title: 2016–17 USHL season
text: # 2016–17 USHL season
  
  The 2016–17 USHL season is the 38th season of the United States Hockey League as an all-junior league. The regular season ran from September 23, 2016, to April 8, 2017. The regular season champions, the Sioux City Musketeers, were awarded the Anderson Cup. The playoff champions, the Chicago Steel, were awarded the Clark Cup.
  
  ## Regular season
  
  Final standings
  
  x = clinched playoff berth; y = clinched conference title; z = clinched regular season title
  
  ## Post season awards
  
  ### USHL awards
  
  | Award | Name | Team |
  | - | - | - |
  | Player of the Year | Matiss Kivlenieks | Sioux City Musketeers |
  | Forward of the Year | Zach Solow | Dubuque Fighting Saints |
  | Defenseman of the Year | Connor Mackey | Green Bay Gamblers |
  | Rookie of the Year | Andrei Svechnikov | Muskegon Lumberjacks |
  | Goaltender of the Year | Matiss Kivlenieks | Sioux City Musketeers |
  | Coach of the Year | Jay Varady | Sioux City Musketeers |
  | Scholar-Athlete | Michael Karow Graham Lillibridge | Youngstown Phantoms Chicago Steel |
  | Curt Hammer | Logan Halladay Riese Zmolek | Bloomington Thunder Cedar Rapids RoughRiders |
  | General Manager of the Year | Mark LeRose | Sioux City Musketeers |
  | Executive of the Year | Not awarded | |
  | Organization of the Year | Not awarded | |
  
  ### All-USHL First Team
  
  | Pos | Name | Team |
  | - | - | - |
  | G | Matiss Kivlenieks | Sioux City |
  | D | Mario Ferraro | Des Moines |
  | D | Connor Mackey | Green Bay |
  | F | Zach Solow | Dubuque |
  | F | Andrei Svechnikov | Muskegon |
  | F | Eeli Tolvanen | Sioux City |
  
  ### All-USHL Second Team
  
  | Pos | Name | Team |
  | - | - | - |
  | G | Ivan Kulbakov | Youngstown |
  | D | Mikey Anderson | Waterloo |
  | D | Quinn Hughes | Team USA |
  | F | Jack Adams | Fargo |
  | F | Blake Lizotte | Fargo |
  | F | Nick Swaney | Waterloo |
  
  ### All Rookie Team
  
  | Pos | Name | Team |
  | - | - | - |
  | G | Keith Petruzzelli | Muskegon |
  | D | Mario Ferraro | Des Moines |
  | D | Clayton Phillips | Fargo |
  | F | Cole Guttman | Dubuque |
  | F | Isaac Johnson | Des Moines |
  | F | Andrei Svechnikov | Muskegon |
  
  ## Clark Cup playoffs
  
  | Conference Semi-Finals (Best of 5) | Conference Semi-Finals (Best of 5) | Conference Semi-Finals (Best of 5) | Conference Finals (Best of 5) | Conference Finals (Best of 5) | Conference Finals (Best of 5) | Clark Cup Championship (Best of 5) | Clark Cup Championship (Best of 5) | Clark Cup Championship (Best of 5) |
  | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
  | 1 | Chicago | 3 | | | | | | |
  | 4 | Youngstown | 2 | | | | | | |
  | 4 | Youngstown | 2 | 1 | Chicago | 3 | | | |
  | Eastern Conference | Eastern Conference | Eastern Conference | 1 | Chicago | 3 | | | |
  | Eastern Conference | Eastern Conference | Eastern Conference | 2 | Dubuque | 1 | | | |
  | 2 | Dubuque | 3 | 2 | Dubuque | 1 | | | |
  | 3 | Muskegon | 1 | | | | | | |
  | 3 | Muskegon | 1 | | | | E1 | Chicago | 3 |
  | | | | | | | W1 | Sioux City | 2 |
  | 1 | Sioux City | 3 | | | | | | | W1 | Sioux City | 2 |
  | 4 | Des Moines | 0 | | | | | | |
  | 4 | Des Moines | 0 | 1 | Sioux City | 3 | | | |
  | Western Conference | Western Conference | Western Conference | 1 | Sioux City | 3 | | | |
  | Western Conference | Western Conference | Western Conference | 2 | Waterloo | 2 | | | |
  | 2 | Waterloo | 3 | 2 | Waterloo | 2 | | | |
  | 3 | Fargo | 0 | | | | | | |
  