The 2010–11 USHL season is the 32nd 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, 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)
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
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
Players
Scoring leaders Note: GP = Games played; G = Goals; A = Assists; Pts = Points; PIM = Penalty minutes
Player Team GP G A Pts PIMBlake Coleman Indiana Ice 5934589272Daniil Tarasov Indiana Ice 5737387546Brian Ferlin Indiana Ice 5525487326Johnny Gaudreau Dubuque Fighting Saints 6036367236Ryan Dzingel Lincoln Stars 542344678Vinny Saponari Dubuque Fighting Saints 5618466435Jimmy Mullin Fargo Force 5223376026Justin Kovacs Cedar Rapids RoughRiders 5817425920Jayson Megna Cedar Rapids RoughRiders 6030285845David Johnstone Indiana Ice 5720385832Ryan Misiak Muskegon Lumberjacks 5715435844
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 Zane Gothberg Fargo Force 23 1318 13 8 0 49 2 0.918 2.23 John Keneey Omaha Lancers 30 1612 15 9 3 60 1 0.908 2.23
Clark Cup Playoffs
Conference Quarterfinals
Eastern Conference
(3) Indiana Ice vs. (6) Waterloo Black Hawks
(4) Team USA vs. (5) Muskegon Lumberjacks
Western Conference
(3) Sioux Falls Stampede vs. (6) Sioux City Musketeers
(4) Fargo Force vs. (5) Lincoln Stars
Conference semifinals
Eastern Conference
(1) Cedar Rapids RoughRiders vs. (5) Muskegon Lumberjacks
(2) Green Bay Gamblers vs. (3) Indiana Ice
Western Conference
(1) Dubuque Fighting Saints vs. (4) Fargo Force
(2) Omaha Lancers vs. (3) Sioux Falls Stampede
Conference finals
Eastern Conference
(1) Cedar Rapids Roughriders vs. (2) Green Bay Gamblers
Western Conference
(1) Dubuque Fighting Saints vs. (3) Sioux Falls Stampede
Clark Cup Finals
(W1) Dubuque Fighting Saints vs. (E2) Green Bay Gamblers
Playoff scoring leaders Note: GP = Games played; G = Goals; A = Assists; Pts = Points; PIM = Penalty minutes
Player Team GP G A Pts PIMKyle Rau Sioux Falls Stampede 1075124Johnny Gaudreau Dubuque Fighting Saints 1156116Daniel Doremus Sioux Falls Stampede 1029118Vinny Saponari Dubuque Fighting Saints 115496Alex Broadhurst Green Bay Gamblers 113694Connor Reilly Sioux Falls Stampede 104484Matthew DeBlouw Muskegon Lumberjacks 6386Christian Isackson Sioux Falls Stampede 103588Zemgus Girgensons Dubuque Fighting Saints 113588Nolan LaPorte Green Bay Gamblers 1135814Shane Sooth Dubuque Fighting Saints 112682Cason Hohmann Cedar Rapids RoughRiders 81784
Playoff leading goaltenders Note: GP = Games played; Mins = Minutes played; W = Wins; L = Losses; GA = Goals Allowed; SO = Shutouts; SV% = Save percentage; GAA = Goals against average
Player Team GP Mins W L GA SO Sv% GAA Adam Wilcox Green Bay Gamblers 2 88 1 0 1 0 0.973 0.68 Ryan Massa Fargo Force 4 244 2 2 6 1 0.935 1.48 Matt Morris Dubuque Fighting Saints 11 668 9 2 17 1 0.943 1.53 Ryan McKay Green Bay Gamblers 10 580 6 4 19 1 0.919 1.97 Kevin Murdock Lincoln Stars 2 119 0 2 4 0 0.945 2.03
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
External links Official website of the United States Hockey League
References