What league does Chicago Crush play in?

Chicago Crush play in the USPHL Premier.

When was Chicago Crush founded?

Chicago Crush was founded in 2022.

Who is the head coach of Chicago Crush?

The head coach of Chicago Crush is Phil Bushbacher.

What arena does Chicago Crush play in?

Chicago Crush play their home games at Summit Ice Center.

What are the team colors of Chicago Crush?

The team colors of Chicago Crush are Blue + Red + White.

Chicago Crush

USPHL Premier

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2025-2026

2025-2026 Season

Chicago Crush were 8-32-3 in the 2025-26 USPHL Premier season with 21 points, 5th in the Midwest and 66th overall.

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2025-2026 Chicago Crush Player Stats

All Positions

#	Skater	GP	G	A	TP	PIM	+/-	GP	G	A	TP	PIM
USPHL Premier
1.	Caleb Lind (F)	44	14	18	32	32	-	5	0	0	0	2
2.	Owen Hartnett (F)	44	13	10	23	75	-	1	0	0	0	0
3.	Jakub Potoczny (F)	35	8	15	23	6	-	5	0	2	2	0
4.	Joey Bledsoe (F)	44	15	5	20	8	-	3	3	3	6	0
5.	Ryan Brown (C)	42	3	17	20	47	-	5	2	2	4	4
6.	John Martino (F)	31	6	12	18	6	-	2	0	0	0	0
7.	Michael Large (F)	41	6	10	16	20	-	5	0	0	0	0
8.	Jace Levine (RW)	39	5	9	14	7	-	4	1	0	1	2
9.	Connor Edwards (D)	42	0	13	13	18	-	5	0	1	1	0
10.	Josh Yeates (F)	19	4	8	12	12	-
11.	Alexander Guida (F)	30	6	5	11	6	-	5	1	0	1	2
12.	Addison Noffsinger (D)	42	0	11	11	16	-	5	1	4	5	0
13.	Timéo Tissot (D)	36	5	5	10	22	-	5	0	1	1	6
14.	Keith Watkins (F)	40	4	6	10	88	-	5	1	2	3	6
15.	Brody Luzbetak (D)	42	2	7	9	6	-	5	0	0	0	0
16.	Alex Matysiak (F/D)	33	0	8	8	22	-	4	0	0	0	17
17.	Vincent Cerrentano (C)	21	4	3	7	24	-
18.	Hunter Pope (D)	14	1	6	7	27	-
19.	Van Bickers (D/F)	35	3	3	6	65	-
20.	Anthony Obrachta (F)	13	1	5	6	4	-	5	0	1	1	0
21.	Niko Dougan (F)	10	2	3	5	0	-
22.	Krstan Dukic (D)	25	1	3	4	43	-
23.	Giovanni Rizzo (RW)	14	2	1	3	4	-
24.	Brandon Herschbach (F)	9	1	2	3	0	-
25.	Dimitri Meyer-Bergeon (C)	4	1	1	2	0	-	5	0	0	0	2
26.	Cole Darlas (F)	8	1	1	2	8	-
27.	Ramsey Paullo (D)	14	1	1	2	0	-
28.	Lincoln Stochl (F)	1	1	0	1	2	-	5	2	5	7	2
29.	Gavin Jedlicka (F)	3	1	0	1	0	-	5	1	2	3	0
30.	Joey Grobarek (F)	6	1	0	1	0	-	5	2	2	4	2
31.	Lukas Gold (F)	11	1	0	1	2	-
32.	Daniel Neuses (F)	1	0	1	1	0	-
33.	Jack Smith (F)	3	0	1	1	0	-
34.	Chase Coffman (D)	4	0	1	1	0	-
35.	Henry Prater (F)	8	0	1	1	2	-
36.	Hammad Khan (F)	1	0	0	0	0	-
37.	Colton Flucas (F)	1	0	0	0	0	-
38.	Donavin Miller (D)	1	0	0	0	4	-
39.	Jace Prindle (F)	2	0	0	0	0	-
40.	DJ Long (C)	2	0	0	0	0	-	1	0	0	0	0
41.	Aliaksandr Yakimenka (D)	2	0	0	0	0	-
42.	Dylan Kennedy (F)	2	0	0	0	0	-	4	0	0	0	0
43.	Brandon Adolfino (F)	2	0	0	0	4	-
44.	Nigel Ladret (F)	4	0	0	0	0	-	5	1	0	1	2

#	Goalie	GP	GAA	SV%	W	L	T	SO	TOI	SVS	GP	GAA	SV%
USPHL Premier
1.	Brendan Kusbel (G)	18	4.29	.900	3	14	0	0	940:45	638	3	3.50	.931
2.	Jack Allivato (G)	20	4.13	.888	4	13	3	0	1085:44	616	3	3.81	.886
3.	Daniel Gurtner (G)	3	3.70	.885	1	1	0	0	146:03	69
4.	Nathan Wax (G)	4	5.32	.883	1	1	0	0	124:05	83
5.	Joseph Marturano (G)	4	4.99	.870	0	0	0	0	63:07	40
6.	Giovanni Bottalico (G)	2	5.44	.867	0	1	0	0	88:14	52
7.	Hayden Rabe (G)	3	10.85	.866	0	1	0	0	71:53	84

2025-2026 Chicago Crush Staff

GM/Head CoachPhil Bushbacher
GovernorPete Olson

Team Staff History

2025-2026 Chicago Crush Demographics

Chicago Crush Facts

Plays in: United States Premier Hockey League - Premier
Team Colors: Blue + Red + White
Town: -
Founded: 2022

2025-2026 Chicago Crush Roster Facts

Nationalities

47 players
2 players
1 player
1 player

Experience

Chicago Crush: 1 188 GP

Affiliated Team(s)

Arena Information

Arena Name: Summit Ice Center
Location: Lockport, IL
Capacity: 1 500
Construction Year: 2025

Chicago Crush Games

date	home	visiting	score	league
03/08/2026 05:00 PM UTC	Fort Wayne Spacemen	Chicago Crush	7 - 1	USPHL Premier
03/08/2026 12:00 AM UTC	Fort Wayne Spacemen	Chicago Crush	4 - 1	USPHL Premier
03/02/2026 01:00 AM UTC	Chicago Cougars	Chicago Crush	4 - 7	USPHL Premier
02/28/2026 01:00 AM UTC	Chicago Cougars	Chicago Crush	2 - 1 (OT 61:51)	USPHL Premier
02/22/2026 10:00 PM UTC	Chicago Cougars	Chicago Crush	7 - 2	USPHL Premier

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Latest Transactions

08/14/2025

confirmed

JJ Gongol (F)

Leaving forChicago T-Rex

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07/09/2025

confirmed

Patrick Haverstad Johansen (G)

Leaving forSöderhamn/Ljusne HC

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06/26/2025

confirmed

John Beldecos (D)

Leaving forChelmsford Chieftains

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09/03/2024

confirmed

John Beldecos (D)

Joining fromHaringey Huskies

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06/24/2024

confirmed

Jack Sundhall (G)

Leaving forNässjö HC

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06/03/2024

confirmed

Jonathan Wood (D)

Leaving forSaginaw Valley State Univ.

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Chicago Crush History and Standings

season	league	GP	W	L	T	OTW	OTL	GF	GA	PTS	PPG	rank	postseason
2026-2027	USPHL Premier	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-
2025-2026	USPHL Premier	44	6	32	-	2	3	114	202	21	0.48	5	-
2024-2025	USPHL Premier	44	29	11	-	-	4	197	124	62	1.41	2	Division Final loss
2023-2024	USPHL Premier	44	25	15	-	-	4	142	126	54	1.23	3	Division Semifinal loss
2022-2023	USPHL Premier	44	13	24	-	-	7	118	184	33	0.75	5	Division QF loss

Where Are They Now?

Played in the team during season

#	player	season	team	league	GP	G	A	PTS	PIM
1.	Timéo Tissot (D)	2026-2027	Hiti Academy Bled Hawks U20	Austria U20i	6	0	3	3	18
2.	Jonathan Wood (D)	2026-2027	Iowa State Univ.	ACHA	2	0	2	2	0
3.	Xavier Othon (F)	2026-2027	Texas Jr. Brahmas	NA3HL	1	0	1	1	0
4.	Johan Karjalainen (F)	2026-2027	Raahe-Kiekko	Suomi-sarja	3	0	1	1	2
5.	Nathaniel Zimmerman (D)	2026-2027	Illinois State Univ.	ACHA	1	0	0	0	0
6.	Van Bickers (D)	2026-2027	Arizona State Univ.	ACHA II	1	0	0	0	2
7.	Brennan Cazel (D)	2026-2027	Arizona State Univ.	ACHA	2	0	0	0	0
8.	William Soldano (D)	2026-2027	Davenport Univ.	ACHA	3	0	0	0	0
9.	Ryan Hammer (F)	2026-2027	Misericordia Univ.	NCAA III	-	-	-	-	-
10.	Colton Flucas (F)	2026-2027	Ohio Rivermen 18U AAA	18U AAA	-	-	-	-	-

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Average Height, Weight, Age Per Season

Season	Roster	Height	Weight	Age
2025-2026	View Roster	5'10"	168 lbs	19.65
2024-2025	View Roster	5'11"	176 lbs	19.37
2023-2024	View Roster	6'0"	181 lbs	19.62
2022-2023	View Roster	5'11"	181 lbs	18.70

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Regular Season

Franchise All-Time Points

#	Player	GP	G	A	TP
1.	Caden Day (F)	82	43	60	103
2.	Spencer Kauke (F)	127	38	63	101
3.	Nick Zehelein (F)	84	30	38	68
4.	JJ Gongol (F)	36	28	36	64
5.	Jacob Rozanski (F)	65	28	33	61

Franchise All-Time Goals

#	Player	GP	G	A	TP
1.	Caden Day (F)	82	43	60	103
2.	Spencer Kauke (F)	127	38	63	101
3.	Nick Zehelein (F)	84	30	38	68
4.	JJ Gongol (F)	36	28	36	64
5.	Jacob Rozanski (F)	65	28	33	61

Franchise All-Time Assists

#	Player	GP	G	A	TP
1.	Spencer Kauke (F)	127	38	63	101
2.	Caden Day (F)	82	43	60	103
3.	Cyler Brogle (D)	101	6	43	49
4.	Nick Zehelein (F)	84	30	38	68
5.	JJ Gongol (F)	36	28	36	64

Franchise All-Time Penalty Min.

#	Player	GP	G	TP	PIM
1.	Spencer Kauke (F)	127	38	101	198
2.	William Kenny (F)	123	20	39	182
3.	Conor Heniff (F)	81	9	19	161
4.	Logan Fernandes (F)	108	18	32	153
5.	Keith Watkins (F)	56	5	16	140

Franchise All-Time Games Played

#	Player	GP	G	A	TP
1.	Ryan Brown (F)	131	12	31	43
2.	Spencer Kauke (F)	127	38	63	101
3.	William Kenny (F)	123	20	19	39
4.	Logan Fernandes (F)	108	18	14	32
5.	Cyler Brogle (D)	101	6	43	49

Franchise All-Time Points Per Game

#	Player	GP	G	TP	PPG
1.	Johan Karjalainen (F)	12	14	26	2.17
2.	JJ Gongol (F)	36	28	64	1.78
3.	MacGregor King (F)	41	22	53	1.29
4.	Caden Day (F)	82	43	103	1.26
5.	Xavier Othon (F)	1	1	1	1.00

Franchise All-Time Points Per Season

#	Player	Season	GP	G	TP
1.	JJ Gongol (F)	2024-2025	36	28	64
2.	Spencer Kauke (F)	2024-2025	44	23	57
3.	MacGregor King (F)	2024-2025	41	22	53
4.	Caden Day (F)	2023-2024	44	26	52
5.	Caden Day (F)	2024-2025	38	17	51

Franchise All-Time Goals Per Season

#	Player	Season	GP	G	TP
1.	JJ Gongol (F)	2024-2025	36	28	64
2.	Caden Day (F)	2023-2024	44	26	52
3.	Spencer Kauke (F)	2024-2025	44	23	57
4.	MacGregor King (F)	2024-2025	41	22	53
5.	Jacob Rozanski (F)	2024-2025	36	20	42

Franchise All-Time Assists Per Season

#	Player	Season	GP	A	TP
1.	JJ Gongol (F)	2024-2025	36	36	64
2.	Spencer Kauke (F)	2024-2025	44	34	57
3.	Caden Day (F)	2024-2025	38	34	51
4.	MacGregor King (F)	2024-2025	41	31	53
5.	Caden Day (F)	2023-2024	44	26	52

Franchise All-Time Penalty Min. Per Season

#	Player	Season	GP	TP	PIM
1.	Caden Day (F)	2023-2024	44	52	96
2.	Keith Watkins (F)	2025-2026	40	10	88
3.	Conor Heniff (F)	2022-2023	39	8	88
4.	Ryan Hammer (F)	2023-2024	41	34	87
5.	Brennan Cazel (D)	2023-2024	39	13	86