The 2014–15 USHL season is the 36th season of the United States Hockey League as an all-junior league. The regular season ran from September 26, 2014, to April 11, 2015.League Schedule The regular season champion Youngstown Phantoms were awarded the Anderson Cup. The playoff champion Sioux Falls Stampede captured the Clark Cup.
Regular season 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 zYoungstown Phantoms 60 40 14 6 86 233 166 1178 xCedar Rapids RoughRiders 60 39 21 0 78 210 162 687 xDubuque Fighting Saints 60 36 19 5 77 207 167 1327 xMuskegon Lumberjacks 60 35 21 4 74 184 179 1107 Bloomington Thunder 60 29 24 7 65 173 187 1108 Chicago Steel 60 30 27 3 63 199 209 977 Madison Capitols 60 24 25 11 59 172 212 1193 Team USA 60 25 32 3 53 208 209 1120 Green Bay Gamblers 60 18 34 8 44 156 213 1010
Western Conference Team GP W L OTL PTS GF GA PIM ySioux City Musketeers 60 38 17 5 81 225 170 1129 xTri-City Storm 60 37 17 6 80 202 158 1017 xOmaha Lancers 60 34 17 9 77 195 176 1258 xSioux Falls Stampede 60 32 23 5 69 191 181 1110 Waterloo Black Hawks 60 28 26 6 62 191 182 889 Fargo Force 60 26 28 6 58 148 191 933 Des Moines Buccaneers 60 21 26 13 55 164 204 1050 Lincoln Stars 60 18 37 5 41 150 242 1183
Statistical leaders
Scoring leaders
Players are listed by points, then goals.
Note: GP = Games played; G = Goals; A = Assists; Pts. = Points; PIM = Penalty minutes
Player Team GP G A Pts PIM Kyle Connor Youngstown Phantoms 56 34 46 80 6 Adam Johnson Sioux City Musketeers 59 31 40 71 24 Brock Boeser Waterloo Black Hawks 57 35 33 68 30 Joe Snively Sioux City Musketeers 55 27 37 64 26 Maxim Letunov Youngstown Phantoms 58 25 39 64 18 Griffen Molino Muskegon Lumberjacks 57 18 46 64 39 Robert Carpenter Sioux City Musketeers 60 35 28 63 30 Josh Melnick Youngstown Phantoms 60 14 48 62 32 Mason Bergh Chicago Steel 54 21 40 61 64 Fredrik Olofsson Chicago Steel 57 27 33 60 14
Leading goaltenders
These are the goaltenders that lead the league in GAA that have played at least 1380 minutes.
Note: GP = Games played; Mins = Minutes played; W = Wins; L = Losses; OTL = Overtime losses; SOL = Shootout losses; SO = Shutouts; GAA = Goals against average; SV% = Save percentage
Player Team GP Mins W L OTL SOL SO GAA SV% Alec Dillon Tri-City Storm 41 2302 23 11 1 3 3 2.27 0.914 Jacob Nehama Dubuque Fighting Saints 48 2802 29 13 1 3 2 2.31 0.913 Cale Morris Chicago/Waterloo 46 2664 27 15 2 0 4 2.41 0.920 Ryan Larkin Cedar Rapids RoughRiders 28 1553 13 10 0 0 3 2.43 0.919 Chris Birdsall Youngstown Phantoms 32 1852 17 7 2 3 3 2.46 0.914
Post Season Awards
All-USHL First Team Pos Name Team Notes G Erik Schierhorn Muskegon Goaltender of the Year D Neal Pionk Sioux City Defenseman of the Year D Hayden Shaw Dubuque F Brock Boeser Waterloo All Rookie Team F Kyle Connor Youngstown Player of the Year; Forward of the Year F Adam Johnson Sioux City
All-USHL Second Team Pos Name Team G Alec Dillon Tri-City D Bobby Nardella Tri-City D Christian Wolanin Muskegon F Maxim Letunov Youngstown F Seamus Malone Dubuque F Chris Wilkie Tri-City
All-USHL Third Team Pos Name Team G Cale Morris Waterloo D Corey Schueneman Muskegon D Jimmy Schuldt Omaha F Kieffer Bellows Sioux Falls F Mason Bergh Chicago F Jakob Forsbacka Karlsson Omaha F Auston Matthews Team USA
All Rookie First Team Pos Name Team G Alec Dillon Tri-City D Dennis Gilbert Chicago D Ryan Zuhlsdorf Sioux City F Kieffer Bellows Sioux Falls F Brock Boeser Waterloo F Erik Foley Cedar Rapids
All Rookie Second Team Pos Name Team G Ben Blacker Cedar Rapids D Chad Krys Team USA D Mitch Reinke Cedar Rapids D Vili Saarijärvi Green Bay F Robert Carpenter Sioux City F Tanner Laczynski Chicago F Tommy Novak Waterloo
Clark Cup Playoffs
Conference Semi-Finals
Eastern Conference
(1) Youngstown Phantoms vs. (4) Muskegon Lumberjacks
(2) Cedar Rapids RoughRiders vs. (3) Dubuque Fighting Saints
Western Conference
(1) Sioux City Musketeers vs. (4) Sioux Falls Stampede
(2) Tri-City Storm vs. (3) Omaha Lancers
Conference Finals
Eastern Conference
(3) Dubuque Fighting Saints vs. (4) Muskegon Lumberjacks
Western Conference
(3) Tri-City Storm vs. (4) Sioux Falls Stampede
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.
(E4) Muskegon Lumberjacks vs. (W4) Sioux Falls Stampede
Playoff Statistics Statistics reflect games played through May 15, 2015
Scoring leaders Note: GP = Games played; G = Goals; A = Assists; PTS = Points; PIM = Penalty minutes
Player Team GP G A PTS PIM Troy Loggins Sioux Falls Stampede 121061610 Mikey Eyssimont Sioux Falls Stampede 12791620 Dakota Joshua Sioux Falls Stampede 12491338 Kieffer Bellows Sioux Falls Stampede 124101412 Corey Schueneman Muskegon Lumberjacks 1248128 Hayden Shaw Dubuque Fighting Saints 1239128 Cooper Marody Sioux Falls Stampede 121111210 Logan O'Connor Sioux Falls Stampede 1264102 Seamus Malone Dubuque Fighting Saints 846102 Jacob Benson Dubuque Fighting Saints 85490 Nate Sucese Dubuque Fighting Saints 83696 Griffen Molino Muskegon Lumberjacks 1236910 Bobby Nardella Tri-City Storm 72794
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% Colin DeAugustine Youngstown Phantoms 2 155 1 1 0 4 1.55 0.948 Stefanos Lekkas Sioux Falls Stampede 12 714 9 3 0 25 2.10 0.932 Jacob Nehama Dubuque Fighting Saints 8 474 5 3 1 17 2.15 0.928 Alec Dillon Tri-City Storm 6 359 4 2 0 13 2.17 0.923 Kris Oldham Omaha Lancers 3 176 0 3 0 8 2.73 0.919
References
External links Official website of the United States Hockey League