Any word if Hughes or York made the trip to Ytown?
Clark Cup Final Matchup Set
05/05/2018, 9:30pm CDT
By USHL
The Youngstown Phantoms and Fargo Force will vie for the first Clark Cup championship in their respective team's history.
The Fargo Force and Youngstown Phantoms will square off in a best-of-five series to determine the 2018 Clark Cup Champion.
Both teams are vying for the first Clark Cup championship in their club's history. Fargo swept Tri-City in the First Round to advance to the Western Conference Semifinals, where they knocked off the Omaha Lancers in four games. Following their series win over Omaha, the Force defeated the Anderson Cup champion Waterloo Black Hawks in four games to advance to the Clark Cup Final since 2013. Youngstown, after receiving a first-round bye, swept Dubuque in their Eastern Conference Semifinal series before knocking off Team USA in four games in the Eastern Conference Final to reach the Clark Cup Final for the first time in team history.
Fargo is considered the higher seed in the series due to having the higher regulation season point total. ...
2018 Clark Cup Final Dates and Times Announced
05/05/2018, 9:30pm CDT
By USHL
... All Clark Cup Final games will be broadcasted at USHL.HockeyTV.com. Below is the schedule for the 2018 Clark Cup Final:
2018 Clark Cup Final
Updated thru Saturday's Game, 5/19/18
(3) Fargo Force vs. (2) Youngstown Phantoms ... Fargo wins series 3-1 ... Fargo Force Win 2018 Clark Cup
Game 1: Friday, 5/11/18 at 7:05 PM CT at Scheels Arena ... Youngstown [1], Fargo [4] ... Game 1 Recap: The Fargo Force score three power play goals en route to a 4-1 victory in Game 1 of the 2018 Clark Cup Final
Game 2: Saturday, 5/12/18 at 7:05 PM CT at Scheels Arena ... Youngstown [3], Fargo [2] (1OT) ... Game 2 Recap: Nicholas Cardelli's overtime winner gives Youngstown Game 2 victory, evens series at 1-1
Game 3: Friday, 5/18/18 at 7:05 PM ET at Covelli Centre ... Fargo [3], Youngstown [2] ... Game 3 Recap: Fargo Force win Game 3 to move within one win of first Clark Cup in team history
Game 4 ... : Saturday, 5/19/18 at 7:05 PM ET at Covelli Centre ... Fargo [4], Youngstown [2] ...
Game 5 (if necessary): Wednesday, 5/23/18 at 7:05 PM CT at Scheels Arena ...
Clark Cup Final Preview: Fargo Force vs. Youngstown Phantoms
05/09/2018, 11:00am CDT
By USHL
Preview of the 2018 Clark Cup Final between the Fargo Force and Youngstown Phantoms. ...
Both teams are vying for the first Clark Cup championship in their club's history. Fargo swept Tri-City in the First Round to advance to the Western Conference Semifinals, where they knocked off the Omaha Lancers in four games. Following their series win over Omaha, the Force defeated the Anderson Cup champion Waterloo Black Hawks in four games to advance to the Clark Cup Final for the first time since 2013. Youngstown, after receiving a first-round bye, swept Dubuque in their Eastern Conference Semifinal series before knocking off Team USA in four games in the Eastern Conference Final to reach the Clark Cup Final for the first time in team history. ...
Overall Record ...
Clark Cup Playoffs
Fargo: 8-2
Youngstown: 6-1
Home Record ...
Clark Cup Playoffs
Fargo: 6-0
Youngstown: 4-0
Road Record ...
Clark Cup Playoffs
Fargo: 2-2
Youngstown: 2-1
Head-to-Head Regular Season Series
Teams split season series 1-1
Leading Scorer ...
- Oct. 13: Fargo 3, Youngstown 2 (OT)
- Oct. 14: Youngstown 4, Fargo 3 (SO)
Clark Cup Playoffs
Fargo: Jacob Schmidt-Svejstrup: 10 GP, 10 points (4G, 6A)
Youngstown: Chase Gresock (7G, 5A) and Matthew Barry (3G, 9A): 7 GP, 12 points each
Leading Rookie ...
Clark Cup Playoffs
Fargo: Sammy Steele: 10 GP, 2 points (1G, 1A)
Youngstown: Jack Malone: 7 GP, 2 points (0G, 2A)
Leading Defenseman ...
Clark Cup Playoffs
Fargo: Ty Farmer and Robbie Stucker: 10 GP, 7 points (2G, 5A) each
Youngstown: Michael Joyaux: 7 GP, 4 points (0G. 4A)
Leading Goaltender ...
Clark Cup Playoffs
Fargo: Strauss Mann - 10 GP, 8-2, 2.16 GAA, .931 SV%
Youngstown: Ivan Prosvetov - 7 GP, 6-0, 2.51 GAA, .923 SV%
Power Play ...
Clark Cup Playoffs
Fargo: 17.5% (8/45, 6th overall)
Youngstown: 18.2% (4/22, 4th overall)
Penalty Kill ...
Clark Cup Playoffs
Fargo: 92.7% (38/41, 1st overall)
Youngstown: 84.4% (27/32, 6th overall) ...
Fargo Force Win Franchise’s First-Ever Clark Cup Title
Ty Farmer notches game-winning goal.
May 19, 2018
Jeremy Klein
YOUNGSTOWN, Ohio — The Fargo Force lost their top nine scorers from last season and their starting goalie from last season is also gone. Despite all of that the Force captured the franchise’s first-ever Clark Cup title with a 4-2 win in game four over Youngstown to take the series 3-1. ...
See Video Report (with some foggy details) at: http://www.kvrr.com/2018/05/19/fargo-force-win-franchises-first-ever-clark-cup-title/
That's a decent turnout. I miss getting those sized crowds here in Plymouth. We used to get that all the time for the Whalers from the OHL, but only see crowds like that for special events for the US NTDP. The USHL home playoff games were a ghost town... probably only a few hundred for the conference finals games. They were weeknight games, which pretty much guaranteed a bad turnout.I took a peak at the box scores to see the reported attendance in Youngstown. Over 3,000 in game 3 and over 2,000 in game 4. Positive signs for a franchise on shaky footing. Hopefully despite the loss that momentum with the fanbase will carry into next season.