Copyright Pointstreak Sports Technologies Inc. Updated July 15, 2025, 2:56 pm USHL: Western Conference FINAL USHL 1ST 2ND 3RD TOTAL --- --- --- ----- Waterloo 2 2 4 8 Sioux Falls 0 0 3 3 GOAL SCORING: 1ST PER: WAT - Blake Winiecki (Tim Lappin, John Wiitala) 3:52 WAT - Blake Winiecki 16:58 2ND PER: WAT - Liam Pecararo (Drew Melanson, Dane Cooper) 0:58 WAT - Zach Sanford (Drew Melanson, Derek Pratt) 18:00 3RD PER: SF - Tony Calderone (Ed McGovern, Jason Stephanik) 7:00 SF - (SH) C.J. Franklin (Conner Valesano) 10:27 SF - Dennis Kravchenko (Griffen Molino) 12:30 WAT - Liam Pecararo (Blake Winiecki, Mark Friedman) 12:52 WAT - (PP) Liam Pecararo (Blake Winiecki, Alec McCrea) 17:20 WAT - (PP) John Wiitala (Brandon Montour, Dane Cooper) 17:37 WAT - (PP) Drew Melanson (Hayden Shaw, Zach Sanford) 17:58 POWER-PLAY CONVERSIONS: WAT - 3 OF 7, SF - 0 OF 4. SHOTS ON GOAL: 1ST 2ND 3RD TOTAL --- --- --- ----- WAT 10 15 14 39 SF 4 8 14 26 GOALIES: WAT - Cal Petersen SF - Arthur Brey OFFICIALS: REF - Korey Chipperfield LIN - Riley Bowles, Chad Miller ATT: 4,277 ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- HOW THEY SCORED -------------------------------------------------- Waterloo 2 2 4 -- 8 Sioux Falls 0 0 3 -- 3 -------------------------------------------------- FIRST PERIOD -- Scoring: WAT - Winiecki (Lappin, Wiitala) 3:52. WAT - Winiecki 16:58. Penalties: Majkozak, SF (Unsportsmanlike Conduct, Misconduct, 10 min) 16:58. SECOND PERIOD -- Scoring: WAT - Pecararo (Melanson, Cooper) 0:58. WAT - Sanford (Melanson, Pratt) 18:00. Penalties: Burchett, SF (Checking from Behind, Minor, 2 min) 2:26. Cooper, WAT (Head Contact, Minor, 2 min) 6:51. Cooper, WAT (High Sticking, Minor, 2 min) 11:58. Friedman, WAT (Head Contact, Minor, 2 min) 14:49. Stephanik, SF (Cross Checking, Minor, 2 min) 18:25. THIRD PERIOD -- Scoring: SF - Calderone (McGovern, Stephanik) 7:00. SF - Franklin (shorthanded) (Valesano) 10:27. SF - Kravchenko (Molino) 12:30. WAT - Pecararo (Winiecki, Friedman) 12:52. WAT - Pecararo (powerplay) (Winiecki, McCrea) 17:20. WAT - Wiitala (powerplay) (extra attacker) (Montour, Cooper) 17:37. WAT - Melanson (powerplay) (Shaw, Sanford) 17:58. Penalties: Stephanik, SF (Too Many Men, Bench Minor, 2 min) 1:33. Shaw, WAT (Holding, Minor, 2 min) 4:58. Kravchenko, SF (Boarding, Minor, 2 min) 9:57. Burchett, SF (Checking from Behind, Major, 5 min) 16:25. Burchett, SF (Checking from Behind, Game Misconduct, 10 min) 16:25. Winiecki, WAT (Roughing, Minor, 2 min) 18:36. Duchesne, SF (Unsportsmanlike Conduct, Misconduct, 10 min) 18:36. Shots on goal: -------------------------------------------------- Waterloo 10 15 14 -- 39 Sioux Falls 4 8 14 -- 26 -------------------------------------------------- Power-play Conversions: Waterloo - 3 of 7, Sioux Falls - 0 of 4 GOALIES AWAY TEAM MIN S SV Cal Petersen 59:57 26 23 HOME TEAM MIN S SV Arthur Brey 60:00 39 31 ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- PLAYER GAME STATISTICS AWAY TEAM G A +/- S HOME TEAM G A +/- S Israelsson, Mathia 0 Schuldt, Joe -1 1 Pratt, Derek 1 +1 2 Brun, Kristoffer +1 Courtnall, Lawton -1 McGovern, Ed 1 -4 3 Wiitala, John 1 1 +1 2 Nanne, Louis 0 1 Sanford, Zach 1 1 -1 3 Knutson, Zeb -3 3 Lappin, Tim 1 +2 1 Fritz, Daniel +1 Horton, Jake +1 Franklin, C.J. 1 -2 3 Krieger, Peter +1 6 Valesano, Conner 1 -2 Sheehy, Tyler 0 1 Calderone, Tony 1 0 6 Winiecki, Blake 2 2 +3 3 Kravchenko, Dennis 1 +1 1 Melanson, Drew 1 2 0 3 OConnor, Logan 0 1 Shaw, Hayden 1 0 2 Stephanik, Jason 1 0 1 McCrea, Alec 1 -1 1 Majkozak, R.J. -1 1 Pecararo, Liam 3 +2 6 Schwalbe, Ryan 0 1 Petersen, Cal 0 Duchesne, Chad +1 1 Friedman, Mark 1 0 3 Graber, Will 0 1 Cooper, Dane 2 +2 Burchett, Keith -1 1 Montour, Brandon 1 +1 4 Molino, Griffen 1 -1 1 Salerno, Brandon 0 Brey, Arthur 0 McLellan, Tyson -1 2 Jacobson, David 0 Fukushima, Shane 0 Steward, Dallas 0 Pavelski, Scott 0 Bragnalo, Christia 0 OHandley, PK 0 Eades, Cary 0 ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- GAMENOTES Referee: Korey Chipperfield Linesman: Riley Bowles, Chad Miller Game Length: 2:22 1st Star: Blake Winiecki (WAT) 2nd Star: Liam Pecararo (WAT) 3rd Star: C.J. Franklin (SF) Backup Goalies: Waterloo - Mathias Israelsson ; Sioux Falls - David Jacobson Copyright Pointstreak Sports Technologies Inc.