A hockey player’s development is not usually linear. Ryan St. Louis is a prime example of that. The 19-year-old winger from Burlington, Vt., is hoping another pit stop in the USHL will help him take his game to the next level after playing last season at Northeastern University.

The Youngstown Phantoms look poised to make a run for first place in the USHL’s Eastern Conference, and as exciting as their recent play on the ice has been, there is plenty of excitement off it.

This weekend, FloHockey has some irresistible reasons to watch, including a preview of American hockey’s brilliant future, Beavers going hunting for crucial points in the Soo and must-see TV in the U.P.

Connor Bedard is the top-ranked North American skater for the 2023 NHL Draft according to the NHL's Central Scouting Bureau in their mid-term rankings, released Friday. The WHL's leading scorer and reigning World Junior Championship MVP has built up a large consensus of his status as the top prospect for 2023.

With the holidays in the rearview, the Chicago Steel sit comfortably atop the USHL’s Eastern Conference with 40 points.

MONCTON, New Brunswick – Adam Gajan wasn’t supposed to be here. When Team Slovakia announced their preliminary roster for the 2023 IIHF World Junior Championship, the 18-year-old from Poprad was not one of the three goaltenders listed.

MONCTON, N.B. – As USHL teams got to enjoy a bit of an extended holiday break thanks to Christmas falling on what otherwise would have been a game weekend, 12 current USHLers didn’t get to rest up. Instead, they traveled to the 2023 World Junior Championship where they put on their nation’s colors to compete at one of the biggest hockey events on the calendar.

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.

The USHL's Youngstown Phantoms and Cedar Rapids RoughRiders will be taking it back to hockey's roots when they play under the open sky at FirstEnergy Stadium, home of the NFL's Cleveland Browns. The league announced Thursday that the two USHL Eastern Conference foes will meet in a regular-season contest outdoors on Feb. 23.

For the first time since 2018, the U.S. Junior Select Team finished the World Junior A Challenge on top as they defeated Canada East 5-2 to claim the tournament title. Team USA, which was comprised entirely of USHL players, finished the tournament with a 5-1 record, which includes wins over Sweden and Canada East in the playoff round to secure top honors. This is the ninth World Junior A Challenge title for the U.S. in the event's 15-year history.

Luke Hughes, the No. 4 overall pick of the New Jersey Devils in the 2021 NHL Draft, has been named captain of the U.S. National Junior Team for the 2023 IIHF World Junior Championship. The University of Michigan sophomore defenseman will be joined in the U.S. leadership group by defenseman Sean Behrens (Colorado Avalanche) and forward Red Savage (Detroit Red Wings), who were named alternate captains.

Besides a Wednesday morning tilt between Muskegon and the USNTDP, this week’s slate is compacted into two days.

Spending three straight winters in northeast Iowa might not be a glamorous lifestyle to some. But that’s been the life of Waterloo Black Hawks goaltender Emmett Croteau and he wouldn't want to be anywhere else.

The 2022 World Junior A Challenge is back after a two-year absence thanks to the pandemic. The mid-season event has often been a fruitful scouting ground for NHL teams as it allows them to see USHL and Canadian Junior A players in a different environment from their regular teams, and also gets some extra views of top European players.

Several USHL rosters will be impacted this weekend as 22 of the league’s top players will represent Team USA at the World Junior A Challenge.