The 2015–16 USHL season is the 37th season of the United States Hockey League as an all-junior league. The regular season ran from September 25, 2015, to April 10, 2016. The regular season champions, the Cedar Rapids RoughRiders, were awarded the Anderson Cup and the playoff champions, the Tri-City Storm, were awarded the Clark Cup.
Regular season Final standings
Eastern Conference Team z – Cedar Rapids RoughRiders 6040153285198150876 x – Green Bay Gamblers 6037164381191135881 x – Dubuque Fighting Saints 60391911802091591082 x - Bloomington Thunder 6036185178176152752 Youngstown Phantoms 60312045711921771020 Chicago Steel 6027264361 1681681035 Muskegon Lumberjacks 6027263461189217986 Madison Capitols 6025275358169198892 Team USA 6022305251172219818
Western Conference Team y – Tri-City Storm 60281510773183164726 x – Lincoln Stars 60332421691771631152 x – Waterloo Black Hawks 6031242367198183919 x – Sioux Falls Stampede 6031253166164174908 Fargo Force 6032262066157150995 Omaha Lancers 60262941571571891034 Des Moines Buccaneers 6025305055165205957 Sioux City Musketeers 6020391041148210929
x = clinched playoff berth; y = clinched conference title; z = clinched regular season title
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 Rem Pitlick Muskegon Lumberjacks 56 46 43 89 74 Ross Colton Cedar Rapids RoughRiders 55 35 31 66 79 Cam Morrison Youngstown Phantoms 60 34 32 66 42 Tanner Laczynski Chicago/Lincoln 52 24 39 63 38 Denis Smirnov Fargo Force 60 29 32 61 37 Collin Adams Muskegon Lumberjacks 59 27 34 61 37 Nate Sucese Dubuque Fighting Saints 60 26 33 59 28 Sam McCormick Madison/Waterloo 61 32 25 57 16 Ryan Lohin Madison/Waterloo 62 23 34 57 54 Ludvig Hoff Lincoln Stars 56 20 37 57 35
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% Adam Húska Green Bay Gamblers 37 2138 26 9 2 0 4 1.82 0.931 Ben Blacker Cedar Rapids RoughRiders 50 2967 33 13 2 2 5 2.24 0.926 Hayden Lavigne Bloomington Thunder 39 2231 26 9 1 1 4 2.26 0.914 Ryan Wischow Fargo Force 53 2827 24 22 1 0 5 2.29 0.917 Daniel Vladař Chicago Steel 30 1766 12 12 1 3 3 2.31 0.920
Post season awards
All-USHL First Team Pos Name Team G Adam Húska Green Bay D Jack Ahcan Cedar Rapids D Jérémy Davies Bloomington F Ross Colton Cedar Rapids F Cam Morrison Youngstown F Rem Pitlick Muskegon
All-USHL Second Team Pos Name Team G Ben Blacker Cedar Rapids D Mattias Gorannson Tri-City D Trevor Hamilton Lincoln F Tanner Laczynski Lincoln F Denis Smirnov Fargo F Nate Sucese Dubuque
All Rookie Team Pos Name Team G Ryan Edquist Madison D Jacob Bryson Omaha D Andrew Peeke Green Bay F Collin Adams Muskegon F Cam Morrison Youngstown F Eeli Tolvanen Sioux City
Clark Cup playoffs
Conference Semi-Finals
Eastern Conference
(1) Cedar Rapids RoughRiders vs. (4) Bloomington Thunder
(2) Green Bay Gamblers vs. (3) Dubuque Fighting Saints
Western Conference
(1) Tri-City Storm vs. (4) Sioux Falls Stampede
(2) Lincoln Stars vs. (3) Waterloo Black Hawks
Conference Finals
Eastern Conference
(3) Dubuque Fighting Saints vs. (4) Bloomington Thunder
Western Conference
(1) Tri-City Storm vs. (3) Waterloo Black Hawks
Clark Cup Finals
(W1) Tri-City Storm vs. (E3) Dubuque Fighting Saints
Playoff scoring leaders Note: GP = Games played; G = Goals; A = Assists; Pts = Points; PIM = Penalty minutes
Player Team GP G A Pts PIMDan Labosky Tri-City Storm 115141916Wade Allison Tri-City Storm 1197164Alex Limoges Tri-City Storm 1159146Jake Slaker Bloomington Thunder 10571225Keegan Ford Dubuque Fighting Saints 1257120Carson Meyer Tri-City Storm 1156114Logan Lambdin Bloomington Thunder 946102Nate Sucese Dubuque Fighting Saints 1246102Evan Smith Dubuque Fighting Saints 12371012 Nick Swaney Waterloo Black Hawks 95492Jake Wahlin Tri-City Storm 114596Mitchell Smith Dubuque Fighting Saints 114596Brogan Rafferty Bloomington Thunder 103694
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% GAAJake Kielly Tri-City Storm 11 657 9 2 18 3 .950 1.64Peyton Jones Lincoln Stars 4 278 1 3 10 1 .935 2.16Hunter Miska Dubuque Fighting Saints 12 750 6 6 28 1 .921 2.24Cale Morris Waterloo Black Hawks 9 577 5 4 24 0 .921 2.50Adam Húska Green Bay Gamblers 4 271 1 3 12 0 .902 2.65
References
External links Official website of the United States Hockey League