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11-17-2009 - HF Podcast: Around the USHL

Part 2 of the HF Podcast featuring Steve Beideck of the Omaha World-Herald

11-13-2009 - HF Podcast: The USHL's hottest club, the Omaha Lancers

Steve Beideck of the Omaha World-Herald discusses the USHL's hottest team, the Omaha Lancers

10-18-2009 - Off the radar: Andrei Kuchin

Just three years ago, anyone who didn’t put Andrei Kuchin on their 2009 draft top prospect list would have been thought of as a not well-informed.

07-14-2009 - Q&A with Nick Oliver

The Nashville Predators, who had three picks in the fourth round, took the 6'3, 184-pound forward 110th overall.

04-06-2009 - 2009 prospects: Philip Samuelsson

Hockey's Future chatted with the Chicago Steel and Team USA blueliner.

11-09-2008 - 2009 Prospects: Seth Helgeson

Helgeson is the highest rated player available from the USHL in advance of the 2009 NHL Entry Draft by ISS in their first monthly release of the season

11-08-2008 - Kristo contributes for USA at WJAC

The Minnesota native is a rookie with the USHL’s Omaha Lancers.

06-14-2008 - Top 5 USHL prospects for 2008

John Carlson tops the USHL list of prospects for 2008.

06-18-2007 - 2007 prospects: Q&A with Nick Petrecki

Nick Petrecki is a defenseman out of the USHL Omaha Lancers.

06-17-2007 - 2007 prospects: Patrick White

Patrick White played both for his high school team and in the USHL this season.

06-13-2007 - 2007 Prospects: Max Pacioretty

The New Canaan, Connecticut native readies for the draft but remains focused on bigger picture.

04-25-2007 - Q&A with Derrick Lapoint

Lapoint, who will play for Univ. of North Dakota this fall, was named to the First Team All-USHL team as a rookie.

06-24-2006 - USHL Top 30 prospects for the 2006 Entry Draft

Des Moines Buccaneers right winger Kyle Okposo leads perhaps the deepest crop of USHL prospects ever heading into an NHL Entry Draft.

04-29-2006 - 2006 prospects: Q&A with Andreas Nodl

Austrian prospect Andreas Nodl is enjoying a much better sophomore season in the USHL, and is committed to St. Cloud State for the fall.

04-29-2006 - 2006 prospects: Q&A with Alex Kangas

Sioux Falls Stampede goaltender Alex Kangas hadn’t even spoken to a junior A coach 18 months ago, but now he’s a member of the USHL All-Rookie Team and the top ranked USHL goaltender heading into the 2006 NHL Entry Draft.

04-10-2006 - Q&A with Brian Mahoney-Wilson

San Jose Sharks 2004 ninth round draft pick Brian Mahoney-Wilson has had a difficult 2005-06 season that’s lead him from British Columbia, to Indiana, to Nebraska, but he aims to return to the USHL in 2006-07 and eventually play for one of the three Hockey East schools in his hometown of Boston.

04-03-2006 - 2006 prospects: Q&A with Kyle Okposo

Named to the USHL First All-Star Team and the USHL Rookie of the Year, Des Moines Buccaneers forward Kyle Okposo looks set to become a top 10 pick in the 2006 NHL Entry Draft.

03-25-2006 - 2006 prospects: Q&A with Chad Morin

One of the top young defense prospects in the USHL, Chad Morin is rounding out his game with the Sioux City Muskateers before embarking on a collegiate career with Harvard and a shot at an NHL future.

03-16-2006 - 2006 Prospects: Q&A with Eric Gryba

A top Midget AAA defenseman in Canada in 2004-05, Eric Gryba planned on moving to the BCHL in 2005-06. A new Hockey Canada rule proved to be a roadblock to Gryba’s planned path, but a detour through the USHL with the Green Bay Gamblers will lead him to Boston University.

03-01-2006 - Hanzal back on track in the USHL

His move to North America a long time in the making, Coyotes prospect Martin Hanzal has started to make strides in USHL.

01-21-2006 - Sharks pure project pick Jensen taking shape

San Jose Sharks 2004 ninth-round pick Christian Jensen has gone from his first year of organized hockey, to the AJHL, to the EJHL, to the USHL in just over four years. He’s now due to spend his next four in college at RPI.

01-10-2006 - 2006 prospects: Q&A with Trevor Lewis

Des Moines Buccaneers center Trevor Lewis leads the USHL in goals, and has been a major reason for the Bucs resurgence. He represented his country for the first time at the Viking Cup, scoring a hat trick in his first international game.

11-29-2005 - USHL November Top 10 Prospects for 2006

Kyle Okposo headlines the list of USHL draft eligible prospects, but Austrian Andreas Nodl is close behind and hopes to succeed in a fashion similar to former Sioux City Stampede right winger Thomas Vanek.

11-16-2005 - Improved Lucia succeeding in USHL, commits to college

San Jose Sharks draft pick and Omaha Lancer Tony Lucia is taking on the USHL this season, has now committed to Minnesota, and hopes to play for the USA at the Viking Cup this year.

10-27-2005 - Stalock 'something special'

Carrying South St. Paul to the Minnesota State Tournament in 2003-04, and leading the Cedar Rapids Roughriders to the Clark Cup in 2004-05, future UMD Bulldog and San Jose Sharks draft pick Alex Stalock is something special.

10-13-2005 - USHL players to watch in 2005

A brief look at some of the players to watch in the USHL this season, drafted, draft-eligible, and free agents.

07-25-2005 - USHL Top 20 prospects for the 2005 draft

Michigan State recruit Justin Abdelkader leads an an excellent group of draft eligible players coming out the USHL.

03-31-2005 - 2005 Prospects: Q&A with Zach Bearson

Draft-eligible forward Zach Bearson has 36 points in 50 games for the Waterloo Black Hawks and is headed to the University of Wisconsin in 2006.

11-27-2004 - 2005 Prospects: Boll's goal - 100 percent all the time

Lincoln Stars forward Jared Boll is profiled by HF writer Richard Roeder.

10-25-2004 - Riedel returns for an extra season at Lincoln

Short of credits to graduate high school, Dan Riedel is back with the USHL Lincoln Stars for another season.

09-26-2004 - Green Bay Gamblers season preview

A look at the season to come for the USHL Green Bay Gamblers.

09-25-2004 - 2005 Prospects: Q&A with Brock Bradford

Interview with Omaha Lancers center Brock Bradford, who is playing his first year in the league.

06-25-2004 - 2004 Prospects: Player journal by Sean Garrity

The next installment of the player journal of USHL prospect Sean Garrity, who provides his thoughts on tomorrow's NHL Draft.

06-20-2004 - USHL 2004 Prospects: Green Bay

The Green Bay Gamblers of the USHL have five players ranked by Central Scouting for the 2004 draft.

03-13-2004 - 2004 Prospects: Q&A with Matt McIlvane

Matt McIlvane is a top 2004 eligible prospect out of the USHL with the Chicago Steel. The center will attend Ohio State this fall.

03-11-2004 - 2004 Prospects: Player journal by Sean Garrity

2004 eligible forward Sean Garrity (USHL - Green Bay) returns with another installment of his bi-weekly player journal.

02-19-2004 - 2004 Prospects: Player journal by Sean Garrity

First installment in a bi-weekly journal by 2004 eligible prospect Sean Garrity, currently with Green Bay of the USHL.

02-01-2004 - USHL All-Star game preview

On February 3rd, the USHL will hold its Prospects/All-Star Game in Lincoln, Nebraska. The game will feature 23 players who appear in the 2004 NHL Central Scouting Bureau Midseason Rankings.

01-18-2004 - USA represented well by Waterloo at Viking Cup

12-15-2003 - USHL: Des Moines Buccaneers' top line

Des Moines' top line of Samir Saliji, Adam Miller and Marty Mjelleli are scoring up a storm in the plains.

12-14-2003 - USHL - Lincoln Stars wheeling and dealing

The defending Anderson and Clark Cup Champions of the USHL are doing whatever necessary to get back to the finals again this season.

11-09-2003 - USHL: MacArthur comes to Waterloo

A closer look at the winger from Clifton Park, New York and how he hopes to lead the Waterloo Black Hawks to USHL glory.

10-22-2003 - USHL: Lincoln Stars get underway

The defending Anderson and Clark Cup Champions are starting to wipe the dust off and wake up.

10-08-2003 - USHL: Des Moines Buccaneers preview

A look at how Des Moines sizes up for the 2003-2004 USHL season.

10-07-2003 - USHL: Lincoln Stars update

The defending Clark and Anderson Cup Champions have started off slow.

09-26-2003 - USHL: Waterloo Black Hawks preview

The defending Eastern Division Champions are primed to make a run to the USHL title.

07-02-2003 - USHL news and draft review

Update on some of the offseason goings on of the USHL in addition to updates on all USHL 2003 draftees.

05-12-2003 - USHL: River City Lancers 2003 Draft

The results are in for the USHL's River City Lancers 2003 Draft. Here's who they selected.

05-12-2003 - USHL: Lincoln Stars draft full of promise, surprises

Here are the results of the 2003 USHL draft for the defending Anderson and Clark Cup champion Lincoln Stars.

05-08-2003 - USHL draft a success for Waterloo

Article includes basic draft rules, results and analysis for the Waterloo Black Hawks and comments from the coach.

05-03-2003 - The USHL's Silly Season

Facts and speculation about offseason changes for the United States Hockey League.

05-01-2003 - USHL: Lancers Lose in Finals; Stars Take Home All the Hardware

Report on the Clark Cup finals series between the Lincoln Stars and the River City Lancers, won by the Lincoln Stars.

04-30-2003 - Lincoln Stars: USHL Clark Cup champions!

The Lincoln Stars defeated the River City Lancers by a 5-1 count, claiming the USHL's Clark Cup Championship.

04-28-2003 - Lincoln returns favor, dominates River City for 2-1 USHL Clark Cup lead

The Lincoln Stars responded to the River City Lancers' challenge, taking Game 3 in convincing fashion, setting up what could be a dramatic and historic Game 4 in the USHL's Clark Cup Finals.

04-26-2003 - Lancers shutout, dominate Stars, even USHL Clark Cup series at one

The River City Lancers took Game 2 of the USHL's Clark Cup Finals in convincing fashion, shutting out and shutting down the Lincoln Stars.

04-23-2003 - Stars takes Game 1 from Lancers in OT for USHL Clark Cup lead

The Lincoln Stars took Game 1 in the USHL's Clark Cup finals in overtime over the River City Lancers. Here's a deeper look at what took place.

04-19-2003 - Waterloo's Magical Run Comes to an End.

The Waterloo Black Hawks 2002-2003 campaign is over thanks to the River City Lancers. However, the season was the most successful one in Waterloo's Junior Hockey history.

04-19-2003 - Lancers Sweep Waterloo, to Meet Lincoln in USHL Championship Series

Here's a look back at the Semi-final USHL playoff series between the River City Lancers and the Waterloo Black Hawks, from a Lancer perspective. Also included is a preview of the Clark Cup finals with the hated Lincoln Stars.

04-17-2003 - Lincoln dominates Riders, set sights on Lancers for Clark Cup

Here's a recap of the Anderson Cup winning Lincoln Stars Semi-Final sweep over the Cedar Rapids RoughRiders in USHL playoff action. In addition a preview of the Clark Cup finals is added as well.

04-12-2003 - Lancers Get Past Sioux City; Advance to Second Round Against Waterloo

Here's a recap on the River City Lancers first round defeat of the defending Clark Cup Champion Sioux City Musketeers, as well as a preview, from the Lancer perspective, on the semi finals round against Waterloo.

04-09-2003 - Black Hawks sink Bucs ship, head to Semi's

The Waterloo Black Hawks defeated the Des Moines Buccaneers in opening round USHL playoff action. Waterloo will now head into round 2 against the River City Lancers.

04-09-2003 - RoughRiders head into semifinals against top seeded Lincoln

Here's a preview on the USHL playoffs semi-final series between the Cedar Rapids RoughRiders and Lincoln Stars, from the Cedar Rapids perspective. Play begins Friday.

04-07-2003 - Stars sweep Tri-City, wait for second round opponent

Top seeded Lincoln made short work of their first round opponent in the USHL's Clark Cup playoffs. Now they wait for their 2nd round foe.

04-07-2003 - Riders Ride Fallon Into Semis

The Cedar Rapids RoughRiders proved everyone wrong with their first round win in the USHL's Clark Cup playoffs over the Topeka ScareCrows. Here's a look at how they did it.

04-02-2003 - RoughRiders and Scarecrows faceoff in USHL opening round

Here's a preview of the USHL's Clark Cup playoff's first round matchup between the Cedar Rapids RoughRiders and Topeka Scarecrows.

04-01-2003 - Lancers and Musketeers to meet again.

Last year the USHL's Sioux City Musketeers won the Clark Cup title by defeating the River City Lancers in 5 games. This season, they face in the 1st round.

03-31-2003 - River City Lancers: Winning Streak Stops at 13, Lancers Slide into Playof

Andrew Hoyle checks in from Council Bluffs on the USHL's River City Lancers and how they finished the regular season.

03-31-2003 - Stars and Storm meet in 1st round of USHL playoffs

The Lincoln Stars, winners of the USHL's Anderson Cup, lock horns with the Tri-City Storm in the first round of the Clark Cup playoffs. Here's a preview.

03-30-2003 - Waterloo draws Des Moines in 1st round Postseason Action

Here's a preview of the 1st round series in the USHL's Clark Cup playoffs between the Eastern Division winning Waterloo Black Hawks and the Des Moines Buccaneers.

03-29-2003 - Waterloo amazing season now moves to Clark Cup chase

Here's a story on the USHL's Eastern Division Champion Waterloo Black Hawks.

03-25-2003 - Lincoln rides out rough stretch, claims Anderson Cup

Here's an update on the USHL's Anderson Cup winning Lincoln Stars, as told by Richard Roeder

03-10-2003 - Coach Carlson: More Than Meets the Eye

Kory Catlett writes a great story on Mark Carlson, the USHL's Cedar Rapids RoughRiders head coach.

03-08-2003 - From the Poop Deck

Kevin Kasel checks in from the poop deck with an update on the USHL's Des Moines Buccaneers and one of their stars, Tomas Jasko.

03-06-2003 - Mighty Mite: River City's Nathan Gerbe Makes the Jump to the USHL

Andrew Hoyle gives us an update on the River City Lancers as well as their "little" newcomer, Nathan Gerbe.

03-04-2003 - Waterloo eyeing first Division Title

The Waterloo Black Hawks of the USHL may be the surprise team of the season. P.K. O'Handley has his troops in line for what could be their first Division title in 20 plus seasons of Junior Hockey

02-18-2003 - Lincoln faces tough stretch without star forward Ryan Potulny

Here's an update on the Western Division and overall USHL leading Lincoln Stars from Richard Roeder.

02-05-2003 - The Real Deal: River City's John Togiai Revisited

Andrew Hoyle once again stops in with an update on the USHL's River City Lancers and more specific, prospect John Togiai.

02-03-2003 - Waterloo showing no signs of letting up.

Here's a look at the USHL's Eastern Division leading Waterloo Black Hawks and how they are doing so far in the 2002-2003 campaign.

01-21-2003 - Marty Guerin, A.K.A, the Franchise

Here's a repost of a story on Marty Guerin, a top prospect for the USHL's Des Moines Buccaneers

01-17-2003 - In the Blood: River City's Paul Stastny Follows the Family Trade

Repost of previous article

01-01-2003 - USHL Midseason Report - Lincoln Stars

Richard Roeder gives us an update on the USHL leading Lincoln Stars at the midway point of the season.

12-22-2002 - Shutouts, Shootouts, and Shorthanded Goals, Oh My: Lancers see it all in seven

Just like Dorothy in the Wizard of Oz, the River City Lancers have been through a physical and mental wringer in the past week. With four games scheduled in seven days before going on the Christmas break, the Lancers were hoping to gain significant...

12-20-2002 - USHL Update - Sioux Falls Stampede

Thane Barnier stops by to give an update on one of the USHL's top teams.

12-12-2002 - Goalie Woes: River City makes the best of a tough situation

The River City Lancers of the USHL are truly having some major goalie troubles, read about it here.

12-11-2002 - From The Poop Deck

Kevin Kasel checks in from the Poop Deck in Des Moines.

12-08-2002 - Black Hawks make it 10 in a row.

Here's an update on the red hot Waterloo Black Hawks.

12-04-2002 - Well Worth the Wait

It's not often that a team is willing to wait on a player. Period. End of story. Think about it; when is the last time you can remember seeing your favorite hockey coach pacing outside the bus before a road trip, tapping his foot, looking at his...

11-26-2002 - Black Hawks breeding success through team effort

The USHL's Waterloo Black Hawks have seen an early season resurgance, here's what Coach P.K. O'Handley thinks about the team so far.

11-22-2002 - Game Winner: River City's Mike Howe is making his mark early

Andrew Hoyle from River City of the USHL checks in with an update on the Lancers and another of their star products.

11-17-2002 - Waterloo beginning to fly

The Waterloo Black Hawks have begun to enjoy success in the USHL this season after a tough early stretch. See who is behind the rise in the standings and get the latest info on the team.

11-06-2002 - Lincoln’s first month a wild ride

Richard Roeder sends his regards from Lincoln, where the Stars, even with the rotating roster door, are sitting atop the USHL perch.

11-05-2002 - Stirring the Pot: River City's John Togiai Know his Role.

Andrew Hoyle, our River City Lancers USHL correspondent checks in.

11-04-2002 - Buccaneers game reports

Kevin Kasel checks in from Des Moines on the USHL's Buccaneers.

11-01-2002 - 2002-2003 Waterloo Black Hawks update

Check out how the Waterloo Black Hawks have improved over last season's 11th place finish in the United States Hockey League.

10-30-2002 - Sioux Falls Stampede weekly update

Thane Barnier checks in once again with an update on the red hot Sioux Falls Stampede.

10-14-2002 - Far from Home: Janne Jokila makes a long journey to play in the USHL.

Andrew Hoyle, our River City correspondent touches in with a story on an up and coming USHL star as well as some Lancer notes.

10-09-2002 - Sioux Falls Stampede update

Thane Barnier checks in with his update on the Stampede's run out of the gate.

10-02-2002 - River City Lancers: new name, new rink, same winning attitude

Andrew Hoyle, our correspondent writer for the River City Lancers of the USHL has put together a preseason outlook for the team.

09-27-2002 - Stampede looking to run over USHL

Our Sioux Falls correspondent writer, Thane Barnier has put together a preseason preview for the USHL's Sioux Falls Stampede.

09-25-2002 - Lincoln Stars 2002-2003 Outlook

Richard Roeder, our new Lincoln Stars consultant has put together a brief preview on the Stars upcoming USHL season.

09-25-2002 - Waterloo looks to soar in 2002-2003

Here's a preview of the USHL's Waterloo Black Hawks. Plenty of offseason changes give this veteran USHL team a chance at the postseason this year.

06-01-2002 - Interview with USHL President Ellis Moose III

Here's a interview our Des Moines Buccaneer writer, Kevin Kasel conducted with Ellis Moose III the USHL president. It discusses the positive and negative changes the USHL faces by switching over to Tier 1 status this year.

05-15-2002 - Musketeers claim Clark Cup

The 2001-2002 Sioux City Musketeers win the Clark Cup playoff championship in the United States Hockey League.

05-03-2002 - USHL's Clark Cup finals

Preview of USHL Clark Cup finals series between Omaha Lancers and Sioux City Musketeers

05-01-2002 - Riders Ousted From Playoffs

Here's a recap of game 4 of the semifinal round of the Clark Cup USHL playoffs between the Omaha Lancers and the Cedar Rapids RoughRiders.

04-28-2002 - Cedar Rapids stays alive

Here's a recap of game 3 of the USHL Clark Cup playoffs semifinal playoffs between the Omaha Lancers and Cedar Rapids RoughRiders

04-22-2002 - The Final Four of the USHL

Semi-Final preview of the USHL's Clark Cup Playoffs.

04-19-2002 - Joe Spagnoli, on the way up.

Joe Spagnoli was one of the top goaltenders in the state or Rhode Island the last couple of seasons, now he is trying to move up to the United States Hockey League.

04-09-2002 - USHL Clark Cup Playoffs, let the games begin!!

Here's a USHL Clark Cup playoff preview.

04-01-2002 - HF's Interview with Gino Guyer

I've recently had the opportunity to ask Minnesota High School Hockey standout and Coleraine native, Gino Guyer, a few questions. He was a dominant force at Greenway High School, notching 81 points in 24 regular season games. Next year Guyer will be attending...

03-24-2002 - Team USA tops Waterloo

Here's a recap of the USHL matchup between the US National Under 18 Development squad and the Waterloo Black Hawks on Sunday, March 24th.

03-24-2002 - Stampede takes advantage of power plays, downs Des Moines

Here's a game recap and box score of the USHL matchup between the Des Moines Buccaneers and Sioux Falls Stampede on Saturday March 23rd. Submitted by Kevin Kasel of Des Moines...

03-21-2002 - The Great Goalies of the USHL

Here's a look at this years top five list of goaltenders. Part one of a three part series on the top prospects in the USHL this season.

02-23-2002 - Talking with an USHL top rookie

He isn't a German citizen, but Danny Richmond is one of the best rookies in the United States Hockey League this season. He scored 33 assists in 41 games so far and stared at the All Star Game. The Central Scouting Service displays his name at position 56 of the North American Skaters. However, Danny won't be drafted in the NHL Entry Draft 2002. Read the reasons why...

02-18-2002 - USHL - The Heat is On

Here's a look at the current races in the Eastern and Western Division in the USHL as well as some of the individuals who are standing above the rest.

01-10-2002 - USHL Statistical Update

Paul MacDonald checks in with his statistical update for the top players in the USHL. Some would say it is comprehensive, some will say not. We just say it is real convenient!

01-01-2002 - USHL Midseason Report

Here's a look at both the Eastern and Western Division. Which teams are faring well, who is leading them on the way to the promised land? Where are the teams going? Read further to get the update.

12-05-2001 - USHL Season Update

The 2001-2002 season is rapidly approaching the Christmas break. Here's a look at how the teams are doing, who's leading the division? Who is hot and who is not? A look at the individual leaders as well, who's the top scorer? Goaltending? Who's logging the most penalty minutes? It's all here....

11-13-2001 - 2001-2002 USHL College List

Here's a current list of USHL College commitments and their stats on the season so far.

10-31-2001 - USHL Update

Here's an early season look at the USHL, who's leading the league in scoring? Who's hot in net? Biggest surprises and disapointments? It's all here.

10-18-2001 - 2001-2002 USHL Preview - Western Division

Here is a look at the Western Division of the USHL. A preview of where the teams will finish and who will stand head and shoulders above the rest.

10-03-2001 - 2001-2002 USHL Preview -- Eastern Division

A look at this years Eastern Division of the USHL along with predictions as to how they will finish.

07-09-2001 - USHL Spotlight - Todd Marr

Todd Marr's been a top notch goaltender in the USHL for two different teams, here's a little bit more in depth information on Todd's career in the league as well as how he got started in the world of hockey.

06-25-2001 - USHL Update - NHL draft results

Here is a list of all the USHL Stars who were picked in this weekends NHL entry draft.

05-29-2001 - 2000-2001 USHL Top Prospects - Defenders of the Blueline

Here is the final piece of the USHL Top Prospects lists with this one focusing on the top Defenders in the league. A must see for any USHL fans or College fans who are wanting to get a glimpse at what they will be seeing in the coming years.

05-01-2001 - Lancers claim USHL's Clark Cup

The 2000-2001 USHL playoff season is over with the Omaha Lancers beating the Lincoln Stars in 5 games.

04-27-2001 - 2000-2001 USHL Top Prospects - The Keys to the Offensive Engine

Here it is, the creme of the crop in the USHL this season complete with stats and information on the rising stars from the best Junior Hockey League around and where they'll be next season in the College Hockey world.

04-16-2001 - USHL's Clark Cup Finals - The Battle of Nebraska

You like Junior hockey? If so, you know of the legacy of the Omaha Lancers and the Lincoln Stars. Each team has made it through the first 2 rounds of the Clark Cup playoffs and now faceoff against each other for the glory of winning it all.

04-08-2001 - 2000-2001 USHL Playoffs - Semi-Finals

Only 4 teams are left in the race for the Clark Cup Championship in the USHL. Here is a preview of the USHL's version of the Frozen Four. Who is still standing? Who is the hot goaltender in net? To find out, you'll have to read it. The Top Junior Hockey league in the U.S. is heating up with playoff hockey!!!

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