The 2012–13 USHL season is the 34th season of the United States Hockey League as an all-junior league. The regular season began on September 28, 2012, and concluded on April 13, 2013, with the regular season champion winning the Anderson Cup.
The playoffs began on April 16, 2013, and completed on May 17, 2013. The top four teams from each conference competed for the Clark Cup, with all series played in a best-of-five format.
This season was the 21st season in which one team captured both the Anderson Cup and the Clark Cup in the same season. It was the first time the Dubuque Fighting Saints accomplished this feat.
Regular season Final standings reflect games played through April 14, 2013
Note: GP = Games played; W = Wins; L = Losses; OTL = Overtime losses; PTS = Points; GF = Goals for; GA = Goals against; PIM = Penalties in minutesx = clinched playoff berth; y = clinched conference title; z = clinched regular season title
Eastern Conference Team GP W L OTL PTS GF GA PIM z-Dubuque Fighting Saints 64 45 11 8 98 247 154 1055 x-Green Bay Gamblers 64 37 23 4 78 234 207 1069 x-Youngstown Phantoms 64 37 27 0 74 215 199 1346 x-Muskegon Lumberjacks 64 31 23 10 72 183 175 924 Chicago Steel 64 29 31 4 62 179 212 1069 Cedar Rapids RoughRiders 64 25 30 9 59 188 221 970 Team USA 64 22 37 5 49 178 230 999 Indiana Ice 64 21 37 6 48 181 249 816
Western Conference Team GP W L OTL PTS GF GA PIM y-Sioux Falls Stampede 64 45 17 2 92 241 187 1047 x-Fargo Force 64 38 19 7 83 229 201 981 x-Waterloo Black Hawks 64 39 21 4 82 273 217 923 x-Lincoln Stars 64 39 22 3 81 217 191 1538 Omaha Lancers 64 34 29 1 69 177 183 1038 Sioux City Musketeers 64 23 30 11 57 196 200 1376 Des Moines Buccaneers 64 25 35 4 54 189 245 1570 Tri-City Storm 64 22 35 7 51 189 245 931
Players
Scoring leaders Final statistics reflect games played through April 14, 2013
Note: GP = Games played; G = Goals; A = Assists; PTS = Points; +/- = Plus/Minus Rating; PIM = Penalties in minutes
Player Team GP G A PTS +/- PIM Taylor Cammarata Waterloo Black Hawks 59385593+3949 Justin Kloos Waterloo Black Hawks 54295887+3422 Zach Stepan Waterloo Black Hawks 56324678+2550 Kyle Novak Green Bay Gamblers 64275077+2319 Mike Szmatula Dubuque Fighting Saints 63373976+4940 Jake Guentzel Sioux City Musketeers 60294473+1324 Nicholas Schilkey Green Bay Gamblers 59323971+1027 Peter Quenneville Dubuque Fighting Saints 63333770+2918 Dominic Toninato Fargo Force 64294170+2950 Brendan Harms Fargo Force 64254570+3345
Leading goaltenders Final statistics reflect games played through April 14, 2013
Note: GP = Games played; MIN = Minutes played; W = Wins; L = Losses: OTL = Overtime losses; SL = Shootout losses; SO = Shutouts; GA = Goals Allowed; GAA = Goals against average; SV% = Save percentage
Player Team GP MIN W L OTL SO GA GAA SV% Artt Brey Dubuque Fighting Saints 38 2084:24 24 6 4 3 77 2.22 0.904 Kevin Lindskoug Muskegon Lumberjacks 46 2707:52 23 17 6 8 112 2.48 0.924 Connor Girard Sioux City Musketeers 33 1854:40 18 10 3 2 77 2.49 0.904 Alex Lyon Omaha Lancers 50 2894:00 26 21 1 1 128 2.65 0.916 Kyle Hayton Sioux City Musketeers 25 1515:23 13 8 4 0 67 2.65 0.911
Clark Cup Playoffs
Conference Semi-Finals Note 1: All times are local. Note 2: Game times in italics signify games to be played only if necessary. Note 3: Home team is listed first.
Eastern Conference
(1) Dubuque Fighting Saints vs. (4) Muskegon Lumberjacks
(2) Green Bay Gamblers vs. (3) Youngstown Phantoms
Western Conference
(1) Sioux Falls Stampede vs. (4) Lincoln Stars
(2) Fargo Force vs. (3) Waterloo Black Hawks
Conference Finals Note 1: All times are local. Note 2: Game times in italics signify games to be played only if necessary. Note 3: Home team is listed first.
Eastern Conference
(1) Dubuque Fighting Saints vs. (3) Youngstown Phantoms
Western Conference
(1) Sioux Falls Stampede vs. (2) Fargo Force
Clark Cup Finals Note 1: All times are local. Note 2: Game times in italics signify games to be played only if necessary. Note 3: Home team is listed first.
(E1) Dubuque Fighting Saints vs. (W2) Fargo Force
Playoff Statistics Statistics reflect games played through May 17, 2013
Scoring leaders Note: GP = Games played; G = Goals; A = Assists; PTS = Points; +/- = Plus/Minus Rating; PIM = Penalty minutes
Player Team GP G A PTS +/- PIM Alex Iafallo Fargo Force 1361016+14 Dave Gust Fargo Force 1331215+64 Austin Ortega Fargo Force 137512015 Mike Szmatula Dubuque Fighting Saints 117512+28 Frank DiChiara Dubuque Fighting Saints 114812+46 Sam Anas Youngstown Phantoms 93912-76 Shane Sooth Dubuque Fighting Saints 1121012+20 Gabe Guertler Fargo Force 136410+321 Brendan Harms Fargo Force 125510+44 Peter Quenneville Dubuque Fighting Saints 9639+42
Leading goaltenders Note: GP = Games played; MIN = Minutes played; W = Wins; L = Losses; SO = Shutouts; GA = Goals Allowed; GAA = Goals against average; SV% = Save percentage
Player Team GP MIN W L SO GA GAA SV% Michael Bitzer Lincoln Stars 4 238:19 2 2 1 4 1.01 0.972 Artt Brey Dubuque Fighting Saints 10 618:32 9 1 1 17 1.65 0.935 Sean Romeo Youngstown Phantoms 9 534:46 5 4 0 21 2.36 0.905 Cam Johnson Fargo Force 8 475:13 4 3 1 19 2.40 0.931 Charlie Lindgren Sioux Falls Stampede 10 595:05 5 5 1 25 2.52 0.921
USHL Awards Award Name Team Rookie of the Year Jake Guentzel Sioux City Musketeers Defenseman of the Year Paul LaDue Lincoln Stars Forward of the Year Taylor Cammarata Waterloo Black Hawks Goaltender of the Year Kevin Lindskoug Muskegon Lumberjacks Player of the Year Taylor Cammarata Waterloo Black Hawks Scholar-Athlete Jake HortonTyler Moy Waterloo Black HawksOmaha Lancers Curt Hammer Ryan Siiro Sioux Falls Stampede Coach of the Year Cary Eades Sioux Falls Stampede General Manager of the Year Jim Montgomery Dubuque Fighting Saints Executive of the Year Dan Lehv Dubuque Fighting Saints Organization of the Year Fargo Force
All-USHL teams
First Team Position Player Team Goalie Kevin Lindskoug Muskegon Lumberjacks Defense Paul LaDue Lincoln Stars Defense Ian McCoshen Waterloo Black Hawks Forward Taylor Cammarata Waterloo Black Hawks Forward Justin Kloos Waterloo Black Hawks Forward Mike Szmatula Dubuque Fighting Saints
Second Team Position Player Team Goalie Alex Lyon Omaha Lancers Defense Michael Brodzinski Muskegon Lumberjacks Defense Niklas Nevalainen Dubuque Fighting Saints Forward Austin Cangelosi Youngstown Phantoms Forward Jake Guentzel Sioux City Musketeers Forward Kyle Novak Green Bay Gamblers Forward Peter Quenneville Dubuque Fighting Saints Forward Dominic Toninato Fargo Force
All-Rookie Team Position Player Team Goalie Cal Petersen Waterloo Black Hawks Defense Gavin Bayreuther Fargo Force Defense Michael Brondzinski Muskegon Lumberjacks Defense Gustav Olofsson Green Bay Gamblers Forward Jake Guentzel Sioux City Musketeers Forward Tony Calderone Sioux Falls Stampede Forward Vinni Lettieri Lincoln Stars Forward Nick Schmaltz Green Bay Gamblers
References
External links Official website of the United States Hockey League