The 2015–16 USHL season is the 37th season of the United States Hockey League as an all-junior league. The regular season ran from September 25, 2015, to April 10, 2016.[1] The regular season champions, the Cedar Rapids RoughRiders, were awarded the Anderson Cup and the playoff champions, the Tri-City Storm, were awarded the Clark Cup.
| 2015–16 USHL Season | |
|---|---|
| League | United States Hockey League |
| Sport | Ice hockey |
| Duration | September 25, 2015 – April 10, 2016 |
| Number of games | 60 |
| Number of teams | 17 |
| Regular season | |
| Anderson Cup | Cedar Rapids RoughRiders |
| Season MVP | Rem Pitlick (Muskegon) |
| Clark Cup Playoffs | |
| Western champions | Tri-City Storm |
| Western runners-up | Waterloo Blackhawks |
| Eastern champions | Dubuque Fighting Saints |
| Eastern runners-up | Bloomington Thunder |
| Clark Cup Champions | |
| Champions | Tri-City Storm |
Regular season
editFinal standings[2]
Eastern Conferenceedit
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Western Conferenceedit
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x = clinched playoff berth; y = clinched conference title; z = clinched regular season title
- ^ The Fargo Force had more total wins (regulation, overtime, and shootout wins) than the Sioux Falls Stampede, but the Stampede win the playoff tiebreaker (29 regulation and overtime wins to the Force's 28).
Post season awards
editAll-USHL First Team
edit| Pos | Name | Team |
|---|---|---|
| G | Adam Húska | Green Bay |
| D | Jack Ahcan | Cedar Rapids |
| D | Jeremy Davies | Bloomington |
| F | Ross Colton | Cedar Rapids |
| F | Cam Morrison | Youngstown |
| F | Rem Pitlick | Muskegon |
All-USHL Second Team
edit| Pos | Name | Team |
|---|---|---|
| G | Ben Blacker | Cedar Rapids |
| D | Mattias Gorannson | Tri-City |
| D | Trevor Hamilton | Lincoln |
| F | Tanner Laczynski | Lincoln |
| F | Denis Smirnov | Fargo |
| F | Nate Sucese | Dubuque |
All Rookie Team
edit| Pos | Name | Team |
|---|---|---|
| G | Ryan Edquist | Madison |
| D | Jacob Bryson | Omaha |
| D | Andrew Peeke | Green Bay |
| F | Collin Adams | Muskegon |
| F | Cam Morrison | Youngstown |
| F | Eeli Tolvanen | Sioux City |
Clark Cup playoffs
edit| Conference Semi-Finals (Best of 5) | Conference Finals (Best of 5) | Clark Cup Championship (Best of 5) | ||||||||||||
| 1 | Cedar Rapids | 2 | ||||||||||||
| 4 | Bloomington | 3 | ||||||||||||
| 4 | Bloomington | 2 | ||||||||||||
| Eastern Conference | ||||||||||||||
| 3 | Dubuque | 3 | ||||||||||||
| 3 | Dubuque | 3 | ||||||||||||
| 2 | Green Bay | 1 | ||||||||||||
| E3 | Dubuque | 0 | ||||||||||||
| W1 | Tri-City | 3 | ||||||||||||
| 2 | Lincoln | 1 | ||||||||||||
| 3 | Waterloo | 3 | ||||||||||||
| 3 | Waterloo | 2 | ||||||||||||
| Western Conference | ||||||||||||||
| 1 | Tri-City | 3 | ||||||||||||
| 4 | Sioux Falls | 0 | ||||||||||||
| 1 | Tri-City | 3 | ||||||||||||
Conference Quarterfinals
editEastern Conference
edit(1) Cedar Rapids RoughRiders vs. (4) Bloomington Thunder
edit| April 15 | Cedar Rapids RoughRiders | 7 – 3 | Bloomington Thunder | ImOn Ice Arena | ||||
| 11:03 - Matt Filipe (1) 11:38 - John Snodgrass (1) |
First period | No scoring | ||||||
| 1:23 - Luke Morgan (1) 6:46 - Pavel Tkachkov (1) 13:57 - Jacob Hayhurst (1) 17:29 - Callahan Burke (1) |
Second period | No scoring | ||||||
| 7:50 - pp - Pavel Tkachkov (2) | Third period | Logan Lambdin (1) - 1:47 Patrick Curry (1) - pp - 10:12 Tarek Baker (1) - pp - 18:26 | ||||||
| Ben Blacker (27 saves / 30 shots) | Goalie stats | Hayden Lavigne (18 saves / 22 shots) Logan Halladay (11 saves / 14 shots) | ||||||
| April 16 | Cedar Rapids RoughRiders | 2 – 7 | Bloomington Thunder | ImOn Ice Arena | ||||
| 13:56 - Jack Ahcan (1) | First period | Logan Lambdin (2) - pp - 6:51 Jake Durflinger (1) - pp - 13:11 | ||||||
| No scoring | Second period | Alec Mehr (1) - 3:50 Jake Durflinger (2) - 10:29 Jake Slaker (1) - 13:15 Ethan Somoza (1) - 16:17 | ||||||
| 15:34 - pp - Callahan Burke (2) | Third period | Jake Slaker (2) - pp - 8:10 | ||||||
| Ben Blacker (21 saves / 27 shots) Zack LaRocque (12 saves / 13 shots) |
Goalie stats | Hayden Lavigne (26 saves / 28 shots) | ||||||
| April 22 | Bloomington Thunder | 1 – 3 | Cedar Rapids RoughRiders | U.S. Cellular Coliseum | ||||
| 16:35 - pp - Brogan Rafferty (1) | First period | Mitch Reinke (1) - 17:36 | ||||||
| No scoring | Second period | Callahan Burke (3) - 11:08 | ||||||
| No scoring | Third period | Ross Colton (1) - en - 19:46 | ||||||
| Hayden Lavigne (21 saves / 23 shots) | Goalie stats | Ben Blacker (28 saves / 29 shots) | ||||||
| April 24 | Bloomington Thunder | 1 – 0 | OT | Cedar Rapids RoughRiders | U.S. Cellular Coliseum | |||
| No scoring | First period | No scoring | ||||||
| No scoring | Second period | No scoring | ||||||
| No scoring | Third period | No scoring | ||||||
| 1:22 - Alec Mehr (2) | First overtime period | No scoring | ||||||
| Hayden Lavigne (21 saves / 21 shots) | Goalie stats | Ben Blacker (38 saves / 39 shots) | ||||||
| April 26 | Cedar Rapids RoughRiders | 2 – 5 | Bloomington Thunder | ImOn Ice Arena | ||||
| No scoring | First period | Logan Lambdin (3) - 3:48 | ||||||
| 0:53 - Will Garin (1) | Second period | No scoring | ||||||
| 12:07 - Zac Robbins (1) | Third period | Sean Harrison (1) - 7:44 Brogan Rafferty (2) - 14:41 Jake Slaker (3) - en - 18:47 Logan Lambdin (4) - en - 19:01 | ||||||
| Ben Blacker (38 saves / 41 shots) | Goalie stats | Hayden Lavigne (29 saves / 31 shots) | ||||||
| Bloomington wins series 3 – 2 | |
(2) Green Bay Gamblers vs. (3) Dubuque Fighting Saints
edit| April 17 | Green Bay Gamblers | 3 – 2 | Dubuque Fighting Saints | Resch Center | ||||
| No scoring | First period | No scoring | ||||||
| 0:12 - Joey Marooney (1) | Second period | No scoring | ||||||
| 3:24 - Ryan Blankemeier (1) 14:37 - pp - Sam Saliba (1) |
Third period | Petter Mäkitalo (1) - 3:48 Mitchell Smith (1) - 8:51 | ||||||
| Adam Húska (29 saves / 31 shots) | Goalie stats | Hunter Miska (22 saves / 25 shots) | ||||||
| April 18 | Green Bay Gamblers | 2 – 3 | OT | Dubuque Fighting Saints | Resch Center | |||
| 16:57 - Marc Michaelis (1) | First period | No scoring | ||||||
| 5:46 - Ryan Blankemeier (2) | Second period | William Knierim (1) - pp - 18:09 | ||||||
| No scoring | Third period | Petter Mäkitalo (2) - 0:49 | ||||||
| No scoring | First overtime period | Dallas Gerads (1) - pp - 15:02 | ||||||
| Adam Húska (33 saves / 36 shots) | Goalie stats | Hunter Miska (35 saves / 37 shots) | ||||||
| April 22 | Dubuque Fighting Saints | 6 – 1 | Green Bay Gamblers | Mystique Ice Center | ||||
| 7:22 - Keegan Ford (1) 8:51 - pp - Nathan Sucese (1) |
First period | No scoring | ||||||
| No scoring | Second period | Jason Dhooghe (1) - 17:00 | ||||||
| 8:35 - Evan Smith (1) 12:21 - Evan Smith (2) 15:57 - en - Nathan Sucese (2) 19:37 - Shane Kavanagh (1) |
Third period | No scoring | ||||||
| Hunter Miska (28 saves / 29 shots) | Goalie stats | Adam Húska (24 saves / 29 shots) | ||||||
| April 23 | Dubuque Fighting Saints | 2 – 1 | OT | Green Bay Gamblers | Mystique Ice Center | |||
| No scoring | First period | No scoring | ||||||
| 4:01 - pp - William Knierim (2) | Second period | Andrew Peeke (1) - 10:25 | ||||||
| No scoring | Third period | No scoring | ||||||
| 16:55 - Brett Boeing (1) | First overtime period | No scoring | ||||||
| Hunter Miska (37 saves / 38 shots) | Goalie stats | Adam Húska (25 saves / 27 shots) | ||||||
| Dubuque wins series 3 – 1 | |
Western Conference
edit(1) Tri-City Storm vs. (4) Sioux Falls Stampede
edit| April 14 | Tri-City Storm | 4 – 0 | Sioux Falls Stampede | Viaero Center | ||||
| 11:32 - Wade Allison (1) 13:18 - Carson Meyer (1) 17:59 - Jake Wahlin (1) |
First period | No scoring | ||||||
| No scoring | Second period | No scoring | ||||||
| 4:37 - Carson Meyer (2) | Third period | No scoring | ||||||
| Jake Kielly (27 saves / 27 shots) | Goalie stats | Stefanos Lekkas (36 saves / 40 shots) | ||||||
| April 15 | Tri-City Storm | 4 – 2 | Sioux Falls Stampede | Viaero Center | ||||
| 12:29 - Wade Allison (2) | First period | Jack Becker (1) - 5:31 Lawton Courtnall (1) - 10:40 | ||||||
| 2:06 - pp - Tory Dello (1) 5:41 - Alex Limoges (1) |
Second period | 'No scoring | ||||||
| 3:44 - Nico Sturm (1) | Third period | No scoring | ||||||
| Jake Kielly (23 saves / 25 shots) | Goalie stats | Stefanos Lekkas (41 saves / 45 shots) | ||||||
| April 22 | Sioux Falls Stampede | 1 – 4 | Tri-City Storm | Denny Sanford Premier Center | ||||
| 12:37 - Carson Gicewicz (1) | First period | No scoring | ||||||
| No scoring | Second period | Max Humitz (1) - 2:57 Alex Limoges (2) - 4:00 Nico Sturm (2) - pp - 19:26 | ||||||
| No scoring | Third period | Dan Labosky (1) - pp - en - 18:41 | ||||||
| Stefanos Lekkas (40 saves / 43 shots) | Goalie stats | Jake Kielly (32 saves / 33 shots) | ||||||
| Tri-City wins series 3 – 0 | |
(2) Lincoln Stars vs. (3) Waterloo Black Hawks
edit| April 15 | Lincoln Stars | 1 – 2 | Waterloo Black Hawks | Ice Box | ||||
| No scoring | First period | Mikey Anderson (1) - pp - 14:32 | ||||||
| No scoring | Second period | Sam McCormick (1) - pp - 11:05 | ||||||
| 14:32 - pp - Collin Peters (1) | Third period | No scoring | ||||||
| Peyton Jones (26 saves / 28 shots) | Goalie stats | Cale Morris (23 saves / 24 shots) | ||||||
| April 16 | Lincoln Stars | 5 – 0 | Waterloo Black Hawks | Ice Box | ||||
| 9:46 - Joachim Weberg (1) | First period | No scoring | ||||||
| 3:32 - sh - Collin Peters (2) 13:29 - pp - Trevor Hamilton (1) |
Second period | No scoring | ||||||
| 14:07 - Trevor Hamilton (2) 16:45 - en - Grant Jozefek (1) |
Third period | No scoring | ||||||
| Peyton Jones (23 saves / 23 shots) | Goalie stats | Cale Morris (19 saves / 23 shots) | ||||||
| April 23 | Waterloo Black Hawks | 4 – 3 | Lincoln Stars | Young Arena | ||||
| April 24 | Waterloo Black Hawks | 4 – 3 | Lincoln Stars | Young Arena | ||||
| Waterloo wins series 3 – 1 | |
Conference finals
editEastern Conference
edit(3) Dubuque Fighting Saints vs. (4) Bloomington Thunder
edit| April 29 | Dubuque Fighting Saints | 7 – 1 | Bloomington Thunder | Mystique Ice Center | ||||
| April 30 | Dubuque Fighting Saints | 3 – 4 | Bloomington Thunder | Mystique Ice Center | ||||
| May 6 | Bloomington Thunder | 4 – 6 | Dubuque Fighting Saints | U.S. Cellular Coliseum | ||||
| May 7 | Bloomington Thunder | 3 – 2 | Dubuque Fighting Saints | U.S. Cellular Coliseum | ||||
| May 10 | Dubuque Fighting Saints | 3 – 0 | Bloomington Thunder | Mystique Ice Center | ||||
| Dubuque wins series 3–2 | |
Western Conference
edit(1) Tri-City Storm vs. (3) Waterloo Black Hawks
edit| April 29 | Tri-City Storm | 4 – 0 | Waterloo Black Hawks | Viaero Center | ||||
| April 30 | Tri-City Storm | 1 – 3 | Waterloo Black Hawks | Viaero Center | ||||
| May 6 | Waterloo Black Hawks | 0 – 3 | Tri-City Storm | Young Arena | ||||
| May 7 | Waterloo Black Hawks | 7 – 4 | Tri-City Storm | Young Arena | ||||
| May 10 | Tri-City Storm | 5 – 3 | Waterloo Black Hawks | Viaero Center | ||||
| Tri-City wins series 3–2 | |
Clark Cup Finals
edit(W1) Tri-City Storm vs. (E3) Dubuque Fighting Saints
edit| May 13 | Tri-City Storm | 5 – 1 | Dubuque Fighting Saints | Viaero Center | ||||
| May 14 | Tri-City Storm | 4 – 2 | Dubuque Fighting Saints | Viaero Center | ||||
| May 20 | Dubuque Fighting Saints | 1 – 4 | Tri-City Storm | Mystique Ice Center | ||||
| Tri-City wins 3–0 | |
References
edit- ^ "USHL Announces 2015-16 Schedule". USHL. Archived from the original on March 10, 2016. Retrieved March 9, 2016.
- ^ "USHL Standings". USHL. Retrieved March 9, 2016.