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Checking Back in with the USHL Behind The NetBehind The Net An SB Nation CommunityNavigation Jump to content areasNetwork Bar & Login Section Navigation Main Blog Content Secondary Sidebar Links to Recent Stories FanPosts and FanShots Masthead Network BarSB Nation Pro Quality Fan Perspective Log In Screen Name Password Remember Forgot PasswordSign in with Yahoo! IDUse OpenID OpenID RememberDont Have OpenIDSign Up Around SBN SB Nation Bloggers College Football Bowl Picks And Schedule Behind The Net Derrire le Filet Hockey Analysis for the Thinking Fanles faits saillants de lanalyze statistiqueHome FanPosts FanShots Archives Share Checking Back in with the USHL by Hawerchuk on Dec 9 2009 900 AM EST 5 comments More photos by David Zalubowski AP Paul Stastnys path to the NHL was through the USHL and NCAA Browse more photos Two years ago I looked at how the USHL had gone from producing an insignificant number of NHL players to accounting for almost 10% of the pros in less than a decade Forget the Miracle on Ice the growth of the USHL is the most significant success story in the history of American hockey I thought Id take another look at how the USHL is doing and whether it has continued to produce NHL players at such a high rate The pertinent plots are after the jumpFirst has the USHL continued its seemingly inexorably path to filling the entire NHL with its player Sure looks that way to me What about the USHLs role as the primary feeder league for NCAA DI college hockey Still on the same path the percentage of USHL players making the jump to the NCAA has been increasing (the blip this season is because were only 30% of the way through the NCAA season and not every player has made his debut) The percentage of NCAA players whove played in the USHL has also continued to increase None of this should be in any way surprising the caliber of USHL players increased dramatically from 19902000 and now the sheer number of quality hockey players in the USHL continues to increase We dont yet see players jumping directly from the USHL to the NHL like we do with Canadian junior leagues but by age 21 its difficult to argue with the results on a perteam basis the 12team USHL produces as many NHL players as the 60team CHL Canada has achieved hockey saturation so the number of players going from AAA Midget or Tier II Junior to the CHL and on to the NHL is unlikely to increase in the near future The USHL on the other hand continues to expand its reach as previouslyuntapped areas of the country like California grow their youth hockey programs0 recs 5 comments Add comment Share Email Print More from Behind The NetMore Gladwell (spoiler hes wrong)Feb 2009 by Hawerchuk 5 commentsHow does scoring in junior predict the likelihood of playing in the NHL...