The 2000–01 USHL season was the 22nd season of the United States Hockey League as an all-junior league. The regular season began in September 2000 and concluded in March 2001. The Omaha Lancers won the Anderson Cup as regular season champions. The Omaha Lancers defeated the Lincoln Stars 3 games to 2 for the Clark Cup.
Member changes The Thunder Bay Flyers folded.
The Fargo-Moorhead Ice Sharks relocated and became the Chicago Steel while the Twin City Vulcans relocated and became the Tri-City Storm.
The USNTDP dropped from being a full member to an affiliate, playing a partial schedule.
Regular season Final standings
Note: GP = Games played; W = Wins; L = Losses; OTL = Overtime losses; GF = Goals for; GA = Goals against; PTS = Points; x = clinched playoff berth; y = clinched division title; z = clinched league title
Eastern Conference Team xy – Green Bay Gamblers 5632131175177153 x – Cedar Rapids RoughRiders 563021565192196 Waterloo Black Hawks 562529252189210 Chicago Steel 562130547182232 Dubuque Fighting Saints 561537434148219 Rochester Mustangs 561142325113239
Western Conference Team xyz – Lincoln Stars 56437692246143 x – Sioux Falls Stampede 564014282267182 x – Omaha Lancers 563515676215145 x – Des Moines Buccaneers 563221367195190 x – Tri-City Storm 562721862191179 x – Sioux City Musketeers 562722761174194
USNTDP Team USNTDP 241086267481 Note: The USNTDP played two games against each of the full league members.
Statistics Scoring leaders
The following players led the league in regular season points at the completion of all regular season games.
Player Team Chris Fournier Lincoln Stars 55 26 57 83 32 Brandon Bochenski Lincoln Stars 55 47 33 80 22 Mike Doyle Sioux Falls Stampede 56 32 46 78 52 James Massen Sioux Falls Stampede 56 37 38 75 56 Jamie Mattie Sioux Falls Stampede 49 12 53 65 53 Riley Riddell Omaha Lancers 56 30 34 64 16 Dave Iannazzo Sioux Falls Stampede 54 24 38 62 38 Ryan Connelly Waterloo Black Hawks 56 23 36 59 139 Konrad Reeder Tri-City Storm 54 34 24 58 77 Cory McLean Chicago Steel 56 24 34 58 27
Leading goaltenders
Note: GP = Games played; Mins = Minutes played; W = Wins; L = Losses; OTL = Overtime losses; SO = Shutouts; GAA = Goals against average; SV% = Save percentage
Player Team GP Mins W L OTL SO GA SV SV% GAA Marty Magers Omaha Lancers 27 1502 16 5 3 3 58 587 .910 2.32 Justin Johnson Lincoln Stars 24 1380 18 3 2 2 54 559 .912 2.35 Jure Penko Green Bay Gamblers 46 2711 28 8 10 4 108 1,143 .914 2.39 Ray Fraser Omaha Lancers 34 1862 19 10 3 5 75 746 .909 2.42 Beau Fritz Lincoln Stars 25 1453 19 3 2 4 59 634 .915 2.44
Clark Cup playoffs The regular season division champions received the top two seeds.Teams were reseeded after the quarterfinal round.
Note: * denotes overtime period(s)
Awards Award Recipient Team Player of the Year Chris Fournier Lincoln Stars Forward of the Year Chris Fournier Lincoln Stars Defenseman of the Year Jamie Mattie Sioux Falls Stampede Goaltender of the Year Jure Penko Green Bay Gamblers Rookie of the Year Brandon Bochenski Lincoln Stars Coach of the Year Steve Johnson Lincoln StarsGeneral Manager of the Year Steve Johnson Lincoln Stars
References
External links Hockey DB Elite Prospects