2010–11 USHL season
The 2010–11 USHL season is the 31st season of the United States Hockey League as an all-junior league. The regular season began on October 1, 2010 and concluded on April 9, 2011[1] with the regular season champion winning the Anderson Cup. The 2010-11 season was the first to include the Dubuque Fighting Saints and Muskegon Lumberjacks, both of whom were resurrected franchises of the same name (USHL and IHL respectively)
| 2010-11 USHL season | |
|---|---|
| League | United States Hockey League |
| Sport | Ice hockey |
| Duration | October 1, 2010 – May 21, 2011 |
| Number of games | 60 |
| Number of teams | 16 |
| Anderson Cup Champions | |
| Season champions | Cedar Rapids Roughriders |
| Clark Cup Champions | |
| Champions | Dubuque Fighting Saints |
The Clark Cup playoffs featured the top six teams from each conference competing for the league title. The increase to twelve teams resulted from the addition of four teams in two years.
Regular season
Current standings as of November 7, 2010[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 conference title
Eastern Conference
| Team | GP | W | L | OTL | PTS | GF | GA |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| yCedar Rapids RoughRiders | 60 | 42 | 12 | 6 | 90 | 212 | 151 |
| xGreen Bay Gamblers | 60 | 41 | 15 | 4 | 86 | 189 | 131 |
| xIndiana Ice | 60 | 37 | 19 | 4 | 78 | 237 | 166 |
| xUS NTDP | 60 | 30 | 25 | 5 | 65 | 170 | 172 |
| xMuskegon Lumberjacks | 60 | 24 | 28 | 8 | 56 | 187 | 235 |
| xWaterloo Black Hawks | 60 | 24 | 29 | 7 | 55 | 164 | 183 |
| Youngstown Phantoms | 60 | 23 | 30 | 7 | 53 | 167 | 205 |
| Chicago Steel | 60 | 9 | 43 | 8 | 26 | 103 | 248 |
Western Conference
| Team | GP | W | L | OTL | PTS | GF | GA |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| yDubuque Fighting Saints | 60 | 37 | 14 | 9 | 83 | 195 | 152 |
| xOmaha Lancers | 60 | 34 | 19 | 7 | 75 | 170 | 144 |
| xSioux Falls Stampede | 60 | 34 | 20 | 6 | 74 | 197 | 168 |
| xFargo Force | 60 | 33 | 22 | 5 | 71 | 173 | 151 |
| xLincoln Stars | 60 | 33 | 22 | 5 | 71 | 195 | 188 |
| xSioux City Musketeers | 60 | 31 | 23 | 6 | 68 | 174 | 167 |
| Des Moines Buccaneers | 60 | 29 | 25 | 6 | 64 | 174 | 177 |
| Tri-City Storm | 60 | 19 | 30 | 11 | 49 | 137 | 206 |
Clark Cup Playoffs
| Conference Quarter-finals | Conference Semi-finals | Conference Finals | Clark Cup Championship | ||||||||||||||||
| 1 | Cedar Rapids | ||||||||||||||||||
| - | Bye | ||||||||||||||||||
| 1 | Cedar Rapids | 3 | |||||||||||||||||
| 5 | Muskegon | 1 | |||||||||||||||||
| 4 | US NTDP | 0 | |||||||||||||||||
| 5 | Muskegon | 2 | |||||||||||||||||
| 1 | Cedar Rapids | 1 | |||||||||||||||||
| Eastern Conference | |||||||||||||||||||
| 2 | Green Bay | 3 | |||||||||||||||||
| 3 | Indiana | 2 | |||||||||||||||||
| 6 | Waterloo | 0 | |||||||||||||||||
| 2 | Green Bay | 3 | |||||||||||||||||
| 3 | Indiana | 0 | |||||||||||||||||
| 2 | Green Bay | ||||||||||||||||||
| - | Bye | ||||||||||||||||||
| E | Green Bay | 1 | |||||||||||||||||
| W | Dubuque | 3 | |||||||||||||||||
| 1 | Dubuque | ||||||||||||||||||
| - | Bye | ||||||||||||||||||
| 1 | Dubuque | 3 | |||||||||||||||||
| 4 | Fargo | 0 | |||||||||||||||||
| 4 | Fargo | 2 | |||||||||||||||||
| 5 | Lincoln | 0 | |||||||||||||||||
| 1 | Dubuque | 3 | |||||||||||||||||
| Western Conference | |||||||||||||||||||
| 3 | Sioux Falls | 1 | |||||||||||||||||
| 3 | Sioux Falls | 2 | |||||||||||||||||
| 6 | Sioux City | 1 | |||||||||||||||||
| 3 | Sioux Falls | 3 | |||||||||||||||||
| 2 | Omaha | 0 | |||||||||||||||||
| 2 | Omaha | ||||||||||||||||||
| - | Bye | ||||||||||||||||||
Players
Scoring leaders
Note: GP = Games played; G = Goals; A = Assists; Pts = Points; PIM = Penalty Minutes
| Player | Team | GP | G | A | Pts | PIM |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Blake Coleman | Indiana Ice | 59 | 34 | 58 | 92 | 72 |
| Daniil Tarasov | Indiana Ice | 57 | 37 | 38 | 75 | 46 |
| Brian Ferlin | Indiana Ice | 55 | 25 | 48 | 73 | 26 |
| John Gaudreau | Dubuque Fighting Saints | 60 | 36 | 36 | 72 | 36 |
| Ryan Dzingel | Lincoln Stars | 54 | 23 | 44 | 67 | 8 |
| Vinny Saponari | Dubuque Fighting Saints | 56 | 18 | 46 | 64 | 35 |
| Jimmy Mullin | Fargo Force | 52 | 23 | 37 | 60 | 26 |
| Justin Kovacs | Cedar Rapids RoughRiders | 58 | 17 | 42 | 59 | 20 |
| Jayson Megna | Cedar Rapids RoughRiders | 60 | 30 | 28 | 58 | 45 |
| David Johnstone | Indiana Ice | 57 | 20 | 38 | 58 | 32 |
| Ryan Misiak | Muskegon Lumberjacks | 57 | 15 | 43 | 58 | 44 |
Leading goaltenders
Note: GP = Games Played; Mins = Minutes Played; W = Wins; L = Losses: OTL = Overtime Losses; SL = Shootout Losses; GA = Goals Allowed; SO = Shutouts; GAA = Goals Against Average
| Player | Team | GP | Mins | W | L | OTL | GA | SO | Sv% | GAA |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Ryan McKay | Green Bay Gamblers | 38 | 2216 | 25 | 9 | 3 | 74 | 5 | 0.928 | 2.00 |
| Matt Morris | Dubuque Fighting Saints | 37 | 1990 | 23 | 8 | 4 | 72 | 4 | 0.921 | 2.17 |
| Adam Wilcox | Green Bay Gamblers | 24 | 1420 | 16 | 6 | 1 | 52 | 1 | 0.922 | 2.20 |
| Brady Hjelle | Cedar Rapids RoughRiders | 53 | 3231 | 40 | 8 | 5 | 119 | 5 | 0.923 | 2.21 |
| Todd Mathews | Omaha Lancers | 34 | 1910 | 18 | 9 | 4 | 71 | 3 | 0.919 | 2.23 |
All-Star teams
First Team
- Brady Hjelle (Goalie) Cedar Rapids RoughRiders
- Blake Coleman (Forward)Indiana Ice
- Jayson Megna (Forward) Cedar Rapids RoughRiders
- Jimmy Mullin (Forward) Fargo Force
- Nick Mattson (Defense) Indiana Ice
- Jordan Schmaltz (Defense) Sioux City Musketeers
Second Team
- Ryan McKay (Goalie) Green Bay Gamblers
- Matt Morris (Goalie) Dubuque Fighting Saints
- Daniil Tarasov (Forward) Indiana Ice
- John Gaudreau (Forward) Dubuque Fighting Saints
- Vinny Saponari (Forward) Dubuque Fighting Saints
- Brian Cooper (Defense) Fargo Force
- Ben Marshall (Defense) Omaha Lancers