The 2009–10 USHL season is the 31st season of the United States Hockey League as an all-junior league. The regular season began on October 2, 2009, and concluded on April 3, 2010, with the regular season champion winning the Anderson Cup. The 2009–10 USHL season was the first to include both the Youngstown Phantoms and the US Nation Team Development Program, both of whom left the North American Hockey League. As a result of two new teams being added to the East Division, the Des Moines Buccaneers were moved to the West Division.
The Clark Cup playoffs featured the top four teams from each division competing for the league title.
Regular season Final Standings
Note: GP = Games played; W = Wins; L = Losses; OTL = Overtime losses; SL = Shootout losses; GF = Goals for; GA = Goals against; PTS = Points; x = clinched playoff berth; y = clinched division title; z = clinched league title
East Division Team GP W L OTL PTS GF GA zGreen Bay Gamblers 60 45 10 5 95 212 140 xCedar Rapids RoughRiders 60 38 19 3 79 214 154 xIndiana Ice 60 33 24 3 69 199 187 xWaterloo Black Hawks 60 31 27 2 64 227 221 Chicago Steel 60 24 30 6 54 178 212 US NTDP 60 25 31 4 54 198 215 Youngstown Phantoms 60 20 36 4 44 170 247
West Division Team GP W L OTL PTS GF GA yOmaha Lancers 60 42 12 6 90 238 146 xFargo Force 60 37 17 6 80 227 214 xSioux Falls Stampede 60 33 15 12 78 223 182 xTri-City Storm 60 29 25 6 64 172 189 Sioux City Musketeers 60 27 24 9 63 158 175 Des Moines Buccaneers 60 20 34 6 46 199 256 Lincoln Stars 60 16 36 8 40 143 220
Players
Scoring leaders
Note: GP = Games played; G = Goals; A = Assists; Pts = Points; PIM = Penalty minutes
Player Team GP G A Pts PIMJaden Schwartz Tri-City Storm 6033508318Matt White Omaha Lancers 5735478253J. T. Brown Waterloo Black Hawks 6034437764Michael Voran Sioux Falls Stampede 6023517490Erik Haula Omaha Lancers 5628447259T.J. Tynan Des Moines Buccaneers 6017557255Matt Lindblad Sioux Falls Stampede 5724467020Brock Montpetit Sioux Falls Stampede 5528416994Tyler Barnes Waterloo Black Hawks 6035336827Anders Lee Green Bay Gamblers 5935316654Matt Leitner Fargo Force 54254166112
Leading goaltenders
Note: GP = Games played; Mins = Minutes played; W = Wins; L = Losses: OTL = Overtime losses; GA = Goals Allowed; SO = Shutouts; SV% = Save percentage; GAA = Goals against average
Player Team GP Mins W L OTL GA SO SV% GAA Steve Summerhays Green Bay Gamblers 39 2323 30 2 3 84 2 0.914 2.17 Ryan McKay Green Bay Gamblers 24 1339 14 8 2 49 4 0.909 2.20 Jeff Teglia Omaha Lancers 45 2700 30 10 5 102 4 0.921 2.27 Cody Campbell Fargo/Cedar Rapids 29 1547 17 8 1 63 2 0.904 2.44 Cab Morris Indiana Ice 38 2107 18 13 2 90 3 0.913 2.57
Clark Cup Playoffs
Quarterfinals
Eastern Division
(1) Green Bay Gamblers vs. (4) Waterloo Black Hawks
(2) Cedar Rapids RoughRiders vs. (3) Indiana Ice
Western Division
(1) Omaha Lancers vs. (4) Tri-City Storm
(2) Fargo Force vs. (3) Sioux Falls Stampede
Semifinals
Eastern Division
(1) Green Bay Gamblers vs. (3) Indiana Ice
Western Division
(1) Omaha Lancers vs. (2) Fargo Force
Clark Cup Finals
Green Bay Gamblers vs. Fargo Force
Playoff scoring leaders Note: GP = Games played; G = Goals; A = Assists; Pts = Points; PIM = Penalty minutes
Player Team GP G A Pts PIMAnders Lee Green Bay Gamblers 1210122213Matt Leitner Fargo Force 121081828Chase Grant Fargo Force 12951416Ryan Furne Green Bay Gamblers 1277146Reed Seckel Green Bay Gamblers 12681424Matt White Omaha Lancers 847116Erik Haula Omaha Lancers 829112David Makowski Green Bay Gamblers 121101129Garrett Allen Fargo Force 13641014Greg Wolfe Omaha Lancers 846104Robert Francis Green Bay Gamblers 11461014
Playoff leading goaltenders Note: GP = Games played; Mins = Minutes played; W = Wins; L = Losses; GA = Goals Allowed; SO = Shutouts; SV% = Save percentage; GAA = Goals against average
Player Team GP Mins W L GA SO Sv% GAA Troy Grosenick Cedar Rapids RoughRiders 4 192 2 1 6 1 0.949 1.88 Steve Summerhays Green Bay Gamblers 12 758 9 3 28 0 0.909 2.22 Jeff Teglia Omaha Lancers 8 479 5 3 19 1 0.896 2.38 Ryan Massa Fargo Force 13 789 8 5 32 1 0.918 2.43 Casey DeSmith Indiana Ice 8 412 4 3 17 0 0.918 2.48
Awards Coach of the Year: Jon Cooper Green Bay Gamblers Curt Hammer Award: Derek Arnold Waterloo Black Hawks Defenseman of the Year: David Makowski Green Bay Gamblers Executive of the Year: Ben Robert Omaha Lancers Forward of the Year: Jaden Schwartz Tri-City Storm General Manager of the Year: Jon Cooper Green Bay Gamblers Goaltender of the Year: Steve Summerhays Green Bay Gamblers Organization of the Year: Omaha Lancers Player of the Year: Matt White Omaha Lancers Rookie of the Year: Anders Lee Green Bay Gamblers Scholar-Athlete of the Year: Anthony Hamburg Omaha Lancers, Matt Mahalak Youngstown Phantoms
First Team All-Stars
Steve Summerhays (Goalie) Green Bay Gamblers David Makowski (Defense) Green Bay Gamblers Bryce Aneloski (Defense) Cedar Rapids RoughRiders Matt White (Forward) Omaha Lancers Jaden Schwartz (forward) Tri-City Storm Anders Lee (forward) Green Bay Gamblers
Second Team All-Stars Jeff Teglia (Goalie) Omaha Lancers Anthony Bitetto (Defense) Indiana Ice C.J. Ludwig (Defense) Omaha Lancers J.T. Brown (Forward) Waterloo Black Hawks Brock Montpetit (Forward) Waterloo Black Hawks Erik Haula (Forward) Omaha Lancers
References
External links Official website of the United States Hockey League