The 2004–05 USHL season is the 26th season of the United States Hockey League as an all-junior league. The regular season began on September 24, 2004, and concluded on April 2, 2005, with the regular season champion winning the Anderson Cup. The 2004–05 season was the first for the Indiana Ice who moved from Danville, Illinois, after their first season in the USHL. Two years after being named the River City Lancers, the franchise in Omaha, Nebraska, returned to their original name of Omaha Lancers.
The Clark Cup playoffs features 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 zCedar Rapids RoughRiders604213589 229157 xWaterloo Black Hawks602925664 163168 xChicago Steel602629557165187 xIndiana Ice602033747169209 Green Bay Gamblers602137244141220 Des Moines Buccaneers601737640174244
West Division Team GP W L OTL PTS GF GA zOmaha Lancers604112789215148 xSioux City Musketeers603717680222173 xLincoln Stars603717680217184 xTri-City Storm603321672189172 Sioux Falls Stampede602728559178200
Clark Cup playoffs
Players
Scoring leaders
Player Team GP G A Pts +/- PIM1Dan RiedelLincoln Stars60305181+4742Chad RauDes Moines Buccaneers57314071-10323Trevor SmithOmaha Lancers60293968+18784Teddy PurcellCedar Rapids RoughRiders58204767+20225Cory CarlsonOmaha Lancers60254166+9786Tim KennedySioux City Musketeers54303161+26112Brian BalesSioux City Musketeers54204161+31168Erik CondraLincoln Stars60303060+556Rob RicciCedar Rapids RoughRiders59263460+203810Sean MuncyWaterloo Black Hawks60263359-526
Leading goaltenders Player Team GP MIN W L OTL SO GA GAA SV SV% 1Jeff LergOmaha Lancers5231053611461122.161229.916 2Dan TormeyCedar Rapids RoughRiders32183923423692.25869.926 3Drew O'ConnellWaterloo Black Hawks371946151245822.53791.906 4Steve JakielLincoln Stars26143415720612.55668.916 Jeff ZatkoffSioux City Musketeers24127113631542.55575.914
Awards Coach of the Year: Mark Carlson Cedar Rapids RoughRiders Curt Hammer Award: Christian Hanson Tri-City Storm Defenseman of the Year: Brett Motherwell Omaha Lancers Forward of the Year: Dan Riedel Lincoln Stars General Manager of the Year: Mike Hastings Omaha Lancers Goaltender of the Year: Jeff Lerg Omaha Lancers Organization of the Year: Waterloo Black Hawks Player of the Year: Jeff Lerg Omaha Lancers Rookie of the Year: Chad Rau Des Moines Buccaneers
References
External links Official website of the United States Hockey League 2004-05 USHL Season (Hockey DB) 2004-05 USHL Season (Elite Prospects)