Clark Cup First Round Dates Announced
April 15, 2018 - United States Hockey League (USHL) News Release
The United States Hockey League and its member clubs announced dates for the First Round of the 2018 Clark Cup Playoffs. The Chicago Steel, Dubuque Fighting Saints, Green Bay Gamblers, Fargo Force, Lincoln Stars, Muskegon Lumberjacks, Sioux Falls Stampede and Tri-City Storm will be competing to advance to the 2018 USHL Conference Semifinals.
Dubuque qualified for the Clark Cup Playoffs for the eighth consecutive season, which is five years longer than the next closest active playoff streak (Waterloo - 3). Chicago, who clinched the final playoff spot in the Eastern Conference on the final day of the regular season, looks to become the first team to repeat as Clark Cup Champions since the Omaha Lancers accomplished the feat in 1993 and 1994.
The First Round will be a best-of-three series, with the higher seed hosting all three games. The Conference Semifinals, Conference Finals and Clark Cup Final will be best-of-five series. The top two seeds in both the Eastern and Western Conference received a first-round bye and will begin their playoff seasons in the Conference Semifinals. All First Round games will be broadcasted in HD on ushl.hockeytv.com. All times listed below are local to the home team.
Eastern Conference First Round
(3) Muskegon Lumberjacks vs. (6) Chicago Steel
Game 1: Monday, 4/16/18 at 7:15 pm at L.C. Walker Arena
Game 2: Tuesday, 4/17/18 at 7:15 pm at L.C. Walker Arena
Game 3 (if necessary): Wednesday, 4/18/18 at 7:15 pm at L.C. Walker Arena
(4) Green Bay Gamblers vs. (5) Dubuque Fighting Saints
Game 1: Monday, 4/16/18 at 7:05 pm at Resch Center
Game 2: Tuesday, 4/17/18 at 7:05 pm at Resch Center
Game 3 (if necessary): Wednesday, 4/18/18 at 7:05 pm at Resch Center
Western Conference First Round
(3) Fargo Force vs. (6) Tri-City Storm
Game 1: Tuesday, 4/17/18 at 7:05 pm at Scheels Arena
Game 2: Wednesday, 4/18/18 at 7:05 pm at Scheels Arena
Game 3 (if necessary): Thursday, 4/19/18 at 7:05 pm at Scheels Arena
(4) Sioux Falls Stampede vs. (5) Lincoln Stars
Game 1: Tuesday, 4/17/18 at 7:05 pm at Denny Sanford PREMIER Center
Game 2: Wednesday, 4/18/18 at 7:05 pm at Denny Sanford PREMIER Center
Game 3 (if necessary): Thursday, 4/19/18 at 7:05 pm at Denny Sanford PREMIER Center
United States Hockey League Stories from April 15, 2018
- Stampede Earn a Point in Regular Season Finale - Sioux Falls Stampede
- Storm Shutout by Stars in Final Game of Regular Season - Tri-City Storm
- Stars Close Regular Season with 5-0 Shutout Win - Lincoln Stars
- Playoff Preview: Jacks Host Steel in First Round - Muskegon Lumberjacks
- Force to Host Tri-City in First Round Series - Fargo Force
- Clark Cup First Round Dates Announced - USHL
- Preview: Storm Host Lincoln in Final Game of Regular Season - Tri-City Storm
- Saints Fall in Overtime; Playoffs Start in Green Bay - Dubuque Fighting Saints
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