2015–16 USHL season

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
Anderson Cup Champions
Season champions 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

The 2015–16 USHL season is the 36th 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.

Regular season

Final standings[2]

Eastern Conference

Team GP W L OTL SOL PTS GF GA PIM
z – Cedar Rapids RoughRiders 6040153285198150876
x – Green Bay Gamblers 6037164381191135881
x – Dubuque Fighting Saints 60391911802091591082
x - Bloomington Thunder 6036185178176152752
Youngstown Phantoms 60312045711921771020
Chicago Steel 6027264361 1681681035
Muskegon Lumberjacks 6027263461189217986
Madison Capitols 6025275358169198892
Team USA 6022305251172219818

Western Conference

Team GP W L OTL SOL PTS GF GA PIM
y – Tri-City Storm 60281510773183164726
x – Lincoln Stars 60332421691771631152
x – Waterloo Black Hawks 6031242367198183919
x – Sioux Falls Stampede 6031253166164174908
Fargo Force[lower-alpha 1] 6032262066157150995
Omaha Lancers 60262941571571891034
Des Moines Buccaneers 6025305055165205957
Sioux City Musketeers 6020391041148210929

x = clinched playoff berth; y = clinched conference title; z = clinched regular season title

  1. ↑ 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

All-USHL First Team

Pos Name Team
G Adam Huska 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

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 Nathan Sucese Dubuque

All Rookie Team

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

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

References

  1. ↑ "USHL Announces 2015-16 Schedule". USHL. Retrieved March 9, 2016.
  2. ↑ "USHL Standings". USHL. Retrieved March 9, 2016.
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