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United States Hockey League

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United States Hockey League
Current season, competition or edition:
Current sports event 2022–23 USHL season
United States Hockey League logo.svg
SportIce hockey
Founded1947; 76 years ago (1947)
CommissionerBill Robertson[1]
No. of teams16
CountryUnited States
Most recent
champion(s)		Sioux City Musketeers
Most titles(Clark Cup era) Omaha Lancers (7)
(overall) Waterloo Black Hawks (9)
Official websitewww.ushl.com
For the defunct league by the same name, see United States Hockey League (1945–1951).

The United States Hockey League (USHL) is the top junior ice hockey league sanctioned by USA Hockey. The league consists of 16 active teams located in the Midwestern United States, for players between the ages of 16 and 21. The USHL is strictly amateur, allowing former players to compete in NCAA college hockey.

The Chicago Steel won the Anderson Cup as the 2020–21 regular season champions and the 2021 Clark Cup playoff championship; both were their second in franchise history.

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Junior ice hockey

Junior ice hockey

Junior hockey is a level of competitive ice hockey generally for players between 16 and 21 years of age. Junior hockey leagues in the United States and Canada are considered amateur and operate within regions of each country.

USA Hockey

USA Hockey

USA Hockey is the national ice hockey organization in the United States. It is recognized by the International Olympic Committee and the United States Olympic & Paralympic Committee as the governing body for organized ice hockey in the United States and is a member of the International Ice Hockey Federation. Before June 1991, the organization was known as the Amateur Hockey Association of the United States (AHAUS).

Midwestern United States

Midwestern United States

The Midwestern United States, also referred to as the Midwest or the American Midwest, is one of four census regions of the United States Census Bureau. It occupies the northern central part of the United States. It was officially named the North Central Region by the Census Bureau until 1984. It is between the Northeastern United States and the Western United States, with Canada to the north and the Southern United States to the south.

Amateur

Amateur

An amateur is generally considered a person who pursues an avocation independent from their source of income. Amateurs and their pursuits are also described as popular, informal, self-taught, user-generated, DIY, and hobbyist.

National Collegiate Athletic Association

National Collegiate Athletic Association

The National Collegiate Athletic Association (NCAA) is a nonprofit organization that regulates student athletics among about 1,100 schools in the United States, Canada, and Puerto Rico. It also organizes the athletic programs of colleges and universities in the United States and Canada and helps over 500,000 college student athletes who compete annually in college sports. The organization is headquartered in Indianapolis, Indiana.

Chicago Steel

Chicago Steel

The Chicago Steel are members of the United States Hockey League, joining the league in 2000. The Steel have played their home games at Fox Valley Ice Arena in Geneva, Illinois, since 2015; previously, the team played at Edge Ice Arena in Bensenville, Illinois, from 2000 to 2015.

Operations

The USHL is the country's top sanctioned junior hockey league, classified as Tier I. Like comparable entities such as the Canadian Hockey League's (CHL) three member leagues, the USHL offers a schedule of high-level, competitive games for top players aged 16 to 20. Unlike the CHL, it does not pay a stipend to its players, who thus retain amateur status and are eligible to play in the NCAA.[2]

Teams are subject to strict roster rules. In 2017–18 they may have no more than four overage skaters (players who have turned 20 in the first year of the season) and are limited to a maximum of five import players, three international players and two Canadian skaters. Starting in 2018–19, non-American goaltenders will count as two import players in a move designed to give more development time to American goalies, who are also exempt from the overage rule.

USHL teams, typically located in mid-sized cities, pay for all uniforms and equipment. Players live with local families, who receive a small stipend for food expenses, and either continue school or work part-time jobs. Due to their schedules, more than 90% of games are on weekends, which many NHL and college scouts attend.[2] Average attendance at regular season games for the 2014–15 season was 2,715 with 1,384,820 fans attending games during the season.[3]

Kyle Woodlief of Red Line Report stated in 2007 that the USHL's first line players are as good as their counterparts in the CHL—historically an important producer of NHL players—but that the Canadian-based league has better third and fourth lines. In 2006, Trevor Lewis, the 17th pick in the NHL Entry Draft, was the first USHL player to sign an NHL contract immediately after playing in the league.[2].

At the conclusion of the 2014–15 regular season, the USHL has tallied 251 Alumni that have played in the NHL and has 347 current players with NCAA College Commitments.[4] According to the league, approximately 95 percent of its players will eventually land a Division I college scholarship.[5]

On March 18, 2020, the USHL cancelled the rest of 2019–20 season and playoffs as a result of the COVID-19 pandemic.[6][7] The start of the following season was delayed to November 2020 and some teams had to suspend operations for the 2020–21 season.[8]

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Canadian Hockey League

Canadian Hockey League

The Canadian Hockey League is an umbrella organization that represents the three Canada-based major junior ice hockey leagues. The CHL was founded in 1975 as the Canadian Major Junior Hockey League, and is composed of its three member leagues, the Western Hockey League, Ontario Hockey League, and Quebec Major Junior Hockey League. For the 2021–22 season, its three leagues and 60 teams represent nine Canadian provinces as well as four American states.

Line (ice hockey)

Line (ice hockey)

In ice hockey, a line is a group of forwards that play in a group, or "shift", during a game.

Trevor Lewis

Trevor Lewis

Trevor Lewis is an American professional ice hockey centre who currently plays for the Calgary Flames of the National Hockey League (NHL). Lewis appeared in parts of 12 seasons with the Los Angeles Kings after being drafted 16th overall by the team in the 2006 NHL Entry Draft; he spent one season with the Winnipeg Jets before signing with Calgary in 2021. He won Stanley Cup championships with the Kings in 2012 and 2014.

2006 NHL Entry Draft

2006 NHL Entry Draft

The 2006 NHL Entry Draft was the 44th NHL Entry Draft. It was held at General Motors Place in Vancouver, British Columbia, on June 24, 2006.

NCAA Division I

NCAA Division I

NCAA Division I (D-I) is the highest level of intercollegiate athletics sanctioned by the National Collegiate Athletic Association (NCAA) in the United States, which accepts players globally. D-I schools include the major collegiate athletic powers, with large budgets, more elaborate facilities and more athletic scholarships than Divisions II and III as well as many smaller schools committed to the highest level of intercollegiate competition.

COVID-19 pandemic in the United States

COVID-19 pandemic in the United States

The COVID-19 pandemic in the United States is a part of the worldwide pandemic of coronavirus disease 2019 (COVID-19) caused by severe acute respiratory syndrome coronavirus 2 (SARS-CoV-2). In the United States, it has resulted in 102,417,985 confirmed cases with 1,113,229 all-time deaths, the most of any country, and the twentieth-highest per capita worldwide. The COVID-19 pandemic ranks first on the list of disasters in the United States by death toll; it was the third-leading cause of death in the U.S. in 2020, behind heart disease and cancer. From 2019 to 2020, U.S. life expectancy dropped by 3 years for Hispanic and Latino Americans, 2.9 years for African Americans, and 1.2 years for white Americans. These effects persisted as U.S. deaths due to COVID-19 in 2021 exceeded those in 2020, and life expectancy continued to fall from 2020 to 2021.

Draft

The USHL Draft is an annual event conducted in two "phases" during the second week of May.[9] The first phase is an eight-round draft of U-17 players for the upcoming season. The second phase of the draft is open to all players eligible to play junior hockey who are not already protected by a USHL team. The number of players drafted varies, as each team will draft until they have filled the 45 spots available on their roster. Undrafted players are open to try out for any team as a try-out player. Each team must reduce their roster to 23 players for the start of the season, but may carry 18 additional players on an affiliate list.[10]

Teams

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Current USHL team locations (Eastern Conference teams in red; Western Conference teams in blue; inactive teams in gray)

Current teams

Eastern Conference
Team Founded Arena Capacity City
Cedar Rapids RoughRiders 1998 ImOn Ice Arena 4,000 Cedar Rapids, Iowa
Chicago Steel 2000 Fox Valley Ice Arena 2,800 Geneva, Illinois
Dubuque Fighting Saints 2010 Mystique Ice Center 3,079 Dubuque, Iowa
Green Bay Gamblers 1994 Resch Center 8,709 Green Bay, Wisconsin
Madison Capitols 2014 Bob Suter's Capitol Ice Arena 2,611 Middleton, Wisconsin[11]
Muskegon Lumberjacks 2010 Mercy Health Arena 5,100 Muskegon, Michigan
USA Hockey National Team Development Program 1996 USA Hockey Arena 3,504 Plymouth, Michigan
Youngstown Phantoms 2003 Covelli Centre 5,717 Youngstown, Ohio
Western Conference
Team Founded Arena Capacity City
Des Moines Buccaneers 1980 Buccaneer Arena 4,161 Urbandale, Iowa
Fargo Force 2008 Scheels Arena 4,000 Fargo, North Dakota
Lincoln Stars 1996 Ice Box 4,212 Lincoln, Nebraska
Omaha Lancers 1986 Liberty First Credit Union Arena 4,000 Ralston, Nebraska
Sioux City Musketeers 1972 Fleet Farm Arena 9,500 Sioux City, Iowa
Sioux Falls Stampede 1999 Denny Sanford Premier Center 10,678 Sioux Falls, South Dakota
Tri-City Storm 2000 Viaero Center 4,047 Kearney, Nebraska
Waterloo Black Hawks 1962 Young Arena 3,500 Waterloo, Iowa

Defunct professional teams

Team City Years
Anoka Nordiques Anoka, Minnesota 1978–1979
Austin Mavericks Austin, Minnesota 1977–1979
Bloomington Junior Stars Bloomington, Minnesota 1977–1979
Calumet-Houghton Chiefs Calumet Township, Michigan 1972–1973
Central Wisconsin Flyers Stevens Point, Wisconsin 1974–1976
Chicago Warriors Chicago, Illinois 1972–1975
Copper Country Chiefs Calumet, Michigan 1974–1976
Copper Country Islanders Calumet, Michigan 1973–1974
Des Moines Oak Leafs Urbandale, Iowa 1968–1969
Duluth Port Stars Duluth, Minnesota 1968 (Duluth dropped out of league on December 30, 1968)[12]
Fox Valley Astros Dundee, Illinois[13] 1965–1966
Grand Rapids Blades Grand Rapids, Michigan 1976–1977
Grand Rapids Bruins Grand Rapids, Minnesota 1968–1969
Green Bay Bobcats Green Bay, Wisconsin 1961–1979
Madison Blues Madison, Wisconsin 1973–1974 (transferred to CHL)
Marquette Iron Rangers Marquette, Michigan 1964–1976
Milwaukee Admirals Milwaukee, Wisconsin 1973–1977 (transferred to IHL)
Milwaukee Metros Milwaukee, Wisconsin 1961–1962 (Milwaukee folded Jan 16, 1962, due to financial trouble)[14]
Minneapolis Rebels Minneapolis, Minnesota 1961–1962
Minnesota Nationals Saint Paul, Minnesota 1967–1968 (U.S. 1968 Olympic team[15])
Rochester Mustangs Rochester, Minnesota 1961–1970
Sault Ste. Marie Canadians Sault Ste. Marie, Ontario 1968–1972
Sault Ste. Marie Greyhounds Sault Ste. Marie, Ontario 1972–1973
Sioux City Musketeers Sioux City, Iowa 1972–1979
St. Paul Steers Saint Paul, Minnesota 1962–1966
Thunder Bay Twins Thunder Bay, Ontario 1970–1975 (transferred to OHA)
Traverse City Bays Traverse City, Michigan 1975–1977
U.S. Nationals Saint Paul, Minnesota 1966–1967
Waterloo Black Hawks Waterloo, Iowa 1962–1969, 1970–1979

Junior league timeline

Madison CapitolsCentral Illinois Flying AcesDubuque Fighting SaintsMuskegon LumberjacksYoungstown PhantomsFargo ForceOhio Junior Blue JacketsIndiana IceDanville WingsSt. Louis Heartland EaglesSt. Louis Heartland EaglesSioux Falls StampedeUSA Hockey National Team Development ProgramLincoln StarsChicago SteelChicago SteelFargo-Moorhead BearsGreen Bay GamblersOmaha LancersMadison CapitolsThunder Bay FlyersCedar Rapids RoughRidersNorth Iowa HuskiesDes Moines BuccaneersDubuque Fighting Saints (1980–2001)Dubuque Fighting Saints (1980–2001)Waterloo Black HawksTri-City StormSt. Paul VulcansSioux City MusketeersWaterloo Black HawksGreen Bay BobcatsBloomington Junior StarsRochester Mustangs (junior)Austin Mavericks

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Cedar Rapids RoughRiders

Cedar Rapids RoughRiders

The Cedar Rapids RoughRiders are a Tier I junior ice hockey team playing in the United States Hockey League (USHL). Before moving to Cedar Rapids, Iowa, in 1999, the team was based in Mason City, where they were known as the North Iowa Huskies.

Chicago Steel

Chicago Steel

The Chicago Steel are members of the United States Hockey League, joining the league in 2000. The Steel have played their home games at Fox Valley Ice Arena in Geneva, Illinois, since 2015; previously, the team played at Edge Ice Arena in Bensenville, Illinois, from 2000 to 2015.

Dubuque Fighting Saints

Dubuque Fighting Saints

The Dubuque Fighting Saints are a Tier I junior ice hockey team playing in the United States Hockey League (USHL) and are based in the city of Dubuque, Iowa, on the banks of the Mississippi River at the border intersects of Iowa, Illinois, and Wisconsin. Home games are played at the Dubuque Ice Arena. Home and away games are broadcast live on Mixlr, with Jordan Kuhns handling play-by-play duties.

Green Bay Gamblers

Green Bay Gamblers

The Green Bay Gamblers are a Tier I junior ice hockey team in the Eastern Conference of the United States Hockey League (USHL). They play in Ashwaubenon, Wisconsin, at the Resch Center.

Madison Capitols

Madison Capitols

The Madison Capitols are a Tier I junior ice hockey team that plays in the Eastern Conference of the United States Hockey League. Founded in 2014, the team plays its home games at Bob Suter's Capitol Ice Arena in Middleton, Wisconsin.

Muskegon Lumberjacks

Muskegon Lumberjacks

The Muskegon Lumberjacks are a Tier I junior ice hockey team in the Eastern Conference of the United States Hockey League. They play in Muskegon, Michigan, at Trinity Health Arena. The Lumberjacks replaced the International Hockey League franchise (IHL) of the same name, which relocated to Evansville, Indiana, at the end of the 2009–10 IHL season.

Des Moines Buccaneers

Des Moines Buccaneers

The Des Moines Buccaneers are a Tier I junior ice hockey team in the United States Hockey League (USHL). The team has played in the Western Conference since the 2009–10 season.

Fargo Force

Fargo Force

The Fargo Force is a Tier I junior ice hockey team in the Western Conference of the United States Hockey League (USHL). The Force have won one league championship in 2018 and was awarded USHL Organization of the Year for 2008–09 and 2012–13.

Lincoln Stars

Lincoln Stars

The Lincoln Stars are a Tier I junior ice hockey team playing in the United States Hockey League (USHL). The Stars' home ice is the Ice Box on the former Nebraska State Fair grounds and adjacent to the University of Nebraska–Lincoln.

Omaha Lancers

Omaha Lancers

The Omaha Lancers are a Tier I junior ice hockey team and are members of the Western Conference of the United States Hockey League (USHL). Founded in 1986, the Lancers play at the Liberty First Credit Union Arena in Ralston, Nebraska. Previous arenas of use include the Omaha Civic Auditorium, Mid-America Center, Ak-Sar-Ben Coliseum, and Motto McLean Ice Arena.

ImOn Ice Arena

ImOn Ice Arena

The ImOn Ice Arena is a 3,850-seat multipurpose arena in Cedar Rapids, Iowa, located adjacent to Veterans Memorial Stadium. The arena opened on January 8, 2000, and is owned by the city of Cedar Rapids. It is home to the Cedar Rapids RoughRiders of the United States Hockey League as well as several local youth hockey teams. The University of Iowa Hawkeyes club hockey team plays some of their home games at the facility. The arena contains separate sheets of ice for ice hockey games and for public and figure ice skating. ImOn Communications purchased naming rights to the arena from the city through 2024.

Cedar Rapids, Iowa

Cedar Rapids, Iowa

Cedar Rapids is the second-largest city in Iowa, United States and is the county seat of Linn County. The city lies on both banks of the Cedar River, 20 miles (32 km) north of Iowa City and 100 miles (160 km) northeast of Des Moines, the state's capital and largest city. It is a part of the Cedar Rapids/Iowa City region of Eastern Iowa, which includes Linn, Benton, Cedar, Iowa, Jones, Johnson, and Washington counties.

History

Precursors to this league were:

American Amateur Hockey League

The United States Hockey League was established as the American Amateur Hockey League in 1947 and began play for the 1947–48 season. When the league began operations it had five teams in and around the Twin Cities arena along with a team in Rochester. The league was made up three clubs from St. Paul which were 7-Up, Koppy's and Tally's, and two from Minneapolis, Jersey's and Bermans, along with a team from Rochester called the Rochester Mustangs. After the 1947–48 season the St. Paul Tally's dropped out of the league and left the five remaining members to make up the league for the 1948–49 and 1949–50 seasons. For the 1950–51 season the St. Paul 7-Up and St. Paul Koppy's merged and became St. Paul 7-Up/Koppy's. The Minneapolis Bermans dropped out of the league and new team called the Twin City Fords were added to give the American Amateur Hockey League four teams for 1950–51 season. The Rochester Mustangs were the only club to return for the fifth and final season of the American Amateur Hockey League in 1951–52. Gone were the St. Paul 7-Up/Koppy's, Twin City Fords and the Minneapolis Jerseys, replaced by the St. Paul Saints, Hibbing Flyers, Minneapolis Millers, Eveleth Rangers and the first club based outside of the state of Minnesota, the Sioux City Iowa Sunhawks, which gave the league six clubs for 1951–52, its final season as the American Amateur Hockey League.

Central Hockey League

The American Amateur Hockey League was renamed the Central Hockey League for the 1952–53 season. Only five of the clubs who had made up the American Amateur Hockey League for 1951–52 season returned. Those clubs were the Rochester Mustangs, St. Paul Saints, Minneapolis Millers, Hibbing Flyers and the now called Eveleth-Virginia Rangers. Gone were the Sioux City Sunhawks.

Minnesota Hockey League

After a year as the Central Hockey League the league was renamed the Minnesota Hockey League and would be called this for the 1953–54 and 1954–55 seasons. Only two teams who had made up the Central Hockey League returned to make up the Minnesota Hockey League for the 1953–54 season. Those teams were the Rochester Mustangs and the Hibbing Flyers. Gone were the St. Paul Saints, Minneapolis Millers and the Eveleth-Virginia Rangers. The Grand Forks Red Wings were added and this gave the league three teams for 1953–54 season. The Rochester Mustangs were the only team to return for the second and final season of the Minnesota Hockey League. Gone were Hibbing and Grand Forks. The league added two teams in Minneapolis called the Culbersons and Bungalows and a new team in St. Paul, again called the Saints, to give the league four teams for 1954–55.

United States Central Hockey League

After two seasons as the Minnesota Hockey League the league became the United States Central Hockey League and would be called this for five years, 1956 to 1960. Only three of the four teams who had made up the Minnesota Hockey League for the 1954–55 season returned. Those teams were the Rochester Mustangs along with both Minneapolis clubs, the Culbersons and the Bungalows. Gone were the St. Paul Saints who replaced by a team called the St. Paul Peters. These four clubs would make up the USCHL for the 1955–56 and 1956–57 seasons. For the 1957–58 season the St Paul Peters were replaced by a team called St. Paul K.S.T.P. The Rochester Mustangs were the only team to return for the 1958–59 season. Gone were St. Paul K.S.T.P. along with both Minneapolis clubs (the Culbersons and the Bungalows). The league returned to four teams when it replaced these clubs with the St. Paul Capitols, Minneapolis Millers and the Des Moines Ice Hawks, marking the league's return to Iowa. For the fifth and final season of the USCHL the St Paul Capitols dropped out and the league expanded to five teams and into new territory with a team in Michigan with the addition of the Marquette Sentinels and into Wisconsin with the addition of the Green Bay Bobcats.

1961–79

The United States Hockey League (USHL) operated as a senior ice hockey league 1961 to 1979.[16]

The USHL welcomed the first female professional hockey player in 1969–70, when the Marquette Iron Rangers signed Karen Koch.[17]

By the late 1970s, the USHL had fallen on hard times. In the summer of 1977, clubs from the recently folded Midwest Junior Hockey League contacted the USHL. A unique merger was formed, with the three junior teams (Bloomington Junior Stars, Austin Mavericks, St. Paul Vulcans) and three remaining pro teams (Sioux City Musketeers, Waterloo Black Hawks, Green Bay Bobcats) gathered under the USHL banner. League governors decided on a two-division format, with the junior-aged teams in the Midwest Division and the professionals in the U.S. Division. The teams played an interlocking schedule that was, predictably, dominated by the professionals. The USHL's split existence would last just two seasons. The minor-pro wing of the league folded following the 1978–79 season, providing junior hockey operators with the opportunity to redefine the circuit. The 1979–80 season was the league's first as an entirely junior arrangement.[18]

The league's last season as a senior hockey league was 1978–79. During this final season the league comprised seven teams in two conferences. The U.S. Conference (with the Green Bay Bobcats, the Sioux City Musketeers and the Waterloo Black Hawks); while the Midwest Conference (with the Anoka Nordiques, the Austin Mavericks, the Bloomington Junior Stars and the St. Paul Vulcans). All seven teams were made up with players categorized as "Senior Amateur".[19][20][21][22][23][24][25] Following the 1978–79 season the senior league teams in the U.S. Conference folded and the USHL became an all-junior league the following season.[26]

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American Amateur Hockey League

American Amateur Hockey League

The American Amateur Hockey League was an amateur ice hockey league in the United States. The league was founded in 1896, and was based in New York City and New Jersey, until 1914, when the Boston AA joined the league. In the 1900–01 season a team from Philadelphia, the Quaker City Hockey Club, also played in the AAHL. The league ceased operations after the 1916–17 season.

Iowa

Iowa

Iowa is a state in the upper Midwestern region of the United States, bordered by the Mississippi River to the east and the Missouri River and Big Sioux River to the west. It is bordered by six states: Wisconsin to the northeast, Illinois to the east and southeast, Missouri to the south, Nebraska to the west, South Dakota to the northwest, and Minnesota to the north.

Senior ice hockey

Senior ice hockey

Senior hockey refers to amateur or semi-professional ice hockey competition. There are no age restrictions for Senior players, who typically consist of those whose Junior eligibility has expired.

Marquette Iron Rangers

Marquette Iron Rangers

The Marquette Iron Rangers were a semi-pro team that played in the United States Hockey League from 1964-1976 and were five-time champions. The team played the majority of their home games at the Palestra.

Karen Koch

Karen Koch

Karen Koch [pronounced "Cook"] is an American former ice hockey goaltender. She played for the Marquette Iron Rangers in the United States Hockey League during the 1969–70 season. She signed a contract for $40 per game which made her the first professional female hockey player in North America. As of 2000, as far as her coach, Leonard "Oakie" Brumm, knew, she was the first in the world.

Austin Mavericks

Austin Mavericks

The Austin Mavericks are a defunct ice hockey team from Austin, Minnesota. Founded in 1974, they played in the Midwest Junior Hockey League from 1974 to 1977. Lou Vairo coached the Mavericks to two league championships and one national championship in 1976. The team joined the United States Hockey League in 1977, where it played until 1985. The franchise was relocated to become the Rochester Mustangs.

St. Paul Vulcans

St. Paul Vulcans

The St. Paul Vulcans are a defunct Junior A ice hockey franchise that was based in Bloomington, Minnesota. The franchise was a charter member of the United States Hockey League (USHL) that started play with the 1979–80 season. The franchise was renamed the Twin Cities Vulcans for the start of the 1995 season. In 2000, the team was renamed the Tri-City Storm and moved to Kearney, Nebraska.

Sioux City Musketeers

Sioux City Musketeers

The Sioux City Musketeers are a junior ice hockey team playing in the Western Conference of the United States Hockey League (USHL). The Musketeers' home ice is Tyson Events Center. The team was founded in 1972, and has won three Anderson Cups as the regular season champion, and four Clark Cups as the playoffs champion of the USHL.

Waterloo Black Hawks

Waterloo Black Hawks

The Waterloo Black Hawks are a Tier I junior ice hockey team playing in the Western Conference of the United States Hockey League (USHL) under president and general manager P.K. O'Handley. The Black Hawks' home ice is the Young Arena in Waterloo, Iowa.

Awards

Main article: List of USHL award winners

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List of USHL award winners

List of USHL award winners

List of United States Hockey League award winners.

Rochester Mustangs

Rochester Mustangs

The Rochester Mustangs were a senior ice hockey team from Rochester, Minnesota that played in the United States Hockey League from 1961 until the senior Mustangs ceased operations after the 1969-70 season.

Waterloo Black Hawks

Waterloo Black Hawks

The Waterloo Black Hawks are a Tier I junior ice hockey team playing in the Western Conference of the United States Hockey League (USHL) under president and general manager P.K. O'Handley. The Black Hawks' home ice is the Young Arena in Waterloo, Iowa.

Marquette Iron Rangers

Marquette Iron Rangers

The Marquette Iron Rangers were a semi-pro team that played in the United States Hockey League from 1964-1976 and were five-time champions. The team played the majority of their home games at the Palestra.

Thunder Bay Twins

Thunder Bay Twins

The Thunder Bay Twins were an Amateur Senior and Professional ice hockey team from Thunder Bay, Ontario, Canada. The Twins won five Allan Cups as National Senior Champions from 1970 until 1991.

Milwaukee Admirals

Milwaukee Admirals

The Milwaukee Admirals are a professional ice hockey team in the American Hockey League (AHL). They play in Milwaukee, Wisconsin, United States, at the University of Wisconsin–Milwaukee Panther Arena. They are affiliated with the NHL's Nashville Predators.

Dubuque Fighting Saints (1980–2001)

Dubuque Fighting Saints (1980–2001)

The Dubuque Fighting Saints were a Tier I junior ice hockey team that played in the United States Hockey League (USHL) from 1980 to 2001. The team moved to Tulsa, Oklahoma to become the Tulsa Crude in 2001 citing low attendance and rising costs. A new team would use the same name when Dubuque was granted an expansion franchise in the USHL in 2010.

Sioux City Musketeers

Sioux City Musketeers

The Sioux City Musketeers are a junior ice hockey team playing in the Western Conference of the United States Hockey League (USHL). The Musketeers' home ice is Tyson Events Center. The team was founded in 1972, and has won three Anderson Cups as the regular season champion, and four Clark Cups as the playoffs champion of the USHL.

Alumni

League records

Team

Individual

  • Most points in a season – 135 by Tim Ferguson of Sioux City Musketeers in 1985–86 season.
  • Most goals in a season – 67 by Rod Taylor of Sioux City Musketeers in 1986–87 season.
  • Most assists in a season – 79 by Tim Ferguson of Sioux City Musketeers in 1985–86 season.
  • Most PIMs in a season – 316 by Chad Stauffacher of Green Bay Gamblers in 1996–97 season.

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Green Bay Gamblers

Green Bay Gamblers

The Green Bay Gamblers are a Tier I junior ice hockey team in the Eastern Conference of the United States Hockey League (USHL). They play in Ashwaubenon, Wisconsin, at the Resch Center.

Dubuque Fighting Saints

Dubuque Fighting Saints

The Dubuque Fighting Saints are a Tier I junior ice hockey team playing in the United States Hockey League (USHL) and are based in the city of Dubuque, Iowa, on the banks of the Mississippi River at the border intersects of Iowa, Illinois, and Wisconsin. Home games are played at the Dubuque Ice Arena. Home and away games are broadcast live on Mixlr, with Jordan Kuhns handling play-by-play duties.

Des Moines Buccaneers

Des Moines Buccaneers

The Des Moines Buccaneers are a Tier I junior ice hockey team in the United States Hockey League (USHL). The team has played in the Western Conference since the 2009–10 season.

Omaha Lancers

Omaha Lancers

The Omaha Lancers are a Tier I junior ice hockey team and are members of the Western Conference of the United States Hockey League (USHL). Founded in 1986, the Lancers play at the Liberty First Credit Union Arena in Ralston, Nebraska. Previous arenas of use include the Omaha Civic Auditorium, Mid-America Center, Ak-Sar-Ben Coliseum, and Motto McLean Ice Arena.

Point (ice hockey)

Point (ice hockey)

In ice hockey, point has three contemporary meanings.

Sioux City Musketeers

Sioux City Musketeers

The Sioux City Musketeers are a junior ice hockey team playing in the Western Conference of the United States Hockey League (USHL). The Musketeers' home ice is Tyson Events Center. The team was founded in 1972, and has won three Anderson Cups as the regular season champion, and four Clark Cups as the playoffs champion of the USHL.

Goal (ice hockey)

Goal (ice hockey)

In ice hockey, a goal is scored when the puck entirely crosses the goal line between the two goal posts and below the goal crossbar. A goal awards one point to the team attacking the goal scored upon, regardless of which team the player who actually deflected the puck into the goal belongs to. Typically, a player on the team attempting to score shoots the puck with their stick towards the goal net opening, and a player on the opposing team called a goaltender tries to block the shot to prevent a goal from being scored against their team.

Assist (ice hockey)

Assist (ice hockey)

In ice hockey, an assist is attributed to up to two players of the scoring team who shot, passed or deflected the puck towards the scoring teammate, or touched it in any other way which enabled the goal, meaning that they were "assisting" in the goal. There can be a maximum of two assists per goal. The assists will be awarded in the order of play, with the last player to pass the puck to the goal scorer getting the primary assist and the player who passed it to the primary assister getting the secondary assist. Players who gain an assist will get one point added to their player statistics.

Penalty (ice hockey)

Penalty (ice hockey)

A penalty in ice hockey is a punishment for an infringement of the rules. Most penalties are enforced by sending the offending player to a penalty box for a set number of minutes. During the penalty the player may not participate in play. Penalties are called and enforced by the referee, or in some cases, the linesman. The offending team may not replace the player on the ice, leaving them short-handed as opposed to full strength. When the opposing team is said to be on a power play, they will have one more player on the ice than the short-handed team. The short-handed team is said to be "on the penalty kill" until the penalty expires and the penalized player returns to play. While standards vary somewhat between leagues, most leagues recognize several common varieties of penalties, as well as common infractions.

Source: "United States Hockey League", Wikipedia, Wikimedia Foundation, (2023, March 5th), https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/United_States_Hockey_League.

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Cedar Rapids RoughRiders

Sioux City Musketeers

Green Bay Gamblers

Waterloo Black Hawks

Thunder Bay Flyers

Nick Naumenko

Fargo Force

St. Paul Vulcans

Jordan Schmaltz

Jim Johannson

Brock Boeser

Neal Pionk

Cole Koepke

Ken Johannson
See also
References
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