The 2007–08 USHL season is the 29th season of the United States Hockey League as an all-junior league. The regular season began on October 5, 2007, and concluded on April 5, 2008 with the regular season champion winning the Anderson Cup. This was the final season of operation for the Ohio Junior Blue Jackets after failing to find a suitable relocation arrangement.
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 yIndiana Ice 60 39 15 6 84 223 193 xWaterloo Black Hawks 60 38 17 5 81 183 151 xCedar Rapids RoughRiders 60 33 22 5 71 200 156 xChicago Steel 60 32 22 6 70 218 199 Ohio Junior Blue Jackets 60 26 28 6 58 182 215 Green Bay Gamblers 60 13 41 6 32 130 224
West Division Team GP W L OTL PTS GF GA zOmaha Lancers 60 43 12 5 91 224 139 xSioux Falls Stampede 60 35 19 6 76 199 175 xLincoln Stars 60 31 22 7 69 186 163 xSioux City Musketeers 60 32 25 4 67 194 185 Tri-City Storm 60 24 34 2 50 153 213 Des Moines Buccaneers 60 14 40 6 34 134 213
Clark Cup Playoffs
Note: * denotes overtime period(s)
Quarterfinals
Eastern Division
(E1) Indiana Ice vs. (E4) Chicago Steel
(E2) Waterloo Black Hawks vs. (E3) Cedar Rapids RoughRiders
Western Division
(W1) Omaha Lancers vs. (W4) Sioux City Musketeers
(W2) Sioux Falls Stampede vs. (W3) Lincoln Stars
Semifinals
Eastern Division
(E2) Waterloo Black Hawks vs. (E4) Chicago Steel
Western Division
(W1) Omaha Lancers vs. (W3) Lincoln Stars
Clark Cup Finals
(E1) Omaha Lancers vs. (W2) Waterloo Black Hawks
Players
Scoring Leaders Player Team GP G A Pts +/- PIM1Jack ConnollySioux Falls Stampede 58264672+1830John KempIndiana Ice 581359720203Gregory Squires Indiana Ice 58244670+13504Jason Gregoire Lincoln Stars 54373269+18415Paul Carey Indiana Ice 60343266+2326Brian O'Neill Chicago Steel 60233861+29407Barry Almeida Omaha Lancers 56223860+11228Billy Maday Waterloo Black Hawks 60243559+5729Jake Hansen Sioux Falls Stampede 60312758+1657Ryan Kretzer Lincoln Stars 60223658047
Leading Goaltenders Player Team GP MIN W L OTL SO GA GAA SV SV% 1David Reekie Lincoln Stars 38 2235 23 10 4 6 75 2.011086 .935 2Drew Palmisano Omaha Lancers 45 2579 32 8 3 3 872.02 1035 .922 3Joe Howe Waterloo Black Hawks 22 1215 13 5 1 2 43 2.12462.915 4Matthew DiGirolamo Waterloo Black Hawks 42 2437 25 12 4 1 98 2.41 879.900 5Brady Hjelle Cedar Rapids RoughRiders 41 2380 22 15 4 3 99 2.50 1158.921
Awards Coach of the Year: Steve Poapst Chicago Steel Curt Hammer Award: Joey Miller Sioux City Musketeers Defenseman of the Year: Blake Kessel Waterloo Black Hawks Executive of the Year: Jim Kronschnabel Sioux City Musketeers Forward of the Year: Jason Gregoire Lincoln Stars General Manager of the Year: Mike Hastings Omaha Lancers Goaltender of the Year: David Reekie Lincoln Stars Organization of the Year: Indiana Ice Player of the Year: Jason Gregoire Lincoln Stars Rookie of the Year: Jack Connolly Sioux Falls Stampede Scholar-Athlete of the Year: Matt Farris Sioux Falls Stampede
First Team All-Stars David Reekie (Goalie) Lincoln Stars Blake Kessel (Defense) Waterloo Black Hawks Matt Bartkowski (Defense) Lincoln Stars Jack Connolly (Forward) Sioux Falls Stampede Jason Gregoire (Forward) Lincoln Stars Barry Almeida (Forward) Omaha Lancers
Second Team All-Stars Drew Palmisano (Goalie) Omaha Lancers John Carlson (Defense) Indiana Ice Paul Carey (Defense) Indiana Ice John Kemp (Forward) Indiana Ice Eric Springer (Forward) Sioux Falls Stampede Jake Hansen (Forward) Sioux Falls Stampede
References
External links Official website of the United States Hockey League