USHL Players of the Week Named for May 10-18
Mac Swanson, Leo Gruba and Hampton Slukynsky earn league honors for outstanding Clark Cup performances
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Mac Swanson (Fargo),Â
Leo Gruba (Fargo) andÂ
Hampton Slukynsky (Fargo) have earnedÂ
United States Hockey League (USHL) Player of the Week honors following the 2024 Clark Cup Final.  Fargo earned the 2024 Clark Cup Championship after besting Dubuque by a 3-1 margin in the best-of-five series.
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Forward of the Week
Mac Swanson | Fargo | Anchorage, Alaska
NCAA Commitment:Â North Dakota
Birth Year:Â 2006
- 4 GP, 2 goals, 3 assists, 5 points, 7 shots on goal, +4 plus-minus rating
- Helped lead Fargo to a 3-1 best-of-five series win over Dubuque as the Force claimed the 2024 Clark Cup
- Scored an empty-net goal, had two shots on goal and was +2 in Fargo's 3-1 win in the first game of the series May 10
- Had a goal and two assists, two shots on and was +2 in a 6-3 Fargo win in Game #2 May 11
- Had an assist, one shot on goal and was +1 in the 3-1 series-clinching win last Saturday
- Led all USHL playoff scorers with 17 points on five goals and 12 assists in 12 games
- Named Clark Cup Playoffs MVP
- Fourth time this year he's been named USHL Forward of the Week
Defenseman of the Week
Leo GrubaÂ
| Fargo | Lake Elmo, Minn.
NCAA Commitment:Â Minnesota
Birth Year:Â 2003
- 4 GP, 2 goals, 3 assists, 5 points, +2 plus-minus rating, 11 shots on goal
- Helped lead Fargo to a 3-1 best-of-five series win over Dubuque as the Force claimed the 2024 Clark Cup
- Scored Fargo's first goal in a 3-1 win in the first game of the series May 10
- Had a goal and assisted on the game-winning goal in Fargo's 6-3 win May 11
- Assisted on the game-winning goal in the 3-2 series-clinching win last Saturday
- Finished the postseason with 3-5—8 in 12 games
- Fourth time this year he's been named USHL Defenseman of the Week
Goaltender of the Week
Hampton Slukynsky | Fargo | Warroad, Minn.
NCAA Commitment:Â Northern Michigan
Birth Year:Â 2005
- 4 GP, 3-1-0-0, 238:00 minutes, 8 GA, 102 saves, 2.02 goals against average, 0.927 save percentage
- Helped lead Fargo to a 3-1 best-of-five series win over Dubuque as the Force claimed the 2024 Clark Cup
- Had 22 saves in 3-1 win over the Fighting Saints in the first game of the series May 10
- Finished with 30 stops in a 6-3 win May 11
- Stopped 22 shots in last Saturday's 3-1 series-clinching victory at Dubuque
- Has been named USHL Goaltender of the Week four times in 2023-24
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