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United States Hockey League
United States Hockey League
Sport Ice Hockey
Founded 1961
CEO Gino Gasparini
No. of teams 12
Country(ies) Flag of the United States United States
Most recent champion(s) Sioux Falls Stampede
Official website www.ushl.com

The United States Hockey League (USHL) is the top junior ice hockey league in the United States. It currently has 12 teams, consisting of players who are 20 years of age and younger. The teams are located in Midwestern United States. The USHL is strictly amateur, allowing former USHL players to compete in NCAA college hockey.

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The USHL was established in 1961. It was semi-professional league until 1979, when it became fully amateur.

Many USHL players have gone on to compete in professional and college hockey. In 2003-04, the National Hockey League had 38 players with USHL experience.

The Sioux Falls Stampede won the 2006-07 USHL championship in an expanded, 12-team playoff format. The league has recently announced that it will revert to an 8-team divisional playoff format for the 2007-08 season.

  • 1979-80 The USHL becomes an all-junior league with seven teams in two divisions. North Division: Hennepin Nordiques, Bloomington Jr. Stars, Green Bay Bobcats, and St. Paul Vulcans. South Division: Austin Mavericks, Sioux City Musketeers, and Waterloo Black Hawks.
  • 1980-81 Des Moines Buccaneers enter the league. Waterloo Black Hawks move to Dubuque and become the Fighting Saints. Hennepin Nordiques move to Waterloo and become the Black Hawks. North Division: Austin, Bloomington, Green Bay, and St. Paul. South Division: Des Moines, Dubuque, Sioux City, and Waterloo.
  • 1981-82 Green Bay folds. The remaining seven teams merge into one division.
  • 1983-84 North Iowa Huskies enter league.
  • 1984-85 Madison Capitols and Thunder Bay Flyers enter league. Bloomington changes name to Minneapolis Stars.
  • 1985-86 Minneapolis folds. Austin relocates to Rochester and renamed Mustangs.
  • 1986-87 Omaha Lancers enter league.
  • 1991-92 Madison changes name to Wisconsin Capitols.
  • 1994-95 Green Bay Gamblers enter league.
  • 1995-96 Wisconsin folds. Fargo-Moorhead Bears enter league. St. Paul changes name to Twin Cities Vulcans.
  • 1996-97 Fargo-Moorhead Bears disband. Fargo-Moorhead Ice Sharks enter league. Lincoln Stars enter league. League returns to divisional play. North Division: Fargo-Moorhead, Green Bay, North Iowa, Rochester, Thunder Bay, Twin Cities. South Division: Des Moines, Dubuque, Lincoln, Omaha, Sioux City, Waterloo.
  • 1997-98 USA Hockey National Team Development Program plays 24-game schedule in the USHL.
  • 1998-99 USHL agrees to play full-season schedule with the USA Hockey National Team Development Program as part of a two-year agreement. League moves to three-division format. East Division: Dubuque, Green Bay, Team USA, and Waterloo. Central Division: Des Moines, North Iowa, Rochester, Thunder Bay, and Twin Cities. West Division: Fargo-Moorhead, Lincoln, Omaha, and Sioux City.
  • 1999-00 Sioux Falls Stampede enters league. North Iowa relocates to Cedar Rapids and renamed the RoughRiders. League moves to two-division format. West Division: Des Moines, Fargo-Moorhead, Lincoln, Omaha, Sioux City, Sioux Falls, Twin Cities. East Division: Cedar Rapids, Dubuque, Green Bay, Rochester, Thunder Bay, USA Development, Waterloo.
  • 2000-01 Thunder Bay ceases operations. Fargo-Moorhead moves to Bensenville, IL and becomes the Chicago Steel. Twin Cities relocates to Kearney, NE and is renamed the Tri-City Storm. Team USA plays 34-game league schedule.
  • 2001-02 Dubuque Fighting Saints relocate to Tulsa, Oklahoma and become the Tulsa Crude. Topeka, KS gains an expansion team called the Topeka ScareCrows.
  • 2002-03 Rochester ceases operations. Tulsa ceases operations. Omaha relocates to Council Bluffs, Ia., and changes its name to the River City Lancers.
  • 2003-04 Danville Wings enter the league. Topeka moves to St. Louis and becomes the Heartland Eagles.
  • 2004-05 Danville moves to Indianapolis and becomes the Indiana Ice. St. Louis granted one-year suspension of operations.
  • 2005-06 River City Lancers change name back to Omaha Lancers.
  • 2006-07 Ohio Jr. Blue Jackets join the league after purchasing the membership of the former Thunder Bay Flyers.
  • 2008-09 Fargo Force will begin operations.

East Division
Team Founded City
Cedar Rapids RoughRiders 1999-00 Cedar Rapids, Iowa
Chicago Steel 2000-01 Bensenville, Illinois
Green Bay Gamblers 1994-95 Green Bay, Wisconsin
Indiana Ice 2004-05 Indianapolis, Indiana
Ohio Junior Blue Jackets 2006-07 Columbus, Ohio
Waterloo Black Hawks 1980-81 Waterloo, Iowa
West Division
Team Founded City
Des Moines Buccaneers 1980-81 Urbandale, Iowa
Lincoln Stars 1996-97 Lincoln, Nebraska
Omaha Lancers 1986-87 Council Bluffs, Iowa
Sioux City Musketeers 1979-80 Sioux City, Iowa
Sioux Falls Stampede 1999-00 Sioux Falls, South Dakota
Tri-City Storm 2000-01 Kearney, Nebraska
Future teams
Team Founding City
Fargo Force [1] 2008-09 Fargo, North Dakota
USHL team locations.
USHL team locations.

Main article: USHL Award Winners

USHL Alumni in NCAA
USHL Alumni in NHL
USHL Players Drafted by NHL

  • Most points in a season – 97 by Des Moines Buccaneers in 1998–99 season.
  • Most wins in a season – 48 by Des Moines Buccaneers in 1998–99 season.
  • Most losses in a season – 48 by Omaha Lancers in 1986–87 season.
  • Longest winning streak - 19 by Des Moines Buccaneers between November 1, 1998 and January 6, 1999.

  • Most points in a season - 135 by Tim Ferguson of Sioux City Musketeers in 1985–86 season.
  • Most goals in a season – 67 by Rod Taylor of Sioux City Musketeers in 1985–86 season.
  • Most assists in a season - 79 by Tim Ferguson of Sioux City Musketeers in 1985–86 season.
  • Most PIMs in a season – 316 by Chad Stauffacher of Green Bay Gamblers in 1996–97 season.

  • USHL 2006-07 Media Guide

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United States Hockey League
Teams: Cedar Rapids RoughRiders  · Chicago Steel  · Des Moines Buccaneers  · Green Bay Gamblers  · Indiana Ice  · Lincoln Stars  · Ohio Junior Blue Jackets  · Omaha Lancers  · Sioux City Musketeers  · Sioux Falls Stampede  · Tri-City Storm  · Waterloo Black Hawks
Related articles: Clark Cup  · Anderson Cup
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