2002–03 USHL season

2002-03 USHL season
League United States Hockey League
Sport Ice hockey
Duration Regular season
2002-09-27 – 2003-03-30
Playoffs
April 2003
Number of games 60
Number of teams 11
Anderson Cup Champions
Season champions Lincoln Stars
Clark Cup Champions
Champions Lincoln Stars
(2nd Clark Cup)

The 2003–04 USHL season is the 24th season of the United States Hockey League as an all-junior league. The regular season began on September 27, 2002 and concluded on March 30, 2003[1] with the regular season champion winning the Anderson Cup. The 2002-03 season was the first for the River City Lancers after relocating to Council Bluffs, Iowa from Omaha, Nebraska and the last for the Topeka ScareCrows who move to Chesterfield, Missouri after the season concludes.

The Clark Cup playoffs features the top eight team from the eleven-team league regardless of 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
yWaterloo Black Hawks603817581221171
xCedar Rapids RoughRiders602726761157180
xDes Moines Buccaneers602727660200223
Chicago Steel602628659178204
Green Bay Gamblers601636840139215

West Division

Team GP W L OTL PTS GF GA
zLincoln Stars603714983214153
xTopeka ScareCrows603617779211166
xSioux City Musketeers603618678210186
xRiver City Lancers603619577178149
xTri-City Storm602728559183200
Sioux Falls Stampede602430654179223

Clark Cup Playoffs[3]

  Quarter-finals Semi-finals Clark Cup Championship
                                                   
  1  Lincoln 5 4 6  
8  Tri-City 3 1 0  
  1  Lincoln 6 3 5  
  6  Cedar Rapids 3 2 2  
3  Topeka 2 2 2 2
  6  Cedar Rapids 3 1 3 4  
    1  Lincoln 3 0 4 5
  2  River City 2 2 1 1
  2  Waterloo 6 3 5 5  
7  Des Moines 3 7 2 4  
2  River City 2 4 3
  5  Waterloo 0 3 1  
4  Sioux City 2 2 4 1
  5  River City 5 3 1 4  

Players

Scoring Leaders[4]

Player Team GP G A Pts +/- PIM
1Ryan PotulnyLincoln Stars54354378+3218
2Luke EricksonTopeka ScareCrows64314071+2172
3Joe PavelskiWaterloo Black Hawks60363369+2632
David BackesLincoln Stars57284169+10126
5Jacob MicflikierSioux Falls Stampede59313667+526
Tomas JaskoDes Moines Buccaneers60303767-333
7Morod RadmacherSioux Falls Stampede60263864-350
8Marty GuerinDes Moines Buccaneers60273360+1430
Grant Goeckner-ZoellerSioux City Musketeers60273360+1960
Brandon PolichSioux City Musketeers60174360+2079

Leading Goaltenders[5]

Player Team GP MIN W L OTL SO GA GAA SV SV%
1Dominic VicariRiver City Lancers452507281426852.03902.914
2Phillippe LamoureuxLincoln Stars34196722744712.16781.917
3Jordan PariseWaterloo Black Hawks351927211022822.55878.915
Michael ZachariasTopeka ScareCrows27157814742672.55545.891
5Nate ZiegelmannLincoln Stars28167215751722.58713.908

Awards

References

  1. "USHL Standings". Ushl2011.stats.pointstreak.com. Retrieved 2013-09-04.
  2. "USHL Standings". Ushl2011.stats.pointstreak.com. Retrieved 2013-09-04.
  3. "USHL Standings". Ushl2011.stats.pointstreak.com. Retrieved 2013-09-04.
  4. "USHL Standings". Ushl2011.stats.pointstreak.com. Retrieved 2013-09-04.
  5. "USHL Standings". Ushl2011.stats.pointstreak.com. Retrieved 2013-09-04.

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