2014–15 USHL season
| 2014–15 USHL Season | |
|---|---|
| League | United States Hockey League |
| Sport | Ice hockey |
| Duration | September 26, 2014 – April 11, 2015 |
| Number of games | 60 |
| Number of teams | 17 |
| Regular season | |
| Anderson Cup | Youngstown Phantoms |
| Season MVP | Kyle Connor (Youngstown Phantoms) |
| Clark Cup Playoffs | |
| Clark Cup Playoffs MVP | Troy Loggins (Stampede) |
| Finals champions | Sioux Falls Stampede |
| Runners-up | Muskegon Lumberjacks |
The 2014–15 USHL season is the 36th season of the United States Hockey League as an all-junior league. The regular season ran from September 26, 2014, to April 11, 2015.[1] The regular season champion Youngstown Phantoms were awarded the Anderson Cup. The playoff champion Sioux Falls Stampede captured the Clark Cup.
Regular season
[edit]Note: GP = Games played; W = Wins; L = Losses; OTL = Overtime losses; PTS = Points; GF = Goals for; GA = Goals against; PIM = Penalties in Minutes
x = clinched playoff berth; y = clinched conference title; z = clinched regular season title
Eastern Conference
[edit]| Team | GP | W | L | OTL | PTS | GF | GA | PIM |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| zYoungstown Phantoms | 60 | 40 | 14 | 6 | 86 | 233 | 166 | 1178 |
| xCedar Rapids RoughRiders | 60 | 39 | 21 | 0 | 78 | 210 | 162 | 687 |
| xDubuque Fighting Saints | 60 | 36 | 19 | 5 | 77 | 207 | 167 | 1327 |
| xMuskegon Lumberjacks | 60 | 35 | 21 | 4 | 74 | 184 | 179 | 1107 |
| Bloomington Thunder | 60 | 29 | 24 | 7 | 65 | 173 | 187 | 1108 |
| Chicago Steel | 60 | 30 | 27 | 3 | 63 | 199 | 209 | 977 |
| Madison Capitols | 60 | 24 | 25 | 11 | 59 | 172 | 212 | 1193 |
| Team USA | 60 | 25 | 32 | 3 | 53 | 208 | 209 | 1120 |
| Green Bay Gamblers | 60 | 18 | 34 | 8 | 44 | 156 | 213 | 1010 |
Western Conference
[edit]| Team | GP | W | L | OTL | PTS | GF | GA | PIM |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| ySioux City Musketeers | 60 | 38 | 17 | 5 | 81 | 225 | 170 | 1129 |
| xTri-City Storm | 60 | 37 | 17 | 6 | 80 | 202 | 158 | 1017 |
| xOmaha Lancers | 60 | 34 | 17 | 9 | 77 | 195 | 176 | 1258 |
| xSioux Falls Stampede | 60 | 32 | 23 | 5 | 69 | 191 | 181 | 1110 |
| Waterloo Black Hawks | 60 | 28 | 26 | 6 | 62 | 191 | 182 | 889 |
| Fargo Force | 60 | 26 | 28 | 6 | 58 | 148 | 191 | 933 |
| Des Moines Buccaneers | 60 | 21 | 26 | 13 | 55 | 164 | 204 | 1050 |
| Lincoln Stars | 60 | 18 | 37 | 5 | 41 | 150 | 242 | 1183 |
| Indiana Ice | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
Post Season Awards
[edit]All-USHL First Team
[edit]| Pos | Name | Team | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|
| G | Erik Schierhorn | Muskegon | Goaltender of the Year |
| D | Neal Pionk | Sioux City | Defenseman of the Year |
| D | Hayden Shaw | Dubuque | |
| F | Brock Boeser | Waterloo | All Rookie Team |
| F | Kyle Connor | Youngstown | Player of the Year; Forward of the Year |
| F | Adam Johnson | Sioux City |
All-USHL Second Team
[edit]| Pos | Name | Team |
|---|---|---|
| G | Alec Dillon | Tri-City |
| D | Bobby Nardella | Tri-City |
| D | Christian Wolanin | Muskegon |
| F | Maxim Letunov | Youngstown |
| F | Seamus Malone | Dubuque |
| F | Chris Wilkie | Tri-City |
All-USHL Third Team
[edit]| Pos | Name | Team |
|---|---|---|
| G | Cale Morris | Waterloo |
| D | Corey Schueneman | Muskegon |
| D | Jimmy Schuldt | Omaha |
| F | Kieffer Bellows | Sioux Falls |
| F | Mason Bergh | Chicago |
| F | Jakob Forsbacka Karlsson | Omaha |
| F | Auston Matthews | Team USA |
All Rookie First Team
[edit]| Pos | Name | Team |
|---|---|---|
| G | Alec Dillon | Tri-City |
| D | Dennis Gilbert | Chicago |
| D | Ryan Zuhlsdorf | Sioux City |
| F | Kieffer Bellows | Sioux Falls |
| F | Brock Boeser | Waterloo |
| F | Erik Foley | Cedar Rapids |
All Rookie Second Team
[edit]| Pos | Name | Team |
|---|---|---|
| G | Ben Blacker | Cedar Rapids |
| D | Chad Krys | Team USA |
| D | Mitch Reinke | Cedar Rapids |
| D | Vili Saarijärvi | Green Bay |
| F | Robert Carpenter | Sioux City |
| F | Tanner Laczynski | Chicago |
| F | Tommy Novak | Waterloo |
Clark Cup Playoffs
[edit]| Conference Semi-Finals (Best of 5) | Conference Finals (Best of 5) | Clark Cup Championship (Best of 5) | ||||||||||||
| 1 | Youngstown | 1 | ||||||||||||
| 4 | Muskegon | 3 | ||||||||||||
| 4 | Muskegon | 3 | ||||||||||||
| Eastern Conference | ||||||||||||||
| 3 | Dubuque | 2 | ||||||||||||
| 3 | Dubuque | 3 | ||||||||||||
| 2 | Cedar Rapids | 0 | ||||||||||||
| E4 | Muskegon | 0 | ||||||||||||
| W4 | Sioux Falls | 3 | ||||||||||||
| 2 | Tri-City | 3 | ||||||||||||
| 3 | Omaha | 0 | ||||||||||||
| 2 | Tri-City | 1 | ||||||||||||
| Western Conference | ||||||||||||||
| 4 | Sioux Falls | 3 | ||||||||||||
| 4 | Sioux Falls | 3 | ||||||||||||
| 1 | Sioux City | 2 | ||||||||||||
Conference Semi-Finals
[edit]Eastern Conference
[edit](1) Youngstown Phantoms vs. (4) Muskegon Lumberjacks
[edit]| April 15 | Muskegon Lumberjacks | 5 – 4 | OT | Youngstown Phantoms | L.C. Walker Arena | |||
| Mark Petaccio (1) - 2:14 Griffen Molino (1) - pp - 18:01 |
First period | 0:28 - Kyle Connor (1) 19:31 - sh - Josh Melnick (1) | ||||||
| Christian Wolanin (1) - 6:50 Adrian Sloboda (1) - 8:48 |
Second period | 11:15 - sh - Ryan Lomberg (1) 15:12 - Vasili Kolias (1) | ||||||
| No scoring | Third period | No scoring | ||||||
| Matheson Iacopelli (1) - 4:38 | First overtime period | No scoring | ||||||
| Eric Schierhorn (34 saves / 38 shots) | Goalie stats | Chris Birdsall (36 saves / 41 shots) | ||||||
| April 17 | Youngstown Phantoms | 4 – 2 | Muskegon Lumberjacks | Covelli Centre | ||||
| 10:59 - Josh Nenadal (1) | First period | Matheson Iacopelli (2) - 3:42 | ||||||
| 0:56 - pp - Kyle Connor (2) 3:35 - Josh Nenadal (2) |
Second period | Matheson Iacopelli (3) - 4:29 | ||||||
| 19:13 - pp - en - Kyle Connor (3) | Third period | No scoring | ||||||
| Colin DeAugustine (28 saves / 30 shots) | Goalie stats | Eric Schierhorn (25 saves / 28 shots) | ||||||
| April 18 | Youngstown Phantoms | 1 – 2 | 2OT | Muskegon Lumberjacks | Covelli Centre | |||
| No scoring | First period | No scoring | ||||||
| No scoring | Second period | No scoring | ||||||
| Vasili Kolias (2) - 0:32 | Third period | 12:04 - Matheson Iacopelli (4) | ||||||
| No scoring | Second overtime period | 14:46 - Will Graber (1) | ||||||
| Colin DeAugustine (45 saves / 47 shots) | Goalie stats | Eric Schierhorn (44 saves / 45 shots) | ||||||
| April 20 | Muskegon Lumberjacks | 4 – 2 | Youngstown Phantoms | L.C. Walker Arena | ||||
| 11:35 - Christian Wolanin (2) | First period | Kiefer Sherwood (1) - 1:35 | ||||||
| 11:52 - Christian Wolanin (3) 16:14 - Corey Schueneman (1) |
Second period | Taylor Best (1) - | ||||||
| 19:54 - en - Griffen Molino (2) | Third period | No scoring | ||||||
| Eric Schierhorn (26 saves / 28 shots) | Goalie stats | Chris Birdsall (39 saves / 42 shots) | ||||||
| Muskegon wins series 3 – 1 | |
(2) Cedar Rapids RoughRiders vs. (3) Dubuque Fighting Saints
[edit]| April 14 | Cedar Rapids RoughRiders | 6 – 3 | Dubuque Fighting Saints | Mystique Ice Center | ||||
| Andrew Gaus (1) - 14:19 Jacob Benson (1) - 19:50 |
First period | 16:49 - William Lagesson (1) | ||||||
| Jiří Fronk (1) - 17:23 | Second period | 14:18 - sh - Dylan Gambrell (1) 16:40 - Willie Knierim (1) 18:44 - Hayden Shaw (1) | ||||||
| Erik Foley (1) - 16:52 | Third period | 16:34 - Brett Boeing (1) | ||||||
| Ryan Larkin (30 saves / 36 shots) | Goalie stats | Jacob Nehama (28 saves / 31 shots) | ||||||
| April 17 | Dubuque Fighting Saints | 1 – 5 | Cedar Rapids RoughRiders | Cedar Rapids Ice Arena | ||||
| 12:42 - pp - Seamus Malone (1) | First period | No scoring | ||||||
| 4:45 - Gordie Green (1) 6:53 - Willie Knierim (2) 16:04 - Mitchell Smith (1) |
Second period | No scoring | ||||||
| 18:44 - en - Nate Sucese (1) | Third period | Andrew Gaus (2) - sh - 8:07 | ||||||
| Jacob Nehama (32 saves / 33 shots) | Goalie stats | Ben Blacker (9 saves / 12 shots) Ryan Larkin (14 saves / 15 shots) | ||||||
| April 18 | Dubuque Fighting Saints | 1 – 2 | Cedar Rapids RoughRiders | Cedar Rapids Ice Arena | ||||
| No scoring | First period | No scoring | ||||||
| Trey Dodd (1) - 4:42 | Second period | No scoring | ||||||
| Evan Smith (1) - 1:23 | Third period | 6:48 - Joe Wegwerth (1) | ||||||
| Jacob Nehama (30 saves / 31 shots) | Goalie stats | Ben Blacker (27 saves / 29 shots) | ||||||
| Dubuque wins series 3 – 0 | |
Western Conference
[edit](1) Sioux City Musketeers vs. (4) Sioux Falls Stampede
[edit]| April 14 | Sioux Falls Stampede | 5 – 1 | Sioux City Musketeers | Denny Sanford Premier Center | ||||
| Logan O'Connor (1) - 0:57 | First period | No scoring | ||||||
| Kieffer Bellows (1) - 6:29 Logan O'Connor (2) - 10:40 |
Second period | 4:39 - sh - Joe Snively (1) | ||||||
| Troy Loggins (1) - en - 19:09 Daniel Warpecha (1) - 19:36 |
Third period | No scoring | ||||||
| Stefanos Lekkas (36 saves / 37 shots) | Goalie stats | Collin Olson (35 saves / 39 shots) | ||||||
| April 16 | Sioux City Musketeers | 4 – 2 | Sioux Falls Stampede | Tyson Events Center | ||||
| April 17 | Sioux City Musketeers | 1 – 4 | Sioux Falls Stampede | Tyson Events Center | ||||
| April 19 | Sioux Falls Stampede | 1 – 2 | Sioux City Musketeers | Denny Sanford Premier Center | ||||
| April 21 | Sioux City Musketeers | 1 – 6 | Sioux Falls Stampede | Tyson Events Center | ||||
| Sioux Falls wins series 3 – 2 | |
(2) Cedar Rapids RoughRiders vs. (3) Dubuque Fighting Saints
[edit]| April 14 | Omaha Lancers | 1 – 2 | Tri-City Storm | Ralston Arena | ||||
| April 16 | Tri-City Storm | 3 – 2 | Omaha Lancers | Viaero Center | ||||
| April 18 | Tri-City Storm | 3 – 1 | Omaha Lancers | Viaero Center | ||||
| Tri-City wins series 3 – 0 | |
Conference Finals
[edit]Eastern Conference
[edit](3) Dubuque Fighting Saints vs. (4) Muskegon Lumberjacks
[edit]| April 24 | Dubuque Fighting Saints | 2 – 4 | Muskegon Lumberjacks | Mystique Ice Center | ||||
| April 25 | Dubuque Fighting Saints | 7 – 3 | Muskegon Lumberjacks | Mystique Ice Center | ||||
| May 1 | Muskegon Lumberjacks | 3 – 1 | Dubuque Fighting Saints | L.C. Walker Arena | ||||
| May 2 | Muskegon Lumberjacks | 0 – 6 | Dubuque Fighting Saints | L.C. Walker Arena | ||||
| May 5 | Dubuque Fighting Saints | 3 – 4 | Muskegon Lumberjacks | Mystique Ice Center | ||||
| Muskegon wins series 3 – 2 | |
Western Conference
[edit](3) Tri-City Storm vs. (4) Sioux Falls Stampede
[edit]| April 24 | Tri-City Storm | 4 – 2 | Sioux Falls Stampede | Viaero Center | ||||
| April 29 | Tri-City Storm | 2 – 3 | Sioux Falls Stampede | Viaero Center | ||||
| May 1 | Sioux Falls Stampede | 4 – 3 | Tri-City Storm | Denny Sanford Premier Center | ||||
| May 2 | Sioux Falls Stampede | 7 – 3 | Tri-City Storm | Denny Sanford Premier Center | ||||
| Sioux Falls wins series 3 – 1 | |
Clark Cup Finals
[edit]- Note 1: All times are local.
- Note 2: Game times in italics signify games to be played only if necessary.
- Note 3: Home team is listed first.
(E4) Muskegon Lumberjacks vs. (W4) Sioux Falls Stampede
[edit]| May 9 | Muskegon Lumberjacks | 2 – 3 | Sioux Falls Stampede | L.C. Walker Arena | ||||
| May 10 | Muskegon Lumberjacks | 1 – 6 | Sioux Falls Stampede | L.C. Walker Arena | ||||
| May 15 | Sioux Falls Stampede | 4 – 2 | Muskegon Lumberjacks | Denny Sanford Premier Center | ||||
| Sioux Falls wins series 3 – 0 | |
References
[edit]- ^ League ScheduleArchived 10 October 2011 at the Wayback Machine