (1)  | Third period | No scoring
Adam Brízgala (33 saves / 33 shots)  | Goalie stats | Jaxon Castor (31 saves / 33 shots)
April 21  | Muskegon Lumberjacks  |  | 2 – 7 |  | Dubuque Fighting Saints | L.C. Walker Arena |

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No scoring | First period | Patrick Kudla (1) - 3:40
Cole Guttman (1) - pp \- 19:47
8:20 - pp \- Austin Alger (1)  | Second period | Jacob Hamacher (1) - 0:09
13:38 - Will Smith (1)  | Third period | Quinn Preston (2) - pp \- 7:05
Jacob Hamacher (2) - 8:11
Michael Boyle (1) - 17:14
Alex Steeves (1) - 17:31
Adam Brízgala (34 saves / 41 shots)  | Goalie stats | Jaxon Castor (27 saves / 29 shots)
Dubuque wins series 3 - 1 |

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### Western Conference

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#### (1) Sioux City Musketeers vs. (4) Des Moines Buccaneers

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April 14  | Sioux City Musketeers |  | 4 – 1 |  | Des Moines Buccaneers  | Tyson Events Center |

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14:14 - John Carter MacLean (1)  | First period | No scoring
1:51 - Charlie Kelleher (1)
13:41 - Charlie Kelleher (2)  | Second period | No scoring
13:30 - pp \- Eeli Tolvanen (1)  | Third period | Collin Rutherford (1) - 1:05
Matīss Kivlenieks (21 saves / 22 shots)  | Goalie stats | Jan Růžička (36 saves / 39 shots)
Nick MacNab (10 saves / 11 shots)
April 16  | Sioux City Musketeers |  | 5 – 0 |  | Des Moines Buccaneers  | Tyson Events Center |

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3:46 - Brady Ferner (1)
13:11 - Carson Vance (1)  | First period | No scoring
14:47 - Odeen Tufto (1)  | Second period | No scoring
7:33 - pp \- Kristián Pospíšil (1)
11:31 - Jackson Keane (1)  | Third period | No scoring
Matīss Kivlenieks (23 saves / 23 shots)  | Goalie stats | Jan Růžička (29 saves / 34 shots)
April 21  | Des Moines Buccaneers  |  | 1 – 2 |  | Sioux City Musketeers | Buccaneer Arena |

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No scoring | First period | No scoring
1:29 - Colin Ugbekile (1)  | Second period | Charlie Kelleher (3) - 5:16
No scoring | Third period | Kristian Pospisil (2) - pp \- 9:14
Jan Růžička (30 saves / 32 shots)  | Goalie stats | Matīss Kivlenieks (27 saves / 28 shots)
Sioux City wins series 3 - 0 |

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#### (2) Waterloo Black Hawks vs. (3) Fargo Force

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April 14  | Waterloo Black Hawks |  | 4 – 3 | OT | Fargo Force  | Young Arena |

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15:35 - Nick Swaney (1)  | First period | Shane McMahan (1) - 13:21
No scoring | Second period | Carson Musser (1) - 13:02
8:04 - pp \- Mikey Anderson (1)
15:57 - pp \- Kevin Charyszyn (1)  | Third period | Mitchell Chaffee (1) - 5:00
4:51 - Bailey Conger (1)  | First overtime period | No scoring
Robbie Beydoun (19 saves / 22 shots)  | Goalie stats | Matt Murray (13 saves / 14 shots)
Ryan Bischel (27 saves / 30 shots)
April 15  | Waterloo Black Hawks |  | 4 – 1 |  | Fargo Force  | Young Arena |

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11:48 - pp \- Dylan Samberg (1)  | First period | No scoring
12:34 - Ethan Johnson (1)  | Second period | No scoring
18:22 - en \- Mikey Anderson (2)
19:37 - en \- Shane Bowers (1)  | Third period | Shane McMahan (2) - 6:58
Robbie Beydoun (30 saves / 31 shots)  | Goalie stats | Ryan Bischel (31 saves / 33 shots)
April 18  | Fargo Force  |  | 0 – 3 |  | Waterloo Black Hawks | Scheels Arena |

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No scoring | First period | Jackson Cates (1) - 14:28
No scoring | Second period | No scoring
No scoring | Third period | Shane Bowers (2) - 1:20
Bailey Conger (2) - sh \- en \- 18:39
Ryan Bischel (37 saves / 39 shots)  | Goalie stats | Robbie Beydoun (24 saves / 24 shots)
Waterloo wins series 3 - 0 |

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## Conference Finals

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### Eastern Conference

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#### (1) Chicago Steel vs. (2) Dubuque Fighting Saints

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April 28  | Chicago Steel |  | 4 – 3 |  | Dubuque Fighting Saints  | Fox Valley Ice Arena |

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No scoring | First period | No scoring
8:20 - Reggie Lutz (4)  | Second period | Quinn Preston (3) - 11:44
8:27 - pp \- Jack Badini (4)
9:05 - Brannon McManus (1)
15:39 - Brannon McManus (2)  | Third period | Eric MacAdams (1) - 0:42
Scott Corbett (1) - 7:39
Aleš Stezka (23 saves / 26 shots)  | Goalie stats | Jaxon Castor (29 saves / 33 shots)
April 29  | Chicago Steel  |  | 1 – 3 |  | Dubuque Fighting Saints | Fox Valley Ice Arena |

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No scoring | First period | No scoring
No scoring | Second period | Veli-Matti Tiuraniemi (1) - 10:52
Patrick Kudla (2) - pp \- 18:05
13:40 - Eduards Tralmaks (4)  | Third period | Austin Rueschhoff (3) - 12:45
Aleš Stezka (29 saves / 32 shots)  | Goalie stats | Jaxon Castor (34 saves / 35 shots)
May 5  | Dubuque Fighting Saints  |  | 3 – 4 |  | Chicago Steel | Mystique Ice Center |

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No scoring | First period | No scoring
7:46 - Zach Solow (1)
11:46 - Colin Theisen (2)
13:32 - pp \- Patrick Kudla (3)  | Second period | Marc Johnstone (3) - 0:38
No scoring | Third period | Eduards Tralmaks (5) - 7:21
Jake Jaremko (1) - 12:09
Brannon McManus (3) - 16:49
Jaxon Castor (24 saves / 28 shots)  | Goalie stats | Aleš Stezka (25 saves / 28 shots)
May 6  | Dubuque Fighting Saints  |  | 3 – 7 |  | Chicago Steel | Mystique Ice Center |

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No scoring | First period | Eduards Tralmaks (6) - 9:53
Jack Badini (5) - sh \- 11:11
5:18 - Dallas Gerads (3)
13:01 - Michael Boyle (2)  | Second period | Reggie Lutz (5) - pp \- 6:19
Baker Shore (2) - 18:00
Brannon McManus (4) - 19:00
9:24 - pp \- Austin Rueschhoff (4)  | Third period | Eduards Tralmaks (7) - 4:18
Jake Jaremko (2) - en \- 10:40
Jaxon Castor (27 saves / 33 shots)  | Goalie stats | Aleš Stezka (28 saves / 31 shots)
Chicago wins series 3 - 1 |

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### Western Conference

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#### (1) Sioux City Musketeers vs. (2) Waterloo Black Hawks

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April 28  | Sioux City Musketeers |  | 5 – 2 |  | Waterloo Black Hawks  | Tyson Events Center |

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4:07 - Connor Ford (1)
15:26 - pp \- Eeli Tolvanen (2)  | First period | No scoring
11:24 - Eeli Tolvanen (3)  | Second period | Ben Copeland (1) - 16:49
Ben Copeland (2) - 17:39
9:03 - sh \- Odeen Tufto (2)
18:30 - en \- Tarek Baker (1)  | Third period | No scoring
Matīss Kivlenieks (31 saves / 33 shots)  | Goalie stats | Robbie Beydoun (24 saves / 28 shots)
April 30  | Sioux City Musketeers  |  | 1 – 2 | OT | Waterloo Black Hawks | Tyson Events Center |

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3:52 - pp \- Jacob Wilson (1)  | First period | Alex Limoges (1) - 8:37
No scoring | Second period | No scoring
No scoring | Third period | No scoring
No scoring | First overtime period | Yuki Miura (1) - 6:47
Matīss Kivlenieks (33 saves / 35 shots)  | Goalie stats | Robbie Beydoun (30 saves / 31 shots)
May 5  | Waterloo Black Hawks  |  | 0 – 3 |  | Sioux City Musketeers | Young Arena |

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No scoring | First period | No scoring
No scoring | Second period | Tarek Baker (2) - pp \- 5:28
Matt Hellickson (1) - 19:38
No scoring | Third period | Odeen Tufto (3) - en \- 19:23
Robbie Beydoun (25 saves / 27 shots)  | Goalie stats | Matīss Kivlenieks (29 saves / 29 shots)
May 6  | Waterloo Black Hawks |  | 3 – 1 |  | Sioux City Musketeers  | Young Arena |

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8:05 - pp \- Ethan Spaxman (1)
19:27 - Bailey Conger (3)  | First period | Kristián Pospíšil (3) - pp \- 13:19
19:26 - pp \- Jackson Cates (2)  | Second period | No scoring
No scoring | Third period | No scoring
Robbie Beydoun (28 saves / 29 shots)
Peter Thome (0 saves / 0 shots)  | Goalie stats | Matīss Kivlenieks (31 saves / 34 shots)
May 9  | Sioux City Musketeers |  | 8 – 3 |  | Waterloo Black Hawks  | Tyson Events Center |

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4:59 - Tarek Baker (3)
13:21 - Jacob Wilson (2)
16:20 - Micah Miller (1)  | First period | No scoring
2:15 - Phillip Knies (1)
12:07 - Kristián Pospíšil (4)  | Second period | Bailey Conger (4) - pp \- 16:52
Grant Gabriele (1) - 17:27
13:43 - Odeen Tufto (4)
15:36 - sh \- Brian Rigali (1)
16:53 - en \- Eeli Tolvanen (4)  | Third period | Ben Copeland (3) - 1:51
Matīss Kivlenieks (32 saves / 35 shots)  | Goalie stats | Robbie Beydoun (8 saves / 12 shots)
Peter Thome (12 saves / 15 shots)
Sioux City wins series 3 - 2 |

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## Clark Cup Finals

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### (W1) Sioux City Musketeers vs. (E1) Chicago Steel

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May 12  | Sioux City Musketeers |  | 5 – 4 | OT | Chicago Steel  | Tyson Events Center |

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0:31 - Brian Rigali (2)
10:27 - Keegan Mantaro (1)
18:46 - Odeen Tufto (5)  | First period | Jason O'Neill (1) - 2:17
Baker Shore (3) - sh \- 8:57
No scoring | Second period | Jordan Seyfert (1) - 5:36
17:02 - Brian Rigali (3)  | Third period | Jack Badini (6) - 5:16
2:27 - pp \- Phillip Knies (2)  | First overtime period | No scoring
Matīss Kivlenieks (20 saves / 24 shots)  | Goalie stats | Matt Ladd (25 saves / 30 shots)
May 13  | Sioux City Musketeers |  | 1 – 5 |  | Chicago Steel  | Tyson Events Center |

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No scoring | First period | Reggie Lutz (6) - 11:03
Brannon McManus (5) - 11:49
Brannon McManus (6) - 16:12
No scoring | Second period | No scoring
15:14 - pp \- Aapeli Räsänen (1)  | Third period | Jake Jaremko (3) - pp \- 7:47
Eduards Tralmaks (8) - pp \- 13:13
Matīss Kivlenieks (20 saves / 24 shots)
Todd Scott (4 saves / 5 shots)  | Goalie stats | Aleš Stezka (38 saves / 39 shots)
May 19  | Chicago Steel |  | 3 – 0 |  | Sioux City Musketeers  | Fox Valley Ice Arena |

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4:18 - Jack Badini (7)  | First period | No scoring
14:27 - pp \- Johnny Walker (1)  | Second period | No scoring
18:10 - en \- Eduards Tralmaks (9)  | Third period | No scoring
Aleš Stezka (27 saves / 27 shots)  | Goalie stats | Matīss Kivlenieks (33 saves / 35 shots)
May 20  | Chicago Steel  |  | 4 – 5 |  | Sioux City Musketeers | Fox Valley Ice Arena |

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10:06 - pp \- Mitch Lewandowski (3)
11:53 - Jake Jaremko (4)  | First period | No scoring
10:58 - Jake Jaremko (5)
18:47 - pp \- Reggie Lutz (7)  | Second period | Aapeli Räsänen (2) - 2:37
Phillip Knies (3) - 10:02
Odeen Tufto (6) - 19:16
No scoring | Third period | Eeli Tolvanen (5) - 17:07
Kristián Pospíšil (5) - 18:51
Aleš Stezka (27 saves / 32 shots)  | Goalie stats | Matīss Kivlenieks (20 saves / 24 shots)
May 23  | Sioux City Musketeers  |  | 1 – 2 | OT | Chicago Steel | Tyson Events Center |

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11:04 - Carson Vance (2)  | First period | No scoring
No scoring | Second period | Eduards Tralmaks (10) - 15:27
No scoring | Third period | No scoring
No scoring | First overtime period | Tyler Gratton (1) - 11:30
Matīss Kivlenieks (25 saves / 27 shots)  | Goalie stats | Aleš Stezka (45 saves / 46 shots)
Chicago wins series 3 - 2 |

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## Playoff scoring leaders

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Note: GP = Games played; G = Goals; A = Assists; Pts = Points; PIM = Penalty minutes

Player  | Team  | GP  | G  | A  | Pts  | PIM

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Jack Badini | Chicago Steel | 14 | 7 | 10 | 17 | 2
Marc Johnstone | Chicago Steel | 14 | 3 | 12 | 15 | 6
Kristián Pospíšil | Sioux City Musketeers | 13 | 5 | 9 | 14 | 14
Jake Jaremko | Chicago Steel | 14 | 5 | 8 | 13 | 0
Eduards Tralmaks | Chicago Steel | 14 | 10 | 2 | 12 | 2
Reggie Lutz | Chicago Steel | 14 | 7 | 5 | 12 | 10
Mitch Lewandowski | Chicago Steel | 13 | 3 | 9 | 12 | 10
Odeen Tufto | Sioux City Musketeers | 13 | 6 | 5 | 11 | 2
Brannon McManus | Chicago Steel | 14 | 6 | 4 | 10 | 2
Eeli Tolvanen | Sioux City Musketeers | 13 | 5 | 5 | 10 | 6

## Playoff leading goaltenders

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Note: GP = Games played; Mins = Minutes played; W = Wins; L = Losses; GA = Goals Allowed; SO = Shutouts; SV% = Save percentage; GAA = Goals against average

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Robbie Beydoun | Waterloo Black Hawks | 8 | 480 | 5 | 3 | 16 | 1 | .922 | 2.00
Aleš Stezka | Chicago Steel | 13 | 796 | 9 | 4 | 27 | 3 | .936 | 2.04
Matīss Kivlenieks | Sioux City Musketeers | 13 | 807 | 8 | 5 | 28 | 2 | .925 | 2.08
Ryan Bischel | Fargo Force | 3 | 168 | 0 | 3 | 7 | 0 | .931 | 2.49
Keith Petruzzelli | Muskegon Lumberjacks | 2 | 138 | 0 | 2 | 6 | 0 | .885 | 2.61

## References

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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.

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