2008–09 USHL season

The 2008–09 USHL season is the 29th season of the United States Hockey League as an all-junior league. The regular season began on October 3, 2008 and concluded on April 5, 2009[1] with the regular season champion winning the Anderson Cup. The 2008-09 season was the first for the expansion Fargo Force, replacing the Ohio Junior Blue Jackets who folded after only two seasons in existence.

2008-09 USHL season
LeagueUnited States Hockey League
SportIce hockey
DurationOctober 3, 2008 – May 8, 2009
Number of games60
Number of teams12
Anderson Cup Champions
Season championsGreen Bay Gamblers
Clark Cup Champions
ChampionsIndiana Ice

The Clark Cup playoffs featured the top four teams from each division competing for the league title.

Regular season

Final Standings[2]

Note: GP = Games played; W = Wins; L = Losses; OTL = Overtime Losses; SL = Shootout Losses; GF = Goals For; GA = Goals Against; PTS = Points; x = clinched playoff berth; y = clinched division title; z = clinched league title

East Division

Team GP W L OTL PTS GF GA
zGreen Bay Gamblers603917482237165
xCedar Rapids RoughRiders603817581219147
xIndiana Ice603919280221177
xWaterloo Black Hawks603720377246198
Chicago Steel603127264194213
Des Moines Buccaneers601243529167283

West Division

Team GP W L OTL PTS GF GA
yLincoln Stars603717680191155
xOmaha Lancers603221771218192
xFargo Force603223569191166
xSioux Falls Stampede602828460182199
Sioux City Musketeers602430654194210
Tri-City Storm601148123140295

Clark Cup Playoffs

Quarter-finals Semi-finals Clark Cup Championship
                     
1 Green Bay 4 4 8
4 Waterloo 1 3 2
1 Green Bay 1 4 2 3
East Division
3 Indiana 5 3 4 5
2 Cedar Rapids 2 3 4 1 6
3 Indiana 7 2 3 5 7
E Indiana 1 5 6 5
W Fargo 2 2 0 1
1 Lincoln 6 1 4 6
4 Sioux Falls 1 4 3 1
1 Lincoln 1 3 0
West Division
3 Fargo 4 7 2
2 Omaha 2 2 3
3 Fargo 6 4 4

[3]

Players

Scoring Leaders

Player Team GP G A Pts +/- PIM
1Andrew MillerChicago Steel58335082+776
2Mike CichyIndiana Ice56344276-1523
Craig SmithWaterloo Black Hawks54284876+32108
4Mike SeidelCedar Rapids Roughriders59284873+1436
5Stephane Da CostaSioux City Musketeers48313667-323
6Kirt HillLincoln Stars56244266+10112
7Stanislav GalievIndiana Ice60293564+1146
8Brandon RichardsonIndiana Ice55214263+12145
9Michael ForneyGreen Bay Gamblers59263460+3340
10Andy TarantoFargo Force60342559+3353
Louis LeblancOmaha Lancers60283159+778

[4]

Leading Goaltenders

Player Team GP MIN W L OTL SO GA GAA SV SV%
1Kevin MurdockLincoln Stars352005211041752.24860.920
2Troy GrosenickCedar Rapids RoughRiders24136313541532.33533.910
3Steve SummerhaysGreen Bay Gamblers23132715611522.35522.909
4Mike JohnsonCedar Rapids RoughRiders392263251213902.39903.909
5Mike LeeFargo Force4827452615431102.401235.918

[5]

Awards

  • Coach of the Year: Dean Blais Fargo Force
  • Curt Hammer Award: Mike Walsh Chicago Steel
  • Defenseman of the Year: John Moore Chicago Steel
  • Executive of the Year: Jim Pflug Lincoln Stars
  • Forward of the Year: Andrew Miller Chicago Steel
  • General Manager of the Year: Jon Cooper Green Bay Gamblers
  • Goaltender of the Year: Mike Lee Fargo Force
  • Organization of the Year: Fargo Force
  • Player of the Year: Andrew Miller Chicago Steel
  • Rookie of the Year: Louis Leblanc Omaha Lancers
  • Scholar-Athlete of the Year: Jeff Teglia Omaha Lancers

First Team All-Stars

Second Team All-Stars

  • Kevin Murdock (Goalie) Lincoln Stars
  • Jake Newton (Defense) Lincoln Stars
  • David Makowski (Defense) Green Bay Gamblers
  • Stephane Da Costa (Forward) Sioux City Musketeers
  • Mike Seidel (Forward) Cedar Rapids RoughRiders
  • Anthony Taranto (Forward) Fargo Force
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