2011–12_USHL_season
2011–12 USHL season
Sports season
The 2011–12 USHL season is the 33rd season of the United States Hockey League as an all-junior league. The regular season began on September 30, 2011, and concluded on April 14, 2012,[1] with the regular season champion winning the Anderson Cup.
Quick Facts League, Sport ...
| 2011–12 USHL Season | |
|---|---|
| League | United States Hockey League |
| Sport | Ice hockey |
| Duration | September 30, 2011 – May 23, 2012 |
| Number of games | 60 |
| Number of teams | 16 |
| Anderson Cup Champions | |
| Season champions | Green Bay Gamblers |
| Clark Cup Champions | |
| Champions | Green Bay Gamblers |
| USHL seasons | |
← 2010–11 2012–13 → | |
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The playoffs began on April 16, 2012, and completed on May 23, 2012.[2] The top six teams from each conference competed for the Clark Cup.
This season was the 20th season in which the same team captured both the Anderson Cup and the Clark Cup in the same season. It was the third time the Green Bay Gamblers accomplished this feat (1995–96, 2009–10, and the 2011–12 seasons).
Final standings reflect games played through April 14, 2012[3]
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 conference title; z = clinched regular season title
Eastern Conference
More information Team, GP ...
| Team | GP | W | L | OTL | PTS | GF | GA |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| z-Green Bay Gamblers | 60 | 47 | 9 | 4 | 98 | 250 | 138 |
| x-Indiana Ice | 60 | 36 | 15 | 9 | 81 | 221 | 183 |
| x-Dubuque Fighting Saints | 60 | 36 | 20 | 4 | 76 | 189 | 169 |
| x-Youngstown Phantoms | 60 | 32 | 21 | 7 | 71 | 202 | 196 |
| x-Cedar Rapids RoughRiders | 60 | 27 | 21 | 12 | 66 | 195 | 189 |
| x-Team USA | 60 | 26 | 29 | 5 | 57 | 192 | 222 |
| Chicago Steel | 60 | 25 | 31 | 4 | 54 | 177 | 210 |
| Muskegon Lumberjacks | 60 | 17 | 35 | 8 | 42 | 164 | 238 |
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Western Conference
More information Team, GP ...
| Team | GP | W | L | OTL | PTS | GF | GA |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| y-Lincoln Stars | 60 | 38 | 18 | 4 | 80 | 214 | 172 |
| x-Omaha Lancers | 60 | 38 | 19 | 3 | 79 | 213 | 173 |
| x-Waterloo Black Hawks | 60 | 35 | 19 | 6 | 76 | 213 | 189 |
| x-Fargo Force | 60 | 31 | 23 | 6 | 68 | 188 | 160 |
| x-Sioux City Musketeers | 60 | 29 | 30 | 1 | 59 | 181 | 189 |
| x-Tri-City Storm | 60 | 26 | 33 | 1 | 53 | 164 | 200 |
| Des Moines Buccaneers | 60 | 20 | 33 | 7 | 47 | 168 | 215 |
| Sioux Falls Stampede | 60 | 17 | 36 | 7 | 41 | 127 | 215 |
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Final statistics reflect games played through April 14, 2012[3]
Scoring leaders
Note: GP = Games played; G = Goals; A = Assists; Pts = Points; +/- = Plus/Minus Rating; PIM = Penalty minutes
More information Player, Team ...
| Player | Team | GP | G | A | Pts | +/- | PIM |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Kevin Roy | Lincoln Stars | 59 | 54 | 50 | 104 | +44 | 50 |
| Daniil Tarasov | Indiana Ice | 60 | 47 | 41 | 88 | +31 | 86 |
| Alex Broadhurst | Green Bay Gamblers | 53 | 26 | 47 | 73 | +32 | 40 |
| Nolan LaPorte | Green Bay Gamblers | 57 | 36 | 34 | 70 | +35 | 58 |
| Sean Kuraly | Indiana Ice | 54 | 32 | 38 | 70 | +13 | 48 |
| Taylor Cammarata | Waterloo Black Hawks | 60 | 27 | 42 | 69 | +1 | 6 |
| Jimmy Murray | Omaha Lancers | 60 | 19 | 49 | 68 | +6 | 38 |
| Mike Ambrosia | Youngstown Phantoms | 60 | 18 | 47 | 65 | +10 | 71 |
| Austin Cangelosi | Youngstown Phantoms | 53 | 29 | 30 | 59 | +18 | 40 |
| Austin Farley | Fargo Force | 51 | 28 | 31 | 59 | +14 | 71 |
| Casey Bailey | Omaha Lancers | 60 | 27 | 32 | 59 | +6 | 83 |
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Leading goaltenders
Note: GP = Games played; Mins = Minutes played; W = Wins; L = Losses: OTL = Overtime losses; SL = Shootout losses; GA = Goals Allowed; SO = Shutouts; SV% = Save percentage; GAA = Goals against average
More information Player, Team ...
| Player | Team | GP | Mins | W | L | OTL | GA | SO | SV% | GAA |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Ryan McKay | Green Bay Gamblers | 35 | 2034:08 | 27 | 5 | 3 | 74 | 2 | 0.920 | 2.18 |
| Zane Gothberg | Fargo Force | 46 | 2757:47 | 26 | 16 | 4 | 102 | 7 | 0.921 | 2.22 |
| Matt Morris | Dubuque Fighting Saints | 38 | 2043:42 | 19 | 13 | 2 | 88 | 3 | 0.894 | 2.58 |
| Charles Williams | Lincoln Stars | 32 | 1725:10 | 20 | 4 | 3 | 75 | 4 | 0.907 | 2.61 |
| Jackson Teichroeb | Lincoln Stars | 35 | 1883:45 | 18 | 14 | 1 | 84 | 3 | 0.896 | 2.68 |
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| Conference Quarter-finals (Best of 3) | Conference Semi-finals (Best of 5) | Conference Finals (Best of 5) | Clark Cup Championship (Best of 5) | ||||||||||||||||
| 1 | Green Bay | 3 | |||||||||||||||||
| 4 | Youngstown | 1 | |||||||||||||||||
| 5 | Cedar Rapids | 0 | |||||||||||||||||
| 4 | Youngstown | 2 | |||||||||||||||||
| 1 | Green Bay | 3 | |||||||||||||||||
| Eastern Conference | |||||||||||||||||||
| 2 | Indiana | 0 | |||||||||||||||||
| 3 | Dubuque | 2 | |||||||||||||||||
| 6 | Team USA | 0 | |||||||||||||||||
| 3 | Dubuque | 0 | |||||||||||||||||
| 2 | Indiana | 3 | |||||||||||||||||
| E1 | Green Bay | 3 | |||||||||||||||||
| W3 | Waterloo | 2 | |||||||||||||||||
| 1 | Lincoln | 3 | |||||||||||||||||
| 4 | Fargo | 1 | |||||||||||||||||
| 5 | Sioux City | 0 | |||||||||||||||||
| 4 | Fargo | 2 | |||||||||||||||||
| 1 | Lincoln | 1 | |||||||||||||||||
| Western Conference | |||||||||||||||||||
| 3 | Waterloo | 3 | |||||||||||||||||
| 3 | Waterloo | 2 | |||||||||||||||||
| 6 | Tri-City | 0 | |||||||||||||||||
| 3 | Waterloo | 3 | |||||||||||||||||
| 2 | Omaha | 1 | |||||||||||||||||
Eastern Conference
(3) Dubuque Fighting Saints vs. (6) Team USA
| April 16 | Dubuque Fighting Saints | 6–3 | Team USA | Mystique Ice Center | Recap |
| April 17 | Dubuque Fighting Saints | 7–3 | Team USA | Mystique Ice Center | Recap |
| Dubuque wins series 2 – 0 | |
(4) Youngstown Phantoms vs. (5) Cedar Rapids RoughRiders
| April 16 | Youngstown Phantoms | 4–3 | OT | Cedar Rapids RoughRiders | Covelli Centre | Recap |
| April 17 | Youngstown Phantoms | 6–2 | Cedar Rapids RoughRiders | Covelli Centre | Recap |
| Youngstown wins series 2 – 0 | |
Western Conference
(3) Waterloo Black Hawks vs. (6) Tri-City Storm
| April 16 | Waterloo Black Hawks | 6–4 | Tri-City Storm | Young Arena | Recap |
| April 17 | Waterloo Black Hawks | 3–2 | Tri-City Storm | Young Arena | Recap |
| Waterloo wins series 2 – 0 | |
(4) Fargo Force vs. (5) Sioux City Musketeers
| April 16 | Fargo Force | 2–1 | OT | Sioux City Musketeers | Scheels Arena | Recap |
| April 17 | Fargo Force | 5–1 | Sioux City Musketeers | Scheels Arena | Recap |
| Fargo wins series 2 – 0 | |
Eastern Conference
(1) Green Bay Gamblers vs. (4) Youngstown Phantoms
| April 21 | Green Bay Gamblers | 7–1 | Youngstown Phantoms | Resch Center | Recap |
| April 22 | Green Bay Gamblers | 3–5 | Youngstown Phantoms | Resch Center | Recap |
| April 24 | Youngstown Phantoms | 3–6 | Green Bay Gamblers | Covelli Centre | Recap |
| April 25 | Youngstown Phantoms | 1–4 | Green Bay Gamblers | Covelli Centre | Recap |
| Green Bay wins series 3 – 1 | |
(2) Indiana Ice vs. (3) Dubuque Fighting Saints
| April 20 | Indiana Ice | 5–2 | Dubuque Fighting Saints | Pepsi Coliseum | Recap |
| April 21 | Indiana Ice | 6–3 | Dubuque Fighting Saints | Pepsi Coliseum | Recap |
| April 25 | Dubuque Fighting Saints | 1–3 | Indiana Ice | Mystique Ice Center | Recap |
| Indiana wins series 3 – 0 | |
Western Conference
(1) Lincoln Stars vs. (4) Fargo Force
| April 20 | Lincoln Stars | 1–2 | OT | Fargo Force | Ice Box | Recap |
| April 21 | Lincoln Stars | 3–2 | Fargo Force | Ice Box | Recap |
| April 25 | Fargo Force | 1–3 | Lincoln Stars | Scheels Arena | Recap |
| April 27 | Fargo Force | 2–3 | OT | Lincoln Stars | Scheels Arena | Recap |
| Lincoln wins series 3 – 1 | |
(2) Omaha Lancers vs. (3) Waterloo Black Hawks
| April 20 | Omaha Lancers | 4–2 | Waterloo Black Hawks | Omaha Civic Auditorium | Recap |
| April 21 | Omaha Lancers | 2–4 | Waterloo Black Hawks | Omaha Civic Auditorium | Recap |
| April 27 | Waterloo Black Hawks | 4–2 | Omaha Lancers | Young Arena | Recap |
| April 28 | Waterloo Black Hawks | 5–1 | Omaha Lancers | Young Arena | Recap |
| Waterloo wins series 3 – 1 | |
Eastern Conference
(1) Green Bay Gamblers vs. (2) Indiana Ice
| May 3 | Green Bay Gamblers | 6–2 | Indiana Ice | Resch Center | Recap |
| May 4 | Green Bay Gamblers | 3–2 | Indiana Ice | Resch Center | Recap |
| May 6 | Indiana Ice | 1–2 | Green Bay Gamblers | Pepsi Coliseum | Recap |
| Green Bay wins series 3 – 0 | |
Western Conference
(1) Lincoln Stars vs. (3) Waterloo Black Hawks
| May 2 | Lincoln Stars | 2–5 | Waterloo Black Hawks | Ice Box | Recap |
| May 4 | Lincoln Stars | 4–3 | Waterloo Black Hawks | Ice Box | Recap |
| May 5 | Waterloo Black Hawks | 5–0 | Lincoln Stars | Young Arena | Recap |
| May 7 | Waterloo Black Hawks | 6–2 | Lincoln Stars | Young Arena | Recap |
| Waterloo wins series 3 – 1 | |
- Note 1: All times are local.
- Note 2: Game times in italics signify games to be played only if necessary.
- Note 3: Home team is listed first.
(E1) Green Bay Gamblers vs. (W3) Waterloo Black Hawks
| May 12 | Green Bay Gamblers | 1–2 | Waterloo Black Hawks | Resch Center | Recap |
| May 13 | Green Bay Gamblers | 2–0 | Waterloo Black Hawks | Resch Center | Recap |
| May 18 | Waterloo Black Hawks | 1–3 | Green Bay Gamblers | Young Arena | Recap |
| May 19 | Waterloo Black Hawks | 5–3 | Green Bay Gamblers | Young Arena | Recap |
| May 23 | Green Bay Gamblers | 5–2 | Waterloo Black Hawks | Resch Center | Recap |
| Green Bay wins Clark Cup 3 – 2 | |
Statistics reflect games played through May 23, 2012[4][5]
Scoring leaders
Note: GP = Games played; G = Goals; A = Assists; Pts = Points; +/- = Plus/Minus Rating; PIM = Penalty minutes
More information Player, Team ...
| Player | Team | GP | G | A | Pts | +/- | PIM |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Alex Broadhurst | Green Bay Gamblers | 12 | 9 | 9 | 18 | +16 | 6 |
| Taylor Cammarata | Waterloo Black Hawks | 15 | 8 | 8 | 16 | +4 | 6 |
| Sam Herr | Green Bay Gamblers | 12 | 7 | 9 | 16 | +13 | 8 |
| Jamie Hill | Waterloo Black Hawks | 15 | 9 | 6 | 15 | −1 | 20 |
| Mitch Witek | Waterloo Black Hawks | 15 | 4 | 10 | 14 | +10 | 8 |
| Tyler Zepeda | Waterloo Black Hawks | 13 | 4 | 8 | 12 | +6 | 2 |
| Nolan LaPorte | Green Bay Gamblers | 12 | 4 | 8 | 12 | +11 | 6 |
| Aaron Pearce | Waterloo Black Hawks | 15 | 5 | 6 | 11 | +3 | 20 |
| Kevin Roy | Lincoln Stars | 8 | 7 | 3 | 10 | −1 | 4 |
| Daniil Tarasov | Indiana Ice | 6 | 5 | 5 | 10 | +10 | 6 |
| Mike Huntebrinker | Waterloo Black Hawks | 13 | 4 | 6 | 10 | +6 | 4 |
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Leading goaltenders
Note: GP = Games played; Mins = Minutes played; W = Wins; L = Losses: OTL = Overtime losses; SL = Shootout losses; GA = Goals Allowed; SO = Shutouts; SV% = Save percentage; GAA = Goals against average
More information Player, Team ...
| Player | Team | GP | Mins | W | L | GA | SO | SV% | GAA |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Zane Gothberg | Fargo Force | 6 | 370:20 | 3 | 3 | 11 | 0 | 0.942 | 1.78 |
| Ryan McKay | Green Bay Gamblers | 12 | 697:18 | 9 | 3 | 24 | 1 | 0.922 | 2.07 |
| Stephon Williams | Waterloo Black Hawks | 15 | 894:54 | 10 | 5 | 34 | 1 | 0.922 | 2.28 |
| Charles Williams | Lincoln Stars | 7 | 334:06 | 4 | 3 | 16 | 0 | 0.890 | 2.71 |
| Jon Gillies | Indiana Ice | 6 | 358:34 | 3 | 3 | 17 | 0 | 0.911 | 2.84 |
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More information Award, Name ...
| Award | Name | Team |
|---|---|---|
| Rookie of the Year[6] | Taylor Cammarata | Waterloo Black Hawks |
| Defenseman of the Year[7] | Andy Welinski | Green Bay Gamblers |
| Forward of the Year[8] | Kevin Roy | Lincoln Stars |
| Goaltender(s) of the Year[9] | Zane Gothberg Ryan McKay | Fargo Force Green Bay Gamblers |
| Player of the Year[10] | Kevin Roy | Lincoln Stars |
| Scholar-Athlete[11] | Brian Cooper | Fargo Force |
| Curt Hammer[12] | Mike Ambrosia | Youngstown Phantoms |
| Coach of the Year[13] | Derek Lalonde | Green Bay Gamblers |
| General Manager of the Year[14] | P.K. O'Handley | Waterloo Black Hawks |
| Executive of the Year[15] | Doug Miller | Waterloo Black Hawks |
| Organization of the Year[16] | Green Bay Gamblers |
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First Team
More information Position, Player ...
| Position | Player[17] | Team |
|---|---|---|
| Goalie | Zane Gothberg | Fargo Force |
| Defense | Andy Welinski | Green Bay Gamblers |
| Defense | Jordan Schmaltz | Green Bay Gamblers |
| Forward | Alex Broadhurst | Green Bay Gamblers |
| Forward | Zemgus Girgensons | Dubuque Fighting Saints |
| Forward | Kevin Roy | Lincoln Stars |
| Forward | Daniil Tarasov | Indiana Ice |
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Second Team
More information Position, Player ...
| Position | Player[17] | Team |
|---|---|---|
| Goalie | Ryan McKay | Green Bay Gamblers |
| Defense | Brian Cooper | Fargo Force |
| Defense | Ralfs Freibergs | Lincoln Stars |
| Defense | Ryan Obuchowski | Indiana Ice |
| Forward | Taylor Cammarata | Waterloo Black Hawks |
| Forward | Sean Kuraly | Indiana Ice |
| Forward | Nolan LaPorte | Green Bay Gamblers |
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All-Rookie Team
More information Position, Player ...
| Position | Player[18] | Team |
|---|---|---|
| Goalie | Alex Lyon | Omaha Lancers |
| Defense | Mike Matheson | Dubuque Fighting Saints |
| Defense | Nick Seeler | Des Moines Buccaneers |
| Defense | Eddie Wittchow | Waterloo Black Hawks |
| Forward | Taylor Cammarata | Waterloo Black Hawks |
| Forward | Austin Cangelosi | Youngstown Phantoms |
| Forward | Kevin Roy | Lincoln Stars |
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- "United States Hockey League - P.K. O'Handley Named USHL GM of the Year". Archived from the original on February 5, 2013. Retrieved June 1, 2012.
- "United States Hockey League - Waterloo's Miller Earns USHL Executive Award". Archived from the original on February 5, 2013. Retrieved June 13, 2012.
- "United States Hockey League - Green Bay Gamblers Named USHL Organization of the Year". Archived from the original on February 5, 2013. Retrieved June 13, 2012.
- "United States Hockey League - USHL Awards All-USHL First and Second Teams". Archived from the original on September 14, 2012. Retrieved May 31, 2012.
- "United States Hockey League - USHL Names 2011-12 All-Rookie Team". Archived from the original on February 5, 2013. Retrieved May 29, 2012.