The 2021–22 USHL season was the 43rd season of the United States Hockey League as an all-junior league.
The Cedar Rapids RoughRiders and Madison Capitols returned from their hiatus for this season. The RoughRiders' absence was due to derecho damage to ImOn Ice Arena, while the Capitols was caused by COVID-19 pandemic restrictions in Madison, Wisconsin.
The regular season ran from September 23, 2021, to April 23, 2022, with a 62-game schedule for each team. The Western Conference champions Tri-City Storm were awarded the Anderson Cup for accumulating 98 points. The Western Conference runners-up Sioux City Musketeers won the Clark Cup playoff championship.
Regular season Final standings:
Eastern Conference Team z – Chicago Steel 6239139188254196 x – Dubuque Fighting Saints 6240163386254199 x – Muskegon Lumberjacks 6240163372256252 x – Youngstown Phantoms 6229236468191199 x – Madison Capitols 6230293063233233 x – Cedar Rapids RoughRiders 6229292262187213 Team USA 6227295160253253 Green Bay Gamblers 6223243251195266
Western Conference Team y – Tri-City Storm 6247113198260138 x – Sioux City Musketeers 6241164187238169 x – Lincoln Stars 6235203477226208 x – Omaha Lancers 6230264266172201 x – Fargo Force 6228284262187207 x – Waterloo Black Hawks 6228303160182197 Sioux Falls Stampede 6219373344152237 Des Moines Buccaneers 6218393241166238
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 Jeremy Wilmer Tri-City Storm 60 25 73 98 82 Stephen Halliday Dubuque Fighting Saints 62 35 60 95 52 Mitchell Miller Tri-City Storm 60 39 44 83 75 Aidan Thompson Lincoln Stars 57 24 58 82 52 Connor Kurth Dubuque Fighting Saints 62 35 46 81 40 Jackson Blake Chicago Steel 61 27 50 77 16 Adam Fantilli Chicago Steel 54 37 37 74 93 Quinn Hutson Muskegon Lumberjacks 59 33 40 73 83 Cole O'Hara Tri-City Storm 58 25 48 73 47 Owen McLaughlin Sioux City Musketeers 62 28 44 72 16 Ilya Nikolaev Tri-City Storm 58 23 49 72 83
Leading goaltenders
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% Arsenii Sergeev Tri-City Storm 41 2313 30 6 1 1 6 2.08 0.918 Alex Tracy Sioux City Musketeers 44 2427 27 10 3 0 3 2.50 0.918 Jack Williams Waterloo Black Hawks 25 1429 11 11 0 1 3 2.60 0.908 Kevin Pasche Omaha Lancers 43 1429 20 19 2 2 1 2.87 0.903 Philip Svedebäck Dubuque Fighting Saints 25 1426 15 7 2 1 0 2.95 0.910
Clark Cup playoffs Final results:
First Round
Eastern Conference
(E4) Youngstown Phantoms vs. (E5) Madison Capitols
(E3) Muskegon Lumberjacks vs. (E6) Cedar Rapids RoughRiders
Western Conference
(E4) Omaha Lancers vs. (E5) Fargo Force
(W3) Lincoln Stars vs. (W6) Waterloo Black Hawks
Conference Semifinals
Eastern Conference
(E1) Chicago Steel vs. (E5) Madison Capitols
(E2) Dubuque Fighting Saints vs. (E3) Muskegon Lumberjacks
Western Conference
(W1) Tri-City Storm vs. (W4) Omaha Lancers
(W2) Sioux City Musketeers vs. (W6) Waterloo Black Hawks
Conference Finals
Eastern Conference
(E3) Muskegon Lumberjacks vs. (E5) Madison Capitols
Western Conference
(W1) Tri-City Storm vs. (W2) Sioux City Musketeers
Clark Cup Finals
(W2) Sioux City Musketeers vs. (E5) Madison Capitols
Playoff scoring leaders Note: GP = Games played; G = Goals; A = Assists; Pts = Points; PIM = Penalty minutes
Player Team GP G A Pts PIMJoey Larson Muskegon Lumberjacks 9413176Quinn Hutson Muskegon Lumberjacks 979168Jake Dunlap Madison Capitols 1466122Jack Williams Muskegon Lumberjacks 947114Reid Pabich Madison Capitols 1447118Ben Steeves Sioux City Musketeers 1064104Quinn Finley Madison Capitols 1455102Jacob Guevin Muskegon Lumberjacks 9371022Ben Dexheimer Madison Capitols 1428100Luke Mittelstadt Madison Capitols 145490
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% GAAAlex Tracy Sioux City Musketeers 8 603 8 2 16 3 .937 1.59Arsenii Sergeev Tri-City Storm 5 277 2 2 10 1 .892 2.17Christian Manz Chicago Steel 3 177 1 2 7 1 .922 2.37Simon Latkoczy Madison Capitols 14 861 8 6 37 0 .911 2.58Emmett Croteau Waterloo Black Hawks 6 354 3 3 16 0 .913 2.71
Postseason awards
USHL awards
AwardNameTeamPlayer of the YearMitchell MillerTri-City StormForward of the YearJeremy WilmerTri-City StormDefenseman of the YearMitchell MillerTri-City StormRookie of the YearDylan JamesSioux City MusketeersGoaltender of the YearArsenii SergeevTri-City StormCoach of the YearAnthony NoreenTri-City StormStudent-AthleteKeaton PetersLincoln StarsCurt HammerStephen HallidayDubuque Fighting SaintsMichael CameronOmaha LancersGeneral Manager of the YearAndy JohnsonSioux City Musketeers
All-USHL First Team NameTeamGArsenii SergeevTri-CityDMitchell MillerTri-CityDLuke MittelstadtMadisonFStephen HallidayDubuqueFJeremy WilmerTri-CityFAdam FantilliChicago Source
All-USHL Second Team PosNameTeamGKevin PascheOmahaDDalton NorrisLincolnDJacob GuevinMuskegonFAidan ThompsonLincolnFQuinn HutsonLincolnFConnor KurthDubuque Source
All-USHL Third Team PosNameTeamGAlex TracySioux CityDDamien CarfagnaSioux CityDTrey TaylorYoungstownFBen SteevesSioux CityFOwen McLaughlinSioux CityFJackson BlakeChicago Source
USHL All-Rookie Team PosNameTeamGPaxton GeiselDubuqueDAndrew StrathmannTri-CityDAntonio FernandezLincolnFDylan JamesSioux CityFAdam IngramYoungstownFCole KnubleFargo Source
All-Rookie Second Team PosNameTeamGJacob FowlerYoungstownDKent AndersonGreen BayDNathan McBrayerMuskegonFCameron LundGreen BayFJayden PerronChicagoFNick MoldenhauerChicago Source
References
External links
Official website of the United States Hockey League