General | 5/28/2025 7:53:19 AM
The NHL Network is scheduled to air the winner-take-all Game 5 of the Clark Cup Final between the Muskegon Lumberjacks and Waterloo Black Hawks on Thursday at 11 a.m. CT/12 p.m. ET.
Tim Harwood, the longtime voice of the Black Hawks, is on play-by-play alongside color commentator Jonny Lazarus of The Daily Faceoff.
The Lumberjacks’ 4-3 overtime win clinched their first Clark Cup in team history. The Black Hawks overcame a two-goal deficit in front of a sold-out crowd at Young Arena in Waterloo, Iowa, pushing Game 5 of the league championship into overtime for the first time since 2017.
David Klee (San Jose Sharks), Xavier Veilleux (New York Islanders), and Bauer Berry (Edmonton Oilers) each played for Muskegon. Five players ranked by NHL Central Scouting for the 2025 NHL Draft, including Ivan Ryabkin and Vaclav Nestrasil, participated in the game.
Tynan Lawrence, a 16-year-old and top prospect for the 2026 NHL Draft, was named MVP for the Clark Cup Playoffs following the game.
About the USHL
The United States Hockey League and its 16 member clubs are committed to being the world’s leading 16–20-year-old junior hockey league. During the 2024-25 season, USHL alumni held over 50% of NCAA Division I roster spots, and over 25% of NHL players had USHL experience. With 10 first-round selections and 49 total picks in the 2024 NHL Draft, the USHL has developed the most draft choices of any junior hockey league since 2012.
Elevated through the recently announced Declaration of Excellence with the NHL and USA Hockey, the league’s player-first approach, including a 2:1 practice-to-game ratio and a schedule with 92% of games played on weekends, provides its players with the optimal environment for athletic and personal growth, creating pathways for the next generation of stars like Kyle Connor (Youngstown Phantoms), Macklin Celebrini (Chicago Steel), Matthew Knies (Tri-City Storm), Adam Fantilli (Chicago Steel) and Jeremy Swayman (Sioux Falls Stampede). More.
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