Youngstown
Youngstown Phantoms: Goals vs. Assists Insights
• Cooper Simpson was the team’s premier offensive weapon, leading the club with 34 goals while also contributing 40 assists, making him both the top scorer and top playmaker.
• Ryan Rucinski and Evan Jardine provided outstanding secondary production, each recording 27 goals while surpassing 30 assists, giving Youngstown multiple high-end offensive threats.
• Malachi McKinnon displayed one of the most balanced scoring profiles on the roster, finishing exactly on the goals-assists parity line with 25 goals and 25 assists.
• Jack Hextall generated offense primarily through playmaking, accumulating 38 assists compared to 20 goals and serving as one of the team’s key setup men.
• Youngstown featured impressive offensive depth, with several forwards surpassing 25 assists and multiple players approaching or exceeding 25 goals, reflecting a balanced attack with both elite finishers and strong distributors.
Youngstown Phantoms: Dashboard Insights
• Youngstown was one of the USHL’s elite teams, finishing 43-14-3-2 with a 73.4% points percentage and a +81 goal differential, reflecting excellence on both sides of the puck.
• The Phantoms combined high-end star power with remarkable depth. Cooper Simpson (74 points), Ryan Rucinski (62), Evan Jardine (61), Jack Hextall (58), and Malachi McKinnon (50) all surpassed the 50-point mark.
• The team identity map places Youngstown firmly in the high-scoring, low-goals-against quadrant, highlighting a balanced championship-caliber profile built on both offensive firepower and defensive consistency.
• Top contributors generally posted strong positive plus/minus ratings, led by Malachi McKinnon, Jakub Heš, Carter Murphy, and Kazumo Sasaki, underscoring the club’s ability to drive play at even strength.
• Goaltending was a major strength. Tobias Trejbal paired a save percentage above 91% with one of the league’s heaviest workloads, while Owen Lepak also posted a save percentage above 90%, giving Youngstown exceptional stability in net.