The 1999–2000 USHL season was the 21st season of the United States Hockey League as an all-junior league. The regular season began in September 1999 and concluded in March 2000. The Lincoln Stars won the Anderson Cup as regular season champions. The Green Bay Gamblers defeated the Twin City Vulcans 4 games to 1 for the Clark Cup.
Member changes The Sioux Falls Stampede joined the league as an expansion franchise.
The North Iowa Huskies relocated and became the Cedar Rapids RoughRiders.
Regular season Final standings
Note: GP = Games played; W = Wins; L = Losses; SOL = Shootout losses; GF = Goals for; GA = Goals against; PTS = Points; x = clinched playoff berth; y = clinched division title; z = clinched league title
Eastern Conference Team y – USNTDP 583916381216151 x – Green Bay Gamblers 583518575232174 x – Waterloo Black Hawks 582826460186213 Rochester Mustangs 582628456155178 Cedar Rapids RoughRiders 581934543156220 Thunder Bay Flyers 581839137164254 Dubuque Fighting Saints 581639335141230
Western Conference Team xyz – Lincoln Stars 584116183218139 x – Sioux Falls Stampede 583717478239179 x – Omaha Lancers 583618476168151 x – Des Moines Buccaneers 583520373220196 x – Twin City Vulcans 583119870203174 x – Sioux City Musketeers 582726559170162 Fargo-Moorhead Ice Sharks 581834642181228 Note: The USNTDP was unavailable for postseason play due to participating in the NAHL playoffs.
Statistics Scoring leaders
The following players led the league in regular season points at the completion of all regular season games.
Player Team Peter Sejna Des Moines Buccaneers 58 41 53 94 36 Aaron Smith Green Bay Gamblers 55 33 42 75 93 John Eichelberger Green Bay Gamblers 49 19 50 69 58 R. J. Umberger USNTDP 57 33 35 68 20 Rick Gorman Sioux Falls Stampede 55 25 43 68 166 Jared Hanowski Sioux Falls Stampede 57 22 45 67 88 Troy Riddle Des Moines Buccaneers 53 36 30 66 95 Keith Dore Lincoln Stars 57 24 41 65 44 Alex Kim Des Moines Buccaneers 57 20 42 62 67 Dwight Hirst Fargo-Moorhead Ice Sharks 56 32 29 61 24 Paul Caponigri Omaha Lancers 57 28 33 61 122
Leading goaltenders Minimum 1/3 of team's minutes played. 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 Dan Ellis Omaha Lancers 55 3274 34 16 4 11 123 1,517 .925 2.25 Wayne Russell Lincoln Stars 48 2838 32 14 1 5 108 1,210 .918 2.28 Adam Coole Rochester Mustangs 45 2581 22 17 4 4 113 1,338 .922 2.63 Mike Betz Sioux City Musketeers 50 2918 24 22 3 6 132 1,223 .903 2.71 Adam Berkhoel Twin City Vulcans 49 2848 25 15 7 5 129 1,544 .923 2.72
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 Dan Ellis Omaha Lancers Forward of the Year Peter Sejna Des Moines Buccaneers Defenseman of the Year Jeff Finger Green Bay Gamblers Goaltender of the Year Dan Ellis Omaha Lancers Rookie of the Year Troy Riddle Des Moines Buccaneers Coach of the Year Steve Johnson Lincoln StarsGeneral Manager of the Year Bob Motzko Sioux Falls Stampede
References
External links Hockey DB Elite Prospects