The 2023–24 USHL season was the 45th season of the

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as an all-junior league. The regular season ran from September 20, 2023, to April 13, 2024, with a 62-game schedule for each team. The Western Conference champions

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were awarded the

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for the second consecutive year and went on to win the Clark Cup Championship.

Season highlights

Total fan attendance at regular season games was calculated at 1,122,616, compared to 1,116,004 in 2022–23. The Sioux Falls Stampede set a

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state attendance record for a hockey game with 11,025 attending its 11 February match against the Sioux City Musketeers. The league also reported a 37 percent increase in streaming viewership. 49 players with ties to the

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, including 43 who played at least one game during the 2023–24 USHL season, were selected in the 2024 NHL entry draft. Those included Macklin Celebrini, former Chicago Steel forward, and Artyom Levshunov, former Green Bay Gamblers defenseman, who were selected first and second overall, respectively.

Regular season

The standings at the end of the regular season were as follows: ''Note: x = clinched playoff berth; y = clinched conference title; z = clinched regular season title''

Eastern Conference

Western Conference

Statistics

Scoring leaders

The following players led the league in regular season points at the completion of games played on April 13, 2024.

Leading goaltenders

''Note: GP = Games played; Mins = Minutes played; W = Wins; L = Losses; OTL = Overtime losses; SOL = Shootout losses; SO = Shutouts; GAA = Goals against average; SV% = Save percentage ''

Clark Cup playoffs

First Round

Eastern Conference

(E4) Youngstown Phantoms vs. (E5) Madison Capitols

(E3) Green Bay Gamblers vs. (E6) Chicago Steel

Western Conference

(W4) Tri-City Storm vs. (W5) Sioux Falls Stampede

(W3) Waterloo Black Hawks vs. (W6) Lincoln Stars

Conference Semifinals

Eastern Conference

(E1) Dubuque Fighting Saints vs. (E4) Youngstown Phantoms

(E2) Muskegon Lumberjacks vs. (E3) Green Bay Gamblers

Western Conference

(W1) Fargo Force vs. (W4) Tri-City Storm

(W2) Sioux City Musketeers vs. (W6) Lincoln Stars

Conference Finals

Eastern Conference

(E1) Dubuque Fighting Saints vs. (E2) Muskegon Lumberjacks

Western Conference

(W1) Fargo Force vs. (W2) Sioux City Musketeers

Clark Cup Finals

(W1) Fargo Force vs. (E1) Dubuque Fighting Saints

Playoff scoring leaders

''Note: GP = Games played; G = Goals; A = Assists; PTS = Points; PIM = Penalty minutes''

Playoff leading goaltenders

''Note: GP = Games played; MIN = Minutes played; W = Wins; L = Losses; SO = Shutouts; GA = Goals Allowed; GAA = Goals against average; SV% = Save percentage''

Postseason awards

USHL awards

All-USHL First Team

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All-USHL Second Team

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All-USHL Third Team

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USHL All-Rookie Team

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All-Rookie Second Team

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References

External links

Official website of the United States Hockey League

2023-24 USHL media guide
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