Andrew Strathmann knew he had more to offer than his first season in the USHL suggested.

After a weekend full of outdoor games in the NCAA and NHL, the USHL is getting in on the act later this week as the Youngstown Phantoms and Cedar Rapids RoughRiders are set to do battle at FirstEnergy Stadium for the 2023 USHL Cleveland Classic Presented by Winmark. Puck drop is set for 6:05 p.m. ET on Thursday and you’ll be able to watch the game right here on FloHockey.

Quinn Finley is back where his junior hockey career started.

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.

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

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.

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.

When the U.S. National Junior Team’s preliminary roster was announced, 10 of the 32 players selected are defenseman, while four were goaltenders. USA Hockey’s decision makers will have to cut one goaltender and three defensemen from their invite list to get down to the numbers required for the tournament. The expectation is USA will have 13 forwards, seven defensemen and three goaltenders on its roster.

The U.S. National Junior Team camp roster was released Monday by USA Hockey. Of the 32 players invited to camp, 18 were forwards. USA Hockey's decisionmakers will have to cut that list down by about five players to get to the 13 they'll likely enter the tournament with.

The next steps in selecting the 2023 U.S. National Junior Team was taken by USA Hockey Monday as the organization announced the 32-player roster for its upcoming selection camp ahead of the 2023 IIHF World Junior Championship.