| 2021–22 USHL season | |
|---|---|
| League | United States Hockey League |
| Sport | Ice hockey |
| Duration | September 23, 2021 – May 21, 2022 |
| Number of games | 62 |
| Number of teams | 16 |
| Regular season | |
| Anderson Cup | Tri-City Storm |
| Clark Cup Playoffs | |
| Western champions | Tri-City Storm |
| Western runners-up | Sioux City Musketeers |
| Eastern champions | Chicago Steel |
| Eastern runners-up | Dubuque Fighting Saints |
| Clark Cup Playoffs MVP | Alex Tracy (Sioux City) |
| Clark Cup Champions | |
| Champions | Sioux City Musketeers |
The 2021–22 USHL season was the 43rd season of the United States Hockey League as an all-junior league.
The Cedar Rapids RoughRiders and Madison Capitols returned from their hiatus for this season. The RoughRiders' absence was due to derecho damage to ImOn Ice Arena, while the Capitols was caused by COVID-19 pandemic restrictions in Madison, Wisconsin. [1]
The regular season ran from September 23, 2021, to April 23, 2022, with a 62-game schedule for each team. [2] The Western Conference champions Tri-City Storm were awarded the Anderson Cup for accumulating 98 points. The Western Conference runners-up Sioux City Musketeers won the Clark Cup playoff championship. [3]
Regular season
Final standings: [4]
Eastern Conference
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Western Conference
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x = clinched playoff berth; y = clinched conference title; z = clinched regular season title
Clark Cup playoffs
Final results: [4]
| First Round (Best-of-3) | Conference Semifinals (Best-of-3) | Conference Finals (Best-of-5) | Clark Cup Championship (Best-of-5) | ||||||||||||||||
| E1 | Chicago | 1 | |||||||||||||||||
| E4 | Youngstown | 0 | E5 | Madison | 2 | ||||||||||||||
| E5 | Madison | 2 | Eastern Conference | E5 | Madison | 3 | |||||||||||||
| E3 | Muskegon | 1 | |||||||||||||||||
| E2 | Dubuque | 0 | |||||||||||||||||
| E3 | Muskegon | 2 | E3 | Muskegon | 2 | ||||||||||||||
| E6 | Cedar Rapids | 0 | E5 | Madison | 1 | ||||||||||||||
| W2 | Sioux City | 3 | |||||||||||||||||
| W1 | Tri-City | 2 | |||||||||||||||||
| W4 | Omaha | 2 | W4 | Omaha | 0 | ||||||||||||||
| W5 | Fargo | 0 | Western Conference | W1 | Tri-City | 0 | |||||||||||||
| W2 | Sioux City | 3 | |||||||||||||||||
| W2 | Sioux City | 2 | |||||||||||||||||
| W3 | Lincoln | 1 | W6 | Waterloo | 1 | ||||||||||||||
| W6 | Waterloo | 2 | |||||||||||||||||
Postseason awards
USHL awards
| Award | Name | Team |
|---|---|---|
| Player of the Year | Mitchell Miller | Tri-City Storm [5] |
| Forward of the Year | Jeremy Wilmer | Tri-City Storm [5] |
| Defenseman of the Year | Mitchell Miller | Tri-City Storm [5] |
| Rookie of the Year | Dylan James | Sioux City Musketeers [6] |
| Goaltender of the Year | Arsenii Sergeev | Tri-City Storm [7] |
| Coach of the Year | Anthony Noreen | Tri-City Storm [8] |
| Student-Athlete | Keaton Peters | Lincoln Stars [9] |
| Curt Hammer | Stephen Halliday | Dubuque Fighting Saints [10] |
| Michael Cameron | Omaha Lancers [10] | |
| General Manager of the Year | Andy Johnson | Sioux City Musketeers [11] |
All-USHL First Team
| Pos | Name | Team |
|---|---|---|
| G | Arsenii Sergeev | Tri-City |
| D | Mitchell Miller | Tri-City |
| D | Luke Mittelstadt | Madison |
| F | Stephen Halliday | Dubuque |
| F | Jeremy Wilmer | Tri-City |
| F | Adam Fantilli | Chicago |
Source [12]
All-USHL Second Team
| Pos | Name | Team |
|---|---|---|
| G | Kevin Pasche | Omaha |
| D | Dalton Norris | Lincoln |
| D | Jacob Guevin | Muskegon |
| F | Aidan Thompson | Lincoln |
| F | Quinn Hutson | Lincoln |
| F | Connor Kurth | Dubuque |
Source [12]
All-USHL Third Team
| Pos | Name | Team |
|---|---|---|
| G | Alex Tracy | Sioux City |
| D | Damien Carfagna | Sioux City |
| D | Trey Taylor | Youngstown |
| F | Ben Steeves | Sioux City |
| F | Owen McLaughlin | Sioux City |
| F | Jackson Blake | Chicago |
Source [12]
USHL All-Rookie Team
| Pos | Name | Team |
|---|---|---|
| G | Paxton Geisel | Dubuque |
| D | Andrew Strathmann | Tri-City |
| D | Antonio Fernandez | Lincoln |
| F | Dylan James | Sioux City |
| F | Adam Ingram | Youngstown |
| F | Cole Knuble | Fargo |
Source [13]
All-Rookie Second Team
| Pos | Name | Team |
|---|---|---|
| G | Owen Fowler | Youngstown |
| D | Kent Anderson | Green Bay |
| D | Nathan McBrayer | Muskegon |
| F | Cameron Lund | Green Bay |
| F | Jayden Perron | Chicago |
| F | Nick Moldenhauer | Chicago |
Source [13]
References
- ^ "USHL Training Camps Open this Week". OurSports Central. September 2, 2021. Retrieved January 19, 2023.
- ^ "USHL Announces 2021-22 Schedule". ushl.com. Retrieved January 19, 2023.
- ^ "Sioux City Musketeers Win Clark Cup Championship". ushl.com. Retrieved January 19, 2023.
- ^ a b "2021–22 Standings". ushl.com. Retrieved January 19, 2023.
- ^ a b c Slepicka, Justin. "Two Storm players win top USHL honors for 2021-22 season". Kearney Hub. Retrieved January 19, 2023.
- ^ James, Zach. "Dylan James wins USHL Rookie of the Year honors". Sioux City Journal. Retrieved January 19, 2023.
- ^ Slepicka, Justin. "Storm goalie honored for top season in four categories". Kearney Hub. Retrieved January 19, 2023.
- ^ "Anthony Noreen Named USHL Coach of the Year". OurSports Central. June 2, 2022. Retrieved January 19, 2023.
- ^ "Keaton Peters Named USHL Student-Athlete of the Year". OurSports Central. June 8, 2022. Retrieved January 19, 2023.
- ^ a b "Stephen Halliday, Michael Cameron Win 2021-22 Curt Hammer Award". OurSports Central. June 7, 2022. Retrieved January 19, 2023.
- ^ Zubke, Bailey. "Muskies General Manager Andy Johnson named USHL GM of the Year". Sioux City Journal. Retrieved January 19, 2023.
- ^ a b c "All-USHL Teams Announced". OurSports Central. June 3, 2022. Retrieved January 19, 2023.
- ^ a b "USHL All-Rookie Teams Announced". OurSports Central. June 4, 2022. Retrieved January 19, 2023.