As the leaves turn and the puck drops in USHL cities across the U.S., here’s a look at what’s happening in rinks around the league next month.
Des Moines’ Debut
- The Des Moines Buccaneers will play their first game of the 2024-25 season in the MidAmerican Energy Company RecPlex in West Des Moines, Iowa on Oct. 4.
Light Up the Stable
- The Cedar Rapids RoughRiders will celebrate their 25th anniversary season with glow-in-the-dark, pinstripe jerseys on Sept. 28.
Military Appreciation Night
- The Green Bay Gamblers will salute to service members on Oct. 5. (Learn more)
Charitable Causes
- Fargo Force: Rally 4 Demmy – Sept. 28 (Learn more)
- Dubuque Fighting Saints: Fill the Food Bank Night – Oct. 5 (Learn more)
- Fargo Force: Autism Awareness Night – Oct. 11 (Learn more)
- Lincoln Stars: Nebraska Epilepsy Night – Oct. 12 (Learn more)
- Sioux Falls Stampede: Sioux Falls Area Humane Society Night (Learn more)
- Lincoln Stars: First Responders Night – Oct. 25 (Learn more)
- Dubuque Fighting Saints: Pink the Rink – Oct. 25 (Learn more)
- Cedar Rapids RoughRiders: – Oct. 19 – Brooke’s Wiping Out Cancer Night*
- Omaha Lancers: – Oct. 26 – Pink in the Rink* (Learn more)
Taylor’s Tour Begins
- Each fan who attends T-Swift Night on Oct. 12 is entered into a drawing to see Taylor Swift in Indianapolis on Nov. 1, plus funds to be used toward travel & lodging. (Learn more)
Guaranteed Win Night
- If the Lancers win on Oct. 12, all fans in attendance will receive a free ticket to their Oct. 13 game. (Learn more)
Turtle Races
- The Chicago Steel will host the slowest two minutes in sports with Turtle Races on Oct. 19. (Learn more)
Celebrating Women in Sports
- The Chicago Steel will host U.S. Olympian Kendall Coyne Schofield for the cermonial puck drop on Oct. 20 (Learn more)
Flannel Fest
- The Muskegon Lumberjacks are set to host its fourth annual Flannel Fest, a two-day opening weekend celebration on Oct. 25-26 (Learn more)
Heavy Metal & Horror Night
- LOUD NOISES! The Green Bay Gamblers will ease into their home schedule with Heavy Metal & Horror Night on Oct. 26* (Learn more)
Oktoberfest & 5K
- The Madison Capitols will host a 5K fundraiser on Oct. 12 with funds going toward Tri-4-Schools, a local non-profit. All runners will recieve a free ticket to the game where polka music will pump through the speakers as part of Madison’s Oktoberfest special (Learn more)