# 2016–17 USHL season

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. 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

Final standings
x = clinched playoff berth; y = clinched conference title; z = clinched regular season title

## Statistical leaders
### Scoring leaders

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 |
| 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

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% |
| 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
### USHL awards

| Award | Name | Team |
| Player of the Year | Matīss Kivlenieks | Sioux City Musketeers |
| Forward of the Year | Zach Solow | Dubuque Fighting Saints |
| Defenseman of the Year | Connor Mackey | Green Bay Gamblers |
| Rookie of the Year | Andrei Svechnikov | Muskegon Lumberjacks |
| Goaltender of the Year | Matiss Kivlenieks | Sioux City Musketeers |
| 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 | 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

| 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 Semi-Finals (Best of 5) | Conference Semi-Finals (Best of 5) | Conference Finals (Best of 5) | Conference Finals (Best of 5) | Conference Finals (Best of 5) | Clark Cup Championship (Best of 5) | Clark Cup Championship (Best of 5) | Clark Cup Championship (Best of 5) |
| 1 | Chicago | 3 | | | | | | |
| 4 | Youngstown | 2 | | | | | | |
| 4 | Youngstown | 2 | 1 | Chicago | 3 | | | |
| Eastern Conference | Eastern Conference | Eastern Conference | 1 | Chicago | 3 | | | |
| Eastern Conference | Eastern Conference | Eastern Conference | 2 | Dubuque | 1 | | | |
| 2 | Dubuque | 3 | 2 | Dubuque | 1 | | | |
| 3 | Muskegon | 1 | | | | | | |
| 3 | Muskegon | 1 | | | | E1 | Chicago | 3 |
| | | | | | | W1 | Sioux City | 2 |
| 1 | Sioux City | 3 | | | | | | | W1 | Sioux City | 2 |
| 4 | Des Moines | 0 | | | | | | |
| 4 | Des Moines | 0 | 1 | Sioux City | 3 | | | |
| Western Conference | Western Conference | Western Conference | 1 | Sioux City | 3 | | | |
| Western Conference | Western Conference | Western Conference | 2 | Waterloo | 2 | | | |
| 2 | Waterloo | 3 | 2 | Waterloo | 2 | | | |
| 3 | Fargo | 0 | | | | | | |

## Conference Semifinals
### Eastern Conference
#### (1) Chicago Steel vs. (4) Youngstown Phantoms

* Chicago wins series 3 – 2

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

* Dubuque wins series 3 – 1

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

* Sioux City wins series 3 – 0

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

* Waterloo wins series 3 – 0

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

* Chicago wins series 3 – 1

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

* Sioux City wins series 3 – 2

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

* Chicago wins series 3 – 2

## Playoff scoring leaders

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

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