2008–09 USHL season

2008-09 USHL season
2008-09 USHL season
League	United States Hockey League
Sport	Ice hockey
Duration	October 3, 2008 – May 8, 2009
Number of games	60
Number of teams	12
Regular season
Anderson Cup	Green Bay Gamblers
Season MVP	Andrew Miller (Chicago Steel)
Clark Cup Playoffs
Clark Cup Playoffs MVP	Michael Cichy (Ice)
Finals champions	Indiana Ice
Runners-up	Fargo Force
USHL seasons
	← 2007–08 2009–10 →

The 2008–09 USHL season is the 30th 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.

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 Gamblers	60	39	17	4	82	237	165
xCedar Rapids RoughRiders	60	38	17	5	81	219	147
xIndiana Ice	60	39	19	2	80	221	177
xWaterloo Black Hawks	60	37	20	3	77	246	198
Chicago Steel	60	31	27	2	64	194	213
Des Moines Buccaneers	60	12	43	5	29	167	283

West Division

Team	GP	W	L	OTL	PTS	GF	GA
yLincoln Stars	60	37	17	6	80	191	155
xOmaha Lancers	60	32	21	7	71	218	192
xFargo Force	60	32	23	5	69	191	166
xSioux Falls Stampede	60	28	28	4	60	182	199
Sioux City Musketeers	60	24	30	6	54	194	210
Tri-City Storm	60	11	48	1	23	140	295

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	–	–

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Quarterfinals

Eastern Division

(1) Green Bay Gamblers vs. (4) Waterloo Black Hawks

April 9	Green Bay Gamblers		4 – 1	Waterloo Black Hawks	Resch Center
No scoring		First period		Jordan Samuels-Thomas (1) - 2:54
2:54 - Anthony Hayes (1) 8:53 - Ryan Furne (1) 13:40 - Robert Shea (1)		Second period		No scoring
18:24 - en - William Rapuzzi (1)		Third period		No scoring
Reid Ellingson (29 saves / 30 shots)		Goalie stats		Joe Howe (23 saves / 26 shots)

April 11	Green Bay Gamblers		4 – 3	OT	Waterloo Black Hawks	Resch Center
7:33 - pp - Michael Forney (1)		First period			J. T. Brown (1) - 2:37
No scoring		Second period			Craig Smith (1) - 12:55
10:00 - pp - Chris Saracino (1) 19:39 - Michael Forney (2)		Third period			Jordan Samuels-Thomas (2) - 3:13
7:48 - pp - Ryan Furne (2)		First overtime period			No scoring
Steve Summerhays (22 saves / 25 shots)		Goalie stats			Parker Milner (31 saves / 35 shots)

April 15	Waterloo Black Hawks		2 – 8	Green Bay Gamblers	Young Arena
7:20 - pp - Eriah Hayes (1) Keegan Meuer (1) - 12:29		First period		Chris Crane (1) - 2:21 Reed Seckel (1) - pp - 17:08 Anthony Hayes (2) - sh - 19:47
No scoring		Second period		Reed Seckel (2) - 2:15
No scoring		Third period		David Makowski (1) - pp - 4:44 Chris Crane (2) - sh - en - 19:03 David Makowski (2) - en - 19:33
Joe Howe (6 saves / 9 shots) Parker Milner (12 saves / 15 shots)		Goalie stats		Reid Ellingson (26 saves / 28 shots)

Green Bay wins series 3 – 0

Players

Scoring Leaders

	Player	Team	GP	G	A	Pts	+/-	PIM
1	Andrew Miller	Chicago Steel	58	33	50	82	+7	76
2	Mike Cichy	Indiana Ice	56	34	42	76	-15	23
	Craig Smith	Waterloo Black Hawks	54	28	48	76	+32	108
4	Mike Seidel	Cedar Rapids Roughriders	59	28	48	73	+14	36
5	Stephane Da Costa	Sioux City Musketeers	48	31	36	67	-3	23
6	Kirt Hill	Lincoln Stars	56	24	42	66	+10	112
7	Stanislav Galiev	Indiana Ice	60	29	35	64	+11	46
8	Brandon Richardson	Indiana Ice	55	21	42	63	+12	145
9	Michael Forney	Green Bay Gamblers	59	26	34	60	+33	40
10	Andy Taranto	Fargo Force	60	34	25	59	+33	53
	Louis Leblanc	Omaha Lancers	60	28	31	59	+7	78

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Leading Goaltenders

	Player	Team	GP	MIN	W	L	OTL	SO	GA	GAA	SV	SV%
1	Kevin Murdock	Lincoln Stars	35	2005	21	10	4	1	75	2.24	860	.920
2	Troy Grosenick	Cedar Rapids RoughRiders	24	1363	13	5	4	1	53	2.33	533	.910
3	Steve Summerhays	Green Bay Gamblers	23	1327	15	6	1	1	52	2.35	522	.909
4	Mike Johnson	Cedar Rapids RoughRiders	39	2263	25	12	1	3	90	2.39	903	.909
5	Mike Lee	Fargo Force	48	2745	26	15	4	3	110	2.40	1235	.918

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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

Brett Bennett (Goalie) Indiana Ice
John Moore (Defense) Chicago Steel
Matt Donovan (Defense) Cedar Rapids RoughRiders
Andrew Miller (Forward) Chicago Steel
Craig Smith (Forward) Waterloo Black Hawks

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

References

^ "LEAGUE SCHEDULE". ushl2011.stats.pointstreak.com. Retrieved December 15, 2022.
^ "STANDINGS". ushl2011.stats.pointstreak.com. Retrieved December 15, 2022.
^ "LEAGUE SCHEDULE". ushl2011.stats.pointstreak.com. Retrieved December 15, 2022.
^ "SCORING LEADERS". ushl2011.stats.pointstreak.com. Retrieved December 15, 2022.
^ "GOALIE LEADERS". ushl2011.stats.pointstreak.com. Retrieved December 15, 2022.

External links

Official website of the United States Hockey League

[1] "LEAGUE SCHEDULE". ushl2011.stats.pointstreak.com. Retrieved December 15, 2022.

[2] "STANDINGS". ushl2011.stats.pointstreak.com. Retrieved December 15, 2022.

[3] "LEAGUE SCHEDULE". ushl2011.stats.pointstreak.com. Retrieved December 15, 2022.

[4] "SCORING LEADERS". ushl2011.stats.pointstreak.com. Retrieved December 15, 2022.

[5] "GOALIE LEADERS". ushl2011.stats.pointstreak.com. Retrieved December 15, 2022.

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