The United States Hockey League and its member clubs announced dates for the Conference Semifinals of the 2019 Clark Cup Playoffs. The Cedar Rapids RoughRiders, Chicago Steel, Dubuque Fighting Saints, Des Moines Buccaneers, Muskegon Lumberjacks, Sioux Falls Stampede and Waterloo Black Hawks will all be competing for the 2019 Clark Cup championship.
The Conference Semifinals 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 Conference Semifinals games will be broadcasted on ushl.hockeytv.com.
Eastern Conference Semifinals
(1) Muskegon Lumberjacks vs. (6) Dubuque Fighting Saints
Game 1: Saturday, 4/20/19 at 7:15 PM ET at L.C. Walker Arena
Game 2: Sunday, 4/21/19 at 5:15 PM ET at L.C. Walker Arena
Game 3 : Tuesday, 4/23/19 at 7:05 PM CT at Mystique Ice Center
Game 4 (if necessary): Wednesday, 4/24/19 at 7:05 PM CT at Mystique Ice Center
Game 5 (if necessary): Saturday, 4/27/19 at 7:15 PM ET at L.C. Walker Arena
(2) Chicago Steel vs. (4) Cedar Rapids RoughRiders
Game 1: Saturday, 4/20/19 at 7:05 PM CT at Fox Valley Ice Arena
Game 2: Sunday, 4/21/19 at 5:05 PM CT at Fox Valley Ice Arena
Game 3 : Tuesday, 4/23/19 at 7:05 PM CT at Cedar Rapids Ice Arena
Game 4 (if necessary): Wednesday, 4/24/19 at 7:05 PM CT at Cedar Rapids Ice Arena
Game 5 (if necessary): Saturday, 4/27/19 at 7:05 PM CT at Fox Valley Ice Arena
Western Conference Semifinals
(1) Tri-City Storm vs. (4) Des Moines Buccaneers
Game 1: Friday, 4/19/19 at 7:05 PM CT at Viaero Center
Game 2: Saturday, 4/20/19 at 7:05 PM CT at Viaero Center
Game 3: Tuesday, 4/23/19 at 7:05 PM CT at Buccaneer Arena
Game 4 (if necessary): Wednesday, 4/24/19 at 7:05 PM CT at Buccaneer Arena
Game 5 (if necessary): Friday, 4/26/19 at 7:05 PM CT at Viaero Center
(2) Waterloo Black Hawks vs. (3) Sioux Falls Stampede
Game 1: Friday, 4/19/19 at 7:05 PM CT at Young Arena
Game 2: Saturday, 4/20/19 at 7:05 PM CT at Young Arena
Game 3: Tuesday, 4/23/19 at 7:05 PM CT at Denny Sanford PREMIER Center
Game 4 (if necessary): Wednesday, 4/24/19 at 7:05 PM CT at Denny Sanford PREMIER Center
Game 5 (if necessary): Saturday, 4/27/19 at 7:05 PM CT at Young Arena
Headquartered in Chicago, Illinois, the USHL celebrates its 17th season as the nation's only Tier I junior hockey league in 2018-19. The USHL had a record 45 players selected at the 2018 NHL Draft, more than any junior league in the world, and more than 400 players on team rosters last season committed to NCAA Division I schools, further establishing the USHL as the world’s foremost producer of junior hockey talent.
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