
Here are the USHL Players of the Week for Week 29.
Loa Milfors led the way in scoring among USHL skaters last week, scoring three goals and five points in two games.
The Cedar Rapids forward helped secure two wins by scoring in both games.
Milfors scored twice, including the game-winning goal, in the Riders' 7-4 win over Des Moines on Friday and chipped in two assists with a +4 rating.
The following night, he scored a goal and had four shots on goal in a 5-2 road win against Dubuque.
Milfors ended the year with a three-game point streak, racking up four goals and six points during that stretch and finished with eight goals and six assists in 28 games played overall.
Hanson had an impressive performance in the last two games regular season games.
He scored two goals with one assist, earning a total of three points. He also had a plus-minus rating of +4 and forced seven shots on goal.
Last Friday, Hanson led all Sioux City skaters with five shots on goal in the team's 2-1 loss to Lincoln. The following night, the Minnesota Duluth commit tallied two goals on two shots with an assist and a season-best +5 rating.
Hanson finished the 2023-24 regular season as the Musketeers' highest-scoring defenseman, recording 10 goals, 37 assists, and 47 points in 59 games played. He ranked second in scoring among all defensemen in the USHL.
Gadzhiev picked up wins in both starts last week, allowing four goals on a combined 47 shots, good for a 2.00 goals against average and 0.914 save percentage.
The Muskegon netminder finished with a 7-2-0-0 record with a 2.47 goals-against average and 0.916 save percentage over his final nine regular-season games.
In Friday's game against Chicago, Gadzhiev stopped 29 shots in the Jacks' 7-3 road win. On Saturday, he made 14 saves on 15 shots in a 4-1 win.
Gadzhiev has now been named USHL Goaltender of the Week three times this season.