As the USHL continues to hand out its end-of-season awards, Will Zellers of the Green Bay Gamblers has added more hardware to his collection.
On Tuesday, the league announced Zellers is the USHL Forward of the Year for the 2024-25 season. Zellers’ selection marks the first time in team history a player from Green Bay has won the award.
All end-of-season league awards were nominated and voted upon by team general managers.
Zellers piled up the points for the Gamblers this season, tallying 71 in 52 games. He also recorded a league-leading 44 goals and 27 assists with a 1.37 point-per-game average, the highest mark for any skater this season.
The North Dakota commit was a key piece of the Gamblers' top-ranked power play, which came in at 27.8%. He contributed 10 goals and 12 assists on the man advantage.
Despite missing 10 games in the regular season, Zellers took a league-leading 214 shots on goal with a 20.6% shooting percentage.
The Maple Grove, Minn. native was selected in the 2024 NHL Draft by the Colorado Avalanche. The Boston Bruins acquired his rights midway through the season.
Zellers was named to the All-USHL First Team on Monday.