| 2023–24 USHL season | |
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| League: | United States Hockey League |
| Sport: | Ice hockey |
| Duration: | Regular season September – April Post-season April – May |
| No Of Games: | 62 |
| No Of Teams: | 16 |
| Season: | Regular season |
| Season Champ Name: | Anderson Cup |
| Season Champs: | Fargo Force |
| Playoffs: | Post-season |
| Conf1: | Western |
| Conf1 Champ: | Fargo Force |
| Conf1 Runner-Up: | Sioux City Musketeers |
| Conf2: | Eastern |
| Conf2 Champ: | Dubuque Fighting Saints |
| Conf2 Runner-Up: | Muskegon Lumberjacks |
| Finals: | Clark Cup |
| Finals Champ: | Fargo Force |
| Seasonslist: | List of USHL seasons |
| Seasonslistnames: | USHL |
| Prevseason Link: | 2022–23 USHL season |
| Prevseason Year: | 2022–23 |
| Nextseason Link: | 2024–25 USHL season |
| Nextseason Year: | 2024–25 |
The 2023–24 USHL season was the 45th season of the United States Hockey League as an all-junior league. The regular season ran from September 20, 2023, to April 13, 2024, with a 62-game schedule for each team.[1] The Western Conference champions Fargo Force were awarded the Anderson Cup for the second consecutive year and went on to win the Clark Cup Championship.[2]
Total fan attendance at regular season games was calculated at 1,122,616, compared to 1,116,004 in 2022–23. The Sioux Falls Stampede set a South Dakota state attendance record for a hockey game with 11,025 attending its 11 February match against the Sioux City Musketeers. The league also reported a 37 percent increase in streaming viewership.[3]
49 players with ties to the USHL, including 43 who played at least one game during the 2023–24 USHL season, were selected in the 2024 NHL entry draft. Those included Macklin Celebrini, former Chicago Steel forward, and Artyom Levshunov, former Green Bay Gamblers defenseman, who were selected first and second overall, respectively.[4]
The standings at the end of the regular season were as follows:[5]
Note: x = clinched playoff berth; y = clinched conference title; z = clinched regular season title
| Team | |||||||||
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| 62 | 41 | 13 | 3 | 5 | 90 | 271 | 195 | ||
| 62 | 38 | 22 | 1 | 1 | 78 | 254 | 224 | ||
| 62 | 34 | 18 | 7 | 3 | 78 | 233 | 214 | ||
| 62 | 33 | 19 | 6 | 4 | 76 | 230 | 206 | ||
| 62 | 33 | 23 | 4 | 2 | 72 | 218 | 192 | ||
| 62 | 27 | 28 | 3 | 4 | 61 | 209 | 256 | ||
| 62 | 25 | 30 | 5 | 2 | 57 | 179 | 230 | ||
| 62 | 22 | 35 | 2 | 3 | 49 | 229 | 278 |
| Team | |||||||||
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| 62 | 50 | 10 | 2 | 0 | 102 | 272 | 143 | ||
| 62 | 34 | 22 | 6 | 0 | 74 | 229 | 207 | ||
| 62 | 35 | 25 | 0 | 2 | 72 | 224 | 205 | ||
| 62 | 28 | 23 | 4 | 7 | 67 | 232 | 218 | ||
| 62 | 28 | 28 | 5 | 1 | 62 | 219 | 250 | ||
| 62 | 27 | 30 | 3 | 2 | 59 | 169 | 216 | ||
| 62 | 25 | 30 | 5 | 2 | 57 | 185 | 209 | ||
| 62 | 16 | 43 | 3 | 0 | 35 | 160 | 270 |
The following players led the league in regular season points at the completion of games played on April 13, 2024.[6]
| Player | Team | ||||||
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| Matvei Gridin | Muskegon Lumberjacks | 60 | 38 | 45 | 83 | 51 | |
| Trevor Connelly | Tri-City Storm | 52 | 31 | 47 | 78 | 88 | |
| Mac Swanson | Fargo Force | 55 | 26 | 51 | 77 | 6 | |
| Michael Hage | Chicago Steel | 54 | 33 | 42 | 75 | 53 | |
| Noah Powell | Dubuque Fighting Saints | 61 | 43 | 31 | 74 | 57 | |
| Erik Pahlsson | Dubuque Fighting Saints | 57 | 28 | 44 | 72 | 16 | |
| Austin Burnevik | Madison Capitols | 61 | 40 | 31 | 71 | 24 | |
| Zam Plante | Fargo Force | 57 | 26 | 45 | 71 | 4 | |
| Charlie Major | Chicago Steel | 59 | 30 | 40 | 70 | 22 | |
| Jake Sondreal | Dubuque Fighting Saints | 60 | 27 | 42 | 69 | 34 |
See main article: List of USHL award winners.
| Award | Name | Team | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Player of the Year | Mac Swanson | Fargo Force[7] | |
| Forward of the Year | Mac Swanson | Fargo Force[8] | |
| Defenseman of the Year | Leo Gruba | Fargo Force[9] | |
| Rookie of the Year | John Mustard | Waterloo Black Hawks[10] | |
| Goaltender of the Year | Hampton Slukynsky | Fargo Force[11] | |
| Coach of the Year | Brett Skinner | Fargo Force[12] | |
| Scholar-Athlete of the Year | James Reeder | Dubuque Fighting Saints[13] | |
| Curt Hammer Award | Ryan Botterill | Youngstown Phantoms[14] | |
| General Manager of the Year | Cary Eades | Fargo Force[15] |
| Position | Name | Team | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Goalie | Hampton Slukynsky | Fargo Force | |
| Defenceman | Leo Gruba | Fargo Force | |
| Defenceman | Joona Vaisanen | Dubuque Fighting Saints | |
| Forward | Mac Swanson | Fargo Force | |
| Forward | Michael Hage | Chicago Steel | |
| Forward | Matvei Gridin | Muskegon Lumberjacks |
| Position | Name | Team | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Goalie | Kevin Reidler | Dubuque Fighting Saints | |
| Defenceman | Ty Hanson | Sioux City Musketeers | |
| Defenceman | Vladislav Lukashevich | Tri-City Storm | |
| Forward | Trevor Connelly | Tri-City Storm | |
| Forward | Zam Plante | Fargo Force | |
| Forward | Noah Powell | Dubuque Fighting Saints |
| Position | Name | Team | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Goalie | Carsen Musser | Madison Capitols | |
| Defenceman | Michael Hagens | Chicago Steel | |
| Defenceman | Brasen Boser | Fargo Force | |
| Forward | Austin Burnevik | Madison Capitols | |
| Forward | Jake Sondreal | Dubuque Fighting Saints | |
| Forward | Sacha Boisvert | Muskegon Lumberjacks |
| Position | Name | Team | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Goalie | Louka Cloutier | Chicago Steel | |
| Defenceman | Xavier Veilleux | Muskegon Lumberjacks | |
| Defenceman | Sascha Boumedienne | Youngstown Phantoms | |
| Forward | John Mustard | Waterloo Black Hawks | |
| Forward | Ben Kevan | Des Moines Buccaneers | |
| Forward | Ilya Protas | Des Moines Buccaneers |
| Position | Name | Team | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Goalie | Mikhail Yegorov | Omaha Lancers | |
| Defenceman | Elliott Groenewold | Cedar Rapids RoughRiders | |
| Defenceman | Alex Bales | Tri-City Storm | |
| Forward | John McNelis | Sioux Falls Stampede | |
| Forward | Lev Katzin | Green Bay Gamblers | |
| Forward | Michael Barron | Dubuque Fighting Saints |