You couldn’t walk two steps at the UPMC Lemieux Sports Complex without running into an NHL scout or college recruiter. The top rows of each of the two arenas were lined up with black jacket-clad, notebook-toting individuals hoping that they might be catching a glimpse of their next big prospect for their NHL organizations or college hockey teams while at the 2022 DICK’S Sporting Goods USHL Fall Classic. There was plenty for them to see, of course.

CRANBERRY TWP., Pa. – After a deluge of games on Days 1 and 2 of the DICK’S Sporting Goods USHL Fall Classic, Saturday saw just three contests. With Thursday and Friday’s teams heading home, six USHL clubs took center stage on the penultimate day of the league’s premier fall event.

CRANBERRY TWP., Pa. – If there was a theme of Day 2 of the DICK’S Sporting Goods USHL Fall Classic, it’d probably be goals galore. Every single game featured one of the teams scoring six or more goals on their way to victories. There were 38 goals total scored among the five games, an average of 7.6 goals scored per game. So if you liked scoring, Friday’s games were for you.

CRANBERRY TWP., Pa – The 2022-23 USHL season is officially underway. Five games opened the action at the DICK’S Sporting Goods USHL Fall Classic with plenty of good games and solid individual performances.

Starting Thursday, USHL players will be taking their first skate strides of the 2022-23 season at the DICK’S Sporting Goods USHL Fall Classic. For some, this will be their first chance in a live game to show what they can do for the NHL draft, for others it might be their first foray into junior hockey, but for all it’s another important year of development as each looks to make progress to ascend the hockey ladder to the next levels.

The 2022-23 USHL season begins Thursday at the DICK’s Sporting Goods USHL Fall Classic near Pittsburgh, Pa. All 16 teams will play their first two regular-season games at the UPMC Lemieux Sports Complex as part of the league’s annual season-opening showcase.

The 2022-23 USHL season begins Thursday at the DICK’s Sporting Goods USHL Fall Classic near Pittsburgh, Pa. All 16 teams will play their first two regular-season games at the UPMC Lemieux Family Sports Complex as part of the league’s annual season-opening showcase.

The University of Minnesota made a big splash in its hockey recruiting efforts Wednesday when Cole Eiserman, one of the top 2006-born prospects in the United States, announced his commitment to play for the Gophers on his Instagram. Currently a member of the U.S. National Under-17 Team at USA Hockey's National Team Development Program, Eiserman spent the previous two seasons at the vaunted Shattuck St. Mary's prep school in Faribault, Minn.

September ushers in the beginning of fall, but more importantly, it brings in the beginning of hockey season. European pro leagues are already starting to get rolling and soon North America’s top junior leagues will be underway as well. Training camps are open and that means we’ve got preseason hockey on the way.

The USHL and FloHockey announced earlier this month a five-year media rights partnership, making FloHockey the new and exclusive home to the entire USHL season through the 2026-27 season. On top of all the great hockey you’ve been able to watch over the years, previously on FloSports subsidiary HockeyTV, FloHockey has big plans to help you follow the USHL like never before with dedicated weekly content, power rankings and a whole lot more.