Breaking: USHL Announces Historic Expansion Into California, Arizona And Nevada

Key points

• On Thursday, the USHL announced plans to partner with stakeholders, including the NHL and USA Hockey, to establish member clubs in California, Arizona, and Nevada, marking the league's first major expansion into the western United States.
• Los Angeles Kings President Luc Robitaille on what USHL expansion means for the future of player development in the West.
• "This will create a whole new competitive layer to the western region that will allow junior-level players to develop and compete closer to home," Robitaille said Thursday morning.
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• More pathways for the next generation of players.