Welcome back to another episode of The Hockey News American Pipeline Podcast covering the NCAA, USHL and more with Sydney Wolf and Mike Stephens. Here's what's in this episode:

- Who are the top scorers and players at the World Men's Under-18 Championship from the NCAA and USHL? Team USA won their quarterfinal and have a good chance at going for gold on the weekend.

- There are tons of USHL news! Will Whitelaw and Ryan Walsh broke some franchise records, and four goalies tendered with USHL clubs.

- The USHL playoffs are in full swing, so what does that look like? (It involves upsets.)

- Matthew Knies is among nine Toronto Maple Leafs prospects in the American pipeline this season. The Hobey Baker finalist hasn't missed a beat after going from the NCAA Frozen Four to the Leafs in time for the playoffs.

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