Men’s Ice Hockey | 3/1/2026 7:51:34 PM


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Sunday’s action across the USHL featured strong team performances, milestone moments, and physical play from start to finish. Four games highlighted the Sunday slate, with offensive surges and steady goaltending shaping the outcomes. 

By The Numbers

 

1 – Goal for Jack Kultgen of the Green Bay Gamblers, marking his first career USHL tally. 
 

1 – Shorthanded goal for Caleb Pittsley of the Madison Capitols. It was the first shorthanded goal Green Bay has allowed this season. 
 

1 – First career USHL shutout for Joseph Skidmore of the Cedar Rapids RoughRiders, who stopped all 27 shots in a 6-0 win over the USA Hockey NTDP. The RoughRiders earned six points in the three-game series. 
 

2 – Goals for Elliot Gulley of the Green Bay Gamblers, marking his 19th and 20th of the season. 
 

2 – Power-play goals for Waterloo Black Hawks, finishing 2-for-4 on the man advantage. 

 

37 – Shots on goal for the Des Moines Buccaneers, outshooting Waterloo despite the loss. 

Three Stars

1st Star: Elliot Gulley, F, Green Bay Gamblers
2G, 1A ,+3, 5 Shots
 

2nd Star: Ty Mason, F, Waterloo Black Hawks
2G, 1A, 3 Shots
 

About the USHL

The United States Hockey League (USHL) and its 16 teams are committed to being the world’s leading junior hockey league. This season, more than 50% of NCAA Division I men’s hockey players and nearly 25% of NHL players have USHL experience. The USHL has developed more than 285 direct NHL Draft picks since 2020, and eight of the last 10 Hobey Baker Award winners, including Macklin Celebrini (Chicago Steel).

Elevated through the recently announced Declaration of Excellence with the NHL and USA Hockey, the league’s player-first approach, including a 2:1 practice-to-game ratio and a schedule with 90% of games played on weekends, provides its players with the optimSunday’s action across the USHL featured strong team performances, milestone moments, and physical play from start to finish. Four games highlighted the afternoon slate, with offensive surges and steady goaltending shaping the outcomes.Â